Final Fantasy VIII
Whenever You Need Me
Disclaimer: Squaresoft owns the characters of Final Fantasy, not me.
Author's Notes: More Seiftis! Woo-hoo!
Chapter 8: A Softer Side…?
Quistis went onto the elevator, heading for the first floor. As the doors closed, she turned around and came face-to-face with a stranger.
"Ahhh!"
"Hyne, Instructor, it's just me!"
Quistis took a deep breath and pressed a hand to her rapidly-pounding heart. "Don't DO that!" she said, stomping her foot angrily. "Do you know how annoying that is?"
Seifer blinked his green eyes. "Damn, Instructor, what's got your flame going?" he asked.
She took a deep breath and sighed. "I'm sorry…I've been a bit stressed lately…"
Seifer peered down at her. "Because of the field test?" he asked quietly.
Quistis shot him a look and nodded. "…Yeah."
The taller teen nodded and crossed his arms, leaning casually against the wall of the elevator. "I see…the famed Instructor is nervous. This is a first. What next, will Puberty Boy jump onto a table during the SeeD inauguration party and dance?"
Quistis snorted, trying not to laugh at the image of Squall dancing on a table. She instantly clapped a hand over her mouth, but she saw Seifer smirk. "That was totally uncalled for," she said.
Seifer laughed. "And yet you thought it was funny," he observed. "Hyne, Instructor, you're getting my sense of humor. What happened to you while I was away from here?"
She put her hands behind her back and looked at Seifer innocently. "What are you talking about? I'm still the Instructor you love to hate."
Seifer leaned down to her. "Now, Instructor, whatever made you think I hated you?" he asked.
Quistis blinked and Seifer smirked. "Ah, so my dear Instructor made a false assumption."
She leaned against the elevator doors. "Whatever."
"Oh, Instructor, now you're sounding like Puberty Boy. That's sad."
"Oh, shut up." In a most childish manner, Quistis stuck her tongue out at Seifer, who stared in complete bewilderment.
"Did I just see my Instructor stick out her tongue like some 5-year-old?"
"Yeah, so?" Quistis demanded.
Seifer stared at her for a few moments more, then smiled and tapped her cheek lightly. "That's very cute, the way you do that, you know?"
Quistis blinked, and then blushed, making Seifer laugh. "I thought you'd be used to compliments by now, my dear Instructor." He leaned back again, smirking. "You should see yourself. You're like a tomato."
She looked away, determined on fighting the blush, and failed. "And what about you?" she asked, trying to change the subject.
"What about me, Instructor?" Seifer studied her, smiling slightly.
"You've changed, too. Since when did you start complimenting me…or anyone else, for that matter?"
Seifer thought for a few moments. "I guess you're right," he said quietly.
Quistis placed a finger on his chest. "If I didn't know better," she said, her voice mocking, "I'd think that the infamous rebel Seifer Almasy has finally grown up! But…I doubt that's possible…"
"Excuse me?" Seifer sounded annoyed. "What are you saying, Instructor?"
"I'm saying you lack the capability to think maturely, that's what I'm saying!" she retorted.
"Well…if I'm not being mature…" he began, his voice menacing. He straightened, taking a step towards Quistis. His jade eyes flickered.
Quistis stared at him, trying to get away. She ended up against the elevator doors, trapped. "W, what are you going to do?!" she demanded. "Seifer, don't you dare--!"
Seifer grabbed her by the waist, his fingers moving up and down her sides. Quistis choked on her laughter. Count on him to remember where she was most ticklish. "Ahhh, n-no…Seif--!"
"Say it!" Seifer commanded, continuing to tickle her mercilessly.
"S-say…w-w-what?!" Quistis shrieked, starting to laugh.
"I'm your favorite student, you know I am! Say that I'm the most mature student you've ever had!"
"A-ahhhh! Seifer, st-stop tick…tickling m-me!!!" she shouted, struggling to break free from him.
"Say it!"
"B-bu-but…! I c-c-can't!" Quistis was gasping for breath now, sliding down to the floor. "St-stop!"
"Not until you say it!" Seifer was grinning down at her.
"Y-you're th-the most…m-mature…stu…student I-I-I've ever…h-ha…had! Now…stop…!"
Seifer stopped, just as the elevator dinged and the doors slid open. "Ahh!" Quistis yelled, falling backwards.
Seifer caught one one her wrists before she could hit the ground. "Clumsy nerd," he muttered to her, pulling her to her feet. "Hyne, Quistis, I'm still wondering how you made SeeD…" Smirking, he looked her in the eye. "Maybe it's because you were so bossy and whiny, they let you have your way."
Her eyes widened, and she kicked him in the shin. "Ow!"
"That's what you get, you jerk!" she said, turning on her heel and stalking away.
"Instructor!" he called after her.
"What?!" she demanded, looking back at him and expecting another insult.
To her surprise, Seifer said nothing of the kind. "Good luck looking after the field test!"
Stunned, she stood in the middle of the halls, watching after him even as he walked away.
~Bunny's Corner~
Bunny: Sorry it took so long! School and stuff…well, in my next chapter, I will be inviting a few Seiftis authors for tea! But right now, please review! Domo!
