Desperate Souls
Chapter 2: Balamb Garden
Disclaimer:..Ok..I don't own Final Fantasy 8, nor do I own any of these awesome characters, Squaresoft does...::mumbles::..lucky bastards. Anyhoo's, Jade, Matt, and Nic are the creations of my own great mind. Now, on with the show!
It was late afternoon when the Ragnarok made it's landing at Balamb Garden. The skies were growing heavy with dark, nearly black clouds with thunder booming in the distance, making it known to everyone that a storm was approaching and would be there before nightfall. Quistis' mind was then once again brought back to Jade's eyes, and she looked up at the clouds, then back over her shoulder at Jade, who was walking inbetween Matt and Nic. From the look on her face, Quistis thought she looked aggrivated, almost like a babysitter who had a really long day with two annoying children. The thought brought a smile to her face, but disappeared when she saw Jade looking right at her, with her head cocked to the side like she was giving her a "What's so damn funny?" look. She quickly turned away, blushing slightly. Umm..Quistis, why are you blushing? It's not like she's a GUY for crying outloud....But...ugh..what's wrong with me?..those eye's, my knees just want to melt right out from under me...Quistis! Listen to yourself! She shook her head, trying to clear her mind and push those thoughts away, but each time she heard thunder it just brought them back. She sighed, "Get a grip on yourself Quistis." She whispered as she lead them through the entrance of Balamb Garden.
Why does she keep looking at me like that? Jade pondered to herself, while pretending to be listening to whatever it was Matt and Nic were talking about. And just why in the hell did she blush? Fuck it, I'm too damn tired right now to even care.. She was brought back to reality when she felt Matt nudging her in the side. "Hey, Jade...you paying attention?"
"Huh? Oh..sorry Matt, what did you say?"
He sighed. "I asked, what kind of weapon you were planning on using? Me, I'm gonna use a staff, and Nic said he's gonna learn martial arts. How about you?"
"Umm..I haven't really thought about it, I guess I'll use a gun or something." After she had said gun, she felt a had slap her on the shoulder, and turned to see it was the cowboy, Irvine she thought his name was.
Irvine grinned, "You said you wanna use a gun? Right?"
She shrugged. "Yeah..sure."
He grinned. "That's great! I'm a sharpshooter actually, you interested in learnin'?"
She looked from Matt to Nic, then back to Irvine. "That's sounds pretty cool. When can we start?"
"Umm...tomorrow, find me after your last class and we'll go to the training center."
She nodded. "Sounds cool to me. Umm..where are we going now?"
"Instructor Trepe is going to show you around the garden, then show you where your dorms are, and she'll give you your class schedules and cadet uniforms. Those are only necessary when you go to take your field exam, by the way." He stepped around to the two guys. "C'mon fellas, I've been given the duty of showing you around garden, while Jade goes with Instructor Trepe."
Ever since they had first landed in Esthar, Irvine noticed how Quistis had avoided eye contact with the young woman, which he thought it was kind of funny. He had never figured Quistis to be a lesbian, and now that it seemed to him that she had a crush, he was actually going to play matchmaker, although the young woman seemed to wrapped up in herself and her own thoughts to even notice. Atleast this might help her get over Squall...what an asshole.
He never really liked Squall from the get-go. For one, he was a total jerk; two, he treated his friends like shit; three, he had gotten a major ego since Cid had made him Commander. He didn't really care about the first and third reasons he didn't like him, but the second, that was a different story. Even though he talked to Rinoa and treated her like she was a goddess of some sort, he never talked to any of the other's. Irvine could care less if Squall talked to him, it's when he ignore's poor Quisty, Selphie, and Zell. That's what really pissed him off, hell, he'd rather spend a whole day with Seifer than an hour with Squall. Well, right now you've got other things to worry about. He told himself as he escorted the young men around garden, giving them the grand tour, or just wondering around hoping they were catching all of this.
Jade walked up to Instructor Trepe, whom she noticed was a little nervous. She could tell from the way she was constantly rubbing her hands together, or when she crossed her arms her right foot started tapping, the small sound echoing slightly throughout the main hall, which Jade found rather annoying. She tapped her on the shoulder, noticing her jump slightly. "Umm..Instructor Trepe, could you please stop doing that, you're starting to make me nervous." She laughed slightly, trying to make her calm down, even though she had no idea why she was nervous in the first place.
