Home Sweet home

A/N: Re-edited!!!!!! Should be a lot better then when I first wrote it spelling and grammar wise. And this time I will not 4get to out up chapter 9. I promise!!!! But yeah. HSH2 will be up ASAP and I have a good beta reader/ editor so it should be a hit. And I'm striving for five reviews per chapter when I post them to make sure people actually read it (and review,) and don't be like me. I have a habit of reading a kick @$$ story then not reviewing so 9 have a little fic hunt to do today anyways in the words of my bestfriendforever Peace out!! ~Sam

I really don't want to go to Balamb Garden, but mom says it's the best thing for me if I want to get anywhere in life. But I really, really don' t want to go, I'll have to leave behind my friends, family and my parrot Zoro. I've never left her before and now I'll be gone all the time. I hate this stupid garden.

Oh by the way my name is Alzera, don't ask me who made up a name like that 'cause I don't know, but my mom says she read it and she thinks it's "Original". So original that no one likes it or ever uses it. That's why my nick name is Alex.

Ah well, I'm 15 with strawberry blonde hair and green eyes, A.K.A. "The red head". Eh, I've gotten use to it. But what I haven't gotten use to is the SeeD female uniforms! There the shortest things I've ever seen! Since I'm taking the SeeD test a week after I get there, they wanted to know my size. They didn't have any of the ones in my size that go down to just above your knees, so they expect me to wear those ugly mini skirts. There's no freedom in those things and I never cross my legs so my mom convinced them to let me where a guy uniform, (I love her!). And it fit too! Well no surprise there, I am tall for my age. It's not everyday u see a 5'10 and a half 15 year old girl walking by.

So right now I'm sticking my head out the window of the vehicle of doom being driven to a floating school......yay how fun...

"Were pulling up to the garden now hun so put on a happy face. You don't want to make a bad first impression ok?" my mother said, looking all happy and cheery. Yuck I hate doing that, if I don't feel happy I'm not going to look it.

The garden was pretty big I guess, but I didn't want to think about it. Oh jeez! I just remembered! I'm gonna hafta share a dorm 'till the test! No! My freedom has officially been given to the garden by my ever so generous mother.

We started into the Garden from the parking lot.....a few more steps 'till I see my home sweet home for the next like seven years or whatever of my life.

Opening the door.........walking through........Wow! This place is huge! But why do they have a moat in it? Probably to remind people what the real outside looks like, haha. I think I just smiled for the first time since I found out that I was coming here.

We headed to the front of the garden to get to the elevator. I had to check in with Cid. At least, I think that's his name. Anyways he's the headmaster of the garden.

I looked into the eyes of everyone that passed by and glared to see their expressions, I love doing that.

So we went up to the whatever-eth floor, I wasn't paying attention, to Cid's office. I have a feeling I'll be seeing him a lot this year.

"Oh hello come, sit down," he said to us as I walked in. My mom insisted on knocking but if he's expecting us then he shouldn't be too deep in thought.

"So you're Alzera, interesting name..."

"Alex" I said cutting him off sharply "Not Alzera, Alex"

"Oh," he seemed nice about my rudeness, probably handles it all the time. "Ok then Alex, so I hear you don't like our SeeD female uniforms. I usually don't do this but your mom says that being here will probably help your social skills and you won't loosen up if you're not comfortable with your surroundings,"

"Yeah......so when can I go to my dorm? I wanna sleep." I said, looking as unimpressed as I could so he would hurry up

"Well you can't sleep yet. You have to go to class. But you will get your dorm after all your classes ok?" he seems nice but I still didn't want to be here

"Sure, whatever, and can I take my SeeD test tomorrow? I really don't want to share, I'm possessive and don't really want to insult anybody......yet" I said with a smirk.

"Alex! Stop this now, I know you don't want to be here but you can at least be nice to new people!" my mom yelled. I didn't even flinch. I'm good at this.

"Ms Kessler it's ok, as you said she probably just needs to get to know her new surrounding." Cid wasn't as dumb as he looked, he was catching on to my hints. "Well I won't keep her from her classes, I'll bring her to her first class and you are free to look around the garden Ms Kessler." Yay! I can leave finally.

Mom said her good byes and I said my ciaos, and I was led to my first class.

"Excuse me Quistis?" Cid asked some girl. I guess I wasn't looking. "Your new student has arrived." I walked into the class looking bored, which I was, but I made an extra effort to look it. "Quistis, Class this is Alze....."

"Alex," I quickly cut in before he said my other name

"Oh right, Alex," he quickly corrected himself

"Hello Alex, you can sit, um...............over there at the back beside Squall." Quistis said, looking at the very back row

"Well then I'll be off," Cid left the room

I walked to the back of the room where Quistis pointed to. And, just my luck, I was sitting beside a biker. Yay this should be fun. Ok this "Hot shot" was wearing tight black pants, a white shirt a black leather coat with a fur trim that was way too small looking. The thing came up past his bellybutton! And oh yeah get this, three belts, one where it's suppose to be and two, as decoration I guess, around his ass. He looked me over and I rolled my eyes at him.

I didn't really pay attention in class I was trying to ignore the feeling of a million pairs of eyes all on me so I doodled.

Nothing much happened the rest of the day accept running into this klutz.....

'Yay I get to meet my dorm mate. Great, another person to tell off, eh there's no harm in practising' I thought.

I saw her turn the corner but thought nothing of it 'cause normal people watch where there going.

So I'm just walking, looking at my doodles and complementing them for a sec, when........

"Ahh!" I guess she saw me just before she crashed into me.

