Chapter 21 Getting Ready
Quistis pulled her tee shirt over her head and dropped it as she walked across her room and into the bathroom. She looked at her self in the mirror, a smile lighting up her face as the memory of the last few hours crossed her mind.
Never in her wildest dreams had she ever thought anything like this would happen between her and Seifer. When he'd been at Garden before he was her student, and even though she found him handsome, somehow she had fallen for Squall, or so she thought.
Quistis laughed at that as she turned to fill the bath. She kicked off her pants and slid out of her underwear then stepped into the hot water that was filling the tub. She closed her eyes and sighed as she lay back, enjoying the bubbles that were floating up around her along with the scent of gardenia's from her favorite bubble bath.
'Squall… I would have walked all over him in the end. It's a good thing I realized I'd never really have a chance with a man like him.' It no longer hurt to think about that part of her past. Hadn't for a while now. 'I thought Squall needed me and that's what attracted me to him. He seemed so hurt all the time but he really wasn't. Now Seifer, he's a challenge, he's always seemed so self reliant, so smug and arrogant. Why didn't I see what he had buried inside.'
"Because he didn't want anyone to see," she said aloud. 'But Ultimacia saw it. She took his weakness and used it against him.' She sighed, sinking lower in the water. 'Ok. Stop. What am I doing? That's all in the past. I have nothing to worry about now, right? Yeah right. When everybody finds out about Seifer and me…Ok, I trust Irvine. He wont tell them about us.'
Qusitis sat up suddenly, sloshing water over the tub, "Why should I care. I want to be with Seifer. It doesn't matter what they think, after this mission I'm going to tell them."
She knew Seifer was just trying to protect her, but she could take care of herself.
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Seifer lay stretched out in bed after Quistis left letting his mind drift. His eyes landed on the case that held Hyperion. "Damn," he said sitting up, "I forgot to tell Quistis about everything that happened."
Looking over at the clock, Seifer decided to get up and go see if Fuu or Raijin were around. 'At least I can say goodbye this time,' he thought.
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When Quistis stepped out of the bathroom she noticed papers had been slid under her door. Moving across the room she bent down and picked them up. It was her official paperwork on tomorrows mission.
She looked over the papers for a moment, noting she was to report to the Ragnorak at 04:30 hrs. She also noticed the destination had been left blank. Groaning, she lay them down and begun to pack the few items she would need.
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Fuijin heard a loud knock at her door and went to answer it. Impatiently pulling open the door she said "WHAT!"
There, standing in front of her with a devilish smile on his face stood Seifer. "Hi, Fuu."
The scowl she had been wearing seconds ago was replaced by a big smile, "SEIFER." She motioned for him to come in.
He stepped in the room and turned back to her as she closed the door. "I've come to say goodbye, Fuu."
"LEAVING?" Fujin asked. Suddenly a sad look passed across her face as she waited for her answer.
"No" Seifer said feeling bad that she had misunderstood his words. "I mean just on a mission. I just wanted to get a chance to tell you and Raijin before I went." He shrugged "especially after what happened last time. I didn't want you to worry."
Fujin smiled again, relieved by his words "WHEN?"
"I'll be gone in the morning. We're going after the man that ordered my imprisonment," he said, slapping the gloves he was holding against his leg. "I also wanted to thank you again for keeping Hyperion safe," he added looking down, shoving the gloves into his pocket.
"NOTHING!" She waved his words away and shook her head.
"Yes it is. It means a lot to me," Seifer said.
"BE. SAFE," she said reaching up to hug him.
Seifer returned the hug. She and Raijin were the only family he'd had for a long time and it felt right. "Ok, enough of the mushy stuff," he said finally, pulling back. "I'll be back before you can even miss me."
"YES" she said watching him open the door.
"Make sure to tell Raijin." Seifer told her as he stepped into the hall.
Fujin nodded, "BYE."
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Seifer wandered down the hall towards the cafeteria. 'Maybe Quistis is done packing and waiting for me.' He smiled at the thought.
"Uh oh, Seifer Almasy smiling. Should I be worried?" Rinoa asked as she moved up beside him. Seifer gave her a sidelong glance and saw she was smiling at him.
"Just thinking about all the revenge I'll be getting this time tomorrow," he lied, stopping to look at her.
"That I can believe" Rinoa said, laughing.
Seifer turned around, deciding that if Rinoa was going to the cafeteria that meant the little gang must be there. And he was going to have to spend enough time with them on the mission. He didn't want to have to spend time with them any sooner then had to be.
"Aren't you coming? Rinoa asked looking confused that he was heading back the other way.
"Changed my mind," Seifer replied. He could see the pout forming on her face. "Better run along, Rin. Don't ya have your own little soldier boy to play with?" he asked with a smirk.
She whirled around angrily and stomped off.
He chuckled as he watched her go. 'Too easy.' Maybe Quistis was still in her room. That had better possibilities anyway.
