Chapter 8: Sephiroth's First Therapy Session
Just after breakfast, Rinoa saw Aeris walk into her room. "Aeris! Wait up!" Rinoa called and ran over to her.
"Oh, hello there Rinoa," Aeris greeted twirling a strand of hair around her fore finger.
"So-o-o," Rinoa singsonged, rocking back and forth on her heels and smirking oddly at Aeris.
Aeris looked around and shrugged. "So...what?" She asked.
"How did your date with Sephy go?" Rinoa asked excitedly.
"What? Date? What are you talking about?" Aeris asked hastily.
"You know...!" Rinoa replied lightly punching Aeris on the shoulder.
"No-o-o...I don't," Aeris replied brushing off her shoulder.
"Hmm...that's weird. Cloud like, told everyone you went out with him at the fair...you know, after you guys got stuck at the Ferris Wheel?" Rinoa explained. Aeris sighed and hit her head against the wall over and over. "What really happened then?" Rinoa demanded tapping her foot.
"The worst! Not only was getting stuck in that wheel a horribly traumatic experience, but we got locked inside the fair grounds and Sephiroth had to tear down a fence so we could leave. Then he just drove us to the hotel..it was so incredibly awkward," Aeris finished.
"Sounds like a date to me!" Rinoa piped up cheerfully.
"How...? How does it sound like a date?" Aeris asked desperately, fearing that Rinoa had gone mad.
"You guys were at a fair, together. You were in a ride, together. He did something illegal to save you from getting stuck in the fair together. He drove you and him back here with a car, TOGETHER," Rinoa counted off on her fingers.
"You know what, whatever. I have an office to make and organize in my room so I can start my sessions," Aeris replied and opened her door.
"Bye!" Rinoa waved and skipped to Yuna's room. She knocked and waited until someone opened the door.
"Who is it?" Came a sweet voice.
"Uh...Rinoa?" Rinoa replied.
"Oh," Yuna said back, sounding like herself but disappointed. Yuna opened the door and gave Rinoa a questioning look. "What do you want? You know I'm waiting for someone," Yuna said.
"Who would that be? With that sweet voice you were pulling off it's got to be a guy," Rinoa replied.
"Maybe," Yuna said shrugging. "It's business stuff. Nothing special."
"Really?" Rinoa replied not buying it. Yuna rolled her eyes and placed a hand on her hip.
"You going to say what you want now, or will you leave already?" Yuna asked.
"Oh, well, I actually just wanted to see what you were doing but now I have something else! I've got the story on what happened to Aeris and Seph-," Rinoa was saying when Yuna suddenly shrieked and pushed her down, slamming the door. Yuna ran around her room frantically and found her magazine. She jumped on the bed and tried to find a casual position, as if she wasn't expecting anyone to come by. She quickly opened the magazine and pretended she was reading.
Rinoa rubbed her arm and glared at Yuna's door.
"You alright?" Somebody asked next to Rinoa. Rinoa looked up to find Vincent standing next to her with a camera in his hand.
"Oh...I-um, I knew it...," Rinoa suddenly muttered tapping her chin. Vincent shifted his eyes and wondered if Rinoa hit her head. "Have fun with Yuna!" Rinoa said getting up and running off.
"Fun?" Vincent repeated and knocked on Yuna's door slowly.
"Come in," Yuna's voice came.
Vincent opened the door and found Yuna on her bed reading a magazine upside down while chewing gum. "Hey you!" Yuna greeted and flung the magazine aside. She stood up and smiled at him real big.
"I, uh...have the camera," Vincent said, trying not to sound nervous.
"Wonderful! Here, I'll turn on my lap top," Yuna said and walked over to her night stand. Vincent stood still and noticed a plastic bag under Yuna's bed.
"What is that plastic bag for?" Vincent asked Yuna as she came back holding the lap top.
"Oh...I think it's just something that flew in," Yuna replied laughing nervously and kicking it under the bed while smiling at Vincent.
"Here," Vincent said and handed Yuna the camera. She hooked it up and beamed at the lap top screen.
