CHP 1. PROLOGUE
The birds are chirping in the branches of the tree gardens and the sun was perfectly shining in the midst of the crystal blue sky. It has been a year since Ultimecias' defeat and everything went back to its regular cycle. Even Seifer was back into the garden, and now is a member of the SeeD Elite Forces, just like Squall, Zell and his other peers.
It was 11 am in the morning and Seifer was still resting his lazy ass on the bed in his private dorm. His palms were laying on the back of his head and his pair of eyes were pinned up onto the pale ceilings. A loud knock on his dormitory door broke the silence, causing the blonde youth to widen his eyes in full surprise. "What the hell?!" He muttered to himself as he lifted his muscled back and gently threw his feet onto the icy floor.
"It's me!! Oi!! Seifer!! Get your bum up here and open the door for me will ya?!" Hollered a husky voice from the other side of the door, banging impatiently. Apparently Seifer had recognized the accent. He could tell that it was the annoying Zell Dincht who in his head was named the one and only 'chicken-wuss'.
"What's the matter, Chicken-wuss?! You ran away from home?! Chill out will ya?" It was quite unusual for Zell to knock on his door this way. There must be something important or just plain silly in order for him to do so.
Zell stopped knocking. There was a long pause. "Hell no I didn't run away from home. Besides if I do I wouldn't be so foolish to walk into your den, it gives me creeps. I just wanna drop an invitation anyway." The word 'invitation' clicked Seifer's mind. Now this is once in a lifetime. What kind of invitation anyway? A frickin' birthday party? How lame. He rose from the bed and slide his heavy feet towards the door, reached out his hands to twist the knob. He pushed the doorlid open and then a figure of Zell in his regular casuals were standing there, half leaning towards the doorframe. On his lips were his ordinary silly grin which Seifer detested a lot. "Such a sight for a beautiful morning." He grumbled under his breath.
"Don't worry I'll be out of here as soon as possible. In fact, can't wait." He retorded in a mocking tone. "If it's not for Squall and Rinoa's sake I won't step my feet into this filthy place." Seifer shrugged in ignorance. It means 'whatever', actually.
"What about them? Got killed in by T-Rexaurs?"
"No idiot. They're getting engaged tomorrow noon. And. They want you to come, I don't know why. It'll be held in the outdoor garden ballroom, just like when the festivals were held."
Seifer cocked an eyebrow, waiting for more explanations such as why that puberty boy didn't come by himself to invite him. ".And?"
"And I'm outta here." And with that he turned his back and tranced to the hallways, disappearing in the curves of the dormitory. Scratching his head, Seifer went back to his bedroom and grabbed a towel that was hung near to his closet, getting ready for a shower.
***
The Cafeteria was half empty, even though it was already near lunch. Seifer could see no familiar faces except for one, Qustis, who was sitting by herself reading a book with a sandwich in her other hand. Carrying a tray in his hands, he walked over towards her table and grabbed a seat right next to her. "Morning," he smiled. Quistis only lift an eye from her book and nodded gently in reply. "My, my. What is my dear instructor doing here by herself? Having a lunch? Or perhaps a late breakfast? Or just a moment of gathering inspirations and philosophies?"
"Just a snack," she simply replied. "What about you? Having trouble sleeping so waking up late?"
"Nah. I just got out of shower." He lifted his fork and knife and started to eat his mushroom omelet in an impressive table manner that he learned from Matron way back when he was just a young boy. "So Squall's gettin' engaged. U coming?"
"Well yeah. Why do you want to know?" She cocked her trimmed brow and took a pause from the book. Her deep ocean blue eyes were looking through his from the corner of her glasses.
Giggling, Seifer dropped his knife to the side of his plate. "Quisty, I always knew you are tough. Man!! Showing up into an engagement ceremony when you're already dumped by "him" takes a lot of strength, I know." He snickerd and continued to giggle as he took another bite into his mouth.
"It's not like what you thought, Seifer. Whatever. What about you? Are you coming?"
"Sure."
"Oh well it also takes a lot of strength to attend a lifetime rival's engagement day, isn't it. I bet now you're starting to get a lot worried, trying to get yourself a girlfriend since Squall is one step ahead than you." Quistis closed her book and smiled wickedly at him, tossing back taunts at him.
Seifer growled as he swallowed down the bits of egg and mushroom in his mouth. "I'm not interested in love." He said in short.
"Hmph, we'll see." The blonde young instructor stood up and flashed a smirk that was painted on her fresh red, full lips, giving him impressions of "challenge". 'What does she want?'
