DISCLAIMER: Ok, we go again. Geez, I'm gonna get tired of typing all this
disclaimer stuff. Just to warn you readers out there that Squaresoft does
not belong to me or their characters. Those talented workers at Squaresoft
deserve all the credit; I'm just a newbie storywriter still. So don't sue
me you won't get any money coz I'm broke =p
CHAPTER 1: Warnings
"Watch out! Outta my way! Coming through!" said a spiky blond young man as he zoomed towards the cafeteria. Zell Dincth, the brash and fiery martial artist ran like his life depended on it. Hotdogs are selling out fast by the first ten minutes of lunchtime. He dodged a couple of students on the way, and jumped over a drinking fountain landing perfectly on both feet. He continued to run along the hallway towards the cafeteria doors.
"Oof! Hey, watch it!" cried a petite girl as Zell crashed into her sending her to topple on the ground. "Sorry! I'm in a hurry to get some hotdogs. Don't wanna miss out again this time!" Zell apologized as he helped Selphie Tilmitt on to her feet. "What's the matter with you? They're only hotdogs", she said as she dusted off her bright yellow dress. "Whaddya mean they're only hotdogs?! They're the best tasting food ever. You can't get them anywhere else", he protested with a wave of the hand. "Fine, fine. Just don't eat too much of 'em ok? You might get sick and throw up. Now that's a scene!" Selphie giggled. "Throw up? No way!" the enthusiastic blond replied. A loud announcement rang inside the cafeteria.
"Attention, students! The hotdogs are running out soon. Get one before they're finished!"
"Oh, darn it!" Zell slapped himself on the forehead. "They're running out again!"
With that he took off like a bullet. Selphie stared in amazement to her friend as he disappeared towards the double doors of the cafeteria. One question came to her mind: How can anyone love hotdogs THAT much? She had just turned around to start heading towards the Quad when she heard a cry from inside the cafeteria.
"Hey, look out!"
CRASH! The sound of a million plates, cups and trays hitting the floor rang out al the way from the outside.
"Darn it, kid! Don't you ever watch where you're going?! Now look at all this mess!"
Selphie shook her head. Poor Zell, she thought. I think he's got a date with a mop and bucket for the rest of lunchtime. She continued down the hall with Zell's apologies growing fainter. I don't think the janitor would be less forgiving this time. She continued down towards the Quad. She's help Zell of course, but right now she had other important issues to deal with. Like the Garden Festival! Thinking about it made Selphie smile in delight. She knows they just held a little concert for Squall and Rinoa back in Fisherman's Horizon several weeks ago.
Before they faced Ultimecia. Thinking about the evil sorceress made her shudder. Her sinister laugh, her haunting voice.her eyes that seem to bore down on to you as if reading you. Absorbing your memories, experiences and deepest secrets.
With a soft groan the usually cheerful girl quickly pushed that thought out of her mind. She wanted to forget that sorceress forever. Ok, Selphie you've got other important matters to tackle right now. Focus on them, she thought as she quickly put her mind back to her Garden Festival project. With everything back to normal a festival is what they needed right now. After the concert she's thinking of having a bigger celebration. This time with more bands to sing on the stage, endless supply of food, decorations and the basically a big paaar-tay! With that she rushed to the Quad asking anyone interested to help with the festival.
What she didn't hear was a voice from a shiny little orb floating out of sight. "Soon, little girl. You'd forget the meaning of celebration. You wouldn't be laughing.you'll be crying for mercy. Soon.the fun is just beginning.."
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"Aha! Twice in a row! Hmm, I'm getting pretty good at this Triple Triad game. Especially the Same rule. So, I won again. How about you and me together in Balamb Restaurant this Friday night?" Irvine Kinneas asked giving the red haired girl one of his most charming smiles.
He chuckled in his mind. Let's see if she'd be able to resist my killer smile. A glint appeared in his eyes. They both were in the 2F classroom playing a card game over one of the desks. Actually he just came inside the room to use one of the student computers. Instead he saw Alix, a girl who belongs to Instructor Aki's class in one of the computer terminals dong her revision. With her bright red hair and cute smile how could he resist her? So he came up to her and introduced himself in his cool suave way. Before he knew it they were both engaged in a card match. And before he knew what was happening he had asked her out on a date.
