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(Just to let you all know, -------- means a new POV. ****** means a flash-
back)
Prologue: it takes place after the Ultimecia defeat and Seifer is let back into garden to become a SeeD once more, and Quistis is given back her Instructor position. The Gang lets Seifer join and now the group is complete!
Chapter One: Admitting the Truth
*I have a smile A stretch from ear to ear To see you walking down the road
We meet at the lights I stare for a while. The world around us disappears...*
Quistis contemplated the thought of Seifer Almasy, while working on her last class of the day.
' I just can't help smiling whenever I think of him. I know that my heart and my head disagree. My heart says to love him. My head says "NO Way! He's the sorceress' lapdog! You can not love that kind of man." I am just sitting here, at my desk...watching him re-take the SeeD exam again. Which do I follow? My heart? Or my head? I am confused.... Whoa! Did I just get a gut feeling to go with my heart?!'
It had only been 15 minutes since she had passed out the test, and Seifer was already done.
' I shouldn't really be surprised. He has taken this exam over 5 times now.'
Seifer suddenly looks up from his desk and catches Quistis looking at him a lot longer than she should.
' Oh shit! He saw me looking at him! What do I do?! Just calm down...everything will be okay.'
She looks away with a slight look of embarrassment on her face. Quistis returns to reading her Romance novel.
' I am positively head over heels for him! How could this have happened?! I just can not deny my feelings anymore. I have to take a stand.'
Quistis gets lost in her own thoughts and without realizing it, she looks (more like stares) at Seifer again.
*Sigh* ' The way his emerald green eyes are beautiful...his soft, short, blonde hair. That scar he has...it makes him look even sexier. I love the way his trenchcoat swishes with every step he takes....*sigh* He always was my favorite student. Even though I favored Squall, he broke my heart when he failed the Field Exam. I even blamed myself for a while. That I wasn't a good enough instructor for him. Oh, well. I even tried to talk to Squall about it. But he just told me to go and talk to a wall. What a jerk! I don't even know what I ever saw in him.'
*Just you and me On this Island of hope. A breath between us, could be miles...*
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Seifer looked up again and caught her staring at him again. Only this time, she had a smile and a slight blush on her face. He smirked, thinking of a great way to disrupt the silence...
' Man. Has she got a problem or what?! Why is the Instructor staring at me that way? Does she even realize what she is doing? It is starting to piss me off.... I'll just think of a way to disrupt the silence. But she sure is pretty when she smiles like that...It makes her lose the "I-Know-Everything- Because-I-Am-The-Instructor" look. Like she's only human... But would she even consider me? Sure we are "friends", but that isn't enough for me!! Like she would even pick you, Almasy. *Tuh..* A man who creates horror and panic wherever he goes? To be mocked and ridiculed for something I don't even remember?!! No...She wouldn't even consider...'
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'Was he actually looking at me?! Hyne! Could he even possibly feel the same way I do!? Does he even possibly love me?....Wait..Love?.... Do I really "love" Seifer? The man who caused the whole world grief? Could I actually love that man?'
Seifer's smirk turned into a scowl. It looked as if he was really angry and about to burst.
'Hyne. What is wrong with Seifer? Is he okay? '
Just when she was about to ask him to come and see her, the Bell rang for dinner and everyone began to leave.
"Class, before you leave, the exam in the basket on my desk. And Seifer. Could I have a word with you?"
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'Hyne. What does she want now?'
"Seifer..."
"Instructor..."
"Are you feeling alright? You looked angry in class today.."
"I'm just fine. Just old memories...Now too bad I didn't disrupt class today...that would have been fun."
"SEIFER!"
"I was just Joking Instructor. Can't you take a joke.apparently not."
" URGHH!"
She was furious now and about to bite his head off. But she decided to play the cool instructor and give him a break.
"Please stop by my dorm around 1400 and you can see how you did on your SeeD exam."
And with that, he left the classroom to go to the 'secret area'. The 'Secret Area' had always helped him to clear his mind when he needed to.
'Great. I have to go and see her on a weekend. Just when I thought I could have some "alone" time. Why won't my mind let go?! Forget it Almasy! She'd never choose you. Especially over Puberty Boy.. But what about what we had at the Orphanage?