"Ohh..sorry. Well, I guess we should get started then. Follow me." She smiled, then started walking down the main hall, and stopped when she reached an odd looking computer that was in the center of the main hall. "This right here is the directory, it's pretty simple to use. It basically show's the location of what's on the first floor."
Jade nodded. "Ok, looks simple. What's on the second floor?"
"All the classrooms, that is where you'll go for class tomorrow. I'll show once I've shown you everything on the first floor."
"Alright." Just as she nodded and loud crack of thunder echoed throughout the garden, making small cadet's and even some of the older one's either jump or drop their books in surprise. Jade looked at Quistis, her eye's a dark blue, exactly like the cloud's outside. "Look's like we're in for a storm."
Quists was once again lost in those gorgeous eyes, her knee's wanting to buckle under her, but was brought harshly back to reality when she felt someone bump into her, sending her falling. She never hit the ground, but instead ended up in Jade's arms, whom had apparently caught her only to keep herself from falling as well. She actually liked being there, only when she heard Selphie Tilmit shouting at a cadet did she pull away. She cleared her throat. "Umm..thank you. That floor can be rather tough on someone's butt." She laughed slightly, looking up to see her reaction, and was relieved when she saw her smiling. Quistis was about to say they continue, but was halted when Selphie jumped infront of her. "Hey Quisty!"
"Hey Selphie. What are you up to?"
"Ohh nothin'. I'm just bored." She turned and looked at Jade, who was atleast 10 inches taller than her, causing her to look upwards. "Who's you're new friend Quisty?" She turned back to Quistis, smiling.
"Oh, this is Jade. She's one of the new cadet's and I have to show her around."
"Wow", she turned back to Jade and took one of her hands in hers, shaking it wildly. "I'm Selphie Tilmit, nice to meet ya! Oh hey..you wouldn't be interested in joining th....", she was halted all of a sudden when Qustis spoke up.
"I'm sorry Selphie, I have to hurry up and show her the rest of Garden. Her curfew is at nine and I don't want her getting in trouble her very first day. I'll see you tomorrow." She grabbed Jade's arm and starting walking in the direction of the Infirmary.
Jade was perplexed by the Instructor's behavior. "Instructor, what was that all about back there?"
She tensed up for a second, almost as if she thought Jade meant something else, then relaxed once again. "Oh, you mean Selphie?"
"Uhh..yeah, what else would I mean?"
A small look of disappoinment appeared on her face, then it was gone. "Oh, she's always like that. The reason I pulled you off like that was because she was about to ask you to join the Garden Festival Committee."
"What's so wrong with that?"
"Oh, there's nothing wrong with it, you just look like the kind of person who get's aggrivated with people like her really easily."
"Well, I appreciate it then." They both laughed and continued down the hall, Quistis showing her the hallways that lead to the Infirmary and Quad, and stopped when they reached the cafeteria. "This is our cafeteria", she paused and looked up at Jade, "would you like to get something to eat?"
"Um..nah, I'm kinda beat from that plane ride, you know, jet lag."
"Oh, yeah. Well, I'll show you the rest of the first floor then show you to your dorm."
"Thanks."
For the next half and hour, they walked along the first floor. Quistis had shown her the parking lot, which contained some of the coolest looking cars she had ever seen. Next was the training center, and had to listen to the really long lecture about being careful because the monsters' were real and she could end up getting killed. Then, her favorite, the library. It contained what looked like thousands, even millions of books, which she knew she was over exaggerating.
They finally reached her dorm room. She noticed the electronic device on the side of the door, it was black, with a green light glowing, which she took meant it was unlocked. Quistis reached a hand out and opened the door. "Here you go.", she looked at her watch, "Well, you'd better get inside, it's 10 minutes until curfew."
She nodded and stepped inside, then turned back to Quistis. "See ya tomorrow Instructor, what's the number of your class again?"
"27A, it won't be tough for you to find, it's all the way at the end of the hall leading to the emergency exit."
"Oh..ok. Goodnight then." She waited for her to say goodbye, then shut the door shut the door, and flicked on the light switch to her right. The dorm was like any of the other's, two bedrooms, a bathroom, and a common area, which she had all to herself. "I think I could get used to this."
The storm had finally rolled in, and was now hitting the garden with everything it had. Rain could be heard drumming on the garden's exterior, while flashes of lightnig lit up the main hall, dorms, and classrooms, and thunder claps echoed throughout it's halls. Quistis lie in her bed, wide awake, still remembering what it felt like to be held in Jade's arms. She hadn't expected her to be so strong, hell, she couldn't figure out where these feelings and thought's were coming from. She had most
Chapter 2: Balamb Garden
Disclaimer:..Ok..I don't own Final Fantasy 8, nor do I own any of these awesome characters, Squaresoft does...::mumbles::..lucky bastards. Anyhoo's, Jade, Matt, and Nic are the creations of my own great mind. Now, on with the show!
