Chapter one: Musings

Quistis was kneeling on carpet staring blankly out the window to the world beyond. For the past week the weather had been horrendous. Rain had been insistent, and the sun hadn't been visible for a while now. Everyone was confined to the cramped and limited space within the garden due to outrageous flooding that had happened a couple days previous. And the only personal time they were granted was a quaint lunch break at 1300 hours and when they were required to retire for the day in their dorms. Of course confinement to your dorms was mandatory after hours, but no one argued. After an aggravating day cooped up in the garden, personal space was welcomed with open arms.

The persistent winds rattled the window and abruptly awoke Quistis out of her thoughts. She turned groggily towards the digital clock on the dark polished oak dresser and checked the time.

2300 hours.

"Uh. Oh! Hmm."

Everyone's probably asleep... and I do have a class of first year SeeDs to instruct tomorrow. ugh.

The tree outside her window slammed against the glass, once again moving her out of her musings.

She lifted herself off the floor and lazily wandered to the makeshift bed at the other side of the room.

She stumbled and tripped over misplaced and strewn about furniture. When she reached the bed she turned the alarm clock on, and snuggled in against the wall. Soon after she lost consciousness and fell into a deep sleep. It had been a difficult day full of signing liability slips and what not for her new student's classes tomorrow. ---------------------------------------------------
Since the widely celebrated defeat of Ultimacia, Quistis had regained her instructor's license, and became commander. Headmaster Cid had retired and moved back to the orphanage. He bought fifty more acres of land to expand and add to the value of the old rundown house. And Edea actively started up the orphanage again. A new Headmaster was appointed. He was an old friend of Edea's, Headmaster Beck. Squall and Rinoa had gotten married, and they went off to live in a newly founded town near Trabia. Zell went out with the girl from the library a few times, but it didn't work out due to her father's fatal illness. she had to leave the garden. And Selphie and Irvine, well, their relationship was bullet proof, so to speak. Irvine was still himself and Selphie didn't seem mind. or maybe she just ignored his quirks. But it worked out for them and they were engaged.

Because Quistis become commander, she was authorized a better room. The moment she set foot in it she grew faint. It was gorgeous and spacey, she decided it was most like likely bigger than an apartment itself! She became quite proud of it, and took many hours of the day off just to arrange furniture in the right places. ---------------------------------------------------
Quistis' greatest wish was to save up as much money as she could make, and buy a vast piece of land in one of the forests by the Shumi Village.

The Peace.

The peace was what she wished for. Who knows, she didn't make any boundaries for herself Nor did she try to. That's how she made it so far in Military school. Of course she knew her limits, but those are different than boundaries.

She also wished of taming some Mesmerize that were native to that region and breed them. She often secretly believed that they were more reliable than those accursed birds, and more comfortable to ride!

Recently a group of scientist in Esthar specializing in prehistoric animals found a link that gave clear evidence that the Mesmerize descended from the legendary animal, the horse. Oh how she would really loved to see one of those magnificent animals. Now she could guess where all the Unicorn legends came from.

Yes. this was what she wished for. But what she really wanted was a family of her own. She wanted a husband, and she wanted to be a mother.

Her parents had been murdered in front of her own eyes when she was just five years old, and she was disheartened that she never had her parents to guide her. But she quickly discarded the thought long ago, when she concluded that a family of her own was bound to never happen.