(Disclaimer: This is the third to last chapter I have. This one should be good, though. I have it all planned out. Read on.)
The SeeD Ball
The train pulled into the Balamb Station. It was approximatly thirty minutes until the ball would start. Zell parted from Irvine and Selphie to visit his home. His mother was feeling better than before, and he went to ask her if she had kept his SeeD uniform. His mother wanted to keep it. She had been so proud, like any mother would have been.
As for Irvine and Selphie, they returned to Balamb Garden. Irvine was a bit nervous. He didn't have much to choose from. He had a few dressy clothes, but not many. Selphie walked him to his dorm to help him decide what to wear. He decided on a pair of beige kakhis and a royal blue colared shirt. Selphie took the hat from his head, and placed it on her own. She knew he couldn't wear a hat to the ball. Irvine took his hair out of a ponytail. He really did have beautiful auburn hair. Selphie had an idea, and went right to work with it.
In the meantime, a few rooms down the hall, Seifer was standing in front of the large mirror placed on his wall. Fujjin was standing in front of him. She was a professional seamstress and had made him a handsome tuxedo. He filled it in so perfectly. His hair was neatly combed and parted, and she sprayed his hair to keep it down, because it tended to curl on the sides, since it was getting rather long. Fujjin wore a dark blue kimono-style dress that fell to her knees. With her large red eyes and silver hair, she looked lovely in it. Both Fujjin and Seifer smiled when they looked at each other, and embraced. Seifer gave her a light kiss on the lips.
Quistis was having her hair french braided into pig-tail braids by Xu. Quistis's idea on a dress was a red, form-fitting collared tanktop with a black skirt that fell to her knees and flared out a bit. Xu wore nearly the same thing, except her top was a deep green. They were laughing and giggling, and talking about how the ball was going to be so much fun.
But Squall was in a state of depression. Rinoa still hadn't returned, and he didn't even want to go. However, Seifer and Quistis suggested he should. They said it would take his mind off of Rinoa, and that she would return home soon, but he couldn't get his mind off of her. How could he? Her smile was branded into his mind. Her laugh, her voice, everything. He would see someone that looked like Rinoa tonight, perhaps, and go to embrace her, but it be someone else. Nevertheless, he had changed into his SeeD uniform, and neatly combed his hair. His hair had gotten longer in the past six months, so it was put up into a small ponytail. He looked into the mirror, and figured what was presented was good enough..if it had to exist.
Zell returned with his SeeD uniform, and went directly to his dorm to change into it. A perfect fit. It had been a bit loose a few months ago, but now he fit into his perfectly. He was afraid he had grown too much, and it would be small. He decided he would have his hair a different style for tonight. Instead of it flaring up at the bangs, he parted it down the middle, and brushed each side back. He hadn't realized how well that hairstyle suit him until he walked into the hall and bumped into Selphie and Irvine. Irvine was wearing beige kakhis and a blue collared shirt. His long hair was french braided into one long strand. It suited him well. Selphie noticed how handsome Zell looked in his uniform, but she noticed the hair quickest.
"Zell, you should keep your hair that way! It looks so great on you!" She squeeled.
He scratched his head, blushing a bit. "You really think so?"
She nodded. "Yes, you look so handsome with it."
Zell noticed she hadn't changed into anything yet. "Are you gonna dress up?"
She nodded. "I was helping Irvine. I'll go get dressed now."
He frowned. "You'll be a little late for the ball."
"That's okay," she said. "I'll meet up with you later!"
She ran down the hall, and unlocked the door next to Zell's room. Her dorm room was next to his?
Irvine and Zell met up with Seifer and Fujjin as they left the Dormatories. Squall came out minutes later. Quistis and Xu were at the second floor, so they took the elevator down to the first floor.
There were familar and unfamilar faces. Quistis first noticed Irvine. He looked to much different out of his cowboy outfit. He looked much more handsome, as well. Zell, too, looked handsome with his new hairstyle. Squall was leaning against the wall, watching Fujjin and Seifer talk. He hadn't realized how much Fujjin looked like Rinoa, seeing Fujjin was wearing a blue dress, and had an Asian-looking face like Rinoa. His heart ached. How he missed her...