Whenever You Need Me
Disclaimer: Squaresoft owns the characters of Final Fantasy, not me.
Author's Notes: More Seiftis! Woo-hoo!
Chapter 8: A Softer Side…?
Quistis went onto the elevator, heading for the first floor. As the doors closed, she turned around and came face-to-face with a stranger.
"Ahhh!"
"Hyne, Instructor, it's just me!"
Quistis took a deep breath and pressed a hand to her rapidly-pounding heart. "Don't DO that!" she said, stomping her foot angrily. "Do you know how annoying that is?"
Seifer blinked his green eyes. "Damn, Instructor, what's got your flame going?" he asked.
She took a deep breath and sighed. "I'm sorry…I've been a bit stressed lately…"
Seifer peered down at her. "Because of the field test?" he asked quietly.
Quistis shot him a look and nodded. "…Yeah."
The taller teen nodded and crossed his arms, leaning casually against the wall of the elevator. "I see…the famed Instructor is nervous. This is a first. What next, will Puberty Boy jump onto a table during the SeeD inauguration party and dance?"
Quistis snorted, trying not to laugh at the image of Squall dancing on a table. She instantly clapped a hand over her mouth, but she saw Seifer smirk. "That was totally uncalled for," she said.
Seifer laughed. "And yet you thought it was funny," he observed. "Hyne, Instructor, you're getting my sense of humor. What happened to you while I was away from here?"
She put her hands behind her back and looked at Seifer innocently. "What are you talking about? I'm still the Instructor you love to hate."
Seifer leaned down to her. "Now, Instructor, whatever made you think I hated you?" he asked.
Quistis blinked and Seifer smirked. "Ah, so my dear Instructor made a false assumption."
She leaned against the elevator doors. "Whatever."
"Oh, Instructor, now you're sounding like Puberty Boy. That's sad."
"Oh, shut up." In a most childish manner, Quistis stuck her tongue out at Seifer, who stared in complete bewilderment.
"Did I just see my Instructor stick out her tongue like some 5-year-old?"
"Yeah, so?" Quistis demanded.
Seifer stared at her for a few moments more, then smiled and tapped her cheek lightly. "That's very cute, the way you do that, you know?"
Quistis blinked, and then blushed, making Seifer laugh. "I thought you'd be used to compliments by now, my dear Instructor." He leaned back again, smirking. "You should see yourself. You're like a tomato."
She looked away, determined on fighting the blush, and failed. "And what about you?" she asked, trying to change the subject.
"What about me, Instructor?" Seifer studied her, smiling slightly.
"You've changed, too. Since when did you start complimenting me…or anyone else, for that matter?"
Seifer thought for a few moments. "I guess you're right," he said quietly.
Quistis placed a finger on his chest. "If I didn't know better," she said, her voice mocking, "I'd think that the infamous rebel Seifer Almasy has finally grown up! But…I doubt that's possible…"
"Excuse me?" Seifer sounded annoyed. "What are you saying, Instructor?"
"I'm saying you lack the capability to think maturely, that's what I'm saying!" she retorted.
"Well…if I'm not being mature…" he began, his voice menacing. He straightened, taking a step towards Quistis. His jade eyes flickered.
Quistis stared at him, trying to get away. She ended up against the elevator doors, trapped. "W, what are you going to do?!" she demanded. "Seifer, don't you dare--!"
Seifer grabbed her by the waist, his fingers moving up and down her sides. Quistis choked on her laughter. Count on him to remember where she was most ticklish. "Ahhh, n-no…Seif--!"
"Say it!" Seifer commanded, continuing to tickle her mercilessly.
"S-say…w-w-what?!" Quistis shrieked, starting to laugh.
"I'm your favorite student, you know I am! Say that I'm the most mature student you've ever had!"
"A-ahhhh! Seifer, st-stop tick…tickling m-me!!!" she shouted, struggling to break free from him.
"Say it!"
"B-bu-but…! I c-c-can't!" Quistis was gasping for breath now, sliding down to the floor. "St-stop!"
"Not until you say it!" Seifer was grinning down at her.
"Y-you're th-the most…m-mature…stu…student I-I-I've ever…h-ha…had! Now…stop…!"
Seifer stopped, just as the elevator dinged and the doors slid open. "Ahh!" Quistis yelled, falling backwards.
Seifer caught one one her wrists before she could hit the ground. "Clumsy nerd," he muttered to her, pulling her to her feet. "Hyne, Quistis, I'm still wondering how you made SeeD…" Smirking, he looked her in the eye. "Maybe it's because you were so bossy and whiny, they let you have your way."
Her eyes widened, and she kicked him in the shin. "Ow!"
"That's what you get, you jerk!" she said, turning on her heel and stalking away.
"Instructor!" he called after her.
"What?!" she demanded, looking back at him and expecting another insult.
To her surprise, Seifer said nothing of the kind. "Good luck looking after the field test!"
Stunned, she stood in the middle of the halls, watching after him even as he walked away.
~Bunny's Corner~
Bunny: Sorry it took so long! School and stuff…well, in my next chapter, I will be inviting a few Seiftis authors for tea! But right now, please review! Domo!