Quistis was speechless. 'Why is he holding me like this? Why is he wiping
away my tears? What if my suspicions were true?' So many questions were
running through her head.
'Hyne, this feels nice...I guess...maybe he does care about me...?' She looked down at the floor. 'But...what if he just hurts me? I couldn't deal with that right now...'
Seifer looked down at her tenderly. 'Damn, she's beautiful...' He leaned down tentatively, his face only inches from hers.
Quistis turned her head and took a step back from him, the tears flowing freely down her face once again. "Seifer, I can't...I just can't." And with that, she turned on her heel and ran from the training center.
Seifer just stood there...dumbfounded. He inwardly smacked himself. 'What have I done...?'
Quistis ran through the training center as fast as she could. Thankfully, she didn't run into any monsters along the way. She ran straight to her dorm, locking the door behind her.
She fell down right onto her bed. 'I'm such an idiot...why did I run away?'
'He'll probably be really mad...and then I won't even have a chance.' She smacked the bed hard. 'Hyne, what are you thinking, Quistis?! Since when have you ever wanted a chance with Seifer Almasy?' She sighed. 'This whole thing is just way too sudden.' She lied down and tried to go to sleep.
Seifer finally shook himself out of his trance, and ran after her. 'Where would she have gone? Ugh, I have to apologize for being such an idiot.'
He ran down the halls, thinking of where she might be. 'Well, she could be in the Quad...but I'm guessing that since she was so upset...that she probably just went right to her dorm.'
He soon arrived in front of her door. He raised his hand hesitantly to knock, but quickly pulled it back. 'She's probably mad at me...What if she doesn't want to talk to me? ...Wait a minute...I'm frickin' Seifer Almasy! Fiercest fighter in Balamb Garden! Why would I be afraid to just talk to a girl?'
His conscience talked back. 'Maybe because you're fully aware of what an idiot you are.'
He stood there for another minute, before deciding to "be a man", and knocked on the door lightly.
Quistis woke with a start, as she heard faint knocking on her door. She knew who it was, but she also knew she wasn't prepared to face him. But, despite what her body told her, she slowly got up, walked over, and opened up the door. She stood there, unable to look him in the eyes, and suddenly noticed what a lovely carpet she had.
Seifer was shocked that she'd actually opened up the door. He saw that her cheeks were red and blotchy, apparently from crying. "Uh...hey..."
'Stupid STUPID! Slick one, Seifer.' He thought to himself.
Quistis continued to stare at the floor. "..Hey." she said barely above a whisper.
The ex-knight gathered up his courage, and continued. "Look...I'm sorry. This whole concept is new to me...and... I think you know what I mean.
Her only response was a nod.
He continued. "And I didn't mean to make you cry.."
She sighed. "You didn't make me cry Seifer. I guess, just...what we were talking about...it made me think, and I realized how lonely I've been, and it just all caught up with me so abruptly."
"Ya' know...I know how it feels...to be alone. I've been alone all my life. But we don't have to be alone anymore, Quistis..."
She looked up at him for the first time since she'd opened the door, and saw nothing but sincerity in his eyes. She thought about it briefly, and couldn't hold back a smile. "Seifer Almasy, are you hitting on me?" She put her hands on her hips, grinning up at him.
He smiled at her, relieved that she seemed to have forgiven him. "Maybe..." He winked.
She couldn't help but laugh at this. "Just don't turn into an Irvine."
He thought for a minute. "Heh...nah, you don't have to worry about that one."
Quistis smiled. "Good."
The two stood there rather awkwardly for a moment, before Quistis spoke up. "Um...would you like to come in or something, Seifer?"
He peered easily over her head into the room, and looked back down at her with a smirk. "I'd be honored." He couldn't help but chuckle afterwards at his own comment, which was so ridiculously dissimilar to his own personality.
She laughed as well, as she stood back to open the door, allowing him entry. Quistis went into her bathroom for a minute, and Seifer sat down on her bed, looking around her room, which was just the same as his, only less bland. He glanced to her nightstand at a picture.
