Chapter 5 is here! And the first unofficial song is up! (This is just a
warm up chapter before they perform ^_^). The song is sung by (drum roll…)
oh, just read the fic ^_^ This song was requested by soul-x, and I just got
no where to write it in the fic, so…here you have it! This fic is a bit
extra long but, well, inspirations just flowed through, and I just had to
get it down ^_^ Enjoy and please review! The more reviews I get, the faster
I can update. ^_^
Disclaimer: ===YOU HAVE ENTERED THE NO SUING ZONE===
FFVIII and the song belong to their respective owners. No GF and animals are
wounded in the writing of this fic.
The Stage Is Built!
It was Thursday afternoon, and a nice sunny day it was, with not a cloud in the blue sky that stretched infinitely over the Quad of Balamb Garden. Our heroes in this story had finally recovered from that little accident in the Cafeteria on Monday, and were now working with the other students Abby and Zell had managed to rein in from the Library and Training Centre respectively. How they did it, no one knew.
Behind the almost-finished makeshift stage were Irvine and Selphie, trying to set up the jukebox machine and its accompanying speakers together for the past three hours. Keeping an eye on those two was Squall, who was complaining for the 55th time.
"Never…ever…ask…me…to…do…that…again…" Squall said through clenched teeth as he leaned lazily against the pole of the stage. That morning, Selphie and Rinoa had suddenly joined forces and 'forced' him to call his father up, the so-called President of Esthar, Laguna Loire. His father had gladly agreed to borrow the music and lighting equipment as requested. And a few hours ago, the Ragnarok had arrived and dropped off a huge grey container that crashed down onto the Quad, right on the stage. Thank Hyne the stage was made out of strong wood that Rinoa's father had sent from Timber a few days ago.
"Well, if I had not do that, we wouldn't have it right now, right?" replied Selphie as she connected some plugs and wires to the speakers. "Besides, later you have to sing."
"What?" said Squall, his eyebrow raised slightly.
"Since Irvy and I are so tired and so are the other students, we'll have to ask you to test it since all you do is grumble for the past few hours," said Selphie. She stood up and faced Squall. "Please?"
"No."
"Oh, c'mon…please? I'll spend you hot dogs!" Selphie batted her eyelashes at him, hoping he would do it, but since Squall was used to this 'charms' that Rinoa often gave him, he stood his ground firmly and just said, "I'm not Zell, so don't entice me with the offer of hot dogs. The answer is still a no." Then he stood up and left the stage.
"Fine, you stubborn lion!" fumed Selphie and was about to force Irvine this time to sing when she saw Quistis and Seifer entered the Quad. She waved at them and shouted, "Hey Quistis! Hey Seifer!" They saw her waving and ran towards her.
"Hey," the two of them said when they reached her. Quistis spoke up first. "Seen Abby and Zell anywhere?" Selphie shook her head. "Well, they said that you two needed help, so…" Irvine stood up and said, "Phew! I'm finally done!"
"You've just come in time to my rescue after that Bull-Head refused to help me out!" said Selphie, glaring at the retreating back of Squall as he made his way to the other side of the Quad.
"Oh…a new name for Puberty Boy, eh?" said Seifer, smirking.
"If Squall refuses, it's bound to be something that nobody enjoys doing it," said Quistis thoughtfully. As if in response, Irvine and Selphie both grabbed a mike from the floor and held it out to Quistis and Seifer. Quistis stared at the mikes, then at the two hopeful faces of Irvine and Selphie, then at Seifer. "See?"
"No thanks, count me out," Seifer said simply, crossing his arms.
"Well, you've got no choice but to sing!" said Selphie indignantly. "I have to make sure this thing work so that you guys can perform on the night!"
"Fine…whatever…" muttered Seifer.
"Now don't be Squall No.2," said Selphie as she dragged the surprised Seifer and Quistis by the arms onto the stage.
"You owe me big time for this, Selphie," muttered Quistis under her breath. Selphie passed one mike to Seifer and he took it glumly, and Irvine passed one more to Quistis. The song started playing and Quistis exclaimed, "Hey! I know this song!"
"Like I don't know," said Seifer. The colour-lights overhead came on, blinding Quistis and Seifer temporarily. They blinked a few times, got accustomed to it, and Quistis started the first verse of the song.
