The Quistis Files: Part 6
"Memories"
Authors note: Stuff following --- Is a person remembering something (hence the title "Memories") And "* is someone singing. So read and review thanks!
Squall stood near the back of the train, watching Rinoa from the corner of his eye as she paced the hall of the train, her impatience clearly present.
"*Train, train, take us away… take us away to another day…*" Selphie's high soprano voice drifted down the hall, and Squall took a step back as he realized that he recognized the song.
--- "*Train, train, take us away, take us away to another day…*" someone sang softly, a sweet tenor voice. A young girl squealed in delight, then began singing with the first voice. When the voices stopped singing, clapping erupted and cheers were abound.
"Very good Selphie!" The tenor voice said, sheer pride coloring its tone.
"I wanna learn!" Another voice said, more dignified sounding, though the speaker sounded very young for the authority it was trying to force into its voice.
"Why don't you teach Quistis the song while I go check on Squall?"---
"… you allright?" Rinoa was asking. Squall looked up, startled, and took a step back as he realized that Rinoa was standing right in front of him. He nodded slightly, then frowned.
What the..? What was that about… Selphie was singing and it sounded familiar… and then I was suddenly remembering someone singing that same song, and Selphie singing along with it as a chid… what?? I don't get it. Why am I remembering these things?
"Oh no… he's off in his little world again." Rinoa commented to Quistis, who chuckled softly. Squall looked up sharply at the girls, then shook his head angrily and walked to stand over near the door. The laughing stopped abrubtly, and he heard Rinoa move closer to him, then put her hand lightly on his shoulder.
"Whats wrong?" She asked, genuine concern coloring her voice. Squall shrugged off her touch, then turned to face them.
"Nothing." Both Squall and Quistis said at the same moment. Squall shot Quistis a glare as she doubled over in laughter, followed momentarily by Rinoa.
"Heyyy! We're here!" Selphie said, bouncing merrily into the cabin with Squall, Rinoa and Quistis. Zell flipped his way into the room, punching the air enthusiastically as he waited for the door to open and let them off at East Academy station. As the door opened and they stepped off, he looked around, then gasped loudly.
"What? No fireworks for the great SeeD?" Zell asked no one in particular. Suddenly another flashback started, and Squall found himself looking at a group of kids sitting in a circle out on a beach.
---"Come on Quisty just light it alweady will ya?" Said one boy, his voice a tenor with a fake Texan accent attached to it. The girl sitting across from him, holding a stick of fireworks threw them down onto the ground.
"You do it. Im not gonna get in twouble." She said, crossing her arms over her chest. Another boy, a blonde sat forward and grabbed the stick in his hands.
"I'll do it." He said, taking a pack of matches from his pocket. Suddenly a high pitched squeal broke the silence of the beach, and another small blonde boy came running down stone steps.
"Ooh..! Im gonna tell on yooo! You're gonna be in twouble!" He yelled as he pounded down the steps. The blonde boy with the fireworks stood up and advanced on the smaller boy.
"No your not!" He yelled, raising his small fist to punch. The girl called Quisty stood up angrily and moved over to a dark haired boy who was sitting off by himself.
"No you wont touch him cause Squally will beat you up wont yoo Squall?"---
"….wrong, Squall? You allright?" Squall snapped out of his trance again with a start, noticing that the whole group was standing in front of him, their faces full of concern.
"Yeah whats wrong? You keep blanking out like that." Quistis said, coming up to stand behind Zell. She crossed her arms over her chest the same defiant way she had done in the flashback, clearly expecting to be told the absolute truth to.
"Im fine. Come on, we're expected at Galbadia Garden." He said, then started off ahead of them. Quistis glanced at the others, then nodded her head, motioning for them to stay behind a little as she ran to catch up with Squall.
She walked beside him, then glanced back at the rest of the group trailing slightly behind them and winked to Rinoa.
"Whats wrong Squall? I know there is something wrong with you." She said quietly. Squall continued to walk for a moment before answering softly.
"Nothing." He said non chalantly. Quistis calmed her slowly rising anger, but quickened her pace a little and the volume of her voice rose notably.
"Theres something wrong, now tell me Squall!" She said angrily, more angry at the sudden tears in her eyes then at Squall himself. He looked her sharply, concern showing in his normally bleak sea green eyes, and he stopped suddenly on the trail.
"Are you okay, Instructor?" He asked, his voice full of genuine concern. She stared at him blankly for a moment, then continued walking.
"Im fine. How do you think this next mission will go?" She said, accepting that neither of them wanted to talk about what they were experiencing.
Squall didn't answer, but merely kept walking until Galbadia garden was finally in view…
Authors Note: Another " . . . " :D Well hope you liked. I just played the Basketball scene again so I couldn't help bringing some childhood memories into play, even though I changed it somewhat. Well thanks for reading, and please review!
