Disclaimer: I don't own FFVIII. *cries unhappily* I also don't own the
lyrics of 'My love' I don't know who does but it is a Westlife song. I only
put it in because the chorus reminds me of that bit in Time Compression.
A/N: Nobody guessed which character was based on me*sobs gently* here it is. Last year I had short spiky hair with blue highlights until my college made me change It.*pouts* meanies. I wasn't going to tell people this but CTHKSI() guessed in his review: "Hm.......Yamadas, Yamadas, Yamadas. Zell's last name is Yamada? *brain is frozen cause of the freezing weather _" NO Zell's last name is DINCHT, but Yes the Yamadas ARE related to Zell. (Think of Rini in Sailor Moon ^^) they have a fake surname. Sorry this chapter isn't longer but at the end of it (which was SUPPOSED to be half way through) I got distracted by this idea for the first chapter of a Squall/Seifer fic and couldn't think until I'd gotten it out of my head and on paper. I'm sorry if the characters are OOC but this is how it flowed into my head. I'm not sure I like this chapter much. (
Tea Break
Irvine, Quistis and Flamara were standing in the queue for the cafeteria. Flamara turned to the other two.
"Um, do you guys mind if I sit with you?"
Quistis laughed gently. "Not at all. With you here I might actually get to eat my lunch." She shot a teasing glance up at Irvine, who blushed.
Flamara's eyes widened. "Oh my God. Who would a thought that IRVINE KINNEAS could blush!"
Quistis laughed again and leaned forward conspiratorially. "Apart from me, you're the only person who's seen this amazing phenomenon. But don't tell, he's got a fragile ego."
"Quisty!" protested Irvine, which only made the two women laugh even more. Flamara suddenly realised she was at the head of the queue. The three of them quickly ordered lunch and moved to an empty table. As they were sitting down they heard one of the Trepies arguing with his friends on the other side of the cafeteria.
"Instructor Trepe is much hotter than some pop star. She's the most beautiful babe on the Planet."
Quistis blushed slightly. She'd still not gotten used to the way the Trepies saw her. Privately Irvine agreed with the guy.
"No way, Rainfox from 'Final Fantasy' is. She's good looking and she's got that voice. Man, what I wouldn't give for a date with her. She rocks." Flamara grinned. (A/N Final Fantasy is a new pop group from Esthar. I was never very original with names.)
"If we're talking about 'Final Fantasy' then Firedream is the hottest. She's such a looker and the way she plays the piano ." The speaker trailed off.
"You think piano playing is sexy?!"
"Watch her face next time she's playing. Man, just thinking about it ." The speaker dropped his voice so they couldn't hear any more of the conversation. Irvine looked across at Flamara to find her blushing profusely.
He studied her closely for a second then said casually, "Will you be performing in the Garden Festival tonight, Flamara?"
"Yeah, Matt, Hiro, Raine and I are a band."
"Hiro? Does he prefer his name shortened?" said Quistis with interest.
"Yeah, but he'd never admit it."
"So you play the piano?" said Irvine casually, as if he wasn't really interested.
"Yeah, but what's that got to do . Oh. . You guessed." Flamara looked sheepish. Quistis looked bewildered.
"What did he guess?" Irvine leant over and whispered in her ear. She gasped and then leaned over to Flamara. "At least now I've got someone to talk to who knows what its like to be idolized."
Flamara grinned then suddenly turned pensive. Staring off into space, she murmured "I think I have it."
"Have what?" said Irvine tucking into his lunch. He'd warned Flamara that the meeting would probably drag on into the afternoon, which was why they were eating lunch at 10:30 in the morning.
"The answer to how we're going to go anywhere we want in Galbadia." She started eating. Irvine and Quistis waited for her to elaborate then, when she did not, shrugged and started eating.
Squall was walking Angel on the Cape of Good Hope by Edea's House when he heard faint singing. He decided to follow the sound. Giving a low whistle to get Angel to follow, he set off for the old orphanage, which was where the sound was coming from.
Squall entered the flower meadow where he and Rinoa had made their promise. Seated on a broken column, facing away from him, his long sword at his feet, was Hiro. He finished singing the song Squall had been following.
