Mounted Poster
So, yea. This is an update. Despite my poor writing abilities reflected in the former chapters, I think the absence from FF.net (this is the 1st chapter I've written in a long time) helped improve my writing abilities.
By the way, Quistis is 13, and the other kids ('cept for Seifer) are 12. ~~~~~chapter title
Chapter II ~ Lost Memories Revisited III
~~~~~beginning
Quistis sat on her cot, and stared at the blank walls of the orphanage. She wanted to plant the image of the best place in the entire world permanently in her head. and she wanted to be alone with her thoughts. Selphie, Irvine, Zell, Seifer... And Squall. Squall. Quistis smiled at the thought of him. He was so .cute, in an odd way. and ever since Sis left.......... Quistis forced Squall out of her mind and thought of what the future had in store for her. No matter if Quistis was happy in the future, or suffered, she'd never forget the orphanage. A tear formed at the base of her eye, but she quickly blinked it away. Today was the last full day Quistis had with her friends.
"You shouldn't bother her, Ivry..." Selphie blocked the entrance to the girl's dorm. Irvine shrugged.
"If she really will miss us, she should know she should spend as much time with us..."
"Well, this is a hard issue for Quisty. let's leave her alone, okay?"
"..." Irvine nodded slowly. "I guess we should call Squall... he's having trouble without Sis...."
Quistis heard the conversation behind the thin orphanage walls. Tears then spilled out onto her flushed face. She wanted to be alone, yet she wanted the comfort of friends in close proximity with her. But how could she just ask them to keep her company? If life was that easy.
Quistis continued hearing conversations behind the walls, but she couldn't distinguish each individual word. She could tell Zell joined in - his voice was loud and obviously distinguishable. After a while, Quistis dozed off, but wasn't completely asleep. She was soon awaken by Zell tugging at her shirt.
"Quisty?"
Quistis' eyes were cemented together from the tears. She rubbed her eyes. "..What's up, Zell?"
"Well. it's your last day. I'd just like to say ...you're one of my best friends, and ..keep in touch!"
Quistis forced a smile. Usually, a comment like that (especially from Zell) would brighten her up, but it somehow didn't. Quistis decided not to show it and feigned happiness. "Thanks, Zell. You know I love you a lot. I'll miss you."
Zell smiled. "Hey. wanna come out?"
Quistis really didn't feel like it. She shook her head slowly. "Maybe later."
Zell didn't say anything. He walked slowly out of the room, looking back at Quistis.
"You're not acting like yourself, Quisty."
Quistis didn't bother to respond and watched as Zell slowly left.
"Well?"
"She's not in the mood. Dunno, it seems like Quistis isn't herself.. She kinda reminds me of.. Squall.."
~~~ Quistis got bored of being depressed, and Quistis stepped out of her room to find the others. She walked slowly down the hall, and peeked into each room. All of them appeared vacant. Quistis finally reached the end of the hallway, and looked into Squall's room. Squall, as usual, was sitting in his cot, looking out into the ocean from the window, letting the gentle breeze comfortably blow against his hair and skin.
Quistis walked into Squall room. She made sure she made loud steps so Squall would have noticed her come in, but Squall ignored it and continued gazing out of the window. Quistis nervously cleared her throat.
".Squall?"
Squall slowly turned around. "Oh, hi."
Quistis hesitated. Quistis had somewhat of a.. crush on Squall, which she oddly couldn't explain. However Quistis knew it was hard to get into a conversation with Squall. ".Well, it's my last day here." Quistis looked to see Squall's reaction. Squall stared blankly at Quistis. Quistis quickly sighed. ".And. well, Squall. you're my friend. and. well. .I'm going to miss you."
Still no response. Squall turned his head to look out the window. Quistis' heart sank to her stomach. ".Well, anyway. ..bye, Squall.... Keep in touch."
Squall turned around. "Sit down, Quistis." He patted on a spot on his cot next to him. It took a few good seconds for Quistis to register what Squall just said, and she sat there with him. Squall started talking to Quistis about the Orphanage and all the times they've spent together - even some moments when Quistis couldn't recall that Squall had remembered.
".And I remember when I first came here, my birthday came up. and, well, Cid and Matron gave me a gift. So did Irvine, but it was kinda .stupid. .And you hugged me." Squall, for the first time for as long as Quistis could remember, looked into Quistis' eyes, and smiled briefly. Quistis was shocked that Squall did that, or even said something like that.
Squall continued on. "You told me that you liked my belt." He pointed at a thick yet loose belt with screws and different odds and ends attached to it that buckled his pants together. Quistis couldn't recall ever telling Squall such a thing, but she did always like Squall's belt.
".Oh." Quistis looked out of the window. She could feel Squall staring at her. Squall then got Quistis' attention by making a sort of clinking sound, Quistis looked down to see Squall was removing his belt. Quistis' eyes widened with shock. Was Squall trying to .do something to her? Quistis didn't move, but stayed alert and watched Squall take off his belt. He then held it up, and smiled at Quistis.