FlashBack! 13 years ago at the Orphanage run by Matron (a.k.a. Sorceress Edea)
Matron was calling the children in for lunch on a nice summer's day. The first to arrive in the kitchen were Irvine and Selphie.
"Lookie Matron!! We found a huge shell!" screamed a very excited 5 year old Selphie. Irvine had a sly smile on his face as he looked at the excited girl.
"How wonderful! You and Irvine need to put it someplace special. Then come to the table for lunch, okay?"
So with that, they both ran off to put the shell someplace special. Zell came in next bouncing and jumping like he was excited about something. Then Squall had finally drug himself out of his little corner in his room where he sits, isolated from the other children. Not because it was a punishment, but because he did not want to play. He had been like this since Sis (Ellone) left a year ago. Seifer and Quistis were still sitting on the beach, ignoring Matron's calls for a minute.
"Quisty?"
"Yea Seifer."
"When we grow up, will you still promise to be my best friend?"
"Of course! Why wouldn't I be? Well, except for the fact that you tease Zell and Squall a lot.."
"No! I mean it, Quistis."
"Yes, I will still be your best friend, and you will be mine."
"Here.." Seifer said as he picked up half of a broken seashell and handed it to her.
"What is this for?" inquired the six year old Quistis.
"One half is for you, and the other is for me," He held up his half. " And It is so that we will remember our good times and our promise."
"Wow. I will never forget you, or our promise."
"Seifer! Quistis! Time for lunch!"
End Flashback
*Let me surround you. My sea to your shore. Let me be the calm you seek.
Oh, and every time, I'm close to you There's too much I can't say. And you just walk away.*
Seifer began to smile. Not a smirk that he usually wore, but a true smile, as he remembered their promise so long ago. He pulled out his half of the seashell from his coat pocket. He hoped that she would still remember.
Authors Comments: The end! Just kidding! That is only the first of many chapters. I only write when I am inspired, so.. Start inspiring me people! Hope you liked it, and that it wasn't too out of Character. I'll post the next chappy soon!
Prologue: it takes place after the Ultimecia defeat and Seifer is let back into garden to become a SeeD once more, and Quistis is given back her Instructor position. The Gang lets Seifer join and now the group is complete!
Chapter One: Admitting the Truth
*I have a smile A stretch from ear to ear To see you walking down the road
We meet at the lights I stare for a while. The world around us disappears...*
Quistis contemplated the thought of Seifer Almasy, while working on her last class of the day.
' I just can't help smiling whenever I think of him. I know that my heart and my head disagree. My heart says to love him. My head says "NO Way! He's the sorceress' lapdog! You can not love that kind of man." I am just sitting here, at my desk...watching him re-take the SeeD exam again. Which do I follow? My heart? Or my head? I am confused.... Whoa! Did I just get a gut feeling to go with my heart?!'
It had only been 15 minutes since she had passed out the test, and Seifer was already done.
' I shouldn't really be surprised. He has taken this exam over 5 times now.'
Seifer suddenly looks up from his desk and catches Quistis looking at him a lot longer than she should.
' Oh shit! He saw me looking at him! What do I do?! Just calm down...everything will be okay.'
She looks away with a slight look of embarrassment on her face. Quistis returns to reading her Romance novel.
' I am positively head over heels for him! How could this have happened?! I just can not deny my feelings anymore. I have to take a stand.'
Quistis gets lost in her own thoughts and without realizing it, she looks (more like stares) at Seifer again.
*Sigh* ' The way his emerald green eyes are beautiful...his soft, short, blonde hair. That scar he has...it makes him look even sexier. I love the way his trenchcoat swishes with every step he takes....*sigh* He always was my favorite student. Even though I favored Squall, he broke my heart when he failed the Field Exam. I even blamed myself for a while. That I wasn't a good enough instructor for him. Oh, well. I even tried to talk to Squall about it. But he just told me to go and talk to a wall. What a jerk! I don't even know what I ever saw in him.'
