1 Part Eleven
Q/N: Eleven parts! Yipee! I am watching Pocahontas. I dunno why… huggles for all the regulars and special mentions for Trepie 28 and Tigerstripes, seeing as you were so happy to get mentioned last time! Huge thanks for anti gravity and giggleplex. Thanks for the help! I appreciate it a lot. On to chappy now, and will Squall survive?
Chapter 11 Recovering from tragedy
I don't wanna say I'm sorry
Cos I know there's nothing wrong
Don't be afraid there's no need to worry
Cos my feelings for you are still strong
Hold me in your arms
And never let me go
Hold me in your arms
Cos I need you so
I can see it in your eyes
There is something
Something you wanna tell me
I see it in your eyes
There is something
That you hide from me
Is there a reason why
There is something
Something you wanna tell me
I see it in your eyes
There is something
That you hide from me
Lasgo – Something
Selphie shook Squall's lifeless body continuously in a panic. Would he wake up? He had to. She wouldn't be able to live with herself if he didn't.
"Squall!" she screamed. "Squall don't go! Don't die! We need you! She needs you! She doesn't love Seifer she loves you!" the two men turned to Selphie.
"What?" Zell asked. Selphie cradled Squall close to her and turned to the pair.
"That look on her face…when Seifer told us about their engagement…she looked…confused…afraid…it was all going too fast for her. But you remember when we told her about the incident when she was drunk in the car…she had this secretive smile on her face…like she didn't care…she loves him, I know she does," Selphie explained.
"I've noticed that too," Irvine concurred with Selphie. "Recently, she seems so distant and void of emotion when she's with Seifer, but with Squall she looks…I dunno…almost happy. She doesn't want to use Seifer, but she's still so confused about all of this."
"Wake up Squall…wake up…" Selphie muttered. Zell watched Squall's hand as his fingers started to move slightly.
"He's alive! He's alive!" Zell cried. They all focused on Squall's blood- covered face, as his distressed eyes slowly opened. They all had joyful smiles on their faces.
"Let's get him to Kadowaki," Irvine said cheerfully. "At least we know he's alive." Irvine helped Zell to pick Squall up.
"I'm…alive?" Squall uttered. Selphie giggled.
"Of course you are, silly! What would we do without you Squall?" she replied happily, tears still falling down her porcelain face. She placed a hand on his cold, bloodstained cheek. "We'll get you all fixed up now. We're not letting you die on us Squall, no way!" they then carefully took Squall out of his quarters and made their way to the infirmary.
~~***~~
Quistis sat in front of her dressing table mirror and brushed her long silky blond hair. So many things whizzed through her mind at once. This whole engagement thing was going too fast for her to keep up with. One minute she was just happy Quistis Trepe, single 18-year-old woman who had recently regained her position as an Instructor. But the next she was an engaged woman, and she was no longer going to be happy Quistis Trepe, but confused Quistis Almasy. She put the brush down on the table and thought.
'What am I supposed to do? I'd be so cheap if I just called this whole thing with Seifer off…but…'
[But you don't love the guy anymore, do you?] Siren interrupted Quistis' trail of thought. [Someone's changed your mind.]
'Siren! That's not true!'
[Don't lie to me Quisty, I can tell from in here that you don't love that nitwit Almasy anymore, but you've fallen for someone else…a handsome young commander…ooh I love romance novels!]
'Siren…don't tell anyone!'
[Too late. Most of us GFs have been in on this for a while. We've been trying to get rid of Almasy for god knows how long.]
'Siren!'
[What! You love Squall right? Well…follow your heart!] Quistis sighed. Siren was right. She knew she was. She had to accept the truth. She was in love with Squall.
"When Squall tells me whether he loves me or not, that's when I'll make my decision," Quistis concluded. She brushed her hair behind her ears and stared at her reflection. She stood up and left the room only to be met outside by a pair of men and a young woman, who were carrying the bleeding body of a brown-haired young man.
