It's the Sunday Morning After, and Baby, Who the Hell Are You?
(It's the Sunday morning after {As the title so obviously states} of the pool party. There are people here, there, everywhere, and... nowhere at all. We'll start off the morning with Raven, who's just waking up in bed next to Dauragon, or is it Nakago? Who can tell, really?)
Raven: *poking Dauragon* Are you awake?
Dauragon: *grunts and rolls away from her*
Raven: *making that evil scrunched face Rinoa does when she bumps into the couple at the SeeD ball* Dauragon!
(She grabs a ruler and prods him with it. {*snickers* FY
reference})
Dauragon: What? What's going on? Was something poking me?
Raven: *tossing her ruler behind her* Nope. No
prodding rulers. Yay! You're awake!
Dauragon: Indeed. What time is it?
Raven: *shrugs* Early. 9am maybe.
Dauragon: What has you up so early on a Sunday? Oh god, there's a sale at the mall.
Raven: Nope! I wanna go swimming. Thank you again for buying the pool for me.
Dauragon: *shrugs the compliment off* It was nothing.
Raven: *changing into a bikini* Come on, let's get a move on.
(Fifteen minutes later, they're walking down the stairs. When they walk into the ramble room they see Sephiroth and Fawkes curled up on the couch in each other's arms)
Raven: *stops, grabs Dauragon's shoulder and whispers* Aww... aren't they so cute?
Dauragon: *rolls his eyes* Whatever.
Raven: I need a picture of this. Where's my camera?
(She runs to her purse and starts digging. A minute later she returns with the camera and takes a few pics)
Raven: I didn't think Sephy-sama could be so adorable.
Dauragon: He's drooling.
Raven: I wonder why he's sleeping on the couch.
Dauragon: Vincent probably got tired of the hyena hogging the bed, which I can sympathize with. Does your cat have to sleep right in the middle of the bed?
Raven: Yes she does. Her and I shared the bed before you came along, so she gets first pick.
Dauragon: Let's just go swimming. -_-;
(They head to the pool room where they toss their towels on a nearby chair. Dauragon jumps in and Raven stands there at the edge)
Dauragon: Are you coming in?
Raven: I don't want to get my hair wet. Too much chlorine turns blonde hair green.
Dauragon: You're the one who wanted to go swimming, woman!
Raven: I'm gonna get my floatie lounge chair thingy.
Dauragon: *sighs* She truly is one of a kind.
(Raven opens the door to the pool shed and quickly scans the shed for her chair thingy. She sees it, grabs it, and closes the door behind her. She stands outside the closed door)
Raven: *blink blink* I think I just saw Irvine sleeping in the shed.
Dauragon: I think you need more sleep. You're delusional.
Raven: I am not. Well, not this time. And I swear those elves in my closet were real.
Dauragon: Mmm-hmm...
(Raven opens the door to the shed again and looks around closely until she stops on a sleeping Irvine)
Raven: Dauragon! He is in here! I told you I saw him!
(She walks in and crouches next to Irvine as Dauragon gets out of the pool and comes over. Upon closer inspection they see he has an inner tube stuck on him that has his arms pinned to his side)
Raven: How do you think that happened?
Dauragon: My guess is he was drunk, but we'll never know until we wake him.
(Raven lightly calls Irvine's name while shaking him until he finally wakes)
Irvine: Raven! I'm so glad to see you! I've been stuck here all night!
Raven: Are you ok? How did you get stuck?
Irvine: Well, I was just minding my own business when...
~~~~~FLASHBACK!!~~~~~
Irvine: I can't believe she turned that line down. It always works. And who does that kid think he is, threatening me with those yo-yo looking things?
(Irvine continues to pout and sulk as Tamahome, chasing Tasuki, come running by)
Tasuki: *at Tamahome* Rekka Shinen!
Tamahome: Argh!
(Tamahome ducks out of the way of the flames, body checking Irvine in the process. Neither Tamahome or Tasuki seem to have noticed)
Irvine: *lying face first in a pile of toys* I'm so not amused.
(He tries to push himself up but finds his arms pinned)
Irvine: Not good.
(After a few more attempts at standing he gives up on that idea and tries to roll out of the pile. After a few minutes he's sitting up, leaning against a shelving unit. he leans back too hard, knocking a bucket off the top shelf, which falls on his head)
Irvine: *echoing inside the bucket* Why the hell is there a metal bucket in here to begin with?
(Irvine shakes the bucket off, which flings across the room and slams the door shut)
Irvine: Great. Well, I've had enough of this. HELP! I'm stuck!
