canon scene

[morethanthedress]

[Ward leaves, and Julia enters.]

Julia
"May I?"

[Laguna turns around to see who it its.]

Laguna
"Aaaaa..."

[He limps to the side.]

Julia
"Did I interrupt anything?"

Laguna
"N-N-N-Not at all."
"P-Please, s-sit down."

[Laguna sits.]

(Oh man, oh man, it's really HER! What do I do!? Kiros? Ward? HELP! What do I say!? But man, she is pretty...)

(What's this guy thinking...?)

Julia
"You ok now?"

[She sits down.]

Laguna
"Kind of..."

Julia
"How's your leg?"

Laguna
"L-Leg? Oh, this!? Y-Yeah, it's fine."
"Happens all the time when I get nervous.(cough)"

Julia
"Were you nervous?"

Laguna
"Oh, yeah. I'm still kinda..."

Julia
"You can relax."
"You don't have to get nervous around me."

Laguna
"Oh, sorry."

Julia
"Say...(Would you like to talk somewhere private? I have a room here...)

Laguna
"I-In your room!?"

Julia
"Well..."
"(It's pretty hard to talk freely here. Everyone's listening in.)"
"If you'd like to, please come by. I've been wanting to talk to you."
"You don't want to?"

Laguna
"Of course I do!"

Julia
"Then I'll go ahead and wait for you. Ask for my room at the front desk, ok?"

(Am I dreaming?)
(...This is a dream...This is a dream...)

(No, this can't be a dream!)

(This is too weird to be a dream...)

(Julia...? Wants to talk to me...?

(...He talks to himself too much...)

(And just the two of us! Get it together Laguna)

(...Whatever)

(I always screw up by talking about myself too much. It' always been like that. But not tonight! I'm all ears for Julia!)
(Ahh, time to use my manly charm, and help Julia with her problem.)

*Major
"Pretty bold for just a grunt...Julia this...Julia that...Yeah, I'll fix you...Send you off to war a million miles away..."

*Soldier
"Today's my special day. But...Julia chose YOU!"
"Why!? Why must it always be like this!? (hic)"
"And why...must it be on this day of all days...!?"

*Ward
"Can you really carry on a conversation with Julia? Make sure the conversation's sophisticated."

Laguna
"No worries, man! That's like, my speciality."

Kiros
"One wouldn't say you converse, though...All you do is yap-yap-yap and never listen."

Deling City-Hotel Reception

Receptionist
"Welcome! Checking in?"

--CHOICE--
--Which is Julia's room?--
--Ahh...nothing--

--Which is Julia's room?--

Laguna
"Whi-Whi-Which..."

(Is he really going?)

Receptionist
"...Aah, Mr. Laguna Loire? I've been expecting you."
"Let me show you to Ms. Julia's room."

--Ahh...nothing--

Laguna
"Aah...Umm...Err...Well...Umm, it's not that..."

"?"

--END CHOICE--

Deling City-Hotel Room

Julia [standing by bed, raise hand to face]
"Thanks for coming."

Laguna
"No...Not at all, uh...Thank you for inviting me."

Julia
"Have a seat."

[Laguna sits on the bed, then stands and sits on a chair as Julia giggles.]
- Jules lifts both arms to laugh

*Julia
"Going so soon? We haven't even talked yet."

Laguna
"No, it's not that."
"It's just that I'm a big fan of yours, so I'm really kinda nervous, y'know?"

Julia [one hand on top of the other]
"So that's why you come to hear me play so often."

Laguna
"You...You saw me?"

[Laguna begins to pace.]

Julia
"You were always smiling while listening, right?" [hand to head, other hand holding elbow]
"You have beautiful eyes. Though they look a bit scared now."
"Don't worry. I'm not going to pluck'em out and eat'em. I just want to talk, gazing into those eyes."
"Would you like a drink? Wine perhaps?"

Laguna
"I must be dreamin'..."

[Time passes.]

Laguna
"Yeah, I don't like fightin' too much, but you get to travel, y'know? Seeing new places and stuff."
"And it's fun, 'cause Kiros and Ward are always with me."
"Hey, we should all go out drinkin' sometime! What do you say?"
"And, uh...What was I talkin' about?"
"Oh yeah, so I want to quit the army and become a journalist!"
"So I can tell people 'bout all the things I've seen on my travels."

(He's already loosened up...)

Laguna
"So, like, the other day, one of my articles made the reader's column. Pretty cool, huh?"
"Yeah, that was so cool..."

Julia
"I'm happy for you."

Laguna
"Oh yeah, and then..."

[More time passes. Laguna asleep on the bed]

Julia [sitting and watching him from the opposite bed]
"I'm sorry. I didn't know wine made you sleepy."
[stands and giggles]
"You look adorable when you're asleep."

Laguna [standing; Julia moves to the chair]
"Argh... How did I fall asleep?"

[Laguna moves towards Julia]

Julia
"Yes?"

Laguna
"I... I must have fallen asleep, talking on like that..."
"Tell me about yourself. Like...your dreams for the future."

Julia [standing and facing the window]
"I...I want to sing. Not just play the piano but sing, too."

Laguna [walking away]
"Oh, I'd really love to hear it."

Julia
"But I can't. I'm no good at writing lyrics..."

Laguna [nodding on opposite side of the room]
"Hmm...That must be tough."

Julia [turning]
"But, thanks to you, I think I can come up with something."

Laguna
"Thanks to me...?"

Julia
"Yes..."
"The many faces you've shown me."
"Times when you were hurt, worried...Or felt pain deep inside you...Your smiles, your face, your eyes..."
[lifting hand] "You've shown me something...I think I can come up with a song."

Laguna
"Wow...I must be dreamin'..."

Julia [holding his hands briefly]
"It's not a dream, is it?"

Kiros [Julia and Laguna turn towards the sound of his voice]
"Laguna! New orders! Meet by the Presidential Residence, on the double!"

Julia [turning towards him]
"Can we meet again?"

Laguna [turning towards her]
"Of course! I have to come hear you sing!"