"Wherever sang my songs, on the stage, on my own…"
"Wherever said my words, wishing they would be heard…" Seifer continued.
"I saw you smiling at me, was it real or just my fantasy…" sang Quistis. "You'd always be there in the corner…of this ti-ny little bar…"
* * *
On the other side of the Quad, far from the crowd, Squall had joined Rinoa into singing under the tree that they were leaning on.
"My last night here for you…" sang Rinoa.
"Same old songs, just once more," sang Squall. The both of them gazed lovingly into each other's eyes, and continued singing.
"My last night here with you?" sang Rinoa.
"Maybe yes, maybe no," Squall sang. He smiled at her and Rinoa beamed.
"I kind of liked it your way, how you shyly placed your eyes on me," sang Rinoa.
"Oh did you ever know, that I had mine…on you…" sang Squall, and Rinoa laid her head against his shoulders. His fluffy corner of the jacket tickled her nose, and she resisted the urge to sneeze when suddenly, the couple heard the music tune of their song playing, and they turned to where the music came from: the stage. The vibrant music could be clearly heard behind dark red curtains. Just then, they heard a couple singing: -
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Darling, so there you are
With that look on your face.
As if you're never hurt
As if you're never down.
Shall I be the one for you
Who pinches you softly but sure
If frown is shown then
I will know that you are no dreamer.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The curtain was suddenly raised, revealing Quistis and Seifer standing on the stage in each other's embraces. Many students had rushed and formed a circle surrounding the stage, watching in awe their Instructor and Seifer singing.
"Seifer…singing?" mumbled Rinoa, her eyes wide in shock. Nevertheless, the truth is the truth, and yes, Seifer, the Seifer Almasy was singing in his rich baritone voice to Quistis.
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So let me come to you
Close as I, wanna be.
Close enough for me
To feel your heart, beating fast.
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Then Quistis sang in response: -
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And stay there as I whisper
How I loved your peaceful eyes on me
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Then Seifer sang: -
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did you ever know?
That I had mine, on you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Why don't we join them?" suggested Rinoa. Squall nodded, and they got up from their place, and ran towards the crowd. The students saw them and parted a way through for their Commander and the Sorceress. Seifer and Quistis saw them and Rinoa asked, "Can we join?" Seifer nodded and passed his mike to Rinoa, and she started singing in her melodious voice.
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Darling so share with me
Your love if you have enough
The tears if you're holding back
Of pain if that's what it is
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rinoa danced towards Squall and raised her mike to him, and he started singing his part in his deep rich voice.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
How can I let you know
I'm more than the dress and the voice
Just reach me out then
You will know that you are not dreaming.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rinoa in Squall's arms, and Quistis in Seifer's arms, they sang in front of their audience of students, the air filled with music.
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Darling so there you are
With that look on your face
As if you're never hurt
As if you're never down
Shall I be the one for you
Who pinches you softly but sure
If frown is shown then
I will know that you are no dreamer.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When they finished singing, everybody applauded. The entire Quad rocked with their tremendous clapping. The foursome bowed, and the Trepies screamed the loudest of all, shouting, "YOU RULE, QUISTIS!" And the music finally ended, striking its last note.
"Squall…" mumbled Rinoa.
"Rinoa…" whispered Squall. The two of them were hugging each other, not caring the world or the people around them. Seifer and Quistis looked at each other and smiled.
"It was fantastic, guys!" said Selphie as she made her way onto the stage. The crowd soon dispersed as everyone got back to work. "I want that kind of performance when you guys perform, okay?"
"No problem," said Seifer. Quistis nodded approvingly.
"Hey Seifer! That's a great show you've put up, ya know!" yelled a rough voice a distance away from the Quad. They turned and saw a big, bronze-skinned giant and beside him, a silver-haired lady with a patch over her right eye walking towards them.
"AFFIRMATIVE," she shouted and smiled.
"Hey Fujin! Raijin! Long time no see!" Seifer greeted his friends. "How's the mission in Esthar?"
"Not bad, ya know…Mr.President allowed us to return to Balamb Garden earlier to report. How's life?"
"Pretty much suck," Seifer answered, glaring at Selphie, Rinoa and Quistis in turn.
"HAPPENED?" asked Fujin.
