Final Fantasy VIII: Dreamers
Author: The Notorious Naurwen
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Squaresoft owns Final Fantasy 8. Savage Garden owns 'Crash and Burn'. Tee hee! Savage Garden, Balamb Garden! Tee hee! Sorry, I'm a geeky fangirl!
Chapter 6: Crash And Burn! Part One!
"Dad! Dad!" Tempest ran into the Quad towards her father who was talking with Selphie, Maverick close behind.
"What is it?" Squall asked, recognizing the urgency in his daughter's stormy ocean eyes.
"Mr. Leonhart, I saw a sorceress and I don't mean Rinoa." Maverick said in a hushed tone so that no one else could hear.
Squall frowned raising an eyebrow. "Excuse me, I'm not sure I heard you right. What did you say?"
"I said I saw a sorceress! She was a little girl, about 6 or so, with black hair and glowing green eyes. She had a Galbadian accent, too." Maverick explained.
Squall's face went ash white.
"What's more is, she's after me, Dad." Tempest said. "What do we do?"
Squall paused. "I don't know." He said finally. "I just don't know. I guess we should continue on normally. You need to come to the Ball tonight, Tempest. That way I can keep my eye on you and make sure you're protected by SeeD." Squall put his hand on his daughter's shoulder. "I'll make sure you're safe."
"Thank you, Dad."
"Um. Mr. Leonhart?"
"Yes Maverick?"
Maverick looked down at her feet. "She told me . . . that if I didn't help her kill Tempest, she'd take my dreams away. What does that mean?"
Squall muttered a curse under his breath. Selphie looked over to him and the girls with a questioning look and he signaled her not to worry. "Look, don't be angry with me. I was the one who decided not to tell anyone, not Rinoa. If people knew about how powerful a sorceress could really be . . . people would've hated and feared her even more. I couldn't bear to see that happen to her. I love her." He paused and Tempest gave him a quizzical look. "A sorceress has the power to take away your hopes and ambitions. Everyone, no matter what they say that differs, has a dream; has something they want to do in life. When a sorceress has taken that away . . . you're at her mercy. You serve her. Serving her is your dream and you forget about every other ambition you have had. Seifer was Ultimecia's victim. He was at her mercy." Squall said.
"My Dad . . . then he . . ." Maverick looked down at her feet and clenched her fists at her sides. "He was Ultimecia's puppet. He was Ultimecia's lapdog."
"That was a long time ago. He changed after the spell was broken. Back to his own self; domineering, but good. And he got even better after he married your mother." Squall said, his expression neutral, but his eyes were very kind.
"I . . . don't want to be a sorceress' lapdog. I don't want to be controlled." Maverick said, and Tempest was sure this time that tears fell from her turquoise eyes.
"Maybe your will's enough." Tempest offered.
"I hope so." Maverick whispered.
"Um. Dad?"
"Yeah Tempest?"
"I don't have anything to wear to the Ball." Tempest admitted, blushing. Maverick started to shake with laughter and Squall smiled as he put his head in his hands.
"Tempest!" Tempest turned around and saw her brother, Fritz, in his usual outfit.
"Hey, Fritz. What's up?"
"Mom said you came here and I have a Inauguration present for you." Fritz answered, smiling broadly. Unlike Tempest, Fritz was extremely close to Rinoa, as well as Squall. He was what helped convince Tempest to spend time with their mother. Fritz was good at convincing people of things.
"Fritz, you didn't have to. I feel bad now that I didn't get you anything." Tempest said, frowning.
"It's okay, I know gifts aren't really your style." Fritz replied, smirking. He handed her a long, flat and wide box wrapped in sparkling blue paper. Tempest opened the package very carefully and found the most perfect dress.
It was knee-length (which was the shortest length of skirt she's ever wear,) and black with little white polka dots. It was a little low-cut, but not too revealing and it had a little black bow on the back.
"Wow." She said, smiling slightly, "Thank you, Fritz."
"Stop thanking me and get dressed! The Ball is in half an hour!" Fritz chuckled. Tempest rolled her eyes and left the room, Maverick close behind her.
"Why are you coming?" Tempest asked.
"That sorceress can appear out of nowhere. I wanna redeem myself." Maverick said.
"Fine." Tempest saw Griffin walking towards them and Tempest raised an eyebrow as he approached. "Where have you been?" She asked.
"I chatted with your mother and I figured that you didn't need me for a while, so I took a walk." Griffin said, grinning. But that little glint in his blue orbs told her he was lying.
"I don't believe you." Tempest said shortly.
"I knew you wouldn't."
"Where were you really?"
"Not telling."
"Oh come on."
"You'll find out soon."
"I hate it when you keep me guessing."
"You know you love the mystery." Griffin said laughing. By this time they were at Tempest's dorm.
"I'm supposed to go to the Ball tonight. My Dad said it would easier to protect me with all those SeeD around." Tempest confessed.
"Ok, you want me to come get you?" Griffin asked.
"Only if you want. Its in 20 minutes, so you better hurry and get ready."
"Oh! I gotta get ready still! See you later, Tempest! Bye!" Maverick said, running down the corridor to her room.
"So much for redeeming herself." Tempest said, slightly laughing.
"Seriously. So, I'll be here in 20 minutes. See you, Tempest." Griffin smiled and walked around the next corridor to the boy's dormitory.
Author's Notes: Hope you liked Part One! Hi Kammy!
