Title: How Long Am I Suppose To Wait
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Final Fantasy VII characters but I do own the plot
Reviews: Of course please
Author's Note: I am basing this story on an experience, so I hope you all will enjoy this . This fic is dedicated to Hii-chan and I hope ya enjoy it!
The days past and we drifted further and further, till the day when our results of our year end exams were released. I was satisfied with my own result, but being one of the first to be able to get my results, I went home to register quickly myself in the university that I would go into through the internet as the sever can only serve 4800 people at one go. Since most people are still comparing results, I decided this is the best time to register since there will be little people using the service.
But what I did not notice was how sad his eyes were while on the way home. The disappointed look on his face though he tries to hide it, telling everyone that he is fine.
I was contented with my results and then thus decided that this would also be a good time to chat since there are so many courses to choose from. I dialed the number, but the reply I got was not what I expected. It seems that Sephiroth had switched off his cell phone. I told myself perhaps it was out of battery and he was charging.
But I called him day after day, and still the same thing. I sent him many messages but they were never replied. I waited and waited, while my heart was being sliced and shattered into many more pieces. His cell phone was the only source of contact I had with him. That is until Aeries managed to snag his home number from one of his friends.
She told me not to call him at for the time being, reason being that he did not do as well as he expected. Why did he not do well I still did not understand. I wondered why. Sephiroth had always been good in both academics and sports, but why did it end up like this? Aeries and I sat by the school garden. I could hear her voice utter word after word, but I did not listen to any of them, for the only thing in my head was why did he not fare well. What happened that caused this.
I finally got my answer when Aeries said that she knew what caused this, and it had something to do with the past year.
"Ne Cloud, you do know that we sat for a two year course ne? Meaning that if you do not pay attention during the first year, there is a chance that you will not do well," Aeries said, while turning to look at me. Her face was full of concern as if she did not know whether to continue or not.
I nodded in agreement.
She sighed before continuing, "Well for us, we had no distractions during the first year nor the second, but in the case for Sephiroth, he had…" She trailed off turning away. I was confused now. What she meant by he had something we did not have? What was this distraction that could have caused him to do so badly? What was it? Could it be due to this same distraction lead to his reaction when I confessed to him?
I placed a hand on her shoulder, giving her an encouraging squeeze, wanting her to continue.
It took her a while before she finally decided that it would be best for me to hear the whole story and continued. "A year ago, Sephiroth had a girlfriend, which was only known to his close friends. But apparently this girlfriend was also the cause of his downfall…" She bit her lips, turning away from me as if to tell me that I have heard enough. But I have not. I want to understand Sephiroth more. I wanted to share his sorrow, his happiness.
Looking at me now, I guess she could tell what I wanted to know.
"That girl though she was in the same year as us, since being attached to Sephiroth, she wanted him to go out with him almost everyday, making him tired. Adding on was our daily homework load, and by the time he finishes them, it was in the wee hours of the morning. This made him even more drained out. Plus the lacking of sleep affected his attitude in class, making him unable to concentrate."
At that moment I could feel anger flowing through every call in my body. I was burning with rage. How could anyone be so selfish? How could she not worry about Sephiroth and treat him like her servant? This was not love at all!
"Since then he was not even able to do well in sports, plus last year due to his plunging results, he almost got retained. But I heard that after a while, Sephiroth knew that it was wrong and that he had to concentrate and buck up on his studies. Thus he broke up with his girlfriend. But it did not ended there, since that girl was furious, she made it into a very big thing, and made use of the fact that Sephiroth was also the school's head prefect. This made Sephiroth loose a lot of his pride and it took him a long time to recover."
My hands were shivering. This was far worse then what I imagined. How could I be so insensible to Sephiroth's feelings? I hated myself for bring such a selfish fool!
"As far as I heard, now Sephiroth is doing fine but I guess that experience had left an very deep impression on him and that it would be a long time before he will come out of his turtle shell."
Hate built inside me, making my whole body tremble. Aeries finally finished her story by now and noticed rage burning from within me. "Cloud?" Aeries finally asked, her voice containing nothing but concern.
"I-I'm alright, I-I just need some time alone"
With that I left her in the garden, stunned and shocked. As for me, I could only head home, trying to cool down the anger that boiled from within. I lay on my bed thinking. Perhaps he would come out to face the world again. For now all I can do I just to be there for him, and to encourage him to come out of his hiding. Hopefully by then, he would accept me. I will wait for you.