Disclaimer: I do not own FF8 or the Snow Queen!! But oh how I pine for Seifer!!! ONE DAY HE SHALL BE MINE!!!

SNOW QUEEN

There are only four questions of value in life.

What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for?

The answer to all of these is the same, only love.

-Don Juan-

Bellboy!!

Nine years later…

"Good morning father."

Quistis said placing a cup and saucer of tea next to her stiff father. He seemed to look through her into the flickering flames of the fire. Quistis, unnerved, turned from him and began to push back the heavy curtains giving light to the huge room. Her father had been this way since her mother passed, here, but only in body his spirit somehow… gone. It didn't bother her anymore, hadn't for awhile. She had hardened herself to him, to everything. It was easier that way. Her heart was numb, she never felt anything., and she liked it.

"We have guests father."

She said in a crisp sharp voice. Her father looked up brought back by the sharpness in his daughter's voice. "Indeed?" He replied standing up and dusting himself off. He walked stiffly over to the desk and opened the huge guest book to the date, January 12. Quistis glanced at herself making sure she looked appropriate in her long peasant dress, her long blond hair pulled back into a messy bun. "You look fine darling." said a soft voice and she turned to smile at Mina, carrying a vase of freshly cut roses, before striding to stand next to the desk.

A young man walked into the inn and smirked, crossing his arms over his chest. He had short blond hair and was very tall, causing Quistis to tilt her head up a ways to meet his eyes, beautiful emerald green eyes, that suddenly caused her heart to speed up a beat or two. His smirk widened as he strode over to the desk turning his burning gaze to her father.

"I'm here for the… uh… bellboy position."

He said with disgust plain in his voice. Wolfgang narrowed his eyes at him. The boy seemed arrogant and hard to deal with. But he was in dire need of a bellboy… he would give this… brat a chance. Quistis let out a sharp gasp of surprise drawing the boy's startling eyes back to hers for a moment as her father began,

"Your hours will be from dawn until the last guest goes to bed. If my guests decide to stay up all night then so shall you."

The boy grunted, causing Quistis' eyebrows to shoot up. Wolfgang only went on tiredly, "When I summon you, you will be here before this bell," Wolfgang tapped the small golden bell on the desk making it ring and then stopped it by placing his hand over it, "stops ringing. No matter where you are, or what you are doing." The boy bowed his head, "yes master" he said under his breath earning a glare from the disapproving Quistis. "Tardiness in any shape or form will not be tolerated. Understand?" The boy stood up straight and gave out a sharp "yes sir!" Wolfgang sighed and rubbed the back of his neck, at least he could always fire the boy. "What is your name boy?" he asked as he watched the boy glance again at his daughter. "Seifer Almasy sir."

1 week later…

"Bellboy! Bellboy!!! BELLBOY!!!!"

Wolfgang hollered tapping the bell furiously. Seifer appeared panting, his standard button up vest, unbuttoned showing the tight whit shirt underneath. "Button your shirt boy!" Wolfgang yelled, "Go get the guests bags!" Seifer glared at the older man walking to the door buttoning his vest up as he smiled at the old geezer getting off the carriage. "Good day sir" he said behind gritted teeth as he began unloading the many bags.

"BELLBOY! BELLBOY!! BEEELLLLBBOOOYYY!!!!"

"Sir!" Seifer yelled running into the main lobby, accidentally bumping into Quistis. Seifer stopped staring down into her lovely blue eyes lost in there depth before she barked at him, "Watch where you're going." "Yes your majesty." Seifer growled at her. "BELLLBOOY!!" Seifer glared at her before walking to the desk saying, "Here and accounted for sir." causing a low moan from Wolfgang.

Quistis marched into the kitchen cursing softly under her breath. She grabbed a knife and began to butcher the carrots. "Easy darling, you're likely to cut off your fingers if you continue on so." Quistis started at Mina's soft voice and smiled, "Sorry Mina, it's just that stupid idiot father hired…" Mina smiled softly, she had noticed the handsome young man and how easily he had been getting under Quistis' skin. He was just what she needed to melt that hard heart of hers.

"What about him darling?"

Mina asked as she began rolling out a pie crust. Quistis growled and began a long tirade of things wrong with the arrogant jerk. Mina chuckled causing Quistis to stop in mid-sentence. "What Mina?" Mina looked up at her and smiled her blue eyes dancing, "I like the young man." She said lightly. Quistis felt her mouth drop. "WHAT!? You like him? But…" Mina patted her arm trying to calm the girl down. "What are you planning for your 18th birthday?" Quistis' eyes widened and she turned back to the carrots "I…I haven't thought about it." Mina laughed merrily "We will have a party!" Quistis frowned at the idea but said nothing.

"Hey ladies what's cookin?"

Quistis stiffened and turned glaring at the man who stood in the doorway leaning against the wood frame. "Nothing you would like I assure you." Seifer smirked at her crossing his arms over his chest. "How do you know?" He asked eyeing the small girl in front of him, her hair still swept up in a bun just like the first day he had seen her, her blue eyes cold and hard. She gritted her teeth and replied, "I just do is all." Seifer smirked, "Then you don't know me at all." He turned from her then and smile brightened his face as his gaze landed on Mina. Quistis dragged in a ragged breath at the beautiful smile on his face. Why did he have to be so gorgeous?

"Hey Mina!" He said sweeping the woman into a tight hug. Mina laughed and hit his shoulders playfully and Quistis felt a sharp stab of jealousy at the smile given to her Nanny from the incompetent young man. She quickly turned back picking up her knife again. Jealousy? Was that what she felt? She hadn't felt anything for such a long time…

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