The Replica
Chapter four
A New Recruit
Cid turned his chair and faced the slightly pale Gwen, who was wringing her hands nervously, for some reason or other. A Chocobo scurried across the metal floor. Gwen shifted her gaze around the place she was in, Cid studying her very carefully.
"Now," Cid said suddenly, which made Gwen jump out of her skin. "I see you have proven yourself a good competitor in the SeeD organization. Though I'm not completely sure. I will allow you to join SeeD, but you will be trained by a sensei. Your sensei will be Commander Squall Leonhart. I have noticed that you two work well as a tag team. As for your little friend, er, Sophie, right?" Gwen nodded her head. "Yes, Sophie will stay at Balamb Garden until further notice. She would not be able to survive the fierce battles." Cid shook his head and sighed. "Do you have any questions.
'Yeah, I do,' Gwen thought bitterly to herself. 'When can I go home?'
"Ms. Raimon?"
Gwen's head shot up. "No sir." She said quietly.
Cid sighed once again. "Fine, then you are permitted to leave. If you see Commander Leonhart, tell him to come see me."
"Yes sir."
"Thank you."
Without another word, Gwen stepped onto the lift and that took her down to the office floor. A Moogle scurried out of the elevator and went up the lift, once Gwen had disembarked. What she didn't notice, though, was that little Chocobo, following her into the elevator. Gwen's mind was buzzing with thoughts that she didn't' even notice it until it stood right in front of her feet. Gwen looked down and finally noticed.
"Scram, little one." She spat, in a compassionate voice all the same. The Chocobo hung its head and left the elevator. As the glass doors closed she saw its cute little eyes full of sadness. Gwen shook her head, never mind that for now, she thought irritably. Once she was on the main floor, she decided to at least get a little fresh air. She walked down that wide, open corridor and finally made it to the front gate. The man behind the desk was just reading a paper. She silently crept out of the Garden. The fresh air was soothing to the senses and the fresh scent of grass showered in dew was refreshing. Her mind had cleared considerably, now she could think of some possible way to get home, if even possible. As she looked off, her eyes fell on a figure on the beach, a female. With a better look, she noticed it was Rinoa Heartilly, Squall's girlfriend.
"Squall-head shouldn't be far behind." Gwen thought to herself. After a few minutes of waiting and looking, there was no Squall to be seen, just Rinoa, alone.
Rinoa turned and saw Gwen standing on the dirt path. She grinned, a warm grin, not one of those cold, evil grins, the kids at school always sent her. Rinoa beckoned Gwen to join her. Reluctantly, she went. On the beach, she soon noticed Rinoa wasn't completely alone, she had her dog Angelo to keep her company. Who at the time, was just licking his paw.
"Hey, you must Gwen, I'm Rinoa." She greeted, and held out a hand. For a second Gwen just stared at it, before shaking it.
"Hmm..." Rinoa commented before pelting a stick into the air, and Angelo ran after it, leapt into the air and caught it. Gwen raised her eyebrows at the sight and wished her dog could do that. An awkward silence came up between the two females. Gwen felt, how could she explain it, out of place. Was Rinoa thinking that she might steal Squall? Well, if she thought so, she would be insane. Gwen likes his attitude and everything, but not physically or emotionally. Caught up ion her thoughts, Gwen never noticed Rinoa sitting down, she was patting a spot on the golden sand, asking her to sit down. She sat.
"So, why don't we get to know each other a little more?" Rinoa asked, staring out into the ocean blue. Gwen didn't reply, Rinoa took her silence as a yes. "You, know, you're lucky to have Squall as a sensei. He's a remarkable fighter. Then again ,so is Seifer." She started. Gwen just had a feeling what was coming next. Rinoa stood, and yanked Gwen up from her spot, she roughly shook her shoulders, staring her in the eyes. "Do you feel any emotional attraction to Squall? He's my boyfriend!"
Gwen was mildly shocked. Shocked because, Rinoa was usually quite composed and never had sudden outbursts over someone stealing 'her' Squall.
"Answer me!" Rinoa urged on, shaking her roughly again. Gwen threw her off and threw her a terrorized look.
"It'd be easier to answer if you weren't shaking me so much." she spat "And no, I don't feel an attraction towards Squall!" she retorted ever so venomously. Rinoa was rooted on the spot, Angelo licked her hand. Gwen's face went slightly pink with mild anger, but she still turned on her heel and stormed back to the Garden.
"What have I done?" Rinoa whispered, sinking to the ground, head buried in her knees. Angelo crept up beside her, trying to soothe his master's pain.
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Gwen slowed her pace as she entered the corridor, mainly because the door man would yell at her if she didn't and secondly, there was a lovely couple somewhere nearby. It was Zell and some girl. With a closer look, Gwen saw it was the library girl. The two were cooing each other in a sickening lovey dovey way. Gwen rolled her eyes and continued down the corridor. On her way, she walked head long into her sensei.
