Chapter Nine:
This chapter is dedicated to my three cats:- Nancy,Sammie and Rosie...thanks for all those dead frogs......*Okay,this is getting kinda sad now!*
Author's note:I'm gonna try and explain Chapter 8 now....Well,basically I did the hotspring scene to show how truly open and trusting Squall is infront of Quistis.This makes Quistis' situation even more sad because he is totally oblivious to her feelings and she knows he will never love her back.......(Does that make any sense???)
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Zell lay on his bed and stared up at the ceiling boredly.It had only been two hours since he'd returned from Balamb,but already he longed to be out doing something-anything to beat the monotony........
(Stops me thinking too hard...........)
He sat up and glared out into the evening sky from his window,angry swirls of mauve and amber clashed over the distant hills and a ghostly shadow of the moon was beginning to rise.........
(Squall.....you bastard,who'd have thought you'd cause me so much worry.)
Zell pulled off his jacket moodily and tossed it away,he ran a hand through his spiked hair and was heading for the shower when.......
*Knock knock*
"If it's Seifer you can fuck off!" He snarled at the door.
".............It's me."
(Huh?.....)
He recognised the voice immediately,but it sounded troubled,as if the strength,command had been stolen from it.He unlocked the door hurriedly.
"What is it?" Zell's words came out clipped,far too sharp.Squall almost took a step back,he hadn't seen Zell look this annoyed since.............
"I have bad news." He replied wearily.
(I've heard that one before.)
Zell motioned him inside and he entered hesitantly.Squall sat down on the sofa and folded his arms,a look of discomfort on his beautiful face.
(Beautiful?.......where'd that come from?)
"You're not going to believe this." He began quietly.
"Is it about........?" Zell asked him nervously,following the patterns in the carpet with his eyes,he could barely look at Squall.......
"Seifer's been promoted-He outranks us now." Squall made a fed-up noise and braced himself for Zell's reaction.
"WHAAATT?!?!?"
(Great-He's totally lost it!)
Zell jumped off his bed and gesticulated wildly, "You've gotta be kiddin' me!" His sky blue eyes pleaded with Squall to be lying. "No.Quistis told me he was
awarded a field commission for his latest mission to Esthar.Saved some civvies from a monster or something-" Zell snorted, "How the HELL did that happen??" He demanded frustratedly.Squall shrugged,trying to sound sympathetic, "I wish I knew......." He trailed off,feeling more than a bit useless,Zell was fuming........
(If I could just hold you.......reassure you......)
*Knock Knock*
Zell wrenched the door open,ready to explode if this was another case of 'bad news.' "Hello.We come bearing gifts,ya know!" Rajin beamed at him widely,and shoved a crumpled piece of paper into his hand.He stepped back,waiting impatiently for Zell to read it. "ENJOY." Fujin stated,a wicked sheen in her eye.Rajin peered past Zell,and spotted Squall sat on the couch. "Oh,we interrupting something?.....ya know?" He asked with a smirk.Zell scowled at them and slammed the door,making the frames rattle weakly.
"Awh crap!" Zell scanned the invitation with exasperated eyes,the silver leaf bore words he'd never expected.......
Zell Dinct and Squall Leonhart,
You are cordially invited to attend
COMMANDER Seifer Almasy's promotion party,
8-30 ''til late,Thursday 6th,Garden Function rooms.
(attendance is compulsory)
COMMANDER Almasy
(Putting our names together........I'm gonna......)
Zell groaned and handed the invitation to Squall,who read it silently. "Compulsory?!?" He wailed as Squall looked up bleakly, "Stuff that!" Squall sighed, "It'll look suspicious if we don't go." Zell frowned.
(What've we got to hide...........? I'm not........)
"At least we can feel awkward together." Squall smiled,standing up to leave.Zell nodded and flopped down on his bed as the door clicked shut.
(Nothing to hide............right?)
This chapter is dedicated to my three cats:- Nancy,Sammie and Rosie...thanks for all those dead frogs......*Okay,this is getting kinda sad now!*
Author's note:I'm gonna try and explain Chapter 8 now....Well,basically I did the hotspring scene to show how truly open and trusting Squall is infront of Quistis.This makes Quistis' situation even more sad because he is totally oblivious to her feelings and she knows he will never love her back.......(Does that make any sense???)
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Zell lay on his bed and stared up at the ceiling boredly.It had only been two hours since he'd returned from Balamb,but already he longed to be out doing something-anything to beat the monotony........
(Stops me thinking too hard...........)
He sat up and glared out into the evening sky from his window,angry swirls of mauve and amber clashed over the distant hills and a ghostly shadow of the moon was beginning to rise.........
(Squall.....you bastard,who'd have thought you'd cause me so much worry.)
Zell pulled off his jacket moodily and tossed it away,he ran a hand through his spiked hair and was heading for the shower when.......
*Knock knock*
"If it's Seifer you can fuck off!" He snarled at the door.
".............It's me."
(Huh?.....)
He recognised the voice immediately,but it sounded troubled,as if the strength,command had been stolen from it.He unlocked the door hurriedly.
"What is it?" Zell's words came out clipped,far too sharp.Squall almost took a step back,he hadn't seen Zell look this annoyed since.............
"I have bad news." He replied wearily.
(I've heard that one before.)
Zell motioned him inside and he entered hesitantly.Squall sat down on the sofa and folded his arms,a look of discomfort on his beautiful face.
(Beautiful?.......where'd that come from?)
"You're not going to believe this." He began quietly.
"Is it about........?" Zell asked him nervously,following the patterns in the carpet with his eyes,he could barely look at Squall.......
"Seifer's been promoted-He outranks us now." Squall made a fed-up noise and braced himself for Zell's reaction.
"WHAAATT?!?!?"
(Great-He's totally lost it!)
Zell jumped off his bed and gesticulated wildly, "You've gotta be kiddin' me!" His sky blue eyes pleaded with Squall to be lying. "No.Quistis told me he was
awarded a field commission for his latest mission to Esthar.Saved some civvies from a monster or something-" Zell snorted, "How the HELL did that happen??" He demanded frustratedly.Squall shrugged,trying to sound sympathetic, "I wish I knew......." He trailed off,feeling more than a bit useless,Zell was fuming........
(If I could just hold you.......reassure you......)
*Knock Knock*
Zell wrenched the door open,ready to explode if this was another case of 'bad news.' "Hello.We come bearing gifts,ya know!" Rajin beamed at him widely,and shoved a crumpled piece of paper into his hand.He stepped back,waiting impatiently for Zell to read it. "ENJOY." Fujin stated,a wicked sheen in her eye.Rajin peered past Zell,and spotted Squall sat on the couch. "Oh,we interrupting something?.....ya know?" He asked with a smirk.Zell scowled at them and slammed the door,making the frames rattle weakly.
"Awh crap!" Zell scanned the invitation with exasperated eyes,the silver leaf bore words he'd never expected.......
Zell Dinct and Squall Leonhart,
You are cordially invited to attend
COMMANDER Seifer Almasy's promotion party,
8-30 ''til late,Thursday 6th,Garden Function rooms.
(attendance is compulsory)
COMMANDER Almasy
(Putting our names together........I'm gonna......)
Zell groaned and handed the invitation to Squall,who read it silently. "Compulsory?!?" He wailed as Squall looked up bleakly, "Stuff that!" Squall sighed, "It'll look suspicious if we don't go." Zell frowned.
(What've we got to hide...........? I'm not........)
"At least we can feel awkward together." Squall smiled,standing up to leave.Zell nodded and flopped down on his bed as the door clicked shut.
(Nothing to hide............right?)