Chapter13:
Irvine was already there when she arrived.
"Oh shucks, Rin. I'm nervous." He admitted, pacing back and fort. "Boy, I can't believe you." Rinoa grinned. "You shouldn't feel nervous about this, Irvine. Everyone knows that you'll make it." "Yeah?" "Believe me." "Thanks. It really helped boost my ego, you know." Irvine told her.
After the small conversation with Irvine, she spotted Raijin and Seifer and decided to seat between them.
"Hey Rinoa, perhaps you're not expecting to see me here," Seifer greeted in his normal tone.
"Actually, I wanted to lock myself in my room if not for Selphie who tried to talk some sense to me." Rinoa said.
"I shouldn't be here," Seifer said after a few seconds. "Waiting sucks. And besides, I'm hopeless." Raijin just sighed and nodded his head slowly.
"Don't ever say that. Who knows? We even might make it," Rinoa encouraged her teammates. Seifer didn't say anything.
Just then, A garden faculty walked in and everybody else in the place fell silent, with the same thoughts in their minds: that the waiting would finally be over.
"Those whom I call, please come forward," he said.
"Kinneas, Spence and Martin," and the three gave each other a high five.
"Dereck, Max,"
Rinoa felt her hands grow sweaty and she thought that her throat is about to close.
"And finally, to all members of Squad C, Raijin, Rinoa and Seifer. That is all."
Rinoa couldn't believe her ears. To her excitement, she both hugged Seifer and Raijin then she jumped over and over. "We did it, We did it!" she exclaimed.
"This is so good, you know?" Raijin said before following the garden faculty. Rinoa was about to follow him but she saw that Seifer was still firmly rooted in his seat.
"Seifer?" "Is it true? That I was called?" he asked her.
"Oh, yes! We pass! We're both SeeDs now." She told him, her voice filled with enthusiasm. Then before he knew it, she was already pulling him up.
Squall was there and he congratulated each of the new SeeD members as the Garden head master.
"Congratulations, Rinoa. I know you can do it," he pressed her hand when he finally reached her. The gesture made her tingle.
Seifer was actually thinking that Squall will never shake his hand even if he is now a SeeD member just like him. Squall walked to him without changing his expressionless face. He locked eyes with his rival and then he offered his hand. Seifer stared down at it as if it was actually an alien tentacle. It took him a moment to give his hand and return a shake.
"Thanks for taking care of Rin," Squall said quietly.
"You're welcome, Puberty Boy." He snickered.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Thanks for reading, people out there. And for those who had taken their time to review my work, a BIG, BIG thanks from me. Love you all!
~Lady in Blue~
Irvine was already there when she arrived.
"Oh shucks, Rin. I'm nervous." He admitted, pacing back and fort. "Boy, I can't believe you." Rinoa grinned. "You shouldn't feel nervous about this, Irvine. Everyone knows that you'll make it." "Yeah?" "Believe me." "Thanks. It really helped boost my ego, you know." Irvine told her.
After the small conversation with Irvine, she spotted Raijin and Seifer and decided to seat between them.
"Hey Rinoa, perhaps you're not expecting to see me here," Seifer greeted in his normal tone.
"Actually, I wanted to lock myself in my room if not for Selphie who tried to talk some sense to me." Rinoa said.
"I shouldn't be here," Seifer said after a few seconds. "Waiting sucks. And besides, I'm hopeless." Raijin just sighed and nodded his head slowly.
"Don't ever say that. Who knows? We even might make it," Rinoa encouraged her teammates. Seifer didn't say anything.
Just then, A garden faculty walked in and everybody else in the place fell silent, with the same thoughts in their minds: that the waiting would finally be over.
"Those whom I call, please come forward," he said.
"Kinneas, Spence and Martin," and the three gave each other a high five.
"Dereck, Max,"
Rinoa felt her hands grow sweaty and she thought that her throat is about to close.
"And finally, to all members of Squad C, Raijin, Rinoa and Seifer. That is all."
Rinoa couldn't believe her ears. To her excitement, she both hugged Seifer and Raijin then she jumped over and over. "We did it, We did it!" she exclaimed.
"This is so good, you know?" Raijin said before following the garden faculty. Rinoa was about to follow him but she saw that Seifer was still firmly rooted in his seat.
"Seifer?" "Is it true? That I was called?" he asked her.
"Oh, yes! We pass! We're both SeeDs now." She told him, her voice filled with enthusiasm. Then before he knew it, she was already pulling him up.
Squall was there and he congratulated each of the new SeeD members as the Garden head master.
"Congratulations, Rinoa. I know you can do it," he pressed her hand when he finally reached her. The gesture made her tingle.
Seifer was actually thinking that Squall will never shake his hand even if he is now a SeeD member just like him. Squall walked to him without changing his expressionless face. He locked eyes with his rival and then he offered his hand. Seifer stared down at it as if it was actually an alien tentacle. It took him a moment to give his hand and return a shake.
"Thanks for taking care of Rin," Squall said quietly.
"You're welcome, Puberty Boy." He snickered.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Thanks for reading, people out there. And for those who had taken their time to review my work, a BIG, BIG thanks from me. Love you all!
~Lady in Blue~