The picture had apparently been taken at the party after the defeat of Ultimecia. In the picture, he could see Squall in the middle, with his arm around Rinoa's waist. Next to them was Irvine and Selphie, Irvine's arm resting nonchalantly on her shoulders. On Squall's other side was Zell with his arm around a girl whom Seifer recognized as the girl who worked at the library. And standing slightly off to the side was ex-instructor number 14. She had her arms crossed, with a fake smile plastered to her face.
Seifer felt a twinge at his heart as he noticed that the comment Quistis had made earlier that day about "being alone her whole life" must've been true. It was all evident in the picture. He could see the loneliness pouring out of her deep azure eyes.
Quistis walked out of the bathroom, and noticed Seifer glancing at the picture on her nightstand. She smiled a bit. "That was taken ri-"
Seifer interjected. "Why are you standing all alone in this picture?"
She frowned a bit, changing the subject ever so slightly. "Well, the picture was supposed to be of just us that defeated Ultimecia, but Zell didn't want Marie to feel left out."
"So it turned into a couples shot, and you were the one left out?" Seifer inquired.
She sat down beside him on the bed. "Yeah, I guess..."
After a moment, Seifer looked over at her sincerely. "I'm sorry."
She looked up at him confusedly. "Sorry for what?"
"That you've been alone for so long."
She smiled sheepishly, looking back down at the floor. "Oh, it's nothing to apologize for, Seifer. It's not like it's your fault anyways."
He continued to look at her. "I know, but...it just kinda hurts to see you looking so hurt," he pointed to the picture again. "...if that makes any sense."
Quistis thought for a minute, then looked back up at him. "When did this whole thing start? It's all happening rather abruptly."
He gave her an inquisitive look. "What whole thing?"
She looked back down. "This whole...you-and-me thing. I do believe it's apparent that we care a lot about each other. It's just...happening really fast. I mean, two days ago, we probably would've torn each other's heads off."
Seifer laughed a bit. "Yeah, probably. But I dunno...maybe we've felt this way all along, and just never realized it until now."
Quistis smiled. "...Maybe."
[Author's Notes]: Yet again, thanks to those who reviewed! And I know you guys hate these short chapters, but I'm just trying not to bunch everything together too much. Sorry it took me a while to update! Reviews welcome!
'Hyne, this feels nice...I guess...maybe he does care about me...?' She looked down at the floor. 'But...what if he just hurts me? I couldn't deal with that right now...'
Seifer looked down at her tenderly. 'Damn, she's beautiful...' He leaned down tentatively, his face only inches from hers.
Quistis turned her head and took a step back from him, the tears flowing freely down her face once again. "Seifer, I can't...I just can't." And with that, she turned on her heel and ran from the training center.
Seifer just stood there...dumbfounded. He inwardly smacked himself. 'What have I done...?'
Quistis ran through the training center as fast as she could. Thankfully, she didn't run into any monsters along the way. She ran straight to her dorm, locking the door behind her.
She fell down right onto her bed. 'I'm such an idiot...why did I run away?'
'He'll probably be really mad...and then I won't even have a chance.' She smacked the bed hard. 'Hyne, what are you thinking, Quistis?! Since when have you ever wanted a chance with Seifer Almasy?' She sighed. 'This whole thing is just way too sudden.' She lied down and tried to go to sleep.
Seifer finally shook himself out of his trance, and ran after her. 'Where would she have gone? Ugh, I have to apologize for being such an idiot.'
He ran down the halls, thinking of where she might be. 'Well, she could be in the Quad...but I'm guessing that since she was so upset...that she probably just went right to her dorm.'
He soon arrived in front of her door. He raised his hand hesitantly to knock, but quickly pulled it back. 'She's probably mad at me...What if she doesn't want to talk to me? ...Wait a minute...I'm frickin' Seifer Almasy! Fiercest fighter in Balamb Garden! Why would I be afraid to just talk to a girl?'
His conscience talked back. 'Maybe because you're fully aware of what an idiot you are.'
He stood there for another minute, before deciding to "be a man", and knocked on the door lightly.
Quistis woke with a start, as she heard faint knocking on her door. She knew who it was, but she also knew she wasn't prepared to face him. But, despite what her body told her, she slowly got up, walked over, and opened up the door. She stood there, unable to look him in the eyes, and suddenly noticed what a lovely carpet she had.
