Chapter Five---Facing What's Mine
It would figure that Squall could only do something right if he wasn't trying. This was one of the rare times that he was glad of this. However, he could not explain where the nasty little devil flowers had come from, but Fujin loved them and Squall was extremely relieved. Fujin was seemingly alright for the time being and Squall wanted to keep it that way. Maybe Seifer and his Posse weren't as bad as everyone thought. Fujin was a decent person and well enough to be around, if she wasn't angry. Raijin was a lovable old ogre but Squall would never admit that. So what had made him hate them so much? Squall remembered Seifer and his gang picking on Selphie and the others. Ellone was the peacemaker and while she'd been there, everyone had been friends. But the day she left, everything changed. Seifer didn't want to be friends with anyone who wasn't Fujin or Raijin. Squall hated everyone one and everyone loved Squall. Why?! Squall hadn't done anything to make anyone love him. Hyne, he tried to keep them out! But everywhere he went they were people and seven of them claimed to be his friends.
The hate that Squall harbored for the Posse grew stagnant and cold. It grew as he did. But for no apparent reason. That is until the Sorceress Wars. Then Squall had hated Seifer and the Posse for nearly destroying the world, hurting thousands of innocents and taking Rinoa. However, if Squall had known then what he knew now, he wouldn't have bothered saving the little wretch and thanked Seifer for taking her off his hands. But of course, like the fool he was, he went and saved her because he thought he was in love. Love. Hah!
But now that he was in Seifer's shoes, he realized Seifer wasn't so bad. And neither was the Posse. In actuality, Squall preferred the closeness of his new group, the true friendship, mutal respect and love they shared, even if Squall wasn't supposed to be in Seifer's shoes. He hated having all those people around him, asking what he thought about this or that and what color the stationary should be. Who gave a flying rabbits foot in a trash heap what the stationary looked like?! Oh wait, he forgot. Rinoa did.
Whatever the reason he hated the Posse then, his chance to reconcile and get to know them was now.
"Squall? Are you ok?" Fujin asked, looking at him with the tiniest hint of concern. Or did she just have something in her eye?
"Of course. You know what Fuu?" Fujin looked at him and he knew she was asking, 'what?'
"Let's go out tonight, there's this club Raij keeps telling me about. Just you and me. Sound alright?" Fujin got a funny little smile on her face and she nodded.
"That's sounds like fun." Squall grinned and went to get ready.
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"Come on! You've been saying five more minutes for an hour!!" Squall moaned through the bathroom door. Fujin wasn't ready just yet. Squall had been ready for...nearly two hours. It was really rather simple. Black boots, white tank top (even if it was a bit snug wink wink), his black leather pants,(complete with his ridiculous amount of belts) and a new pair of fingerless gloves. Raijin had gotten them for him. Why? He had no idea, but he made a mental note to get him something in return. A girlfriend perhaps.
"I'm almost done...it's this...dress!" Fujin gave an exasperated sigh and flung open the door. Squall stared. That was Fujin? Whoa.
The dress was black, short and strapless. However the neck and sleeves were made of fishnet and where the solid material ended at her mid-thigh,fishnet continued down her knees, wrapping around her legs tightly. Black ,elegant, high heels graced her feet, adding at least four inches to her frame. Squall looked her over once more, throughly impressed.
"My lady." Squall offered her his arm with a grin. She laughed, adjusted the hem of her dress one last time and took his arm.
"Dear sir, shall we?" The two broke down into a small fit of laughter and made their way to the car.
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"They went where?!" Selphie asked, not believing her ears. Fujin and Squall? Party animals? No way! This was more then an exciting prospect and Selphie really, really, really, really (did we mention really ?) wanted to see this. Especially since Raijin said that Fujin had even gotten all dressed up.
"Oh...hum...well...hey Raij? Ya wanna go to the club with me?" Raijin looked surprised but nodded quickly. Poor little elf didn't know he had a wee crush on her. Selphie squealed and hugged him tightly.
"Thank you! I'll be right back." True to her word, Selphie was back in a flash wearing a pale green dress with matching heels. Raijin's brow raised but he didn't say anything.
"Uh...ya look nice, ya know?" Ok, maybe he did say something. --.
"Thanks, let's go!" Raijin decided it was good that today he'd opted for jeans and a white tank top with a denim shirt over the top. The two left, with only a few stops along the way, telling Rinoa and Quistis what she was going to see. Quistis and Rinoa decided this would be worth seeing,so they would be along later.
However, Rinoa and Quistis did not keep this to themselves. This, was going to end in catastrophe.
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"How bout a drink?" Squall called over the noise. Fujin nodded, breathing hard. They'd been dancing for an hour straight. They hadn't even known the other could dance. Squall got them a couple waters, remember once that Fujin said she didn't drink. He was right.
"Thank you. This was great." Fujin's smile lit her face and Squall found himself smiling back.
"Ladies and gents, hit the dance floor for the contest!!! First prize...well, you'll just have to wait and see!!" Fujin grinned. She loved dancing and she was good. She pulled him to the floor and waited for the music to start.
