Secrets
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Disclaimer-I don't own FF8 or its characters or its sets or pretty much anything. DON'T SUE PLEASE!
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It's a Date
***Flashback***
"Hi Uncle Kiros and Uncle Ward! Don't worry, Squall's taking his nap. Come in." Ellone greeted warmly. She opened the door a little wider. Her Uncles stepped in as quietly as possible so they wouldn't wake up their nephew. Ellone hugged Kiros and Ward. However in Wards case, she had to be lifted up since Ward towered over her.
Ellone was barely taller then Ward's leg. Kiros was thin and agile. Though he dressed funny, he was a nice man. Ward was taller then Kiros by nearly a head and had a scar across his face.
"Uncles," Ellone started, as she led them to the small living room. "Yesterday Squall found a small marble near the flowers at the back." Ward stayed silent.
"Ward asks 'What does it look like?'" Kiros said, quickly glancing at Ward's expression. Ellone brushed her long brown hair behind her ear and looked at both her Uncles.
"It was light blue and about this small" She lifted her hand's and made a small circle, barely the size of a button. "And had this mist stuff inside it. I don't know what it was but it was weird because at first it was still and then in the sunlight it started to spread out more."
"What makes you think it's a GF?" Kiros asked questioningly, leaning back on the wooden wall. Ellone jumped and ran to the bookcase and pulled out a large red book. In elegant gold letters it read 'The Legends of GF's' In smaller letters below the title it read 'Who, What and Why they're Rare.'
"Here in this it shows all the known GF's and this looks exactly like this one!!" Ellone exclaimed, opening the book and flipping through the pages when finally she pointed at the picture. Ward and Kiros leaned over the book and examined it.
"Are you sure it looks EXACTLY like this one?" Kiros asked, his voice filled in urgency. Ellone nodded vigorously. Ward closed the book with a bang and set it on the floor. Ellone jumped slightly and instinctively, her hand went over her heart. Kiros blatantly ignored the 'bang'.
"Show it to us." Kiros ordered lightly. Ellone ran up the stairs softly, making almost no noise. A minute later she came back down with a red box clutched in her hands.
"Uncles, there's a problem. I-I put it in this and now it's gone. Squall must have it." Ellone cried gently. She fell to the ground.
"I'm so sorry Uncles. I thought it would be safe here but now, Squall might have used it or might have lost it." Ward went over to Ellone's side and tossed the box to Kiros. Kiros caught it and opened it. He dropped it and sat against the armchair.
"Don't worry Elle, it'll be ok. As long as he doesn't junction it, he won't be in any danger." Ellone smiled and wiped away her tears.
"You really think so Uncle Kiros?"
"Yes." He answered. Ward and Kiros shared a doubtful look. Kiros read the expression on Ward's face. Kiros nodded and turned to Ellone.
"Elle, I want you to try to search for it ok?" She nodded and went up the stairs. Ward walked over to his friend and let out a breath.
"I know what you're thinking Ward. I'm thinking it too. If we don't find it, Squall's gonna be in much more danger than just controlling a GF. Shiva's the most unpredictable and oldest GF and she's in the possession of a three year-old." Ward nodded and tapped his head.
"If she gives that, he may be in more trouble than we think."
***End Flashback***
"Oh no! The SeeD exam's tomorrow!" Rinoa groaned, falling back on her bed. She heard a laugh come from across the room. She strained her head to look.
"You said it sister!" Selphies saluted, mocking a SeeD salute. At that Quistis walked in to the room. The blonde eyed the two wearily. She sighed.
"Must you two always act like idiots?" At that Quistis was hit with a flying pillow across the face. She glared at Rinoa. She kicked the door closed and stepped menacingly closer. Rinoa ran to hide behind Selphie and knocked her chair down. Selphie tried to jump out of the way of Rinoa's flailing hands but she was knocked to the ground.
"Hey! Not fair!" Selphie whined, getting up immediately. Rinoa laughed and brushed all the dust off her blue pants.
"What? You have no bruises and you don't have a date tonight so what's the problem." Rinoa asked, standing up to fix her room.
