Final Fantasy VIII
Whenever You Need Me
Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own the cast of FF8. Square does.
Author's Notes: Okay, flashback chappy! I'm finished with the orphanage days! ::everyone groans:: Now we come to dear Seify's first day at Balamb Garden! Yaay!
Chapter 11: New Student
A 14-year-old Seifer Almasy walked through the iron gates of Balamb Garden, feeling uncomfortable in the uniform he was forced to wear during school hours. It's not so bad, I guess, the teenager thought, looking down at himself. The junior classman outfit was in all black, making Seifer feel like he was in some sort of tuxedo. He frowned, shrugged and continued walking, one hand straying to pull at his too-tight collar. He was so busy with the collar that he didn't watched where he was going, and walked into something.
The something was soft. Seifer tumbled to the ground with it, and it let out a surprised gasp. Books and papers flew everywhere. Seifer sat on the ground, looking up at the rain of papers. Then he turned his attention to the something he had bumped into.
It was a girl.
"Owwww," she groaned, one hand on her hip. Then she opened her eyes. "Oh, Hyne, my stuff!" She immediately jumped to her feet and made a grab for the flying papers. "My homework…!"
"I'll help," Seifer said quietly, standing up. He immediately noticed that he was much taller than she was. He helped her gather the floating papers, then knelt down and stacked up her books. "Here you go."
"Thank you SO much!" the girl murmured, placing her homework into a book and taking the novels from him. She smiled at him gratefully, blue eyes bright behind her wire-rimmed glasses. She blinked. "Oh…are you new here? I haven't seen you around."
"…Yeah."
"Oh, well, I'm pleased to meet you." The girl shifted the books and held out a hand. "I'm Quistis Trepe."
Seifer shook her hand. "I'm Seifer. Seifer Almasy."
Quistis nodded. "Your first day?"
"How'd you know?"
"You're pulling at you collar too much," Quistis stated. With her free hand, she reached out and deftly unbuttoned the top button. "If it's too tight, unbutton it, duh."
"Don't be smart with me," he muttered, one hand flying to pull her hand away from his neck. She blinked as he held her hand. "S-sorry," she whispered.
Seifer released her hand. "It's alright," he said quietly. "I just…don't do that again, alright?"
She nodded. "Alright…but…why?"
"Sorry, but I don't recall getting personal on you." Seifer gave her a slight smile. "I thought that'd be after the first date."
Quistis giggled. "So what's your first class, Almasy?" she asked, arching an eyebrow at him. "When you're done with it, maybe I'll ask you out then."
Seifer smirked. "Yeah, right." He scratched his head. "Uh, I have Instructor Shigawa."
Quistis' eyes widened. "Oh!"
He blinked. "Um, oh what?"
She giggled. "That's my class, too!"
"Wha…?"
"Yeah, come on!" Qusitis grabbed his hand. "We'll be late for class if we don't hurry!"
"O-okay…"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Does Shigawa enjoy calling on me or something?!" Seifer complained, crossing his arms as he left class with Quistis.
"She likes getting new students," Quistis remarked. "By tomorrow, you'll be bored out of you mind just like the rest of us." She looked up and frowned. "Oh, no, it's that guy again…"
"Who?" Seifer followed her gaze.
A young boy was coming out of a classroom, head bowed. His brown hair fell over storm-gray eyes, and nobody went near him. "Who's he?" Seifer asked, feeling an immediate dislike for the other boy. He shot Quistis a glance, and was surprised to see her walking towards the brown-haired boy. "Squall!" she called. "Hey…wait up!"
The other boy stopped and looked at her. "…Quistis."
"Yeah." Quistis turned and motioned for Seifer to come over. Grudgingly, he did so. "Squall, this is Seifer Almasy," she said, smiling at the brown-haired boy. Then she looked at Seifer. "Seifer, this is Squall Leonhart. Squall's been an aspiring gunblade specialist."
"W, what?" Seifer blinked and stared at Squall. Squall stared back resolutely, gray-blue eyes flickering.
"Something wrong?" Quistis asked, looking at the two boys.
"That's cool, I guess…" Seifer muttered. "I'm working on the gunblade, too. Nice to meet you." He stuck out a hand.
Squall just stared at him, and Seifer felt his blood boil. "What?!" he demanded. "What's wrong with you?! I'm trying to be friendly here!"
"…Whatever," came the other boy's quiet answer.
