Dancing In Tears
I was stained, with a role, in a day not my own...
Quistis walked to her dorm door and swiped her card key through the small slot even with her hip. The door made a beeping sound and she walked in, closing it behind her. She sighed soflty and placed her card key on a small table next to the door, then she tossed her purse down near the table also. She plopped down onto her bed and began rubbing her temples, hoping it would take away her splitting headache.
When she finally was convinced that her headache wouldn't go away unless she took something she got up off her bed and walked into the bathroom. She looked in the mirror.
'Quistis...look at yourself. Whens the last time you had a good night's sleep?' Quistis thought idly to herself, observing her tired eyes and her dazed expression. It was like she was in a deep trans, not hearing half of what went on all the time. 'Oh well, everybody has they're good and bad moments...' she tried to convince herself everything in her life was normal.
She brushed aside her thoughts as she remembered what she'd orginaly come to the bathroom for anyway, pills. She swung open the mirror that doubled as a small cabinet behind and rumaged through her various medical items. Cough syrup, a few bandaids, some itching cream. She stopped and came upon some pain relief pills. She quickly grabbed the bottle and opened it. She got a small glass of water and took three of them.
Quistis walked back into her room boredly and sat on the bed. 'What shall I do tonight?' she thought to herself. 'Well, its the weekend, and the garden will be stopping near Deling tonight...maybe I'll go shopping?' she wondered. Every since the garden had been able to move, it had kept moving. Every night it would stop for the night, usually only stopping near cities on Fridays and Saturdays because students liked to go into the cities for parties and shopping and during school nights it would get in the way of students completing homework and other SeeD assignments.
'Or maybe I could just get a good night's sleep?' she thought. She layed down on the bed deep in thought and before she knew it she was fast asleep.
Later that day, around six at night or so, Quistis woke up. She stumbles sleepily into the bathroom and looked at herself, a mess. Her hair was all over the place, her make-up smeared, and her clothes were all wrinkled from her nap.
'Well, I'm not tired anymore, I guess I'll go into Deling.' Quistis thought to herself as she stepped into the shower. When she was done washing she stepped out of the shower and pulled on a white robe. She walked over to her closet and picked out an outfit for that night. She chose black pants and a baby pink top, which was sleevless and had a small cut at the collar. She pulled her hair up in two buns, and left the two usual pieces of hair to fall next to her eyes. She examined herself in the mirror and decided on black eyeliner and a baby pink eye shadow to match. She decided just to wear some lip gloss, seeing as how she wasn't planning on seducing anybody with her lips that night. She looked over herself and knew it needed something, the outfit was lacking. She walked over to the closet and rumaged through it, and found a black leather jacket, longer than a regular coat, but shorter then a trench coat.
'There.' she thought satisfied. She walked over to the table and picked up her card key. She bent over to picked up her purse and clumsily knocked it over with her foot in the process. It was open and a small container rolled out. She picked up the container and looked it over. It was her stress pills, she'd been taking them every since time compression, which was only a month ago. Remembering them she suddenly felt she needed one. She opened the bottle and carefully swallowed one without water. She put the container back in her purse.
'Its alright. You'll pull through. These are only to help you, give you a lift.' she thought, feeling guilty for taking the stress pills. She denied that she was beginning to get addicted to them. She didn't even get them from Kadowaki for fear rumors would spread. She was really, at heart, ashamed of herself.
She opened her dorm door and walked through the hallway, noticing several other students in casual clothing, getting ready to get out on their own too. She walked into the parking lot and rented a car. She didn't feel like walking into Deling alone, at night, with who know's what roaming the land.
As she pulled into Deling she decided to cruise a little and see what there was to do. She noticed that most of the stores were now closing, seeing as how it was now eight at night. Her eyes eventually fell upon a bar called Calyptso's Lounge. She thought for a moment.
'Hmm...well, I never have any fun. This might be an opportunity to get out and relieve some stress that I've been buckling under lately...' she thought. Almost on impulse she pulled into the small parking lot and got out of the car. She pulled her purse strap onto her shoulder and walked into the bar confidentally.
Upon entering the bar she looked around thoughtfully. She noticed most of the bar was full, but very few were students or SeeDs from Balamb Garden. Thats most probably because they were all to young to drink. Quistis was only nineteen still, but she knew she could pass for twenty one, and walked over to a barstool and sat. There was hardly anyone around her on the stools. She silently sat her purse down on the counter and called over a bartender.
