1 Fatal Obsession- Chapter 5 Day 1 of the Field Exam
Okay, Authors Note! Um, there are some details of certain things, I have planned to put them in later chapters. When the time is right for the situation, until then, SIT BACK AND ENJOY, and keep wondering who the guy is, I bet you'll never guess. I have a sick weird mind so be prepared! Tee- heee! ~~The Author
Irvine tapped his foot against the ground, not impatiently, but out of mere habit as he waited for Quistis. He was standing in front of the directory, students, adding to about twenty of them that stood all around. Headmaster was not there either. Giovan spotted Irvine and walked up to him, with a simple smile on his face. " You must be Irvine Kinneas. Nice to meet you. Hard to miss a cowboy such as yourself." Irvine looked up at him; a half smile tasted his lips. " And you must be Giovan Stratus. Quistis and Selphie told me somewhat about you." Giovan's face momentarily wavered seriousness at the mention of Quistis' name. " Oh, the dear Instructor said something about me. I hope it wasn't all bad. She sure is a brilliant and beautifully stunning woman. Wouldn't you agree?" He glanced straight into Irvine's eyes, the smile never fading. " Yes, very great. She is very dear to me." A ping of longing went through Irvine as he through of Instructor Trepe. " Taking a fascination to Quistis are we Giovan? Your not going to become one of those Trepies are you?" A frigid laugh escaped Giovan's lips. " A liking, an interest, you name it. Ever since I saw her picture and read about her in the newspaper, you know her being the first to receive an instructor's license at her age. One's crazy not to be fascinated." With that said, Giovan motioned goodbye to Irvine and walked to the other side of the area, around some other students. " He's a weird one…" Irvine adjusted his hat a little. " Who's a weird one?" He turned around and his eyes fell upon Quistis, he smiled and shook his head some. " Oh, no one in particular, just talkin' to myself." She laughed a little, then smirked. " Sure." She paused. " Did Cid brief you on this?" Irvine shook his head yet again. " Nope, he is supposed to be here any minute to brief us all at once." Quistis nodded her head, knowing that as well. She turned around right as the Headmaster came down the stairs, then she straightened her posture, as did the rest of the people near. Cid folded his arms across his chest, and nodded to a few people in the room. " As you all know, today is another Balamb Field Exam. This is not to be taken as a joke, for it is a real situation you will be in, and be cautious and alert every waking moment. The area, Landor. You will be met at the shore by an escort group of Landor SeeD's. The only information I have as of now is, a large group of soldiers still loyal to the sorceress for unknown reasons have been found harassing families, burning homes, and reeking such havoc on Landor. It is your job to assist Landor Garden in ridding of the soldiers." (Yes I know that might not be original, but cut me some slack, its not the most serious part of the story, and my brain is about fried!) He paused and glanced around the room. " You will be split into 4 groups of 5, with an Instructor and member of SeeD to assist you at all times. If you are lost from the group, please find the nearest group other than your own. They will contact your Instructor. If a group cannot be found, return to Landor Garden. That is all. You meet at 1000 hours for the harbor. Dismissed." Cid walked over to Quistis and Irvine with papers in his hands. They saluted him crisply, and he set them at ease. " Quistis, I am giving you these to be given to the proper people when you've reached Landor Garden. I hope no action will take place until after you have grouped everyone. Good luck." Quistis smiled taking the papers from Cid. " Yes sir. I will let nothing get in the way, sir. Have a nice day." She and Irvine left the Headmaster to call attention for everyone to report to the parking lot promptly.
Quistis stood firmly infront of students, SeeD's and Instructors to carry out some of Cid's un said orders. " You are all required to ride in the specified vehicle with your Instructor, and same goes for the trip to Landor. Do not stray at any time. It will take points from your score. SeeD's, you know which Instructor you are to accompany during this Field Exam. Thank you. Be prepared to leave Balamb Garden in 15 minutes." She turned away from the crowd, hearing their voices as they headed towards designated groups. " Oh I really hope this goes as well as Cid said it would." Irvine walked up, and patter her on the shoulder. " Looks like me and you sweetheart." Quistis smiled, knowing that if she went on this with anyone, she'd like it to be Irvine. " Yes, me and you, and 5 cadets of course." She turned and headed for her car, climbed in, and waited for the signal to leave Garden for the harbor. " This is going to be a long ride. I have a feeling."
