Chapter Fifteen: Deadly Accusations
It was a hot afternoon, and everyone in the Garden had been called to the classrooms. There was tension in the air, so thick you could cut it with a knife.
The self-proclaimed, "Right Doers" sat on the right side of the classrooms, while the self-pronounced, "Fighters for Love" sat on the left.
Nida sat in the middle though, him being one of the very few people who were neutral in the whole ordeal. He was constantly badgered to join sides, but he wouldn't choose. He was friends with Ceres and Zell, but he was also friends with Seifer. Ceres and Zell didn't push him to choose, neither did Seifer, but the followers were starting to call him a traitor.
Xu stood in the front of the classroom, the only other member of Balamb Garden who stayed neutral. She felt she was betraying Quistis, who was her best friend, but it wouldn't be right for her to choose. She tried to be fair as often as the rules would allow it. Though, she could be crueler than life itself, at times. That had already been proven, all too well.
"Quiet, please!" Xu called over the arguing on the students and SeeDs. "I SAID QUIET!" Xu screamed, the entire room stopping and looking at her, bewildered, "Thank you."
"Now," she said, crossing her arms, "We have a serious problem here. As I am sure you all know, the Headmaster has been missing for sometime now and we still can't find him, nor the person who took him. Does anyone know of somebody who could possibly hold a grudge against the Headmaster?"
Quistis was the fastest to reply, "It had to be either Ceres or Zell!"
"Oh?" Xu answered, raising her eyebrow, "And, please, tell us why you think this?"
"Simple", Quistis said smirking, "They had been banned from seeing each other and they were mad, so they took it out on the person who chose the punishment, Cid Kramer."
"That's not true!" Selphie exclaimed, jumping out of her seat and pointing at Seifer accusingly, "If anyone did it, it had to be Seifer! He was mad at the Headmaster because of what had happened with the Sorceress!"
All at once, everyone began arguing among themselves, Ceres, Zell, Seifer, Nida and Xu the only ones remaining quiet.
"STOP IT!" Xu yelled, but no one paid her any attention.
Quickly, a fight broke out. It took an hour and 37 staff members to stop it. By the time everyone had quit, there was blood everywhere, and alot of people were seriously injured.
Ceres looked at the sight, disgusted, and turned around, "Stop it!" She screamed, "Just stop it! I never wanted this! You people are NOT animals! At one point you were friends!" She choked back a sob and fell to the floor.
Everything was quiet for a moment, and then Seifer sighed, standing up. It seemed to take forever, but he quietly made his way to Ceres and sat down beside her. She raised her head, and looked at him curiously. Seifer shot her a weak smile, his eyes filling rapidly with tears, "I'm sorry.. Cer... If you and Zell are happy.. then that's all that matters..."
Her breath caught in her throat, "Oh Sei.. Do you really mean that?"
Seifer grinned lopsided, "Of course I do, you're my sister, aren't ya?"
Ceres laughed, and they embraced each other, hanging on tightly, as if afraid to let go.
Everyone sat there, stunned. Slowly, each of them stood up, and ran to someone, hugging them tightly, apologizing.
Xu sighed and shook her head. 'This is a goddamned soap oprea.' she thought to herself, but she couldn't help smiling when Quistis came up and to and wrapped her arms around her, whispering, "I'm sorry," in her ear.
Maybe everything would be alright after all...
It was a hot afternoon, and everyone in the Garden had been called to the classrooms. There was tension in the air, so thick you could cut it with a knife.
The self-proclaimed, "Right Doers" sat on the right side of the classrooms, while the self-pronounced, "Fighters for Love" sat on the left.
Nida sat in the middle though, him being one of the very few people who were neutral in the whole ordeal. He was constantly badgered to join sides, but he wouldn't choose. He was friends with Ceres and Zell, but he was also friends with Seifer. Ceres and Zell didn't push him to choose, neither did Seifer, but the followers were starting to call him a traitor.
Xu stood in the front of the classroom, the only other member of Balamb Garden who stayed neutral. She felt she was betraying Quistis, who was her best friend, but it wouldn't be right for her to choose. She tried to be fair as often as the rules would allow it. Though, she could be crueler than life itself, at times. That had already been proven, all too well.
"Quiet, please!" Xu called over the arguing on the students and SeeDs. "I SAID QUIET!" Xu screamed, the entire room stopping and looking at her, bewildered, "Thank you."
"Now," she said, crossing her arms, "We have a serious problem here. As I am sure you all know, the Headmaster has been missing for sometime now and we still can't find him, nor the person who took him. Does anyone know of somebody who could possibly hold a grudge against the Headmaster?"
Quistis was the fastest to reply, "It had to be either Ceres or Zell!"
"Oh?" Xu answered, raising her eyebrow, "And, please, tell us why you think this?"
"Simple", Quistis said smirking, "They had been banned from seeing each other and they were mad, so they took it out on the person who chose the punishment, Cid Kramer."
"That's not true!" Selphie exclaimed, jumping out of her seat and pointing at Seifer accusingly, "If anyone did it, it had to be Seifer! He was mad at the Headmaster because of what had happened with the Sorceress!"
All at once, everyone began arguing among themselves, Ceres, Zell, Seifer, Nida and Xu the only ones remaining quiet.
"STOP IT!" Xu yelled, but no one paid her any attention.
Quickly, a fight broke out. It took an hour and 37 staff members to stop it. By the time everyone had quit, there was blood everywhere, and alot of people were seriously injured.
Ceres looked at the sight, disgusted, and turned around, "Stop it!" She screamed, "Just stop it! I never wanted this! You people are NOT animals! At one point you were friends!" She choked back a sob and fell to the floor.
Everything was quiet for a moment, and then Seifer sighed, standing up. It seemed to take forever, but he quietly made his way to Ceres and sat down beside her. She raised her head, and looked at him curiously. Seifer shot her a weak smile, his eyes filling rapidly with tears, "I'm sorry.. Cer... If you and Zell are happy.. then that's all that matters..."
Her breath caught in her throat, "Oh Sei.. Do you really mean that?"
Seifer grinned lopsided, "Of course I do, you're my sister, aren't ya?"
Ceres laughed, and they embraced each other, hanging on tightly, as if afraid to let go.
Everyone sat there, stunned. Slowly, each of them stood up, and ran to someone, hugging them tightly, apologizing.
Xu sighed and shook her head. 'This is a goddamned soap oprea.' she thought to herself, but she couldn't help smiling when Quistis came up and to and wrapped her arms around her, whispering, "I'm sorry," in her ear.
Maybe everything would be alright after all...