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"I want to run down the halls of my high school,
scream at the top of my lungs;
I've just found out that there no such thing as a real world,
just a lie you've got to rise above…"
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"Firaga…"
Her hand came towards the T-rexaur, a ball of flaming fire being held within it. A resonating yelp of pain came from the said monster, and it turned tail and ran. She watched it go while strapping on her leather gloves. They elongated her fingers, making them seem long and supple, disguising the strength behind them. She quickly picked up her weapon and strapped it to her hips. Several knives and guns were hidden beneath the folds of her long leather coat, which resembled Seifer's trench coat, save that it was leather (duh) and the purest black. The bottom hovered ½ an inch above the ground, stirring up dust in small clouds whenever she moved. A white shirt and black shorts underneath the coat completed her attire. She had brown hair, which looked as if it had been thrown carelessly into a ponytail. Her shoes laced up, and she had a silver chocker around her neck that said "Veros".
She quickly turned around as she heard the sound of skin hitting skin. Someone was clapping. She scanned the area, noticing two small brunettes, and a blonde standing behind her. One of the brunettes had a weapon with two sticks of wood, the other with two scythes. The boy had a gunblade that was drawn out. One of the brunettes, the one with pigtails, suddenly jumped over to her.
"Heya!!!! That was coolio! How'd ya do that?! What's your name?! I'm Selphie!!" the words poured out of the brunette's mouth easily. She had wide eyes, and was bouncing around the clearing, barely standing in one place before jumping to another spot. Emilia just blinked for a few moments, amazed that the girl could even talk that fast. Selphie bounded back over to her "Heeeyyyy!!! Didja hear me?! What's yur name?"
Surprisingly, the blonde behind Selphie stepped forward. "'Lo, Emi! 'Member me? Cloud?"
Emilia replied with a small shot of sharpness "Yes, Cloud, I remember you, I saw you an hour ago, how could I forget? We're just switching Gardens. Nothing huge." She rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Who are you stuck with as your SeeD trainer, by-the-way?"
Cloud used his shoulders to point to the girl with pigtails, who was turning over rocks by the stream.
Emilia looked taken back "She's a SeeD? Are you sure? Doesn't really look the part, does she? "
Cloud shook his head in the 'no' fashion. "Hey, Emi, are you going to the spar here? It's in 30 minutes." Cloud looked around as if searching for someone. The other brunette, Maria, was fighting a Grat, easily beating it down, while Selphie, his SeeD trainer, was turning over rocks and shouting every time she discovered a bug. "Where's your SeeD, Emi? Do you know her-" "Ooooo! A bug!!" "..name? Or were you even listening?"
She shrugged. "His name is Seifer Almasy. I don't know where he is, or what he looks like. …But his name sounds familiar. I feel like I'm forgetting something. I remember reading something a few months ago…" they slipped into silence, each contemplating their own thoughts. Cloud broke out of silence first, putting his blade back in its holster.
"Well, I'll see ya, I guess." Emilia just grunted a "Goodbye" before Cloud walked off deeper into the Training Center; ~he was trying to find the large clearing that they would meet at. Unfortunately for him, he was leaving the clearing they would all spar at. Emilia sat down, moving her gunblade out of her way. She took out a bloodied rag and proceeded to clean it.
A rustling in the bushes distracted her from the job at hand, and she dropped the rag and quickly had Lumos into attack position, the blade shimmering in the dim light. Cid appeared from the bushes, flanked by Xu and Quistis. Emilia sheathed Lumos, and saluted Xu and Quistis, then Headmaster Cid. She had met them earlier on the trip from Trabia Garden.
"Hello, Emilia!" Quistis walked over to her "Will you be participating in the spar tonight?"
The brunette shrugged, "I dunno. It depends on what weapons people will use."
"Ahh… I use a whip…-" the blonde motioned to Save the Queen hooked to her thigh "-and many students use nunchucks, staffs, and guns. Of course, the guns won't be real."
Emilia looked disappointed. "I don't think I will, then. I use a gunblade, and have yet to find another gunblader besides Cloud…and he's not what you'd call the best, if you know what I mean. He's never beat me…" Emilia sighed and sat back down. Quistis looked surprised. "Really? We've only got two SeeD gunblader's, and both are male. More students are trying the gunblade out since Squall started using it, but most can't even lift it, let alone use it. May I see it?" Emilia usually would deny such a request, but since an Instructor was asking, she thought it proper to let her see it. Emilia reluctantly unsheathed her weapon, turning it so Quistis could see the picture of a fireball emblazoned on its side. "She's called 'Lumos' because of the fireball. I got her fitted to me 4 years ago. The sister weapon went to my brother, who joined the Galbadian army. He died in a skirmish."
Quistis stayed silent for a second, and then apologized. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked."
"Huh? You just asked to see Lumos. Don't worry about it. I'm over him…" Emilia trailed off into silence. She quickly brought a hand up to wipe off her nose, which had started running. Quistis contemplated this new piece of information, turning it over in her mind, looking for weak points in Emilia's story.
'Why am I looking for weak points? She's just a student.' Quistis was reassuring herself when Emilia suddenly interrupted the blonde's thoughts.
"So...who is the other gunblader 'sides Squall?"
"Oh. That would be Seifer Alm-" Quistis was half finished with her answer when Seifer stepped into the clearing. "Hey, Instructor, have you seen a girl named Emilia Veros around? I lost the little brat while I was waiting outside the ship. I've checked the classrooms, dorms-" Quistis continued as if Seifer wasn't there. "As I was saying, Seifer Almasy is the other wieldier of a gunblade around here." The blonde pointed at the tall man standing in front of them who was rattling off all the places he'd looked for Emilia. "-and also the cafeteria. I can't find the brat! She's disappeared!" raved Seifer.
"Well, actually, she's right in front of you, Almasy." And with that Quistis disappeared into the underbrush, rustling a few plants then slipping into the forest seamlessly. A small blush started to creep across Seifer's cheeks.
"Uhhh….hi?"
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"I can't wait till my family reunion,
I'm gonna bust out the double doors,
And when I stand on these tables before you,
You will know me, yes you'll know who I am."
A/N: In this chapter, Emilia is described. I was shooting for the 'woman power' thing. Just imagine Laura Croft with a long, black, leather jacket. Yea. Last chapter I mentioned made-up characters with names of authors I like : Baconfat, (Baceon Fat), Scarlet Fever (Scarlet Fevor), Yaoifantasy (Yauri Fantasy). I would've named lots more, but unfortunately have only 15 students. The song used above I don't know the name of, but I SHALL find out. (Hopefully) I also changed some of the words. But how can you OWN words? It's impossible. Cheating the system! *police heard in background*
Remember: THE CLOUD STRIFE IN THIS FIC IS NOT CLOUD STRIFE FROM FF7! ^^ KK, go read and review 'Melting Walls' after this!! I need at least 1 review for the next chappy! ^_~
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