Chapter 10: The Fake
As the door opened, Reine went in, stomping her feet. She then meets up with Quill at the bridge of the airship. "You are so late! I was worried sick about you!"she shouted out. "What took you so long!" she asked, still in a high tone. "Uhm, its.." Quill didn't know what to say. "Maybe you don't take this date seriously." Reine said as she looked down and sat on the chair. "No, it's not that. It's just because.." Quill tried to give her a reason but no words would come out of his mouth. "I guess you really don't take our relationship seriously" Reine said as she stood up and pressed the button to open the door. "No wait!" a voice called out. Reine turned around to see someone else aboard the ship, someone who probably heard them fighting. "It's because of me." he said. "Uhm, who are you?" Reine asked, confused. "He's name is Lone. He's my half-brother." Quill replied. "I didn't know you have a brother." Reine said, finally starting calm down. "Neither did I. I only knew last night." Quill said with a grin. "So, is everything okay now?" Lone asked, interrupting the conversation between the two. "Yeah" Reine said as she sat down on a chair. Quill approached Lone who was sitting on the chair behind Reine. "Thanks" he whispered to him. "No problem. I mean that's what's brothers should do, right? I got your back bro. No need to worry." Lone replied as he put on his seat belt. Quill nodded and he sat on his chair and they flew to the restaurant.
At the restaurant, Quill sat accross Reine and in between them was Lone. They were all so quiet but Lone couldn't take the silence. He wanted to break the silence since he was obviously the talkative type. "Quill" he said, making the couple turn their attention to him. "I really don't quite see a resemblance between you and dad. You really look like your mom" Lone commented. "Thanks, I guess." Quill said, unsure of Lone's statement if it was a comment or an insult. "I guess the only thing you got from dad was his gender!" he said as he bursted into laughter. Quill didn't see anything funny about it but apparently Reine was laughing along with Lone who was totally laughing out loud. "That's not funny" Quill said with a grunt. "Oh come on Quill. It's just a joke." Reine said as she tried to comfort Quill. "Don't take it too seriously dude" Lone interrupted.
Throughout the whole night, instead of Quill and Reine having a romantic evening, it turned out to be a comedy show wherein Quill was the one laughed at, Lone was the joker and Reine was the audience. Lone kept on sharing his jokes to Reine, sometimes he even whispered it to Reine. Apparently, Reine was laughing at all of the jokes he shared with her but Quill never laughed. He didn't even smile. The whole time, he was so furious at Lone and at the same time himself because obviously, he was the one to be blamed for allowing Lone to come along with them.
As the night ended, Quill dropped Reine off at Bikanel and he went straight home, along with Lone, withoutsaying a word to him. He was still furious about the whole time Lone was flirting and hitting on Reine. To think, he just met him and there he is hitting on the only person that mattered most to him. Quill went to sleep, hoping to forget about the night and start the next day well.
The next day, as Quill went down the stairs, he spotted Reine at the living room having a good time with Lone. "Hey Quill!" Lone said as he spots Quill. Quill ignored him and he went straight towards Reine. "Can I talk to you for a minute?" he whispered to Reine. "Sure. What is it?" Reine asked. "Privately" Quill said as he entered the dining room with Reine. "What are you doing here?" He asked Reine. "Just stopping by. Why? You don't like to see me?" Reine asked, looking down. "It's not that. It's just because you're always having a good time with Lone." he said. "Quill, are you jealous?" she asked. Quill didn't answer, he just remained silent. "Well, he is your brother you know and since he's your brother, I should treat him as part of our family. Don't worry Quill, I won't leave you for him" she said as she gave Quill a peck on his cheek and left the room. But Quill wasn't satisfied with what she told her, with what he witnessed, he knew that he might lose Reine to his own brother, better yet, his half-brother.
