1 Part twelve
Q/N: I'd like to say that I only add parts up to this because of the reviews I get. I will say that there's only a few parts left of this until it's all over. So many nice happy people! Cheering Quisty up when Quisty's all sick but still writing, whilst at the same time being driven insane with the amount of times my family have watched Harry Potter since they bought it. Let the chappy commence. Ya ha!
Chapter 12
It's hard to wake up
When the shades have been pulled shut
This house is haunted
It's so pathetic
It makes no sense at all
I'm ripe with things to say
The words they rot and fall away
For if stupid poem
Could fix this home
I'd read it every day
So here's your holiday
Hope you enjoy it this time
You gave it all away
It was mine
So when you're dead and gone
Hope you remember this night
20 years now lost
It's not right
Blink 182 – Stay together for the kids
Squall had never felt quite so at peace with himself for a long time. He lay on his bed looking at the ceiling with a small smile on his face. He'd had a great time with Selphie, Zell and Irvine the previous day. A knock came on Squall's door. It was Xu. She looked drunk and depressed.
'Oh shit' Squall thought. 'Another bad night for poor Xu.'
[She has too many of those. She's an alcoholic] Shiva added.
'Shut up' Squall replied.
"Hi Squall…" Xu muttered, barely seeming conscious.
"What the hell happened to you?" Squall asked.
[Ack, wrong question to ask there] Shiva commented. Xu invited herself in and plopped down in his bed.
"Well," Xu began her obviously long rant. "To start off with, last night I was supposed to be going out for dinner with Nida. He blew me off for the 4th time this month! He says he has a girlfriend to see, and that him and me are 'just friends.' So I decided to meet up with Urissa, that girl Zell's dating. She had to work the late shift in the cafeteria so she blew me off too. So then, I thought 'OK I'll meet up with Quistis.' That fucked up as well. She wasn't up for anything at all after finding out she's got to marry Seifer in 3 days…"
"3 days?" Squall interrupted, suddenly interested.
"Yes, Seifer's arranged it all without her, so what? She's a happy woman, as for me I'm a goddamn spinster whom last night ended up in a club doing pole dancing for some horny retards! I'm not a fucking whore! Dammit!" she thumped her fists on his bed and moaned.
"That's a bit soon, wouldn't you say?"
"Yes I would. Why are you so concerned? Is Romeo gonna barge in right before the vows and tell the bride how much he loves her! Don't be such a dumb ass Squall! What about me? I need friends! I need love! But I wouldn't like Rinoa as a bridesmaid. Not personally."
"Rinoa?"
"Oh yeah, Seifer wanted her to be a bridesmaid. Quistis went mental. This was all yesterday while you were out with your mates having a good time!"
"Xu…"
"Don't you 'Xu…' me mister commander! I am a high-rank SeeD! I deserve respect! I…deserve sleep…" within a few seconds of having spoken she flopped backwards onto Squall's bed, completely out for the count.
[Drunk] Shiva muttered. [Let her rest for now Squall. She's gonna have a mood on come the dreaded hour of her re-awakening.]
'All right…' Squall sighed turning to the door.
"Sleep tight Xu," Squall whispered. "Oh, and mess up my room and I kill you OK? Good." Squall promptly left the room after that, sparing himself from sheer boredom and the wrath of Xu.
~~***~~
As Squall walked out of the library he ran into Rinoa. She was back. The wedding would be tomorrow, so she was obviously there for dress rehearsals or whatever. She looked up at Squall.
"Hello Squall," she said meekly.
"Hello Rinoa," he replied.
"How are you?"
"I'm fine. You?"
"Good…why aren't you coming tomorrow?"
"I…have things to do…"
"That's not the truth. Selphie told me the truth. She's told all of us. You've been threatened into not going, by Seifer."
"That's…correct…" Squall hung his head, trying not to make eye contact.
