Chapter2
"Ouch my forehead hurts." Squall said as his vision slowly returned to him.
He looked around and noticed he was lying in the infirmary. He felt a slight
breeze from an open window behind him. He sat up and looked around the room.
A short stocky woman of about 50 in a white coat walked towards him.
"So, how are you feeling?" said Dr. Kadowaki.
"OK...but my head kind of hurts." replied Squall
The doctor went to a brown cupboard and opened it. She took a white bottle
full of some sort of pill and filled up a disposable drinking cup.
"Here this should help the pain," she said. "Why don't you take it a little
easier in training next time huh? Next time you might not wake up."
"Yeah well tell that to that bastard Seifer." Squall replied defensively.
Squall through his feet over the side of the cot and sat on the edge.
"That damn Seifer...wont listen to anyone," said the doctor. " You should try
and ignore him, you know?"
"I can't just run away from him." Squall replied getting more hostile.
"Oh so you wanna be cool, huh?" Kadowaki asked. " Well just don't get
yourself killed in the process. OK, well I need to call your instructor.
Quistis Trepe right?"
"Yep that's her"
The Doctor walked over to a white phone hanging on the wall and punched in a
three digit extension.
"Hello, Instructor Trepe? Yes, this is Dr. Kadowaki down at the
infirmary...oh yes Squall is fine, I just need you too come down and pick him
up...yes, that will be fine... OK then, bye."
Doctor Kadowaki then walked away to take care of other matters in her office.
Squall put his feet back up and lay back down. He closed his eyes and was
starting to drift off to sleep when he heard footsteps. He turned to face the
window into the hall and saw a young woman in a white dress and green shall
staring at him.
"So Squall we meet again," said the mysterious woman.
Then she quickly walked away down the hall.
"Who in the hell?" Squall thought to himself
But after a few minutes he stopped thinking and dosed off into a peaceful and
dreamless sleep.
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Quistis Trepe was a tall and fairly attractive woman. At 18 she was the
youngest Garden instructor and a talented member of SeeD. She walked down a
long hallway in her blue garden uniform and turned into the small office at
the end. She looked around and then saw the green cot holding her student,
and she walked to it.
"Wake up sleepy," she said as she shook Squall.
Squall got up and shook his head a bit.
"You know I can walk myself to class, I don't need a baby-sitter." Squall
snapped crankily.
"Sorry, garden rules. Since you're injured you're not aloud out without a
guardian. So come on little Squally." she said amusingly, and with a half
smile.
"Whatever." Squall said emotionlessly.
Quistis motioned for Squall to go first and that he did. They walked out of
the Infirmary and started walking back down the long hall that Quistis had
come from. Squall had a sort of uncertain look on his face.
"Squall...is there something on your mind?" Quistis asked, concerned.
"Not really," both of them said at the same time.
Quistis began to laugh. Both of them stopped and looked at each other.
"What's so funny?" Squall asked kind of angry.
"Funny?" Quistis replied "No, no its not that. I'm just happy because I feel
like I'm finally beginning to understand my student a little. That's all..."
"You know I'm more complex then people think..." Squall said impatiently as
he turned away from Quistis
"Well, then please…tell me. Tell me more about your self." Quistis begged.
"That's none of your..."
"...Business right?" Quistis said cutting off Squall.
"Whatever." Squall said once again.
Squall started walking down the hall again and Quistis followed. Quistis was
quiet now and just kept her eyes facing forward and Squall walked on with his
usual uncaring stare.
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Squall quietly thought to himself as he rode the elevator to the 2nd floor.
He was thinking about his conversation (if you could call it that) with
Quistis. He heard the elevator ding and the doors open. He stepped out of it
and started down a short hallway and took a right at the end. He walked down
this second hallway looking around and minding his own business. He finally
reached his classroom door, he pressed the "open" button and the door slid
open with a mechanical like whoosh.
He entered the classroom and noticed that he was late. Everyone else had
already been seated and he could feel there eyes on him.
"Whatever" Squall thought to himself
He walked quietly to his seat in front of a semi-large computer screen and
began to listen as Instructor Quistis began class.
"Good morning class." Quistis began. Lets start with today's schedule shall
we? Id first like to confirm the rumors that this afternoon the field exam
for SeeD candidates will begin. Those not participating and those who failed
last weeks written test are to remain here in study hall. Field exam
participants will have free time until the exam. Make sure you're in top
condition, because this is a major exam. We will meet in the hall at 1600
hours. I will then announce the team assignments. If there are any questions,
please ask them now."
She looked around waiting for a response from anyone but none came.
"Oh and Seifer..." she added. "Do not, I repeat DO NOT injure your partner
while training! Calm down and be more careful form now on."
