Chapter 6: Revelations
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the FFVIII Characters.
Everyone stepped onto the train, avoiding each other's gazes. Squall went to the computer near the door and opened it up for Selphie. "Thanks," she said quietly and went into the next room, standing near the window. Rinoa had watched Squall and folded her arms, glaring around the room. Squall turned and glanced around the room, sighing to himself. He went through the door and into the SeeD room. Seifer followed him a few moments later. Selphie saw them out of the corner of her eye, and she kept herself faced towards the window, staring out at the passing land. Quistis and Rinoa went in soon after. Zell stayed behind and went up to Selphie.
"Selph?" he asked.
She turned her gaze and looked over at him, "What?"
"I'm guessing things didn't go very well…" he said after a moment.
She shook her head and leaned her head down, resting her chin on her hands, "Not at all."
"I'm sorry, Selph."
"Don't worry about it. It's fine. I'll…get over it or something."
He nodded and proceeded into the SeeD room. Everyone was standing as far away from each other as possible. Quistis looked around at everyone and put her hands on her hips. "Okay, would someone like to inform me as to what is going on here?"
Zell nodded, "Yeah, I know one thing, but all of you guys seem pissed off."
Seifer spoke up, "I'm not pissed off. I'm just great."
"All right," she turned to Squall, "Then what is wrong with you?"
Squall looked at the floor, "…Nothing."
Rinoa looked over at Squall and felt tears coming into her eyes again. So far, her anger had been masking it, but now they started to flow again. "Squall doesn't want to be with me anymore, that's what's wrong!" She crossed the room quickly and went out into the hallway to see Selphie. She heard the commotion and turned to look at Rinoa, "Are you okay?" she asked her.
Rinoa glared at her through her tears, "What do you care!? It's your fault my life is ruined now!"
Selphie furrowed her eyebrows, "What? What did I do?"
"Oh, you know exactly what you did."
"Um, no, I really don't," Selphie answered honestly.
Rinoa came towards her and pushed her with full force. Selphie's eyes widened. She hadn't expected this, and she felt herself falling back. Her balance was never great, so she fell onto her bottom. "You took him away from me!" she yelled down at her.
"What!? I didn't do anything!" she said as she started getting back up. Before she knew it, she was on the ground again, but not from a push, from the force of Rinoa's fist connecting with her cheek.
By this time, the four in the SeeD room had come out to see what was going on. The color had drained from Squall's face, and he was staring at the event he just witnessed. Seifer couldn't help but laugh to himself. Quistis had her hand covering her mouth. Zell's eyes were so wide, it seemed as though his eyeballs were ready to fall out of them.
Selphie's eyes were still wide as well, and she held her cheek. "I'm not going to fight you, Rinoa! Especially over something I didn't even do. Maybe it was your fault!" "How can it be my fault?! I didn't tell Squall to love you!"
Squall suddenly shouted, "Th-that's enough you two!"
Selphie looked up Squall from her position on the ground and stared at him. Squall barely glanced at her and swallowed hard. He went towards Rinoa and grabbed her arm, pulling her to the front of the train. "Do not ever start shit with her or any of my friends again. This was between you and me, not you and Selphie. Leave her alone," his voice was harsh as he glared down at her.
Rinoa pulled her arm away from his grip and pushed him away from her, "Fine, go be with your precious love! See if I care!" Squall turned away from her and headed back into the hallway.
Seifer went over to Selphie and grabbed her arm to help pull her up. Squall saw this and his mouth fell open slightly She didn't even realize Seifer was doing it until she was standing again. She looked up at him and snatched her arm away quickly. He smiled wide to her, "Once again, I have to help you because Squall is too busy with Rinoa. Isn't that a shame…"
"Shut up, Seifer!" she pushed past him and went into the SeeD room, sitting down on the bottom bunk bed. Quistis and Zell followed her in, not aware that Squall was behind them, watching Seifer. Quistis sat beside Selphie, looking at her worriedly. She reached up and felt her cheek. It seemed to feel slightly swollen. 'I didn't know Rinoa could hit that hard,' she thought. She then looked over at Quistis, "I'm fine, Quisty." Quistis nodded slightly and Zell watched the two.
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Squall went over and pushed Seifer up against the wall with his full force. "I told you to leave her alone. I thought that was clear."
"Oh, it's crystal clear, Commander. Then again, she does still like me, so I don't think she would mind if I didn't leave her alone." Seifer grinned.
