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"Okay, okay. Let me get this straight. You want me to readmit Seifer back into the garden?" Headmaster Cid must have asked me that question for the thirteenth time.
Ever since I arrived back to the garden seven minutes ago with Seifer, everyone who saw us looked at us strangely or confronted me, demanding what Seifer was doing with me. Apparently, Cid did the same thing. When I told him that I wanted Seifer to become SeeD again, Cid pulled me aside and asked if I really meant it.
"Correct." I answer him, getting a bit annoyed, after all, this was the thirteenth time… soon to become the fourteenth.
"Let me just make this a little more clearer… you want Seifer to become SeeD again?" He eyed me suspiciously. Maybe he thought Seifer did something to me, making me recommending Seifer back into the garden.
"Headmaster, with all due respect, if you forgave matron, I think it is only fair that you give Seifer another chance." I tried reasoning with him… but that didn't prove the right choice.
"Matron is a different subject! This is Seifer we're talking about!!! How can you pull the two together?" He shouted. Seifer got angry at the remark and stood up from his chair, probably about to hurt Cid, but thankfully, Matron came into the room.
"Cid, sit back down and stop shouting. Quistis, you got your wish. Take Seifer back to his old dorm. And Squall's looking for you. I think he's in the cafeteria. Now you two, go." She scooted us out.
"I don't see why you can't forgive Seifer if you forgave me!" I heard Matron yelling, but I decided I didn't want to be near them when they were arguing, so I took Seifer down to his room. Stepping into the elevator, I was greeted by Selphie. She gasped at the sight of Seifer.
"What are you doing with him?" She whispered into my ear harshly.
"He saved my life, I thought it was only right to repay him." I didn't know why I had just lied to Selphie, but I guess it was better than explaining the on going battles of my heart and mind.
Selphie looked at me puzzled, but then smiled and said, "Okay, let's start anew. Hi! My name is Selphie! And who are you?" She said in her usual perky voice.
"Seifer." He replied coldly.
Selphie frowned a little, but she didn't really want to make Seifer an enemy again. When the elevator finally stopped, Selphie said good-bye and quickly ran to the cafeteria… no doubt, telling the others what happened. I sighed and led Seifer into his room.
"You'll be staying here from now on. I do believe the SeeD exam is in two weeks. So if you study hard enough, you'll become SeeD." I turned around and walked out the door. I heard Seifer say something to me, but I couldn't make it out and decided to leave him alone. (Who needs Seifer… when I have Squall now?) I turned the corner into the cafeteria. Everyone looked at me. Some were smiling warmly, and others glared at me. Actually only Squall glared at me. Irvine was too busy flirting with some girl… who wasn't Selphie, Zell was buying food, probably hotdogs, and Selphie and Rinoa ran up to me and gave me a big hug.
"We've missed you so much!" Rinoa exclaimed.
I smiled. At least some of my friends still cared for me. They both led me to their table and sat down. I followed their example, and sat down beside Irvine, who Selphie had slapped in the face after seeing him flirt with another girl.
"Why is Seifer here?" Squall demanded immediately after I just sat down.
"Squall! Don't be so mean to her!" Rinoa defended for me.
"Ya Squall. You shouldn't always be so mean to her! After all, you had a surprise for her… remember?" Selphie winked at Squall.
Suddenly, Squall's expression changed. From his angry pissed off attitude, to a smiley happy joyous one. He grabbed my hand roughly. I wasn't expecting that, so I moved my hand away.
"I'm sorry Quistis… but to make it up to you, I decided to have a Welcome Back Party for you. It'll begin in about 3 hours. You MUST be there. There'll be a pleasant surprise." He smiled warmly. Something that doesn't happen very often. "Right now, I have to do some last minute things for the party. Everyone is welcome, and make sure you come okay Quistis?"
I smiled. (This is it. Squall is finally going to be mine! He's probably going to tell the whole garden that he wants me… not Rinoa! I haven't even seen them hug or kiss when I got back. And Rinoa didn't even sit near him… this is so good! Squall's finally going to be mine!) I got up, excused myself, and skipped to my dorm. (This is it. I must look pretty… I must… Squall's finally going to be mine!)
