Chapter 9- More secrets and... the party
Everyone was speechless... After almost a minute spent in total silence, Squall finally recovered his breath.
Squall "... Why would you two go against your own mother?"
Lani "Because we know that what she is doing is wrong and we want to stop her."
Maia "And because, to her, we are just two generals in her army, not her children... We believe that, maybe, we can cure her by stopping her from achieving her goal."
Quistis "Well then... We should be grateful to have your help."
Squall "(Should we?... I'm not sure if we should let them interfere... It's our fight...) ... Since they are the enemy's generals, should we really entrust our battle in their hands?"
Lani "Hahaha! See what I was talking about!?"
Maia "..."
Quistis "Squall! How could you say such a thing!?"
Zell "C'mon man, haven't they proven their intentions yet!?"
Rinoa "They've already helped us so much!"
Irvine "Yeah, like, thanks to them we knew to stop Sorceress Alia from getting her hands on the Lunatic Pandora!"
Selphie "And thanks to them we know what to do next!"
Squall "(Ok, ok, I get the picture... I'm sorry I opened my mouth... But I'm still gonna keep my eyes on them...) ... Ok, you're right! They'll stay."
Everyone "Yaaaay!!!"
Rinoa "Umm... So what exactly are we gonna do next?"
Lani "We're gonna get the Crystal Pillar out of the Lunatic Pandora and try to get to those Sorceresses before Alia."
Seifer "We'll have to explain the situation to President Loire..."
Irvine "Hey, I'm sure he'll understand."
Maia "But, you know what? I think all this can wait for one day... Now, did someone say something about a party???"
Rinoa starts laughing
Selphie "Woo-hoo!"
Zell "OHH YEAH!!!"
Squall "... ... ..."
At the party. On the way to their group of friends, Selphie and Quistis were discussing how Seifer and Lani will now have separate rooms from now on and about what excuses will Rinoa use this time to get to talk to Lani (Tee-hee!). They finally reach the group. Zell was at the table, stuffing in his mouth as many hot dogs as he could. Seifer was talking to Fujin and Raijin. Squall and Lani were sitting pretty close to eachother, but without exchanging a word. Rinoa was sitting alone in a corner, thinking if she'll have to break up with Squall tonight. Irvine and Maia were talking, a bit farther away from everybody else.
Maia "So... What do you think about this whole situation?"
Irvine "You mean about Alia being your mother?... Like, I'm ok with it. Really!"
Maia "... I'm happy to hear that... I guess I was afraid that you wouldn't want to be around me once you found out..."
Irvine "And yet, you still said it."
Maia "I felt that you should know the truth..."
Irvine "... Say, did it really matter if I wasn't gonna be around you anymore?"
Selphie finally sees that Maia and Irvine are a bit too... close yells to Irvine "Hey, Irvy, I wanna dance!"
Irvine yells back "Hold on a minute, Selphie!"
Maia "... Is Selphie your... girlfriend?"
Irvine puts on a seductive smile "(Oh, yeah! She wants me!) So, what if she was?"
Maia "Come on, answer me!"
Irvine "Well... What do you think?"
Selphie comes running in their direction and pulls Irvine by the arm "I wanna dance!"
Irvine "Heeey!?" is pointlessly trying to escape
Maia "I guess the answer is 'yes'..." runs out of the room
Irvine "Maia, wait! Damn!"
Selphie "What? What? What just happened?"
Irvine "Sorry, Selphie, like, I gotta go after her" runs after Maia
Selphie thump, thump, thump "I can't believe I'm losing him to... her!!!"
Irvine was running after Maia on the 1F Hallway and finally catches up to her.
Irvine "Maia, what's wrong?"
Maia is angry "What do you mean 'what's wrong'!? From the beginning you play like you're interested in me and now I find out that you already have a girlfriend!"
Irvine "Calm down, will you!? Selphie is not my girlfriend."
Maia "... Then howcome you guys are so close?"
Irvine "Well... we were probably gonna get together sometime soon."
Maia "Ahh!"
Irvine "But not anymore..."
Maia "Oh, really?"
Irvine "Give me a chance, ok? I'll show you just how lovable I can be." grins
Maia "Haha! ... Fine, I guess... But one chance is all you get."
Irvine "That's all I need... Now, how about going back to the party?"
Maia "..."
Irvine "I'm not gonna go dance with Selphie..."
Maia smiles "Ok." they go back to the party
In another corner of the room things were going differently. After Selphie ran off to get Irvine to dance with her, Quistis saw Rinoa who was still deep in thought, and went to her.
Quistis "Rinoa, what is going on? You're not your usual self..."
Rinoa "... I was just really lost in my thoughts..."
Quistis "Could it be because of Lani?"
Rinoa "How'd you know!? Oh, forget it... The whole Garden knows by now... Oww, that Seifer!..."
Quistis "So, have you made up your mind? It seems like tonight you'll have to let those two know what you feel."
