Authoress' Notes:
Presenting the second chapter of Turn Around and Look Behind you. Enjoy!
Remember to R&R! Disclaimers are on the first chapter. Oh yeah, can anyone
tell me how to make my words bold or underlined, please....
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Chapter 2: The Eighth Camp Member and Déjà vu. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
'Alright. Now number eight is......Le Blanc!'
Le Blanc jumped up from her chair and did a big leap into the air and landed clumsily on the floor. Paine's face fell while Rikku and Yuna groan loudly.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Paine's Point-of-view~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I couldn't believe my ears when I heard that I wasn't in the first group. All of my friends are there including all the members of Crimson Crusaders. I don't really have any friends other than all the students in the 1st group. For once, I felt my heart hurt. No it wasn't hurt I felt, it was disappointment or jealousy. After what I heard about Le Blanc during recess made my heart cringe.
Nooj and Le Blanc? No way! Impossible! Nooj, the serious deathseeker orphan and the hyper seductive cheerleader Le Blanc? No!
Relax.. relax... breathe in...breathe out...
It's not that they are announcing that they're engaged or anything. Anyway, I care because......?
'PAINE!!!' Rikku's voice snapped me from my inner thoughts.
'Huh?' I managed to utter.
'Did you hear me? I said poor Yuna and I. Why can't we have you instead since you don't get along well with the other students?' Rikku answered.
'Uh, I don't know.' I answered absently. There were snickers from Baralai and Gippal while the blank expression on Nooj's face did not change. The more I look at him, the more I admire him.
Then our teacher, Ms. Shayla continued reading the other groups' members. After she had finished, there was still no sign of my name. Therefore, I stood up and walked up to the Ms. Shayla and informed her. She looked at her long list of paper.
' Return to your table and I will soon assign you to your group.' Ms Shayla told me.
She waited until I have sat down at my table before she clapped her hands and announced:
'Okay, students. There has been a minor mistake when I read out the groups' members. As you see, Group Two only has seven members, so Le Blanc from the first group shall join the second group. As for Paine, you shall be in the First Group. Now all of you, get into your teams.'
Le Blanc sank into her chair and looked so bad and sad while Yuna and Rikku screamed and cheered happily for Paine.
'Yay! Paine's in our group! See I told you, you should here.' Rikku cheered when I arrived at their Group table.
'Welcome to the group.' Nooj said in a monotone voice, which shocked me. Usually, he would ignore all newcomers.
Anyway, I answered him in a cold voice, ' Thank you.'
'Hey, you two. Don't act as if there's a battle going on. Loosen up a bit.' Gippal sneered.
Nooj and I rolled our eyes together and even said 'Whatever' together.
The whole group looked at us, shocked.
'Hey, stop glaring. What shall we bring for the camp, which is coming up in nine days time.' the sensible Tidus commented.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 3RD PERSON POV~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
After General Studies, Paine walked to her PE class with Rikku. They're going shopping with Yuna and Calli three days before the camp for provisions while the guys are going to get equipment.
' Paine, what do you have after this?'
'Nothing. This is the last class for me and I'm going home to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....'
'Lucky you! I've got Engineering with that Stupid Gippal after this.' Said Rikku. Paine gave a small mock laugh.
'I don't think you look at him as stupid. Judging by the looks you were giving him, I would think you fancy him. I've got a very sharp eye.'
Rikku turned into a hundred shades of red while Paine gave a very genuine laugh after sulking for so long.
Meanwhile Gippal and Nooj were also heading for PE class.
'Nooj? What do you have after this class?'
'Nothing. Last class, then I'm off to hibernating'
'Lucky you! I've got Engineering classes with that hyper Rikku girl' Gippal gave a fake sigh while Nooj smirked.
' As far as I can see with my eagle eyes, I really think you feel lucky. You fancy her don't you?
Gippal didn't answer and Nooj didn't think that guys could blush so bad until he saw Gippal. Nooj, the deathseeker couldn't help but laughed. (A/N : déjà vu, don't you think?)
The Deathseeker stop laughing immediately when he heard a sweet girl's laughter on the other side of the clearing they were walking on. The girl stopped laughing too and for a moment they caught each other's eyes. They reluctantly break their gazes to look at each other's blushing companion. Nooj looked at Rikku while Paine looked at Gippal. Then, they caught each other's eyes again and winked.
As if reading each other's thoughts, Nooj cleared his throat and said, ' Umm... Gippal .. Why don't you walk with Rikku? I have some things to discuss with Paine. The mentioned couple turned a darker shade of red and walked beside each other. They walked to their PE class, leaving Paine and Nooj behind.
Paine and Nooj waited till the couple was out of earshot before bursting into laughter. Nooj recomposed himself before Paine. So, he looked in amazement at Paine. Nooj didn't see Paine laughing often but she did look pretty when she laughed.
' She should laugh more often.' Nooj thought to himself.
Paine sensed Nooj gazing at her and her feelings in General Studies suddenly came rushing back to her again as she recomposed herself. She caught Nooj's eyes and gazed into them for a while. A long uncomfortable moment enveloped them as they just looked into each other's eyes.
Then, Nooj cleared his throat and muttered ' Shall ... we? I mean, shall we go to our Physical Exercise class now? Rikku and Gippal might get worried and send out a search party to find us.'
That earned another laugh from Paine before she said ' Sure, let's go.'
~Replying Reviews~
Seyhak : Thanks for reviewing my fanfiction. I'm very delighted to know that you think my story is going to great. I'm flattered! Please R&R again.
gippal-ec-rud : Thank you for reviewing! I was also thinking if the relationship between Paine and Nooj was being ignored. I haven't seen much of Paine/Nooj yet so that's why I wrote this. Please R&R again.
