When Stars Cry
Chapter 2
This is Chapter 2 of my story..I hope you liked the first chapter, and I will continue to write as much as I can in this story and more if you are interested in my story. I lay no claim to any of the characters, so please don't sue me. And yes, I did write the poetry that is included in the story, my name is Angel... So if you want to use any of my works of poetry, all you have to do is email me. And please, send me your comments, they are always helpful. On with Chapter 2!
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When the moon shines over my heart,
You'll be the one in the sky,
You'll know when we're apart,
Because that's when stars cry.
Dreaming of wishes of you,
Streaming hopes of light,
Tracing down the faces of white and blue,
Of the sky and stars of the night. By me, Angel-chan
Squall was quiet as he entered the doors of Esthar Garden, thinking about the papers he would need and the circumstances of coming back to Esthar. He wondered what he would do as a SeeD here, because he knew they really didn't need anymore..But maybe, they could use a GunBlade fighter after all of their warriors. Too bad all they had was plain gunmen/swordsmen. He walked into the main office, and sat down in an available chair. There were three other people there, and he didn't want to wait too long. Then, a woman came up to him and smiled.
"Here sir, fill out this form and the counselor will see you in a few minutes." The lady informed Squall.
Great, a form to fill out, Squall thought. Although, it was a very short form. All it basically was asking was why he was here, but he had to state it in a paragraph. He finished in a couple of minutes and smiled at the lady as she took it from him and sat it on her desk to read after a while. Squall sighed as he watched the people go in and out until the lady finally called his name. Squall rose from his seat, and went into the room.
"Hello, please take a seat." The woman motioned to a chair in front of her desk.
The woman smiled as she walked over to the door and shut it.
"You must excuse me today, we are busy because of the time of year it is. Exams and such." She stated as she walked back over to her desk and sat in her seat.
"Ma'am, I came in here to enroll as a student. I assure you I am a member of SeeD, and I was with Balamb before I came here." Squall informed her.
"Your name is Squall," The woman said looking at his form," My name is Mrs. Valkyrie, you can come to me anytime you need help. Now, why did you leave Balamb Garden?"
"I wanted to enroll in Esthar because of the greater education and opportunities." Squall replied.
"Well, your records seem to be in good shape, and you never failed, so I see no reason not to let you in. When do you feel like you can start?" Mrs. Valkyrie asked.
"I would like to start tomorrow, if that would be okay with you?" Squall implied.
"Well, a student just left us two days ago, and his dorm is empty. I think we can move you in there, and you can come back to my office tomorrow and we'll have your schedule ready for you. You can look around the school, go through town, anything if you like." Mrs. Valkyrie said.
"Thanks, I look forward to joining the school," Squall got up and shook her hand," I will see you first thing in the morning."
"Thanks Squall, and hope you enjoy school. Oh, and your dorm room number is 18, I think you can find it. It's like garden." Mrs. Valkyrie said as she shut the door behind Squall.
Just like Garden.. What did she mean by that? Maybe she meant that there was a direction map at the front. Squall headed near the front gate, and there was the directional map. He looked on it, and blue was dorms. Now all he had to do was walk, so he walked to the blue coded section of the school. There in the hallway, he saw a brown-headed girl that looked very ticked off. So, he decided he would walk to his room quietly so as not to disturb her....No such luck.
"Darn all SeeDs! And darn their tests too!" Lita screamed.
"I'm a SeeD." Squall stated lowly.
"Well, then you can hear all my anger then! What do SeeDs need to take a written exam for, when they have to fight in the battlefield after they pass it?!" Lita started.
"Well, they-" Squall was interrupted.
"I'm not finished! And second of all, what is the test for! What, are the monsters in the battlefield gonna check your grade on the test, and if you failed, they're gonna say 'sorry, um, you can't fight us because you failed'?!"
Lita raged.
All Squall could do was just stand there as she screamed at him until finally he just started walking away.
"Hey where are you going?! That's okay, we'll meet again you SeeD, you!" Lita shouted across the hallway.
Squall walked to his room, and opened the door. It had all the basics, and more...T.V., radio, and everything, even a roomate...
"Hey, um, I live here now." Squall said.
"Hmm, okay, but beware of bedbugs!"
"What are bedbugs?" Squall asked.
"Girls...You look like you get enough of them."
".....Not really." Squall stated.
"So what's your name?"
"Squall, and yours?" Squall wondered.
"Duo..." Duo replied.
"...Cool name...?" Squall said.
"Just in case you wanna eat, you better make it to the lunchroom fast..." Duo trailed off.
"Why?" Squall questioned.
"Because food goes really fast over here.." Duo trailed off again.
"Okay" Squall whispered.
"Sshhh..I can't hear the girls in the next room.." Duo whispered.
"Why would you be listening to them?" Squall lowered his voice.
"Because." Duo smirked.
"Okay then.." Squall raised an eyebrow.
"Sshh.." Duo whispered more softly.
".........God help me...I'm leaving now. Good-bye!" Squall said as he ran out of the room.
