Past Regrets
Chapter Five: Commander Selphie
Later that day, Quistis ran into Seifer, dropping all her books and papers.
"Oh, I'm sorry." She bent down to pick them up.
Seifer looked down at her and smiled: 'Wow! What a view! Oh wait…I'm not a pervert!' He turned away.
Quistis got up and smiled, "See you tonight." She walked away.
As 8:00 progressed forward, Quistis became increasingly tense and uneasy. She put on the dress and waited for Selphie to come. She was dozing off when Selphie burst into the room.
"BOOYAKA! TODAY IS THE BIG DAY!"
Quistis flew up from her chair and looked sleepily at Selphie. "Oh, hi…" her head dropped down again as she flopped back down into her chair, asleep.
A gargantuan water balloon splatted onto her face and she instantly awoke. "You got the dress dirty," she complained as she got up.
"No I didn't, it only hit your face." Selphie squabbled.
Quistis moved in slow motion to the door.
"Put this necklace on first, wipe your face! Smooth the wrinkles on your dress out!" Selphie barked, handing her a silver filigree chain with a charm dangling at the end.
Quistis followed the instructions and sauntered out the door. Seifer was outside waiting for her and laughing. He abruptly stopped when she got out the door.
"Shoo! Shoo! Go do your mushy stuff now!" Selphie hurried them out of the hallway. Seifer and Quistis just stared at eachother, not knowing what to do.
~10 minutes later~
Selphie poked her head out the door. "What?! You're still out here?! Do something! Dance! Kiss! Hug! Do SOMETHING! Anything!"
Seifer and Quistis were bewildered by the girl's outburst, so they just kept staring and staring and staring and staring and--
"DO SOMETHING!!!"
"Let's go before she The Ends us."
Author's Note: The End is Selphie's Special.
They walked away when—"HOLD HANDS!!!" Seifer! Put your arm around her or I'll BOOYAKA you!"
*gasp*
Quistis snatched Seifer's hand and they half-ran away. Selphie beamed in contentment at the gooey scene.
"I never knew she was like that…" Seifer muttered.
"I didn't either," Quistis looked behind them suspiciously. "Um…Seifer? I think she's tailing us." Quistis whispered uneasily.
A voice screamed down the hall, "You better kiss her when the date's over or I'll Horrendous Laugh you. Better yet, kiss her NOW!"
"No!"
"Selphie—This was supposed to be fun! Not a mushy movie scene that you direct! Even if he kisses me, why can't he do that alone?" Quistis whined.
A blank look came across Selphie's face as she reassessed this new piece of information. "Oh what the hell!" She bouncily skipped way.
"Whew!" Quistis breathed a sigh of relief.
As they went into the ballroom, music from "Waltz of the Moon" drifted to them.
"Did you guys kiss?" asked a voice on the microphone.
Everyone looked peculiarly at Selphie.
Keeping a straight face, Quistis and Seifer silently nodded.
"Good, now dance!"
"What?!"
"You heard me! If you don't, I'll start laughing…TEE HEE HEE HEE—"
Fearing for the lives of everyone in the ballroom, Quistis and Seifer went to the balcony, feigning "dancing."
Irvine came over to Selphie. "May I have this dance?"
"Heck no!" Came the reply.
Zell came over.
"May I have this dance?"
"Sure!"
"Hey! That's unfair! Prejudice!" Irvine declared. "Prejudice, I tell you, Prejudice!"
~Meanwhile~
"Quistis?"
"Yeah?"
*grumble grumble*
"What?"
*murmur murmur*
"Speak up!"
"May I have this dance?"
"Sure!"
Seifer's inner voice: Score!
And halfway through the dance… "YES THEY'RE DANCING!!!!"
*sweatdrop*
---Battle of the Inner Voices
Author's Note: ^ are the inner voices' thoughts. * is the people's thoughts.
Seifer stared at Quistis' face longingly.
^She's pretty, isn't she?^ a whiny voice asked.
*Shut up!*
^Make me!^ the voice taunted.