"Memories"
Authors note: Stuff following --- Is a person remembering something (hence the title "Memories") And "* is someone singing. So read and review thanks!
Squall stood near the back of the train, watching Rinoa from the corner of his eye as she paced the hall of the train, her impatience clearly present.
"*Train, train, take us away… take us away to another day…*" Selphie's high soprano voice drifted down the hall, and Squall took a step back as he realized that he recognized the song.
--- "*Train, train, take us away, take us away to another day…*" someone sang softly, a sweet tenor voice. A young girl squealed in delight, then began singing with the first voice. When the voices stopped singing, clapping erupted and cheers were abound.
"Very good Selphie!" The tenor voice said, sheer pride coloring its tone.
"I wanna learn!" Another voice said, more dignified sounding, though the speaker sounded very young for the authority it was trying to force into its voice.
"Why don't you teach Quistis the song while I go check on Squall?"---
"… you allright?" Rinoa was asking. Squall looked up, startled, and took a step back as he realized that Rinoa was standing right in front of him. He nodded slightly, then frowned.
What the..? What was that about… Selphie was singing and it sounded familiar… and then I was suddenly remembering someone singing that same song, and Selphie singing along with it as a chid… what?? I don't get it. Why am I remembering these things?
"Oh no… he's off in his little world again." Rinoa commented to Quistis, who chuckled softly. Squall looked up sharply at the girls, then shook his head angrily and walked to stand over near the door. The laughing stopped abrubtly, and he heard Rinoa move closer to him, then put her hand lightly on his shoulder.
"Whats wrong?" She asked, genuine concern coloring her voice. Squall shrugged off her touch, then turned to face them.
"Nothing." Both Squall and Quistis said at the same moment. Squall shot Quistis a glare as she doubled over in laughter, followed momentarily by Rinoa.
"Heyyy! We're here!" Selphie said, bouncing merrily into the cabin with Squall, Rinoa and Quistis. Zell flipped his way into the room, punching the air enthusiastically as he waited for the door to open and let them off at East Academy station. As the door opened and they stepped off, he looked around, then gasped loudly.
"What? No fireworks for the great SeeD?" Zell asked no one in particular. Suddenly another flashback started, and Squall found himself looking at a group of kids sitting in a circle out on a beach.
---"Come on Quisty just light it alweady will ya?" Said one boy, his voice a tenor with a fake Texan accent attached to it. The girl sitting across from him, holding a stick of fireworks threw them down onto the ground.
"You do it. Im not gonna get in twouble." She said, crossing her arms over her chest. Another boy, a blonde sat forward and grabbed the stick in his hands.
"I'll do it." He said, taking a pack of matches from his pocket. Suddenly a high pitched squeal broke the silence of the beach, and another small blonde boy came running down stone steps.
"Ooh..! Im gonna tell on yooo! You're gonna be in twouble!" He yelled as he pounded down the steps. The blonde boy with the fireworks stood up and advanced on the smaller boy.
"No your not!" He yelled, raising his small fist to punch. The girl called Quisty stood up angrily and moved over to a dark haired boy who was sitting off by himself.
"No you wont touch him cause Squally will beat you up wont yoo Squall?"---
"….wrong, Squall? You allright?" Squall snapped out of his trance again with a start, noticing that the whole group was standing in front of him, their faces full of concern.
"Yeah whats wrong? You keep blanking out like that." Quistis said, coming up to stand behind Zell. She crossed her arms over her chest the same defiant way she had done in the flashback, clearly expecting to be told the absolute truth to.
"Im fine. Come on, we're expected at Galbadia Garden." He said, then started off ahead of them. Quistis glanced at the others, then nodded her head, motioning for them to stay behind a little as she ran to catch up with Squall.
She walked beside him, then glanced back at the rest of the group trailing slightly behind them and winked to Rinoa.
"Whats wrong Squall? I know there is something wrong with you." She said quietly. Squall continued to walk for a moment before answering softly.
"Nothing." He said non chalantly. Quistis calmed her slowly rising anger, but quickened her pace a little and the volume of her voice rose notably.
"Theres something wrong, now tell me Squall!" She said angrily, more angry at the sudden tears in her eyes then at Squall himself. He looked her sharply, concern showing in his normally bleak sea green eyes, and he stopped suddenly on the trail.
"Are you okay, Instructor?" He asked, his voice full of genuine concern. She stared at him blankly for a moment, then continued walking.
"Im fine. How do you think this next mission will go?" She said, accepting that neither of them wanted to talk about what they were experiencing.
Squall didn't answer, but merely kept walking until Galbadia garden was finally in view…
Authors Note: Another " . . . " :D Well hope you liked. I just played the Basketball scene again so I couldn't help bringing some childhood memories into play, even though I changed it somewhat. Well thanks for reading, and please review!