Disclaimer: lemme think.........nope, still don't own it. (Dûh!) anyway, the only
thing I own is the plot. After I'm done with borrowing the characters I'll
put them back nicely in their cupboard. I don't hear them complain, so I
guess they don't mind starring in this fic.
AN: hm.........I THINK that some of you out there would like me to hurry up on the confrontation between Seifer and Fujin.........then again, that's only a wild guess ^_~ Anyway that's what this chapter is called: 'confrontation'! When I got 5 reviews the day after I posted the last chappy, I immediately started typing on the next chapter. And YES! IT'S HERE! The lovely confrontation. Let's hope this takes a bit of the suspense away eh.
~ Chapter sixteen: Confrontation ~
His eyes opened. The bracelet was gone.
'Damn!' he thought.
He checked his coatpocket and suddenly realised something else was wrong. Someone was in his dorm.
He snapped around.
"Fujin! Hyne you scared me to death!"
"HI. NICE TO SEE YOU TOO." She said, a little mock in her voice.
"Sorry, I didn't mean it like that. It's just.........well, I didn't know you were back. How was your father?" he quickly walked over to her and pecked her on her cheek.
"FATHER WAS FINE." She said.
Silence.
"SEIFER?" she asked in a sweet voice. "ARE YOU STILL WEARING MY BRACELET?"
He hesitated. What should he tell her. He had lost it, hadn't he. How could he explain that to her. But before he could say anything she had conjured it up from out of her pocket and was now twirling it around her finger.
"FOUND IT. ON YOUR DESK. WHY?"
"Well, sweetheart, I eh, I had a little accident while you were away. I got bitten by a T-Rexaur and I was injured and before the wound could be healed the bracelet had to be cut. I totally forgot about it, but I fixed it today. I just forgot to put it on." He tried in his most gullable face.
"SO.........YOU CAN PUT IT ON AGAIN NOW, CAN'T YOU."
"No! I eh, I mean, I COULD do that yes, but.........do I have to do that right now? I'm awfully tired."
"BUT IT'S ONLY A BRACELET!"
"Yes, it is! Exactly. But what's the point of putting on a bracelet just before you go to sleep? That's completely pointless."
She looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "WELL.........I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT."
"You can stay here tonight. I'll take the couch, you take the bed. I wouldn't want you out and about on the street at this time of night just because you have to get back to your hotel."
"THANK YOU SEIFER."
"Just doing my duty." 'As a friend.' he added quietly.
"Goodnight Fu."
"GOODNIGHT KISS?"
He sighed but got up and gave her a peck on her lips. But she took hold of his neck and deepened the kiss. Seifer couldn't do anything to resist. When she let go of him he immediately turned back and layed down on the couch.
"Goodnight." And without another word he closed his eyes.
* * *
He looked at the clock. 6 a.m.
'Hyne it's early.' He thought.
Fujin was still asleep on the bed. Quietly he took his coat and closed the door behind him.
Once in the corridor he could breathe freely again. Everything was quiet. No one else was up at this time of day. He walked down the corridor and stopped at one of the doors. He knocked.
"Quisty? Are you up?" he said, keeping his voice down.
There was no answer.
"Quisty?" he tried again.
Slowly the door opened and a sleepy Quistis appeared in the opening.
"Morning beautiful."Seifer said cheery.
She looked at him. "Hey Seifer........." she said with a sleepy smile.
"You know, you look really cute when you're sleepy." He said with a grin.
"What's the time?"
"Six in the morning."
"WHAT?! What are you doing here this early?"
"I'll tell you if you let me in."
She opened the door wider to let him come inside.
He sat down an a chair and waited while she grabbed a sweater.
"So.........do tell." She said.
He sighed heavily. ".........Fu's back."
"What? When?"
"Well she, she came back last night. She was waiting in my dorm."
Quistis bit her lip. "This means you've got to tell her Seifer. You've got to."