A-N :: my first ffVIII fic. how d'ya like d first chap??? ^__^
The birds are chirping in the branches of the tree gardens and the sun was perfectly shining in the midst of the crystal blue sky. It has been a year since Ultimecias' defeat and everything went back to its regular cycle. Even Seifer was back into the garden, and now is a member of the SeeD Elite Forces, just like Squall, Zell and his other peers.
It was 11 am in the morning and Seifer was still resting his lazy ass on the bed in his private dorm. His palms were laying on the back of his head and his pair of eyes were pinned up onto the pale ceilings. A loud knock on his dormitory door broke the silence, causing the blonde youth to widen his eyes in full surprise. "What the hell?!" He muttered to himself as he lifted his muscled back and gently threw his feet onto the icy floor.
"It's me!! Oi!! Seifer!! Get your bum up here and open the door for me will ya?!" Hollered a husky voice from the other side of the door, banging impatiently. Apparently Seifer had recognized the accent. He could tell that it was the annoying Zell Dincht who in his head was named the one and only 'chicken-wuss'.
"What's the matter, Chicken-wuss?! You ran away from home?! Chill out will ya?" It was quite unusual for Zell to knock on his door this way. There must be something important or just plain silly in order for him to do so.
Zell stopped knocking. There was a long pause. "Hell no I didn't run away from home. Besides if I do I wouldn't be so foolish to walk into your den, it gives me creeps. I just wanna drop an invitation anyway." The word 'invitation' clicked Seifer's mind. Now this is once in a lifetime. What kind of invitation anyway? A frickin' birthday party? How lame. He rose from the bed and slide his heavy feet towards the door, reached out his hands to twist the knob. He pushed the doorlid open and then a figure of Zell in his regular casuals were standing there, half leaning towards the doorframe. On his lips were his ordinary silly grin which Seifer detested a lot. "Such a sight for a beautiful morning." He grumbled under his breath.
"Don't worry I'll be out of here as soon as possible. In fact, can't wait." He retorded in a mocking tone. "If it's not for Squall and Rinoa's sake I won't step my feet into this filthy place." Seifer shrugged in ignorance. It means 'whatever', actually.
"What about them? Got killed in by T-Rexaurs?"
"No idiot. They're getting engaged tomorrow noon. And. They want you to come, I don't know why. It'll be held in the outdoor garden ballroom, just like when the festivals were held."
Seifer cocked an eyebrow, waiting for more explanations such as why that puberty boy didn't come by himself to invite him. ".And?"
"And I'm outta here." And with that he turned his back and tranced to the hallways, disappearing in the curves of the dormitory. Scratching his head, Seifer went back to his bedroom and grabbed a towel that was hung near to his closet, getting ready for a shower.
***
The Cafeteria was half empty, even though it was already near lunch. Seifer could see no familiar faces except for one, Qustis, who was sitting by herself reading a book with a sandwich in her other hand. Carrying a tray in his hands, he walked over towards her table and grabbed a seat right next to her. "Morning," he smiled. Quistis only lift an eye from her book and nodded gently in reply. "My, my. What is my dear instructor doing here by herself? Having a lunch? Or perhaps a late breakfast? Or just a moment of gathering inspirations and philosophies?"
"Just a snack," she simply replied. "What about you? Having trouble sleeping so waking up late?"
"Nah. I just got out of shower." He lifted his fork and knife and started to eat his mushroom omelet in an impressive table manner that he learned from Matron way back when he was just a young boy. "So Squall's gettin' engaged. U coming?"
"Well yeah. Why do you want to know?" She cocked her trimmed brow and took a pause from the book. Her deep ocean blue eyes were looking through his from the corner of her glasses.
Giggling, Seifer dropped his knife to the side of his plate. "Quisty, I always knew you are tough. Man!! Showing up into an engagement ceremony when you're already dumped by "him" takes a lot of strength, I know." He snickerd and continued to giggle as he took another bite into his mouth.
"It's not like what you thought, Seifer. Whatever. What about you? Are you coming?"
"Sure."
"Oh well it also takes a lot of strength to attend a lifetime rival's engagement day, isn't it. I bet now you're starting to get a lot worried, trying to get yourself a girlfriend since Squall is one step ahead than you." Quistis closed her book and smiled wickedly at him, tossing back taunts at him.
Seifer growled as he swallowed down the bits of egg and mushroom in his mouth. "I'm not interested in love." He said in short.
"Hmph, we'll see." The blonde young instructor stood up and flashed a smirk that was painted on her fresh red, full lips, giving him impressions of "challenge". 'What does she want?'
A-N :: my first ffVIII fic. how d'ya like d first chap??? ^__^