Plans: Chapter Two
Squall replayed the dance scene, trying to understand what Selphie had liked about it. He'd never been a fan of fantasy theme movies, but this seemed intriguing. Considering she ran. Then again, so had Rinoa after their dance. A slight sigh escaped his lips, and he decided to watch the movie from the very beginning.
"So, Squall was eavesdropping?"
Selphie grinned, and nodded. "Yep. He even asked me what I had meant."
Rinoa giggled. "Squall being romantic. That'd be sweet. Oh wait..."
Her eyes widened for a second, as she looked at Quistis.
"You know, then... That he heard you talking about Seifer, Quisty!"
Quistis choked on her water, as the other two started snickering.
A table away, Zell and Irvine were shaking their heads at the girls.
"I don't think I've ever seen them laugh so much in one day."
Zell smirked. "Oh, that's right... You didn't see Squall on his way back from the training center."
Irvine frowned. What could be so funny about that?
"He didn't have any of his junctions. He wasn't immune to sleep."
A low whistle, then Irvine had to smile himself. They all seemed to do that once, go in there without anything but a weapon, and come out with their tail between their legs.
"Bad as I think?"
"Worse. He was more purple then black."
Irvine actually giggled.
'Damn. They need to make a part two for this.'
Squall shut off the dvd, partly understanding why Selphie would want someone like Jareth. Perhaps it was also why he and Rinoa had broken up. He'd never been the romantic type, often getting help from Irvine or Quistis on way to surprise her with a small gift or a night out. It was to make up for all the time he'd been unable to give her. It seemed that time was what she had truly wanted, not a stuffed animal.
They made their way over to the girl's table, Irvine dropping an arm around Rinoa's shoulders after sitting. She smiled, kissing his cheek softly. They'd been together for three months, in public - just one. Both had been worried about Selphie's thoughts on their new relationship, but she had given them her blessing. After seeing them kiss at a party.
"I kinda figured you guys had something going on."
"Selphie... I..."
She just shook her head. "It's alright, Irvine. I knew we were drifting apart... I just didn't want to face it." She smiled, holding out her hands. Rinoa and Irvine each took one. She squeezed theirs.
"Friends still?" Rinoa asked, her other hand wiping at her eyes.
"Friends forever."
It was also that same night, Selphie had her first conversation with Squall. They had talked about their failed relationships; Squall and Rinoa hadn't lasted long after their victory. They had discussed plans for the future, even shared a few fears they had. Selphie had learned a lot about their stoic commander.
Irvine waved a hand in front of her face. Quistis grinned.
"She must be thinking about Squall loosing his towel."
"What?!?" Zell and Irvine exclaimed as one. Selphie scowled.
"I heard that. How rude. And I was Not."
"Sure, Sure..." Quistis waved a hand at her.
"You're just mad that I did, and you didn't."
Selphie stuck her tongue out at her, and Quistis returned the gesture.
Squall flipped through his phonebook, looking for a particular number. He didn't know why he was about to do this, but it felt right for some reason. Selphie had listened to him, and actually helped him find a sort of direction in his life. After their talk, he called Laguna. They'd spent a week together, getting to know each other. While it would take time for the scars to heal, Squall felt more comfortable talking to him.
"President's Office."
"Kiros?"
"Squall?"
A small pause. "Yep, it's me. Hey, is... is Laguna around?"
He wasn't able to call him Dad, or Father... just yet.
"Yes, just a minute..."
Laguna looked up, as Kiros called his name.
"Squall is on the phone for you." Laguna dropped his putter, and raced over to his desk.
"Hi."
"Hello." There was a slight pause.
"So... What's up?"
"Actually... I was wondering if I could ask a favor of you."
"Shoot."
"I want to do something for a friend of mine, but I don't want to hold it here. It's going to be a surprise. Can we use the ballroom there?"
"Sure! Is there a certain theme for the ball?"
"There is. Heard of a movie called Labyrinth?"
"I love that movie!"
Squall had barely uttered the beginning of the title when Laguna nearly *squealed* his like. Amazing.
"We'll make it a costume ball, it'll be so fun! Uhm, which friend of yours is this for, by the way?"
"Selphie..."
"Lovely, lovely. Hmm, see if you can get her measurements."
"Laguna!" Shocked.
"What? This way, we can have a dress made for her, like Sarah's."
"Oh." Hyne, he felt like a dumbass.
"Yours as well, my boy. You can look like Jareth."
"...."
"Even if you don't know, I know. You'll make a cute couple."
Before he could protest, Laguna was already telling him goodbye and hanging up the phone.
With a slight smile, he shook his head and hung up the phone. Now, to tell the others of his plan. After all, they would all be going as well, to help act out the scene for her. If he could find Seifer, he'd invite the blonde as well, just to see the look on Quistis' face.
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Notes:
Hope everyone is enjoying so far, and many thanks for the reviews ^_^
Disclaimers: Squaresoft owns most of the characters used within, the others belong to their respective owners, not I.
John - It was meant to be funny, and from actual game experience. The first time I went in TC, I ended just being put to sleep, then hit, and then sleep again. -_- I'm sorry that you didn't like it though, but that'll prolly be the only time that it happens to Squall.
Z-V an' Fujin: Hehe, I'll try! ~.~
Barrett: Mine too. =) I need to wok on that again. (Seifer as a vampire, Sugoi ^^v)
effingdoris, Ethrial, T-chan, silenced-and-blinded - Thanks so much! I hope my future chapters live up to the praise.
