"…and he was all like will you go out with me, and I was all like no" Selphie continued on with her annoying story. But I was too busy looking at Seifer. No one felt safe since Seifer had been readmitted into the Garden.


"Squall….. Earth to Squall…Squall is you listening to me?" Selphie yelled, but I was still daydreaming

"If only he knew how I felt." I thought aloud

"What?" Selphie asked with this confused look on her face

"Nothing, What !?" I said awakening from my daydream

"What did you just say?" Selphie asked

"Huh, What? I replied

"Something is seriously wrong with you, Squall." Selphie replied with her annoying laugh.

"Whatever!" I said, Selphie would be the absolute last person I would tell my little secret to.

I began to spoon through the substance the cafeteria workers called food as I was eating I glanced around but something force me to look up again. Seifer was walking straight towards us.


I put my head down and pretended as if I was eating…Oh my god he's coming closer.. think of something.. Quick!" I thought to myself

"This food is exquisite!" I said trying to show off…what forced me to do that? ..now he's going to think I'm weird.

Seifer just stood at the edge of the table for a minute. .

"Can I sit here? Seifer asked

Everyone just seemed to stare at him

"Umm…sure." Selphie replied moving her hideous purple and yellow purse. It was unlike Seifer to want to sit and eat with everyone else in the Garden, he usually keep to himself since

whole Ultimecia incident, when she took control over his mind. Well at least if he made any sudden moves the Security, that the Headmaster put in the Lunch area since Seifer came back, would be ready to take the proper procedures.

It was quiet for a while. I guess no one actually knew what to say or think of Seifer….maybe he's just trying to change.

"Hey, Squall !" Seifer said breaking the silence. Everyone just turned and stared at Seifer.

"y-yeah?" I said not knowing what to expect

"Could you pass me the salt?" He simply asked

"Um…yeah…here." I said passing the salt to Seifer

Seifer pulled about a pinch of salt in to his salad, and then he looked up and around. Everyone just turned back into his or her silence. Then all of a sudden out of the blue Zell slammed his hands on the table and stood up.

"I'm sick of this! Zell yelled looking straight at Seifer "How could they just let you back in here, like nothing was ever done?" "Look at you just sitting over there, you think that you can just come in here and become a whole different person and we can just forget about all the crap you put us through?" "Well do you?"

Seifer said nothing.

"I'm talking to you! Answer me" Zell walked over to Seifer and grabbed on Seifer's shirt ripping the first two buttons.

"Zell, back off man. This is uncalled for !" Selphie said as she pushed Zell away from Seifer.

Seifer just sat there for a second then stormed out of the cafeteria.

Zell walked back to his seat. This kind of proud slash sorrowful expression stayed on Zell's face.

I don't know what provoked Zell's sudden urge to rip Seifer's head off but I knew Seifer must feel really bad at this time.


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Training today was hard, for some reason I was drowsier than any other day. I walked to the elevator and pushed the up button and waited for it to come down. The doors opened, the red velvet walls didn't help me, and they just made me wearier. I stepped in and pushed the button that brings me to the third floor. The doors closed with this small bell-like sound, I rested my head on the silky wall and waited until the elevator reached the top floor. "Ping" the doors opened, and I stepped out and into the hallway. Wearily I walked down the hall. When I reached my door I took out my keys, it was kind of hard to see the right one, since I was so tired. When I found it I was about to put the key in the door when I noticed that the door was already opened I pushed it and it just slide open. I didn't remember leaving the door open. I hit the light switch on the sidewall

"Everything seems to be intact." I said

There was a sniffling, scratchy sound coming from somewhere…Where was it…was I just being paranoid… there it was again! I put my hand on my pistol…there it was again…. What is that? I held my pistol just waiting for the moment to shoot. I began walking around. I heard it again but this time it seemed to be closer…. I walked into the room that belonged to Quistis my roommate. Oh course since he was such a ladies-man he is probably out at a club or something. I switched on the light and I saw it… It was Seifer. I nearly jumped back when I saw him in the corner…but my gun was pointing straight at him.

Seifer's head jotted up, his eyes filled with tears. "Please don't shoot!" "I didn't know where else to go," he said

"How did you get in?" I asked

"I swiped it off of Quistis." he said, a smiled sort of appeared. "I'm sorry, truly I am, but I didn't know where else to go. It's been so hard, nobody trusts me… Nobody will talk to me.. They act as if they hate me."

"Oh Seifer, I don't hate you" I said as I walked up to him and tried to wipe a tear away, Only to be pushed away by Seifer's strong hand.

"Don't touch me like that!" Seifer said

"I'm sorry." I said

"No, Squall I'm sorry, I just overreacted. I'm sorry" Seifer said

"It's okay." I said, "Hey do you want some coffee?" I politely asked

"Yeah" Seifer replied

I went into the kitchen and rummaged through all the food items.

"Seasoning…no not that… umm…Ah ! Here it is." I said. I filled the coffee pitcher with water and pulled in into the back of the coffee maker and pulled the coffee beans into the holder. The water inside began to sizzle inside the coffee maker and in seconds the coffee started to pour in the pitcher. In about 10 minutes the coffee was finished. I got out two cups I poured in the coffee and then I headed to Quistis' room. Seifer wasn't there. I walked to the bathroom, and put my ear to the door. "Running water" I thought.

"Seifer your coffee will be waiting for you in the kitchen, Okay?" I said

No answer.

"Seifer? I began to worry

I pushed the door open. Seifer was sitting on the floor with a razor in his hand about to cut himself.

"No Seifer, don't!" I cried

He looked up at me with his tear-filled eyes. Seifer dropped the razor and put his head in his lap. I ran over to hold him. I wrapped my arms around him.

"Seifer you could have killed yourself!" I said

"T-t-thank y-you Captain O-Obvious!" Seifer sarcastically said

I could see his sarcastic attitude hadn't left. That was the first thing you'd notice about Seifer was his sarcastic ways, but ever since Ultimecia used his body to kill others. I thought he would have lost it by now. But no it was still there.

"I can see you haven't lost one of your old ways." I said

"Sorry, I just hate when people say the obvious." he said, "Squall, you're the only one who talks or even looks at me as if I'm okay."

"That still doesn't make it right for you to commit suicide, there are better answers." I said

"Like what?" Seifer asked

For the first time I didn't know what to say. I had never been in this kind of scenario.