Hmmmmm, sorry about the shortness of this chapter, I know it's not very
gud, and I'm also sorry about the squashed text in the last chapter! No
idea what happened there!
Chapter 3 - Rage.
Quistis didn't understand. This person was her date? Why was it him? She matched him? Really? Had Squall got it right? Or was this his idea of a joke? She couldn't date him, he just wasn't a dateable person, she had never even thought of him like that.
Quistis tossed the file on top of the filing cabinet and slumped against the wall, shading her face with her hands. She didn't seem to realise that Selphie, Irvine, and Rinoa were still standing around her, still unaware of her match. They still stood though, looking as she murmured to herself, her brain trying so very hard to explain why he was her date. He just couldn't be her date, he couldn't! Why would he be her date? As far as she could see, they had nothing in common, it must have been a mix-up, there was no other way. He couldn't be her date, it just wasn't possible. She got up and started pacing around the room, like a caged animal, moving this way and that. She ran all the details through her head again. She still couldn't quite believe it, it just didn't fit. Maybe she could cancel. Would they let her cancel? Maybe she just wouldn't turn up, no-one could make her go! |Suddenly, she noticed Selphie in the corner of her eye, dancing about on the spot, humming a little tune. Her eyes swivelled to Rinoa, just staring at Quistis, wondering what on earth was going on. She spotted Quistis looking at her, and looked at her eagerly.
"Well?" she asked, "come on, we need to know!" Quistis sighed and sat down.
"You're not going to believe this," she began, "but my date, my real matched dup partner, who suits me perfectly, is.is.." No. She couldn't do it. She couldn't say it. They didn't have to know, she could keep it a secret, she told herself. But she knew she had to. There was no denying it. What was she supposed to do? They were standing right there. She slowly cleared her throat, and clenched her fists. She HAD to do this. "My date, my date, is..." she restarted. "is.." Selphie grinned. This was it! Quitsy had a date! They could go on quadruple dates, and exchange love tips, and they would finally all be a proper group! All eight of them! ".Raijin." A loud snigger suddenly erupted from the corner of the room, where Irvine was sitting. Selphie frowned at him, and elbowed him in the stomach. Rinoa frowned at Quistis in confusion.
"Raijin?" she said unsurely, "Are you sure??" Quistis nodded, and slowly said,
"Look at the file; it's all there, in plain old black and white." Rinoa picked up the file and sat down on a chair, flicking through the pages of results, whilst Irvine continued laughing. He was now banging his fist on the top of a desk, despite Selphie's best efforts to silence him. She gave up and walked over to Quistis and put her arm around her comfortingly. Quistis sighed again. She turned to Selphie and gradually said,
" I don't understand. why? Why Raijin?"
"What's to understand!?" whooped Selphie. "It's Raijin! This is great! You already know him, and he's, fun, and, he's, he's....." She trailed away as Quistis was staring at her in disbelief.
"Fun," Quistis said quietly, "fun. You think that Raijin will be FUN for crying out loud! Get a grip Selphie!" she yelled, her face was becoming scarlet, her eyes were raging. "He's a complete loser! He's tried to kill us more than once! And it's just because Seifer told him to! His weapon is a freaking stick Selhie! I'm not even sure I'll be able to sit through five minutes of the date and his stupid "ya's" without punching him, let alone a whole date! FUN!? ARE YOU INSANE!?" Irvine suddenly fell off his chair, howling with laughter. He stumbled out a few words, as he attempted to to get up from the floor.
"Ra..Raijin..is..is, Quistis' DATE!" He cried out with laughter, and fell to the floor again, rolling about hysterically. Quistis' stopped shouting, and turned to Irvine.
"And you, you moron!" She screamed. "You find this FUNNY? You and your sad little gun, and you stupid long hair, are laughing at me? I have no idea why all the girls like you! You're a freak! You have a personality like warthog! And all you cute little Selphie names are pathetic! I'd be surprised if a toilet brush wanted to date you, never mind Selphie! The only reason she dates is you is bacuse she like EVERYTHING!!!" Then Quistis turned away, and stormed out of the room.
"What was wrong with her?" asked Rinoa, looking up from the file.
