Author's Note: I actually started writing this before I did Crush. Since then, my
writing style has evolved (Which will probably be evident when comparing the first
three chapters to the rest.)
Disclaimer: I own nothing....Squaresoft owns absolutly every aspect of my
story...Sucks for me....
Chapter 1: The Way Things Are
"Hey Squall!" Rinoa shouted across the quad when she walked in.
Squall didn't need look up to see who it was. He recognized that voice, and knew that
any minute, she would walk over, scruff his hair, and sit down to talk about her day. At
one time he would have tried to fight it, but now squall was use to the constant
interruptions. He accepted the fact that she was going to do this no matter what he did or
said, and confidentially, he liked the attention that she would give him. Rinoa had finally
worked her magic on him, and her hold on him was to strong to break. He couldn't help
but think of her mysterious eyes, and her long raven hair. He often thought of asking her
on a date, but there was something about the whole idea that made him uneasy. He never
felt comfortable letting others see his true feelings, and he thought that by asking Rinoa
out, he would be giving in to the emotions that he had hidden away from his friends for so
long.
"So, what are you thinking about Squall?" Rinoa asked when she finally reached him.
"Well, I was thinking about how nosy you are," he commented in a sarcastic tone. He
wasn't about to tell her that he was really thinking about her.
"Your so mean to me," she said playfully. "Why don't you admit how you really feel
about me. You love me don't you?"
Squall could feel his face growing hotter with embarrassment. He turned his head from
her, then reluctantly said, "No I don't." He wanted to tell her his true feelings, but even
with he couldn't all the battles that he had fought, he lacked the courage.
"Squall, you are mean and inconsiderate and....and....you make me so angry!!!!" she
yelled as she marched out fuming.
Not to long after Squall's display with Rinoa, Irving Kinneas walked into the crowded
quad.
"What's up with Rinoa? I said hi to her and she started yelling about how much she
hated you. What'd you do to her?" Irving inquired.
"I didn't do anything to her." Squall answered defensively.
"Then why does she hate you?" Irving asked again.
"All I said was that I didn't love her. That's all I did."
"Oh really. So that explains why your always staring at her. Come on man. You know
you love her. Why do you treat her like that? Why are you always hiding from her?"
"I'm not hiding from her!"
"Then what are you doing?"
"You wouldn't understand," He muttered as he walked out of the quad.
*****
Upon seeing that he was alone, Irving decided to go back to his dorm. He had his own
relationship problems to worry about.
"Hey Irvy," said Selphie who was waiting outside of Irving's room.
"Hi Selphie," Irving replied to the bubbly soul, "What are you doing here?"
"Oh, I'm just waiting for you."
"Really. What for?" I wish she would leave me alone. I mean, we broke up two
months ago.
"Well, I was wondering if you wanted to go with me to Deling City for dinner."
"Not tonight Selphie. I've got a lot of things on my mind right now. Maybe some other
time." Hopefully not too soon.
"Are you sure you don't want to come?"
"I'm sure. Thanks for the offer though."
"Well, OK. But if you change your mind, you know how to get a hold of me," she said
as she walked out of the dorms.
It wasn't that Irving didn't like Selphie, it's just that her bubbly spirit, and clingy
personality could be too much at times. Besides, he had his own plans to attend to.
*****
Unaware that his conversation was being observed by an outside force, Irving went into
his room. Just around the corner, though, was Seifer Almasy, a young man with the
reputation of destroying the lives of others.
"Deling City, eh? I think I can work this into my busy schedule," Seifer whispered to
himself.
He could see that the energetic young girl was beginning to pick up her pace, so he
decided it was time for him to make his move.
"Yo Selphie! Wait up!" he shouted to Selphie.
"Oh, hi Seifer!" She shouted back.
"Where're you off to in such a hurry?"
"I'm going to Deling. You wanna go?"
"Depends on who else is going."
"Just me, and you if your going."
"Sounds good to me," he said with a sinister smile on his face. So far, so good.
As they were on there way to the parking lot, a familiar voice caught Selphie's
attention. When she turned around, she saw Zell who was heading to the cafeteria as
usual.
"Hey Zell! Come here!" she shouted to her hungry friend.
When he reached them, she asked if he wanted to join them for dinner. Seifer didn't
like this idea though. He felt he had to do anything he could to discourage Zell from
intruding, so he began flapping his arms, and giving the kill sign.
"What are you doing Seifer?"
"None of you damn business chicken-wuss," he said harshly, but his face had a look on
it that pleaded with Zell to remain behind.
He didn't want anything to ruin his scheme that he had waited to execute for so long.
"No, maybe next time Selph," he answered, catching on to Seifer's hint.
"Well, okay then. See ya later Zell," She replied.
