~Of Fire and Ice~

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Desertrose

Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy 8!

Chapter one

"WILL SEIFER ALMASY PLEASE REPORT THE COMMANDER'S OFFICE, I REPEAT SEIFER TO THE COMMANDER'S OFFICE."

Half asleep, I rolled out of bed.

'What could be PB want now its almost 9 at night, shouldn't he be home?' I thought to myself as I got dressed.

The walk up to his office was a quite one; lights out for junior cadets was a half-hour ago. Just before I walked in the doors, I looked outside to see one small figure, fighting with a ruby dragon. The only person who would be up this time and fighting would be Quistis Trepe. I smirked a little and strolled into the office.

"Well looks like PB is working late."

At first he didn't move, staying in his spot just next to the big windows over looking the grasslands outside garden.

"Cut the crap Seifer, I have known you to long to put up with the sarcasm."

I smiled a bit, Squall and me over the past month called it quits on the name calling and fighting, the challenge was there but we didn't need to kill each other to get it. Now a friendship and mutual respect seemed to work its way between us.

"Do you know why I called you here?" he turned from the window now looking at me with a tired worried expression.

"Well from the way you looked out that window I'm going to say, the instructor has something to do with it."

"Do you know over the past month she has maybe said two words to me or anyone, she spends all her time training, she is now the strongest seed we have. She could even take on you and me together." I raised my eyebrow slightly.

"Don't mock Seifer its true, I have seen her fight, her abilities are incredible."

"So what's the problem, she's doing great, big deal it's Quistis, that's just what she does." I smirked a bit.

"She doesn't talk Seifer, she doesn't smile or even go outside her room; she eats there and doesn't come out unless she wants to train more, you remember her, and this isn't like her. I talked to Rin about it and she thinks that something happened in time compression, we all saw things, maybe Quis saw something she didn't like."

I looked at him strangely. Since when did Squall give a damn about Quistis all this from him didn't settle right. Rinoa had turned him into a male version of herself and I still didn't know how to react to it.

"So yeah Quis had a hard time, what does this have to do with me?"

"Well you always had an effect on her, we were hoping you could turn her around, you know get something out of her, something as to why she is so standoffish lately."

Well that hit a nerve, Trepe and me; sure I had an effect on her, a negative one.

"Squall you have to be kidding, Trepe hates me, the only effect I would get out of her is a beating to remember." He turned his head up sharply and looked me in the eyes.

"Seifer anything is good at this point. I don't care what you do but try something, I feel like we are losing our friend. You know, like it or not that includes you, you have to try and help out, none of us would even nick the surface."

I couldn't believe I was going to try this.

"Fine I'll try but if I get killed its on your head," I turned on my heel and walked out fast, once the doors were closed I looked outside.

"Well Trepe its you and me, tomorrow is going to be a long day."

The darkness consumed me; everything about this is so cold. I'm always alone, always dressed in this white thin dress. The ground is freezing, covered in ice I think. I look down and find red everywhere, the crimson color is almost black. Its so dark. The wind picks up and I understand what the ground is made of, only blood could smell so awful when frozen over. I know this place; I have seen it before, and every night since time compression.

Its my grave, I can't see a single living creation anywhere, only my body; I'm standing outside it just looking. There before me is the fair blonde hair and cold skin. My peach battle gear is bloody and covered in ice; I bend down and just as I touch the skin, its eyes snap open and the body screams. Then I wake to the nightmare far worse, life.

I guess this is always how my morning starts with screams and pain, every day I wake at 4 am from that nightmare, I still don't know why I can't escape it. It doesn't matter anymore, I have a purpose in life now, I fight I win. I'm not the stupid hopeful girl I once was. Time compression and saving the world, pointed out that I was never meant to be that anyway.

I stand and walk in my small bathroom, heroes have great rooms; I suppose it's a upside but now a days I don't care much for anything on the "upside". Once I'm dressed I look in the mirror. Same old me, long blonde hair I never wear up anymore. Cool blue eyes very little makeup and black outfit, never peach.

" Too much like the old me," I voice aloud. "Black really is my color."

I walk out to get some breakfast, ah garden at five A.M. not a soul to be seen, just the way I like it.

"Trepe."

Shit, the only person I don't evade well, the very devil himself, leave it to Satan to annoy me at 5 am.

"Yes Satan," I can see the smirk before I even turn, damn doesn't he ever stop. It has to hurt his face.

"You know Trepe, you have everyone in an up roar and now I have to work to find out what is up your ass."

Well leave it to Seifer to go directly to the point.

"Well last I checked my ass was object free, so look at this as your mission accomplished," the sweet smile on my face is enough to make his face drop.

"I don't know what to do with you Trepe, you know my world is not as bright with you all upset."

"Funny mine is like living on the sun knowing your upset," he didn't say anything, he just looked in my eyes, as if he was looking for an answer. I just turned and started walking. I didn't need this shit in the morning I had more important things to worry about.

"Its hard being alone isn't it Trepe, you cant stand the silence but you're so use to it now you're craving it for the safety of your sanity, hyne you must be tired. The nightmares and darkness are eating you alive, pathetic."

I looked at him with pure hatred. How dare he, he doesn't know me or care he just wanted to torture me in the hallways.

"What you thought I couldn't hear you in the morning, the scream and then water running, you think I wouldn't know, fuck I live next to you Trepe, im not stupid. You have a lot to work with, demons and everything that goes with them but shit you have so much to help you. You know it to but you don't want it, you feel this was meant for you or some shit."

He walked closer to me until I could feel his breath on my cheek.

"Get over it."

I just looked at him, walked back to him and let my hand fly.

"Fuck you," two words and he laughed. He laughed like the moron he is.

"Good Quistis, you feel that," I looked at him as if he lost his mind.

"Its anger, its hot red anger, now that I know you can still feel it, well feel anything, maybe I can help you yet."

"I don't need your help, not now or ever, get the hell away and stay away from me. Oh and Tell the COMMANDER to stay the hell out of my life, I found a wall, im good" with that I turned and walked away leaving Seifer standing in his place grinning like an idiot.

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