Final Fantasy VIII
Whenever You Need Me
Disclaimer: …Square owns 'em.
Author's Notes: Kid chapter! If you guys don't want them, I'll stop writing them. Tell me in your reviews!
Chapter 9: Saying Goodbye
"Hello, Quistis. I'm Angelyn Trepe, but you can call me Mommy if you want."
Quisty stared up at the woman. She was tall, very pretty, with long black curls and light blue eyes. "I'm Quisty," she said quietly.
Angelyn Trepe knelt down in front of the little girl. "I'm very pleased to meet you, Quisty," she said softly, smiling at the little girl. "I have something for you." She pulled a small camera out of her purse and handed it to Quistis. "Here you go."
Quisty took the little black box and stared down at it. "What is it?" she asked shyly.
"It's a camera, dear," Angelyn explained. She smiled kindly at the child she had recently adopted. "I know you have many friends here, and you'd like to take pictures of them with you when you come home with me, don't you?"
"…Yes."
"All you do," Angelyn said, taking the camera, "is point it at the person, or people, you want to take a picture of, and press this button at the top. You can take up to thirty pictures, so go and take them while I talk with Mrs. Kramer--your Matron--alright?"
"Alwight…thank you, Miss Angelyn--Mommy." Quisty smiled up at her new mother. She seemed nice.
Angelyn smiled back and disappeared into Matron's room. Quisty stared after her for a moment, then ran out to the beach. "Squall, Sefie, Zell, Irvy, SIS!!!" she shouted, waving the camera above her head. "I gotta camewa!"
Sis Elle looked up. "A camera?" she asked. "Ooh, goody, are you gonna take pictures?"
Quisty nodded. "A gwoup! C'mon, get together and I'll yoo're picture!"
The kids crowded into a group, fighting and squabbling over the best places. Soon, it ended up with Sefie in the middle, her arm linked with Irvy's, who looked extremely happy with what was going on. Squall and Zell stood on opposite sides of the two, while Sis Elle stood behind Squall, her hands on his shoulders. Quisty raised the camera to her face and pressed the shutter. A flash, and the picture was taken.
"Quisty, Quisty, you'll wemember me, wight?" Sefie asked, throwing her arms around the taller girl. "Don't forget us!"
"Yeah, don't!" Irvy warned. "Cuz if yoo make Sefie cwy, Quisty…!"
"I won't!" Quisty interrupted. It was common knowledge in the orphanage that Irvy had a huge crush on Sefie. Only Sefie herself didn't know about it. "Don't wowwy, Irvy, yoo know I won't ever make anyone cwy, especially Sefie or Sis Elle! We're the girls, yoo know!"
Irvy nodded. "Yoo better not."
Quisty giggled, but suddenly stopped and looked around. "Hey, where's Seify? Anyone seen him?"
Zell pouted. "Like I care!" he sulked, crossing his arms and looking away.
Sis Elle sighed; Zell and Seify would NEVER ever get along. "He said something about the Valley I think," she told Quisty. "Do you know what he's talking about, Quisty?"
Quisty blinked. "Uh, no…I gotta go now." She took another picture of her friends and dashed away, headed for the Red Valley.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"She's leaving, she's leaving not. She's leaving, she's leaving not…"
Seify grabbed another handful of red flowers, pulling out the soft red petals. "She's leaving," he muttered, "she leaving not…she's leaving."
He stared down at the stalks of the flowers, their petals on his lap. Then he threw them away.
"Seify!" a familiar voice shouted. Seify jumped to his feet and whirled around, just in time to get slammed back down to the grass by a flying object which happened to have long blonde hair. "Aaagh!" Seify yelled, the breath knocked from his lungs. He opened his eyes and found himself staring up at Quisty, who was smiling. "Q-Quisty…?"
"Seify!" she said again, holding up a black box to her face and pressing a button at the top of it. There was a blinding flash.
"Ahhh!"
"Stop squirming, silly, I wanna get yoor picture!" Quisty commanded. There were a few more flashes, and she finally put the camera away. Then, her entire mood changed completely. Still sitting on his stomach, her blue eyes filled with tears and she wrapped her arms around his neck, beginning to cry for all she was worth. "SEIFY!!!" she bawled.
Seify lay there, stunned. "Uh, Quisty…?"
"I'm-a miss yoo so badly!!!" she cried. Sniffling, she moved off him and sat down on the ground.
