[A/N =) Please tell me if I'm repeating Quistis' thoughts too much here because nothing much is really happening and so I can't say much, but if I am, don't worry it's just that this chapters not very exciting the next one will be have more things happening I'm sure.]

"Heeyyyyy... Quisty!"

"Hello, Selphie." She replied to the hyper 17-year-old.

"Oh, um... Quisty?"

"Yes?" Quistis asked quietly.

"Are you all right? You seem tired."

"Fine. I just didn't get much sleep last night." That was true. She was tossing and turning for hours.

Selphie frowned a little and examined Quistis face. She looked really tired and her cheeks were flushed.

"Are you sick or something?" Selphie was really concerned because Quistis looked exhausted.

"No, really, Sefie. I'll be fine." She smiled a little, trying to convince Selphie this was true.

"Well, alright... Hey look, here comes Irvine!" Selphie said finally deciding to believe her, "Hey Irvy! Over here!" She waved her arms so he could find her.

"Heya, Sefie, Quisty." He said calmly when he got to them. Selphie jumped into his arms and the taller cowboy gave her a playful tickle and hug. Selphie giggled as she grabbed his hat and put it on her head as usual. The two of them were so happy but as Quistis smiled and laughed a little she couldn't help but wish she had someone to be like Selphie had Irvine. She was trying to hide this though.

"So... what do you ladies wanna do?" Irvine asked them.

"Um... actually, I think I'll go, to the library or somewhere." Quistis said shortly.

"Are you sure, Quisty?" Selphie asked her.

"Yes, I need to catch up on my reading." She said and forced another smile.

"If you say so. Come on, Sefie, let's find Zell!" Irvine said and then grabbed his hat from Selphie and ran as she chased him.

"Bye, Quisty! Try to get some rest!" Selphie yelled as she ran after Irvine.

Quistis had to smile, even though it was a sad one, at the way they were acting.

She quietly walked to the library and took out a new book she has been trying to read all week. Loving You Like A Dream. She sighed happily as she read little by little about how romantic it seemed in their world. How things seemed to just fall into place as you pleased in stories.

 *Sigh*... Fairy Tales... how I wish my life was one... Then things would go just as I wished they would.

She folded the page she was in and closed the book taking it with her. She walked outside; she was still caught up in the wonders and romances of the story, which is probably why she didn't see Rinoa as she bumped into her.

"Oops... Sorry, Quistis!" Rinoa said as she jumped up.

Quistis tried to get up as well, "No problem. Seems I've been bumping into a lot of people lately." She said pleasantly. Rinoa giggled and then she saw Quistis' book.

"Hey, I've read that book before!" She pointed at the book.

"Really? Did you like it?" Quistis asked her.

"Oh, it was wonderful... I loved the part when Erika..." She was cut off by Squall calling her name. She turned around and he finally came up to them.

"Rinoa, I was looking for you. Oh, hi, Quistis." He said in his usual way.

"Hi, Squall." Quistis replied, forcing herself to be pleasant. It wasn't him that made her feel uncomfortable. It was just the way he grabbed Rinoa's hand and the way she found the perfect place to rest her head on, it was so… so... Natural to them.

"Aren't you going to report to Cid about something?" Rinoa asked him.

"He said he was busy and I should see him later. Want to go to the cafeteria before then?" He asked.

"Sure. You coming Quistis?" Rinoa asked her. Quistis hesitated. It would be nice to spend some time with Rinoa, she hadn't seen her in awhile but could she handle seeing those two together for a long time? No, she decided.

"No thanks. I just ate. I'll see you guys later!" She said and left.

"See you, Quistis!" Rinoa and Squall called.

She walked down and leaned herself against a tree, somewhere quiet.

Quistis, you idiot! You could take it! You've been alone a lot of your life. You can take it. Why now only you decide you can't?

She sat down on the cool grass. She felt someone next to her. She jumped up. So did the person.

It was Seifer.