Girl Talk

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Character(s): Xu, Quistis

Location: Quistis' room

Rating: uh, PG?

Open/Closed/Finished: Closed

Summary: Xu needs to talk to her bff about some things.



The awkwardness around her, Quistis, and Squall was ridiculous. So they had a few drinks [ok, that was an understatement. they had a LOT of drinks], and it wasn't that big of a deal. Things got a little out of hand, and with Quistis bugging her about it every other day, she thought it would be wise to tell her the truth. Finally. After hours when there wouldn't be time to bug Squall about it. [It wasn't her fault Quistis couldn't remember what happened. Though that could be a blessing in disguise.]

So here she is, at Quistis' door, ringing the buzzer.

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Xu laughed. It had been rather amusing. Though, she wasn't going to say her real reasons for getting them all up there in Squall's room. Let's just say that her plan worked pretty well.

"Oh. And the two of you kissed."

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Silence.

"... Are you drunk?"

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Xu linefaced at her best friend. "I'm completely sober, thank you very much."

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"Of course you are. Also, that joke wasn't very funny."

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"It's not a joke. There was groping involved too."

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"Hyne, Xu-- did you get slapped with a Confuse spell? You're not talking any sense."

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"And you're refusing to listen. You kissed him, Quistis. There was alcohol, you consumed it, and you kissed him after losing your shirt!

"It's not like he didn't enjoy it either, sheesh." She said, exasperated.

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This was just not making any sense at all. Quistis brought a hand up to pinch the bridge of her nose brows furrowed as she tried to process exactly what Xu was trying to say.

"Right, are you sure you didn't just dream this all up? You had far more to drink than me."

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"I'm positive. Quite positive. You're also missing the fact that he kissed you back. Your hands were on his body, his were on yours."

She pauses. "I wish I had recorded it. Damn it."

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"Hyne, Xu, were you watching like a hawk or something?" Her palm was pressed to her forehead now, as if she could will the mental imagery away. She couldn't imagine Squall kissing her, let alone doing any other advances.

"And I swear, if you had recorded it, I would personally see to your death."

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"It was more interesting then than it is now." More than likely because she was plastered. Though she still wishes she had recorded it. Oh, the blackmail! It would have been perfect.

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"Well, I'm just so glad you enjoyed the show." The sarcasm was nearly dripping from her voice.

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"You enjoyed it too."

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"I still don't believe you."

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"Well, why don't you go ask him then? I'm sure he remembers what happened."

Well, he does, but Xu's not going to say that to Quistis. It'll be even more amusing.

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"Because that could be potentially awkward. Really, Xu, can you imagine me just waltzing up to Squall and asking him in the most nonchalant manner possible, 'By the way, Xu told me we kissed. Is this true?' I don't think so."

She crossed her arms over her chest and sent a look at Xu.

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"Well, since you don't believe me, I thought it would be better if you asked the other person that was there. I mean really, Quistis. It's not like the two of you didn't enjoy it. Just accept the fact that the two of you kissed and get over it. Things like this happen."

She leaned back in the chair, a slightly smug look on her face.

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"Whatever. Regardless of what did or didn't happen, I am never, ever drinking with the either of you ever again."

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"You say that now." Smirk.

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She frowned. "I swear to Hyne-- only bad things seem to come out of drinking with you."

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"They're only bad things if you look at them in a negative light, Quistis."

She shrugs her shoulders. "Think of it as a learning experience. Now you know not to drink that much."

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"Correction: I know not to drink ever again."

Quistis leaned back against the wall, a sour expression on her face.

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"Uh-huh. Sure."

Xu raised an eyebrow at that look. "Don't look at me like that."

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"How am I supposed to look? I'm not exactly happy with what you're telling me." Quistis said with a heavy sigh. Her arms folded over her chest as her shoulders slumped.

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"Things happen, Quistis. So you kissed him. So there was groping. We learn our lessons and move on."

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Quistis gave a resigned sigh-- it seemed like Xu was stubborn to beat that night into her head. Tired of trying to argue with her friend, Quistis picked up a pillow and threw it at the other girl before sitting back.

"Can we please change the topic?"

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Xu was flabberghasted when the pillow hit her. Did that really just happen? Did her friend resort to childish actions? To throwing pillows?

It was so on.

Xu picked up the pillow that was thrown at her, and throws it right back. "What do you want to talk about then?

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Quistis managed to bat the incoming pillow away, but she picked it right up and flung it towards her friend once again.

"I don't know-- anything that doesn't involve alcohol, Squall, or groping."

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Don't make this into a pillow fight, Quistis. Xu was excellent at those. She's throwing it back. Again.

"Have you thought about becoming an instructor again?"

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Quistis didn't throw the pillow back this time-- instead, Xu's question made her grasp at the edges, holding the pillow down in her lap.

She'd considered the option before, countless times since she'd come to this current time. But she still had her reservations; she had been demoted for her lack of leadership qualities, a trait she still didn't possess even after all of her travels. Would she really want to attempt to gain back a position she had previously been deem unqualified for? What if she was denied the position all over again?

"... I have." Quistis answered reluctantly. "I'm still not sure, though."