Dreamers
Author: Naurwen Chapter: Results and Run-ins.
Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy 8, or any of the characters except those aforementioned, Azure, and Kenji. ^_^
The attack on Esthar continued only for about 5 more hours. Tempest said goodbye to Laguna, and the rest of the group followed her to the Ragnarok.
"Yay! We're back! Wait 'til I see my Pop! He'll be psyched!" Pepper said, running out of the door before the ship landed. Destiny ran after her, yelling something about safety regulations.
Well, might as well go to see the results. I hope I passed. Tempest walked over the classroom on the 2nd floor.
"Hey, Tempest! I missed you!" Griffin Almasy smiled, running up to her.
"Yeah, I missed you, too. I was stuck with Destiny and Pepper."
"Ah! I see your problem. Which Squad were you in?" He asked, leaning against the wall.
"B. I was leader. Very contradictory, don't you agree?" The dark haired girl replied.
"Completely. You got to protect your Granddad then, huh? I wish I were so lucky."
"What were you stuck with?"
"Walking around the airways with Jackal and your brother. And if that doesn't sound bad enough, Jackal was the leader!" Tempest gave a very rare, but full-hearted laugh.
"I pity you! I mean, Fritz isn't too bad, he's really quiet. But Jackal Kinneas was the leader? Priceless!" She said between chuckles.
"Yeah, yeah, you laugh now. . ." Griffin trailed off. About 8 Instructors came into the corridor where everyone was waiting. The hall was dead silent.
"Would Pepper and Rex Dincht, Jackal and Destiny Kinneas, Griffin and Maverick Almasy, Kenji Nash and Fritz and Tempest Leonhart please follow us?" One of the Instructors said. She was tall, thin and had long, dark blue hair. She taught the medical classes and her name was Azure. All of the teens followed them up to the 3rd floor. Griffin grabbed Tempest hands and squeezed it reassuringly, before breaking away. Tempest grinned a little at him as they all exited the elevator.
Now I can finally prove myself. I can be judged on my own merits. I'm now a SeeD! Tempest thought. . . . And Griffin will be here to help me.
Squall Leonhart, who was now Headmaster of Balamb Garden, entered the room with his usual grave face. Tempest knew by his eyes, however, that he was very proud of her and her brother.
"First off, I would like to congratulate you all on passing the exam. Good work. SeeD has not been requested for a long time, now, but, with a new war brought up, you will be needed more than ever. I'm sure you can't help wondering why there are hostilities between Esthar and Galbadia again. I know I can't. All the advice I can give you is this: Strive to do your personal best and do what your heart tells you is right." Squall said. His words were powerful, more so than before. He had gotten better at motivational speaking, but sometimes there would still be this small spark of youth hidden among them, to show he understood what people were thinking. The Headmaster gave each of them a piece of paper, which showed their rankings. Tempest shook slightly as she unfolded hers, looking up at Griffin. He smiled encouragingly. She looked down at her paper and her blue eyes scanned it.
Conduct: 100
Judgment: 100
Attack: 95
Spirit: 100
Attitude: 100
SeeD Rank: 14
"Wow! You did really good!" Griffin whispered while Squall was busy congratulating everyone else individually, looking over at Tempest's paper.
"What'd you get?" She asked.
"You . . . don't wanna see it. It's really bad."
"Really, really bad?"
"Yes."
"Then, I definitely want to see it!" Tempest said, snatching the paper from his grasp. He got a 6.
"Hey! You little imp! That was mean!" Griffin chuckled.
"Sorry, but I couldn't resist. Besides, it's all your fault." Tempest grinned one of her rare smirks.
"Oh! Now how's it my fault?" He inquired, taken aback.
"Because, you bring out my playful side." The raven-haired girl replied simply. Griffin was about to say something in response, but Squall came over to him and shook his hand. Amazingly enough, Squall was glad that Tempest had Griffin to take care of her. Ever since Tempest and Griffin were small, the blonde would actively go out of his way to protect her from harm.
Tempest listened to her father murmur something to the affect of: 'nice work, you should be very proud of yourself' and 'Stay true to yourself. Do your best.' to Griffin. Then, he turned to her and smiled.