"Whoa, slow down, there," Squall said, backing off. "Oh, yeah, I'm your-"
"I know,...sensei, no need to tell me a second time." Gwen spat back, then she slinked away from Squall and ran down the corridor. Squall looked back at her, watching the back of her head as she headed for a flight of stairs. Before he knew it...BANG BAM BOOM. She fell down the stairs. He ran back to the flight of stairs and looked down. Gwen lay in a crumpled heap on the floor, her face to the ground and her shoulders shaking. She seemed to be sobbing. A wave of sympathy flooded Squall, he had the sudden want to know what was going on in her mind. He slid down the banister and landed next to the sobbing Gwen.
"Who, hey there, what's up?" He said, feeling slightly awkward as he slid an arm around Gwen's shoulders. At the feel of his touch, Gwen's shoulder's stopped shaking. She quickly leapt from her spot, and without a backwards glance ran down the corridor. Squall stood and watched her go, confused.
Gwen threw herself onto the bed. What had come over her? Why the sudden outburst of emotion. What a terrible day. ' just want to go home!.' She whined in her mind, rubbing her wet eyes. She couldn't help it, she hated herself and everything around her. 'I don't belong here, its obvious!' she screamed in her head. With a sudden jolt of realization, she calmed down considerably. Stuff like this always happened to Gwen. She had lost her family and friends when she was very young. Soon she became a street child, roaming the outside world, looking for a family to take her. Then that miraculous day came, when a silver van pulled up in front of her and a mother and her daughter stepped out.
"Gwen, come with us..." the woman cooed, as she picked the young Gwen up and put her in the car. It was Sophie and her mom. They grew up together, until each had different attitudes, Sophie was miss Popularity and Gwen was miss Lone Wolf. Gwen recalled crying like that before, because of how she felt, being out of place and all, with no real family or anyone to care for her. She felt so out of place at Balamb Garden, everyone there had people to love and care for them. Like Squall, who has Rinoa, he was finally cared for.
A small sound issued from a corner, Gwen looked up and saw the small Chocobo she saw earlier, staring her in the eyes. It's crystal blue eyes were filled with sympathy. The small creature approached her and lay a soft feathery head on her hand. Gwen absent mindedly stroked the creature that mesmerized her.
A knock came from behind the door...
TBC... Who's there? Find out next time! PLEASE DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT REVIEWING!!!!
A New Recruit
Cid turned his chair and faced the slightly pale Gwen, who was wringing her hands nervously, for some reason or other. A Chocobo scurried across the metal floor. Gwen shifted her gaze around the place she was in, Cid studying her very carefully.
"Now," Cid said suddenly, which made Gwen jump out of her skin. "I see you have proven yourself a good competitor in the SeeD organization. Though I'm not completely sure. I will allow you to join SeeD, but you will be trained by a sensei. Your sensei will be Commander Squall Leonhart. I have noticed that you two work well as a tag team. As for your little friend, er, Sophie, right?" Gwen nodded her head. "Yes, Sophie will stay at Balamb Garden until further notice. She would not be able to survive the fierce battles." Cid shook his head and sighed. "Do you have any questions.
'Yeah, I do,' Gwen thought bitterly to herself. 'When can I go home?'
"Ms. Raimon?"
Gwen's head shot up. "No sir." She said quietly.
Cid sighed once again. "Fine, then you are permitted to leave. If you see Commander Leonhart, tell him to come see me."
"Yes sir."
"Thank you."
Without another word, Gwen stepped onto the lift and that took her down to the office floor. A Moogle scurried out of the elevator and went up the lift, once Gwen had disembarked. What she didn't notice, though, was that little Chocobo, following her into the elevator. Gwen's mind was buzzing with thoughts that she didn't' even notice it until it stood right in front of her feet. Gwen looked down and finally noticed.
"Scram, little one." She spat, in a compassionate voice all the same. The Chocobo hung its head and left the elevator. As the glass doors closed she saw its cute little eyes full of sadness. Gwen shook her head, never mind that for now, she thought irritably. Once she was on the main floor, she decided to at least get a little fresh air. She walked down that wide, open corridor and finally made it to the front gate. The man behind the desk was just reading a paper. She silently crept out of the Garden. The fresh air was soothing to the senses and the fresh scent of grass showered in dew was refreshing. Her mind had cleared considerably, now she could think of some possible way to get home, if even possible. As she looked off, her eyes fell on a figure on the beach, a female. With a better look, she noticed it was Rinoa Heartilly, Squall's girlfriend.
"Squall-head shouldn't be far behind." Gwen thought to herself. After a few minutes of waiting and looking, there was no Squall to be seen, just Rinoa, alone.
