{Oh no! Could Quistis possibly like Seifer? Or is that a good
thing?! Oh, my, what happens next?!}
"You work three hours a night, and you get 60 gil a night. If you want to quit, you must give at least a one week notice. All tip you get, you keep. Fair enough?" The plump man said to me.
"Okay. I'll take the job."
I woke up early this morning to find a job. I couldn't possibly like Seifer. It was just my mind playing tricks with me. And right now, I wanted to see him as little as possible, and I figured that if I got a job, I wouldn't need to see him anymore! I had been looking for a job all morning and had no luck. It was 6:00pm and I still didn't have dinner yet. This bar, "Night Café" was my last try, and it turned out the man was nice enough to hire me without a resume.
"Okay, you work tomorrow night starting at 11:00pm to 2:00am. After your shift, I'll pay you. You can go into the bar right now, since it's closed anyway, and meet other employees. They're not all here yet, but I think Aliandra is here. She's also a bartender like you. She's been working here for a year now." He told me.
I decided I might as well check what I was to do and how the place looked. I walked into the bar and looked around. It looked just like any other bar. Behind the counter was a young girl no older than 17. She wore a much revealing clothes. VERY short shorts, and a thin, almost see-through belly shirt. She had dark brown hair and was about 5 feet tall. She looked incredibly friendly and her smile was extremely welcoming.
"Hi! You must be the new bartender! I'm Aliandra! I heard Mr. Simmeon talking to you outside. Don't you think he talks loud? I mean, the first time I talked to him, I thought I was going to be deaf afterwards! But he's a very nice guy, especially after knowing him better. I mean like, his wife divorced him, took their four kids and married some other guy, just because the other guy was rich. What kind of bitch leaves her husband like that? Jeez… and Mr. Simmeon is like, the nicest guy I know!" She said.
"That's what you say about any guy Ali. I mean, you said that to me about that guy who always tipped you 10 gil." A guy popped up from under the counter. He was about 5'5" and had dirty blonde hair. He wore a white shirt and blue jeans.
"Oh shut up Mike. You're so mean to me. Don't listen to him, he's gonna torment you all night long if you have to work with him on your shift!" She warned.
"No you shut up Ali, at least I'm not the one always wearing such skimpy clothing!" He argued.
I couldn't help but laugh. They looked like a couple bickering.
"Shut up Mike. You're so mean. Anyway, what did you say your name was?" She asked me, completely ignoring Mike.
"Quistis."
"Awww, that's a pretty name! I like is so much better than Aliandra. I mean, like, everyone calls me Ali, and I don't like being called Ali. I would very much prefer them call me Aliandra, but no, they have to call me Ali. Everyone is so mean to me!" She sniffled.
"Oh shut your whining. Quistis, don't listen to her, she's always whining and stuff. Ya, you won't meet everyone yet, because they're not here. Actually, just Tauliana and that new guy who's the bouncer. Ya, you shouldn't make friends with either of them. Tauliana is so bitchy. She's so snobby and stuck-up too. And I don't know why all the male drunks always fly to her when she's working. I mean like, she's so rude and stuff, except to them, 'cause they give her money. And you should avoid the bouncer too. He's mean. At least I think he is. He never talks or anything, and all the people he throws out usually picks a fight with him. If I were him, I'd kill them, but I guess he really needs this job or something, he can even handle them hurting him. But then again, after they hurt him, he has a right to hurt them back. He's a pretty good fighter too. Last time…" Aliandra cut him off.
"You talk to much! I want to talk to Quistis! Oh, you should really meet him though! He so like, so HOT! I mean it! Jeez, every time I work, I'm always hoping he'd be working so I could see him. He never talks to me though, and it makes me sad, but at least I can see him! But last time he threw someone out, the guy took out a sword and slashed him! He came back all bloody! Mr. Simmeon let him get off early work because of that. I wanted to see him some more…" She smiled as her mind flew to another universe.
