Final Fantasy VIII: Dreamers
Author: The Notorious Naurwen
Chapter 7: Crash and Burn! Part Two!
Disclaimer: Do I need to spell it out for you?
~Whoa . . . this dress is actually nice.~ Tempest thought as she looked at herself in the mirror. It seemed like it was made just for her and it laid perfectly on her. Tempest pulled her hair into a loose, messy bun. It was all she could do since she had not planned on attending the ball in the first place.
"Wow. Nice dress." Tempest turned around to see Maverick standing in the doorway. She was wearing a blood red halter dress that went down to her ankles and it had a slit up the side that went up to hip. You could still she the fire cross tattoo on her back. Her sandy blonde hair was down as usual, but she had makeup done to flawlessness. Tempest wondered how she did it.
"Ever hear of knocking? I hear it really helps people know you're there." Tempest growled sarcastically, placing a hand on her hip.
"Well, excuse me, Miss High-And-Mighty." Maverick rolled her eyes and went on, "Griffin said something came up and that he'll meet you at the Ball. He told me to come and get you instead."
"He planned this, didn't he?" Tempest wondered out load. "What is Griffin up to?"
"Search me. I have no idea. All I know is, I'm supposed to go to the Ball and make sure you come, too. Are you ready?" Maverick asked.
"Yeah. Let's go."
Maverick and Tempest exited the room and ran straight into Pepper and Destiny. Pepper was wearing a spaghetti-strapped neon blue dress that went down to mid-calf. Destiny had chosen a glittering yellow strapless dress that stopped at the ankles, complete with knitted shawl. Both of them were dressed very flashy, in any case, and obviously going to attend the ball.
"Hi!" Pepper said happily. "We were just looking for you!"
"Yeah!" Destiny added. "And we have a message!"
"Okay, for who?" Maverick asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Tempest!" Both Pepper and Destiny said, excited. "From Griffin!"
Tempest's eyes widened. "He planned this, didn't he?"
Destiny shrugged. "Griffin says that," she looked down at a piece or paper and read aloud. "'I am sorry I can't take you to the ball in person, but don't worry, it'll all be worth it. I'll meet you there in 20 minutes.'"
Pepper sighed dreamily. "This is so romantic!" Tempest rolled her eyes and pretended to gag herself.
"We're only friends." She said simply.
"Yeah, and I'm the President of Esthar!" Pepper said, "It's obvious that Griffin likes you! Why else would he go through so much trouble?"
"Gee, I don't know," Tempest mocked, "maybe because I'm his best friend! It's not totally unheard of, you know?"
Just as Pepper was about to retort, Destiny interjected, "Guys, just drop it." Destiny then turned to her best friend, Maverick. "On your way to the ball?" She asked.
"Yeah, thus the dress." Maverick answered. So the four girls set off toward the Quad.
~At The Ball . . . ~
Tempest sighed and scanned the room once again. 20 minutes, he had said. It had to have been at least 45 minutes. She had already been visited by her father and mother, who were now dancing and her brother, Fritz. Everyone else was on the dance floor and she was still alone. Suddenly, she felt a tap a tap on her shoulder. She turned around and saw the smiling face of Griffin Almasy, clad in his SeeD uniform and wearing a pair of glasses.
"Looking for someone?" He asked, placing a slim hand with pianist fingers on his hip. Tempest rolled her eyes, but smiled genuinely.
"What kept you?" The dark haired gunblade inquired, raising a thin eyebrow.
"I was picking up your Inauguration present." He replied, showing another winning grin.
"You shouldn't have done that. I feel bad I didn't get you anything." Tempest furrowed her eyebrows and sighed.
"Don't feel bad. I know that you don't like shopping." Griffin pulled out a small velvet box from his pocket. He popped it open and held it up to her, as her eyes grew wide. Inside the box was a silver chain bracelet. On it was written the words: 'Diebus Fatalibus'. "It means 'Fated Day'. I thought you'd like it."
"It's beautiful." She said, stunned. Griffin took the bracelet out of the box and placed it around her wrist. The song that was currently playing finished up and after a few minutes, a new one started up. Griffin held out his hand, and Tempest took it as he led her onto the dance floor. A soft male voice began to sing a soft melody. Griffin slipped his arms around Tempest's waist and Tempest placed her arms around his neck. They danced slowly to a song, which, didn't make sense to them then, but would soon enough:
"When you feel all alone And the world has turned its back on you Give me a moment please to tame your wild wild heart I know you feel like the walls are closing in on you It's hard to find relief and people can be so cold When darkness is upon your door and you feel like you can't take anymore
Let me be the one you call If you jump I'll break your fall Lift you up and fly away with you into the night If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart If you need to crash then crash and burn You're not alone
When you feel all alone And a loyal friend is hard to find Your caught in a one-way street With the monsters in your head When Hopes n dreams are far away and You feel like you can't face the day
Let me be the one you call If you jump I'll break your fall Lift you up and fly away with you into the night If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart If you need to crash then crash and burn You're not alone
Because there has always been heartache and pain and when it's over you'll breathe again You'll breathe again
When you feel all alone And the world has turned it's back on you Give me a moment please To tame your wild wild heart
Let me be the one you call if you jump I'll break you fall Lift you up and fly away with you into the night If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart If you need to crash then crash and burn You're not alone"
When the song was over Griffin smiled and walked away to see his mother. Tempest tucked a strand of ink black hair behind her ear and looked down at the bracelet as she exited the Quad.
Diebus Fatalibus . . . her Fated Day would come soon enough.
