Shattered Words
Fuujin sighed as she stared out the window of her small Balamb bedroom. She looked at Siefer's empty bed, and then at Raijin, sleeping in his. It was midnight, and she found herself unable to sleep lately. She waited up for Seifer to come home everynight. It wasn't because she was waiting for Seifer to come home that she wasn't asleep, it was because... too many thoughts cluttered her mind. She heard the door open and shut. Seifer is home. She walked out into the living room, where Seifer took off his jacket.
"Fuuj, what are you doing awake...?"
"Couldn't sleep..."
"Again? You aren't going to look as pretty anymore. This is the third night in a row that you haven't gotten any sleep..."
"I know. I just... can't. Its not like its my fault!"
"Yeah. Well, I'm tired. G'night, Fuujin."
"Good night, Seif." Seifer exited the room. Fuujin plopped on the sofa. Ever since Squall and co. had defeated the sorceresses, Seifer, Fuujin and Raijin had been banned from GARDEN. So, Seifer became a Dollet solider. So, every morning and night, he had to cross the waters to get to Dollet. It paid well, so they could pay the bill on their house. Fuujin was a waitress at a local cafe', and Raijin didn't have a job yet. Raijin was so lazy. Maybe Fuujin didn't sleep because of all of the coffee she drank when working. She sighed. She was really bored. She picked up one of the many books Raijin hadn't returned to the Balamb Library. The Adventures of PuPu Run. She read some of it, then realized how boring it was. She picked up another. It was a love story. What was Raijin doing with a love story? Fuujin glanced at the name in the check-out card, "Seifer Almasy." Hmm... Seifer read a love story? Wow... She read the whole thing that night. At five AM, Seifer walked into the room, in shorts and a T-shirt.
"Fuuj, did you just wake up? Don't tell me you were up all night!" Seifer gave her a concerned look; that was a rarity.
"Nah... I was up again." She tossed the love story she had just finished on the floor behind the sofa, so Seifer wouldn't know that she had been reading it.
"Fuuj... you should go see a doctor. I mean, this can't be good for you."
"No. I don't see doctors, you know that, Seifer." Seifer sighed.
"Alright... whatever. Make me some coffee." Fuujin got up and made Seifer a pot of coffee. She stood, waiting for it to finish. She heard the shower running. Everything was the same, everyday. Seifer got up, and lately yelled at her for not sleeping, then asked her to make coffee, and then take a shower, Just about now, he'd yell for a towel, since he had forgotten to bring one in. Thats the way it always went in the mornings.
"Fuujin! Can you get me a towel!?"
"Uh huh." Fuujin walked into the steamy bathroom, and placed the towel on the rack, and walked out. The coffee had finished, so she put some in a grey mug, and put in a teaspoon of sugar and left it on the table. She poured herself a cup, and left it black. She sipped some as she walked into the bedroom.
"RAIJIN!"
"Uh... whaddya want?"
"Get up, you lazy..."
"Be nice..ya know!?" He casually stepped out of bed, and Fuujin realized he was naked. She dropped her cup of coffee.
"Raijin! -You filthy swine!" She ran out of the room and bumped into Seifer who was clad in a towel.
"Don't go in there."
"What are you talking about, Fuuj?! I have to get dressed."
"...Good luck."
"Hmm?" And walked into the room. He seen Raijin, and walked out.
"I told you."
"Uh huh..." Raijin walked out, dressed in his regular clothes.
"Raijin! You should know better! No one, I mean, NO ONE, wants to see you..like that." Seifer said.
"Alright, alright, man, I'm sorry, ya know? And," Raijin pointed to Seifer "Dontcha think no one wants to see you like that?!" 'I don't mind...' thought Fuujin to herself. She had no clue where that thought came from. Seifer glared at Raijin.
"Well, I'm not ass-naked like you were!"