"Over seas From coast to coast To find a place I love the most, Where the fields are green To see you once again.My Love." Hiro held the last note and his voice trailed off. Suddenly he stiffened as he became aware of Squall's presence. He glanced over his shoulder and forced himself to relax as he realised who it was.
Squall noted absently that the boy had gotten changed. He now wore a black turtleneck sweater and black trousers. Slung over the column by his side was a pale blue blazer.
Squall sat on one of the other columns and gazed out over the flowers.
"Nice song." he said. "It reminds me . of a promise."
"I know."
"How?" Squall turned to look at Hiro. The boy looked guilty as if he'd said something he shouldn't have.
"We. know Ellone. She. sent us into you guys after you got back from defeating Ultimecia so she could find out what had actually happened. Flamara was so impressed that she wrote 'My Love' about the Time Compression and you and Rinoa. She wrote the verses so that people wouldn't actually realise, so you could have some privacy. I was practicing it for the Garden Festival. That's why I was sitting here. It just seemed right to rehearse here. Matt's probably asking Rinoa to let us sing her mother's song."
"You didn't specify what you were singing?"
"Nope. We asked Selphie to let us introduced ourselves and what we're singing. There'd be a riot otherwise." He smiled faintly as he gazed at the mountains in the distance. "I can't remember the last time I talked this much in one conversation."
Squall smiled "I wouldn't have spoken about the promise with just anyone. I feel like I can trust you. My mind's not telling me to keep you at a distance."
Hiro nodded. "You're probably right. Kindred Spirits. Commander, please, call me Hiro."
Squall nodded. "Call me Squall, Hiro." The two locked gazes. Then they reached out to clasp hands. (A/N you know, where you grab the other persons had and tug slightly before letting go?)
Selphie, Rinoa and Matt were in the Quad, trying to decorate it for the Garden Festival. Selphie was deciding with Rinoa where things should go, and Matt was putting them there.
Selphie and Rinoa had been in fits of laughter when Matt had turned up after changing out of his uniform. He wore a pair of black trousers with two belts and a white shirt identical to the ones Squall wore. He wore a Gryphon shaped pendant round his neck and a short blue jacket with a Gryphon head emblazoned in red on each sleeve near the shoulder.
Finally Selphie seemed halfway satisfied with the arrangements. After he'd got his breath back Matt turned. "Um . Rinoa?"
Rinoa looked back, surprised "What is it?"
"My family's performing in the festival tonight. My sister would like to sing 'Eyes On Me' but we wanted to ask you first as it's your mother's song."
Rinoa smiled broadly. "I'd love to hear your sister sing Mom's song. Thanks for asking first."(A/N couldn't think of anything else. This is when the idea for 'Storm' started to appear.)
Raine performed a mid-air backwards somersault, landed on both feet in a fighter's crouch and skidded backwards with the momentum. Suddenly she ran forward, jumped high in the air and aimed a kick at Zell's head.
Zell grabbed her extended right foot in his right hand and dodged to her right and threw a left hook at her ribs.
Raine dodged his punch by bending backwards to touch the floor, and his punch glanced over her tensed stomach muscles. She placed both hands on the floor and jumped. She twisted out of Zell's grasp in mid-air and slammed a kick into his back. Zell hit the ground face first and Raine landed lightly.
Zell brushed himself off saying, "You fight well."
"I had a good teacher." Raine said, tilting her head to one side. The sound of applause shocked them both and they looked round for the source of the sound.
Zell tensed as Seifer stepped out of the shadows. "What do you want?" He said sourly.
"Calm down, Chicken-wuss. I was training when I heard you two fighting and came to watch. It was pretty hard to tell you two apart until I saw that braid. Tell me," He said turning to Raine, who had changed into clothes identical to Zell's except for colour, "do you dress like that deliberately?"
Zell rubbernecked between Seifer and Raine until the latter blushed and tried to avoid Seifer's gaze.
"Why would anyone want to imitate you, chicken?" said Seifer teasingly.
Raine said quietly, not meeting their gazes "It's a family matter. I . Please don't mention this. It's partly a disguise. You'll find out why later. . We ought to be going, it's 5 past."
