Authors Note: Here we go…

Summary: Seifer, in an effort to find as place where he won't be criticized for what he had done, leaves Garden and travels. He writes his old instructor, informing her of his findings.

Rating: Hmm… Let's go with PG – 13 just to be safe on this one.

In the Moment

By: Mazzie May

Introduction Part One

Quistis smiled at two students that passed by as she made her way back to her classroom. It was just the beginning of lunch, and she'd just snagged her mail from the Instructors Office and planned on using her lunch break to read it. She picked up her pace a bit. She'd received another package from Seifer and wanted to opening it up as soon as she could.

She stepped into her room and dropped the envelopes in a paper tray and set the package on the table. She pulled the letter opener out of her desk drawer and pushed back her long blonde hair. She'd gotten into the habit of wearing it in a nice bun at the base of her neck, but she always took it out at lunch. She stabbed the office instrument into the thick tap, dragging it across. It opened easily enough.

She open the top and was momentarily blinded by a very bright orange object. She blinked and pulled it out. It was a stuffed Momba. It had two cards dangling from it's wrists. The first read:

Hyne, if this isn't the sickest thing you've ever seen.

She glared at the Momba and felt like hurting Seifer. She rubbed her eyes, still recovering, while she grabbed for the other note. It read:

Just don't rip his head off.

She smiled. He had his own ways of being charming. She sat found an envelope with a small cartoon of a city in the lower right hand corner, with Delling City written in cursive over the top of it. Ah, so that's where he is. She thought. Boy can travel.

She opened the envelope. 5 Gil dropped out of it and a two page letter revealed itself. She unfolded the letter and began to read, shaking the Gil in her hands

Instructor.

She smiled a little then. Even though he'd been expelled from Garden, he still called her that.

I'm here in Delling. Obviously. I'm checking in, as per usual and have nothing really new to report. The train ride here was a little interesting, though. I played cards with these guys in Timber and won the train ticket. And I ended up playing cards with some other guys – Roy Carlstone and Steve the conductor – on the way over, too. I lost, and Roy won. Roy was probably cheating. Fucker.

And once again, a smile graced her face. She'd sat back in the chair, her legs pulled up and the stuffed Mumba pressed in between her breasts and her knees. She reached over and pulled out another onion ring from the bag she'd bought in the cafeteria.

So, Steve and I planned on beating him up –

She stopped in mid chew and frowned.

-well that was the plan, but Roy runs faster than anything. We lost him right away after he got of the train. If I ever find that little bitch, I'll kick his lily ass. Steve said that if I was ever on his train again, that'd he'd let me ride for free. He really didn't seem to care at all that I was the Sorceress Knight. He didn't bring it up and I didn't question it. I guess he's pretty cool.

She fished for another ring.

But that also means I owe you 50 Gil -

"Ha!" she said triumphantly. She'd bet him 50 Gil that there were people out there who didn't hate him for being the Knight of a Sorceress.

which is why I bought the Mumba. It cost 45 Gil. The other 5 Gil are in the envelope.

She looked to the Gil on the desk where she had set it when she sat down. She patted the Mumba's head and continued on.

Happy? Anyway, I was thinking about –

Reaching the bottom of the page, she flipped it over and saw nothing was on the back, so she switched to the next page, biting into another ring.

- going somewhere else. Delling is definitely not where I want to be. They're still throwing fits about Ultemica killing of their President. So, I'm gonna head out in a day or two. I've only been here a day, I've gotten in four fights. No worries, though, I haven't killed anybody. Yet. I'm at the hotel, and my room's 206, just incase you have to check in or something.

Tell the chicken-wuss not to wet his bed.

Seifer

Quistis frowned. So, he still hadn't found his place yet? Not too much of a surprise, though, about Delling City. It was one of the places the Sorceress effected the most, so it's only natural that they would not welcome her ex-knight.

Standing, she set the Mumba on the table and wiped her fingers on a napkin, before proceeding to out her hair back in its bun. She'd take the Mumba and place it with the other two stuffed animals he'd sent her – a catuar and little blue thing (it's tag had said 'Pupu'.) She really did wish the best for Seifer. He wasn't all bad like everyone thought. Well, at least he keeps in contact with someone. It's a shame though, that he couldn't find a place to be yet.

Obviously Balamb was out, Timber hadn't gone well and now Delling. The bell rang. She placed the box under her desk and set the Mumba in her chair as the students began to enter. Zell and Selphie both sprang in. She smiled to them as they took their seats.

Selphie had let her hair grow. And Grow it did. Her hair grew extremely fast, surprisingly, but her hair looked longer than it was because of her shortness. It touched to just below her waist. She wore her long locks in braided pig tails. Quistis laughed a bit as Zell took the cowboy hat that was on her head and held it up above her, forcing her to try and jump for it. That's is, until she kicked him. Then he gave it back.

Must've snagged it from Irvine. Quistis thought as she began sifting through her papers. Zell looked pretty much the same, though he didn't have the chocobo butt-fluff hair style anymore. He'd let the front of his hair down, so he was constantly pushing it away his eyes. She smiled looking down. "Mr. Dincht" she called.

Zell looked up and jogged over to her. "Yes, Instructor Trepe?" he asked, a slight pink to his cheeks, as a few in the class giggled. A serious rumor had spread that the two were a little close for instructor and student. It was total bullshit, and she'd always calmly handled it. But Zell's always been one to fluster easily, so it fueled the fire.

"Mr. Dincht…" she leaned in, and whispered "Don't wet your bed." It took all the effort in her soul not to laugh, but smiling was inevitable. He looked at her with the most confused look in the world. He went back to his seat and stared at her the rest of the class. And when it was through, he walked at the door, he continued looking at her at her, his face asting What the crap?

She picked the Momba and held it, leaning back in her seat and laughed.

Author's Note: Well, weee. First things first: this is not about Quistis. It is about Seifer. This chapter was just showing how things were at Garden. We'll hear about Squall, Rinoa, Irvine, Fujin and Raijin in the next chapter. Also, this is not Quifer. Seifer ends up with someone that no one else has thought of. I checked. I searched all the stories in the FFVIII section, and this couple has not existed up until now.

I AM BREAKING NEW GROUND!!

cough Anyway, let me know what you think. Reviewing is optional, but helpful. Flames are cool, too.

See ya next chapter!