"Ali, you always think any guy you see is hot!" Mike argued.
"No I don't! I don't see you hot! You're so ug…" She stopped talking as a loud beeping noise was heard. "Oh my, sorry Quistis, can't chat with you no more, the bar's gonna be open in two hours, gotta set everything up now." The two of them walked out from behind the counter and began taking down stools, bringing out beer, cleaning the tables, and various other stuff. I sighed and began walking back home. (They're a funny couple. And they seem so friendly too. I wonder who this Tauliana is and that bouncer guy. Oh well, I might see them tomorrow night on my shift. Now to go home and eat some dinner. I sure hope Seifer's not home. I really don't feel like seeing him.
* * *
I lay on my bed, my eyes wide open. (It's 2:00am and Seifer's not home yet. I wonder where he is. Maybe he's out at some bar getting drunk or something. Or making out with some chick. He better not be doing that!) I glared at nothing in particular. (Oh my goodness! Why the hell would I care if he was making out with some girl? Oh no, oh no, no, no! This is all wrong. Totally. I just need some sleep. Some rest. I need it now. Sleep Quistis, SLEEP!!!) I screamed in my mind and closed my eyes. Shortly after, the front door creaked open. I got out of my bed and silently walked to the door and opened it slightly. I peered out and saw Seifer walking into his room. Then I closed the door and jumped back into bed. (Hmmm, he's finally back. I wonder where he went) Finally I dozed off into a deep slumber.
* * *
I sat on my bed with my diary in my lap. I finally decided to write in it after a short break away from it.
Dear Diary,
It's the third day away from the garden. It's a strange thing, because, the only reason I wanted to get away from the garden was because I was avoiding Seifer. Turns out, I came to Deling City and rented the same house he was living in. Isn't that bizarre? Well, he got hurt the other night… and I saw him… shirtless. As strange as it sounds, he looked… pretty… sexy. I don't know what I'm talking about! I mean, one minute I hate his guts, the other minute, it sounds like… it sounds almost like… I'm INFATUATED with him! I just can't believe it! There's no way I could possibly like him. I mean, Squall is so much better than him! Squall at least seems nicer to me. But… I never, ever saw Squall's body… so I couldn't really compare… I don't even know what I'm saying now!!! Oh no. Anyway, I'll continue before I started to talk about Seifer and Squall. I got a job at, "Night Café" today. As a bartender. I work tomorrow night. I also met Mike and Aliandra. They also work in the bar. If you ask me, I think they'd make a great couple. They also warned me about Tauliana. They said she was really stuck-up and stuff. And they told me about the bouncer. I'll probably meet him tomorrow. Aliandra said he's really hot. I wonder who he is…
Suddenly a loud knock on the door made me stop writing in my diary. I closed the book and stuffed it into the bottom of my bag of clothes. Today I decided to wear a tank top –which happened to be a spaghetti strap, something I don't really like… but it's a change— and a pair of black jeans. I walked up to my door and opened it. It was Seifer. No surprise. But his expression on his face wasn't a pleasant one. He looked angry. Very angry.
"Where's my trench coat?" He demanded.
"I put it in the washer…" I said meekly.
"Did I tell you to do that? Don't do stuff like that for me if I didn't ask you to." He glared at me, then went up to the washer and took out his soaking wet trench coat.
"I thought it need a little washing! I was just trying to be nice! I don't know why you're always so mean to me when I try to be nice to you! I mean, what is wrong with you? You're such a fukkin' bastard! Why the hell are you so fukkin' mean to me?" I shouted angrily and slammed the door. I slid down the door and hugged me knees. Tears started to drip out of my eyes. I didn't understand. (Seifer's so mean to me, especially every time I try to do something nice for him) More tears slid down my cheek.
"Quistis, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to yell at you like that. Quistis… I'm sorry." He whispered through the door.
"GO AWAY!" I screamed. More tears slid down my cheek and I began sobbing loudly.