Quistis gazed back at Seifer. ^He's cute, huh?^
*Be quiet, let me enjoy this in peace*
^You're enjoying it, eh? Those beautiful azure eyes looking intently at you, tall, dark, handsome…^
*Dark?! He's not dark!*
^So you agree with the rest? Oh what the heck, just say he's dark. Tell him to stand in the dark.^
^Tell her she's beautiful! You won't regret it!^
*No! You made me lose to all those game shows, if it wasn't for you, I would've won every one. You're going to be wrong on this one too!*
^Aww….come on! Just tell her. What'll it hurt?^
*I'm trusting you just once more…if you're wrong on this one also, I'm NEVER going to listen to you again.*
^But—but then you won't have a conscience!!!^
*That's the point. I never wanted one to begin with. ESPECIALLY not you.*
"Quistis, *mumble mumble*
"I can't read your mind, you know…"
"You're beautiful."
*silence*
*LOOK WHAT YOU DID!!! She looked away!*
^So you DO regret it?^ the voice asked meekly.
~In Quistis' mind~
^Oooooo!!! You're blushing! How sweet! I told you he loved you!^
*No I'm not! He's just a flatterer.*
^Yes you are! Admit it! Hey! Don't look away! He'll think that you hate him!^
~Quistis & Seifer's Inner Voices~
^*WAHHHHHHHHHH*^
^What happened?^
^Seifer's neva gonna listen to me again cuz he thinks I'm wrong. He thinks Quistis hates us.^
^There, there, there, it'll be ok. I talked to her about that. Look at that, they're gazing at eachother again. Don't worry, be happy!^
^Thanks! *hug*^
Seifer looked down at Quistis to find her gazing lovingly up at him.
^You know you want her. Seifer, Just admit it.^
*I do not.*
^Yes you do.^ the voice cackled.
*Do not!*
^Do too! And you know it! Didn't you tell me you adored her at the cliff? Why don't you admit it now?^
*Aw, screw you!*
^Kiss him, Quistis, kiss him!^
*Heck no!*
^Fine then, I'll go meet up with Seifer's inner voice!!!^
*No! Don't!*
^Too bad! You can't stop me! Nyah, nyah, nyah!^
~
^Let's make em' kiss!^
^How?^
^Leave it to me, after all, I WAS the one who made her instructor. Follow along with what I tell you to do.^
^Seifer wants to kiss you.^
*Yeah right.*
^Why would I lie to you?^
*You have EVERY reason to lie to me.*
^But he does!^ the inner voice sputtered.
*Unless he kisses me right now, I won't believe you*
^Hey! I did my part! Your turn now, Seifer's-inner-voice! She said she wouldn't believe Seifer would wanna kiss her unless he did it NOW.^
^Good job!^
They slap high-fives and leave.
^Oh Seifer!!!^ the voice said in a singsong voice. ^She wants to kiss you.^
*Really? She does?*
^KISS HER!^
Seifer looked down at Quistis, his face inching closer and closer. Quistis was getting more panicky every second that passed by. Seifer tightened his hold on her waist and kissed her. (This was by careful and forceful guidance from his inner voice)
…..BY YASHA…..
Seifer's tongue prodded Quistis' lip gently, as if asking for entry. Ever being the polite one, Quistis parted her lips. Feeling Seifer's tongue sliding into her mouth, she began to suck on it lightly.
^Um…Quistis? I think that's enough. Quistis? Quistis?^
^Seifer! Can you hear me? You're going too far!^
But the couple couldn't hear them, they were lost in their own world…..Well, they could hear one thing….. "BOOYAKAAAA!!!!!!!!!!"
~At that moment~
Selphie's pesky inner voice was urging her to kiss him. Irvine was standing nearby, still ranting on about prejudice.
^Kiss Zell! You fool!^
*No!*
^I'll kill Mr. Bunny!^
Author's Note: Mr. Bunny is Selphie's beloved stuffed animal.
*NO! PLEASE! DON'T!*
^No more Mr. Bunny is you don't kiss him by the time I count to 3! 1…2— ^
Selphie gave Zell a quick peck on the cheek and flew to the restroom. Filling the sink with water, she placed her whole head in, hoping to drown her inner voice.
^You know that won't work, right?^
*AHHHH!!! Leave me alone!!*
If you ever go to Balamb Garden, please excuse the girl that's running around screaming about voices in her head. She has her reasons. Don't go near Dorm 14 either. You'll be greatly disturbed.