"Why don't you let her decide that? If I'm not mistaken, I saw her push you away. That doesn't bode well for you," Squall said, his eyes narrowed. "You're no good for her, all you do is hurt her or let her get hurt!"
"Excuse me? I think your girlfriend, or maybe ex-girlfriend, was the one who was hurting her that time. That was your problem. And I think that if I apologized to the dear little messenger girl, she'll come around again."
"Why do you care!? What's in it for you?"
"Well, an attractive girlfriend for one thing, and some action," Seifer laughed, "I'm sure she's never done anything before. I can show her the ropes, just like with Rinoa."
"I will not let you go near her! I won't let you use her like that!"
"Well, using your own words, why don't you let her decide that? If you love her so much, maybe you need to fight for her, or I'll come and snatch her away," he grinned.
Squall let go of him and backed away from him, "Fine, she'll see you're no good. If she hasn't already." He turned and walked back into the SeeD room with Seifer following a little far behind.
Selphie looked up and saw him, then Seifer. She looked away.
"Are you--" Squall began quietly.
"Are you okay, Selphie?" Seifer interrupted.
Selphie raised an eyebrow and looked back over to them. Squall glared back at him. "Why do you care?"
"Why shouldn't I care? You're part of the team so I just wanted to make sure you were all right after that crazy bitch hit you," Seifer answered, feeling satisfaction out of making Squall grow increasingly angry.
Selphie kept her eyebrow raised. Was he serious? How could he be after everything he said to her earlier. No, there was no way he could be. He's playing her. Just setting her up to get hurt again. Or was he? She didn't know. Then, she remembered Rinoa's voice, 'I didn't tell Squall to love you!'. Was she serious? She looked over at Squall. Did he really love her? And how did she feel about him?
Her head started to hurt. She didn't know what to think. She put her hand to her forehead and looked down at the ground. When did everything become so confusing?
Quistis put her hand on Selphie's shoulder, "Are you sure you're all right?"
Selphie looked up and over at Quistis, "What? Oh, I'm fine. Just have a headache."
"Maybe you should take it easy and rest. It's an overnight trip, anyway," Quistis suggested.
The intercom suddenly sounded, "We're now at Deling City Station. Everyone departing please exit now."
Rinoa stood in the doorway, "Well, if any of you care at all, I'm just saying good-bye since I don't think I'll ever see any of you again." She was careful to avoid Squall and Selphie's glance. "So…good-bye." She turned and headed for the front room. She stepped off the train with a sigh, wondering if she ever would see them again. 'What a way to leave,' she thought and shook her head.
Quistis stood up to let Selphie lay down. Selphie got underneath the covers and turned on her side facing the wall. She needed to sleep on it. She couldn't think of anything coherent concerning Squall and Seifer right now.
Quistis looked at the three, "If you guys have anymore bickering to do, please take it somewhere else. I really hope you're done because I've just had enough. I think Selphie and Zell have, too. We all need to get along if we're going to be able to succeed in this mission. Is that clear?"
Squall and Seifer nodded.
Zell then said, "Maybe we should all get some sleep. We have both of these room, so decide where you want to sleep."
"I'll stay in here and look after Selphie," Seifer said.
Squall sent him a glare, "I don't think that's a good idea…"
"All right, Zell and I will stay in here with her. I hope that's fine. If not, then too bad. We do not need any other confrontations tonight. Just go rest up for the battle tomorrow," said Quistis.
Squall and Seifer nodded once again. They both headed out and went into the next room.
Zell looked at Quistis, "Good idea. They both need to get away from her, well, Seifer does anyway. I don't trust him around her," he glanced over at Selphie, who had almost immediately fallen asleep.
Quistis sighed quietly, "I'll have to agree with you. I'm guessing something happened between all of them that I missed."
Zell nodded and explained to Quistis everything that had happened with Selphie and Seifer.
"I see," Quistis said after a moment, "That explains a lot." She sighed quietly, "Poor Selphie." She went to the bunk bed and climbed the ladder to the top bed. "Hope you don't mind sleeping on the couch, Zell."
Zell waved his hand, "Nah, I don't mind. It's fine with me." He laid down on the couch and put his hands behind his head. He fell asleep after a few minutes. Quistis laid down and fell asleep a little while afterwards.
In the next room, Squall and Seifer looked hard at each other. Seifer suddenly said, "I want the top bed."
"Whatever," he said tiredly. He walked over to the bottom bed and laid down. He closed his eyes, feeling exhausted from everything that had happened. Seifer climbed to the top bed and laid down. Squall let out a sigh and turned on his side to face the wall. He drifted off to a restless sleep. Seifer fell asleep soon after.
