poptart fantastico
06-12-2008, 07:34 AM
I wrote this years ago. Hope you like it. I guess.
The SeeD Ball
From �Final Fantasy VIII�
by
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Squall leaned against the wall, wondering why he even bothered coming to the "PAAH-TAY!" as Selphie had called it. He took a drink of his champagne, and stared upwards into the skylight. A shooting star streaked across the night sky. He looked around the room, and his eyes settled on a young lady across the dance floor. She had dark hair, and big brown eyes. Her dress was sort of cream-colored, and she looked really beautiful. The girl suddenly looked over at him, and saw that he was looking at her. She raised a finger, pointing to the sky, and smiled, then started walking over to him.
Squall thought, Uh-oh. Here she comes. Why did I have to notice her? The young lady walked up. "You're the best looking guy here. Dance with me?" Squall couldn't speak. He looked away.
"Let me guess," she said. "You'll only dance with someone you like. Well, look into my eyes." She waved her fingers. "You're going to like me, you're going to like me. Did that work?"
Squall coughed once, then spoke. "I can't dance." The girl smiled and took his hand, pulling him clumsily towards the dance floor. "You'll be fine! C'mon!" His feet moved along by themselves. "Wait, I-" The girl stopped and grabbed his hands. "This looks like a good spot. I need to be on the dance floor, because I'm meeting someone when he comes in." She placed Squall's hands on her left hip and right shoulder. She then put her own hands on Squall's shoulders. They both started to dance to the music, her steps delicate and his steps clumsy. "I have never done this before," he told her, looking down at his feet to make sure he was stepping right. "You're doing great. Just keep in time with my steps," she told him.
She suddenly spun him outward, holding onto his hand. Pulling him back inward, he bumped into her. "Oomph! Whoa big guy!" She laughed. Squall walked away from her. He didn't enjoy being laughed at. The woman grabbed his right hand. "Hey, hey! I was kidding! Come back!" Squall groaned, rolling his eyes, and he let the girl pull him back to her, and they danced some more. They bumped into a SeeD Member and his date. "Hey watch it pal!" The lady said an uncouth word to the SeeD Member, and stuck her tongue out. That shut him up.
"Geez, what an idiot. Can't he tell you've never danced before?" she asked. "Uh, I don't know," said Squall. Suddenly, he thought, "Ok Squall, stop acting like a kid in front of her! Good God, she is just beautiful. Time to really dance. You can do it.." He took her right hand with his own, and stared into her eyes. He then half-spun her, and stepped outwards with his left leg, she doing the same. "Hey! That was pretty good, dude!" She smiled up at him. He spun her out, then back into his arms, her left hand in his right, their faces close. He was so close he could smell her perfume. Squall stared into her dark eyes, then stepped back.
"Sorry, didn't mean to get that close," he told her. He looked upwards, to see another shooting star streak the night sky with its brilliance. "It's cool," she said. She looked over his left shoulder, and perked up. "Hey there he is! I have to go! It was great dancing with you! Bye!" She smiled at Squall, then turned and waved to the person, then walked towards him. "Wait! Will I ever see you again? shouted Squall. He watched her walk away, then she was gone. Squall sighed, and walked out to the balcony. He stood there, looking down into the training area, and saw a Tyrannosaurus Rex chase after something. He heard it roar and something squeak as it died in the Tyranno�s maw.
"So, this is where you are."
Squall turned and saw Quistis Trepe walking towards him. He thought, Oh great. Here we go. "Yes?" Quistis stood next to him, and leaned against a pillar. Squall glanced off into the distance, aware of her eyes on him. "So you'll dance with someone you don't know," she said, "but you won't dance with me huh?" Squall glanced at her sideways a second and then said "Whatever."
END
The SeeD Ball
From �Final Fantasy VIII�
by
[email protected]
Squall leaned against the wall, wondering why he even bothered coming to the "PAAH-TAY!" as Selphie had called it. He took a drink of his champagne, and stared upwards into the skylight. A shooting star streaked across the night sky. He looked around the room, and his eyes settled on a young lady across the dance floor. She had dark hair, and big brown eyes. Her dress was sort of cream-colored, and she looked really beautiful. The girl suddenly looked over at him, and saw that he was looking at her. She raised a finger, pointing to the sky, and smiled, then started walking over to him.
Squall thought, Uh-oh. Here she comes. Why did I have to notice her? The young lady walked up. "You're the best looking guy here. Dance with me?" Squall couldn't speak. He looked away.
"Let me guess," she said. "You'll only dance with someone you like. Well, look into my eyes." She waved her fingers. "You're going to like me, you're going to like me. Did that work?"
Squall coughed once, then spoke. "I can't dance." The girl smiled and took his hand, pulling him clumsily towards the dance floor. "You'll be fine! C'mon!" His feet moved along by themselves. "Wait, I-" The girl stopped and grabbed his hands. "This looks like a good spot. I need to be on the dance floor, because I'm meeting someone when he comes in." She placed Squall's hands on her left hip and right shoulder. She then put her own hands on Squall's shoulders. They both started to dance to the music, her steps delicate and his steps clumsy. "I have never done this before," he told her, looking down at his feet to make sure he was stepping right. "You're doing great. Just keep in time with my steps," she told him.
She suddenly spun him outward, holding onto his hand. Pulling him back inward, he bumped into her. "Oomph! Whoa big guy!" She laughed. Squall walked away from her. He didn't enjoy being laughed at. The woman grabbed his right hand. "Hey, hey! I was kidding! Come back!" Squall groaned, rolling his eyes, and he let the girl pull him back to her, and they danced some more. They bumped into a SeeD Member and his date. "Hey watch it pal!" The lady said an uncouth word to the SeeD Member, and stuck her tongue out. That shut him up.
"Geez, what an idiot. Can't he tell you've never danced before?" she asked. "Uh, I don't know," said Squall. Suddenly, he thought, "Ok Squall, stop acting like a kid in front of her! Good God, she is just beautiful. Time to really dance. You can do it.." He took her right hand with his own, and stared into her eyes. He then half-spun her, and stepped outwards with his left leg, she doing the same. "Hey! That was pretty good, dude!" She smiled up at him. He spun her out, then back into his arms, her left hand in his right, their faces close. He was so close he could smell her perfume. Squall stared into her dark eyes, then stepped back.
"Sorry, didn't mean to get that close," he told her. He looked upwards, to see another shooting star streak the night sky with its brilliance. "It's cool," she said. She looked over his left shoulder, and perked up. "Hey there he is! I have to go! It was great dancing with you! Bye!" She smiled at Squall, then turned and waved to the person, then walked towards him. "Wait! Will I ever see you again? shouted Squall. He watched her walk away, then she was gone. Squall sighed, and walked out to the balcony. He stood there, looking down into the training area, and saw a Tyrannosaurus Rex chase after something. He heard it roar and something squeak as it died in the Tyranno�s maw.
"So, this is where you are."
Squall turned and saw Quistis Trepe walking towards him. He thought, Oh great. Here we go. "Yes?" Quistis stood next to him, and leaned against a pillar. Squall glanced off into the distance, aware of her eyes on him. "So you'll dance with someone you don't know," she said, "but you won't dance with me huh?" Squall glanced at her sideways a second and then said "Whatever."
END