"Yeap, something mush have happened, ya know, must be…ah! Seifer got chased by his worst nightmare!" taunted Raijin and he started laughing. And laughing. And laughing. And laughing. And Fujin started giggling, then into hard laughter. Tears were rolling down on both their faces, leaving everyone stared at each other in askance. Seifer stared at his posse in bewilderment.
"What worst nightmare?" asked Quistis.
"Seifer is…hahaha…okay…hahaha…must stop laughing ya know…" said Raijin, trying to recover from his fit of laughter. Seifer's face suddenly became one of embarrassment and anger mixed together.
"Must be something embarrassing," said Squall. "But I can't think of any…hmmm…is it that…"
"Shut up, Puberty Boy," growled Seifer, drawing out his Hyperion and a bullet clicked into place. He pointed it straight at Squall. Squall was about to draw out his Lionheart when Rinoa shook her head. He sighed and reluctantly released his grip from the hilt of his Gunblade. Having heard of what Squall had said, Quistis' eyes glowed.
"Ah…I know…" said Quistis, smiling with mischief. "Seifer, Seifer."
"Oh no you don't…you'd better Silence yourself, or else…"
"What is going on in here?" spoke a voice. Everybody turned to see Zell and Abby appeared beside Raijin.
"What is Seifer's worst nightmare?" asked Selphie.
"Seifer's worst nightmare? I can't think of any…" answered Zell, cupping his chin in thought.
"Aw, Zell! How long have we been living with Seifer in Matron's house?" said Quistis. "Don't you ever remember anything? You should have by now…"
"….OH! I know!" shouted Zell triumphantly, punching his fist into the air like he always did. "Seifer is afraid of…"
"SHUT UP, CHICKEN-WUSS!" hollered Seifer, this time pointing the Hyperion at Zell.
"…DOGS!" chorused Squall, Quistis, Zell, Fujin and Raijin.
'NOOOOOOOOO! My deepest fear has been revealed…" moaned Seifer, dropping onto the stage floor on his knees in defeat.
"Really? Seifer, are you…really afraid of dogs?" asked Rinoa. Seifer was silent with embarrassment, and knowing it was true, Rinoa giggled, then started laughing with the others. Zell was the worst; he was banging the floor with his fist, unable to control.
"It was the best when he…"
"I SAID SHUT UP, CHICKEN-WUSS!" thundered Seifer. "Or else…" Before he could fire at Zell's head, Quistis had expertly launched her Save the Queen at Seifer's Gunblade. The whip twirled around the blade's edge, and with a pull, it flew towards Quistis, and she caught it before Seifer realized what was happening.
"Quistis!" whined Seifer.
"Seifer! You are not to shoot at anybody when you're in school, understand?" said Quistis in her stern-teacher voice.
"…Yes…" He glared at Zell who was still laughing as he stood back up with Abby's help.
"…What has happened?" asked Irvine as he ascended the stage from the left wing. "It seems something interesting is going on…"
"Yes, indeed," spoke the all-the-while-silent-and-confused Abby. A glare from Seifer got her saying, "But it's best left unknown…"
"Whatever…" said Irvine.
"Now don't go a-copying Squall. Puberty Boy is a bad example to be followed," said Seifer.
"I heard that," muttered Squall.
"And with his sweet little angel, he thinks he can go and rule the world now with that Lionheart of his and his dear little sorceress," continued Seifer.
"I heard that, too," said Rinoa.
"Um, Seifer? I think it's best you stopped talking now, ya know," said Raijin, retreating. Fujin, Selphie, and the people on the ground took a few steps back, too. They all looked so dead serious, and frightened.
"What? This is just a joke, so why take it so seriously?" said Seifer, wondering what was going on. Suddenly, he heard some growling behind him, and he turned back to see a massive three-headed dog and a brown-and-white dog, baring their teeth at him. In the middle stood Squall and Rinoa, an evil grin both on their faces.
"Poor Seifer, but none can do, I can't help you," said Quistis coolly as she descended the stage with Seifer's Hyperion in her hands.
"Please, Quistis, I need my…"
"SORRY. NO," said Fujin as she took the Gunblade from Quistis just as Seifer was about to reach out and grab it. Fujin in turned gave it to Raijin. Then they all advanced more further from the stage. Seifer shook his head in defeat, then stared up at the angry couple.
"Now, you know I'm afraid…I mean hate dogs, so, please, just take them away," Seifer said slowly, taking a few steps back.
