Authors Note: Thanks to my two reviewers! ( I am glad some people like this
stuff. Here is chapter 3 now! So have fun! :D
Oh and sorry the whole story is mixed up right now.. the prologe comes
after the first chapter! So just read it first! I am really sorry about
that! I tired to post chapter 2 yesterday and accidently posted part 3 so I
had to remove it and now everything is mixed up! (
Chapter 3
Three days later Irvine stood at the train station. Ready to fetch the girls. The last time he saw Nine she was ten. It was a party at Balamb Garden. Ten years after the sorceress was gone. Squall did not talk to Irvine. not a single word. Auron and Dani had to stay at Galbadia because of an influenza. And that was why Irvine left after four hours. He remembered the little girl who was really excited to see her "uncle Irvine". She looked like her mother, same black hair and that bright smile that always made his heart jump. But she had also this clear blue eyes of her father. But they were not cold, like his. They were soft, like an ocean. He liked her very much. Sometimes they phoned with each other, but Squall never knew. Quistis and July had visited him sometimes. Six months ago he saw them last time. The train stopped and Irvine looked up. But he could not see them. All people had left the train and the station, just some stood there and smoked or waited for their next train. But no girls. Suddenly his cell phone rang.
"Uncle Irvy? It's July!"
"Hey, July, where are you?"
"Well.. we made a little mistake and went out to early. Could you."
"Of course, darling. Where are you?"
"Well, just one station before Galbadia. There won't be another train until tomorrow."
"It is okay. I will be there in half an hour."
"Thank you."
"Welcome, see ya soon."
So Irvine went back to his car to fetch up the girls.
"What is he like?," Nine asked sitting on the bench next to July.
"Well. You mean Irvine?"
Nine nodded and searched something in her backpack.
"Hm. he is cute. And very nice. Sometimes a bit too . hm..let's say.. young and sarcastic for a man his age," she chuckled. "But you know him, too, I thought."
"We just met one time and phone sometimes. But I have not see him for seven years or so."
"You will like him. I am sure about this."
"Do you know his children?"
"Yes, a bit. Dani is really lovely! She is a bit hyper sometimes and very emotional. And Auron. well.. You will see."
"Come on, tell me. How is he?"
"You will see in two hours so wait. I like him..," she said and blushed furiosly.
"Oh. I see!" She found her bottle of water in her backpack and drank something.
"It is nothing. We are just friends."
"Of course," Nine said and burst into laughter.
Irvine arrived at the train station and get off his car.
The girls were sitting on the bench in front of the train station. July jumped up and ran to Irvine and hugged him tightly.
"Hey July."
"Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey!"
"Missed me?"
"Yep! A LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!" Irvine smiled.
"You have got your hair cut, right? Shoulder lengths.wow." Irvine nodded.
Nine went to the scene and smiled.
"Hey," Irvine greeted.
"This is Nine," July introduced her.
"I know, July, thanks anyway," he said and ruffled her hair with a smile.
"So. do we want to go?"
After one and a half hour they finally arrived at Galbadia Garden.
"I will show you around if you want," Irvine offered. "Or is Miss Trepe able to do this for Miss Leonhart?"
"Of course, Mister Kinneas, Sir!"
"Good girl, but I will take you with me anyway, 'cause we have some things to fill out, all this paperwork, ya know.."
Irvine led them to his office, handed them the paperwork and put on his glasses. He hated them. He never wore them if he really did not need them. He was too proud. A sharpshooter wore glasses? NEVER! But he needed them a lot. He was short-sighted since he was a child. Well, after half an hour the girls had filled out all forms and got their keycards for their dorms. They would have to share a room, well, actually a kitchen because their would have seperate baths and sleeping rooms. But that was okay for both of them. Irvine led them around in his Garden. Showed them their dorms and the training hall, the infirmary and the quad. And finally they reached the mensa. It was noon and most people had lessons or were outside to enjoy the sun. But a small group of three people was there. They were sitting on a table and played cards. "Well. and now I will show you my children."
"Damn, why do I always loose?," Dani yelled.
"'cause you're jus' a kid. So shut up and let the adults finish their game," Auron said and blinked at his female partner. She was blond and very very female!
"Really? I can't see any adults," Irvine said, putting his hand on Aurons shoulder and turned him around to face him.
"Oh .dad! Pleasure to see you. well.we were jus'.."
"Yeah yeah. playing? I am sure about that. I told you to be nice to the other children, didn't I?" Auron blushes furiously. How could his father blame him like that?
The female student stood up and went away laughing.
"Feelin' better now, dad?"
"Well.actually......uhm..... YES!"
Irvine turned to the girls and said: "This is Auron and Dani."
"Hiio," Dani said and waved at them.
"Hi," the girls answered in union. The three sat on the table. Auron did not say a word, he just checked the new girl out. He knew July, but the other one was new to him.
"This is Nine Leonhart," Irvine told them.
