and it was so easy, not to behold what I could hold...
Quistis woke up to the sound of her dorm phone ringing. She sat up and looked around tiredly, then wiped a tear from her cheek. She looked at her pillow, and it was slightly wet. She'd been crying in her sleep.
The sound of the ringing phone was getting irritating, what could be so important that someone would call her this early? She looked at the clock, and it was already twelve in the afternoon. Her second class was already half way through, Cid must have found a substitute for her classes. She yawned and picked up the phone.
"Hmm?" she said lazily. Rinoa's worried voice could be heard over the reciever.
"Where've you been?! We were worried! You're usually so...punctual. If you were going to miss class you would have normally called. Is everything alright?" she asked, all the words spilling from her mouth in a rush. Quistis yawned again.
"I've been sleeping Rinoa...I was tired." she said slowly. Rinoa gave a light hearted giggle.
"Well, Squall took the job of teaching your class for the day....I visited during my break hour...its a mess." Rinoa giggled and Quistis grinned. "He doesn't know what he's doing in there. Can you imagine, Squall, up in front of a class of students, speaking to them?!" Rinoa laughed even louder and Quistis stifled a laughed.
"Well, just calling to check up on you. Now that I know you're okay I guess I'll let you get some more sleep." Rinoa said.
"Thats okay, I think I'll get myself cleaned up and get some lunch. I'm starving." Qusitis said.
"Well, okay. I'll probably be in the quad with Selphie, helping her manage the band. Which reminds me, we're looking for someone to sing a song at the Garden Formal. It has to be mushy and romantic because its for the couple's song. Would you wanna try?" Rinoa asked.
"Um...not really. I can play the piano, but thats about it. We might end up with a Garden of deaf students after my performance." Quistis joked.
"Well, come by my dorm tonight and let me hear you sing. So far we've got no one for this and the formal is three weeks away." Rinoa said.
"How about I'll just let you know if I change my mind." Quistis said. Rinoa sighed.
"Oookay. But if you're not interested, could you maybe spread the word?" Rinoa asked.
"Sure. Gotta go, bye." Quistis said.
"Buh-bye." Rinoa said. Quistis put the reciever back in it's place and stood up, yawning. She didn't exactly feel like a million gil today. Her back ached, her temples throbbed, and she was very stressed about the whole Seifer escape ordeal.
She took a shower, and dressed in her SeeD uniform. She put her hair in its usual bun and grabbed her purse on her way out of the dorm. She went to the cafeteria, had some lunch, then headed to the quad to waste some time with Rinoa and Selphie. She hung out there for a few hours, helping them with whatever. Afterward she got some dinner from the cafeteria, then was on her way to her dorm when she remembered last night on the balconey. Where was Seifer? Had he left? She decided to check for herself.
After going up the elevator and down the hall she came to the door to the balconey. She gently pushed it open, her heart beating rapidly. She looked around and to her left was Seifer, sitting on the ground. She walked onto the balconey and shut the door quickly.
"Seifer, what are you still doing here?!" she asked harshly, but quietly. Seifer smirked.
"Where else do I have to go?" he asked. Quistis narrowed her eyes.
"You're going to get caught." she said. Seifer smirked again.
"Maybe." he chuckled. "My lifes Hell anyway, its not like it gets any better than this. All I can do is savor my days when I can still see the stars out on the balconey." he said. Quistis sat down next to him.
"Seifer, theres nothing I can do. Its under Squall's control. He's the one pressing charges, he's the only one that can drop them." Quistis said, looking away. Seifer cursed under his breath about Squall.
"But you know Seifer," Quistis turned to look at Seifer. "you deserve everything you suffer from now." she said. Seifer grimaced.
"I was hypnotized by that witch. I'd like to see Squall be hypnotized, then see how much of a "hero" he is." Seifer said. Quistis winced.
"Well Seifer, theres nothing I can do. I'm going to bed." Quistis said as she got up. Seifer didn't even look at her, he just spoke.
"Quistis, you see that star, that dim one? You see how its clouded over by darkness, even though its distant and cold, you know its there. You know theres a hidden beauty there. I wonder how many people have actually noticed that?" Seifer said, finishing his sentence with a look at her.
Quistis had stopped walking when he spoke. She had her hand on the knob. Her eyes watered. He was trying to tell her something.
"Goodnight, Seifer." she ended all other conversation and left the balconey.
