(Disclaimer: The last chapter was basically saying that they were on their way to the Memorial, so that's why it sucked and was so short. This part of the story takes place at a different setting. Find out from reading, you'll see what I mean .)
Meanwhile...
The ball was to take place at 8 P.M., and as of now, it was 5:12 P.M. Selphie, Zell, and Irvine weren't well aware of the time yet.
Back at Balamb, Quistis was beginning to worry. She hadn't seen Zell, Selphie, or Irvine all day. If it had been a weekday, she could have investigated and written them up, because they would have missed classes, but they could have went anywhere, seeing it was the weekend. She wanted to ask Zell's mother if they had visited Zell's house, or were at least somewhere in Balamb, but she didn't want to be nosey. She was still concerned, though.
She remembered the rumor she told in the teacher's lounge, and wandered if it was such a wise idea to tell it, yet was beginning to wonder if it was true. Rinoa had been missing a little more than a week, now, and one could go to the Memorial and return within four days. Maybe she got lost in Esthar, Quistis thought. Yet, she knew Rinoa would want to rid of her powers as quickly as she could, and she wouldn't take the time to explore the city. She hoped the Memorial wasn't keeping her again..
Nonsense. They kept her once for the safety of others. They wouldn't keep her and experiment with her...would they?
Seifer couldn't help but think about these things as well. Though he and Fujjin were a couple, he couldn't get his mind off of Rinoa. He still had feelings for her, even after they parted and said their farewells. He wasn't concerned, at first, for Rinoa. He knew she could take care of herself. He knew. He almost pushed her into giving into her sorceress powers. Then he thought of Adel, of how she was so weak and defenseless when Adel used her as a shield. He shuddered at the thought, at the thought of how heartless he was. He loathed himself for the longest time, after that.
He was lying in his dorm room, staring up at the ceiling, hoping she was okay. He didn't even think of how Squall was feeling..
He was outraged. That's how Squall was. He was in the Training Room, trying to take his mind off of Rinoa, but couldn't. He was such a loner, and he finally found someone who seemed to care that his existence was meaningful. Now where was she? He knew she wouldn't break his heart, but she was undirectly. He cut through the fiends easily, their blood dripping down to the tip of his sword. He heard the droplets of blood hit the ground. It sounded like pounding, the pounding in his heart, or the pounding in his head. "She's left you.." There was a voice in his mind. "Gone forever, leaving your pathetic self behind.."
Unaware of his actions, he stumbed upon a T-Rexasaur. He felt hatred, and wasn't even aware that he killed it, stabbed it through the heart, until the blood ran down his sword and onto his forehead, the blood slowly running down his face. He dropped his sword, and looked down at his hands. They, too, were covered in blood. Why did he feel so much anger?
He left the Training Center, leaving behind his gunblade, as well. He returned to his dorm room to wash the blood from his face and hands. He stared at his reflection. What caused those thoughts in his mind?
(That one seemed soo much better than my last one. If you haven't started adding the clues together, I'll give you a hint: Irvine was feeling anger, sadness, and despair, and so have Seifer, Squall, and Zell. Think there's some type of connection? You'll find out soon enough =P)
Meanwhile...
The ball was to take place at 8 P.M., and as of now, it was 5:12 P.M. Selphie, Zell, and Irvine weren't well aware of the time yet.
Back at Balamb, Quistis was beginning to worry. She hadn't seen Zell, Selphie, or Irvine all day. If it had been a weekday, she could have investigated and written them up, because they would have missed classes, but they could have went anywhere, seeing it was the weekend. She wanted to ask Zell's mother if they had visited Zell's house, or were at least somewhere in Balamb, but she didn't want to be nosey. She was still concerned, though.
She remembered the rumor she told in the teacher's lounge, and wandered if it was such a wise idea to tell it, yet was beginning to wonder if it was true. Rinoa had been missing a little more than a week, now, and one could go to the Memorial and return within four days. Maybe she got lost in Esthar, Quistis thought. Yet, she knew Rinoa would want to rid of her powers as quickly as she could, and she wouldn't take the time to explore the city. She hoped the Memorial wasn't keeping her again..
Nonsense. They kept her once for the safety of others. They wouldn't keep her and experiment with her...would they?
Seifer couldn't help but think about these things as well. Though he and Fujjin were a couple, he couldn't get his mind off of Rinoa. He still had feelings for her, even after they parted and said their farewells. He wasn't concerned, at first, for Rinoa. He knew she could take care of herself. He knew. He almost pushed her into giving into her sorceress powers. Then he thought of Adel, of how she was so weak and defenseless when Adel used her as a shield. He shuddered at the thought, at the thought of how heartless he was. He loathed himself for the longest time, after that.
He was lying in his dorm room, staring up at the ceiling, hoping she was okay. He didn't even think of how Squall was feeling..
He was outraged. That's how Squall was. He was in the Training Room, trying to take his mind off of Rinoa, but couldn't. He was such a loner, and he finally found someone who seemed to care that his existence was meaningful. Now where was she? He knew she wouldn't break his heart, but she was undirectly. He cut through the fiends easily, their blood dripping down to the tip of his sword. He heard the droplets of blood hit the ground. It sounded like pounding, the pounding in his heart, or the pounding in his head. "She's left you.." There was a voice in his mind. "Gone forever, leaving your pathetic self behind.."
Unaware of his actions, he stumbed upon a T-Rexasaur. He felt hatred, and wasn't even aware that he killed it, stabbed it through the heart, until the blood ran down his sword and onto his forehead, the blood slowly running down his face. He dropped his sword, and looked down at his hands. They, too, were covered in blood. Why did he feel so much anger?
He left the Training Center, leaving behind his gunblade, as well. He returned to his dorm room to wash the blood from his face and hands. He stared at his reflection. What caused those thoughts in his mind?
(That one seemed soo much better than my last one. If you haven't started adding the clues together, I'll give you a hint: Irvine was feeling anger, sadness, and despair, and so have Seifer, Squall, and Zell. Think there's some type of connection? You'll find out soon enough =P)