The pretty red haired girl blushed and giggled. Not bad, Irvine, he thought to himself, his ego rising up a few notches. Keep this up and before you know it your date book will be overflowing with cute girls names. The tall dashing cowboy beamed across the table to her.
"Ahem!"
Both of them looked up to see tall black boots under a knee length skirt with matching vest. Upon her arms were stacks of papers. The golden blonde female looked at them and raised an eyebrow. "Am I interrupting something?" Quistis Trepe asked as she eyes the two suspiciously. By the look on the girl's face no doubt about it Irvine is up to his flirty ways again. No surprise there.
"No, ma'am. I've just finished doing my revision. I was just about to head towards the library to return some of these books", she said hurriedly. She quickly stood up and gathered her things.
Man, Irvine thought. She sure is in a hurry. I guess being caught red handed about not doing your work is bad. Well, at least she didn't exactly waste her time. She learned useful things. About me, that is. He smiled mischievously as she was about to leave. "I guess I'll see you around", the good looking cowboy said casually. He gave her a wink as she walked past. In response the girl turned even brighter red. She kept her head down as she walked; more like practically ran past Quistis.
I guess Quistis still has that authority effect around her. Even if she lost her Instructor license awhile ago. Better make a nice impression now, Irvine thought silently. He put on one of his nice charming smiles, and turned to Quistis.
"Quisty! How's it going? What's a lovely lady such as you doing here in a nice day like this?" he said as he stood up to greet his childhood friend and battle comrade. All the while smiling at her.
Quistis shook her head. "Save it, Irvine". She held up a hand in a gesture for him to stop.
"Damn. I must be losing my touch. My charm usually works on all the girls I meet", he replied his smile fading. Quistis now in turn gave Irvine a small smile. She walked over towards her former desk.
"Don't worry. It's not you or your charm, Irvine. It's just that there's so many paperwork to get done today. I promised Headmaster Cid I'll deliver these student data to the Infirmary so Dr. Kadowaki may be able to input it in her medical files", she said sighing as she ruffled through the desk taking what she needed.
Hmm. Poor Quisty, Irvine thought. The poor girl had decided to remain a SeeD to gain more experience before applying for her Instructor license again. After their heroic deed in Ultimecia, Headmaster Cid offered her old job back. Quistis declined deciding to wait awhile before becoming an Instructor again. She thought it's best to gain more experience and knowledge first; therefore she'll be able to prevent making the mistakes she did while teaching.
Irvine knows how she feels. In fact he's the only one who can tell the facts since they were children back in the orphanage. The others had forgotten due to the consequences of using the Guardian Forces.
Quistis had always been the bossy one in the group. Naturally it came from being the oldest one in the bunch. It was a natural instinct that she had to do. She felt the need to act that way since Sis left them. She had to protect her younger "siblings". Because of the situation she had to grow up fast making herself a precocious teenager that made her graduate SeeD at the tender age of 15 and an instructor by 17. She was a child genius, a child prodigy.
She was supposed to be a little more laid back. Now look at her! Acting like she's an instructor again. Irvine chuckled to himself. I guess I can't blame her. That's the way Quisty is. Always the protective elder sister. He approached her slowly.
"Quisty? May I be of any help?" the long haired cowboy asked staring at the huge pile of papers sitting on the desk. Quistis looked up to him. She saw the concerned look in his face. Her face let a soft smile.
"Well. You can help me carry these files to the Infirmary", she gestured towards the desk with a hand. Irvine gave her a smile. "At your service". With that he tipped his hat and gave a little bow. He grabbed the biggest pile in his arms. "Ready to go?"
Quistis smiled and grabbed her pile. As the two of them walked towards the elevator, Irvine scooted forward and held the door open for her. Quistis smiled to him as she walked outside. "My. Now I can really tell you that you haven't lost your charm at all", she chuckled.
"Nice to hear that coming from you", Irvine chuckled back. Both friends talked and laughed as the elevator brought them down towards the first floor.
As the two friends head towards the Infirmary unaware completely as a single glowing orb listened to what they said. "I can play with your minds.toy with your greatest fears, play with your feelings in their deepest weakest state.I will destroy your emotions.soon...not now, but soon."
With that the shiny orb floated away, unseen and unnoticed.
