Lesson Well Learned
"Alright class, be sure to rest up tonight so that you're ready for the field exam tomorrow." Quistis Trepe reminded her students.
It had been a few months after Ultimecia's defeat. Life for the 'Heroes of the World' had returned to normal. Quistis had received her instructor's license back after she proved all too well that she had what it took to be an instructor. She had been ecstatic for many days after. But when tests and the field exam came up that time of year and began stressing her out, Quistis wasn't sure she WANTED to be an instructor anymore.
As she started to organize the tests her students had just taken for them to be graded, the intercom went on.
"Will Quistis Trepe please report to the Headmaster's office. Once again, will Quistis Trepe please report to the Headmaster's office. That is all."
Quistis sighed as she made her way up to the third level of Balamb Garden using the elevator lift. Giving a small smile to Xu outside of the door, she went in. She saluted when Cid turned around in his chair to face her. He smiled at her professionalism.
"Quistis, you know you don't need to be so formal around me." Cid mock admonished her. She just smiled and sat down in one of the chairs that were in front of his desk.
"I'm sorry, sir, but-" Quistis started to say.
" You are like a daughter to me, Quistis. Call me Cid." Cid grinned.
Quistis smiled faintly. Memories of the orphanage back then had resurfaced when she began to stop using Guardian Forces.
"I'm sorry, sir- I mean, Cid, but is there a specific reason why I was called up here?" She questioned cautiously.
"Oh yes, of course." He replied. "I think you may have heard the rumors around school that Seifer Almasy is returning to Balamb Garden, am I correct?"
"Yes sir," Quistis answered. "But they ARE just rumors right? I mean, Seifer really isn't returning, is he?"
"That is what I called you here today, Quistis." Cid said, turning to face the gigantic window that served as a wall for the back of his office. "As it turns out, Seifer IS going to return to Balamb Garden. He came to see me the other day when Edea was here. He had asked me to give him another chance to become a Seed and had apologized."
"Edea helped convince me by reminding me how SHE was possessed by Ultimecia, like Seifer was. 'In fact,' she had said. 'If it wasn't for me, Seifer would never have gotten into this mess.'" He informed her with a small chuckle at the memory of his wife that day.
Quistis' eyes widened. Not only was Seifer Almasy returning to Balamb Garden, but he had APOLOGIZED, something she knew the old Seifer would've NEVER done.
"Umm. Cid? Not to be a prude or anything, but what exactly does this have to do with me?" She asked tentatively. Cid shot her another smile, but this one faltered a little bit as he began to speak once more.
"Oh right. The reason I called you here was to inform you that since Seifer has been enrolled at Balamb Garden again to become a Seed and with the field exam and written exam so close by now, I need a very skilled and professional instructor to teach him during their spare time."
"And. Since you showed me how skilled you are in the fight with Ultimecia, I decided to choose you to instruct Seifer during your spare time."
Quistis' mouth dropped wide open. 'Oh great.' She thought. 'When I thought my life couldn't become anymore stressful, it DOES!' Realizing her mouth was still open , she quickly closed her mouth and started to talk, but Cid beat her to it.
"I know this may not sound very appealing to you Quistis," he said hastily. "But your skills and professionalism wasn't the only reason I chose you to teach Seifer."
"Then why, Headmaster Cid?" Quistis pressed on. "What else convinced you to pick me when there are also other very skilled instructors here at Garden?"
"The other reason I chose you, Quistis, was because someone thought you were perfect for this responsibility. That someone was-" Cid was cut short.
"Was that someone Selphie?" Quistis interrupted. "I swear to Hyne, that girl thinks too highly of me sometimes." She released a small laugh at the end, thinking about the energetic and optimistic young girl.
"No, that person wasn't Selphie." Cid continued. "That person happens to be our very own-" He was cut short once more by the sound of the office door opening and a masculine voice speaking up.
"Seifer Almasy"
"Alright class, be sure to rest up tonight so that you're ready for the field exam tomorrow." Quistis Trepe reminded her students.
It had been a few months after Ultimecia's defeat. Life for the 'Heroes of the World' had returned to normal. Quistis had received her instructor's license back after she proved all too well that she had what it took to be an instructor. She had been ecstatic for many days after. But when tests and the field exam came up that time of year and began stressing her out, Quistis wasn't sure she WANTED to be an instructor anymore.
As she started to organize the tests her students had just taken for them to be graded, the intercom went on.
"Will Quistis Trepe please report to the Headmaster's office. Once again, will Quistis Trepe please report to the Headmaster's office. That is all."
Quistis sighed as she made her way up to the third level of Balamb Garden using the elevator lift. Giving a small smile to Xu outside of the door, she went in. She saluted when Cid turned around in his chair to face her. He smiled at her professionalism.
"Quistis, you know you don't need to be so formal around me." Cid mock admonished her. She just smiled and sat down in one of the chairs that were in front of his desk.
"I'm sorry, sir, but-" Quistis started to say.
" You are like a daughter to me, Quistis. Call me Cid." Cid grinned.
Quistis smiled faintly. Memories of the orphanage back then had resurfaced when she began to stop using Guardian Forces.
"I'm sorry, sir- I mean, Cid, but is there a specific reason why I was called up here?" She questioned cautiously.
"Oh yes, of course." He replied. "I think you may have heard the rumors around school that Seifer Almasy is returning to Balamb Garden, am I correct?"
"Yes sir," Quistis answered. "But they ARE just rumors right? I mean, Seifer really isn't returning, is he?"
"That is what I called you here today, Quistis." Cid said, turning to face the gigantic window that served as a wall for the back of his office. "As it turns out, Seifer IS going to return to Balamb Garden. He came to see me the other day when Edea was here. He had asked me to give him another chance to become a Seed and had apologized."
"Edea helped convince me by reminding me how SHE was possessed by Ultimecia, like Seifer was. 'In fact,' she had said. 'If it wasn't for me, Seifer would never have gotten into this mess.'" He informed her with a small chuckle at the memory of his wife that day.
Quistis' eyes widened. Not only was Seifer Almasy returning to Balamb Garden, but he had APOLOGIZED, something she knew the old Seifer would've NEVER done.
"Umm. Cid? Not to be a prude or anything, but what exactly does this have to do with me?" She asked tentatively. Cid shot her another smile, but this one faltered a little bit as he began to speak once more.
"Oh right. The reason I called you here was to inform you that since Seifer has been enrolled at Balamb Garden again to become a Seed and with the field exam and written exam so close by now, I need a very skilled and professional instructor to teach him during their spare time."
"And. Since you showed me how skilled you are in the fight with Ultimecia, I decided to choose you to instruct Seifer during your spare time."
Quistis' mouth dropped wide open. 'Oh great.' She thought. 'When I thought my life couldn't become anymore stressful, it DOES!' Realizing her mouth was still open , she quickly closed her mouth and started to talk, but Cid beat her to it.
"I know this may not sound very appealing to you Quistis," he said hastily. "But your skills and professionalism wasn't the only reason I chose you to teach Seifer."
"Then why, Headmaster Cid?" Quistis pressed on. "What else convinced you to pick me when there are also other very skilled instructors here at Garden?"
"The other reason I chose you, Quistis, was because someone thought you were perfect for this responsibility. That someone was-" Cid was cut short.
"Was that someone Selphie?" Quistis interrupted. "I swear to Hyne, that girl thinks too highly of me sometimes." She released a small laugh at the end, thinking about the energetic and optimistic young girl.
"No, that person wasn't Selphie." Cid continued. "That person happens to be our very own-" He was cut short once more by the sound of the office door opening and a masculine voice speaking up.
"Seifer Almasy"