"I'm-a miss yoo, too," Seify mumbled, sitting up. The sight of his best friend crying hurt his chest, so he crawled over to her and wrapped his arms around her shaking form. "Oh, Quisty, don't cwy, we'll see each other again."
"…We will?" came the muffled question.
"Yeah. I pwomise. And yoo know a knight won't ever bweak his pwomise. Quisty, just don't cwy." His voice was quiet and soothing, and soon, Quisty's sobs lessened and faded completely. She raised her tearstained face up to him, and she smiled.
"Alwight. I'll be seeing yoo again, otay?"
Seify nodded. "If yoo keep yoor pwomise, I'll keep mine. Yoo won't forget me, wight?"
She nodded. Seify grabbed a handful of flowers and handed it to her. "These fwowers will die, but our friendship will last forever!" he announced. "Otay?"
Quisty took the flowers and giggled. She kissed him on the cheek. "Otay!"
~Bunny's Corner~
Bunny: (preparing saucers and tea) They'll be here any minute now…
(doorbell rings; Bunny goes to answer and four girls are at the door.)
Bunny: Yaay! (turns to readers) These are four of the coolest Seiftis authors that have reviewed my fic! (points to each one of the authors) This is Miss Alonia Everclear, Miss Jello Ink, Miss Glacial Phoenix Mystiara, and Miss grrl gamer! So that's four of my five guests.
Phoenix: (blinks) Five guests? Who's the fifth author?
Bunny: (grin) Oh…no one.
Alonia: Bunny…are you hiding something?
Bunny: (looks innocent) No, of course not! (motions to table) Want some tea? It's herbal!
Jello Ink: (shrugs) Hey, tea's not bad.
Bunny: For my fifth guest, I have a special brew…
grrl gamer: o.O Hmm…Bunny, who IS your fifth guest again?
Bunny: Not telling! At least…not until he gets here.
Alonia: So it's a he!
Bunny: ^-^ Well…that's one hint.
Jello Ink: More hints, Bunny!
Bunny: Erm, uh…you four know him?
Phoenix: (crosses arms) Oooh, what a hint, Bunny. We all know him. That narrows it down.
Bunny: (sweatdrops) Uh, well--
(doorbell rings; Moogles answer it and Seifer walks in)
Phoenix, Alonia, grrl gamer and Jello Ink: 0.0
Seifer: (looks at the five girls) Uh…Bunny?
Bunny: ^.^ Hi, Seify!
Seifer: (sweatdrops and anime veins) Argh, don't call me that!
Bunny: Call you what, Seify?
Seifer: ~.~* Seify. Don't call me Seify.
Phoenix: (shoots Bunny "the Look" and whispers) And how did you get him over here?!
Bunny: (looks all innocent and Moogle-y) Kupo?
(the four Seiftis authors anime fall; Seifer is surrounded by Moogles)
Seifer: So…um, why'd you invite me here? (to Moogles) Get off!
Bunny: (hands him a cup of tea) Tea?
Seifer: (wide-eyed) You invited me all the way from Balamb for FRIGGIN' tea?!
Bunny: (nods) Yup!
Seifer: Rrrrrr…Bunny, if you weren't a little girl, I swear…! (grabs the cup of tea and drinks it) Hey…not bad…
Bunny: (bends down to Jello Ink, Alonia, Phoenix and grrl gamer) It's spiked…
Seiftis authors: O.O
grrl gamer: (whispers) Ooh, why'd you do that, Bunny?
Bunny: ^-^ Ooh, you'll see…
(An hour later)
Bunny: (holding a video camera) Ooookay, Seify, why don't you go over to Alonia and give her a kiss? ^-^
Alonia: O.O (blushes)
Seifer: (a bit tipsy, if I might say so myself…^.^) Sure! (leans over Alonia's shoulder and kisses her cheek)
Bunny: (giggles and tapes everything) Ooh, you know, I'm gonna send this to EVERY Seiftis author I know!
grrl gamer: o.0 Like Sad-Dream?
Bunny: (evil smile) No…Ifalna. Bet she'll get some AMAZING ideas from this!
Jello Ink: Bunny, you're so evil!!!
Bunny: (tapes Seifer huggling Phoenix, then Alonia, then grrl gamer, then Jello Ink…and then he starts huggling Moogles) You bet I am!! Look over here, Seify, you're lookin' good!
*Hey, ppls, don't forget to review! Glacial Phoenix Mystiara, Alonia Everclear, grrl gamer and Jello Ink, this chappie is for y'all, especially! Luv ya!