"Angelo! Bite him now! And don't let go!" shouted Rinoa, and Angelo bounded towards Seifer.
"Oh NO!" screamed Seifer and he quickly ran down from the stage, with Angelo hot on his heels. "Get away from me now, you stupid mutt!" Having heard this, Angelo was fuming and started to snap at his feet.
"RINOA! CALL YOUR STUPID DOG BACK NOW!" hollered Seifer, running around the Quad. However, Rinoa could not hear him over everyone's laughter as they watched Angelo chased poor Seifer up and down, here and there and everywhere in the Quad. She collapsed onto the ground, unable to stop laughing.
"Now that is what I call a good revenge!" said Squall when he recovered from his fit of laughter. Rinoa whistled and Angelo raced back towards her, leaving a tired Seifer collapsing onto the ground right in front of Fujin and Raijin.
"I…so…bloody…hell…hate…you…guys," panted Seifer as Fujin and Raijin helped him up. He pointed at Angelo which stood beside Rinoa obediently, rolling out its tongue and pant. "Never…ever…let…that…stupid…dog…of…yours…chase…after…me…again…" And he managed to pull back in time to avoid the snapping jaws of the angry dog.
"You wanna try mine now?" asked Squall, patting Cerberus. The GF barked in delight, eyeing Seifer, and licking its chomps.
"Oh no…you…don't…" said Seifer, backing away from him. "Fujin! Raijin! Attack that monster dog now!" No movement. "FUJIN! RAIJIN!" He turned back to find Fujin and Raijin was nowhere in sight. He started grumbling, "They whom I called a posse…"
"They are long gone once they heard Cerberus bark," said Rinoa. "Now say you're sorry and we'll forgive you."
"And if I don't?"
"If you don't, Cerberus will chase you! Go, Cerberus!" ordered Squall, and the mighty GF reared up, crashed down, and started running towards the frightened Seifer. Seifer was to be chased again, all over the Quad and left Squall and Rinoa doubled over in laughter again.
"I HATE YOU PEOPLE AND I HATE YOUR STUPID DOGS!" yelled Seifer as he ran again as fast as his legs could afford to make him too, with Cerberus chasing after him with each crashing step it took. Oh, it's gonna be a long day for Seifer.
Hahahaha…I wonder why Seifer's afraid of dogs, though…anyway, first performance will be up very soon, by… (drum roll)…yet to decided ^_^. SOON, PEOPLE!
Disclaimer: ===YOU HAVE ENTERED THE NO SUING ZONE===
FFVIII and the song belong to their respective owners. No GF and animals are
wounded in the writing of this fic.
The Stage Is Built!
It was Thursday afternoon, and a nice sunny day it was, with not a cloud in the blue sky that stretched infinitely over the Quad of Balamb Garden. Our heroes in this story had finally recovered from that little accident in the Cafeteria on Monday, and were now working with the other students Abby and Zell had managed to rein in from the Library and Training Centre respectively. How they did it, no one knew.
Behind the almost-finished makeshift stage were Irvine and Selphie, trying to set up the jukebox machine and its accompanying speakers together for the past three hours. Keeping an eye on those two was Squall, who was complaining for the 55th time.
"Never…ever…ask…me…to…do…that…again…" Squall said through clenched teeth as he leaned lazily against the pole of the stage. That morning, Selphie and Rinoa had suddenly joined forces and 'forced' him to call his father up, the so-called President of Esthar, Laguna Loire. His father had gladly agreed to borrow the music and lighting equipment as requested. And a few hours ago, the Ragnarok had arrived and dropped off a huge grey container that crashed down onto the Quad, right on the stage. Thank Hyne the stage was made out of strong wood that Rinoa's father had sent from Timber a few days ago.
"Well, if I had not do that, we wouldn't have it right now, right?" replied Selphie as she connected some plugs and wires to the speakers. "Besides, later you have to sing."
"What?" said Squall, his eyebrow raised slightly.
"Since Irvy and I are so tired and so are the other students, we'll have to ask you to test it since all you do is grumble for the past few hours," said Selphie. She stood up and faced Squall. "Please?"
"No."
"Oh, c'mon…please? I'll spend you hot dogs!" Selphie batted her eyelashes at him, hoping he would do it, but since Squall was used to this 'charms' that Rinoa often gave him, he stood his ground firmly and just said, "I'm not Zell, so don't entice me with the offer of hot dogs. The answer is still a no." Then he stood up and left the stage.
