Past Regrets
Chapter Three: SeeD Ball
They walked back To Balamb together, and were greeted by a screaming Selphie.
"Where were you two? I was so worried!" she shrieked.
"At a cliff." Quistis answered.
"What were you doing? Bungee jumping?" asked Selphie.
"Yeah. Have you ever tried it? It's really fun!" exclaimed Seifer.
"Very fu-n-nee…" Selphie bounced off.
A group of Trepies approached them. ("Can I have your autograph?" "No! My turn!" "No! I should be…" Etc. etc. etc.) Quistis and Seifer sneaked away, only to be bombarded by Squall, Rinoa, and Zell.
"You're back, Seifer!" Rinoa exclaimed.
"Yeah…I'm back." Seifer said.
Squall couldn't get over the look of such happiness on Quistis' face. He'd never seen his ex-instructor like this before.
"Uh…Squall? Why are you staring at Quistis like that?" Zell asked.
Rinoa glared at Squall, grabbed him by the arm, and dragged him away. "How dare you! Why were you looking at her like that?"
"Ok…forget I ever asked…" Zell watched Rinoa clobber Squall with a lopsided grin.
"Hey, Quistis! Come with me to the SeeD ball! PLEASE???" Irvine called.
"Um…I'm already with someone else," Quistis hurried away from him.
Seifer stopped in his tracks. The look on his face was as if Quistis had just slapped him. Quistis turned around, smiled and said, "I'm going with you, not Squall. Unless you don't want to…" she trailed off.
Seifer grinned. "I'll go with you."
"It's tomorrow night, right?"
"Yeah, tomorrow night…oh, I just remembered... I gotta go. See you tomorrow."
Selphie and Rinoa had overheard Quistis' conversation with Seifer.
"Ooohhh…you're going with Seifer?" squealed Selphie.
"You've got to wear something special! What are you planning to wear?" Rinoa asked.
"Uh…SeeD uniform?"
"Are you crazy? This is your big chance and you're gonna blow it by wearing that boring SeeD uniform? Seduce him!"
"There's absolutely no way that's gonna happen if I can help it! Let's go shopping!" Selphie announced.
To Quistis, it was like she'd just pronounced a death sentence. Her? Shopping?! "I'm not going." She said.
"Yes you are!"
"But—"
"No buts! Let's go!"
Quistis was unmercifully pulled after them, being wrenched from side to side whenever they found something she "just had" to get. ("Get this one!" "Try this one!" "No, this one!" "This!" Etc. etc. etc.)
Hours later, Quistis still hadn't found what she wanted, though Rinoa and Selphie had agreed a number of them were 'perfect for her'. She was exhausted from being dragged around to over 75 stores, wrenched around until her arms were sore. She could swear that one arm was now longer than the other. Fatigued, she sank down into a bench to rest.
"Quistis! Over here! Come look!"
Quistis staggered to where Selphie was standing. She was jumping up and down, pointing at something.
"What?" inquired Quistis, trying anxiously trying to stop herself from sounding so exasperated.
"Look! Look! Look! This is absolutely perfect for you!" wailed Selphie.
Quistis' eyes rested on the dress she'd been pointing to. It was a strapless blue dress that complemented her eyes perfectly, with swirls of silver and lavender.
"Get it! Get it! Get it!" Selphie screamed, causing people to stare.
"I'll get it." Quistis said, anxious to get away from the sea of eyes that were looking strangely at them. She was also eager to get home and rest her dying feet.
After paying for what each of them at gotten, they left the mall. Quistis was grateful to be back. She could bet she'd never be able to walk again. Her legs were so worn-out and aching, she didn't see how she could dance the next night. Even though mentally, and physically, she was tired, she couldn't fall asleep. She finally decided to go to the 'Secret Area.'
The first couple she saw was Rinoa and Squall, making out. She also saw Zell with the library girl, Selphie and Irvine were talking. I guess Selphie's going with Irvine… I'm always alone, even with Seifer now, I still never see him. SeeD balls, missions, everything. Everyone else has someone…why not me? She was so deeply lost in thought, she never noticed someone approaching her.
