Final Fantasy VIII is © to Squaresoft. I don't own or claim to own any of
the characters, just using them to have a little fun and melt some boredom
away. Please don't sue me, you won't get anything. ._.
Here's chapter 2. Yeah. ^^;; Hopefully I still have people reading. :D If not… poo on you. o_O;;
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3 Butterfly
I eyed the stream of sunlight that had filtered in earlier groggily. I wasn't sure what time it was but probably time to drag myself out of bed. It's at times like these I hate morning people. With one quick burst of determination I jumped out of the bed, suddenly feeling exposed. Getting dressed after Irvine left wasn't something I had planned on doing. I ran quickly to the bathroom with a contained giggle. I felt like a little girl running from room to room searching for a towel. Feeling safe once again I moved over to the shower, turned it on and waited for the water to warm up. I stepped over the ledge and stood under the almost rhythmic pattern of water. I stretched my neck out, allowing the water to run along my skin, creating abstract patterns and trails. I grabbed soap and finished my shower once washing away anything that still stuck to my skin. I hopped out and reached for my brush and started to style my hair in my usual curls but then stopped. Using both hands I gathered all my hair, pulling it up into a quick ponytail, securing it with a band. I turned my head to the side, examining the style. Happy with it, I flashed myself a toothy grin in the mirror and stepped out of the bathroom, clutching the towel I had wrapped around myself. Once I had gotten dressed, an outfit consisting of a rather plain white tee shirt and denim shorts, I left the room. 'I'll clean it once I get back,' I thought to myself, eyeing the bed.
I locked the door as I left and began to walk, intending on heading to Rinoa's dorm. I hadn't called, and I slowed down as I thought about that, but kept heading in the direction, quickly deciding that I could always turn to Quistis. As I walked I waved to the people I knew, offering short 'g'mornings!' as I went and before I knew it I was at Rinoa's door.
I knocked gently, leaning to the side as if to check if she was really in there, which I couldn't. When no answer came I changed my course to Squall's dorm. After all, she practially lived there, didn't she?
***
I stared at the door before raising my fist to it. I was about to turn around when the door opened. "What did you want, Selphie?" Squall still stood in the doorway, and I wondered if he was blocking me on purpose.
"Oh, nothing," I said, rocking back on my heels while offering him my regular cheeky grin. "Just wanted to know if Rinoa was here." I watched him carefully, waiting for the answer.
"Yeah," he mumbled, going back into the room. I followed and returned the wave that Rinoa gave me. Squall turned and was about to leave when Rinoa outstretched her arms, an innocent smile curving her lips. Squall walked back, giving her a quick hug and then leaving. I couldn't help but smile as he left the room.
"He's some guy, isn't it he?" Rinoa said, her eyes following him out the door.
"I think he just forgot it was his room," and I laughed when she nodded.
"What'd you want?" Rinoa said after he had left, patting the empty spot on her bed next to her. I helped myself to a seat, tucking my legs underneath me.
"You know, the usual. I'm bored and I'm pretty sure no one wants to hear me yelling about the Festival. I'll give 'em an hour break," I said with a grin.
"Do you have it planned already?"
"…No…but-" I was interrupted by Rinoa's laughter and soon I joined in. I'll admit, making me laugh isn't something that's terribly hard to do. Once we were able to breath again I looked around, wiping my eyes carefully. On the floor was a half-full bag of clothes and I pointed to it. "What's that for?"
"Oh, Squall got picked for another mission. He won't tell me about it; all he said is that he'll be in Esthar for a while. I almost get the feeling that he's going to go see his dad but's too embarrassed to say anything," she answered, with a nervous laugh. Missions are fine for SeeDs, but I never really thought about how it must feel for the person waiting for them. I pushed the thought away. I don't have to worry about that anyway.
"Don't tell me you're worried about Squall," I said, arching one eyebrow to show just how serious I was. And I meant it. "Even if he didn't have you to come back to he'd refuse to die anyway. He's too stubborn to die or get hurt." This got another laugh, which again resulted in the two of us giggling like girls sharing some secret that's important to them. "When's he leavin'?"
"Um…" she paused, thinking, "tomorrow night, actually. I guess he's gonna take a train from Balamb to Galbadia and from there I don't really know anything."
