Desperate Souls
Chapter 4: Class
Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy 8 or any of it's character's, Squaresoft does. I only own Jade, Nic, and Matt...not that Matt's a great prize anyways. lol.
Quistis sat at her desk infront of the classroom, typing on the built-in computer. She was making a few last minute adjustments to her lesson plan for the day. She had figured, since her class was made up of only three cadets, to lecture outside in the Quad. She didn't think she could stand talking in a classroom for six hours for only three cadets, not to mention having Jade's eyes on her the whole time. She figured that, if they were outside, it could provide a, distraction, of some sort.
Just as she was finishing up, the bell sounded for cadet's to report to class. Quistis stood up from her desk and switched off the computer, turning her back to the large chalkboard to right down what they would be discussing for the day. She had decided to start with the basics, which mainly consisted of describing the main abilities used in battle; GF's, using Magic, drawing Magic, using Items, and of course, attacking. Once she was finished with that, she set the chalk back down in it's tray, and turned back to take a seat at her desk. She took her place in her chair and picked up the files on the three cadets, given to her by Cid to review them. She was about to slip them inside her desk, when she heard the electronic door to the classroom slide open, and in walked Jade. Apparently she hadn't noticed Quistis sitting there, for she simply stood there, barely in the classroom.
Quistis stared at her, studying her from head to toe, noticing that her outfit was somewhat similar to Squall. The only difference being that she wore what looked like a tank top, and the jacket was two sizes too big for her. When her eyes came up to her face, she once again became entranced by Jade's eyes, she didn't even notice the files that were slowly slipping from her hands. They landed to the floor with a loud thud, which broke her from the trance, and her eye's came in contact with Jade's. She quickly looked down and pretended to be busy with picking up the files. Her heart started beating faster when she heard boots clicking on the floor, coming towards her. Jade stopped right infront of her, then squatted down and picked up one of the files, Quistis looked up and once again made eye contact with her, making her heart flutter more than it already was. They were shadowed slightly because the brim, of what appeared to be Irvine's hat, came down over them slightly. She wanted to say something, but the words just would come, so she looked back down and picked up the other files, placing them on her desk.
Jade wondered why the instructor was acting the way she was. It seemed, to her, as if Instructor Trepe was nervous around her for some reason. She looked down at the file in her hands, then went to hand it to Instructor Trepe. "Umm..here."
Quistis quickly looked at the file, and reached a hand out to take it. Jade couldn't be sure, but it looked like Instructor Trepe's hand was shaking as she took the file from her. "Thank you."
"You're welcome. Umm..does it matter where I sit?", she gestured to the study panels.
"Oh..no. Sit where ever you like."
"Okay." She walked over to the front row, taking off the cowboy hat as she sat. She looked back up at Quistis, who had started looking over the files. She studied her features, the long blonde strands of hair that framed her face, which she thought was rather beautiful. Her cornflower colored eyes only helped make her more alluring, in Jade's eyes anyway. But she also saw that she was, troubled or depressed, she couldn't tell which. How could Squall act so callous and cold towards someone so beautiful, Jade had no idea. 'He must be a real asshole to reject someone like her.' She watched her pull one of the strands of hair behind her ear. She was about to initiate a conversation when the doors opened and in came Matt and Nic, and she decided not to. Placing the cowboy hat on her head once again, she leaned back in her seat.
"Hey! How'd your training session go with Mr. Kinneas?" Matt asked loudly as he took the seat next to Jade, and Nic sat infront of them, turning around to face them.
"It was awesome. He says I have a natural talent for sharpshooting and he even gave me this.", she reached down under the panel and came back up with the Valiant in her right hand.
Nic looked at it with awe. "Oh, that's soo coool! We have to be in the training center after class to start our martial arts training. We get to be in Zell Dincht's class!"
"Oh my god! That's really cool!" She grinned as they continued talking about their training. "Oh, hey! Have you guys gotten GF's yet?"
"GF's?", both Nic and Matt asked.
"Yeah, Guardian Forces? Irvine gave me mine this morning. He's really cool. His name is Diablos, and his attack is a non-elemental one."
"Wow! You got one of those? That just, reeks of coolness!"
Quistis listened Jade and her friend's conversation, while pretending to be looking over their files. They seemed so excited about everything, it was almost as if they were kids on their first day of school. She thought the look on Jade's face was adorable, not to mention beautiful. 'Stop your day dreaming Quistis and get to work.'
She stood up from her desk, clearing her throat and the young cadets looked up at her, Nic turned in his seat to face her while Jade pushed up the brim of the hat, showing her eyes. It took all of her willpower not to stare into them. "I've decided to do something different today, I will be lecturing to you in the Quad today. So, if you'll please follow me, we'll head down to the Quad."
They got up from their study panels, and quietly followed her to the elevator. She could have sworn she felt Jade's eyes on her the whole time, the thought sending small tremors up and down her spine. She pushed the button to open the elevator doors, and stepped inside. Even with just the four of them, it was a little crowded. Jade was standing next to her, her arm rubbing up against Quistis' slightly, the touch making her skin tingle. 'God, Quistis. Snap out of it! She's your student for crying out loud!'