Seifer sighed and got up from his chair. "I know babe." He said, pacing around the room. "But, I don't know how. I guess I'll have to wait for the right moment."
"I'm sure everything will work out fine. Just tell her the truth." She gave him a hug.
He looked into her eyes. Hyne he could drown in them. "Quisty, I love you so much." He kissed her.
"I know Seifer. And I love you too. But.........until you tell her........."
"We can't be seen together. That's what I thought too. So.........I guess I'd better go then."
"Yeah.........I guess."
Seifer walked to the door.
"Hey Seifer.........good luck. I know that somehow you'll find a way to tell her."
* * *
Seifer walked aimlessly through the hallway. Where to go. What to do. How to tell Fujin. He was startled when someone placed a hand on his shoulder. Quickly he turned around.
"Hyne! Please don't scare me like that Selphie. I nearly had a heart attack."
She giggled. "Sorry Seifer. Didn't know you scared easily." Her face turned more serious. "No seriously Seifer. I talked to Quistis. I believe you two. I do. And I'll keep your secret. I just wanted to say, to tell you that you can trust me. If you've got a problem, you can tell me."
He smiled gratefully at her. "Thank you Selphie. It means a lot to me. To us."
"No prob. It's what friends are for. And that's what we are."
He watched her walk away and felt happier. They had a friends they could trust.
He looked at his watch. It was 10 a.m. Time had passed quickly without him noticing. It was time to face Fujin. He made his way to the cafeteria, guessing she would be up by now.
He could see her. She was sitting with the others, laughing. She looked happy. He really didn't want to ruin that happiness.
"Hey sweetheart." he said.
She smiled. "HI."
He sat down next to her and allowed her to lean against him. She looked at him.
"SHALL WE GO?"
He nodded. If they were alone, he could tell her.
"See you later guys." And he took Fujin's arm, leading her outside. But she walked into the direction of his room.
"YOU WERE UP EARLY." She stated as she sat dow on a chair.
"Yeah.........fancied a walk........."
She stood up again and walked towards the window.
"Listen.........Fu.........There's something I –"
"YOU STILL AREN'T WEARING THE BRACELET."
"Yes, I'm aware of that. But please listen to me Fu. It's important. It's about the wedding. About us."
"PLEASE. JUST PUT IT ON."
"He sighed desperately. "Alright! Then will you listen?"
She nodded.
"Okay." He reached down and grabbed the bracelet from his desk.
The second he touched it a white flash of light blinded him. Fujin appeared to be all that mattered. He dropped it. Looking wildly from the bracelet to her he gasped for breath.
"What the-"
"GO ON." She urged.
He shook his head. "No.........no.........what IS that thing?" he backed away from the table.
"Everytime I touch it.........all I can think of is you! What the hell did you do with it?"
"PUT IT ON SEIFER."
But he just looked at her, not understanding.
"I don't understand, why.........? I didn't really love you at all, did I? It was all.........that THING. Hyne.........everything.........was a lie, wasn't it. And I wanted to be kind.........To tell you in a friendly way!"
She looked at him coldly. "I SAW YOU, YOU KNOW." She sneered. "WITH HER."
"Yeah well.........I love her! I'm in love with Quistis!"
His face was red with anger. "That is real love, not something conjured up by a trinket!"
"AT LEAST IT GOT ME WHAT I WANTED! I NEEDED SOMEONE BY MY SIDE AND I GOT IT, IT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO GET YOU TO LOVE ME BACK."
He looked at her with disgust. "That's pathetic. You need a magic bracelet to get someone to love you? And for Hyne's sake why me?"
"YOU'RE STRONG. AND I LOVE YOU."
"Yeah, well.........I don't love you! And I never will. There's nothing you can do about that. It's over."
She smirked. "NO IT'S NOT."
"Yes it is. You can't make me love you anymore. Find yourself another lapdog. This one's through."
"YOU WILL STAY. I CAN AND I WILL MAKE YOU STAY."