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"Next stop, Trabia Station," sounded the intercom throughout the train.
Selphie opened her eyes slowly and rubbed them. Everyone else was already awake and standing around. She couldn't help but be slightly embarrassed that she let herself sleep for so long. She looked at the clock that was on the wall. It was already mid-morning. She had intended to wake up a lot earlier, but assumed it was all right since they hadn't arrived at Trabia yet. She sat up and ran her fingers through her presumably messy hair.
Squall looked over at her, noticing she was awake, "Morning," he said quietly.
She smiled slightly, "Morning…sorry, guys. I didn't mean to sleep that long."
"Oh, don't worry about it. You probably needed the sleep," said Seifer, who smiled at her.
Selphie looked confused and scratched her head. Squall sent him a glare. He got up from his seat on the couch and sat down next to her, looking over at her. "How are you feeling?" he asked her quietly.
She looked at him, "I'm feeling a little better, I think."
"That's good," he replied, just as quietly as before. She smiled a little and looked around at everyone else. Quistis was glancing out the window, Seifer was looking at her and Squall, and Zell looked anxious to fight as he was 'swatting flies'.
The intercom sounded, "Trabia Station. All those departing, please exit now."
Squall stood up, followed by Selphie. Everyone grabbed their weapons and headed to the front. They stepped off the train and looked around. Quistis noticed the walkway to the Garden and motioned for everyone to follow her.
Selphie saw the Garden and her eyes grew wide, "Wow, it looks great, especially after that horrible explosion!" She sounded much cheerier than the day before.
Squall looked down at her and nodded, "Yeah…they really cleaned this place up."
Quistis nodded, "Yes, hopefully the Galbadians won't mess it up again."
"I won't let them! This was my home and I won't let them destroy it all over again." Selphie said as they walked into the Garden.
The Headmaster met them at the entrance, "Good to see you all," he said, "We are very glad you're here." The five stood at attention and saluted the Headmaster. "The Galbadians are launching their attack at any time so you all got here just in time. I need two people stationed at the back of the Garden and three in the front. Will you divide yourselves up?"
"I'm with Selphie," Seifer spoke up first. Selphie smacked her forehead.
"So am I," Squall said.
Quistis sighed, "All right, Zell and I will take the back."
The Headmaster nodded to them. "Good, take your positions." He turned and went back into the main building.
Quistis looked at Selphie apologetically, "Good luck, you three."
Selphie smiled slightly to her, "You too. Be careful."
Zell did a fist pump into the air, "The Galbadians are history!" He and Quistis ran off towards the back entrance.
Selphie looked up at Squall and Seifer. 'This is going to be a long battle,' she thought.
Seifer smiled wide, "Aw, won't this be fun. Us fighting side by side again."
Selphie just couldn't take it anymore. What was wrong with Seifer? Why was he suddenly being nice to her again? "Okay, Seifer, I don't know what your problem is. Why are you being nice to me when before you told me to stay away from you?"
Squall looked at Selphie, then to Seifer. He would like to see what Seifer could come up with from that question.
Seifer paused for a moment, "Well, because I feel bad about what I said to you before. So, I'm sorry."
"Oh.." Selphie said. She couldn't help but be surprised. Squall also looked surprised.
Seifer smiled at her, "Forgive me?"
Selphie paused, "Well…" Squall looked down at her. He shook his head, indicating that she shouldn't forgive him for what he said to her. "I don't know, Seifer…"
"Well, I could make it up to you. Let me take you on a date after this battle," Seifer said, the smile still on his face. Squall's eyes widened. How hard was he going to try to piss him off? He couldn't tell Selphie that Seifer was up to no good because he couldn't tell her what to do.
Selphie raised an eyebrow, "A date?"
"Yeah, let me take you out to dinner. Any pace you want."
"Really?" she asked, she almost seemed intrigued. Seifer nodded and Squall sighed to himself. "Well, maybe…if we even survive this. Let me think it over…"
Seifer grinned at her, "Great. And I'm sure you'll survive with me protecting you."
"Like it did any good last time…" Squall mumbled to himself. He looked down at Selphie, "And with me…" he said.
She looked up at him and smiled slightly, "I know."
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Suddenly, they heard the sound of marching soldiers. The Galbadians had arrived. They ran towards the entrance where Squall, Selphie, and Seifer were standing.
