(Disclaimer: That was nice, a power outage. My sister went without her playstation, and I went without my computer ( but now I have it back. Onward!)
Clean up
"So who was the suspected culprit?" Irvine asked.
Quistis remained quiet for a moment, then finally answered, "Zell told me it was Raiun."
Irvine blinked. "He must've moved here when I was away."
"A Squall look-alike," Xu explained. "That's probably how Rinoa wasn't sure how to react when she saw him."
"Not to mention it was dark. She was sleeping, and there was already a power outage," Edea explained.
"But why would Raiun do this?" Cid questioned. "He seemed like such a good kid. He was always quiet, and never caused any trouble. He was polite, and able to deal with the kids--"
"Well, maybe that's the ones we need to be careful about," Quistis said, unaware for a moment that she had said so.
"You had your doubts about him?" Cid asked.
"Well, you know Squall's power. You know that he could easily turn on anyone, as he turned on Seifer when he received that scar between his eyes, but you all know that deep down, even though Squall looks menacing sometimes, he wouldn't hurt anyone unless he absolutely had to."
There was silence, and then Irvine asked, "Why would he want to go after Rinoa anyway? I haven't been here, so--"
"Well, I think he definitely liked Rinoa," Quistis told him. "Squall and Raiun had a conflict. Raiun was trying to pull Rinoa in, but he didn't know that Squall was with her, so they fought, and Raiun was humiliated."
"Do you think Raiun would have killed her, had Squall not gotten there?" Xu asked worried.
"Can't really say," Cid said, "but all I know is that all this havoc is in the past. We need to look ahead."
"For tomorrow, for instance," Edea told him.
Cid gasped. "The ball! I forgot it was tomorrow!"
"Well, there may have been some confusion," Irvine said, "but I don't think everyone else forgot. They may be setting things up as we speak."
Selphie had put the troubles behind her, and headed for the Quad. The SeeD ball was tomorrow evening, and everyone was in such a haze. She wanted to be the one to reunite everyone and their spirits.
Though she seemed untroubled, she still thought about Raiun..and how his body had gone missing. How could he fall from that distance and be missing? She bothered not to question it. Fate surely wouldn't have turned the tables. It should have been fate that he be killed for what he did to Rinoa. She worried about Zell, too.
She remembered when Zell told her about the fight that Raiun and Squall had. Squall didn't even have to do anything. Rinoa handled it all on her own. Zell was saying how he wished he had taken a good swing at him. Now, she wished she had been there and done the same.
Seifer didn't need to have this nonsense on his mind. He worried about Rinoa because she and he were good friends, but Selphie knew that he also worried for Fujjin. He didn't need to have such a load on his mind.
Speaking of Rinoa, Selphie hadn't seen her at all. She didn't see her the following morning, and figured she had been up and around early, then concealed elsewhere. She knew Rinoa probably suffered the worst emotionally. Poor Rinny always blamed herself for such things. She would never resolve to suicide just because she got so depressed, but Selphie still worried.
And what of Squall? He seemed like the hero, but yet, after a while, he seemed as though he was hiding something. His face appeared more pale for some reason, and he looked as though he had literally physically changed. Maybe it was just all in her mind. Squall probably had a lot of things to think about.
She shook her head and smiled, forcing herself to push all the negative things away. There were others to think about, but she didn't concern herself with them.
She cleared the pile of masquerade costumes that lied on the floor at the stage of the Quad. She picked up a large crate, filled with streamers and other things, and headed for the lobby.
"Is that such a wise decision?" Zell asked.
"Yes, I'm going back to Deling City. It's been a day since Fujjin had the kid, and I still haven't seen it," Seifer said. "I have to go see her."
"But the SeeD Ball is tomorrow," Zell explained, "Are you going to miss it?"
Seifer frowned. "Chicken-wuss, do you think that the SeeD Ball is more important than my kid?"
"Well, it may be the last one," Zell said as he lowered his head. "Hate to leave Balamb, but we won't have any choice."
"Let me tell you something, Zell," Seifer started, "I should have already been gone. I was old enough. I've seen the parties before. I think my kid is still more important. Who knows? Maybe I'll be able to catch up at the end of it."
Zell smiled. "Well, if you can, let me know. I wanna see it."
Seifer grinned. "Sure thing. I'll see if Fujjin can get back on her feet, too." He opened the door to the car at his side, and climbed it. He turned the key in the ignition, and it rumbled to a start. He rolled down the window, and looked at Zell. "Tell Selphie that she couldn't come along this time. Sorry."
Before Zell could respond, he floored the gas, and spun out of the parking lot and into Balamb Town. Zell turned from the lot, and walked back in the Garden.
