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: My parents think I spend to much time writing this story...like hell. I'll keep writing it anyway. So, I'll just have to do the writing and typing in my spare hours when I'm at school. Somehow I'll get it done. I've written the ending! I stayed up late last night to write the last chapter and it's finally done! The story is about 98 pages and in total there are 18 chapters PLUS the prologue. But that's all on paper. So, I'll just have to hurry up typing it all! Until then, have fun with this chapter. Peace out.
~ Chapter six: Tears ~
Quistis was storming through the Training Centre. Tears on her cheeks, anger inside her head, pain in her heart.
"Why!" she shouted angrily.
She sat down on the ground, wiping her tears away with her sleeve. Her sobs filling the emptyness of the Training Centre, luring monsters to her. A sudden attack from a Gnat surprised her and her tears blocked her Laser Eye attack. But as she evaded it's attack, she was ready to kill it with one lash of her whip.
When it died, she gave it one last kick. Another Gnat jumped out and gave her a heavy dose of sleeping powder straight in her face. Sinking to her knees she saw just one thing. Someone jumped out and cast an Esuna on her. She jumped back up again and was surprised to see her 'resquer'. A long gunblade shimmering in his hand.
"Squall...what are YOU doing here?" she asked him.
He shrugged and killed the monster. "Just passing through. I'm on my way to a meeting with Cid and the Dollet representative. Boring really so I was just trying to blow of some steam."
He examined her face more closely. "Are you okay? How can you let a Gnat use sleeping powder on you. Normally that NEVER happens."
She shrugged. "Just not focussed enough. Never mind. I'll let you go to that meeting now. I just feel I need to kill something so training is the best idea eh?"
He shrugged again. Hyne how annoying that shrug could be. He always did that if he wasn't really listening or if he didn't really wanted to talk to you. She watched him turn around and walk away.
She listened to the sound of the door closing and she was on her own again. Deciding she didn't want another monster on her back she made her way to the Secret Area and curled up in a corner. A nice quiet little spot for her to sit, without having to worry about someone overhearing her.
At least that's what she hoped. But at that moment someone came in. The person walked to the small wall overlooking Garden.
'Hyne!' Quistis thought. 'Even here I can't be left alone.'
She crept out of her little corner and tried to walk away silently. But the person heard her somehow and turned around.
"Quistis! I didn't know you were here. Didn't see you when I walked in."
She stopped, closed her eyes. She couldn't turn around and face him. He would see her, he would see her tears behind her eyes, he would ask her if something was wrong.
'Hyne, make this go away. I beg of you.' She prayed silently.
Seifer frowned when she didn't answer, so he walked over to her and rested his hand on her shoulder.
"Quistis, are you okay?"
Like a knife, his voice went straight to her heart.
"Quistis?" he asked again with a soft yet worried voice.
She turned around, staring down at the floor. He lifted her head with his hands and was surprised to see tears in her eyes.
"Oh...Quistis, what's wrong, you can tell me."
With his fingers he wiped her tears from her eyes and pulled her into a hug. He tried to comfort her, but every second in his arms made her cry even more. Seifer didn't understand why she was still crying into his shoulder and pulled her closer into the hug.
"No...no...no..." she sobbed.
"Quistis...what-?"
"No!" she pulled herself away from him.
He grabbed her arm and stopped her from getting away. "Quistis. I'm not letting you go until I know what's wrong. Like you said Quisty: I'm your friend so you can tell me, okay? That's what friends are for."
She wiped her face with her sleeve and looked at his face. His grey eyes looked worried. She lifted one hand and traced his scar with a finger. For a moment he felt something strange in his stommach, a fluttering feeling. He knew his face was going red.
'How can she be so sad?' he thought.
He rested his hands on her shoulders and looked her straight in the eyes. All that mattered right now was her. He started to bend his neck, allowing his face to be only inches from hers.
"Oh Hyne..." he heard her whisper.
He came closer.
FLASH
A flash of white light suddenly burned in his mind. Immediately he let go of Quistis and grabbed his head. A voice echoed through his mind.
