Disclaimer: Yeah yeah...I don't own anyone from FF8. Why do they have to rub it in?!?!? Argh.

(A/N: Hello again!! Well chappie 3 is here! Sorry I took so long to post this…have so much homework to do. Urgh. Let's see what I have left. A book review on a book I haven't even read, and a whole chunk of Maths. Why can't they just give us a happy Christmas? Meanies. Oh crap! I sound like Rinoa! *rinses mouth* Haha sorry to all Rinoa fans…don't flame me :D Well anyway. Read on to find out what happens to Seifer. Yay!)

Seifer sat down on his bed once more, his heart beating wildly. Damn Headmaster Cid! What was the matter with him? Calling himself a headmaster…Cid the T-Rexaur was more like it. But at least you could kill T-Rexaurs, and you didn't have to worry about offending them for fear they would never make you a SeeD... Seifer snorted. What the hell was he thinking? He had to be the dumbest guy ever born, not to mention the craziest. Urgh. (A/N: Noooooo…..erm sorry about the stupid T-Rexaur thing…it's supposed to make it seem as if he's so mad he thinks nonsense but…guess the effect isn't that good. Ah well.)

Looking up at the ceiling, Seifer debated whether to run out of Garden or not. It wasn't the difficulty of escaping from Garden that bothered him, because it wasn't difficult. The last time he had done it, well…Seifer decided not to think about it. But it hadn't been that difficult. Running out of Garden, that is. Of course, he had to injure a few students the last time, but this was different. Now he could just, well, walk out and no one would stop him.

That was what bothered him. If he left, everyone would think he was just going out for a walk, or to fight some bite bugs, or perhaps stock up on items at Balamb. He had earned their trust, and it hadn't been easy. He didn't want to blow it. He didn't want anyone to start looking at him cautiously, watching him to ensure that he didn't suddenly lose his head and start dashing off to the other end of the world to drop bombs on their heads.

No...Not again. He had gone through it once, and he didn't think he could live the nightmare all over again. But what about Selphie? Could he possibly risk watching his whole world, the world that he had had to painstakingly build up from scratch when it had crumbled, go to ruins again, before his very eyes, for that…that Messenger Girl?

Seifer shook his head. "Why does she mean so much to me to anyway?" he wondered. "Don't tell me…I'm in love with her?" Seifer cringed. "No...I can't be…Can I?"

"Er...Ahem. This is the Headmaster speaking." Cid's voice rang out over the intercom, cutting rudely into Seifer's thoughts. "Will Seifer Almasy please report to my office now? I repeat, Seifer Almasy, please report to my office now. Thank you."

Seifer's heart raced. Could it be…Could it be? He leapt off his bed and burst out the door, before dashing towards the elevator at top speed, nearly knocking down a little boy in blue who was doing laps around the Garden. As he hurtled through the sliding doors, he almost hopped around from foot to foot in his excitement, but caught himself in time. Seifer Almasy didn't hop about like a little kid. That was just not cool.

Finally, he reached Cid's office and strode in confidently, showing no sign of the elation that was bubbling away inside of him. "Yes, Headmaster?"

Cid had been prancing around his desk, looking thoughtful, but he stopped when he saw Seifer.

"Ah, Seifer. Seifer Almasy. I've been expecting you."

"Yes? Yes? Yes? Oh, get on with it, old man!"

"You see, I've been thinking about what you said to me, Seifer, and…" he paused.

"And…? Hurry…My hand is itching for Hyperion."

"I've come to a decision, I suppose." He turned to look at Seifer, and gave him a small smile. "I guess I could let you go look for Selphie after all."

"YEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!! Finally!"

"Thank you, Headmaster. I'll do my best," he replied, still looking as calm and unruffled as ever. Cid puzzled over why this was so. He had expected the boy to be overjoyed. He frowned slightly.

"This shall be your practical SeeD exam. Come back with Selphie, or evidence that she is no longer with us, and we'll make you a SeeD." He informed Seifer carefully. "Don't disappoint me, Seifer."

Seifer nodded and saluted the man. "I won't sir."

