Author's note: Gotta update while I can...
Thanks to Firefly-Dreams for loyalty and welcome to weisskgurl! But where's PistGurl? Hmm...
-Squall's POV-
With Selphie on the backseat, Seifer drives us back to Deling City, where we return the car and move on to the railway station.
"The next train leaves in an hour," Seifer says after checking the timetables and turns to me. "What do we do till then?"
I shrug. "Let's go have a cup of coffee or something."
We go to the nearest café.
"We're all really sorry for this, you know," I tell Selphie. I know she's mad.
"How can you just /forget/ me? We've been friends for... I can't even remember how long!"
"I know, Selphie, I know, we just.." I sigh. There's really no excuse to this, who am I kidding?
"We were in a hurry to get back to Balamb," Seifer says. "Because we were - and probably still are - most likely going to be charged for attacking the Sorceress. That's why we shouldn't even be here now."
Selphie chews her lower lip and then sighs. "Well alright then, guys. I forgive you. But I may stay mad at Quistis for a little bit longer..." she adds with a cunning smile.
We reach Balamb that evening at 8 pm and take a walk back to the Garden. First off, we go see Quistis in her classroom. We know she's working late, she always is.
"Did everything go smoothly?" she asks and stands up when we enter.
I nodd. "The lost lamb has been retrieved."
Quistis smiles a bit to Selphie. "I hope the boys explained this whole thing. See, we were in a kind of a tough situation and---"
"What about my situation?" Selphie asks.
Quistis raises a quizzing eyebrow.
"You hurried back because you know you were gonna be charged for attacking the Sorceress, right?"
Quistis nodds slowly. "Well, yes, but---"
"What about if those who were after you, had found /me/ and remembered that I was at the parade too, and they would've taken me?"
Quistis looks embarrassed. "We---"
"I'm probably the physically weakest member of our team. What could I have done to them alone? All by myself? And all because my Instructor /forgot/ about me and left me behind, all alone in a foreign country."
Quistis sighs. "Alright, Selphie. We are all truly very sorry and this will never happen again. As a compensation you will get two days off. Does that sound reasonable to you?"
Selphie looks thoughtful, but I see a hint of the grin she's trying to hide. "Well... I guess... Will the Garden give me some traveling money for those two days?"
Quistis raises an eyebrow and crosses her arms. "Don't push your luck, miss Tilmitt."
She salutes. "Yes ma'am!" After saying this, she bounces out of the classroom.
Quistis shakes her head lightly. "Glad we left her behind and not, say, Seifer."
Seifer takes a proud stance and crosses his arms. "And you're trying to say that...?"
"You wouldn't have sufficed for two days off work. Good work boys, you're free to go."
Thanks to Firefly-Dreams for loyalty and welcome to weisskgurl! But where's PistGurl? Hmm...
-Squall's POV-
With Selphie on the backseat, Seifer drives us back to Deling City, where we return the car and move on to the railway station.
"The next train leaves in an hour," Seifer says after checking the timetables and turns to me. "What do we do till then?"
I shrug. "Let's go have a cup of coffee or something."
We go to the nearest café.
"We're all really sorry for this, you know," I tell Selphie. I know she's mad.
"How can you just /forget/ me? We've been friends for... I can't even remember how long!"
"I know, Selphie, I know, we just.." I sigh. There's really no excuse to this, who am I kidding?
"We were in a hurry to get back to Balamb," Seifer says. "Because we were - and probably still are - most likely going to be charged for attacking the Sorceress. That's why we shouldn't even be here now."
Selphie chews her lower lip and then sighs. "Well alright then, guys. I forgive you. But I may stay mad at Quistis for a little bit longer..." she adds with a cunning smile.
We reach Balamb that evening at 8 pm and take a walk back to the Garden. First off, we go see Quistis in her classroom. We know she's working late, she always is.
"Did everything go smoothly?" she asks and stands up when we enter.
I nodd. "The lost lamb has been retrieved."
Quistis smiles a bit to Selphie. "I hope the boys explained this whole thing. See, we were in a kind of a tough situation and---"
"What about my situation?" Selphie asks.
Quistis raises a quizzing eyebrow.
"You hurried back because you know you were gonna be charged for attacking the Sorceress, right?"
Quistis nodds slowly. "Well, yes, but---"
"What about if those who were after you, had found /me/ and remembered that I was at the parade too, and they would've taken me?"
Quistis looks embarrassed. "We---"
"I'm probably the physically weakest member of our team. What could I have done to them alone? All by myself? And all because my Instructor /forgot/ about me and left me behind, all alone in a foreign country."
Quistis sighs. "Alright, Selphie. We are all truly very sorry and this will never happen again. As a compensation you will get two days off. Does that sound reasonable to you?"
Selphie looks thoughtful, but I see a hint of the grin she's trying to hide. "Well... I guess... Will the Garden give me some traveling money for those two days?"
Quistis raises an eyebrow and crosses her arms. "Don't push your luck, miss Tilmitt."
She salutes. "Yes ma'am!" After saying this, she bounces out of the classroom.
Quistis shakes her head lightly. "Glad we left her behind and not, say, Seifer."
Seifer takes a proud stance and crosses his arms. "And you're trying to say that...?"
"You wouldn't have sufficed for two days off work. Good work boys, you're free to go."