It was late afternoon when the Ragnarok made it's landing at Balamb Garden. The skies were growing heavy with dark, nearly black clouds with thunder booming in the distance, making it known to everyone that a storm was approaching and would be there before nightfall. Quistis' mind was then once again brought back to Jade's eyes, and she looked up at the clouds, then back over her shoulder at Jade, who was walking inbetween Matt and Nic. From the look on her face, Quistis thought she looked aggrivated, almost like a babysitter who had a really long day with two annoying children. The thought brought a smile to her face, but disappeared when she saw Jade looking right at her, with her head cocked to the side like she was giving her a "What's so damn funny?" look. She quickly turned away, blushing slightly. Umm..Quistis, why are you blushing? It's not like she's a GUY for crying outloud....But...ugh..what's wrong with me?..those eye's, my knees just want to melt right out from under me...Quistis! Listen to yourself! She shook her head, trying to clear her mind and push those thoughts away, but each time she heard thunder it just brought them back. She sighed, "Get a grip on yourself Quistis." She whispered as she lead them through the entrance of Balamb Garden.
Why does she keep looking at me like that? Jade pondered to herself, while pretending to be listening to whatever it was Matt and Nic were talking about. And just why in the hell did she blush? Fuck it, I'm too damn tired right now to even care.. She was brought back to reality when she felt Matt nudging her in the side. "Hey, Jade...you paying attention?"
"Huh? Oh..sorry Matt, what did you say?"
He sighed. "I asked, what kind of weapon you were planning on using? Me, I'm gonna use a staff, and Nic said he's gonna learn martial arts. How about you?"
"Umm..I haven't really thought about it, I guess I'll use a gun or something." After she had said gun, she felt a had slap her on the shoulder, and turned to see it was the cowboy, Irvine she thought his name was.
Irvine grinned, "You said you wanna use a gun? Right?"
She shrugged. "Yeah..sure."
He grinned. "That's great! I'm a sharpshooter actually, you interested in learnin'?"
She looked from Matt to Nic, then back to Irvine. "That's sounds pretty cool. When can we start?"
"Umm...tomorrow, find me after your last class and we'll go to the training center."
She nodded. "Sounds cool to me. Umm..where are we going now?"
"Instructor Trepe is going to show you around the garden, then show you where your dorms are, and she'll give you your class schedules and cadet uniforms. Those are only necessary when you go to take your field exam, by the way." He stepped around to the two guys. "C'mon fellas, I've been given the duty of showing you around garden, while Jade goes with Instructor Trepe."
Ever since they had first landed in Esthar, Irvine noticed how Quistis had avoided eye contact with the young woman, which he thought it was kind of funny. He had never figured Quistis to be a lesbian, and now that it seemed to him that she had a crush, he was actually going to play matchmaker, although the young woman seemed to wrapped up in herself and her own thoughts to even notice. Atleast this might help her get over Squall...what an asshole.
He never really liked Squall from the get-go. For one, he was a total jerk; two, he treated his friends like shit; three, he had gotten a major ego since Cid had made him Commander. He didn't really care about the first and third reasons he didn't like him, but the second, that was a different story. Even though he talked to Rinoa and treated her like she was a goddess of some sort, he never talked to any of the other's. Irvine could care less if Squall talked to him, it's when he ignore's poor Quisty, Selphie, and Zell. That's what really pissed him off, hell, he'd rather spend a whole day with Seifer than an hour with Squall. Well, right now you've got other things to worry about. He told himself as he escorted the young men around garden, giving them the grand tour, or just wondering around hoping they were catching all of this.
Jade walked up to Instructor Trepe, whom she noticed was a little nervous. She could tell from the way she was constantly rubbing her hands together, or when she crossed her arms her right foot started tapping, the small sound echoing slightly throughout the main hall, which Jade found rather annoying. She tapped her on the shoulder, noticing her jump slightly. "Umm..Instructor Trepe, could you please stop doing that, you're starting to make me nervous." She laughed slightly, trying to make her calm down, even though she had no idea why she was nervous in the first place.
"Ohh..sorry. Well, I guess we should get started then. Follow me." She smiled, then started walking down the main hall, and stopped when she reached an odd looking computer that was in the center of the main hall. "This right here is the directory, it's pretty simple to use. It basically show's the location of what's on the first floor."