Rinoa turned and saw Gwen standing on the dirt path. She grinned, a warm grin, not one of those cold, evil grins, the kids at school always sent her. Rinoa beckoned Gwen to join her. Reluctantly, she went. On the beach, she soon noticed Rinoa wasn't completely alone, she had her dog Angelo to keep her company. Who at the time, was just licking his paw.
"Hey, you must Gwen, I'm Rinoa." She greeted, and held out a hand. For a second Gwen just stared at it, before shaking it.
"Hmm..." Rinoa commented before pelting a stick into the air, and Angelo ran after it, leapt into the air and caught it. Gwen raised her eyebrows at the sight and wished her dog could do that. An awkward silence came up between the two females. Gwen felt, how could she explain it, out of place. Was Rinoa thinking that she might steal Squall? Well, if she thought so, she would be insane. Gwen likes his attitude and everything, but not physically or emotionally. Caught up ion her thoughts, Gwen never noticed Rinoa sitting down, she was patting a spot on the golden sand, asking her to sit down. She sat.
"So, why don't we get to know each other a little more?" Rinoa asked, staring out into the ocean blue. Gwen didn't reply, Rinoa took her silence as a yes. "You, know, you're lucky to have Squall as a sensei. He's a remarkable fighter. Then again ,so is Seifer." She started. Gwen just had a feeling what was coming next. Rinoa stood, and yanked Gwen up from her spot, she roughly shook her shoulders, staring her in the eyes. "Do you feel any emotional attraction to Squall? He's my boyfriend!"
Gwen was mildly shocked. Shocked because, Rinoa was usually quite composed and never had sudden outbursts over someone stealing 'her' Squall.
"Answer me!" Rinoa urged on, shaking her roughly again. Gwen threw her off and threw her a terrorized look.
"It'd be easier to answer if you weren't shaking me so much." she spat "And no, I don't feel an attraction towards Squall!" she retorted ever so venomously. Rinoa was rooted on the spot, Angelo licked her hand. Gwen's face went slightly pink with mild anger, but she still turned on her heel and stormed back to the Garden.
"What have I done?" Rinoa whispered, sinking to the ground, head buried in her knees. Angelo crept up beside her, trying to soothe his master's pain.
ââââââ
Gwen slowed her pace as she entered the corridor, mainly because the door man would yell at her if she didn't and secondly, there was a lovely couple somewhere nearby. It was Zell and some girl. With a closer look, Gwen saw it was the library girl. The two were cooing each other in a sickening lovey dovey way. Gwen rolled her eyes and continued down the corridor. On her way, she walked head long into her sensei.
"Whoa, slow down, there," Squall said, backing off. "Oh, yeah, I'm your-"
"I know,...sensei, no need to tell me a second time." Gwen spat back, then she slinked away from Squall and ran down the corridor. Squall looked back at her, watching the back of her head as she headed for a flight of stairs. Before he knew it...BANG BAM BOOM. She fell down the stairs. He ran back to the flight of stairs and looked down. Gwen lay in a crumpled heap on the floor, her face to the ground and her shoulders shaking. She seemed to be sobbing. A wave of sympathy flooded Squall, he had the sudden want to know what was going on in her mind. He slid down the banister and landed next to the sobbing Gwen.
"Who, hey there, what's up?" He said, feeling slightly awkward as he slid an arm around Gwen's shoulders. At the feel of his touch, Gwen's shoulder's stopped shaking. She quickly leapt from her spot, and without a backwards glance ran down the corridor. Squall stood and watched her go, confused.
Gwen threw herself onto the bed. What had come over her? Why the sudden outburst of emotion. What a terrible day. ' just want to go home!.' She whined in her mind, rubbing her wet eyes. She couldn't help it, she hated herself and everything around her. 'I don't belong here, its obvious!' she screamed in her head. With a sudden jolt of realization, she calmed down considerably. Stuff like this always happened to Gwen. She had lost her family and friends when she was very young. Soon she became a street child, roaming the outside world, looking for a family to take her. Then that miraculous day came, when a silver van pulled up in front of her and a mother and her daughter stepped out.
"Gwen, come with us..." the woman cooed, as she picked the young Gwen up and put her in the car. It was Sophie and her mom. They grew up together, until each had different attitudes, Sophie was miss Popularity and Gwen was miss Lone Wolf. Gwen recalled crying like that before, because of how she felt, being out of place and all, with no real family or anyone to care for her. She felt so out of place at Balamb Garden, everyone there had people to love and care for them. Like Squall, who has Rinoa, he was finally cared for.
A small sound issued from a corner, Gwen looked up and saw the small Chocobo she saw earlier, staring her in the eyes. It's crystal blue eyes were filled with sympathy. The small creature approached her and lay a soft feathery head on her hand. Gwen absent mindedly stroked the creature that mesmerized her.
A knock came from behind the door...
TBC... Who's there? Find out next time! PLEASE DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT REVIEWING!!!!