"Wow, these are great! Oh, I remember that," Yuna said and laughed as she looked at the pictures.
"I was bored that night," Vincent replied scratching the back of his head.
"No problem," Yuna giggled. "Hey...wanna go get a bite to eat?" Yuna asked closing the lap top.
"Um...sure," Vincent replied.
"Good. I woke up too late for breakfast and well, now that I have the pictures, I have nothing else to do," Yuna said getting up.
"Where's Tidus?" Vincent asked.
"Eh, I don't really care," Yuna replied brushing her hair in front of the mirror.
"Oh. Are you two still having an argument?" Vincent asked pocketing his camera.
"Yeah, except the arguing part is over. Now he's just ignoring me, so I'll ignore him," Yuna replied setting down the brush a little too hard.
Vincent sat on the bed and picked up Foofy. While playing with its ears, he asked, "Well, shouldn't you be trying to work it out? You and Tidus usually go haywire when you're not at least ten feet next to each other."
Yuna sighed and got a coat out of the closet. "That's exactly my point. He can't do anything without me, and we always get the reputation of being the 'clingy' couple. Usually I'd definitely try and work it out and we'd be happy again in like, five minutes. But I think it's good to get some space and time, you know? I mean...," Yuna said and turned to face Vincent. "It's kind of a relief to not have him around for a little bit."
Vincent looked at Foofy and tossed him to Yuna who caught it smiling. "We can go out to eat, but as soon as we get back you should check up on him," Vincent replied getting up.
"I always have to check up on him. I feel more like his babysitter than his girl friend," Yuna grumbled and lightly set Foofy against her bed pillow.
"Just saying. Too much space might not be as good as you thought, then you might have regretted-," Vincent started but Yuna silenced him by grabbing his arm.
"It's ok Vincent. I mean, Tidus is a grown man, he can fend for himself. At least, that's what I'm putting up to test. I'm going to spend all of today without even spying on him or anything, and if I see in the end that he can work out things for himself, then I'll see about working it out with him," Yuna said smirking. Vincent half smiled and handed Yuna her purse.
"That's a good plan. If you were Cloud, he'd probably would have only made that up to win a few bets," Vincent replied. Yuna laughed and they walked out of the room. They headed to the lobby and walked into Sephiroth. Vincent stopped and so did Sephiroth and they kinda stared at each other.
"Sephiroth," Vincent said.
"Valentine," Sephiroth replied.
"Where are you headed?" Vincent asked casually, brushing his sleeve off. Yuna looked puzzled and looked from Sephiroth back to Vincent.
"Aeris's room...," Sephiroth replied sort of in a low voice and through clenched teeth.
"You mean...your therapy session?" Vincent asked and couldn't help the grin spreading on his face.
"No. Aeris's room. Not her office, Valentine...," Sephiroth replied.
"Her room...is her office," Yuna piped up. Sephiroth suddenly zeroed in on her and Yuna yelped, hiding behind Vincent.
"She's right, you know," Vincent said to Sephiroth grinning still.
"Oh yeah? And where are you two headed? I didn't know Yuna provided concerts in graveyards," Sephiroth sneered.
"Hey!" Yuna cried but Vincent was still grinning at Sephiroth.
"You know very well Lady Yuna and I are only going somewhere to socialize. While you're going to an actual therapy session with the girl you just went out with-," Vincent started but Sephiroth's fist shook at him and Vincent actually stopped and laughed.
"You went out with Aeris?" Yuna asked cocking her head.
"No I didn't!" Sephiroth barked.
"Denial is something you have to deal with in therapy you know," Vincent replied.
"That's it. I'm going. Enjoy your socializing Valentine, because after this one goes, you might not be so lucky next time," Sephiroth snarled and walked away. Vincent looked down in defeat.
"Ouch," Yuna commented and patted Vincent's arm. "You ok?" She asked.
"I'm fine," Vincent replied, "I just hope Aeris is a good therapist."
"Aeris is my friend. If Sephiroth doesn't spill to you what happened during his session, Aeris will tell me. Then we can get him good," Yuna replied smiling. Vincent looked up and gave her a faint smile.