"Quistis…" His voice sounded nurturing, but I didn't want to stop crying. I wanted him to feel bad for making me cry. I wanted to make him know the pain I felt every time he was mean to me. I wanted him to pity me.
"Quistis… I'm really sorry… please forgive me… I really didn't mean to…"
"I said go away." I replied as I finally burst into tears.
"Quistis… I'm really sorry." Were his last words before he opened the front door and left.
I continued to cry for a few minutes until I glanced at my alarm clock 11:56pm. I had to be working in 4 minutes! I quickly dried my eyes and ran out the door.
* * *
"Quistis! You're late! You're so lucky Mr. Simmeon isn't here!" Aliandra whispered to me. "Here is the tip jar, and you work the cashier like this." She showed me. "And all you do is hand beer and wine to the people. Tauliana works with all the mixing of drinks. And that hot guy I was telling you about last night, he's working today. You'll get to see him!" She winked at me before she walked out of the bar.
People had already arrived at the bar and some were already drunk. Tauliana's tip jar was already half full. I looked at mine. It was empty.
"Hey, *hic* there's a new *hic* chick working here *hic*" One of the drunks announced.
Suddenly, Tauliana's line dispersed and flooded into mine. She glared at me wickedly. I smiled weakly and looked back at the first man in my line. He was probably about 18. He looked like a complete stoner.
"Give me 10 bottles of beer." He handed me a 20 and dropped a few coins into my tip jar. I smiled at him and gave him his 10 bottles.
For the next two hours, it was hectic. Man after man in my line and they all seemed to tip me a few coins. One man was extremely drunk and tipped me with a 50. When my line finally cleared, I looked over to Tauliana. The sight disgusted me. The men at her line kept touching her… and she allowed it. She would always smile at them, and some of the guys gave her money if she kissed them. (What a slut. Complete whore. That is gross. I can't believe she actually lets them touch her like th…) My thoughts were cut off.
"Miss, there's something on your back." He said politely and smiled.
I looked behind me, and tried to see what was on my back, but couldn't see anything.
"Here, turn around and I'll help you." He smiled. Without thinking I turned around, and he grabbed my ass.
"Pervert!" I screamed slapping him in the face. There was a red handprint on his face. Suddenly, the whole bar was quiet, except for the man, who was cursing me loudly.
"You fukkin' bitch! What kind of service is this? I am going to sue the whole damn bar. You're such a fukkin' bitch!" He screamed angrily at me.
That's when Seifer came out from a door and pointed his gunblade at him. He swung his gunblade and slashed the man's hand. The man screamed in agonizing pain.
"Don't call her a fukkin' bitch, you fukkin' bastard." Seifer calmly said.
"What the hell is wrong with this bar? You are all just fuk…" Mr. Simmeon cut him off.
"Apologize to this poor man immediately you two!" He lowered his voice enough so everyone could just barely make out what he said.
"No." Seifer was still calm.
"Well then you're both fired! Get out of my sight now!"
"Our pay check." Seifer demanded.
Mr. Simmeon cursed under his breath and handed me 60 gil, and handed Seifer 100 gil. Seifer grabbed my arm and dragged me back home.
* * *
"Are you alright?" He asked me once we stepped into the house.
"… Seifer… I can't believe you did that… for me." I mumbled.
"What was that? I couldn't hear you." He asked.
"Thanks." I swung my arms around his neck and our lips connected. (What the hell am I doing?! I can't believe I voluntarily kissed… Seifer… this can't really mean what I think it does… does it…?
{Ooooooooh!!! Quistis kissed Seifer!!!!! Awwww, that is so… romanticish! I can't wait to find out what happens next! Lol, what am I talking about?! I'm the one writing this story! Tee hee… oh well… Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter… as much as I enjoyed writing this (especially the kissing part ^.^) Lol, well, please review, and wait for the next chapters… if you liked the story so far…. Hey, I just noticed this was the longest chapter so far! KEWL!! Lol. Anyway, thanks for reading!!!!}
"You work three hours a night, and you get 60 gil a night. If you want to quit, you must give at least a one week notice. All tip you get, you keep. Fair enough?" The plump man said to me.
