Disclaimer- I may not own Final Fantasy VIII but I own Toby, Mitchell,
Nikki, the waiter guy from two chapters ago, and Tempest from Darkened Ice.
Hah! I do own something!
Just Conversing
Every step coincided with the pounding or his heart and head. Had this been an average day, it would've been abundantly apparent to him that he needed new boots. However, on such a day as it was, the throbbing of his over-worked mind and every hard and heavy beat his heart made in worry blocked out everything else. Why could nothing ever work out right? Why, when things had to go wrong, did everything go wrong? He stepped in the infirmary quickly and walked straight to where Toby sat, playing on the floor. The little boy hopped up as quickly as someone with his cumbersome grace could.
"Papa!" He cried out as he outstretched his hands. Irvine grinned faintly as he hefted the boy up. Dr. Kadowaki stepped away from where she was talking to Zell and cast him a reassuring smile.
"He's good to go. Just make sure that he gets his medicine on time to get rid of the sinus infection. While I don't believe that anything is going to happen, if you have any questions about anything, don't hesitate to call," Dr. Kadowaki ran a few fingers through the boy's hair. "As for you Mr. Dincht," Zell winced at her words. "You're free to go."
"Oh yeah!" He shouted as he hopped down from the bed and quickly exited the room. Irvine was left standing in the middle of the floor.
"Is there something else you need?" Dr. Kadowaki asked.
"No ma'am," Irvine said softly as he turned and stepped outside.
Zell was waiting outside, leaned against the wall. "Hey man! I am officially 5' 7"! Hell yeah!" He grinned as he walked over to Irvine's side.
"Good for you. Now your only an inch shorter than your girlfriend," Irvine said gloomily as he continued walking. Zell froze in shock. What had he said wrong?
"What's wrong man?" Zell asked a little hurt and unsure of how to handle Irvine's attitude.
Irvine shook his head as he turned down the main hall and started towards the dormitory hall. "Everything." Zell frowned while he tried to think of what to say next. "Ya ever try to do somethin' just to have it go totally wrong?"
"You mean like when I was twelve and I took it upon myself to try and cook supper. I put this whole pack of hot-dogs in the microwave and boom! They got too hot and blew up! Ma came home like two seconds after it happened. It was such a mess...I'm not allowed to cook anymore," Zell glanced at Irvine out of the corner of his eye.
Irvine had to grin at the story. "Yeah, somethin' like that. Just with me, everything goes wrong." Zell wasn't sure what to say so he looked away.
"Sure you can do some things," Zell prodded him. "What about the assassination attempt in Deling?"
"It was called an attempt because I missed. Thanks for reminding me," Irvine said.
"Nuh uh man! I was there. I couldn't see much from that control room, but I could tell that that shot was dead on. I don't care how nervous you were; that shot would've hit her had she not caught it."
"She caught it?" Irvine asked.
"Yeah. At first I thought it'd missed, but then I saw the bullet floating a few inches from her palm," Zell answered. Irvine looked deeply in thought as he opened his door. "You look bushed," Zell added.
Irvine nodded as he stepped inside. "Talk to ya later." Irvine yawned.
"Sure thing. Get some rest....and see ya later little dude!" Zell exclaimed and then laughed at Toby's amused face. "Yeah he loves me."
"Good bye Zell," Irvine shut the door and sat his son in the crib. Toby looked around at his all too familiar blankets and then pooched his lip out as if to cry. "No," Irvine said sternly. Toby retracted his lip quickly and then looked down at his quilt dejectedly. "Here," Irvine spun the mobile and sat a stuffed animal in the crib with him. "Give me just a few hours," Irvine pulled off his boots and collapsed on his bed.
"Hey man! Over here!" Zell exclaimed over the clamor of the cafeteria. The overly excited blonde waved his hand frantically in an attempt to get more people at his table. Next to him, Fujin shook her head in embarrassment.
"SIT," She took hold of one of his pockets and pulled him back into his chair. He cocked an eyebrow as he turned to her.