"Ok. Let's go then," Vincent said and they walked out of the hotel together.
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"I'm bored," Cloud announced letting fall his Play Station controller.
"Ha! You stink at Final Fantasy X," Tidus said laughing at him.
Cloud clenched his fist. "Stupid Al Bhed," He muttered glaring at the TV screen.
"I wonder what Yuna is doing right now," Tidus said laying down on his back on Cloud's bed.
"Doing something fun without you, maybe? I don't know," Cloud replied and tried to look for another game to play.
"You can't spend your time away from her thinking about her man," Zell told Tidus. "You're in a fight, remember?"
"It's too ha-a-a-rd," Tidus whined. "I mean, one time, it was the best ever. We went to the movies and everything, and well, we didn't even watch it," Tidus told.
"Really?" Cloud asked coming back up interested.
"Yeah! We like, threw candy and chocolate at people's heads for two hours," Tidus finished and smiled, remembering. Cloud rolled his eyes.
"Tidus, you're so rated 'E'," Cloud said.
"No I'm not! You are," Tidus snapped.
"No!"
"Yeah!"
"Wait, let's not fight, we're friends," Cloud said, but then lowered his voice and said in a hushed whisper, "Wanna know whose really rated E?"
"Who?" Tidus asked excitedly.
"Yuna!" Cloud cried laughing.
Tidus looked puzzled and replied, "Dude...she's not rated E. Trust me."
"No...as in rated E, you know. What does it really mean?" Cloud asked Tidus. Tidus looked up in thought.
"Rated E...for Everyone to play-," Tidus stopped and glared at Cloud who had long since started laughing again.
"Nice," Zell said to Cloud and they high fived each other.
"I'm a genius," Cloud declared leaning back on his chair confidently.
"Well...so much for not fighting 'cause we're friends," Tidus remarked and he lay back down on the bed.
"Well, I thought it would take your mind off your little 'memories'. See what I mean?" Cloud asked.
"It didn't work," Tidus replied miserably and started to spin a Blitzball on his finger rather sadly. Cloud rolled his eyes at him.
"God, I don't even wanna be near you if one day you and Yuna break up," Cloud replied shuddering.
"That ain't gonna happen," Tidus said throwing a pillow at Cloud's head.
"Just saying man," Cloud told him and hopped out of his chair into the game crate. "Aha! Look what I found," He announced coming back up.
"What? Money? Beer?" Wakka asked. Everyone looked at him weird.
"I was in the game crate Wakka," Cloud said breaking the silence and rolling his eyes. Wakka shrugged.
"Well, stop the suspense, what is it?" Tidus asked walking over.
"'Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball' baby," Cloud snickered waving it around. Everyone scrambled to go next to him as he opened the box. But it was empty. "What?" Cloud yelped. Everyone groaned. "That's it! Who has it under their pillow? Huh?" Cloud demanded.
"Eh, forget it. Why do you wanna play it so much?" Wakka asked. Cloud frantically pointed at the cover over and over again (Um...for those of you who don't know...Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball is a video game that consists of mostly girl players, with rather large, um...yeah. And they wear bikinis, and jump around playing volleyball. Yeah...)
"That's why!" Cloud cried hysterically.
"Calm down Cloud," Tidus said and slowly took the case from him and flung it away. Cloud's hand fell limply at his side.
"I mean, I'm so tired of Final Fantasy being rated 'T' for teens. I don't want a bunch of zit faced Geek teenagers playing my games! We should have a petition, and make it rated 'M' for sure," Cloud declared crossing his arms.
"You're sad," Zell commented shaking his head.
"If you could be in any video game except Final Fantasy, what would it be?" Tidus asked.
"DEAD OR ALIVE BEACH VOLLEYBALL!" Cloud cried frantically and banged his head over and over again against the wall. (I don't know why, but I love it when people do that)
"I've always wanted to try skateboarding...or some type of real people sport," Zell replied dreamily.