"I don't know! I thought it was great!" Sobbed Selphie, and then she burst into tears.
Chapter 3 - Rage.
Quistis didn't understand. This person was her date? Why was it him? She matched him? Really? Had Squall got it right? Or was this his idea of a joke? She couldn't date him, he just wasn't a dateable person, she had never even thought of him like that.
Quistis tossed the file on top of the filing cabinet and slumped against the wall, shading her face with her hands. She didn't seem to realise that Selphie, Irvine, and Rinoa were still standing around her, still unaware of her match. They still stood though, looking as she murmured to herself, her brain trying so very hard to explain why he was her date. He just couldn't be her date, he couldn't! Why would he be her date? As far as she could see, they had nothing in common, it must have been a mix-up, there was no other way. He couldn't be her date, it just wasn't possible. She got up and started pacing around the room, like a caged animal, moving this way and that. She ran all the details through her head again. She still couldn't quite believe it, it just didn't fit. Maybe she could cancel. Would they let her cancel? Maybe she just wouldn't turn up, no-one could make her go! |Suddenly, she noticed Selphie in the corner of her eye, dancing about on the spot, humming a little tune. Her eyes swivelled to Rinoa, just staring at Quistis, wondering what on earth was going on. She spotted Quistis looking at her, and looked at her eagerly.
"Well?" she asked, "come on, we need to know!" Quistis sighed and sat down.
"You're not going to believe this," she began, "but my date, my real matched dup partner, who suits me perfectly, is.is.." No. She couldn't do it. She couldn't say it. They didn't have to know, she could keep it a secret, she told herself. But she knew she had to. There was no denying it. What was she supposed to do? They were standing right there. She slowly cleared her throat, and clenched her fists. She HAD to do this. "My date, my date, is..." she restarted. "is.." Selphie grinned. This was it! Quitsy had a date! They could go on quadruple dates, and exchange love tips, and they would finally all be a proper group! All eight of them! ".Raijin." A loud snigger suddenly erupted from the corner of the room, where Irvine was sitting. Selphie frowned at him, and elbowed him in the stomach. Rinoa frowned at Quistis in confusion.
"Raijin?" she said unsurely, "Are you sure??" Quistis nodded, and slowly said,
"Look at the file; it's all there, in plain old black and white." Rinoa picked up the file and sat down on a chair, flicking through the pages of results, whilst Irvine continued laughing. He was now banging his fist on the top of a desk, despite Selphie's best efforts to silence him. She gave up and walked over to Quistis and put her arm around her comfortingly. Quistis sighed again. She turned to Selphie and gradually said,
" I don't understand. why? Why Raijin?"
"What's to understand!?" whooped Selphie. "It's Raijin! This is great! You already know him, and he's, fun, and, he's, he's....." She trailed away as Quistis was staring at her in disbelief.
"Fun," Quistis said quietly, "fun. You think that Raijin will be FUN for crying out loud! Get a grip Selphie!" she yelled, her face was becoming scarlet, her eyes were raging. "He's a complete loser! He's tried to kill us more than once! And it's just because Seifer told him to! His weapon is a freaking stick Selhie! I'm not even sure I'll be able to sit through five minutes of the date and his stupid "ya's" without punching him, let alone a whole date! FUN!? ARE YOU INSANE!?" Irvine suddenly fell off his chair, howling with laughter. He stumbled out a few words, as he attempted to to get up from the floor.
"Ra..Raijin..is..is, Quistis' DATE!" He cried out with laughter, and fell to the floor again, rolling about hysterically. Quistis' stopped shouting, and turned to Irvine.
"And you, you moron!" She screamed. "You find this FUNNY? You and your sad little gun, and you stupid long hair, are laughing at me? I have no idea why all the girls like you! You're a freak! You have a personality like warthog! And all you cute little Selphie names are pathetic! I'd be surprised if a toilet brush wanted to date you, never mind Selphie! The only reason she dates is you is bacuse she like EVERYTHING!!!" Then Quistis turned away, and stormed out of the room.
"What was wrong with her?" asked Rinoa, looking up from the file.
"I don't know! I thought it was great!" Sobbed Selphie, and then she burst into tears.