Seifer gave a short nod and then slammed his fist on his desk hard. He gave
Squall a nasty grimace and then turned away. Quistis once again began to
speak.
"Field exam participants I will see you later," she said. Oh and Squall... I
need to see you after class."
"Now what?!" Squall thought to himself.
"Class dismissed. See you later," Quistis said to the students.
The classroom began to empty as everyone left, except for Squall who walked
up to the front to meet Quistis. He noticed that a small group of students
had gathered near the door and where watching him. One member of the group
approached him.
"Hey, you better watch yourself. Act like gentleman when around Instructor
Trepe."
"Whatever." Squall thought again.
He approached Quistis and she started to speak.
"Squall, you haven't been to the Fire Cavern yet have you?" Asked Quistis.
"I was going to go this morning...but Seifer..." Squall thought to himself.
"You cannot take part in today's SeeD exam unless you have not passed this
prerequisite." Quistis explained "Do you have a good excuse?"
"...No." Squall replied.
"Well, then meet me at the front gate." Quistis explained. "I will be your
escort to the caverns. You have 15 min to get ready, so hurry up. I will see
you later."
With that she walked to the door and left. Squall was about to leave when
another of the strange group approached him. This time it was a young woman.
"If anything should happen to Instructor Trepe we will get you back...count
on it."
After that the small group left.
"What strange people, basing there lives on an idol...whatever." he said to
himself
Squall then walked out he door and headed for the elevator. As he walked down
the hall he realized he had not eaten breakfast. He decided to visit the
cafeteria for something to eat. He reached the elevator and pressed the
button. He climbed in and pressed the number one and began to descend to the
first floor.
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Squall left the cafeteria feeling much refreshed. He began to walk down the
circular hallway and towards the front gate. He walked through the lobby and
down a hall. He passed the gate and down another hall until he finally
reached the front gate.
"Its about time Squall." Quistis suddenly said. "I said 15 minutes and it's
been well over.
"Sorry..." Squall replied
"Well, Squall its about time to go now." Quistis told Squall. "Do you have
everything you need? Have you equipped your GF's?"
"Yes, everything is ready Instructor." Squall replied.
"All right let's go then"
The two of them jumped in a small car waiting out at the gate. Quistis
started the car and pressed on the gas. They began to drive down the road a
little ways and then swerved off into the plain that lay before them.
"Next stop Fire Cavern." Quistis said in a high voice.
"Whatever..." said Squall.
"Ouch my forehead hurts." Squall said as his vision slowly returned to him.
He looked around and noticed he was lying in the infirmary. He felt a slight
breeze from an open window behind him. He sat up and looked around the room.
A short stocky woman of about 50 in a white coat walked towards him.
"So, how are you feeling?" said Dr. Kadowaki.
"OK...but my head kind of hurts." replied Squall
The doctor went to a brown cupboard and opened it. She took a white bottle
full of some sort of pill and filled up a disposable drinking cup.
"Here this should help the pain," she said. "Why don't you take it a little
easier in training next time huh? Next time you might not wake up."
"Yeah well tell that to that bastard Seifer." Squall replied defensively.
Squall through his feet over the side of the cot and sat on the edge.
"That damn Seifer...wont listen to anyone," said the doctor. " You should try
and ignore him, you know?"
"I can't just run away from him." Squall replied getting more hostile.
"Oh so you wanna be cool, huh?" Kadowaki asked. " Well just don't get
yourself killed in the process. OK, well I need to call your instructor.
Quistis Trepe right?"
"Yep that's her"
The Doctor walked over to a white phone hanging on the wall and punched in a
three digit extension.
"Hello, Instructor Trepe? Yes, this is Dr. Kadowaki down at the
infirmary...oh yes Squall is fine, I just need you too come down and pick him
up...yes, that will be fine... OK then, bye."
Doctor Kadowaki then walked away to take care of other matters in her office.
Squall put his feet back up and lay back down. He closed his eyes and was
starting to drift off to sleep when he heard footsteps. He turned to face the
window into the hall and saw a young woman in a white dress and green shall
staring at him.
"So Squall we meet again," said the mysterious woman.
Then she quickly walked away down the hall.
"Who in the hell?" Squall thought to himself
But after a few minutes he stopped thinking and dosed off into a peaceful and
dreamless sleep.
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********
Quistis Trepe was a tall and fairly attractive woman. At 18 she was the
youngest Garden instructor and a talented member of SeeD. She walked down a
long hallway in her blue garden uniform and turned into the small office at
the end. She looked around and then saw the green cot holding her student,
and she walked to it.
"Wake up sleepy," she said as she shook Squall.
Squall got up and shook his head a bit.
"You know I can walk myself to class, I don't need a baby-sitter." Squall
snapped crankily.
