Chapter 37: The games underway...when we get there atleast!
On his way back to his dorm from the irrelevant class Fira spotted a box by his door. He picked it up seeing that it was addressed to him. He inserted the code into the small panel near his door and it opened.He then stepped through the small intersection and to his room on the left. He opened the door and cut on the light, stepping over cloths and wads of trash paper.
He sat at his desk and tore the paper off of the box, then pulled the lid off. In the box was a new set of cloths and a keychain he'd never seen before. There was no card or note left behind just a pair of yellow and black clothing, new shoes and a keychain. He pulled out the jacket like vest first it was exactly like the pair he was wearing now except just yellow and black.
" It's about time you got back, hey whatchya got there." Rikku stood in the doorway with an orange tank top and green shorts with no shoes. She walked into Fira's room and over to his desk where he sat.
" Huh dontchya ever knock?" Fira asked trying to hide the box.
" Um no." Rikku said shrugging and pushing him out of the way. " Wow new digs. Who sent them your mommy?"
" No... my mom's dead." Fira replied with a straight face unfazed by his own comment.
" Oh? I'm sorry." Rikku said waving her hands around. " I seriously didn't mean to--"
" It's ok..." Fira said walking over to the box. " But it's definitly strange though, there is no card or anything."
" Maybe it's from your dear ol daddy." Rikku cooed nudging him. " Some hand me downs from papi?"
" Both of my parents are deceased." Fira replied again with a straight face. Rikku paused and stopped talking completely she just sort of stood there staring at the box blankly.
" Fira I'm..." She walked over and wrapped her hands around his neck hugging him. " I'm really sorry."
"It's... ok I told you already." Fira replied pulling away from her alittle.
" How can you say that you grew up without your parents your life must have been hard." Rikku said as her eyes got all sparkly as if she were going to cry.
" Um Rikku get a grip... I gotta get some sleep." Fira yawned pushing her out of his room.
" But But we have to talk about this... Your an orphan." Rikku said being pushed out of the door then it closed behind her. He pulled off his shirt and jacket then laid down on the bed kicking his shoes off.
(The next morning)
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"FIRA!" A student yelled as he jumped up hitting the ceiling of his room."Ow." He squeaked dropping down onto his bed. He looked outside to see the sun just barely rising from the east.
" Who..." He rubbed his face sitting on the edge of his bed.
" Fira your room is a complete sty do you ever clean it?" A familair voice said standing over him. He took asec look after rubbing his eyes to see Avalon walking around in it touching things.
" Avalon what do you want?" Fira asked.
" What do you mean? I'm here to wake your tired ass up for the Garden Games. Kuro was kinda strict on waking you because we all know your like a really late waker." Avalon explained.
" Kuro how's she doing?" Fira asked.
" She's back on her feet all she needed was alittle rest and medicine." Avalon said. " Anyway get dressed let's head out."
" Ok." Fira said standing up and heading over to the box. He put on his new "master form" cloths and grabbed the keychain off of the table and stuck it in his pocket. He walked outside to see Avalon waiting for him.
" Yo." Avalon said standing up from a lounge against the wall.
" Let's go man." Fira said as they both began to walk.
" So guess who bucked out on us and didn't show."
" Huh?"
" Sephiroth wasn't at the group meeting like three times. I don't trust him he's up to something."
" Avalon I dunno if you haven't noticed but Sephiroth isn't exactly a people person."
" Yeah but still its' strange, he's not at the meeting place now... He decided not to participate and Kiako had to get some samurai guy to cover for him."
" Hmm that does sound alil strange."
" A lil strange? Fira, dude your too trusting man."
" So what are you suggesting?"
" I'm saying Sephy is a spy and I can prove it. From the beginning of the school year he's been weird."
" I know he's alittle off but a spy? For who? and to spy on what abuncha SeeD students?"
" That I dunno but I'm gonna prove that sephiroth is a phony if it's the last thing I do." Avalon said rubbing his chin as they walked out into the parking lot. Standing in a group was Seifer,Cloud, Aerith, Tifa, Squall, Rinoa,Yuna, Kuro, Kiako, Utada and Heihachi.
