Desperate Souls
Chapter 1: New Cadets
Disclaimer: Sorry, I forgot that disclaimer in the prologue, but anyways. Ya'll know that drill, I do not own any of the characters in this fic, except Jade, Matt, and Nic. Nor do I own any of the places, unless I decide to make up a town or something. Squaresoft owns all these cool ass characters and such...::sighs:: Well, on with the story.
Jade, Nicolas, and Matt stood outside on the roof of Esthar's Airstation with the three Esthar soldiers who stood guard over them. Jade watched the large aircraft make it's approach, to her it looked more like a red dragon more than a spaceship. She had always been fascinated with dragons, as a child, she had always collected little porcelain figureines of all types of dragons; ruby, blue, hexa-dragons, but, her one favorite was one her grandfather had specially made for her, was a beautiful emerald dragon, with bright, blue gems as it's eyes. She had somehow managed to keep it with her through everything, from leaving home, to the detention center, and now to Balamb Garden.
The Ragnarok made it's final approach, the wind generated by it's powerful engines making Jade's hair flow behind her. After the ship landed, it's cargo bay doors started opening, emitting the two SeeDs. One was a man wearing a black cowboy hat and getup with a long ponytail running down his back. The other, a woman with long blonde hair which was held up with a clip, she was wearing the traditional SeeD uniform. Jade noticed that she had a regal air about her, just from the way she walked. She turned her head away from her when she felt Matt nudging her in the ribs. "What?! Damn, you guys bug!"
Matt jumped back. "Jeez! What's your problem? Is it that time of the month or something?" He smirked.
"Don't make me shove my foot so far up your ass you'll be licking the dirt off my shoe for a fucking month." She glared at him.
He gulped, and looked at Nic to back him up, who was laughing behind him. "No way man, I'm not getting in this."
Jade crossed her arms and cocked her head at Matt. "Anyways, what we're you going to tell me that was so important?"
"Ahh..i..it's n.not imp..portant. I..I'll tell you g..guys later." He slowly stepped away from Jade over to where the guards were standing.
She rolled her eyes and turned back to the SeeDs, only to come face to face with the blonde-headed woman. She recognized her as one of the six famous SeeDs who saved the world from Time Compression and Ultamecia. Jade looked her in the eyes, meeting her glare with one of her own.
Quistis came face to face with the young woman, whose eye's she couldn't help but look into. The shade of blue they were made her think she was looking into a raging thunderstorm, she thought she could just get lost in them. She couldn't believe that someone could have eye's more intense than those of Squall's, but apparently she was wrong. God, Quistis, what are you thinking? She cleared her throat and broke her gaze with the young woman, and turned to the Esthar soldiers. "We'll take them from him, thank you."
"Yes, ma'am." They nodded to her once and headed back into the Airstation.
She turned back to the cadet's, purposefully avoiding eye contact with the girl. "Okay, if you'll follow me. We'll be at Balamb Garden before you know it. Mr. Kinneas and myself will explain the rules to you once we are onboard and have taken off." She nodded to them, and to Irvine, and started walking back to the Ragnarok, a little nervous because she thought she could feel the girl's gaze on her. Oh god, and I'm going to have her in my class?....What am I talking about?..This doesn't sound like me...Get a grip on yourself Quistis!
They boarded the Ragnarok and lead the new cadet's to the conference room, directing them to take a seat around the table and wait for them to explain the terms and rules they have to abide by. Jade took a seat across from Nic and Matt, who were too busy staring at the blonde SeeD to notice her smirking. When they least expected it she kicked both of them in the shit, her steel toed hiking boots connecting with the bone, making them shout. "Owww!!"
She laughed mockingly at them, and smirked. "I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist.", she motioned to the side of her mouth, "Umm..Matt, I think you have a little bit of drool right..there."
He wiped the side of his mouth. "You know Jade, you can be a real bitch sometimes. But we like you anyways." He grinned and looked at Nic, who grinned as well.
"Yeah, I guess that's why we love ya....that and I like the way you make fun of Matt over there." He stuck out his thumb and motioned over at Matt.
"Gee..that's so sweet you guys." She said mockingly.
Matt and Nic looked at each other and nodded, then looked back at her. "...Whatever!" They said in unison, and all three of them burst out laughing, which was cut short when the cowboy and blonde SeeDs took a seat at the conference table.
