A/N: So Selphie and Rinoa want to bring Seifer and Kyonae together…who do they think they're kidding? There's no way in hell this is going to work. Kyonae and Seifer hate each other with a passion…don't they??? Hey, don't ask me. I'm just the writer. (Jeez, that sounded stupid.) And if anybody wondered, that boy that kept hitting on me-he's afraid to even go near me lately. ^_^ Now he knows how I feel when he stalks me in the halls-oops, sorry. I'm rambling again. Just read this and stop listening to me.
Disclaimer: 'Someday out of the Blue' does not belong to me, sorry to say. It belongs to Elton John, Tim Rice, and Dreamworks SKG. I just thought it would fit with the dance scene.
Chapter Eight: The SeeD Ball(for lack of a better title)
Seifer leaned against the wall, watching the other couples dancing. How happy they all were. Even Squall, talking with Selphie, Rinoa, Quistis and Zell, laughed when he heard Selphie crack a joke. He actually laughed. Everyone had become happier after the whole 'incident'.
The 'incident'…that's all it was allowed to be called, he thought, looking up at the glass ceiling. And all he had been allowed to be called was 'traitor', and 'disgrace'. But now that he was a SeeD, standing here in this very ballroom, it was as if it had never happened. People smiled at him as they passed now, instead of spitting and cursing. He had redeemed himself. He had finally been forgiven, even in the eyes of his scarred rival.
"HI SEIFER!!!" Selphie's high-pitched voice rang shrilly in his ear, jarring him awake from his thoughts. He stepped back a bit as he turned to see the hyper brunette. "Hyne, Selphie… d'ya really gotta do that?"
"Uh-huh," she nodded proudly, Rinoa right behind her. "Otherwise I wouldn't get your attention."
"Yeah, well, whaddya want?"
"Well, we've been looking around the entire ballroom, and we finally found someone who would be interested in dancing with you," Rinoa said, grinning.
"Please tell me it's you," Seifer joked.
"I appreciate the offer, but no thanks," she replied sarcastically, smiling still. "Guess who it is, come on, just guess."
"All right…" Seifer looked around the ballroom, scratching his chin. "Hmm…could it be Quistis?"
"Nope! Guess again!" Selphie said.
"Uh…one of the Trepies?"
"No!"
"Fujiin?"
"She's too busy kicking the crap out of Raijiin," Rinoa pointed out.
"Sorceress Edea?"
Selphie giggled frantically. "You're silly!"
"I'm tired of guessing. Who is it?"
"Right over there," Rinoa gestured across the room, to the opposite wall.
Seifer's gaze followed Rinoa's hand, and saw whom else but Kyonae Falcona. She looked stunning in the light, her hair combed hopelessly only to return to its regular attractively messy style. She had changed from her SeeD uniform to a flowing strapless white dress, showing her shapely figure. Upon her neck was a chain with a silver shape of a falcon on it. She looked a little bored, standing on the wall alone.
"Her? Why?"
"She told us that she really likes you," Selphie said in a low voice. "She thinks you're really cute."
"Really?" Seifer asked, interested.
"Really."
(Wow,) Seifer thought to himself running his hand through his fine blond hair. He had never thought…wow. Did she really think that? Selphie had to be lying through her teeth. But what if she was telling the truth…?
"Are you sure?" he said quietly.
"Oh, yeah," Rinoa confirmed. "Definitely."
"Seriously." Selphie grinned mischievously. "So…are you gonna go over there or not?"
Glancing again at the beautiful young woman, he nodded. "Okay. Fine."
"Good, we'll go tell her," Rinoa said excitedly, grabbing Selphie's arm and running off.
***
Kyonae stood on the wall, feeling shaky inside. She wouldn't even have come had Rinoa and Selphie not urged her to. They said it was her first SeeD ball, and she should in enjoy it, Irvine or no Irvine. That she could understand. But why they had insisted on her putting on this dress instead of her uniform was a complete mystery to her. There was really no one to impress, and she really didn't care.
She looked over to the punch table, to see Irvine standing amidst a throng of girls who were practically swooning over him. She caught his eye, which had been taken care of by swift healing potion. He looked her up and down in almost hidden amazement, but turned away quickly, straightening his hat involuntarily.
(Fine,) Kyonae thought bitterly, looking up through the glass ceiling to the amass of twinkling stars. (Who cares…not me. I don't even know him. Just because he saved me doesn't mean I have to be in love with him.)
"HEY KYONAE!!!"
Kyonae grimaced slightly, rubbing her ear as she saw Selphie and Rinoa. "Hello, Selphie," she muttered. "What is it?"
"We found someone who wants to dance with you," Rinoa answered.
The depressed young woman rolled her eyes and sighed. "I'm not really in the mood."
"Oh, nonsense! You'll think different when you see him," assured the raven-haired woman.
"Yeah! Guess who it is!" Selphie said.
"Selphie…" Rinoa said quickly, silencing her. "He's right over there."
Kyonae looked in the direction Rinoa was pointing, and saw Seifer Almasy himself. She had been so shaken back at the dorm that she hadn't realized how good he looked in that SeeD outfit. It really suited him. He waved at her, a thin golden eyebrow raised in interest and a warm glint in those emerald green eyes of his.