"I owe you one chicken-wuss," Seifer whispered to Zell after Selphie started to walk
away.
Zell, couldn't believe what he'd just witnessed. Seifer had lost his composure, and then
thanked him. This was so unusual to him that he started to have second thoughts about
helping Seifer.What if he was planning on hurting Selphie? Then again what if he had a
genuine interest in her? He couldn't help his thoughts, and began to wonder if he should
stop them. However he couldn't find any concrete evidence to prove his theories. He
decided that he had to take his mind off it, so he continued on his way to the Cafeteria.
Food always seemed to help ease his conscience.
*****
"Hey Zell! Over here!" a familiar voice shouted.
He grabbed his allotment of hot-dogs, and then turned to see Quistis saving a seat for
him. Like usual, she had her hair up in a bun, which Zell thought Accentuated her
beautiful, emerald-green eyes. This drove him wild with excitement because for as long
as he could remember, he had harbored feelings for her....as well as one other person to
the same extent....however, he knew that Quistis was a more attainable goal. He often
liked to sit in her class letting his imagination run wild.
No matter how good of a friendship they had though, he had never had the nerve to ask
her out. He didn't want to ruin a perfectly good friendship, and was afraid of rejection.
"Where is everybody?" she mused, thus interrupting his thoughts.
"Well, I saw Rinoa earlier. She and Squall must have had another argument because she
was beet red, and fuming."
"I believe it. Squall can be a little hard on her sometimes."
"Yeah, but Rinoa can be too. Let's see....Then I saw Seifer and Selphie. They were on
their way to Deling I think."
"Really? What for? Were they on a mission?"
"No, I believe they were just going for the fun of it."
"Oh." There was a hint of disappointment in her authoritative voice, and Zell could hear
it.
"Is everything alright Quisty?"
"Huh? Oh....Yeah. Everything's fine." She replied, her voice returning to it's natural
tone.
'Everything except the fact that I'm suppose to be the one having fun with Seifer,' she
thought cynically.
Even though Seifer was a trouble maker in her class, he had a certain appeal. His
rugged features were very sensual to gaze at. Just the sight of him made the young
instructor drool. But now , her beloved was out having a good time with her best friend
instead of her.
'Selph knows that I like him. Why didn't she invite me along?'
Envy crept into the woman's soul, and she couldn't help but think that Selphie had done
this just to spite her.
'Just wait till I get ahold of her....'
Author's note: I promise it will get better....please review Kupo.
writing style has evolved (Which will probably be evident when comparing the first
three chapters to the rest.)
Disclaimer: I own nothing....Squaresoft owns absolutly every aspect of my
story...Sucks for me....
Chapter 1: The Way Things Are
"Hey Squall!" Rinoa shouted across the quad when she walked in.
Squall didn't need look up to see who it was. He recognized that voice, and knew that
any minute, she would walk over, scruff his hair, and sit down to talk about her day. At
one time he would have tried to fight it, but now squall was use to the constant
interruptions. He accepted the fact that she was going to do this no matter what he did or
said, and confidentially, he liked the attention that she would give him. Rinoa had finally
worked her magic on him, and her hold on him was to strong to break. He couldn't help
but think of her mysterious eyes, and her long raven hair. He often thought of asking her
on a date, but there was something about the whole idea that made him uneasy. He never
felt comfortable letting others see his true feelings, and he thought that by asking Rinoa
out, he would be giving in to the emotions that he had hidden away from his friends for so
long.
"So, what are you thinking about Squall?" Rinoa asked when she finally reached him.
"Well, I was thinking about how nosy you are," he commented in a sarcastic tone. He
wasn't about to tell her that he was really thinking about her.
"Your so mean to me," she said playfully. "Why don't you admit how you really feel
about me. You love me don't you?"
Squall could feel his face growing hotter with embarrassment. He turned his head from
her, then reluctantly said, "No I don't." He wanted to tell her his true feelings, but even
with he couldn't all the battles that he had fought, he lacked the courage.
"Squall, you are mean and inconsiderate and....and....you make me so angry!!!!" she
yelled as she marched out fuming.
Not to long after Squall's display with Rinoa, Irving Kinneas walked into the crowded
quad.
"What's up with Rinoa? I said hi to her and she started yelling about how much she
hated you. What'd you do to her?" Irving inquired.
"I didn't do anything to her." Squall answered defensively.
"Then why does she hate you?" Irving asked again.
"All I said was that I didn't love her. That's all I did."
"Oh really. So that explains why your always staring at her. Come on man. You know
you love her. Why do you treat her like that? Why are you always hiding from her?"
"I'm not hiding from her!"
"Then what are you doing?"
"You wouldn't understand," He muttered as he walked out of the quad.
*****
Upon seeing that he was alone, Irving decided to go back to his dorm. He had his own
relationship problems to worry about.