"Okay. I'll take the job."
I woke up early this morning to find a job. I couldn't possibly like Seifer. It was just my mind playing tricks with me. And right now, I wanted to see him as little as possible, and I figured that if I got a job, I wouldn't need to see him anymore! I had been looking for a job all morning and had no luck. It was 6:00pm and I still didn't have dinner yet. This bar, "Night Café" was my last try, and it turned out the man was nice enough to hire me without a resume.
"Okay, you work tomorrow night starting at 11:00pm to 2:00am. After your shift, I'll pay you. You can go into the bar right now, since it's closed anyway, and meet other employees. They're not all here yet, but I think Aliandra is here. She's also a bartender like you. She's been working here for a year now." He told me.
I decided I might as well check what I was to do and how the place looked. I walked into the bar and looked around. It looked just like any other bar. Behind the counter was a young girl no older than 17. She wore a much revealing clothes. VERY short shorts, and a thin, almost see-through belly shirt. She had dark brown hair and was about 5 feet tall. She looked incredibly friendly and her smile was extremely welcoming.
"Hi! You must be the new bartender! I'm Aliandra! I heard Mr. Simmeon talking to you outside. Don't you think he talks loud? I mean, the first time I talked to him, I thought I was going to be deaf afterwards! But he's a very nice guy, especially after knowing him better. I mean like, his wife divorced him, took their four kids and married some other guy, just because the other guy was rich. What kind of bitch leaves her husband like that? Jeez… and Mr. Simmeon is like, the nicest guy I know!" She said.
"That's what you say about any guy Ali. I mean, you said that to me about that guy who always tipped you 10 gil." A guy popped up from under the counter. He was about 5'5" and had dirty blonde hair. He wore a white shirt and blue jeans.
"Oh shut up Mike. You're so mean to me. Don't listen to him, he's gonna torment you all night long if you have to work with him on your shift!" She warned.
"No you shut up Ali, at least I'm not the one always wearing such skimpy clothing!" He argued.
I couldn't help but laugh. They looked like a couple bickering.
"Shut up Mike. You're so mean. Anyway, what did you say your name was?" She asked me, completely ignoring Mike.
"Quistis."
"Awww, that's a pretty name! I like is so much better than Aliandra. I mean, like, everyone calls me Ali, and I don't like being called Ali. I would very much prefer them call me Aliandra, but no, they have to call me Ali. Everyone is so mean to me!" She sniffled.
"Oh shut your whining. Quistis, don't listen to her, she's always whining and stuff. Ya, you won't meet everyone yet, because they're not here. Actually, just Tauliana and that new guy who's the bouncer. Ya, you shouldn't make friends with either of them. Tauliana is so bitchy. She's so snobby and stuck-up too. And I don't know why all the male drunks always fly to her when she's working. I mean like, she's so rude and stuff, except to them, 'cause they give her money. And you should avoid the bouncer too. He's mean. At least I think he is. He never talks or anything, and all the people he throws out usually picks a fight with him. If I were him, I'd kill them, but I guess he really needs this job or something, he can even handle them hurting him. But then again, after they hurt him, he has a right to hurt them back. He's a pretty good fighter too. Last time…" Aliandra cut him off.
"You talk to much! I want to talk to Quistis! Oh, you should really meet him though! He so like, so HOT! I mean it! Jeez, every time I work, I'm always hoping he'd be working so I could see him. He never talks to me though, and it makes me sad, but at least I can see him! But last time he threw someone out, the guy took out a sword and slashed him! He came back all bloody! Mr. Simmeon let him get off early work because of that. I wanted to see him some more…" She smiled as her mind flew to another universe.
"Ali, you always think any guy you see is hot!" Mike argued.