About 4 hours later, Quistis stood at the harbor in Landor, the wind flying up around them everywhere. Irvine held onto his cowboy hat, for fear of loosing it. " Well, looks like we're here, and here come those Landor SeeD's." She looked up to see a group of four SeeD's heading in their direction. Quistis reached in her bag and pulled out the group assignment papers. A girl of about the same age and height as Quistis walked up. " Hello, Instructor Trepe. I am Eliska Tivona, SeeD Rank 2. A pleasure to meet you, Instructor." She saluted, as Quistis looked her over. The girl was the same height as her, maybe an inch shorter. Her hair was dark auburn, and her eyes were a mixture of brown and green, very big and bright. " The same to you Eliska. Sorry to be rude, but I must place the groups with their Landor SeeD's. Excuse me." Quistis rounded the group together enough so they could hear her. " Group A consists of Instructor Taite, SeeD Aletta Shante, Rank 3, and the students of his class. Group B, Instructor Harkin, SeeD Keir Duncan, Rank 2, and his students. Group C, myself, and SeeD Irvine Kinneas, Rank 3, and my students. Group D, Instructor Donovan, and SeeD Blake Nevin, Rank 4. I am sure you have all met the SeeD's from Landor Garden. They are here to escort us back to the Garden. Please, we are on their terms here, do not be a disturbance, or be subject to failing this exam. Thank you." Eliska walked over to her. " A very nice speech you gave Instructor. Headmaster said, the Exam does not officially start until tomorrow. Please follow me, we'll be leaving now." She nodded curtly, turned and walked towards the town with the rest; Quistis followed closely, thinking to herself. 'I wonder what will happen. Hmm, this is definitely going to be a long week.'
WOO HOO! This is the longest chapter I have written. Please review and tell me what you think. I am not done introducing new characters to the story. So, no assumptions about the mystery guy yet! You have to get ALL the info!! Sorry, its 10:30 PM and I am hyped on coffee, a little crazeh for the brain!! ~Me
Okay, Authors Note! Um, there are some details of certain things, I have planned to put them in later chapters. When the time is right for the situation, until then, SIT BACK AND ENJOY, and keep wondering who the guy is, I bet you'll never guess. I have a sick weird mind so be prepared! Tee- heee! ~~The Author
Irvine tapped his foot against the ground, not impatiently, but out of mere habit as he waited for Quistis. He was standing in front of the directory, students, adding to about twenty of them that stood all around. Headmaster was not there either. Giovan spotted Irvine and walked up to him, with a simple smile on his face. " You must be Irvine Kinneas. Nice to meet you. Hard to miss a cowboy such as yourself." Irvine looked up at him; a half smile tasted his lips. " And you must be Giovan Stratus. Quistis and Selphie told me somewhat about you." Giovan's face momentarily wavered seriousness at the mention of Quistis' name. " Oh, the dear Instructor said something about me. I hope it wasn't all bad. She sure is a brilliant and beautifully stunning woman. Wouldn't you agree?" He glanced straight into Irvine's eyes, the smile never fading. " Yes, very great. She is very dear to me." A ping of longing went through Irvine as he through of Instructor Trepe. " Taking a fascination to Quistis are we Giovan? Your not going to become one of those Trepies are you?" A frigid laugh escaped Giovan's lips. " A liking, an interest, you name it. Ever since I saw her picture and read about her in the newspaper, you know her being the first to receive an instructor's license at her age. One's crazy not to be fascinated." With that said, Giovan motioned goodbye to Irvine and walked to the other side of the area, around some other students. " He's a weird one…" Irvine adjusted his hat a little. " Who's a weird one?" He turned around and his eyes fell upon Quistis, he smiled and shook his head some. " Oh, no one in particular, just talkin' to myself." She laughed a little, then smirked. " Sure." She paused. " Did Cid brief you on this?" Irvine shook his head yet again. " Nope, he is supposed to be here any minute to brief us all at once." Quistis nodded her head, knowing that as well. She turned around right as the Headmaster came down the stairs, then she straightened her posture, as did the rest of the people near. Cid folded his arms across his chest, and nodded to a few people in the room. " As you all know, today is another Balamb Field