Seifer snapped. He didn't know why, and he didn't really give a damn. The next thing he knew, he had Squall on the ground and was proceeding to punch the living daylights out of him. Seifer was dimly aware of a thud, and a voice yelling at him, but his focus was Squall, only Squall.
Then someone grabbed his arm and pulled him off. By reflex, he swung an arm and connected with something solid. There was a cry and another thud. Seifer blinked, rage dissipating, and stared at who he hit.
"Q-Quistis…"
The golden-haired girl sat up and stared at him, one hand on the side of her face. Seifer crawled over to her and pulled her hand away. Her cheek was red. "I'm sorry--" he began, but Quistis just whimpered and put her hand on her face again, hiding the injury. She stumbled to her feet and ran over to Squall, pulling him to his feet. "C'mon, Squall…get up…!"
Squall staggered to his feet and turned to Seifer. He was bleeding from the mouth. "Oh, Hyne, Squall…" Quistis murmured, gently wiping blood from Squall's lip. She turned to Seifer. "What did he do to you, Seifer?!" she asked angrily.
"I…I…"
"What's been going on here?!" asked the stern voice of Instructor Shigawa.
Seifer rose to his feet and turned around. The auburn-haired instructor looked at the three of them. "Who started this?" she asked.
"I did," Seifer mumbled.
"Mr. Almasy…I see." Instructor Shigawa pointed to her room. "In my classroom, please."
Seifer obediently headed for the classroom. Before he passed through the doors, however, he turned and looked at Quistis. She was helping Squall to the elevator, but her attention was on him.
Their eyes met for a brief moment, and then broke away.
After that day, they never spoke again.
~Bunny's Corner~
**in the video**
(Setting: Bunny and three other Seiftis authors are watching Bunny's home videos; they stumble upon the video of Seifer drunk off his a-- and huggling Moogles and Seiftis author Glacial Phoenix Mystiara, who at the moment was bright red.)
Sleeping Soul: 0.0 Wow, Seifer's really hot when he's drunk.
seyenaidni: I'll say!
**Bunny: Seifer, look over here! (Seifer smiles and waves drunkenly at the camera, then drapes his arms around Alonia Everclear's shoulders and gives her a kiss on the cheek)**
Saravien: o.O What I wouldn't give to be Alonia in that video!
Bunny: (holding bowl of popcorn) Y'know, I did that to Zell one time, and started flirting with Squall.
Seiftis Authors: O.O WHAAAAA…?!
(door breaks open and Seifer stands there, gunblade in hand and looking murderous)
Seifer: (to Bunny) I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO STOP SHOWING PEOPLE THAT STUPID TAPE!!!!
Bunny: ^.^ Oh, but it's so much fun, kupo!
Seifer: I'm gonna hurt you, Bunny, badly. Really badly.
Bunny: (holds out plate of cookies) Before you hurt me, though…cookie?
Seifer: ~.~* Like I'd fall for the same trick twice!
Bunny: But I didn't make this. Saravien did.
Saravien: I did not--owwww! (elbowed by seyenaidni)
Sleeping Soul: Yeah, that's Saravien's chocolate chip cookies.
Seifer: o.0 Well…seeing as how it's someone else's cooking…(grabs a cookie and takes a bite) Hey! This is good! (takes and eats more)
Bunny: (looks to Seiftis authors) ^-^ (whispers) Alcohol in the batter!
Seiftis Authors: O.O
(an hour later…)
Seifer: (huggles Sleeping Soul while flirting with seyenaidni) I'm not kidding, sweetie seyen! You'd look REALLY hot in black…!
Bunny: (taping everything) And then, there's Saravien…hi, Saravien!
Saravien: ~.~ Awww, Sleeping Soul gets a hug, seyenaidni gets a cute nickname, and I get nothing!
Seifer: (hears Saravien) Aww, c'mere, you cute Seiftis author, you! (runs over to Saravien and gives her a big huggle and a kiss) Muah! How's that?
Saravien: (bright red)
Sleeping Soul: 0o0 Whaaaaa…?
seyenaidni: O_O Yikes.
Bunny: ^o^ Ohohoho! What fun! I'm gonna do a Seifer-taping EVERY chapter!
Seifer: Sure, Bunny! I don't mind!
Bunny: ^o^ Ohohoho! Now, Seifer, give the other authors kisses, too…
Seifer: Okay!
(*Yaaaay! I luv having Seifer do stupid things! What will come from my sugar-induced, insane mind? Find out in the next chapter, but until then, REVIEW!)