"Here we go…" Selphie said to herself. She bit her lip slightly. It was a habit for her whenever she got nervous about something.
Squall looked down at her, 'I hope she'll be okay…her wound on her stomach still isn't fully healed.'
Seifer also looked down at her, 'Heh, maybe I can get a date with her. I'm sure she'll say yes, after all, she did have a huge crush on me.' He grinned to himself, 'If I can get a date out of her after this, then maybe, if I'm nice enough, I can get more than just a kiss at the end of the night.'
The soldiers crossed over the entrance and attacked the three SeeDs. Selphie got a few with her nunchakus, while Squall and Seifer sliced through them with their gunblades. They continued killing the soldiers, but more just kept coming.
As they fought, Squall did not see a soldier to his left and the soldier's sword sliced his cheek, just nearly missing his eye. He felt the warm liquid running down his cheek and thought, 'Damn, another scar..' He immediately turned and killed the soldier that had cut him before he had another chance.
Selphie glanced over at Squall and saw the blood oozing down his cheek, 'I hope he's okay. That cut looks pretty ba--' as she thought, she felt a sudden stinging pain in her right arm. She glanced down at her arm and saw the same dark red liquid running down her arm. She clenched her jaw and killed the soldier with her nunchakus, which now hurt to use because of the cut.
Seifer effortlessly continued slicing through soldiers until he felt a burst of electricity hit him. He flew back a few yards and shook his head. He felt a little dizzy, but got to his feet, coming back at the soldiers with full force.
The fighting continued until the soldiers near the back began to retreat. Selphie's arm felt limp and sore as blood continued to pour out of the wound When the soldiers around them had finally all been killed, Selphie sank to the ground, holding her arm. Squall and Seifer both bent down next to her.
Squall furrowed his eyebrows and looked at her arm, "When did that happen?"
"I think a minute or so after that happened," she pointed to his cheek with her other arm, which was also still bleeding.
Squall reached up and wiped away some of the blood, "I had forgotten about that."
"It's nice to know you noticed Squall get hurt, but not me," said Seifer.
She looked over at him and frowned, "Well, so-o-o-rry, I kind of was in pain from my arm."
He waved his hand, "Nah, it's fine."
She sighed to herself and rubbed her arm slightly, "Does anyone have anything to wrap this with?"
As she spoke, the Headmaster was on his way over to congratulate them on a job well done. "Well, it seems as though both groups did very well. Oh my! You guys are injured, though. I'll show you to the Infirmary. Follow me."
Before Squall had a chance, Seifer helped Selphie up by her good arm. He clenched his jaw for a moment, but followed the Headmaster as he began walking towards the main building. Selphie instinctively pulled her arm away after Seifer had helped her up and followed Squall, while Seifer followed her.
"Here we are," said the Headmaster. "The doctor will treat any injuries you have."
The three SeeDs walked inside the room to see Quistis and Zell being treated for various cuts they received during the battle. They were relieved to see them alive and mostly well.
The doctor saw them enter the room and motioned for them to each take a seat. Selphie sat down on the unoccupied bed and Squall took a seat next to her. Seifer sent Squall a glare and sat on the bed next to theirs.
The doctor came over to Selphie first, "Oh my, this is a pretty bad cut." She got a few items to clean the wound and wash off all the blood that had poured out down her arm. She studied it for a moment, "This is a deep wound, you're going to need a few stitches." Selphie sighed and nodded. The doctor left for a moment and came back with the things she needed to stitch up the wound. After a time, she said, "All done. You'll need to get those taken out in a couple days by the doctor at your Garden." Selphie nodded and looked at her arm. The doctor then went over to Squall and cleaned off the wound on his cheek. She studied it for a moment, then said, "This one isn't too bad, I'll just bandage it and you should be good to go." Squall nodded and the doctor proceeded to bandage his wound. After she was done with Squall, she went to Seifer and gave him some painkillers.
Squall looked at Selphie, "I'm sorry," he said quietly.
She furrowed her eyebrows. "For what?"
"For not protecting you when I should have…I was too concerned about this damn cut on my cheek to notice your arm..."
"Squall, it's okay. I'm okay," she said and smiled a little. "And I can hold my own, so I don't need you guys looking after me all the time, you know."
Squall nodded, "I know…I guess, I was just extra worried because of the other day."
"I figured, but I'll be all right. You don't have to worry as much. Okay?"
"Yes, okay. I'll try not to anymore," he said.
Seifer had been watching them and swallowed his painkillers with a grunt. "When are we getting out of here?" he asked no one in particular.