"Hey Irvy," said Selphie who was waiting outside of Irving's room.
"Hi Selphie," Irving replied to the bubbly soul, "What are you doing here?"
"Oh, I'm just waiting for you."
"Really. What for?" I wish she would leave me alone. I mean, we broke up two
months ago.
"Well, I was wondering if you wanted to go with me to Deling City for dinner."
"Not tonight Selphie. I've got a lot of things on my mind right now. Maybe some other
time." Hopefully not too soon.
"Are you sure you don't want to come?"
"I'm sure. Thanks for the offer though."
"Well, OK. But if you change your mind, you know how to get a hold of me," she said
as she walked out of the dorms.
It wasn't that Irving didn't like Selphie, it's just that her bubbly spirit, and clingy
personality could be too much at times. Besides, he had his own plans to attend to.
*****
Unaware that his conversation was being observed by an outside force, Irving went into
his room. Just around the corner, though, was Seifer Almasy, a young man with the
reputation of destroying the lives of others.
"Deling City, eh? I think I can work this into my busy schedule," Seifer whispered to
himself.
He could see that the energetic young girl was beginning to pick up her pace, so he
decided it was time for him to make his move.
"Yo Selphie! Wait up!" he shouted to Selphie.
"Oh, hi Seifer!" She shouted back.
"Where're you off to in such a hurry?"
"I'm going to Deling. You wanna go?"
"Depends on who else is going."
"Just me, and you if your going."
"Sounds good to me," he said with a sinister smile on his face. So far, so good.
As they were on there way to the parking lot, a familiar voice caught Selphie's
attention. When she turned around, she saw Zell who was heading to the cafeteria as
usual.
"Hey Zell! Come here!" she shouted to her hungry friend.
When he reached them, she asked if he wanted to join them for dinner. Seifer didn't
like this idea though. He felt he had to do anything he could to discourage Zell from
intruding, so he began flapping his arms, and giving the kill sign.
"What are you doing Seifer?"
"None of you damn business chicken-wuss," he said harshly, but his face had a look on
it that pleaded with Zell to remain behind.
He didn't want anything to ruin his scheme that he had waited to execute for so long.
"No, maybe next time Selph," he answered, catching on to Seifer's hint.
"Well, okay then. See ya later Zell," She replied.
"I owe you one chicken-wuss," Seifer whispered to Zell after Selphie started to walk
away.
Zell, couldn't believe what he'd just witnessed. Seifer had lost his composure, and then
thanked him. This was so unusual to him that he started to have second thoughts about
helping Seifer.What if he was planning on hurting Selphie? Then again what if he had a
genuine interest in her? He couldn't help his thoughts, and began to wonder if he should
stop them. However he couldn't find any concrete evidence to prove his theories. He
decided that he had to take his mind off it, so he continued on his way to the Cafeteria.
Food always seemed to help ease his conscience.
*****
"Hey Zell! Over here!" a familiar voice shouted.
He grabbed his allotment of hot-dogs, and then turned to see Quistis saving a seat for
him. Like usual, she had her hair up in a bun, which Zell thought Accentuated her
beautiful, emerald-green eyes. This drove him wild with excitement because for as long
as he could remember, he had harbored feelings for her....as well as one other person to
the same extent....however, he knew that Quistis was a more attainable goal. He often
liked to sit in her class letting his imagination run wild.
No matter how good of a friendship they had though, he had never had the nerve to ask
her out. He didn't want to ruin a perfectly good friendship, and was afraid of rejection.
"Where is everybody?" she mused, thus interrupting his thoughts.
"Well, I saw Rinoa earlier. She and Squall must have had another argument because she
was beet red, and fuming."
"I believe it. Squall can be a little hard on her sometimes."
"Yeah, but Rinoa can be too. Let's see....Then I saw Seifer and Selphie. They were on
their way to Deling I think."
"Really? What for? Were they on a mission?"
"No, I believe they were just going for the fun of it."
"Oh." There was a hint of disappointment in her authoritative voice, and Zell could hear
it.
"Is everything alright Quisty?"
"Huh? Oh....Yeah. Everything's fine." She replied, her voice returning to it's natural
tone.
'Everything except the fact that I'm suppose to be the one having fun with Seifer,' she
thought cynically.
Even though Seifer was a trouble maker in her class, he had a certain appeal. His
rugged features were very sensual to gaze at. Just the sight of him made the young
instructor drool. But now , her beloved was out having a good time with her best friend
instead of her.
'Selph knows that I like him. Why didn't she invite me along?'
Envy crept into the woman's soul, and she couldn't help but think that Selphie had done
this just to spite her.
'Just wait till I get ahold of her....'
Author's note: I promise it will get better....please review Kupo.