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: eh...I can't think of anything to say...just enjoy the chapter I guess. I had fun writing it!
~ Chapter nine: Almost a kiss ~
Quistis was sitting in her usual spot in the cafeteria. She could barely get her food through her throat. In only a few minutes she would go training with him, and just him. Eventhough she knew he only thought about her as a friend, somehow it meant she couldn't relax or calm down. She moved her salad around on his plate.
"Hi Quistis." Seifer's chherful voice made her jump.
"Oh...hey Seifer! I didn't see you."
He was caarying his gunblade with him and he looked really happy.
"The dokter let you go I presume?"
He nodded. "Yeah. She wanted to keep me in over night because of some silly test. Anyway, I managed to escape a few minutes ago. Shall we go?"
Quistis looked at her plate. "Yeah, let's go. I'm not hungry anyway." She shoved the food in a bin and took her whip from the chair next to her. "Okay, I'm ready to go."
They walked to the Training Centre, but neither of them spoke. Hyne how she hated this silence. But she couldn't think of anything to talk about.
"So..." they both said at the same time.
They laughed nerveously.
"You go first." Quistis said.
But Seifer shook his head. "Nah...you go first."
"Oh...er...okay...I was just wondering...how you and Fujin got engaged....Because when you were both still attending Garden, you two seemed just friends...just a bit curious." She added quietly.
Seifer looked at her. Was that really all she wanted to know?
'She really does only think about me as a friend.'
But why did that hurt so much? He imagined what it would be like putting his arm around her. How that would look, how that would feel. This time he ignored the pain that was soring through his body and the voice in his head, but not without whincing.
Quistis saw his pained look and felt really small.
'Is he looking like that because I am with him? Because of what I said?' "Are you okay?"
He nodded. "Yeah yeah, I'm fine. It's nothing."
Their walk continued in silence. They both didn't have the nerve to say something. The Training Centre was completely empty. Not a student or monster in sight.
"Well...this must be a new record. I've never seen the place this empty." Quistis stated, glad to break the silence.
He nodded agreeingly. "Maybe we have to lure a monster out or something." He said. "HEY! DO YOU WANT SOME FOOD? COME ON THEN! THIS WAY LITTLE MONSTERS!" he yelled.
"Sheesh Seifer! You scared the crap out of me! Could you warn me next time?"
"Oh...sorry Quisty. Didn't mean to scare you."
"Let's just try and- AAH!" she pointed at something behind him.
"What the-?"
Suddenly he felt a pain soaring through his entire arm. Blood came oozing out of the wound that the T-Rexaur had made with it's teeth. The pain flowed through his entire body. White lights appeared before his eyes and he fell to the ground.
Quistis screamed. She immediately cast a blind on the creature.
"Seifer! Seifer can you hear me?"
He didn't respond.
She tried to cast a cura, but it missed. Then she decided to change her combat from defence to attack and shot a wave of Micro Missiles towards the creature.
They were a direct hit. Immediately she followed this with a Laser Eye and another Micro Missiles wave. Then the T-Rexaur finally gave way and died. She sighed and took a deep breath. Then she remembered Seifer.
"Oh no..."
She ran towards him and pulled his head on her lap.
"Seifer?"
He didn't open his eyes. Then she saw his arm. It was torn open and the blood wouldn't stop spilling. A bracelet on his wrist was already sticking to the wound. It had to come off before she could heal the wound.
Quickly she tried to untie it, but it didn't work. The only other option was to cut it. She used the tip of his gunblade to cut the bracelet and stuffed the thing in his coatpocket.
Now she could cast a cura. Thank Hyne. The wound closed slowly, but his face was pale. She bent down over his face to try and see if he reacted. He still didn't move.
"Oh Hyne...no...he can't be..." Tears flowed down her face, onto his.
He felt something wet on his face. He heard someone crying softly. Slowly he opened his eyes. Quistis was crying and holding him tight. He felt dizzy, but stretched his arm out to stroke her soft hair.
'She's so beautiful.'
Her crying stopped. Now she was looking at him, her eyes wide with fright.
"S-Seifer?"
He smiled weakly.
A smile broke through her tears and she hugged him tightly, still sobbing into his shoulder from fright.
"Oh thank Hyne! You're alive! I thought, I thought you had-"
"Died?"
She nodded.
Again he raised his hand to stroke her hair. She released him from her hug and her head back only a little. Her face was uncertain.
"Seifer, what-?"
"Shhh." He whispered. He looked into her eyes and she into his his. Softly he pulled her head down and his lips brushed against hers. She didn't resist. A fluttering feeling went through his entire body.
"Seifer, what are you doing?" she whispered.
He smiled: "I have no idea."