Weeks have passed and Quill was getting more depressed than ever. He started avoiding Reine and Lone. He didn't talk to anyone and he was getting drunk almost every night. Quill sat on his doorstep with a bottle of the strongest wine in Spira."Row, row, row your boat! Gently down the stream!" he sang, drunkily. A few minutes later, Garren arrived along with the rest of the group. "Oh my gosh, Quill!" Lenne called out as she and the others ran towards the drunk Quill. "Yo sup Lenne!" he replied. "You're not yourself" Pace said as they carried him inside his house. "Duh Pace! His drunk!" Garren said with a grunt. "I know Garren! I'm not stupid!" Pace shouted out. "Will you both quit fighting and help us get Quill on the bed!" Vidina interrupted. "Fine!" The two replied.
A few hours later, Quill woke up to see all of his friends taking care of him. "Where's Reine?" he asked, as he didn't see a glimpse of her. "She's with.." Pace said. "Wait, don't tell me. She's with Lone" he said as he sat up. "Dude, what's wrong with you?" Garren asked. "I thought you were having a good time with my sis." he continued. "I was" Quill replied. "You know, from Garren's point of view, the way you two aren't talking right now and avoiding each other. You guys broke up" Pace said as she sat next to Garren. "Everything was perfect. But then Lone came in the picture." Quill said, looking down. "Dude, with how you're acting right now, it's just like you're losing to him. Fight back!" Garren suggested. "Not literally though" Lenne interrupted. "Yeah, just find a way to get him out of the picture. You know what I mean?" Vidina asked. Then, it hit him. Quill never really got the chance to talk with his father, Nooj if everything Lone said was true. And he could always call Lone's mom, Lucil to come pick him up. Quill never thought about that, but now that he knows, he's got his plan all set out.
When night came, Lone arrived from Bikanel. Quill was just sitting on the couch, watching television. "Having a good time with my girlfriend?" Quill asked as Lone entered the house. "Dude, as far as I'm concerned, she ain't your girlfriend anymore. Besides, she's always having a good time with me." Lone replied as he threw his jacket at the couch. "Whatever" Quill said as he stood up. "Oh yeah, which reminds me. I called our dad and asked him about you." Quill said. "Really?" Lone asked, gulping. "Yeah, and apparently he's only MY dad." Quill continued causing Lone to sweat. "I can explain" Lone said. "Plus" Quill continued, not minding Lone. "You're mom is here and she told me she's been looking all over for you and that you weren't kicked out but that you ran away." Quill said as he opened Lone's door, revealing Lucil who already packed Lone's things. "You will get such a beating when we get home" Lucil said as she stepped out of the house. "So, back off you fake! And get out of my house!" Quill said, pushing Lone out of the house. "Sayunara!" He slammed the door on Lone's face.
The next day, Quill told everyone the truth about Lone. But Reine was the only one who wasn't there. So, he took off and went to Bikanel. There, he saw Reine sitting on the bench alone, waiting for someone. Quill sat next to her and gulped. "Who are you waiting for?" he asked. "You" Reine replied. "Have you heard about Lone?" Quill asked. "Yup, Garren told me" she said as she turned to him. "Reine" Quill stated in a lowly voice. "Yes?" Reine asked. "Can we start all over?" Quill asked, hoping to geta yes from Reine. "What? Why? We never broke up. Did we?" Reine asked. "I don't really know" Quill replied. Reine just gave him a smirk and then she rested her head on his shoulder. "Quill?" Reine looked up at Quill. "Did you think I liked him?" she asked. "Well, I was jealous at how happy you were all the time when you were with him. Unlike the times that we're together." Quill replied. "I'm always happy Quill. Especially when we're together. Well, he was funny. But Quill, that's what I like about you. You're not too talkative. So you don't complain or anything" Reine chuckles as Quill chuckles along with her. "Seriously, what I love the most in you is that you're just you. You're so true to your feelings and also your feelings towards me. I mean, I always noticed the way you looked at Lone when he was trying to get closer to me. I can see everything you feel in your eyes and I just love that. No one is ever like you and that's why I love you Quill. You're special." Reine continued as their eyes locked. Quill on the other hand, was speechless that all he could think of doing was to hug Reine. And ever since that day, he never doubted Reine and he always knew that no matter what, Reine's heart would always belong to him as his to hers.
There..i guess that was the most longest chapter of all chapters...whew..i hope it aint too dragging...anyway, next up, Chapter 11: The Rush Hour..We'll see how Lenne and Vidina are preparing for their big event!