Whenever You Need Me
Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own the cast of FF8. Square does.
Author's Notes: Okay, flashback chappy! I'm finished with the orphanage days! ::everyone groans:: Now we come to dear Seify's first day at Balamb Garden! Yaay!
Chapter 11: New Student
A 14-year-old Seifer Almasy walked through the iron gates of Balamb Garden, feeling uncomfortable in the uniform he was forced to wear during school hours. It's not so bad, I guess, the teenager thought, looking down at himself. The junior classman outfit was in all black, making Seifer feel like he was in some sort of tuxedo. He frowned, shrugged and continued walking, one hand straying to pull at his too-tight collar. He was so busy with the collar that he didn't watched where he was going, and walked into something.
The something was soft. Seifer tumbled to the ground with it, and it let out a surprised gasp. Books and papers flew everywhere. Seifer sat on the ground, looking up at the rain of papers. Then he turned his attention to the something he had bumped into.
It was a girl.
"Owwww," she groaned, one hand on her hip. Then she opened her eyes. "Oh, Hyne, my stuff!" She immediately jumped to her feet and made a grab for the flying papers. "My homework…!"
"I'll help," Seifer said quietly, standing up. He immediately noticed that he was much taller than she was. He helped her gather the floating papers, then knelt down and stacked up her books. "Here you go."
"Thank you SO much!" the girl murmured, placing her homework into a book and taking the novels from him. She smiled at him gratefully, blue eyes bright behind her wire-rimmed glasses. She blinked. "Oh…are you new here? I haven't seen you around."
"…Yeah."
"Oh, well, I'm pleased to meet you." The girl shifted the books and held out a hand. "I'm Quistis Trepe."
Seifer shook her hand. "I'm Seifer. Seifer Almasy."
Quistis nodded. "Your first day?"
"How'd you know?"
"You're pulling at you collar too much," Quistis stated. With her free hand, she reached out and deftly unbuttoned the top button. "If it's too tight, unbutton it, duh."
"Don't be smart with me," he muttered, one hand flying to pull her hand away from his neck. She blinked as he held her hand. "S-sorry," she whispered.
Seifer released her hand. "It's alright," he said quietly. "I just…don't do that again, alright?"
She nodded. "Alright…but…why?"
"Sorry, but I don't recall getting personal on you." Seifer gave her a slight smile. "I thought that'd be after the first date."
Quistis giggled. "So what's your first class, Almasy?" she asked, arching an eyebrow at him. "When you're done with it, maybe I'll ask you out then."
Seifer smirked. "Yeah, right." He scratched his head. "Uh, I have Instructor Shigawa."
Quistis' eyes widened. "Oh!"
He blinked. "Um, oh what?"
She giggled. "That's my class, too!"
"Wha…?"
"Yeah, come on!" Qusitis grabbed his hand. "We'll be late for class if we don't hurry!"
"O-okay…"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Does Shigawa enjoy calling on me or something?!" Seifer complained, crossing his arms as he left class with Quistis.
"She likes getting new students," Quistis remarked. "By tomorrow, you'll be bored out of you mind just like the rest of us." She looked up and frowned. "Oh, no, it's that guy again…"
"Who?" Seifer followed her gaze.
A young boy was coming out of a classroom, head bowed. His brown hair fell over storm-gray eyes, and nobody went near him. "Who's he?" Seifer asked, feeling an immediate dislike for the other boy. He shot Quistis a glance, and was surprised to see her walking towards the brown-haired boy. "Squall!" she called. "Hey…wait up!"
The other boy stopped and looked at her. "…Quistis."
"Yeah." Quistis turned and motioned for Seifer to come over. Grudgingly, he did so. "Squall, this is Seifer Almasy," she said, smiling at the brown-haired boy. Then she looked at Seifer. "Seifer, this is Squall Leonhart. Squall's been an aspiring gunblade specialist."
"W, what?" Seifer blinked and stared at Squall. Squall stared back resolutely, gray-blue eyes flickering.
"Something wrong?" Quistis asked, looking at the two boys.
"That's cool, I guess…" Seifer muttered. "I'm working on the gunblade, too. Nice to meet you." He stuck out a hand.
Squall just stared at him, and Seifer felt his blood boil. "What?!" he demanded. "What's wrong with you?! I'm trying to be friendly here!"
"…Whatever," came the other boy's quiet answer.