"Gee whiz Fuu, what's the matter?"
"SCENE." She tried to ignore the stares that were still lingering in their direction.
"Nah. I'm just callin' good old Nida over here. We could use more company...isn't that right Raijin," Zell waved at Nida who was only a few feet away now.
Raijin looked over at the thinner SeeD joining them. "Actually, I thought you were comparing him to a dog, ya know?" Raijin looked to Fujin for support.
"AGREED," She dabbed her lips with a napkin and then rested arms on the table. Nida sat down reluctantly, but was careful in choosing the seat in front of Fujin rather than Zell. He knew as well as anyone how messy Zell was when he ate and he hadn't any desire to see it up close.
"This is the first time I haven't seen at least one of you guys eating with Seifer," Nida said quietly as he picked up a piece of pizza.
"NOT HUNGRY," Fujin shrugged.
"He just got back from a mission in Esthar. He's probably jet- lagged, ya know." Raijin suggested as he tore into his fish sandwich.
Fujin rolled her eyes. "NO MISSION."
"Yuh huh," Raijin countered her, while barely containing the food in his mouth. Fujin grimaced at the sight. "Seifer said so."
"SEIFER LIED," Fujin crossed her arms. Raijin dropped the remainder of his sandwich on his plate and stared at her in disbelief. "GIRLFRIEND."
"But I thought he was still pining after Rinoa, ya know."
Fujin shook her head at Zell's stunned, bug-eyed expression. "OLD NEWS....MOVED ON."
"Who is it?" Raijin pleaded.
"UNKNOWN."
"You know," He protested. "Come on."
"DROP IT." A brief silence lasted until Quistis took a seat on the other side of Nida to avoid sitting in front of Zell.
"Have any of you guys heard from Irvine?" She yawned as she brushed a loose strand of hair behind her ear. Zell tried desperately to swallow his hot-dog to answer.
"Actually, um, he was looking pretty exhausted this morning," Nida answered quietly.
"What?" Quistis raised an eyebrow.
Nida shrank back. It was obvious he was the only one that knew. "I just heard this from Mitchell, but um, Irvine spent the night in the infirmary." He began to grow more nervous as they all scooted closer to him.
"What's wrong?" Quistis asked.
"Yeah," Raijin was beginning to look defensive of his newly found friend.
"Oh shit it was little dude," Zell said absently as he replayed the morning's events.
Nida nodded. "Going by what I heard, Toby had a seizure or something like that."
"Is the little guy okay?" Raijin scooted his chair yet a little closer.
"He looked fine," Zell butted in. "Irvine looked beat though. He went back to his dorm to go to bed I think."
Quistis looked concerned. "EXCUSE ME." Fujin stood up and took a few steps away. Zell caught her arm.
"No good bye kiss?" He asked.
Her face flushed crimson as she tried to ignore everyone's gaze. When she saw the ketchup around his mouth she shook her head. "NEGATIVE." With that, she turned on her heel and quickly exited the room. Pushing through the double doors, she bumped right into Seifer.
He narrowed his eyes. "What's wrong? Its not Chicken Wuss is it? So help me if it is..."
Fujin rolled her eyes. "BABY...SEIZURE." He narrowed his eyes further and looked around.
Silence was a useful tool. Especially when no one knew you were around. He punched the release button and was surprised to find the door unlocked. Slowly, he looked inside and was quite pleased to find Irvine asleep on his bed. Despite his heavy steps and hard soled boots, he was able to move silently across the room and get to the crib. Toby grinned up from where he sat and reached his hands up in the air. He glanced briefly over his shoulder to check Irvine, and then redirected his attention to the little boy in the crib.
"Hey Squirt," He whispered to the boy. "Heard you've been feeling bad." The baby smiled broadly and laughed at his newly acquired attention. "Shh!" Toby stood up as he continued to smile brighter. "I was just checking on you. Don't tell your Dad I was here."