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Quistis heard a soft knock on her door. She smiled knowing who it probably was. Opening the door she looked up at Seifer. "I thought we were meeting in the cafeteria."
"Change of plans," he said "all your little friends are there and I for one don't want to spend a second longer then I have to with them."
"Really," Quistis raised an eyebrow at him and tried not to smile.
Seifer leaned against the doorjamb, " How about we go into Balamb and eat. After all this is the last time I'll get you to myself for a long time."
How could she resist when he gave her such a sexy smile. "Ok, but we can't be gone too long." Quistis grabbed her coat and keys then followed him into the hall, locking her door behind her.
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"Goodnight Seifer," Quistis said unlocking her door. She turned to give him a kiss and saw the puppy dog eyes he was giving her.
"Aren't you going to invite me in?" Seifer asked.
Quistis laughed "No. Go get some sleep."
"But I wont get any sleep without you," Seifer argued, playfully.
"We wont get any sleep if you stay here, either," Quistis laughed, pushing him backwards.
"Ok, fine," Seifer sighed dramatically, then started laughing as well. "See you in the morning." He started to walk away.
"Oh, Seifer," Quistis called quietly. Seifer turned around to face her. "Sweet dreams." She smiled sweetly at him.
"Witch," Seifer growled softly. He could hear her giggling as he sauntered down the hall.
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It was still dark when Quistis's alarm went off. She felt like she had just gone to bed, but now it was time to get up. She sat up and stretched then yawned. 'Better get moving' she thought throwing off the covers.
Quistis stepped under the spray of the shower. "This is too early for anyone" she said aloud. When she was done, she hurried to get ready. 'I don't want to be late,' she thought, slipping into the clothes she had laid out the night before.
She grabbed her bag and looked at the clock when she was ready. 4:20am it read. '10 minutes to get there.' Quistis made sure everything was turned off and went out the door.
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Squall and Zell were already there when Quistis got to the Ragnorak.
"Good morning," She said to them. Squall only nodded a greeting.
"Morning Quis, if you can call it that," Zell said. "Who gets up at this time of day?" he added. He started bouncing around, humming to himself.
Quistis turned, hearing the others as they arrived. Catching Seifer's eyes as he walked up to the waiting group, she gave him a slight smile.
"Good morning team," Ian said, stopping in front of them, "Are we ready?"
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A/N: Thanks for the reviews. Wow, over 100 on my first story. You guys are awesome. =0.0=
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Quistis pulled her tee shirt over her head and dropped it as she walked across her room and into the bathroom. She looked at her self in the mirror, a smile lighting up her face as the memory of the last few hours crossed her mind.
Never in her wildest dreams had she ever thought anything like this would happen between her and Seifer. When he'd been at Garden before he was her student, and even though she found him handsome, somehow she had fallen for Squall, or so she thought.
Quistis laughed at that as she turned to fill the bath. She kicked off her pants and slid out of her underwear then stepped into the hot water that was filling the tub. She closed her eyes and sighed as she lay back, enjoying the bubbles that were floating up around her along with the scent of gardenia's from her favorite bubble bath.
'Squall… I would have walked all over him in the end. It's a good thing I realized I'd never really have a chance with a man like him.' It no longer hurt to think about that part of her past. Hadn't for a while now. 'I thought Squall needed me and that's what attracted me to him. He seemed so hurt all the time but he really wasn't. Now Seifer, he's a challenge, he's always seemed so self reliant, so smug and arrogant. Why didn't I see what he had buried inside.'
"Because he didn't want anyone to see," she said aloud. 'But Ultimacia saw it. She took his weakness and used it against him.' She sighed, sinking lower in the water. 'Ok. Stop. What am I doing? That's all in the past. I have nothing to worry about now, right? Yeah right. When everybody finds out about Seifer and me…Ok, I trust Irvine. He wont tell them about us.'
Qusitis sat up suddenly, sloshing water over the tub, "Why should I care. I want to be with Seifer. It doesn't matter what they think, after this mission I'm going to tell them."
She knew Seifer was just trying to protect her, but she could take care of herself.
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Seifer lay stretched out in bed after Quistis left letting his mind drift. His eyes landed on the case that held Hyperion. "Damn," he said sitting up, "I forgot to tell Quistis about everything that happened."
Looking over at the clock, Seifer decided to get up and go see if Fuu or Raijin were around. 'At least I can say goodbye this time,' he thought.
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When Quistis stepped out of the bathroom she noticed papers had been slid under her door. Moving across the room she bent down and picked them up. It was her official paperwork on tomorrows mission.
She looked over the papers for a moment, noting she was to report to the Ragnorak at 04:30 hrs. She also noticed the destination had been left blank. Groaning, she lay them down and begun to pack the few items she would need.
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Fuijin heard a loud knock at her door and went to answer it. Impatiently pulling open the door she said "WHAT!"
