Chapter Eight, heck yeah! Okay, glad you guys liked it, and I've been getting positives on the Irvine/Selphie fluff, so I just might put some in. What can I say? I'm a people person.
Ej- I like your ideas, and trust me, Seifer's gonna be in the next few chapters, though I'm not going to say he came back. I like that govornment idea, that way Squall and Rinoa will have a better chance of meeting, and he can't go anywhere. Laguna is mainly a background character, no more characters'll be thrown out there, I think/hope.
Magical Girl Pretty Sammy-Chan- Alright, I will, MAYBE. Lol, this is my story, but you'll probably be happy. I will keep going, I promise.
Onward! Oh, and Squall was in the bank, we were just not focusing on him, sorry if this confuses anyone. Flashback! (mini-style!)
Chapter Eight: Disappointment
"Come any closer, and your brains are on the floor!" Irvine cried, gun pointed directly in-between the monster's eyes. It continued to stare into Irvine's eyes, almost daring him to shoot. Suddenly, after many tense moments, the werewolf decided that its brains were worth a lot more than a throat under his teeth, and it pounded out of the bank, howling as it went. The silence, however, lasted as the few citizens that hadn't fled left silently and swiftly. Soon, all that were left in the room were Zell, who was the head banker and couldn't leave, Quistis, Selphie, Rinoa, Irvine, and Squall, standing in the corner. Rinoa was dressed as a man, but Squall could see through her disguise. Her lips were too full, her eyes too brown, and she had stray hairs drooping from underneath the hat. Squall quickly stopped himself from describing her to himself further. His gunblade was in his hand, ready to shoot at any second if the beast had proven a bigger threat, and thankfully, he hadn't had to use it. He watched the five with interest in his eyes, and unintentionally walked forward, sheathing the blade at his side.
"Irvine! You… you…" Selphie choked, and she latched herself around his waist. Irvine patted her gently, putting his arms around her. "You saved me," she muttered.
"Hell, what else was I supposed to do?" he said, grinning. Squall suddenly realized that he was less than three feet away from the group, but was spotted too quickly to get away.
"Squall?" Selphie said, wiping a stray tear and breaking away from the hug. He nodded, hoping that nothing drew too much attention to him.
"So, it's Hero Number 1, eh?" Irvine said, jokingly. He stuck out his hand, but Squall almost bluntly refused to take it.
"Who?" Zell asked, and everyone turned to Rinoa.
"Zell," she sighed, "while you were drunk, this man saved me from a mugger. His name is Squall," she said, and looked into the latter's eyes. He turned his head, almost blushing at the close contact. He internally smacked himself. Squall Leonhart does not blush.
"Oh." Zell contemplated the rest of her small speech. "Hey! Who says I was drunk?" he said indignantly.
"The cows said it all," Quistis said. Quistis' eyes were roving in-between Rinoa, her necklace, and Squall. Quickly, an evil glint began form in her eyes. "My, my, I forgot, we must be leaving," she said innocently. Rinoa stared at her, wondering what on earth she was doing.
"We must?" Selphie asked. Quistis gave her a look, and Selphie's eyes widened. "Oh, yes, we must! We must…" Selphie broke off, staring at Quistis.
"You, me, Zell, and Irvine were all going to clean out your… basement at the saloon, remember?" she said pointedly. Selphie nodded and put her arm on Irvine's.
"Oh, yes, so sorry to leave you two," she said as well. "Come on, Irvine." She began to drag off an obviously confused cowboy as Quistis did the same to Zell, also confused but even funnier looking. Squall rubbed the back of his neck, and looked at Rinoa. She was standing with her hands clasped behind her back, one of her shoes dragging along the floor. Rinoa suddenly hated her friends; the saloon didn't have a basement! Why did you leave us alone?
"That disguise would have worked, if you had tried other things," he said pointedly. She blushed slightly at having been found out by several people, but grinned and looked up.
"I should probably… get back in my regular clothes, huh?" she asked, not really looking for an answer. Of course he had seen through it, a person from a mile away could have seen that she was a girl. Squall shrugged.
"Whatever," he said, turning to leave.
"Wait…" she said, grabbing his hand. He froze at the contact, wondering what the Diablos this woman was doing touching him. Not that he didn't like it… it just felt weird. Not that he didn't like it? What the hell was wrong with him? He was going soft over some girl! This violated about ten of his personal codes, and it didn't quite help that thoughts of her kept shoving themselves into his mind. He turned to look at her, just to make her happy and so that she would let go of his hand.
"What?" he asked, not quite sounding like his tough-guy self. Rinoa loosened her grip on his hand, though to Squall's disappointment, did not let go. Rinoa herself didn't know why she had stopped him, she just… couldn't let him go. All right, now you're going crazy, she thought to herself. She had just met the guy, why did she… no, that couldn't be it. She let go of his gloved hand and turned away, embarrassed with herself.
"Nothing," she said quietly. Damn, I wish she wouldn't do that, she's making me feel guilty… whoa, now, control yourself, Leonhart. He couldn't help but look at her, thoughts screaming things at him. Now, you idiot, ask for your ring back! As if she could read his mind, she fingered her necklace. "I'm sure you want this back…" she said, her hand moving to undo the clasp.
"No," he said suddenly, loud enough to make her stop and stare at him, frozen in the action. "You… you can keep it," he said quietly. She slowly lowered her hands, and stared at him.
"Thank… thank you," she said, a small smile blooming across her face. Squall began to hope, and yet dreaded, that she might kiss him on the cheek again. He was about to say something, when applause began to ring out through the old building.
"Well, well, well," a voice stated with sarcasm. "Isn't this quaint?" Squall turned to face the intruder with an almost angry look in his eyes, trying so hard to not be irritated with this person for breaking the silence. As soon as the figure caught his eye, he fell silent and almost fearfully put one hand on Rinoa's arm in protection. "Too bad I have to ruin the moment." Rinoa stepped closer to him, and he placed his hands on her shoulders to make her feel safe, and yet to keep her from clasping him the way Selphie had attacked Irvine. She whimpered slightly as the figure approached them slowly…
-POVC-
"That was stupid, Seifer," Raijin said pointedly, Fujin nodding along with him. "You could have gotten yourself killed, ya know?"
"AFFIRMATIVE. KILLED, NOT GOOD. NO LONGER POSSE." Seifer laughed cruelly, staring his friends down.
"You think that could have hurt me? After that girl went down, who's to say the other girl wouldn't have? If he hadn't jumped in, I could have killed her." Raijin shook his head, staring at Seifer with a weird look.
"Man, a blow to your brains could kill ya, ya know," he said.
"POINT," Fujin said. Seifer laughed again and stared at his two friends.
"You two are funny, always agreeing with each other, when you're not pissed at him," he added to Fujin. "Trust me, I know what I'm doing. If I want to gain her trust, I must do what she wants, right?" Raijin frowned again.
"She wants ya to mindlessly kill, our kind and their kind," he said. Fujin nodded. Seifer grinned.
"And that's what I like about her…"
Muahahahaha! Guessed what Seifer is yet? If you haven't, you'll find out, but please, pick up the clue phone! Lol, inside joke. I kept Squall in character, didn't I? Just… affected by hormones slightly. OK, maybe a lot. OK, I think this one sucked, but for those people who like it, mushiness is soon to come between our favorite couple! -I'm leaving that one open, think what you want- And about Quistis… we've all had that annoying friend who won't leave you alone and keeps doing insane things to get you and this one guy/girl together WOLF. Lol, still, I'd love you if you'd review and stuff, please! Crrazy as a coconut:P Write ya later (bad pun)! -greiverwings
