Disclaimer: Listen, I'm a sixteen year old girl. How many chances do you
think I have of owning FF8? Exactly: NONE. I don't own it so you can't sue
me, at least that's the positive side of it.
AN: I've been a good girl and spellchecked AGAIN! Yay for me...thank you's are at the bottom again as usual.
~ Chapter five: First meeting ~
Only her eyes were visible over the top of her book. She sat in the library, but with a different purpose then most people. She had come here to study but after a while she had heard the familiar rustling of a trenchcoat coming from the door. Seifer and Fujin had sat down at a table and were going through different wedding magazines.
Fujin was concentrating on the magazines but Seifer was just busy concentrating on his fiancée. He was taking in her profile, her scent, the colour of her eyes, everything. Now and then she would smile at him and he would smile back. Seifer had his arm around her waist and gave her affectionate pecks on her cheek every so often.
As she saw this, Quistis felt her heart hurting even more than it had done the day before. It felt like little by little her heart was crumbling down.
Seifer suddenly turned around, as if he felt Quistis' eyes burning in his back.
"Hey Quistis, how are you? You look a bit pale."
For a moment her heart had fluttered, like a butterfly that's trying to fly with a broken wing, as she heard him utter her name. But his impersonal question hurt her again, more than a cold dagger could have done.
"I'm fine." She snapped, more harsh then she had intended.
With a loud snap she closed her book and stormed out of the library. Seifer stared at her, surprised by her reaction. He felt a hand on his shoulder and immediately his focus was on Fujin again.
"LET'S LEAVE." She said. "OUTSIDE."
He nodded dreamily, following her outside the building. They sat down together in the grass and watched the students walk by.
"Remember when we first met?" He asked her soflty, tucking her hair behind her ear.
She nodded. "YES. SO LONG AGO."
* * * * * FLASHBACK * * * * *
"All the new students must report at the entrance hall." A voice sounded through the intercom.
Seifer came walking in and saw a group of boys at the gate. "Hi guys." He said in a cheery voice.
But they all glared at him. "Who are you?" "He must be a new guy." "We don't talk to new guys. We've been here for a year already. We're better than you. Go away." They said to him.
Seifer felt angry and retorted: "If you guys are so much better than me, then show me."
The boys looked at him, not understanding what he meant. Seifer sighed.
"I want you guys to fight me. To see who's better."
The boys laughed. "Why waste our time on you? We don't have to prover ourselves."
"Fine...be chicken." Seifer said, shrugging his shoulder.
One of the boys snapped around and strode over to him. "What did you call me?" he hissed. "You'll pay for that!"
He reached for his weapon, but before he had even gotten a decent grip on it, Seifer had punched him in the stommach. This punch was soon followed by another punch in the stommach and one in his face. The boy fell over and crawled away.
"You're nuts!" he yelled.
Seifer laughed. "Yes I am. But remember the I was also the one who won."
The other boys had slowly moved away and were nowhere in sight. Seifer grinned and waited for the other first-years to arrive.
* * *
He was walking through the corridors of Garden when he heard a faint yelling.
"STOP! GO AWAY!."
He ran over to see what was happening, mildly interested to see a fight. A young girl was slouched on the floor. The same group of boys from earlier that day were standing around her, pushing her around. He wanted to keep on walking, thinking she could and should defend herself properly. It was a millitary academy for Hyne's sake. But suddenly he saw something that made him feel sorry for her. The girl had only one eye. The other was covered with a patch.
"Freak!" "Cyclops!" "Sissy girl!"
She was fighting back the tears, burning behind her eyes. When she saw Seifer, standing there, she begged him for help.
"PLEASE." She said. "HELP."
Seifer nodded, pittying the girl. He took a step forward and yelled: "Stop it! At once!"
The boys didn't look around. "Keep on moving pal, none of your business."
Seifer carefully selected hsi victim and hissed in his ear: "Stop it, or I'll make it my business. Would you like to see my fist? You'll remember it from this morning."
The boy snapped around, but immediately went pale. "G-G-Guys...t-that's the one from earlier!" he was shaking.
Seifer grinned. "Indeed I am. Now if you'll give the lady some space...thank you." He took the girl's hand and pulled her up. "Now, you all scram. And don't let me see you bother anyone again. Got that?"
They nodded, turned and ran as fast as they could. The girl was brushing the dust from her clothes. She extended her hand.
"THANKS."
Seifer smiled. "No prob. They were just a bunch of bullies. My name is Seifer."