"Him? Why?"
"He told us he's crazy about you, Kyonae," Selphie explained. "Haven't you noticed? Anyway, he sent us over to ask you because he's too shy to ask you himself. So, will you?"
She glanced at Seifer once more. Did he really feel that way? Even back in Trabia, Selphie had been known to spread false gossip. It seemed to be her primary function. But Rinoa was agreeing with her, and she didn't strike Kyonae as the kind of person who lied a lot. It had to be true…right?
"All right," she nodded. "Why not?"
"Oh, good! Well then, get a move on! Go for it!" Selphie and Rinoa both said, pushing her onto the dance floor.
As she went, Selphie leaned in towards Rinoa's ear. "See? I told ya it would work."
"Oh, please, it was all my idea."
"Was not-"
"What are you talking about?" Squall interceded, coming up to them. Laguna, Squall's father, and Ellone his sister, who had turned up for the party, were right behind him. Then Squall caught sight of Kyonae meeting Seifer on the dance floor, and then the satisfied looks on the girls' faces. "What-? Oh no. No, no, no, you didn't!"
"I don't know what you're talking about, Squall," Rinoa said playfully.
"Don't know what I'm- Rinoa! Do you know what you might have just started?"
"A good relationship?" she guessed.
"A war," he said simply. "I'd better make sure my GF's equipped…"
"Oh, come on, Squall," Rinoa said, hugging him. "You're overreacting…"
"Rinoa, not in front of my dad…" he grumbled embarrassingly.
But Laguna Loire wasn't listening. He was watching that girl who had just stepped onto the dance floor. She looked so familiar it was eerie. He had never met her, but she seemed to be a face worth remembering, someone important…
And Ellone mirrored his expression.
***
Kyonae met Seifer on the ballroom floor, smiling uncertainly. He bowed gracefully, grinning. "May I have this dance?"
She took his hand timidly, putting her other hand on his shoulder, and his hand to her waist. The music began, a live singer ready to sing up by the band. Both were nervous, not really knowing what would happen.
Someday out of the blue
In a crowded street or deserted square
I'll turn and I'll see you
As if our love were new
Someday we can start again someday soon.
Kyonae stared into Seifer's eyes, not sure what to make of them. Was this all a trick to break her spirit? It didn't make any sense at all. The Seifer from her nightmares had no feelings, just the desire to kill and rampage, someone to be feared. And yet here she was dancing with him face to face. Was this all a dream?
Somehow, she hoped not.
Here comes the night
Here come the memories
Lost in your arms
Down in the foreign fields
Not so long ago
Seems like eternity
Those sweet afternoons
Still capture me
Seifer twirled her around, then led her back to him. She was a beautiful dancer, never once looking down to check her footing, knowing exactly where she was going. She moved in complete rhythm to the music. She was so expertise at it, she seemed to make him dance better. He felt a little pang in his heart, something he had never felt before. What was it?
Whatever it was, he liked it.
Someday out of the blue
In a crowded street or a deserted square
I'll turn and I'll see you
As if our love were new
Someday we can start again someday soon.
I still believe
I still put faith in us
We had it all
And watched it slip away
Where are we now? Not where we want to be
Those hot afternoons
Still follow me
Irvine watched them dance. For once, it was someone else dancing with the belle of the ball, not him. He was used to getting any girl he wanted with nothing more than a smile. But Kyonae was different. She needed more than a smile and a surprise kiss. She needed much more than that.
He grinned. All this made him love her even more.
Someday out of the blue
Maybe years from now or tomorrow night
I'll turn and I'll see you
As if we always knew
Someday we would live again someday soon.
Oh, here comes the night
Here come those memories
Lost in your arms
Lost in a mist of dreams
Not so long ago
Seems like eternity
Those sweet afternoons
Still capture me
The song was ending, and the room went dark as a bright display of fireworks went up in bright fiery hues and dark somber colors. Seifer and Kyonae looked at one another, neither of them noticing that their faces were inches apart and drawing closer together…
Suddenly Kyonae felt a large weight on her chest, and she couldn't breathe. Her insides began to tremble frantically, and the ballroom was beginning to swirl. (No, no, no,) she pleaded to herself. But whomever she was talking to, they didn't listen.
Seifer was now noticing that she was beginning to shake. "Kyonae, are you okay?"
"I-I-I-I'm f-f-fine," she stuttered, but it sounded a lot like choking. "I-just need some a-a-air, ex-excuse me." She walked off the dance floor out onto the open balcony, barely able to keep from staggering. After a few moments, Seifer followed her. Maybe it wasn't an act after all…
A/N: So, whaddya think? Do these guys fit together, or should I stick with Irvine and Kyonae? I don't know…I ask a lot of people at school and they say to go with Irvine, but others are telling me to go with Seifer. I know! I'll just forget them both and make Zell her boyfriend! OWW! *got kicked in the shin by best friend Sorena* I'm just kidding, Sorena. Hyne…nobody has a sense of humor… PLEASE READ AND REVIEW! PLEASE!!!