"I am very proud of you, Tempest." He whispered. "You've always shown strength and pride, but, today, you are no longer a cub, you are a lioness." He slipped his 'Sleeping Lion Heart' pendant around her neck. "You have earned this."
"Thank you, Dad. I'll see you later. Griff promised me that if I got a better score on the exam than he did, the hotdogs were on him." Tempest smiled back at her father and exited last. After she went down the lift, she saw a tall female standing by the door. She had long, sandy blonde hair and bewitching turquoise eyes. She was clad in all read, grey, and silver and had the 'fire-cross' symbol tattooed on her back. This was visible, because the girl was wearing a halter-top.
"You're definitely the girl of the hour, eh, Leonhart?" She growled. Her name was Maverick Almasy, Griffin's younger sister.
"Leave me alone, Maverick. I don't have anything to talk about." Tempest said, trying to slink her way into the elevator. Maverick stepped in front of her.
"Oh, is that so? I've got loads of things to talk about." She glared. "Stay away from Griffin."
"What? Why? He's my best friend!" Tempest said incredulously.
"Oh really? Well he's my brother and I said stay away. I can see right through you." Maverick shoved Tempest against the wall hard.
"What are you talking about?" Tempest said, trying to free herself.
"You're using Griffin. You're a slut. Leave my brother alone or you're neck will be having a little tryst with my FireBlade Model X gunblade." She noticed the pendant on Tempest's throat. "You wouldn't want to get your daddy's pretty necklace all bloody, would you?" She smirked and released Tempest, pushing the button on the elevator and shoving Tempest inside. Maverick waved as the doors shut.
What am I gonna do? Tempest thought, pushing the button for the 1st floor. What am I gonna tell Griffin?
~*~ Meanwhile ~*~
"A sorceress in SeeD! Don't you love the irony?" Seraph giggled, gazing into her crystal ball. "Soon, you'll be dead and I will inherit your powers!" She giggled, "So soon."
Disclaimer: Like it? Don't like it? Tell me! Hi Kamela!
Author: Naurwen Chapter: Results and Run-ins.
Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy 8, or any of the characters except those aforementioned, Azure, and Kenji. ^_^
The attack on Esthar continued only for about 5 more hours. Tempest said goodbye to Laguna, and the rest of the group followed her to the Ragnarok.
"Yay! We're back! Wait 'til I see my Pop! He'll be psyched!" Pepper said, running out of the door before the ship landed. Destiny ran after her, yelling something about safety regulations.
Well, might as well go to see the results. I hope I passed. Tempest walked over the classroom on the 2nd floor.
"Hey, Tempest! I missed you!" Griffin Almasy smiled, running up to her.
"Yeah, I missed you, too. I was stuck with Destiny and Pepper."
"Ah! I see your problem. Which Squad were you in?" He asked, leaning against the wall.
"B. I was leader. Very contradictory, don't you agree?" The dark haired girl replied.
"Completely. You got to protect your Granddad then, huh? I wish I were so lucky."
"What were you stuck with?"
"Walking around the airways with Jackal and your brother. And if that doesn't sound bad enough, Jackal was the leader!" Tempest gave a very rare, but full-hearted laugh.
"I pity you! I mean, Fritz isn't too bad, he's really quiet. But Jackal Kinneas was the leader? Priceless!" She said between chuckles.
"Yeah, yeah, you laugh now. . ." Griffin trailed off. About 8 Instructors came into the corridor where everyone was waiting. The hall was dead silent.
"Would Pepper and Rex Dincht, Jackal and Destiny Kinneas, Griffin and Maverick Almasy, Kenji Nash and Fritz and Tempest Leonhart please follow us?" One of the Instructors said. She was tall, thin and had long, dark blue hair. She taught the medical classes and her name was Azure. All of the teens followed them up to the 3rd floor. Griffin grabbed Tempest hands and squeezed it reassuringly, before breaking away. Tempest grinned a little at him as they all exited the elevator.
Now I can finally prove myself. I can be judged on my own merits. I'm now a SeeD! Tempest thought. . . . And Griffin will be here to help me.