~~***~~
"You can be such an idiot sometimes Squall," Dr Kadowaki sighed, bandaging up the last of Squall's self-inflicted wounds. "Attempting suicide! Why?"
"…" Squall remained silent. He didn't want to answer her.
"Squall, the medical needs of a person outrank their duty or position. I order you to tell em what provoked into doing something so idiotic! You had poor Selphie so worried about you! And Quistis! She was a wreck when she found out you'd done all of that to yourself!" Dr Kadowaki folded her arms and waited for and answer. Squall sighed heavily.
"I did it because…I was…upset," he mumbled.
"I see. Why were you so upset?"
"Because…because…Quistis…is getting married…to Seifer."
"Oh my!" Dr Kadowaki gasped. She obviously hadn't been informed of the engagement. She patted Squall's back. "I'm sorry Squall…I know how much you love her…"
"And personally I would've preferred to have died than live on without telling her how I felt! Why the fuck did you help me!" he yelled furiously. "I didn't want to be helped! I just wanted to be left alone!" Selphie, who happened to overhear Squall's angry outburst, stormed into the room, went straight up to Squall and slapped him harshly across the face. Squall was so surprised by Selphie's action that he gasped and put his hand on his cheek where she had slapped him.
"You're being so fucking selfish Squall!" she screamed. "We all need you here! This whole team needs you! You're our leader! You hold us together! Not only that but you're our friend! We care so much about you Squall! We'd never want to see you hurt!" she began to sob, but still she showed flawless determination to continue her speech. "You mean so much to all of us! Without you…we'd feel so empty…you keep us all in line! Who'll be there for us when we need them? Who'll look out for us? You mean the world to someone Squall, you just don't know it yet." Squall's eyes widened. It was all making sense to him now. He had to keep going, for the team! He'd have to place his own agendas to one side for now and focus on what was really important: his friends. He lifted his face until it was level with Selphie's. He smiled.
"Thanks for that Selphie…I really needed that…" he replied. She grinned.
"Anytime Squally!" she chirped. She skipped towards the door, turned and giggled, then left.
"That Selphie is a little firecracker wouldn't you say?" Dr Kadowaki broke the silence. Squall laughed.
"Firecracker! Ha! More like Nuclear explosive!" Squall exclaimed. He folded his arms and smiled.
"She's really an 'in your face' kind of girl isn't she?"
"I'd say so."
"But you can't help but like her for it."
"Exactly." Squall stood up and brushed himself down. "I'm outta here now doctor. I've been in here too often lately."
"Darn right you've been in here too often! I'm almost sick of your face!" Squall laughed again then left. He had ultimately decided to just chill out for the rest of the day. That was until Zell came up to him.
"Yo Squall!" he said.
"Hey Zell," Squall replied.
"Come on! Let's go hang someplace! You need to chill out a bit, and what better way to do so than with your buddies!" Zell grinned cheekily as Irvine and Selphie joined him.
"We'll go find an arcade or something, and just have some good old fashioned fun!" Irvine said excitedly.
"Yep! Come on Squally it'll be fun! It'll take your mind off of stuff!" Selphie chirruped. Squall smiled at his friends.
"All right then, I'll tag along with you guys," Squall replied, a happy smile now on his face. Selphie then proceeded in leading them out of Garden.
"Oh Squall," Irvine began.
"Yeah?" Squall asked.
"This might not be a good time but…you know at the bar…"
"Yeah…"
"Well…I sorta spiked your drinks. You guys got drunk on purpose." Irvine decided now would be a good time to run as Squall had a very threatening look on his face. Irvine then darted past Selphie, followed closely by Squall.
Yay! A (relatively) happy end to the chappy! But one problem still remains: what will Squall do about the wedding? Will he go? Will he abide by Seifer's rule? Will he tell Quistis exactly what she's waiting to hear before it's too late? Who knows…well, obviously I do but hey. And for all Irvine fans (I know one or two) no fear! Irvy will get outta this alive! I said alive…I didn't say in one piece…but I said alive! OK, so he'll have a bruise or two, but otherwise, he'll live! Later days!
