The Birth of Hyne Celebration!
A story by: Rag Doll.
Chapter 1: Only 10 Shopping Days Left!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters except Zell's Girlfriend, Ozzalyn, Lady Gray, and Hotdog. Thank you! ^_^
Selphie Tilmitt pressed her rosy nose and gloved hands against the glass display window of the antique shop in Deling City. Hanging on a hook in a showcase was a beautiful, antique, sterling silver pocket watch. It was polished to perfection and had intricate designs of chocobos in the forest. ~It's absolutely perfect!~ Selphie thought. ~Irvy will love it!~ Then the girl's jade eyes fell onto the price tag. "100,000,000,000,000 gil!?" She exclaimed at the horrific price. "No one could ever afford that! Now I'll never be able to find him a perfect gift." The 17 year old sighed.
"Hey, Sefie!" Selphie's friend, Rinoa Heartilly, waved and ran over to meet up with her.
"Hey, Rinny." Selphie said, heaving a heavy sigh.
"What's the matter?" Rinoa asked, concerned.
"That is!" Selphie complained, pointing to the watch in the window.
"Wow! It's beautiful!" Rinoa marveled. Selphie gestured towards the price tag. "I see your problem."
"That pocket watch is THE present for Irvine! He'd love it! But I can't afford it! I bet you that Irvy will find the perfect gift for me and I'll end up having to get him a crappy present. . . like socks, and then he'll think I'm cheap and hate me." Selphie said dramatically.
"Oh, c'mon Selph! Cheer up! You know that won't happen." Rinoa said, then added jokingly, "Besides, Irvine's been complaining that he needs some better socks."
"Teehee! You're right, Rinny! Irvine will always be my friend, no matter what kind of present I get him." Selphie agreed, thinking silently to herself, ~I sure would like to get that watch, all the same.~
"Speaking of gift dilemmas, I haven't been able to find ANYTHING worth getting for Squall. He's a tough cutie to shop for!" Rinoa explained.
"Well, why don't you get him a stuffed lion?" Selphie asked, after pondering it for a moment.
"Ha! That'll be the day! Squall Leonhart sleeps with a stuffed animal, and now, Zell Dincht stops eating hotdogs." Rinoa said, mimicking a newscaster. "Couldn't you just see it all over the news?" The two girls giggled at the thought.
"Well, there IS 10 shopping days left, maybe I'll find something else that's perfect." Selphie said, walking away from the quaint little shop.
~~~Meanwhile ~~~
"That's it! That's the one!" Irvine said happily, showing Squall a striking engagement ring, set with rubies, Selphie's birthstone.
"Wow, that is a nice one, but look at the price!" Squall pointed out.
Irvine glanced at the price. "1,999,999,999 gil!? You must be kidding me! No one could ever afford that!"
"That's too bad. I guess you'll have to find another one." Squall said.
"Another . . . one? Squall, I told you! This is THE ring! It's the ONLY ring good enough for her! Can't you see?" Irvine yelled, a crazed look in his eyes.
"Okay, okay! Let's just go look at some less expensive jewelry stores. Maybe you'll find something better." Squall offered.
"Were you even listening at all? It's THE ring, Squall! Oh, why does it have to be so expensive?!" Irvine said, reluctantly stomping out of the jewelry store, (after loudly complaining about how pricey the shop was and that he'd call his lawyer several times until Squall finally dragged him away.) and went to a different store.
"If it's any consolation, I haven't been able to find anything that positively screams 'Rinoa'. In case you haven't noticed, I'm not the best 'gift shopper' in the world." Squall said.
"C'mon, Rinoa's easy to shop for!" Irvine replied.
"Oh yeah? What'd you get her then?"
"Official Squall Leonhart plush toy!" The cowboy announced
"Are you serious?" Squall gave Irvine a questionable look.
"Yep!" Irvine nodded.
"I was never told about those!" Squall said incredulously.
"Yep, The Press always leaves us in the dark." Irvine sighed, and the two guys continued their shopping.
~~~Meanwhile~~~
"Quisty! Hey, Quisty!" Ozzalyn Stargate, Zell Dincht's girlfriend, called out to her friend. Her puppy, Hotdog, scampering close to her feet.
"Hello, Ozzy! Come see!" Quistis Trepe beckoned Ozzalyn over to the shop window to look at what she found.
"Wow! It's so cool!" Ozzalyn said, her green eyes wide with amazement.
"I'm going to get it for Seifer! I know he'll love it!" Quistis said, bringing out her purse, she had just enough money left over from shopping for everyone else's gifts! She was going to buy him an action figure of himself! After she bought the action figure, Quistis and Ozzalyn exited the store. "So, what'd you get Zell, Oz?" Quistis asked as they walked down the street.
"Um . . . Well, promise you won't laugh?" Ozzalyn said, looking down.
"Promise." Quistis vowed.
"Okay . . . I got him a kitty." The redhead smiled.
"Awww! How nice! What's it's name?" Quistis giggled.
"HER name is Lady Gray, because she's all gray." Ozzalyn answered.
"I'm sure Zell will love her!" Her friend reassured her.
"I think so too. They have really similar dispositions. They're both hyper active, silly, and cute! Besides, I got her for free from my Aunt. She has tons of kittens." Ozzalyn explained.
"Well, we better head for the train if we wanna get back to Garden on time! Let's go!" Quistis said after checking her watch. So, the two girls raced away.
Author's Notes: Like it? Hate it? Begging for more? Tell me! Read and Review!
What's to come: Find out what's up with Zell and Seifer and what happens on the train ride back to Balamb! ^_~
A story by: Rag Doll.