"FUJIN." She mumbled.
"Nice to meet you Fujin. Are you okay? I'll take you to the infirmary."
She smiled thankfully.
* * * * * END OF FLASHBACK * * * * *
"I never would have imagined we would get this far." He mumbled. "I never would've thought we'd eventually get married. Funny how things turn out eh?"
She stared out in front of her. "YES. FUNNY."
Seifer got up and stretched. "Fu...I'm going inside. You can read those magazines if you want to, you're better at stuff like that anyway."
He kissed her and walked back inside. Fujin smiled. As she looked at the ring, a victorious feeling took hold of her.
'Marriage.' She thought. 'Exactly how I wanted it.'
She got up and stared out into the plaines. The wind running through her hair. She reached into into her pocket and got something out. It was a small bracelet, blue and grey. Another victorious smile played across her face as she held it up to the light and caressed it lovingly.
'Forever bound together.' That's what she had said. And she had been so right. But then again, it wasn't like she hadn't known it would turn out like this.
"BOUND." She said again.
A cold gust of wind made her shiver. She put the bracelet back in her pocket and made her way back to the hotel in Balamb.
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Okay, this might be my stupidest chapter yet...but if you all liked it then I guess it's okay. And again: my gratitude goes out to all the nice people who review this sory, so here's the list again!!!!! The guys are the best!
Verdanii: Yeah, can you imagine...the one you fancy being taken...must really really hurt like hell.
SaMmi SnEeze: yeah, you just gotta feel sorry for poor lil' Quisty eh? I'm flattered that this fic motivated you to change your own story.
Firess Ifrit Devil: well, here's the update you wanted, I hope it's as good as the last chappy, but in my own opinion, this is my weakest chapter up till now....Anyway, hope you liked it.
Sickness in Salvation': I know what you mean, I can't picture them together that well either. Somehow they don't really...fit together or something. And I know that the whole feeling thing came a bit quick for Quistis, but it was the only way. I didn't want it to get too boring, so I had to speed it up a little. But thank you for reviewing again, and I hope that you liked this chappy as well.
Well there's not much more for me to say except: People who read, but don't review; it's time to change the habbit of a lifetime! See that cute little button atthe bottom of the page? Yes, that one. Click it...no, CLICK it. Yes. Good! Now type what you thought about the story so far...good reader! ^_^ thank you all! ~Raven55
AN: I've been a good girl and spellchecked AGAIN! Yay for me...thank you's are at the bottom again as usual.
~ Chapter five: First meeting ~
Only her eyes were visible over the top of her book. She sat in the library, but with a different purpose then most people. She had come here to study but after a while she had heard the familiar rustling of a trenchcoat coming from the door. Seifer and Fujin had sat down at a table and were going through different wedding magazines.
Fujin was concentrating on the magazines but Seifer was just busy concentrating on his fiancée. He was taking in her profile, her scent, the colour of her eyes, everything. Now and then she would smile at him and he would smile back. Seifer had his arm around her waist and gave her affectionate pecks on her cheek every so often.
As she saw this, Quistis felt her heart hurting even more than it had done the day before. It felt like little by little her heart was crumbling down.
Seifer suddenly turned around, as if he felt Quistis' eyes burning in his back.
"Hey Quistis, how are you? You look a bit pale."
For a moment her heart had fluttered, like a butterfly that's trying to fly with a broken wing, as she heard him utter her name. But his impersonal question hurt her again, more than a cold dagger could have done.
"I'm fine." She snapped, more harsh then she had intended.
With a loud snap she closed her book and stormed out of the library. Seifer stared at her, surprised by her reaction. He felt a hand on his shoulder and immediately his focus was on Fujin again.
"LET'S LEAVE." She said. "OUTSIDE."
He nodded dreamily, following her outside the building. They sat down together in the grass and watched the students walk by.
"Remember when we first met?" He asked her soflty, tucking her hair behind her ear.
She nodded. "YES. SO LONG AGO."
* * * * * FLASHBACK * * * * *
"All the new students must report at the entrance hall." A voice sounded through the intercom.
Seifer came walking in and saw a group of boys at the gate. "Hi guys." He said in a cheery voice.
But they all glared at him. "Who are you?" "He must be a new guy." "We don't talk to new guys. We've been here for a year already. We're better than you. Go away." They said to him.
Seifer felt angry and retorted: "If you guys are so much better than me, then show me."
The boys looked at him, not understanding what he meant. Seifer sighed.
"I want you guys to fight me. To see who's better."