"I see. ," Auron remarked, "you are Squall and Rinoas daughter. Well. nice to meet you," he said and offered her a hand. She shook it gently and looked into his eyes, blushing suddenly, she turned away, hoping he did not noticed. but he did and smiled satisfied. He knew that he was able to impress the girls, and he loved it!
Auron leaned on the table and just looked at Nine, and everytime she looked at him he smiled gently and she turned away shyly.
Nine Leonhart had never felt anything like that in her entire life. She felt so small and shy but big and strong at the same moment. It was so strange. When she saw him she could not say anything. She just stared at him. I must have looked like an idiot, she thought. Now I know what July meant. He is.. Just.wow!
His green eyes and his long hair which hung losely on his shoulders made her weak. But why?
"Well.. I think the girls want to unpack their things now, right?"
"Wha'?. oh yes. sure," Nine said, grabbing July by her arm and dragging her out of the mensa.
Back in their room Nine called her father and July her mother to tell them that everything was fine and that they arrived in one piece. It took Nine nearly half an hour to calm her father down because he could not understand that Irvine did not take care of them and that they were on the wrong train station. Finally she had convinced him that it was not Irvines fault, but anyway Squall was mad. Quistis did not took it too serious. She knew that things like that can happen. And she was glad to hear that her daughter was happy in the new school.
"We will have our first lessons in one week and tomorrow is the SeeD-Party. And we are allowed to go there. I am sooooooooo happy," July said.
"Okay, so have fun. And don't forget about me, got that?"
"Sure, mommy. Bye bye. I will tell you about it next time I call. Bye!"
"Bye and take care."
After all things were put in the closets and wardrobes they went to the kitchen, sat there and looked at each other. July cleared her throat and asked: "Well. do you like him?"
"Whom?"
"Auron.who else?"
"He is.. Nice, I think."
"Nice? Of course.," she giggled and went back to her room.
Nice? How could I say he is nice? Nine yelled at herself.
A beautiful flower field next to an ocean. A warm soft breeze played with her hair.
"Nine!"
She heard a yell from behind and turned to see him running to her. She opened her armes widely to welcome him and as they met both fall to the ground kissing passionatly. "Nine, I love you," he wispered softly into her ear.
"I love you, too," answered and kissed him once more.
"Oh Nine."
"Yes?"
"Wake up!"
"Huh..?"
"It is 8 pm. Come on."
"What?" she said as she opened her eyes to find July next to her bed, looking a bit confused at her. Nine jumped up an shock.
"Where am I? What happened?"
"You fell asleep, silly. And had a nightmare?!"
"Me?..oh.yes yes! Of course.. was not that good. So.hungry?"
"Yep!"
Chapter 3
Three days later Irvine stood at the train station. Ready to fetch the girls. The last time he saw Nine she was ten. It was a party at Balamb Garden. Ten years after the sorceress was gone. Squall did not talk to Irvine. not a single word. Auron and Dani had to stay at Galbadia because of an influenza. And that was why Irvine left after four hours. He remembered the little girl who was really excited to see her "uncle Irvine". She looked like her mother, same black hair and that bright smile that always made his heart jump. But she had also this clear blue eyes of her father. But they were not cold, like his. They were soft, like an ocean. He liked her very much. Sometimes they phoned with each other, but Squall never knew. Quistis and July had visited him sometimes. Six months ago he saw them last time. The train stopped and Irvine looked up. But he could not see them. All people had left the train and the station, just some stood there and smoked or waited for their next train. But no girls. Suddenly his cell phone rang.
"Uncle Irvy? It's July!"
"Hey, July, where are you?"
"Well.. we made a little mistake and went out to early. Could you."
"Of course, darling. Where are you?"
"Well, just one station before Galbadia. There won't be another train until tomorrow."
"It is okay. I will be there in half an hour."
"Thank you."
"Welcome, see ya soon."
So Irvine went back to his car to fetch up the girls.
"What is he like?," Nine asked sitting on the bench next to July.
"Well. You mean Irvine?"
Nine nodded and searched something in her backpack.
"Hm. he is cute. And very nice. Sometimes a bit too . hm..let's say.. young and sarcastic for a man his age," she chuckled. "But you know him, too, I thought."
"We just met one time and phone sometimes. But I have not see him for seven years or so."
"You will like him. I am sure about this."
"Do you know his children?"
"Yes, a bit. Dani is really lovely! She is a bit hyper sometimes and very emotional. And Auron. well.. You will see."
"Come on, tell me. How is he?"
"You will see in two hours so wait. I like him..," she said and blushed furiosly.
"Oh. I see!" She found her bottle of water in her backpack and drank something.
"It is nothing. We are just friends."
"Of course," Nine said and burst into laughter.
Irvine arrived at the train station and get off his car.
The girls were sitting on the bench in front of the train station. July jumped up and ran to Irvine and hugged him tightly.
"Hey July."
"Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey!"
"Missed me?"