"Volley ball is a sport!" Cloud cried from his post at the wall. Squall picked up a piece of paper from the ground. He showed it to Tidus.
"Hey! Look at this!" Tidus announced.
Tidus Has acquired piece of paper
"What is it?" Zell asked.
"It's a sign up sheet for the next DOA Beach Volleyball," Tidus said and swiftly took out a pen. "Cafeteria...lady," He wrote and laughed his head off.
"Oh-my-God give me that!" Cloud cried and pounced on Tidus, acquiring the paper.
Cloud Has acquired piece of paper
Cloud took Tidus's pen too and started to write a bunch of names on there. "Voila!" He announced and handed it to Zell to read it out loud.
"Sign up sheet: Cafeteria Lady, Aeris, Rinoa, Yuna, Tifa...?" Zell looked at the others. After they thought about it they nodded and agreed and Zell read on. "And finally...Sephiroth?" Zell read in shock. Cloud laughed and buckled to the floor holding his stomach.
"Cloud! You wouldn't!" Tidus cried trying not to laugh. "
Oh yes I would! Sephiroth's hair is long enough for him to be mistaken by a girl, why not try and see if it works?" Cloud replied. Suddenly Zell ran to the bathroom and threw up. Everyone looked at him puzzled as he came back. He came back breathing hard and green on the face.
"Whatever?" Squall asked worriedly.
"Zell! What happened?" Cloud repeated worriedly too.
"Sephiroth...in Dead Or Alive Beach Volleyball...," Zell gasped out.
"Yeah...and?" Tidus asked.
Zell looked at each and every one of them in the eye, then replied slowly, "...Wearing a bikini."
Everyone ran out of there to go throw up somewhere. Wakka didn't even make it, and ended up throwing up on Squall, who when thrown up upon, threw up on Cloud as he threw up out the window. It was a big mess in the end. And the smell was awful.
"Argh...whose gonna clean up this mess?" Cloud asked miserably, plugging his nose.
"Not me!" Tidus protested.
"Let's get the girls to do it then," Cloud concluded.
"The girls won't do it!" Zell cried.
"Well, what are they here for then?" Cloud demanded. Everyone rolled their eyes.
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Aeris was arranging her pens. "No...the blue one should go first...," She muttered and re-arranged them again. She shook her head and put the blue last. When she was about to re-arrange it again, there was a loud knock on the door and Aeris jumped five feet.
"Oh...ok, it's him," Aeris checked her hair in the mirror and looked back at her carefully arranged desk. "This is my fist session, let's hope to get it right," Aeris said to herself and slowly reached for the doorknob.
Sephiroth was tapping his foot as he waited and when the door came open he turned. "H-H-Hi there," Aeris said in a faint voice, as if she would pass out any minute.
"I'm here to see a...Aeris Gainsborough?" Sephiroth said, taking his pink business card from his pocket and handing it to Aeris. She looked at the dulled out and folded business card briefly and...laughed.
"That's me," She replied tossing the card over her shoulder. Sephiroth smiled. But it was a real smile, so...Aeris, as am I, was truly scared for a second.
"Hey, uh...I just kinda wanted to make it clear that everything I say in this room is confidential right?" Sephiroth wondered coming in.
"Everything sure is. Therapists never tell anyone what goes on in here," Aeris replied taking a seat at her desk.
"That's good," Sephiroth grunted as he sat across from her.
"So," Aeris started, putting on a thin pair of glasses. Sephiroth's eyes darted away from her face and he focused on the trash can.This is going to be a pain! Why couldn't my first client be...Cloud, maybe? Aeris thought as she stared down at a blank piece of paper, wondering what to say, and incredibly scared to say anything.
I didn't know she wore glasses... I mean, she is a therapist...they're smart people, smart people wear glasses..., Sephiroth thought as he watched the trash can, Sephiroth thought as he watched the trash can.
"Ok, this is really killing me," Aeris finally spoke up.
Sephiroth looked up at the word 'killing.' "How so?" He wondered.
"I'm just so nervous. I mean, it is my fist time and I already don't know what to say, I had it all planned out...," Aeris grumbled and placed her hand on her forehead.
