Selphie picked up her bag off of the hotel floor. For the last few days she had been staying at
the Balamb Hotel. After the defeat of Ultimecia everyone had decided to take well-needed
vacations, and Selphie chose Balamb because of its simple beauty. She gave a little sigh before
closing the hotel door behind her. She had a strange feeling something was going to happen . . .

She heard a slurred masculine voice yelling as she began heading down the stairs. She froze as
she recognized the voice. She identified Seifer almost immediately. She gripped her luggage and
headed down the stairs.

***

Seifer stopped yelling at the receptionist and looked up at the stairs through blurry eyes. He
had gotten quite wasted the hour before, trying to drown out memories. He gave a grin as one
part of his past came walking down the stairs. She walked right up to him, her tiny figure not
faltering.

"What are you doing here Seifer?" From where she was standing she could smell the alcohol.
He just grinned. "Well if it isn't the little messenger girl. Are you here all alone?"

She knew he was trying to intimidate her. She just sighed. "I'm tired and you're drunk. NOT a
good combination." She tried to walk past and out of the lobby but he grabbed her arm.
"Where are you going? I don't think we're done talking yet."

She froze as worry overtook her. She hadn't brought along her weapon since she was just
staying in Balamb. She swung her bag at him and it hit him squarely in the stomach.

"I'm outta here!" While he stepped back in surprise, she ran out the door, not bothering to
retrieve her luggage. She ran out into the street, almost bumping into the Hotel owner and his
daughter. She muttered apologies as she took a right turn. Right afterwards she realized her
mistake. She lead herself onto the harbor, a dead end.

Her mind raced. He would be coming after her soon. She turned and hid behind a car, hoping
Seifer's drunken state would make him not as observant. She had only been hiding for a little
while when she heard footsteps. She held her breath as he walked past her twice. Just when
she thought she was safe he ducked down and looked under the car. She gave a little yelp and
tried to run but he grabbed her around the waist. She heard a screech of tires and before she
really understood what happened she was thrown into the back seat of a car. Seifer climbed in
after her and they rolled off down the streets and out of Balamb.

Raijin who was driving spoke up. "This is kind of scary, ya know? Squall and them are going
to be after us." Fuijin almost kicked him but stopped since he was driving. "IDIOT"

Seifer just kind of shrugged. "They need someone to keep them on their toes."


Selphie who had been in shock through all of this finally reacted. She started screaming at
Seifer. "Just what are you doing? Are you crazy? What is the point of this?"

He held his head, her shrill voice making it throb. "Stop with the questions!"

Selphie sighed and sat back. She could tell it was useless to question him right now. She
looked at the scenery moving by. For a second she considered jumping out of the car but that
didn't seem like such a good idea. Soon the moving of the car had her in a quiet slumber.

***

When she awoke, she cursed herself. She always was a heavy sleeper. She looked at her
surroundings. She was laying down on a cushiony bed. "They must have carried me here" she
murmured. As she looked around the room, she saw a window. She quickly ran over and
looked through the blinds. She almost welled up in tears when she saw she was on the second
story. She looked back over to the bed. Beside it was a night stand with a lamp on it.
"Maybe if I hit him with it . . . "

No such luck. Before she reached the stand, the door swung open. Seifer stood there with a
scowl. He looked haggard. It was easy to see he was in the beginning stages of a hangover.
She glared back at him, showing she wasn't going to let him control her. He walked over to
her.

"You will listen to me and do what I tell you while you're here. Understood?"

"No" she responded simply. "Why should I?"

He gave a cocky grin. "If you know what's best for you you'll listen."

She stuck her tongue out. "I'm not scared of you. You're just a big meanie who thinks you're
all that. But you're not."

His grin immediately faded. For a second it looked like he was going to hit her but he stopped
himself. Instead he grabbed her and pulled her into a hard kiss. Her heart sped up in shock as
the kiss turned deeper. A second later he pushed her away. "I'm warning you, watch what
you're doing." She just stood there in shock as he closed and locked the door, leaving her
alone with her thoughts.



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