"That day, you made my day and made it my best birthday ever. .That was the day I met Sis, too. Since you liked my belt so much. here." Squall put it in Quistis' hand and clutched Quistis' hand tightly. Quistis squeezed back, and smiled at Squall.
~~~~ By the time Quistis was about to be taken away somewhere else, Squall and Quistis were still holding hands and looking out the window. She heard Matron call her. "Quisty! C'mon, it's time to go!"
Squall looked at Quistis with the same look she saw him have the day Sis disappeared. Squall let go of Quistis' hand and hugged her tightly. By then Matron stepped into Squall's room and smiled to herself.
"Uh, Quisty?" Matron hid her smile. "It's time to go."
Quistis took one last glance at Squall, and walked out of the room. She walked in pace with Matron to a red ship. Once they reached the stairway up to the ship, Matron stopped and looked at Quistis.
"Listen, Quisty.. Be a good girl." Quistis could have scoffed at Matron, but she looked serious, so Quistis quietly nodded. Matron then smiled and hugged Quistis. "Bye then. I'll miss you."
Quistis walked into the ship. A handsome man with long, black hair helped her up and ushered her to a passenger seat. To Quistis' surprise, he sat next to her.
"Hello. Quistis, that's your name right?"
She nodded.
"Ah, good.. Well, my name is Laguna and my job is to transport you to Balamb Garden. ..It's a type of fighting school if you don't know what it is."
Quistis was still confused. "I don't get it."
"Well." Laguna started, and paused. He looked deep in thought. "...Nevermind, you'll understand once you get there." He smiled at her and patted her enthusiastically on the back. ".I'm gonna pilot this ship to get us somewhere now - I'll see you in a bit."
He left the passenger room, which left Quistis with her thoughts. Squall. he was so out of character today. Not that Quistis disliked it, but Squall for once seemed like he cared for her. Quistis then realized that apart from Zell, she didn't see any of her other friends.
"Oh well," she said out loud, and gazed down at the belt. She felt guilty, but as tough as it was to admit, there wasn't any other way Quistis wanted to spend the day than with Squall. Quistis smiled stupidly.
--- Bah. I really don't care how mushy the "Lost Memories Revisited" are - just to give you insight on later chapters, these Memories make up a basic plot for the "Paperclip Chronicles," which is the deal story. From now on, Lost Memories Revisited are probably going to be flashbacks in Paperclip Chronicles.
So, yea. This is an update. Despite my poor writing abilities reflected in the former chapters, I think the absence from FF.net (this is the 1st chapter I've written in a long time) helped improve my writing abilities.
By the way, Quistis is 13, and the other kids ('cept for Seifer) are 12. ~~~~~chapter title
Chapter II ~ Lost Memories Revisited III
~~~~~beginning
Quistis sat on her cot, and stared at the blank walls of the orphanage. She wanted to plant the image of the best place in the entire world permanently in her head. and she wanted to be alone with her thoughts. Selphie, Irvine, Zell, Seifer... And Squall. Squall. Quistis smiled at the thought of him. He was so .cute, in an odd way. and ever since Sis left.......... Quistis forced Squall out of her mind and thought of what the future had in store for her. No matter if Quistis was happy in the future, or suffered, she'd never forget the orphanage. A tear formed at the base of her eye, but she quickly blinked it away. Today was the last full day Quistis had with her friends.
"You shouldn't bother her, Ivry..." Selphie blocked the entrance to the girl's dorm. Irvine shrugged.
"If she really will miss us, she should know she should spend as much time with us..."
"Well, this is a hard issue for Quisty. let's leave her alone, okay?"
"..." Irvine nodded slowly. "I guess we should call Squall... he's having trouble without Sis...."
Quistis heard the conversation behind the thin orphanage walls. Tears then spilled out onto her flushed face. She wanted to be alone, yet she wanted the comfort of friends in close proximity with her. But how could she just ask them to keep her company? If life was that easy.
Quistis continued hearing conversations behind the walls, but she couldn't distinguish each individual word. She could tell Zell joined in - his voice was loud and obviously distinguishable. After a while, Quistis dozed off, but wasn't completely asleep. She was soon awaken by Zell tugging at her shirt.
"Quisty?"
Quistis' eyes were cemented together from the tears. She rubbed her eyes. "..What's up, Zell?"
"Well. it's your last day. I'd just like to say ...you're one of my best friends, and ..keep in touch!"
Quistis forced a smile. Usually, a comment like that (especially from Zell) would brighten her up, but it somehow didn't. Quistis decided not to show it and feigned happiness. "Thanks, Zell. You know I love you a lot. I'll miss you."
Zell smiled. "Hey. wanna come out?"
Quistis really didn't feel like it. She shook her head slowly. "Maybe later."
Zell didn't say anything. He walked slowly out of the room, looking back at Quistis.