He pushed her away from him.
"I'd like to see you try." He sneered.
"IF YOU LEAVE ME FOR HER........." she said. "THEN I WILL MAKE YOU PAY. IF SHE IS IN MY WAY, THEN.........THEN I'LL KILL HER."
A triumphant gleam shone in her eyes. He was horrified.
"You'll.........what? You're MAD! You've completely lost it. I don't inderstand you. I – Hyne, I'm leaving."
Before he could storm out she grabbed his wrist.
"I MEAN IT. I WILL KILL HER. IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES."
He pulled himself loose and stumbled outside. He gasped for breath, letting it sink in. This was one big mess. He had seen the cold look in her eyes. She would do ANYTHING to get what she wanted. And right now, that meant him.
He composed himself as a couple of first-years passed by. As soon as they were out of earshot he gasped again.
That stupid bracelet. He should've known. The flashes in his head, her voice echoing through his mind, that had all started after he had started wearing it.........after.........after she had returned. Not to mention the marks and bruises on his wrist.
He glanced at the closed door. Then he immediately ran away from it. He couldn't risk another confrontation. Who knows what she'd be able to do.
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There, I finished this chapter before the day had a chance to start properly! I thought I'd update THIS quick because you all wanted me to. So, there it was! The sixteenth chapter!
Dark Angels: Yes indeed, you ARE the best reviewers! And I did infact enjoy dragging out, even though I knew I was kinda pushing it. But I hope this chapter made up for my dragging it along.
Sickness in Salvation: V_V sorry! Didn't mean to be mean.........hope this makes you feel better. ^_^
Firess Ifrit Devil: ^_^ I'm SO happy you love this fic. That's such a big boost for my selfesteem ^_^ I hope it's a good chapter
Amidamaru's Sis: Why all the suspense? Because I wanted to write a story that made people wnt to read the next chapter. And.........I guess I succedded
Verdanii: Yeah, ze flipte nogal he? Hehe.
Well, see you all at the next chapter, hope this chapter satisfied you all a little. Bai bai! ~Raven55
AN: hm.........I THINK that some of you out there would like me to hurry up on the confrontation between Seifer and Fujin.........then again, that's only a wild guess ^_~ Anyway that's what this chapter is called: 'confrontation'! When I got 5 reviews the day after I posted the last chappy, I immediately started typing on the next chapter. And YES! IT'S HERE! The lovely confrontation. Let's hope this takes a bit of the suspense away eh.
~ Chapter sixteen: Confrontation ~
His eyes opened. The bracelet was gone.
'Damn!' he thought.
He checked his coatpocket and suddenly realised something else was wrong. Someone was in his dorm.
He snapped around.
"Fujin! Hyne you scared me to death!"
"HI. NICE TO SEE YOU TOO." She said, a little mock in her voice.
"Sorry, I didn't mean it like that. It's just.........well, I didn't know you were back. How was your father?" he quickly walked over to her and pecked her on her cheek.
"FATHER WAS FINE." She said.
Silence.
"SEIFER?" she asked in a sweet voice. "ARE YOU STILL WEARING MY BRACELET?"
He hesitated. What should he tell her. He had lost it, hadn't he. How could he explain that to her. But before he could say anything she had conjured it up from out of her pocket and was now twirling it around her finger.
"FOUND IT. ON YOUR DESK. WHY?"
"Well, sweetheart, I eh, I had a little accident while you were away. I got bitten by a T-Rexaur and I was injured and before the wound could be healed the bracelet had to be cut. I totally forgot about it, but I fixed it today. I just forgot to put it on." He tried in his most gullable face.
"SO.........YOU CAN PUT IT ON AGAIN NOW, CAN'T YOU."
"No! I eh, I mean, I COULD do that yes, but.........do I have to do that right now? I'm awfully tired."
"BUT IT'S ONLY A BRACELET!"
