Declaimer: Still don't own it!
My True Feelings
Chapter 6
Selphie giggled. Her and Squall had been playing with Shadow for the last half hour. Squall was the one who had scratch marks all over his hand.
"I can't wait until you get this cat declawed," Squall said.
"And why would I do that? Its her only defense," Selphie said with a smile.
"That may be, but what does she need them for?"
"…………To defended herself from big meanies like you!"
Selphie then playfully attacked Squall. She got him down on the floor and sit straddled him. She pinned his arms with her legs to his side. She supported herself by placing her hands on either side of his head. She then smiled at him. Squall smirked and simply broke free. He then flipped her so she was now under him. He pinned her arms above her head with his hands.
"That's no fair! You're stronger!" Selphie faked whined.
Squall laughed and let her go. He sat beside her. She looked at him. He switched on the TV to the news. She made the face as if saying 'Ewe, the news.' Squall wasn't paying attention though. He was more interested in what was on the news. Apparently some criminal was holding a 16-year-old girl hostage. He wanted money from the parents. He said that the parents owed him a great deal of money and he wants it now.
Selphie took this time to plan her attack. He was way to absorb into the TV. She gave a little smirk. 'Think you can underestimate me?' She thought. She then threw herself at Squall. He fell over to his side. He looked at her. She gave him a big smile.
"I got you!" She said, laughing.
"So you did. But I can still get you back," he said as a matter of fact.
"That's because you're stronger."
"……………So?"
"Oh, never mind!"
Squall gave her a small smile. She got up to sit on his bed. She realized there is nothing to do in Squall's dorm. Nothing besides watch movies. So she went over to his shelf to get a movie and put it in. She sat on his bed again and watched as the movie started.
"Never thought you would have this movie!" Selphie said with delight.
"Yah, well I have to admit that it is a good movie," Squall told her.
"Well duh! Johnny Deep is in it. One of the most hottest American actors."
"Well I can't say that he is. I'm not gay. But I guess he would have to be since a lot of American girls like him."
"Yah, they do."
"Though, Tim Burton is his friend, isn't he?"
"Yah. Tim Burton is a great American director. I love all his movies that I've seen."
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory seems to be one of his best."
"It is. Its such a good movie!"
Selphie watched the movie with a smile on her face. She sung all the songs. She memorized Willy Wonka's lines by heart. Squall smiled. He liked that she enjoyed the movie. Rinoa bought it while ago, but he never watched it with her. He watched it by himself when he had nothing else to do. He never told anyone but he does like movies like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. People probably thought that Squall doesn't watch TV at all.
By the end of the movie, Selphie was already asleep again. Squall smiled. He pulled the sheet over her. He looked around his room.
'There's nothing to do in here,' he thought 'Maybe I should just do my laundry.'
With that, Squall went to his bathroom. He opened the closet door to find that all his dirty clothes were gone. He raised an eyebrow. He didn't remember doing his laundry. He went to his closest. All his clothes were there. And they were clean. He looked at Selphie.
'She most have done my laundry,' he thought 'well then that does leave me with nothing to do. And I don't want to leave her here by herself.'
The magazine Selphie brought in his room earlier caught his eye. He picked it up and flipped through it. He read articles and interviews. He felt someone or something watching him. He turned to see what it was. He saw Selphie still sleeping. Shadow was next to her sleeping as well. He shrugged and went back to reading. A few minutes later, he felt something touch his shoulder. He turned around as fast as he could to see Selphie staring down at him smiling.
"Selphie!" He sighed.
"Ha! I scared you!" She said with a giggle.
"You did not. I was just a little…surprised."
"Yah right. I scared you and you know it!"
Squall only smiled. She did scare him a little, but he wasn't going to admit that.
"Are you hungry?" He asked her.
"Mmmm, just a little," She answered.
"Then lets go eat."
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Rinoa giggled as Tommy made jokes. They were in a café. They've spent most of their time together. Sometimes Rinoa's father would join them. The thing Rinoa liked to do most when she was home was ride horses. Her and Tommy went out every morning to ride horses. They would then come back and eat a snack. Once done, they would most likely sit in Rinoa's room and watch movies or just hang out around the city. Rinoa got to see her old friends again. This American guy that was staying with her amazed them. They asked him questions like "what's America like?" "Is living in America fun?" Tommy told Rinoa that when he goes back, she could come with him. Rinoa thought about it. She did want to go to America. But there were a few problems. She didn't know English. And she was really missing Squall. She wanted to go back to Garden and tell him she's sorry. She felt bad. She probably broke his heart.
These were all the thoughts going though Rinoa's head as her friend, Kira, babbled on to Tommy. He was answering questions and talking to the girls surrounding him. He had a smile on his face. He was loving the attention he was getting from these Japanese girls.
'Squall isn't like this. He would ignore them and walk away,' Rinoa thought. 'Gosh, I miss him so much.'
