Disclaimer: I own NONE of the characters used in this fanfic, except for a couple of cameos I may throw in of my own chars for no reason.

Warning: Violence, profanity, sexual innuendos, and…YAOI! so if you're offended, please do not read! (intended for mature audiences)

.oO(One Day Too Many)Oo.

Chapter 1: Introductions...

Seifer reached out with his gunblade and slashed down, across the boy's face. Blood splashed on the ground. Squall looked up and countered, sweeping his blade across Seifer's face in the opposite direction. Seifer fell like a ton of bricks, and Squall clutched his hand to his face before falling to his side, unconscious.

Squall opened his eyes slowly, letting light filter into them gradually. He was staring at the ceiling of Dr. Kadowaki's infirmary.

"Hey, are you awake?" Dr. Kadowaki asked Squall, leaning over him.

"Yeah, I think so," Squall replied.

"How do you feel?" the Garden's doctor asked.

"My head hurts," Squall replied, putting a hand to his face and sitting up.

"You're lucky that the gash wasn't any deeper. It could have ruptured your sinuses," Kadowaki scolded.

"Tell that to Seifer," Squall muttered, looking away.

"That Seifer," Dr. Kadowaki sighed, shaking her head. "He's in the next room over, you know. You did a good number on him, too."

Good, Squall thought.

"Your instructor, Quistis, has sent someone down to bring you two back to class. Make sure that those bandages stay on for the rest of the week. It'll leave a scar, but you should be fine."

The doors to the infirmary opened and a young boy in black shorts and a grey top walked in, his spiked brunette hair bobbing with his every step. His startling blue eyes looked up and down Squall and sighed.

"Get up, you lazy bum. Back to class with you," Sora said playfully, grabbing Squall's wrist. Squall shot him a dirty look and pulled away from him, standing on his own and heading out the door. "Where's Seifer, Doctor?" Sora asked Dr. Kadowaki.

Dr. Kadowaki turned and pointed at the other bed, which was empty. "Now where did that boy get to?" she muttered to herself.

"Don't worry about it," Sora said, pounding himself on the chest. "I'll go find him." Sora turned on his heel and shot out of the infirmary and into the main halls of Balamb Garden.

Sora rounded the corner to head for the Directory when he ran into Kairi, standing in front of the infirmary sign.

"Watch it, moron!" Kairi yelled at him.

"Kairi, sorry, have you seen your boss?" Sora asked politely.

"Not today," Kairi said, "but I'd be damned if I told you where he was if I had. Now beat it, punk, before I write you up for loitering in the halls!"

Sora rolled his eyes and took off at a jog. Bitch, Sora thought as he rounded to the directory. Seifer was standing there, chatting it up with Fujin and Raijin, as usual.

"Seifer, you're gonna be late to class," Sora scolded, walking up to the Disciplinary Committee.

Seifer raised an eyebrow. His bandage was already off, revealing a bright red scar across the bridge of his nose. "You're telling the head of the Disciplinary Committee not to be late?" he doubled over into hysterics. Fujin and Raijin weren't far behind.

Sora just made a face at the three of them, guffawing like hyenas. "All I know is that Instructor Trepe will have your neck if you don't get your ass up there," he said, crossing his arms.

"QUISTIS?" Fujin said, ceasing her laughing. There was a twinkle in her eye.

Sora rolled his eyes. Fujin was well known for being the only member of the Disciplinary Committee to also be associated with the clique called the Treppies, the personal fanclub of Instructor Quistis Trepe. "Yeah. Quistis. Now can we go now, Seifer? I don't want to get into trouble."

Seifer stopped his laughing and finally nodded. "Fine, let's go." He turned and headed up the stairs and hit the "Up" button on the elevator. Sora was right behind him, and Fujin was right behind him. Raijin was loitering around the Directory.

As the elevator door opened and the three of them stepped in, Sora asked Seifer, "What do the members of the Disciplinary Committee do during class, anyway? I mean, shouldn't they be in class?"

Seifer shook his head. "Class is for SeeD wannabes. I'm the only member of the D.C. that is aiming for SeeD, so the others just wander around and catch kids outside of class and stuff."

The second floor arrived and the elevator made a dinging noise, opening its doors for the three students to vacate. Once they were off, Sora led the way down the hallway towards Instructor Trepe's room.

