As It Begins Again
Stacey Lui
Chapter 5
"So where were you?" asked Quistis as Taryn walked in the room with a smirk. All eyes turned Taryn as she shrugged and smiled to herself.
"Well whatever it was it sure changed your mood," said Rinoa as they led Taryn to her side of the room. Rinoa pulled the divider across the floor.
Taryn's face went into shock then pure happiness. "Oh my god!" exclaimed Taryn. Selphie popped up and showed Taryn around her new room.
"Everyone contributed to this room," said Selphie. "This bed used to be Irvine's bed..." Rinoa leaned toward Taryn.
"Don't worry we washed the sheets before we brought it up here," whispered Rinoa. Taryn laughed out loud. Selphie continued with the list.
"This dresser used to be Rinoa's," said Selphie. Taryn gave Rinoa a quick hug as a thank you gesture. "This punching bag used to be Zell's. It was the only thing he had. I was shocked that he didn't own a whole lot of furniture."
"Yeah, I remember Squall telling me one time that he was very dedicated to what he did and that explained his room," replied Rinoa.
"Well, anyway, this desk used to be mine,' said Selphie. "And these notes are from Quistis." Taryn looked over at Quistis.
"How did you do it?" asked Taryn. "How did you get all my notes back?"
Quistis shrugged. "I just asked your teacher to write me a copy of the notes he had for that class." Taryn jumped up and hugged Selphie and Quistis.
"But that's not all," continued Selphie as she went and picked up a panda stuff animal on top of the bed. "This little guy is from Squall." Quistis and Rinoa went into hysterics.
"Oh my god! Really!" Exclaimed Quistis. Selphie shook her head up and down with a wide smile across her face.
"I wonder where he got that?" asked Rinoa. They all shrugged in unison, and broke out into laughter again.
Wet puddles were seen from the front gate to the dorm rooms. Seifer stomped his foot as he walked down the corridors. He was angry, worse than that he was pissed. No one ever made a fool out of Seifer Almasy. No one. Squall came close a couple of times, but never a girl. Never a girl. Seifer's grip tightened against the fishing rod. His trench coat was ruined and he threw it out on his way back to the garden. He walked in front of his dorm room and shoved the card key into the handle. The light blinked saying it was okay for him to enter. He slowly opened the door.
"Hey there, you must be the other roommat..." Irvine stood stock-still as he looked onto Seifer.
"Hey is it the new roommate," asked Zell, as he walked to the door. Silence fell.
"Um, Squall I think you should come here," said Zell. Squall walked into the room.
Seifer dropped his head and started to rub his temples. This can't be happening to me...
"We better get to sleep," said Rinoa with a toothbrush in her mouth. "We have that exam tomorrow, remember?" Taryn nodded as he brushed her long chestnut colored hair. Selphie rubbed her eyes sleepily.
"Don't worry about it. It's not hard," said Selphie as she changed into yellow and white striped cotton pajamas. "I passed."
"Well it's only the written," said Quistis. "That's usually the easier part. Fire Cavern is next. I remember taking Squall there for his test. He was so stubborn and he was going to beat Ifrit even if his life depended on it."
"That's my Squall," said Rinoa, happily.
"Well with the notes Quistis gave me, I should fine," said Taryn as she changed into a forest green boxer shorts and a black tee shirt.
"Don't always count on all the things you have learned from the past," replied Quistis. "Remember, instincts always help in a time of need." The two girls nodded their head. "Ugh, look at me I sound like a teacher already." Quistis changed to a pink satin pajama and Rinoa to a baby blue spaghetti strap shirt and short blue boxers. They all climbed into their own beds.
"So what really made you so happy earlier," asked Rinoa. Taryn smiled in the dark.
"Yeah," said Selphie.
"Well, it kind of involved Seifer."
"What did you do to him?" asked Quistis curiously as she rolled over on her bed and leaned against her elbows. Taryn sat up in her bed.
"Well, I was so mad at him for ruining my room."
"How did you know it was him?" asked Selphie. "Quistis just said it might have been him."
"Well he ended up confessing when I confronted him," Taryn broke out into a little laugh.
"What's so funny?" asked Rinoa.
"Yeah let us in on it!" exclaimed Selphie.
"I was just thinking about Seifer's face when I pushed him off the dock." Taryn wiped a tear from her eye. "It was a Kodak moment." The girls laughed and talked into the night.
"What are you guys doing in my room," stated Seifer angrily. Squall stared back coldly as he swiftly reaches out for his gunblade.
"The real question is why are doing in our room?" asked Zell vehemently. They stared at each other for a couple seconds.
"I was assigned to this room," said Seifer. Squall looked bewildered to Irvine.
"That can't be right..." said Irvine in a state of thought. "Quistis wouldn't do that to us." All the guys looked up with realization gleaming in their eyes.
"Of course she would," said Squall, as he talked to Zell and Irvine. "She always hated to see me and Seifer fight. I wonder if she wants us to get along together."
"Hello," Seifer said as he waved to the crowd talking with out him. Squall's eyes focused on Seifer. "So this is one of Instructor's brilliant plans," Seifer said to himself as he rubbed his chin. "I'll make sure to pay her back."
"What was that, Seifer?" asked Zell. Seifer shook his head violently.
"Well, I'm going to bed," Seifer said. "I'll discuss the room arrangements to Instructor, personally." Squall followed Seifer with his eyes in suspicion.
"Well, I guess one of us is going to sleep with his rifle tonight," said Irvine half-joking and half-serious. Zell looked uneasily. Squall put his hand on Zell's shoulder.
"Don't worry about it," said Squall. "He won't pull anything stupid at this time of hour in the garden." Zell shrugged.
"I was just wondering why he was wet."
