Fantable: Whee, cliffhanger has been continued!
Rhii: Fantable does not own Final Fantasy 8
Disclaimer: Ahem Fantable does not own Final Fantasy 8
Rhii: . . .
Fantable: . . . No need to rub it in.
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The pair of green eyes slowly advanced, moving closer and closer until... "Selphie, it's just a moomba." Said Squall in an annoyed tone.
Selphie grabbed a small flashlight from her pocket, and shone it onto the moomba, who was standing quietly in front of her. "Okay Squall, that's it! You go in front of me, okay?" Squall nodded, and Selphie followed Squall as they walked further down the twisting paths of the cave. The moomba gave a frightened squeal, and ran off. More glowing eyes and these ones were yellow.
"Um, nice little moomba?" Selphie stepped back nervously.
"Shut up, Selphie. It's not a moomba, because moombas have green eyes." Squall drew his gunblade, and crept closer. Selphie shone her flashlight at the glowing eyes, and a low snarl responded to the light. The owner of the bright eyes happened to be a large, cat-like creature, with a raggedy tan hide, and black bat-like wings. Thorns ridged its arched back, and long black claws stretched from its large paws.
"This must be one of the monsters that attacked Trabia. Maybe if we get rid of this one, the rest of them will flee." Squall held his gun-blade ready and glanced back at Selphie. "Don't tell me you forgot you weapon, Selphie."
Selphie stared down at her feet. "I think I dropped it somewhere when I got scared! I'll go back and get it." Before Squall could say anything, Selphie had ran back to get it. The large cat-like monster pounced. Squall made a swipe at it with his gunblade, but missed, and fell back. He got up to see the beast bounding towards him again. He side-stepped and slashed at it again, grazing on of its wings. The beast lifted from the ground, and hovered in front of Squall, and then swooped down at him, pinning him down. It held its black claws above him, and plunged them downward for the kill. Selphie's nunchaku soared through the air and gave its paw a hard hit. The beast snarled, and bounded at Selphie, completely forgetting its former target. Selphie jumped back, but not fast enough, and received a large gash in her side from its claws. She groaned as blood spilled down her dress, and her side began to go numb. She jumped onto the beasts back as it passed. It reared and growled, but she held on tightly. The thorns on its back suddenly lengthened, and shot higher off it's back. Two of its thorns impaled Selphie, one through her leg, and one straight through her middle. She swung her nunchaku around its head, and grabbed onto one of its handles in each hand. She pulled tightly, until the beast screeched in pain, as the nunchaku dug into its throat, tightening and strangling it. Selphie continued to pull until the final gasp was released from beast, and it fell limp. Squall rushed over to Selphie. He couldn't believe it; she had saved his life, and injured herself just to do it. After removing the thorns from Selphie's body, he supported her as a crutch.
"Selphie...thank you." Squall said quietly as they emerged from the cave. Selphie limped toward a tree, and lowered herself to the ground, leaning her back against it. "Nn...No problem Squall..." she gasped. "That's what friends are for, right?" She looked down sadly at her torn and bloody clothes, as well as her shattered leg, and the hole through her middle. She was lucky to be alive, shattered or not. "I...I think I'm just going to take a...little...nap..."
"Squall, are you alright?" Rhii rushed over in frenzy, and halted in front of Squall with a worried look on her face. "You were gone for so long; do you know how scared everyone else was? We though you were...dead?" Rhii turned and stared at Selphie's bloody figure. Squall notice her pale face, and shook his head.
"She's not dead, she's just sleeping." Squall said quickly.
"Well, we'd better get her onto the train and into the hospital before she..." Rhii stared at the ground for a while, and then walked back to the train station.
"Selphie, wake up." Squall turned to Selphie, who didn't move. "Selphie...Selphie...?" She was breathing alright, but in deep sleep. Squall carefully lifted her, and headed towards the train station.
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Squall, Quistis, and Rhii were sitting in the waiting room of the infirmary. The nurse walked out of Selphie's room.
"Selphie will be okay, for now. She'll probably be here for a week, until we can put her on a wheelchair."
"This is my fault." Squall sighed. "I shouldn't have let her come with me."
"Squall, just shut up. Let's all go back to our rooms. It will be awhile until we can visit Selphie." Quistis said. Squall sighed again, and walked back to his room.
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Irvine hurried to the infirmary after hearing Selphie had been injured. The nurse stood in his way, and shook her head. "Family members only," She said coldly.
Irvine glowered, and shoved her out the way. "I'm her friend, okay, so I need to see her."
Selphie lay on a white bed, the sheets stained with her blood. She was dressed in one of the long blue infirmary shirts, and her leg was wrapped in a cast. At this point she was sleeping.
