Didn't I?

Through The Eyes of a True Knight

Didn't I make you proud?

Go and lay my life down when you called my name?

I thought I stood for something

Was doing the right thing when I went away.

I left Garden for a reason. To fulfill my dream. My Romantic Dream. The one

dream I have always had that I could hang on to. I left Garden and they labeled me a traitor.

They took my dream from me. Just like everything else. But traitor? No.

Now being back should be so simple

But I keep getting these mixed signals from everyone.

Why do folks sit and judge me,

Who ain't seen what I've seen,

Or did what I've done?

They let me back into Garden, claimed they excepted me. Now once again, I sit

in the cafeteria of Balamb Garden with noone but Fujin and Raijin. The two people who stuck

by me through all of it. Those students are staring at me again. They look scared but at the

same time they are laughing at me. I know they are laughing at me, they don't know that I can

see them. But I can.

They didn't go away and fight for what they believed in. They stayed here in their precious

Garden. They don't know me so why are they judging me? Again I hear the word 'traitor'. Is

that really what I am? No.

Didn't Burn?

Didn't I bleed enough for you?

I faced your fears. Felt pain,

So you won't have to.

Didn't I do my best?

And wasn't home here when I left?

They are debating whether to punish me or just let me be. I doubt they could

ever just let me be. I went away, fought for what i believed in, then nearly died, and they want

to punish me? Almsot losing my life, isn't that punishment enough? No not for the dear

Commander whom everyone lookse up to. He fought because Garden told him to fight. Not

like me. I fought because I believed. Then they make me come back here. The place I called

home for so many years. And now they treat me like a traitor. So many people have asked me

if I thought of myself as a traitor. And in case you're wondering too. Am I? No.

I've seen boys fall to pieces

Grown men cry out for Jesus 'till they're black and blue.

I thought God was on our side

Weren't we supposed to be the good guys?

That would never lose?

I went away and fought for the only thing I had. My dream. I did the right

thing. I was supposed to be the good guy. She said I'd have fame and glory. Then I fought

against them and I lost. How? Because she lied. My sorceress. I'm in the library now. Another

group of students are staring. Judging me. They are once again labelingme. A traitor? No.

'Cause I don't see no ticker tape

Or five mile parade

Sayin'n "Thank you, Son"

I did the right thing, fought for what I believed in, so why am I the one that they

judge?Why am I the one everyone hates? I had my reasons for going away. No one asked me

what they were. Would I have told them if they had? I don't know. I might have. Why don't

they treat Fujin and Raijin as traitors? Because they followed me. They always have. They've

been with me through everything. When I said that the dream was all I had. Well, I take that

back. I had them, my friends... Fujin and Raijin. Are we traitors? No.

Just folks that sit and judge me

Who ain't seen what I've seen

Or did what I've done.

Didn't I burn? Didn't I bleed enough for you?

I faced your fears, felt pain so you won't have to

Didn't I do my best?

And wasn't home here when I left?

So yes, Garden was my home and still is. I'll take my SeeD exam again, and I'll

try my best to pass. Fujin and Raijin are here with me. A;; those students are staring at me

again, but I'll let them.They think it bothers me? It doesn't. I'll let them think what they want,

I know who I am. and that's good enough for me. Is becoming a SeeD what I really want? Yes

I think it is. I'll start a new life for myself. Do I regret anything I did? No, I did it because I

believed in it. I followed my dream, that's all that matters. If people don't like me for that it's

their problem.

It is almost time for my first class, so if you don't mind I'll be leaving now.I hope I answered

all your questions....One more? How do I feel about being back in Garden, and being labeled a

traitor? Well, if people think of me as a traitor, I respect their opinion. Like I said before, I

know who I am. I am Seifer Almasy. I may be training as a SeeD and have been a knight. But

that is not who I am. I am Seifer, no more no less.

Now I have a question for you. Do you think of me as a traitor?