And again he brushed his lips against hers. All she had hoped for was happening. She wanted to give in and let him kiss her. But she couldn't.
"Seifer, I...no...what about Fujin? I can't-" she stood up and turned away from him.
'Fujin?' he thought. 'Fujin...oh...that's right. I'm with Fu...But I don't...love her at all? At least...oh man, I'm confused.'
He tried to stand up but he was too dizzy. Quistis heard him fall down again and turned back to him.
"Come on Seifer, let's get you back to the Infirmary."
"Quistis...Quisty I lo-"
"Don't say it. Don't. It will only make things worse. This never happened. You're going to be married and that is that. You were delirious because of your bloodloss. You didn't mean it and I shouldn't have...well...you know what I mean."
Seifer sighed deeply. He could smell her hair, it smelled sweet. He wanted to burry his nose deep in those golden locks. He wanted to hug her, to- then he thought of Fujin again. He had been engaged to that girl for a long time. He had chosen to ask her to marry him. But...why did it feel so strange to hold her, to kiss her.
Now he thought about it, he hadn't ever felt love towards her before that one night on the boat. What could have made him love her so instantaniously?
'Her hair...or her smile. No it must've been the way she acts around me. She didn't dispise me, or hate me for what I did. She stuck with me, through everything. She was always there for me. I guess...I guess that's what made me do it.'
He had been brought into the Infirmary by now and the dokter had forced him down on a bed.
"He got attacked from behind by a T-Rexaur, dokter. He couldn't react in time and got wounded. I managed to close the wound, but he lost a lot of blood."
Dokter Kadowaki nodded seriously. "I understand miss Trepe. Have a seat while I examine him."
Quistis nodded but kept pacing up and down. After a few minutes she went outside. When she returned, Selphie, Irvine, Zell, Squall and Rinoa had joined her. All of them with serious faces.
"How is he dokter?" someone whispered.
Seifer hadn't moved since he had been brought in and dokter Kadowaki was worried. 'He hasn't shown any signs of life. Oh dear...this could mean the worst.'
The dokter motioned them all outside. When she had closed the door she took a few seconds before speaking.
"Mister Almasy was seriously injured. His bloodloss is even greater than I expected. He will have to have more blood and he will have to get it soon. And the biggest problem of all is: we don't have enough bloodpacks. He will need a donor." She glanced around, eyeing them one by one.
"If we don't do something soon, he might laps into a coma and...that could be terminal."
Selphie gasped. Rinoa cried. The boys looked horrified. Quistis fought back her tears.
"Dokter...I'll do it. I'd like to be a donor for Seifer." The others looked at her surprised.
"Quistis...that's so brave of you!" Rinoa whispered.
The dokter smiled weakly. "We'll have to test your blood first. To see if your two bloodtypes match."
Quistis followed the dokter inside a separate room and laid down on the bed. Dokter Kadowaki closed in with a needle and Quistis closed her eyes.
"Good. Just give me a second to check."
Quistis got up from her bed and watched Seifer through the window that seperated their two rooms.
'Don't die Seifer...I can't lose you...'
"Miss Trepe? The test was positive. You're a perfect match."
Quistis took her place on the bed again. "Okay, I'm ready."
Dokter Kadowaki carefully injected a needle again. "Just go to sleep. This requiers a lot of energy from you. But everything will be okay."
Quistis closed her eyes and felt herself slowly fall away.
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Thank you all you lovely readers out there! Thank you for reviewing!
Dark Angels: Wow! I am really really flattered that you think I'm the nicest author ever. I really am. The hug-not-hurting-Seifer-thing was a bit of a plothole...It's kinda a mistake, just ignore it. He hugged her, but the bracelet didn't notice or something...er yeah, that's it...no, okay so I made a mistake, but now the bracelet was taken off anyway! Problem solved!
Firess Ifrit Devil: I hope this update was soon enough, and that it ended that misery! And I'll keep those chapters coming!
Juliet3: Yeah, training session! I'm glad the bound-thing is adding that extra effect to the story. And I'm glad that you are looking forward to the next one.
Frost: Thank you so much. I am really flattered that you think my story is unique and that you love the writing. I'm also glad that you think the out- of-character-thing is working out, because it's difficult working with their original characteristics and still end up with the same story.
Sickness in Salvation: Yeah, I know Siefer's OVERLY cute right now, but he's in love! Eventhough it may take a while for him to admit it, he's in love. So you can't blame the guy for asking for a hug. ^_^
Verdanii: Dank je wel! It's really good for one's selfasteem hearing people out there like your story! Hope this chapter was as good as the last one.
Well guys, that's it for now, the next chapter will be called 'Dreams'. You can ponder what that'll be about. Hope to see you all soon with a new chapter and ofcours a lot of your reviews! ~Raven55
AN: eh...I can't think of anything to say...just enjoy the chapter I guess. I had fun writing it!