"No I don't! I don't see you hot! You're so ug…" She stopped talking as a loud beeping noise was heard. "Oh my, sorry Quistis, can't chat with you no more, the bar's gonna be open in two hours, gotta set everything up now." The two of them walked out from behind the counter and began taking down stools, bringing out beer, cleaning the tables, and various other stuff. I sighed and began walking back home. (They're a funny couple. And they seem so friendly too. I wonder who this Tauliana is and that bouncer guy. Oh well, I might see them tomorrow night on my shift. Now to go home and eat some dinner. I sure hope Seifer's not home. I really don't feel like seeing him.
* * *
I lay on my bed, my eyes wide open. (It's 2:00am and Seifer's not home yet. I wonder where he is. Maybe he's out at some bar getting drunk or something. Or making out with some chick. He better not be doing that!) I glared at nothing in particular. (Oh my goodness! Why the hell would I care if he was making out with some girl? Oh no, oh no, no, no! This is all wrong. Totally. I just need some sleep. Some rest. I need it now. Sleep Quistis, SLEEP!!!) I screamed in my mind and closed my eyes. Shortly after, the front door creaked open. I got out of my bed and silently walked to the door and opened it slightly. I peered out and saw Seifer walking into his room. Then I closed the door and jumped back into bed. (Hmmm, he's finally back. I wonder where he went) Finally I dozed off into a deep slumber.
* * *
I sat on my bed with my diary in my lap. I finally decided to write in it after a short break away from it.
Dear Diary,
It's the third day away from the garden. It's a strange thing, because, the only reason I wanted to get away from the garden was because I was avoiding Seifer. Turns out, I came to Deling City and rented the same house he was living in. Isn't that bizarre? Well, he got hurt the other night… and I saw him… shirtless. As strange as it sounds, he looked… pretty… sexy. I don't know what I'm talking about! I mean, one minute I hate his guts, the other minute, it sounds like… it sounds almost like… I'm INFATUATED with him! I just can't believe it! There's no way I could possibly like him. I mean, Squall is so much better than him! Squall at least seems nicer to me. But… I never, ever saw Squall's body… so I couldn't really compare… I don't even know what I'm saying now!!! Oh no. Anyway, I'll continue before I started to talk about Seifer and Squall. I got a job at, "Night Café" today. As a bartender. I work tomorrow night. I also met Mike and Aliandra. They also work in the bar. If you ask me, I think they'd make a great couple. They also warned me about Tauliana. They said she was really stuck-up and stuff. And they told me about the bouncer. I'll probably meet him tomorrow. Aliandra said he's really hot. I wonder who he is…
Suddenly a loud knock on the door made me stop writing in my diary. I closed the book and stuffed it into the bottom of my bag of clothes. Today I decided to wear a tank top –which happened to be a spaghetti strap, something I don't really like… but it's a change— and a pair of black jeans. I walked up to my door and opened it. It was Seifer. No surprise. But his expression on his face wasn't a pleasant one. He looked angry. Very angry.
"Where's my trench coat?" He demanded.
"I put it in the washer…" I said meekly.
"Did I tell you to do that? Don't do stuff like that for me if I didn't ask you to." He glared at me, then went up to the washer and took out his soaking wet trench coat.
"I thought it need a little washing! I was just trying to be nice! I don't know why you're always so mean to me when I try to be nice to you! I mean, what is wrong with you? You're such a fukkin' bastard! Why the hell are you so fukkin' mean to me?" I shouted angrily and slammed the door. I slid down the door and hugged me knees. Tears started to drip out of my eyes. I didn't understand. (Seifer's so mean to me, especially every time I try to do something nice for him) More tears slid down my cheek.
"Quistis, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to yell at you like that. Quistis… I'm sorry." He whispered through the door.
"GO AWAY!" I screamed. More tears slid down my cheek and I began sobbing loudly.
