Mounted Posters
By The Digital One
Nothing to say, except I'd like to remind you of how much I hate Rinoa. Enjoy this chapter.
~~~~~chapter title
Chapter II ~ Lost Memories Revisited II
~~~~~beginning Months past since the 'basketball' incident. It was winter, and many kids from the orphanage were leaving. Fortunately for Quistis, many of her friends were staying (which included the gang.). Quistis learned out to read and write within the few months, and eventually her dialect became less cluttered, which improved communications with Ellone, Cid, and Matron.
"Snow!" a squeaky voice awed, in Quistis' ear. It was Zell. Quistis opened one of her eyes, and saw Zell standing on her cot she shared with Selphie, staring intently out of the window. "Wow, Sefie, Quisty, look! It's snow!"
Quistis noticed the air was cold after she bothered to get out of her blankets. Since Zell was totally blocking her view, she laid back on her cot, though still interested.
"Is it a lotta snow, Zell?" Quistis asked. Zell nodded, and hogged the window all to himself, awing. Selphie then woke up.
"What's so interesting?" Selphie asked. No one answered her, and she got out of bed to attempt to look at what was outside. "Is it people that adopt kids here?"
"No," a mature voice lingered in the chilly air. Ellone, at the predominant age of 9, whom seemed to know everything, assured Selphie.
"What's it, Sis?" Selphie asked.
"Snow." Ellone said in the sweetest voice. This seemed to attract the swinging door of the girl's dorm, as Squall ran, arms wide open toward Ellone.
"Sis!" Squall squeaked, laughing while Ellone hugged Squall, and ran her long fingers through Squall's hair. "Did you see snow? Didja? Didja? Didja?"
"No, Zell was blocking the way," Ellone smiled. Zell immediately moved to show he still respected Sis, and Quistis was able to see the snow. She opened her mouth in disbelief.
The snow was three whole feet long! The lighthouse was completely covered in snow, and the ocean was covered with a thin layer of ice. Snow continued to lightly fall onto the ground, and the whole scenery was white, except for Cid, who was trying to shovel out the snow so they could play in it.
Zell couldn't contain himself. He squealed in joy, grabbed a jacket that belonged to Selphie, and ran out of the girl's dorm.
"Hey!" Selphie groaned. "Sis!!! Make Zell-"
"No, it's okay, I have a coat you can use," Ellone held out her coat, and helped Selphie button it. It looked very much like a bulky dress. Squall arched his brow.
"No, Selphie, give that back to Sis! It ain't her fault Zell took your coat!" Squall growled.
"No, it's okay. Selphie can use my coat. Go ahead outside, Selphie," Ellone said.
"YAY!" Selphie clapped her hands, and ran outside. Quistis looked outside to seeing Zell tumbling in the snow, shouting at Cid. Irvine soon appeared, followed by Selphie.
"Wow, this snow is tall!"
"Snow isn't really 'tall.' it's deep though," Cid corrected. Zell walked toward a big mound of snow Cid shoveled, and ignored his comment. It was then he noticed Irvine and Selphie.
"Irvy!" Zell squeaked, his breath rising visible in the cold air. "And Sefie!"
"What?" Selphie asked, trying to climb on the snow, though instead, snow covered her. "Ahh! Help Cid!"
"I'll help you, Sefie!" Irvine said, being the usual hero of the females.
". Why don't you go outside?" Ellone suddenly asked. Quistis finally noticed where she was, and looked at Ellone.
"Oh yeah! Hehe, I forgot," Quistis grinned sheepishly, and pulled on her thin jacket. "See ya Sis! See ya Squall!"
Ellone waved and beamed back, though Squall just stared at her blankly.
~~~~~time split
Quistis enjoyed the snow; she made snow angels, had a snowball fight against the guys, and went inside all satisfied, her faces red from the cold. Ellone and Matron were lighting candles on a small cake.
"Who's birthday is it?" Zell asked. Quistis looked at Zell and Selphie, who seemed to be as stumped as Zell.
"It's my birthday," Squall said, looking at the four children. There was an embarrassing silence in where the four children tried to think up excuses to substitute their unknowing of his birthday.