"Bound..."
"Seifer are you alright?" Quistis didn't understand. Just seconds ago he had been trying to kiss her, she was sure of it. And now...now he was grabbing for his head.
"Seifer?"
He shook his head violently and stared dreamily out infront of him. "...Fu..." he said, strangely dreamily.
Quistis didn't understand. 'How can he say her name after...what he just tried...what does he think he's doing? Did he think I was...her? No...Oh Hyne, you confuse me Seifer.'
She turned around and ran for her dorm. How can someone be so bloody confusing? Why did he have to come so close with his face, giving her hope. Why? She fell on her bed and stared at the ceiling. She couldn't cry anymore today. She didn't want to cry at all.
She smiled as she recalled his strong arms around her, his comforting words. He hadn't stopped her when she had traced his face, his scar. She imagined him kissing her. He had been so close and he probably would have kissed her if...
'If what?'
She shrugged again. All she wanted to do now was recall everything good about today. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
* * *
Seifer shook his head. He looked around. He was in the Training Centre, in the Secret Area.
'What am I doing here?' he thought bewildered.
Then he remembered. He had been talking to Quistis. She had been crying, she hadn't said why. And then...then they suddenly had been close. Very close. And he...he had been the one who had done that, bringing his face to hers. And...he had wanted to...
'No. I couldn't have. I love Fujin.'
Yes, that was it. That was why he hadn't...somehow he had seen Fujin before his eyes. He had heard her voice, but couldn't remember what it had said. He looked around again. Quistis was gone. He leaned against the wall and felt a pain in his wrist.
As he looked at it, he saw marks on his wrist, next to the bracelet, as if something had contracted strongly around it. As if the bracelet itself had tightened. But the bracelet was hanging loosely around his wrist. He was startled when the door next to him opened.
"SEIFER?"
He nodded. "Yes, I'm here."
"LET'S GO. DINNER."
He nodded again. "Yes, let's go to dinner. I'll take you to Balamb. They've still got some great restaurants there, you know."
He put his arm around her and together they left.
* * *
He stared at her over the dancing flames of the candles. Her hair shined and her good eye was studying the menu.
"So," he said, "how was the meeting with the Headmaster and Squall?"
She shrugged: "BORING. NOTHING IS DECIDED YET." She layed her menu back on the table and stared at the ceiling. "I GO BACK TO FATHER IN TWO DAYS."
Seifer looked terrified.
"What? You can't go away! What about us? Our wedding!"
She smiled at him, took his hand in hers and reassured him: "NOT GONE FOREVER. JUST TO DISCUSS. IT'S MY JOB."
He sighed with relief. "Good, because I wouldn't want to loose you again. Promise me you will come back. Promise."
She leaned over and kissed him.
"PROMISED." She whispered in his ear.
She sat down again and smiled at herself. She was proud. She had done a good job. He was hers and hers alone. He was smitten with her. She could see he was hers and always would be. As long as they both had the token, they would be inseperable.
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And that ladies and gentlemen, was my sixth chapter ^_^. Ofcourse I'm eternally grateful for all the nice people who keep reviewing this story. You all ROCK!
Verdanii: Thank you! I wasn't really pleased with that last chapter myself, but if you liked it I guess it was alright. Hope this one was okay too. ^_^
Sickness in Salvation: Well, maybe Fujin IS up to something, and maybe she isn't ^_~. I'm not gonna spoil any plotlines yet but all will be revealed when time is due.
Dark Angels: wow! This was your first review? Ever? Wow. I'm flattered that my story is the one you first reviewd, but I guess you have to start someweher eh?
Firess Ifrit Devil: Well, this is the start of the Seiftis part. Slowly they'll get it together. But you have to take these things slowly. No point in rushing into something eh? But this is where the Seiftis sweetness slowly starts. Hope you enjoyed this chappy.
