*FF8 doesn't belong to me!*
Quistis Trepe was standing in her dorm room when Selphie Tilmitt burst in with a huge smile on her face. She could hardly contain herself as she talked to Quistis about an auction, her latest and greatest idea for a Garden Festival Committee Fundraiser.
"Are you sure about this, Selphie?" asked, her ice blue eyes skeptical. "An auction sounds a little… if-y."
"Aw, come on Quisty!" Selphie exclaimed, her sparkling emerald eyes pleading. She never seemed short on enthusiasm. "This'll be a great fundraiser for the Garden Festival Committee! Plus we need one more person to auction off. There's myself, Rinoa, Fujin, Xu, Matron, and Larissa, the girl who works in the library. We need you! Besides, you might really like who you end up with," and she smiled.
Quistis thought, 'Great… all I need are those shallow Trepies falling over themselves to bid on me.'
"Yoo hoo, Quisty! You in there?" Selphie brought Quistis back to reality, waving her hand in front of her face. "So whaddya say? I reeeeeally need you…" she made a puppy-dog face and stuck her lower lip out into a pot.
Call her soft, but Quistis just couldn't say no to her best friend's request, and that pathetic puppy face. "All right then, Selphie. I'll do it; I mean, it's for a good cause."
"Hoo-RAY!" shouted Selphie. "I've got everyone I need now! Oh, before I forget, here's how everything will work: At ten o'clock Friday morning, we will meet in the quad to get ready. The auction begins at eleven. Whoever buys you gets to take you out Friday night—on a date! Don't forget to wear something nice that night!"
'Hmm…' Quistis thought. 'This may give my dull-as-dirt love life a little boost.'
"Okay, if you don't have any questions, I'm gonna go make up some fliers! I'll put them all over Garden, so any male student can come and bid. See you Friday!" she skipped out of the dorm on her merry way.
'All right. Now that I'm officially involved, I'd better see what I have to wear,' Quistis thought as she walked over to her closet. She opened the doors and looked around in dismay. Her wardrobe consisted of a bathrobe, a SeeD uniform, three peace battle outfits, and a pair of tall, black battle boots. 'Not much selection…I've got to get a nice outfit by Friday! I'll just go get a quick bite in the cafeteria, then go shopping in Deling City.' She went to the bathroom, and on her way out, she grabbed her Save the Queen. 'Just in case' she thought.
~*~
The moment Quistis entered the café, she was pummeled by the scent of hot dogs and sweat, which wasn't a very pleasing combination. She thought, 'It must be those SeeD candidates coming back from their mission. You'd think they knew what a shower looked like…'
She got into the line and waited behind an incompetent SeeD candidate in front of her, struggling to choose between Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi. When he finally decided, she pushed him out of the way and ordered a Caesar salad and water.
Quistis paid for her meal and scanned the area for an empty seat. She didn't notice the giggling people behind her. The abundance of hungry SeeD candidates made it difficult to find a seat. She almost gave up hope when she heard a familiar voice call, "Instructor! Do you need somewhere to sit?" She didn't have to turn around to know who it was. "Hello, Seifer" she said, then turned to see him. "So nice to see you again."
Seifer had that oh-so-familiar smirk on his face, patted an empty chair next to him, and said, I've got a seat right here for ya. But I can't just GIVE it to you." Quistis raised an eyebrow and said, "What do you mean?" Seifer got up and looked her straight in the eye for a moment and whispered something only she could hear. "Turn around for a sec." She unknowingly complied, and the laughter in the café went up. Then he said, "You might wanna look behind you." She turned and noticed that her entire behind was exposed! She had mistakenly tucked the back of her skirt into her panties when she left the bathroom.
Her eyes grew wide and her face was bright as a lobster as she quickly pulled her skirt out and smoothed it. The cafeteria roared with laughter, along with Seifer. He said, "Nice panties, Instructor!" She looked at him with disgust and hurt in her eyes. She ran out of the café, and Seifer stopped laughing.
The look in her eyes finally registered, and he hated that look. He realized how much he had hurt her, and immediately wanted to kick himself. He ran out of the café after her.