Chapter Five: Commander Selphie
Later that day, Quistis ran into Seifer, dropping all her books and papers.
"Oh, I'm sorry." She bent down to pick them up.
Seifer looked down at her and smiled: 'Wow! What a view! Oh wait…I'm not a pervert!' He turned away.
Quistis got up and smiled, "See you tonight." She walked away.
As 8:00 progressed forward, Quistis became increasingly tense and uneasy. She put on the dress and waited for Selphie to come. She was dozing off when Selphie burst into the room.
"BOOYAKA! TODAY IS THE BIG DAY!"
Quistis flew up from her chair and looked sleepily at Selphie. "Oh, hi…" her head dropped down again as she flopped back down into her chair, asleep.
A gargantuan water balloon splatted onto her face and she instantly awoke. "You got the dress dirty," she complained as she got up.
"No I didn't, it only hit your face." Selphie squabbled.
Quistis moved in slow motion to the door.
"Put this necklace on first, wipe your face! Smooth the wrinkles on your dress out!" Selphie barked, handing her a silver filigree chain with a charm dangling at the end.
Quistis followed the instructions and sauntered out the door. Seifer was outside waiting for her and laughing. He abruptly stopped when she got out the door.
"Shoo! Shoo! Go do your mushy stuff now!" Selphie hurried them out of the hallway. Seifer and Quistis just stared at eachother, not knowing what to do.
~10 minutes later~
Selphie poked her head out the door. "What?! You're still out here?! Do something! Dance! Kiss! Hug! Do SOMETHING! Anything!"
Seifer and Quistis were bewildered by the girl's outburst, so they just kept staring and staring and staring and staring and--
"DO SOMETHING!!!"
"Let's go before she The Ends us."
Author's Note: The End is Selphie's Special.
They walked away when—"HOLD HANDS!!!" Seifer! Put your arm around her or I'll BOOYAKA you!"
*gasp*
Quistis snatched Seifer's hand and they half-ran away. Selphie beamed in contentment at the gooey scene.
"I never knew she was like that…" Seifer muttered.
"I didn't either," Quistis looked behind them suspiciously. "Um…Seifer? I think she's tailing us." Quistis whispered uneasily.
A voice screamed down the hall, "You better kiss her when the date's over or I'll Horrendous Laugh you. Better yet, kiss her NOW!"
"No!"
"Selphie—This was supposed to be fun! Not a mushy movie scene that you direct! Even if he kisses me, why can't he do that alone?" Quistis whined.
A blank look came across Selphie's face as she reassessed this new piece of information. "Oh what the hell!" She bouncily skipped way.
"Whew!" Quistis breathed a sigh of relief.
As they went into the ballroom, music from "Waltz of the Moon" drifted to them.
"Did you guys kiss?" asked a voice on the microphone.
Everyone looked peculiarly at Selphie.
Keeping a straight face, Quistis and Seifer silently nodded.
"Good, now dance!"
"What?!"
"You heard me! If you don't, I'll start laughing…TEE HEE HEE HEE—"
Fearing for the lives of everyone in the ballroom, Quistis and Seifer went to the balcony, feigning "dancing."
Irvine came over to Selphie. "May I have this dance?"
"Heck no!" Came the reply.
Zell came over.
"May I have this dance?"
"Sure!"
"Hey! That's unfair! Prejudice!" Irvine declared. "Prejudice, I tell you, Prejudice!"
~Meanwhile~
"Quistis?"
"Yeah?"
*grumble grumble*
"What?"
*murmur murmur*
"Speak up!"
"May I have this dance?"
"Sure!"
Seifer's inner voice: Score!
And halfway through the dance… "YES THEY'RE DANCING!!!!"
*sweatdrop*
---Battle of the Inner Voices
Author's Note: ^ are the inner voices' thoughts. * is the people's thoughts.
Seifer stared at Quistis' face longingly.
^She's pretty, isn't she?^ a whiny voice asked.
*Shut up!*
^Make me!^ the voice taunted.