Squall replayed the dance scene, trying to understand what Selphie had liked about it. He'd never been a fan of fantasy theme movies, but this seemed intriguing. Considering she ran. Then again, so had Rinoa after their dance. A slight sigh escaped his lips, and he decided to watch the movie from the very beginning.
"So, Squall was eavesdropping?"
Selphie grinned, and nodded. "Yep. He even asked me what I had meant."
Rinoa giggled. "Squall being romantic. That'd be sweet. Oh wait..."
Her eyes widened for a second, as she looked at Quistis.
"You know, then... That he heard you talking about Seifer, Quisty!"
Quistis choked on her water, as the other two started snickering.
A table away, Zell and Irvine were shaking their heads at the girls.
"I don't think I've ever seen them laugh so much in one day."
Zell smirked. "Oh, that's right... You didn't see Squall on his way back from the training center."
Irvine frowned. What could be so funny about that?
"He didn't have any of his junctions. He wasn't immune to sleep."
A low whistle, then Irvine had to smile himself. They all seemed to do that once, go in there without anything but a weapon, and come out with their tail between their legs.
"Bad as I think?"
"Worse. He was more purple then black."
Irvine actually giggled.
'Damn. They need to make a part two for this.'
Squall shut off the dvd, partly understanding why Selphie would want someone like Jareth. Perhaps it was also why he and Rinoa had broken up. He'd never been the romantic type, often getting help from Irvine or Quistis on way to surprise her with a small gift or a night out. It was to make up for all the time he'd been unable to give her. It seemed that time was what she had truly wanted, not a stuffed animal.
They made their way over to the girl's table, Irvine dropping an arm around Rinoa's shoulders after sitting. She smiled, kissing his cheek softly. They'd been together for three months, in public - just one. Both had been worried about Selphie's thoughts on their new relationship, but she had given them her blessing. After seeing them kiss at a party.
"I kinda figured you guys had something going on."
"Selphie... I..."
She just shook her head. "It's alright, Irvine. I knew we were drifting apart... I just didn't want to face it." She smiled, holding out her hands. Rinoa and Irvine each took one. She squeezed theirs.
"Friends still?" Rinoa asked, her other hand wiping at her eyes.
"Friends forever."
It was also that same night, Selphie had her first conversation with Squall. They had talked about their failed relationships; Squall and Rinoa hadn't lasted long after their victory. They had discussed plans for the future, even shared a few fears they had. Selphie had learned a lot about their stoic commander.
Irvine waved a hand in front of her face. Quistis grinned.
"She must be thinking about Squall loosing his towel."
"What?!?" Zell and Irvine exclaimed as one. Selphie scowled.
"I heard that. How rude. And I was Not."
"Sure, Sure..." Quistis waved a hand at her.
"You're just mad that I did, and you didn't."
Selphie stuck her tongue out at her, and Quistis returned the gesture.
Squall flipped through his phonebook, looking for a particular number. He didn't know why he was about to do this, but it felt right for some reason. Selphie had listened to him, and actually helped him find a sort of direction in his life. After their talk, he called Laguna. They'd spent a week together, getting to know each other. While it would take time for the scars to heal, Squall felt more comfortable talking to him.
"President's Office."
"Kiros?"
"Squall?"
A small pause. "Yep, it's me. Hey, is... is Laguna around?"
He wasn't able to call him Dad, or Father... just yet.
"Yes, just a minute..."
Laguna looked up, as Kiros called his name.
"Squall is on the phone for you." Laguna dropped his putter, and raced over to his desk.
"Hi."
"Hello." There was a slight pause.
"So... What's up?"
"Actually... I was wondering if I could ask a favor of you."
"Shoot."
"I want to do something for a friend of mine, but I don't want to hold it here. It's going to be a surprise. Can we use the ballroom there?"
"Sure! Is there a certain theme for the ball?"
"There is. Heard of a movie called Labyrinth?"
"I love that movie!"
Squall had barely uttered the beginning of the title when Laguna nearly *squealed* his like. Amazing.
"We'll make it a costume ball, it'll be so fun! Uhm, which friend of yours is this for, by the way?"
"Selphie..."
"Lovely, lovely. Hmm, see if you can get her measurements."
"Laguna!" Shocked.
"What? This way, we can have a dress made for her, like Sarah's."
"Oh." Hyne, he felt like a dumbass.
"Yours as well, my boy. You can look like Jareth."
"...."
"Even if you don't know, I know. You'll make a cute couple."
Before he could protest, Laguna was already telling him goodbye and hanging up the phone.
With a slight smile, he shook his head and hung up the phone. Now, to tell the others of his plan. After all, they would all be going as well, to help act out the scene for her. If he could find Seifer, he'd invite the blonde as well, just to see the look on Quistis' face.
---
Notes:
Hope everyone is enjoying so far, and many thanks for the reviews ^_^
Disclaimers: Squaresoft owns most of the characters used within, the others belong to their respective owners, not I.
John - It was meant to be funny, and from actual game experience. The first time I went in TC, I ended just being put to sleep, then hit, and then sleep again. -_- I'm sorry that you didn't like it though, but that'll prolly be the only time that it happens to Squall.
Z-V an' Fujin: Hehe, I'll try! ~.~
Barrett: Mine too. =) I need to wok on that again. (Seifer as a vampire, Sugoi ^^v)
effingdoris, Ethrial, T-chan, silenced-and-blinded - Thanks so much! I hope my future chapters live up to the praise.