A/N: Please R&R. mind.is.blank.*sighs* I'll try and write the next chapter soon.
A/N: Nobody guessed which character was based on me*sobs gently* here it is. Last year I had short spiky hair with blue highlights until my college made me change It.*pouts* meanies. I wasn't going to tell people this but CTHKSI() guessed in his review: "Hm.......Yamadas, Yamadas, Yamadas. Zell's last name is Yamada? *brain is frozen cause of the freezing weather _" NO Zell's last name is DINCHT, but Yes the Yamadas ARE related to Zell. (Think of Rini in Sailor Moon ^^) they have a fake surname. Sorry this chapter isn't longer but at the end of it (which was SUPPOSED to be half way through) I got distracted by this idea for the first chapter of a Squall/Seifer fic and couldn't think until I'd gotten it out of my head and on paper. I'm sorry if the characters are OOC but this is how it flowed into my head. I'm not sure I like this chapter much. (
Tea Break
Irvine, Quistis and Flamara were standing in the queue for the cafeteria. Flamara turned to the other two.
"Um, do you guys mind if I sit with you?"
Quistis laughed gently. "Not at all. With you here I might actually get to eat my lunch." She shot a teasing glance up at Irvine, who blushed.
Flamara's eyes widened. "Oh my God. Who would a thought that IRVINE KINNEAS could blush!"
Quistis laughed again and leaned forward conspiratorially. "Apart from me, you're the only person who's seen this amazing phenomenon. But don't tell, he's got a fragile ego."
"Quisty!" protested Irvine, which only made the two women laugh even more. Flamara suddenly realised she was at the head of the queue. The three of them quickly ordered lunch and moved to an empty table. As they were sitting down they heard one of the Trepies arguing with his friends on the other side of the cafeteria.
"Instructor Trepe is much hotter than some pop star. She's the most beautiful babe on the Planet."
Quistis blushed slightly. She'd still not gotten used to the way the Trepies saw her. Privately Irvine agreed with the guy.
"No way, Rainfox from 'Final Fantasy' is. She's good looking and she's got that voice. Man, what I wouldn't give for a date with her. She rocks." Flamara grinned. (A/N Final Fantasy is a new pop group from Esthar. I was never very original with names.)
"If we're talking about 'Final Fantasy' then Firedream is the hottest. She's such a looker and the way she plays the piano ." The speaker trailed off.
"You think piano playing is sexy?!"
"Watch her face next time she's playing. Man, just thinking about it ." The speaker dropped his voice so they couldn't hear any more of the conversation. Irvine looked across at Flamara to find her blushing profusely.
He studied her closely for a second then said casually, "Will you be performing in the Garden Festival tonight, Flamara?"
"Yeah, Matt, Hiro, Raine and I are a band."
"Hiro? Does he prefer his name shortened?" said Quistis with interest.
"Yeah, but he'd never admit it."
"So you play the piano?" said Irvine casually, as if he wasn't really interested.
"Yeah, but what's that got to do . Oh. . You guessed." Flamara looked sheepish. Quistis looked bewildered.
"What did he guess?" Irvine leant over and whispered in her ear. She gasped and then leaned over to Flamara. "At least now I've got someone to talk to who knows what its like to be idolized."
Flamara grinned then suddenly turned pensive. Staring off into space, she murmured "I think I have it."
"Have what?" said Irvine tucking into his lunch. He'd warned Flamara that the meeting would probably drag on into the afternoon, which was why they were eating lunch at 10:30 in the morning.
"The answer to how we're going to go anywhere we want in Galbadia." She started eating. Irvine and Quistis waited for her to elaborate then, when she did not, shrugged and started eating.
Squall was walking Angel on the Cape of Good Hope by Edea's House when he heard faint singing. He decided to follow the sound. Giving a low whistle to get Angel to follow, he set off for the old orphanage, which was where the sound was coming from.
Squall entered the flower meadow where he and Rinoa had made their promise. Seated on a broken column, facing away from him, his long sword at his feet, was Hiro. He finished singing the song Squall had been following.