"Actually, I heard that Selphie has a date with that cowboy." Quistis interjected, fixing the pillow on the bed. Rinoa turned to her short friend with a questioning look on her face.
"Seriously?" Selphie's face erupted in to a large grin. She skipped to the neat bed and sat, humming happily.
"Hell yeah!" Selphie exclaimed. Rinoa and Quistis shared a glance. Typical Selphie, Quistis thought.
"So Selph, where is he gonna take you?" Quistis asked, leaning back against the pillows. The brunette grinned even wider and bounced over to the closet.
"He said it'll be a surprise! Soooo, whaddaya think I should wear?" Selphie asked, grabbing a short skirt and a tank top. Rinoa and Quistis shook their heads and prepared to pick out 'perfect outfits'.
"Are you sure you wanna go out with him? If his best friend acts like a jerk, how do you know he won't?" Quistis asked, flipping her blonde hair over her shoulder. She watched her friend shrug.
"I don't know. Maybe they are the same. But Irvy told me that they only hang out with each other for an important agreement that they had a long time ago." Rinoa took that in consideration. The first day Rinoa met Quistis, which was in the classroom she didn't like her. At all. The instructor had a strict and often mean demeanour. However that washed away when she met up with her friends.
"Rinny, you have a bad habit with daydreaming." Rinoa snapped out of her thoughts and looked to the petite girl who was digging through a closet for clothes which didn't even belong to her.
"I do not!" Rinoa defended, stamping her foot. Quistis let out a doubtful chuckle.
"Riiight. Like I'm gonna believe that!" Rinoa glared at Quistis and threw the nearest pillow to her friend. The look on her face was priceless. Quistis threw the pillow back. Soon each the three girls in involved in a deep pillow fight.
***
"Hey! Get your paws off my hotdogs!" Irvine snapped at a blonde student who was trying to steal one. Seifer stifled a snigger.
"Awww! Come on man! Just one!" The blonde pleaded, his hands folded together. Squall rolled his eyes and quickly took one and threw it at the begging tuft of blonde hair which was only seen above the pile of hotdogs. He caught it and smiled, giving thumbs up.
"Thanks man! I owe ya one!" Squall flicked his blue eyes at him and rolled his eyes again. Irvine turned to the eye-rolling brunette.
"Squall!!!! Never, ever, give away hotdogs so freely." Irvine ordered, shacking one finger at him. Squall nodded and when Irvine turned his back Squall mocked him in a 'girly' fashion. At a failing attempt to repress laughter, Seifer started to pinch his arm.
"You don't even like them!" Seifer pointed out.
"So? Just because I don't like them doesn't mean that other people don't."
"Squall, please knock some sense in to the cowboy." Squall's eyes flickered between his friends hesitantly.
"How about you do that?" Squall answered, putting his feet on top of the cafeteria table. It was Seifer's turn to be hesitant. Irvine smirked triumphantly.
"Chickens!!" Irvine teased, jumping up, flapping his arms rapidly.
"I'm not a chicken! You know very well why we can't slice and dice you." Seifer sneered, bitterly. Irvine's smiled disappeared as he stopped his dancing.
"Yes I do. Yes I do"
"Now is not the time." Squall warned. The trio remained soberly silent.
"Anyway... I got a date with Selphie tonight so I have to get going." Irvine said, walking away with his tray of hotdogs.
"You mean that short brunette you were talking to?" Seifer asked, grabbing a couple hotdogs.
"Yeah that one. Hey! No hotdogs!"
" Hey I already took it so you can't stop me." Seifer pointed out. Irvine glared at the blonde and started to walk away. When the cowboy was out of earshot Seifer smirked and tossed his friend a hotdog. Squall caught it and started to stand up.
"Hey! Where ya going?"
"Spying on Irvine. I thought you knew that."
"Hey wait up!" Seifer called, picking up all the hotdogs and running after Squall.
***
"Are you sure we won't be caught hiding behind a bush?" Rinoa whispered, peering over the leaves. Quistis motioned for her to quiet down when Irvine started talking.
