Fatal Obsession

Chapter 1- A day like any other


Disclaimer: FF8 belongs to its respectful owners. I am just an author writing a fanfic.





She awakened to golden light spilling across the floor, rays flashing off of the mirror. Rolling over, she glanced at the click upon her side table. 6.02. With that knowledge in mind, she slowly squirmed out from beneath the blankets and stretched her aching, sleepy muscles.

"I suppose it's time to start the day." Quistis Trepe yawned and glanced out of the window. A light rain was trickled out of the clouds. It left a soft sheen on the grass below. "More people to teach… another day… only… it's the same as the rest."

She looked into a mirror at the bed side. Finding her own set of blue crystals staring back, a half smile slipped in to replace the frown. "Good morning Quistis… the always never changing."



Zell sat at a fairly large table in the cafeteria, alone, a sizable plate of hot dogs in front of him. As he attempted to stuff an entire one into his mouth, Selphie and Rinoa walked over.

"Hello Zell… having a nice breakfast?" Rinoa smiled, looking down at the hotdogs. She sat down next to him, trying to steal one to eat herself. Selphie grinned at Irvine and Squall as they appeared in the doorway. She frantically waved her hand around to flag them over.

Squall absently took a seat next to Rinoa, not minding the company, nor the conversation. On the other hand, Irvine was a little subdued. His eyes were shooting all around the room. "Where's Quistis?"

She trudged gracefully into the cafeteria at precisely that moment. Without taking her eyes from the wall before her, she made her way to their table. A beaming smile stretched across Irvine's face. "Good Mornin' darlin'." He tilted his cowboy hat in her direction. Quistis sat down at the table, taking a moment to nod her head and smile at each of them.

Selphie stood up, looking at the clock on the wall. "The Garden Festival is calling my name! I was hoping to get some stuff done before my first class." She turned in the direction of the door. "Oh, and Quistis… don't forget to come by the Quad in a little bit!" With that said, her little form moved quickly out of the cafeteria.

Without notice, Squall turned his gaze onto Quistis. Zell's hotdogs where now gone, so he decided to carry on with the conversation. "So Quistis, how are you?" His bright nature was shining in his eyes.

" I am okay Zell. Just wondering what today has in store for me." At that statement a cold smile formed. She let a sigh escape her lips, and then quickly looked at Squall when she noticed he hadn't even said whatever. He had gotten caught, so he shifted his gaze to Rinoa.

A few words were exchanged while the others finished their breakfast or coffee.

Quistis stood up and crumpled her cup in her hand. "It's time for me to go. I need to stop by and see Selphie after I run by the classroom. See you guys later." She waved goodbye to them all, and walked off towards the elevator. If only she had paid attention, Quistis would have seen someone else slip out of the cafeteria and follow after her.



**REWRITTEN AUTHOR'S NOTES** Did you like the few changes I made? In some places I completely rewrote it. Review J . I need to know if anyone is going to read this.