Seifer was shocked that she'd actually opened up the door. He saw that her cheeks were red and blotchy, apparently from crying. "Uh...hey..."
'Stupid STUPID! Slick one, Seifer.' He thought to himself.
Quistis continued to stare at the floor. "..Hey." she said barely above a whisper.
The ex-knight gathered up his courage, and continued. "Look...I'm sorry. This whole concept is new to me...and... I think you know what I mean.
Her only response was a nod.
He continued. "And I didn't mean to make you cry.."
She sighed. "You didn't make me cry Seifer. I guess, just...what we were talking about...it made me think, and I realized how lonely I've been, and it just all caught up with me so abruptly."
"Ya' know...I know how it feels...to be alone. I've been alone all my life. But we don't have to be alone anymore, Quistis..."
She looked up at him for the first time since she'd opened the door, and saw nothing but sincerity in his eyes. She thought about it briefly, and couldn't hold back a smile. "Seifer Almasy, are you hitting on me?" She put her hands on her hips, grinning up at him.
He smiled at her, relieved that she seemed to have forgiven him. "Maybe..." He winked.
She couldn't help but laugh at this. "Just don't turn into an Irvine."
He thought for a minute. "Heh...nah, you don't have to worry about that one."
Quistis smiled. "Good."
The two stood there rather awkwardly for a moment, before Quistis spoke up. "Um...would you like to come in or something, Seifer?"
He peered easily over her head into the room, and looked back down at her with a smirk. "I'd be honored." He couldn't help but chuckle afterwards at his own comment, which was so ridiculously dissimilar to his own personality.
She laughed as well, as she stood back to open the door, allowing him entry. Quistis went into her bathroom for a minute, and Seifer sat down on her bed, looking around her room, which was just the same as his, only less bland. He glanced to her nightstand at a picture.
The picture had apparently been taken at the party after the defeat of Ultimecia. In the picture, he could see Squall in the middle, with his arm around Rinoa's waist. Next to them was Irvine and Selphie, Irvine's arm resting nonchalantly on her shoulders. On Squall's other side was Zell with his arm around a girl whom Seifer recognized as the girl who worked at the library. And standing slightly off to the side was ex-instructor number 14. She had her arms crossed, with a fake smile plastered to her face.
Seifer felt a twinge at his heart as he noticed that the comment Quistis had made earlier that day about "being alone her whole life" must've been true. It was all evident in the picture. He could see the loneliness pouring out of her deep azure eyes.
Quistis walked out of the bathroom, and noticed Seifer glancing at the picture on her nightstand. She smiled a bit. "That was taken ri-"
Seifer interjected. "Why are you standing all alone in this picture?"
She frowned a bit, changing the subject ever so slightly. "Well, the picture was supposed to be of just us that defeated Ultimecia, but Zell didn't want Marie to feel left out."
"So it turned into a couples shot, and you were the one left out?" Seifer inquired.
She sat down beside him on the bed. "Yeah, I guess..."
After a moment, Seifer looked over at her sincerely. "I'm sorry."
She looked up at him confusedly. "Sorry for what?"
"That you've been alone for so long."
She smiled sheepishly, looking back down at the floor. "Oh, it's nothing to apologize for, Seifer. It's not like it's your fault anyways."
He continued to look at her. "I know, but...it just kinda hurts to see you looking so hurt," he pointed to the picture again. "...if that makes any sense."
Quistis thought for a minute, then looked back up at him. "When did this whole thing start? It's all happening rather abruptly."
He gave her an inquisitive look. "What whole thing?"
She looked back down. "This whole...you-and-me thing. I do believe it's apparent that we care a lot about each other. It's just...happening really fast. I mean, two days ago, we probably would've torn each other's heads off."
Seifer laughed a bit. "Yeah, probably. But I dunno...maybe we've felt this way all along, and just never realized it until now."
Quistis smiled. "...Maybe."
[Author's Notes]: Yet again, thanks to those who reviewed! And I know you guys hate these short chapters, but I'm just trying not to bunch everything together too much. Sorry it took me a while to update! Reviews welcome!