A/N: I, myself, am a strong believer of the Rinoa/Ultimecia Theory. If you aren't then this isn't this story for you. If you want more in-depth reading (not a fanfic, a thorough explanation on the theory) tell me and I will give you the link. Although it is very long, if you take the time to read it, it clears all or most of the questions you may have on the theory. Review and tell me if you want the link.
Disclaimer: I don't own final fantasy 8, square-enix does. I don't own the link I mentioned either, it belongs to Sir Bahamut, all credits go to him. I only own my characters, but you guys can use them.
On with the story…
Sometime, after the Ultimecia incident, when everything calmed down a bit, I promised Raijin and Fujin that I'll straighten up. That's only because Fujin would have kicked my ass though.
Flashback.
"C'mon
Seifer, man. Ya can't keep beatin' yourself down all the time, ya
know?" Stated the big, brown figure that stood in front of
me. "GARDEN." I looked over to the gray haired woman, who
looked back at me, concern was obvious in her eye. I took
another drink from the bottle in my hand that was wrapped in a brown
paper bag and looked down. "I can't." My voice sounded
different. It wasn't my voice. "Well there ya go
Fuj, we been here tryin' ta convince him. No use, so let's go
eat." Raijin pleaded with her, his stomach letting out a small
growl. Fujin turned to him, rage in her eye, and kicked him in
the shin. "IDIOT!" He hopped on one foot for a while and I
couldn't help but let out a hoarse chuckle. "Ow, ow, ow. Fuj, I
was only kiddin', ya know?" Raijin said quickly as he saw that
she was prepared to kick him again. She turned to me again
and I knew that look. There was no way I'm gonna get out of this
one. "GRAB." She bellowed at Raijin and he picked me up from my
tattered, grey trenchcoat and pinned me to the walls of my Balamb
hotel room. I struggled against his grip, even though I knew I
wouldn't be able to escape his grasp. When I finally calmed down,
Fujin actually started to talk to me, no one word sentences. That
only happens when she's really pissed. "Your coming with
us whether you want to or not, or I'll put my foot so far up you
ass, you'll have toes for teeth." She seethed at me. (Lame
insult, I know.) "Fine." I spat back. "RELEASE."
She yelled at him in her usual one word sentences. Raijin slowly put
me down and started to apologize. "It was for ya own good,
ya know? Don't get mad, ya know?" "SILENCE" She said
as she kicked him again. "Fine just give me a second to get
my crap." I didn't have that much in the hotel. I ran out of
money a long time ago and the hotel owner took pity on me and let me
stay free. I put a pair of worn out black boots and some clothes in a
suitcase and rested the Hyperion on my shoulder. "We better
get goin' if we wanna make it back before sunset, ya know?" The
three of us walked in silence along the streets in Balamb. Me with
the Hyperion on my shoulder, Raijin with his over sized Q-tip and
Fujin with her sharp pinwheel thing. It's to quit for my likening.
As we reached the entrance of Balamb, I stopped and the two of them
turned to face me. "Somethin' wrong, man?" Raijin asked,
eyeing me. "WHAT?" I sighed heavily and looked at
them. "Thanks for helping me out." Fujin simply smiled and
Raijin had a big stupid looking grin on his face and ran to me and
nearly broke my back in one of his bear-hugs. "Hey, that's
what a posse's for, ya know?" I nodded and he let go and we
walked on the road to Balamb Garden, Where all of it started. End
Flashback.I got accepted back in thanks to Matron and
Cid. If it was up to Leonhart, he would have burst out laughing in my
face, as impossible as it may seem for him to laugh. "
"Speak of the devil…" It was Leonhart, probably looking to send me on another crappy ass mission.
I made my way to the elevator, ignoring the glances I received from other students. I would have kicked all their asses right then and their if it wasn't for that damn probation Leonhart stuck me with.
When I reached the elevator, I pushed the button for the third floor. 'Stupid ass elevators' With a small 'ding' the stupid thing opened and I saw The Messenger Girl filing paperwork.
"So your Leonhart's assistant?" I mocked her and grinned.
"No, just helping." She simply said and returned to the filing. That wasn't like her at all. She's being far from her annoying self. 'Whatever, what do I care?'I walked into Leonhart's office and he stared at me through steel-blue eyes.
"I told you before Leonhart, I only like you as a enemy, I don't go that way." I mocked him.
His eyes darkened, not that he would do anything to me, seeing as he has an example to set for his 'peers'.
"This is your last chance, Almasy. If you fail this Field test, you'll be kicked out of Garden. Your orders are to assist SeeD, Zell Dincht, and cadet, Veronica Andres, in a covert operation to infiltrate Esther, by order of Esther President, Laguna Loire. It will only be you three, no back-up…."
'God this guy's like a fucking robot.'
"
I narrowed my eyes at him. He did the same. "As soon as I'm off this probation, I'm gonna kick your ass and the chicken-wusses ass.
I turned to leave and exited Leonhart's office when I saw Tilmitt moping around near the elevator. I walked to the elevator where she blocked the buttons to call the damn thing.
"Move." She looked at me with tears streams running down and rage in her eyes.
"WHAT?" Boy, if looks could kill I would be dead right now.
"I said 'move'. You're blocking the damn buttons." She looked at the elevator panel and wiped her eyes.
"Um… sorry." She
quickly got out and didn't say anything else. 'Something's
defiantly wrong with her. She didn't even bother to scream or hit
me or anything.' 'Whatever probably broke up with that gay
cowboy.'
I made my way back to my dorm and finished unpacking. I rested the case of my Hyperion against the closet door, and went to lie on my bed. 'Damn tomorrow's that damn mission, I wonder what new way Leonhart is planning to kill me. He probably let the chicken-wuss in on it. Maybe he told him to kill me in my sleep or something. No use thinking about that now.'I took off my shirt and laid down, trying to get some rest for tomorrow. Only got a few hours before I gotta wake up. Damn Seed, damn Leonhart, and damn this hard ass bed, its almost impossible to sleep on this thing.
Slowly, my eyes closed and I went off to a dream with flowers and ponies and other magical shit. Yeah right.
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Much later,
Hyperion