She heard the door open. She didn't bother to look up to see who it was. She always did. She had so many friends in Deling City that every time the café door opened, one of her friends would be coming in. But this time, she really didn't care who it was.
"All this food looks so good!" Said the girl.
"So what do you want?" The guy with her asked.
Rinoa thought she heard Squall's voice. But again, she didn't bother to look. She thought she was just hearing things because she missed Squall so much. The girl in the café was excited. The guy with her told her to calm down a little. Then they took a seat at the back of the café. Rinoa could still hear their conversation. They were talking about some Halloween party at their school that was going on tomorrow.
"You know, a lot of people have been saying that its going to be great this year!" The girl said exactly.
"Well you did do a great job with the decorations," Said the guy.
"But I didn't do it alone. You know there are other people who helped."
"But you did most of it."
"Only the planning."
He smiled at her. Then he looked down at the table. He sat at this table many times before. The girl noticed the look on his face. She got up from her side of the table and went around to his. She sat next to him. She put her hand on his arm.
"Are you ok?"
"Huh? I'm fine Selph. Really. I am."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. I am."
"Ok then……….Squall? Are you sure you don't miss her?"
'SQUALL!' Rinoa thought. ' I just heard her say Squall.'
Rinoa then turned around to look at the couple. There she saw Squall and Selphie. Selphie now had Squall's hand in her own. He was giving her a small smile. This made Rinoa even angrier now. Here she thought that Squall was upset. She thought that he might miss her. But he's here at a café with one of her best friends. Rinoa jumped up and went to their table.
"SQUALL! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE! AND WITH HER?" Rinoa shouted at him.
"None of your business. Rinoa, don't make a scene. Lets go talk this out somewhere else," Squall said calmly.
"Fine! Lets take this outside then!"
Rinoa lead the way outside. Selphie, Squall, and even Tommy followed. Rinoa turned to Squall. She had one of the most evil looks on her face. She looked as if she were about to rip someone's head off.
"Well, talk." She commanded.
"This is stupid. Why are you so upset just because I bought Selphie a cat?" Squall asked.
"Why? You're not supposed to be buying other girls stuff. Only me. Unless it's a special occasion."
"Rinoa, she's my friend. I can buy my friends stuff whenever I want."
"But----Then why are you here with her!"
"We were hungry. So I decided to go somewhere out to eat instead of eating cafeteria food. Instead of you getting upset, I should be the one. Who is this guy with you?" Squall asked, getting a little angry.
"Well, he's a friend. He's visiting from America."
"Rinoa, you didn't have any American friends."
"Well now I do. He was visiting and asked me to show him around. He's staying with me at my father's house."
"In other words, you picked up someone you didn't even know and asked them to stay with you."
"Yah. So? Who cares? You sure don't."
"You're right. I don't. So from now on, I want you to leave me alone. Don't come bugging me or yelling at me when I'm with someone else."
Squall then turned to Selphie. He smiled at her and pulled her back into the café. Rinoa stood there dumbfounded. She never expected this to happen. She wanted to make up with Squall. But it backfired. Instead, she got dumped. In front of a whole bunch of people too. She was embarrassed. She turned to Tommy. She gave him a little smile. Then she walked to her house. Tommy followed behind. He looked at her every few steps. She looked like she was about to cry. He put a comforting arm around her. She leaned into him and let the tears fall. He hugged her and let her cry into his shoulder.
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Selphie looked at Squall. He was off in his own world again. She ate her food in silence. She wanted to make him feel better, but she didn't know what to do. She has never been alone with him when he was feeling down. She looked at him again. He was just staring at his food. She got up and went over to hug him. That was her first time she has ever hugged him. This took Squall by surprise. He blinked a few time but then returned the hug. He held her close, taking in her scent. She smelt like vanilla. Selphie rested her head on Squall's chest. Squall than ran his fingers through her soft hair. After a few minutes, they resumed to eating. They didn't talk, but Selphie didn't care. She knew Squall needed his time to think.
After they were done eating, Squall drove the both of them back to Garden. Squall began to talk again. He answered Selphie's questions and responded to her statements. She made sure to stay clear away from the subject of Rinoa. Then she remembered the American guy. She did think he was kind of cute but he kind of reminded her of her ex-boyfriend back at Tribia. Her ex was an American. He liked Punk music. He dressed Punk. He would also go out drinking and did drugs with his friends almost every night. They would have to sneak back in because they stayed out way pass curfew. Selphie would often get mad because he was too drunk, passed out, or high to go to class. She got fed up and broke up with him. He said he was "oh so sorry and would never do it again." But Selphie heard it all before. He begged her to take him back almost everyday. She refused. She guessed that he really did love he. He did beg e everyday. But she didn't' want to put up with his drinking and drug using anymore. These thoughts made Selphie sad. She almost wanted to cry. Squall took a side glace at her.
"Are you ok?" He asked worriedly.
"Huh? Oh, I'm fine. I was just thinking," She answered.