Jade nodded. "Ok, looks simple. What's on the second floor?"
"All the classrooms, that is where you'll go for class tomorrow. I'll show once I've shown you everything on the first floor."
"Alright." Just as she nodded and loud crack of thunder echoed throughout the garden, making small cadet's and even some of the older one's either jump or drop their books in surprise. Jade looked at Quistis, her eye's a dark blue, exactly like the cloud's outside. "Look's like we're in for a storm."
Quists was once again lost in those gorgeous eyes, her knee's wanting to buckle under her, but was brought harshly back to reality when she felt someone bump into her, sending her falling. She never hit the ground, but instead ended up in Jade's arms, whom had apparently caught her only to keep herself from falling as well. She actually liked being there, only when she heard Selphie Tilmit shouting at a cadet did she pull away. She cleared her throat. "Umm..thank you. That floor can be rather tough on someone's butt." She laughed slightly, looking up to see her reaction, and was relieved when she saw her smiling. Quistis was about to say they continue, but was halted when Selphie jumped infront of her. "Hey Quisty!"
"Hey Selphie. What are you up to?"
"Ohh nothin'. I'm just bored." She turned and looked at Jade, who was atleast 10 inches taller than her, causing her to look upwards. "Who's you're new friend Quisty?" She turned back to Quistis, smiling.
"Oh, this is Jade. She's one of the new cadet's and I have to show her around."
"Wow", she turned back to Jade and took one of her hands in hers, shaking it wildly. "I'm Selphie Tilmit, nice to meet ya! Oh hey..you wouldn't be interested in joining th....", she was halted all of a sudden when Qustis spoke up.
"I'm sorry Selphie, I have to hurry up and show her the rest of Garden. Her curfew is at nine and I don't want her getting in trouble her very first day. I'll see you tomorrow." She grabbed Jade's arm and starting walking in the direction of the Infirmary.
Jade was perplexed by the Instructor's behavior. "Instructor, what was that all about back there?"
She tensed up for a second, almost as if she thought Jade meant something else, then relaxed once again. "Oh, you mean Selphie?"
"Uhh..yeah, what else would I mean?"
A small look of disappoinment appeared on her face, then it was gone. "Oh, she's always like that. The reason I pulled you off like that was because she was about to ask you to join the Garden Festival Committee."
"What's so wrong with that?"
"Oh, there's nothing wrong with it, you just look like the kind of person who get's aggrivated with people like her really easily."
"Well, I appreciate it then." They both laughed and continued down the hall, Quistis showing her the hallways that lead to the Infirmary and Quad, and stopped when they reached the cafeteria. "This is our cafeteria", she paused and looked up at Jade, "would you like to get something to eat?"
"Um..nah, I'm kinda beat from that plane ride, you know, jet lag."
"Oh, yeah. Well, I'll show you the rest of the first floor then show you to your dorm."
"Thanks."
For the next half and hour, they walked along the first floor. Quistis had shown her the parking lot, which contained some of the coolest looking cars she had ever seen. Next was the training center, and had to listen to the really long lecture about being careful because the monsters' were real and she could end up getting killed. Then, her favorite, the library. It contained what looked like thousands, even millions of books, which she knew she was over exaggerating.
They finally reached her dorm room. She noticed the electronic device on the side of the door, it was black, with a green light glowing, which she took meant it was unlocked. Quistis reached a hand out and opened the door. "Here you go.", she looked at her watch, "Well, you'd better get inside, it's 10 minutes until curfew."
She nodded and stepped inside, then turned back to Quistis. "See ya tomorrow Instructor, what's the number of your class again?"
"27A, it won't be tough for you to find, it's all the way at the end of the hall leading to the emergency exit."
"Oh..ok. Goodnight then." She waited for her to say goodbye, then shut the door shut the door, and flicked on the light switch to her right. The dorm was like any of the other's, two bedrooms, a bathroom, and a common area, which she had all to herself. "I think I could get used to this."
The storm had finally rolled in, and was now hitting the garden with everything it had. Rain could be heard drumming on the garden's exterior, while flashes of lightnig lit up the main hall, dorms, and classrooms, and thunder claps echoed throughout it's halls. Quistis lie in her bed, wide awake, still remembering what it felt like to be held in Jade's arms. She hadn't expected her to be so strong, hell, she couldn't figure out where these feelings and thought's were coming from. She had most