"Sorry, garden rules. Since you're injured you're not aloud out without a
guardian. So come on little Squally." she said amusingly, and with a half
smile.
"Whatever." Squall said emotionlessly.
Quistis motioned for Squall to go first and that he did. They walked out of
the Infirmary and started walking back down the long hall that Quistis had
come from. Squall had a sort of uncertain look on his face.
"Squall...is there something on your mind?" Quistis asked, concerned.
"Not really," both of them said at the same time.
Quistis began to laugh. Both of them stopped and looked at each other.
"What's so funny?" Squall asked kind of angry.
"Funny?" Quistis replied "No, no its not that. I'm just happy because I feel
like I'm finally beginning to understand my student a little. That's all..."
"You know I'm more complex then people think..." Squall said impatiently as
he turned away from Quistis
"Well, then please…tell me. Tell me more about your self." Quistis begged.
"That's none of your..."
"...Business right?" Quistis said cutting off Squall.
"Whatever." Squall said once again.
Squall started walking down the hall again and Quistis followed. Quistis was
quiet now and just kept her eyes facing forward and Squall walked on with his
usual uncaring stare.
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Squall quietly thought to himself as he rode the elevator to the 2nd floor.
He was thinking about his conversation (if you could call it that) with
Quistis. He heard the elevator ding and the doors open. He stepped out of it
and started down a short hallway and took a right at the end. He walked down
this second hallway looking around and minding his own business. He finally
reached his classroom door, he pressed the "open" button and the door slid
open with a mechanical like whoosh.
He entered the classroom and noticed that he was late. Everyone else had
already been seated and he could feel there eyes on him.
"Whatever" Squall thought to himself
He walked quietly to his seat in front of a semi-large computer screen and
began to listen as Instructor Quistis began class.
"Good morning class." Quistis began. Lets start with today's schedule shall
we? Id first like to confirm the rumors that this afternoon the field exam
for SeeD candidates will begin. Those not participating and those who failed
last weeks written test are to remain here in study hall. Field exam
participants will have free time until the exam. Make sure you're in top
condition, because this is a major exam. We will meet in the hall at 1600
hours. I will then announce the team assignments. If there are any questions,
please ask them now."
She looked around waiting for a response from anyone but none came.
"Oh and Seifer..." she added. "Do not, I repeat DO NOT injure your partner
while training! Calm down and be more careful form now on."
Seifer gave a short nod and then slammed his fist on his desk hard. He gave
Squall a nasty grimace and then turned away. Quistis once again began to
speak.
"Field exam participants I will see you later," she said. Oh and Squall... I
need to see you after class."
"Now what?!" Squall thought to himself.
"Class dismissed. See you later," Quistis said to the students.
The classroom began to empty as everyone left, except for Squall who walked
up to the front to meet Quistis. He noticed that a small group of students
had gathered near the door and where watching him. One member of the group
approached him.
"Hey, you better watch yourself. Act like gentleman when around Instructor
Trepe."
"Whatever." Squall thought again.
He approached Quistis and she started to speak.
"Squall, you haven't been to the Fire Cavern yet have you?" Asked Quistis.
"I was going to go this morning...but Seifer..." Squall thought to himself.
"You cannot take part in today's SeeD exam unless you have not passed this
prerequisite." Quistis explained "Do you have a good excuse?"
"...No." Squall replied.
"Well, then meet me at the front gate." Quistis explained. "I will be your
escort to the caverns. You have 15 min to get ready, so hurry up. I will see
you later."
With that she walked to the door and left. Squall was about to leave when
another of the strange group approached him. This time it was a young woman.
"If anything should happen to Instructor Trepe we will get you back...count
on it."
After that the small group left.
"What strange people, basing there lives on an idol...whatever." he said to
himself
Squall then walked out he door and headed for the elevator. As he walked down
the hall he realized he had not eaten breakfast. He decided to visit the
cafeteria for something to eat. He reached the elevator and pressed the
button. He climbed in and pressed the number one and began to descend to the
first floor.
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********
Squall left the cafeteria feeling much refreshed. He began to walk down the
circular hallway and towards the front gate. He walked through the lobby and
down a hall. He passed the gate and down another hall until he finally
reached the front gate.
"Its about time Squall." Quistis suddenly said. "I said 15 minutes and it's
been well over.
"Sorry..." Squall replied
"Well, Squall its about time to go now." Quistis told Squall. "Do you have
everything you need? Have you equipped your GF's?"
"Yes, everything is ready Instructor." Squall replied.
"All right let's go then"
The two of them jumped in a small car waiting out at the gate. Quistis
started the car and pressed on the gas. They began to drive down the road a
little ways and then swerved off into the plain that lay before them.
"Next stop Fire Cavern." Quistis said in a high voice.
"Whatever..." said Squall.