"About?"
"My…um…ex-boyfriend. Back at Tribia."
"I see."
"He was a drinker and drug user."
"You? Dating a drug user? That's weird."
"Well he wasn't at first. He met these druggies and started hanging out with them."
"Oh."
"I broke up with him. I was tired of it."
"Well I'm glad you got out of it instead of doing drugs."
"I would never do drugs. Maybe drink on special occasions. But not drugs."
"Good."
Squall pulled in Balamb Garden parking lot. He got out the truck and locked it once Selphie was out. He then waited until she was at his side before walking into Garden. He took her hand in his. She looked at him. He only smiled back. She gave him the biggest smile he has ever seen on her. That made him smile even more. She giggled and dragged him into Garden. Once they got to her dorm, Squall bent down and kissed her on her cheek. She turned as red as a tomato.
"Good night, Selphie," Squall said. Then left.
Selphie went into her room quickly. Her heart was about to burst. "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh," was all she managed to get out of her mouth. And it was also all she thought. She never expected Squall to kiss her. Not in a million years. Not if she was the last person on earth. But he did. It was only on the cheek, but she was still happy. She found out that his lips were soft. Really soft. She smiled. She put her pjs on, brushed her teeth, and went to bed.
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Squall woke up to the sound of his alarm clock going off. He hit the snooze button and slept for ten more minutes. When he did get up, he got in the shower, got dressed, and went down to the cafeteria. The cafeteria ladies usually gave him coffee, tea, and a small breakfast for free. He got his food and took it with him to his office. He sat down in his chair and looked at the pile of paper work in front of him. He dreaded paper work. He really did. But it had to get done. He picked up the first paper. He looked over it. He then got started on signing and writing documents. By the time he was done with 10 documents, it was time for lunch.
Again, he got up, went to the cafeteria and got his lunch. He gets to cut in front of everyone because he's the commander. At least, that's what the lunch ladies said. He didn't care. Waiting in line takes more time out of paperwork. While squall was waiting for the lunch ladies to make his lunch, he looked around the cafeteria. He spotted Selphie sitting at a table by herself. He stared at her. She seemed to be deep in thought about something. The sound of a tray being put behind him brought him back to his senses.
"Here you are, Commander. Enjoy," said the lunch lady.
He thanked her and went to go sit by Selphie. She looked at him and smiled. He smiled back at her.
"Hiya!" she said happily.
"Hey. What's going on?" he asked her.
"Nothing much. Oh yah, um I kinda left Shadow in your room last night."
"I know. I would have brought her back to you, but I was busy."
"I knew you were. That's why I didn't come to your office."
"You should have. It would have gotten me out of paperwork."
Selphie giggled. Then she stole some of his fries off his tray. For the next five minutes, they ate in silence. Selphie was shy around him now. Well a little shy. Not as much. Squall couldn't think of anything else to say. So he just sat there, allowing her to steal his fries. He looked at her every few minutes.
"Selphie," Squall finally said.
"Yah?" She asked turning to him.
"I want to ask you a question. But not here. Lets go to the balcony. ok?"
"Alright. Lets go!"
Squall led the way to the balcony. Selphie was walking at his side babbling on about useless things. But he was listening anyway. Once on the balcony, he shut the door behind Selphie. She went over by the railing to look at the sky above. Squall went by her side. He gazed over the land below them. He then turned to Selphie and took her hand. She looked at him. He stared at he long and serious. She looked back at him with a smile in her eyes.
"Selphie, I want to ask you something," Squall said.
"Yah? What is it?" She asked.
"I want to know if…….you would like………….to go out……with me."
"Are you serious?"
"Yes. I am."
"Of course I would!"
Selphie pulled him into a hug. She hugged him so tight that he couldn't breath. But he just hugged her back.
"Oh Squall, I wanted to go out with you so bad, but you already had Rinoa," Selphie said into his shoulder.
"I realized my true feelings. They weren't for Rinoa. They were really for you."
Selphie looked at him and smiled. He smiled back. Then he closed the gap between them. Squall's lips even felt better on Selphie's lips then it did on her cheek. Selphie smiled into the kiss as she put her arms around his neck, pressing into the kiss. Squall wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her closer. and a minute, they pulled away because they needed to breath. Squall smiled at her. He pulled off his necklace and put it on her. Selphie was surprised. She knew that the necklace is his favorite one. He never takes it off unless he's taking a shower or sleeping.
"Hold it for me," he said when he saw the confused look on her face.
Selphie smile. "ok," she said.
"Selphie………I love you."
A/N: Oooooooooooo its gonna get good now! ok, I got mtf chapter 6 up. Sooooooooo what do ya think? I'll try and get chapter 7 up. Most likely Angel Meets Devil (amd) is gonna come first. R&R and tell me what you think. Remember, I'm up for any ideas you have. So either e-mail them to me or put them in your reviews! Till next time, see ya!