"Squall," Rinoa lifted his face up to the same level as hers. "You should go. Don't let that gimp bully you out of going to see this."
"Why the fuck are you being so goddamn nice? What do you want from me?"
"I don't want anything like that Squall. All I want…is to see you happy…is that such a crime? Huh?" she turned away from him then whipped back. "You wanna come see mine and Selphie's dresses?"
"…All right," Squall replied cautiously.
"Squall I'm well aware that we're not the best of friends, but we can at least be civil, right?"
"OK." Squall sighed. Rinoa smiled and led Squall to where Selphie was. She was wearing a long ivory-coloured dress with a gold trim around the top. Round her neck was a small pearl necklace and on her head was a cute diamante tiara. She looked at Squall and smiled happily.
"Hey Squall! What do ya think?" she asked, giving him a twirl to show off the whole dress. He nodded.
"You look fabulous Selphie," Squall said. She beamed with pride.
"You should see Quistis! Man, she looks so pretty! Go on! Go see her! She's in the next room!" Selphie led Squall through to the next room. Before he had a chance to object the door slammed closed behind him. He turned towards the centre of the room and saw Quistis, wearing a long, strapless white dress that shimmered as the sun caught it. She had a diamond tiara on top of her loose blond hair and a long veil emanated from it. She also wore a white gold necklace and matching bracelet. For several seconds Squall just stared and stared. She looked incredible. But…she didn't look happy. She looked almost like she was daydreaming. She suddenly snapped back when she noticed Squall's gaze on her.
"Squall! I haven't seen you since…that incident…" her voice died away. She went up to Squall and looked at him. "Why did you do that Squall? Why did you resort to such measures?"
"I…I don't know…" he replied quietly. He didn't really want to tell her why, but he knew now that he'd have to in the end.
"Squall…" she sighed. "You're holding back on me. I'm an expert Squall observer, you should know that by now." Squall hesitated, then plucked up all of his courage. To think, beating Ultimecia felt like a breeze compared to this entire social trivia. He could beat the Ultima Weapon but was unable to express his feelings for a woman.
"I…I did it because I was upset…" he finally managed to say.
"Why?"
"Because…of your marriage to Seifer…"
"Why…"
"I…I…" Squall began before Seifer entered the room. He scowled at Squall.
"Squall! What a pleasant surprise!" it was obvious Seifer didn't want him around.
"I'll go now," Squall turned and left. He closed the door gently behind him, only to be greeted by a sea of intrigued faces.
"Did you tell her?" Zell asked.
"What did she say?" Irvine asked.
"Seifer came in…I didn't get a chance…" Squall finally replied bluntly. Everyone sighed.
"Damn that Seifer," Selphie moaned angrily. "Always getting in our way!" Irvine put his arm around her to settle her down.
"Chill out Sephy, we'll figure a way," Irvine reassured her.
"But how! With the wedding tomorrow how are we meant to come up with something!"
"We have our ways…"
[We all have our own individual ways of doing things, don't we Siren?] Shiva asked her friend.
[That's right, and believe you me, Squall will be going to that ceremony tomorrow, no doubt about it. She's not marrying that Seifer!] Siren stated. [Not while I'm junctioned to her!]
[And as long as Squall keeps me junctioned I'm gonna make sure he fucks up that ceremony and runs off with the woman he loves!]
[Excellent…we'll win this one…] Siren and Shiva began to laugh maniacally as they plotted and schemed their next move.
Part 12 finally finished! It's taken me a while cos of illness and homework but it's finally up. If the words to any of the songs I add in this fic are wrong please forgive me, I am an idiot ^-^.
Blink 182 – Stay together for the kids is taken from the album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket.
I've got a Nirvana tribute thing this week! I'm gonna (try) and have fun, cos even if the place is crap, at least the band will be good. Meheheheheh…OK final part will be up next. If I can get over 80 reviews for this whole fic it'll make it all the more worthwhile. Until then, later days!