Author's Notes: Yes! I finally got this chapter done! Tell me what you think! ^_^
Author: The Notorious Naurwen
Chapter 7: Crash and Burn! Part Two!
Disclaimer: Do I need to spell it out for you?
~Whoa . . . this dress is actually nice.~ Tempest thought as she looked at herself in the mirror. It seemed like it was made just for her and it laid perfectly on her. Tempest pulled her hair into a loose, messy bun. It was all she could do since she had not planned on attending the ball in the first place.
"Wow. Nice dress." Tempest turned around to see Maverick standing in the doorway. She was wearing a blood red halter dress that went down to her ankles and it had a slit up the side that went up to hip. You could still she the fire cross tattoo on her back. Her sandy blonde hair was down as usual, but she had makeup done to flawlessness. Tempest wondered how she did it.
"Ever hear of knocking? I hear it really helps people know you're there." Tempest growled sarcastically, placing a hand on her hip.
"Well, excuse me, Miss High-And-Mighty." Maverick rolled her eyes and went on, "Griffin said something came up and that he'll meet you at the Ball. He told me to come and get you instead."
"He planned this, didn't he?" Tempest wondered out load. "What is Griffin up to?"
"Search me. I have no idea. All I know is, I'm supposed to go to the Ball and make sure you come, too. Are you ready?" Maverick asked.
"Yeah. Let's go."
Maverick and Tempest exited the room and ran straight into Pepper and Destiny. Pepper was wearing a spaghetti-strapped neon blue dress that went down to mid-calf. Destiny had chosen a glittering yellow strapless dress that stopped at the ankles, complete with knitted shawl. Both of them were dressed very flashy, in any case, and obviously going to attend the ball.
"Hi!" Pepper said happily. "We were just looking for you!"
"Yeah!" Destiny added. "And we have a message!"
"Okay, for who?" Maverick asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Tempest!" Both Pepper and Destiny said, excited. "From Griffin!"
Tempest's eyes widened. "He planned this, didn't he?"
Destiny shrugged. "Griffin says that," she looked down at a piece or paper and read aloud. "'I am sorry I can't take you to the ball in person, but don't worry, it'll all be worth it. I'll meet you there in 20 minutes.'"
Pepper sighed dreamily. "This is so romantic!" Tempest rolled her eyes and pretended to gag herself.
"We're only friends." She said simply.
"Yeah, and I'm the President of Esthar!" Pepper said, "It's obvious that Griffin likes you! Why else would he go through so much trouble?"
"Gee, I don't know," Tempest mocked, "maybe because I'm his best friend! It's not totally unheard of, you know?"
Just as Pepper was about to retort, Destiny interjected, "Guys, just drop it." Destiny then turned to her best friend, Maverick. "On your way to the ball?" She asked.
"Yeah, thus the dress." Maverick answered. So the four girls set off toward the Quad.
~At The Ball . . . ~
Tempest sighed and scanned the room once again. 20 minutes, he had said. It had to have been at least 45 minutes. She had already been visited by her father and mother, who were now dancing and her brother, Fritz. Everyone else was on the dance floor and she was still alone. Suddenly, she felt a tap a tap on her shoulder. She turned around and saw the smiling face of Griffin Almasy, clad in his SeeD uniform and wearing a pair of glasses.
"Looking for someone?" He asked, placing a slim hand with pianist fingers on his hip. Tempest rolled her eyes, but smiled genuinely.
"What kept you?" The dark haired gunblade inquired, raising a thin eyebrow.
"I was picking up your Inauguration present." He replied, showing another winning grin.
"You shouldn't have done that. I feel bad I didn't get you anything." Tempest furrowed her eyebrows and sighed.
"Don't feel bad. I know that you don't like shopping." Griffin pulled out a small velvet box from his pocket. He popped it open and held it up to her, as her eyes grew wide. Inside the box was a silver chain bracelet. On it was written the words: 'Diebus Fatalibus'. "It means 'Fated Day'. I thought you'd like it."
"It's beautiful." She said, stunned. Griffin took the bracelet out of the box and placed it around her wrist. The song that was currently playing finished up and after a few minutes, a new one started up. Griffin held out his hand, and Tempest took it as he led her onto the dance floor. A soft male voice began to sing a soft melody. Griffin slipped his arms around Tempest's waist and Tempest placed her arms around his neck. They danced slowly to a song, which, didn't make sense to them then, but would soon enough:
"When you feel all alone And the world has turned its back on you Give me a moment please to tame your wild wild heart I know you feel like the walls are closing in on you It's hard to find relief and people can be so cold When darkness is upon your door and you feel like you can't take anymore
Let me be the one you call If you jump I'll break your fall Lift you up and fly away with you into the night If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart If you need to crash then crash and burn You're not alone
When you feel all alone And a loyal friend is hard to find Your caught in a one-way street With the monsters in your head When Hopes n dreams are far away and You feel like you can't face the day
Let me be the one you call If you jump I'll break your fall Lift you up and fly away with you into the night If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart If you need to crash then crash and burn You're not alone
Because there has always been heartache and pain and when it's over you'll breathe again You'll breathe again
When you feel all alone And the world has turned it's back on you Give me a moment please To tame your wild wild heart
Let me be the one you call if you jump I'll break you fall Lift you up and fly away with you into the night If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart If you need to crash then crash and burn You're not alone"
When the song was over Griffin smiled and walked away to see his mother. Tempest tucked a strand of ink black hair behind her ear and looked down at the bracelet as she exited the Quad.
Diebus Fatalibus . . . her Fated Day would come soon enough.
Author's Notes: Yes! I finally got this chapter done! Tell me what you think! ^_^
