Back In The Day
Chapter 3:
Don't Break My Heart
Quistis POV
"Irvine turn on the lights." Fujin said as Irvine felt around for the light switch.
"No Irvine, that's my chest! Get away you pervert!" Fujin shouted as Irvine jumped and landed on me.
I was chuckling until the big hunk of mass landed on me. I felt a flattened pancake. He needed to start working out.
"Irvine get off me!" I yelled. Wait where were we anyway? It's completely dark. It can't be nighttime. It's never this dark. There's always moonlight. Feel around. Okay, I feel a wall, and something tall and very skinny. Okay move your hands down it got large and round towards the bottom. A waxer. We are in the janitors closet.
"Irvine look for the doorknob." I said as Irvine luckily got off my crushed body.
"I can't see though." What a smart alec.
"Then feel for the doorknob, but make sure it's wall you are touching." Fujin said with much attitude. This is definitely going to be fun.
"And Irvine said, let there be light!" Irvine said as he opened the door. Light poured in. I sped out to find where exactly I was.
"Whoa hold on lil' lady." Irvine said as he clutched my hand tightly.
"Let go cowboy! I need to find out where we are, I mean I could be turning him down right now!" I said with as much fierceness in my voice as possible. I hope that makes him let go. My wrist's are going to be bruised for days.
"Ok, but we'll meet right back here in one hour to see of all that's happened." Irvine said as I ran off to the cafeteria.
Gotta find Seifer. Gotta find Seifer. Okay try to remember what happened when he asked me out. Which way did he come from? What was he wearing? Dum question. Where was I sitting? What book was I reading?
"Quistis, can I take you out for dinner some night? Maybe tomorrow night, I only have tomorrow night free from training." Seifer said as he sipped on his coke at lunch.
"Sorry Seifer, I have to work on my Semester finals tomorrow with some of the other instructors." Quistis said as Seifer looked down and finished eating his food quickly.
Ok lets see. I now stand at the door of the cafeteria. I find the table I was sitting at when he asked me. I sat down and waited for what seemed like forever. I looked at my watch. ONLY FIVE MINUTES! I must really be tense.
"Quistis!" Seifer? No he didn't come from behind me. He came from that door over there. I think.
I turned around only to find Zell walking up with his tray of hotdogs.
"Can I sit with you?" Zell asked. This didn't happen. Did it? Wait, yes he did, and he left before Seifer came. Thank goodness. Okay yes let him sit down.
"Yes, you may sit, but don't guzzle your food. It's not a hotdog eating contest." I said as he gave me an odd look.
"That's like asking you not to use proper words." Zell said as I chuckled and remembered Selphie and my own bet.
' "Quisty! Wont you ever let yourself loose and use some slang once in a while?" The ever bubbly Selphie said to me after a lesson on proper English.
"Of course I can use slang words, but I just choose not to. I have become proper, and I can't go back to a life of being well, normal." I said as Selphie began to think deeply. The wrinkles in her forehead showed me how deep her concentration was.
"Well, I bet you can't go a day without using a long and proper words." She began to giggle and I gave her a scowl. How can I not use proper words? It's like taking a rich person and putting them in a ghetto neighborhood.
"How much do you want to bet?" What am I saying? My goodness I'm going to regret this.
"15 gil!" Selphie yelped as I grabbed her hand and shook it vigorously.
"It's a deal!" I said giving her a look that told her I could do this. I think she noticed my stride because she said, "Just remember, even though I'm not with you 24/7, I have resources!" That part was a little bit creepy, but it is quite true. I could be talking to one of my friends, and they could tell her. I was stuck in a rut.
"Quistis! Yoo hoo! Anybody in there?" Zell said as I snapped out of my memory. His tray was empty. How long was I out of it? Who knows. I just hope I didn't miss Seifer.
"Well I have to go now. See ya soon." He got up, threw away his trash, and walked out of the cafeteria. What impeccable timing. Just as Zell walked out, Seifer walked in.
He waved. He seemed so happy. It all went downhill from here the first time. I'm not going to let him down this time. I'm going to show him the life he should have had.
"Hey Quisty!" He shouted as he waved. He walked over and sat down. I never thought I would see his wonderful smile ever again. But that's what I'm trying to change for good. I want to wake up to that smile forever. I want to be lost in his light green eyes.
"Hey Seifer." I said not trying to act conspicuous. I didn't want to alter the future too much.
"Quistis, can I take you out for dinner some night? Maybe tomorrow night, I only have tomorrow night free from training." He seemed so happy. How could I have been so cold? Don't break down here! Oh my goodness this is going to be such a mess.
"Quisty? Is everything okay?" Aww how cute. He cares about me.
"Yes I'm just so happy. I never thought you would ask me out. I mean I'm just an old instructor. I never thought I would have a chance with you." I didn't really want to sound desperate, but I did didn't I?
"So is that a yes for tomorrow night?" He really wants to do this. I can't hurt him again. It might be my only chance.
"Yes it's a yes." I've never seen him so happy. He literally jumped out of his chair. It flipped over and the entire cafeteria stopped talking and looked at him. He is so cute when he's embarrassed.
I wonder when this big mess is going to be over. Maybe I'll just have to meet up with them when we get to that day.
"I can't wait till tomorrow, but I have to go to the training center." He said as he stood up and walked over and gave me a peck on the cheek.
It surprised me quite a bit. His lips were so soft. He was so careful with me. As if I would break if he did something wrong. I didn't want him to leave, but he had to.