"You're not acting like yourself, Quisty."
Quistis didn't bother to respond and watched as Zell slowly left.
"Well?"
"She's not in the mood. Dunno, it seems like Quistis isn't herself.. She kinda reminds me of.. Squall.."
~~~ Quistis got bored of being depressed, and Quistis stepped out of her room to find the others. She walked slowly down the hall, and peeked into each room. All of them appeared vacant. Quistis finally reached the end of the hallway, and looked into Squall's room. Squall, as usual, was sitting in his cot, looking out into the ocean from the window, letting the gentle breeze comfortably blow against his hair and skin.
Quistis walked into Squall room. She made sure she made loud steps so Squall would have noticed her come in, but Squall ignored it and continued gazing out of the window. Quistis nervously cleared her throat.
".Squall?"
Squall slowly turned around. "Oh, hi."
Quistis hesitated. Quistis had somewhat of a.. crush on Squall, which she oddly couldn't explain. However Quistis knew it was hard to get into a conversation with Squall. ".Well, it's my last day here." Quistis looked to see Squall's reaction. Squall stared blankly at Quistis. Quistis quickly sighed. ".And. well, Squall. you're my friend. and. well. .I'm going to miss you."
Still no response. Squall turned his head to look out the window. Quistis' heart sank to her stomach. ".Well, anyway. ..bye, Squall.... Keep in touch."
Squall turned around. "Sit down, Quistis." He patted on a spot on his cot next to him. It took a few good seconds for Quistis to register what Squall just said, and she sat there with him. Squall started talking to Quistis about the Orphanage and all the times they've spent together - even some moments when Quistis couldn't recall that Squall had remembered.
".And I remember when I first came here, my birthday came up. and, well, Cid and Matron gave me a gift. So did Irvine, but it was kinda .stupid. .And you hugged me." Squall, for the first time for as long as Quistis could remember, looked into Quistis' eyes, and smiled briefly. Quistis was shocked that Squall did that, or even said something like that.
Squall continued on. "You told me that you liked my belt." He pointed at a thick yet loose belt with screws and different odds and ends attached to it that buckled his pants together. Quistis couldn't recall ever telling Squall such a thing, but she did always like Squall's belt.
".Oh." Quistis looked out of the window. She could feel Squall staring at her. Squall then got Quistis' attention by making a sort of clinking sound, Quistis looked down to see Squall was removing his belt. Quistis' eyes widened with shock. Was Squall trying to .do something to her? Quistis didn't move, but stayed alert and watched Squall take off his belt. He then held it up, and smiled at Quistis.
"That day, you made my day and made it my best birthday ever. .That was the day I met Sis, too. Since you liked my belt so much. here." Squall put it in Quistis' hand and clutched Quistis' hand tightly. Quistis squeezed back, and smiled at Squall.
~~~~ By the time Quistis was about to be taken away somewhere else, Squall and Quistis were still holding hands and looking out the window. She heard Matron call her. "Quisty! C'mon, it's time to go!"
Squall looked at Quistis with the same look she saw him have the day Sis disappeared. Squall let go of Quistis' hand and hugged her tightly. By then Matron stepped into Squall's room and smiled to herself.
"Uh, Quisty?" Matron hid her smile. "It's time to go."
Quistis took one last glance at Squall, and walked out of the room. She walked in pace with Matron to a red ship. Once they reached the stairway up to the ship, Matron stopped and looked at Quistis.
"Listen, Quisty.. Be a good girl." Quistis could have scoffed at Matron, but she looked serious, so Quistis quietly nodded. Matron then smiled and hugged Quistis. "Bye then. I'll miss you."
Quistis walked into the ship. A handsome man with long, black hair helped her up and ushered her to a passenger seat. To Quistis' surprise, he sat next to her.
"Hello. Quistis, that's your name right?"
She nodded.
"Ah, good.. Well, my name is Laguna and my job is to transport you to Balamb Garden. ..It's a type of fighting school if you don't know what it is."
Quistis was still confused. "I don't get it."
"Well." Laguna started, and paused. He looked deep in thought. "...Nevermind, you'll understand once you get there." He smiled at her and patted her enthusiastically on the back. ".I'm gonna pilot this ship to get us somewhere now - I'll see you in a bit."
He left the passenger room, which left Quistis with her thoughts. Squall. he was so out of character today. Not that Quistis disliked it, but Squall for once seemed like he cared for her. Quistis then realized that apart from Zell, she didn't see any of her other friends.
"Oh well," she said out loud, and gazed down at the belt. She felt guilty, but as tough as it was to admit, there wasn't any other way Quistis wanted to spend the day than with Squall. Quistis smiled stupidly.
--- Bah. I really don't care how mushy the "Lost Memories Revisited" are - just to give you insight on later chapters, these Memories make up a basic plot for the "Paperclip Chronicles," which is the deal story. From now on, Lost Memories Revisited are probably going to be flashbacks in Paperclip Chronicles.