The bartender was loud and obnoxious, obviously laughing over something with a customer. He stomped over to Quistis when she called and gave her a questioning look.
"Yes, I'd like a strawberry martini please." she said, trying not to look at a huge scar he had over one eye, that had apprently blinded him. He nodded firmly and walked over to get her order from behind him. He came back soon enough and sat the martini down with a loud bang of glass hitting wood. Quistis was suprised the small glass didn't break.
"That'll be five gil when you're done." the bartender said loudly. Quistis only nodded and sipped her martini.
She'd finished that one and started a second when some loud Galbadian soldiers shoved their way in and sat at a table close behind hers. She tried to ignore them but they were so unbearably loud and clumsy in was hard to. She continued to ponder things in her thoughts when one of the men set his glass down with a loud bang.
"Hey hey hey, look at this little lady here? Whats your name sugarmuffin? Ya wanna have some fun with alotta Galbadian soldiers tonight baby??" one of the men shouted to Quistis. Some whistling could be heard from the other soldiers that were with him. Quistis put ten gil on the counter to pay for her two martini and spun the stool around, grabbing her purse.
"Why dont you shut that obnoxious mouth of yours before I remove your tongue from it permanently?" she snapped. The men around their ringleader "ooohd". Quistis narrowed her eyes in annoyance and strode out of the bar.
Seifer had been sitting by himself in the corner of the bar. He'd seen the whole thing, and saw Quistis walked out of the bar. He smirked to himself. 'Never thought I'd see her again.' he amused himself with his thoughts.
Quistis exited the bar, now with more fear in her than annoyance. She remembered there were about five men, and she was no chance against them. She quickly walked to the parking lot and noticed that the rented car was gone.
"Oh shit! I forgot to lock it!!" she muttered aloud to herself. "Great...just my luck..." she said irritably. She remembered those guys from the bar and didn't feel comfortable being out in a parking lot alone. She quickly walked, almost ran, into a nearby alley. It probably wasn't a good idea, but it was the quickest way to get into some kind of safety.
I was stained, with a role, in a day not my own...
Quistis walked to her dorm door and swiped her card key through the small slot even with her hip. The door made a beeping sound and she walked in, closing it behind her. She sighed soflty and placed her card key on a small table next to the door, then she tossed her purse down near the table also. She plopped down onto her bed and began rubbing her temples, hoping it would take away her splitting headache.
When she finally was convinced that her headache wouldn't go away unless she took something she got up off her bed and walked into the bathroom. She looked in the mirror.
'Quistis...look at yourself. Whens the last time you had a good night's sleep?' Quistis thought idly to herself, observing her tired eyes and her dazed expression. It was like she was in a deep trans, not hearing half of what went on all the time. 'Oh well, everybody has they're good and bad moments...' she tried to convince herself everything in her life was normal.
She brushed aside her thoughts as she remembered what she'd orginaly come to the bathroom for anyway, pills. She swung open the mirror that doubled as a small cabinet behind and rumaged through her various medical items. Cough syrup, a few bandaids, some itching cream. She stopped and came upon some pain relief pills. She quickly grabbed the bottle and opened it. She got a small glass of water and took three of them.
Quistis walked back into her room boredly and sat on the bed. 'What shall I do tonight?' she thought to herself. 'Well, its the weekend, and the garden will be stopping near Deling tonight...maybe I'll go shopping?' she wondered. Every since the garden had been able to move, it had kept moving. Every night it would stop for the night, usually only stopping near cities on Fridays and Saturdays because students liked to go into the cities for parties and shopping and during school nights it would get in the way of students completing homework and other SeeD assignments.
'Or maybe I could just get a good night's sleep?' she thought. She layed down on the bed deep in thought and before she knew it she was fast asleep.
Later that day, around six at night or so, Quistis woke up. She stumbles sleepily into the bathroom and looked at herself, a mess. Her hair was all over the place, her make-up smeared, and her clothes were all wrinkled from her nap.