~ Chapter nine: Almost a kiss ~
Quistis was sitting in her usual spot in the cafeteria. She could barely get her food through her throat. In only a few minutes she would go training with him, and just him. Eventhough she knew he only thought about her as a friend, somehow it meant she couldn't relax or calm down. She moved her salad around on his plate.
"Hi Quistis." Seifer's chherful voice made her jump.
"Oh...hey Seifer! I didn't see you."
He was caarying his gunblade with him and he looked really happy.
"The dokter let you go I presume?"
He nodded. "Yeah. She wanted to keep me in over night because of some silly test. Anyway, I managed to escape a few minutes ago. Shall we go?"
Quistis looked at her plate. "Yeah, let's go. I'm not hungry anyway." She shoved the food in a bin and took her whip from the chair next to her. "Okay, I'm ready to go."
They walked to the Training Centre, but neither of them spoke. Hyne how she hated this silence. But she couldn't think of anything to talk about.
"So..." they both said at the same time.
They laughed nerveously.
"You go first." Quistis said.
But Seifer shook his head. "Nah...you go first."
"Oh...er...okay...I was just wondering...how you and Fujin got engaged....Because when you were both still attending Garden, you two seemed just friends...just a bit curious." She added quietly.
Seifer looked at her. Was that really all she wanted to know?
'She really does only think about me as a friend.'
But why did that hurt so much? He imagined what it would be like putting his arm around her. How that would look, how that would feel. This time he ignored the pain that was soring through his body and the voice in his head, but not without whincing.
Quistis saw his pained look and felt really small.
'Is he looking like that because I am with him? Because of what I said?' "Are you okay?"
He nodded. "Yeah yeah, I'm fine. It's nothing."
Their walk continued in silence. They both didn't have the nerve to say something. The Training Centre was completely empty. Not a student or monster in sight.
"Well...this must be a new record. I've never seen the place this empty." Quistis stated, glad to break the silence.
He nodded agreeingly. "Maybe we have to lure a monster out or something." He said. "HEY! DO YOU WANT SOME FOOD? COME ON THEN! THIS WAY LITTLE MONSTERS!" he yelled.
"Sheesh Seifer! You scared the crap out of me! Could you warn me next time?"
"Oh...sorry Quisty. Didn't mean to scare you."
"Let's just try and- AAH!" she pointed at something behind him.
"What the-?"
Suddenly he felt a pain soaring through his entire arm. Blood came oozing out of the wound that the T-Rexaur had made with it's teeth. The pain flowed through his entire body. White lights appeared before his eyes and he fell to the ground.
Quistis screamed. She immediately cast a blind on the creature.
"Seifer! Seifer can you hear me?"
He didn't respond.
She tried to cast a cura, but it missed. Then she decided to change her combat from defence to attack and shot a wave of Micro Missiles towards the creature.
They were a direct hit. Immediately she followed this with a Laser Eye and another Micro Missiles wave. Then the T-Rexaur finally gave way and died. She sighed and took a deep breath. Then she remembered Seifer.
"Oh no..."
She ran towards him and pulled his head on her lap.
"Seifer?"
He didn't open his eyes. Then she saw his arm. It was torn open and the blood wouldn't stop spilling. A bracelet on his wrist was already sticking to the wound. It had to come off before she could heal the wound.
Quickly she tried to untie it, but it didn't work. The only other option was to cut it. She used the tip of his gunblade to cut the bracelet and stuffed the thing in his coatpocket.
Now she could cast a cura. Thank Hyne. The wound closed slowly, but his face was pale. She bent down over his face to try and see if he reacted. He still didn't move.
"Oh Hyne...no...he can't be..." Tears flowed down her face, onto his.
He felt something wet on his face. He heard someone crying softly. Slowly he opened his eyes. Quistis was crying and holding him tight. He felt dizzy, but stretched his arm out to stroke her soft hair.
'She's so beautiful.'
Her crying stopped. Now she was looking at him, her eyes wide with fright.
"S-Seifer?"
He smiled weakly.
A smile broke through her tears and she hugged him tightly, still sobbing into his shoulder from fright.
"Oh thank Hyne! You're alive! I thought, I thought you had-"
"Died?"
She nodded.
Again he raised his hand to stroke her hair. She released him from her hug and her head back only a little. Her face was uncertain.
"Seifer, what-?"
"Shhh." He whispered. He looked into her eyes and she into his his. Softly he pulled her head down and his lips brushed against hers. She didn't resist. A fluttering feeling went through his entire body.
"Seifer, what are you doing?" she whispered.
He smiled: "I have no idea."
