Disclaimer: I own the story and the characters I created. The downside is that I don't own Final Fantasy. Squaresoft does. :(
Chapter Nine
" Matthew! Get up!" Kiros yelled.
" What?!" I yelled back, tired.
" You're going to be late for class! Wake up! I want some breakfast, so I'll be back in a few minutes!" he shouted.
I pulled myself out of bed and opened my trunk. I pulled out some black pants and my favorite shadowy muscle shirt. I shoved on some boots and ran out to the cafeteria that was in the next building. Kiros was heading out and threw me an orange to eat. I took a bite and followed Kiros. We entered an elevator and Kiros pressed for the second floor. We hurried to the classroom. When we come in the room, there was already plenty of students in there. I spotted Caitlin in the back and I sat next to her.
" Sit down," the teacher entered the room. Her blonde hair was pulled back. She approached her desk and put on some wireless glasses. She faced the class.
" We have a new student today. Welcome Matthew Caraway from Deling City."
A few students attempted to say hello, but it came out to be a rambling.
" We haven't gotten too far ahead so he'll be able to catch up. Today is the last day for weapon selection. You will choose a weapon that's comfortable for you to use and it'll become much like a major. You will be stuck with that weapon until you graduate. Or drop out miserably. So choose carefully," she said.
The class moved out into the hall and went out an exit door that lead to outdoor stairs. At the bottom was a clearing. There was a table with all certain types of weapons on it.
" Here, I already choose twin blades yesterday. Why don't you try a knuckles?" Kiros said helpfully. I put the knuckles on and punched at the air. I shook my head.
" How about a gunblade?" Kiros handed me another weapon. I swished at the air. Hey, this was cool.
" I like this one," I replied.
" So gunblade it is. What designs would you like on yours?" the teacher said from behind me.
" I don't know. I'll figure it out later," I replied.
I nodded and looked at the gunblade in appreciation. I slashed it through the air a few more times. This is sweet. I relaxed the gunblade and tapped my shoulder impatiently for something to do. I saw Quistis look at me strangely, but I was getting used to that by now. So I turned my attention to Caitlin. She was still searching around for a weapon. I grabbed whatever weapon from the table.
" Caitlin, what about a shuriken? It's a round thingy with blades on it. I think you're supposed to throw it and it comes back, kinda like a boomerang. It might work for you," I said beneficially.
" That looks cool. Thanks Matthew," she took it. I watched her fling out it a few times. She seemed to get the hang of it quickly.
After everyone selected their weapons, Trepe led us across the field. She was lecturing about junctioning and elements. Something about Guardian Forces too, but I wasn't paying attention. Then we came on to a line of draw points.
" Fire, wind, water, ice, thunder, and life are the major elements. But you are looking for an offensive magic, so decide what you think what be your strongest element for that," Trepe spoke.
" Probably fire," I murmured.
" When you have figured what which element you want, step up to the draw point and focus on that particular element and it will be absorbed," she said.
I strode my way to the fire drawing point and concentrated. I bite my lip to concentrate harder. Soon enough, I felt a pulse of energy flow into my hands.
I backed away so someone else could try to draw. I wanted to try out my new power and I looked around. Then I looked up at the clouds. Clear sky. Perfect.
" Fire!" I casted at the sky and there was a small explosion in midair.
" You weren't supposed to cast yet!" the instructor yelled. A little late for that.
" Thunder!" Caitlin commanded. Too late to hear the instructor's demands.
A quick flash of light appeared in the sky.
" I see you two are going to be trouble this year," Trepe scowled. Kiros tried not to laugh. Quistis turned her glance to him.
" I'm certain your father won't be wanting to receive bad news about you. So I suggest you be silent," she said.
" Yes ma'am," Kiros sneered.
" Why is she so bitchy?" Caitlin muttered.
" Because maybe she forgot to take that stick out of her ass," Kiros whispered back. Caitlin giggled.
" Don't talk bad about the teacher!" some girl snorted. Probably one of the Trepies.
" Class is dismissed," Trepe yelled. We entered back inside and I started walking down the hall. Kiros caught up with me.
" They're serving lunch right about now. Hungry?" he said.
" Sure," I said.
We kept walking down the hallway.
" Matthew! Kiros! Wait!" Caitlin called from behind.
" Hey Caitlin, want to eat lunch with us?" I asked. She nodded.
So we went to lunch. I guess that's was how our gang begun.
" Man, this hotdogs suck!" Kiros complained. Glad I didn't order any. I took a deep bite into an apple.
" Then don't have a third serving," Caitlin rolled her eyes.
" Heads up!" someone yelled.
