~ Chapter two~
Fureya stood at the head of the class, next to the Instructors desk and computer
console, as Instructor Whippet questioned her about her previous knowledge and
experience. As Fureya answered him to the best of her knowledge, she scanned
the classroom. To her chagrin she found the Keladryie was present in her class,
but was equally as relieved to find her roommate was also present.
When Whippet was finished with her, she went and sat down next to Willard and
fiddled with the computer.
It wasn't long til Whippet bombarded them with the Garden's history; surprisingly
enough Fureya was intrigued by the mention of her father.
"Cid and Edea Kramer were the original founders of Balamb with the financial help
of Norg of course, but that was found to be mistake at a later date when Norg
tried to take over Balamb. Squall Leonhart with the help of Rinoa Heartily, Quistis
Trepe, Irvine Kinneas, Selphie Tilmet and Zell Dincht quickly removed him and his
servants from the Garden premises. It was roughly about that time that Cid Kramer
handed Squall the reigns to Balamb by appointing him Commander." This was news
to Fureya, Squall had never mentioned being in charge of Balamb not once.
Intrigued even more, she sat upright paying close attention. "Squall was one of
the best SeeD members around, so naturally he was an excellent choice for
Commander. Without his help, Balamb Garden would of perished when Sorceress
Edea attacked the Garden and possibly when Seifer Almasy attacked Balamb with
the help of Galbadia Garden. After the execution of Sorceress Ultimecia, things for
the garden were very slow, with no great threat seeing as there was only one
sorceress known. But as well known, Sorceress Rinoa was kept on the straight and
narrow, but since her death, no one knew where her powers went. You see, when
Sorceresses die, they pass their powers on. A lot of people claimed and still do,
that her daughter Fureya gained the power to wield the sorceresses' gift, but
Squall denies it completely saying that she has never shown sign of such. Getting
back to Balamb, after the death of Squalls wife, Rinoa, he stepped down as
Commander of Balamb. Headmistress Trepe took over from her comrade and has
been in charge since then." Whippet concluded and punched a few buttons on his
computer console. "I've prepared a pop quiz to make sure all I said sunk in. You
have half an hour to complete it."
The majority of the class groaned in unison and began to read the text that had
appeared on their screen. Fureya however stared blankly at it. Her head was
spinning with a mix of confusion and rage; her father was at one stage commander
of Balamb and her mother a Sorceress! And not only that, she was believed to be
the heir to her mothers sorceress gift. Any guilt she possessed about leaving home
diminished and she set about her work with renewed determination.
Keladryie rolled her eyes, but remained silent during the teachers spiel. She knew
that even though what Whippet had said was technically true, he was looking at it
from Squalls point of view. She believed her father had justification for what he
did, and she would always stand by it. After Whippet had finished his lecture,
Keladryie had glanced across at Furei for a reason unbeknownst to her. She was
surprised by the look of disbelief and surprise on his face. Obviously he'd heard
things about Squall differently and that thought made Kella smile smugly.
Without realizing it, she'd been staring at him too long and Willard had noticed.
Kella sneered at him elegantly as he winked at her before turning her attention
back to her own computer, feeling slightly embarrassed. As she mechanically filled
out the questionnaire on the Garden's history, she silently berated herself for
paying the newcomer too much attention. Still, even after the horrific self-lecture,
she still couldn't shake the feeling she was connected to him somehow and it
aggravated her.
With a furious tap on the 'send' button, she mailed her completed quiz to
Instructor Whippet and leant back in her chair.
"You are excused Miss Almasy." Whippet said in a grim tone. Keladryie stood up
and switched her console off.
"Thank you, Instructor Whippet." She said cordially and exited the classroom.
Fureya was surprised when Keladryie spoke; her voice was different from their
previous meeting. Keladryie's voice had been rough and her vocabulary seemed
limited, but in the classroom her voice had been courteous and seemed almost
upper class. Shrugging, she finished her quiz and sent it to Whippet, who also told
her she was dismissed and to go visit the weapons mistress. Nodding and thanking
him, Fureya rose to her feet and nodded discreetly at Willard who'd murmured for
her to wait outside for him.
Shifting her weight from foot to foot as her grey gaze took in the hallway for the
tenth time. Two other students had been released since she'd left. Finally Willard
came out and grinned at her.
"I'll take you to the weapons mistress. She'll make you have a bash with every
weapon before she hands you one. Something about making sure the primary
weapon is in fact the one your most adept at. I have my mother's knack for the
chain whip, but I refused to tote such a girlish weapon around. The weapons
mistress gave me detention for a week for being sexist, but I managed to get the
katana as my primary weapon." He paused and looked down at Fureya. "What are
you best with?" Fureya grinned and shrugged.
