She hadn't quite figure out what to do with her life. Perhaps, it were good as it was. But Quistis never had had the slightest chance in figuring that out. Or maybe it was because she never had the time. Quistis slowly stood up, placing a warm pleasant smile upon her face, that looked so pale under the moon's reflection. She quickly walked over to her bed, sitting down in silence. As she let another night pass by.
"Zell," Selphie murmured, as she gently placed her head onto his shoulder, "Do you believe in stuff like this?"
Zell gently turned his head, staring down at the young girl's brown hair, "What stuff?" he questioned. Selphie slowly sat up in her chair, as she held the thick book in front of her face.
Zell choked out a laughter, "Hahahahhaha!!! Now, that's funny!" he quickly placed a hand over his mouth, as everyone in the library turned into their direction.
"Hey, you'll never know," Selphie uttered, staring down at the red brimmed book in her lap.
Zell quickly grabbed for it, placing it on top of his Martial Arts magazine, "Come on, now Selphie. How stupid can you be? Ways to Know That Someone Loves You. This shit can't possibly be real. Where the hell did you find this trash, anyways?"
"Hey, I like this book, okay. You know sometimes I wonder Zell. How do you ever make a simple question turn into such drama," Selphie replied, sarcastically as she placed the book in front of her. Zell sat staring at her for a brief moment, when he suddenly heard Quistis' and Irvine's voice approaching.
"Irvine, what do you want?" Quistis questioned, annoyed.
Irvine shook his head, "Do I have to want something to go to the library?" Quistis stared at him, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"You, in the library, now that's something new," she uttered, turning towards the counter. Irvine smiled, as he stood behind her.
"Then sue me," he uttered. Quistis turned back to him, her facial expression revealing how annoyed she was.
"Go to hell," she crowed, as she walked into another section of the library. Zell sighed, turning to face Selphie. Who had begun flipping through the thick book.
"What the hell are you doin'?" Zell questioned, staring blankly at his friend.
Selphie looked up at him, then back down at the book, "Entry # 17, to tell that a woman is attracted to a man is by body language and sense of discussion. If she speaks rudely, this is also another way of making a man fall in love with her. Which is also a way, of saying 'I like you'," Selphie murmured, looking back up at Zell.
"Yea, yea, whatever. Shit like that can never be true, you should listen to me, I got experience," Zell said, proudly.
Selphie gave him a disgusted look, "In what?"
Zell quickly looked up at her, "Man, you just got a sick mind yourself, don't try to include me in that brain of yours." Zell uttered, pointing to her head. Selphie rolled her eyes, as she continued to flip through the book, thoroughly.
"Hi, Zell," a girl's voice uttered. Zell and Selphie quickly looked up, as they noticed it was the young librarian. She had deep long brown hair, that was usually pulled back in a neat ponytail. She had dark brown eyes, and quite a smile. She immediately waved at him, and walked by, with an endless smile.
Zell returned it. As Selphie suddenly noticed this, she began to giggle. Zell paused for a brief moment, when he then suddenly snatched the book from Selphie. She sat in confusion, as she stared blankly, angrily at her friend.
"Zell, what are you doing?" she questioned, lifting up one eye brow.
He quickly looked up at her, startled, "Yo, like I said. This shit's really useful."
Irvine sat on a bench in the Quad, watching Selphie wander about, getting everything ready for the party that night. He rested his ankle on his opposite knee, his hands behind his head.
"Irvy," Selphie murmured, "Quit sitting around and help me, silly. Geez, can't a girl get any help around here?" He sat, staring blankly at her. As though he hadn't heard. Selphie smiled, shaking her head in disapproval. She quickly made her way to him. Then, pulled him by the arm.
"Come on," she said, with a knowing smile. Irvine sighed, as he then began to stretch his arms, yawning at the same time. He then sat back down, resuming his position.
"God, you guys are never any help," Selphie uttered, returning to her decorations, "Well, the least you could do today, is take me to lunch, okay?"
"Sure thing, Selphe," Irvine mumbled, as he pulled down the brim of his hat, shielding his eyes from the bright translucent lights that hung on the ceiling.
"Everything turned out good, don't you think, Squall?" Rinoa asked cutely.
"So, what about it?" Squall questioned.
"Like I told you yesterday, Squall," Rinoa began, "DON'T
ANSWER A QUESTION WITH A QUESTION!!!"
"Whatever."
"However…"
"However what?" Squall asked, irritated, "Do you always do that?"
"Do what?" Rinoa repeated after her boyfriend.
