Chapter 21, told by Raijin.
"Balamb?!"
"Keep your mouth shut about it. We gotta find jobs there before we do anything." So, Seifer had just told me that we were gonna move to Balamb. I couldn't believe it, ya know?! But he said that he had been saving up money... Seifer's such a good guy, ya know?!
"Alright, gotcha. Does Fujin know?"
"Nah, I was gonna ask you to tell her..."
"Oh, okay, no prob, ya know?!"
"Mhm..."
"...When should I tell her?"
"When she wakes up, I guess." It was Saturday, and Fujin was still sleeping. The pain had faded from her, which made me happy, and Seifer and her had made up again... Oh yeah, and Seifer told me that she might be a sorceress, cool, ya know?!
"...Okay."
"...I'm working the late shift tonight- four PM to 3:30 AM."
"...Oh, that stinks, ya know?!"
"No shit..."
"...Eep."
"We gotta go to Balamb today and pick up job applications for us, so we'll be gone awhile, then I gotta go to work, so you won't see me that much today."
"Alright... when we leavin' for Balamb?"
"...In a half hour..."
"Okay."
"I'm gonna go take a shower." He said, leaving the room. Fujin came out after he went in, giving him privacy or something, then she sat at the table, picking up her cup of coffee.
"Hey, Fuji."
"MORNING. GOOD." She finished her coffee in one gulp, then went into the bedroom to get dressed in regular clothes.
"Seifer!" I heard her nearly yell.
"Ooh... Fujin, sorry... I didn't know you were..." He muttered. Heheh. A minute later, Fujin came out of the bedroom, her usually pale cheeks flushed a pink color. She poured herself more coffee, and she sat down quietly.
"Yeah, look, Seifa wanted me to tell ya something, ya know?!" She looked up, giving me her undivided attention.
"...YES?"
"...We're moving to Balamb."
"WHAT?! REPEAT."
"I *said* we're moving to Balamb. We gotta go pick up job applications today."
"REALLY?"
"Yeah, man, no foolin'."
"GOOD. CAN AFFORD?"
"Yeah, Seifa's been saving up some money."
"SHOCK. WHEN LEAVE FOR APPLY?"
"When Seifa's done."
"Oh..."
"Hey everyone." Seifer said coming out. "I'm assuming you've heard, Fuu?"
"AFFIRMATIVE."
"Alright then... Let's go, ya know?!"
When we got to Balamb, we stopped at the weapon shop first, since that was where Seifer said it was best I worked.
"So, he wants a job here?" Asked the man behind the counter.
"Yes, I do, ya know?! I'm real good with weapons!"
"Alright then. You'll need to fill out this form..." I did so, and he said I started work next week, from 9am to 5pm. Interesting. I got 700 gil a week!
We went to get Fujin a job next.
"Shouldn't she work at a bar, instead?" The women suggested.
"What, you have a friggin' problem with her?!" Seifer asked.
"ANIALATE." Fujin suggested.
"No! You want this job, ya know!?"
"FORGOT. APOLOGY."
"N-no, she's fine. Have her fill this out..." It seemed that Seifer was still undecided on his job, so I sat on a bench, he sat next to me, and Fujin remained standing.
"Well, what do you think I should do?" He asked me. Well, errr, I dunno, Seifer... Hmm...
"...Maybe ya could work at the docks."
"NEGATIVE." Fujin answered for him.
"Why not?!" I ask, looking up at her accusingly.
"DIRTY. FISH. SMELL. NOT LIVE IN HOUSE. OUTSIDE. WILL HAVE TO PUT."
"Alright, alright people, there's no fucking way I'm working with fish!"
"TOLD SO."
"Well, okay, okay I got another idea!" I said, looking over at Seifer.
"Okay, what is it?" He said, getting a little annoyed.
"What about a Balamb officer...?"
"Oh come on. Be serious here. They are so friggin' choosey about who is a Balamb officer because they have so few of them."
"SEIFER STRONG. WILL ACCEPT." Fujin said without looking at either of us.
"...Yeah, man, it's worth a try, ya know?"
"You've got a point, might as well try..."
So, we walked over to the Balamb station.
"I'd like to apply for a job as a Balamb officer."
"Oh really? Have you any experiance in battle?" Fujin snorted from behind them. She's kinda funny, ya know?!
"Lots. I'm Seifer Almasy."
"...*The* Seifer Almasy?"
"Yeah, I'm the one."
"Whoa... Well, I guess if ya don't want to wage war, it'll be fine. When do you want to start?"
"Next week."
"Alright, Thursday you can start, just come here... And you'll work from Eight to eleven on weekdays, okay?"
"Sounds good. See ya." We walked away.
"See I told ya it'd work, ya know?!"
"Yeah... you guys wanna see the house?"
"Sure..."
~~~
When we got back to Deling, everything was quiet, and Seifer went to work. The house was real nice, with two bedrooms-Fujin and I would share- and it had a kithchen, living room, and bathroom. Seifer had obviously been saving up for awhile...
"HOUSE NICE. WHAT THINK?" Fujin asked, sitting down across from me at the table.
"I like it, ya know?!"
"Mhm."
"Fujin...?"
"How do ya feel about Seifer? I mean, you two are always fighting, ya know?!" Maybe I shouldn't have asked that... Too late now.
"YOU. GOOD FRIEND. HIM. GOOD FRIEND. DON'T HATE EITHER. LIKE BOTH." Wow, she's in a good mood. Hehe.
"Okay, good, ya know?!"
"AFFIRMATIVE."
"So, um, ya might be a sorceress?"
"POSSIBLE."
"Oh... wow, ya know?!"
"BIG DEAL. NOT." She's so... tough... I wonder if she really is inside. Heheh.
