Chapter 5:
Irvine sat on the couch in Quistis' tiny apartment. This was not the Quistis that he knew and remembered over the years. Sure, she was independant, but only to a degree. The old Quistis would have used her magic, whip, and a G Force or two in order to wipe out those monsters by herself. She would never had screamed for help, or shook and cried in fear. This Quistis was more like Rinoa.
"So, how did you get to Deling City?" he asked her nonchalantly.
She looked at him in mild confusion.
"What do you mean? I've always been here. Or so I think...."
"You mean you don't really know?"
Quistis shook her head sadly.
"To tell you the truth, I don't remember a lot about my life. I don't know why that is. All I know is that I am here in this city, I work at the local community college, and I have these 'creatures' in my brain. But these past few days, I keep having flashbacks...I don't know. It's just all too odd right now."
"So you know nothing?? Nothing at all??"
She shook her head no.
"Would you like a drink?" she asked him as she went into the kitchen.
"Yeah, that's fine." Irvine replied. He was deep in thought.
iDamn Headmaster Cid. So he did use all the Guardian Forces to remove her memory. Why?? How could he do this to her?!/i
She came back and saw a concerned look on his face, but she could tell that his mind wasn't in her apartment.
"Penny for your thoughts." She told him with a smile, as she walked towards him, carrying a tray that had two glasses and a bottle of red wine.
Irvine shook his head.
"Just thinking...about stuff." he replied.
Quistis both them both some wine. She took a small sip out of her glass and smiled at him.
"So, tell me about yourself, Mr...."
"Oh I'm sorry. My name is Irvine, Irvine Kinneas." he told her as he tilted his cowboy hat.
"So, tell me a little about yourself...Irvine."
"Well, I grew up in an orphanage. Later on in life, I became a marksman for hire. Now, I am residing at Balamb Garden, training to become a SeeD." he told her, hoping that the mentioning of the orphanage and Balamb Garden would help trigger her memory.
"So, tell me about the orphanage?? Were you lonely?? Did you have any friends there?"
"Yes, I had friends. Zell, Selphie, Squall, and a little girl with red-ish blonde hair, who I often referred to as "bossy little Quisty".
"What ever became of those people?" she asked.
"Well, it seems that Zell, Selphie and Squall all became SeeDs. Zell and Squall went to Balamb Garden, while Selphie went to Tabia Garden, and later transferred to Balamb."
"And what became of 'bossy little Quisty'?" she asked him.
Irvine looked away, not knowing what to tell her. He shrugged and looked down at the floor.
"No one really knows." he told her.
"Oh..." she replied sadly.
They continued drinking the wine. Qusitis, not used to drinking stood up and stumbled bacwards. Irvine, who wasn't drunk yet, jumped up and caught her in his arms.
"I think I will put you to bed now." he whispered to her.
He carried Quistis to her bedroom, and laid her down on her big brass bed.
As he was getting ready to back away and walk out he heard her voice.
"Irvine...stay here with me." she told him.
Irvine sat on the couch in Quistis' tiny apartment. This was not the Quistis that he knew and remembered over the years. Sure, she was independant, but only to a degree. The old Quistis would have used her magic, whip, and a G Force or two in order to wipe out those monsters by herself. She would never had screamed for help, or shook and cried in fear. This Quistis was more like Rinoa.
"So, how did you get to Deling City?" he asked her nonchalantly.
She looked at him in mild confusion.
"What do you mean? I've always been here. Or so I think...."
"You mean you don't really know?"
Quistis shook her head sadly.
"To tell you the truth, I don't remember a lot about my life. I don't know why that is. All I know is that I am here in this city, I work at the local community college, and I have these 'creatures' in my brain. But these past few days, I keep having flashbacks...I don't know. It's just all too odd right now."
"So you know nothing?? Nothing at all??"
She shook her head no.
"Would you like a drink?" she asked him as she went into the kitchen.
"Yeah, that's fine." Irvine replied. He was deep in thought.
iDamn Headmaster Cid. So he did use all the Guardian Forces to remove her memory. Why?? How could he do this to her?!/i
She came back and saw a concerned look on his face, but she could tell that his mind wasn't in her apartment.
"Penny for your thoughts." She told him with a smile, as she walked towards him, carrying a tray that had two glasses and a bottle of red wine.
Irvine shook his head.
"Just thinking...about stuff." he replied.
Quistis both them both some wine. She took a small sip out of her glass and smiled at him.
"So, tell me about yourself, Mr...."
"Oh I'm sorry. My name is Irvine, Irvine Kinneas." he told her as he tilted his cowboy hat.
"So, tell me a little about yourself...Irvine."
"Well, I grew up in an orphanage. Later on in life, I became a marksman for hire. Now, I am residing at Balamb Garden, training to become a SeeD." he told her, hoping that the mentioning of the orphanage and Balamb Garden would help trigger her memory.
"So, tell me about the orphanage?? Were you lonely?? Did you have any friends there?"
"Yes, I had friends. Zell, Selphie, Squall, and a little girl with red-ish blonde hair, who I often referred to as "bossy little Quisty".
"What ever became of those people?" she asked.
"Well, it seems that Zell, Selphie and Squall all became SeeDs. Zell and Squall went to Balamb Garden, while Selphie went to Tabia Garden, and later transferred to Balamb."
"And what became of 'bossy little Quisty'?" she asked him.
Irvine looked away, not knowing what to tell her. He shrugged and looked down at the floor.
"No one really knows." he told her.
"Oh..." she replied sadly.
They continued drinking the wine. Qusitis, not used to drinking stood up and stumbled bacwards. Irvine, who wasn't drunk yet, jumped up and caught her in his arms.
"I think I will put you to bed now." he whispered to her.
He carried Quistis to her bedroom, and laid her down on her big brass bed.
As he was getting ready to back away and walk out he heard her voice.
"Irvine...stay here with me." she told him.