Trickle - 15 - Candy

"I want to try coloring the sky a different color."

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"Isn't that movie great?! I just love that movie."

Zell stood in front of the TV, watching the credits roll, before he turned off the VCR.

"Ah, it's such a great movie!!"

"Everytime you get to choose a movie, you always choose "Fists of Fury"! That movie is getting so boring! I know every line from it now, thanks to you!"

Rinoa threw a pillow at Zell to stop his reminiscing in front of the screen.

"Hey, I'm sorry, but there are actually guys in this room, and we'd rather watch pure action, then sappy love stories. Right guys?!"

"I dunno Zell. Sometimes the chicks in romance movies are hotter than ones in action movies." Irvine took off his hat, and leaned against Squall's bed.

Selphie would've jumped in and yelled at him for his comment, but she lay alseep, her head resting in his lap.

"What do you think Squall? Quistis?" Zell asked with a hopeful look in his eyes.

"Action is good, but not the same thing over and over." Squall answered, laying down, resting his hands behind his head.

"Umm..I've never seen that movie before, and to be honest, I thought it was pretty good!" I replied cheerily.

I was hoping Zell didn't notice that I fell asleep somewhere in the middle of it.

I loved hanging out with them, it was so...memory filled, but I did have to return to my room, and start grading the papers that I've been neglecting for about two weeks now.

Telling them I'd see them later on tonight, I left to my room.

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With each paper I completed, it seemed that 3 dozen more piled on top. It was getting so boring, reading papers titled "Battle Strategies", and "What to do in case of...etc". I normally loved doing this.

This is what my days used to consist of. But since Seifer and I became one, I want to do wilder things, like bungee jump, with him underneath me. Swim in the ocean, and ride dolphins all day. I want to try coloring the sky a different color.

I couldn't believe these ideas were coming from me. A couple days ago, I used to think I was walking on the wild side, if I didn't refill the toilet paper rolls, or take out my trash.

My mother used to tell me "Quistis, obey all rules, it's the only way to become successful", but my father always said to me "Make an impression. Don't jump into the swimming pool, if you're not going to make a splash."

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At 7:00, I went to the cookout.

I was supposed to be there at 6:00, but I woke up atop the papers I was grading, and rushed out.

Here I am. 7:00 p.m. So far, I don't see anyone that I could socialize with. I could smell hamburgers and hotdogs being grilled. I could hear cotton candy being swirled onto sticks, with the "Cotton Candy Maker", bought with leftover money from fundraisers. And popcorn popping, with a borrowed machine, compliments of Deling City.

The sky was orange, due to the moon melting the sun away. The color reminded me of the orange popsicles that Matron used to reward us with, for getting our chores done on time. Mine was always eaten carefully and slowly. And Seifer's always ended up all over his fingers, and sometimes around his mouth.

He'd walk around and rub our faces, with his sticky hands, and run away. Very immature, but weren't we all, at that age?

I leaned against the railing, which was supposed to keep students from picking roses from the nearby bushes. No such luck. The only roses that were left, were dead, or missing petals. I remember being the one who forbidded them from doing it.

"What are you thinking of?"

I turned, and saw Seifer standing there holding a bag a popcorn.

"Oh, just about the sky."

"The sky?"

He walked over to me, and leaned against the rail.

"What's so special about the sky?"

"It's the color of popsicles, you know the ones Matron used to give to us."

He thought about it.

"Ooh, yeah I remember those. You must have a really good memory, if you remember that."

"No, I just looked at the sky, and they popped into my head."

He held the bag of popcorn out to me.

"No, no thanks."

"I brought it for you."

"Really?"

"Yeah, now eat some. I don't think I've seen you eat before."

I reached into the bag, picked one out, and placed it into my mouth.

"What was that? Come on, I bet you didn't even taste anything. Look, do this."

He reached in, pulled out a handful, and stuffed it into his mouth. Some pieces fell to the ground.

I sighed.

Reaching in, I grabbed a handful, and tried taking them all in one gulp, like he did. That was something I shouldn't have done. It was all too much to handle, and I ended up coughing them up on the ground.

He set the bag down quickly, and began patting my back.

"Are you okay?"

I returned back up, my face a reddish color, and nodded.

"I'm sorry, don't do anything I tell you to anymore." He laughed.

I opened my mouth to say something, but ended up coughing more. This time, spraying a little bit of spittle on the side of his face.

He wiped it off with his hand, and looked at it.

"Oh my god. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry Seifer."

I covered my face, in embarrassment

"Don't worry about it."

He wiped his gloved hand on the side of his pants, and handed the bag of popcorn to me, waiting for me to grab some.

I pushed it away, without saying anything. We both laughed.

But my laughter slowly stopped, when I saw Dr. Kadowaki walk by. I remembered what she said earlier, but what if Seifer isn't as strong as we think he is?

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"Through this crowd, I hear your breathing." -The Wall Flowers

Notes: Can you believe this short chapter took me 2 ½ hours to think up? It's the strangest thing, I got a severe brain drain, but I'm all better now! I can think again, but I am so tired. So, forgive me, while I turn in for the night. Chapter 16 will be posted very soon. Goodnight! *Falls onto keyboard* -_- ZzzZz