As It Begins Again
Stacey Lui
Chapter 3
"I'll get that bitch," growled Seifer as he stomped off toward the dorm rooms.
"Well let's get out of this gloomy mood," said Selphie as she tried to cheer everyone up. "So Irvine why were you called into the Headmaster's office?" Irvine grinned.
"Well you are now looking at an Instructor." Everyone looked at him in shock.
"Congratulations!" said Rinoa as she got up and hugged him. Squall gave Irvine a dirty look until Rinoa returned to his side. Selphie got up too.
"That's great Irvine!" Selphie added.
"What are you going to teach?" asked Squall.
"I'm the new Weapon instructor."
"Hey that's a great job. The old instructor was getting kinda old," said Zell.
"Yeah, do you know where Quistis is? I want to tell her the good news," Irvine said all excited.
"Didn't you see her," asked Rinoa. "She was at Cid's office before you got there."
"Must have missed her."
Meanwhile Quistis walked down the corridor to the dorm rooms. I got to get some peace and quiet... thought Quistis as she walked down the hallway toward her room. Suddenly, she found herself on the ground.
"Outta my way!" Quistis looked up to see Seifer a little pleased with himself. "Oh, its you instructor," Seifer said sarcastically. Quistis got up and brushed herself off.
"You know perfectly well that I'm not an instructor anymore."
"Of course, I must have forgotten." Seifer smirked and left
"Well looks like I'm not going to get any peace and quiet around here," Quistis said to herself and started making her way to the library. I really need to study...
"So Taryn are you going to try to become a Seed member?" asked Zell. She nodded her head.
"The only reason holding me back is that I don't have a weapon. And I know you have to have training in a weapon before you can become a Seed member."
"Well you must be in your luck cause from today and on I'm the weapon
instructor," said Irvine. "I can give you private lessons." He grinned at her.
"Don't get any ideas, Irvine," Rinoa said as she shook her head.
"What I'm not thinking of anything!" Everyone just shook his or her head in disbelief. Rinoa looked down at her watch.
"Well, we better head back," she said to Selphie and Taryn. "We've been here for about 2 hours already, and Taryn and I have a Seed test to study for." Taryn and Selphie stood up.
"Goodbye, you guys," said Taryn, as she waved and headed toward Rinoa.
Selphie stood up with a jerk.
"Yeah, see you guys!"
Quistis walked out of the library and headed back to the dorms. I haven't studied that hard ever since I was fifteen. Oof...I seem to be running into everyone today.
"Sorry Quistis," said Rinoa. "We were just heading back to the dorm room." Selphie helped Quistis off the ground.
"So Quisty, where were you?" Selphie asked.
"Yeah, Irvine was looking for you," added Taryn. They all headed in the room together. Quistis walked to the corner of her room and sat on her bed. Rinoa and Selphie soon followed.
"Well," Quistis hesitated. "I was...." They heard a shrill scream come from the opposite side of the room. Everyone reached and grabbed their weapon. Rinoa ran across the room and pulled the divider to the side.
"Taryn! Are you okay." Taryn had the look of pure shock across her face. Rinoa followed Taryn's gaze.
"Oh my god," said Rinoa as she looked across Taryn's room. Everything was torn and ripped into shreds.
"It looks like confetti," said Selphie as she peered over Rinoa's shoulder. Taryn walked into the room and picked up a pile of shredded paper.
"My notes for the test," Taryn looked up at Quistis. "Who could have done this?" Rinoa walked up and put her arm around Taryn's shoulder.
"It's okay, you could use my notes," said Rinoa. Quistis walked in and peered around the room. She walked up the bed, which had large cuts into it.
"It looks like this was cut by a knife," said Quistis. She reached down and touched the torn fabric. "A really large knife."
"Who would do something like this?" asked Selphie as she made her way to the other girls. Quistis looked up and snapped her fingers.
"I saw Seifer walk out this way a little over 2 hours ago." Taryn's face started turning red with anger. "But there's not enough proof that he would do something childish like this," Quistis said hastily.
"Are you sure?" asked Rinoa. "I mean this is Seifer. Squall and him have been rivals ever since they were young and he hasn't let that die yet." Taryn shot up of the bed and stomped out the room.
"Maybe one of us should go after her?" asked Selphie.
He's going to get it this time....thought Taryn as she headed out of the dormitory. She heard quick footsteps come from behind her.
"Don't do anything dumb," said Rinoa as she caught up with her and slowed to a walk. "I mean don't do any too irrational. It may affect your record for becoming a Seed."
"Don't worry about me, Rinoa." Taryn said with a forced smile. She rapidly walked toward the front foyer. Rinoa paused and watched painstakingly as she saw a friend make a wrong decision.
"Squall," Squall turned to see Rinoa come his way.
"What is it Rinoa?" asked Squall as he slowed down so she could catch up with him. There was a look of distress in Rinoa's eyes. "Is there something wrong?" Squall asked with concern.
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in," said Quistis. Zell swung open the door.
"Selphie why don't we...WHAT happened in here!?" Zell exclaimed as he looked around the room. Quistis and Selphie were picking up the mess.
"Stop gawking and help us," said Selphie. Zell stopped staring and lowered his eyes to Selphie.
"Taryn's room got trashed," said Quistis as she tried to lift up the torn mattress. Zell looked at Quistis and hurried to help her.
"Thanks," said Quistis as Zell slowly lifted the opposite corner of the mattress up.
"Well do you know who did it?" asked Zell impatiently.
"Well, through deductive reasoning I figured it was Seifer, because of the large cuts on the mattress," Quistis pointed at the cuts. "But I'm not completely certain but Taryn left to find Seifer."
"I hope she doesn't get into trouble," said Zell sincerely.