Whenever You Need Me
Disclaimer: …Square owns 'em.
Author's Notes: Kid chapter! If you guys don't want them, I'll stop writing them. Tell me in your reviews!
Chapter 9: Saying Goodbye
"Hello, Quistis. I'm Angelyn Trepe, but you can call me Mommy if you want."
Quisty stared up at the woman. She was tall, very pretty, with long black curls and light blue eyes. "I'm Quisty," she said quietly.
Angelyn Trepe knelt down in front of the little girl. "I'm very pleased to meet you, Quisty," she said softly, smiling at the little girl. "I have something for you." She pulled a small camera out of her purse and handed it to Quistis. "Here you go."
Quisty took the little black box and stared down at it. "What is it?" she asked shyly.
"It's a camera, dear," Angelyn explained. She smiled kindly at the child she had recently adopted. "I know you have many friends here, and you'd like to take pictures of them with you when you come home with me, don't you?"
"…Yes."
"All you do," Angelyn said, taking the camera, "is point it at the person, or people, you want to take a picture of, and press this button at the top. You can take up to thirty pictures, so go and take them while I talk with Mrs. Kramer--your Matron--alright?"
"Alwight…thank you, Miss Angelyn--Mommy." Quisty smiled up at her new mother. She seemed nice.
Angelyn smiled back and disappeared into Matron's room. Quisty stared after her for a moment, then ran out to the beach. "Squall, Sefie, Zell, Irvy, SIS!!!" she shouted, waving the camera above her head. "I gotta camewa!"
Sis Elle looked up. "A camera?" she asked. "Ooh, goody, are you gonna take pictures?"
Quisty nodded. "A gwoup! C'mon, get together and I'll yoo're picture!"
The kids crowded into a group, fighting and squabbling over the best places. Soon, it ended up with Sefie in the middle, her arm linked with Irvy's, who looked extremely happy with what was going on. Squall and Zell stood on opposite sides of the two, while Sis Elle stood behind Squall, her hands on his shoulders. Quisty raised the camera to her face and pressed the shutter. A flash, and the picture was taken.
"Quisty, Quisty, you'll wemember me, wight?" Sefie asked, throwing her arms around the taller girl. "Don't forget us!"
"Yeah, don't!" Irvy warned. "Cuz if yoo make Sefie cwy, Quisty…!"
"I won't!" Quisty interrupted. It was common knowledge in the orphanage that Irvy had a huge crush on Sefie. Only Sefie herself didn't know about it. "Don't wowwy, Irvy, yoo know I won't ever make anyone cwy, especially Sefie or Sis Elle! We're the girls, yoo know!"
Irvy nodded. "Yoo better not."
Quisty giggled, but suddenly stopped and looked around. "Hey, where's Seify? Anyone seen him?"
Zell pouted. "Like I care!" he sulked, crossing his arms and looking away.
Sis Elle sighed; Zell and Seify would NEVER ever get along. "He said something about the Valley I think," she told Quisty. "Do you know what he's talking about, Quisty?"
Quisty blinked. "Uh, no…I gotta go now." She took another picture of her friends and dashed away, headed for the Red Valley.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"She's leaving, she's leaving not. She's leaving, she's leaving not…"
Seify grabbed another handful of red flowers, pulling out the soft red petals. "She's leaving," he muttered, "she leaving not…she's leaving."
He stared down at the stalks of the flowers, their petals on his lap. Then he threw them away.
"Seify!" a familiar voice shouted. Seify jumped to his feet and whirled around, just in time to get slammed back down to the grass by a flying object which happened to have long blonde hair. "Aaagh!" Seify yelled, the breath knocked from his lungs. He opened his eyes and found himself staring up at Quisty, who was smiling. "Q-Quisty…?"
"Seify!" she said again, holding up a black box to her face and pressing a button at the top of it. There was a blinding flash.
"Ahhh!"
"Stop squirming, silly, I wanna get yoor picture!" Quisty commanded. There were a few more flashes, and she finally put the camera away. Then, her entire mood changed completely. Still sitting on his stomach, her blue eyes filled with tears and she wrapped her arms around his neck, beginning to cry for all she was worth. "SEIFY!!!" she bawled.
Seify lay there, stunned. "Uh, Quisty…?"
"I'm-a miss yoo so badly!!!" she cried. Sniffling, she moved off him and sat down on the ground.