*Just you and me On this Island of hope. A breath between us, could be miles...*
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Seifer looked up again and caught her staring at him again. Only this time, she had a smile and a slight blush on her face. He smirked, thinking of a great way to disrupt the silence...
' Man. Has she got a problem or what?! Why is the Instructor staring at me that way? Does she even realize what she is doing? It is starting to piss me off.... I'll just think of a way to disrupt the silence. But she sure is pretty when she smiles like that...It makes her lose the "I-Know-Everything- Because-I-Am-The-Instructor" look. Like she's only human... But would she even consider me? Sure we are "friends", but that isn't enough for me!! Like she would even pick you, Almasy. *Tuh..* A man who creates horror and panic wherever he goes? To be mocked and ridiculed for something I don't even remember?!! No...She wouldn't even consider...'
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'Was he actually looking at me?! Hyne! Could he even possibly feel the same way I do!? Does he even possibly love me?....Wait..Love?.... Do I really "love" Seifer? The man who caused the whole world grief? Could I actually love that man?'
Seifer's smirk turned into a scowl. It looked as if he was really angry and about to burst.
'Hyne. What is wrong with Seifer? Is he okay? '
Just when she was about to ask him to come and see her, the Bell rang for dinner and everyone began to leave.
"Class, before you leave, the exam in the basket on my desk. And Seifer. Could I have a word with you?"
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'Hyne. What does she want now?'
"Seifer..."
"Instructor..."
"Are you feeling alright? You looked angry in class today.."
"I'm just fine. Just old memories...Now too bad I didn't disrupt class today...that would have been fun."
"SEIFER!"
"I was just Joking Instructor. Can't you take a joke.apparently not."
" URGHH!"
She was furious now and about to bite his head off. But she decided to play the cool instructor and give him a break.
"Please stop by my dorm around 1400 and you can see how you did on your SeeD exam."
And with that, he left the classroom to go to the 'secret area'. The 'Secret Area' had always helped him to clear his mind when he needed to.
'Great. I have to go and see her on a weekend. Just when I thought I could have some "alone" time. Why won't my mind let go?! Forget it Almasy! She'd never choose you. Especially over Puberty Boy.. But what about what we had at the Orphanage?
FlashBack! 13 years ago at the Orphanage run by Matron (a.k.a. Sorceress Edea)
Matron was calling the children in for lunch on a nice summer's day. The first to arrive in the kitchen were Irvine and Selphie.
"Lookie Matron!! We found a huge shell!" screamed a very excited 5 year old Selphie. Irvine had a sly smile on his face as he looked at the excited girl.
"How wonderful! You and Irvine need to put it someplace special. Then come to the table for lunch, okay?"
So with that, they both ran off to put the shell someplace special. Zell came in next bouncing and jumping like he was excited about something. Then Squall had finally drug himself out of his little corner in his room where he sits, isolated from the other children. Not because it was a punishment, but because he did not want to play. He had been like this since Sis (Ellone) left a year ago. Seifer and Quistis were still sitting on the beach, ignoring Matron's calls for a minute.
"Quisty?"
"Yea Seifer."
"When we grow up, will you still promise to be my best friend?"
"Of course! Why wouldn't I be? Well, except for the fact that you tease Zell and Squall a lot.."
"No! I mean it, Quistis."
"Yes, I will still be your best friend, and you will be mine."
"Here.." Seifer said as he picked up half of a broken seashell and handed it to her.
"What is this for?" inquired the six year old Quistis.
"One half is for you, and the other is for me," He held up his half. " And It is so that we will remember our good times and our promise."
"Wow. I will never forget you, or our promise."
"Seifer! Quistis! Time for lunch!"
End Flashback
*Let me surround you. My sea to your shore. Let me be the calm you seek.
Oh, and every time, I'm close to you There's too much I can't say. And you just walk away.*
Seifer began to smile. Not a smirk that he usually wore, but a true smile, as he remembered their promise so long ago. He pulled out his half of the seashell from his coat pocket. He hoped that she would still remember.
Authors Comments: The end! Just kidding! That is only the first of many chapters. I only write when I am inspired, so.. Start inspiring me people! Hope you liked it, and that it wasn't too out of Character. I'll post the next chappy soon!