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"Hi!" a cheery voice emerged from the door. Everyone's eyes spun away from Alex.
Eyes turned to see the REAL Rinoa at the door.
Everyone's jaw dropped. But Rinoa stood there at the door, dumbfounded. Squall's body hides her view of Alex.
"Hey... why are you guys are looking at me like..." she looked behind Squall to see 'herself' sitting on a chair. "That..." she continued. She couldn't believe what she saw. (Am I... seeing myself?)
"Uh.. w-who I-is t-t-that?" Rinoa stammered, pointing to Alex.
Alex looked so troubled. She dropped her eyes off Rinoa and onto the floor. (Oh, no... Rinoa is here...)
Irvine rubbed his eyes. And opened them. But still two Rinoa's danced in his eyes. "A-am I seeing double..." he said, eyes shooting at both of them.
No one answered. Why? Because there were no answers.
Selphie almost fainted but Irvine caught her in time. Selphie secretly liked it. (Author: LOL)
"WHOA! Squall! Did you make a Rinoa clone while she was gone???" Zell yelled, freaked out of his mind. His eyes looked at both Rinoa and Alex several times till his eyes crossed and his neck felt stiff.
It was a real havoc in Squall's dorm. He closed the door, hoping no one was eavesdropping.
" Who's the REAL Rinoa???" Irvine demanded, looking at both of them. (Hmm... one for Squall and one for me... * snicker* I like it...)
"Okay, what's going on? Squall? Who is she?" Rinoa demanded, her voice getting heated up.
But Squall only sighed, looking at her with lost eyes. "That's what I'd like to know..." the two eyed Alex. So did the rest of the party.
"Okay! OKAY! I'll explain! I'll explain!" Alex yelled, getting up then dropping back onto the chair. She dug her face in her hands and said weakly, " You'd better sit down, because it's a long story..."
So everyone sat down, waiting for Alex to start confessing. She took a long time because she was hesitating, trying to use the best words so that they don't get offended in any way. The sun now hung high in the sky, birds chirping to announce the arrival of the afternoon sun. The sun's rays spilled into the room and painted it in its shades of yellow.
Alex sat silent, her heart deep in her thoughts. (I guess there's no turning back now... by the end of today, the truth will unveil and my misery will come back to haunt me again...)
"Squall..." she finally said, eyeing him with her blue, sad eyes. So sad that it could break diamonds into dust. By now, her sea-blue eyes have washed an ocean over Squall's heart, drowning it in sorrow.
" I haven't been completely honest with you. I don't lie... not on purpose... but I guess now it's the time to tell you about this situation....
My name is not Alex, I don't come from Dollet and that running away thing was just a lie..."
She took in a deep breath and continued, looking awfully down. She eyed Zell that was sitting cross-legged on a sofa-couch. " Zell, when you said that Squall made a duplicate of Rinoa, you're partially right."
"What??" Everyone yelled in shock. Even Squall had his chin down to his knee. "E-excuse me?" he stammered. Everyone's eyes trailed to Squall. Everyone's minds are filled with questions.
"But he didn't do it on purpose. You see... he made me with his thoughts."
Everyone's face looked puzzled, not understanding what she meant.
"His thoughts 'made' you...? What?? I don't get it!" Zell yelled, trying to understand.
" Everyone... I come from a place called 'Memoria'. A place that was built by your dreams, your desire, you're wish...you're memories. Squall made me with his desire, his lust and his wishes towards Rinoa. That's how he created me.
"His memories of Rinoa were so specific, so detailed that he actually made me to look like her, talk like her, act like her, think like her and I feel how she feels."
Everyone's face looked so lost, not knowing what to say. But Alex continued anyway.
"That is the main reason why I came here." She declared, biting her lower lip.
"Huh?" Selphie said, confused. So did everyone else in the room.
"I came here because I had feelings exactly like Rinoa." She exclaimed and blushed madly, looking at the floor and nudging her foot at the floor. " Undying feelings for Squall..."
Everyone's mouth came agape and looked at a blushing Squall. He never knew that Alex had liked him for the past few days. He thought it was a one- sided love and tried to turn his feelings off. But now he knew the truth. The whole truth.
"Alex.... you could have told me earlier..." he said, rather disappointed at her. He shook his head slightly, eyeing her. (Why didn't you tell me, Alex? ... I cared for you...)
"I wanted to but... I-I just can't. I didn't want to tell you because I wanted to be near you..." she explained, beads of tears started showing. "I didn't want to go back. And I don't. I was the only 'human' there and I had the desire to hold you close to me. It was the desire to drive me out of Memoria." (I'm sorry, Squall. Please don't take it the wrong way. I care a lot for you...)
As she said those words, a portal came open behind Alex and the same dark figure slowly floated behind her. She examined every face, all of them etched with shock. Alex was clueless when everyone starred at the looming darkness behind her. Everyone's scream got caught in their throats...
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Yea... yea... I know, I know, I took Memoria from Final Fantasy 9. But when I heard the name I had a brainstorm! I can't help it! Well, I hope you enjoyed the story up to now. I'll try to make the next chapter a little more longer... ^_^
But if you 'still' don't get what Alex was explaining, e-mail me as fast as you can so I'll explain everything to you. (I'd be happy to!)
