As It Begins Again
Stacey Lui
Chapter 7
"Wait a second," Taryn said as she slowed down Rinoa. "What happened last year?"
"Nothing," Rinoa said hastily. Taryn made another move to ask Rinoa. Rinoa just sped up her pace. "I just don't want to talk about it, ok?"
"Sure," Taryn replied.
"You know, we'll see Irvine later. I have to talk to Squall. See you later." Rinoa walked toward the male dormitories.
"Yeah, see you later," Taryn said stunned at Rinoa's quick departure. "Ugh, now what am I going to do?"
"Squall," Rinoa said quietly. She timidly knocked on the door. She opened the door "Squall?"
"Squall's not here," came a deep voice from inside the dark room. Rinoa walked into the room and closed the door behind her.
"Then whose here?" she asked. A tall dark man stood up off the bed and walked over to her. His face was clouded in the darkness. He reached out for her. A scream escaped her lips. The lights went on and blinded her momentarily.
"Raijin?"
"It's just Rinoa," Raijin said over his shoulder. Rinoa peered behind his large build only to see Fujin sitting on a chair on the corner.
"What are you doing here?" Rinoa asked the two. Fujin got up from her chair.
"SEIFER."
"We're waiting for Seifer to get back from taking the test," Raijin replied.
"He should be back by now," Rinoa said. "I took the test with him in the same class. Wait! Why are you waiting here in Squall's dorm?"
"This is Seifer's dorm too."
"YEAH." The door swung open and a man walked in. "SEIFER?"
"If you want Seifer," Squall said. "He's in the library." Rinoa ran to Squall's side.
"I really need to talk to you, alone," Rinoa whispered into Squall's ear.
"Um, sure," Squall replied a little hesitant. "Could you guys get out of here. I'm sure you would rather find Seifer anyway." He said to Fujin and Raijin.
"Yeah, sure. But watching you and Rinoa might be more fun," Raijin said teasingly.
"Get out and get your mind out of the gutter," Rinoa said as she pointed to the exit.
Taryn shoved a book back on the shelf. It was hard to find a good book to read when you're bored out of your mind. Selecting a few she thought might be interesting; she headed out to the librarian. Boom...Taryn hit the floor. A groan came out of a mouth next to hers. Everyone turned and looked toward the commotion. A blonde head peered over her. "It's you again!" exclaimed a Seifer. "I swear you don't know when to stop."
"I didn't mean to bump into you. It's not like my mission to make your life miserable!" Taryn said, as she raised her voice to degrees she didn't know existed.
"Could have fooled me," Seifer said under his breath.
"Shhh," the librarian motioned with her finger. "This is a library. Please be quiet." Taryn nodded as she slumped over to pick up her books.
"I didn't know you liked romance," Seifer said as he thumbed through one of her books.
"Give that back," Taryn hissed as she snatched it away from him. She then continued to sort out the books. "Hey this isn't mine," she said as she picked up a Weapon Monthly magazine.
"Must be mine," Seifer said as he took it from her. "You know it'll do you some good to stop reading that sissy crap and start reading something like this...strong and bold."
"Yeah like this, huh?" She said as she picked up an issue of Girl Next Door. "I don't think porno magazines are considered...strong and bold. Do you? And don't even tell me that you read the articles and don't look at the pictures."
"Maybe if you were prettier you would be able to get into magazines like these," Seifer said in a harsh tone. "And it's not for me anyway. Raijin asked me to pick it up at the store in Fisherman Horizon."
"Yeah, sure," Taryn said in a sarcastic disbelief. Raijin and Fujin walked in.
"Hey boss," Raijin said, as Fujin walked toward Taryn and gave her a menacing look.
"I'll leave you to your buddies," Taryn said as she held her books tightly and strutted out of the library. Fujin bent over and picked up a pink covered book and handed it to Seifer, eyebrows raised. Seifer glanced at the book.
"What are you trying to say?" Squall asked Rinoa. They sat in an empty classroom on the second floor. Rinoa wanted them to be alone. "Do you still have feelings for him?"
"No of course not," Rinoa stuttered. "It's just...was I the one that caused him so much pain? Did he really love me?" Squall petted her hair and hugged her close.
"Don't worry about it. I doubt he really loved you or he wouldn't have handed you over to Adel so easily."
"Squall..."
"Yes."
"Do you really love me?" Rinoa asked as she peered into his eyes.
"......."
The automatic doors slid open. Squall and Rinoa quickly stood up. "You know, no one is allowed in here with out teacher's permission," Quistis said in slightly strict tone. "I'll let you off easily this time. But you better conduct your business elsewhere." Squall and Rinoa blushed and apologized quickly before exiting the premises. Laguna walked passed the 2 blushing teenagers.
"Hey, Quisty-honey."
Quistis sighed deeply. "How many times do I have to tell you not to call me that?!" Laguna shrugged.
"I always thought you liked it...well, that's not the reason I'm here anyway," Laguna said as he dropped a pile of paper on her desk. She glanced at the stack.
"What's this?" she asked as thumbed through the pile of paper. Laguna smiled.
"It looks like this year, Sorceress Edea has granted us the job of thinning out the applications from the new and hopeful tomorrow."
"Don't tell me...she wants this by tomorrow."
"That's right...it looks like we'll be spending the rest of the day and night together," he said gleefully.
"Oh no."