"Fine, you stubborn lion!" fumed Selphie and was about to force Irvine this time to sing when she saw Quistis and Seifer entered the Quad. She waved at them and shouted, "Hey Quistis! Hey Seifer!" They saw her waving and ran towards her.
"Hey," the two of them said when they reached her. Quistis spoke up first. "Seen Abby and Zell anywhere?" Selphie shook her head. "Well, they said that you two needed help, so…" Irvine stood up and said, "Phew! I'm finally done!"
"You've just come in time to my rescue after that Bull-Head refused to help me out!" said Selphie, glaring at the retreating back of Squall as he made his way to the other side of the Quad.
"Oh…a new name for Puberty Boy, eh?" said Seifer, smirking.
"If Squall refuses, it's bound to be something that nobody enjoys doing it," said Quistis thoughtfully. As if in response, Irvine and Selphie both grabbed a mike from the floor and held it out to Quistis and Seifer. Quistis stared at the mikes, then at the two hopeful faces of Irvine and Selphie, then at Seifer. "See?"
"No thanks, count me out," Seifer said simply, crossing his arms.
"Well, you've got no choice but to sing!" said Selphie indignantly. "I have to make sure this thing work so that you guys can perform on the night!"
"Fine…whatever…" muttered Seifer.
"Now don't be Squall No.2," said Selphie as she dragged the surprised Seifer and Quistis by the arms onto the stage.
"You owe me big time for this, Selphie," muttered Quistis under her breath. Selphie passed one mike to Seifer and he took it glumly, and Irvine passed one more to Quistis. The song started playing and Quistis exclaimed, "Hey! I know this song!"
"Like I don't know," said Seifer. The colour-lights overhead came on, blinding Quistis and Seifer temporarily. They blinked a few times, got accustomed to it, and Quistis started the first verse of the song.
"Wherever sang my songs, on the stage, on my own…"
"Wherever said my words, wishing they would be heard…" Seifer continued.
"I saw you smiling at me, was it real or just my fantasy…" sang Quistis. "You'd always be there in the corner…of this ti-ny little bar…"
* * *
On the other side of the Quad, far from the crowd, Squall had joined Rinoa into singing under the tree that they were leaning on.
"My last night here for you…" sang Rinoa.
"Same old songs, just once more," sang Squall. The both of them gazed lovingly into each other's eyes, and continued singing.
"My last night here with you?" sang Rinoa.
"Maybe yes, maybe no," Squall sang. He smiled at her and Rinoa beamed.
"I kind of liked it your way, how you shyly placed your eyes on me," sang Rinoa.
"Oh did you ever know, that I had mine…on you…" sang Squall, and Rinoa laid her head against his shoulders. His fluffy corner of the jacket tickled her nose, and she resisted the urge to sneeze when suddenly, the couple heard the music tune of their song playing, and they turned to where the music came from: the stage. The vibrant music could be clearly heard behind dark red curtains. Just then, they heard a couple singing: -
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Darling, so there you are
With that look on your face.
As if you're never hurt
As if you're never down.
Shall I be the one for you
Who pinches you softly but sure
If frown is shown then
I will know that you are no dreamer.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The curtain was suddenly raised, revealing Quistis and Seifer standing on the stage in each other's embraces. Many students had rushed and formed a circle surrounding the stage, watching in awe their Instructor and Seifer singing.
"Seifer…singing?" mumbled Rinoa, her eyes wide in shock. Nevertheless, the truth is the truth, and yes, Seifer, the Seifer Almasy was singing in his rich baritone voice to Quistis.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
So let me come to you
Close as I, wanna be.
Close enough for me
To feel your heart, beating fast.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Then Quistis sang in response: -
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And stay there as I whisper
How I loved your peaceful eyes on me
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Then Seifer sang: -
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did you ever know?