Authors note: Ha! Finally done the first chapter! *starts dancing* Well pls forgive me for any mistakes I've done. This is my first fic so pls don't be harsh! Oh ya sorry if there's too many clichés here. What do you people think? R/R pls^_^! More action will take place soon. Stay tuned!
CHAPTER 1: Warnings
"Watch out! Outta my way! Coming through!" said a spiky blond young man as he zoomed towards the cafeteria. Zell Dincth, the brash and fiery martial artist ran like his life depended on it. Hotdogs are selling out fast by the first ten minutes of lunchtime. He dodged a couple of students on the way, and jumped over a drinking fountain landing perfectly on both feet. He continued to run along the hallway towards the cafeteria doors.
"Oof! Hey, watch it!" cried a petite girl as Zell crashed into her sending her to topple on the ground. "Sorry! I'm in a hurry to get some hotdogs. Don't wanna miss out again this time!" Zell apologized as he helped Selphie Tilmitt on to her feet. "What's the matter with you? They're only hotdogs", she said as she dusted off her bright yellow dress. "Whaddya mean they're only hotdogs?! They're the best tasting food ever. You can't get them anywhere else", he protested with a wave of the hand. "Fine, fine. Just don't eat too much of 'em ok? You might get sick and throw up. Now that's a scene!" Selphie giggled. "Throw up? No way!" the enthusiastic blond replied. A loud announcement rang inside the cafeteria.
"Attention, students! The hotdogs are running out soon. Get one before they're finished!"
"Oh, darn it!" Zell slapped himself on the forehead. "They're running out again!"
With that he took off like a bullet. Selphie stared in amazement to her friend as he disappeared towards the double doors of the cafeteria. One question came to her mind: How can anyone love hotdogs THAT much? She had just turned around to start heading towards the Quad when she heard a cry from inside the cafeteria.
"Hey, look out!"
CRASH! The sound of a million plates, cups and trays hitting the floor rang out al the way from the outside.
"Darn it, kid! Don't you ever watch where you're going?! Now look at all this mess!"
Selphie shook her head. Poor Zell, she thought. I think he's got a date with a mop and bucket for the rest of lunchtime. She continued down the hall with Zell's apologies growing fainter. I don't think the janitor would be less forgiving this time. She continued down towards the Quad. She's help Zell of course, but right now she had other important issues to deal with. Like the Garden Festival! Thinking about it made Selphie smile in delight. She knows they just held a little concert for Squall and Rinoa back in Fisherman's Horizon several weeks ago.
Before they faced Ultimecia. Thinking about the evil sorceress made her shudder. Her sinister laugh, her haunting voice.her eyes that seem to bore down on to you as if reading you. Absorbing your memories, experiences and deepest secrets.
With a soft groan the usually cheerful girl quickly pushed that thought out of her mind. She wanted to forget that sorceress forever. Ok, Selphie you've got other important matters to tackle right now. Focus on them, she thought as she quickly put her mind back to her Garden Festival project. With everything back to normal a festival is what they needed right now. After the concert she's thinking of having a bigger celebration. This time with more bands to sing on the stage, endless supply of food, decorations and the basically a big paaar-tay! With that she rushed to the Quad asking anyone interested to help with the festival.
What she didn't hear was a voice from a shiny little orb floating out of sight. "Soon, little girl. You'd forget the meaning of celebration. You wouldn't be laughing.you'll be crying for mercy. Soon.the fun is just beginning.."
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"Aha! Twice in a row! Hmm, I'm getting pretty good at this Triple Triad game. Especially the Same rule. So, I won again. How about you and me together in Balamb Restaurant this Friday night?" Irvine Kinneas asked giving the red haired girl one of his most charming smiles.
He chuckled in his mind. Let's see if she'd be able to resist my killer smile. A glint appeared in his eyes. They both were in the 2F classroom playing a card game over one of the desks. Actually he just came inside the room to use one of the student computers. Instead he saw Alix, a girl who belongs to Instructor Aki's class in one of the computer terminals dong her revision. With her bright red hair and cute smile how could he resist her? So he came up to her and introduced himself in his cool suave way. Before he knew it they were both engaged in a card match. And before he knew what was happening he had asked her out on a date.
The pretty red haired girl blushed and giggled. Not bad, Irvine, he thought to himself, his ego rising up a few notches. Keep this up and before you know it your date book will be overflowing with cute girls names. The tall dashing cowboy beamed across the table to her.
