Read on! You know you want to…
I write, not owning these characters.
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Ellone couldn't sleep that night. She tossed and turned in a bed that she had been rocked to sleep in before by the garden's gentle motions. But now the bed seemed hard, the pillow lumpier than ever, and the garden was making her sick.
It really wasn't any of these things, she decided. She pushed herself off of the bed, threw on a light robe, and circled around Balamb Garden.
"(How could they not know?)" She shuffled her feet across the smooth, glossy flooring. Then she recounted what was said at the ball.
Throughout most of the night that Ellone stayed at the ball, Squall was by her side with his girlfriend, Rinoa.
Squall's report was very informative and strait to the point—bland, and Rinoa wasn't afraid to say so.
"There was so much more to say. The fight was so scary and Squall was as brave as," she looked into his deep blue eyes, "a lion," she smiled.
"I don't want to talk about it. It may have been an adventure to you but…" he recalled the rage he felt through the battle, that damned annoying confusion all over again as he stared Griever in the face, and the terrible hopelessness that he may vanish at any given moment. He looked at Rinoa softly, lovingly.
Rinoa grabbed his arm and wrapped it around herself. "I guess Squall found it more scary!" she giggled.
"Whatever," a voice had said over his shoulder before he could. "What's this?" Quistis walked around to where Squall could see him. "You're not saying 'whatever' anymore?"
The corners of Squalls mouth were agitated (almost a smirk) as he smartly replied, "I guess not."
"Oh, my," Quistis pulled up a chair. "Is this a new Squall? Well, I better study up." She rested her elbows on the table and brought her hands under her chin. Everyone chuckled a bit and Quistis folded her hands into her lap. "So what were you all talking about?"
"The sorceress." Ellone spoke up.
"Ah, yes. That Ultimecia did put up a good fight." Quistis said rising out of her chair "but I didn't really fight too much with her. Squall took care of most of it." She smiled politely and was leaving.
"Well, I wasn't too interested in the fight, as I was in…" Ellone glanced at Rinoa who was bobbing Squall's arm on her shoulder. "who she was/what she was like."
Quistis frowned thoughtfully. "She had purple lines across her face and she had this wicked, harsh tone. These huge gray horns stuck out from either side of her head."
"Black wings." Rinoa added.
Quistis shook her head. "And…"
"A very sensuous red dress." Irvine drew a breath through clenched teeth as if to describe its tightness. Quistis rolled her eyes and shook her head. Irvine removed his hat and fanned himself mouthing the word 'hot' as he moseyed on by.
"(No one had ever mentioned any resemblance to the Sorceress Rinoa… Of course they wouldn't make note of that. She's their friend.)" Ellone kicked her feet forward sluggishly. She contemplated whether to tell anybody or not. It would mean a bad turn of events for Noa, but what if Ultimecia could be stopped? She thought about the many lives that had been lost as far back as the events in Esthar with Adel.
"Ultimecia's inside Adel. Exactly as she wanted."
She had sent Ultimecia further into the past to start the time compression, but at what cost? Ellone saw a few kids scramble into the training center as she approached. There were many horrific events that took place at the hands of Ultimecia, but who knows how the world would be without those events?
Tears formed in her eyes as she went over what to do. She couldn't let this fester in her mind. She should share this bourdon with someone else. Who should she tell? Squall? Laguna? …Rinoa?
She walked down the blue-lit dormitory isles. She grabbed the soft pillow off the floor and sought solace between the sheets. The bed was now comfortable and her mind was at ease.
She was resolved to tell somebody in the morning.
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What an ending! God, I'm good…
brushes shoulder, pops collar
Or am I cocky? Hmm… need reviews.
