it fills the warmth of blue, and leaves a chill instead...

Quistis left the office and headed to her class. After class was over for the day,she stayed late and graded some tests, then she ate dinner in the cafeteria. Then she went to her dorm and change her clothes. She grabbed an apple from a fruit bowl on her counter and left the dorm.

Quistis walked down the hall, up the elevator, down another hall, and opened the door and walked out onto the balconey.

"I talked with Squall earlier. Soon I was yelling...one thing happened after another, and now he seems suspitious of me....c'mon, I'm taking you to my dorm. I think you'll be a lot safer there." Quistis said. Seifer's eyebrows raised in amazement. "And I brought this for you." she finished, tossing him the apple.

"If we're caught, you'll be facing trial too..." he said as he caught the apple. Quistis shook her head.

"It doesn't matter, Squall's out of hand. I'm standing up for what i think is right." she said.

"And when did you start thinking defending me was right?" Seifer countered.

Quistis stood, dumbfounded. However rude that remark was, it was also an intelligent question, but one she couldn't answer.

"C'mon, lets go.." she said. He smirked and stood up. Quistis rolled her eyes, he was smirking because he'd left her without an answer.

Fortunatly nobody saw them on their way to Quistis's dorm, being as late as it was.

As they entered the room Seifer gave a whistle. "So this is the accomodation they give to instructors? Nice place." he said.

"Thanks..." Quistis said with an eye roll. "You'll sleep on the floor behind the couch over there. That way if someone rings the bell in the morning I can answer it and they won't see you."

"Okay....say, do you have anything up here to eat beside's apples?" he asked.

"Bananas." Quistis said. "Its not an aprtmant, theres no fridge. I just keep a fruit bowl for late-night snacks."

"Oh." he said. He bit into the apple while Quistis threw a blanket and pillow behind the couch, which face the door. She yawned and walked into her bedroom, then shut and locked the door.

"Yeah, I see how it is." he walked up and said next to the bedroom door. "Lock that door..." he mumbled. He heard a snort on the other side of the door, obviously Quistis's.

She lay in her bed that night pondering his remark...'And when did you start thinking defending me was right?'.....when did she? She'd always considered Seifer a nuisance. One who was always causing problems. Why was she all of the sudden growing on him, like a friend?