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-Chapter ONE-

I woke up early one morning, the sun was just rising and the dorm was still a little dark inside. My sweet Selphie lay there next to me, so warm and quite. I wanted to kiss her but I didn't want to wake her after the long night before. There was I quite knock at the door as if to only get the attention of those awake. I went back to the bed and gently placed the sheets over Selphie. I opened the door to see Zell standing there.

"Hey Irv, hope I didn't wake you"

"Nah, its cool, *yawn* I just got up"

"Anyhow, Squall wanted to talk to us down at the training hall. He said it was a guys only thing"

"Really? Well, we can't turn down a chance to socialize with the great Squall"

"Hah, yeh that's right"

"Ill, just get dressed, ill meet you at the fountain"

"Ok, see you soon"

I shut the door and took the sheet off Selphie

"Guys only hey?"

She said eyes still closed with a smile on her face.

"Yeh so go back to sleep, I'll be back soon"

"oh, alright.."

She turned to her side and started to doze back off, I gently kissed the back of her neck and walked away to get my things. I changed out of my boxes and put on my new Balamb seed uniform. I liked my old Galbadia one better, but at least this one made me part of the group.

"Bout time!"

"Whatever Zell, lets go"

There were a few others walking around, some were getting in early and the cafeteria others doing some last minuet homework. Zell and I saw Quistess sitting down on a bench reading.

"Hey there! What are you two doing up early?"

"Oh you know, were gunna go do some training before home room"

Zell said trying not to give away this 'guys only' meeting

"Well, don't be late for home room, we got a few new juniors and headmaster Cid wants us seeds to make them feel at home"

"fresh meat for the grinder, hey?"

I said sarcastically.

"oh shut up, this is Balamb, our teachers are not drill sergeant like in Galbadia!"

I laughed, as Zell and I started to walk away. I felt sorry for Quistess, she seemed very lonely lately. Properly because there was no current mission for her to be worrying about. Zell and I finally arrived at the entrance to the training center to see Squall taping he's foot impatiently.

"Bout time"

"What's the strange emotional problem today squall?"

I said with a cheeky grin,

"Shut you face cowboy and folly me"

Zell, Squall and I arrived at the secret meeting place to the west of the training center.

"You guys, something has been bothering me lately and im sick and tiered of throwing it around in my head"

It was unlike Squall to talk to us about he's problems and naturally Zell and I were a little worried. Squall pulled a little black box out of he's pocket and started to throw and catch it.

"I wanna marry Rinoa"

"that's it? Why so worried about that!? You two were made for each other!"

Zell said knowing this wass good news.

"its not that easy! I mean I'm a seed and I'm bound to garden till I turn 25. Marrying her would mean. it would mean. leaving garden! And well, I. I cant! Well. I can but."

"you don't want to?"

I said helping squall a little.

"I don't know. Fuck, you'd think this would be easy. I was forced to come hear, I had no were else to go. Ever since I've lived by myself, doing gardens dirty work for a living"

"its not dirty work!"

zell interrupted

"We all saved the world from that big ugly bitch and her little minions. I hardly call all that HARD work DIRTY work!"

"And how many people did we have to kill in the process! Not monsters people!"

"well, if your so pissed of about it, why so hard to leave? I mean, its not like I want you too but I do want you to be happy!"

I said trying to calm him down

"If squall leaves now, he loses he's badge! Sure we all graduated as upper classmen, but if squall does not graduate as a senior, he loses everything! Being a seed will mean nothing!"

Zell shouted, he was quite upset by the matter.

"I love her guys she. she means everything to me"

"cant you two wait a few more years?"

Zell once again interrupted

"six years is too long, She has been living with sis and Edea for the past 9 months now!"

"yeh but she visits all the time"

I said trying to cheer him up

"I know, but she shouldn't have to, I should be able to visit her! Selphie shouldn't have to constenly fly the raganok to edeas new place up at Trabia all the time! If only I wasn't so busy here working with the headmaster all the time, I could. could go visit her."

"Well. shit man, if you love her that much, then. then maby you should. Just think about it, please!"

"I will Zell, I will"