Chapter 1: Only 10 Shopping Days Left!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters except Zell's Girlfriend, Ozzalyn, Lady Gray, and Hotdog. Thank you! ^_^
Selphie Tilmitt pressed her rosy nose and gloved hands against the glass display window of the antique shop in Deling City. Hanging on a hook in a showcase was a beautiful, antique, sterling silver pocket watch. It was polished to perfection and had intricate designs of chocobos in the forest. ~It's absolutely perfect!~ Selphie thought. ~Irvy will love it!~ Then the girl's jade eyes fell onto the price tag. "100,000,000,000,000 gil!?" She exclaimed at the horrific price. "No one could ever afford that! Now I'll never be able to find him a perfect gift." The 17 year old sighed.
"Hey, Sefie!" Selphie's friend, Rinoa Heartilly, waved and ran over to meet up with her.
"Hey, Rinny." Selphie said, heaving a heavy sigh.
"What's the matter?" Rinoa asked, concerned.
"That is!" Selphie complained, pointing to the watch in the window.
"Wow! It's beautiful!" Rinoa marveled. Selphie gestured towards the price tag. "I see your problem."
"That pocket watch is THE present for Irvine! He'd love it! But I can't afford it! I bet you that Irvy will find the perfect gift for me and I'll end up having to get him a crappy present. . . like socks, and then he'll think I'm cheap and hate me." Selphie said dramatically.
"Oh, c'mon Selph! Cheer up! You know that won't happen." Rinoa said, then added jokingly, "Besides, Irvine's been complaining that he needs some better socks."
"Teehee! You're right, Rinny! Irvine will always be my friend, no matter what kind of present I get him." Selphie agreed, thinking silently to herself, ~I sure would like to get that watch, all the same.~
"Speaking of gift dilemmas, I haven't been able to find ANYTHING worth getting for Squall. He's a tough cutie to shop for!" Rinoa explained.
"Well, why don't you get him a stuffed lion?" Selphie asked, after pondering it for a moment.
"Ha! That'll be the day! Squall Leonhart sleeps with a stuffed animal, and now, Zell Dincht stops eating hotdogs." Rinoa said, mimicking a newscaster. "Couldn't you just see it all over the news?" The two girls giggled at the thought.
"Well, there IS 10 shopping days left, maybe I'll find something else that's perfect." Selphie said, walking away from the quaint little shop.
~~~Meanwhile ~~~
"That's it! That's the one!" Irvine said happily, showing Squall a striking engagement ring, set with rubies, Selphie's birthstone.
"Wow, that is a nice one, but look at the price!" Squall pointed out.
Irvine glanced at the price. "1,999,999,999 gil!? You must be kidding me! No one could ever afford that!"
"That's too bad. I guess you'll have to find another one." Squall said.
"Another . . . one? Squall, I told you! This is THE ring! It's the ONLY ring good enough for her! Can't you see?" Irvine yelled, a crazed look in his eyes.
"Okay, okay! Let's just go look at some less expensive jewelry stores. Maybe you'll find something better." Squall offered.
"Were you even listening at all? It's THE ring, Squall! Oh, why does it have to be so expensive?!" Irvine said, reluctantly stomping out of the jewelry store, (after loudly complaining about how pricey the shop was and that he'd call his lawyer several times until Squall finally dragged him away.) and went to a different store.
"If it's any consolation, I haven't been able to find anything that positively screams 'Rinoa'. In case you haven't noticed, I'm not the best 'gift shopper' in the world." Squall said.
"C'mon, Rinoa's easy to shop for!" Irvine replied.
"Oh yeah? What'd you get her then?"
"Official Squall Leonhart plush toy!" The cowboy announced
"Are you serious?" Squall gave Irvine a questionable look.
"Yep!" Irvine nodded.
"I was never told about those!" Squall said incredulously.
"Yep, The Press always leaves us in the dark." Irvine sighed, and the two guys continued their shopping.
~~~Meanwhile~~~
"Quisty! Hey, Quisty!" Ozzalyn Stargate, Zell Dincht's girlfriend, called out to her friend. Her puppy, Hotdog, scampering close to her feet.
"Hello, Ozzy! Come see!" Quistis Trepe beckoned Ozzalyn over to the shop window to look at what she found.
"Wow! It's so cool!" Ozzalyn said, her green eyes wide with amazement.
"I'm going to get it for Seifer! I know he'll love it!" Quistis said, bringing out her purse, she had just enough money left over from shopping for everyone else's gifts! She was going to buy him an action figure of himself! After she bought the action figure, Quistis and Ozzalyn exited the store. "So, what'd you get Zell, Oz?" Quistis asked as they walked down the street.
"Um . . . Well, promise you won't laugh?" Ozzalyn said, looking down.
"Promise." Quistis vowed.
"Okay . . . I got him a kitty." The redhead smiled.
"Awww! How nice! What's it's name?" Quistis giggled.
"HER name is Lady Gray, because she's all gray." Ozzalyn answered.
"I'm sure Zell will love her!" Her friend reassured her.
"I think so too. They have really similar dispositions. They're both hyper active, silly, and cute! Besides, I got her for free from my Aunt. She has tons of kittens." Ozzalyn explained.
"Well, we better head for the train if we wanna get back to Garden on time! Let's go!" Quistis said after checking her watch. So, the two girls raced away.
Author's Notes: Like it? Hate it? Begging for more? Tell me! Read and Review!
What's to come: Find out what's up with Zell and Seifer and what happens on the train ride back to Balamb! ^_~