Title: Mixed Attractions

Author: New2This

Chapter 1:

She strolled down the hallway of the crowded gardens. Strong Nubian princess. Skin as brown as the sun was bright. Hair as Black as the moon was in the night, styled in long silky dreadlocks. Her yellow baby-tee showed her full upper figure and her blue jeans clung tightly to her curvaceous hips. She was without a care of the world. Listening to her contemporary urban hip-hop, her head swayed to the fast tempo.

"Who's that girl?" Seifer asked Squall as his head spun around as she walked pass them in the hallway going in the opposite direction, Seifer offered a smile to her, she just rolled her eyes and continued to walk down the hallway.

"Oh, that's the new girl," Squall started. "She was just admitted two days ago."

"Do you by any chance, know her name?" Seifer inquisitively asked

"Oh…um Tanya, or Tayla…Oh yes, Tayla Williams." Squall answered. "Tayla Williams… she has traveled here from New Orleans."

"Really?" Seifer asked

"Why do you want to know all of this, Seifer?" Squall asked

"Oh, no reason." he replied

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Tayla sat alone in the cafeteria. Reading, Thinking, and listening to her music. Her tray had been pushed aside from her, it had nearly been touched.

Seifer spotted her from the other side of the cafeteria.

"Oh, she is so beautiful." he began to daydream.

"Hey, keep moving!" Zell yelled shoving Seifer.

" I'm sorry." Seifer apologized. He placed a carton of milk onto his tray and headed down the aisle. He thought to himself: Should I sit with her…NO… but she probably doesn't want to be bothered… but maybe I should try… NO…Seifer, hold yourself together…I'm going…NO…I couldn't possibly…it's worth a try."

"Hey, Almasy, over here!" Selphie called, breaking Seifer's self-conversation.

He walked over to Selphie and took a seat.

"What were you doing? You were just standing like a dumbass." Selphie chuckled

Seifer just stared into his tray, spooning around in his salad.

"Almasy?" Selphie called "Earth to Seifer…Seifer ."

Seifer didn't answer.

"SEIFER!!!!" Selphie yelled

Everybody just stopped, and stared at her, even Seifer looked up. "Sorry." Selphie embarrassedly laughed. "Why are you ignoring me man?" she asked

"It's stupid really?" Seifer started.

"C'mon, Seifer you can tell me anything." Selphie begged

"Do you promise your not going to say anything?" Seifer asked, staring into her eyes, looking for a spot that he could trust her.

"Yeah! I promise." Selphie merrily replied

"Well do you know that new girl, Tayla?" Seifer smiled at her name.

"Yeah, that black girl?" Selphie replied

"Hey, you don't have to say it like that." Seifer corrected her.

"Well…gee, sorry." Selphie rolled her eyes. "What about her?"

"Well Selphie, I think I'm in love with her." Seifer told Selphie

"Wait--What?" Selphie asked

"I think I'm in love with her." Seifer repeated

"But-- But, she's black!" Selphie exclaimed

"Yeah, so what?"

"You can't date a black girl!" Selphie cried out

"Why not?" Seifer asked

"Just because, because she's black!"

"Well it doesn't bother me." Seifer assured her.

"ugh… Oh my god! Seifer she's black!" Selphie yelled " I won't have anything to do with this!" Selphie picked up her tray and walked over to another table.

Seifer sat alone at his table. He glanced over to Tayla. She looked up and spotted him staring at her. Seifer offered another smile, and again she just rolled her eyes, and continued reading.

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