There, standing in front of her with a devilish smile on his face stood Seifer. "Hi, Fuu."
The scowl she had been wearing seconds ago was replaced by a big smile, "SEIFER." She motioned for him to come in.
He stepped in the room and turned back to her as she closed the door. "I've come to say goodbye, Fuu."
"LEAVING?" Fujin asked. Suddenly a sad look passed across her face as she waited for her answer.
"No" Seifer said feeling bad that she had misunderstood his words. "I mean just on a mission. I just wanted to get a chance to tell you and Raijin before I went." He shrugged "especially after what happened last time. I didn't want you to worry."
Fujin smiled again, relieved by his words "WHEN?"
"I'll be gone in the morning. We're going after the man that ordered my imprisonment," he said, slapping the gloves he was holding against his leg. "I also wanted to thank you again for keeping Hyperion safe," he added looking down, shoving the gloves into his pocket.
"NOTHING!" She waved his words away and shook her head.
"Yes it is. It means a lot to me," Seifer said.
"BE. SAFE," she said reaching up to hug him.
Seifer returned the hug. She and Raijin were the only family he'd had for a long time and it felt right. "Ok, enough of the mushy stuff," he said finally, pulling back. "I'll be back before you can even miss me."
"YES" she said watching him open the door.
"Make sure to tell Raijin." Seifer told her as he stepped into the hall.
Fujin nodded, "BYE."
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Seifer wandered down the hall towards the cafeteria. 'Maybe Quistis is done packing and waiting for me.' He smiled at the thought.
"Uh oh, Seifer Almasy smiling. Should I be worried?" Rinoa asked as she moved up beside him. Seifer gave her a sidelong glance and saw she was smiling at him.
"Just thinking about all the revenge I'll be getting this time tomorrow," he lied, stopping to look at her.
"That I can believe" Rinoa said, laughing.
Seifer turned around, deciding that if Rinoa was going to the cafeteria that meant the little gang must be there. And he was going to have to spend enough time with them on the mission. He didn't want to have to spend time with them any sooner then had to be.
"Aren't you coming? Rinoa asked looking confused that he was heading back the other way.
"Changed my mind," Seifer replied. He could see the pout forming on her face. "Better run along, Rin. Don't ya have your own little soldier boy to play with?" he asked with a smirk.
She whirled around angrily and stomped off.
He chuckled as he watched her go. 'Too easy.' Maybe Quistis was still in her room. That had better possibilities anyway.
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Quistis heard a soft knock on her door. She smiled knowing who it probably was. Opening the door she looked up at Seifer. "I thought we were meeting in the cafeteria."
"Change of plans," he said "all your little friends are there and I for one don't want to spend a second longer then I have to with them."
"Really," Quistis raised an eyebrow at him and tried not to smile.
Seifer leaned against the doorjamb, " How about we go into Balamb and eat. After all this is the last time I'll get you to myself for a long time."
How could she resist when he gave her such a sexy smile. "Ok, but we can't be gone too long." Quistis grabbed her coat and keys then followed him into the hall, locking her door behind her.
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"Goodnight Seifer," Quistis said unlocking her door. She turned to give him a kiss and saw the puppy dog eyes he was giving her.
"Aren't you going to invite me in?" Seifer asked.
Quistis laughed "No. Go get some sleep."
"But I wont get any sleep without you," Seifer argued, playfully.
"We wont get any sleep if you stay here, either," Quistis laughed, pushing him backwards.
"Ok, fine," Seifer sighed dramatically, then started laughing as well. "See you in the morning." He started to walk away.
"Oh, Seifer," Quistis called quietly. Seifer turned around to face her. "Sweet dreams." She smiled sweetly at him.
"Witch," Seifer growled softly. He could hear her giggling as he sauntered down the hall.
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It was still dark when Quistis's alarm went off. She felt like she had just gone to bed, but now it was time to get up. She sat up and stretched then yawned. 'Better get moving' she thought throwing off the covers.
Quistis stepped under the spray of the shower. "This is too early for anyone" she said aloud. When she was done, she hurried to get ready. 'I don't want to be late,' she thought, slipping into the clothes she had laid out the night before.
She grabbed her bag and looked at the clock when she was ready. 4:20am it read. '10 minutes to get there.' Quistis made sure everything was turned off and went out the door.
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Squall and Zell were already there when Quistis got to the Ragnorak.
"Good morning," She said to them. Squall only nodded a greeting.
"Morning Quis, if you can call it that," Zell said. "Who gets up at this time of day?" he added. He started bouncing around, humming to himself.
Quistis turned, hearing the others as they arrived. Catching Seifer's eyes as he walked up to the waiting group, she gave him a slight smile.
"Good morning team," Ian said, stopping in front of them, "Are we ready?"
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A/N: Thanks for the reviews. Wow, over 100 on my first story. You guys are awesome. =0.0=
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