Quistis looked over at him, "In a while."
"Can I…look around first, Quisty? I want to see what they did to the place because it looks nice," said Selphie.
Quistis nodded, "Sure, go ahead. We won't leave without you."
She stood up and started towards the door.
"Uh, maybe someone should go with you, you know, to make sure there aren't anymore soldiers around," Seifer piped up.
Selphie glanced over her shoulder, "Um, no thanks. I think I'm fine on my own." She left the room and proceeded to walk around the Garden cheerily.
"Ooh, shot down," said Zell.
"Don't make me beat the living piss out of you, Zell," snapped Seifer.
"There will be no fighting in here, boys," said the doctor.
Squall put his hand to his forehead for a moment, 'Seifer is trying way too hard.'
"Do you need some painkillers, Commander?" asked the doctor.
"Oh, don't worry about him. He always does that," said Quistis.
Squall looked up and glared at her. He stood up and put his hands in his pockets. "I'm going for a walk…"
"If you happen to bump into Selphie, let her know the train is leaving in about an hour," mentioned Quistis.
Squall nodded and headed out of the room. Seifer waited for a moment, then said, "Well, if you don't need me in here…I think I'll take a look around, too." He stood up and hurried out of the Infirmary.
Quistis shook her head and chuckled, "They are fighting over her like animals in the wild."
"I'm just waiting for one of them to perform a mating ritual dance," Zell said and laughed.
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Selphie walked around the Garden, waving to some of the younger kids she recognized, while they cheerily waved back to her. She went into the Quad to see what they were doing with their Garden Festival. 'Hmm…it just doesn't seem the same without me involved in it…'
"Selphie," said two voices at once. She turned around to see both Seifer and Squall. Each of them look surprised to see the other.
She put her hand to her forehead for a moment. "Hmm?"
"Uh…Quistis said to tell you--" Seifer began.
"She said the train is leaving soon, so you know when to go there," Squall finished. Seifer grunted inside, but simply nodded.
"O…kay," Selphie said, "Did she send both of you to tell me that?"
"Well, no, she told Squall, but I went just in case he couldn't find you," Seifer said.
Squall rolled his eyes slightly, "Yeah, so we'll leave you alone now…" He turned and walked away.
Seifer watched Selphie for a moment, then left as well.
Selphie sighed out, "Jeez, they're watching me like hawks or something." She shook her head, then continued walking around the Garden for a while. Once she was finished looking around, she headed for the train station where the other four were already standing. The train arrived a few minutes after and everyone got on the train. Squall went to the computer and opened up the door for Selphie, as he was accustomed to doing for every train ride.
Selphie was in a better mood and headed to the window. She looked out and hummed to herself as she watched the passing scenery. The others headed into the hallway, going into the SeeD room and sitting down, with Seifer lagging behind. He paused and went over to Selphie instead of going into the room.
"What're you humming?" he asked.
"Just a song, is it annoying or something?" she said, somewhat defensively.
"No…it's nice."
Selphie sighed quietly. Seifer's changing attitude towards her was driving her crazy. "What do you want?"
"Just wondering if you've thought about what I suggested," he said.
"The date?" Seifer nodded. "Well…I haven't had much time to think about it…"
"Oh, that's fine, I'll give you a while to--"
"If I say yes, will you stop poking around my shoulder every five seconds?" she asked, feeling almost exhausted from him.
"Yeah, and I didn't mean to be doing that. I just…like you and want to make up for what I said to you, Selphie."
She paused and tilted her head slightly, "You like me..?"
Seifer nodded, "Yes, I guess I just realized it a little too late." "Yes, I would have appreciated that…it would have saved me some tears."
"I know. I'm sorry, Selphie. I promise this date will make up for it. It'll be great."
"All right. I'll go on a date with you," she said finally.
"Great, tomorrow night, okay?"
She nodded a little, "Yeah, that's fine."
Seifer smiled down at her, "Great…uh, have fun with your singing and staring." He turned and headed into the SeeD room, beaming practically. 'Score,' he thought, 'I'll get me some tomorrow night.'
Selphie looked back to the window. 'Seifer likes me? How can that be all of the sudden. I don't get it. Yesterday he hated me and now he likes me...' She sighed, 'Boys are so confusing. I can't take it anymore.' She rubbed her forehead once again, then turned and headed into the SeeD room. Squall was sitting on the bed and so she decided to take a seat next to him. Seifer clenched his fist for a moment, then relaxed. He was coming on too strong, he realized. Squall couldn't help but feel slightly relieved that she had sat next to him, even though there was an open seat next to Seifer.
