A/N: If any of you read a story that I temporarily put up here ("Blind Date"), burn all memory of it. I was completely disgusted with my muse, and the story wasn't even my style. So, if you were thinking "what is up with her?", you'll know that I was on a sugar high and that I was completely bored out of my mind. When I'm bored, I tend to write crap. Unless, of course, you liked the story. If you did, sorry I took it down and deleted it! It's kind of, er, gone forever... woops ^_^;;
Oh, and, Deplora, if you're out there reading this, I just want to say one thing: How could you claim "The Reason"??? That song is PERFECT for a Squffie! Oh well. If anybody did that song, I'd want it to be you... *sigh*.... I just wish that I could have! It's such a perfect song! ANYway... please get to working on that fic once you're done with the one you're working on (hint, hint:: finish it soon! I can't wait for the ending!).
Since everyone seemed to like the answering machine, I'm going to do a sequel to it. Except, they'll actually get to talk to one another!! YAY!
Summary: continuation of "Broken Hearts". But it's all dialogue, no actions or anything like that.
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Patching Holes
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Key:
*"words"* - Yuffie is talking
"words" - Squall is talking
^words^ noises someone makes (like a sigh)
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"Yuffie? Yuffie, are you there? I got your message. I was gone all day yesterday; that's why I didn't pick up. I would have, and you know it. I can't leave what you said between us like an angry snake, Yuf. Come on, are you there? Talk to me, please? Yuf? All right, I guess-"
*"Wait! Wait, Squall, don't hang up! I'm here! I just got in the door, and I... umm... ^cough^... wanted to talk to you too. I want to apologize for some of the things I said. They were really mean and black-hearted of me. I-I'm sorry, Squall. It's just that, well... I was angry with you and-"*
"Yuffie, let's start from the beginning, okay? That way, we can get some things straightened out. Right?"
*"Yeah."*
"First of all, I DO NOT hate you, Yuffie! I could never hate you! That's what all those years as fighting partners has done to me. I just... set up a protective barrier around myself so that no one could reach me. But I'll tell you about that later."
*"I'm listening."*
"I'm sorry for being unduly... nasty towards you. It just kind of happened. I didn't mean for you to be hurt. As you probably noticed, I'm not the most social guy in the universe. I'm hostile towards everyone and prefer settling things with the sword then with words. But that does not make me heartless! Gods know I try, but I can't change who I am. Do you understand that?"
*"Y-y-yes... ^sniffle^... I'm so so so sorry! I didn't mean it like that... gawd! I shouldn't have called you at all... ^sniffle^"*
"^sigh^ Yuffie, I'm glad you called me. I needed the wake-up call. A lot of the things you said were accurate. As much as it hurt me to hear you saying those things, it was good for me. It helps to hear someone you revere and respect tell you that you're completely messed up."
*"You respect me? But you never said anything!"*
"Like I said before, I'm not too social. But, you know that."
*"Yes."*
"..."
*"You there?"*
"Yeah. I was just thinking. What did I do to make you hate me so much?"
*"It wasn't one specific thing, or, more precisely, not only one thing that triggered it. For so many years now, it has been like this. You've always been cold and unyielding, proper and upright. Whenever I want to change things around or do something... I don't know... spontaneous and fun, you go all iron will on me and say no so many times that I can hear the word in my head long after you're gone! And whenever I act just a bit childish, which, by the way, I am entitled to since my childhood was taken away from me by the Heartless, you reprimand me like it was the worst possible sin or something! I'm not as bad as you act like I am! And I DO have feelings!"*
"Sorry."
*"Yeah, well you better be! ...^sigh^... okay, I don't want to sound so harsh. It's just, I'm really angry with you, Squall! You really pushed me over the edge."*
"What did I do?"
*"You remember the other night when we all went out to dinner, Aerith, Cloud, you, and me? You made a comment on my dress."*
"I said that it was impractical and ridiculous, didn't I?"
*"Yes. And you had to bark at me so that the whole damn restaurant knew about it too! All of Traverse probably heard it! I was mortified, and you acted like it was nothing. We had a little bit of a... er... tiff. That was just the icing on the cake though. For years, you've done nothing but criticize, mock, and push me away. I hate you for that!"*
"Sorry."