'Well, I'm not tired anymore, I guess I'll go into Deling.' Quistis thought to herself as she stepped into the shower. When she was done washing she stepped out of the shower and pulled on a white robe. She walked over to her closet and picked out an outfit for that night. She chose black pants and a baby pink top, which was sleevless and had a small cut at the collar. She pulled her hair up in two buns, and left the two usual pieces of hair to fall next to her eyes. She examined herself in the mirror and decided on black eyeliner and a baby pink eye shadow to match. She decided just to wear some lip gloss, seeing as how she wasn't planning on seducing anybody with her lips that night. She looked over herself and knew it needed something, the outfit was lacking. She walked over to the closet and rumaged through it, and found a black leather jacket, longer than a regular coat, but shorter then a trench coat.
'There.' she thought satisfied. She walked over to the table and picked up her card key. She bent over to picked up her purse and clumsily knocked it over with her foot in the process. It was open and a small container rolled out. She picked up the container and looked it over. It was her stress pills, she'd been taking them every since time compression, which was only a month ago. Remembering them she suddenly felt she needed one. She opened the bottle and carefully swallowed one without water. She put the container back in her purse.
'Its alright. You'll pull through. These are only to help you, give you a lift.' she thought, feeling guilty for taking the stress pills. She denied that she was beginning to get addicted to them. She didn't even get them from Kadowaki for fear rumors would spread. She was really, at heart, ashamed of herself.
She opened her dorm door and walked through the hallway, noticing several other students in casual clothing, getting ready to get out on their own too. She walked into the parking lot and rented a car. She didn't feel like walking into Deling alone, at night, with who know's what roaming the land.
As she pulled into Deling she decided to cruise a little and see what there was to do. She noticed that most of the stores were now closing, seeing as how it was now eight at night. Her eyes eventually fell upon a bar called Calyptso's Lounge. She thought for a moment.
'Hmm...well, I never have any fun. This might be an opportunity to get out and relieve some stress that I've been buckling under lately...' she thought. Almost on impulse she pulled into the small parking lot and got out of the car. She pulled her purse strap onto her shoulder and walked into the bar confidentally.
Upon entering the bar she looked around thoughtfully. She noticed most of the bar was full, but very few were students or SeeDs from Balamb Garden. Thats most probably because they were all to young to drink. Quistis was only nineteen still, but she knew she could pass for twenty one, and walked over to a barstool and sat. There was hardly anyone around her on the stools. She silently sat her purse down on the counter and called over a bartender.
The bartender was loud and obnoxious, obviously laughing over something with a customer. He stomped over to Quistis when she called and gave her a questioning look.
"Yes, I'd like a strawberry martini please." she said, trying not to look at a huge scar he had over one eye, that had apprently blinded him. He nodded firmly and walked over to get her order from behind him. He came back soon enough and sat the martini down with a loud bang of glass hitting wood. Quistis was suprised the small glass didn't break.
"That'll be five gil when you're done." the bartender said loudly. Quistis only nodded and sipped her martini.
She'd finished that one and started a second when some loud Galbadian soldiers shoved their way in and sat at a table close behind hers. She tried to ignore them but they were so unbearably loud and clumsy in was hard to. She continued to ponder things in her thoughts when one of the men set his glass down with a loud bang.
"Hey hey hey, look at this little lady here? Whats your name sugarmuffin? Ya wanna have some fun with alotta Galbadian soldiers tonight baby??" one of the men shouted to Quistis. Some whistling could be heard from the other soldiers that were with him. Quistis put ten gil on the counter to pay for her two martini and spun the stool around, grabbing her purse.
"Why dont you shut that obnoxious mouth of yours before I remove your tongue from it permanently?" she snapped. The men around their ringleader "ooohd". Quistis narrowed her eyes in annoyance and strode out of the bar.
Seifer had been sitting by himself in the corner of the bar. He'd seen the whole thing, and saw Quistis walked out of the bar. He smirked to himself. 'Never thought I'd see her again.' he amused himself with his thoughts.
Quistis exited the bar, now with more fear in her than annoyance. She remembered there were about five men, and she was no chance against them. She quickly walked to the parking lot and noticed that the rented car was gone.
"Oh shit! I forgot to lock it!!" she muttered aloud to herself. "Great...just my luck..." she said irritably. She remembered those guys from the bar and didn't feel comfortable being out in a parking lot alone. She quickly walked, almost ran, into a nearby alley. It probably wasn't a good idea, but it was the quickest way to get into some kind of safety.