Q/N: Eleven parts! Yipee! I am watching Pocahontas. I dunno why… huggles for all the regulars and special mentions for Trepie 28 and Tigerstripes, seeing as you were so happy to get mentioned last time! Huge thanks for anti gravity and giggleplex. Thanks for the help! I appreciate it a lot. On to chappy now, and will Squall survive?
Chapter 11 Recovering from tragedy
I don't wanna say I'm sorry
Cos I know there's nothing wrong
Don't be afraid there's no need to worry
Cos my feelings for you are still strong
Hold me in your arms
And never let me go
Hold me in your arms
Cos I need you so
I can see it in your eyes
There is something
Something you wanna tell me
I see it in your eyes
There is something
That you hide from me
Is there a reason why
There is something
Something you wanna tell me
I see it in your eyes
There is something
That you hide from me
Lasgo – Something
Selphie shook Squall's lifeless body continuously in a panic. Would he wake up? He had to. She wouldn't be able to live with herself if he didn't.
"Squall!" she screamed. "Squall don't go! Don't die! We need you! She needs you! She doesn't love Seifer she loves you!" the two men turned to Selphie.
"What?" Zell asked. Selphie cradled Squall close to her and turned to the pair.
"That look on her face…when Seifer told us about their engagement…she looked…confused…afraid…it was all going too fast for her. But you remember when we told her about the incident when she was drunk in the car…she had this secretive smile on her face…like she didn't care…she loves him, I know she does," Selphie explained.
"I've noticed that too," Irvine concurred with Selphie. "Recently, she seems so distant and void of emotion when she's with Seifer, but with Squall she looks…I dunno…almost happy. She doesn't want to use Seifer, but she's still so confused about all of this."
"Wake up Squall…wake up…" Selphie muttered. Zell watched Squall's hand as his fingers started to move slightly.
"He's alive! He's alive!" Zell cried. They all focused on Squall's blood- covered face, as his distressed eyes slowly opened. They all had joyful smiles on their faces.
"Let's get him to Kadowaki," Irvine said cheerfully. "At least we know he's alive." Irvine helped Zell to pick Squall up.
"I'm…alive?" Squall uttered. Selphie giggled.
"Of course you are, silly! What would we do without you Squall?" she replied happily, tears still falling down her porcelain face. She placed a hand on his cold, bloodstained cheek. "We'll get you all fixed up now. We're not letting you die on us Squall, no way!" they then carefully took Squall out of his quarters and made their way to the infirmary.
~~***~~
Quistis sat in front of her dressing table mirror and brushed her long silky blond hair. So many things whizzed through her mind at once. This whole engagement thing was going too fast for her to keep up with. One minute she was just happy Quistis Trepe, single 18-year-old woman who had recently regained her position as an Instructor. But the next she was an engaged woman, and she was no longer going to be happy Quistis Trepe, but confused Quistis Almasy. She put the brush down on the table and thought.
'What am I supposed to do? I'd be so cheap if I just called this whole thing with Seifer off…but…'
[But you don't love the guy anymore, do you?] Siren interrupted Quistis' trail of thought. [Someone's changed your mind.]
'Siren! That's not true!'
[Don't lie to me Quisty, I can tell from in here that you don't love that nitwit Almasy anymore, but you've fallen for someone else…a handsome young commander…ooh I love romance novels!]
'Siren…don't tell anyone!'
[Too late. Most of us GFs have been in on this for a while. We've been trying to get rid of Almasy for god knows how long.]
'Siren!'
[What! You love Squall right? Well…follow your heart!] Quistis sighed. Siren was right. She knew she was. She had to accept the truth. She was in love with Squall.
"When Squall tells me whether he loves me or not, that's when I'll make my decision," Quistis concluded. She brushed her hair behind her ears and stared at her reflection. She stood up and left the room only to be met outside by a pair of men and a young woman, who were carrying the bleeding body of a brown-haired young man.