"Balamb?!"
"Keep your mouth shut about it. We gotta find jobs there before we do anything." So, Seifer had just told me that we were gonna move to Balamb. I couldn't believe it, ya know?! But he said that he had been saving up money... Seifer's such a good guy, ya know?!
"Alright, gotcha. Does Fujin know?"
"Nah, I was gonna ask you to tell her..."
"Oh, okay, no prob, ya know?!"
"Mhm..."
"...When should I tell her?"
"When she wakes up, I guess." It was Saturday, and Fujin was still sleeping. The pain had faded from her, which made me happy, and Seifer and her had made up again... Oh yeah, and Seifer told me that she might be a sorceress, cool, ya know?!
"...Okay."
"...I'm working the late shift tonight- four PM to 3:30 AM."
"...Oh, that stinks, ya know?!"
"No shit..."
"...Eep."
"We gotta go to Balamb today and pick up job applications for us, so we'll be gone awhile, then I gotta go to work, so you won't see me that much today."
"Alright... when we leavin' for Balamb?"
"...In a half hour..."
"Okay."
"I'm gonna go take a shower." He said, leaving the room. Fujin came out after he went in, giving him privacy or something, then she sat at the table, picking up her cup of coffee.
"Hey, Fuji."
"MORNING. GOOD." She finished her coffee in one gulp, then went into the bedroom to get dressed in regular clothes.
"Seifer!" I heard her nearly yell.
"Ooh... Fujin, sorry... I didn't know you were..." He muttered. Heheh. A minute later, Fujin came out of the bedroom, her usually pale cheeks flushed a pink color. She poured herself more coffee, and she sat down quietly.
"Yeah, look, Seifa wanted me to tell ya something, ya know?!" She looked up, giving me her undivided attention.
"...YES?"
"...We're moving to Balamb."
"WHAT?! REPEAT."
"I *said* we're moving to Balamb. We gotta go pick up job applications today."
"REALLY?"
"Yeah, man, no foolin'."
"GOOD. CAN AFFORD?"
"Yeah, Seifa's been saving up some money."
"SHOCK. WHEN LEAVE FOR APPLY?"
"When Seifa's done."
"Oh..."
"Hey everyone." Seifer said coming out. "I'm assuming you've heard, Fuu?"
"AFFIRMATIVE."
"Alright then... Let's go, ya know?!"
When we got to Balamb, we stopped at the weapon shop first, since that was where Seifer said it was best I worked.
"So, he wants a job here?" Asked the man behind the counter.
"Yes, I do, ya know?! I'm real good with weapons!"
"Alright then. You'll need to fill out this form..." I did so, and he said I started work next week, from 9am to 5pm. Interesting. I got 700 gil a week!
We went to get Fujin a job next.
"Shouldn't she work at a bar, instead?" The women suggested.
"What, you have a friggin' problem with her?!" Seifer asked.
"ANIALATE." Fujin suggested.
"No! You want this job, ya know!?"
"FORGOT. APOLOGY."
"N-no, she's fine. Have her fill this out..." It seemed that Seifer was still undecided on his job, so I sat on a bench, he sat next to me, and Fujin remained standing.
"Well, what do you think I should do?" He asked me. Well, errr, I dunno, Seifer... Hmm...
"...Maybe ya could work at the docks."
"NEGATIVE." Fujin answered for him.
"Why not?!" I ask, looking up at her accusingly.
"DIRTY. FISH. SMELL. NOT LIVE IN HOUSE. OUTSIDE. WILL HAVE TO PUT."
"Alright, alright people, there's no fucking way I'm working with fish!"
"TOLD SO."
"Well, okay, okay I got another idea!" I said, looking over at Seifer.
"Okay, what is it?" He said, getting a little annoyed.
"What about a Balamb officer...?"
"Oh come on. Be serious here. They are so friggin' choosey about who is a Balamb officer because they have so few of them."
"SEIFER STRONG. WILL ACCEPT." Fujin said without looking at either of us.
"...Yeah, man, it's worth a try, ya know?"
"You've got a point, might as well try..."
So, we walked over to the Balamb station.
"I'd like to apply for a job as a Balamb officer."
"Oh really? Have you any experiance in battle?" Fujin snorted from behind them. She's kinda funny, ya know?!
"Lots. I'm Seifer Almasy."
"...*The* Seifer Almasy?"
"Yeah, I'm the one."
"Whoa... Well, I guess if ya don't want to wage war, it'll be fine. When do you want to start?"
"Next week."
"Alright, Thursday you can start, just come here... And you'll work from Eight to eleven on weekdays, okay?"
"Sounds good. See ya." We walked away.
"See I told ya it'd work, ya know?!"
"Yeah... you guys wanna see the house?"
"Sure..."
~~~
When we got back to Deling, everything was quiet, and Seifer went to work. The house was real nice, with two bedrooms-Fujin and I would share- and it had a kithchen, living room, and bathroom. Seifer had obviously been saving up for awhile...
"HOUSE NICE. WHAT THINK?" Fujin asked, sitting down across from me at the table.
"I like it, ya know?!"
"Mhm."
"Fujin...?"
"How do ya feel about Seifer? I mean, you two are always fighting, ya know?!" Maybe I shouldn't have asked that... Too late now.
"YOU. GOOD FRIEND. HIM. GOOD FRIEND. DON'T HATE EITHER. LIKE BOTH." Wow, she's in a good mood. Hehe.
"Okay, good, ya know?!"
"AFFIRMATIVE."
"So, um, ya might be a sorceress?"
"POSSIBLE."
"Oh... wow, ya know?!"
"BIG DEAL. NOT." She's so... tough... I wonder if she really is inside. Heheh.