Quistis Trepe was standing in her dorm room when Selphie Tilmitt burst in with a huge smile on her face. She could hardly contain herself as she talked to Quistis about an auction, her latest and greatest idea for a Garden Festival Committee Fundraiser.
"Are you sure about this, Selphie?" asked, her ice blue eyes skeptical. "An auction sounds a little… if-y."
"Aw, come on Quisty!" Selphie exclaimed, her sparkling emerald eyes pleading. She never seemed short on enthusiasm. "This'll be a great fundraiser for the Garden Festival Committee! Plus we need one more person to auction off. There's myself, Rinoa, Fujin, Xu, Matron, and Larissa, the girl who works in the library. We need you! Besides, you might really like who you end up with," and she smiled.
Quistis thought, 'Great… all I need are those shallow Trepies falling over themselves to bid on me.'
"Yoo hoo, Quisty! You in there?" Selphie brought Quistis back to reality, waving her hand in front of her face. "So whaddya say? I reeeeeally need you…" she made a puppy-dog face and stuck her lower lip out into a pot.
Call her soft, but Quistis just couldn't say no to her best friend's request, and that pathetic puppy face. "All right then, Selphie. I'll do it; I mean, it's for a good cause."
"Hoo-RAY!" shouted Selphie. "I've got everyone I need now! Oh, before I forget, here's how everything will work: At ten o'clock Friday morning, we will meet in the quad to get ready. The auction begins at eleven. Whoever buys you gets to take you out Friday night—on a date! Don't forget to wear something nice that night!"
'Hmm…' Quistis thought. 'This may give my dull-as-dirt love life a little boost.'
"Okay, if you don't have any questions, I'm gonna go make up some fliers! I'll put them all over Garden, so any male student can come and bid. See you Friday!" she skipped out of the dorm on her merry way.
'All right. Now that I'm officially involved, I'd better see what I have to wear,' Quistis thought as she walked over to her closet. She opened the doors and looked around in dismay. Her wardrobe consisted of a bathrobe, a SeeD uniform, three peace battle outfits, and a pair of tall, black battle boots. 'Not much selection…I've got to get a nice outfit by Friday! I'll just go get a quick bite in the cafeteria, then go shopping in Deling City.' She went to the bathroom, and on her way out, she grabbed her Save the Queen. 'Just in case' she thought.
~*~
The moment Quistis entered the café, she was pummeled by the scent of hot dogs and sweat, which wasn't a very pleasing combination. She thought, 'It must be those SeeD candidates coming back from their mission. You'd think they knew what a shower looked like…'
She got into the line and waited behind an incompetent SeeD candidate in front of her, struggling to choose between Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi. When he finally decided, she pushed him out of the way and ordered a Caesar salad and water.
Quistis paid for her meal and scanned the area for an empty seat. She didn't notice the giggling people behind her. The abundance of hungry SeeD candidates made it difficult to find a seat. She almost gave up hope when she heard a familiar voice call, "Instructor! Do you need somewhere to sit?" She didn't have to turn around to know who it was. "Hello, Seifer" she said, then turned to see him. "So nice to see you again."
Seifer had that oh-so-familiar smirk on his face, patted an empty chair next to him, and said, I've got a seat right here for ya. But I can't just GIVE it to you." Quistis raised an eyebrow and said, "What do you mean?" Seifer got up and looked her straight in the eye for a moment and whispered something only she could hear. "Turn around for a sec." She unknowingly complied, and the laughter in the café went up. Then he said, "You might wanna look behind you." She turned and noticed that her entire behind was exposed! She had mistakenly tucked the back of her skirt into her panties when she left the bathroom.
Her eyes grew wide and her face was bright as a lobster as she quickly pulled her skirt out and smoothed it. The cafeteria roared with laughter, along with Seifer. He said, "Nice panties, Instructor!" She looked at him with disgust and hurt in her eyes. She ran out of the café, and Seifer stopped laughing.
The look in her eyes finally registered, and he hated that look. He realized how much he had hurt her, and immediately wanted to kick himself. He ran out of the café after her.