Quistis gazed back at Seifer. ^He's cute, huh?^
*Be quiet, let me enjoy this in peace*
^You're enjoying it, eh? Those beautiful azure eyes looking intently at you, tall, dark, handsome…^
*Dark?! He's not dark!*
^So you agree with the rest? Oh what the heck, just say he's dark. Tell him to stand in the dark.^
^Tell her she's beautiful! You won't regret it!^
*No! You made me lose to all those game shows, if it wasn't for you, I would've won every one. You're going to be wrong on this one too!*
^Aww….come on! Just tell her. What'll it hurt?^
*I'm trusting you just once more…if you're wrong on this one also, I'm NEVER going to listen to you again.*
^But—but then you won't have a conscience!!!^
*That's the point. I never wanted one to begin with. ESPECIALLY not you.*
"Quistis, *mumble mumble*
"I can't read your mind, you know…"
"You're beautiful."
*silence*
*LOOK WHAT YOU DID!!! She looked away!*
^So you DO regret it?^ the voice asked meekly.
~In Quistis' mind~
^Oooooo!!! You're blushing! How sweet! I told you he loved you!^
*No I'm not! He's just a flatterer.*
^Yes you are! Admit it! Hey! Don't look away! He'll think that you hate him!^
~Quistis & Seifer's Inner Voices~
^*WAHHHHHHHHHH*^
^What happened?^
^Seifer's neva gonna listen to me again cuz he thinks I'm wrong. He thinks Quistis hates us.^
^There, there, there, it'll be ok. I talked to her about that. Look at that, they're gazing at eachother again. Don't worry, be happy!^
^Thanks! *hug*^
Seifer looked down at Quistis to find her gazing lovingly up at him.
^You know you want her. Seifer, Just admit it.^
*I do not.*
^Yes you do.^ the voice cackled.
*Do not!*
^Do too! And you know it! Didn't you tell me you adored her at the cliff? Why don't you admit it now?^
*Aw, screw you!*
^Kiss him, Quistis, kiss him!^
*Heck no!*
^Fine then, I'll go meet up with Seifer's inner voice!!!^
*No! Don't!*
^Too bad! You can't stop me! Nyah, nyah, nyah!^
~
^Let's make em' kiss!^
^How?^
^Leave it to me, after all, I WAS the one who made her instructor. Follow along with what I tell you to do.^
^Seifer wants to kiss you.^
*Yeah right.*
^Why would I lie to you?^
*You have EVERY reason to lie to me.*
^But he does!^ the inner voice sputtered.
*Unless he kisses me right now, I won't believe you*
^Hey! I did my part! Your turn now, Seifer's-inner-voice! She said she wouldn't believe Seifer would wanna kiss her unless he did it NOW.^
^Good job!^
They slap high-fives and leave.
^Oh Seifer!!!^ the voice said in a singsong voice. ^She wants to kiss you.^
*Really? She does?*
^KISS HER!^
Seifer looked down at Quistis, his face inching closer and closer. Quistis was getting more panicky every second that passed by. Seifer tightened his hold on her waist and kissed her. (This was by careful and forceful guidance from his inner voice)
…..BY YASHA…..
Seifer's tongue prodded Quistis' lip gently, as if asking for entry. Ever being the polite one, Quistis parted her lips. Feeling Seifer's tongue sliding into her mouth, she began to suck on it lightly.
^Um…Quistis? I think that's enough. Quistis? Quistis?^
^Seifer! Can you hear me? You're going too far!^
But the couple couldn't hear them, they were lost in their own world…..Well, they could hear one thing….. "BOOYAKAAAA!!!!!!!!!!"
~At that moment~
Selphie's pesky inner voice was urging her to kiss him. Irvine was standing nearby, still ranting on about prejudice.
^Kiss Zell! You fool!^
*No!*
^I'll kill Mr. Bunny!^
Author's Note: Mr. Bunny is Selphie's beloved stuffed animal.
*NO! PLEASE! DON'T!*
^No more Mr. Bunny is you don't kiss him by the time I count to 3! 1…2— ^
Selphie gave Zell a quick peck on the cheek and flew to the restroom. Filling the sink with water, she placed her whole head in, hoping to drown her inner voice.
^You know that won't work, right?^
*AHHHH!!! Leave me alone!!*
If you ever go to Balamb Garden, please excuse the girl that's running around screaming about voices in her head. She has her reasons. Don't go near Dorm 14 either. You'll be greatly disturbed.