"Over seas From coast to coast To find a place I love the most, Where the fields are green To see you once again.My Love." Hiro held the last note and his voice trailed off. Suddenly he stiffened as he became aware of Squall's presence. He glanced over his shoulder and forced himself to relax as he realised who it was.
Squall noted absently that the boy had gotten changed. He now wore a black turtleneck sweater and black trousers. Slung over the column by his side was a pale blue blazer.
Squall sat on one of the other columns and gazed out over the flowers.
"Nice song." he said. "It reminds me . of a promise."
"I know."
"How?" Squall turned to look at Hiro. The boy looked guilty as if he'd said something he shouldn't have.
"We. know Ellone. She. sent us into you guys after you got back from defeating Ultimecia so she could find out what had actually happened. Flamara was so impressed that she wrote 'My Love' about the Time Compression and you and Rinoa. She wrote the verses so that people wouldn't actually realise, so you could have some privacy. I was practicing it for the Garden Festival. That's why I was sitting here. It just seemed right to rehearse here. Matt's probably asking Rinoa to let us sing her mother's song."
"You didn't specify what you were singing?"
"Nope. We asked Selphie to let us introduced ourselves and what we're singing. There'd be a riot otherwise." He smiled faintly as he gazed at the mountains in the distance. "I can't remember the last time I talked this much in one conversation."
Squall smiled "I wouldn't have spoken about the promise with just anyone. I feel like I can trust you. My mind's not telling me to keep you at a distance."
Hiro nodded. "You're probably right. Kindred Spirits. Commander, please, call me Hiro."
Squall nodded. "Call me Squall, Hiro." The two locked gazes. Then they reached out to clasp hands. (A/N you know, where you grab the other persons had and tug slightly before letting go?)
Selphie, Rinoa and Matt were in the Quad, trying to decorate it for the Garden Festival. Selphie was deciding with Rinoa where things should go, and Matt was putting them there.
Selphie and Rinoa had been in fits of laughter when Matt had turned up after changing out of his uniform. He wore a pair of black trousers with two belts and a white shirt identical to the ones Squall wore. He wore a Gryphon shaped pendant round his neck and a short blue jacket with a Gryphon head emblazoned in red on each sleeve near the shoulder.
Finally Selphie seemed halfway satisfied with the arrangements. After he'd got his breath back Matt turned. "Um . Rinoa?"
Rinoa looked back, surprised "What is it?"
"My family's performing in the festival tonight. My sister would like to sing 'Eyes On Me' but we wanted to ask you first as it's your mother's song."
Rinoa smiled broadly. "I'd love to hear your sister sing Mom's song. Thanks for asking first."(A/N couldn't think of anything else. This is when the idea for 'Storm' started to appear.)
Raine performed a mid-air backwards somersault, landed on both feet in a fighter's crouch and skidded backwards with the momentum. Suddenly she ran forward, jumped high in the air and aimed a kick at Zell's head.
Zell grabbed her extended right foot in his right hand and dodged to her right and threw a left hook at her ribs.
Raine dodged his punch by bending backwards to touch the floor, and his punch glanced over her tensed stomach muscles. She placed both hands on the floor and jumped. She twisted out of Zell's grasp in mid-air and slammed a kick into his back. Zell hit the ground face first and Raine landed lightly.
Zell brushed himself off saying, "You fight well."
"I had a good teacher." Raine said, tilting her head to one side. The sound of applause shocked them both and they looked round for the source of the sound.
Zell tensed as Seifer stepped out of the shadows. "What do you want?" He said sourly.
"Calm down, Chicken-wuss. I was training when I heard you two fighting and came to watch. It was pretty hard to tell you two apart until I saw that braid. Tell me," He said turning to Raine, who had changed into clothes identical to Zell's except for colour, "do you dress like that deliberately?"
Zell rubbernecked between Seifer and Raine until the latter blushed and tried to avoid Seifer's gaze.
"Why would anyone want to imitate you, chicken?" said Seifer teasingly.
Raine said quietly, not meeting their gazes "It's a family matter. I . Please don't mention this. It's partly a disguise. You'll find out why later. . We ought to be going, it's 5 past."
A/N: Please R&R. mind.is.blank.*sighs* I'll try and write the next chapter soon.