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(A/N: Now before you read this, I have to warn you that this part will be the most horrible thing you've ever read. So beware…You have been warned.)

"She asleep?"

"Yeah."

"Well, what we gonna do about her?"

"Who knows. You got any bright ideas, mastermind?"

"Mastermind? What did I do?"

"You were the idiot who was whining around wanting to bring her here! We should have just left her there when she was out of it!"

"You think it was a mistake, bringing her here?"

"Obviously! Now we dunno what to do about her. We can't kill her-oh no-we'd be tracked down by a Garden-load of SeeDs. Dunno how they'll find us, but being SeeDs they probably will. We can't let her loose, she'd be running around telling everyone where to find us and they'd be after us like lightning."

"We could always find another hiding place."

"You know anywhere better, you useless moron?"

"No…"

"Helpful. Indeed."

"…We could kill her and leave her here."

"And leave her to stink up the whole of our hide-out? You really want that? Now stop blabbering and think up something useful for a change."

"Bury her?"

"Don't be an idiot. I don't wanna bury someone's body."

"We could drown her, perhaps?"

"……"

"……"

"We could beat her senseless…"

"……"

"Yeah…kinda slip her into the water when it's night?"

"Yeah! Great idea, huh?"

"What are you doing taking the credit? Anyway, we have to plan her death. Tomorrow night, we fly her far away from here, and drown her."

"…Yeah."

"Brilliant. Just brilliant. They'll think she drowned by herself, won't bother to look into the matter further."

"Wonderful, boss."

"Good. Now get outta here before I drown you too."

"…Yes, boss. On my way, boss."

With that, he scuttled out of the room, leaving behind a dark, sinister-looking man with a sneer on his face.

(A/N: Told you it sucked big time. I shall never attempt this kind of conversation again. Heehee.)

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Seifer sat in the pilot seat of the Ragnorak, smiling. He could hardly believe his luck. Headmaster Cid had actually let him have the entire Ragnorak, all to himself. He hoped he wouldn't let him down. Seifer smiled again. He couldn't wait to see that cute little Messenger girl again. He longed to see her flipped hairdo and the cheeky gleam in her eye when she smiled, and wondered if she would throw her arms around him when he had saved her.

Seifer suddenly noticed a high mountain looming in front of him, and he swerved abruptly to avoid crashing into it. The sudden jerk seemed to bring him back to reality, and Seifer began to feel his heart beating faster again, anxiety running through every vein in his body. Where was Selphie? He had to stop fantasizing about her and get down to the business of actually saving her before he could think of anything else.

Seifer quickly landed the Ragnorak. He was near Esthar, he noted. No wonder the land was so rocky and practically filled with mountains. He leant over in his seat, thinking hard. Maybe she'd fallen somewhere, or just got lost in a forest or something. He couldn't fly all over the world, looking everywhere for her. It wasted too much time. Selphie could be dead by then. Seifer shuddered.

"Think, Seifer!" he scolded himself mentally, digging his fingers into his scalp. "Where could she be?"

"Where was she two weeks ago?" he thought desperately. "Where did she go? Where? How can I find out?"

He groaned and flopped back into his seat. He had blown it. He was never going to find Selphie. Scouting the entire globe for one girl. He should have known it was impossible. Now he was never going to become a SeeD. Ever. He just knew it.

Frustration was building up in him, and he had the sudden urge to ram the Ragnorak into a mountain. It would feel good, certainly. He was just contemplating it when the solution, the answer to all his problems, hit him in the face like a ton of bricks, making him leap up in the air and snap his fingers in glee. He knew he probably looked like a fool, but he didn't care. Finally, after all that worrying, he had got it. He didn't know why he hadn't seen it before.

He sat back down joyfully, shaking his head at his blindness. Smirking confidently, he steered the Ragnorak carefully towards the city of Esthar.

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(A/N: So...how was it? Haha I've finally got it up! Oooh jubilation!!! Please review…I love them…hee. Was Seifer a bit OOC? I mean jumping up snapping his fingers and all…hmm. Anyway, hope you liked it! Review!)