Disclaimer: Do I own this? No. Wanna ask again? Any reference to Miss Saigon, its songs, and the plot belongs to the wonderful Boublil and Shonberg. Final Fantasy belongs to Squaresoft, now known as Square-Enix, not Circlehard (if any of you have seen Ultimate Utopia XIII, you'd know what I'm talking about…haha) or anyone else.

Author's note: I'm finally back guys. Even though school's starting soon, I wanna get this uploaded anyway. I know you all have been waiting a long time for this update. I'm finally out of my writer's block phase. Also, I've been working on a couple of fics this summer, so expect to see them up by winter. As for the other fics in my ever-growing pile of unfinished works…well, we'll just have to wait and see.

Thank you and enjoy! Please review at the end. I really do appreciate them.

The Movie in My Mind

Chapter Four: A Meeting in Dreamland

Selphie and Xu had gathered the girls into the dressing room for an emergency meeting. Everyone sat talking and wondering why they had to meet now of all times.

"Alrighty, girls. I know you're all wondering why we're all in here five minutes before the show…but the time has come for a quick lesson in whore etiquette," said Selphie seriously. The girls took notice of her tone and quieted down. "Will Xu please come up here and begin?"

They are not nice, they're mostly noise
They swear like men, they screw like boys

"Aw come on, Xu! We've done this zillions of times!" one of the girls piped up from the back.

I know there's nothing in their hearts
But every time I take one in my arms
It starts…

"Yeah! We all know it. 'All men are pigs and they can't be trusted.'"

The movie in my mind
the dream they leave behind

"But you know," Xu stepped in, "there's always that one guy…"


A scene I can't erase
And in a strong GI's embrace
Flee this life
Flee this place…

The girls sighed and Selphie began speaking again. "I can just picture it," she said dreamily. "First, you get whisked away to Esthar by a SeeD. A dream within a dream itself! You'd get married, have children…live a free life, kids laughing and playing. We wouldn't have a care in the world…"

Dream…
The dream I long to find
The movie in my mind…

"Just think: tonight one of us will be free! Free to live their hopes and dreams! So I just want to wish all of you good luck!"

"Aw, Selph…that's gotta be the nicest thing you've ever said to us! We love you!"

"And I love you. Now, let's get out there and put on a show!"

I will not cry, I will not think
I'll do my dance, I'll make them drink

Rinoa wouldn't budge. She couldn't move. They had to perform! NOW! Couldn't the new girls just sit and observe? 'Hyne, what if someone buys me? Oh no…oh no…I can't do this…'

When I make love, it won't be me
And if they hurt me, I'll just close my eyes

And see…

The movie in my mind…

"What? What's the matter, Rinny?" askes Selphie with a concerned look on her face. "You look a little pale there, Rin."

"I…I can't do this."

"You're just nervous. We were all like that the first time. Listen, everything's going to be fine. You'll see."

'I sure hope so, Selphie. I hope so.'

Squall looked up. They were being loud again. What was it this time?

"Alright, boys! This is your last chance. Get your tickets here! Get 'em now! Just wait'll you see your prize! Aha! Step up, Selphie! Like what you see?" cried the tattooed owner of Dreamland. All SeeDs cheered loudly in response.

"How about this one?" he yelled, dragging another girl from the back of the stage. More cheers started up. 'Can't they just shut the hell up?' thought Squall, now getting more and more annoyed.

After two more girls were announced, a very pleased-looking Irvine walked back to Squall's isolated table. Squall was actually watching, looking as pissed as ever.

"Hyne, this is ridiculous! I'm getting outta here!"

"Wait, Squall! Just stay five more minutes. Trust me. You're gonna like what you see."

"Last but not least! An exotic beauty from the country…untouched!" Suddenly in a flash of light Zell hunched over. Rinoa had elbowed him in the ribs.

"Do you really have to put it that way, Chickenwuss?" hissed Rinoa as she plastered a fake smile on her face.

Loud and booming cheers erupted from the crowd and caught the attention of a squabbling commander and his cadet. They looked toward the stage, where Zell was ushering an unwilling girl to the spotlight. Squall's eyes met with hers. Ice-cold blue against warm chocolate brown. His heart skipped a beat. The raven-haired beauty looked away and blushed.

Irvine grinned. "See anything you like?" he asked towards a flustered Squall.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"And now…the winner by popular demand…is our very own Selphie! Bow down, soldiers, to your new Miss Balamb!"

The crowd cheered and Selphie stepped up to receive her crown. Zell pulled out a punch bowl filled with raffle tickets, and the crowd cheered even louder.

"But wait! Who wins her?"

Selphie thrust her hand into the punch bowl and pulled out a raffle. "NUMBER 66! Come on up!"

"Hey! Whatsyourna—er…Chickenwuss!"

"What? Look, you can't trade your ticket with anyone, got that?" said a newly angered Zell to Irvine.

"What are ya sayin'? I don't do that sh—"

"So let's get straight to the point. Wanna get rich? Go home in style?"

"Sure…wait…wait. What's the catch?"

"A one-way ticket to Esthar. Stat."

"Not a chance, pal. I know people like you." What's with this guy? He's just like everyone else here. They're all just moochin' off the SeeDs!

"Alright, waddaya want?"

"I want that girl. The one in the dress."

"The princess, eh? Wanna give that a try?"

"Hey, it ain't for me. It's for my friend over there."

"It's gonna be one hundred for her."

"Well, anything for Commander Leonhart. But really…a hundred?"

"She's a virgin, more or less. For fifty more he gets a private room. For two hundred, he gets the whole night free. No interruptions."

"Done."

That's it for this chapter. I'm trying to space out everything, so at least one song from the show comes up in each chapter.

Well, apparently school started before this chapter was ever uploaded…so yeah. We can't do anything about that. 10th grade is alright. I actually haven't procrastinated yet…yet.

I just moved to a new city, so I don't have internet yet, but I'll notify you when (if chapters come up everyday, that's when you'll know). For now, I have to go over to people's houses and upload them there. It sucks. Anyways, please review!