It's me again! With a new story. Yeah I know, I hadn't finish Just For yet, but it's really hard to concentrate on it with my ten years old sister always asking me if she can use my laptop. Grrrrr. Anyway. The story takes place almost eighteens years after the war.
Enjoy!
Author: Lady Yuskreven.
Pairings: Seifer x Squall, Irvine x Quistis, Selphie x Zell, Raijin x Fuujin, Rinoa x…. Whoever.
Warnings: Story full of mistakes. Abuse. Rinoa bashing.
Disclaimers: I don't own Squaresoft characters. Gabriel, Kirsten, Madyson, Dustyn and Griever come from my imagination. I don't own Griever's name either. (Can we say that?)
Chapter 1
"Mommy? Can I have a candy? Mommy? Do we really have to go there? Mommy? I need to go to pee… Mommy? Griever's looking strange at me… Mommy?"
"Quistis, tell him to shut up for hyne's sake!"
"Oh! Aunt Quistis! Griever's been naughty!!"
"Hello girls…"
"Gabriel, they're eighteens…"
"So?"
"Quistis, do you really needed to procreate with Irvine Kinneas? His genes sucks, you know?"
She sighed to herself, trying to remember why in hell she accepted to carry the children to school. Oh yes. Selphie was sick. She should pay her something. How can she take care of all of them like that? Fortunately, today was their first day in their new school. She only had to leave them there and pick them up at 5pm.
It wasn't that she hated children. On the contrary, she loved them a lot, but…
Behind her, she could hear Gabriel chatting with Madyson. Griever was right about something: Irvine's genes were damn too strong. A tall boy about fifteen years old with blonde long hair and beautiful violet/blue eyes. Always thinking about ladies and guns. And Madyson Dintch wasn't better. She was a hyperactive little blonde with a childish face who had a passion for stuffed animals. When the two were together, you could say hell was on earth.
At least, there was Griever Leonhart. He was nice and quiet, even if each time he went to see his mother in Galbadia, he come back with bad habits. But his father could easily take care of that.
Finally, Quistis saw the private school. Matron decided to build it some months after the war. It was little, bright, and just what they needed. She stopped the car, much to Madyson and Gabriel's disappointment.
Griever opened the door car and headed to the school garden, soon followed by Madyson humming a school song. Quistis looked back at her son who finally gave up. He went out of the car with misery written on his face. It didn't take a long time to brighten up, though. His smile went back as soon as he saw two young girls walking side by side toward the building.
Quistis chuckled softly before following the children. Once in the school, she took a quick glance at it. The walls were mostly white, with blue frames. There were plenty of different flowers. In a word, it was simple but didn't need extra.
"What are we gonna do now?" asked Gabriel.
"We have to see the director."
"Directors suck."
Hearing Gabriel's statement, a young boy glared at him. He was quite tall, with grey hairs and rude green eyes. Next to him was a girl, about the same height; the only difference with the boy was her hairs and eyes colour. She had long blond hairs with two bright reddish eyes. They remind Quistis of somebody, but she couldn't define whom.
The girl approached them, a smile playing on her lips.
"Hi. My name is Kirsten. You're new here?"
"My name is Quistis Treepes- Kinneas, please to meet you. This is Griever Leonhart, Madyson Dintch and Gabriel Kinneas. It would be their first day in this school."
"And I'm sure I'm going to like it a lot" said Gabriel, grabbing her hand to kiss it.
Griever rolled his eyes, while Madyson bounced. The grey-haired boy didn't seem to be please about that. He came closer to them, still glaring at Gabriel. The girl turned to him, laughing softly.
"This is my brother, Dustyn." She came closer to Gabriel and whispered, "Don't play with him, he barks AND bites."
Dustyn and Griever both rolled their eyes in the same time. There was something disturbing in Dustyn's eyes.
"Excuse-me, but do you know where is the director of this school?"
Dustyn made a disgusted face before answering.
"Of course we know where he is. He's our father. Or so they say."
"DUSTYN. KEEP your bad MOOD for YOU, PLEASE!" hissed Kirsten before kicking her brother in the ribs. Quistis gasped at this, causing all the children to look at her questioningly. Gabriel put a hand on her shoulder.
"Are you okay, mom? You seems a lil' bit paler than usual."
"Yes, I'm okay. Could we see your father, Kirsten?"
"No prob'. Follow me, ma'am. But maybe we should go in the infirmary first? It is true that you're pale."
"Thank you but I'm fine. Don't worry."
Kirsten nodded. She leaded them to the teacher's room. Some people were talking around a table while a man was taping on the computer in the back. Kirsten waved her hand in front of him to catch his attention.
"Dad, there's a woman here for you."
"Kitty, you shouldn't call me 'dad' in school, you know that. And if is it one of your silly idea to find me a girlfriend, you know it's useless."
"Well, mister, you know as well that you shouldn't call me Kitty in school either. Plus, for the idea, it's not because you're gay that it's useless. It seemed that you're not as gay as you want us to believe since we are here." Retorted Kirsten frowning. She definitely had something to do with the grey-haired woman Quistis had in mind.
The man intrigued her too. The voice was far too familiar. And those blond spiky hairs… She saw it too many times to not remember.
"Seifer?"
The man turned toward her, eyes wide open.
"Quistis? How…"
There was an uncomfortable silence for a moment, none of them knowing what to do or say. Then Seifer lift up from his seat to hug her. She return the hug, laughing. Kirsten looked at the others, who were looking at each other. Gabriel pointed a finger up.
"Mom? Could we have some explanation here or you've decided we were for dying dumb?"
The two blondes released their hug. Quistis then introduced each of the children to Seifer. Afterwards, Kirsten took the other for a tour, giving Quistis some time to talk with Seifer.
" Why?" she finally asked. Seifer looked down at her, understanding the unspoken. Why he never came back. Why he never gave any signs he was still alive. He sighed loudly.
"After the war, I spent some time in Balamb, with fuujin and Raijin. They have opened a fisher shop there. Do you know they got married seventeen years ago?"
"Now, yes. But… they're something I don't understand… The children… They are fuujin's too, aren't they?"
Seifer smirked. "They look like her a lot, huh? Kirsten the most…Well… It's a kind of gift Raijin and Fuu gave me. After the war, I was… kind of depressed. I tried to take my life many times but unfortunately, they always found me before the no return point." Seifer stopped to swallow, and then begin to play with his hands putting his thought in order. Quistis find it was really courageous of him to confess it. She realized how much he had matured over the years. She stopped her thought to give him her full attention.
" One night, we went to a pub to celebrate my birthday. We get pretty drunk and I… slept with Fuu. One month later, a doctor announced her she was pregnant. I felt guilty and told them I was gonna pay for the abortion but she refused it. She told me Raijin and her had had already taken a decision about it.
"She would give birth to them, but I'll have to take care of them. They said it would be good for me to have somebody to take care of. I must admit they were right. The children arrival changed my life.
"After a while, I decided it would be better to have my own place. I left Dustyn and Kirsten with their mother, and went here looking for a job. That's when I found Matron. She gave me this job, and help me to find a new house."
Quistis couldn't help but feel sorry for him. They should have been there for him. But they were too busy rebuilding everything. At least, he was happy now, or he seemed to be. And the children were in good health.
"I'm sure you're a good father."
"I had to. Fuu threatened me to kick my ass so hard I'll see stars if something happen to her babies."
They laughed as the bell rung.
"Time to go…" explained Seifer.
"Yeah." She hugged him again and waved at the children before leaving the school.
On the way back, she wondered if she should talk the others about it. It could be funny to see how they'll react.
There.
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