(A few mins pass of screaming and no aid)
Irvine: I'm wasting my breath. They're too loud to hear me. Someone's gotta come get a toy soon.
(An hour passes)
Irvine: Any minute now...
(Another hour passes and it's dead quiet outside the shed)
Irvine: Great. They went to bed, not even noticing the lack of me.
(Some time passes)
Irvine: *singing* Nobody knows, the trouble I've seen. Nobody knows, the sorrow.
(This goes on until he passes out)
~~~~~END FLASHBACK!!~~~~~
Raven: *hugging Irvine* Aww, you poor thing! What can I do for you to make up for this?
Irvine: Well, you can-
Dauragon: Not that. Try again.
Irvine: Damn. Can you go get Reno? I need some booze.
Raven: Okies. Dauragon, you get that tube off him.
(Raven scampers off to Reno's room. She lightly knocks, and waits for a reply. When they reply doesn't come she opens the door and bounces in)
Raven: Reno! You'll never guess what happened to Irvine!
(As she gets closer to the bed she notices two people in it. One rolls over and hugs the other. Raven stares at the face of the roller)
Raven: Oh, Rufus. I'm sorry. I thought I was in Reno's room.
Rufus: *sleepily* That's ok, Raven. *sees the red-head he's hugging* mmm... Soi. ^_^
(Raven turns to leave, then stops)
Raven: Wait. This IS Reno's room. *her eyes widen as it all sinks in* EEEEE!! You guys didn't tell me! I wanna be in on this! *she jumps onto the middle of the bed* Well, not really IN... Dauragon is very satisfying, especially when he... where was I going with this? Oh yeah. My dream pairing comes true and no one told me?!
Rufus: What are you on about?
(Reno, finally opens his eyes and sees Raven staring at him and feels arms wrapped around him in a hug)
Reno: Good morning, sexy. I knew you'd get tired of
Blondie and come back to me. *he grabs one of the hands hugging him and kisses it*
Raven: Uhh... Reno, hun, that's not my hand.
Reno: What?
Rufus: Why did you call Soi Reno?
(Reno and Rufus slowly sit up and turn to each other. When they recognize who's in bed next to them they jump to wither side of the bed screaming with Raven sitting in the middle of the bed still)
Reno: WTF!
Rufus: Reno?! Where's Soi?
Reno: What are you doing in my bed?!
Rufus: I don't know! I don't even know how I got here!
Reno: Well it certainly wasn't my doing! You were the drunk one!
Rufus: You were drunk too!
Reno: *eyes widen* You don't think we...
Rufus: No way! Ew!
Raven: *watching them back and forth as they spoke* This is worse than watching a tennis match. @_@
Rufus: Raven! I'm straight! You know I'm straight!
Raven: I know you are, Rufus. *pouts* That's why I knew this was too good to be true.
Reno: Wait. Are you implying that I'm gay?
Rufus: It's debatable.
Raven: *holds up hands to stop the arguing* I'm sure there's a reason why Rufus ended up here. We'll figure that out later. Right now, get dressed and follow me. Irvine was trapped in the pool shed all night and wants to see you, Reno. Oh yeah, bring the booze.
(Squall's lying in bed, wide awake, He looks over at the girl next to him smiles, leans over, and kisses her forehead. As she continues to sleep, Squall replays that night's happenings)
~~~~~FLASHBACK!!~~~~~
Rinoa: The silence says it all. Were you hoping to keep us both?
Quistis: You can't have both of us. Who will it be, Squall?
(Rinoa and Quistis go separate ways down the hall to their bedrooms and slam their doors)
Squall: ........
(After standing in the hall for a few minutes, Squall heads down to the ramble room to think about what happened and what to do. He goes to sit on the couch when something moves and yells)
Seph: Hey! Watch where you're aiming that thing!
Squall: Sorry. *moves to the other couch*
Seph: *blinks* No, 'whatever'?
Squall: *shrugs* Why are you sleeping on the couch?
Seph: None of your business.
Squall: Whatever.
Seph: *sighs* I couldn't open my door.
Squall: *arches a brow*
Seph: Fine. Vincent locked me out!
Fawkes: *laughs*
Seph: Shut up... why are you down here instead of with Rinoa or is it Quistis?
Squall: .......
Seph: Not that I care in the least, but, what happened?
Squall: I told Quistis I would dump Rinoa, but I didn't and they found out and are making me choose.
Seph: *blinks* And the problem is... where? You obviously don't love Rinoa anymore, Quistis has that spot filled in your heart now, Quistis is hotter, and Raven hates Rinoa, and when you ditch her, we'll never see her again.
Squall: *after thinking a minute* You're right. Thanks, Sephiroth.