And again he brushed his lips against hers. All she had hoped for was happening. She wanted to give in and let him kiss her. But she couldn't.
"Seifer, I...no...what about Fujin? I can't-" she stood up and turned away from him.
'Fujin?' he thought. 'Fujin...oh...that's right. I'm with Fu...But I don't...love her at all? At least...oh man, I'm confused.'
He tried to stand up but he was too dizzy. Quistis heard him fall down again and turned back to him.
"Come on Seifer, let's get you back to the Infirmary."
"Quistis...Quisty I lo-"
"Don't say it. Don't. It will only make things worse. This never happened. You're going to be married and that is that. You were delirious because of your bloodloss. You didn't mean it and I shouldn't have...well...you know what I mean."
Seifer sighed deeply. He could smell her hair, it smelled sweet. He wanted to burry his nose deep in those golden locks. He wanted to hug her, to- then he thought of Fujin again. He had been engaged to that girl for a long time. He had chosen to ask her to marry him. But...why did it feel so strange to hold her, to kiss her.
Now he thought about it, he hadn't ever felt love towards her before that one night on the boat. What could have made him love her so instantaniously?
'Her hair...or her smile. No it must've been the way she acts around me. She didn't dispise me, or hate me for what I did. She stuck with me, through everything. She was always there for me. I guess...I guess that's what made me do it.'
He had been brought into the Infirmary by now and the dokter had forced him down on a bed.
"He got attacked from behind by a T-Rexaur, dokter. He couldn't react in time and got wounded. I managed to close the wound, but he lost a lot of blood."
Dokter Kadowaki nodded seriously. "I understand miss Trepe. Have a seat while I examine him."
Quistis nodded but kept pacing up and down. After a few minutes she went outside. When she returned, Selphie, Irvine, Zell, Squall and Rinoa had joined her. All of them with serious faces.
"How is he dokter?" someone whispered.
Seifer hadn't moved since he had been brought in and dokter Kadowaki was worried. 'He hasn't shown any signs of life. Oh dear...this could mean the worst.'
The dokter motioned them all outside. When she had closed the door she took a few seconds before speaking.
"Mister Almasy was seriously injured. His bloodloss is even greater than I expected. He will have to have more blood and he will have to get it soon. And the biggest problem of all is: we don't have enough bloodpacks. He will need a donor." She glanced around, eyeing them one by one.
"If we don't do something soon, he might laps into a coma and...that could be terminal."
Selphie gasped. Rinoa cried. The boys looked horrified. Quistis fought back her tears.
"Dokter...I'll do it. I'd like to be a donor for Seifer." The others looked at her surprised.
"Quistis...that's so brave of you!" Rinoa whispered.
The dokter smiled weakly. "We'll have to test your blood first. To see if your two bloodtypes match."
Quistis followed the dokter inside a separate room and laid down on the bed. Dokter Kadowaki closed in with a needle and Quistis closed her eyes.
"Good. Just give me a second to check."
Quistis got up from her bed and watched Seifer through the window that seperated their two rooms.
'Don't die Seifer...I can't lose you...'
"Miss Trepe? The test was positive. You're a perfect match."
Quistis took her place on the bed again. "Okay, I'm ready."
Dokter Kadowaki carefully injected a needle again. "Just go to sleep. This requiers a lot of energy from you. But everything will be okay."
Quistis closed her eyes and felt herself slowly fall away.
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Thank you all you lovely readers out there! Thank you for reviewing!
Dark Angels: Wow! I am really really flattered that you think I'm the nicest author ever. I really am. The hug-not-hurting-Seifer-thing was a bit of a plothole...It's kinda a mistake, just ignore it. He hugged her, but the bracelet didn't notice or something...er yeah, that's it...no, okay so I made a mistake, but now the bracelet was taken off anyway! Problem solved!
Firess Ifrit Devil: I hope this update was soon enough, and that it ended that misery! And I'll keep those chapters coming!
Juliet3: Yeah, training session! I'm glad the bound-thing is adding that extra effect to the story. And I'm glad that you are looking forward to the next one.
Frost: Thank you so much. I am really flattered that you think my story is unique and that you love the writing. I'm also glad that you think the out- of-character-thing is working out, because it's difficult working with their original characteristics and still end up with the same story.
Sickness in Salvation: Yeah, I know Siefer's OVERLY cute right now, but he's in love! Eventhough it may take a while for him to admit it, he's in love. So you can't blame the guy for asking for a hug. ^_^
Verdanii: Dank je wel! It's really good for one's selfasteem hearing people out there like your story! Hope this chapter was as good as the last one.
Well guys, that's it for now, the next chapter will be called 'Dreams'. You can ponder what that'll be about. Hope to see you all soon with a new chapter and ofcours a lot of your reviews! ~Raven55