Rinoa "... I know... I really like Lani, but I just know Squall won't understand if I tell him... What should I do?"
Quistis looks her in the eye "Be honest with yourself." walks away, leaving her alone
Rinoa "... Right..." takes a deep breath and walks to where the guys were
Now Zell, Squall, Seifer and Lani were having a little party on the side.
Rinoa "Hey, you wanna dance with me, Lani?"
Lani smiles "Sure." they both walk away to the dance floor
Squall was obviously surprised, but didn't make a move to stop her.
Seifer "So, you're just gonna stand there? Looks like you don't love her anymore... You have no idea what you lost. If I were you, I would have fought for her." turns his back to Squall and leaves
Squall "(... What can I do?... It was her decision...)"
On the dance floor.
Rinoa "... I hope he didn't take it too hard..."
Lani "You mean... Squall?"
Rinoa "Yeah..."
Lani "He'll probably think it was your call, and leave you alone... Worrying about it won't help, you know."
Rinoa "..."
Lani "Hey this is the last night before a big battle... Let's just forget everything and have fun... together..."
Rinoa "Yeah, you're right!" tight hug between the two
Squall observed the whole scene from the distance "(I don't have to see this...)" runs out of the room
As he was running down the main Hallway on the 1F, a voice stopped him in his tracks.
"Did it hurt you, to see her like this? Did it hurt you to see her with someone else?"
Squall turned around only to find a beautiful woman with long, red hair and blue eyes.
"She is lost to you now... Do you want to forget her?"
Squall "Who are you!?"
"Do you still love her? Or will you give her up?"
Squall "Answer me!"
"But you already know the answer to your question... What you don't know are your feelings towards Rinoa..."
Squall "How... how do you know!?"
"You are confused, aren't you? You want to be saved from this predicament? Don't be ashamed to ask for help... Besides, you're only a little boy."
Squall "I am not a boy! I can take care of myself!"
"You don't want to be a boy anymore? Then come with me to a place of no return... Bid farewell to your childhood..."
Squall "Ahh! Get... out of my... head..." falls down on his knees
Before the woman could get Squall to come with her, a Firaga spell made her open a portal and dissapear.
Woo-hoo! Another chapter done! Did some lines sound familiar? 'Don't be ashamed to ask for help', 'You're only a little boy', 'Come with me to a place of no return' ??? Youuu guessed it! That's just what Edea told Seifer to make him become her knight... Well? What do you think? Send me reviews!!!
Everyone was speechless... After almost a minute spent in total silence, Squall finally recovered his breath.
Squall "... Why would you two go against your own mother?"
Lani "Because we know that what she is doing is wrong and we want to stop her."
Maia "And because, to her, we are just two generals in her army, not her children... We believe that, maybe, we can cure her by stopping her from achieving her goal."
Quistis "Well then... We should be grateful to have your help."
Squall "(Should we?... I'm not sure if we should let them interfere... It's our fight...) ... Since they are the enemy's generals, should we really entrust our battle in their hands?"
Lani "Hahaha! See what I was talking about!?"
Maia "..."
Quistis "Squall! How could you say such a thing!?"
Zell "C'mon man, haven't they proven their intentions yet!?"
Rinoa "They've already helped us so much!"
Irvine "Yeah, like, thanks to them we knew to stop Sorceress Alia from getting her hands on the Lunatic Pandora!"
Selphie "And thanks to them we know what to do next!"
Squall "(Ok, ok, I get the picture... I'm sorry I opened my mouth... But I'm still gonna keep my eyes on them...) ... Ok, you're right! They'll stay."
Everyone "Yaaaay!!!"
Rinoa "Umm... So what exactly are we gonna do next?"
Lani "We're gonna get the Crystal Pillar out of the Lunatic Pandora and try to get to those Sorceresses before Alia."
Seifer "We'll have to explain the situation to President Loire..."
Irvine "Hey, I'm sure he'll understand."
Maia "But, you know what? I think all this can wait for one day... Now, did someone say something about a party???"
Rinoa starts laughing
Selphie "Woo-hoo!"
Zell "OHH YEAH!!!"
Squall "... ... ..."
At the party. On the way to their group of friends, Selphie and Quistis were discussing how Seifer and Lani will now have separate rooms from now on and about what excuses will Rinoa use this time to get to talk to Lani (Tee-hee!). They finally reach the group. Zell was at the table, stuffing in his mouth as many hot dogs as he could. Seifer was talking to Fujin and Raijin. Squall and Lani were sitting pretty close to eachother, but without exchanging a word. Rinoa was sitting alone in a corner, thinking if she'll have to break up with Squall tonight. Irvine and Maia were talking, a bit farther away from everybody else.
Maia "So... What do you think about this whole situation?"
Irvine "You mean about Alia being your mother?... Like, I'm ok with it. Really!"