The first slow song came on. Irvine grabbed Quistis and started imitating the hokey-pokey. Quistis laughed, and Zell couldn't help but laugh at how ridiculous he looked. Seifer and Fujjin danced close, and Irvine finally got serious and danced with Quistis. He commented on how nice she looked, but she was a bit cautious, seeing how he could be a pervert sometimes. Zell heard little pattering of feet, and turned and saw Selphie.
"I finally made it!" She said, out of breath from running.
Zell felt like he was out of breath, too. She was so beautiful. She was wearing a light blue dress. The straps of the dress formed a triangle collar, and formed a diamond shape at the chest of the dress. The straps pulled around to the back and were tied into a neat bow. The bottom of the dress flared out to just above her knees. She wore black knee-boots that matched the black seams to her dress. Her hair style was different, too. It was parted to one side and put up in two neat pigtails. The light blue of the dress made her large green eyes light up.
"Wanna dance?" She said, and smiled. Before he could answer, she pulled him out onto the dance floor.
Squall watched them. It reminded him of how Rinoa pulled him out onto the dance floor when he first met her. He probably looked like such a dunce. He smiled for a moment at how happy Zell and Selphie looked, but then his smile returned to a frown.
Selphie took one of Zell's hands into hers, and placed the other on his shoulder. He nervously put his other hand on her waist, and they began to waltz. She spun him around so many times, the room kept spinning. He kept stepping off balance. He finally quit spinning and stood straight.
"Selphie," he whispered, "are you trying to make me look as bad as Squall?"
"I heard that," Squall said. They hadn't realized they were dancing near him. They waltzed away from him, and Squall's smile faded. The end of the song was nearing. Zell spun Selphie around toward him, stepped back, and then they pulled together. It was similar to how Squall and Rinoa ended the song, except there weren't any convenient fireworks. They were so close, their faces almost touched. Zell kept looking at Selphie. He couldn't keep his eyes off of her, but she was looking at something else.
Squall, too, noticed she was looking across the room. He looked that way and saw a shadow. It walked toward him wearily and staggering some. It came into the light. Rinoa? He walked toward her, and she fell to the ground. He ran for her and caught her before she hit the ground. He held her in his arms as Selphie had fled from Zell and ran toward her.
"Rinny!" She shouted. More people gathered, and the music stopped.
(Once again..dun dun dun! This one was long. Hope it was okay '.'!)
The SeeD Ball
The train pulled into the Balamb Station. It was approximatly thirty minutes until the ball would start. Zell parted from Irvine and Selphie to visit his home. His mother was feeling better than before, and he went to ask her if she had kept his SeeD uniform. His mother wanted to keep it. She had been so proud, like any mother would have been.
As for Irvine and Selphie, they returned to Balamb Garden. Irvine was a bit nervous. He didn't have much to choose from. He had a few dressy clothes, but not many. Selphie walked him to his dorm to help him decide what to wear. He decided on a pair of beige kakhis and a royal blue colared shirt. Selphie took the hat from his head, and placed it on her own. She knew he couldn't wear a hat to the ball. Irvine took his hair out of a ponytail. He really did have beautiful auburn hair. Selphie had an idea, and went right to work with it.
In the meantime, a few rooms down the hall, Seifer was standing in front of the large mirror placed on his wall. Fujjin was standing in front of him. She was a professional seamstress and had made him a handsome tuxedo. He filled it in so perfectly. His hair was neatly combed and parted, and she sprayed his hair to keep it down, because it tended to curl on the sides, since it was getting rather long. Fujjin wore a dark blue kimono-style dress that fell to her knees. With her large red eyes and silver hair, she looked lovely in it. Both Fujjin and Seifer smiled when they looked at each other, and embraced. Seifer gave her a light kiss on the lips.
Quistis was having her hair french braided into pig-tail braids by Xu. Quistis's idea on a dress was a red, form-fitting collared tanktop with a black skirt that fell to her knees and flared out a bit. Xu wore nearly the same thing, except her top was a deep green. They were laughing and giggling, and talking about how the ball was going to be so much fun.
But Squall was in a state of depression. Rinoa still hadn't returned, and he didn't even want to go. However, Seifer and Quistis suggested he should. They said it would take his mind off of Rinoa, and that she would return home soon, but he couldn't get his mind off of her. How could he? Her smile was branded into his mind. Her laugh, her voice, everything. He would see someone that looked like Rinoa tonight, perhaps, and go to embrace her, but it be someone else. Nevertheless, he had changed into his SeeD uniform, and neatly combed his hair. His hair had gotten longer in the past six months, so it was put up into a small ponytail. He looked into the mirror, and figured what was presented was good enough..if it had to exist.