"Papa!" Toby corrected him. His green eyes widened as he covered Toby's mouth with his right hand. He gave a quick glance over to Irvine and then backed away from the crib. Toby's bottom lip began to quiver in protest, freezing him in his place. He looked around for something to occupy the boy's attention. Underneath the crib he spied a pile of blocks. He quickly grabbed a few and leaned down to drop them in the crib with Toby. While he was bent over the railing, the baby touched his cheeks and appeared to be looking at his eyes. He tensed at the contact and then watched as Toby took a block out of his hand and showed him the green side.
"Green," He said softly. "Yes I have green eyes." He cast another glance to the boy's sleeping father and then turned the block in the boy's hand. "Blue," He whispered and then touched Toby's cheek right below his eye. Toby squealed out in delight causing his visitor to back away from the crib abruptly and leave the dorm room in a hurry.
All that remained of the group in the cafeteria was Zell, Raijin, Quistis and Nida. Most of them were wanting to go talk to Irvine, but they figured he was probably still sleeping. For the most part they'd all long since finished eating, all of them but Zell. Raijin was trying to talk the energetic blonde into finishing off his fish sandwich while Quistis tried to make a bet with Nida as to how many more hot-dogs Zell could hold down. Out of the corner Quistis' eye a bright yellow blur rapidly approached.
"Guys," She said under her breath. They all cast their attention towards the bundle of energy that was sliding into the seat across from Quistis.
"Hey guys!" Selphie exclaimed in her usual happy tone. "I'm so glad I'm back. That mission was such a waste of time. All we did was watch some boring parade while waiting for some suspect to come and get," She made little quotation marks with her fingers. "Even with the mayor of Timber." She sighed and rubbed her temples. "It turned out to be his prankster of a nephew vowing to get him back for tricking him into attending a ballet. I'm a SeeD not a baby-sitter. Unless Irvy wants me to be but that's a totally different story. I mean I could be a good bab,"
"Hey Selphie...you're rambling," Zell interjected.
She crossed her arms. "My aren't you Mr. Cranky. What's wrong with you?"
"It's about Irvine, or Toby. Depends on which way you look at it," Quistis answered. Selphie turned quickly to face her.
"What about them?" The small brunette took on a serious look that made them all become a little uneasy.
She raced down the hallway and slid to a stop at Irvine's dorm. She opened the door hesitantly and stepped inside.
"Mama!" Toby cried out from where he stood in the crib. Selphie wanted to rush over and take him in her arms but she was afraid to. Instead she opted to go join his father. She carefully slid off her shoes and climbed into bed with him. Irvine exhaled loudly, a sign that he was awake.
"Hey," She said softly as she ran her forefinger from his brow to the tip of his nose. She watched as he scrunched up his face and turned away. "Tickle?"
"Yeah," He groaned as he turned back to face her. There was a somewhat silence that filled the room. In the background, Toby was tossing his blocks over the edge of the crib, trying to get their attentions.
"Is everything okay?" She asked from where she lay beside him.
"I've failed again. I know I did. I always mess things up," He answered.
"That's not true," Selphie argued.
"Prove me wrong."
"Okay," She thought for a moment. "You're a great marksmen."
"I choke under pressure."
She rolled her eyes. "You defeated Ultimecia along with all of us and didn't choke. And it was you that played a big role in defeating Adel. Even Squall will admit that." She cast him a look that dared him to protest.
"Sefie, last night...or rather this mornin' Toby had a seizure. I froze. I didn't have a clue as to what to do. He coulda died and all I woulda done is stood there and looked panicked. Then afterwards I had to take my exam. There's no way I passed it! I had those manuals and handbooks practically memorized and I went blank!"
Selphie rubbed her palm across his cheek. "Then maybe that happened for a reason."
"What do you mean?" Irvine asked.
"If you don't make instructor, maybe its because you weren't supposed to be one."
Irvine narrowed his eyes. "Then what do I do?"
"You'll figure out something. You always come through whenever its something important to you."