All eyes looked around in confusion. All I was able to see was someone was carrying their tray and they tripped. Their food had went airborne and hit one jumbo sized kid.
" Who did that?!" the huge ass kid roared angrily. Near the lunch line was a girl, looking back at the kid somberly.
" Hey girl! Why did you do that?!" he screamed. Calmly, the girl approached his table. I was surprised at how mellow she was.
" My apologizes for the little quirk Edmund," the girl smiled evilly.
" I told you never to call me that! Call me Eddie!" the boy cried.
" I can always call you by your other nickname. I'm certain your friends will love that," she taunted him.
" Don't you dare!" he seemed weaker now.
" Then don't tempt me,"she said, then walked away. The cafeteria was silent for a few moments, then returned to normal.
" Weirdo Leonharts," the girl next to Eddie rolled her eyes.
The whole situation had fascinated me. I turned my attention back to my table.
" What was that all about?" I wondered.
"That was Katrina Leonhart. She's the bad girl of the Garden. She manipulates, lies, steals, fights, whatever you can think of. She even started a fight with Caitlin," Kiros said.
" Don't make a big deal about it," Caitlin bit her lip.
" Really? Who won?" I asked.
" Caitlin technically won. Even though Katrina fought dirty. Katrina didn't get in trouble at all. That's because she's a Leonhart. People around here are to busy kissing General Leonhart's ass to tell him that his daughter is a demon incarnate," Kiros informed.
" Even if he knew it, he wouldn't punish her. Leonhart feels sorry for Katrina," Caitlin said.
" Why does he feel sorry for her?" I asked.
" She was adopted. The rumor is, that Quistis couldn't get pregnant, so she thought she was infertile. So they adopted Katrina and her fraternal brother, Tyrell. But it turned out she wasn't sterile and that explains their youngest kid, Bryant," Kiros clarified.
" There's a party I'm definitely going to tonight," I said, remembering Squall's invitation. I had an idea.
" You aren't going to try anything, are you?" Caitlin eyed me.
" Yeah man, she's bad news," Kiros said.
" I'll be fine," I said.
" Everyone's who has tried to bring her down has failed terribly. She can easily get you suspended or expelled. But she rather toy with your mind first," Kiros warned me.
" I won't fail," I said confidently. I was determined to chasten her. She had one bad ego and no one else was willing to belittle her. I didn't have a plan yet, but I can think of one before the party.
" Just be careful Matthew," Caitlin cautioned me.
Chapter Nine
" Matthew! Get up!" Kiros yelled.
" What?!" I yelled back, tired.
" You're going to be late for class! Wake up! I want some breakfast, so I'll be back in a few minutes!" he shouted.
I pulled myself out of bed and opened my trunk. I pulled out some black pants and my favorite shadowy muscle shirt. I shoved on some boots and ran out to the cafeteria that was in the next building. Kiros was heading out and threw me an orange to eat. I took a bite and followed Kiros. We entered an elevator and Kiros pressed for the second floor. We hurried to the classroom. When we come in the room, there was already plenty of students in there. I spotted Caitlin in the back and I sat next to her.
" Sit down," the teacher entered the room. Her blonde hair was pulled back. She approached her desk and put on some wireless glasses. She faced the class.
" We have a new student today. Welcome Matthew Caraway from Deling City."
A few students attempted to say hello, but it came out to be a rambling.
" We haven't gotten too far ahead so he'll be able to catch up. Today is the last day for weapon selection. You will choose a weapon that's comfortable for you to use and it'll become much like a major. You will be stuck with that weapon until you graduate. Or drop out miserably. So choose carefully," she said.
The class moved out into the hall and went out an exit door that lead to outdoor stairs. At the bottom was a clearing. There was a table with all certain types of weapons on it.
" Here, I already choose twin blades yesterday. Why don't you try a knuckles?" Kiros said helpfully. I put the knuckles on and punched at the air. I shook my head.
" How about a gunblade?" Kiros handed me another weapon. I swished at the air. Hey, this was cool.
" I like this one," I replied.
" So gunblade it is. What designs would you like on yours?" the teacher said from behind me.
" I don't know. I'll figure it out later," I replied.
I nodded and looked at the gunblade in appreciation. I slashed it through the air a few more times. This is sweet. I relaxed the gunblade and tapped my shoulder impatiently for something to do. I saw Quistis look at me strangely, but I was getting used to that by now. So I turned my attention to Caitlin. She was still searching around for a weapon. I grabbed whatever weapon from the table.
" Caitlin, what about a shuriken? It's a round thingy with blades on it. I think you're supposed to throw it and it comes back, kinda like a boomerang. It might work for you," I said beneficially.
