Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 12 Mar 2011
Summary: 01 January 2000 edition.
Rating: T
Characters/Pairings: Cecil, Kain, Rosa
Author Notes: segue, intransitive verb;
1. To proceed without interruption; to make a smooth transition
noun;
1. An instance or act of segueing; a smooth transition
Disclaimers: Final Fantasy IV is owned by Square-Enix and I in no way, shape, or form profit off of my writing. This is simply for my own pleasure, and may at any time be removed and/or modified as I see fit.
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"That was horrible."
Holding his texts firmly in his arms, Baron's adopted prince walked briskly from his academic course with the blonde knight-in-training at his side. Kain, however, clearly did not have the same opinion, judging from the rakish smile on his face.
"It was hilarious."
Blue lips pursed a moment before bright emerald eyes turned to gaze up at the taller teen at Cecil's side.
"Don't be so cruel, Kain. That was an embarrassment to witness, to say nothing of what Scholar Brimsby must have felt."
"What's that, now?"
Both teens stopped walking and turned to acknowledge the new speaker, one with a self-satisfied grin and the other a tiny smile.
"Rosa."
"Good day, Rosa."
She nodded in acknowledgement to both of them before turning an arched look toward the older blonde.
"I don't ever see Kain in a good mood after academics. What have you done?"
Bringing a nimble hand to his mouth, Cecil turned his head away and giggled – and it was giggling, not chuckling, no matter what the little prince said. Kain didn't feel like ruffling those particular feathers at the moment, though, and besides he might need Cecil to aid his defense.
"I've not done a thing, Rosa. We were discussing class."
The slender blonde crossed her arms over her developing bosom with a frown.
"I find that difficult to believe."
The older blonde couldn't be offended, not really; he tended to sleep through his classes and just have Cecil teach him the material later. It was easier, and the young prince didn't mind doing it. But sleeping through class tended to make him disruptive when the scholars tried to call him on it, so he'd been censured a number of times publicly. But he'd never failed a test, never even did as poorly as the student average, so no one really knew how to call him on his behavior since it wasn't ill-effecting his knowledge.
"Ask Cecil if you cannot trust me. I even stayed awake for half the class this time."
Turning back, sparkling emerald eyes glanced between the two of them before settling on the white mage apprentice.
"He speaks the truth, Rosa. What happened was in no way his doing."
Appeased for the moment, the younger blonde fell into step beside them.
"And what happened?"
Cecil pressed his lips together, clearly not intending to answer her, but Kain saw no reason to hide the knowledge. It wasn't as though everyone else wouldn't be spreading it around anyway.
"Brimsby gave a rather impromptu lecture on sex."
Rosa brought her hands up to her lips, clearly horrified, but the eldest of the trio merely grinned. Cecil cleared his throat quietly and glanced over at the white mage apprentice with color on his cheeks.
"It was assuredly unintentional, but it was frightfully easy for the double meaning to surface in his words. Unfortunately, he did not even realize it until a good eight or so minutes into his lecture."