"If it makes you feel any better, I'm perfectly comfortable. Erm...your office is nice, yeah...and-and your glasses...they're pretty," Sephiroth said and looked up at her. Aeris looked at him puzzled and looked around at her office.
"Yes...I did spend all day setting it up. You really think it's nice?" Aeris asked.
"Sure," Sephiroth replied.
"Ok, well, I think maybe it's time for me to do my job and not the other way around...thanks for breaking the ice though," Aeris replied and opened a drawer. She took out a folder and looked through it. In the silence Sephiroth slumped down on his chair and looked up at the ceiling. "So um, let's start with...the early times. Tell me about your childhood," Aeris asked setting the folder down.
"I liked to burn bugs with a magnifying glass and watch them squirm in agony," Sephiroth replied.
Aeris gulped and sweat dropped. "L-L-Let's move on...," Aeris pushed her glasses up and looked around wringing her hands.
"You know, if you don't have anything to ask me, I can just leave...," Sephiroth replied.
"No!" Aeris cried and Sephiroth raised his eyebrows. "I mean...I can't have you leave. I have to get this right! How about, um...God, have you ever considered getting a hair cut?" Aeris asked.
Sephiroth shifted his eyes. "Not...really...," He replied.
"That was stupid, sorry...don't-don't you have something youwanna talk about... maybe?" Aeris asked nervously. She took her glasses off and pinned them down her shirt.
"Not...really...," Sephiroth replied again, staring at the glasses. Suddenly a timer sent both of them jumping.
"Oh...that's convenient. A session is only half an hour long, so you're free to go," Aeris said wiping her forehead.
"Great! Good bye," Sephiroth replied hastily and ran out of there. Aeris let her head fall on the table and she hit it over and over. There was a knock after that and Aeris called out miserably, "Come in."
Rinoa peeked out with a giant smug smile on her face. "I just saw Sephiroth run out of here," She whispered as if it was a secret.
"Did he make it under five seconds?" Aeris asked sarcastically.
"Did the session go well?" Rinoa asked taking Sephiroth's seat.
"No, not at all. I don't think I'm good at this stuff," Aeris replied blowing a strand of hair from her face.
"Hey...do me!" Rinoa suggested excitedly.
"Well, you'll be easy. It's just...Sephiroth was so hard...," Aeris said as she walked over to a chair with a clipboard and motioning for Rinoa to lay down on the client sofa.
"Did he pounce on you?" Rinoa asked laying down. Aeris put down her clipboard to give her a weird look. "You know he likes you," Rinoa replied.
"He does not," Aeris objected.
"Does too," Rinoa replied.
"If he liked me, he would have flirted or at least, I don't know, be nice to me. He was still his usual self," Aeris grumbled. But then Aeris put on a thoughtful expression.
"Something did happen, didn't it?" Rinoa asked sitting up.
"No, no...I was just thinking about something he said," Aeris replied carefully, hiding her face with her clipboard.
"Ooh, what?" Rinoa asked again.
"You're going to make a big deal out of it and tell Yuna who'll tell everyone including Vincent who'll tell Sephiroth and Sephiroth will find out I told you and it would seem as if I made a big deal about it and he'll just make his way over here with his sword, ready to kill me!" Aeris cried shrilly.
"Geez, take a chill pill would ya? Just tell me what it was. If you're so confident that he doesn't like you than it can't be a big deal, now could it?" Rinoa asked.
"He just said he liked my glasses is all," Aeris replied hastily, turning red.
"Really? Wow," Rinoa said laying back down with a grin.
"You know what? Let's talk about you and not me. You're the one I'm giving a free therapy session too you know!" Aeris snapped.
"Ok, ok," Rinoa replied and shifted on the sofa.
--
Yuna laughed and accidentally tripped on the curb. "Whoa, don't hurt yourself," Vincent said laughing, taking a hold on her arm to steady her.
"Sorry but, did he really say that?" Yuna asked, covering her mouth and laughing again.
"I swear on everything that I have ever shot in my life," Vincent replied putting his hand up.
