When You Wish Upon A Star
By: Bahamuts AngelVII
A/N: People didn't like my ending because they think I suck so I decided to re-do it. Have fun and kiss my ass.
Chapter 13
"Hey, where's Selphie?" Rinoa asked. Irvine had returned to the dance after Selphie left, but it was obvious he wanted to be left alone.
"I... She... left..." He mumbled pathetically.
"WHAT?!" She shouted. People nearby looked over to see what was going on. She saw them staring, but didn't pay attention when she saw Zell and Quistis making their way over.
"What's going on?" Zell asked.
"Selphie left!" Rinoa shouted, again, but this time people just ignored her.
"This isn't like her at all! There must be some mistake! Are you sure?" Quistis asked, stepping foreward in concern.
"I couldn't be more sure in my life..." Irvine replied. Zell, Quistis, and Rinoa looked over at him.
"Can I talk to you?" Rinoa asked, angrily.
"Yep." He said.
Rinoa furiously grabbed his arm and lead him off to one of the decks on the side of the hall. Quistis and Zell watched them and ran over to Squall to tell him what happened. Squall, unsurprised, just told them to wait. It would blow over eventually.
Rinoa crossed her arms and glared at Irvine, but then she looked away from him and leaned over the railing. After a few moments in silence, Irvine finally spoke.
"Are you going to talk to me or what?"
"You're the worse person you know that?" She said, the anger inside her starting to boil over.
Rinoa looked at him and put her hands on her hips. When Irvine didn't respond, she reached out and pushed him. Surprised, he leaned against the rail, and then stood up again.
"Selphie was waiting for you! And not once did you even hint that you like her! We all know you do!"
"But, I..." He said, but Rinoa cut him out.
"You went out with Ashley! She is horrible! How could you even THINK about going out with her?"
"I, I don't know..."
"Is that it? You don't know? I thought you were... The "Ladies' Man" out of all of us. You can't just... Uggh... You don't know?! That's always your answer! Now, none of us, Me, Squall, Zell, or Quistis can go and make Selphie feel better. Only you can. Are you going to?"
She put her hands on his arms and shook him.
"Irvine! Answer my... Answer my freaking question!" She yelled, and one of the attendants at the party came to close the sliding door.
"I... don't know..."
"How can you NOT know? I can't believe you! GOD!" She screamed, and then she opened the sliding door. She was about to close it behind her, but then she turned around and walked right back to Irvine.
Rinoa looked up at him and slapped him. She then walked away huffily. She ended up talking to all her friends about Irvine, and they were all gasping at how "horrible" he was.
He watched Rinoa walk away and then he looked back over the railing. He glanced down below. How am I supposed to find her?
"This is too hard... I'll never find her..."
Irvine let the cold wind whip around him, enjoying the chills running up and down his spine. I don't deserve to be warm... Or happy... How could I ever find Selphie? This place... It's so... Big. Where would she go? Where would I go if I were her... If I...Trabia Garden! That's where she is! He opened the sliding door.
Irvine passed Rinoa without a glance, and she reached out for him. He didn't care what she was going to say, because he finally knew what to do. Irvine walked away briskly and left the Garden.
He went towards Balamb and hoped to get a train that would take him to Trabia. They recently set up trains to connect to all the continents. He ran up the steps and bought a ticket. He walked onto the train and found a seat. There were no other people in the compartment, and Irvine saw the lights in the tunnel flash by the window. He drowsily sat down with his hands under his head.
"I'll be there soon, Selphie..."He whispered.
Irvine fell asleep, and was awoken by the familiar "Dinging" sound blasted through the compartment.
"We are now arriving at Trabia Garden. Please do not forget any of your personal items on board." The automatic voice blared throughout the train.
Irvine sleepily rubbed his eyes and sat up. He yawned and stretched out his arms, then stood up and walked towards the door. He exited and breathed in sharply.
"It's cold..." He said to himself.
He rubbed his hands together and walked into the Garden. It was completely silent, and only a few lights were on in the dorms. The pathways were frozen solid, and snow was gathered at the corners and on the window sills of the buildings.
Irvine walked a small way into the Garden and looked around for a sign that would point him to the Office, or whatever it was. He finally spotted the administrators building, and he walked in to be greeted by a sleepy woman.
"May I help you?" She asked.
"Yeah... Have you seen a girl named Selphie Tilmett?"
"I'm sorry, but I can't tell you. It's private information, and I'm not allowed to give it to you." She said lazily, like she'd been saying it for years.
"But, you don't understand! She's my girl—I mean, friend. I need to see her! I let her slip away, and, and I..."
Irvine kept rambling about his dilemma between him and Selphie. He then stopped and looked at the woman. He grinned sheepishly.
"I'm sorry for... Well, wasting your time... So can I see her?"
"Maybe you wouldn't believe it, but something similar happened to me... So... I guess you can go see her. She is staying at her friend's dorm at the moment. Would you like the room number?"
"Yes, please!"
"It's... hold on a second..."
The receptionist looked through her files.