"HALT!!-FIGHTING USELESS." When Fuujin got that tone in her voice you could tell she was upset. She walked into the bathroom to shower, grabbing a towel from the closet on the way.
"Seifer, man, I'm sorry, ya know?"
"Yeah, me too. I haveta get dressed for work. Later." He walked into the bedroom and shut the door. He came back out five minutes later, and grabbed the coffee waiting for him on the kitchen table, Fuujin always made it perfect. She was great at coffee.
Raijin plopped on the sofa, and watched TV.
"Hey, Raijin!" Yelled Seifer. "Why don't you get a job!?"
"Cuz I dun want one..." 'He is hopeless' Seifer thought. Fuujin crosssed the hall and went into the bedroom. She was wearing only a towel, and that was enough to raise Seifer's head. 'Hey, I shouldn't be thinkin' like this.' Seifer thought. He shook his head and finished his coffee. Fuujin stepped out of the bedroom.
"Seifer... Lets go."
"Okay." He stood up, and they walked through the streets of Balamb. They walked to the docks, where Fuujin said "bye" to Seifer, and she walked further to the cafe' she worked at. She found that through the day her thoughts were filled with Seifer. She tried to stop thinking about him, because it didn't seem right, but it didnt work. She hadnt slept in three days, and Fuujin was very tired. She broke a whole order before her boss approached her.
"Fuujin, you seem tired. You are breaking stuff everywhere. Why don't you go home?"
"I'm sorry... it won't be necessary--"
"I said, go home. Don't come back!." Fuujin nodded and walked home sadly. She shut the front door quietly, so no one would hear her. No one would have to know about this. She heard a women's voice yelling at Raijin for his poor cooking skills, and Fuujin smelt something burning. She walked out of the house just as silently as when she came in. 'Fired.' She thought as she walked the streets of Balamb. 'Fired from a coffee shop... what failure.'
It was nine PM, and Fuujin was still out. Just sitting at the Balamb bar, she didn't drink more than two beers, she knew better. She wasn't like other people.
At Dollet, it was a quiet day, and Seifer had the oppurtunity to go home early. He arrived home around ten, to see a girl leaving his house. He walked in.
"Raijin, who the hell was that!?"
"...My girlfriend."
"Thats a damn miracle. Where's Fuujin? She was supposed to be home at 9:30."
"I dunno, she hasn't been around."
"Heh, she's probably out. Okay."
"Man, I'm tired, ya know? I'm going to bed."
"See ya, Raijin." Seifer plopped on the sofa. He reached over to grab the love story he was currently reading, but it was gone. He looked under the sofa, and then behind it. He seen the book. How did it get there? Oh well. He picked it up, and read it until about 11. He looked at his watch. 11:00. Fuujin still isn't home. 'I'll give her until midnight.' Well, Seifer waited until midnight, still no Fuujin. He grabbed his coat and went out looking for her.
Back at the bar, Fuujin was very aware of how late she was out. No one would care, maybe they'd notice... but care? She had lost her job. Seifer would have to work more, now that they were missing income, and no one would hire Raijin. She had to find another job. She wouldn't really care about what Raijin thought about her losing her job, but Seifer would be so disapointed... She hated that.... so much. She ordered another beer. She needed it.
"Fuujin!" She turned to see Seifer.
"Damn it." She muttered. "What?" She asked as he approached her.
"What the hell are you doin?!"
"Seifer...." She tugged on his sleeve. "Can... we go talk somewhere else, everyone is staring." Seifer looked around and said "Fine". Fuujin dropped the gil she owed on the counter, and walked out.
"I stopped by the cafe'. You were friggin fired!"
"Seifer..."
"No! What do you want me to do now? Work twenty-four hours a day?!"
"No... I'll get another job..."
"Oh please! The only thing you're good at is coffee!" He walked away from her, and Fuujin just stood there, and a tear rolled down her cheek.
The second Seifer walked in the door to his house he regretted everything he had said. 'It wasn't her fault she was fired... I mean... Fuujin...'