"Wow, then it must be true," Yuna said taking another spoonful of her ice cream. They crossed the street and walked along a park. "Who knew this little town could have such a good ice cream store?" Yuna wondered watching a kid flying a kite.
"Or a nice Café. Have you tasted this Cappuccino?" Vincent asked extending his cup.
"Nuh uh," Yuna replied shaking her head. Vincent held the cup to her mouth and she took a sip. "Wow...," She replied, wiping her mouth.
"Yeah, I know," Vincent said chuckling and taking another swig. They arrived at the hotel entrance again.
"I have nothing to do now," Yuna said, dumping her ice cream in a trash can. Vincent threw his cup in too.
"I actually want to find out how Sephiroth's therapy session went. Hehehe...," Vincent replied smirking.
"Oh...ok," Yuna said laughing. They came in to the lobby to see Cloud pacing feverishly back and forth.
"Cloud...what are you doing?" Yuna asked.
"Waiting for Aeris to get out of her God damn office! She hasn't left yet! I wanna know how the therapy session with Sephiroth went," Cloud replied.
"Wow, you're not the only one," Yuna said to Vincent and strutted off to go find Rinoa or something. Aeris and Rinoa left Aeris's room awhile later, Rinoa looking a little pale and green.
"Aeris!" Cloud cried running up to her.
"Rinoa...are you ok?" Vincent asked modestly to her.
"N-N-N-No...," Rinoa mumbled and she started wringing her hands.
"Do you need help?" Vincent asked.
"Where's Yuna?" Rinoa asked him, ignoring his suggestion.
"Went that way," Vincent told her and Rinoa nodded a little miserably and walked to Yuna's room.
"For the last time Cloud-," Aeris was saying to a whining Cloud.
"Oh c'mon! You HAVE to tell me!" Cloud cried.
"No, I don't!" Aeris snapped and pushing her glasses up she swiftly turned around and left another way. Cloud shook his fist in impatience.
"Since when does Aeris wear glasses?" Vincent muttered to himself and decided to go sulk in some unnoticed dark corner.
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Yuna had walked to her room, but not before bumping into Tidus who just left Squall's room.
"Yuna," Tidus said with an unemotional face.
"Tidus," Yuna replied and sticking her nose up she looked ahead and pushed past him. Tidus muttered some things and walked right into Rinoa who was on the verge of crying.
"Rinny?" Tidus questioned.
"Hi Tidus," Rinoa greeted padding her eyes with a handkerchief gently.
"Are you ok?" Tidus asked worriedly.
"Not really. I just came back from a therapy session with Aeris...and, and...oh why?" Rinoa cried and ran off crying. But at that moment a door flew open and she ran into it, falling backwards.
"!" Squall kneeled down next to Rinoa who was rubbing her head. "Whatever?" He asked. Rinoa took one look at him and burst into tears. She then locked herself in the room. Squall looked at Tidus who shrugged.
"Don't worry man, I feel ya. Women, they're...they're too confusing! I mean, aren't we in Spring Break, the time of love? Instead, Yuna is going around giving me dirty looks and Rinoa is obviously not happy about something you did," Tidus said.(Yeah, they are in Spring Break. That's why they have all this time to do nothing really...)
Squall heaved a sigh. Awhile later a lightbulb appeared at the top of Squall's head.
"...How do you do that?" Tidus asked a little scared. Squall motioned that he had an idea. "Really? What?" Tidus asked excitedly. Squall did some hand movements and signs. "Nah...I don't know what you're talking about, but let's go to the bar anyway!" Tidus exclaimed. Squall slapped his forehead. They walked there and saw Sephiroth staring miserably into a drink. They sat next to him.
"Hey Sephy, my man," Tidus greeted. Sephiroth stiffly turned to him to give an icy glare, but it was weak, and he just stared back into his glass. "Hmm...something's wrong. He hasn't even insulted me yet, or told me to be quiet," Tidus said to Squall worriedly.
"Leave me alone," Sephiroth muttered closing his eyes.
