Silent Screams
A/N: Yes, fast updates are very good. Keep the reader's attention I say! BTW: I know that this chapter seems a bit fast, as with the story line, but trust me, I know what's going on. You gotta remember, they don't just START knowing each other now; they've known each other for about 13 years. And I know I am going to get some flamer stating that Seifer is way OOC! Actually, no he's not OOC. If you remember from the game, Seifer talked this way to Quistis once! Anyway, you know the deal. Square owns all except Seifer and Zell.
Zell: Save us! Seifer: Hah! Chicken-wuss, we're no longer in the clutches of Squaresoft. They can't force us to do anything anymore! Zell: I never thought of it that way...and stop calling me Chicken-wuss!
Chapter Five
They waited patiently on the train. In order to save money, they bought one cabin instead of two. "I still say I could've gotten them to give us the SeeD car."
"Quistis, to SeeD, you've gone missing. Wouldn't it be a little strange if the SeeD car was in use by you?" Seifer mumbled out from the couch. He sat cross-legged, staring out the window. Quistis was sitting on the bed, the only bed at that, watching the floor. "It's ok," he said.
"What?"
"You can sleep on the bed and I'll sleep on the couch."
Quistis raised her hands, shaking her head. "No, I've taken your bed long enough. I'll get the couch tonight."
"Well, if you put it that way," Seifer said as he grinned towards her. "So, what are you going to do in Deiling?"
"I don't know." Again, the rare feeling of trust came over her body as she talked to Seifer. "I never thought about the part where if I didn't go through with suicide, what I would do."
Seifer nodded his head, staring solemnly at his feet. 'I can't believe she wanted to kill herself. She had it all at Garden!' He sighed softly, pulling on his burnt blonde hair. He released his hair, staring towards Quistis. She still had her head down. 'She did it because she's in love with Puberty Boy, yet he doesn't notice her! How can he not notice her, though?' He finally decided to say something. "Quistis?" She looked up at him once more. "Could you tell me the exact reason you wanted to commit suicide?"
She sighed softly, staring back down towards her feet. "I guess," she muttered out. Seifer stood up, walking over towards the bed and sitting down next to her.
"If you need to cry, I won't tell anyone you did." She turned towards him, noticing the playful childishness in his serious mood.
'This is just like when we were kids. If I could remember that much of my childhood...' She took a small, but soft, breath and begun. "First off, you know I lost my instructors license." He nodded. "I could never get it back. What was SeeD doing for me? Nothing. What was teaching doing for me? Everything. I love to teach, not go off on random missions."
"So, the first reason is that you lost the job of your dreams. Ok, understandable."
"Secondly, I was being fake." Seifer opened his eyes some. 'Quistis, admitting her flaws? The perfect Quistis Trepe is admitting her flaws? First time for everything, I guess,' he thought to himself. "I was hiding my real emotions and feelings from everyone and no one noticed it."
"Go on," Seifer whispered. He could tell she was tearing up inside.
"And third, Squall." Seifer turned his head away from Quistis. "He never noticed me. I tried so many times to break his shell, and he never appreciated me for it. Then Rinoa, Hyne how I spite her, comes along and prances all around him and breaks his shell. After those times that I've worn him down, she comes and takes the trophy!"
Tears were flowing from Quistis' eyes now. Seifer turned to look at her, wrapping one arm around her shoulder. "No, Squall's no trophy." She sobbed into Seifer's chest. "You're the trophy, Quistis. Not Squall, and Rinoa is definitely no winner."
Quistis shook her head softly. "I thought I loved him."
"Hey, look at me Quistis." He raised her head gently with his hand and she stared deep into his eyes. "He's pathetic for not realizing what a great woman you are. He's a lousy rat for choosing someone who can't even fend for herself, over you. The greatest thing that ever happened in Squall's life is probably you loving him." She sniffled softly, wiping the back of her hand gently across her eyes.
"Do you mean that, Seifer?" she asked softly. "Or are you just telling me this to stop crying?"
"I may be cold hearted, but I would never lie to you to stop you crying." Quistis nodded softly. "You're a great woman, Quistis, and whichever guy is lucky enough to get you is going to have a wonderful life." Quistis sniffled softly, staring at the jacket. She looked up at those wondrous green eyes and felt security in them. Quistis then stood up, shaking her head. "What's wrong?" Seifer asked.
"I," she paused. "I don't know." Seifer stood up too, rubbing her shoulders gently. 'This feels so...right, Seifer being all sensitive and caring. Telling him lifted so much weight off of my heart.' She took a deep breath and turned around, looking up at him. "Seifer?"
"Yea?" he asked. 'He's not being too soft, or too strong. He's...actually being himself. Holy shit...am I starting to feel for Seifer?' she asked in her mind. "What's up, Quistis? You look like you're about to hurl."
"I think..."
There was a sudden banging on the door, which caused Quistis to jump. Seifer placed his hand on her shoulder, waiting to hear who it was. "This is the captain. Just wanted to let you know we're making a stop at Timber! The train's PA system isn't working so we'll be switching trains!"
Seifer took a deep breath thanking Hyne it wasn't SeeD. He turned towards Quistis. Suddenly, she crashed into his arms as the train turned sharply. They both landed against the wall, leaning against each other. Quistis looked up at Seifer who looked down at her. Pure silence hung in the air. 'Hell, just do it Quistis!' she thought to herself.
Quistis hooked onto Seifer's shirt collar, tugging him down to her level. She pressed her lips hard on his and Seifer's eyes went wide.
A/N: I am so evil leaving this cliffhanger! Muhahahaha! BTW: Mushy Squall crap will be in chapter seven!
