Hey everyone. I'm soo sorry I haven't updated. Ive been busy with school stuff I'll try updating more regularly now but yeah. And thanks to DarklightZERO for reviewing. Anyways, on with the story…
disclaimer: the usual.. I don't own final fantasy 8 or any of its characters….
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and also.. as a side note..
"italicized" GF talking
italicized thinking
Be Careful for What you Wish for
Chapter 4
The sun shone brightly throughout Kelly's room as she slowly opened her eyes.
Beep Beep Beep
"Ugh…" Kelly muttered as she glanced at the blaring light on her alarm clock. Kelly slowly blinked as she glanced around the room. Where am I? Then it dawned on her and the previous day came back to her.
"Shit, today's first day of class and I'm late already!" she said groaning inwardly to herself as she sat up on her bed. With lightning speed, Kelly sprinted around her room gathering her supplies and getting ready. Fifteen minutes later, she was done getting ready and with a quick glance around the room, hurried out the door.
Outside the halls were empty. Selphie must have gone already…. I cannot believe I woke up late on the first day… Quistis is going to kill me… Jogging quickly down the hall, she came to an abrupt stop.
"Crap… I forgot to ask Selphie where my class is. Ookay… Where were the classrooms in the game…" Kelly muttered as she looked around trying to get familiarized with her surroundings. She noticed a student looking at her weirdly.
"Uhh… yeah… don't mind me.. just.. uh.. practicing for a play…" Kelly said trying to cover her embarrassment. The student gave her a skeptical look and was just about to head off again when Kelly quickly added, "Uhm.. can you tell me where the classrooms are?"
"Go up the elevator and down the hall."
"Ah, okay, thanks." She said as she watched the student jog away. Quickly, Kelly headed towards the elevator and rode up to the second floor. As she got out she looked around seeing a set of classroom doors. Now which class am I in? It was never this hard directing Squall around….
Just as she was deciding to randomly go through classrooms, she heard a ping behind her and doors opening. Out stepped two people, the first one with long blond hair and glasses with a demanding, no-nonsense aura surrounding her.
She looks familiar… The girl quickly strode into a classroom down the hall. Wait… is that Quistis? She turned around to the guy who came out of the elevator as well.
"Squall?"
"…" Squall glanced at her quickly then started walking down the hall.
"Hey! Argh.. Would it kill you to talk?"
Squall turned around rolling his eyes.
"… What?"
"Oh.. um.. was that Quistis?"
"…Yeah."
"Ah, okay, thanks." Kelly said.
"Whatever…" he said with his usual boredom, turning around and heading back down the hall and into the classroom. Kelly hurried after him.
As they opened the door., 18 pairs of eyes stared out them, including the teacher.
"So nice of you guys to finally show up…" Quistis said sarcastically. "Please next time try to show up ON time."
Kelly glanced at Squall who was obviously not going to say anything.
"Uhm.. yeah, sorry about that. I just… transferred… and I got lost." Kelly apologized.
"You must be Kelly. Yeah, Cid informed me about your coming. I have your records right here," she said pointing at a packet on her desk.
Eep!... I really hope my future self knows what he's doing…
"Well, thanks to this interruption, the class is going to run late." Quistis said, interrupting Kelly's inner-panic.
"Way to go Puberty Boy!" Kelly heard from the back of the room. There she saw Seifer smirking in his chair.
"Seifer!" Quistis scolded.
"Yes Quisty?"
"… It's Professor Trepe. And please refrain from injuring your partner during training in the future."
"Sure Quisty. But.. he had a gunblade… Isn't the point of training is to defend yourself and not get hit? It's not my fault he sucks…" The class laughed. Squall looked like he wasn't even paying attention, most likely lost in thought.
"Seifer! Last warning. Anyways, ok, class dismissed," Quistis said frustratingly. "Oh, Squall and Kelly, please stay in afterwards for being late. And I need to discuss something with you two."
"Whatever" went the typical response as everyone began heading out of the room.
The class was soon empty with just a group of the Trepies at the door, Quistis, Squall, and Kelly.
"Okay Squall, you haven't been to the Fire Cavern yet. This is a requirement mandatory before taking the SeeD exam." Quistis said as Squall and Kelly approached her. "Well… do you have a good excuse.
Hmm.. I wonder if getting your head slashed counts as a good excuse… Kelly thought to herself.
"…No"
"Okay, you must take it today in order to take the SeeD test coming up. And Kelly…"
"Hmm?" Kelly asked from beside Squall.
"Apparently according to your records, you have not taken the Fire Cavern test yet either."
Damn it. Why couldn't.. I in the other universe.. have programmed this already into my records. I don't even know how too fight… "…Yeah…"
"Alright," Quistis continued. "Get ready and meet me at the Front Gates as soon as possible. Please log in to the computers as well." With that Quistis headed out the room with her fan club Trepies trailing after her.
Squall and Kelly headed to the computers. As the computer logged in Kelly, she sat back thinking.
Hmm. I wonder if I'm going to have any GFs. That would be soo cool. …This computer is really slow. Kelly took a quick glance at Squall who was already transferring his GF. How'd he do that so fast? Ugh only 74... Finally, let's see what GFs are issued to me…
A movement caught the Kelly's attention as she saw Squall getting up and leaving. After a few more minutes of the loading screen, Kelly saw her GF, Shiva.
