*Seifer's thoughts*

[Squall's thoughts]

Chapter Four

It's been three mouths at the Garden and slowly Seifer has been expected back into the social circle. Rinoa and Quistis were the first to talk to him friendly whys. After awhile Squall gave Seifer the use of using his gunblade with out an Instructor near by.

The Garden was quite this morning and Quistis was taking advantage of the early morning silence. She was a bit worried as Seifer's examination was today. I wonder if Seifer passes this time. I hope so. I can't stand it. Ever since I found that writing on Seifer's table I just can't stop thinking about him. God this is worse that when I had a thing for Squall, at lest I could stop thinking about him when the time called for it. Oh well! Might as well get something to eat after all it a big day for me. Quistis slowly made her way to the Cafeteria on the way she passed the Training Centre. She could hear the sound of metal colliding. Quistis walked into the Training Centre and found Squall Leonhart and Seifer Almasy in an all out gunblade battle. As Quistis looked on she slowly realised that Seifer was cut and bleeding in several places. Quistis started to walk over to them.

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Seifer and Squall stand apart, gunblades at the ready. Seifer stands with difficulty as he has three cuts on his legs. Squall put his gunblade at ease. He looks to Seifer and asks, "Why don't we just stop before I kill you? And besides you got your exam today."

Seifer smirked. "No way!" Squall didn't move. "Our deal still stands."

Squall sigh "Seifer I don't care about you little love interest in Quis."

"IT'S NOT A LITTLE LOVE INTEREST!" Seifer charged Squall. Squall barley blocked the attack. "A first it was but.but!" Seifer fell to the ground under the stress of his injuries.

Squall never took his eyes off Seifer as he fell. "I know. It's just that." a noise was heard near the entrance of the Training Centre. And there stood Quistis shocked. ".Quistis.! How long have you been there?"

"Long enough!" Seifer slowly stood up as Quistis walked forward. *Oh Shit here we go. WHAT! Why am I worried? I know she read the table.* Quistis stopped a few feet away from them and lent up against a tree. "Oh please keep talking, don't stop on my account. I can wait to talk to Seifer. Please keep going."

Squall looked to Seifer and then back to Quistis, "No it's okay we're finished!"

"Well then if you don't mind Squall."

Squall looked to Seifer. "Get those wounds sorted out before the exam." Squall turned and walked out. [Poor guy! He's going to get an ear full. Thinking of which so am I if I don't go get Rinoa soon.]

Seifer never took his eyes off of Quistis. "So how long then?" asked Quistis.

Seifer looked down to the floor. "For about five years now, maybe a bit longer, I don't know!"

"So about the time I became an instructor!" Seifer looked up at Quistis and nodded. "! Don't believe this." Quistis looked down. "Your.your just another Trepie!" she said in a low whisper, but Seifer heard her.

He lunged and trapped her against the tree. Quistis was both shocked and scared. "I AM NOT A GOD DAMN TREPIE!"

"Well what do you expect me to think?" Seifer turned around. "Trepies purposely fall their exam so they can stay with me!"

"I am not one of them! Do you really think I would fail my exam on purpose?" Seifer turned back round and looked her in the eye. "You know that for years I have wanted to be come a SeeD, and I have tired not to let anyone get in my why." Seifer took a step closer to her. "So would you really think that you of all people would have change my mind on becoming a SeeD? I didn't even want anyone to know."

"So why does Squall know?"

Seifer turned round and walked away, he sat down on a tree log. Quistis slowly joined him but sat a little bit away from him. "Squall and I were training and we had a bit of an argument about our class project that you put us together for."

Quistis looked other to a few students who had come in to try and get a little training before the exam. "I remember. That was the best mark you two ever got in one of my lessons."

"Yeah well. Anyway while we were arguing I slipped up and said I had had a crush on you!"

"What about that deal I heard you two talk about?"

Seifer looked to his gunblade and started to wipe of the monster blood that he had on there. "Well to make sure that Squall never told you we made a deal, that if I bet him in a battle he wouldn't tell and ."

"If he won he would tell me." Quistis looked down to the floor. "You two will never grow up properly, will you?" I guess it is sweet that he didn't want me to know coz I would have called him a Trepie.! Damn I have, guess I should say sorry! "Seifer I ."

"Don't bother with the sorry Instructor." Stood up and looked away, "I don't really care if you think I'm an Trepie or not. The only time I have ever felt this strongly about some one was Edea, but that was only like a motherly love; you I.I don't know, it stronger some how!" Quistis got up and just stood there as Seifer walked out saying. "I'll show you Instructor, I'll prove to you that I'm not a Trepie." And with that he was gone. Quistis sigh and walked out. She had a smiled placed on her face, at lest she is able to give Seifer the enthusiasm he needs to pass his exam.