The boys laughed. "Why waste our time on you? We don't have to prover ourselves."
"Fine...be chicken." Seifer said, shrugging his shoulder.
One of the boys snapped around and strode over to him. "What did you call me?" he hissed. "You'll pay for that!"
He reached for his weapon, but before he had even gotten a decent grip on it, Seifer had punched him in the stommach. This punch was soon followed by another punch in the stommach and one in his face. The boy fell over and crawled away.
"You're nuts!" he yelled.
Seifer laughed. "Yes I am. But remember the I was also the one who won."
The other boys had slowly moved away and were nowhere in sight. Seifer grinned and waited for the other first-years to arrive.
* * *
He was walking through the corridors of Garden when he heard a faint yelling.
"STOP! GO AWAY!."
He ran over to see what was happening, mildly interested to see a fight. A young girl was slouched on the floor. The same group of boys from earlier that day were standing around her, pushing her around. He wanted to keep on walking, thinking she could and should defend herself properly. It was a millitary academy for Hyne's sake. But suddenly he saw something that made him feel sorry for her. The girl had only one eye. The other was covered with a patch.
"Freak!" "Cyclops!" "Sissy girl!"
She was fighting back the tears, burning behind her eyes. When she saw Seifer, standing there, she begged him for help.
"PLEASE." She said. "HELP."
Seifer nodded, pittying the girl. He took a step forward and yelled: "Stop it! At once!"
The boys didn't look around. "Keep on moving pal, none of your business."
Seifer carefully selected hsi victim and hissed in his ear: "Stop it, or I'll make it my business. Would you like to see my fist? You'll remember it from this morning."
The boy snapped around, but immediately went pale. "G-G-Guys...t-that's the one from earlier!" he was shaking.
Seifer grinned. "Indeed I am. Now if you'll give the lady some space...thank you." He took the girl's hand and pulled her up. "Now, you all scram. And don't let me see you bother anyone again. Got that?"
They nodded, turned and ran as fast as they could. The girl was brushing the dust from her clothes. She extended her hand.
"THANKS."
Seifer smiled. "No prob. They were just a bunch of bullies. My name is Seifer."
"FUJIN." She mumbled.
"Nice to meet you Fujin. Are you okay? I'll take you to the infirmary."
She smiled thankfully.
* * * * * END OF FLASHBACK * * * * *
"I never would have imagined we would get this far." He mumbled. "I never would've thought we'd eventually get married. Funny how things turn out eh?"
She stared out in front of her. "YES. FUNNY."
Seifer got up and stretched. "Fu...I'm going inside. You can read those magazines if you want to, you're better at stuff like that anyway."
He kissed her and walked back inside. Fujin smiled. As she looked at the ring, a victorious feeling took hold of her.
'Marriage.' She thought. 'Exactly how I wanted it.'
She got up and stared out into the plaines. The wind running through her hair. She reached into into her pocket and got something out. It was a small bracelet, blue and grey. Another victorious smile played across her face as she held it up to the light and caressed it lovingly.
'Forever bound together.' That's what she had said. And she had been so right. But then again, it wasn't like she hadn't known it would turn out like this.
"BOUND." She said again.
A cold gust of wind made her shiver. She put the bracelet back in her pocket and made her way back to the hotel in Balamb.
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Okay, this might be my stupidest chapter yet...but if you all liked it then I guess it's okay. And again: my gratitude goes out to all the nice people who review this sory, so here's the list again!!!!! The guys are the best!
Verdanii: Yeah, can you imagine...the one you fancy being taken...must really really hurt like hell.
SaMmi SnEeze: yeah, you just gotta feel sorry for poor lil' Quisty eh? I'm flattered that this fic motivated you to change your own story.
Firess Ifrit Devil: well, here's the update you wanted, I hope it's as good as the last chappy, but in my own opinion, this is my weakest chapter up till now....Anyway, hope you liked it.
Sickness in Salvation': I know what you mean, I can't picture them together that well either. Somehow they don't really...fit together or something. And I know that the whole feeling thing came a bit quick for Quistis, but it was the only way. I didn't want it to get too boring, so I had to speed it up a little. But thank you for reviewing again, and I hope that you liked this chappy as well.
Well there's not much more for me to say except: People who read, but don't review; it's time to change the habbit of a lifetime! See that cute little button atthe bottom of the page? Yes, that one. Click it...no, CLICK it. Yes. Good! Now type what you thought about the story so far...good reader! ^_^ thank you all! ~Raven55