" That looks cool. Thanks Matthew," she took it. I watched her fling out it a few times. She seemed to get the hang of it quickly.
After everyone selected their weapons, Trepe led us across the field. She was lecturing about junctioning and elements. Something about Guardian Forces too, but I wasn't paying attention. Then we came on to a line of draw points.
" Fire, wind, water, ice, thunder, and life are the major elements. But you are looking for an offensive magic, so decide what you think what be your strongest element for that," Trepe spoke.
" Probably fire," I murmured.
" When you have figured what which element you want, step up to the draw point and focus on that particular element and it will be absorbed," she said.
I strode my way to the fire drawing point and concentrated. I bite my lip to concentrate harder. Soon enough, I felt a pulse of energy flow into my hands.
I backed away so someone else could try to draw. I wanted to try out my new power and I looked around. Then I looked up at the clouds. Clear sky. Perfect.
" Fire!" I casted at the sky and there was a small explosion in midair.
" You weren't supposed to cast yet!" the instructor yelled. A little late for that.
" Thunder!" Caitlin commanded. Too late to hear the instructor's demands.
A quick flash of light appeared in the sky.
" I see you two are going to be trouble this year," Trepe scowled. Kiros tried not to laugh. Quistis turned her glance to him.
" I'm certain your father won't be wanting to receive bad news about you. So I suggest you be silent," she said.
" Yes ma'am," Kiros sneered.
" Why is she so bitchy?" Caitlin muttered.
" Because maybe she forgot to take that stick out of her ass," Kiros whispered back. Caitlin giggled.
" Don't talk bad about the teacher!" some girl snorted. Probably one of the Trepies.
" Class is dismissed," Trepe yelled. We entered back inside and I started walking down the hall. Kiros caught up with me.
" They're serving lunch right about now. Hungry?" he said.
" Sure," I said.
We kept walking down the hallway.
" Matthew! Kiros! Wait!" Caitlin called from behind.
" Hey Caitlin, want to eat lunch with us?" I asked. She nodded.
So we went to lunch. I guess that's was how our gang begun.
" Man, this hotdogs suck!" Kiros complained. Glad I didn't order any. I took a deep bite into an apple.
" Then don't have a third serving," Caitlin rolled her eyes.
" Heads up!" someone yelled.
All eyes looked around in confusion. All I was able to see was someone was carrying their tray and they tripped. Their food had went airborne and hit one jumbo sized kid.
" Who did that?!" the huge ass kid roared angrily. Near the lunch line was a girl, looking back at the kid somberly.
" Hey girl! Why did you do that?!" he screamed. Calmly, the girl approached his table. I was surprised at how mellow she was.
" My apologizes for the little quirk Edmund," the girl smiled evilly.
" I told you never to call me that! Call me Eddie!" the boy cried.
" I can always call you by your other nickname. I'm certain your friends will love that," she taunted him.
" Don't you dare!" he seemed weaker now.
" Then don't tempt me,"she said, then walked away. The cafeteria was silent for a few moments, then returned to normal.
" Weirdo Leonharts," the girl next to Eddie rolled her eyes.
The whole situation had fascinated me. I turned my attention back to my table.
" What was that all about?" I wondered.
"That was Katrina Leonhart. She's the bad girl of the Garden. She manipulates, lies, steals, fights, whatever you can think of. She even started a fight with Caitlin," Kiros said.
" Don't make a big deal about it," Caitlin bit her lip.
" Really? Who won?" I asked.
" Caitlin technically won. Even though Katrina fought dirty. Katrina didn't get in trouble at all. That's because she's a Leonhart. People around here are to busy kissing General Leonhart's ass to tell him that his daughter is a demon incarnate," Kiros informed.
" Even if he knew it, he wouldn't punish her. Leonhart feels sorry for Katrina," Caitlin said.
" Why does he feel sorry for her?" I asked.
" She was adopted. The rumor is, that Quistis couldn't get pregnant, so she thought she was infertile. So they adopted Katrina and her fraternal brother, Tyrell. But it turned out she wasn't sterile and that explains their youngest kid, Bryant," Kiros clarified.
" There's a party I'm definitely going to tonight," I said, remembering Squall's invitation. I had an idea.
" You aren't going to try anything, are you?" Caitlin eyed me.
" Yeah man, she's bad news," Kiros said.
" I'll be fine," I said.
" Everyone's who has tried to bring her down has failed terribly. She can easily get you suspended or expelled. But she rather toy with your mind first," Kiros warned me.
" I won't fail," I said confidently. I was determined to chasten her. She had one bad ego and no one else was willing to belittle her. I didn't have a plan yet, but I can think of one before the party.
" Just be careful Matthew," Caitlin cautioned me.