"Yes, it is! Exactly. But what's the point of putting on a bracelet just before you go to sleep? That's completely pointless."
She looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "WELL.........I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT."
"You can stay here tonight. I'll take the couch, you take the bed. I wouldn't want you out and about on the street at this time of night just because you have to get back to your hotel."
"THANK YOU SEIFER."
"Just doing my duty." 'As a friend.' he added quietly.
"Goodnight Fu."
"GOODNIGHT KISS?"
He sighed but got up and gave her a peck on her lips. But she took hold of his neck and deepened the kiss. Seifer couldn't do anything to resist. When she let go of him he immediately turned back and layed down on the couch.
"Goodnight." And without another word he closed his eyes.
* * *
He looked at the clock. 6 a.m.
'Hyne it's early.' He thought.
Fujin was still asleep on the bed. Quietly he took his coat and closed the door behind him.
Once in the corridor he could breathe freely again. Everything was quiet. No one else was up at this time of day. He walked down the corridor and stopped at one of the doors. He knocked.
"Quisty? Are you up?" he said, keeping his voice down.
There was no answer.
"Quisty?" he tried again.
Slowly the door opened and a sleepy Quistis appeared in the opening.
"Morning beautiful."Seifer said cheery.
She looked at him. "Hey Seifer........." she said with a sleepy smile.
"You know, you look really cute when you're sleepy." He said with a grin.
"What's the time?"
"Six in the morning."
"WHAT?! What are you doing here this early?"
"I'll tell you if you let me in."
She opened the door wider to let him come inside.
He sat down an a chair and waited while she grabbed a sweater.
"So.........do tell." She said.
He sighed heavily. ".........Fu's back."
"What? When?"
"Well she, she came back last night. She was waiting in my dorm."
Quistis bit her lip. "This means you've got to tell her Seifer. You've got to."
Seifer sighed and got up from his chair. "I know babe." He said, pacing around the room. "But, I don't know how. I guess I'll have to wait for the right moment."
"I'm sure everything will work out fine. Just tell her the truth." She gave him a hug.
He looked into her eyes. Hyne he could drown in them. "Quisty, I love you so much." He kissed her.
"I know Seifer. And I love you too. But.........until you tell her........."
"We can't be seen together. That's what I thought too. So.........I guess I'd better go then."
"Yeah.........I guess."
Seifer walked to the door.
"Hey Seifer.........good luck. I know that somehow you'll find a way to tell her."
* * *
Seifer walked aimlessly through the hallway. Where to go. What to do. How to tell Fujin. He was startled when someone placed a hand on his shoulder. Quickly he turned around.
"Hyne! Please don't scare me like that Selphie. I nearly had a heart attack."
She giggled. "Sorry Seifer. Didn't know you scared easily." Her face turned more serious. "No seriously Seifer. I talked to Quistis. I believe you two. I do. And I'll keep your secret. I just wanted to say, to tell you that you can trust me. If you've got a problem, you can tell me."
He smiled gratefully at her. "Thank you Selphie. It means a lot to me. To us."
"No prob. It's what friends are for. And that's what we are."
He watched her walk away and felt happier. They had a friends they could trust.
He looked at his watch. It was 10 a.m. Time had passed quickly without him noticing. It was time to face Fujin. He made his way to the cafeteria, guessing she would be up by now.
He could see her. She was sitting with the others, laughing. She looked happy. He really didn't want to ruin that happiness.
"Hey sweetheart." he said.
She smiled. "HI."
He sat down next to her and allowed her to lean against him. She looked at him.
"SHALL WE GO?"
He nodded. If they were alone, he could tell her.
"See you later guys." And he took Fujin's arm, leading her outside. But she walked into the direction of his room.
"YOU WERE UP EARLY." She stated as she sat dow on a chair.
"Yeah.........fancied a walk........."
She stood up again and walked towards the window.
"Listen.........Fu.........There's something I –"
"YOU STILL AREN'T WEARING THE BRACELET."