"Oh. Is he gonna stay here tonight?" I asked, stretching out the words, this time raising both of my eyebrows.
"Hyne, no!" Rinoa laughed, "We actually talked about this once. He said…" she stopped, pausing to catch her breath, we were laughing again, "he said that he doesn't like sex because it makes your vulnerable and you can't keep your guard up."
"It sounds like him," I agreed, starting to laugh. Once the giggles had dyed down I sighed, leaning back a little. "You two're lucky."
"What do you mean?" Rinoa asked, her head tilting to the side, "I thought you and Irvine…" she trailed off. "Oh. You didn't?" She stopped.
"No. I didn't say anything to him. He leaves before I get the chance."
"Ooh, typical guy," Rinoa said, her voice fuming with mock-anger, and we laughed. "I was talking to that girl at the library, the one with the pigtail, you know her, right?"
"Erienne?" I offered.
"Yeah, I think that's her name. But she was telling me that she heard from one of her friends that Irvine told Zell that he was going to be going to Galbadia with Squall and then was gonna stay there for a while. See his friends, I guess."
"I wonder why he didn't tell me, then." I thought about it then brushed it off; it doesn't take long to learn not to trust gossip.
"But it could be like that game," Rinoa said, and then added when she saw my confused look: "You know, where you get a group of people and you send the sentence down the line to see how distorted it gets?"
"Oh! Yeah, I remember that. I thought it was boring, not enough moving. But I should probably start rounding up people for the Garden Festival," I said, sliding my legs out from underneath me and on to the floor. "See ya!"
"Bye, Selphie!"
I'm not good at ending chapters. _ Having a hard time keeping them in character. I haven't played the game in ages! ;_; I think the next few chapters are gonna go back to 3rd person. The view'll be swinging around a little. Sorry. o_o;; Anyway, if any of ya have any suggestions or comments please, feel free to e-mail or review! :D Also, I'm not sure if I want to have sort of a "look at Irvine" chapter every now and them. I kinda want to… but I dunno. ._. Or should I just make separate chapters or should I just forget about the whole thing? If you all could kindly put in your opinion of this… ^^ Thank you!
Here's chapter 2. Yeah. ^^;; Hopefully I still have people reading. :D If not… poo on you. o_O;;
1
2
3 Butterfly
I eyed the stream of sunlight that had filtered in earlier groggily. I wasn't sure what time it was but probably time to drag myself out of bed. It's at times like these I hate morning people. With one quick burst of determination I jumped out of the bed, suddenly feeling exposed. Getting dressed after Irvine left wasn't something I had planned on doing. I ran quickly to the bathroom with a contained giggle. I felt like a little girl running from room to room searching for a towel. Feeling safe once again I moved over to the shower, turned it on and waited for the water to warm up. I stepped over the ledge and stood under the almost rhythmic pattern of water. I stretched my neck out, allowing the water to run along my skin, creating abstract patterns and trails. I grabbed soap and finished my shower once washing away anything that still stuck to my skin. I hopped out and reached for my brush and started to style my hair in my usual curls but then stopped. Using both hands I gathered all my hair, pulling it up into a quick ponytail, securing it with a band. I turned my head to the side, examining the style. Happy with it, I flashed myself a toothy grin in the mirror and stepped out of the bathroom, clutching the towel I had wrapped around myself. Once I had gotten dressed, an outfit consisting of a rather plain white tee shirt and denim shorts, I left the room. 'I'll clean it once I get back,' I thought to myself, eyeing the bed.
I locked the door as I left and began to walk, intending on heading to Rinoa's dorm. I hadn't called, and I slowed down as I thought about that, but kept heading in the direction, quickly deciding that I could always turn to Quistis. As I walked I waved to the people I knew, offering short 'g'mornings!' as I went and before I knew it I was at Rinoa's door.
I knocked gently, leaning to the side as if to check if she was really in there, which I couldn't. When no answer came I changed my course to Squall's dorm. After all, she practially lived there, didn't she?
***
I stared at the door before raising my fist to it. I was about to turn around when the door opened. "What did you want, Selphie?" Squall still stood in the doorway, and I wondered if he was blocking me on purpose.