"Wouldn't really know. But I've fought with swords, long and short; glaives; and
gun blades." She paused a second before deciding to it was manly to boast. "You
know Kaddar Leonhart?" She said smugly. Willard nodded as the walked.
"He's the best at gun blades I've heard, a real hand at it like his father." Willard
murmured thoughtfully. "You see, Trepe's and Leonharts go way back. I even
know Kaddar's kid sister, sprightly little thing." Fureya bristled slightly at mention
of her, but shook it off.
"I've beaten him every time I fought him, gunblade on gunblade." She said
casually, as if were no big deal. Will laughed at her and punched her in the arm.
"Whatever you say, mate." He grinned and shoved her through the weapons
mistresses door. "A skinny little weed like you? Beat Kaddar? Not likely." Willard let
out a roar of laughter as Fureya turned bright red and opened her mouth to retort.
"I should of known." Came a cracked feminie voice. "Only Willard Trepe would
waltz in without out knocking and like he owned the place." Fureya turned to stare
at a short dark haired woman.
"My mother owns the place." Willard said impishly. "Including your wizened grumpy
ass." Fureya blinked as the older woman just rolled her hazel eyes.
"New boy?" She said, her dark eyes sizing Fureya up. Fureya shifted slightly and
nodded.
"The name's Furei Hanover." She stated gruffly, slightly intimidated by this woman.
The woman grinned wickedly.
"Your name means nothing to me, especially when you're a weed like yourself.
Prove yourself with a weapon and we'll talk." Fureya grimaced and nodded, was
going to be a long morning.
Keladryie padded silently through the training grounds, unafraid of what was
stalking through the leafy bushes. When Kella had first arrived at Balamb, she'd
been so overconfident of her skills that she'd gone into the training ground
unaccompanied. Her excitement had been short lived after running into a T-rexuar.
Keladryie was lucky to come out with a single scar that ran parallel to her spine
and a months worth of detentions for her blatant disregard for the rules. She still
shuddered at the memory of her parent's fury when they had found out. The pair
of them had come to Balamb just to furiously lecture her and chastise her.
After battling a few bite bugs and running a few laps of the training centre as well
as slaughtering a few careless gnats, Kella decided enough was enough for now
and wandered back out of the training centre.
Sheathing her weapon and wiping the sweat off of her brow, she headed back to
the dorms to shower and change.
Half an hour later, her stomach grumbled telling her it was near lunchtime. Her wet
hair pulled back in to a ponytail and dressed in a fresh uniform for the afternoon's
lessons, Kella headed for the cafeteria.
Her slightly good mood evaporated when she noticed the new kid and the
headmistress's son in front of her, obviously with the same plan. Sighing irritably,
she conveniently paused to take a drink from one of the water fountains that
dotted the corridors. After a long pause, she continued on walking slowly and
hoping to put enough distance between her and the two morons in front.
When she did finally enter the cafeteria, she begrudgingly lined up for food, whilst
thinking how life had been simpler before the new kid had arrived. Ever since he'd
got here, she'd think about him and it aggravated her. Pausing for a moment, she
realized how stupid it sounded; a mere unheard of boy from nowhere had made her
aggravated. Letting out a soft whoop of laughter, startling those around her, she
picked up her tray of food and walked over to where she and Vivienne normally
sat.
To her dismay, she found the two morons there as well. Will was obviously having
another shot at picking up Vivienne and from the flustered look on Vivi's face, she
didn't want the attention.
Striding over there, Keladryie slammed her plate down on the table and stared at
Willard.
"Are you deaf Trepe? She said no." She drawled and sat down, ignoring Fureya.
Willard turned his attention to Keladryie.
"Why if it isn't Keladryie Almasy, don't you look the picture of feminie delicate
beauty." He murmured, his voice dripping with false charm.
"Go away, Trepe. I think I hear your mother calling." Keladryie sighed and turned
away. Willard smiled sweetly at the back of her head and winked at Vivienne
before walking off with a silent Fureya trailing behind him.
Kella looked at Vivienne with a grim smile.
"Why didn't you just tell him to shut up and go away?"
Fureya laughed, drawing a strange look from Willard.
"You laugh like a girl." He stated raising an eyebrow. Fureya blushed and punched
him in the arm fiercely.
"Shut up you skirt chaser." Willard grinned and shrugged.
"What can I say? I like women." He laughed and shook his head. "Come on. Let's
eat, we got weapons after lunch."
Fureya grimaced.
"More weapons?" Will laughed again, but this time at her and nodded.
