Selphie sat in the corner of her room, clutching her teddy bear tightly to her chest, her tears soaking the old fluffy cotton. She hadn't really understood what it meant when Matron had first told her that she had been adopted, but as they began packing up her meager belongings for the long trip to Trabia, the full force of what was happening hit her young mind all at once.
She had run, screaming, from the courtyard where Matron and Edea had been greeting her new "parents", and locked the door to the room she normally shared with Quistis behind her. She closed her eyes tightly as she head Matron and Cid calling after her, and knocking on the door, telling her in gentle voices that everything would be allright and that her new parents were here to take her to her new home. But Selphie new better than that. She knew that she wouldn't ever see her friends again.
So she had sat stubbornly in the corner, crying into her teddy bear for the last hour as the gentle encouraging continued to pour into her room from the adults on the other side of the door.
"Yoo understand, don't yoo Mr. Teddy?" She asked her bear between bouts of sniffles and sobs. She stroked the soft cotton for on its face lovingly, then patted it on the head.
"Of course yoo do. Yoo always understand." She hugged her teddy bear tight, tears still streaming out of her eyes, then stopped suddenly when a new voice that she new very well came from the other side of the door.
"Sephy? Sephy come on yoo gotta come out. Yoo got new parents here who are weally weally nice. I… I don't want yoo to leave either, but still… their soo nice.. and…" Irvine's voice trailed off, and Selphie could here his quiet sobs and sniffles joining hers.
Reluctantly, she stood up, still holding her bear, and unlocked the door. To her surprise, all of the children of the orphanage were standing there, each of them with tears in their eyes, even Squall, with Cid and Matron trying to keep the tears in check with multiple hankies. Selphie scooted out into the hall and closed the door behind her, startling the children and the couple, who immediately turned their attention to her.
"Do.. do I really hafta go? Cant I stay awhile longer?" Selphie asked, her voice quivering with her very last ounce of hope. Matron and Cid looked at eachother for a moment, a great sadness in their eyes, but each nodded slowly. Matron kneeled down in front of her and wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Hush little one. Do not cry. You will be in a happier place, with parents who love you and care for you… and of course you'll have Mr. Teddy to protect you. And.. Im sure we can manage to bring these little devils up with us to visit you once in a while." Matron said, smiling as best she could, though she was hiding her own sadness at having to yet again entrust one of the younglings she had raised as her own to an adopting family.
"I.. I guess.. as long as they get to visit…" Selphie said, fear making her voice sound small and afraid. Matron smiled, looking relieved that Selphie had accepted the situation, and stood up, offering her hand to Selphie.
"Well, how about we go meet your new parents? They've even brought your new puppy with them so you could play with her the whole way there…"
Author's Note: How did you like it? More to come. I think Im going to write at least one more chapter about Selphie's trip to her new home and settling in there. Well, to write more, I need reviews, so be a pal and review my story. Thanks!
She had run, screaming, from the courtyard where Matron and Edea had been greeting her new "parents", and locked the door to the room she normally shared with Quistis behind her. She closed her eyes tightly as she head Matron and Cid calling after her, and knocking on the door, telling her in gentle voices that everything would be allright and that her new parents were here to take her to her new home. But Selphie new better than that. She knew that she wouldn't ever see her friends again.
So she had sat stubbornly in the corner, crying into her teddy bear for the last hour as the gentle encouraging continued to pour into her room from the adults on the other side of the door.
"Yoo understand, don't yoo Mr. Teddy?" She asked her bear between bouts of sniffles and sobs. She stroked the soft cotton for on its face lovingly, then patted it on the head.
"Of course yoo do. Yoo always understand." She hugged her teddy bear tight, tears still streaming out of her eyes, then stopped suddenly when a new voice that she new very well came from the other side of the door.
"Sephy? Sephy come on yoo gotta come out. Yoo got new parents here who are weally weally nice. I… I don't want yoo to leave either, but still… their soo nice.. and…" Irvine's voice trailed off, and Selphie could here his quiet sobs and sniffles joining hers.
Reluctantly, she stood up, still holding her bear, and unlocked the door. To her surprise, all of the children of the orphanage were standing there, each of them with tears in their eyes, even Squall, with Cid and Matron trying to keep the tears in check with multiple hankies. Selphie scooted out into the hall and closed the door behind her, startling the children and the couple, who immediately turned their attention to her.
"Do.. do I really hafta go? Cant I stay awhile longer?" Selphie asked, her voice quivering with her very last ounce of hope. Matron and Cid looked at eachother for a moment, a great sadness in their eyes, but each nodded slowly. Matron kneeled down in front of her and wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Hush little one. Do not cry. You will be in a happier place, with parents who love you and care for you… and of course you'll have Mr. Teddy to protect you. And.. Im sure we can manage to bring these little devils up with us to visit you once in a while." Matron said, smiling as best she could, though she was hiding her own sadness at having to yet again entrust one of the younglings she had raised as her own to an adopting family.
"I.. I guess.. as long as they get to visit…" Selphie said, fear making her voice sound small and afraid. Matron smiled, looking relieved that Selphie had accepted the situation, and stood up, offering her hand to Selphie.
"Well, how about we go meet your new parents? They've even brought your new puppy with them so you could play with her the whole way there…"
Author's Note: How did you like it? More to come. I think Im going to write at least one more chapter about Selphie's trip to her new home and settling in there. Well, to write more, I need reviews, so be a pal and review my story. Thanks!