"So Irvy where are we gonna go?" Selphie asked shyly. Irvine gave one of his 'heartstopping' grins and put his arm over her shoulders.
"We'll go wherever you want us to go." Selphie giggled and flipped her hair over her shoulder. The couple walked quietly on the Balamb's docks, over looking the peaceful ocean.
"So if we're not gonna go to dinner then I should get back. The SeeD exam's tomorrow." Selphie murmured.
"So you're gonna participate in it too?" Irvine asked in his southern accent. Selphie nodded.
"You too?" Selphie asked. Irvine shook his head.
"Nah. I'm not qualified to be in it. Squall and Seifer are though. I just transferred here to oversee their test."
"So you're gonna go to Galbadia?" Irvine paused and looked out to the ocean.
"Yup"
"Bullshit!" Both brunettes looked behind them, confused.
"Seifer!?"
"Owww!" Selphie looked over to a rustling bush.
"Quistis?" Out from behind a large tree Seifer appeared. Seifer shook his fist out to his left.
"Hey! Puberty boy! You better get out here. I'm not goin' down for this alone!" Seifer cried, and then pulled out, with great effort, Squall. Irvine shook his head in disbelief. Selphie pouted angrily and stomped over to the bush. She pulled out a blonde and a brunette.
"I can't believe you two! Rinoa! Quistis!" The girls looked down in shame while Seifer started to snigger uncontrollably. Irvine glared along with everyone else at Seifer. Except Squall, who was sitting on a bench. Seifer smirked.
"What? Am I the only one who sees the irony in this?" In a moment of silence Squall looked around at the five glaring teenagers and walked away.
"Hey Squall! Where you goin'?" Irvine asked.
"Back to the Garden." Seifer looked at the Three girls who looked as if they would beat on him.
"Uhh. Hey Squall wait up!" Seifer called running full speed to the Garden, passing his friend. Which left Irvine and the three girls to sort out their problems.
***
"I can't believe you two! Spying on me!" Selphie ranted while walking in the halls back at Garden.
"You spied on us many times before!" Quistis replied, crossing her arms.
"That was different! Besides, I really liked Irvine!"
"How was it different?"
"STOP IT!!!" Rinoa shouted. She started to rub her temples.
"Friends aren't supposed to act like this! So just stop it. And Selphie," Rinoa turned to the brunette. "I apologize for spying on you. Yes it was wrong, but there's something called forgive and forgetting." Selphie nodded.
"Forgiven?" Quistis asked, offering a hand. Selphie took it and smiled.
"Forgiven." Rinoa smiled and out of the corner of her eye saw a familiar brown haired guy walking out of the training center.
"I'll be right back." Rinoa whispered and walked to him.
"Hey! Squall right?" Squall nodded and brushed his hair out of his eyes. His eyes look even better up close. Hell he looks even better up close. Rinoa thought.
"So how do you like the Garden? I bet it's not as good as Galbadia."
"Whatever." Rinoa laughed and started to walk with him. She noticed what he had in his hands. Her eyes widened.
"Wow! Is that a gunblade? They're supposed to be really rare!" Squall shrugged.
"So?"
"Can I see it?" Squall lifted his hand and showed it to her. It had a large handle which looked exactly like a revolver except where the barrel should be, it extended to a large flat steel blade.
"Is that all?" He asked slight annoyance in his tone.
"Well, you wanna have a tour of the garden? It'll have to be after the SeeD test though." Rinoa asked. For the first time his eyes looked in to hers.
"Fine." Rinoa smiled.
"Good. Then it's a Date!" She skipped off before he could say anything. Dear Hyne. What have I gotten myself in to? Squall thought. He stalked off, toward his dorm, silently hoping that Irvine won't find out about this 'date'.
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Author's Note- This chapter, I admit, wasn't exactly my best. But please R&R. I probably will add some more characters in the next chapter. BTW: If anyone knows how to keep the italics and bold on fics when uploaded, could you please e-mail me. Thanks. Please tell me if there are any bad spelling mistakes. Also I would like to thank:
remote mine
Redrum
Cusp of a Butterfly
&
Dark Angels -for reviewing.
Thank you all!!!!