~~***~~
"You can be such an idiot sometimes Squall," Dr Kadowaki sighed, bandaging up the last of Squall's self-inflicted wounds. "Attempting suicide! Why?"
"…" Squall remained silent. He didn't want to answer her.
"Squall, the medical needs of a person outrank their duty or position. I order you to tell em what provoked into doing something so idiotic! You had poor Selphie so worried about you! And Quistis! She was a wreck when she found out you'd done all of that to yourself!" Dr Kadowaki folded her arms and waited for and answer. Squall sighed heavily.
"I did it because…I was…upset," he mumbled.
"I see. Why were you so upset?"
"Because…because…Quistis…is getting married…to Seifer."
"Oh my!" Dr Kadowaki gasped. She obviously hadn't been informed of the engagement. She patted Squall's back. "I'm sorry Squall…I know how much you love her…"
"And personally I would've preferred to have died than live on without telling her how I felt! Why the fuck did you help me!" he yelled furiously. "I didn't want to be helped! I just wanted to be left alone!" Selphie, who happened to overhear Squall's angry outburst, stormed into the room, went straight up to Squall and slapped him harshly across the face. Squall was so surprised by Selphie's action that he gasped and put his hand on his cheek where she had slapped him.
"You're being so fucking selfish Squall!" she screamed. "We all need you here! This whole team needs you! You're our leader! You hold us together! Not only that but you're our friend! We care so much about you Squall! We'd never want to see you hurt!" she began to sob, but still she showed flawless determination to continue her speech. "You mean so much to all of us! Without you…we'd feel so empty…you keep us all in line! Who'll be there for us when we need them? Who'll look out for us? You mean the world to someone Squall, you just don't know it yet." Squall's eyes widened. It was all making sense to him now. He had to keep going, for the team! He'd have to place his own agendas to one side for now and focus on what was really important: his friends. He lifted his face until it was level with Selphie's. He smiled.
"Thanks for that Selphie…I really needed that…" he replied. She grinned.
"Anytime Squally!" she chirped. She skipped towards the door, turned and giggled, then left.
"That Selphie is a little firecracker wouldn't you say?" Dr Kadowaki broke the silence. Squall laughed.
"Firecracker! Ha! More like Nuclear explosive!" Squall exclaimed. He folded his arms and smiled.
"She's really an 'in your face' kind of girl isn't she?"
"I'd say so."
"But you can't help but like her for it."
"Exactly." Squall stood up and brushed himself down. "I'm outta here now doctor. I've been in here too often lately."
"Darn right you've been in here too often! I'm almost sick of your face!" Squall laughed again then left. He had ultimately decided to just chill out for the rest of the day. That was until Zell came up to him.
"Yo Squall!" he said.
"Hey Zell," Squall replied.
"Come on! Let's go hang someplace! You need to chill out a bit, and what better way to do so than with your buddies!" Zell grinned cheekily as Irvine and Selphie joined him.
"We'll go find an arcade or something, and just have some good old fashioned fun!" Irvine said excitedly.
"Yep! Come on Squally it'll be fun! It'll take your mind off of stuff!" Selphie chirruped. Squall smiled at his friends.
"All right then, I'll tag along with you guys," Squall replied, a happy smile now on his face. Selphie then proceeded in leading them out of Garden.
"Oh Squall," Irvine began.
"Yeah?" Squall asked.
"This might not be a good time but…you know at the bar…"
"Yeah…"
"Well…I sorta spiked your drinks. You guys got drunk on purpose." Irvine decided now would be a good time to run as Squall had a very threatening look on his face. Irvine then darted past Selphie, followed closely by Squall.
Yay! A (relatively) happy end to the chappy! But one problem still remains: what will Squall do about the wedding? Will he go? Will he abide by Seifer's rule? Will he tell Quistis exactly what she's waiting to hear before it's too late? Who knows…well, obviously I do but hey. And for all Irvine fans (I know one or two) no fear! Irvy will get outta this alive! I said alive…I didn't say in one piece…but I said alive! OK, so he'll have a bruise or two, but otherwise, he'll live! Later days!