"Yes, I'm aware of that. But please listen to me Fu. It's important. It's about the wedding. About us."
"PLEASE. JUST PUT IT ON."
"He sighed desperately. "Alright! Then will you listen?"
She nodded.
"Okay." He reached down and grabbed the bracelet from his desk.
The second he touched it a white flash of light blinded him. Fujin appeared to be all that mattered. He dropped it. Looking wildly from the bracelet to her he gasped for breath.
"What the-"
"GO ON." She urged.
He shook his head. "No.........no.........what IS that thing?" he backed away from the table.
"Everytime I touch it.........all I can think of is you! What the hell did you do with it?"
"PUT IT ON SEIFER."
But he just looked at her, not understanding.
"I don't understand, why.........? I didn't really love you at all, did I? It was all.........that THING. Hyne.........everything.........was a lie, wasn't it. And I wanted to be kind.........To tell you in a friendly way!"
She looked at him coldly. "I SAW YOU, YOU KNOW." She sneered. "WITH HER."
"Yeah well.........I love her! I'm in love with Quistis!"
His face was red with anger. "That is real love, not something conjured up by a trinket!"
"AT LEAST IT GOT ME WHAT I WANTED! I NEEDED SOMEONE BY MY SIDE AND I GOT IT, IT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO GET YOU TO LOVE ME BACK."
He looked at her with disgust. "That's pathetic. You need a magic bracelet to get someone to love you? And for Hyne's sake why me?"
"YOU'RE STRONG. AND I LOVE YOU."
"Yeah, well.........I don't love you! And I never will. There's nothing you can do about that. It's over."
She smirked. "NO IT'S NOT."
"Yes it is. You can't make me love you anymore. Find yourself another lapdog. This one's through."
"YOU WILL STAY. I CAN AND I WILL MAKE YOU STAY."
He pushed her away from him.
"I'd like to see you try." He sneered.
"IF YOU LEAVE ME FOR HER........." she said. "THEN I WILL MAKE YOU PAY. IF SHE IS IN MY WAY, THEN.........THEN I'LL KILL HER."
A triumphant gleam shone in her eyes. He was horrified.
"You'll.........what? You're MAD! You've completely lost it. I don't inderstand you. I – Hyne, I'm leaving."
Before he could storm out she grabbed his wrist.
"I MEAN IT. I WILL KILL HER. IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES."
He pulled himself loose and stumbled outside. He gasped for breath, letting it sink in. This was one big mess. He had seen the cold look in her eyes. She would do ANYTHING to get what she wanted. And right now, that meant him.
He composed himself as a couple of first-years passed by. As soon as they were out of earshot he gasped again.
That stupid bracelet. He should've known. The flashes in his head, her voice echoing through his mind, that had all started after he had started wearing it.........after.........after she had returned. Not to mention the marks and bruises on his wrist.
He glanced at the closed door. Then he immediately ran away from it. He couldn't risk another confrontation. Who knows what she'd be able to do.
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There, I finished this chapter before the day had a chance to start properly! I thought I'd update THIS quick because you all wanted me to. So, there it was! The sixteenth chapter!
Dark Angels: Yes indeed, you ARE the best reviewers! And I did infact enjoy dragging out, even though I knew I was kinda pushing it. But I hope this chapter made up for my dragging it along.
Sickness in Salvation: V_V sorry! Didn't mean to be mean.........hope this makes you feel better. ^_^
Firess Ifrit Devil: ^_^ I'm SO happy you love this fic. That's such a big boost for my selfesteem ^_^ I hope it's a good chapter
Amidamaru's Sis: Why all the suspense? Because I wanted to write a story that made people wnt to read the next chapter. And.........I guess I succedded
Verdanii: Yeah, ze flipte nogal he? Hehe.
Well, see you all at the next chapter, hope this chapter satisfied you all a little. Bai bai! ~Raven55