"Selphie, Selphie..." Selphie moaned, and stirred slightly. "Selphie!" Irvine said a bit louder. Selphie opened her eyes, and narrowed then at the light of the infirmary. "I-Irvine, is that you?" Irvine nearly burst into tears after hearing Selphie's voice. She was alright... "Irvine...You came to see me?" Selphie squinted up at him, and Irvine nodded. "I'm sorry, but I kind of...need to sleep...I'll wake up...in a moment." Selphie shut her eyes. "You can sleep as long as you want...Just promise me that you'll wake up." Selphie was already asleep.
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"Squall..." Rhii walked into Squall's room, with her face looking pale. Squall looked up from his desk as she entered.
"Squall," she said again. "Selphie is injured badly. She...She is going to die." His eyes hardened as he heard the words. Selphie had been in so many situations. She couldn't die, she was strong. But she had taken a bad stab. Squall shook his head.
"Squall," Rhii repeated in a cold voice. "She has become sick. Demon venom has entered her veins." Rhii gave her head a cynical shake. "She won't live Squall, and you will have to except it."
Squall had never seen this side of Rhii before. The dark, cynical girl standing before him had once been shy, quiet, and happy. And then...Selphie.
"Selphie will not die. She can't die." Squall too went pale. Rhii walked towards him, and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Selphie is human," she whispered. "Only human; her life is not eternal. She is not invincible. She has her limits."
"Would you leave?" Rhii shook her head. "Not until you understand the truth. If you don't accept it, you'll be crushed when she does die. I am telling you for the best."
"Leave," Squall repeated.
Rhii shook her head. "Accept it."
Squall's eyes glazed over. She wouldn't leave. He wouldn't accept it. The thought of Selphie dying brought him pain...the pain he had always felt for Rinoa, when she was nearly lost in space, when she was possessed, and when she wouldn't awaken from her coma. It scared him. It gave him that feeling...the feeling he dreaded so much. That helpless feeling of it being his fault, his carelessness, his stupidity. And that would make him lose Selphie? It just couldn't.
Rhii turned and walked out.
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Fantable: I think I'll have to change the genre for that -.-;
Rhii: I think you should change the rating too.
Fantable: ...
Disclaimer: You know...since you just hurt Selphie, you're in for a major flaming.
Fantable: Great.
Rhii: Aren't you supposed to be in the beginning of the story?
Disclaimer: ...
Fantable: Please review!
Rhii: Fantable does not own Final Fantasy 8
Disclaimer: Ahem Fantable does not own Final Fantasy 8
Rhii: . . .
Fantable: . . . No need to rub it in.
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The pair of green eyes slowly advanced, moving closer and closer until... "Selphie, it's just a moomba." Said Squall in an annoyed tone.
Selphie grabbed a small flashlight from her pocket, and shone it onto the moomba, who was standing quietly in front of her. "Okay Squall, that's it! You go in front of me, okay?" Squall nodded, and Selphie followed Squall as they walked further down the twisting paths of the cave. The moomba gave a frightened squeal, and ran off. More glowing eyes and these ones were yellow.
"Um, nice little moomba?" Selphie stepped back nervously.
"Shut up, Selphie. It's not a moomba, because moombas have green eyes." Squall drew his gunblade, and crept closer. Selphie shone her flashlight at the glowing eyes, and a low snarl responded to the light. The owner of the bright eyes happened to be a large, cat-like creature, with a raggedy tan hide, and black bat-like wings. Thorns ridged its arched back, and long black claws stretched from its large paws.
"This must be one of the monsters that attacked Trabia. Maybe if we get rid of this one, the rest of them will flee." Squall held his gun-blade ready and glanced back at Selphie. "Don't tell me you forgot you weapon, Selphie."
Selphie stared down at her feet. "I think I dropped it somewhere when I got scared! I'll go back and get it." Before Squall could say anything, Selphie had ran back to get it. The large cat-like monster pounced. Squall made a swipe at it with his gunblade, but missed, and fell back. He got up to see the beast bounding towards him again. He side-stepped and slashed at it again, grazing on of its wings. The beast lifted from the ground, and hovered in front of Squall, and then swooped down at him, pinning him down. It held its black claws above him, and plunged them downward for the kill. Selphie's nunchaku soared through the air and gave its paw a hard hit. The beast snarled, and bounded at Selphie, completely forgetting its former target. Selphie jumped back, but not fast enough, and received a large gash in her side from its claws. She groaned as blood spilled down her dress, and her side began to go numb. She jumped onto the beasts back as it passed. It reared and growled, but she held on tightly. The thorns on its back suddenly lengthened, and shot higher off it's back. Two of its thorns impaled Selphie, one through her leg, and one straight through her middle. She swung her nunchaku around its head, and grabbed onto one of its handles in each hand. She pulled tightly, until the beast screeched in pain, as the nunchaku dug into its throat, tightening and strangling it. Selphie continued to pull until the final gasp was released from beast, and it fell limp. Squall rushed over to Selphie. He couldn't believe it; she had saved his life, and injured herself just to do it. After removing the thorns from Selphie's body, he supported her as a crutch.