".Well, you didn't say anything about it." Quistis' voice died out. Squall fixed an innocent death gaze at her.
Silence. Squall continued staring at Quistis throughout the meal, even when blowing out his candles. In the single day, that was probably the most he looked at Quistis combined from the first day they met and Squall's birthday eve. Quistis noticed this, and wasn't too thrilled with all the attention. Was it because what she said? Although Quistis wasn't very close in relation to Squall, she didn't want Squall - or anyone for that matter - to be hurt by what she said.
After the cake, Matron and Cid presented Squall with a small stuffed toy lion, and Ellone gave him a book. Irvine tried to act all innocent and hastily drew a picture of Squall's favorite animal, a lion. After the gifts (which even through that, he constantly met his eyes with Quistis), Quistis decided to try to interact with Squall.
Quistis walked up to him, while Squall leered at her.
"Umm. happy birthday Squall."
"Thanks."
"Did you like your gifts?"
"Eh. they were decent."
Quistis tried to bring up something else. She looked at what Squall was wearing, so she could try to compliment his attire. That was when she noticed a belt out of all things.
"I like your belt," Quistis said. Squall's eyes finally left her body and rested momentarily at his belt.
". Thanks."
"Your belt is black, I like that color," Quistis nodded, though it was a known fact Quistis liked pink. Quistis smiled, and looked into Squall's empty eyes. While others were conversing and getting second helpings of the cake, Quistis just stood there, while Squall seemed to be very interested in Zell eating. She didn't know what to do to make him feel better about his birthday. She finally thought of a lame birthday present, and smiled when it came up. Quistis walked up to Squall, and hugged him briefly, which took him by surprise. Squall began to eye Quistis again.
"Happy birthday Squall," she said, and then ran off.
~~~~~end
I didn't try to bring up any romance here; this is just something crucial to the later on plot that'll bring them closer in a Paperclip Chronicles.
Please keep in mind that these aren't teenagers, they are children, and children act like that (well, until they turn 6 and then loathe love and worry about cooties until they're 11)
By The Digital One
Nothing to say, except I'd like to remind you of how much I hate Rinoa. Enjoy this chapter.
~~~~~chapter title
Chapter II ~ Lost Memories Revisited II
~~~~~beginning Months past since the 'basketball' incident. It was winter, and many kids from the orphanage were leaving. Fortunately for Quistis, many of her friends were staying (which included the gang.). Quistis learned out to read and write within the few months, and eventually her dialect became less cluttered, which improved communications with Ellone, Cid, and Matron.
"Snow!" a squeaky voice awed, in Quistis' ear. It was Zell. Quistis opened one of her eyes, and saw Zell standing on her cot she shared with Selphie, staring intently out of the window. "Wow, Sefie, Quisty, look! It's snow!"
Quistis noticed the air was cold after she bothered to get out of her blankets. Since Zell was totally blocking her view, she laid back on her cot, though still interested.
"Is it a lotta snow, Zell?" Quistis asked. Zell nodded, and hogged the window all to himself, awing. Selphie then woke up.
"What's so interesting?" Selphie asked. No one answered her, and she got out of bed to attempt to look at what was outside. "Is it people that adopt kids here?"
"No," a mature voice lingered in the chilly air. Ellone, at the predominant age of 9, whom seemed to know everything, assured Selphie.
"What's it, Sis?" Selphie asked.
"Snow." Ellone said in the sweetest voice. This seemed to attract the swinging door of the girl's dorm, as Squall ran, arms wide open toward Ellone.
"Sis!" Squall squeaked, laughing while Ellone hugged Squall, and ran her long fingers through Squall's hair. "Did you see snow? Didja? Didja? Didja?"
"No, Zell was blocking the way," Ellone smiled. Zell immediately moved to show he still respected Sis, and Quistis was able to see the snow. She opened her mouth in disbelief.
The snow was three whole feet long! The lighthouse was completely covered in snow, and the ocean was covered with a thin layer of ice. Snow continued to lightly fall onto the ground, and the whole scenery was white, except for Cid, who was trying to shovel out the snow so they could play in it.
