Love Runs Deep
Chapter 4
Persuasion
The big city's lights reflected and sparkled in the moonlight. Deling City's most beautiful time was the evening. All the lights began to glimmer and shine. Seifer looked over at his traveling partner whom he'd seen a different side of while he'd been with her. A side he liked very much.
He stared at her, watching the lights mirror in her cerulean diamond pools. God, those eyes. That was it. That was what he found so stunning about her was those eyes. Noticing that he was staring at her, she looked over.
"What? What is it…?"
Embarrassed that he'd been caught, he tried to cover it up.
"N-nothing. I- I was uh- I was looking over at that car rental place behind you that's all," he stammered, pointing to the side of her.
She knew he was lying, and giggled at the fact. But then she found herself looking at him as well. Those gorgeous jade green eyes that held so much feeling. So many emotions swirling within them. Hatred, love, confusion, curiosity, pain. His build was another thing. All those years of carrying that massive gunblade around had done well for his abs.
Before she was even aware, his eyes locked with hers.
They leaned forward with their eyes closed, about to touch lips… when a familiar voice cut in.
"Well, I hope I'm not interrupting anything important."
They looked over sharply to see where the voice came from. Both eyes lighted up with wonder as they realized who it was.
"Squall!" they both cried together. Quistis rushed to hug him, nearly knocking him over with the force.
He shoved her away roughly, and she stumbled back, a gasp escaping her throat, shocked at his behavior. Pain flooded her crystal blue eyes. He was their friend right? So what was going on?
"Squall man, what's up? I thought we were friends?" Seifer questioned, his brows furrowed.
Anger… Quistis decided silently. Anger is what he's feeling. He doesn't want sympathy or love. That's why he pushed me away.
"It's nothing. I- I apologize Quistis," he replied, averting his eyes from both of them.
"Squall… please… please come back to us. We need you. Please. I know it's hard, but… but you have to come back. Garden and our friends can't function without you."
"Oh give me a break Quistis. It's not like Garden will fall without me there."
"Okay, so maybe not Garden… but dammit Squall, all the rest of us need you. You're our leader. Always have been."
"Oh cut the crap Seifer. Don't give me that mushy shit. I'm not going back to watch Rinoa get pregnant and watch Zell and her be happily married. No way," Squall snapped.
"Rinoa loves you Squall. I don't know why she did what she did, but I know she loves you, not Zell. And she wants to tell you that. Please come back. Please."
A moment of silence passed. Quistis began to think that no one was going to say anything. Until Squall said what she hoped he wouldn't.
"No, I'm not going back. That's it. Period," he finished, and walked away. Quistis grabbed his arm however and pulled him back before he could go anywhere.
"Please! We need you. Here, how about this. If you want, come with us, and when you get back, we'll get you an apartment of your own ok? That way, you won't have to see Rinoa, but we can come visit you anytime. How does that sound?"
Squall thought this over for a minute. He looked into Quistis' pleading eyes and face. Finally, he decided to comply.
"Fine. Let's go."
"Alright!!!" Quistis cheered, "the Ragnarok is just outside of town. Let's go!"
Squall stopped just in front of the massive ship. Was he doing the right thing in going back? Did they really need him that much? Well hell, even Seifer came along to come look for me. I guess they really do miss me. But Rinoa… a surge of anger flooded through him at the thought of her. He shook the thoughts away and boarded the ship, hoping he was making the right choice.
Chapter 4
Persuasion
The big city's lights reflected and sparkled in the moonlight. Deling City's most beautiful time was the evening. All the lights began to glimmer and shine. Seifer looked over at his traveling partner whom he'd seen a different side of while he'd been with her. A side he liked very much.
He stared at her, watching the lights mirror in her cerulean diamond pools. God, those eyes. That was it. That was what he found so stunning about her was those eyes. Noticing that he was staring at her, she looked over.
"What? What is it…?"
Embarrassed that he'd been caught, he tried to cover it up.
"N-nothing. I- I was uh- I was looking over at that car rental place behind you that's all," he stammered, pointing to the side of her.
She knew he was lying, and giggled at the fact. But then she found herself looking at him as well. Those gorgeous jade green eyes that held so much feeling. So many emotions swirling within them. Hatred, love, confusion, curiosity, pain. His build was another thing. All those years of carrying that massive gunblade around had done well for his abs.
Before she was even aware, his eyes locked with hers.
They leaned forward with their eyes closed, about to touch lips… when a familiar voice cut in.
"Well, I hope I'm not interrupting anything important."
They looked over sharply to see where the voice came from. Both eyes lighted up with wonder as they realized who it was.
"Squall!" they both cried together. Quistis rushed to hug him, nearly knocking him over with the force.
He shoved her away roughly, and she stumbled back, a gasp escaping her throat, shocked at his behavior. Pain flooded her crystal blue eyes. He was their friend right? So what was going on?
"Squall man, what's up? I thought we were friends?" Seifer questioned, his brows furrowed.
Anger… Quistis decided silently. Anger is what he's feeling. He doesn't want sympathy or love. That's why he pushed me away.
"It's nothing. I- I apologize Quistis," he replied, averting his eyes from both of them.
"Squall… please… please come back to us. We need you. Please. I know it's hard, but… but you have to come back. Garden and our friends can't function without you."
"Oh give me a break Quistis. It's not like Garden will fall without me there."
"Okay, so maybe not Garden… but dammit Squall, all the rest of us need you. You're our leader. Always have been."
"Oh cut the crap Seifer. Don't give me that mushy shit. I'm not going back to watch Rinoa get pregnant and watch Zell and her be happily married. No way," Squall snapped.
"Rinoa loves you Squall. I don't know why she did what she did, but I know she loves you, not Zell. And she wants to tell you that. Please come back. Please."
A moment of silence passed. Quistis began to think that no one was going to say anything. Until Squall said what she hoped he wouldn't.
"No, I'm not going back. That's it. Period," he finished, and walked away. Quistis grabbed his arm however and pulled him back before he could go anywhere.
"Please! We need you. Here, how about this. If you want, come with us, and when you get back, we'll get you an apartment of your own ok? That way, you won't have to see Rinoa, but we can come visit you anytime. How does that sound?"
Squall thought this over for a minute. He looked into Quistis' pleading eyes and face. Finally, he decided to comply.
"Fine. Let's go."
"Alright!!!" Quistis cheered, "the Ragnarok is just outside of town. Let's go!"
Squall stopped just in front of the massive ship. Was he doing the right thing in going back? Did they really need him that much? Well hell, even Seifer came along to come look for me. I guess they really do miss me. But Rinoa… a surge of anger flooded through him at the thought of her. He shook the thoughts away and boarded the ship, hoping he was making the right choice.