Fuujin stood, in disbelief... "REGRET!" She yelled. She ran over to the train station. She headed to Deling. Where she rented a room in the hotel.
Seifer walked back outside, no Fuujin. He searched all of Balamb. No Fuujin. He went to the train station, to see that a train had just left for Deling. He had to go to work in 4 hours. Well, he cared more for Fuujin than his job, so he headed to Deling on the 2:30 train.
He arrived around 4am, and headed for the hotel. He was very sleepy.
"How can I help you, sir?"
"Yeah, is there a Fuujin, here?"
"Last name, please?"
"She doesn't have one."
"We don't let people stay here without last names."
"Well, uh, are there any people with a first name of Fuujin?"
"There is a Fuujin Almasy..."
"Thats her!"
"Okay, would you like to rent a room?"
"No... whats her room number?"
"We can't give that out, sir. Sorry."
"But..."
"..." Seifer picked up the book the women was looking at. "Room 16, thanks!"
"Sir! You can't do that." Seifer walked up the stairs, and luckily, room 16 was unlocked. He knew Fuujin would be awake. And she was. Seifer closed the door silently, and his presence went un-noticed. He walked up to her. She was staring out the window.
"Its not wise to leave your door unlocked, you never know who will come in..." He put his hand on her shoulder. She turned abruptly.
"Seifer...!" 'What is he doing here?!' She thought. Her heart began to race.
"That's me..."
"What...are you doing here? Or even awake? Its nearly 4:30..."
"I...I'm really sorry for what I said-"
"You still said it!"
"Fuuj..." Fuujin closed her eyes and looked towards the floor. Seifer didn't think about what he was going to do... He just did it. He took his hand and lifted her head, and she opened her eye. Seifer moved close to her, and his lips touched hers. After a long, passionate kiss, Fuujin said:
"Seifer..."
"Shh... Fuujin...shh..."
End Chapter 1.
Fuujin sighed as she stared out the window of her small Balamb bedroom. She looked at Siefer's empty bed, and then at Raijin, sleeping in his. It was midnight, and she found herself unable to sleep lately. She waited up for Seifer to come home everynight. It wasn't because she was waiting for Seifer to come home that she wasn't asleep, it was because... too many thoughts cluttered her mind. She heard the door open and shut. Seifer is home. She walked out into the living room, where Seifer took off his jacket.
"Fuuj, what are you doing awake...?"
"Couldn't sleep..."
"Again? You aren't going to look as pretty anymore. This is the third night in a row that you haven't gotten any sleep..."
"I know. I just... can't. Its not like its my fault!"
"Yeah. Well, I'm tired. G'night, Fuujin."
"Good night, Seif." Seifer exited the room. Fuujin plopped on the sofa. Ever since Squall and co. had defeated the sorceresses, Seifer, Fuujin and Raijin had been banned from GARDEN. So, Seifer became a Dollet solider. So, every morning and night, he had to cross the waters to get to Dollet. It paid well, so they could pay the bill on their house. Fuujin was a waitress at a local cafe', and Raijin didn't have a job yet. Raijin was so lazy. Maybe Fuujin didn't sleep because of all of the coffee she drank when working. She sighed. She was really bored. She picked up one of the many books Raijin hadn't returned to the Balamb Library. The Adventures of PuPu Run. She read some of it, then realized how boring it was. She picked up another. It was a love story. What was Raijin doing with a love story? Fuujin glanced at the name in the check-out card, "Seifer Almasy." Hmm... Seifer read a love story? Wow... She read the whole thing that night. At five AM, Seifer walked into the room, in shorts and a T-shirt.
"Fuuj, did you just wake up? Don't tell me you were up all night!" Seifer gave her a concerned look; that was a rarity.
"Nah... I was up again." She tossed the love story she had just finished on the floor behind the sofa, so Seifer wouldn't know that she had been reading it.