She closed her eyes for the rest of the trip down, disappointment coming over her when the doors opened and Jade stepped out of the elevator. 'This is going to be a really, really long class.' She thought to herself.
Class ended about an hour early, simply because there was nothing left to discuss. Jade walked along the hall to the library, the important parts of the lecture running through her mind. But also mixed in with those were thoughts of Instructor Trepe, she couldn't help but wonder why she had seemed so nervous this morning. She didn't act like that when they were in the Quad, or if she did, she had done a very good job of hiding it.
She entered the library and walked over to the section that contained all the books on GF's and the uses of Magic. Instructor Trepe had suggested they all read this in order to get a better understanding of the lecture they received today. She grabbed the book off the shelf, and brought it over for some girl with pigtails to check it out. After doing that, she headed in the direction of the dorms. Not having anything better to do, she had decided to read the book, since Nic and Matt were going to be needing it as well.
Quistis was relieved when she walked out of the Quad, off towards the cafeteria. That had to have been the most intense five hours of her life since Ultamecia. She chided herself for acting the way she did as she walked into the cafeteria. She ordered a salad with a glass of ice-tea and took her tray to a table where Irvine was sitting down, reading an issue of Weapon's Monthly. "Hey Irvine."
He looked over the top of the magazine at her, surprisingly wearing a cowboy hat similar to the one on Jade's head. "Hey Quisty, what's up?"
She sighed. "Oh, nothing.", she just had to get this off her chest. "Irvine, if I tell you something, will you promise not to say anything to anyone?"
He put the magazine down and leaned forward. "Yeah, sure Quisty. What is it?"
"You know that new cadet you've taken under your wing? Jade? I think...Hyne this is tough...hell, I've got a..thing for her. If you catch my meaning."
'Finally, she admits it!' He smiled and looked at her, "It's alright Quisty, I had kinda gotten the impression when I saw how nervous you had got around her yesterday."
She looked at him, "Really? Was I that obvious?"
"No, no. I'm an expert at these matters, remember?" He leaned back in his chair and smirked.
She grinned slightly at Irvine's antics. "Sure Irvine, but remember, this is just between us. Okay?"
He smiled, "Sure Quisty. Just between us." Now, he thought, it's time to bring Selphie into the picture. If he couldn't get Jade and Quisty together, Selphie most definitely could.
A/N: Sorry this one is so short folks, but the next one will be much longer. See ya!
Chapter 4: Class
Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy 8 or any of it's character's, Squaresoft does. I only own Jade, Nic, and Matt...not that Matt's a great prize anyways. lol.
Quistis sat at her desk infront of the classroom, typing on the built-in computer. She was making a few last minute adjustments to her lesson plan for the day. She had figured, since her class was made up of only three cadets, to lecture outside in the Quad. She didn't think she could stand talking in a classroom for six hours for only three cadets, not to mention having Jade's eyes on her the whole time. She figured that, if they were outside, it could provide a, distraction, of some sort.
Just as she was finishing up, the bell sounded for cadet's to report to class. Quistis stood up from her desk and switched off the computer, turning her back to the large chalkboard to right down what they would be discussing for the day. She had decided to start with the basics, which mainly consisted of describing the main abilities used in battle; GF's, using Magic, drawing Magic, using Items, and of course, attacking. Once she was finished with that, she set the chalk back down in it's tray, and turned back to take a seat at her desk. She took her place in her chair and picked up the files on the three cadets, given to her by Cid to review them. She was about to slip them inside her desk, when she heard the electronic door to the classroom slide open, and in walked Jade. Apparently she hadn't noticed Quistis sitting there, for she simply stood there, barely in the classroom.
Quistis stared at her, studying her from head to toe, noticing that her outfit was somewhat similar to Squall. The only difference being that she wore what looked like a tank top, and the jacket was two sizes too big for her. When her eyes came up to her face, she once again became entranced by Jade's eyes, she didn't even notice the files that were slowly slipping from her hands. They landed to the floor with a loud thud, which broke her from the trance, and her eye's came in contact with Jade's. She quickly looked down and pretended to be busy with picking up the files. Her heart started beating faster when she heard boots clicking on the floor, coming towards her. Jade stopped right infront of her, then squatted down and picked up one of the files, Quistis looked up and once again made eye contact with her, making her heart flutter more than it already was. They were shadowed slightly because the brim, of what appeared to be Irvine's hat, came down over them slightly. She wanted to say something, but the words just would come, so she looked back down and picked up the other files, placing them on her desk.
Jade wondered why the instructor was acting the way she was. It seemed, to her, as if Instructor Trepe was nervous around her for some reason. She looked down at the file in her hands, then went to hand it to Instructor Trepe. "Umm..here."
Quistis quickly looked at the file, and reached a hand out to take it. Jade couldn't be sure, but it looked like Instructor Trepe's hand was shaking as she took the file from her. "Thank you."