" Hey guys." Fira waved as they walked over.
" Finally you got him up." Kuro sighed.
" Morning Fira, your cloths are alittle different." Kiako said walking around him in circles.
" It's nothin." Fira replied waving it off.
" Oh right since Sephiroth went poof, Hei will cover for him. Quistis said it was alright." Kiako said standing beside Hei.
"I'm happy to be apart of the team." He bowed.
" Yeah yeah yeah what the hell ever ladies and gentlemen let's just get to Balamb already." Seifer said. With that they all walked together in a clustered like group with Seifer at the head. To their surprise they were hardly attacked by any heartless that dwelled below the road ready to ambush anything that passed with a heart. The walk was slow and dragged out indeed, Aerith just stared at Cloud and Tifa as they cuddled while walking, Kiako and Hei were telling jokes to one another while laughing. Kuro had the look of doom on her face because Kiako and Hei were just behind her laughing and carrying on. Avalon was standing beside Kuro staring at her as if trying to think of something nice to say to her without her getting upset. Squall just sort of walked quietly with Rinoa clinging to his arm. Yuna an Utada stepped side by side talking while pointing and glaring at Hei and Kiako alittle. Seifer kept his nose straight and stared forward as if he were the leader of the pack and rearing up the end of the group was Fira. He kept thinking of the boredom of the walk then sort of stepped alittle as if doing some sort of dance walk to keep himself entertained.
Utada and Yuna heard the massive skeet steps then turned around to see Fira dancing while walking behind everyone. He had his eyes closed jamming to an imaginary beat. The girls merely laughed then stood behind Fira soon enough mimicing his movements, Utada, Yuna and Fira were dancing together almost at the same pace without Fira knowing about it. They would step forth once then slide to the left and take on step then slide into a kick then rock their hips while hopping alittle sideways and repeat the sequence. The dance was extremely strange but they three had fun doing it.
" Kiako chan. Are they ok?" Hei said pointing to the three dancing.
" I'm not sure." Kiako said with abit of a laugh. " Come on..."
Kiako pulled Hei by his hand and they stood behind Yuna and Utada, Utada signalled for them to be quiet and if they were gonna dance follow their steps so that they sync with Fira so he would remain unknowing. It took about awhole thirty seconds for Hei and Kiako to catch up with the dance. Fira then switched the dance steps which made Yuna sort of freak out with alittle squeak out of excitement. He didn't hear the scream he merely continued dancing, he held his hand out infront of him as if he was holding some sort of sattle and began to tip toe alittle with his feet parted as if he were riding a horse, he then turned around and went back to the usual dance steps adding that one part as he continued in sequence.
" This is pretty fun." Kiako said.
" Yeah he's very energetic." Hei laughed. Tifa, Cloud and Aerith turned around to see them dancing.
" What on earth?" Aerith asked tilting her head alittle.
" Looks like their having fun come on Cloud." Tifa said pulling Cloud's arm.
" Noway I don't dance." Cloud replied.
"Aww pwease for me." Tifa said sweetly giving him a kiss on the cheek.
" ...okay." Cloud sighed.
Aerith unbuttoned her dress from the bottom alittle so she could have more leg movement, then followed Tifa and Cloud behind Hei and Kiako. It took them awhile to catch up but finally they were in syc with the others. Kuro merely looked back and sighed as she watched them. " Idiots." Kuro said with a nod. Avalon sort of laughed at her and she punched Avalon in the nose causing a nose bleed.
They had finally reached Balamb. Seifer turned around and seen Fira dancing infront of Yuna and Utada whom were dancing infront of Kiako and Hei whom were dancing infront of Cloud and Tifa whom was dancing just infront of Aerith and Rinoa making a sort of strange kongo line.
" HEY WAKE UP! THIS ISN'T MTV!" Seifer shouted as Fira held his ears out of pain.
" Well you didn't have to scream." Fira said. He turned around to see everyone behind him panting hard and staring at him with a chuckle or smile. " Uh... wasn't I walking...behind everyone?"