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Rinoa walked through the maze of the tomb, wondering where was any exit. She was tired, and very hungry. Then, she remembered when they were against Soceress Edea, and they had to find the student's I.D. number for her father to talk to Squall. He had used a map that Rinoa had glanced at once or twice, and she had remembered when they had came to a place with a windmill...She thought about it for a minute, and she realized there was her way out! The stream that ran beside the windmill should run around the tomb to the front... Rinoa ran through the maze until she came to the windmill..
"Finally, I'll be free!" Rinoa cheered.
Rinoa was hesitant, but she quickly jumped in the cold water and started swimming around the tomb. 'I never realized the water was this cold!' But she ignored it as much as possible, and soon enough, she was at the front like she had hypothesized. There, now she could set free the spirit that had been swallowing her forever. In an instant, swirls of light surrounded her and lifted her from the ground until she fell completely limp....... After a few minutes, she fell to the ground breathing heavily. Rinoa turned over and picked herself up from the ground.....
"Finally, the Angel of Chaos has rerisen, and the revalation of the universe has come!" Soceress Rinoa yelled evily.
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"Man, it's been a long enough day! The finals are tomorrow, and I still haven't studied. Oh, well, maybe I can try again next week, but that's if I fail.....What am I saying! Of course I'm going to fail! I have no comprehension of what the teachers are saying unless I'm in the field!" Lita explained aloud to herself.
"Why do you talk to yourself?" A voice asked her.
"Who do you think you---are?... It's you annoying little perfect SeeD! I knew you would come back for more torment!" Lita rubbed her hands together.
"I think you seriously need a tutor and a counselor... Although, they don't really help. But a tutor might." Squall replied.
"Well then show me one! My friend Amy is out with her 'boyfriend', and she doesn't have 'time' to help me out." Lita said dropping her confidence.
"Well, then.....I guess you'll have to keep looking." Squall smirked as he walked away.
"Oh you!" Lita said as she turned away.
Lita started back to her dorm, but someone caught her eye. She walked over to this strange figure, and attacked it from behind.
"Aha! Duo, I thought I told you to stay out of my room!" Lita screamed.
"I'm not Duo! Get off me! It's me Heero, you know, your boyfriend!" Heero shouted.
".......Oh....It's just you..." Lita said sourly.
"Yeah, thanks for the warm welcome." Heero argued.
"Well sorry, I thought you were Duo." Lita said sorrily.
"Well, I just wanted to tell you that I won't be able to make it to our date tonight." Heero reported.
"Why not?!" Lita raged.
"Because I have a SeeD discussion mission." Heero sighed.
"Darn all SeeDs!" Lita said as she ran off leaving a very confused Heero behind.
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Squall felt cold and lonely as he walked the hallways of Esthar Garden. He headed towards the lunchroom, inside his stomach was grumbling. In the background of his thoughts, he still heard Rinoa's voice echoing through his mind like a bell chimming the long hours of the night. Rinoa had been all Squall had had out of love...And now, he was thrust into the loneliness he had once had embraced around his untrusting heart. But, he still felt a warmth surround him in the sweeping shivers of his soul. He turned around to only to feel the warmth radiating from one person....Her...That one that he had been searching for..Only, he hadn't known it yet.
Squall walked up to her, and right past her. But, he couldn't help but notice her eyes carried the same glow as the brown-haired girl that had yelled at him so much. She walked past him with a confident stride, and her blonde hair sparkled in the rays of the sunlight. She reminded him of the mean girl. Maybe, just maybe, they could be realted or something.
"Um, excuse me, but I, um, noticed that you look like someone I know." Squall stated.
"Really? What's her name, I might know her." The girl replied with a glowing smile.
"...That's just the thing...I don't know." Squall said.
"Well, first I want to know your name..Mine's Serena." Serena explained.
"Squall." Squall retorted.
"Well, what does this girl look like?" Serena asked.
"She has brown hair down to her waist, big green eyes, very tall, and she hates all SeeDs." Squall described.
"..Well, I know exactly who you're talking about..That's Lita." Serena laughed.
"Lita? Hmm, that's good..Hey can you show me to the lunchroom?" Squall wondered.
"Sure." Serena said.
Squall walked with Serena to the lunchroom, and along the way they talked about everything. Squall found Serena to be very intelligent, but completely different from Rinoa. Rinoa was a silly little girl, and Serena was more responsible and mature. Squall knew he might just like it here, but he had to worry about his paycheck first.
"Well here it is..Is there anything else you need to know?" Serena asked Squall.
"No, I think that pretty much covers it..." Squall trailed off.
"Hey Serena!" Duo called from the table.
"Who is he?" Mina asked with a slur of infactuation.
"This is Squall. Squall this is Mina, Amy, Raye, Lita, Duo, Heero, Wufei, and Trowa." Serena introduced her friends.
"You!" Lita screamed.
"Oh my god! Not you! Yet again!" Squall said sarcastically.
"Well, so you two have met? That's good," Serena said,"now we can all be great friends."
They all stared at Serena blankly. But, after a while, all of them starting eating except for Squall. Serena wondered what was on his mind...Maybe she could find out at the dance tonight!
