AN: Hey ya'll, this b ma first real fanfiction, so I'm really sorry if it sux, which I'm sure it does, mainly because I'm a bad writer. O well, here it goes anyway ^-^
She laid in bed, staring at the ceiling, a single crystalline tear traced a wet line down the perfect contours of her face. Her eyes were pools of sorrow and regret, even defeat. Not that she had been beaten at anything. On the contrary. It was two days after the second sorceress' war and she just happened to have been one of the heroes to fight. No, that wasn't it. She had been one of the people to fight the last battles, including the battle with the one man hated by all. All except for Quistis Trepe. She could remember that battle all to clearly as she replayed it in her mind. ~So Instructor, how does it feel to fight with the big boys instead of attempting to teach 'em stuff they already know?~ Seifer Almasy smirked at her. Zell and Squall had long since been K.O.ed leaving Quistis to beat Seifer on her own, since she was out of anything that could revive them. ~I am NOT your instructor anymore Seifer, so I beg of you to stop calling me that, thank you very much.~ Quistis retorted with a crack of her whip. Seifer merely snorted at her comment and got back in his battle stance. He rushed at her and Quistis dodged, then flicked her wrist and hit Seifer. They battled for half an hour with out any magic or limit breaks before Seifer finally hit Quistis one last time and she used laser cannon and triple ultima, beating Seifer and ending the battle.
Now that Quistis looked back on it, Seifer couldn't have been using his full out strength. So in other words, he let me win. But why? Why would the sorceress' lapdog let ME win? He hates me… Doesn't he? Not that it matters, he's gone. Its like he vanished with out a trace after time compression. It sure is different with out him here, thought. Almost peaceful. I don't have to listen to his crude comments and put up with his cocky attitude or that arrogant smirk. But he did have Some good qualities, like when he actually smiled. And that was only when he thought no one was looking. But when he did smile, he really was handsome… I'm probably the only one in garden who actually misses him…
The next morning in the cafeteria, Quistis was bombarded by what could be easily mistaken for a bouncing yellow ball of energy, Selphie. "Mornin' Quisty! Great day isn't it! You know, the celebration party for defeating Ultemecia is tonight. I organized it myself. Oh yeah, Irvy helped to… But you're comin', right? Great! I'll see ya' there! Remember, it's at 8!" Selphie managed to say that all in record time and bounce of to annoy Zell before Quistis could manage to get a word in edge wise and tell her friend she wasn't in the mood to party. "Oh well, I guess I have to go now. Can't disappoint Selphie." Quistis said to herself.
After going to the training center and beating that crap out of a few grats, brutally murdering a t-rexaur or two and basically pulverizing anything in her way, which was Quistis' way of getting her mind off of things, she went back to her dorm to take a shower before the party. When she entered the bathroom in her dorm, she dropped her clothes and casually removed the clip holding her hair. She turned the water up as hot as she could stand it and stepped in. It took her an eternity to remove all the blood and guts from her hair, but after about the fifth shampoo she was satisfied and stepped out of the shower.
Quistis walked over to her closet and looked for something to wear. The only things she had besides her battle gear that she had was her SeeD uniform, which she obviously couldn't wear with out being thought of as a stuck up ex-instructor, and a dress that revealed a bit much for Quistis' liking.
Quistis decided to go with the dress. Give the treppies something to talk about, or, in the case of the guys, gawk at. Quistis put her dress on and walked over to the mirror. It was pearly white and just swept the floor. The back was covered simply by criss-crossed ribbon that tied near the small of her back. The front had a low dropping v neck and the entire dress showed off her perfect curves. All in all, Quistis was happy with her reflection. She put her hair up in its normal clip, but decided to go all out with the makeup. She put on a frosty pink lip gloss, and shimmery white eye shadow and eyeliner that was just as white. After putting on some glitter and blush, she once again stood back to admire her reflection. All of a sudden she heard a knock on the door. "Oh my gosh! It's already a quarter to 8! That must be Zell," and she walked over and opened the door. Zell, after hearing about how Selphie somewhat forced Quistis into going to the dance, had offered to keep her company. He also knew she was depressed about something, but he was to shy to ask, so he decided to just be a good friend.
"Ready to go quisty?" he asked. "Hold on zell, let me just get my shoes." She went over to her bed and took out a pair of glass high heels and put them on. Wow, Zell really looks nice tonight. He's even wearing a tux! Who would've thought? Quistis smiled to herself, then laughed out loud when all of her previous thoughts of his sophistication disappeared from her head. Being all dressed up and without his ergeiz gloves, he still shadow-boxed. When he saw her close her door he extended his hand and gave her a gleaming grin. She accepted his gesture and smiled back.
When they reached the ballroom, Zell spotted the library girl at the other end, next to a tray of food, but he tried his hardest to ignore the tempting sight and make small talk with Quistis. "Sooo…. Ummm… how are things..err..going?"
Quistis laughed, "It's alright Zell, you can go. I don't mind, really." Zell gave a sigh of relief and raced over to the table where he immediately grabbed a hot dog. Quistis laughed again and went over to an empty table by the balcony.
She was just sitting, sipping a glass of champagne when she noticed Squall was walking over to her. With out Rinoa. Quistis' heart jumped. She had said that she didn't love squall, that it was all just a sisterly affection, but on the contrary, she was still head over heels for him. Of course, all dreams of ever being with him were shattered when Rinoa entered the picture. Not that she didn't like her, in fact, Quistis and Rinoa had become really good friends. It was just that the little princess got whatever, or whomever as the case may be, that she wanted. She had done in a matter of a few weeks what Quistis had been trying to do for years. She had gotten through that intricate system of security Squall had erected and stolen his heart. She had even gotten Seifer to show compassion towards more than just his gunblade and himself. She had succeeded where Quistis had failed. But here he was, the commander of the SeeDs, walking towards Quistis, not Rinoa
"Hey Quistis," he said.
"Hello squall, I trust things are going well for you?" she asked with a smile that would have made any treppie faint.
"Well, actually I was about to-" He was cut off by none other than Rinoa, who came bounding over to him to drag him to the dance floor. She gave Quistis a smile and a happy wave before turning and pulling Squall with her.
Quistis head dropped and her heart once again was shattered like porcelain dropped onto concrete. She slowly walked out onto the balcony and leaned against the railing. I really like Rinny, honestly. But why does she have to get the one hynedamn thing I want?! Tears slid down Quistis face, slightly messing up her makeup.
Quistis heard a voice behind her, "Still brooding over Puberty boy, Instructor?" She knew who the voice belonged to without even turning around.
AN: Haha, that was really bad. Oh well. Please leave a review. I don't really care if you flame me, as long as you have a good reason, and you tell me that reason. Not that I'll stop writing, I'll just take into consideration why you think my story sux. Alright, I'll shut up now so you can go review. ;P