"Selphie...thank you." Squall said quietly as they emerged from the cave. Selphie limped toward a tree, and lowered herself to the ground, leaning her back against it. "Nn...No problem Squall..." she gasped. "That's what friends are for, right?" She looked down sadly at her torn and bloody clothes, as well as her shattered leg, and the hole through her middle. She was lucky to be alive, shattered or not. "I...I think I'm just going to take a...little...nap..."
"Squall, are you alright?" Rhii rushed over in frenzy, and halted in front of Squall with a worried look on her face. "You were gone for so long; do you know how scared everyone else was? We though you were...dead?" Rhii turned and stared at Selphie's bloody figure. Squall notice her pale face, and shook his head.
"She's not dead, she's just sleeping." Squall said quickly.
"Well, we'd better get her onto the train and into the hospital before she..." Rhii stared at the ground for a while, and then walked back to the train station.
"Selphie, wake up." Squall turned to Selphie, who didn't move. "Selphie...Selphie...?" She was breathing alright, but in deep sleep. Squall carefully lifted her, and headed towards the train station.
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Squall, Quistis, and Rhii were sitting in the waiting room of the infirmary. The nurse walked out of Selphie's room.
"Selphie will be okay, for now. She'll probably be here for a week, until we can put her on a wheelchair."
"This is my fault." Squall sighed. "I shouldn't have let her come with me."
"Squall, just shut up. Let's all go back to our rooms. It will be awhile until we can visit Selphie." Quistis said. Squall sighed again, and walked back to his room.
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Irvine hurried to the infirmary after hearing Selphie had been injured. The nurse stood in his way, and shook her head. "Family members only," She said coldly.
Irvine glowered, and shoved her out the way. "I'm her friend, okay, so I need to see her."
Selphie lay on a white bed, the sheets stained with her blood. She was dressed in one of the long blue infirmary shirts, and her leg was wrapped in a cast. At this point she was sleeping.
"Selphie, Selphie..." Selphie moaned, and stirred slightly. "Selphie!" Irvine said a bit louder. Selphie opened her eyes, and narrowed then at the light of the infirmary. "I-Irvine, is that you?" Irvine nearly burst into tears after hearing Selphie's voice. She was alright... "Irvine...You came to see me?" Selphie squinted up at him, and Irvine nodded. "I'm sorry, but I kind of...need to sleep...I'll wake up...in a moment." Selphie shut her eyes. "You can sleep as long as you want...Just promise me that you'll wake up." Selphie was already asleep.
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"Squall..." Rhii walked into Squall's room, with her face looking pale. Squall looked up from his desk as she entered.
"Squall," she said again. "Selphie is injured badly. She...She is going to die." His eyes hardened as he heard the words. Selphie had been in so many situations. She couldn't die, she was strong. But she had taken a bad stab. Squall shook his head.
"Squall," Rhii repeated in a cold voice. "She has become sick. Demon venom has entered her veins." Rhii gave her head a cynical shake. "She won't live Squall, and you will have to except it."
Squall had never seen this side of Rhii before. The dark, cynical girl standing before him had once been shy, quiet, and happy. And then...Selphie.
"Selphie will not die. She can't die." Squall too went pale. Rhii walked towards him, and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Selphie is human," she whispered. "Only human; her life is not eternal. She is not invincible. She has her limits."
"Would you leave?" Rhii shook her head. "Not until you understand the truth. If you don't accept it, you'll be crushed when she does die. I am telling you for the best."
"Leave," Squall repeated.
Rhii shook her head. "Accept it."
Squall's eyes glazed over. She wouldn't leave. He wouldn't accept it. The thought of Selphie dying brought him pain...the pain he had always felt for Rinoa, when she was nearly lost in space, when she was possessed, and when she wouldn't awaken from her coma. It scared him. It gave him that feeling...the feeling he dreaded so much. That helpless feeling of it being his fault, his carelessness, his stupidity. And that would make him lose Selphie? It just couldn't.
Rhii turned and walked out.
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Fantable: I think I'll have to change the genre for that -.-;
Rhii: I think you should change the rating too.
Fantable: ...
Disclaimer: You know...since you just hurt Selphie, you're in for a major flaming.
Fantable: Great.
Rhii: Aren't you supposed to be in the beginning of the story?
Disclaimer: ...
Fantable: Please review!