*"^sigh^ I'm being really harsh, aren't I?"*
"No, I deserve it. I shouldn't have said those things. You deserve to be treated much better than I have treated you."
*"So now you have a question for me, don't you?"*
"Yes."
*"Shoot."*
"If you hated me like that, and I was so terrible... why did you love me?"
*"..."*
"..."
*"It's really complicated."*
"I have all day to listen, Yuffie."
*"All right... ^sigh^. It started on that day in Traverse Town that we met King Mickey. You remember?"*
"Yeah."
*"I fell in love with your no-nonsense matter, your seriousness. It's exactly what I needed. You are a great leader, Squall, and I admired that too. There are so many wonderful qualities! I can't even name them all. I just looked at you one day and realized that I wanted to spend an eternity with you to get to know you. You were handsome to boot. How could I ignore that? I couldn't, that's how. And so, I was in love, hard. And it killed me everyday to see how much you hated me."*
"... Yuf-"
*"I'm not done yet. There's more... ^clears throat^... that I need to tell you. You're probably wondering right now how I could ever see good things in you, and for a while there, I hardly believed my heart. But as I grew older, I learned how to listen to it. You're everything that I need in a man, everything and more. No matter how much I hate you, this love could never be erased. I'm changed forever."*
"I'm sorry you have to love me so much."
*"You still don't understand!! Get it through your thick skull that I just love you! I don't NEED a reason to love you!"*
"Oh..."
*"Yeah. That's all I want to say on THAT subject ^chuckle^. Funny how relieved I am since I got that off my chest. I should have told you a long time ago."*
"I wasn't expecting that, you know. I'm not prepared for anyone to love me. I'm not ready to be in love."
*"We seldom are, Squallikins."*
"^growl^"
*"Okay, okay, sorry for saying it, Squall. But I still meant that. No one is ever ready to be in love when the arrow strikes them. I know I wasn't."*
"I understand that. And I'm sorry. I just wish that, somehow, I had realized something was up earlier. I feel like such a jerk now. But I guess I deserve a guilty conscience, don't I? ^sigh^... Well, thanks for calling me the other day."
*"No problem. And Squall?"*
"Yeah?"
*"Thank you for calling back. I wasn't expecting it. And thanks for listening. I'm sorry for the message!*"
"Don't be. You had a right to be angry. I'll talk to you later then?"
*"Sure. Oh, and, Squall?"*
"Yes, Yuffie?"
*"Think about what I said."*
^CLICK OF PHONE HANGING UP^
"Wait! Yuffie! ^sigh^... I still needed to tell you something."
^NUMBERS DIALING^
^PHONE RINGING AT YUFFIE'S^
*"Hello? Yuffie Kisaragi speaking."*
"Yuffie, I wasn't finished."
*"I though you were. Sorry. What do you want to say? I'm all ears."*
"You're not going to like it."
*"Are you going to tell me or not?! Come on! I have to go and practice at the dojo in an hour!"*
"Yuffie, I think I love you too."
*"Holy shit! What did you say?"*
"I said that I think I love you."
*"..."*
"Did you hear me?"
*"Phones are so impersonal, Squall. What's say you and I go somewhere and speak, person to person?"*
"We can go to the roof of the Gizmo Shop. That's always been your favorite spot. How about after your done at the dojo?"
*"Meet you there in two hours, Squall. Bye."*
"Wait."
*"Yeah?"*
"I meant what I said."
*"I know you did."*
"Bye."
*"See you."*
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A/N: Well? That was just sugary sweet, if I do say so myself. I hope my method of writing the dialogue wasn't too confusing. At first, it was confusing to write, I had to glance up at the key a couple of times, but finally I got it. ^_^;; Hopefully, you're all happy that Squallikins called her back. I know I was when my muse gave me the inspiration. I'd like to thank all the reviewers for "Broken Hearts" who inspired me to write this follow-up. You know who you are (okay, I admit it, I don't know who you are. Only a few names stick out, so... sorry! Just check in that little spot in your sign-in spot that says Review History ^_^)
Another thing I'd like everyone to pass around: continue spreading the whole "KH Movie" thing around, I really do want to see who everyone thinks would be a good Squall, Yuffie, Cloud, Aerith, etc. (To Shykosuka: yeah, gackt really does look like Squall!) And also, I want to make a list like a bunch of people do on websites, the "You Know Your Obsessed With Squffies When" list. So, please, write in your suggestions and hopefully I can put them in an Author's Note on one of my future one-shots. Thanks!