Exam. This is not to be taken as a joke, for it is a real situation you will be in, and be cautious and alert every waking moment. The area, Landor. You will be met at the shore by an escort group of Landor SeeD's. The only information I have as of now is, a large group of soldiers still loyal to the sorceress for unknown reasons have been found harassing families, burning homes, and reeking such havoc on Landor. It is your job to assist Landor Garden in ridding of the soldiers." (Yes I know that might not be original, but cut me some slack, its not the most serious part of the story, and my brain is about fried!) He paused and glanced around the room. " You will be split into 4 groups of 5, with an Instructor and member of SeeD to assist you at all times. If you are lost from the group, please find the nearest group other than your own. They will contact your Instructor. If a group cannot be found, return to Landor Garden. That is all. You meet at 1000 hours for the harbor. Dismissed." Cid walked over to Quistis and Irvine with papers in his hands. They saluted him crisply, and he set them at ease. " Quistis, I am giving you these to be given to the proper people when you've reached Landor Garden. I hope no action will take place until after you have grouped everyone. Good luck." Quistis smiled taking the papers from Cid. " Yes sir. I will let nothing get in the way, sir. Have a nice day." She and Irvine left the Headmaster to call attention for everyone to report to the parking lot promptly.
Quistis stood firmly infront of students, SeeD's and Instructors to carry out some of Cid's un said orders. " You are all required to ride in the specified vehicle with your Instructor, and same goes for the trip to Landor. Do not stray at any time. It will take points from your score. SeeD's, you know which Instructor you are to accompany during this Field Exam. Thank you. Be prepared to leave Balamb Garden in 15 minutes." She turned away from the crowd, hearing their voices as they headed towards designated groups. " Oh I really hope this goes as well as Cid said it would." Irvine walked up, and patter her on the shoulder. " Looks like me and you sweetheart." Quistis smiled, knowing that if she went on this with anyone, she'd like it to be Irvine. " Yes, me and you, and 5 cadets of course." She turned and headed for her car, climbed in, and waited for the signal to leave Garden for the harbor. " This is going to be a long ride. I have a feeling."
About 4 hours later, Quistis stood at the harbor in Landor, the wind flying up around them everywhere. Irvine held onto his cowboy hat, for fear of loosing it. " Well, looks like we're here, and here come those Landor SeeD's." She looked up to see a group of four SeeD's heading in their direction. Quistis reached in her bag and pulled out the group assignment papers. A girl of about the same age and height as Quistis walked up. " Hello, Instructor Trepe. I am Eliska Tivona, SeeD Rank 2. A pleasure to meet you, Instructor." She saluted, as Quistis looked her over. The girl was the same height as her, maybe an inch shorter. Her hair was dark auburn, and her eyes were a mixture of brown and green, very big and bright. " The same to you Eliska. Sorry to be rude, but I must place the groups with their Landor SeeD's. Excuse me." Quistis rounded the group together enough so they could hear her. " Group A consists of Instructor Taite, SeeD Aletta Shante, Rank 3, and the students of his class. Group B, Instructor Harkin, SeeD Keir Duncan, Rank 2, and his students. Group C, myself, and SeeD Irvine Kinneas, Rank 3, and my students. Group D, Instructor Donovan, and SeeD Blake Nevin, Rank 4. I am sure you have all met the SeeD's from Landor Garden. They are here to escort us back to the Garden. Please, we are on their terms here, do not be a disturbance, or be subject to failing this exam. Thank you." Eliska walked over to her. " A very nice speech you gave Instructor. Headmaster said, the Exam does not officially start until tomorrow. Please follow me, we'll be leaving now." She nodded curtly, turned and walked towards the town with the rest; Quistis followed closely, thinking to herself. 'I wonder what will happen. Hmm, this is definitely going to be a long week.'
WOO HOO! This is the longest chapter I have written. Please review and tell me what you think. I am not done introducing new characters to the story. So, no assumptions about the mystery guy yet! You have to get ALL the info!! Sorry, its 10:30 PM and I am hyped on coffee, a little crazeh for the brain!! ~Me