Fureya stood at the head of the class, next to the Instructors desk and computer
console, as Instructor Whippet questioned her about her previous knowledge and
experience. As Fureya answered him to the best of her knowledge, she scanned
the classroom. To her chagrin she found the Keladryie was present in her class,
but was equally as relieved to find her roommate was also present.
When Whippet was finished with her, she went and sat down next to Willard and
fiddled with the computer.
It wasn't long til Whippet bombarded them with the Garden's history; surprisingly
enough Fureya was intrigued by the mention of her father.
"Cid and Edea Kramer were the original founders of Balamb with the financial help
of Norg of course, but that was found to be mistake at a later date when Norg
tried to take over Balamb. Squall Leonhart with the help of Rinoa Heartily, Quistis
Trepe, Irvine Kinneas, Selphie Tilmet and Zell Dincht quickly removed him and his
servants from the Garden premises. It was roughly about that time that Cid Kramer
handed Squall the reigns to Balamb by appointing him Commander." This was news
to Fureya, Squall had never mentioned being in charge of Balamb not once.
Intrigued even more, she sat upright paying close attention. "Squall was one of
the best SeeD members around, so naturally he was an excellent choice for
Commander. Without his help, Balamb Garden would of perished when Sorceress
Edea attacked the Garden and possibly when Seifer Almasy attacked Balamb with
the help of Galbadia Garden. After the execution of Sorceress Ultimecia, things for
the garden were very slow, with no great threat seeing as there was only one
sorceress known. But as well known, Sorceress Rinoa was kept on the straight and
narrow, but since her death, no one knew where her powers went. You see, when
Sorceresses die, they pass their powers on. A lot of people claimed and still do,
that her daughter Fureya gained the power to wield the sorceresses' gift, but
Squall denies it completely saying that she has never shown sign of such. Getting
back to Balamb, after the death of Squalls wife, Rinoa, he stepped down as
Commander of Balamb. Headmistress Trepe took over from her comrade and has
been in charge since then." Whippet concluded and punched a few buttons on his
computer console. "I've prepared a pop quiz to make sure all I said sunk in. You
have half an hour to complete it."
The majority of the class groaned in unison and began to read the text that had
appeared on their screen. Fureya however stared blankly at it. Her head was
spinning with a mix of confusion and rage; her father was at one stage commander
of Balamb and her mother a Sorceress! And not only that, she was believed to be
the heir to her mothers sorceress gift. Any guilt she possessed about leaving home
diminished and she set about her work with renewed determination.
Keladryie rolled her eyes, but remained silent during the teachers spiel. She knew
that even though what Whippet had said was technically true, he was looking at it
from Squalls point of view. She believed her father had justification for what he
did, and she would always stand by it. After Whippet had finished his lecture,
Keladryie had glanced across at Furei for a reason unbeknownst to her. She was
surprised by the look of disbelief and surprise on his face. Obviously he'd heard
things about Squall differently and that thought made Kella smile smugly.
Without realizing it, she'd been staring at him too long and Willard had noticed.
Kella sneered at him elegantly as he winked at her before turning her attention
back to her own computer, feeling slightly embarrassed. As she mechanically filled
out the questionnaire on the Garden's history, she silently berated herself for
paying the newcomer too much attention. Still, even after the horrific self-lecture,
she still couldn't shake the feeling she was connected to him somehow and it
aggravated her.
With a furious tap on the 'send' button, she mailed her completed quiz to
Instructor Whippet and leant back in her chair.
"You are excused Miss Almasy." Whippet said in a grim tone. Keladryie stood up
and switched her console off.
"Thank you, Instructor Whippet." She said cordially and exited the classroom.
Fureya was surprised when Keladryie spoke; her voice was different from their
previous meeting. Keladryie's voice had been rough and her vocabulary seemed
limited, but in the classroom her voice had been courteous and seemed almost
upper class. Shrugging, she finished her quiz and sent it to Whippet, who also told
her she was dismissed and to go visit the weapons mistress. Nodding and thanking
him, Fureya rose to her feet and nodded discreetly at Willard who'd murmured for
her to wait outside for him.
Shifting her weight from foot to foot as her grey gaze took in the hallway for the
tenth time. Two other students had been released since she'd left. Finally Willard
came out and grinned at her.
"I'll take you to the weapons mistress. She'll make you have a bash with every
weapon before she hands you one. Something about making sure the primary
weapon is in fact the one your most adept at. I have my mother's knack for the
chain whip, but I refused to tote such a girlish weapon around. The weapons
mistress gave me detention for a week for being sexist, but I managed to get the
katana as my primary weapon." He paused and looked down at Fureya. "What are
you best with?" Fureya grinned and shrugged.