Author: The Notorious Naurwen
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Squaresoft owns Final Fantasy 8. Savage Garden owns 'Crash and Burn'. Tee hee! Savage Garden, Balamb Garden! Tee hee! Sorry, I'm a geeky fangirl!
Chapter 6: Crash And Burn! Part One!
"Dad! Dad!" Tempest ran into the Quad towards her father who was talking with Selphie, Maverick close behind.
"What is it?" Squall asked, recognizing the urgency in his daughter's stormy ocean eyes.
"Mr. Leonhart, I saw a sorceress and I don't mean Rinoa." Maverick said in a hushed tone so that no one else could hear.
Squall frowned raising an eyebrow. "Excuse me, I'm not sure I heard you right. What did you say?"
"I said I saw a sorceress! She was a little girl, about 6 or so, with black hair and glowing green eyes. She had a Galbadian accent, too." Maverick explained.
Squall's face went ash white.
"What's more is, she's after me, Dad." Tempest said. "What do we do?"
Squall paused. "I don't know." He said finally. "I just don't know. I guess we should continue on normally. You need to come to the Ball tonight, Tempest. That way I can keep my eye on you and make sure you're protected by SeeD." Squall put his hand on his daughter's shoulder. "I'll make sure you're safe."
"Thank you, Dad."
"Um. Mr. Leonhart?"
"Yes Maverick?"
Maverick looked down at her feet. "She told me . . . that if I didn't help her kill Tempest, she'd take my dreams away. What does that mean?"
Squall muttered a curse under his breath. Selphie looked over to him and the girls with a questioning look and he signaled her not to worry. "Look, don't be angry with me. I was the one who decided not to tell anyone, not Rinoa. If people knew about how powerful a sorceress could really be . . . people would've hated and feared her even more. I couldn't bear to see that happen to her. I love her." He paused and Tempest gave him a quizzical look. "A sorceress has the power to take away your hopes and ambitions. Everyone, no matter what they say that differs, has a dream; has something they want to do in life. When a sorceress has taken that away . . . you're at her mercy. You serve her. Serving her is your dream and you forget about every other ambition you have had. Seifer was Ultimecia's victim. He was at her mercy." Squall said.
"My Dad . . . then he . . ." Maverick looked down at her feet and clenched her fists at her sides. "He was Ultimecia's puppet. He was Ultimecia's lapdog."
"That was a long time ago. He changed after the spell was broken. Back to his own self; domineering, but good. And he got even better after he married your mother." Squall said, his expression neutral, but his eyes were very kind.
"I . . . don't want to be a sorceress' lapdog. I don't want to be controlled." Maverick said, and Tempest was sure this time that tears fell from her turquoise eyes.
"Maybe your will's enough." Tempest offered.
"I hope so." Maverick whispered.
"Um. Dad?"
"Yeah Tempest?"
"I don't have anything to wear to the Ball." Tempest admitted, blushing. Maverick started to shake with laughter and Squall smiled as he put his head in his hands.
"Tempest!" Tempest turned around and saw her brother, Fritz, in his usual outfit.
"Hey, Fritz. What's up?"
"Mom said you came here and I have a Inauguration present for you." Fritz answered, smiling broadly. Unlike Tempest, Fritz was extremely close to Rinoa, as well as Squall. He was what helped convince Tempest to spend time with their mother. Fritz was good at convincing people of things.
"Fritz, you didn't have to. I feel bad now that I didn't get you anything." Tempest said, frowning.
"It's okay, I know gifts aren't really your style." Fritz replied, smirking. He handed her a long, flat and wide box wrapped in sparkling blue paper. Tempest opened the package very carefully and found the most perfect dress.
It was knee-length (which was the shortest length of skirt she's ever wear,) and black with little white polka dots. It was a little low-cut, but not too revealing and it had a little black bow on the back.
"Wow." She said, smiling slightly, "Thank you, Fritz."
"Stop thanking me and get dressed! The Ball is in half an hour!" Fritz chuckled. Tempest rolled her eyes and left the room, Maverick close behind her.
"Why are you coming?" Tempest asked.
"That sorceress can appear out of nowhere. I wanna redeem myself." Maverick said.
"Fine." Tempest saw Griffin walking towards them and Tempest raised an eyebrow as he approached. "Where have you been?" She asked.
"I chatted with your mother and I figured that you didn't need me for a while, so I took a walk." Griffin said, grinning. But that little glint in his blue orbs told her he was lying.
"I don't believe you." Tempest said shortly.
"I knew you wouldn't."
"Where were you really?"
"Not telling."
"Oh come on."
"You'll find out soon."
"I hate it when you keep me guessing."
"You know you love the mystery." Griffin said laughing. By this time they were at Tempest's dorm.
"I'm supposed to go to the Ball tonight. My Dad said it would easier to protect me with all those SeeD around." Tempest confessed.
"Ok, you want me to come get you?" Griffin asked.
"Only if you want. Its in 20 minutes, so you better hurry and get ready."
"Oh! I gotta get ready still! See you later, Tempest! Bye!" Maverick said, running down the corridor to her room.
"So much for redeeming herself." Tempest said, slightly laughing.
"Seriously. So, I'll be here in 20 minutes. See you, Tempest." Griffin smiled and walked around the next corridor to the boy's dormitory.
Author's Notes: Hope you liked Part One! Hi Kammy!