Quistis woke up to the sound of her dorm phone ringing. She sat up and looked around tiredly, then wiped a tear from her cheek. She looked at her pillow, and it was slightly wet. She'd been crying in her sleep.
The sound of the ringing phone was getting irritating, what could be so important that someone would call her this early? She looked at the clock, and it was already twelve in the afternoon. Her second class was already half way through, Cid must have found a substitute for her classes. She yawned and picked up the phone.
"Hmm?" she said lazily. Rinoa's worried voice could be heard over the reciever.
"Where've you been?! We were worried! You're usually so...punctual. If you were going to miss class you would have normally called. Is everything alright?" she asked, all the words spilling from her mouth in a rush. Quistis yawned again.
"I've been sleeping Rinoa...I was tired." she said slowly. Rinoa gave a light hearted giggle.
"Well, Squall took the job of teaching your class for the day....I visited during my break hour...its a mess." Rinoa giggled and Quistis grinned. "He doesn't know what he's doing in there. Can you imagine, Squall, up in front of a class of students, speaking to them?!" Rinoa laughed even louder and Quistis stifled a laughed.
"Well, just calling to check up on you. Now that I know you're okay I guess I'll let you get some more sleep." Rinoa said.
"Thats okay, I think I'll get myself cleaned up and get some lunch. I'm starving." Qusitis said.
"Well, okay. I'll probably be in the quad with Selphie, helping her manage the band. Which reminds me, we're looking for someone to sing a song at the Garden Formal. It has to be mushy and romantic because its for the couple's song. Would you wanna try?" Rinoa asked.
"Um...not really. I can play the piano, but thats about it. We might end up with a Garden of deaf students after my performance." Quistis joked.
"Well, come by my dorm tonight and let me hear you sing. So far we've got no one for this and the formal is three weeks away." Rinoa said.
"How about I'll just let you know if I change my mind." Quistis said. Rinoa sighed.
"Oookay. But if you're not interested, could you maybe spread the word?" Rinoa asked.
"Sure. Gotta go, bye." Quistis said.
"Buh-bye." Rinoa said. Quistis put the reciever back in it's place and stood up, yawning. She didn't exactly feel like a million gil today. Her back ached, her temples throbbed, and she was very stressed about the whole Seifer escape ordeal.
She took a shower, and dressed in her SeeD uniform. She put her hair in its usual bun and grabbed her purse on her way out of the dorm. She went to the cafeteria, had some lunch, then headed to the quad to waste some time with Rinoa and Selphie. She hung out there for a few hours, helping them with whatever. Afterward she got some dinner from the cafeteria, then was on her way to her dorm when she remembered last night on the balconey. Where was Seifer? Had he left? She decided to check for herself.
After going up the elevator and down the hall she came to the door to the balconey. She gently pushed it open, her heart beating rapidly. She looked around and to her left was Seifer, sitting on the ground. She walked onto the balconey and shut the door quickly.
"Seifer, what are you still doing here?!" she asked harshly, but quietly. Seifer smirked.
"Where else do I have to go?" he asked. Quistis narrowed her eyes.
"You're going to get caught." she said. Seifer smirked again.
"Maybe." he chuckled. "My lifes Hell anyway, its not like it gets any better than this. All I can do is savor my days when I can still see the stars out on the balconey." he said. Quistis sat down next to him.
"Seifer, theres nothing I can do. Its under Squall's control. He's the one pressing charges, he's the only one that can drop them." Quistis said, looking away. Seifer cursed under his breath about Squall.
"But you know Seifer," Quistis turned to look at Seifer. "you deserve everything you suffer from now." she said. Seifer grimaced.
"I was hypnotized by that witch. I'd like to see Squall be hypnotized, then see how much of a "hero" he is." Seifer said. Quistis winced.
"Well Seifer, theres nothing I can do. I'm going to bed." Quistis said as she got up. Seifer didn't even look at her, he just spoke.
"Quistis, you see that star, that dim one? You see how its clouded over by darkness, even though its distant and cold, you know its there. You know theres a hidden beauty there. I wonder how many people have actually noticed that?" Seifer said, finishing his sentence with a look at her.
Quistis had stopped walking when he spoke. She had her hand on the knob. Her eyes watered. He was trying to tell her something.
"Goodnight, Seifer." she ended all other conversation and left the balconey.