"Ahhh!" I agreed. I musta flew a couple a feet cause that's where my papers and books were, a few feet ahead of me.

"Watch where you're going!" I yelled. Just what I need to not draw attention to myself, this day was working out perfectly.

"I'm so sorry but I hafta go!" and she took off.

I hadn't realized this but I had been caught by a pair of strong arms, just before I hit the tiled floor.

"Are you ok?" he asked helping me up, "Selphie hit you pretty hard."

"You think that is gonna hurt me? Ha! Sorry it's just look at her, all preppy and shit." I said glaring at her as she turned a corner.

"Haha, true but she's nice when you get to know her."

"Sure," I mumbled and turned to see my saviour. Or, um......he saved me from a fall........well what would you call it?

Anyways he had greeny/ bluish eyes, it was hard to tell and I didn't want to gawk. He had a cowboy hat on.......actually he had the whole cowboy shebang on, the hat the pant-like things that aren't pants cause you hafta were pants underneath, he had on a long coat and long reddish hair tied up in a ponytail.

"Hi," he said, "I'm Irvine" and he held out a hand.

"Hi" I returned. I didn't want to shake his hand, it's not something I do, but I did to seem some what nice "I'm Alex." I quickly turned around to pick up my books.

I bent down and got them but the whole time it felt like he was checking me out. I got up just as fast and looked at him.

"So, you looked lost, are you new?" he asked smiling

"Yeah as a matter of fact I am." Trying to figure out what he was up to.

"I can show you around if you want. Got some spare time on my hands, figure I might as well do somethin' with it."

"I guess...."I said still trying to figure him out, "I need to find my dorm, do you know where this it?" I asked handing him a piece of paper

"Yeah sure, follow me."

We walked around a bit to some place, I wasn't really paying attention, I never do. But I'll eventually find my way around this place.

"Here we are, you have your key?" he asked, looking directly at me

"Yeah, um......" I said feeling my pockets "Ah right here." I unlocked the door

"So.........this is the dorm?" I asked, trying not to look impressed

"Yup, until you pass the test." he looked at the dorm as if it were an old memory.

"Who's taking you out for the test?"

"Um I don't know.....can you recommend anyone that won't gawk at me like I have three heads?" I didn't know him at all but I felt comfortable around him

"Haha! Sure lots of people, I can take you if you want......"

"Doesn't matter to me........I just want to pass the test." I was hungry and wanted to eat

"Cool, well I gotta go um see ya around?"

"Sure I guess" I wanted food!

"Ok bye" and he left

"Bye" I said and saw a piece of paper fall out of his pocket "You dropped this...." He couldn't hear.

I opened it and it read:

tomorrow come get me and I'll show you around room 148

-Irvine

So that's what happened so far but I am sooooooo hungry!

It took me like fifteen minutes to find the cafeteria but I was glad when I got there.

Hotdogs? That's it?! Eh, it's food isn't it? I took four. I was taking my tray to an empty table when some blond guy in a grey trench coat came up to me.

"Four hotdogs? A lil' piggish don't ya think?" he said with an evil smirk

Can't a girl eat in peace anymore?

"What''s it to you?" I retorted rudely

"You can't eat all the hotdogs" he started to take one but I was faster and kicked him in the shins

"Watch me." All I wanted to do was eat. There's no law forbidding it.

"Bitch" he yelled, pulling my hair, and I had to back up. He knocked the tray out of my hands!

"Asshole!" this guy was a total jerk! So I punched him in the stomach. Nobody does that to me and gets away unharmed.

He was still crouched on the floor when I started to leave.

I'll just pig out at breakfast. Then the floor was no longer beneath my feet, it was beneath my face. He tripped me! I was on my feet fast and was ready to punch his face in.

"FIGHT!" someone yelled

I was getting ready to punch him when someone really strong grabbed my wrists and held me so I couldn't punch him.

"Hit her Seifer, she can't move ya' know!" the guy holding me said

"Thanks Raijin" Seifer, the guy attacking me, said.

I was panicking! I couldn't punch him or kick him, someone had my legs too!

Seifer punched me in the stomach.

I let out a small cry in pain but looked at him as if I were untouched

"Oh so you think your all tough now do ya?" he said and punched me again in my eye. I bit my lip but stood straight.

"Well this one will get ya." He kicked me as hard as he could in the stomach, when I had my head down he jumped and landed, elbowing me in the back. The guy that held me up let me collapse and Seifer kicked me again and again while I was down.

The pain was unbearable, I sank my front teeth into my bottom lip to stop from crying. I never cried in public, never.

"Seifer!" a voice yelled. I didn't care who's, just that it made him stop.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?! Leave her alone!" my eyesight was blurry so I just shut my eyes. I heard a lot of yelling and yells of pain then someone picked me up and took me to a room. I could hear voices but I didn't want to look. I lost. Not only did I lose but I lost so bad I had to be carried back to wherever they were taking me. I am so ashamed of myself.

"What's her name again?" a guy said.

"Alex" said another. I was fading but I tried to stay awake.

"Alex? Alex can you open your eyes? Can you hear me?"

I tried to open my eyes an managed just a crack. I felt a cold sensation on my eye wound and sighed. A wet cloth to wipe away the blood. It felt so good.

"I think she's ok, as in she's not going to have a concussion." the voice seemed so familiar.

"Alex? We're gonna clean up your wounds and then your gonna get some sleep ok?"

I opened my eyes to see two concerned faces looking down at me, one being the biker boy who I sat by in class this morning and the other was Irvine. He stopped that Seifer guy from killing me basically.

With my last ounce of strength I whispered, "Thank you" than fell into a deep sleep.