Maia "... I'm happy to hear that... I guess I was afraid that you wouldn't want to be around me once you found out..."
Irvine "And yet, you still said it."
Maia "I felt that you should know the truth..."
Irvine "... Say, did it really matter if I wasn't gonna be around you anymore?"
Selphie finally sees that Maia and Irvine are a bit too... close yells to Irvine "Hey, Irvy, I wanna dance!"
Irvine yells back "Hold on a minute, Selphie!"
Maia "... Is Selphie your... girlfriend?"
Irvine puts on a seductive smile "(Oh, yeah! She wants me!) So, what if she was?"
Maia "Come on, answer me!"
Irvine "Well... What do you think?"
Selphie comes running in their direction and pulls Irvine by the arm "I wanna dance!"
Irvine "Heeey!?" is pointlessly trying to escape
Maia "I guess the answer is 'yes'..." runs out of the room
Irvine "Maia, wait! Damn!"
Selphie "What? What? What just happened?"
Irvine "Sorry, Selphie, like, I gotta go after her" runs after Maia
Selphie thump, thump, thump "I can't believe I'm losing him to... her!!!"
Irvine was running after Maia on the 1F Hallway and finally catches up to her.
Irvine "Maia, what's wrong?"
Maia is angry "What do you mean 'what's wrong'!? From the beginning you play like you're interested in me and now I find out that you already have a girlfriend!"
Irvine "Calm down, will you!? Selphie is not my girlfriend."
Maia "... Then howcome you guys are so close?"
Irvine "Well... we were probably gonna get together sometime soon."
Maia "Ahh!"
Irvine "But not anymore..."
Maia "Oh, really?"
Irvine "Give me a chance, ok? I'll show you just how lovable I can be." grins
Maia "Haha! ... Fine, I guess... But one chance is all you get."
Irvine "That's all I need... Now, how about going back to the party?"
Maia "..."
Irvine "I'm not gonna go dance with Selphie..."
Maia smiles "Ok." they go back to the party
In another corner of the room things were going differently. After Selphie ran off to get Irvine to dance with her, Quistis saw Rinoa who was still deep in thought, and went to her.
Quistis "Rinoa, what is going on? You're not your usual self..."
Rinoa "... I was just really lost in my thoughts..."
Quistis "Could it be because of Lani?"
Rinoa "How'd you know!? Oh, forget it... The whole Garden knows by now... Oww, that Seifer!..."
Quistis "So, have you made up your mind? It seems like tonight you'll have to let those two know what you feel."
Rinoa "... I know... I really like Lani, but I just know Squall won't understand if I tell him... What should I do?"
Quistis looks her in the eye "Be honest with yourself." walks away, leaving her alone
Rinoa "... Right..." takes a deep breath and walks to where the guys were
Now Zell, Squall, Seifer and Lani were having a little party on the side.
Rinoa "Hey, you wanna dance with me, Lani?"
Lani smiles "Sure." they both walk away to the dance floor
Squall was obviously surprised, but didn't make a move to stop her.
Seifer "So, you're just gonna stand there? Looks like you don't love her anymore... You have no idea what you lost. If I were you, I would have fought for her." turns his back to Squall and leaves
Squall "(... What can I do?... It was her decision...)"
On the dance floor.
Rinoa "... I hope he didn't take it too hard..."
Lani "You mean... Squall?"
Rinoa "Yeah..."
Lani "He'll probably think it was your call, and leave you alone... Worrying about it won't help, you know."
Rinoa "..."
Lani "Hey this is the last night before a big battle... Let's just forget everything and have fun... together..."
Rinoa "Yeah, you're right!" tight hug between the two
Squall observed the whole scene from the distance "(I don't have to see this...)" runs out of the room
As he was running down the main Hallway on the 1F, a voice stopped him in his tracks.
"Did it hurt you, to see her like this? Did it hurt you to see her with someone else?"
Squall turned around only to find a beautiful woman with long, red hair and blue eyes.
"She is lost to you now... Do you want to forget her?"
Squall "Who are you!?"
"Do you still love her? Or will you give her up?"
Squall "Answer me!"
"But you already know the answer to your question... What you don't know are your feelings towards Rinoa..."
Squall "How... how do you know!?"
"You are confused, aren't you? You want to be saved from this predicament? Don't be ashamed to ask for help... Besides, you're only a little boy."
Squall "I am not a boy! I can take care of myself!"
"You don't want to be a boy anymore? Then come with me to a place of no return... Bid farewell to your childhood..."
Squall "Ahh! Get... out of my... head..." falls down on his knees
Before the woman could get Squall to come with her, a Firaga spell made her open a portal and dissapear.
Woo-hoo! Another chapter done! Did some lines sound familiar? 'Don't be ashamed to ask for help', 'You're only a little boy', 'Come with me to a place of no return' ??? Youuu guessed it! That's just what Edea told Seifer to make him become her knight... Well? What do you think? Send me reviews!!!