I don't have anything else to say really, so just read and review and that'll keep me happy! And if I'm happy, then I type, and if I type, you get new chapters! Woohoo! Sounds like a fair deal to me ^_^. ~Raven55
AN: My parents think I spend to much time writing this story...like hell. I'll keep writing it anyway. So, I'll just have to do the writing and typing in my spare hours when I'm at school. Somehow I'll get it done. I've written the ending! I stayed up late last night to write the last chapter and it's finally done! The story is about 98 pages and in total there are 18 chapters PLUS the prologue. But that's all on paper. So, I'll just have to hurry up typing it all! Until then, have fun with this chapter. Peace out.
~ Chapter six: Tears ~
Quistis was storming through the Training Centre. Tears on her cheeks, anger inside her head, pain in her heart.
"Why!" she shouted angrily.
She sat down on the ground, wiping her tears away with her sleeve. Her sobs filling the emptyness of the Training Centre, luring monsters to her. A sudden attack from a Gnat surprised her and her tears blocked her Laser Eye attack. But as she evaded it's attack, she was ready to kill it with one lash of her whip.
When it died, she gave it one last kick. Another Gnat jumped out and gave her a heavy dose of sleeping powder straight in her face. Sinking to her knees she saw just one thing. Someone jumped out and cast an Esuna on her. She jumped back up again and was surprised to see her 'resquer'. A long gunblade shimmering in his hand.
"Squall...what are YOU doing here?" she asked him.
He shrugged and killed the monster. "Just passing through. I'm on my way to a meeting with Cid and the Dollet representative. Boring really so I was just trying to blow of some steam."
He examined her face more closely. "Are you okay? How can you let a Gnat use sleeping powder on you. Normally that NEVER happens."
She shrugged. "Just not focussed enough. Never mind. I'll let you go to that meeting now. I just feel I need to kill something so training is the best idea eh?"
He shrugged again. Hyne how annoying that shrug could be. He always did that if he wasn't really listening or if he didn't really wanted to talk to you. She watched him turn around and walk away.
She listened to the sound of the door closing and she was on her own again. Deciding she didn't want another monster on her back she made her way to the Secret Area and curled up in a corner. A nice quiet little spot for her to sit, without having to worry about someone overhearing her.
At least that's what she hoped. But at that moment someone came in. The person walked to the small wall overlooking Garden.
'Hyne!' Quistis thought. 'Even here I can't be left alone.'
She crept out of her little corner and tried to walk away silently. But the person heard her somehow and turned around.
"Quistis! I didn't know you were here. Didn't see you when I walked in."
She stopped, closed her eyes. She couldn't turn around and face him. He would see her, he would see her tears behind her eyes, he would ask her if something was wrong.
'Hyne, make this go away. I beg of you.' She prayed silently.
Seifer frowned when she didn't answer, so he walked over to her and rested his hand on her shoulder.
"Quistis, are you okay?"
Like a knife, his voice went straight to her heart.
"Quistis?" he asked again with a soft yet worried voice.
She turned around, staring down at the floor. He lifted her head with his hands and was surprised to see tears in her eyes.
"Oh...Quistis, what's wrong, you can tell me."
With his fingers he wiped her tears from her eyes and pulled her into a hug. He tried to comfort her, but every second in his arms made her cry even more. Seifer didn't understand why she was still crying into his shoulder and pulled her closer into the hug.
"No...no...no..." she sobbed.
"Quistis...what-?"
"No!" she pulled herself away from him.
He grabbed her arm and stopped her from getting away. "Quistis. I'm not letting you go until I know what's wrong. Like you said Quisty: I'm your friend so you can tell me, okay? That's what friends are for."
She wiped her face with her sleeve and looked at his face. His grey eyes looked worried. She lifted one hand and traced his scar with a finger. For a moment he felt something strange in his stommach, a fluttering feeling. He knew his face was going red.
'How can she be so sad?' he thought.
He rested his hands on her shoulders and looked her straight in the eyes. All that mattered right now was her. He started to bend his neck, allowing his face to be only inches from hers.
"Oh Hyne..." he heard her whisper.
He came closer.
FLASH
A flash of white light suddenly burned in his mind. Immediately he let go of Quistis and grabbed his head. A voice echoed through his mind.