Squall Leonhart, who was now Headmaster of Balamb Garden, entered the room with his usual grave face. Tempest knew by his eyes, however, that he was very proud of her and her brother.
"First off, I would like to congratulate you all on passing the exam. Good work. SeeD has not been requested for a long time, now, but, with a new war brought up, you will be needed more than ever. I'm sure you can't help wondering why there are hostilities between Esthar and Galbadia again. I know I can't. All the advice I can give you is this: Strive to do your personal best and do what your heart tells you is right." Squall said. His words were powerful, more so than before. He had gotten better at motivational speaking, but sometimes there would still be this small spark of youth hidden among them, to show he understood what people were thinking. The Headmaster gave each of them a piece of paper, which showed their rankings. Tempest shook slightly as she unfolded hers, looking up at Griffin. He smiled encouragingly. She looked down at her paper and her blue eyes scanned it.
Conduct: 100
Judgment: 100
Attack: 95
Spirit: 100
Attitude: 100
SeeD Rank: 14
"Wow! You did really good!" Griffin whispered while Squall was busy congratulating everyone else individually, looking over at Tempest's paper.
"What'd you get?" She asked.
"You . . . don't wanna see it. It's really bad."
"Really, really bad?"
"Yes."
"Then, I definitely want to see it!" Tempest said, snatching the paper from his grasp. He got a 6.
"Hey! You little imp! That was mean!" Griffin chuckled.
"Sorry, but I couldn't resist. Besides, it's all your fault." Tempest grinned one of her rare smirks.
"Oh! Now how's it my fault?" He inquired, taken aback.
"Because, you bring out my playful side." The raven-haired girl replied simply. Griffin was about to say something in response, but Squall came over to him and shook his hand. Amazingly enough, Squall was glad that Tempest had Griffin to take care of her. Ever since Tempest and Griffin were small, the blonde would actively go out of his way to protect her from harm.
Tempest listened to her father murmur something to the affect of: 'nice work, you should be very proud of yourself' and 'Stay true to yourself. Do your best.' to Griffin. Then, he turned to her and smiled.
"I am very proud of you, Tempest." He whispered. "You've always shown strength and pride, but, today, you are no longer a cub, you are a lioness." He slipped his 'Sleeping Lion Heart' pendant around her neck. "You have earned this."
"Thank you, Dad. I'll see you later. Griff promised me that if I got a better score on the exam than he did, the hotdogs were on him." Tempest smiled back at her father and exited last. After she went down the lift, she saw a tall female standing by the door. She had long, sandy blonde hair and bewitching turquoise eyes. She was clad in all read, grey, and silver and had the 'fire-cross' symbol tattooed on her back. This was visible, because the girl was wearing a halter-top.
"You're definitely the girl of the hour, eh, Leonhart?" She growled. Her name was Maverick Almasy, Griffin's younger sister.
"Leave me alone, Maverick. I don't have anything to talk about." Tempest said, trying to slink her way into the elevator. Maverick stepped in front of her.
"Oh, is that so? I've got loads of things to talk about." She glared. "Stay away from Griffin."
"What? Why? He's my best friend!" Tempest said incredulously.
"Oh really? Well he's my brother and I said stay away. I can see right through you." Maverick shoved Tempest against the wall hard.
"What are you talking about?" Tempest said, trying to free herself.
"You're using Griffin. You're a slut. Leave my brother alone or you're neck will be having a little tryst with my FireBlade Model X gunblade." She noticed the pendant on Tempest's throat. "You wouldn't want to get your daddy's pretty necklace all bloody, would you?" She smirked and released Tempest, pushing the button on the elevator and shoving Tempest inside. Maverick waved as the doors shut.
What am I gonna do? Tempest thought, pushing the button for the 1st floor. What am I gonna tell Griffin?
~*~ Meanwhile ~*~
"A sorceress in SeeD! Don't you love the irony?" Seraph giggled, gazing into her crystal ball. "Soon, you'll be dead and I will inherit your powers!" She giggled, "So soon."
Disclaimer: Like it? Don't like it? Tell me! Hi Kamela!