Irvine smiled weakly at her encouragement.
"Think about it. You live here in Garden. You don't have a rent, or utility bills. All you have to pay for is extra food in the cafeteria and baby supplies. Its not like you're pressed for money." She stood up causing him to reach after her. "Come on get up."
"No...I'm tired," He yawned.
"You can go to bed early tonight, but right now you're going to get a shower, brush your teeth, and come with me and Toby while we go to the food court in Balamb and then go walking." Irvine looked in awe at the ease in which she executed that last sentence. "Come on. It'll be good for you."
Dark Topaz - Oh....ok. Just checking. Hope you liked it.
Squeakychris - Glad you think I'm keeping the story going well. I was afraid I couldn't keep it going. Yeah, the Nida part was a hint to a story. But there are others that you haven't picked up on. *whistles and looks away*
aratcorien - Things don't seem to go Irvine's way. Poor guy. I should be nicer to him.
diamonddust1414 - basically, Toby had been sick and his fever had caused him to go into a febrile seizure. Those kinds of seizures are common in small children ages 6 months to about 5 years and are caused by fevers of 102 or above. They are usually pretty harmless despite the fact that it affects most of the body. I had a febrile seizure before....hence my inspiration.
ameli stoncius - FF. Net really doesn't like you here lately. Where's the rest of the review!? I almost wonder if I can finish this story before you finish BP....It might be possible....Anyway, I hope you liked it. And you should really stop being so mean to your characters. It's horrible. lol And yes, Nida is pulling a Dante, repeatedly.
Verdanii - Glad you're still reading and reviewing. Means a lot to me.
Element6 - A new reviewer! *dances around* Hi thanks for your review. Hope you like this story. It was sorta insipired and introduced by my other story where I first hinted that Irvine had a child.
Wow.....
I was shocked by the number of reviews I got for the last chapter. And they all came in so fast. I was checking my email every couple hours and they just kept popping up. I haven't been this excited about getting so many reviews since Darkened Ice. And I thought this story might flop.
Hey thanks for reviewing. It really makes me happy. I'll try and update soon.
Just Conversing
Every step coincided with the pounding or his heart and head. Had this been an average day, it would've been abundantly apparent to him that he needed new boots. However, on such a day as it was, the throbbing of his over-worked mind and every hard and heavy beat his heart made in worry blocked out everything else. Why could nothing ever work out right? Why, when things had to go wrong, did everything go wrong? He stepped in the infirmary quickly and walked straight to where Toby sat, playing on the floor. The little boy hopped up as quickly as someone with his cumbersome grace could.
"Papa!" He cried out as he outstretched his hands. Irvine grinned faintly as he hefted the boy up. Dr. Kadowaki stepped away from where she was talking to Zell and cast him a reassuring smile.
"He's good to go. Just make sure that he gets his medicine on time to get rid of the sinus infection. While I don't believe that anything is going to happen, if you have any questions about anything, don't hesitate to call," Dr. Kadowaki ran a few fingers through the boy's hair. "As for you Mr. Dincht," Zell winced at her words. "You're free to go."
"Oh yeah!" He shouted as he hopped down from the bed and quickly exited the room. Irvine was left standing in the middle of the floor.
"Is there something else you need?" Dr. Kadowaki asked.
"No ma'am," Irvine said softly as he turned and stepped outside.
Zell was waiting outside, leaned against the wall. "Hey man! I am officially 5' 7"! Hell yeah!" He grinned as he walked over to Irvine's side.
"Good for you. Now your only an inch shorter than your girlfriend," Irvine said gloomily as he continued walking. Zell froze in shock. What had he said wrong?
"What's wrong man?" Zell asked a little hurt and unsure of how to handle Irvine's attitude.
Irvine shook his head as he turned down the main hall and started towards the dormitory hall. "Everything." Zell frowned while he tried to think of what to say next. "Ya ever try to do somethin' just to have it go totally wrong?"