"Bound..."
"Seifer are you alright?" Quistis didn't understand. Just seconds ago he had been trying to kiss her, she was sure of it. And now...now he was grabbing for his head.
"Seifer?"
He shook his head violently and stared dreamily out infront of him. "...Fu..." he said, strangely dreamily.
Quistis didn't understand. 'How can he say her name after...what he just tried...what does he think he's doing? Did he think I was...her? No...Oh Hyne, you confuse me Seifer.'
She turned around and ran for her dorm. How can someone be so bloody confusing? Why did he have to come so close with his face, giving her hope. Why? She fell on her bed and stared at the ceiling. She couldn't cry anymore today. She didn't want to cry at all.
She smiled as she recalled his strong arms around her, his comforting words. He hadn't stopped her when she had traced his face, his scar. She imagined him kissing her. He had been so close and he probably would have kissed her if...
'If what?'
She shrugged again. All she wanted to do now was recall everything good about today. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
* * *
Seifer shook his head. He looked around. He was in the Training Centre, in the Secret Area.
'What am I doing here?' he thought bewildered.
Then he remembered. He had been talking to Quistis. She had been crying, she hadn't said why. And then...then they suddenly had been close. Very close. And he...he had been the one who had done that, bringing his face to hers. And...he had wanted to...
'No. I couldn't have. I love Fujin.'
Yes, that was it. That was why he hadn't...somehow he had seen Fujin before his eyes. He had heard her voice, but couldn't remember what it had said. He looked around again. Quistis was gone. He leaned against the wall and felt a pain in his wrist.
As he looked at it, he saw marks on his wrist, next to the bracelet, as if something had contracted strongly around it. As if the bracelet itself had tightened. But the bracelet was hanging loosely around his wrist. He was startled when the door next to him opened.
"SEIFER?"
He nodded. "Yes, I'm here."
"LET'S GO. DINNER."
He nodded again. "Yes, let's go to dinner. I'll take you to Balamb. They've still got some great restaurants there, you know."
He put his arm around her and together they left.
* * *
He stared at her over the dancing flames of the candles. Her hair shined and her good eye was studying the menu.
"So," he said, "how was the meeting with the Headmaster and Squall?"
She shrugged: "BORING. NOTHING IS DECIDED YET." She layed her menu back on the table and stared at the ceiling. "I GO BACK TO FATHER IN TWO DAYS."
Seifer looked terrified.
"What? You can't go away! What about us? Our wedding!"
She smiled at him, took his hand in hers and reassured him: "NOT GONE FOREVER. JUST TO DISCUSS. IT'S MY JOB."
He sighed with relief. "Good, because I wouldn't want to loose you again. Promise me you will come back. Promise."
She leaned over and kissed him.
"PROMISED." She whispered in his ear.
She sat down again and smiled at herself. She was proud. She had done a good job. He was hers and hers alone. He was smitten with her. She could see he was hers and always would be. As long as they both had the token, they would be inseperable.
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And that ladies and gentlemen, was my sixth chapter ^_^. Ofcourse I'm eternally grateful for all the nice people who keep reviewing this story. You all ROCK!
Verdanii: Thank you! I wasn't really pleased with that last chapter myself, but if you liked it I guess it was alright. Hope this one was okay too. ^_^
Sickness in Salvation: Well, maybe Fujin IS up to something, and maybe she isn't ^_~. I'm not gonna spoil any plotlines yet but all will be revealed when time is due.
Dark Angels: wow! This was your first review? Ever? Wow. I'm flattered that my story is the one you first reviewd, but I guess you have to start someweher eh?
Firess Ifrit Devil: Well, this is the start of the Seiftis part. Slowly they'll get it together. But you have to take these things slowly. No point in rushing into something eh? But this is where the Seiftis sweetness slowly starts. Hope you enjoyed this chappy.
I don't have anything else to say really, so just read and review and that'll keep me happy! And if I'm happy, then I type, and if I type, you get new chapters! Woohoo! Sounds like a fair deal to me ^_^. ~Raven55