Seph: You're welcome, but don't go telling anyone I helped you.
(Squall nods and heads upstairs. He stops at a door and knocks. When the door opens, he takes a deep breath)
Squall: Hi.
Rinoa: Oh, Squall! I knew you'd pick me! *flings herself at him and hugs*
Squall: *removing Rinoa* Actually, I came to say it's over.
(As he's walking away he hears Rinoa starting to cry and close her door. When he comes to Quistis' door, he lightly knocks walks in, and closes the door behind him. Quistis is in her nightgown sitting on her bed. Squall stays standing where he is)
Quistis: I take it you've decided.
Squall: I have. I already told Rinoa what I've decided.
Quistis: Which is?
Squall: *moving closer to Quistis* I want to be with you. You're one of my best friends, Quisty, you know me better than I know myself. And you never gave up on me.
Quistis: *smiling with tears in her eyes* Oh, Squally... you haven't called me 'Quisty' since we were at the orphanage.
Squall: I don't think "Instructor Quisty" would've went over well. *does that smile he does in the very end FMV. You know, the scary smile that looks like it's gonna break his face*
Quistis: *giggling as she wipes away tears* So, we're an actual couple now? No more sneaking around?
Squall: *sitting on the bed beside her* No more sneaking around. What should we do to celebrate?
Quistis: I think I have a good idea.
(She pulls him close and they kiss as they slowly lay down)
~~~~~END FLASHBACK!!~~~~~
(Squall smiles again as he remembers their 'celebration' He then starts to frown as he remembers Rinoa crying)
Squall: I guess I could've been a bit kinder to Rinoa. But that was the best way. Get it over with and leave before anything was said that we could regret later.
Quistis: *slowly waking up and opening her eyes* Good morning, handsome. I was expecting to find you gone when I woke. As if I dreamed all of last night. Or you went back to Rinoa.
Squall: *kisses her lips* Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere.
(Chichiri, Tamahome, and Tasuki come out of a bedroom all wide-eyed and walking in a sleepless daze)
Chichiri: She doesn't stop talking, ya know.
Tamahome: I didn't think I would ever free myself of her grasp.
Tasuki: This is why I don't like women. Ain't nothing but trouble.
~~~~~FLASHBACK!!~~~~~
(Chichiri, Tamahome, and Tasuki are walking down the hall from the room where they have just dumped Rufus, when they hear a girl crying)
Chichiri: Someone's crying, ya know.
Tamahome: We should see what's wrong.
Tasuki: Are you always such a do-gooder?
Tamahome: For a small fee I am. $_$
(They slowly go in the room and find Rinoa crying)
Chichiri: Something wrong, ya know.
Tasuki: Ugh. A girl. Girls are such a pain in the ass.
Tamahome: *sitting on the bed beside Rinoa* Did someone hurt you? Was it the Seiryuu? It was Nakago, wasn't it?
Rinoa: *sniffles* I think my boyfriend is leaving me for another girl.
Tasuki: At least it wasn't another man. I bet you'd feel like crap if you turned your boyfriend gay.
Rinoa: *starts crying more*
Chichiri: I don't think you're helping, ya know.
(There's a knock at the door and Rinoa runs to it and flings it open)
Squall: Hi.
Rinoa: Oh, Squall! I knew you'd pick me! *flings herself at him and hugs*
Squall: *removing Rinoa* Actually, I came to say it's over.
(Squall walks away before anything more can be said. Rinoa starts crying more, closes the door, and clings to Tamahome)
Rinoa: He left me! He left me for his best friend who I thought was a friend of mine.
Tasuki: Kinda like what happened to Chichiri.
Chichiri: *fumes and scowls*
Tamahome: I think you'd better shut up now.
Tasuki: For once, I agree with you.
(Rinoa spends the rest of the night crying and telling all about her and Squall)
~~~~~END FLASHBACK!!~~~~~
Tasuki: Man. Raven knows some real freaks.
Chichiri: You said it, ya know.
Tamahome: Oh, come on, Tasuki. She wasn't that bad. But then again, I'm used to putting up with you, so nothing is as bad as that.
Tasuki: Hey! You'll pay for that!
(Tasuki grabs his fan as Tamahome takes off running with Tasuki close behind)
Chichiri: They never quit, ya know.
(Raven, Reno, and Rufus have made their way back to the pool room where Irvine sits in a chair and Dauragon stands near by. Irvine jumps up when he sees Reno and runs to him, but stops right in front of him)
Irvine: I'd hug ya, but my arms hurt too much to lift, man.
Reno: After the morning I've had, it's best you don't anyway.