Now I had to go find Irvine to let him know that everything went smoothly. I stood up and made my way to the door. Irvine was luckily just coming into the cafeteria when I was trying to leave.
"Hey Quistis how did it go?" He asked me as we went and sat back down at my table.
"It went great. I took the date with him." Something still feels wrong though. What am I forgetting?
"Oh my goodness. Irvine, do you happen to have Mrs. Pollack as one of your teachers?" Please say yes, please say yes, please say yes.
"Sorry, no I don't." Dang it. "But I do know that Selphie has a class with her." Thank the Lord.
"Well then I guess I better go find her." I started to get up, but Irvine demanded he know what was going on.
"Well.." I said as I sat back down. "I'm supposed to get together with Mrs. Pollack tomorrow night to go over some things and I can't miss it, but if one of her students asks her for help, then I should be off the hook so I can go on the date with Seifer."
Irvine looked stunned. That's the quietest he's been since before the sorceress war. It's always been 'women this, and ladies that.' It's driven me insane!
The silence was kind of awkward but I needed to talk to Selphie.
"Can I go now?" I asked as Irvine was snapped out of his trance.
"Oh yes, of course. I'm sorry about that." He said as I got up and hurried out of the cafeteria.
Now where would Selphie be during lunch? Well, either she'd be by Irvine, which she isn't, or she'd be on the balcony watching the trains go by.
That's it!
I hurried up the elevator to the top floor. The balcony that over viewed all of Balamb was just around the corner from the elevator.
I walked out to the balcony. There she was bouncing up and down watching the trains go by.
"Train train take us away, train train take us away!" She was singing. That song annoyed the heck out of me while we were battling ultimecia.
"Hey Selphie!" I said as loud as I could to get her attention. She stopped singing her train song, and turned around to look at me. She was smiling, and walked towards me to be able to hear better.
"Yes?"
"Well I have a favor to ask you." I said as I explained to her about my date with Seifer.
"Can you possibly ask Mrs Pollack for help on an assignment so I can get out of having to meet with her?" Selphie gave it much thought. I could tell.
"Well, even though I get everything in her class, I guess I could ask her. But Squall would be your better bet." She said as I immediately thanked her for giving me advice.
Now lets see, where would Squall be during lunch? With Rinoa. Where is Rinoa during lunch? That's a good question. Well, lets check the cafeteria first.
I poked my head in the cafeteria. No sign of Squall or Rinoa in there. Where else would they be? How about I check both of their rooms.
Squalls room. Nothing. Rinoa's Room. Nothing. Will I ever find them?
How about I check one last place. The fountain.
Aha. I found them.
"Squall! Can I talk to you real fast?" I said as I got in talking distance.
"Yeah sure, what is it?" I pulled him away. I told him the same story I told Selphie, and how I needed him to ask Mrs. Pollack for help on an assignment.
"Yes. What time do you need me to get with her?" I hadn't thought about that. Seifer hadn't really specified a time for our date.
"Let me check. I'll be right back." I said as I headed off for the training center. It's a good thing I brought my whip with me. I would be in big trouble if I had run into a t-rexaur.
"Seifer!" I yelled as Seifer came up to me from behind a bush.
"What time is our date tomorrow night?" I asked him as he replied, "7:00. I will pick you up."
I kissed him on the cheek, hugged him, and told him I couldn't wait for tomorrow night.
I went back to the fountain to find Squall, but he wasn't there. Why did he leave? Now I'm going to have a hard time trying to track him down.
"Where could he be?" I mumbled to myself aloud.
Lets see, it's still lunch time so he wouldn't be in his office. Rinoa wouldn't allow him to go into his office during lunch. Maybe they are in the cafeteria.
I went to check once more. There they were splitting a banana split.
I walked up to Squall and told him seven o clock.
"Make sure that if she tries to set up a time anything other than that tell her you're busy the entire day except for seven until nine o' clock." I said as Squall nodded. I thanked him once again, and said goodbye.
Now I had to find Irvine again. Great. Maybe he went to go be with Selphie.
I went up to the balcony again but Selphie was still by herself, enjoying the sight of trains.
"Sef, have you seen Irvine recently?" Selphie turned around and shook her head no, turned back around and began singing the train song once more.
I left as soon as she began singing to keep myself from clobbering her.
Irvine could be in the Quad flirting with the other women. I checked the Quad. No Irvine in sight. Where could he be? Where is fujin? I haven't seen her since we left the closet. Maybe they are both still in the closet. It's worth a try.
Here goes nothing. I thought as I opened the door to see Fujin and Irvine sitting in the closet playing triple triad.
"Hey Quisty, did you find Selphie?" Irvine asked as I nodded yes.
"Well what did she say?" Fujin asked as she told me that Irvine filled her in.
"She said to find Squall." I said as Irvine and Fujin both looked expectant.
"Well what did Squall say?" Fujin asked.
"Squall said he would do his best to keep Mrs. Pollack busy. If she gets too busy trying to help him, she should help him instead of meeting with me.
"Well that's good." Irvine said as I nodded.
"Would you like to join us?" Fujin asked as I nodded and giggled.
I sat down and watched them play triple triad. It lasted for quite some time. We were going to wait it out until the big date came. Then hopefully the disaster would not happen and things would be different.
A/N: hehe and here's the end of another chapter. Let me know what you seriously think. Flamers are welcome, and if you find anything wrong with this chapter, let me know. THANKS buh bye!