Okies, well everybody knows that in the game Balamb Garden 'adopted' Seifer and Squall so in a way they're kind of like Cid and Edea's kids right? That makes the two brothers...Sort of. Anyway, this is all set in medieval times with a subtle twist to it all. Enough talk Let's just get straight to the point!

"Let go of me!", I cried as two knights wielding glimmering swords pulled me by the arms and into the palace of the royals. I didn't understand what this had to do with me at all so why me? As I was dragged along the marble floor I thought to myself, was my family alright? What about father, was he recovering from those wounds the two knights inflicted upon him when they had requested my presence. Why did this world have to be so brutal? toward the end of the hallway, the knights threw me at the feet of a few women whom I assumed were maids. They then helped me to my feet and led me to a bathromm where they bathed me in water scented with lavender oil and scrubbed me clean. This whole experience made me speechless, at a loss for words and also extremely confused. I soon regained my composure and dared to open my mouth.

"Um, excuse me. Why am I in such a place?" my voice had an unstable tone to it, clearly showing my fear of what was to come.

"Why you wouldn't want to be looking like the way you came in when you meet the prince do you?" replied one of the seven maids in my presence. She was quite friendly looking, which made me a little more relaxed but I still had many unanswered questions lurking in my mind.

"The prince? What have I anything to do with the prince of Balamb?"

"Fair maiden, I do not think us lowly servants have authority to answer questions of these sorts" another one said. I sighed and leaned back in the bathtub. Coming from a low class family, this treatment was never offered to me and all seemed in a way, alien not that this was anything bad.... One of the other women then instructed me to come out of the water. I then followed her and the others into a room where they clothed me in a light- rose colored dress made of a fine material and pulled my hair back away from my face and held it in place with a gold clip. They then lightly powdered my face and slipped my feet into a pair of gold sandals. I was in absolute awe. Surely they must have mistaken me with another person, a young woman of my class wouldn't be wearing these garments or standing in a palace. I was ver eager to see what was to follow.

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"Father, surely you are not thinking of marrying me to some girl you just pulled off the street!" "Well you are not about to break a one thousand year old tradition! You will find a wife and be married before your twenty-first birthday no question about it!", King Cid of Balamb sat in his throne with a tense expression on his face. His wife Queen Edea sat on the throne next to his and looked helplessly upon her elder son. No matter how much he tried to resist, Prince Seifer just couldn't win against his father. Even though he is the heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Balamb.

"I am sorry, but it is the only way our kingdom will live on." the queen spoke up quietly knowing that she too, had no power over her husband. The younger of the sons Prince Squall, stood at the side of the throne room watching silently as the rest of the family argued. He being more quiet and reserved than his brother, was not about to join the conversation.

"You will marry whom I choose and you will do as told do you understand?!" the king was losing his temper quite quickly. At first it looked like Prince Seifer was about to retaliate with another statement but thought better of it and left the throne room.

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"He is harsh on everyone, he is after all the king you know", one of the prince's only friends pointed out.

"Still, forcing his own sons into an arranged marriage...Do you think that is fair? Raijin, tell me!" Seifer spoke as he trained with his friends. Skilfully blocking and dodging Raijin and Fujin's strikes.

"NEGATIVE", replied Fujin- the only female knight in the kingdom. Even though she could only see out of one eye, it didn't take much to see the anger engraved on the prince's expression.

"Yes, it is obviously unfair but you know, the throne is going to be handed over to Squall if you are not married in time! Besides, the girl we dragged in, she is quite pretty you know." Raijin winked and took a step back as Seifer lunged a him with his prized sword, Hyperion.

"Really now, and I suppose I am to congratulate you on your good taste in women and live happily ever after with her and make fifty offspring?!" Seifer glared at the two, waiting for an answer.

"NOT. NECESSARILY"

"Just keep quiet. Who knows, you might even get to like her you know". At that point in time, Prince Squall entered the arena.

"Father requests your presence"

"I think you are going to meet her you know", Seifer withdrew his sword and followed his brother to the throne room with Raijin and Fujin at his heels.

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I stood on the far side of the room next to one of the pillars in the four corners, awaiting the princes' arrival. When the double doors swung open after about ten minutes, I walked towards the blonde haired prince and bowed at his feet.

"Your majesty I am pleased to finally meet you". Well maybe not but this was all in the king's presence, I couldn't just run away. From my point of view, the prince appeared to be quite handsome. His tall, muscular body towered over me and made me feel a little intimidated but nevertheless, I kept my composure and did not break down.

"You may rise", the prince's deep voice echoed around the spacios room as he offered me his hand to help me up. As I stood up I saw a scar that marked his forehead. It made him look even more handsome than he already was. I also noticed that Prince Squall also had a similar looking scar, only it went the other way. The prince and I then turned to face the king and hear what he had to say.

"Now" began King Cid "May I ask your name?"

"My name is Quistis. Quistis Trepe of the Kingdom of Balamb"



So how was that for the first chapter? Please review ^^ Thanks!