"Yep! A LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!" Irvine smiled.
"You have got your hair cut, right? Shoulder lengths.wow." Irvine nodded.
Nine went to the scene and smiled.
"Hey," Irvine greeted.
"This is Nine," July introduced her.
"I know, July, thanks anyway," he said and ruffled her hair with a smile.
"So. do we want to go?"
After one and a half hour they finally arrived at Galbadia Garden.
"I will show you around if you want," Irvine offered. "Or is Miss Trepe able to do this for Miss Leonhart?"
"Of course, Mister Kinneas, Sir!"
"Good girl, but I will take you with me anyway, 'cause we have some things to fill out, all this paperwork, ya know.."
Irvine led them to his office, handed them the paperwork and put on his glasses. He hated them. He never wore them if he really did not need them. He was too proud. A sharpshooter wore glasses? NEVER! But he needed them a lot. He was short-sighted since he was a child. Well, after half an hour the girls had filled out all forms and got their keycards for their dorms. They would have to share a room, well, actually a kitchen because their would have seperate baths and sleeping rooms. But that was okay for both of them. Irvine led them around in his Garden. Showed them their dorms and the training hall, the infirmary and the quad. And finally they reached the mensa. It was noon and most people had lessons or were outside to enjoy the sun. But a small group of three people was there. They were sitting on a table and played cards. "Well. and now I will show you my children."
"Damn, why do I always loose?," Dani yelled.
"'cause you're jus' a kid. So shut up and let the adults finish their game," Auron said and blinked at his female partner. She was blond and very very female!
"Really? I can't see any adults," Irvine said, putting his hand on Aurons shoulder and turned him around to face him.
"Oh .dad! Pleasure to see you. well.we were jus'.."
"Yeah yeah. playing? I am sure about that. I told you to be nice to the other children, didn't I?" Auron blushes furiously. How could his father blame him like that?
The female student stood up and went away laughing.
"Feelin' better now, dad?"
"Well.actually......uhm..... YES!"
Irvine turned to the girls and said: "This is Auron and Dani."
"Hiio," Dani said and waved at them.
"Hi," the girls answered in union. The three sat on the table. Auron did not say a word, he just checked the new girl out. He knew July, but the other one was new to him.
"This is Nine Leonhart," Irvine told them.
"I see. ," Auron remarked, "you are Squall and Rinoas daughter. Well. nice to meet you," he said and offered her a hand. She shook it gently and looked into his eyes, blushing suddenly, she turned away, hoping he did not noticed. but he did and smiled satisfied. He knew that he was able to impress the girls, and he loved it!
Auron leaned on the table and just looked at Nine, and everytime she looked at him he smiled gently and she turned away shyly.
Nine Leonhart had never felt anything like that in her entire life. She felt so small and shy but big and strong at the same moment. It was so strange. When she saw him she could not say anything. She just stared at him. I must have looked like an idiot, she thought. Now I know what July meant. He is.. Just.wow!
His green eyes and his long hair which hung losely on his shoulders made her weak. But why?
"Well.. I think the girls want to unpack their things now, right?"
"Wha'?. oh yes. sure," Nine said, grabbing July by her arm and dragging her out of the mensa.
Back in their room Nine called her father and July her mother to tell them that everything was fine and that they arrived in one piece. It took Nine nearly half an hour to calm her father down because he could not understand that Irvine did not take care of them and that they were on the wrong train station. Finally she had convinced him that it was not Irvines fault, but anyway Squall was mad. Quistis did not took it too serious. She knew that things like that can happen. And she was glad to hear that her daughter was happy in the new school.
"We will have our first lessons in one week and tomorrow is the SeeD-Party. And we are allowed to go there. I am sooooooooo happy," July said.
"Okay, so have fun. And don't forget about me, got that?"
"Sure, mommy. Bye bye. I will tell you about it next time I call. Bye!"
"Bye and take care."
After all things were put in the closets and wardrobes they went to the kitchen, sat there and looked at each other. July cleared her throat and asked: "Well. do you like him?"
"Whom?"
"Auron.who else?"
"He is.. Nice, I think."
"Nice? Of course.," she giggled and went back to her room.
Nice? How could I say he is nice? Nine yelled at herself.
A beautiful flower field next to an ocean. A warm soft breeze played with her hair.
"Nine!"
She heard a yell from behind and turned to see him running to her. She opened her armes widely to welcome him and as they met both fall to the ground kissing passionatly. "Nine, I love you," he wispered softly into her ear.
"I love you, too," answered and kissed him once more.
"Oh Nine."
"Yes?"
"Wake up!"
"Huh..?"
"It is 8 pm. Come on."
"What?" she said as she opened her eyes to find July next to her bed, looking a bit confused at her. Nine jumped up an shock.
"Where am I? What happened?"
"You fell asleep, silly. And had a nightmare?!"
"Me?..oh.yes yes! Of course.. was not that good. So.hungry?"
"Yep!"