"Well ain't that cute?" A chilly, albeit high-pitched, voice interuppted their evening. They turned to see Rinao and Quistis.
"You cleaned her up real good Squall. And you don't look so bad yourself. Too bad no one's here to see this. Oh wait, look!" Rinoa stepped to the side and several cameramen began snapping pictures. Fujin turned to glare at Squall. How could he?! Was this his idea of some sick joke?!
"How could you?!" Squall shook his head, his face pale. Why couldn't they just be alone for one night, with out anything horrible happening?
"I didn't, I swear." Fujin turned to Rinoa and Quistis, noticing the others behind them. The cowboy was drooling and Zell was choking down a hotdog. They had nothing to do with this. Fujin advanced on Quistis and Rinoa, glaring savagely.
"I want you. To leave me alone."
"You don't always get what you want." Rinoa told her. Way wrong answer. Fujin's fist met her face. She wasn't worried. The club owner was a good friend and allowed her to beat up whoever she pleased.
"You...! You hit me!!" Rinoa squealed and Fujin was slightly sorry that she hadn't broken the idiots nose. Quistis frowned at her.
"Let's dance. If I win the contest, you leave me alone." Quistis was also a good dancer.
"And if I win?" She asked, eyeing Fujin cautiously. Fujin clenched her fist and turned to look straight back at Squall.
"I leave Garden." Squall's eyes widened and he grabbed her arm, shaking his head.
"No! You can't Fuu!" Fujin wrenched her arm out of his hold and folded them across her chest. Quistis thought it over and nodded.
"Last call for dancers!!" Fujin grabbed Squall and made her way to the center of the floor. Quistis did likewise with Seifer and when the music began to play, they danced with all they had.
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"This is all my fault, ya know?!" Raijin slapped his forehead and Selphie patted his back. This was her fault. She'd told Rinoa and Quistis, she had to make this right.
"No this is my fault. Look, Rai. I'm really sorry I haven't been very nice to you and the others, but I promise that'll change. You guys aren't as bad as Quis and Rin think. You stay here and cheer them on, I have to go see Headmaster." Selphie gave him a big grin and left.
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"Cid!!!" Selphie yelled. Cid came out of his office and looked at her curiously.
"Yes, Ms. Tilmitt?"
"If Fujin comes to hand in her request to leave, you can't give it to her!!!!" Cid was confused.
"Why would she do that? Ms. Kazeno is a valuable asset to this school, reguardless of her past actions."
"Because of SeeD. You have no idea how awful they can be and I'm not exactly innocent myself but Quistis and Rinoa...they went to far. I told them that I was going to see Fujin and Squall at the club and they brought reporters. Fujin bashed Rinoa's face in but she told Quistis that if she won, Quis and the others had to leave her alone. If Quis won, Fuj has to leave Garden." Selphie sighed. This was not good.
"Ms. Tilmitt, this is most unacceptable behavior. I think I need to have a little talk with our SeeD's however, if Fujin insists on leaving, I can't stop her. We'll have to hope that she'll make that decision on her own. Maybe Squall will be able to talk her out of it." Selphie certainly hoped so.
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"Fujin! Fujin wait!" Fujin whirled on Squall with firey eyes. He didn't know his eyes begged her not to look at him with such hate. He didn't know his eyes begged her not do this.
"What?! What can you say?! As much as I want to say this is your fault, it's mine. Mine for following you for all these years. Mine for sticking by you after the Wars. Mine for...nevermind. It's my fault and now I'm sick of paying for it. I'm leaving Squall. You can't change that." Squall scowled. She wasn't telling him the whole truth.
'Who are you to object to her hiding things? Don't be a hypocrite! But...I don't want her to leave...I need her here...Why? It's just Fujin...' It's just Fujin. That's why she wanted to leave. It occured to Squall that Fujin just might love him. That's why she stuck beside him no matter how he acted. 'But Seifer acted like that...not me...I am Seifer now...I did act like that...and Seifer loved her...So do I...'For Squall this revelation was bittersweet. He didn't believe in love. He didn't want to love the woman he'd come to learn so much about over the past two weeks. But he did. And now she was leaving. Squall sighed and stepped close to her, blocking her exit. She glared at him, telling him to move.
"No. I'm not letting you go like this." Squall was very nearly afraid to be so close, to know that he loved her. But he couldn't let her leave. Instead he put his arms around her, and pulled her close to him, feeling her sudden intake of breath. Her eye shone with fear, desire and anger. Squall closed the gap between their lips and Fujin nearly collapsed. She'd wanted to kiss him for so long, but he never looked at her in that way. She was his best friend, nothing more. That wasn't going to change. His tongue meet hers and her resolve weakend. For the moment. Fujin let the kiss last a few moments longer and then shoved him away.
"Don't kid yourself. We both know your just afraid of being alone.Again." The icinessin her words chilled the air long after she'd left Squall standing in the empty parking lot.
A.n: Omg! She's leaving?! What will we do?! Bwahahaah!!!!! Ok this chapter didn't turn out quite like I wanted but look at the bright side...I updated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woot! Selphiefan:Yay! You like!!! That makes me happy.......any suggestions? Reviews all you other readers!!!!!!
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