(Surprises to come!)
Clean up
"So who was the suspected culprit?" Irvine asked.
Quistis remained quiet for a moment, then finally answered, "Zell told me it was Raiun."
Irvine blinked. "He must've moved here when I was away."
"A Squall look-alike," Xu explained. "That's probably how Rinoa wasn't sure how to react when she saw him."
"Not to mention it was dark. She was sleeping, and there was already a power outage," Edea explained.
"But why would Raiun do this?" Cid questioned. "He seemed like such a good kid. He was always quiet, and never caused any trouble. He was polite, and able to deal with the kids--"
"Well, maybe that's the ones we need to be careful about," Quistis said, unaware for a moment that she had said so.
"You had your doubts about him?" Cid asked.
"Well, you know Squall's power. You know that he could easily turn on anyone, as he turned on Seifer when he received that scar between his eyes, but you all know that deep down, even though Squall looks menacing sometimes, he wouldn't hurt anyone unless he absolutely had to."
There was silence, and then Irvine asked, "Why would he want to go after Rinoa anyway? I haven't been here, so--"
"Well, I think he definitely liked Rinoa," Quistis told him. "Squall and Raiun had a conflict. Raiun was trying to pull Rinoa in, but he didn't know that Squall was with her, so they fought, and Raiun was humiliated."
"Do you think Raiun would have killed her, had Squall not gotten there?" Xu asked worried.
"Can't really say," Cid said, "but all I know is that all this havoc is in the past. We need to look ahead."
"For tomorrow, for instance," Edea told him.
Cid gasped. "The ball! I forgot it was tomorrow!"
"Well, there may have been some confusion," Irvine said, "but I don't think everyone else forgot. They may be setting things up as we speak."
Selphie had put the troubles behind her, and headed for the Quad. The SeeD ball was tomorrow evening, and everyone was in such a haze. She wanted to be the one to reunite everyone and their spirits.
Though she seemed untroubled, she still thought about Raiun..and how his body had gone missing. How could he fall from that distance and be missing? She bothered not to question it. Fate surely wouldn't have turned the tables. It should have been fate that he be killed for what he did to Rinoa. She worried about Zell, too.
She remembered when Zell told her about the fight that Raiun and Squall had. Squall didn't even have to do anything. Rinoa handled it all on her own. Zell was saying how he wished he had taken a good swing at him. Now, she wished she had been there and done the same.
Seifer didn't need to have this nonsense on his mind. He worried about Rinoa because she and he were good friends, but Selphie knew that he also worried for Fujjin. He didn't need to have such a load on his mind.
Speaking of Rinoa, Selphie hadn't seen her at all. She didn't see her the following morning, and figured she had been up and around early, then concealed elsewhere. She knew Rinoa probably suffered the worst emotionally. Poor Rinny always blamed herself for such things. She would never resolve to suicide just because she got so depressed, but Selphie still worried.
And what of Squall? He seemed like the hero, but yet, after a while, he seemed as though he was hiding something. His face appeared more pale for some reason, and he looked as though he had literally physically changed. Maybe it was just all in her mind. Squall probably had a lot of things to think about.
She shook her head and smiled, forcing herself to push all the negative things away. There were others to think about, but she didn't concern herself with them.
She cleared the pile of masquerade costumes that lied on the floor at the stage of the Quad. She picked up a large crate, filled with streamers and other things, and headed for the lobby.
"Is that such a wise decision?" Zell asked.
"Yes, I'm going back to Deling City. It's been a day since Fujjin had the kid, and I still haven't seen it," Seifer said. "I have to go see her."
"But the SeeD Ball is tomorrow," Zell explained, "Are you going to miss it?"
Seifer frowned. "Chicken-wuss, do you think that the SeeD Ball is more important than my kid?"
"Well, it may be the last one," Zell said as he lowered his head. "Hate to leave Balamb, but we won't have any choice."
"Let me tell you something, Zell," Seifer started, "I should have already been gone. I was old enough. I've seen the parties before. I think my kid is still more important. Who knows? Maybe I'll be able to catch up at the end of it."
Zell smiled. "Well, if you can, let me know. I wanna see it."
Seifer grinned. "Sure thing. I'll see if Fujjin can get back on her feet, too." He opened the door to the car at his side, and climbed it. He turned the key in the ignition, and it rumbled to a start. He rolled down the window, and looked at Zell. "Tell Selphie that she couldn't come along this time. Sorry."
Before Zell could respond, he floored the gas, and spun out of the parking lot and into Balamb Town. Zell turned from the lot, and walked back in the Garden.
(Surprises to come!)