******Chapter 7******
Stacey Lui
Chapter 7
"Wait a second," Taryn said as she slowed down Rinoa. "What happened last year?"
"Nothing," Rinoa said hastily. Taryn made another move to ask Rinoa. Rinoa just sped up her pace. "I just don't want to talk about it, ok?"
"Sure," Taryn replied.
"You know, we'll see Irvine later. I have to talk to Squall. See you later." Rinoa walked toward the male dormitories.
"Yeah, see you later," Taryn said stunned at Rinoa's quick departure. "Ugh, now what am I going to do?"
"Squall," Rinoa said quietly. She timidly knocked on the door. She opened the door "Squall?"
"Squall's not here," came a deep voice from inside the dark room. Rinoa walked into the room and closed the door behind her.
"Then whose here?" she asked. A tall dark man stood up off the bed and walked over to her. His face was clouded in the darkness. He reached out for her. A scream escaped her lips. The lights went on and blinded her momentarily.
"Raijin?"
"It's just Rinoa," Raijin said over his shoulder. Rinoa peered behind his large build only to see Fujin sitting on a chair on the corner.
"What are you doing here?" Rinoa asked the two. Fujin got up from her chair.
"SEIFER."
"We're waiting for Seifer to get back from taking the test," Raijin replied.
"He should be back by now," Rinoa said. "I took the test with him in the same class. Wait! Why are you waiting here in Squall's dorm?"
"This is Seifer's dorm too."
"YEAH." The door swung open and a man walked in. "SEIFER?"
"If you want Seifer," Squall said. "He's in the library." Rinoa ran to Squall's side.
"I really need to talk to you, alone," Rinoa whispered into Squall's ear.
"Um, sure," Squall replied a little hesitant. "Could you guys get out of here. I'm sure you would rather find Seifer anyway." He said to Fujin and Raijin.
"Yeah, sure. But watching you and Rinoa might be more fun," Raijin said teasingly.
"Get out and get your mind out of the gutter," Rinoa said as she pointed to the exit.
Taryn shoved a book back on the shelf. It was hard to find a good book to read when you're bored out of your mind. Selecting a few she thought might be interesting; she headed out to the librarian. Boom...Taryn hit the floor. A groan came out of a mouth next to hers. Everyone turned and looked toward the commotion. A blonde head peered over her. "It's you again!" exclaimed a Seifer. "I swear you don't know when to stop."
"I didn't mean to bump into you. It's not like my mission to make your life miserable!" Taryn said, as she raised her voice to degrees she didn't know existed.
"Could have fooled me," Seifer said under his breath.
"Shhh," the librarian motioned with her finger. "This is a library. Please be quiet." Taryn nodded as she slumped over to pick up her books.
"I didn't know you liked romance," Seifer said as he thumbed through one of her books.
"Give that back," Taryn hissed as she snatched it away from him. She then continued to sort out the books. "Hey this isn't mine," she said as she picked up a Weapon Monthly magazine.
"Must be mine," Seifer said as he took it from her. "You know it'll do you some good to stop reading that sissy crap and start reading something like this...strong and bold."
"Yeah like this, huh?" She said as she picked up an issue of Girl Next Door. "I don't think porno magazines are considered...strong and bold. Do you? And don't even tell me that you read the articles and don't look at the pictures."
"Maybe if you were prettier you would be able to get into magazines like these," Seifer said in a harsh tone. "And it's not for me anyway. Raijin asked me to pick it up at the store in Fisherman Horizon."
"Yeah, sure," Taryn said in a sarcastic disbelief. Raijin and Fujin walked in.
"Hey boss," Raijin said, as Fujin walked toward Taryn and gave her a menacing look.
"I'll leave you to your buddies," Taryn said as she held her books tightly and strutted out of the library. Fujin bent over and picked up a pink covered book and handed it to Seifer, eyebrows raised. Seifer glanced at the book.
"What are you trying to say?" Squall asked Rinoa. They sat in an empty classroom on the second floor. Rinoa wanted them to be alone. "Do you still have feelings for him?"
"No of course not," Rinoa stuttered. "It's just...was I the one that caused him so much pain? Did he really love me?" Squall petted her hair and hugged her close.
"Don't worry about it. I doubt he really loved you or he wouldn't have handed you over to Adel so easily."
"Squall..."
"Yes."
"Do you really love me?" Rinoa asked as she peered into his eyes.
"......."
The automatic doors slid open. Squall and Rinoa quickly stood up. "You know, no one is allowed in here with out teacher's permission," Quistis said in slightly strict tone. "I'll let you off easily this time. But you better conduct your business elsewhere." Squall and Rinoa blushed and apologized quickly before exiting the premises. Laguna walked passed the 2 blushing teenagers.
"Hey, Quisty-honey."
Quistis sighed deeply. "How many times do I have to tell you not to call me that?!" Laguna shrugged.
"I always thought you liked it...well, that's not the reason I'm here anyway," Laguna said as he dropped a pile of paper on her desk. She glanced at the stack.
"What's this?" she asked as thumbed through the pile of paper. Laguna smiled.
"It looks like this year, Sorceress Edea has granted us the job of thinning out the applications from the new and hopeful tomorrow."
"Don't tell me...she wants this by tomorrow."
"That's right...it looks like we'll be spending the rest of the day and night together," he said gleefully.
"Oh no."
******Chapter 7******