Zell returned with his SeeD uniform, and went directly to his dorm to change into it. A perfect fit. It had been a bit loose a few months ago, but now he fit into his perfectly. He was afraid he had grown too much, and it would be small. He decided he would have his hair a different style for tonight. Instead of it flaring up at the bangs, he parted it down the middle, and brushed each side back. He hadn't realized how well that hairstyle suit him until he walked into the hall and bumped into Selphie and Irvine. Irvine was wearing beige kakhis and a blue collared shirt. His long hair was french braided into one long strand. It suited him well. Selphie noticed how handsome Zell looked in his uniform, but she noticed the hair quickest.
"Zell, you should keep your hair that way! It looks so great on you!" She squeeled.
He scratched his head, blushing a bit. "You really think so?"
She nodded. "Yes, you look so handsome with it."
Zell noticed she hadn't changed into anything yet. "Are you gonna dress up?"
She nodded. "I was helping Irvine. I'll go get dressed now."
He frowned. "You'll be a little late for the ball."
"That's okay," she said. "I'll meet up with you later!"
She ran down the hall, and unlocked the door next to Zell's room. Her dorm room was next to his?
Irvine and Zell met up with Seifer and Fujjin as they left the Dormatories. Squall came out minutes later. Quistis and Xu were at the second floor, so they took the elevator down to the first floor.
There were familar and unfamilar faces. Quistis first noticed Irvine. He looked to much different out of his cowboy outfit. He looked much more handsome, as well. Zell, too, looked handsome with his new hairstyle. Squall was leaning against the wall, watching Fujjin and Seifer talk. He hadn't realized how much Fujjin looked like Rinoa, seeing Fujjin was wearing a blue dress, and had an Asian-looking face like Rinoa. His heart ached. How he missed her...
The first slow song came on. Irvine grabbed Quistis and started imitating the hokey-pokey. Quistis laughed, and Zell couldn't help but laugh at how ridiculous he looked. Seifer and Fujjin danced close, and Irvine finally got serious and danced with Quistis. He commented on how nice she looked, but she was a bit cautious, seeing how he could be a pervert sometimes. Zell heard little pattering of feet, and turned and saw Selphie.
"I finally made it!" She said, out of breath from running.
Zell felt like he was out of breath, too. She was so beautiful. She was wearing a light blue dress. The straps of the dress formed a triangle collar, and formed a diamond shape at the chest of the dress. The straps pulled around to the back and were tied into a neat bow. The bottom of the dress flared out to just above her knees. She wore black knee-boots that matched the black seams to her dress. Her hair style was different, too. It was parted to one side and put up in two neat pigtails. The light blue of the dress made her large green eyes light up.
"Wanna dance?" She said, and smiled. Before he could answer, she pulled him out onto the dance floor.
Squall watched them. It reminded him of how Rinoa pulled him out onto the dance floor when he first met her. He probably looked like such a dunce. He smiled for a moment at how happy Zell and Selphie looked, but then his smile returned to a frown.
Selphie took one of Zell's hands into hers, and placed the other on his shoulder. He nervously put his other hand on her waist, and they began to waltz. She spun him around so many times, the room kept spinning. He kept stepping off balance. He finally quit spinning and stood straight.
"Selphie," he whispered, "are you trying to make me look as bad as Squall?"
"I heard that," Squall said. They hadn't realized they were dancing near him. They waltzed away from him, and Squall's smile faded. The end of the song was nearing. Zell spun Selphie around toward him, stepped back, and then they pulled together. It was similar to how Squall and Rinoa ended the song, except there weren't any convenient fireworks. They were so close, their faces almost touched. Zell kept looking at Selphie. He couldn't keep his eyes off of her, but she was looking at something else.
Squall, too, noticed she was looking across the room. He looked that way and saw a shadow. It walked toward him wearily and staggering some. It came into the light. Rinoa? He walked toward her, and she fell to the ground. He ran for her and caught her before she hit the ground. He held her in his arms as Selphie had fled from Zell and ran toward her.
"Rinny!" She shouted. More people gathered, and the music stopped.
(Once again..dun dun dun! This one was long. Hope it was okay '.'!)