* * *
I looked at myself in the mirror. I looked exactly the way I did about a week ago. The day Rinoa and Selphie dragged me to that club. The same day I met Seifer again. (Seifer… I wonder what he's doing right now. I wonder… Why I'm thinking about it? This is not right! Tonight is all about Squall and I. Nothing can ruin this perfect evening! Nothing can!) My thoughts crumbled when I heard a light tap on the door. (I wonder who it is… maybe it's Squall!) I smiled as I opened the door. It wasn't him. It was Seifer. He was wearing is normal clothing. My smile disintegrated and was replaced with a frown.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"You look beautiful, Instructor." He smiled at me. I couldn't tell if it was a genuine smile, or a fake one to replace the smirk he wanted.
"Seifer, I'm not an Instructor…yet" I mumbled the last word.
"Either way, you don't have an escort do you?" He asked me, raising up an eyebrow.
I was shocked. I didn't know what to do. Again, my heart seemed to tear apart. Part of me wanted to go with Seifer, but the other wanted to wait till Squall came… if he ever did.
"Instructor?"
"Uh…" I shook my head to refocus. "No… I mean… no I don't have an escort." I tried to smile.
"Well, may I have the honours?" He held out his arm for me. I looked at it for a few seconds, hesitated, then wrapped my arm around it.
* * *
The evening was wonderful. I had danced with Irvine once, Zell once, Seifer about 5 times, and Squall 8 times. And this was the ninth. He smelled nice… but somehow… I thought that Seifer smelled better. But I didn't care. I had Squall right now… who need Seifer? I smiled. Squall had his arms wrapped around my tiny waist, and my arms wrapped around his neck. I didn't see Rinoa all night. I hoped she wasn't mad at me for dancing with Squall so many times. Maybe they broke up… and Squall knew that he wanted me, and not her.
"Quistis… I have a big surprise coming up after this dance. I wanted you to be the first to know… but then I decided I wanted to make this known to the whole garden." His voice was mesmerizing.
When the song was over, I slowly took a seat nearby, as Squall walked up to the stage. I looked up at the stage, and saw Rinoa standing there, holding the microphone towards Squall. (I guess Rinoa was here after all, I wonder if she saw me dancing with him? Oh well, it doesn't matter, Squall's mine now)
"Ladies and gentlemen. We are gathered here to welcome our beloved friend and ex-instructor back to this wonderful garden. But, that is not all. I wanted Quistis, my dear friend, to find this out first, but it was too exhilarating, so I decided to make it an announcement at this party." Squall bent down on one knee facing Rinoa. "Rinoa dear, my beloved. Will you make me the happiest man … and marry me?" The words struck me. He wasn't planning to be mine… he was planning to marry Rinoa all along. I felt my eyes welling up, so I quickly ran out to the balcony, and cried my heart out.
"How could I have been such a fool?" I cried out loud as I heard cheering from inside. Rinoa probably accepted. "I am so stupid…"
I felt a hand on my shoulder, I turned around to face the person. I wasn't any happier when I saw it was Seifer… Seifer… not Squall. I rested my head on his shoulder and cried some more.
"I don't understand… what's so good about Rinoa? Why does everyone seem to like Rinoa and not me?" I sobbed.
Seifer didn't say anything. I could understand why. After all, he used to like Rinoa too. Used to? Or still? I didn't know and I didn't care. I pushed him back, wiped the tears away, and put on a smile, then boldly walked back in to congratulate my friends.
* * *
I took hold of the bottle of wine. I had drank 3 bottles already. Ever since I heard Squall propose to Rinoa. I sat against the wall in the bathroom. I had locked the door so no one could get in. My head hurt, my eyes were swelling up, and my heart was broken. (How could I have been so stupid? Squall and Rinoa are the perfect couple. I could never interfere with them. They are my friends after all. I just… wish Squall was mine) I continued to drink the wine. Soon, I knew I would get drunk and possibly pass out. Maybe then, I would wake up from this horrible dream.
* * *
I slowly opened my eyes. My head was in pain, my eyes were probably a bit swollen, and my body ached. I looked around the room I was in. It definitely wasn't the bathroom, it wasn't the infirmary, it wasn't even my own dorm room! I looked around the room, and immediately knew it was a guy's room. An extremely neat room, might I add. I started to panic a bit, and even more, when I looked under the blanket and saw myself naked. (Okay, okay. This is not good. I'm in some guy's room, AND I'm naked. This is absolutely horrible!) I looked to my left to see a sleeping figure. I gasped. The sleeping figure was… SEIFER!
{OMG, BAD Quistis BAD!!! How could she do that?! She's so… BAD!!! Omg. Oh well… anyway… thanks for reading this chapter… I hope you enjoyed it! If you still like my story… then I guess you'll have to wait for the next few chapters… anyway, thanks for reading! And please review!}
"Okay, okay. Let me get this straight. You want me to readmit Seifer back into the garden?" Headmaster Cid must have asked me that question for the thirteenth time.