-Rie-
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"Hi!" a cheery voice emerged from the door. Everyone's eyes spun away from Alex.
Eyes turned to see the REAL Rinoa at the door.
Everyone's jaw dropped. But Rinoa stood there at the door, dumbfounded. Squall's body hides her view of Alex.
"Hey... why are you guys are looking at me like..." she looked behind Squall to see 'herself' sitting on a chair. "That..." she continued. She couldn't believe what she saw. (Am I... seeing myself?)
"Uh.. w-who I-is t-t-that?" Rinoa stammered, pointing to Alex.
Alex looked so troubled. She dropped her eyes off Rinoa and onto the floor. (Oh, no... Rinoa is here...)
Irvine rubbed his eyes. And opened them. But still two Rinoa's danced in his eyes. "A-am I seeing double..." he said, eyes shooting at both of them.
No one answered. Why? Because there were no answers.
Selphie almost fainted but Irvine caught her in time. Selphie secretly liked it. (Author: LOL)
"WHOA! Squall! Did you make a Rinoa clone while she was gone???" Zell yelled, freaked out of his mind. His eyes looked at both Rinoa and Alex several times till his eyes crossed and his neck felt stiff.
It was a real havoc in Squall's dorm. He closed the door, hoping no one was eavesdropping.
" Who's the REAL Rinoa???" Irvine demanded, looking at both of them. (Hmm... one for Squall and one for me... * snicker* I like it...)
"Okay, what's going on? Squall? Who is she?" Rinoa demanded, her voice getting heated up.
But Squall only sighed, looking at her with lost eyes. "That's what I'd like to know..." the two eyed Alex. So did the rest of the party.
"Okay! OKAY! I'll explain! I'll explain!" Alex yelled, getting up then dropping back onto the chair. She dug her face in her hands and said weakly, " You'd better sit down, because it's a long story..."
So everyone sat down, waiting for Alex to start confessing. She took a long time because she was hesitating, trying to use the best words so that they don't get offended in any way. The sun now hung high in the sky, birds chirping to announce the arrival of the afternoon sun. The sun's rays spilled into the room and painted it in its shades of yellow.
Alex sat silent, her heart deep in her thoughts. (I guess there's no turning back now... by the end of today, the truth will unveil and my misery will come back to haunt me again...)
"Squall..." she finally said, eyeing him with her blue, sad eyes. So sad that it could break diamonds into dust. By now, her sea-blue eyes have washed an ocean over Squall's heart, drowning it in sorrow.
" I haven't been completely honest with you. I don't lie... not on purpose... but I guess now it's the time to tell you about this situation....
My name is not Alex, I don't come from Dollet and that running away thing was just a lie..."
She took in a deep breath and continued, looking awfully down. She eyed Zell that was sitting cross-legged on a sofa-couch. " Zell, when you said that Squall made a duplicate of Rinoa, you're partially right."
"What??" Everyone yelled in shock. Even Squall had his chin down to his knee. "E-excuse me?" he stammered. Everyone's eyes trailed to Squall. Everyone's minds are filled with questions.
"But he didn't do it on purpose. You see... he made me with his thoughts."
Everyone's face looked puzzled, not understanding what she meant.
"His thoughts 'made' you...? What?? I don't get it!" Zell yelled, trying to understand.
" Everyone... I come from a place called 'Memoria'. A place that was built by your dreams, your desire, you're wish...you're memories. Squall made me with his desire, his lust and his wishes towards Rinoa. That's how he created me.
"His memories of Rinoa were so specific, so detailed that he actually made me to look like her, talk like her, act like her, think like her and I feel how she feels."
Everyone's face looked so lost, not knowing what to say. But Alex continued anyway.
"That is the main reason why I came here." She declared, biting her lower lip.
"Huh?" Selphie said, confused. So did everyone else in the room.
"I came here because I had feelings exactly like Rinoa." She exclaimed and blushed madly, looking at the floor and nudging her foot at the floor. " Undying feelings for Squall..."
Everyone's mouth came agape and looked at a blushing Squall. He never knew that Alex had liked him for the past few days. He thought it was a one- sided love and tried to turn his feelings off. But now he knew the truth. The whole truth.
"Alex.... you could have told me earlier..." he said, rather disappointed at her. He shook his head slightly, eyeing her. (Why didn't you tell me, Alex? ... I cared for you...)
"I wanted to but... I-I just can't. I didn't want to tell you because I wanted to be near you..." she explained, beads of tears started showing. "I didn't want to go back. And I don't. I was the only 'human' there and I had the desire to hold you close to me. It was the desire to drive me out of Memoria." (I'm sorry, Squall. Please don't take it the wrong way. I care a lot for you...)
As she said those words, a portal came open behind Alex and the same dark figure slowly floated behind her. She examined every face, all of them etched with shock. Alex was clueless when everyone starred at the looming darkness behind her. Everyone's scream got caught in their throats...
~*oOo*~
Yea... yea... I know, I know, I took Memoria from Final Fantasy 9. But when I heard the name I had a brainstorm! I can't help it! Well, I hope you enjoyed the story up to now. I'll try to make the next chapter a little more longer... ^_^
But if you 'still' don't get what Alex was explaining, e-mail me as fast as you can so I'll explain everything to you. (I'd be happy to!)
-Rie-