"Yes! I got Shiva!" she said jumping out of her seat. Embarrassed she looked around quickly, relieved that the room was empty. "ok now, how do I junction it…" she muttered to herself pressing random buttons.
All of a sudden, a box came out from the side of the computer. Kelly cautiously opened it to see… nothing. Shiva was gone from the computer too and was recorded as 'used'.
"What the hell? Did I just delete my GF?" As Kelly began panicking she decided to see if maybe the GF fell or something. Opening the box once again, she noticed a strange light outlining it whenever her hand went near it. After staring at the box for awhile, Kelly slowly pressed her hand against the flat surface only to be met with a blue glow now outlining her hand. An icy presence swept through her body.
"Oookay, so does this mean I junctioned Shiva?"
"Hi there"
"Where'd that come from?" Kelly said surprised there was someone else in the room.
"From here silly!"
I think I'm going crazy. Hearing voices can't be good…
"Wow, you humans are all alike. So ignorant to the facts of.. well.. everything… It's me, your GF."
Shiva?
"There you go. You're learning already."
Heh heh… uh.. yeah.. anyways….
"So due to this.. drama.. I think you are running a tad late for the test?"
Shit… Why am I always late for everything here? Gahh! Kelly hurried out the room.
"I'm late, I'm late!" she heard as she saw something sprinting towards her outside the class. The person slid to a stop in front of Kelly.
"Uh, hey Selphie."
"Kelly? Oh no, is class over?"
"Yeah, it's been so for awhile…"
"Darn. I overslept and this place is so big and…" Kelly quickly cutted off Selphie from continuing.
"Yeah, I was late too. We didn't do anything really though. I have to go to the Fire Cavern with Squall and Quistis though."
"You haven't taken that yet?"
"Nope, have you?"
"Yeah, back at Trabia Garden. Or well, it was a similar course that transferred credits to here."
"Oh. Cool, well I have to get going, I think I'm already late. See you when I get back." Kelly said as she started again to go to her room.
At the dormitory section, Kelly quickly opened her door using her key. Upon entering she saw some guy at her desk going through her stuff. Picking up her comb she prepared to fling it at him hoping to distract him long enough to grab her weapons. Just as she was about to throw it, he turned around.
"Don't even think about it…" he said glancing at the comb in Kelly's outreached hand.
"Oh.. it's you…" Kelly said recognizing him.
"Actually the correct term would me 'oh.. it's me'.
"Whatever…"
"Anyways, I'm here to see how you are doing."
"Aww how sweet. You're concerned about me?" Kelly replied mockingly.
"Well since you are me and I am you…. Whatever happens to you somehow affects me and all the other yous."
"…yeah… that was confusing.. come again?"
"…I'm making sure you don't somehow kill the rest of us."
"There's more than one of mes?"
"Yes, now can we get back on topic?"
"Sure.. so.. what's the topic?"
Rolling his eyes, he muttered a curse… "Okay… well.. do you have any questions so far?"
"Well… there's one small problem so far…"
"What's that?"
"Uh… how do you fight again?"
The guy grabbed the box containing Kelly's weapons and demonstrated how to use them and the stance to be in for offense and defense.
"Oh yeah, I have to go meet Quistis and Squall, so can you teach me like.. really fast?"
"Time has stopped for the moment," he replied still demonstrating the weapons.
"Oh oookay.. continue…"
"Wait, can you start over?" Kelly asked after what seemed like an hour has gone by of listening to what he was saying.
He turned around giving her a death glare.
Kelly laughed. "Hahah… just kidding, I got it now.. I think."
"Whatever… if you die, it is so not my fault…"
"Hey!.. but really.. what happens if I do die?"
"Then I can kiss my success and all the things I've done goodbye.. after I murder you for a second time of course if that happens." He said, his eyes narrowing.
"No pressure there, huh? Hope I don't mess up," Kelly said sarcastically.
"Right, just don't die. The weapons should automatically come as a natural for you. Good luck." And with that he began heading out the door. "Oh, time will resume soon, I think you should start getting a move on now."
"Eh.. I'll just be late again.. I've been late for everything so far. One more is no biggie…" Kellie muttered half to the guy and half to herself. "Why am I always late anyways?"
"Cause you suck at time management?" he asked only to receive a glare on Kelly's part. HE shrugged, "Jetlag." And with that said, he left the room.
"Jetlag?" Wait, huh? Whatever, I better get going." Kelly quickly hurried around her room gathering her weapon and preparing for the battle. Quickly sweeping her hair back into a ponytail she went out her door.
As she started going to the front gates she thought back to her conversation with the guy. Wow… I still don't know his name.. I hope I'm not as weird as he is even though he is me and I am him and ahh.. stop thinking…. I don't know how Squall can do this all the time….
When the front gates came into view, Kelly noticed both Quistis and Squall were already there.
Jogging over, both Squall and Quistis looked up.
"About time…." Squall greeted her.
"Whatever…" Kelly said back.
Quistis looked at both of them and then started walking. "Come on, let's go…"
A/N: Again, I'm so sorry for taking so long and for this chapter's lack of action. I didn't know what to write so it took me a long time to even decide to start and then I just put random stuff pretty much into it. Thanks to whoever who reads this and please review. comments and suggestions are welcome!
