Here's another chapter. Same old same old. Chapter 3 tee hee.

Disclaimer I do not own FF 8, do you need me to spell that out for you?


The sun is just passing down on the horizon when Seifer reaches back home. It hurt to go back, but at least he had to avenge his family. No one crosses him and does something so hanus, and so cruel and expect to live. No one, who ever did this would pay. That man will have his day at the end of Seifer's gunblade. That was more then a threat, it was a promise. A promise sealed when his life was taken way.

Seifer walks up to the barn and walks in. It was basically dark now. Sept a few stray strands of the sun which strained to stay. Soon gone though. Seifer reachers down and begins to dig. It was instinct now on where his old uniform lay. It was years since he last thought about it.

Digging down a three feet he finds the box. Grasping the rope handle he pulls it up from the ground. His hands shook as he opens the lid. There it lay, the same it did years ago. Wasting no more time Seifer changes into his old uniform and grabs his gunblade. His eyes are lit with fury and he was ready to fright anyone right now. No second thoughts, and no regrets.

This is what needed to be done to save his family. And his family is all that he cared for. Turning heal he sets out of the barn. Walking down the same field that brought him home he notices Squall, Zell, Rinoa, Selphie, and one other girl. All ready for battle. Seifer puts on his game face and approaches them at an even pace. Were they here to stop him? Maybe they are here to help?

"Hey chicken wuss... Squall." Seifer makes eye contact with Squall.

"I'm not a chicken wuss!" Zell yells.

"We're here to help you." Squall says in this cool monotone.

"The girl?"

"Zell's girlfriend."

"Chicken wuss has a girlfriend." Seifer almost broke out laughing.

Squall just nods. "We know what Irvine did to you, I guess we owe you an apology. We should get back to the Garden we stand a better chance finding the guy there."

"Agreed. But I'm leaving with my daughter if any one decides to start anything with me." Seifer warns.

Squall nods in agreement.

"Look who's the chicken wuss." Zell whispers to his girlfriend.

Seifer glares at him. Zell meeps and shuts up.

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Back at the Garden Squall put into roll the plans to help find the person responsible. The rest of the team gone to brush up there skills. Seifer on the other hand, took up pacing in the back round of the Garden for no reason, than he had nothing better to do right now. Eventually Squall got annoyed with it and handed him some polish for his gunblade. Anything to stop Seifer from making a hole in the floor.

By days end Seifer's sword was the shiniest weapon around. Serine finally decided to eat, and they got a lead. A small and almost unnecessary lead. As the old term goes, leave no stone unturned, and that's what they did. Zell's girlfriend had even dug through the library feverishly looking for any bit of information.

Seifer was quickly ditched cause they needed a lead, not a corpse. Seifer looks down at Serine who was poking at the green beans like they were still alive. Seifer grabs on and pops it in his mouth. He figured if he did it, Serine would do it. Course that did leave him to pop in his mouth one nasty tasting green bean. Serine sits back with a smug look on her face.

"Serine don' eat, daddy will put acky in his mouth." Serine chuckles.

Seifer swallows the horrible thing and cringes. He didn't know what was crueler. Him at that age, or Serine? Which ever was Serine hopefully won't make the same mistakes he did. And he could always grant that by being the best father he can. Even if it meant eating horrible green beans everyday for the rest of his life.

"Serine see the school in which daddy went to for a while?" Seifer asks.

Serine nods her head yes, so Seifer picks her up in his arms. The doctor makes no quarrels as Seifer leaves the infirmary with her. Actually figuring it the best for the little girl to get out. Maybe, just maybe, she can make some friends. Zell's girlfriend tickles Serine's chin as she walks into a the infirmary.

"What's her name?"

"Serine Isidra Almsy." Seifer introduces. "And Serine this is a student at the school."

"Hi lady." Serine says barring her head into daddy's jacket.

"Well, Serine Isidra Almsy it's nice to meet you. I'm sure one day you'll make you daddy proud. And hopefully not as destructive as he was." She jokes.

"Daddy wat she talkin' about?" Serine asks.

"Never mind little one." Seifer says with a smile.

"Oh I'm sorry." She says blushing. "Well, I'll let you go."

"Nice to meet you lady." Serine says.

"You to."

Seifer walks around the circular corder pointing out were different door led too. Then he walked her around again she could get a better view of the water fountain. His next stop was to go harass Quintis. What was she like after all these years? Up the elevator, which Serine loved. Down the hallway and to Quintis's class room. Gently he closed Serine up in his jacket and told her to be still. Seifer looked like he was fat once Serine was succored.

"Hey Quintis babe." Seifer said coolly.

Quintis turns around. Seifer stood awed, Quintis was most indefinitely pregnant and at least eight months along. Quinis on her end looks Seifer up and down and makes a funny face.

"Seifer your fat!" Quintis gasps.

"What do you think marriage does to you." A pang his Seifer's heart. Ellone. "And your pregnant."

"Yeah, ever realized why Selphie is so angry at Irvine."

"Oh. I see now." Seifer thinks. He couldn't miss this chance to scare Quintis. Pregnant or not. "You know when you have the baby it'll pop out like this."

Seifer opens his jacket and Serine pops up and screams at Quintis. Quintis grabs her chest in surprise and stares at Seifer. Serine and Seifer giggle as Seifer turns and runs. Getting her nerve back Quintis grabs a text book and tosses it at Seifer. Missing by a mile. Poor Seifer doesn't stop running till he hits the elevator. There he stops and takes a breather. Serine laughing and enjoying herself.

'Hopefully,' Seifer thinks selfishly, 'she'll never wonder were her mom is. And those memories will vanish.'

Serine hugs her dad sensing his growing pain. "Can we do it again?"

"Later Serine, later."

The elevator doors open and Seifer steps out. Zell's girl friend runs up to them panting heavily, "Seifer, Cid's wife is being attacked. You got to go help hurry."

"Serine stay with chicken wuss's girlfriend daddy will be back."

"Daddy no!" Serine hugs her. "The bad man's here I can sense him daddy don't leave me pea's daddy pea's."

"Sorry it had to come to this." Zell's girlfriend says as she suddenly pulls out a sword and charges Seifer.

Seifer stares in shock. Zell's girlfriend, could she be part of this.

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I hope you don't mind Isidra but I used your good name.