Ever since I arrived back to the garden seven minutes ago with Seifer, everyone who saw us looked at us strangely or confronted me, demanding what Seifer was doing with me. Apparently, Cid did the same thing. When I told him that I wanted Seifer to become SeeD again, Cid pulled me aside and asked if I really meant it.
"Correct." I answer him, getting a bit annoyed, after all, this was the thirteenth time… soon to become the fourteenth.
"Let me just make this a little more clearer… you want Seifer to become SeeD again?" He eyed me suspiciously. Maybe he thought Seifer did something to me, making me recommending Seifer back into the garden.
"Headmaster, with all due respect, if you forgave matron, I think it is only fair that you give Seifer another chance." I tried reasoning with him… but that didn't prove the right choice.
"Matron is a different subject! This is Seifer we're talking about!!! How can you pull the two together?" He shouted. Seifer got angry at the remark and stood up from his chair, probably about to hurt Cid, but thankfully, Matron came into the room.
"Cid, sit back down and stop shouting. Quistis, you got your wish. Take Seifer back to his old dorm. And Squall's looking for you. I think he's in the cafeteria. Now you two, go." She scooted us out.
"I don't see why you can't forgive Seifer if you forgave me!" I heard Matron yelling, but I decided I didn't want to be near them when they were arguing, so I took Seifer down to his room. Stepping into the elevator, I was greeted by Selphie. She gasped at the sight of Seifer.
"What are you doing with him?" She whispered into my ear harshly.
"He saved my life, I thought it was only right to repay him." I didn't know why I had just lied to Selphie, but I guess it was better than explaining the on going battles of my heart and mind.
Selphie looked at me puzzled, but then smiled and said, "Okay, let's start anew. Hi! My name is Selphie! And who are you?" She said in her usual perky voice.
"Seifer." He replied coldly.
Selphie frowned a little, but she didn't really want to make Seifer an enemy again. When the elevator finally stopped, Selphie said good-bye and quickly ran to the cafeteria… no doubt, telling the others what happened. I sighed and led Seifer into his room.
"You'll be staying here from now on. I do believe the SeeD exam is in two weeks. So if you study hard enough, you'll become SeeD." I turned around and walked out the door. I heard Seifer say something to me, but I couldn't make it out and decided to leave him alone. (Who needs Seifer… when I have Squall now?) I turned the corner into the cafeteria. Everyone looked at me. Some were smiling warmly, and others glared at me. Actually only Squall glared at me. Irvine was too busy flirting with some girl… who wasn't Selphie, Zell was buying food, probably hotdogs, and Selphie and Rinoa ran up to me and gave me a big hug.
"We've missed you so much!" Rinoa exclaimed.
I smiled. At least some of my friends still cared for me. They both led me to their table and sat down. I followed their example, and sat down beside Irvine, who Selphie had slapped in the face after seeing him flirt with another girl.
"Why is Seifer here?" Squall demanded immediately after I just sat down.
"Squall! Don't be so mean to her!" Rinoa defended for me.
"Ya Squall. You shouldn't always be so mean to her! After all, you had a surprise for her… remember?" Selphie winked at Squall.
Suddenly, Squall's expression changed. From his angry pissed off attitude, to a smiley happy joyous one. He grabbed my hand roughly. I wasn't expecting that, so I moved my hand away.
"I'm sorry Quistis… but to make it up to you, I decided to have a Welcome Back Party for you. It'll begin in about 3 hours. You MUST be there. There'll be a pleasant surprise." He smiled warmly. Something that doesn't happen very often. "Right now, I have to do some last minute things for the party. Everyone is welcome, and make sure you come okay Quistis?"
I smiled. (This is it. Squall is finally going to be mine! He's probably going to tell the whole garden that he wants me… not Rinoa! I haven't even seen them hug or kiss when I got back. And Rinoa didn't even sit near him… this is so good! Squall's finally going to be mine!) I got up, excused myself, and skipped to my dorm. (This is it. I must look pretty… I must… Squall's finally going to be mine!)