The cowboy spoke up first. "First, let us introduce ourselves. I'm Irvine Kinneas, and this lovely lady over here is Quistis Trepe. She will be your Instructor, and therefore she is going to explain to you the rules you will have to abide, and other special conditions you have to adapt to, due to your..histories. Quisty, there all your's." Irvine leaned back in his chair, watching them from under the brim of his cowboy hat.
"Thank you, Irvine.", she turned to the cadet's, "The rules of Balamb Garden are fairly simple to follow. One, the curfew is 10 p.m. All cadet's must be in their dorms by then, unless they are training in the training center. But, this rule will not apply to you. Under the terms of the agreement reached between Headmaster Cid and President Laguna Loire, you will not be allowed out of your dorm's after nine p.m. Do you understand this so far?"
Jade spoke up. "Yeah, we understand. Just because we have been in a detention center, doesn't mean we're ignorant."
Quistis winced at her biting comment, but recovered quickly. "You will not have that kind of attitude with me, or any of the staff at Balamb Garden. If so, you will be sent back to Esthar immediately, understand?"
She nodded. "Yes...ma'am."
"Good, now, you will also have to wear these tracking devices as well.", she handed each of them a custom made watch all cadet's receive upon enlisting at Balamb Garden, then proceeded, "Put these on, and don't try to remove them. It will notify us once it comes out of contact with your wrist. Now, one more thing. The locks on your dorm rooms are electronic, and will lock at your curfew, so be sure you are in them. Stay out of confrontations with the other cadet's if you can, we really want this new program to work. That's pretty much everything, now, we should be at Balamb in a little while so just relax." She glanced over in Jade's direction once more, then got up and left, heading up to the cockpit.
For some reason, Jade couldn't help but think Quistis Trepe was nervous around her. After a few moments of thinking about it, she shrugged it off and pulled out a deck of Triple Triad cards and started shuffling. "Anyone of you guys up for a game of cards?"
Nic nodded. "Always, you Matt?"
"Hell yeah!"
She passed out the cards, five for each of them, then set the deck off to the side. She looked out the window at the clouds that rolled by, then turned her attention back to Matt and Nic. "You guys are so gonna get creamed."
Matt scoffed. "If you say so Jade."
Nic shrugged. "I don't know Matt...she always manages to beat you." He chuckled.
"Uhh...that's..that's cuz she cheats!"
Jade sighed, thinking that this was going to be a long trip, and laid down a slightly higher card than Matt's.
Chapter 1: New Cadets
Disclaimer: Sorry, I forgot that disclaimer in the prologue, but anyways. Ya'll know that drill, I do not own any of the characters in this fic, except Jade, Matt, and Nic. Nor do I own any of the places, unless I decide to make up a town or something. Squaresoft owns all these cool ass characters and such...::sighs:: Well, on with the story.
Jade, Nicolas, and Matt stood outside on the roof of Esthar's Airstation with the three Esthar soldiers who stood guard over them. Jade watched the large aircraft make it's approach, to her it looked more like a red dragon more than a spaceship. She had always been fascinated with dragons, as a child, she had always collected little porcelain figureines of all types of dragons; ruby, blue, hexa-dragons, but, her one favorite was one her grandfather had specially made for her, was a beautiful emerald dragon, with bright, blue gems as it's eyes. She had somehow managed to keep it with her through everything, from leaving home, to the detention center, and now to Balamb Garden.
The Ragnarok made it's final approach, the wind generated by it's powerful engines making Jade's hair flow behind her. After the ship landed, it's cargo bay doors started opening, emitting the two SeeDs. One was a man wearing a black cowboy hat and getup with a long ponytail running down his back. The other, a woman with long blonde hair which was held up with a clip, she was wearing the traditional SeeD uniform. Jade noticed that she had a regal air about her, just from the way she walked. She turned her head away from her when she felt Matt nudging her in the ribs. "What?! Damn, you guys bug!"
Matt jumped back. "Jeez! What's your problem? Is it that time of the month or something?" He smirked.
"Don't make me shove my foot so far up your ass you'll be licking the dirt off my shoe for a fucking month." She glared at him.
He gulped, and looked at Nic to back him up, who was laughing behind him. "No way man, I'm not getting in this."
Jade crossed her arms and cocked her head at Matt. "Anyways, what we're you going to tell me that was so important?"
"Ahh..i..it's n.not imp..portant. I..I'll tell you g..guys later." He slowly stepped away from Jade over to where the guards were standing.
She rolled her eyes and turned back to the SeeDs, only to come face to face with the blonde-headed woman. She recognized her as one of the six famous SeeDs who saved the world from Time Compression and Ultamecia. Jade looked her in the eyes, meeting her glare with one of her own.