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Chapter 2: The Eighth Camp Member and Déjà vu. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
'Alright. Now number eight is......Le Blanc!'
Le Blanc jumped up from her chair and did a big leap into the air and landed clumsily on the floor. Paine's face fell while Rikku and Yuna groan loudly.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Paine's Point-of-view~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I couldn't believe my ears when I heard that I wasn't in the first group. All of my friends are there including all the members of Crimson Crusaders. I don't really have any friends other than all the students in the 1st group. For once, I felt my heart hurt. No it wasn't hurt I felt, it was disappointment or jealousy. After what I heard about Le Blanc during recess made my heart cringe.
Nooj and Le Blanc? No way! Impossible! Nooj, the serious deathseeker orphan and the hyper seductive cheerleader Le Blanc? No!
Relax.. relax... breathe in...breathe out...
It's not that they are announcing that they're engaged or anything. Anyway, I care because......?
'PAINE!!!' Rikku's voice snapped me from my inner thoughts.
'Huh?' I managed to utter.
'Did you hear me? I said poor Yuna and I. Why can't we have you instead since you don't get along well with the other students?' Rikku answered.
'Uh, I don't know.' I answered absently. There were snickers from Baralai and Gippal while the blank expression on Nooj's face did not change. The more I look at him, the more I admire him.
Then our teacher, Ms. Shayla continued reading the other groups' members. After she had finished, there was still no sign of my name. Therefore, I stood up and walked up to the Ms. Shayla and informed her. She looked at her long list of paper.
' Return to your table and I will soon assign you to your group.' Ms Shayla told me.
She waited until I have sat down at my table before she clapped her hands and announced:
'Okay, students. There has been a minor mistake when I read out the groups' members. As you see, Group Two only has seven members, so Le Blanc from the first group shall join the second group. As for Paine, you shall be in the First Group. Now all of you, get into your teams.'
Le Blanc sank into her chair and looked so bad and sad while Yuna and Rikku screamed and cheered happily for Paine.
'Yay! Paine's in our group! See I told you, you should here.' Rikku cheered when I arrived at their Group table.
'Welcome to the group.' Nooj said in a monotone voice, which shocked me. Usually, he would ignore all newcomers.
Anyway, I answered him in a cold voice, ' Thank you.'
'Hey, you two. Don't act as if there's a battle going on. Loosen up a bit.' Gippal sneered.
Nooj and I rolled our eyes together and even said 'Whatever' together.
The whole group looked at us, shocked.
'Hey, stop glaring. What shall we bring for the camp, which is coming up in nine days time.' the sensible Tidus commented.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 3RD PERSON POV~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
After General Studies, Paine walked to her PE class with Rikku. They're going shopping with Yuna and Calli three days before the camp for provisions while the guys are going to get equipment.
' Paine, what do you have after this?'
'Nothing. This is the last class for me and I'm going home to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....'
'Lucky you! I've got Engineering with that Stupid Gippal after this.' Said Rikku. Paine gave a small mock laugh.
'I don't think you look at him as stupid. Judging by the looks you were giving him, I would think you fancy him. I've got a very sharp eye.'
Rikku turned into a hundred shades of red while Paine gave a very genuine laugh after sulking for so long.
Meanwhile Gippal and Nooj were also heading for PE class.
'Nooj? What do you have after this class?'
'Nothing. Last class, then I'm off to hibernating'
'Lucky you! I've got Engineering classes with that hyper Rikku girl' Gippal gave a fake sigh while Nooj smirked.
' As far as I can see with my eagle eyes, I really think you feel lucky. You fancy her don't you?
Gippal didn't answer and Nooj didn't think that guys could blush so bad until he saw Gippal. Nooj, the deathseeker couldn't help but laughed. (A/N : déjà vu, don't you think?)
The Deathseeker stop laughing immediately when he heard a sweet girl's laughter on the other side of the clearing they were walking on. The girl stopped laughing too and for a moment they caught each other's eyes. They reluctantly break their gazes to look at each other's blushing companion. Nooj looked at Rikku while Paine looked at Gippal. Then, they caught each other's eyes again and winked.
As if reading each other's thoughts, Nooj cleared his throat and said, ' Umm... Gippal .. Why don't you walk with Rikku? I have some things to discuss with Paine. The mentioned couple turned a darker shade of red and walked beside each other. They walked to their PE class, leaving Paine and Nooj behind.
Paine and Nooj waited till the couple was out of earshot before bursting into laughter. Nooj recomposed himself before Paine. So, he looked in amazement at Paine. Nooj didn't see Paine laughing often but she did look pretty when she laughed.
' She should laugh more often.' Nooj thought to himself.
Paine sensed Nooj gazing at her and her feelings in General Studies suddenly came rushing back to her again as she recomposed herself. She caught Nooj's eyes and gazed into them for a while. A long uncomfortable moment enveloped them as they just looked into each other's eyes.
Then, Nooj cleared his throat and muttered ' Shall ... we? I mean, shall we go to our Physical Exercise class now? Rikku and Gippal might get worried and send out a search party to find us.'
That earned another laugh from Paine before she said ' Sure, let's go.'
~Replying Reviews~
Seyhak : Thanks for reviewing my fanfiction. I'm very delighted to know that you think my story is going to great. I'm flattered! Please R&R again.
gippal-ec-rud : Thank you for reviewing! I was also thinking if the relationship between Paine and Nooj was being ignored. I haven't seen much of Paine/Nooj yet so that's why I wrote this. Please R&R again.
SummonerMomo : Thank you for the wonderful review. The ice cream part was funny! Well, so I guess you know who the 8th person is now. Please R&R again.