That I had mine, on you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Why don't we join them?" suggested Rinoa. Squall nodded, and they got up from their place, and ran towards the crowd. The students saw them and parted a way through for their Commander and the Sorceress. Seifer and Quistis saw them and Rinoa asked, "Can we join?" Seifer nodded and passed his mike to Rinoa, and she started singing in her melodious voice.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Darling so share with me
Your love if you have enough
The tears if you're holding back
Of pain if that's what it is
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rinoa danced towards Squall and raised her mike to him, and he started singing his part in his deep rich voice.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
How can I let you know
I'm more than the dress and the voice
Just reach me out then
You will know that you are not dreaming.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rinoa in Squall's arms, and Quistis in Seifer's arms, they sang in front of their audience of students, the air filled with music.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Darling so there you are
With that look on your face
As if you're never hurt
As if you're never down
Shall I be the one for you
Who pinches you softly but sure
If frown is shown then
I will know that you are no dreamer.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When they finished singing, everybody applauded. The entire Quad rocked with their tremendous clapping. The foursome bowed, and the Trepies screamed the loudest of all, shouting, "YOU RULE, QUISTIS!" And the music finally ended, striking its last note.
"Squall…" mumbled Rinoa.
"Rinoa…" whispered Squall. The two of them were hugging each other, not caring the world or the people around them. Seifer and Quistis looked at each other and smiled.
"It was fantastic, guys!" said Selphie as she made her way onto the stage. The crowd soon dispersed as everyone got back to work. "I want that kind of performance when you guys perform, okay?"
"No problem," said Seifer. Quistis nodded approvingly.
"Hey Seifer! That's a great show you've put up, ya know!" yelled a rough voice a distance away from the Quad. They turned and saw a big, bronze-skinned giant and beside him, a silver-haired lady with a patch over her right eye walking towards them.
"AFFIRMATIVE," she shouted and smiled.
"Hey Fujin! Raijin! Long time no see!" Seifer greeted his friends. "How's the mission in Esthar?"
"Not bad, ya know…Mr.President allowed us to return to Balamb Garden earlier to report. How's life?"
"Pretty much suck," Seifer answered, glaring at Selphie, Rinoa and Quistis in turn.
"HAPPENED?" asked Fujin.
"Yeap, something mush have happened, ya know, must be…ah! Seifer got chased by his worst nightmare!" taunted Raijin and he started laughing. And laughing. And laughing. And laughing. And Fujin started giggling, then into hard laughter. Tears were rolling down on both their faces, leaving everyone stared at each other in askance. Seifer stared at his posse in bewilderment.
"What worst nightmare?" asked Quistis.
"Seifer is…hahaha…okay…hahaha…must stop laughing ya know…" said Raijin, trying to recover from his fit of laughter. Seifer's face suddenly became one of embarrassment and anger mixed together.
"Must be something embarrassing," said Squall. "But I can't think of any…hmmm…is it that…"
"Shut up, Puberty Boy," growled Seifer, drawing out his Hyperion and a bullet clicked into place. He pointed it straight at Squall. Squall was about to draw out his Lionheart when Rinoa shook her head. He sighed and reluctantly released his grip from the hilt of his Gunblade. Having heard of what Squall had said, Quistis' eyes glowed.
"Ah…I know…" said Quistis, smiling with mischief. "Seifer, Seifer."
"Oh no you don't…you'd better Silence yourself, or else…"
"What is going on in here?" spoke a voice. Everybody turned to see Zell and Abby appeared beside Raijin.
"What is Seifer's worst nightmare?" asked Selphie.
"Seifer's worst nightmare? I can't think of any…" answered Zell, cupping his chin in thought.
"Aw, Zell! How long have we been living with Seifer in Matron's house?" said Quistis. "Don't you ever remember anything? You should have by now…"
"….OH! I know!" shouted Zell triumphantly, punching his fist into the air like he always did. "Seifer is afraid of…"
"SHUT UP, CHICKEN-WUSS!" hollered Seifer, this time pointing the Hyperion at Zell.
"…DOGS!" chorused Squall, Quistis, Zell, Fujin and Raijin.
'NOOOOOOOOO! My deepest fear has been revealed…" moaned Seifer, dropping onto the stage floor on his knees in defeat.
"Really? Seifer, are you…really afraid of dogs?" asked Rinoa. Seifer was silent with embarrassment, and knowing it was true, Rinoa giggled, then started laughing with the others. Zell was the worst; he was banging the floor with his fist, unable to control.
"It was the best when he…"
"I SAID SHUT UP, CHICKEN-WUSS!" thundered Seifer. "Or else…" Before he could fire at Zell's head, Quistis had expertly launched her Save the Queen at Seifer's Gunblade. The whip twirled around the blade's edge, and with a pull, it flew towards Quistis, and she caught it before Seifer realized what was happening.