Quistis came face to face with the young woman, whose eye's she couldn't help but look into. The shade of blue they were made her think she was looking into a raging thunderstorm, she thought she could just get lost in them. She couldn't believe that someone could have eye's more intense than those of Squall's, but apparently she was wrong. God, Quistis, what are you thinking? She cleared her throat and broke her gaze with the young woman, and turned to the Esthar soldiers. "We'll take them from him, thank you."
"Yes, ma'am." They nodded to her once and headed back into the Airstation.
She turned back to the cadet's, purposefully avoiding eye contact with the girl. "Okay, if you'll follow me. We'll be at Balamb Garden before you know it. Mr. Kinneas and myself will explain the rules to you once we are onboard and have taken off." She nodded to them, and to Irvine, and started walking back to the Ragnarok, a little nervous because she thought she could feel the girl's gaze on her. Oh god, and I'm going to have her in my class?....What am I talking about?..This doesn't sound like me...Get a grip on yourself Quistis!
They boarded the Ragnarok and lead the new cadet's to the conference room, directing them to take a seat around the table and wait for them to explain the terms and rules they have to abide by. Jade took a seat across from Nic and Matt, who were too busy staring at the blonde SeeD to notice her smirking. When they least expected it she kicked both of them in the shit, her steel toed hiking boots connecting with the bone, making them shout. "Owww!!"
She laughed mockingly at them, and smirked. "I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist.", she motioned to the side of her mouth, "Umm..Matt, I think you have a little bit of drool right..there."
He wiped the side of his mouth. "You know Jade, you can be a real bitch sometimes. But we like you anyways." He grinned and looked at Nic, who grinned as well.
"Yeah, I guess that's why we love ya....that and I like the way you make fun of Matt over there." He stuck out his thumb and motioned over at Matt.
"Gee..that's so sweet you guys." She said mockingly.
Matt and Nic looked at each other and nodded, then looked back at her. "...Whatever!" They said in unison, and all three of them burst out laughing, which was cut short when the cowboy and blonde SeeDs took a seat at the conference table.
The cowboy spoke up first. "First, let us introduce ourselves. I'm Irvine Kinneas, and this lovely lady over here is Quistis Trepe. She will be your Instructor, and therefore she is going to explain to you the rules you will have to abide, and other special conditions you have to adapt to, due to your..histories. Quisty, there all your's." Irvine leaned back in his chair, watching them from under the brim of his cowboy hat.
"Thank you, Irvine.", she turned to the cadet's, "The rules of Balamb Garden are fairly simple to follow. One, the curfew is 10 p.m. All cadet's must be in their dorms by then, unless they are training in the training center. But, this rule will not apply to you. Under the terms of the agreement reached between Headmaster Cid and President Laguna Loire, you will not be allowed out of your dorm's after nine p.m. Do you understand this so far?"
Jade spoke up. "Yeah, we understand. Just because we have been in a detention center, doesn't mean we're ignorant."
Quistis winced at her biting comment, but recovered quickly. "You will not have that kind of attitude with me, or any of the staff at Balamb Garden. If so, you will be sent back to Esthar immediately, understand?"
She nodded. "Yes...ma'am."
"Good, now, you will also have to wear these tracking devices as well.", she handed each of them a custom made watch all cadet's receive upon enlisting at Balamb Garden, then proceeded, "Put these on, and don't try to remove them. It will notify us once it comes out of contact with your wrist. Now, one more thing. The locks on your dorm rooms are electronic, and will lock at your curfew, so be sure you are in them. Stay out of confrontations with the other cadet's if you can, we really want this new program to work. That's pretty much everything, now, we should be at Balamb in a little while so just relax." She glanced over in Jade's direction once more, then got up and left, heading up to the cockpit.
For some reason, Jade couldn't help but think Quistis Trepe was nervous around her. After a few moments of thinking about it, she shrugged it off and pulled out a deck of Triple Triad cards and started shuffling. "Anyone of you guys up for a game of cards?"
Nic nodded. "Always, you Matt?"
"Hell yeah!"
She passed out the cards, five for each of them, then set the deck off to the side. She looked out the window at the clouds that rolled by, then turned her attention back to Matt and Nic. "You guys are so gonna get creamed."
Matt scoffed. "If you say so Jade."
Nic shrugged. "I don't know Matt...she always manages to beat you." He chuckled.
"Uhh...that's..that's cuz she cheats!"
Jade sighed, thinking that this was going to be a long trip, and laid down a slightly higher card than Matt's.