"You're welcome. Umm..does it matter where I sit?", she gestured to the study panels.
"Oh..no. Sit where ever you like."
"Okay." She walked over to the front row, taking off the cowboy hat as she sat. She looked back up at Quistis, who had started looking over the files. She studied her features, the long blonde strands of hair that framed her face, which she thought was rather beautiful. Her cornflower colored eyes only helped make her more alluring, in Jade's eyes anyway. But she also saw that she was, troubled or depressed, she couldn't tell which. How could Squall act so callous and cold towards someone so beautiful, Jade had no idea. 'He must be a real asshole to reject someone like her.' She watched her pull one of the strands of hair behind her ear. She was about to initiate a conversation when the doors opened and in came Matt and Nic, and she decided not to. Placing the cowboy hat on her head once again, she leaned back in her seat.
"Hey! How'd your training session go with Mr. Kinneas?" Matt asked loudly as he took the seat next to Jade, and Nic sat infront of them, turning around to face them.
"It was awesome. He says I have a natural talent for sharpshooting and he even gave me this.", she reached down under the panel and came back up with the Valiant in her right hand.
Nic looked at it with awe. "Oh, that's soo coool! We have to be in the training center after class to start our martial arts training. We get to be in Zell Dincht's class!"
"Oh my god! That's really cool!" She grinned as they continued talking about their training. "Oh, hey! Have you guys gotten GF's yet?"
"GF's?", both Nic and Matt asked.
"Yeah, Guardian Forces? Irvine gave me mine this morning. He's really cool. His name is Diablos, and his attack is a non-elemental one."
"Wow! You got one of those? That just, reeks of coolness!"
Quistis listened Jade and her friend's conversation, while pretending to be looking over their files. They seemed so excited about everything, it was almost as if they were kids on their first day of school. She thought the look on Jade's face was adorable, not to mention beautiful. 'Stop your day dreaming Quistis and get to work.'
She stood up from her desk, clearing her throat and the young cadets looked up at her, Nic turned in his seat to face her while Jade pushed up the brim of the hat, showing her eyes. It took all of her willpower not to stare into them. "I've decided to do something different today, I will be lecturing to you in the Quad today. So, if you'll please follow me, we'll head down to the Quad."
They got up from their study panels, and quietly followed her to the elevator. She could have sworn she felt Jade's eyes on her the whole time, the thought sending small tremors up and down her spine. She pushed the button to open the elevator doors, and stepped inside. Even with just the four of them, it was a little crowded. Jade was standing next to her, her arm rubbing up against Quistis' slightly, the touch making her skin tingle. 'God, Quistis. Snap out of it! She's your student for crying out loud!'
She closed her eyes for the rest of the trip down, disappointment coming over her when the doors opened and Jade stepped out of the elevator. 'This is going to be a really, really long class.' She thought to herself.
Class ended about an hour early, simply because there was nothing left to discuss. Jade walked along the hall to the library, the important parts of the lecture running through her mind. But also mixed in with those were thoughts of Instructor Trepe, she couldn't help but wonder why she had seemed so nervous this morning. She didn't act like that when they were in the Quad, or if she did, she had done a very good job of hiding it.
She entered the library and walked over to the section that contained all the books on GF's and the uses of Magic. Instructor Trepe had suggested they all read this in order to get a better understanding of the lecture they received today. She grabbed the book off the shelf, and brought it over for some girl with pigtails to check it out. After doing that, she headed in the direction of the dorms. Not having anything better to do, she had decided to read the book, since Nic and Matt were going to be needing it as well.
Quistis was relieved when she walked out of the Quad, off towards the cafeteria. That had to have been the most intense five hours of her life since Ultamecia. She chided herself for acting the way she did as she walked into the cafeteria. She ordered a salad with a glass of ice-tea and took her tray to a table where Irvine was sitting down, reading an issue of Weapon's Monthly. "Hey Irvine."
He looked over the top of the magazine at her, surprisingly wearing a cowboy hat similar to the one on Jade's head. "Hey Quisty, what's up?"
She sighed. "Oh, nothing.", she just had to get this off her chest. "Irvine, if I tell you something, will you promise not to say anything to anyone?"
He put the magazine down and leaned forward. "Yeah, sure Quisty. What is it?"
"You know that new cadet you've taken under your wing? Jade? I think...Hyne this is tough...hell, I've got a..thing for her. If you catch my meaning."
'Finally, she admits it!' He smiled and looked at her, "It's alright Quisty, I had kinda gotten the impression when I saw how nervous you had got around her yesterday."
She looked at him, "Really? Was I that obvious?"
"No, no. I'm an expert at these matters, remember?" He leaned back in his chair and smirked.
She grinned slightly at Irvine's antics. "Sure Irvine, but remember, this is just between us. Okay?"
He smiled, "Sure Quisty. Just between us." Now, he thought, it's time to bring Selphie into the picture. If he couldn't get Jade and Quisty together, Selphie most definitely could.
A/N: Sorry this one is so short folks, but the next one will be much longer. See ya!