{Author's Note: Yup, chapter two! I got… er.. one review! ^^; So… yeah. Please, review and tell me what you think!
Someone reviewed that my 'Ravi' here seemed like a Mary Sue… and it was sad how I kinda agreed. I wrote this a while ago, so I decided to revise it. And don't worry—she's *not* a Mary Sue! I hate Mary Sue's just as much as the next person. *nod nod* Squall *is* with Rinoa, even though I really don't like the pair. Heh.}
Chapter II
Ravi Sekar
Quistis widened her eyes. She had not thought that Squall would think of actually seeing the student, yet it was a good idea.
"Well? How about it?" Squall asked, seeing that she hadn't moved.
"…Good idea… yes let's go. Class is over, but most of the students hang around for another half hour or two. They should still be there."
Quistis walked into the room, mumbling something that remotely sounded like 'Good evening class," and then started walking towards the back of the room. The students never paid much attention to her after class, but when Squall walked into the room they were sure to pay attention to him. Squall rarely visited classrooms, and was now the center or attention by everyone. He felt uncomfortable, but of course he did not show it.
Quistis stopped abruptly, and nodded her head off towards the student. "There. That's her."
Squall followed the direction of her gesture and a saw who she was talking about.
The student leaned against the back wall, separating herself from the other students entirely. The first thing that caught his eye about her was the scar running down the right side of her face, starting at her lower temple continuing down to her jaw. She looked about 5'6 and had shoulder-length brown hair that she allowed to fall loosely on her shoulders. From his distance he could not see her eye color, but that didn't seem to matter to him. She wore black, loose fitting pants that came down far enough to cover almost all of her black boots, accompanied by a sleeveless white shirt. She had black, fingerless gloves on, and the look on her face seemed as though she didn't want to really deal with anyone at the moment.
He then looked to Quistis. "Name?" he questioned.
"Ravi. Ravi Sekar," Quistis answered.
Squall nodded and strode forward towards her, questions forming rapidly in his mind. Why was she alone? Why did she look so… harsh? What made her not want to wear the Garden's uniform? He mentally shrugged off the questions and stopped in front of her, saying nothing.
She blinked, realizing who he was and instantly saluted—the shock could not be erased from her features. "Commander."
"I've heard that you refuse to wear Garden's uniform. Care to tell me why?" he said in the same tone after nodding away her salute.
She appraised him with blank, emerald eyes. "Because I'm not like them."
Not like who? Squall questioned himself, confused. How? "Not like who?" he asked aloud, fighting to keep the impassive look on his face. Thankfully, it worked.
"Not like them," she repeated, nodding off in a direction. Squall looked behind him, looking in the direction of her nod. He saw a group of girls, chatting happily near the front of the room, passing the daily gossip and fixing their hair.
His head cocked to the side ever so slightly as he turned his head back to her. "I'm not sure I understand."
She sighed, exasperated. She uncrossed her hands and feet for a moment, then slowly crossed them again. She muttered to herself under her breath, though Squall couldn't quite make out what it was. She shifted her wait uncomfortably, as if she didn't like explaining this. She then grabbed something behind the pillar that she was next to. To Squall's utter and complete shock, it was a gunblade. "They don't like to fight… I do."
Squall blinked, trying to force his eyes back to their original state. A gunblade! He exclaimed to himself. Impossible! He then became suddenly curious. How well can she use it? Finally, he spoke. "Is that the only reason?"
Suddenly, she reacted in a way that Squall would have never expected. She slid the gunblade into a scabbard at her side, then smirked, looking at him. She sidestepped and walked away, looking back at him as she spoke. "I was just wondering how long it would take for the Garden to do something about it." She grinned deviously, and then left.
Author's Note: How'd ya' like? Yeah I know, its still short, but don't worry they'll be a little longer. For all of you out there, it is NOT pronounced Rav-ii, it is pronounced Rav-ee.
Right: Rav-ee {With an 'ee' sound, people!}
Wrong: Rav-ii
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