(A/N: Hey!! I've gotten back into my writing selfliness!!! I promised that I'd start making them longer, so now I guess I have to make it true. Anyways, here it is.)
Written by me!!!
My hand searched and searched
Deep down my pocket
To find the right words
To say I'm sorry
Quistis cradled herself, back and forth back and forth.
'I'm now a monster. I'm now a demon that feeds upon the beautiful life existing in this world........Oh Hyne.....Hyne.....what am I going to now?'
Her face reddened, heat filled her body and a sharp tingly feeling pierced her heart.
She covered her face like a mask, aghast with herself.
Quistis strained not to cry, she felt like a newborn, and feeling like an infant wanted to make her cry even more.
"Don't cry."
Quistis remove her hands from her face, turn to him or even reply.
She trembled and weak whines escaped her soft pink lips.
"Even...if there is no way, you can fight the hunger. Just deal with it. You're—"
"A Monster!" she screeched.
He shook his head and shrugged.
Seifer retreated into the forest; he thought it would be best for her to think in solitude.
Or did he?
Seifer knew he was only untruthful to himself. Only trying to run away from his true feelings.
He didn't care about her emotional stress.
Besides, he never was one to deal with emotional problems.
He never had them.
Yet, he was the one to bring them among others.
A haunting memory flooded back into his memory.
He remembered.
---Flashback---
Seifer strolled past the Balamb Hotel.
'I hate myself.....Damnit!!'
He stomped his foot hard down on the cobble stone ground of Balamb.
'First I didn't pass the SeeD exam and then my girlfriend, the only female I've ever had actual interest in, goes dancing off with Puberty boy! FUCK!!!!'
"Poor child....you are.......cursed."
Seifer swirled around, flabbergasted by the creepy voice that entered his ears.
He narrowed his eyes.
A petite, old woman, clothed in Gypsy Garments lifted a thin, bony, shaking finger at him.
"Whhhhat?" he folded his hands.
"The moon that shines so brightly every night, blackens with fright when you arrive. You scar the radiant, hurt the innocent. The warm, warm blood that runs through your veins is colder than ice. And, some day, you will be rewarded with an unpleasant revelation for your despicable sins."
He scowled at her, "Yeah right! Listen you old hag, I'm not feelin' too good to hear your bullshit right now. So, why don't you pack your bags and talk to your fuckin' crystal ball. K?"
She grinned, an evil intensifying smile and laughed wickedly, her piercing witch tone ringing through his ears.
"You'll see!"
He never forgot.
----End Flashback----
Now, more than ever, he thought about that night.
That woman's prophecy was incredibly on target.
He lingered in thought.
Perhaps, she was telling the truth?
Quistis had finally stopped crying and wondered if she could take a bath.
'No wonder why he didn't want to be around me. I smell as bad as a pig.'
She looked around, then thought, 'The beach!' and darted down the path, ready to dip into the in water, cleanse her perfume repelling body.
'Seifer isn't around so...'
She leisurely stripped off her torn, silky grey, sprayed with dirt, blood and sweat, nightgown.
She traced the curves of her body.
It felt could to have the wind tickle her naked body.
She extended her arms out, as if she were about to embrace, and took deep breaths.
After her third deep breath, she leaped into the ocean.
Like a mermaid she swam elegantly in the water.
It felt good.
Almost as if she were in heaven, liberated from the world.
Free from pain, free from memories, free from truth.
"Quistis? Are you done crying?" Seifer kept his eyes on the rock she formerly rested her bottom upon.
He let out a heavy sigh, a bit frustrated.
Guess I'm going to have to play hide-and-go-seek AGAIN.
"Damnit...fuckin...hell....bitch....ugghr..." he cursed angrily under his breath
He marched down the path to the beach.
Unfortunately, he caught Quistis pop her head out of the water.
He continued further until she turned around her azure eyes large like an insect.
"Seifer!" she flushed.
"Yah. Hi. Now, LET'S GO. I'm tired of staying here in this damn forest."
He stood there, full fury, not wanting to wait for her words.
"No—wait!! I--!"
"No Quistis! You may love this place all dandy and gay, but I don't!"
"Seifer you don't understand--!!" she lifted her hands to gesture STOP.
Conversely, the coin flipped and he interpreted the wrong idea.
He used the grip of her thin writs to drag her out of the water and flig her upon the sand.
Now it was Seifer's turn to blush and his eyes to broaden.
Quistis kicked him hard.
"DON'T LOOK YOU PERVERT!"
He placed a hand over his eyes.
She sent him a look of sharp daggers, "You're cheating, pig!"
She launched another hard kick at him.
He backed away and faced the opposite direction, "Happy?"
"No. Give me your trench coat."
Without hesitation or disagreement, he slipped off his coat and threw it at her.
"Jerk." She lastly told him before she abandoned him.
"Ready to go?"
Quistis didn't take her eyes away from the beautiful scene of the sun set.
"It's near dark."
Quistis nodded in acknowledgement.
A light smile formed upon her lips.
"Do you remember when we were in the Orphanage."
His once impatient, huffy attitude faded into a soft, pleasant mood.
"Yeah...there was a beach...just like this."
Quistis gazed at him, "And on that beach, I got my first kiss."
Seifer could clearly remember that, even with all the use of the GFs, whenever he looked at a beach, he remembered his first kiss.
"You were so much cuter back then, no way I'm gonna kiss you now."
He smirked mischeifously.
She gave him a light shove, then suddenly recalling how awful she'd felt about not apologizing to him and being grateful.
"You know...Seifer, there's something I've been wanting to tell you."
He suddenly perked up, and his heart skipped a beat.
"W-what?"
"I........am sorry."
He felt a bit disappointed for an odd reason.
"And, I also wanted to say thankyou so much for saving me."
She arose, "Now that I've apologized and thanked you. How about we head on to...?"
He too, stood.
"We head for Home."
-------------I put a lot of effort into this chapter unlike the previous one. ((I haven't wrote this much in a while ' Tee hee)) -(Maybe because I'm back in shape......hmm....)- Anyways, I'd like....7 reviews for this one. Next chapter I promise to make it a little longer!! K?-----------------------