Q/N: I'd like to say that I only add parts up to this because of the reviews I get. I will say that there's only a few parts left of this until it's all over. So many nice happy people! Cheering Quisty up when Quisty's all sick but still writing, whilst at the same time being driven insane with the amount of times my family have watched Harry Potter since they bought it. Let the chappy commence. Ya ha!
Chapter 12
It's hard to wake up
When the shades have been pulled shut
This house is haunted
It's so pathetic
It makes no sense at all
I'm ripe with things to say
The words they rot and fall away
For if stupid poem
Could fix this home
I'd read it every day
So here's your holiday
Hope you enjoy it this time
You gave it all away
It was mine
So when you're dead and gone
Hope you remember this night
20 years now lost
It's not right
Blink 182 – Stay together for the kids
Squall had never felt quite so at peace with himself for a long time. He lay on his bed looking at the ceiling with a small smile on his face. He'd had a great time with Selphie, Zell and Irvine the previous day. A knock came on Squall's door. It was Xu. She looked drunk and depressed.
'Oh shit' Squall thought. 'Another bad night for poor Xu.'
[She has too many of those. She's an alcoholic] Shiva added.
'Shut up' Squall replied.
"Hi Squall…" Xu muttered, barely seeming conscious.
"What the hell happened to you?" Squall asked.
[Ack, wrong question to ask there] Shiva commented. Xu invited herself in and plopped down in his bed.
"Well," Xu began her obviously long rant. "To start off with, last night I was supposed to be going out for dinner with Nida. He blew me off for the 4th time this month! He says he has a girlfriend to see, and that him and me are 'just friends.' So I decided to meet up with Urissa, that girl Zell's dating. She had to work the late shift in the cafeteria so she blew me off too. So then, I thought 'OK I'll meet up with Quistis.' That fucked up as well. She wasn't up for anything at all after finding out she's got to marry Seifer in 3 days…"
"3 days?" Squall interrupted, suddenly interested.
"Yes, Seifer's arranged it all without her, so what? She's a happy woman, as for me I'm a goddamn spinster whom last night ended up in a club doing pole dancing for some horny retards! I'm not a fucking whore! Dammit!" she thumped her fists on his bed and moaned.
"That's a bit soon, wouldn't you say?"
"Yes I would. Why are you so concerned? Is Romeo gonna barge in right before the vows and tell the bride how much he loves her! Don't be such a dumb ass Squall! What about me? I need friends! I need love! But I wouldn't like Rinoa as a bridesmaid. Not personally."
"Rinoa?"
"Oh yeah, Seifer wanted her to be a bridesmaid. Quistis went mental. This was all yesterday while you were out with your mates having a good time!"
"Xu…"
"Don't you 'Xu…' me mister commander! I am a high-rank SeeD! I deserve respect! I…deserve sleep…" within a few seconds of having spoken she flopped backwards onto Squall's bed, completely out for the count.
[Drunk] Shiva muttered. [Let her rest for now Squall. She's gonna have a mood on come the dreaded hour of her re-awakening.]
'All right…' Squall sighed turning to the door.
"Sleep tight Xu," Squall whispered. "Oh, and mess up my room and I kill you OK? Good." Squall promptly left the room after that, sparing himself from sheer boredom and the wrath of Xu.
~~***~~
As Squall walked out of the library he ran into Rinoa. She was back. The wedding would be tomorrow, so she was obviously there for dress rehearsals or whatever. She looked up at Squall.
"Hello Squall," she said meekly.
"Hello Rinoa," he replied.
"How are you?"
"I'm fine. You?"
"Good…why aren't you coming tomorrow?"
"I…have things to do…"
"That's not the truth. Selphie told me the truth. She's told all of us. You've been threatened into not going, by Seifer."
"That's…correct…" Squall hung his head, trying not to make eye contact.