A/N: Yes, fast updates are very good. Keep the reader's attention I say! BTW: I know that this chapter seems a bit fast, as with the story line, but trust me, I know what's going on. You gotta remember, they don't just START knowing each other now; they've known each other for about 13 years. And I know I am going to get some flamer stating that Seifer is way OOC! Actually, no he's not OOC. If you remember from the game, Seifer talked this way to Quistis once! Anyway, you know the deal. Square owns all except Seifer and Zell.
Zell: Save us! Seifer: Hah! Chicken-wuss, we're no longer in the clutches of Squaresoft. They can't force us to do anything anymore! Zell: I never thought of it that way...and stop calling me Chicken-wuss!
Chapter Five
They waited patiently on the train. In order to save money, they bought one cabin instead of two. "I still say I could've gotten them to give us the SeeD car."
"Quistis, to SeeD, you've gone missing. Wouldn't it be a little strange if the SeeD car was in use by you?" Seifer mumbled out from the couch. He sat cross-legged, staring out the window. Quistis was sitting on the bed, the only bed at that, watching the floor. "It's ok," he said.
"What?"
"You can sleep on the bed and I'll sleep on the couch."
Quistis raised her hands, shaking her head. "No, I've taken your bed long enough. I'll get the couch tonight."
"Well, if you put it that way," Seifer said as he grinned towards her. "So, what are you going to do in Deiling?"
"I don't know." Again, the rare feeling of trust came over her body as she talked to Seifer. "I never thought about the part where if I didn't go through with suicide, what I would do."
Seifer nodded his head, staring solemnly at his feet. 'I can't believe she wanted to kill herself. She had it all at Garden!' He sighed softly, pulling on his burnt blonde hair. He released his hair, staring towards Quistis. She still had her head down. 'She did it because she's in love with Puberty Boy, yet he doesn't notice her! How can he not notice her, though?' He finally decided to say something. "Quistis?" She looked up at him once more. "Could you tell me the exact reason you wanted to commit suicide?"
She sighed softly, staring back down towards her feet. "I guess," she muttered out. Seifer stood up, walking over towards the bed and sitting down next to her.
"If you need to cry, I won't tell anyone you did." She turned towards him, noticing the playful childishness in his serious mood.
'This is just like when we were kids. If I could remember that much of my childhood...' She took a small, but soft, breath and begun. "First off, you know I lost my instructors license." He nodded. "I could never get it back. What was SeeD doing for me? Nothing. What was teaching doing for me? Everything. I love to teach, not go off on random missions."
"So, the first reason is that you lost the job of your dreams. Ok, understandable."
"Secondly, I was being fake." Seifer opened his eyes some. 'Quistis, admitting her flaws? The perfect Quistis Trepe is admitting her flaws? First time for everything, I guess,' he thought to himself. "I was hiding my real emotions and feelings from everyone and no one noticed it."
"Go on," Seifer whispered. He could tell she was tearing up inside.
"And third, Squall." Seifer turned his head away from Quistis. "He never noticed me. I tried so many times to break his shell, and he never appreciated me for it. Then Rinoa, Hyne how I spite her, comes along and prances all around him and breaks his shell. After those times that I've worn him down, she comes and takes the trophy!"
Tears were flowing from Quistis' eyes now. Seifer turned to look at her, wrapping one arm around her shoulder. "No, Squall's no trophy." She sobbed into Seifer's chest. "You're the trophy, Quistis. Not Squall, and Rinoa is definitely no winner."
Quistis shook her head softly. "I thought I loved him."
"Hey, look at me Quistis." He raised her head gently with his hand and she stared deep into his eyes. "He's pathetic for not realizing what a great woman you are. He's a lousy rat for choosing someone who can't even fend for herself, over you. The greatest thing that ever happened in Squall's life is probably you loving him." She sniffled softly, wiping the back of her hand gently across her eyes.
"Do you mean that, Seifer?" she asked softly. "Or are you just telling me this to stop crying?"
"I may be cold hearted, but I would never lie to you to stop you crying." Quistis nodded softly. "You're a great woman, Quistis, and whichever guy is lucky enough to get you is going to have a wonderful life." Quistis sniffled softly, staring at the jacket. She looked up at those wondrous green eyes and felt security in them. Quistis then stood up, shaking her head. "What's wrong?" Seifer asked.
"I," she paused. "I don't know." Seifer stood up too, rubbing her shoulders gently. 'This feels so...right, Seifer being all sensitive and caring. Telling him lifted so much weight off of my heart.' She took a deep breath and turned around, looking up at him. "Seifer?"
"Yea?" he asked. 'He's not being too soft, or too strong. He's...actually being himself. Holy shit...am I starting to feel for Seifer?' she asked in her mind. "What's up, Quistis? You look like you're about to hurl."
"I think..."
There was a sudden banging on the door, which caused Quistis to jump. Seifer placed his hand on her shoulder, waiting to hear who it was. "This is the captain. Just wanted to let you know we're making a stop at Timber! The train's PA system isn't working so we'll be switching trains!"
Seifer took a deep breath thanking Hyne it wasn't SeeD. He turned towards Quistis. Suddenly, she crashed into his arms as the train turned sharply. They both landed against the wall, leaning against each other. Quistis looked up at Seifer who looked down at her. Pure silence hung in the air. 'Hell, just do it Quistis!' she thought to herself.
Quistis hooked onto Seifer's shirt collar, tugging him down to her level. She pressed her lips hard on his and Seifer's eyes went wide.
A/N: I am so evil leaving this cliffhanger! Muhahahaha! BTW: Mushy Squall crap will be in chapter seven!