*****
Disclaimer-I don't own FF8 or its characters or its sets or pretty much anything. DON'T SUE PLEASE!
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It's a Date
***Flashback***
"Hi Uncle Kiros and Uncle Ward! Don't worry, Squall's taking his nap. Come in." Ellone greeted warmly. She opened the door a little wider. Her Uncles stepped in as quietly as possible so they wouldn't wake up their nephew. Ellone hugged Kiros and Ward. However in Wards case, she had to be lifted up since Ward towered over her.
Ellone was barely taller then Ward's leg. Kiros was thin and agile. Though he dressed funny, he was a nice man. Ward was taller then Kiros by nearly a head and had a scar across his face.
"Uncles," Ellone started, as she led them to the small living room. "Yesterday Squall found a small marble near the flowers at the back." Ward stayed silent.
"Ward asks 'What does it look like?'" Kiros said, quickly glancing at Ward's expression. Ellone brushed her long brown hair behind her ear and looked at both her Uncles.
"It was light blue and about this small" She lifted her hand's and made a small circle, barely the size of a button. "And had this mist stuff inside it. I don't know what it was but it was weird because at first it was still and then in the sunlight it started to spread out more."
"What makes you think it's a GF?" Kiros asked questioningly, leaning back on the wooden wall. Ellone jumped and ran to the bookcase and pulled out a large red book. In elegant gold letters it read 'The Legends of GF's' In smaller letters below the title it read 'Who, What and Why they're Rare.'
"Here in this it shows all the known GF's and this looks exactly like this one!!" Ellone exclaimed, opening the book and flipping through the pages when finally she pointed at the picture. Ward and Kiros leaned over the book and examined it.
"Are you sure it looks EXACTLY like this one?" Kiros asked, his voice filled in urgency. Ellone nodded vigorously. Ward closed the book with a bang and set it on the floor. Ellone jumped slightly and instinctively, her hand went over her heart. Kiros blatantly ignored the 'bang'.
"Show it to us." Kiros ordered lightly. Ellone ran up the stairs softly, making almost no noise. A minute later she came back down with a red box clutched in her hands.
"Uncles, there's a problem. I-I put it in this and now it's gone. Squall must have it." Ellone cried gently. She fell to the ground.
"I'm so sorry Uncles. I thought it would be safe here but now, Squall might have used it or might have lost it." Ward went over to Ellone's side and tossed the box to Kiros. Kiros caught it and opened it. He dropped it and sat against the armchair.
"Don't worry Elle, it'll be ok. As long as he doesn't junction it, he won't be in any danger." Ellone smiled and wiped away her tears.
"You really think so Uncle Kiros?"
"Yes." He answered. Ward and Kiros shared a doubtful look. Kiros read the expression on Ward's face. Kiros nodded and turned to Ellone.
"Elle, I want you to try to search for it ok?" She nodded and went up the stairs. Ward walked over to his friend and let out a breath.
"I know what you're thinking Ward. I'm thinking it too. If we don't find it, Squall's gonna be in much more danger than just controlling a GF. Shiva's the most unpredictable and oldest GF and she's in the possession of a three year-old." Ward nodded and tapped his head.
"If she gives that, he may be in more trouble than we think."
***End Flashback***
"Oh no! The SeeD exam's tomorrow!" Rinoa groaned, falling back on her bed. She heard a laugh come from across the room. She strained her head to look.
"You said it sister!" Selphies saluted, mocking a SeeD salute. At that Quistis walked in to the room. The blonde eyed the two wearily. She sighed.
"Must you two always act like idiots?" At that Quistis was hit with a flying pillow across the face. She glared at Rinoa. She kicked the door closed and stepped menacingly closer. Rinoa ran to hide behind Selphie and knocked her chair down. Selphie tried to jump out of the way of Rinoa's flailing hands but she was knocked to the ground.
"Hey! Not fair!" Selphie whined, getting up immediately. Rinoa laughed and brushed all the dust off her blue pants.
"What? You have no bruises and you don't have a date tonight so what's the problem." Rinoa asked, standing up to fix her room.