"Oh, yes. Room number six-seven-two, it's in the building down by the entrance to the mountains. It's that way."
She pointed out the window and motioned that he should go past the flickering street lamp. He saw more lights in the mountains.
"Okay, thank you!"
"No problem."
Irvine glanced at the clock and saw it was 12:23 AM now. Oh, well...He ran out of the room and down the pathway to the building. He almost slipped on the ice, but he grabbed a lamp post to keep himself from falling. He reached the building, and pulled open the door, and almost whacked himself in the nose. He ran down a small flight of steps and pushed the up button on the elevator. When it came down, he entered and looked at the list on the side. 672, 672... Ah, there it is! He pushed for floor number 24. It slowly went up, and Irvine tried not to get too impatient.
"Damn elevator music..."
When it finally reached the level, Irvine bolted out the door and glanced at the numbers on the doors he passed by. When he finally reached 672, he reached out to knock on the door, but he hesitated. He looked away and then knocked on the door. A girl in a short night-gown and long blonde hair answered the door.
"Why, hello. I'm looking for Selphie. Is she here?"
"Come on in." She replied.
"Who's there, Jessica?"
"A guy in a cowboy hat."
Selphie immediately sat up and looked at Irvine. She was still in her clothes.
"Selphie!"
"...Irvine."
"Selphie, I need to talk to you!"
He grabbed her hand.
"I have nothing to say to you. Please leave... Don't come back." She said.
"No... I won't leave you. Selphie, I... Please, come with me."
I guess if he came all this way he must care about me a little... Selphie thought. She stood up and looked at him, judging whether she should go or not. She finally decided to go, and Irvine guided her out and down the elevator. He held her hand as he walked up the steps, and when they exited the building, Selphie stopped.
"Where are you taking me?"
She paused and pulled her hand free.
"Up there." He said.
He nodded his head toward the mountain. He grabbed her hand again and led her up. The steps were icy, and the temperature got colder as they got closer to the top of the mountain. The lights flickered on and off. When they reached the top, there was only a single bench that overlooked the ocean. He sat down and motioned her to sit down too. She sat down and looked at him.
The full moon seemed bigger than ever on the mountain, and Irvine gazed at Selphie. He watched the lamp post behind her split. The only light was from the moon, and Irvine saw Selphie's stern face in the moonlight.
"Irvine, why did you come?"
"Selphie, I... I didn't want you to leave."
"Why, Irvine? You don't care about me!"
"Selphie. That's not true. I-I, you're my friend! I... I..."
"You what, Irvine? You... you... care about me? Is that it? Do you, "care about me"?! I tried not to act like you were hurting my feelings, but there is such a thing as too much! You don't care. You only care about other women."
"I care about you..."
"No, no you don't! You don't care about what I do, my feelings."
Selphie pointed to herself and tried glaring at him. Her tears were getting in the way.
"Selphie! I care about you... I..."
"Irvine, you can't talk to me and charm me like you can with all the other girls! I'm not like those, those... other girls! I'm different! And maybe you don't und—"
"You're right. You're not like the other girls! That's why..."
"Why, what?!
"That's why I love you..." He said, almost whispering.
"You... you, what?"
"I love you."
"I... You can't just say that!" She yelled at him.
"W-what?"
"You can't just tell me you love me and expect that everything will be alright! You can't just tell me you love me and that I should forgive you for everything you've don--"
"Selphie... I'm not asking you to forgive me, I'm not saying everything will be okay, I'm not saying that... I'm not saying you should love me too... I'm saying... That I love you. Nothing more."
"I... I... I love you too, but... You've made it hard. Made it hard for me to love you back! How can I trust you again?! How can I... How can I--"
Selphie was cut off. Taken by surprise. Irvine was kissing her, his arms wrapped around her. She felt tears streaming down her face, and she was feeling many ways at once. She didn't know what to do. She went with her instinct and wrapped her arms around him too.
"... Irvine..."
"Yeah, Selphie?"
"I'm sorry. I don't know what to do. I don't think... I don't think I'm ready... To be with you... I'm so sorry." She mumbled.
"It's okay."
"No, really, I'm really, really sorry... I'm so--"
"Shh... Just... Just let me have this moment then."
"I..."
"Shh..."
Selphie opened her mouth to object, to say that she didn't want to. But then she decided to just go with it. She didn't know what would happen in the future, or what would happen between them. But she didn't care. She let herself fall against him, and gazed up at the night sky. She felt a single tear roll down her cheek, but didn't bother to wipe it away.
Selphie wondered if she should've said "No,". She learned something. Maybe it didn't matter if you love them or not, maybe it doesn't matter how you decide to tell the moment, maybe it wasn't important that you had wished on the same star. Maybe it only mattered if you wanted it to.
Irvine held Selphie close, not caring about what would happen next, only the moment that held them together. He looked up at the sky and pointed.
"What?" She asked him.
Irvine pointed to the sky and Selphie followed his finger. He was pointing to ashooting star. Selphie closed her eyes, smiled, and made a wish.
The End
A/N: I don't think it was an improvement from my last one...