Squall looked at her, "What did he want?" he asked so only she could hear.
She looked at him. Jealousy was resonating in his voice. "He just wanted to know about that date he asked me about.."
"Did you agree to it…?"
She nodded slowly.
Squall sighed quietly and looked down at the floor, "I…see."
Selphie furrowed her eyebrows. Squall then said, "I hope you know what you're getting yourself into. He's…he's no good. You should have figured that out from yesterday…"
Selphie nodded a little, "I know…but, I'm just giving him this one chance…"
"You shouldn't even give him that. He's an asshole. There are people much better for you…" Squall said with another sigh, still looking at the ground. He thought, 'Like me…' But, he couldn't tell her. She had been through so much, he didn't want to both her with his confessions of love. He had almost told her before, "…Selphie, I-", but he was interrupted by Rinoa. There was no one to interrupt him now, except Seifer. And he was doing too well of a job.
Selphie looked down, "Maybe…but, I'm not one to give up so easily, so I'm giving him a chance." "All right, well…I'm still here for you…if something happens…" Squall told her, although it was barely audible.
Selphie looked over at him. She couldn't help but smile a little. Squall really was always there for her. She didn't know what to say. All she could say was, "Thanks, Squall…"
He nodded silently and stood up. "I'm getting some sleep. Wake me when we get back to Balamb." He left the room and went into the next, lying down on the bed. He turned on his side and closed his eyes, the cheery face of Selphie sticking in his mind. He just couldn't leave it be. Maybe it was his turn to fight for her. He probably didn't need to fight after tomorrow though. Seifer was going to try and do something horrible, he just knew it. After that, he knew Selphie wouldn't like him anymore. Maybe something good could come of this. He just hoped Selphie wouldn't get hurt again. He drifted off to another restless sleep.
In the next room, Selphie said, "That's a good idea. I'm tired, too." She got underneath the blanket on the bed and laid down. She closed her eyes.
"Goodnight, Selphie," said Seifer, and he went into the next room to lay down. Selphie yawned and fell asleep, not responding to Seifer. Zell and Quistis went to sleep soon after.
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Selphie opened her eyes the next morning and stretched her arms, wincing at the pain from the right one. She had forgotten about her wound. She rubbed it lightly, then sat up in bed, yawning softly. Quistis, Zell, and Seifer were already awake. "Jeez, last again," Selphie said sleepily.
"Actually, Squall still hasn't woken up. Do you think you can go get him? We'll be at Balamb in a few minutes," asked Quistis.
Selphie got up and nodded slightly, "Yeah, I'll be right back." She walked out of the room and went into the next. She saw Squall still asleep and couldn't help but smile to herself. She was a sucker for watching a boy sleep. She walked over to him and gently put her hand on his shoulder, "Squall, we're leaving in a few minutes, you have to get up."
Squall groaned and rolled over onto his stomach. Selphie sighed and put her hand on his back, shaking him slightly, "Squall, you have to get up," she said. He reached back and tried to swat her hand away without succeeding. She shook him again, "Wake up, Squall."
"Goddammit fine," Squall groaned and sat up. He rubbed his eyes and saw Selphie come into focus. "Oh…" he said quietly.
She smiled a little, "Good morning. We're going to be at Balamb in a few minutes."
"Morning…sorry," he said.
She waved her hand, "It's fine. Don't worry about it. You were just being grumpy since you were half asleep."
He nodded and stood up. She walked to the door and he followed her. The others were at the end of the hallway as the train stopped. "Balamb Train Station," sounded the intercom.
Quistis looked at everyone, "Okay, we're all here. Let's go." She headed for the exit and everyone followed her. The five walked down the streets of Balamb and back towards the Garden. No one spoke, except to comment on the weather.
As they got to the entrance, Seifer stopped Selphie. "I'll come by your room and get you around seven, all right?"
She looked up at him, "Yes, that's fine…I'll see you then."
Squall glanced back and watched them, his body tensing for a moment. He wanted to punch Seifer again. He couldn't believe Selphie was buying his fake niceness so easily. He shook his head and walked to his room quickly.
Selphie slightly waved to Seifer and headed to her room.
Seifer grinned to himself, walking towards his room after everyone else and rubbing his hands together, 'Tonight should be great if everything goes my way…and if Selphie buys into everything.'
-To Be Continued-
Find out what will happen in the next chapter! Thanks for reading!