"I'm-a miss yoo, too," Seify mumbled, sitting up. The sight of his best friend crying hurt his chest, so he crawled over to her and wrapped his arms around her shaking form. "Oh, Quisty, don't cwy, we'll see each other again."
"…We will?" came the muffled question.
"Yeah. I pwomise. And yoo know a knight won't ever bweak his pwomise. Quisty, just don't cwy." His voice was quiet and soothing, and soon, Quisty's sobs lessened and faded completely. She raised her tearstained face up to him, and she smiled.
"Alwight. I'll be seeing yoo again, otay?"
Seify nodded. "If yoo keep yoor pwomise, I'll keep mine. Yoo won't forget me, wight?"
She nodded. Seify grabbed a handful of flowers and handed it to her. "These fwowers will die, but our friendship will last forever!" he announced. "Otay?"
Quisty took the flowers and giggled. She kissed him on the cheek. "Otay!"
~Bunny's Corner~
Bunny: (preparing saucers and tea) They'll be here any minute now…
(doorbell rings; Bunny goes to answer and four girls are at the door.)
Bunny: Yaay! (turns to readers) These are four of the coolest Seiftis authors that have reviewed my fic! (points to each one of the authors) This is Miss Alonia Everclear, Miss Jello Ink, Miss Glacial Phoenix Mystiara, and Miss grrl gamer! So that's four of my five guests.
Phoenix: (blinks) Five guests? Who's the fifth author?
Bunny: (grin) Oh…no one.
Alonia: Bunny…are you hiding something?
Bunny: (looks innocent) No, of course not! (motions to table) Want some tea? It's herbal!
Jello Ink: (shrugs) Hey, tea's not bad.
Bunny: For my fifth guest, I have a special brew…
grrl gamer: o.O Hmm…Bunny, who IS your fifth guest again?
Bunny: Not telling! At least…not until he gets here.
Alonia: So it's a he!
Bunny: ^-^ Well…that's one hint.
Jello Ink: More hints, Bunny!
Bunny: Erm, uh…you four know him?
Phoenix: (crosses arms) Oooh, what a hint, Bunny. We all know him. That narrows it down.
Bunny: (sweatdrops) Uh, well--
(doorbell rings; Moogles answer it and Seifer walks in)
Phoenix, Alonia, grrl gamer and Jello Ink: 0.0
Seifer: (looks at the five girls) Uh…Bunny?
Bunny: ^.^ Hi, Seify!
Seifer: (sweatdrops and anime veins) Argh, don't call me that!
Bunny: Call you what, Seify?
Seifer: ~.~* Seify. Don't call me Seify.
Phoenix: (shoots Bunny "the Look" and whispers) And how did you get him over here?!
Bunny: (looks all innocent and Moogle-y) Kupo?
(the four Seiftis authors anime fall; Seifer is surrounded by Moogles)
Seifer: So…um, why'd you invite me here? (to Moogles) Get off!
Bunny: (hands him a cup of tea) Tea?
Seifer: (wide-eyed) You invited me all the way from Balamb for FRIGGIN' tea?!
Bunny: (nods) Yup!
Seifer: Rrrrrr…Bunny, if you weren't a little girl, I swear…! (grabs the cup of tea and drinks it) Hey…not bad…
Bunny: (bends down to Jello Ink, Alonia, Phoenix and grrl gamer) It's spiked…
Seiftis authors: O.O
grrl gamer: (whispers) Ooh, why'd you do that, Bunny?
Bunny: ^-^ Ooh, you'll see…
(An hour later)
Bunny: (holding a video camera) Ooookay, Seify, why don't you go over to Alonia and give her a kiss? ^-^
Alonia: O.O (blushes)
Seifer: (a bit tipsy, if I might say so myself…^.^) Sure! (leans over Alonia's shoulder and kisses her cheek)
Bunny: (giggles and tapes everything) Ooh, you know, I'm gonna send this to EVERY Seiftis author I know!
grrl gamer: o.0 Like Sad-Dream?
Bunny: (evil smile) No…Ifalna. Bet she'll get some AMAZING ideas from this!
Jello Ink: Bunny, you're so evil!!!
Bunny: (tapes Seifer huggling Phoenix, then Alonia, then grrl gamer, then Jello Ink…and then he starts huggling Moogles) You bet I am!! Look over here, Seify, you're lookin' good!
*Hey, ppls, don't forget to review! Glacial Phoenix Mystiara, Alonia Everclear, grrl gamer and Jello Ink, this chappie is for y'all, especially! Luv ya!