Authors Note: This isn't a very good chapter, but its leading to what I hope to be a good one... Like I said I've been working in this idea for awhile, but I'm finding once typed I need some to go and some to be added. Soooooo I guess really I don't have it as worked out as I thought. But hopefully you still like it! :)
N/A: It had been over a week since Squalls confrontation with Quistis, and with all the tension around pretty much everywhere he spent his time he was on the look out for a change... Some new places, and since Squall wasn't big on change he wasn't thrilled with Quistis for being so immature about their breakup. He wanted his old coffee shop and his old gym and his old bench at the park where he would go to clear his head... She had taken them all. He almost found it humorous that he broke up with her because he didn't want to marry her, but now he is still having all of his things taken away from him just like in a divorce... If he wanted to be overly dramatic like her he could just hire a lawyer and divide their time at their favorite spots... He laughed to himself at how childish he sounded. No he wouldn't do anything drastic that wasn't his style, he would just be the bigger person and not cause a scene... No reason for the both of them to not get to hang out at their old hang outs, and even though he would prefer it to be him it wasn't going to be because she had more friends and wasn't at all afraid to cause drama... So he left it at that. Squall decided to give it another try at finding a coffee shop he had been making his own for a week now so he was really in need of a decent cup... So he woke up earlier than usual that morning and decided not to return home until he found himself a new coffee place. He finished getting ready and opened the front door and found himself getting very frustrated at the sight of Zell standing there, he had a goal in mind and didn't want to waist time chatting it up about whatever hair brain thing Zell came over to discuss this time.
Zell: Hey Squall I haven't seen you around much lately.
Squall: Been busy.
Zell: (sarcastically) Yeah busy avoiding my sister.
Squall: No... Just busy.
Zell: Yeah sure, don't worry I avoid her all the time as well.
Squall: Whatever.
Zell: Your extra Squall like today.
Squall: Zell... What do you want?
Zell: Well Quistis wanted me to drop off your stuff that was over at her house and said that I was to come back by later today and get her things.
Squall: Fine... Come back at five.
Zell: I was kind of hoping you would get her things now so I wouldn't have to deal with her twice today she's not so pleasant here lately.
Squall: Can't. I'm on a mission.
Zell: What! I thought that you were on mandatory medical discharge until Balamb Army said you were able to come back.
Squall: (scoffed) Not that kind of mission idiot... But thanks for bringing that up.
Zell: (confused) Then what kind of mission?
Squall: (getting irritated) I haven't had a decent cup of coffee in a week.
Zell: (Haha!) So you are avoiding my sister.
Squall: Whatever Zell go away.
Zell: No no I'm sorry Squall. Listen I know of a good place it just opened up right across from the library are you willing to go all the way across town.
Squall: Thanks. Bye.
Zell: Hey I'm going to come with you.
Squall: No.
Zell: Come on man! I need to get away from my sister, because every day she wants me go over there and talk about yours and hers relationship I can't get away from her and its driving me crazy. I will just offer to take her books back to the library, she mentioned them being do tomorrow and how she wasn't going to have time to take them back because she was taking her class on an overnight field trip, and she hates to have overdue books.
Squall: (sigh) Fine.
N/A: Squall went into the house and quickly grabbed everything he could find that Quistis left of hers or bought him... He wasn't overly emotional about everything like she was but he did have to admit that it would be nice to get her belongings out of his loft. Zell and him walked to Quistis' house and Squall found himself getting nervous at the thought of her being there due to the fact that he did not want to bump into his ex outside of her apartment. He was relieved to she she wasn't there and impatiently waited for Zell as he ran her belongings up. He walked in to find his sister packing for her overnight field trip while sobbing... The sight made him feel guilty that he was annoyed with her feelings, but he really couldn't take hearing he talk about why Squall doesn't love while watching her stuff her face with sweets for one more minute.
Zell: Hey sis. Here's your stuff.
Quistis: Hey. Thanks little bro. Soooo what did he say?
Zell: Nothing.
Quistis: (irritated) Typical! He never has anything to say, you know I thought when we got together that maybe all it takes to get him to lighten up and open himself to me was for us to get to know each other on a more personal level... But noooo. Squall Leonhart doesn't have a more personal level.
Zell: Well Quis I'm sorry he's not being as caring as you want him to be.
Quistis: Yeah me too, but its to be expected... And I have no idea why I thought he would be any different. I guess I just thought he would feel something about our break up.
Zell: (sighing) Quistis it sucks but it will get better... Listen I've got to be across town like... Now. And since I will already be going that way I can take your books back to the library so you don't have to worry about it and just finish up packing for tomorrow.
Quistis: Thanks little bro... That's so sweet of you, that's a relief I have been so busy I haven't had the chance!
Zell: No problem.
Quistis: Hey I'm going to cook you dinner tonight for being so helpful here lately... Be here at seven.
Zell: Dinner, thanks... See you tonight!
Quistis: (giggling) Don't be late!
Zell: Its food of course I won't be.
N/A: Zell swiftly made his way his way back down to where Squall was waiting and getting very annoyed.
Zell: Hey man sorry it took so long... She's feeling very emotional as usual lately.
Squall: (scoff) Whatever man lets just go.