As always, please READ and REVIEW!
Oh, and, Deplora, if you're out there reading this, I just want to say one thing: How could you claim "The Reason"??? That song is PERFECT for a Squffie! Oh well. If anybody did that song, I'd want it to be you... *sigh*.... I just wish that I could have! It's such a perfect song! ANYway... please get to working on that fic once you're done with the one you're working on (hint, hint:: finish it soon! I can't wait for the ending!).
Since everyone seemed to like the answering machine, I'm going to do a sequel to it. Except, they'll actually get to talk to one another!! YAY!
Summary: continuation of "Broken Hearts". But it's all dialogue, no actions or anything like that.
~*~*~*~
Patching Holes
~*~*~*~
Key:
*"words"* - Yuffie is talking
"words" - Squall is talking
^words^ noises someone makes (like a sigh)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Yuffie? Yuffie, are you there? I got your message. I was gone all day yesterday; that's why I didn't pick up. I would have, and you know it. I can't leave what you said between us like an angry snake, Yuf. Come on, are you there? Talk to me, please? Yuf? All right, I guess-"
*"Wait! Wait, Squall, don't hang up! I'm here! I just got in the door, and I... umm... ^cough^... wanted to talk to you too. I want to apologize for some of the things I said. They were really mean and black-hearted of me. I-I'm sorry, Squall. It's just that, well... I was angry with you and-"*
"Yuffie, let's start from the beginning, okay? That way, we can get some things straightened out. Right?"
*"Yeah."*
"First of all, I DO NOT hate you, Yuffie! I could never hate you! That's what all those years as fighting partners has done to me. I just... set up a protective barrier around myself so that no one could reach me. But I'll tell you about that later."
*"I'm listening."*
"I'm sorry for being unduly... nasty towards you. It just kind of happened. I didn't mean for you to be hurt. As you probably noticed, I'm not the most social guy in the universe. I'm hostile towards everyone and prefer settling things with the sword then with words. But that does not make me heartless! Gods know I try, but I can't change who I am. Do you understand that?"
*"Y-y-yes... ^sniffle^... I'm so so so sorry! I didn't mean it like that... gawd! I shouldn't have called you at all... ^sniffle^"*
"^sigh^ Yuffie, I'm glad you called me. I needed the wake-up call. A lot of the things you said were accurate. As much as it hurt me to hear you saying those things, it was good for me. It helps to hear someone you revere and respect tell you that you're completely messed up."
*"You respect me? But you never said anything!"*
"Like I said before, I'm not too social. But, you know that."
*"Yes."*
"..."
*"You there?"*
"Yeah. I was just thinking. What did I do to make you hate me so much?"
*"It wasn't one specific thing, or, more precisely, not only one thing that triggered it. For so many years now, it has been like this. You've always been cold and unyielding, proper and upright. Whenever I want to change things around or do something... I don't know... spontaneous and fun, you go all iron will on me and say no so many times that I can hear the word in my head long after you're gone! And whenever I act just a bit childish, which, by the way, I am entitled to since my childhood was taken away from me by the Heartless, you reprimand me like it was the worst possible sin or something! I'm not as bad as you act like I am! And I DO have feelings!"*
"Sorry."
*"Yeah, well you better be! ...^sigh^... okay, I don't want to sound so harsh. It's just, I'm really angry with you, Squall! You really pushed me over the edge."*
"What did I do?"
*"You remember the other night when we all went out to dinner, Aerith, Cloud, you, and me? You made a comment on my dress."*
"I said that it was impractical and ridiculous, didn't I?"
*"Yes. And you had to bark at me so that the whole damn restaurant knew about it too! All of Traverse probably heard it! I was mortified, and you acted like it was nothing. We had a little bit of a... er... tiff. That was just the icing on the cake though. For years, you've done nothing but criticize, mock, and push me away. I hate you for that!"*
"Sorry."
*"^sigh^ I'm being really harsh, aren't I?"*
"No, I deserve it. I shouldn't have said those things. You deserve to be treated much better than I have treated you."
*"So now you have a question for me, don't you?"*
"Yes."