"Oh, nothing," I said, rocking back on my heels while offering him my regular cheeky grin. "Just wanted to know if Rinoa was here." I watched him carefully, waiting for the answer.
"Yeah," he mumbled, going back into the room. I followed and returned the wave that Rinoa gave me. Squall turned and was about to leave when Rinoa outstretched her arms, an innocent smile curving her lips. Squall walked back, giving her a quick hug and then leaving. I couldn't help but smile as he left the room.
"He's some guy, isn't it he?" Rinoa said, her eyes following him out the door.
"I think he just forgot it was his room," and I laughed when she nodded.
"What'd you want?" Rinoa said after he had left, patting the empty spot on her bed next to her. I helped myself to a seat, tucking my legs underneath me.
"You know, the usual. I'm bored and I'm pretty sure no one wants to hear me yelling about the Festival. I'll give 'em an hour break," I said with a grin.
"Do you have it planned already?"
"…No…but-" I was interrupted by Rinoa's laughter and soon I joined in. I'll admit, making me laugh isn't something that's terribly hard to do. Once we were able to breath again I looked around, wiping my eyes carefully. On the floor was a half-full bag of clothes and I pointed to it. "What's that for?"
"Oh, Squall got picked for another mission. He won't tell me about it; all he said is that he'll be in Esthar for a while. I almost get the feeling that he's going to go see his dad but's too embarrassed to say anything," she answered, with a nervous laugh. Missions are fine for SeeDs, but I never really thought about how it must feel for the person waiting for them. I pushed the thought away. I don't have to worry about that anyway.
"Don't tell me you're worried about Squall," I said, arching one eyebrow to show just how serious I was. And I meant it. "Even if he didn't have you to come back to he'd refuse to die anyway. He's too stubborn to die or get hurt." This got another laugh, which again resulted in the two of us giggling like girls sharing some secret that's important to them. "When's he leavin'?"
"Um…" she paused, thinking, "tomorrow night, actually. I guess he's gonna take a train from Balamb to Galbadia and from there I don't really know anything."
"Oh. Is he gonna stay here tonight?" I asked, stretching out the words, this time raising both of my eyebrows.
"Hyne, no!" Rinoa laughed, "We actually talked about this once. He said…" she stopped, pausing to catch her breath, we were laughing again, "he said that he doesn't like sex because it makes your vulnerable and you can't keep your guard up."
"It sounds like him," I agreed, starting to laugh. Once the giggles had dyed down I sighed, leaning back a little. "You two're lucky."
"What do you mean?" Rinoa asked, her head tilting to the side, "I thought you and Irvine…" she trailed off. "Oh. You didn't?" She stopped.
"No. I didn't say anything to him. He leaves before I get the chance."
"Ooh, typical guy," Rinoa said, her voice fuming with mock-anger, and we laughed. "I was talking to that girl at the library, the one with the pigtail, you know her, right?"
"Erienne?" I offered.
"Yeah, I think that's her name. But she was telling me that she heard from one of her friends that Irvine told Zell that he was going to be going to Galbadia with Squall and then was gonna stay there for a while. See his friends, I guess."
"I wonder why he didn't tell me, then." I thought about it then brushed it off; it doesn't take long to learn not to trust gossip.
"But it could be like that game," Rinoa said, and then added when she saw my confused look: "You know, where you get a group of people and you send the sentence down the line to see how distorted it gets?"
"Oh! Yeah, I remember that. I thought it was boring, not enough moving. But I should probably start rounding up people for the Garden Festival," I said, sliding my legs out from underneath me and on to the floor. "See ya!"
"Bye, Selphie!"
I'm not good at ending chapters. _ Having a hard time keeping them in character. I haven't played the game in ages! ;_; I think the next few chapters are gonna go back to 3rd person. The view'll be swinging around a little. Sorry. o_o;; Anyway, if any of ya have any suggestions or comments please, feel free to e-mail or review! :D Also, I'm not sure if I want to have sort of a "look at Irvine" chapter every now and them. I kinda want to… but I dunno. ._. Or should I just make separate chapters or should I just forget about the whole thing? If you all could kindly put in your opinion of this… ^^ Thank you!