"You mean like when I was twelve and I took it upon myself to try and cook supper. I put this whole pack of hot-dogs in the microwave and boom! They got too hot and blew up! Ma came home like two seconds after it happened. It was such a mess...I'm not allowed to cook anymore," Zell glanced at Irvine out of the corner of his eye.
Irvine had to grin at the story. "Yeah, somethin' like that. Just with me, everything goes wrong." Zell wasn't sure what to say so he looked away.
"Sure you can do some things," Zell prodded him. "What about the assassination attempt in Deling?"
"It was called an attempt because I missed. Thanks for reminding me," Irvine said.
"Nuh uh man! I was there. I couldn't see much from that control room, but I could tell that that shot was dead on. I don't care how nervous you were; that shot would've hit her had she not caught it."
"She caught it?" Irvine asked.
"Yeah. At first I thought it'd missed, but then I saw the bullet floating a few inches from her palm," Zell answered. Irvine looked deeply in thought as he opened his door. "You look bushed," Zell added.
Irvine nodded as he stepped inside. "Talk to ya later." Irvine yawned.
"Sure thing. Get some rest....and see ya later little dude!" Zell exclaimed and then laughed at Toby's amused face. "Yeah he loves me."
"Good bye Zell," Irvine shut the door and sat his son in the crib. Toby looked around at his all too familiar blankets and then pooched his lip out as if to cry. "No," Irvine said sternly. Toby retracted his lip quickly and then looked down at his quilt dejectedly. "Here," Irvine spun the mobile and sat a stuffed animal in the crib with him. "Give me just a few hours," Irvine pulled off his boots and collapsed on his bed.
"Hey man! Over here!" Zell exclaimed over the clamor of the cafeteria. The overly excited blonde waved his hand frantically in an attempt to get more people at his table. Next to him, Fujin shook her head in embarrassment.
"SIT," She took hold of one of his pockets and pulled him back into his chair. He cocked an eyebrow as he turned to her.
"Gee whiz Fuu, what's the matter?"
"SCENE." She tried to ignore the stares that were still lingering in their direction.
"Nah. I'm just callin' good old Nida over here. We could use more company...isn't that right Raijin," Zell waved at Nida who was only a few feet away now.
Raijin looked over at the thinner SeeD joining them. "Actually, I thought you were comparing him to a dog, ya know?" Raijin looked to Fujin for support.
"AGREED," She dabbed her lips with a napkin and then rested arms on the table. Nida sat down reluctantly, but was careful in choosing the seat in front of Fujin rather than Zell. He knew as well as anyone how messy Zell was when he ate and he hadn't any desire to see it up close.
"This is the first time I haven't seen at least one of you guys eating with Seifer," Nida said quietly as he picked up a piece of pizza.
"NOT HUNGRY," Fujin shrugged.
"He just got back from a mission in Esthar. He's probably jet- lagged, ya know." Raijin suggested as he tore into his fish sandwich.
Fujin rolled her eyes. "NO MISSION."
"Yuh huh," Raijin countered her, while barely containing the food in his mouth. Fujin grimaced at the sight. "Seifer said so."
"SEIFER LIED," Fujin crossed her arms. Raijin dropped the remainder of his sandwich on his plate and stared at her in disbelief. "GIRLFRIEND."
"But I thought he was still pining after Rinoa, ya know."
Fujin shook her head at Zell's stunned, bug-eyed expression. "OLD NEWS....MOVED ON."
"Who is it?" Raijin pleaded.
"UNKNOWN."
"You know," He protested. "Come on."
"DROP IT." A brief silence lasted until Quistis took a seat on the other side of Nida to avoid sitting in front of Zell.
"Have any of you guys heard from Irvine?" She yawned as she brushed a loose strand of hair behind her ear. Zell tried desperately to swallow his hot-dog to answer.
"Actually, um, he was looking pretty exhausted this morning," Nida answered quietly.
"What?" Quistis raised an eyebrow.