"I'm guessing this has something to do with the therapy session," Tidus said ignoring him and telling the bar guy to give him his usual. Squall sat on Sephiroth's right side and Tidus sat on Sephy's left. "C'mon Sephiroth, you can tell us," Tidus said in a friendly tone.
"No," Sephiroth replied.
"Why not?" Tidus asked.
"Because...you'll make a big deal about it and tell Yuna who will eventually tell everyone including Vincent, who'll come to me and mock me, and I might get into such a rage I might as well go to Aeris's little office and tear it to shreds," Sephiroth replied through gritted teeth.
"Yeah, thanks, can I get some more ice with that though?" Tidus was saying to the bar guy and not listening. He turned back to Sephiroth. "What was that?" Tidus asked. Sephiroth sighed and shook his head. "Look...if you're thinking I'm going to tell Yuna this or something, you're wrong. Even if we weren't in a fight for no reason at all and she keeps ignoring me, giving me looks when she can, and hanging out with that Vincent, and-," Tidus took a sip of his drink and regained composure, "I mean...yeah, I wouldn't tell her," He finished.
"You having trouble with the Pop Princess?" Sephiroth asked and Tidus nodded miserably.
"I wish I had a love life," Zell said appearing out of nowhere. Squall said something in his language about wanting to know why Rinoa was sad.
Then they all turned to Wakka, who added, "I haven't seen my wife in a year, and she has taken full custody of my only child with a messed up divorce."
Then they turned to Sephiroth who shifted his eyes. "What? Are we in some friendship circle or something?" He growled. Squall shoved him lightly. "Fine...I guess...I...I think for the fist time ever...," He started. Everyone kind of leaned in to listen. "I think I'm scared," He said.
Tidus raised an eye brow and looked puzzled. "Scared? You think you're scared?" Tidus repeated.
"Shut up already!" Sephiroth snarled and hung his head.
"I don't get it...scared of what?" Zell asked.
"Now that's when it's personal," Sephiroth replied pushing his chair back and stomping out of there. Tidus decided to go too.
"I think I'm going to try and talk to Yuna...after all, who wants to end up sad and alone like Sephiroth?" Tidus wondered. Everyone agreed and wished him luck. He walked out of there and towards, well, supposedly his and Yuna's room. He was about to knock when he thought, this is ridiculous, why do I have to knock to get in to my own room? He opened the door and found Yuna listening to her iPod, singing as she wrote something down whilst laying on the bed.
Tidus tried creeping out of there, he knew better then to interrupt Yuna as she was writing songs, but it was too late. Yuna noticed him and stopped singing immediately. She sighed and pulled her head phones off. "What do you want?" She asked in an annoyed tone.
"Sorry...I didn't know you were writing," Tidus stammered. Yuna just kept looking at him so he scratched the back of his head. "Um...yeah. I just wanted to know what you were doing," Tidus said.
"Why? So you can check up on me or something? I'm a big girl you know," Yuna snapped angrily.
"Hey, would ya stop snapping at me already? I don't want to fight anymore," Tidus replied apologetically. (Aww...)
Yuna didn't snap anymore, but she still looked like Tidus was annoying her. "I'll think about it. Maybe you deserve a little space," Yuna huffed.
"Fine," Tidus replied and turned to leave.
"Fine!" Yuna cried back at him putting her head phones back on. She grabbed at the page she was writing and crumpled it up. As Tidus closed the door behind him roughly, Yuna sighed and looked at Foofy. He was slumping against the pillow, one ear up, the other down. "Kinda how I feel, huh Foofy?" Yuna asked it. Its button eyes looked back at her and she gave a faint smile.
Hmm...things aren't looking too good. Relationship wise anyway, cause this cupcake I'm eating looks and tastes good. Anyway, will Tidus eventually try again to talk to Yuna? Will Sephiroth be brave enough to go into another therapy session? What triggered Rinoa to cry, when she took therapy? And what about that dang plastic bag? We'll find out soon enough, hopefully. Hey...where did my cupcake go? Will I ever catch who took my cupcake? Tune in!