*"Shoot."*
"If you hated me like that, and I was so terrible... why did you love me?"
*"..."*
"..."
*"It's really complicated."*
"I have all day to listen, Yuffie."
*"All right... ^sigh^. It started on that day in Traverse Town that we met King Mickey. You remember?"*
"Yeah."
*"I fell in love with your no-nonsense matter, your seriousness. It's exactly what I needed. You are a great leader, Squall, and I admired that too. There are so many wonderful qualities! I can't even name them all. I just looked at you one day and realized that I wanted to spend an eternity with you to get to know you. You were handsome to boot. How could I ignore that? I couldn't, that's how. And so, I was in love, hard. And it killed me everyday to see how much you hated me."*
"... Yuf-"
*"I'm not done yet. There's more... ^clears throat^... that I need to tell you. You're probably wondering right now how I could ever see good things in you, and for a while there, I hardly believed my heart. But as I grew older, I learned how to listen to it. You're everything that I need in a man, everything and more. No matter how much I hate you, this love could never be erased. I'm changed forever."*
"I'm sorry you have to love me so much."
*"You still don't understand!! Get it through your thick skull that I just love you! I don't NEED a reason to love you!"*
"Oh..."
*"Yeah. That's all I want to say on THAT subject ^chuckle^. Funny how relieved I am since I got that off my chest. I should have told you a long time ago."*
"I wasn't expecting that, you know. I'm not prepared for anyone to love me. I'm not ready to be in love."
*"We seldom are, Squallikins."*
"^growl^"
*"Okay, okay, sorry for saying it, Squall. But I still meant that. No one is ever ready to be in love when the arrow strikes them. I know I wasn't."*
"I understand that. And I'm sorry. I just wish that, somehow, I had realized something was up earlier. I feel like such a jerk now. But I guess I deserve a guilty conscience, don't I? ^sigh^... Well, thanks for calling me the other day."
*"No problem. And Squall?"*
"Yeah?"
*"Thank you for calling back. I wasn't expecting it. And thanks for listening. I'm sorry for the message!*"
"Don't be. You had a right to be angry. I'll talk to you later then?"
*"Sure. Oh, and, Squall?"*
"Yes, Yuffie?"
*"Think about what I said."*
^CLICK OF PHONE HANGING UP^
"Wait! Yuffie! ^sigh^... I still needed to tell you something."
^NUMBERS DIALING^
^PHONE RINGING AT YUFFIE'S^
*"Hello? Yuffie Kisaragi speaking."*
"Yuffie, I wasn't finished."
*"I though you were. Sorry. What do you want to say? I'm all ears."*
"You're not going to like it."
*"Are you going to tell me or not?! Come on! I have to go and practice at the dojo in an hour!"*
"Yuffie, I think I love you too."
*"Holy shit! What did you say?"*
"I said that I think I love you."
*"..."*
"Did you hear me?"
*"Phones are so impersonal, Squall. What's say you and I go somewhere and speak, person to person?"*
"We can go to the roof of the Gizmo Shop. That's always been your favorite spot. How about after your done at the dojo?"
*"Meet you there in two hours, Squall. Bye."*
"Wait."
*"Yeah?"*
"I meant what I said."
*"I know you did."*
"Bye."
*"See you."*
~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~
A/N: Well? That was just sugary sweet, if I do say so myself. I hope my method of writing the dialogue wasn't too confusing. At first, it was confusing to write, I had to glance up at the key a couple of times, but finally I got it. ^_^;; Hopefully, you're all happy that Squallikins called her back. I know I was when my muse gave me the inspiration. I'd like to thank all the reviewers for "Broken Hearts" who inspired me to write this follow-up. You know who you are (okay, I admit it, I don't know who you are. Only a few names stick out, so... sorry! Just check in that little spot in your sign-in spot that says Review History ^_^)
Another thing I'd like everyone to pass around: continue spreading the whole "KH Movie" thing around, I really do want to see who everyone thinks would be a good Squall, Yuffie, Cloud, Aerith, etc. (To Shykosuka: yeah, gackt really does look like Squall!) And also, I want to make a list like a bunch of people do on websites, the "You Know Your Obsessed With Squffies When" list. So, please, write in your suggestions and hopefully I can put them in an Author's Note on one of my future one-shots. Thanks!
As always, please READ and REVIEW!