******End of Chapter 5******
Stacey Lui
Chapter 5
"So where were you?" asked Quistis as Taryn walked in the room with a smirk. All eyes turned Taryn as she shrugged and smiled to herself.
"Well whatever it was it sure changed your mood," said Rinoa as they led Taryn to her side of the room. Rinoa pulled the divider across the floor.
Taryn's face went into shock then pure happiness. "Oh my god!" exclaimed Taryn. Selphie popped up and showed Taryn around her new room.
"Everyone contributed to this room," said Selphie. "This bed used to be Irvine's bed..." Rinoa leaned toward Taryn.
"Don't worry we washed the sheets before we brought it up here," whispered Rinoa. Taryn laughed out loud. Selphie continued with the list.
"This dresser used to be Rinoa's," said Selphie. Taryn gave Rinoa a quick hug as a thank you gesture. "This punching bag used to be Zell's. It was the only thing he had. I was shocked that he didn't own a whole lot of furniture."
"Yeah, I remember Squall telling me one time that he was very dedicated to what he did and that explained his room," replied Rinoa.
"Well, anyway, this desk used to be mine,' said Selphie. "And these notes are from Quistis." Taryn looked over at Quistis.
"How did you do it?" asked Taryn. "How did you get all my notes back?"
Quistis shrugged. "I just asked your teacher to write me a copy of the notes he had for that class." Taryn jumped up and hugged Selphie and Quistis.
"But that's not all," continued Selphie as she went and picked up a panda stuff animal on top of the bed. "This little guy is from Squall." Quistis and Rinoa went into hysterics.
"Oh my god! Really!" Exclaimed Quistis. Selphie shook her head up and down with a wide smile across her face.
"I wonder where he got that?" asked Rinoa. They all shrugged in unison, and broke out into laughter again.
Wet puddles were seen from the front gate to the dorm rooms. Seifer stomped his foot as he walked down the corridors. He was angry, worse than that he was pissed. No one ever made a fool out of Seifer Almasy. No one. Squall came close a couple of times, but never a girl. Never a girl. Seifer's grip tightened against the fishing rod. His trench coat was ruined and he threw it out on his way back to the garden. He walked in front of his dorm room and shoved the card key into the handle. The light blinked saying it was okay for him to enter. He slowly opened the door.
"Hey there, you must be the other roommat..." Irvine stood stock-still as he looked onto Seifer.
"Hey is it the new roommate," asked Zell, as he walked to the door. Silence fell.
"Um, Squall I think you should come here," said Zell. Squall walked into the room.
Seifer dropped his head and started to rub his temples. This can't be happening to me...
"We better get to sleep," said Rinoa with a toothbrush in her mouth. "We have that exam tomorrow, remember?" Taryn nodded as he brushed her long chestnut colored hair. Selphie rubbed her eyes sleepily.
"Don't worry about it. It's not hard," said Selphie as she changed into yellow and white striped cotton pajamas. "I passed."
"Well it's only the written," said Quistis. "That's usually the easier part. Fire Cavern is next. I remember taking Squall there for his test. He was so stubborn and he was going to beat Ifrit even if his life depended on it."
"That's my Squall," said Rinoa, happily.
"Well with the notes Quistis gave me, I should fine," said Taryn as she changed into a forest green boxer shorts and a black tee shirt.
"Don't always count on all the things you have learned from the past," replied Quistis. "Remember, instincts always help in a time of need." The two girls nodded their head. "Ugh, look at me I sound like a teacher already." Quistis changed to a pink satin pajama and Rinoa to a baby blue spaghetti strap shirt and short blue boxers. They all climbed into their own beds.
"So what really made you so happy earlier," asked Rinoa. Taryn smiled in the dark.
"Yeah," said Selphie.
"Well, it kind of involved Seifer."
"What did you do to him?" asked Quistis curiously as she rolled over on her bed and leaned against her elbows. Taryn sat up in her bed.
"Well, I was so mad at him for ruining my room."
"How did you know it was him?" asked Selphie. "Quistis just said it might have been him."
"Well he ended up confessing when I confronted him," Taryn broke out into a little laugh.
"What's so funny?" asked Rinoa.
"Yeah let us in on it!" exclaimed Selphie.
"I was just thinking about Seifer's face when I pushed him off the dock." Taryn wiped a tear from her eye. "It was a Kodak moment." The girls laughed and talked into the night.
"What are you guys doing in my room," stated Seifer angrily. Squall stared back coldly as he swiftly reaches out for his gunblade.
"The real question is why are doing in our room?" asked Zell vehemently. They stared at each other for a couple seconds.
"I was assigned to this room," said Seifer. Squall looked bewildered to Irvine.
"That can't be right..." said Irvine in a state of thought. "Quistis wouldn't do that to us." All the guys looked up with realization gleaming in their eyes.
"Of course she would," said Squall, as he talked to Zell and Irvine. "She always hated to see me and Seifer fight. I wonder if she wants us to get along together."
"Hello," Seifer said as he waved to the crowd talking with out him. Squall's eyes focused on Seifer. "So this is one of Instructor's brilliant plans," Seifer said to himself as he rubbed his chin. "I'll make sure to pay her back."
"What was that, Seifer?" asked Zell. Seifer shook his head violently.
"Well, I'm going to bed," Seifer said. "I'll discuss the room arrangements to Instructor, personally." Squall followed Seifer with his eyes in suspicion.
"Well, I guess one of us is going to sleep with his rifle tonight," said Irvine half-joking and half-serious. Zell looked uneasily. Squall put his hand on Zell's shoulder.
"Don't worry about it," said Squall. "He won't pull anything stupid at this time of hour in the garden." Zell shrugged.
"I was just wondering why he was wet."
******End of Chapter 5******