"Fuuj... you should go see a doctor. I mean, this can't be good for you."
"No. I don't see doctors, you know that, Seifer." Seifer sighed.
"Alright... whatever. Make me some coffee." Fuujin got up and made Seifer a pot of coffee. She stood, waiting for it to finish. She heard the shower running. Everything was the same, everyday. Seifer got up, and lately yelled at her for not sleeping, then asked her to make coffee, and then take a shower, Just about now, he'd yell for a towel, since he had forgotten to bring one in. Thats the way it always went in the mornings.
"Fuujin! Can you get me a towel!?"
"Uh huh." Fuujin walked into the steamy bathroom, and placed the towel on the rack, and walked out. The coffee had finished, so she put some in a grey mug, and put in a teaspoon of sugar and left it on the table. She poured herself a cup, and left it black. She sipped some as she walked into the bedroom.
"RAIJIN!"
"Uh... whaddya want?"
"Get up, you lazy..."
"Be nice..ya know!?" He casually stepped out of bed, and Fuujin realized he was naked. She dropped her cup of coffee.
"Raijin! -You filthy swine!" She ran out of the room and bumped into Seifer who was clad in a towel.
"Don't go in there."
"What are you talking about, Fuuj?! I have to get dressed."
"...Good luck."
"Hmm?" And walked into the room. He seen Raijin, and walked out.
"I told you."
"Uh huh..." Raijin walked out, dressed in his regular clothes.
"Raijin! You should know better! No one, I mean, NO ONE, wants to see you..like that." Seifer said.
"Alright, alright, man, I'm sorry, ya know? And," Raijin pointed to Seifer "Dontcha think no one wants to see you like that?!" 'I don't mind...' thought Fuujin to herself. She had no clue where that thought came from. Seifer glared at Raijin.
"Well, I'm not ass-naked like you were!"
"HALT!!-FIGHTING USELESS." When Fuujin got that tone in her voice you could tell she was upset. She walked into the bathroom to shower, grabbing a towel from the closet on the way.
"Seifer, man, I'm sorry, ya know?"
"Yeah, me too. I haveta get dressed for work. Later." He walked into the bedroom and shut the door. He came back out five minutes later, and grabbed the coffee waiting for him on the kitchen table, Fuujin always made it perfect. She was great at coffee.
Raijin plopped on the sofa, and watched TV.
"Hey, Raijin!" Yelled Seifer. "Why don't you get a job!?"
"Cuz I dun want one..." 'He is hopeless' Seifer thought. Fuujin crosssed the hall and went into the bedroom. She was wearing only a towel, and that was enough to raise Seifer's head. 'Hey, I shouldn't be thinkin' like this.' Seifer thought. He shook his head and finished his coffee. Fuujin stepped out of the bedroom.
"Seifer... Lets go."
"Okay." He stood up, and they walked through the streets of Balamb. They walked to the docks, where Fuujin said "bye" to Seifer, and she walked further to the cafe' she worked at. She found that through the day her thoughts were filled with Seifer. She tried to stop thinking about him, because it didn't seem right, but it didnt work. She hadnt slept in three days, and Fuujin was very tired. She broke a whole order before her boss approached her.
"Fuujin, you seem tired. You are breaking stuff everywhere. Why don't you go home?"
"I'm sorry... it won't be necessary--"
"I said, go home. Don't come back!." Fuujin nodded and walked home sadly. She shut the front door quietly, so no one would hear her. No one would have to know about this. She heard a women's voice yelling at Raijin for his poor cooking skills, and Fuujin smelt something burning. She walked out of the house just as silently as when she came in. 'Fired.' She thought as she walked the streets of Balamb. 'Fired from a coffee shop... what failure.'
It was nine PM, and Fuujin was still out. Just sitting at the Balamb bar, she didn't drink more than two beers, she knew better. She wasn't like other people.