"That," he replied, "How you always say things and never finish them afterwards." Rinoa shrugged, as a smile soon found it's way to her round face.
"But doesn't that turn you on?" she asked, tauntingly. Squall rolled his eyes.
"Nothing turns me on more than when you finally run out of things to say," he replied, coldly. Rinoa's mouth suddenly dropped open. As she then slapped him hard on the back.
"You know what, I liked you better back then, when you were a total jerk," she uttered, turning away.
"...Whatever," Squall mumbled, as he turned into another direction.
"ZELL, you idiot!!" Selphie yelled, hitting Zell upside the head. Zell opened his mouth. Bits of uneaten hot dogs falling out onto the tiled floor.
"What the hell did you do that for???" Selphie quickly pulled him out of his chair, taking him by the arm. "Stop slacking and start working!!"
"YO! And who the hell said that I was gonna help you with decorations?!?!" Zell yelled back. Selphie stared at him, hard, "And why the hell you so mean to me?!?!"
"Because! Time, Zell, time. We only have 2 more hours! And you better hurry up!! After all, Rinoa told me that you would help!" Selphie squealed, loudly. Zell quickly searched around the room, hoping no one had heard her. Feeling a bit embarassed, for being yelled at by a girl. He quickly followed her towards the Quad. When the two were suddenly stopped by Rinoa.
Zell then began to feel himself, sweat drop. Rinoa smiled, "Tell me this, Zell. Are you bugging Selphie again? Or do you just enjoy being put in that position?"
"Funny," he mumbled, sarcastically. Pulling away from Selphie's grip.
"Well, you're still helping me," she uttered, staring at him. Rinoa smiled.
"Oh, by the way. I just saw Irvine with Xu, and from what Matron told me. He still needs to take the written exam for the SeeD test," she said, glancing at a tall girl that walked by.
"At this time????" Selphie questioned, her face revealing how worried she was. Rinoa nodded her head.
"That's what you get for tryin' to rush people," Zell mumbled. She quickly turned to him.
"And what's that supposed to mean, Zell?" Selphie questioned.
He shrugged, "Figure it out."
Selphie sighed, as she looked down at the floor, "So what do I do?" Rinoa gave her friend a warm smile.
"Don't worry, Selphie. Everything's gonna be okay. After all, what are friends for?" she replied. Selphie quickly looked up, a big grin upon her face.
"Really, Rinoa?" she uttered, "Then you can get started on making the tables." Selphie ended, as she then skipped out of the cafeteria. Rinoa's mouth suddenly dropped open.
"But......that's....not what I meant....," she muttered.
"Irvine," Xu began, "I seriously do believe that you should at least try to take this seriously. I mean, there's a lot of students who wait for this opportunity, but never get it."
"Come on now, Xu. What's the use of taking a stupid written exam just to be titled a SeeD," he mumbled.
"First of all, you never even bothered to take the SeeD exam alone," she began, "And secondly, this is something that's required not only by Headmaster Cid, but by me. Or you can say good-bye to your days at Balamb Garden."
"Right, right," Irvine nodded. "Anyway, if you'll excuse me, I've got some
important things to do."
Xu's eyes narrowed, "I don't think that flirting with an instructor would
fall under 'important.'" Irvine simply, and purposely, passed by her and continued his way down the hall. He noticed that Quistis sat alone, as she usually did.
"Hey there," Irvine said, plopping down on the couch, putting an arm around Quistis.
"I should've known you'd come around," Quistis remarked, as she continued with her book.
"Of course," Irvine added, the left half of his face forming a lecherous grin, "I'm your number one fan, right?"
"I hadn't noticed," Quistis replied, her legs crossed. She then, quickly stood up. Staring down at Irvine, who replied to this with a wide grin, "Aren't you supposed to be taking your exam?"
Irvine slowly stood up, "How did you know?"
"It's not that hard to tell, Irvine. Xu's waiting right there for you," she replied, as they both glanced over to Xu's direction.
"Let her wait. I find better things to do," he uttered.
"Then staying at Balamb Garden, correct?" Quistis questioned.
He smiled, "So, you do want me to stay..."
"Irvine," Xu uttered, as she came beside him and greeted Quistis with a smile. He quickly looked down at her.
"Hurry up, we haven't got all day," she replied.
He then turned back to Quistis, "See ya tonight."
Quistis smiled, sarcastically, "That's if you make it." Irvine smiled, as he followed Xu down the empty corridor.
But turned back to face her, "Don't worry, like I said before, I'll see ya tonight," and with that he gave her a wink and disappeared through the door.