Seifer snapped. He didn't know why, and he didn't really give a damn. The next thing he knew, he had Squall on the ground and was proceeding to punch the living daylights out of him. Seifer was dimly aware of a thud, and a voice yelling at him, but his focus was Squall, only Squall.
Then someone grabbed his arm and pulled him off. By reflex, he swung an arm and connected with something solid. There was a cry and another thud. Seifer blinked, rage dissipating, and stared at who he hit.
"Q-Quistis…"
The golden-haired girl sat up and stared at him, one hand on the side of her face. Seifer crawled over to her and pulled her hand away. Her cheek was red. "I'm sorry--" he began, but Quistis just whimpered and put her hand on her face again, hiding the injury. She stumbled to her feet and ran over to Squall, pulling him to his feet. "C'mon, Squall…get up…!"
Squall staggered to his feet and turned to Seifer. He was bleeding from the mouth. "Oh, Hyne, Squall…" Quistis murmured, gently wiping blood from Squall's lip. She turned to Seifer. "What did he do to you, Seifer?!" she asked angrily.
"I…I…"
"What's been going on here?!" asked the stern voice of Instructor Shigawa.
Seifer rose to his feet and turned around. The auburn-haired instructor looked at the three of them. "Who started this?" she asked.
"I did," Seifer mumbled.
"Mr. Almasy…I see." Instructor Shigawa pointed to her room. "In my classroom, please."
Seifer obediently headed for the classroom. Before he passed through the doors, however, he turned and looked at Quistis. She was helping Squall to the elevator, but her attention was on him.
Their eyes met for a brief moment, and then broke away.
After that day, they never spoke again.
~Bunny's Corner~
**in the video**
(Setting: Bunny and three other Seiftis authors are watching Bunny's home videos; they stumble upon the video of Seifer drunk off his a-- and huggling Moogles and Seiftis author Glacial Phoenix Mystiara, who at the moment was bright red.)
Sleeping Soul: 0.0 Wow, Seifer's really hot when he's drunk.
seyenaidni: I'll say!
**Bunny: Seifer, look over here! (Seifer smiles and waves drunkenly at the camera, then drapes his arms around Alonia Everclear's shoulders and gives her a kiss on the cheek)**
Saravien: o.O What I wouldn't give to be Alonia in that video!
Bunny: (holding bowl of popcorn) Y'know, I did that to Zell one time, and started flirting with Squall.
Seiftis Authors: O.O WHAAAAA…?!
(door breaks open and Seifer stands there, gunblade in hand and looking murderous)
Seifer: (to Bunny) I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO STOP SHOWING PEOPLE THAT STUPID TAPE!!!!
Bunny: ^.^ Oh, but it's so much fun, kupo!
Seifer: I'm gonna hurt you, Bunny, badly. Really badly.
Bunny: (holds out plate of cookies) Before you hurt me, though…cookie?
Seifer: ~.~* Like I'd fall for the same trick twice!
Bunny: But I didn't make this. Saravien did.
Saravien: I did not--owwww! (elbowed by seyenaidni)
Sleeping Soul: Yeah, that's Saravien's chocolate chip cookies.
Seifer: o.0 Well…seeing as how it's someone else's cooking…(grabs a cookie and takes a bite) Hey! This is good! (takes and eats more)
Bunny: (looks to Seiftis authors) ^-^ (whispers) Alcohol in the batter!
Seiftis Authors: O.O
(an hour later…)
Seifer: (huggles Sleeping Soul while flirting with seyenaidni) I'm not kidding, sweetie seyen! You'd look REALLY hot in black…!
Bunny: (taping everything) And then, there's Saravien…hi, Saravien!
Saravien: ~.~ Awww, Sleeping Soul gets a hug, seyenaidni gets a cute nickname, and I get nothing!
Seifer: (hears Saravien) Aww, c'mere, you cute Seiftis author, you! (runs over to Saravien and gives her a big huggle and a kiss) Muah! How's that?
Saravien: (bright red)
Sleeping Soul: 0o0 Whaaaaa…?
seyenaidni: O_O Yikes.
Bunny: ^o^ Ohohoho! What fun! I'm gonna do a Seifer-taping EVERY chapter!
Seifer: Sure, Bunny! I don't mind!
Bunny: ^o^ Ohohoho! Now, Seifer, give the other authors kisses, too…
Seifer: Okay!
(*Yaaaay! I luv having Seifer do stupid things! What will come from my sugar-induced, insane mind? Find out in the next chapter, but until then, REVIEW!)