Nida shrank back. It was obvious he was the only one that knew. "I just heard this from Mitchell, but um, Irvine spent the night in the infirmary." He began to grow more nervous as they all scooted closer to him.
"What's wrong?" Quistis asked.
"Yeah," Raijin was beginning to look defensive of his newly found friend.
"Oh shit it was little dude," Zell said absently as he replayed the morning's events.
Nida nodded. "Going by what I heard, Toby had a seizure or something like that."
"Is the little guy okay?" Raijin scooted his chair yet a little closer.
"He looked fine," Zell butted in. "Irvine looked beat though. He went back to his dorm to go to bed I think."
Quistis looked concerned. "EXCUSE ME." Fujin stood up and took a few steps away. Zell caught her arm.
"No good bye kiss?" He asked.
Her face flushed crimson as she tried to ignore everyone's gaze. When she saw the ketchup around his mouth she shook her head. "NEGATIVE." With that, she turned on her heel and quickly exited the room. Pushing through the double doors, she bumped right into Seifer.
He narrowed his eyes. "What's wrong? Its not Chicken Wuss is it? So help me if it is..."
Fujin rolled her eyes. "BABY...SEIZURE." He narrowed his eyes further and looked around.
Silence was a useful tool. Especially when no one knew you were around. He punched the release button and was surprised to find the door unlocked. Slowly, he looked inside and was quite pleased to find Irvine asleep on his bed. Despite his heavy steps and hard soled boots, he was able to move silently across the room and get to the crib. Toby grinned up from where he sat and reached his hands up in the air. He glanced briefly over his shoulder to check Irvine, and then redirected his attention to the little boy in the crib.
"Hey Squirt," He whispered to the boy. "Heard you've been feeling bad." The baby smiled broadly and laughed at his newly acquired attention. "Shh!" Toby stood up as he continued to smile brighter. "I was just checking on you. Don't tell your Dad I was here."
"Papa!" Toby corrected him. His green eyes widened as he covered Toby's mouth with his right hand. He gave a quick glance over to Irvine and then backed away from the crib. Toby's bottom lip began to quiver in protest, freezing him in his place. He looked around for something to occupy the boy's attention. Underneath the crib he spied a pile of blocks. He quickly grabbed a few and leaned down to drop them in the crib with Toby. While he was bent over the railing, the baby touched his cheeks and appeared to be looking at his eyes. He tensed at the contact and then watched as Toby took a block out of his hand and showed him the green side.
"Green," He said softly. "Yes I have green eyes." He cast another glance to the boy's sleeping father and then turned the block in the boy's hand. "Blue," He whispered and then touched Toby's cheek right below his eye. Toby squealed out in delight causing his visitor to back away from the crib abruptly and leave the dorm room in a hurry.
All that remained of the group in the cafeteria was Zell, Raijin, Quistis and Nida. Most of them were wanting to go talk to Irvine, but they figured he was probably still sleeping. For the most part they'd all long since finished eating, all of them but Zell. Raijin was trying to talk the energetic blonde into finishing off his fish sandwich while Quistis tried to make a bet with Nida as to how many more hot-dogs Zell could hold down. Out of the corner Quistis' eye a bright yellow blur rapidly approached.
"Guys," She said under her breath. They all cast their attention towards the bundle of energy that was sliding into the seat across from Quistis.
"Hey guys!" Selphie exclaimed in her usual happy tone. "I'm so glad I'm back. That mission was such a waste of time. All we did was watch some boring parade while waiting for some suspect to come and get," She made little quotation marks with her fingers. "Even with the mayor of Timber." She sighed and rubbed her temples. "It turned out to be his prankster of a nephew vowing to get him back for tricking him into attending a ballet. I'm a SeeD not a baby-sitter. Unless Irvy wants me to be but that's a totally different story. I mean I could be a good bab,"
"Hey Selphie...you're rambling," Zell interjected.
She crossed her arms. "My aren't you Mr. Cranky. What's wrong with you?"
