Ok.Nikki meets Seifer for real now.I don't own Seifer (damn) and I don't own the song "Best Thing About Me" by Savage Garden" Enjoy! Comment please! This is a longer chapter

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It was nearly nine o'clock when I finally decided to make my entrance at the bar. I pulled out a long black dress from my bag. It was low cut, and was bareback. I pulled my hair out of its pony tail, where is rested just above my butt. Pulling the dress over my shoulders I took a good look at myself in the mirror.
"I look like death warmed over." I whispered to no one, but the ghost that stared back at me. My eyes were sunken into their sockets from restless nights, and my lips looked pure purple. I grabbed my compact from my bag. "I hate this stuff." Make-up, only wore it on missions. I pulled out a tube of pink lip stick as well. Within a few minutes I seemed transformed. Perky eyes and glossed out lips, I was ready to meet this Seifer Almasy.

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Walking down the stairs I survived the people who were dancing. The band was playing and the people dancing seemed to be having the time of their life. I smiled softly as I noticed the bar.
"Seifer." He was leaned over his glass of liquor with a look of deep concentration on his face. I walked slowly over to him, wondering if he would even notice me when I sat down next to him.

**Never want to fly

Never want to leave

Never want to say what you mean to me

Never want to run

Frightened to believe

You're the best thing about me**

Sitting down next to him the bartender walked over to me. "What will it be pretty lady?" I smiled and looked over at Seifer, who was drinking rum.
"Whatever he's having." I smiled sweetly.
"Rum? That's a man's drink.why not have some scotch?"
"Rum's good." I was trying to hold my composure with this man. He poured me some rum, but before he could put away the bottle I held out my hand. "No, leave the bottle." He nodded and went off to help his other customers. I picked up the glass and started to drink down the poison that I had been lusting after for a week. Looking over at Seifer I wondered to myself exactly how drunk he was.

**Sometimes I feel like this is only chemistry

Stuck in a maze searching for a way to

Shut down turn around feel the ground beneath me

You're so close where do you end where do I begin?

Always pushing and pulling

Sometimes sanity takes vacation time on me

I'm in a daze stumbling bewildered

North of gravity head up in the stratosphere

You and I roller coaster riding love

You're the center of adrenaline

And I'm beginning to understand**

"Hello." I said softly in Seifer's direction. He barely lifted his head, but managed to let out a hello. This might be a little difficult. "My name is Nikki, what's yours?"
"I don't care." He turned his head to look at me. His eyes were narrowed at me. "Let me drink in peace." Once his eyes softened the pure jade color of his eyes left me breathless. I turned quickly back to my drink. I heard Seifer laugh slightly. I turned my head back to look at him, he had what I was guessing was his trademark smirk on his face. "My name is Seifer." He turned back to his drink. His grey trench coat hung over the bar stool.
I need out of here.I poured myself another glass of rum, drank it down, placed the Gil on the counter and walked away. Making my way to a table I sat down. "I need a better plan then this. Walking up to him and asking his name.geez, what am I.six!"
"May I join you?" I looked up to see Seifer standing over me.
"Su...Sure." I stumbled the words out. He sat down on the other side of the table.
"You're not from around here are you?" He asked me. I laughed. Funny, I know Deling City like the back of my hand.
"No, this is my first time here." I placed my arms on the table in front of me. "How could you tell?"
"Just something about you." He was not a good judge of character. I offered a smile as I looked out at all the people dancing.

**Never want to fly

Never want to leave

Never want to say what you mean to me

Never want to run

Frightened to believe

You're the best thing about me**

"Don't think of me as forward, but.would you like to dance?" I turned back at Seifer who was now standing holding out his hand.
"Why would you want to dance with me?" I asked. Before he could answer I took his hand, and we were on the dance floor. Seifer was an excellent dancer. He spun me around with the band playing in the background.
"You're not bad as a dancer, Seifer." I joked.
"Not bad?! Hey, I'll show you what I really can do."

**Walk on broken glass make my way through fire

These are the things I would do for love

Farewell peace of mind kiss goodbye to reason

Up is down the impossible occurs each day

This intoxication thrills me

I only pray it doesn't kill me

Never want to fly

Never want to leave

Never want to say what you mean to me

Never want to run

Frightened to believe

You're the best thing about me

You're the center of adrenaline

And I'm beginning to understand

You could be the best thing about me**

The song was slowing down and Seifer pulled me close to him. God, he was tall. I looked deeply into his jade eyes.

**You could be the best thing about me

What if you're the best thing about me?**

The last line made me push Seifer away. 'What am I doing, I have a job to do.'
"Something wrong?" Seifer asked.
"No, it's just that.I don't know you very well.I should be doing this." I started to walk away. If my plan was going to work he'd come after me, and he did.
"Wait." I felt Seifer's hand in mine. A sudden image of fire blazed in my mind. I pulled my hand away. 'What was that?' Looking at Seifer it looked like he felt it too. "Here, let me take you on a tour of the city tomorrow. That way, we can get to know each other." Inside my mind I smiled at the offer.
"Sure.my room number is 427." I nodded.
"I'll pick you up at 11." I smiled and headed up the stairs. As I made my way back to my room, disregarding my dress on the floor, and crawling into bed, all I could think about was those jade eyes.