Not the One

Not the One

A Final Fantasy VIII songfic starring Quistis.

Disclaimer and whatnot:

Standard stuff again, it's a Collective Soul song, and Quistis and the others belong to Squaresoft. So there. All of this takes place fairly early in the game, when she loses her instructor's license and looks to Squall for support.

            Quistis stood alone n the hallway to the training area. She sighed and let herself lean against the wall, thinking perhaps that she should have never told those things to Squall.

I waltzed around you

Seven times

Only to becomes

A melody you never sang

I'm not the one

            She wrapped her arms around her own body from the chill she felt, though it wasn't from the night air.

Oh, I'm not the one

Oh, I'm not the one

            She brushed her hair back and slowly walked to the elevator, nodding as she passed the Garden Faculty.

Clouds of thought you Filter through

Never to reason

While patiently your world

Still bleeds

Who shall be the one?

            She got on the elevator and pressed the button for the second floor.

Oh, I'm not the one

Oh, I'm not the one

            Holding in another sigh, she paced to the classroom and unlocked the door, then sat at her old desk.

I waltzed around you

Seven times

Only to becomes

A melody you never sang

I'm not the one

Oh, I'm not the one

            She folded her arms and laid her head in them, allowing herself to weep silently for the things she had lost.

Oh, I'm not the one

Oh, I'm not the one

Oh, I'm not the one

            Cid was examining the halls and saw the light on. He peeked in to see Quistis, sobbing at her desk, and although she was no longer permitted to be in the classroom after hours, he eased the door shut so no one would disturb her.

Not the one

Not the one

Owari