******End of Chapter 3******
Stacey Lui
Chapter 3
"I'll get that bitch," growled Seifer as he stomped off toward the dorm rooms.
"Well let's get out of this gloomy mood," said Selphie as she tried to cheer everyone up. "So Irvine why were you called into the Headmaster's office?" Irvine grinned.
"Well you are now looking at an Instructor." Everyone looked at him in shock.
"Congratulations!" said Rinoa as she got up and hugged him. Squall gave Irvine a dirty look until Rinoa returned to his side. Selphie got up too.
"That's great Irvine!" Selphie added.
"What are you going to teach?" asked Squall.
"I'm the new Weapon instructor."
"Hey that's a great job. The old instructor was getting kinda old," said Zell.
"Yeah, do you know where Quistis is? I want to tell her the good news," Irvine said all excited.
"Didn't you see her," asked Rinoa. "She was at Cid's office before you got there."
"Must have missed her."
Meanwhile Quistis walked down the corridor to the dorm rooms. I got to get some peace and quiet... thought Quistis as she walked down the hallway toward her room. Suddenly, she found herself on the ground.
"Outta my way!" Quistis looked up to see Seifer a little pleased with himself. "Oh, its you instructor," Seifer said sarcastically. Quistis got up and brushed herself off.
"You know perfectly well that I'm not an instructor anymore."
"Of course, I must have forgotten." Seifer smirked and left
"Well looks like I'm not going to get any peace and quiet around here," Quistis said to herself and started making her way to the library. I really need to study...
"So Taryn are you going to try to become a Seed member?" asked Zell. She nodded her head.
"The only reason holding me back is that I don't have a weapon. And I know you have to have training in a weapon before you can become a Seed member."
"Well you must be in your luck cause from today and on I'm the weapon
instructor," said Irvine. "I can give you private lessons." He grinned at her.
"Don't get any ideas, Irvine," Rinoa said as she shook her head.
"What I'm not thinking of anything!" Everyone just shook his or her head in disbelief. Rinoa looked down at her watch.
"Well, we better head back," she said to Selphie and Taryn. "We've been here for about 2 hours already, and Taryn and I have a Seed test to study for." Taryn and Selphie stood up.
"Goodbye, you guys," said Taryn, as she waved and headed toward Rinoa.
Selphie stood up with a jerk.
"Yeah, see you guys!"
Quistis walked out of the library and headed back to the dorms. I haven't studied that hard ever since I was fifteen. Oof...I seem to be running into everyone today.
"Sorry Quistis," said Rinoa. "We were just heading back to the dorm room." Selphie helped Quistis off the ground.
"So Quisty, where were you?" Selphie asked.
"Yeah, Irvine was looking for you," added Taryn. They all headed in the room together. Quistis walked to the corner of her room and sat on her bed. Rinoa and Selphie soon followed.
"Well," Quistis hesitated. "I was...." They heard a shrill scream come from the opposite side of the room. Everyone reached and grabbed their weapon. Rinoa ran across the room and pulled the divider to the side.
"Taryn! Are you okay." Taryn had the look of pure shock across her face. Rinoa followed Taryn's gaze.
"Oh my god," said Rinoa as she looked across Taryn's room. Everything was torn and ripped into shreds.
"It looks like confetti," said Selphie as she peered over Rinoa's shoulder. Taryn walked into the room and picked up a pile of shredded paper.
"My notes for the test," Taryn looked up at Quistis. "Who could have done this?" Rinoa walked up and put her arm around Taryn's shoulder.
"It's okay, you could use my notes," said Rinoa. Quistis walked in and peered around the room. She walked up the bed, which had large cuts into it.
"It looks like this was cut by a knife," said Quistis. She reached down and touched the torn fabric. "A really large knife."
"Who would do something like this?" asked Selphie as she made her way to the other girls. Quistis looked up and snapped her fingers.
"I saw Seifer walk out this way a little over 2 hours ago." Taryn's face started turning red with anger. "But there's not enough proof that he would do something childish like this," Quistis said hastily.
"Are you sure?" asked Rinoa. "I mean this is Seifer. Squall and him have been rivals ever since they were young and he hasn't let that die yet." Taryn shot up of the bed and stomped out the room.
"Maybe one of us should go after her?" asked Selphie.
He's going to get it this time....thought Taryn as she headed out of the dormitory. She heard quick footsteps come from behind her.
"Don't do anything dumb," said Rinoa as she caught up with her and slowed to a walk. "I mean don't do any too irrational. It may affect your record for becoming a Seed."
"Don't worry about me, Rinoa." Taryn said with a forced smile. She rapidly walked toward the front foyer. Rinoa paused and watched painstakingly as she saw a friend make a wrong decision.
"Squall," Squall turned to see Rinoa come his way.
"What is it Rinoa?" asked Squall as he slowed down so she could catch up with him. There was a look of distress in Rinoa's eyes. "Is there something wrong?" Squall asked with concern.
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in," said Quistis. Zell swung open the door.
"Selphie why don't we...WHAT happened in here!?" Zell exclaimed as he looked around the room. Quistis and Selphie were picking up the mess.
"Stop gawking and help us," said Selphie. Zell stopped staring and lowered his eyes to Selphie.
"Taryn's room got trashed," said Quistis as she tried to lift up the torn mattress. Zell looked at Quistis and hurried to help her.
"Thanks," said Quistis as Zell slowly lifted the opposite corner of the mattress up.
"Well do you know who did it?" asked Zell impatiently.
"Well, through deductive reasoning I figured it was Seifer, because of the large cuts on the mattress," Quistis pointed at the cuts. "But I'm not completely certain but Taryn left to find Seifer."
"I hope she doesn't get into trouble," said Zell sincerely.
******End of Chapter 3******