"A Faith Restored"
Squall was sitting in the cafeteria sorting through a stack pf papers, when suddenly someone covered his eyes.
"Guess who?"
"Selphie, please not now," Squall said tiredly.
"Selphie? Is she the first girl that comes to your mind?" Rinoa asked angrily.
'Damn I'm in for it now' Squall thought.
"Fine then why don't you just go find her since she is obviously on your mind right now," she said as she turned to leave.
"Rinoa wait. I was not thinking about Selphie, she is just more of the silly type who would do something like that. Besides I have been going through these papers for hours, I can't even think straight," Squall explained.
"Well okay, but I am still a little bit mad at you," Rinoa pouted. "So, what are you working on anyway?"
"Cid has put me in charge of this year's SeeD exam. I am currently trying to determine which candidates will be paired together for the squads," Squall replied.
"Oh, that's great. Congratulations Squall. So, um, which squad have you put me in?" she inquired.
"Rinoa, you know I can't tell you that. You will have to wait until the day of the exam to find out."
"Fine," Rinoa pouted. "But don't be expecting me to make any more late night visits to your dorm until after the exam."
Squall let out an aggravated sigh as he watched her walk out of the cafeteria. 'I don't think that I will ever be able to understand that girls. She is more confusing than any other person that I have ever met.' Squall grinned. 'But I think that is part of the attraction. She is completely unlike anyone I have ever known.'
"Squall…"
Squall suddenly snapped out of his thoughts and looked up to see Quistis.
"Hi Squall, it looks like you could use a break right about now. How about I get us both a cup of coffee?" Quistis offered.
Squall was about to decline, but for some unknown reason when he looked into Quistis's compassionate blue eyes he found that he was unable to tell her no. "Sure Quistis, I would like a cup coffee right now," Squall accepted.
Quistis's face lit up as she said, "Great. Don't move I will be right back."
Sighing, Squall lounged back into his chair as it became obvious to him that he wasn't going to get any more work done in the cafeteria. 'What just happened to me? Why couldn't I just tell Quistis that I had some work to do? Maybe it's nothing, I probably was in the mood for a break and I just didn't realize it.' Squall nodded. That was probably it, there was no other explanation for it.
Quistis walked back, coffee in hand, and sat down in a chair across from Squall. "Here you go black, decaf, two sugars, just how you like it," Quistis said as she gave him his coffee.
'How does she know how I like to drink my coffee?' Squall wondered.
"If you are wondering how I know that you like your coffee that way, it is because that's how you would always get it every morning during that mission in Balktown," she said with a coy smile.
Squall looked a little bit stunned. 'Jesus Christ I must be predictable. People can answer my questions without me even having to asked them.' Squall once again broke out of his thought process as he noticed that Quistis had a troubled look on her face. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"Oh I don't know, I guess that I am just a little bit nervous about the SeeD exam," she replied.
"How come?" he asked.
"Well isn't it kind of strange that Cid decided to have all SeeDs be named squad leaders, and that you, the Commander, were named the director of the exam. I have a feeling that there might be more to this than just the SeeD exam," she explained.
Squall had been thinking the very same thing ever since he left the Headmaster's office. To hear his own thoughts echoed by Quistis, only made him more suspicious. "You know Quistis, I have been thinking the very same thing ever since Cid gave me the assignment. I plan to hold a meeting with all the squad leaders to caution them about being careful when proceeding through the exam. I think I am even going to give each squad leader a walkie-talkie so that they can call me for help if the situation gets out of hand. I mean we want the candidates to be tested, but we also want them to be tested in a fair environment, that will test their abilities accurately," he said.
Quistis smiled. "Squall you have taken very well to becoming a leader. Not everyone could handle it as adeptly as you do."
"Well what can I say, I had a great instructor when I was a student here at Garden," he said with a smile.
Quistis blushed, then all of the sudden her eyes grew misty.
"What's wrong Quistis? Did I say something wrong?" Squall asked.
"No, it's just that, well if I was such a great instructor, then why aren't I still teaching?" she asked as she started to sob.
Squall hesitated. He was not sure what he should say. To say that consoling someone was not his best attribute would be a severe understatement. "Um Quistis, you were a great instructor. I don't think that the faculty gave you much of a chance because of your age, but if they would have ever sat in only one of your classes, I think they would have seen that you were more than qualified to handle the job. I seriously think that once the exam is over you should reapply for your instructor's license, and prove to them that you can do the job."
Quistis's face brightened a little. "You really think so?"
"I know so," he replied.
Quistis gave him a small smile as she wiped her eyes. "Thanks a lot Squall I needed to hear that. Well I should let you get back to your work." She got up from the table and leaned over to give him a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks again Squall."
"Anytime," he said with a smile on his face.
Chapter 3 will be up soon. Please R/R.