At Dollet, it was a quiet day, and Seifer had the oppurtunity to go home early. He arrived home around ten, to see a girl leaving his house. He walked in.
"Raijin, who the hell was that!?"
"...My girlfriend."
"Thats a damn miracle. Where's Fuujin? She was supposed to be home at 9:30."
"I dunno, she hasn't been around."
"Heh, she's probably out. Okay."
"Man, I'm tired, ya know? I'm going to bed."
"See ya, Raijin." Seifer plopped on the sofa. He reached over to grab the love story he was currently reading, but it was gone. He looked under the sofa, and then behind it. He seen the book. How did it get there? Oh well. He picked it up, and read it until about 11. He looked at his watch. 11:00. Fuujin still isn't home. 'I'll give her until midnight.' Well, Seifer waited until midnight, still no Fuujin. He grabbed his coat and went out looking for her.
Back at the bar, Fuujin was very aware of how late she was out. No one would care, maybe they'd notice... but care? She had lost her job. Seifer would have to work more, now that they were missing income, and no one would hire Raijin. She had to find another job. She wouldn't really care about what Raijin thought about her losing her job, but Seifer would be so disapointed... She hated that.... so much. She ordered another beer. She needed it.
"Fuujin!" She turned to see Seifer.
"Damn it." She muttered. "What?" She asked as he approached her.
"What the hell are you doin?!"
"Seifer...." She tugged on his sleeve. "Can... we go talk somewhere else, everyone is staring." Seifer looked around and said "Fine". Fuujin dropped the gil she owed on the counter, and walked out.
"I stopped by the cafe'. You were friggin fired!"
"Seifer..."
"No! What do you want me to do now? Work twenty-four hours a day?!"
"No... I'll get another job..."
"Oh please! The only thing you're good at is coffee!" He walked away from her, and Fuujin just stood there, and a tear rolled down her cheek.
The second Seifer walked in the door to his house he regretted everything he had said. 'It wasn't her fault she was fired... I mean... Fuujin...'
Fuujin stood, in disbelief... "REGRET!" She yelled. She ran over to the train station. She headed to Deling. Where she rented a room in the hotel.
Seifer walked back outside, no Fuujin. He searched all of Balamb. No Fuujin. He went to the train station, to see that a train had just left for Deling. He had to go to work in 4 hours. Well, he cared more for Fuujin than his job, so he headed to Deling on the 2:30 train.
He arrived around 4am, and headed for the hotel. He was very sleepy.
"How can I help you, sir?"
"Yeah, is there a Fuujin, here?"
"Last name, please?"
"She doesn't have one."
"We don't let people stay here without last names."
"Well, uh, are there any people with a first name of Fuujin?"
"There is a Fuujin Almasy..."
"Thats her!"
"Okay, would you like to rent a room?"
"No... whats her room number?"
"We can't give that out, sir. Sorry."
"But..."
"..." Seifer picked up the book the women was looking at. "Room 16, thanks!"
"Sir! You can't do that." Seifer walked up the stairs, and luckily, room 16 was unlocked. He knew Fuujin would be awake. And she was. Seifer closed the door silently, and his presence went un-noticed. He walked up to her. She was staring out the window.
"Its not wise to leave your door unlocked, you never know who will come in..." He put his hand on her shoulder. She turned abruptly.
"Seifer...!" 'What is he doing here?!' She thought. Her heart began to race.
"That's me..."
"What...are you doing here? Or even awake? Its nearly 4:30..."
"I...I'm really sorry for what I said-"
"You still said it!"
"Fuuj..." Fuujin closed her eyes and looked towards the floor. Seifer didn't think about what he was going to do... He just did it. He took his hand and lifted her head, and she opened her eye. Seifer moved close to her, and his lips touched hers. After a long, passionate kiss, Fuujin said:
"Seifer..."
"Shh... Fuujin...shh..."
End Chapter 1.