"Actually, I heard that Selphie has a date with that cowboy." Quistis interjected, fixing the pillow on the bed. Rinoa turned to her short friend with a questioning look on her face.
"Seriously?" Selphie's face erupted in to a large grin. She skipped to the neat bed and sat, humming happily.
"Hell yeah!" Selphie exclaimed. Rinoa and Quistis shared a glance. Typical Selphie, Quistis thought.
"So Selph, where is he gonna take you?" Quistis asked, leaning back against the pillows. The brunette grinned even wider and bounced over to the closet.
"He said it'll be a surprise! Soooo, whaddaya think I should wear?" Selphie asked, grabbing a short skirt and a tank top. Rinoa and Quistis shook their heads and prepared to pick out 'perfect outfits'.
"Are you sure you wanna go out with him? If his best friend acts like a jerk, how do you know he won't?" Quistis asked, flipping her blonde hair over her shoulder. She watched her friend shrug.
"I don't know. Maybe they are the same. But Irvy told me that they only hang out with each other for an important agreement that they had a long time ago." Rinoa took that in consideration. The first day Rinoa met Quistis, which was in the classroom she didn't like her. At all. The instructor had a strict and often mean demeanour. However that washed away when she met up with her friends.
"Rinny, you have a bad habit with daydreaming." Rinoa snapped out of her thoughts and looked to the petite girl who was digging through a closet for clothes which didn't even belong to her.
"I do not!" Rinoa defended, stamping her foot. Quistis let out a doubtful chuckle.
"Riiight. Like I'm gonna believe that!" Rinoa glared at Quistis and threw the nearest pillow to her friend. The look on her face was priceless. Quistis threw the pillow back. Soon each the three girls in involved in a deep pillow fight.
***
"Hey! Get your paws off my hotdogs!" Irvine snapped at a blonde student who was trying to steal one. Seifer stifled a snigger.
"Awww! Come on man! Just one!" The blonde pleaded, his hands folded together. Squall rolled his eyes and quickly took one and threw it at the begging tuft of blonde hair which was only seen above the pile of hotdogs. He caught it and smiled, giving thumbs up.
"Thanks man! I owe ya one!" Squall flicked his blue eyes at him and rolled his eyes again. Irvine turned to the eye-rolling brunette.
"Squall!!!! Never, ever, give away hotdogs so freely." Irvine ordered, shacking one finger at him. Squall nodded and when Irvine turned his back Squall mocked him in a 'girly' fashion. At a failing attempt to repress laughter, Seifer started to pinch his arm.
"You don't even like them!" Seifer pointed out.
"So? Just because I don't like them doesn't mean that other people don't."
"Squall, please knock some sense in to the cowboy." Squall's eyes flickered between his friends hesitantly.
"How about you do that?" Squall answered, putting his feet on top of the cafeteria table. It was Seifer's turn to be hesitant. Irvine smirked triumphantly.
"Chickens!!" Irvine teased, jumping up, flapping his arms rapidly.
"I'm not a chicken! You know very well why we can't slice and dice you." Seifer sneered, bitterly. Irvine's smiled disappeared as he stopped his dancing.
"Yes I do. Yes I do"
"Now is not the time." Squall warned. The trio remained soberly silent.
"Anyway... I got a date with Selphie tonight so I have to get going." Irvine said, walking away with his tray of hotdogs.
"You mean that short brunette you were talking to?" Seifer asked, grabbing a couple hotdogs.
"Yeah that one. Hey! No hotdogs!"
" Hey I already took it so you can't stop me." Seifer pointed out. Irvine glared at the blonde and started to walk away. When the cowboy was out of earshot Seifer smirked and tossed his friend a hotdog. Squall caught it and started to stand up.
"Hey! Where ya going?"
"Spying on Irvine. I thought you knew that."
"Hey wait up!" Seifer called, picking up all the hotdogs and running after Squall.
***
"Are you sure we won't be caught hiding behind a bush?" Rinoa whispered, peering over the leaves. Quistis motioned for her to quiet down when Irvine started talking.