Squall was sitting in the cafeteria sorting through a stack pf papers, when suddenly someone covered his eyes.
"Guess who?"
"Selphie, please not now," Squall said tiredly.
"Selphie? Is she the first girl that comes to your mind?" Rinoa asked angrily.
'Damn I'm in for it now' Squall thought.
"Fine then why don't you just go find her since she is obviously on your mind right now," she said as she turned to leave.
"Rinoa wait. I was not thinking about Selphie, she is just more of the silly type who would do something like that. Besides I have been going through these papers for hours, I can't even think straight," Squall explained.
"Well okay, but I am still a little bit mad at you," Rinoa pouted. "So, what are you working on anyway?"
"Cid has put me in charge of this year's SeeD exam. I am currently trying to determine which candidates will be paired together for the squads," Squall replied.
"Oh, that's great. Congratulations Squall. So, um, which squad have you put me in?" she inquired.
"Rinoa, you know I can't tell you that. You will have to wait until the day of the exam to find out."
"Fine," Rinoa pouted. "But don't be expecting me to make any more late night visits to your dorm until after the exam."
Squall let out an aggravated sigh as he watched her walk out of the cafeteria. 'I don't think that I will ever be able to understand that girls. She is more confusing than any other person that I have ever met.' Squall grinned. 'But I think that is part of the attraction. She is completely unlike anyone I have ever known.'
"Squall…"
Squall suddenly snapped out of his thoughts and looked up to see Quistis.
"Hi Squall, it looks like you could use a break right about now. How about I get us both a cup of coffee?" Quistis offered.
Squall was about to decline, but for some unknown reason when he looked into Quistis's compassionate blue eyes he found that he was unable to tell her no. "Sure Quistis, I would like a cup coffee right now," Squall accepted.
Quistis's face lit up as she said, "Great. Don't move I will be right back."
Sighing, Squall lounged back into his chair as it became obvious to him that he wasn't going to get any more work done in the cafeteria. 'What just happened to me? Why couldn't I just tell Quistis that I had some work to do? Maybe it's nothing, I probably was in the mood for a break and I just didn't realize it.' Squall nodded. That was probably it, there was no other explanation for it.
Quistis walked back, coffee in hand, and sat down in a chair across from Squall. "Here you go black, decaf, two sugars, just how you like it," Quistis said as she gave him his coffee.
'How does she know how I like to drink my coffee?' Squall wondered.
"If you are wondering how I know that you like your coffee that way, it is because that's how you would always get it every morning during that mission in Balktown," she said with a coy smile.
Squall looked a little bit stunned. 'Jesus Christ I must be predictable. People can answer my questions without me even having to asked them.' Squall once again broke out of his thought process as he noticed that Quistis had a troubled look on her face. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"Oh I don't know, I guess that I am just a little bit nervous about the SeeD exam," she replied.
"How come?" he asked.
"Well isn't it kind of strange that Cid decided to have all SeeDs be named squad leaders, and that you, the Commander, were named the director of the exam. I have a feeling that there might be more to this than just the SeeD exam," she explained.
Squall had been thinking the very same thing ever since he left the Headmaster's office. To hear his own thoughts echoed by Quistis, only made him more suspicious. "You know Quistis, I have been thinking the very same thing ever since Cid gave me the assignment. I plan to hold a meeting with all the squad leaders to caution them about being careful when proceeding through the exam. I think I am even going to give each squad leader a walkie-talkie so that they can call me for help if the situation gets out of hand. I mean we want the candidates to be tested, but we also want them to be tested in a fair environment, that will test their abilities accurately," he said.
Quistis smiled. "Squall you have taken very well to becoming a leader. Not everyone could handle it as adeptly as you do."
"Well what can I say, I had a great instructor when I was a student here at Garden," he said with a smile.
Quistis blushed, then all of the sudden her eyes grew misty.
"What's wrong Quistis? Did I say something wrong?" Squall asked.
"No, it's just that, well if I was such a great instructor, then why aren't I still teaching?" she asked as she started to sob.
Squall hesitated. He was not sure what he should say. To say that consoling someone was not his best attribute would be a severe understatement. "Um Quistis, you were a great instructor. I don't think that the faculty gave you much of a chance because of your age, but if they would have ever sat in only one of your classes, I think they would have seen that you were more than qualified to handle the job. I seriously think that once the exam is over you should reapply for your instructor's license, and prove to them that you can do the job."
Quistis's face brightened a little. "You really think so?"
"I know so," he replied.
Quistis gave him a small smile as she wiped her eyes. "Thanks a lot Squall I needed to hear that. Well I should let you get back to your work." She got up from the table and leaned over to give him a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks again Squall."
"Anytime," he said with a smile on his face.
Chapter 3 will be up soon. Please R/R.