"Quistis…" His voice sounded nurturing, but I didn't want to stop crying. I wanted him to feel bad for making me cry. I wanted to make him know the pain I felt every time he was mean to me. I wanted him to pity me.
"Quistis… I'm really sorry… please forgive me… I really didn't mean to…"
"I said go away." I replied as I finally burst into tears.
"Quistis… I'm really sorry." Were his last words before he opened the front door and left.
I continued to cry for a few minutes until I glanced at my alarm clock 11:56pm. I had to be working in 4 minutes! I quickly dried my eyes and ran out the door.
* * *
"Quistis! You're late! You're so lucky Mr. Simmeon isn't here!" Aliandra whispered to me. "Here is the tip jar, and you work the cashier like this." She showed me. "And all you do is hand beer and wine to the people. Tauliana works with all the mixing of drinks. And that hot guy I was telling you about last night, he's working today. You'll get to see him!" She winked at me before she walked out of the bar.
People had already arrived at the bar and some were already drunk. Tauliana's tip jar was already half full. I looked at mine. It was empty.
"Hey, *hic* there's a new *hic* chick working here *hic*" One of the drunks announced.
Suddenly, Tauliana's line dispersed and flooded into mine. She glared at me wickedly. I smiled weakly and looked back at the first man in my line. He was probably about 18. He looked like a complete stoner.
"Give me 10 bottles of beer." He handed me a 20 and dropped a few coins into my tip jar. I smiled at him and gave him his 10 bottles.
For the next two hours, it was hectic. Man after man in my line and they all seemed to tip me a few coins. One man was extremely drunk and tipped me with a 50. When my line finally cleared, I looked over to Tauliana. The sight disgusted me. The men at her line kept touching her… and she allowed it. She would always smile at them, and some of the guys gave her money if she kissed them. (What a slut. Complete whore. That is gross. I can't believe she actually lets them touch her like th…) My thoughts were cut off.
"Miss, there's something on your back." He said politely and smiled.
I looked behind me, and tried to see what was on my back, but couldn't see anything.
"Here, turn around and I'll help you." He smiled. Without thinking I turned around, and he grabbed my ass.
"Pervert!" I screamed slapping him in the face. There was a red handprint on his face. Suddenly, the whole bar was quiet, except for the man, who was cursing me loudly.
"You fukkin' bitch! What kind of service is this? I am going to sue the whole damn bar. You're such a fukkin' bitch!" He screamed angrily at me.
That's when Seifer came out from a door and pointed his gunblade at him. He swung his gunblade and slashed the man's hand. The man screamed in agonizing pain.
"Don't call her a fukkin' bitch, you fukkin' bastard." Seifer calmly said.
"What the hell is wrong with this bar? You are all just fuk…" Mr. Simmeon cut him off.
"Apologize to this poor man immediately you two!" He lowered his voice enough so everyone could just barely make out what he said.
"No." Seifer was still calm.
"Well then you're both fired! Get out of my sight now!"
"Our pay check." Seifer demanded.
Mr. Simmeon cursed under his breath and handed me 60 gil, and handed Seifer 100 gil. Seifer grabbed my arm and dragged me back home.
* * *
"Are you alright?" He asked me once we stepped into the house.
"… Seifer… I can't believe you did that… for me." I mumbled.
"What was that? I couldn't hear you." He asked.
"Thanks." I swung my arms around his neck and our lips connected. (What the hell am I doing?! I can't believe I voluntarily kissed… Seifer… this can't really mean what I think it does… does it…?
{Ooooooooh!!! Quistis kissed Seifer!!!!! Awwww, that is so… romanticish! I can't wait to find out what happens next! Lol, what am I talking about?! I'm the one writing this story! Tee hee… oh well… Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter… as much as I enjoyed writing this (especially the kissing part ^.^) Lol, well, please review, and wait for the next chapters… if you liked the story so far…. Hey, I just noticed this was the longest chapter so far! KEWL!! Lol. Anyway, thanks for reading!!!!}