Author's Note: The Disclaimer is on the first chapter

Disclaimer: Is on the first chapter.

Thoughts

Farina let her long strides take her out of sight of the dock and back to Balamb Hotel, her thoughts whirling. Climbing the stairs and walking down the long hall that led to her room, she let herself inside and leaned on the door, staring absently at the bed.

'I can't believe I did that. Though I do think that Cid would give him one more chance, why did I have to tell him to come back? What if he asks for my help?!' Farina closed her eyes tightly and sighed. 'Then… I'll just have to give it to him, won't I? He needs someone in Garden who he'll be able to trust. And I told him that I'd help him.'

With a sigh, she opened her eyes and pushed her tired body away from the door. Taking off her jacket, she laid it across the single chair in the room and wearily lay down on the bed. Closing out thoughts of the world, she was soon asleep.

Farina walked down one of Garden's airy blue halls, staying to the side so she wouldn't get in anyone's way. She was carrying a large box of books that had just arrived at the lobby. The deliveryman was in a hurry and didn't have time to drop them off at the library, so Sashna asked her to pick them up for her.

It had been a month since she'd spoken to Seifer at the dock and he hadn't gotten in contact with her again, so she didn't know if he'd believed a word she'd said, just taken them with a grain (or two or fifty) of salt, or had gone or someone else for help. In a way, she was relieved. If it was the last choice.

She was jolted out of her thoughts when she felt a firm shove to her back. Normally, she would have been able to catch herself, but with the box in her hands, she wasn't able to move very quickly. So she fell to her knees and heard the snickers of her peers. Biting the inside of her lip, she was moving to get up when someone grasped her elbow. She didn't hear the gasps of the people around her, or she might not have stiffened in assumption that this person was going to try to further humiliate her. Looking up, she almost froze, but caught herself. She was looking up into the face of Seifer Almasy.

Quickly standing and picking up the box, she turned to face him.

"What was that all about, Sassy?"

"What took you so long?"

Seifer rolled his eyes. "I was out of form, Sassy. Not much, but enough. I've spent the month getting back into form, contacting Cid, and all that other junk that I needed to do. We're on out way to see him now." He didn't know why he was explaining this to a girl he didn't even know, but he felt that he owed her an explanation. She looked past his shoulder to give a cool look to some students who were still lingering in the hall and staring. They got the hint and got on their way. Seifer took that time to study her. He hadn't made out her features well in the pale light of the just rising sun at the dock.

She looked about 5'5, 5'6, her dark brown hair fell to her hips and she had a two inch wide white streak at her left temple that ran halfway down the length of her hair, the width thinning out on the way down. Her hair was now in a French braid. Her deep gray eyes looked wary, and shuttered. Her body was toned and well fit. She had a figure some girls would kill for. All in all, she was gorgeous, and didn't look like much of a fighter, but he knew not to judge a person by what they looked like of how they acted. Then would where Raijin be? He thought with a mental smirk.

Farina felt a bit uncomfortable under his scrutinizing eyes, but hid it, pushed it away.

"So what was that shove thing in the middle of the hall?" He asked the question and Farina felt relieved and shifted the box she still held in her now aching arms.

'I think they must have switched the book order and a brick order.' Out loud she said, "If you'll excuse me, I've got to get this to the library." Seifer grabbed her elbow.

"I asked you a question."

She considered his face for a moment. "Ice Queen." She said simply. He frowned, not understanding. "Stick around and you'll probably find out. And pick it up yourself. Maybe." She tugged her elbow from his grasp and quickly walked out of his sight, but not before turning back around and telling them welcome back.

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Author's Note: Nataku, thank you for reviewing. I really appreciate it. :o)

Do they even have a lobby? Is it that office you see when you exit out of Garden? Oh, and Sashna is the 'Library Girl.'

I'm sorry this took so long to get up. I didn't know exactly where to go from the first chapter. Should I continue from the dock scene? Maybe two weeks to a month later? Expand a little on Farina? Or on Raijin and Fujin's thoughts? -shrugs- But I'm sure you get the point. I've rewritten this thing I've no idea how many times.

And about the white streak in Farina's hair, someone I know has that. It's natural and it's her birthmark. So I didn't get from X-MEN.