"So Irvy where are we gonna go?" Selphie asked shyly. Irvine gave one of his 'heartstopping' grins and put his arm over her shoulders.
"We'll go wherever you want us to go." Selphie giggled and flipped her hair over her shoulder. The couple walked quietly on the Balamb's docks, over looking the peaceful ocean.
"So if we're not gonna go to dinner then I should get back. The SeeD exam's tomorrow." Selphie murmured.
"So you're gonna participate in it too?" Irvine asked in his southern accent. Selphie nodded.
"You too?" Selphie asked. Irvine shook his head.
"Nah. I'm not qualified to be in it. Squall and Seifer are though. I just transferred here to oversee their test."
"So you're gonna go to Galbadia?" Irvine paused and looked out to the ocean.
"Yup"
"Bullshit!" Both brunettes looked behind them, confused.
"Seifer!?"
"Owww!" Selphie looked over to a rustling bush.
"Quistis?" Out from behind a large tree Seifer appeared. Seifer shook his fist out to his left.
"Hey! Puberty boy! You better get out here. I'm not goin' down for this alone!" Seifer cried, and then pulled out, with great effort, Squall. Irvine shook his head in disbelief. Selphie pouted angrily and stomped over to the bush. She pulled out a blonde and a brunette.
"I can't believe you two! Rinoa! Quistis!" The girls looked down in shame while Seifer started to snigger uncontrollably. Irvine glared along with everyone else at Seifer. Except Squall, who was sitting on a bench. Seifer smirked.
"What? Am I the only one who sees the irony in this?" In a moment of silence Squall looked around at the five glaring teenagers and walked away.
"Hey Squall! Where you goin'?" Irvine asked.
"Back to the Garden." Seifer looked at the Three girls who looked as if they would beat on him.
"Uhh. Hey Squall wait up!" Seifer called running full speed to the Garden, passing his friend. Which left Irvine and the three girls to sort out their problems.
***
"I can't believe you two! Spying on me!" Selphie ranted while walking in the halls back at Garden.
"You spied on us many times before!" Quistis replied, crossing her arms.
"That was different! Besides, I really liked Irvine!"
"How was it different?"
"STOP IT!!!" Rinoa shouted. She started to rub her temples.
"Friends aren't supposed to act like this! So just stop it. And Selphie," Rinoa turned to the brunette. "I apologize for spying on you. Yes it was wrong, but there's something called forgive and forgetting." Selphie nodded.
"Forgiven?" Quistis asked, offering a hand. Selphie took it and smiled.
"Forgiven." Rinoa smiled and out of the corner of her eye saw a familiar brown haired guy walking out of the training center.
"I'll be right back." Rinoa whispered and walked to him.
"Hey! Squall right?" Squall nodded and brushed his hair out of his eyes. His eyes look even better up close. Hell he looks even better up close. Rinoa thought.
"So how do you like the Garden? I bet it's not as good as Galbadia."
"Whatever." Rinoa laughed and started to walk with him. She noticed what he had in his hands. Her eyes widened.
"Wow! Is that a gunblade? They're supposed to be really rare!" Squall shrugged.
"So?"
"Can I see it?" Squall lifted his hand and showed it to her. It had a large handle which looked exactly like a revolver except where the barrel should be, it extended to a large flat steel blade.
"Is that all?" He asked slight annoyance in his tone.
"Well, you wanna have a tour of the garden? It'll have to be after the SeeD test though." Rinoa asked. For the first time his eyes looked in to hers.
"Fine." Rinoa smiled.
"Good. Then it's a Date!" She skipped off before he could say anything. Dear Hyne. What have I gotten myself in to? Squall thought. He stalked off, toward his dorm, silently hoping that Irvine won't find out about this 'date'.
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Author's Note- This chapter, I admit, wasn't exactly my best. But please R&R. I probably will add some more characters in the next chapter. BTW: If anyone knows how to keep the italics and bold on fics when uploaded, could you please e-mail me. Thanks. Please tell me if there are any bad spelling mistakes. Also I would like to thank:
remote mine
Redrum
Cusp of a Butterfly
&
Dark Angels -for reviewing.
Thank you all!!!!