The next day, Fujin woke up to find herself lying half off the bed. She
blinked once and gazed at the upside down room not really comprehending
what was going on. Lazily she stretched her back, but the action caused her
to become unbalanced so she slipped and fell headfirst onto the floor.
Fujin bit back a curse and sat upright rubbing her head. "Smooth move". She
thought to herself. "Time to greet another day...yeah right". Yawning she
got to her feet, stretched once more and shuffled to the bathroom. She'd
left Quistis' rather late last night, and while she had nothing to do
today, Fujin knew that Quistis' schedule was busy. "I hope I didn't keep
her up too long." She started the shower and stepped in. She shivered
briefly as the cool water shocked her skin. "Really, it was her fault for
keeping me over there for so long, she insisted I memorize all those damned
rules. " You'll thank me later." She said...silly woman." The water slowly
began to warm up and she lathered a soap sponge and began to meticulously
clean herself. "Quisty's bound to be busy today. I think I'll just go off
to the training area for the day. I feel out of practice." She rinsed
herself off once and stood still under the running water a bit longer.
Fujin had always liked allowing the water to flow over her, it helped her
center herself and focus her thoughts. Sighing she switched off the water
and stepped onto the chilly tile floor. After toweling herself dry Fujin
donned an old pair of sweat pants and reached for a worn T-shirt, which had
the sleeves cut off. Fujin frowned and hesitated before putting the shirt
on. It was old and had been through a lot of practice sessions so naturally
it was missing a bit more than the sleeves. The bottom had been sliced
through showing the toned muscles of her abdomen. While she was not afraid
of looking 'fat' in the cut off tee Fujin wasn't to excited at the prospect
of showing her stomach off to the world. Quistis' voice echoed in her mind
" You only live once. Carpe diem my love, seize the day." Fujin shrugged,
ripped off the torn edges, and slipped the T-shirt over her head. Grabbing
her chakram, Fujin exited her room and was off to the training area. "She's
right." Fujin thought. "I only live once."
By the time Fujin got to the training area she was feeling rather proud of
herself. She passed the door that would lead her to the monster forest and
strode into the newer section of the arena. The Garden was undergoing some
add-ons to accommodate the new influx of students. Part of that
construction involved the training arena. Four new dojos for martial arts
classes, a shooting range, weight room, and two new training salles were
added to assist in the training of the newest SeeD inductees. Of course,
whenever the students weren't using the equipment the staff did. Fujin
chose training salle 1 to use as her own for the day, walking to the center
of the padded floor she took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.
" Fancy seeing you here." A voice interrupted her thoughts.
"SEIFER." Fujin stated turning around to face him. He stood in the doorway, Hyperion resting on his shoulder.
"In the flesh." He flashed a grin. "It's been awhile since I've seen you down here. Where you been?"
"PACKING."
"Oh yeah, you and Quisty are moving in together right?"
"CORRECT."
"How's she been?" he inquired moving into the room "I haven't seen her since the final exam."
"BEEN BUSY, PREPARATIONS." Fujin shifted her weight. True, she hadn't spoken to Seifer in awhile, but she really wanted to get down to business.
"Ahhh, I get you. I just came down here for some exercise. Wanna spar a bit?" Seifer hefted Hyperion and arched an eyebrow.
"THOUGHT WOULD NEVER ASK." Fujin grinned and lunged forward.
* * *
"Look Selphie! The streamers can't go there because it'll make the room look lopsided. Put them over on the other wall!"
"But this is the entrance! People will want to take pictures under the streamers as they walk in!"
"I know that! However, for over all aesthetic effect they need to go elsewhere."
"Quisty! I know how to decorate for parties, been doin' it my whole life." Selphie argued
" I know," Quistis began patiently "but I'm telling you the streamers make the room look lopsided."
"But I like the streamers."
"I know, but can't you see my point?"
"Yeah, I'm just being stubborn." Selphie grinned. " How about we ditch the streamers and have a specific place for picture taking. Like last year."
"Yeah, that was a clever idea."
"Thanks," Selphie scurried up a ladder to take down the offending streamers " I'm thinking we use the windows as the background? Starry night, nice ocean view. The Garden will be over the ocean then right?"
"Yes yes, so the window idea is fine." Quistis grabbed a trashcan and held it for Selphie "Have we confirmed the caterers yet?"
"Yeah, they've got a nice spread planned for the dinner, and said they'll leave us finger foods for the dance too."
"That's nice of them."
"Yep. Okay, let's go see how everyone else is doing." Selphie hopped down form the ladder and she and Quistis made their way across the ballroom.
"Looks like everything is going well. I don't think you need me anymore, do you?"
"No we'll be fine, why? Got someplace to be?" Selphie asked.