Irvine: *blinks* o...k... got the booze?
Reno: Of course!
Voice: Hey guys!
Raven: Crystal, where have you been all night?
Crystal: Out.
Raven: Out where?
Crystal: Well...
~~~~~FLASHBACK!!~~~~~
(Crystal's still on her lounge chair. It's about an hour after Van went back to Fanelia. She's been putting on a brave front of smiling and laughing with the others, but inside she's a mess)
Crystal: Ugh. I've had enough of this happy-go-lucky facade. I'm gonna go somewhere to be alone and... I think sulk.
(She gets up and leaves the pool room. She grabs her coat off the front hall bench, throws on some shoes, and leaves the ramble mansion. After walking a few minutes, she arrives at the nearby park)
Crystal: A stroll in the park, that's what I need.
(She walks along a bit further then stops)
Crystal: Music? *she listens more* A flute!
(Crystal follows the music until she comes upon Amiboshi leaning against a tree, playing his flute. Yes! I found Amiboshi! He stops playing and looks at Crystal)
Amiboshi: Hello, Crystal.
Crystal: Oh hi. You don't have to stop playing. Wait. Why are you out here, alone?
Amiboshi: I could ask you the same thing.
Crystal: I asked you first.
Amiboshi: I left the party because everyone is so crazy and loud. Don't get me wrong, I love them all, but when you're with some of them 24/7, you need alone time.
Crystal: Yeah, I know the feeling. That song you were playing, it was beautiful.
Amiboshi: Thank you. I like to play that song when I need to relax. I find music always makes me feel better. Here, this song will cheer you up.
Crystal: Who says I need cheering up?
Amiboshi: Your eyes. Sad eyes never lie.
(Amiboshi plays a song for Crystal on his flute)
Crystal: That was nice. And I feel a bit better.
Amiboshi: I'm glad. But what made you so sad?
Crystal: Van went back to Fanelia. His country needed him. He's a king, you know. He wanted me to return with him as his queen, but I couldn't leave the ramblers.
Amiboshi: Oh. I see. Loneliness is never enjoyable.
Crystal: No it is not. *brightening a bit* I can play "Allan's Song" on the flute. You know, from Sailor Moon, "Pick a cardigan, Ann"
(She grabs his flute and plays it)
Amiboshi: That's very good, Crystal.
Crystal: Thanks. I taught myself. ^_^ You know, it's getting kinda cold.
Amiboshi: That tends to happen late at night in the winter when one only wears a sarong, shoes, and a coat.
Crystal: You're not much better off with short sleeves and
light weight material.
Amiboshi: Let's go somewhere warm, and we can talk some more. Play some more songs.
Crystal: I'd like that. I can play "The Place I'll Return to Someday" from FF9 as well.
(Crystal goes on bragging about what songs she can play as they walk to some place warm. Probably a Tim Horton's since it's late and they never close)
~~~~~END FLASHBACK!!~~~~~
Crystal: And then we came back here.
Raven: You spent the night talking in a Tim's?
Amiboshi: Actually, it was six Tim's. Something about loitering.
Rufus: I've had enough of this flashback crap. I'm going inside.
Raven: Good idea. Maybe Sephy-sama is awake and I can find out what happened.
Crystal: What do you mean?
Dauragon: Sephiroth and the hyena were sleeping on the couch this morning.
(They all walk into the ramble room where Seph is sitting on one couch glaring at Vincent on the other. Reno and Rufus cower behind Irvine and Dauragon)
Dauragon: What are you doing?
Reno: That's the same look Seph had when he killed everyone at ShinRa when he went to get Jenova.
Crystal: Umm... you two weren't even there. If you were, you would've died too.
Rufus: Fine. That's how we assumed he looked.
Amiboshi: Oh, brother.
(Out of nowhere, Suboshi comes running)
Suboshi: Did you call, brother?
Amiboshi: Uhh... no.
Suboshi: *pouts* Oh. I guess I'll go back to Yui-sama then. *he glares at Irvine before leaving*
Raven: *sitting beside Seph* What's up?
Seph: Vincent slept with that ho!
Reno/Irvine: Soi?
Seph: No. Nuriko!
Fawkes: *laughs*
Vincent: We just talked...
Seph: Is that what they're calling it these days?
(Nuriko comes downstairs)
Nuriko: Thanks again, Vinnie. Last night was amazing. I can't wait until next Friday night! Ta! *he leaves*
(Seph glares at Vincent)
Vincent: What?
(Before Seph can answer, Squall and Quistis walk downstairs smiling, hand in hand)
Quistis: Good morning.
Seph/Rufus: For some maybe...