* * *
I looked at myself in the mirror. I looked exactly the way I did about a week ago. The day Rinoa and Selphie dragged me to that club. The same day I met Seifer again. (Seifer… I wonder what he's doing right now. I wonder… Why I'm thinking about it? This is not right! Tonight is all about Squall and I. Nothing can ruin this perfect evening! Nothing can!) My thoughts crumbled when I heard a light tap on the door. (I wonder who it is… maybe it's Squall!) I smiled as I opened the door. It wasn't him. It was Seifer. He was wearing is normal clothing. My smile disintegrated and was replaced with a frown.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"You look beautiful, Instructor." He smiled at me. I couldn't tell if it was a genuine smile, or a fake one to replace the smirk he wanted.
"Seifer, I'm not an Instructor…yet" I mumbled the last word.
"Either way, you don't have an escort do you?" He asked me, raising up an eyebrow.
I was shocked. I didn't know what to do. Again, my heart seemed to tear apart. Part of me wanted to go with Seifer, but the other wanted to wait till Squall came… if he ever did.
"Instructor?"
"Uh…" I shook my head to refocus. "No… I mean… no I don't have an escort." I tried to smile.
"Well, may I have the honours?" He held out his arm for me. I looked at it for a few seconds, hesitated, then wrapped my arm around it.
* * *
The evening was wonderful. I had danced with Irvine once, Zell once, Seifer about 5 times, and Squall 8 times. And this was the ninth. He smelled nice… but somehow… I thought that Seifer smelled better. But I didn't care. I had Squall right now… who need Seifer? I smiled. Squall had his arms wrapped around my tiny waist, and my arms wrapped around his neck. I didn't see Rinoa all night. I hoped she wasn't mad at me for dancing with Squall so many times. Maybe they broke up… and Squall knew that he wanted me, and not her.
"Quistis… I have a big surprise coming up after this dance. I wanted you to be the first to know… but then I decided I wanted to make this known to the whole garden." His voice was mesmerizing.
When the song was over, I slowly took a seat nearby, as Squall walked up to the stage. I looked up at the stage, and saw Rinoa standing there, holding the microphone towards Squall. (I guess Rinoa was here after all, I wonder if she saw me dancing with him? Oh well, it doesn't matter, Squall's mine now)
"Ladies and gentlemen. We are gathered here to welcome our beloved friend and ex-instructor back to this wonderful garden. But, that is not all. I wanted Quistis, my dear friend, to find this out first, but it was too exhilarating, so I decided to make it an announcement at this party." Squall bent down on one knee facing Rinoa. "Rinoa dear, my beloved. Will you make me the happiest man … and marry me?" The words struck me. He wasn't planning to be mine… he was planning to marry Rinoa all along. I felt my eyes welling up, so I quickly ran out to the balcony, and cried my heart out.
"How could I have been such a fool?" I cried out loud as I heard cheering from inside. Rinoa probably accepted. "I am so stupid…"
I felt a hand on my shoulder, I turned around to face the person. I wasn't any happier when I saw it was Seifer… Seifer… not Squall. I rested my head on his shoulder and cried some more.
"I don't understand… what's so good about Rinoa? Why does everyone seem to like Rinoa and not me?" I sobbed.
Seifer didn't say anything. I could understand why. After all, he used to like Rinoa too. Used to? Or still? I didn't know and I didn't care. I pushed him back, wiped the tears away, and put on a smile, then boldly walked back in to congratulate my friends.
* * *
I took hold of the bottle of wine. I had drank 3 bottles already. Ever since I heard Squall propose to Rinoa. I sat against the wall in the bathroom. I had locked the door so no one could get in. My head hurt, my eyes were swelling up, and my heart was broken. (How could I have been so stupid? Squall and Rinoa are the perfect couple. I could never interfere with them. They are my friends after all. I just… wish Squall was mine) I continued to drink the wine. Soon, I knew I would get drunk and possibly pass out. Maybe then, I would wake up from this horrible dream.
* * *
I slowly opened my eyes. My head was in pain, my eyes were probably a bit swollen, and my body ached. I looked around the room I was in. It definitely wasn't the bathroom, it wasn't the infirmary, it wasn't even my own dorm room! I looked around the room, and immediately knew it was a guy's room. An extremely neat room, might I add. I started to panic a bit, and even more, when I looked under the blanket and saw myself naked. (Okay, okay. This is not good. I'm in some guy's room, AND I'm naked. This is absolutely horrible!) I looked to my left to see a sleeping figure. I gasped. The sleeping figure was… SEIFER!
{OMG, BAD Quistis BAD!!! How could she do that?! She's so… BAD!!! Omg. Oh well… anyway… thanks for reading this chapter… I hope you enjoyed it! If you still like my story… then I guess you'll have to wait for the next few chapters… anyway, thanks for reading! And please review!}