"Wouldn't really know. But I've fought with swords, long and short; glaives; and
gun blades." She paused a second before deciding to it was manly to boast. "You
know Kaddar Leonhart?" She said smugly. Willard nodded as the walked.
"He's the best at gun blades I've heard, a real hand at it like his father." Willard
murmured thoughtfully. "You see, Trepe's and Leonharts go way back. I even
know Kaddar's kid sister, sprightly little thing." Fureya bristled slightly at mention
of her, but shook it off.
"I've beaten him every time I fought him, gunblade on gunblade." She said
casually, as if were no big deal. Will laughed at her and punched her in the arm.
"Whatever you say, mate." He grinned and shoved her through the weapons
mistresses door. "A skinny little weed like you? Beat Kaddar? Not likely." Willard let
out a roar of laughter as Fureya turned bright red and opened her mouth to retort.
"I should of known." Came a cracked feminie voice. "Only Willard Trepe would
waltz in without out knocking and like he owned the place." Fureya turned to stare
at a short dark haired woman.
"My mother owns the place." Willard said impishly. "Including your wizened grumpy
ass." Fureya blinked as the older woman just rolled her hazel eyes.
"New boy?" She said, her dark eyes sizing Fureya up. Fureya shifted slightly and
nodded.
"The name's Furei Hanover." She stated gruffly, slightly intimidated by this woman.
The woman grinned wickedly.
"Your name means nothing to me, especially when you're a weed like yourself.
Prove yourself with a weapon and we'll talk." Fureya grimaced and nodded, was
going to be a long morning.
Keladryie padded silently through the training grounds, unafraid of what was
stalking through the leafy bushes. When Kella had first arrived at Balamb, she'd
been so overconfident of her skills that she'd gone into the training ground
unaccompanied. Her excitement had been short lived after running into a T-rexuar.
Keladryie was lucky to come out with a single scar that ran parallel to her spine
and a months worth of detentions for her blatant disregard for the rules. She still
shuddered at the memory of her parent's fury when they had found out. The pair
of them had come to Balamb just to furiously lecture her and chastise her.
After battling a few bite bugs and running a few laps of the training centre as well
as slaughtering a few careless gnats, Kella decided enough was enough for now
and wandered back out of the training centre.
Sheathing her weapon and wiping the sweat off of her brow, she headed back to
the dorms to shower and change.
Half an hour later, her stomach grumbled telling her it was near lunchtime. Her wet
hair pulled back in to a ponytail and dressed in a fresh uniform for the afternoon's
lessons, Kella headed for the cafeteria.
Her slightly good mood evaporated when she noticed the new kid and the
headmistress's son in front of her, obviously with the same plan. Sighing irritably,
she conveniently paused to take a drink from one of the water fountains that
dotted the corridors. After a long pause, she continued on walking slowly and
hoping to put enough distance between her and the two morons in front.
When she did finally enter the cafeteria, she begrudgingly lined up for food, whilst
thinking how life had been simpler before the new kid had arrived. Ever since he'd
got here, she'd think about him and it aggravated her. Pausing for a moment, she
realized how stupid it sounded; a mere unheard of boy from nowhere had made her
aggravated. Letting out a soft whoop of laughter, startling those around her, she
picked up her tray of food and walked over to where she and Vivienne normally
sat.
To her dismay, she found the two morons there as well. Will was obviously having
another shot at picking up Vivienne and from the flustered look on Vivi's face, she
didn't want the attention.
Striding over there, Keladryie slammed her plate down on the table and stared at
Willard.
"Are you deaf Trepe? She said no." She drawled and sat down, ignoring Fureya.
Willard turned his attention to Keladryie.
"Why if it isn't Keladryie Almasy, don't you look the picture of feminie delicate
beauty." He murmured, his voice dripping with false charm.
"Go away, Trepe. I think I hear your mother calling." Keladryie sighed and turned
away. Willard smiled sweetly at the back of her head and winked at Vivienne
before walking off with a silent Fureya trailing behind him.
Kella looked at Vivienne with a grim smile.
"Why didn't you just tell him to shut up and go away?"
Fureya laughed, drawing a strange look from Willard.
"You laugh like a girl." He stated raising an eyebrow. Fureya blushed and punched
him in the arm fiercely.
"Shut up you skirt chaser." Willard grinned and shrugged.
"What can I say? I like women." He laughed and shook his head. "Come on. Let's
eat, we got weapons after lunch."
Fureya grimaced.
"More weapons?" Will laughed again, but this time at her and nodded.