"Squall," Rinoa lifted his face up to the same level as hers. "You should go. Don't let that gimp bully you out of going to see this."
"Why the fuck are you being so goddamn nice? What do you want from me?"
"I don't want anything like that Squall. All I want…is to see you happy…is that such a crime? Huh?" she turned away from him then whipped back. "You wanna come see mine and Selphie's dresses?"
"…All right," Squall replied cautiously.
"Squall I'm well aware that we're not the best of friends, but we can at least be civil, right?"
"OK." Squall sighed. Rinoa smiled and led Squall to where Selphie was. She was wearing a long ivory-coloured dress with a gold trim around the top. Round her neck was a small pearl necklace and on her head was a cute diamante tiara. She looked at Squall and smiled happily.
"Hey Squall! What do ya think?" she asked, giving him a twirl to show off the whole dress. He nodded.
"You look fabulous Selphie," Squall said. She beamed with pride.
"You should see Quistis! Man, she looks so pretty! Go on! Go see her! She's in the next room!" Selphie led Squall through to the next room. Before he had a chance to object the door slammed closed behind him. He turned towards the centre of the room and saw Quistis, wearing a long, strapless white dress that shimmered as the sun caught it. She had a diamond tiara on top of her loose blond hair and a long veil emanated from it. She also wore a white gold necklace and matching bracelet. For several seconds Squall just stared and stared. She looked incredible. But…she didn't look happy. She looked almost like she was daydreaming. She suddenly snapped back when she noticed Squall's gaze on her.
"Squall! I haven't seen you since…that incident…" her voice died away. She went up to Squall and looked at him. "Why did you do that Squall? Why did you resort to such measures?"
"I…I don't know…" he replied quietly. He didn't really want to tell her why, but he knew now that he'd have to in the end.
"Squall…" she sighed. "You're holding back on me. I'm an expert Squall observer, you should know that by now." Squall hesitated, then plucked up all of his courage. To think, beating Ultimecia felt like a breeze compared to this entire social trivia. He could beat the Ultima Weapon but was unable to express his feelings for a woman.
"I…I did it because I was upset…" he finally managed to say.
"Why?"
"Because…of your marriage to Seifer…"
"Why…"
"I…I…" Squall began before Seifer entered the room. He scowled at Squall.
"Squall! What a pleasant surprise!" it was obvious Seifer didn't want him around.
"I'll go now," Squall turned and left. He closed the door gently behind him, only to be greeted by a sea of intrigued faces.
"Did you tell her?" Zell asked.
"What did she say?" Irvine asked.
"Seifer came in…I didn't get a chance…" Squall finally replied bluntly. Everyone sighed.
"Damn that Seifer," Selphie moaned angrily. "Always getting in our way!" Irvine put his arm around her to settle her down.
"Chill out Sephy, we'll figure a way," Irvine reassured her.
"But how! With the wedding tomorrow how are we meant to come up with something!"
"We have our ways…"
[We all have our own individual ways of doing things, don't we Siren?] Shiva asked her friend.
[That's right, and believe you me, Squall will be going to that ceremony tomorrow, no doubt about it. She's not marrying that Seifer!] Siren stated. [Not while I'm junctioned to her!]
[And as long as Squall keeps me junctioned I'm gonna make sure he fucks up that ceremony and runs off with the woman he loves!]
[Excellent…we'll win this one…] Siren and Shiva began to laugh maniacally as they plotted and schemed their next move.
Part 12 finally finished! It's taken me a while cos of illness and homework but it's finally up. If the words to any of the songs I add in this fic are wrong please forgive me, I am an idiot ^-^.
Blink 182 – Stay together for the kids is taken from the album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket.
I've got a Nirvana tribute thing this week! I'm gonna (try) and have fun, cos even if the place is crap, at least the band will be good. Meheheheheh…OK final part will be up next. If I can get over 80 reviews for this whole fic it'll make it all the more worthwhile. Until then, later days!