Chapter 3
"La la la la laaa la la laa la...la la la la, la la la la la laaaa," Selphies sweet voice softly sang. She was the only one up, or so she thought. Seifer listened to her sing, like an angel. "la la la la laa.....Even if it should be lost tommorow and I lose you as well, For as long as possible, I want smiling faces to shine. Now, with my tears, I appeal to you, I don't need anything like a promise....."
"So sweet," Seifer muttered to himself. He thought for a second. How could he be falling for her? She was annoying! Or was she? ........I don't know.....
"Seifer? You're up?" Selphie asked. When he opened his eyes, she was right there, curious face and all. His eyes went as large as walnuts and he backed up. She giggled. "Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you..."
"It's ok....." Seifer said, shifting his eyes to the ground. She sat down next to him and sighed.He closed his eyes again and leaned against a rock.
"Seifer?" she finally said after a couple of minutes. He reopened his eyes and looked over at her.
"What is it?" Seifer asked, rather grumpy. She fiddled with her nanchukas, and leaned foward.
"How come you don't like us?" she interrogated. He bit the inside of his lower lip. The question caught him offgaurd. Why? There wasn't a real reason.
"Well....." Seifer sighed and shrugged. "Guess I just don't like people in general. They are so annoying, and clingy, and always messing things up..."
"......"this time Selphie remained quiet. How could Seifer hate people? She loved making new friends, and being around them constantly, unlike Seifer, who would rather crawl in a hole and die.
"You're quiet for once?" Seifer asked, rather suprised. She looked down and played in the sand.
"I don't want you to think I'm annoying...." Selphie whispered. Seifer's expression went back to it's no-expression look.
"Heh." Seifer's new favorite phrase. He looked over at her, she still looking like the small child he knew at the orphanage. Still innocent, and still playing in the sand. Like the little girl she is.
"Do you think I'm annoying?" Selphie finally asked, after another few moments of slience, the way Seifer perfered it. But her voice was soothing.
"......I'm not to sure." Seifer said. He didn't want to hurt her feelings, and stay his cool self. But it was Selphie..she wouldn't make fun of him, right? He looked into her eyes. The were always sparkling and bright.
"Oh.....Seifer, are we friends?" Selphie questioned. "Because I want us to be......because we are going to spend a lot of time together, with this mission and all. You know, to save Rinoa. Hey Seif, do you still like her?"
"..........I dunno....she was just there that summer...and Squall..." Seifer paused. Selphie was the only one who would look at him while they were talking.
"Squall...I wonder how he's doing.....I mean, him and Rinny have been through a lot, we all have, but I guess that's what makes us such good friends, and we work really well together..."
"You guys always seem to cooperate. I can't do that. Just not my style." Seifer chatted. Selphie wiped her hands on her crinkled yellow dress. The fire was dieing, and they were growing sleepy. It must've been around 2 in the morning.
"Are we going to cooperate well? Do we 'mesh', Seify?" Selph asked. Seify? What was that about?
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It must've been a while ago. Like maybe 10, 11 years. Well, we were all hanging out down by the beach, like we always did when we were that young and naive. I was standing there, pushing Zell around. Making him eat sand, and pushing his face downwards, making him cry, as usual. He was always such a whiner.
"STOP IT RIGHT NOW!!" a girls voice yelled from a top the hill. I look up at her, she's standing there, hands on her hips and all. I smirk and stick my tounge out at her.
"Whatchya gonna do about it?" I ask, in my tough-voice. I'm always sucha jerk.... She jumps down off the rock, and rolls a bit. She's so much smaller then me, but stands between me and him. I could easily knock her down, but I don't. I don't hurt girls, especially her. She's always sticking up for everyone.
"I"m gonna make YOU eat sand, mr. big and fluffy!" she says shrilly. Zell and I both look at her and he finally says:
"Umm...Selphee, you mean big and tuffy...not fluffy, right?" Zell still stares at her. She places a hand on her head and giggles.
"I supwose I do..." Selphie says. I wanted to laugh so hard and make fun of her sooo much, but I stop myself. I don't know why. It was just...cute.
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Seifer........Squall.....they are going to destroy me like they did the others before me, Rinoa thinks. She strides across the floor and runs her fingers through her hair. What possesed her to destroy the SeeD's... or what made her hate Squall all of the sudden and find the need to see Seifer...something in her made her. Something strong and evil.