"No not really, but I'm kinda busy right now. I've still got last minute things to hand in to Xu and Cid. I've also got the graduation preparations, and now that Fujin is a member of the staff..."
"Wait wait wait..." Selphie interrupted "Fujin's a teacher now?"
"Yep, teaching one beginner's course and two specialized classes."
"Why?" Selphie asked rudely.
"Why not?" Quistis' eyes narrowed.
"Come on Quisty," Selphie began "you know she and I aren't like best friends or anything."
"What does that have to do with her teaching a class?"
"Nothing I guess, but now I'm the only one who doesn't teach." Selphie pouted.
"Oh nonsense! Seifer doesn't teach and neither does Squall or Rinoa."
"Yeah, but they all have jobs besides being a SeeD."
"I think you're fine where you are Selphie. You're a people person and you need to be out and about. You've been out on more field missions this year than I have, I'm jealous."
"Oh Quisty! Enough!" Selphie chuckled and looked over Quistis' shoulder in surprise. "Justyn be careful, you're about to unhook that chandelier! See ya later Quisty!" Selphie scurried off to assist the panicking student.
"Bye dear!" Quistis said to the yellow blur. She chuckled to herself and walked out of the ballroom. "Time to review the schedules for new students." She thought as she made her way down the hallway "Sooooo boring!"
" Fancy seeing you here." A voice interrupted her thoughts.
"SEIFER." Fujin stated turning around to face him. He stood in the doorway, Hyperion resting on his shoulder.
"In the flesh." He flashed a grin. "It's been awhile since I've seen you down here. Where you been?"
"PACKING."
"Oh yeah, you and Quisty are moving in together right?"
"CORRECT."
"How's she been?" he inquired moving into the room "I haven't seen her since the final exam."
"BEEN BUSY, PREPARATIONS." Fujin shifted her weight. True, she hadn't spoken to Seifer in awhile, but she really wanted to get down to business.
"Ahhh, I get you. I just came down here for some exercise. Wanna spar a bit?" Seifer hefted Hyperion and arched an eyebrow.
"THOUGHT WOULD NEVER ASK." Fujin grinned and lunged forward.
* * *
"Look Selphie! The streamers can't go there because it'll make the room look lopsided. Put them over on the other wall!"
"But this is the entrance! People will want to take pictures under the streamers as they walk in!"
"I know that! However, for over all aesthetic effect they need to go elsewhere."
"Quisty! I know how to decorate for parties, been doin' it my whole life." Selphie argued
" I know," Quistis began patiently "but I'm telling you the streamers make the room look lopsided."
"But I like the streamers."
"I know, but can't you see my point?"
"Yeah, I'm just being stubborn." Selphie grinned. " How about we ditch the streamers and have a specific place for picture taking. Like last year."
"Yeah, that was a clever idea."
"Thanks," Selphie scurried up a ladder to take down the offending streamers " I'm thinking we use the windows as the background? Starry night, nice ocean view. The Garden will be over the ocean then right?"
"Yes yes, so the window idea is fine." Quistis grabbed a trashcan and held it for Selphie "Have we confirmed the caterers yet?"
"Yeah, they've got a nice spread planned for the dinner, and said they'll leave us finger foods for the dance too."
"That's nice of them."
"Yep. Okay, let's go see how everyone else is doing." Selphie hopped down form the ladder and she and Quistis made their way across the ballroom.
"Looks like everything is going well. I don't think you need me anymore, do you?"
"No we'll be fine, why? Got someplace to be?" Selphie asked.
"No not really, but I'm kinda busy right now. I've still got last minute things to hand in to Xu and Cid. I've also got the graduation preparations, and now that Fujin is a member of the staff..."
"Wait wait wait..." Selphie interrupted "Fujin's a teacher now?"
"Yep, teaching one beginner's course and two specialized classes."
"Why?" Selphie asked rudely.
"Why not?" Quistis' eyes narrowed.
"Come on Quisty," Selphie began "you know she and I aren't like best friends or anything."
"What does that have to do with her teaching a class?"
"Nothing I guess, but now I'm the only one who doesn't teach." Selphie pouted.
"Oh nonsense! Seifer doesn't teach and neither does Squall or Rinoa."
"Yeah, but they all have jobs besides being a SeeD."
"I think you're fine where you are Selphie. You're a people person and you need to be out and about. You've been out on more field missions this year than I have, I'm jealous."
"Oh Quisty! Enough!" Selphie chuckled and looked over Quistis' shoulder in surprise. "Justyn be careful, you're about to unhook that chandelier! See ya later Quisty!" Selphie scurried off to assist the panicking student.
"Bye dear!" Quistis said to the yellow blur. She chuckled to herself and walked out of the ballroom. "Time to review the schedules for new students." She thought as she made her way down the hallway "Sooooo boring!"
