DISCLAIMER: See chapter 1
Selphie was frantic. She still had to order half the food, arrange seating plans, set up clean up crews and do her nails. She needed sugar and she needed it now damnit! Stalking towards the cafeteria in her quest for sugary treats she bumped into Zell who was on his way out of the cafeteria, half a hotdog firmly clasped in his hand. Upon seeing who he'd bumped into he turned a interesting shade a red and stammered a few apologies before escaping down a hallway. Utterly bemused Selphie stared after him. Silly Zell, always acting so odd. I hope Library girl gets back together with him, he seemed happy with her. Smiling as she entered the cafeteria, waves of food smells washed over her and she went to choose her chocolaty victim.
Pouting at the lack of choice she settled with a slice of day old chocolate cake and sat down at a table with a view of the door and set to work at transporting the cake into her stomach. Eye twitching slightly as she began to devour the victim, it took her less than a minute or so to eat it all. Dabbing a napkin to the courners of her mouth she got up and put away her dish (clean, she'd licked all the crumbs and chocolate from it) then set off towards the hall to renew her efforts to make this party perfect. Irvine was right about the dress, it did look great. Waving to Rinoa in the corridor she pranced over to the young brunette and asked her what she was wearing.
" Ohhhhhh I'm wearing this lovely blue dress with silver shoes! I'm going to have my hair up as well. The dress itself is pretty simple, floor length blue silk dress." Giggling with excitement, Rinoa practically bounced up and down with delight. Selphie actually went two sets further and not only did she bounce up and down but she did a girly scream as well.
"Aww your gonna look wonderful Rinoa!" Grinning at her friend she began to describe her own dress that was suspiciously like what she wore usually. Yellow dress, cut just above the knees with boots. Still grinning she waved goodbye to Rinoa and skipped down the rest of the corridor and got in the lift just as Quistis was closing the doors.
" Hiya Quisty! What are you wearing to the party?"
" Oh nothing special, just a simple blue silk floorlength gown." Smiling softly down at her happy friend, quistis politely asked what she was wearing.
" Just a yellow dress and boots, you know, my style." Trying really hard to suppress a giggle Selphie raced from the elevator. Heehee! This is going to be so funny!!
It shined in the sunlight casting sparkling rainbows around the small room. Zell was sure it was mocking him. Glaring at it as he paced his room deciding whether or not to use it now that he'd got it. Well he'd have to use it now, just to prove to the potion that he was man enough to change a girls emotions with a spell. Sniffing and giving the potion one last look he walked out of his room and right into the object of his affections…Selphie was walking down the corridor with the library girl.
Ok, heres my chance. Don't mess up Zell. Here she comes. Breath…breathing is good. Running a hand through his hair he grinned and went to lean back against his door and say something that he hoped was witty. Instead to his utter dismay, he fell through his open doorway and went sprawling across the floor. His head rung with the laughter of Selphie and Library girl and he decided to lay their until it had stopped. Staring up at the ceiling he decided that not only would he use the damn potion but he'd actually buy new clothes as well. I'll show them…I'll show them all. He feeberly tried to raise his head and shake his fist but managed nothing more then a whimper. Stupid hard floor, it's looking for a fight and I'm ready to give it one…. just after I rest here a while. After a while he heard footsteps along the hall and raised his head high enough to see Squall stand in his doorway looking down at him with an odd look on his face. He opened his mouth but then thought better of it. Shaking his head he walked away. Blinking slightly Zell was sure he hadn't been hit that hard…but he was also sure that Squall had been wearing pink nail varnish. I'm loosing my mind… and he let his head fall to the floor again.
Gotta be quick, no distractions, get in there , buy it and then get out. No one must know….I can't believe I'm even doing this! ….whatever…This is so embarrassing. Squall was walking quickly down through Esthar city and doing a much better job at going unseen then Zell. What the hell was Zell doing lying on the floor anyway?
People buy these everyday anyway; it's not like anyone will notice what I'm doing. Glancing about him, hand on his gunblade he moved swiftly through the streets towards the potions shop. Walking turned into a trot, then a light jog and then a sprint. A poet would say our hero looked just like that, a hero running to save his lover, wind blowing through his hair, head held proud, sword ready for a fight. The poet would have died of shame if he had seen Squall trip on a cobblestone and fall on his face, so it was a good job there wasn't a poet around. There was only Quistis. Blinking at him, she quickly hid her item behind her back and reaching a hand to help him up. Glaring at her he refused the hand and got up, pointing the gunblade at her throat.
" What are you doing here? In Esthar City…Now?…At this very moment in time?" Looking at her suspiously like she'd planned to bump into him. He still hadn't removed the blade.
Sighing to herself, more shocked at the amount of words Squall had uttered then at the sword at her throat she gently pushed the blade away with a finger and said calmly.
" I had to take something back that I had bought earlier today. Believe it or not Squall I'm not going to attack you." Shaking her head and rolling her eyes, she walked past him away from the potions shop, glancing back only once she hurried on her way back to the garden.
Glaring at her retreating back, he entered the potion shop. Not really looking where he was going as he entered and so knocked down a little old woman, who started swearing at him in a screeching voice that hurt the ears. Wincing he started stammering apology after apology as she got up and stalked out of the shop. Running a hand through his hair he walked slowly into the rest of the shop and headed straight for the repel potions. It was, of course, all Irvines fault that he was doing this. He'd mentioned that Quistis kept giving him big lovely eyes when he wasn't looking and asked him what he was going to do about it. He chuckled at Squall, much to Squalls annoyance, and said that what he needed was some of Zells attitude to women. It seemed to be keeping them away from him anyway. Smirking Irvine had suggested he could always use a repel potion of Quistis to see if that would work.
Sadly Squall was desperate enough to try anyway and so, here he was, standing in the potions shop buying the stupid potion. Glaring at it as he slammed it down on the counter. He glanced at the owner and gave her a cool look as if daring her to make a comment. Stalking out of the shop after he'd paid he headed back to the garden trying to pick the stupid pink nail varnish from his hand. Stupid Rinoa and her stupid obsessions.
Sitting in her room, totally unaware that her existence was being cursed, Rinoa sat at her dressing table trying different hairstyles. Pouting at the mirror in a look that tried to be sexy, she'd gathered all her hair up in a knot with wispy tendrils falling around her face. Suddenly aware that she looked like Quistis she dropped her hair, shook it out and vowed never again to be tempted into that style. Getting up she grabbed her purse and headed down to the hall to see the preparations for tomorrows party. Frowning as she approached the entrance as a group of people stood there, staring at something that was happening inside. Apparently it was good. Standing on tiptoe as she tried to get a better look she saw a little brown head running everywhere around the hall screaming at the top of her lungs how much sugar will save the world and how we should all worship the sugar as our God.
Sighing, Rinoa shouldered her way through the crowd and brought out a needle from her purse. Tackling the screaming girl around the waist she pinned her to the floor and rammed the needle into her arm and injected the treatment. Getting off the stunned Selphie who sat on the floor blinking, twitching slightly and looking around her. Giving a little scream she jumped up and ran off to the kitchens to prepare the food. Watching her go Rinoa put away her needle and walked out the hall, followed by a stunned silence then catcalls and whistling. Looking down she realised she left her room in just her underwear, a frilly white bra and panties.
Screaming and covering herself she ran past a shocked Squall and a grinning Seifer, both of whom were carrying packages and had just returned from Esthar City. Glaring at the grinning Seifer, Squall ran after his love, waving his gunblade at the jeering SeeDs.
Shouting after them " Nice ass Rinoa" Seifer made his way towards his dorm, hiding his package in his grey trench coat.