"Ahem!"
Both of them looked up to see tall black boots under a knee length skirt with matching vest. Upon her arms were stacks of papers. The golden blonde female looked at them and raised an eyebrow. "Am I interrupting something?" Quistis Trepe asked as she eyes the two suspiciously. By the look on the girl's face no doubt about it Irvine is up to his flirty ways again. No surprise there.
"No, ma'am. I've just finished doing my revision. I was just about to head towards the library to return some of these books", she said hurriedly. She quickly stood up and gathered her things.
Man, Irvine thought. She sure is in a hurry. I guess being caught red handed about not doing your work is bad. Well, at least she didn't exactly waste her time. She learned useful things. About me, that is. He smiled mischievously as she was about to leave. "I guess I'll see you around", the good looking cowboy said casually. He gave her a wink as she walked past. In response the girl turned even brighter red. She kept her head down as she walked; more like practically ran past Quistis.
I guess Quistis still has that authority effect around her. Even if she lost her Instructor license awhile ago. Better make a nice impression now, Irvine thought silently. He put on one of his nice charming smiles, and turned to Quistis.
"Quisty! How's it going? What's a lovely lady such as you doing here in a nice day like this?" he said as he stood up to greet his childhood friend and battle comrade. All the while smiling at her.
Quistis shook her head. "Save it, Irvine". She held up a hand in a gesture for him to stop.
"Damn. I must be losing my touch. My charm usually works on all the girls I meet", he replied his smile fading. Quistis now in turn gave Irvine a small smile. She walked over towards her former desk.
"Don't worry. It's not you or your charm, Irvine. It's just that there's so many paperwork to get done today. I promised Headmaster Cid I'll deliver these student data to the Infirmary so Dr. Kadowaki may be able to input it in her medical files", she said sighing as she ruffled through the desk taking what she needed.
Hmm. Poor Quisty, Irvine thought. The poor girl had decided to remain a SeeD to gain more experience before applying for her Instructor license again. After their heroic deed in Ultimecia, Headmaster Cid offered her old job back. Quistis declined deciding to wait awhile before becoming an Instructor again. She thought it's best to gain more experience and knowledge first; therefore she'll be able to prevent making the mistakes she did while teaching.
Irvine knows how she feels. In fact he's the only one who can tell the facts since they were children back in the orphanage. The others had forgotten due to the consequences of using the Guardian Forces.
Quistis had always been the bossy one in the group. Naturally it came from being the oldest one in the bunch. It was a natural instinct that she had to do. She felt the need to act that way since Sis left them. She had to protect her younger "siblings". Because of the situation she had to grow up fast making herself a precocious teenager that made her graduate SeeD at the tender age of 15 and an instructor by 17. She was a child genius, a child prodigy.
She was supposed to be a little more laid back. Now look at her! Acting like she's an instructor again. Irvine chuckled to himself. I guess I can't blame her. That's the way Quisty is. Always the protective elder sister. He approached her slowly.
"Quisty? May I be of any help?" the long haired cowboy asked staring at the huge pile of papers sitting on the desk. Quistis looked up to him. She saw the concerned look in his face. Her face let a soft smile.
"Well. You can help me carry these files to the Infirmary", she gestured towards the desk with a hand. Irvine gave her a smile. "At your service". With that he tipped his hat and gave a little bow. He grabbed the biggest pile in his arms. "Ready to go?"
Quistis smiled and grabbed her pile. As the two of them walked towards the elevator, Irvine scooted forward and held the door open for her. Quistis smiled to him as she walked outside. "My. Now I can really tell you that you haven't lost your charm at all", she chuckled.
"Nice to hear that coming from you", Irvine chuckled back. Both friends talked and laughed as the elevator brought them down towards the first floor.
As the two friends head towards the Infirmary unaware completely as a single glowing orb listened to what they said. "I can play with your minds.toy with your greatest fears, play with your feelings in their deepest weakest state.I will destroy your emotions.soon...not now, but soon."
With that the shiny orb floated away, unseen and unnoticed.
Authors note: Ha! Finally done the first chapter! *starts dancing* Well pls forgive me for any mistakes I've done. This is my first fic so pls don't be harsh! Oh ya sorry if there's too many clichés here. What do you people think? R/R pls^_^! More action will take place soon. Stay tuned!