Zell couldn't contain himself. He squealed in joy, grabbed a jacket that belonged to Selphie, and ran out of the girl's dorm.
"Hey!" Selphie groaned. "Sis!!! Make Zell-"
"No, it's okay, I have a coat you can use," Ellone held out her coat, and helped Selphie button it. It looked very much like a bulky dress. Squall arched his brow.
"No, Selphie, give that back to Sis! It ain't her fault Zell took your coat!" Squall growled.
"No, it's okay. Selphie can use my coat. Go ahead outside, Selphie," Ellone said.
"YAY!" Selphie clapped her hands, and ran outside. Quistis looked outside to seeing Zell tumbling in the snow, shouting at Cid. Irvine soon appeared, followed by Selphie.
"Wow, this snow is tall!"
"Snow isn't really 'tall.' it's deep though," Cid corrected. Zell walked toward a big mound of snow Cid shoveled, and ignored his comment. It was then he noticed Irvine and Selphie.
"Irvy!" Zell squeaked, his breath rising visible in the cold air. "And Sefie!"
"What?" Selphie asked, trying to climb on the snow, though instead, snow covered her. "Ahh! Help Cid!"
"I'll help you, Sefie!" Irvine said, being the usual hero of the females.
". Why don't you go outside?" Ellone suddenly asked. Quistis finally noticed where she was, and looked at Ellone.
"Oh yeah! Hehe, I forgot," Quistis grinned sheepishly, and pulled on her thin jacket. "See ya Sis! See ya Squall!"
Ellone waved and beamed back, though Squall just stared at her blankly.
~~~~~time split
Quistis enjoyed the snow; she made snow angels, had a snowball fight against the guys, and went inside all satisfied, her faces red from the cold. Ellone and Matron were lighting candles on a small cake.
"Who's birthday is it?" Zell asked. Quistis looked at Zell and Selphie, who seemed to be as stumped as Zell.
"It's my birthday," Squall said, looking at the four children. There was an embarrassing silence in where the four children tried to think up excuses to substitute their unknowing of his birthday.
".Well, you didn't say anything about it." Quistis' voice died out. Squall fixed an innocent death gaze at her.
Silence. Squall continued staring at Quistis throughout the meal, even when blowing out his candles. In the single day, that was probably the most he looked at Quistis combined from the first day they met and Squall's birthday eve. Quistis noticed this, and wasn't too thrilled with all the attention. Was it because what she said? Although Quistis wasn't very close in relation to Squall, she didn't want Squall - or anyone for that matter - to be hurt by what she said.
After the cake, Matron and Cid presented Squall with a small stuffed toy lion, and Ellone gave him a book. Irvine tried to act all innocent and hastily drew a picture of Squall's favorite animal, a lion. After the gifts (which even through that, he constantly met his eyes with Quistis), Quistis decided to try to interact with Squall.
Quistis walked up to him, while Squall leered at her.
"Umm. happy birthday Squall."
"Thanks."
"Did you like your gifts?"
"Eh. they were decent."
Quistis tried to bring up something else. She looked at what Squall was wearing, so she could try to compliment his attire. That was when she noticed a belt out of all things.
"I like your belt," Quistis said. Squall's eyes finally left her body and rested momentarily at his belt.
". Thanks."
"Your belt is black, I like that color," Quistis nodded, though it was a known fact Quistis liked pink. Quistis smiled, and looked into Squall's empty eyes. While others were conversing and getting second helpings of the cake, Quistis just stood there, while Squall seemed to be very interested in Zell eating. She didn't know what to do to make him feel better about his birthday. She finally thought of a lame birthday present, and smiled when it came up. Quistis walked up to Squall, and hugged him briefly, which took him by surprise. Squall began to eye Quistis again.
"Happy birthday Squall," she said, and then ran off.
~~~~~end
I didn't try to bring up any romance here; this is just something crucial to the later on plot that'll bring them closer in a Paperclip Chronicles.
Please keep in mind that these aren't teenagers, they are children, and children act like that (well, until they turn 6 and then loathe love and worry about cooties until they're 11)