Okey then...thank ya'll for the support! n_n! *Hands out cookies*

Anyhoo...sorry 'bout the typos, I didn't bother looking over it before posting it. And the fact that there's no formatting. I'll try getting it saved as a .HTML file next time! Now then, on with the fic.

And the disclaimer: I don't own FF8 and such, belongs to Squaresoft people. Yeah.

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A flash of gray...

A spray of gold...

And a sharp sound of metal against metal...


What? What was this? Fire. Red. Crosses. Hyperion...Seifer. There, as she remembered him. Perfect. The sturdy, well muscled body cloaked with a grey trenchcoat; that hair, slicked back with just a small bit flopping forward; those eyes. Emerald. Jade. Perfect green. Fading, from her eyes, from her memory....from her life.

Quistis woke with a start, her hands outstretched, fingers curled, and her breathing fast and ragged. She lowered her arms slowly and just sat there for a good ten minutes, thinking over her...dream?...over. She was chasing him, her legs moving in a lur, yet still he managed to slip away. The young instructor sighed, pulling herself out of bed and trudging to her wardrobe. It was an off-day. Not particularly interesting, but hey, no papers to grade. Quistis reached in and pulled out a peach tank top and a pair of black trousers and threw them carelessly onto her yet-to-be-made bed.

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Quistis coiled Save the Queen around her waist as she walked to the entrance of the Garden. Might as well catch up on some training while she can.

Quistis shook her head slightly as she found herself standing on the path that led to Balamb. She had lost herself in thought, about her, her life, her future...her past.
~Damn, Trepe. Focus, you can't just stare into space while fighting.~

She wondered from the path, looking for some sort of a challenge. SHe had Shiva junctioned, just in case anything goes wrong. ~What the...~ Up ahead, a young, yet strong, T-Rexaur had found quarry. A rather difficult-to-eat one. She could see red on grey, lashing out at the large reptile once in while, making feeble attempts to injure the large animal before collapsing. ~Shit!~ Quistis ran. Fast.

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"Damn....how'd I get myself into this..." He pulled his gunblade upwards at the attacking jaws of the T-Rexaur. He didn't have any magic, no GFs junctioned and not enough energy to run from this agile beast. It closed the space between them again, jaws wide open...

Snap!

The creature pulled back, head flung upwards in a cry of pain.

Crack!

The mighty beast turned swiftly, facing the new attacker. Casting Aura upon herself, Quistis searched snapped her whip again before casting LV? Death on it. Drawing quick breaths, she watched as the creature was struck and killed instantly. She then made her way to the bloody lump on the ground a few metres away from her.

"Oh Hyne..." Pulling a hand up to her forehead before thrusting it down, Quistis threw Curaga over the fallen man. Cradling his head in her arms, she whispered to him "Damn you Almasy, you really should push down that ego of yours, before it kills you."

A smile made its place on her features as she recieved a reply of "Eh? The hell...man..." A gloved hand wrapped itself around the muscular waist of the blond man, while the other pushed him up, pain etched in his features. Quistis pulled him back down, so his head was gently resting in her lap. She peered down at him.

"Better get you back to Garden, you've lost a lot of blood. I can't carry you, and nobody else is around. You have Float?"

At his nod, Quistis drew the spell from him then cast it. She gently carried him back to garden

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Eh...not finished yet. They're not a couple, fingers just got tired n.n;; Yeah, I'll continue it, but meanwhile, please R&R! Thank'ee! n.n