Chapter Three: SeeD Ball
They walked back To Balamb together, and were greeted by a screaming Selphie.
"Where were you two? I was so worried!" she shrieked.
"At a cliff." Quistis answered.
"What were you doing? Bungee jumping?" asked Selphie.
"Yeah. Have you ever tried it? It's really fun!" exclaimed Seifer.
"Very fu-n-nee…" Selphie bounced off.
A group of Trepies approached them. ("Can I have your autograph?" "No! My turn!" "No! I should be…" Etc. etc. etc.) Quistis and Seifer sneaked away, only to be bombarded by Squall, Rinoa, and Zell.
"You're back, Seifer!" Rinoa exclaimed.
"Yeah…I'm back." Seifer said.
Squall couldn't get over the look of such happiness on Quistis' face. He'd never seen his ex-instructor like this before.
"Uh…Squall? Why are you staring at Quistis like that?" Zell asked.
Rinoa glared at Squall, grabbed him by the arm, and dragged him away. "How dare you! Why were you looking at her like that?"
"Ok…forget I ever asked…" Zell watched Rinoa clobber Squall with a lopsided grin.
"Hey, Quistis! Come with me to the SeeD ball! PLEASE???" Irvine called.
"Um…I'm already with someone else," Quistis hurried away from him.
Seifer stopped in his tracks. The look on his face was as if Quistis had just slapped him. Quistis turned around, smiled and said, "I'm going with you, not Squall. Unless you don't want to…" she trailed off.
Seifer grinned. "I'll go with you."
"It's tomorrow night, right?"
"Yeah, tomorrow night…oh, I just remembered... I gotta go. See you tomorrow."
Selphie and Rinoa had overheard Quistis' conversation with Seifer.
"Ooohhh…you're going with Seifer?" squealed Selphie.
"You've got to wear something special! What are you planning to wear?" Rinoa asked.
"Uh…SeeD uniform?"
"Are you crazy? This is your big chance and you're gonna blow it by wearing that boring SeeD uniform? Seduce him!"
"There's absolutely no way that's gonna happen if I can help it! Let's go shopping!" Selphie announced.
To Quistis, it was like she'd just pronounced a death sentence. Her? Shopping?! "I'm not going." She said.
"Yes you are!"
"But—"
"No buts! Let's go!"
Quistis was unmercifully pulled after them, being wrenched from side to side whenever they found something she "just had" to get. ("Get this one!" "Try this one!" "No, this one!" "This!" Etc. etc. etc.)
Hours later, Quistis still hadn't found what she wanted, though Rinoa and Selphie had agreed a number of them were 'perfect for her'. She was exhausted from being dragged around to over 75 stores, wrenched around until her arms were sore. She could swear that one arm was now longer than the other. Fatigued, she sank down into a bench to rest.
"Quistis! Over here! Come look!"
Quistis staggered to where Selphie was standing. She was jumping up and down, pointing at something.
"What?" inquired Quistis, trying anxiously trying to stop herself from sounding so exasperated.
"Look! Look! Look! This is absolutely perfect for you!" wailed Selphie.
Quistis' eyes rested on the dress she'd been pointing to. It was a strapless blue dress that complemented her eyes perfectly, with swirls of silver and lavender.
"Get it! Get it! Get it!" Selphie screamed, causing people to stare.
"I'll get it." Quistis said, anxious to get away from the sea of eyes that were looking strangely at them. She was also eager to get home and rest her dying feet.
After paying for what each of them at gotten, they left the mall. Quistis was grateful to be back. She could bet she'd never be able to walk again. Her legs were so worn-out and aching, she didn't see how she could dance the next night. Even though mentally, and physically, she was tired, she couldn't fall asleep. She finally decided to go to the 'Secret Area.'
The first couple she saw was Rinoa and Squall, making out. She also saw Zell with the library girl, Selphie and Irvine were talking. I guess Selphie's going with Irvine… I'm always alone, even with Seifer now, I still never see him. SeeD balls, missions, everything. Everyone else has someone…why not me? She was so deeply lost in thought, she never noticed someone approaching her.