"It's about Irvine, or Toby. Depends on which way you look at it," Quistis answered. Selphie turned quickly to face her.
"What about them?" The small brunette took on a serious look that made them all become a little uneasy.
She raced down the hallway and slid to a stop at Irvine's dorm. She opened the door hesitantly and stepped inside.
"Mama!" Toby cried out from where he stood in the crib. Selphie wanted to rush over and take him in her arms but she was afraid to. Instead she opted to go join his father. She carefully slid off her shoes and climbed into bed with him. Irvine exhaled loudly, a sign that he was awake.
"Hey," She said softly as she ran her forefinger from his brow to the tip of his nose. She watched as he scrunched up his face and turned away. "Tickle?"
"Yeah," He groaned as he turned back to face her. There was a somewhat silence that filled the room. In the background, Toby was tossing his blocks over the edge of the crib, trying to get their attentions.
"Is everything okay?" She asked from where she lay beside him.
"I've failed again. I know I did. I always mess things up," He answered.
"That's not true," Selphie argued.
"Prove me wrong."
"Okay," She thought for a moment. "You're a great marksmen."
"I choke under pressure."
She rolled her eyes. "You defeated Ultimecia along with all of us and didn't choke. And it was you that played a big role in defeating Adel. Even Squall will admit that." She cast him a look that dared him to protest.
"Sefie, last night...or rather this mornin' Toby had a seizure. I froze. I didn't have a clue as to what to do. He coulda died and all I woulda done is stood there and looked panicked. Then afterwards I had to take my exam. There's no way I passed it! I had those manuals and handbooks practically memorized and I went blank!"
Selphie rubbed her palm across his cheek. "Then maybe that happened for a reason."
"What do you mean?" Irvine asked.
"If you don't make instructor, maybe its because you weren't supposed to be one."
Irvine narrowed his eyes. "Then what do I do?"
"You'll figure out something. You always come through whenever its something important to you."
Irvine smiled weakly at her encouragement.
"Think about it. You live here in Garden. You don't have a rent, or utility bills. All you have to pay for is extra food in the cafeteria and baby supplies. Its not like you're pressed for money." She stood up causing him to reach after her. "Come on get up."
"No...I'm tired," He yawned.
"You can go to bed early tonight, but right now you're going to get a shower, brush your teeth, and come with me and Toby while we go to the food court in Balamb and then go walking." Irvine looked in awe at the ease in which she executed that last sentence. "Come on. It'll be good for you."
Dark Topaz - Oh....ok. Just checking. Hope you liked it.
Squeakychris - Glad you think I'm keeping the story going well. I was afraid I couldn't keep it going. Yeah, the Nida part was a hint to a story. But there are others that you haven't picked up on. *whistles and looks away*
aratcorien - Things don't seem to go Irvine's way. Poor guy. I should be nicer to him.
diamonddust1414 - basically, Toby had been sick and his fever had caused him to go into a febrile seizure. Those kinds of seizures are common in small children ages 6 months to about 5 years and are caused by fevers of 102 or above. They are usually pretty harmless despite the fact that it affects most of the body. I had a febrile seizure before....hence my inspiration.
ameli stoncius - FF. Net really doesn't like you here lately. Where's the rest of the review!? I almost wonder if I can finish this story before you finish BP....It might be possible....Anyway, I hope you liked it. And you should really stop being so mean to your characters. It's horrible. lol And yes, Nida is pulling a Dante, repeatedly.
Verdanii - Glad you're still reading and reviewing. Means a lot to me.
Element6 - A new reviewer! *dances around* Hi thanks for your review. Hope you like this story. It was sorta insipired and introduced by my other story where I first hinted that Irvine had a child.
Wow.....
I was shocked by the number of reviews I got for the last chapter. And they all came in so fast. I was checking my email every couple hours and they just kept popping up. I haven't been this excited about getting so many reviews since Darkened Ice. And I thought this story might flop.
Hey thanks for reviewing. It really makes me happy. I'll try and update soon.
