All Over Again... Fujin/Nuriko
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FY/FFVIII crossover.
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I groan and practically run into the wall in agnoy. Fujin was begining to bother me, no matter how hard I try to keep up the personality of an ice cube, it comes back and bites me in the butt.

I created Fujin for a reason. She was the perfect opposite of myself. Someone with closed emotions, thought she was a guy and was damn quiet.

I pulled away the patch and blink the one eye that hadn't been scarred. I start to laugh, thinking about Squall's new scar. I'm glad he remembers he's Chichiri, although it's a pity he has a scar there too. I touch the one over my right eye gently. It was caused during training, back when Fujin really was a tough bitch and I was still sleeping... even though I had alot of input in her personality.

I smile and snap the patch back over my eye and grunt like a pirate.

"Hey uh, Fujin you okay?"

I blink and turn around nervously, and see Raijin standing and staring at me. I gulp and quickly reply, "WHY HERE?"

He looks taken aback and mentally I laugh. He stares at his feet and mumbles, "You left your door open, ya know. Then I saw you acting all funny, ya know. So I decided to check on you, ya know."

I sigh. His "ya know"s were so much like Chichiri's "no da"s. Not quite as intersting, but certainly a strange speech pattern. "LEAVE," I bark, letting Fujin take over once more, pulling back to rest in the shadows.

As I shrink back, I wonder, "Are the others dealing with their personas the same way?"

~*~

Fujin stood on the Quad balcony, breathing in the air while looking at the slowly receeding waters. The rains fell for a good 12 hours, and the waters were at least 2 feet deep, luckily during the past 3 weeks, the water had drained away until it was only an inch deep. She already sensed the arrival of two more Sichiseishi, not counting Zell, who had the aura when he entered the school.

She watched some water oriented students training outside. It was against school regulation, but she let it go. There was no more Seifer, she was in charge of the Disiplinary Commitee. In fact, she actually let it go slack. In so many ways she had loved him as a big brother.

"Yo, Nuriko."

Fujin whirled around at the mention of her Sichiseishi name. "YES?"

"C'mon Nuriko, come out."

~*~

I reemerge, pushing Fujin aside a little. I don't want to be too much like my old self. Zell was standing in front of me, arms cross across his chest. He looks so cute now...

I shake my head, and the hentai thoughts that wanted to come through as Nuriko. "No, no, no," I say to myself, "I'm a lesbian now."

"YES?" I repeat in the low, harsh voice.

"C'mon Nuriko, I know yer in there." He's talking with Tasuki's deeper, rougher voice. I shudder a bit, remembering the way he used to tease me.

Finally I give in and allow myself to transform. No one else was there, and changing sexes didn't hurt as much as it used to. I grunt a bit, and fall to my knees, as the last of the changes take over. I stand up and brush off the black leggings. "Yeah?" I ask, in a more casual tone.

Suddenly the boy's arms are wrapped around my shoulders. I gasp slightly, feeling his own physical body shift slightly. "Gee, looks like yer still a cross dressin'-"

"Hey now!" I cry, pulling away from him, now looking into his familar amber eyes. "I don't cross dress!"

~*~

Tasuki gave Nuriko a onceover and poked him in the chest. "Yeah, well... you are now!" he retorted.

"Che! Like it was my choice to wear this!? Was I supposed to know you were gonna call for me?" he retorted, pushing the finger away.

"Hey...." Tasuki's eyes grew sly as he reached for the patch around Nuriko's eye. He pulled it away with one tug and gasped, the black cloth falling to the ground. "Nuriko..."

He picked up the patch and tied it back, carefully avoiding his longish hair. "That's right, a scar, just like Chichiri, only this was caused by my actions as Fujin," he snapped.

The firey haired boy stepped back, surprised by the other boy's reaction. "Nuriko... I'm..." before he could apologize, the purple haired boy was already turning back into a girl.

"LEAVE," Fujin barked and thundered away.

~*~

Dammit... Fujin has a stronger effect on me than I realized. I shut the door to my dorm and slump against the bed. I didn't mean to be so mean to Tasuki, but it seemed natural. A reaction to come from the stone bitch herself.

I groan. I don't want to be so cold, but I've been that way for so long, it's FUCKING normal for me. I can't be kind anymore.

I think about what I just complained to myself about and growl. First, I can't keep Fujin's personality up, and now I can't be kind! WHAT AM I!? And his face, I can't believe the expression on his face! He looked surprised, distraught and upset. Hell, it's not like I like him... He's got Chichiri!

~*~

Fujin looked up suddenly and closed her eye. She could sense something, energy unlike Suzaku's. She growled and let loose a mouthful of profanities. It was definately Seiryuu energy, and whoever was a reborn Seishi was undeniably powerful. "Shit," she swore realization hitting her head on. "It's Nakago!"

She spun around and walked right into Squall. Stumbling backwards she growled, "RAGE!" This was one of the rare times she actually puncutated her words with emotion.

"Oh, I'm sorry Fu-" Squall stared at her for a moment then shook his head. "Nah, you can't be," he murmured and bowed an apology.

"Can't be who?"

He gulped and backed up into a wall. "Nu-Nuriko?"

Fujin smiled gently and touched Squall's scar. "Dammit, I'm supposed to be the one with the scar this time. Want to steal my th-"

"Excuse me Nuriko, but I think I had the scar FIRST."

"As Chichiri!"

"So!?"

The two glared at each other with their good eyes. As they did so they noticed one thing... they're scars were almost mirrors to one another. Squall with the fresh scar over his left eye and Fujin with the faded scar over her right eye. Squall shook his head. "We shouldn't be arguing about this no da," he said slowly.

"Chichiri?"

"Hm?"

Fujin placed an arm around his shoulder. "Are you missing Seifer as much as I am?"

"I miss Hikou."

She snorted. "Oh well, I guess it's the same thing. But, I need to be serious for a moment?"

Squall frowed. "Why?"

"I sens-"

"Nakago?" he quickly filled in.

She nodded. "Yeah."

Squall shook his head slowly and took a step. "You know, he came around the same time as Chiriko. It's making me worry. Who else was reborn? And if all the Seiryuu seishi are here, then were could the rest of us be na no da?"

"You're 'no da's are more spratic now."

"I know."

Fujin looked at him intently for a moment. Somehow, she couldn't believe that Chichiri was standing before her. Although she knew she was just as differnt, it was hard to embrace... difficult to accept. "SQUALL?" she asked, returning to her cold, speechless state.

"Yeah?"

"STAY OUT OF TROUBLE. SEIFER ISN'T HERE."

Squall smiled slightly and nodded. "Yeah, I know."

Fujin's attention was already somewhere else as she ran off barking, "DISCIPLINE!"