All eyes were on the door when it opened and Sora led the way inside. Quistis was at her desk, watching them arrive. When Fujin entered, Quistis stood up and bowed, then respectfully said, "Fujin, please leave my room. This is for students who are attempting to pass the SeeD Exam this evening, not Disciplinary Committee members like yourself."

Fujin smiled, that twinkle in her eye, as she nodded to Quistis, turned on her heel, and left the room. Quistis sighed knowingly and turned to the rest of her students, who were all looking at her with horrified expressions.

"Yes, you heard me correctly," their instructor told them all. "Your SeeD Exam is this evening. For those of you who didn't pass the written exam from three days ago, you shall remain in Garden for study hall. The rest of you shall participate in the Exam."

The bell rang, signaling that class was dismissed.

"Squall, Sora, Seifer, Riku, I would like to see you all up front after everyone is gone," Quistis said as everyone packed up their things and left.

Squall and Seifer glared at each other as they walked up to the front desk. Sora and Riku stood next to the boys and looked at their instructor.

"Squall, Seifer, I am very disappointed that either of you would actually harm the other in a duel," Quistis began.

I didn't mean to, Seifer thought.

It was an action taken in anger, Squall said to himself.

"You two are to assist me in the Fire Cavern before the Exam. We've got a couple of things to go over." The instructor's gaze left the gunblade users and went to Sora and Riku. "You two, I will need to escort a new girl around Garden. She just transferred from Trabia Garden this weekend, and she'll be needing someone to show her around. Her name is Selphie, and I want you two to make her feel welcome."

"Got it," Riku said with a nod. Sora nodded as well.

"Dismissed," Quistis said stately. "Squall and Seifer, meet me at the Front Gate in twenty minutes."

The four boys left Quistis' room and entered the second floor hallway, where they stopped to chat.

"I'm sorry, Sei," Squall said softly, not looking at the blonde.

"Well, you should be," Seifer said, crossing his arms. "I didn't deserve to be all scratched up. Mine was a mistake, yours was revenge."

Squall didn't say anything, nor did he look at Seifer.

"C'mere, ya moron," Seifer said, pulling Squall in to him. He delivered a passionate kiss to his brunette lover and they broke apart.

"Apology accepted?" Seifer asked.

Squall, blushing slightly, nodded. He still wouldn't look at Seifer in the face.

"You guys have to go meet some girl, right?" Seifer asked Riku, who nodded.

"Good luck with that," Squall told Sora, who chuckled.

Seifer and Squall headed down the hall, leaving Sora and Riku there on their own.

"Where are we supposed to meet Selphie?" Riku asked Sora. Sore shrugged. Riku thought about asking Quistis, but he had thought that he'd seen Fujin slip inside the room after they'd left. That meant trouble was brewing for anyone who walked in on them.

"Let's head to the Directory," Sora suggested. Riku nodded. The two of them walked down the hall and turned towards the elevator, when Sora was smashed into by a busty brunette. The both went tumbling to the floor.

Riku held a hand out to the girl. "Selphie, I presume?" he asked with a smile.

The girl smiled up at Riku and took his hand. He helped her up. "Yep, that's me. You Sora?"

Riku shook his head. "No, I'm Riku. The pancake is Sora," he said, indicating the slightly-smushed student on the floor.

"Oh, I'm so sorry!" Selphie cried, bending down and helping Sora up. Riku blushed – he had a face full of Selphie's butt. He turned away and waited until she had stood back up before turning to face them again.

"So, I'm supposed to be shown around by you two, I guess," Selphie smirked. "This place is way bigger than Trabia Garden. I don't know where to start."

"We'll start at the Directory," Riku said, leading the way down to the elevator.

Quistis, Squall, and Seifer ran up to the fiery pit in the center of the Fire Cavern.

"Ready, you two?" Quistis asked.

Squall and Seifer nodded at the same time.

"Once we defeat the creature in here, the Fire Cavern will cease to be active, and Balamb will be safe again. Let's do it!" She unraveled her whip and ran up to the pit.

Flames shot out of the fiery Hell, as well as a monstrous creature of fire and brimstone. Its horns were huge, and it smelled of sulfur.

"Behold, Ifrit!" Quistis said, arming herself.

Squall and Seifer just stared.

Seifer was the first to speak. "Well, shit."

And chapter one...COMPLETE! Read and review if you want to. Chapter two should be on its way soon.