"Quistis!" whined Seifer.
"Seifer! You are not to shoot at anybody when you're in school, understand?" said Quistis in her stern-teacher voice.
"…Yes…" He glared at Zell who was still laughing as he stood back up with Abby's help.
"…What has happened?" asked Irvine as he ascended the stage from the left wing. "It seems something interesting is going on…"
"Yes, indeed," spoke the all-the-while-silent-and-confused Abby. A glare from Seifer got her saying, "But it's best left unknown…"
"Whatever…" said Irvine.
"Now don't go a-copying Squall. Puberty Boy is a bad example to be followed," said Seifer.
"I heard that," muttered Squall.
"And with his sweet little angel, he thinks he can go and rule the world now with that Lionheart of his and his dear little sorceress," continued Seifer.
"I heard that, too," said Rinoa.
"Um, Seifer? I think it's best you stopped talking now, ya know," said Raijin, retreating. Fujin, Selphie, and the people on the ground took a few steps back, too. They all looked so dead serious, and frightened.
"What? This is just a joke, so why take it so seriously?" said Seifer, wondering what was going on. Suddenly, he heard some growling behind him, and he turned back to see a massive three-headed dog and a brown-and-white dog, baring their teeth at him. In the middle stood Squall and Rinoa, an evil grin both on their faces.
"Poor Seifer, but none can do, I can't help you," said Quistis coolly as she descended the stage with Seifer's Hyperion in her hands.
"Please, Quistis, I need my…"
"SORRY. NO," said Fujin as she took the Gunblade from Quistis just as Seifer was about to reach out and grab it. Fujin in turned gave it to Raijin. Then they all advanced more further from the stage. Seifer shook his head in defeat, then stared up at the angry couple.
"Now, you know I'm afraid…I mean hate dogs, so, please, just take them away," Seifer said slowly, taking a few steps back.
"Angelo! Bite him now! And don't let go!" shouted Rinoa, and Angelo bounded towards Seifer.
"Oh NO!" screamed Seifer and he quickly ran down from the stage, with Angelo hot on his heels. "Get away from me now, you stupid mutt!" Having heard this, Angelo was fuming and started to snap at his feet.
"RINOA! CALL YOUR STUPID DOG BACK NOW!" hollered Seifer, running around the Quad. However, Rinoa could not hear him over everyone's laughter as they watched Angelo chased poor Seifer up and down, here and there and everywhere in the Quad. She collapsed onto the ground, unable to stop laughing.
"Now that is what I call a good revenge!" said Squall when he recovered from his fit of laughter. Rinoa whistled and Angelo raced back towards her, leaving a tired Seifer collapsing onto the ground right in front of Fujin and Raijin.
"I…so…bloody…hell…hate…you…guys," panted Seifer as Fujin and Raijin helped him up. He pointed at Angelo which stood beside Rinoa obediently, rolling out its tongue and pant. "Never…ever…let…that…stupid…dog…of…yours…chase…after…me…again…" And he managed to pull back in time to avoid the snapping jaws of the angry dog.
"You wanna try mine now?" asked Squall, patting Cerberus. The GF barked in delight, eyeing Seifer, and licking its chomps.
"Oh no…you…don't…" said Seifer, backing away from him. "Fujin! Raijin! Attack that monster dog now!" No movement. "FUJIN! RAIJIN!" He turned back to find Fujin and Raijin was nowhere in sight. He started grumbling, "They whom I called a posse…"
"They are long gone once they heard Cerberus bark," said Rinoa. "Now say you're sorry and we'll forgive you."
"And if I don't?"
"If you don't, Cerberus will chase you! Go, Cerberus!" ordered Squall, and the mighty GF reared up, crashed down, and started running towards the frightened Seifer. Seifer was to be chased again, all over the Quad and left Squall and Rinoa doubled over in laughter again.
"I HATE YOU PEOPLE AND I HATE YOUR STUPID DOGS!" yelled Seifer as he ran again as fast as his legs could afford to make him too, with Cerberus chasing after him with each crashing step it took. Oh, it's gonna be a long day for Seifer.
Hahahaha…I wonder why Seifer's afraid of dogs, though…anyway, first performance will be up very soon, by… (drum roll)…yet to decided ^_^. SOON, PEOPLE!