The Seventh Month

Journals & the D.C.
Part b

Journal: Trepie no. 19 Entry: Most Recent

Like a good cadet I always arrived early to every class. Not only do you impress your teachers you also hear all the latest gossip. Now I know that you shouldn't spread or listen to rumours but most are too good to pass up. Besides with hundreds of teenagers living in a combined space you have to stay in the loop. Also the gossip that goes through here is the best. Trust me when I say the record for a rumour spreading to everyone in the building is fourteen hours and twenty-seven minutes. The rumour is that one Seifer Almasy has been reinstated and that he's even a high ranking SeeD. I can't believe that that would be one of Headmaster's Leonhart's first decisions. But the rumour mill has been working overtime on this. And since there have been Seifer spottings it must be true but I still want to know why. There are some crazy rumours about that too but I can't bring myself to believe most of them. A couple crazy ones I heard today was that Seifer and Squall are actually brothers and that they couldn't abandon each other. Another is that the rivalry was just a front and that they are actually committed lovers of over three years. Somehow I can't imagine Squall or Seifer in that way. The last crazy rumour I heard before Instructor Trepe entered was that Seifer was using powers left over to him by the sorceress to control Squall and make him take him back into Garden. Geesh you'd think people would have enough to do in Garden without having to make up crazy rumours. It's almost as bad as the one that said that Quistis confessed her love to Squall and he told her to talk to a wall. Quistis is gorgeous and nobody would turn her down, not even Squall. Besides I really don't see Quistis going for someone like him anyway. She's to sophisticated and Suave for him. I wish I could be just like her.

As she entered the classroom went silent. She had that look on her face that she had something important to say. "Class," She started off with "As you are well aware of two days ago Commander Leonhart was promoted to Headmaster Leonhart. That also means that the Commander position is open. So perhaps if you pass your SeeD Test you could put in an application..." She paused as most of us chuckled at her joke. A Commander had to be respected and strong and smart, and have world experience. Also having above SeeD Rank 10 might help too. Besides we were all too nervous about the exam to think about anything after that. "I'm sure you've also heard the rumours by now about Seifer Almasy returning. They are true he has returned to Garden but he has been under our employ for several months under contract as a SeeD. He is at a high level and is to be respected. If you see him to not tease him or give him dirty looks. He was not in control of his actions during the war and he has suffered enough and has been forgiven by those he has hurt most. I expect you all to take an example from Headmaster Leonhart and rest of the SeeD's, who you wish to join ranks with, and treat Almasy with the respect he has earned. Any Questions?" Nobody would be foolish enough to raise there hands to that. I'm sure the rumour mill would start up after class with crazy reasons why Cid would allow Seifer to be under contract. But I had more important things to worry about. My role model the wonderful Quistis has told me to treat Seifer with Respect. So I will hunt him down and welcome him back to Balamb-G.

After another wonderful lesson by Instructor Trepe and handing in my assignment a day early. I headed out in search of Seifer. Some of the other Trepies asked me what I was doing so I told them I was doing something for Quistis. They all got this jealous look on their face. If only they knew that I had spent the afternoon hunting down Seifer. they would have flipped.

Anyway, I wandered around Garden for a good hour before I found him. I was walking by some empty classrooms when I heard some members of the DC. Normally I would have stayed away from them but since the war they have been completely slack not caring about any of the rules. I went closer and looked in the partially open door's window. That's when I saw him. Seifer Almasy was leaning against the desk at the front of the classroom with all the D.C. members sitting around him talking and listening. It was some weird Deja vu. I heard that a long time ago before the war Seifer was a member of the D.C. and was actually one of the best at. It was weird to see him standing up there looking as though nothing had changed. I did notice that he was wearing a SeeD uniform though. He looked good.

I listened for sometime and was amazed at what I heard....Derek the new DC president who is an arrogant young man, was asking Seifer for help. They were talking to him as if he were their hero. It was a little hard to swallow.
"Ever since you left Seifer the DC has been falling apart."
"Yeah we were busy with the war and went easy on everybody. Now nobody has respect for us."
"Everyone's uniform is horrible. People are sneaking out after hours. We don't know what to do..."
Well Seifer took this all in for a minute and then he told them straight faced that they needed to get their act together. "They won't respect people who don't follow the rules themselves. Look at yourselves. Your uniforms are disgusting. Do you guys even know the rulebook and all the restrictions? If you don't you better. Nobody is going to listen to you if you don't know what you're talking about. Sure I was an arrogant brat, but I was one of the best and I could do it. You can't. You'll have to go out there looking and acting 110%. Give them a warning the first day and after that write them up."
"You mean we can do that?"
"Will you help us?"
"Yeah! We want people to fear the DC again."
"Hold up just a second. Trust me you don't want to be feared. You want to be respected. You want people to revere you and to better you. Never to be scared of you." I couldn't believe I had heard that from him. This was the guy that used to abuse his power and scare all the junior classmen. I guess he had changed. He was actually quite a good leader. In the time he was there I saw the DC members cleaning up their uniforms and reading the handbook. Maybe the DC would be back in business and better than ever. Unfortunately that meant that I would have to get my uniformed up to standards. I try but the garden issued socks are so uncomfortable... Oh well I don't want to disappoint Quistis Trepe so I'll dig them out.

Well I thought I had done a good job ease dropping and not being seen but apparently I'm not better than Seifer. He continued teaching and helping them out but he kept looking up at the door to see if I was still there. At first I wasn't sure if he knew I was there or if he was waiting for someone. But he looked directly at me leaving no doubt in my mind. As the DC members started leaving through the other door he raised an eyebrow at me as if to say 'can I help you?'. I look back now and figured I must have looked like a dork. I was standing at that door for nearly an hour and I had no idea what to say. I walked in up to him and he just looked at me curiously.
"uh, Hi. I was just walking by and I heard someone in here with the DC and I looked in and saw you here. And then I heard you talking and you were very inspiring and I was also hoping to find you so I could welcome you back." I was actually quite impressed with my speech. It would have sounded almost normal if it wasn't for the fact that I had said it all in one breath about ten times faster than normal. He looked at me as if he was trying to figure it out and then he chuckled. For a second I was ready to bolt.
"Thanks. Took me a moment there to figure out what you said." I stared at him like an idiot. "You're a Trepie aren't you?" I nodded. "I thought so, only they would care about their uniform with the Slack ass DC around here. Although I'd wear different socks if I were you." I think I looked down in embarrassment at that point. "Well I'll see you around. I'll have to tell Trepe she's got some friendly Trepies roaming around though." With that he gave me one last confused look and he left out of the door. It's then that I noticed his infamous Gunblade Hyperion strapped to his side.
Well for rest of that day I was on a high. I met Seifer Almasy and he wasn't a jerk. He was actually HOT. Ok he was a bit arrogant, but he was nice to me. I was hoping Quistis would find out how great her Trepie's are and I was not disappointed. The next day in class (I was wearing my issued socks btw) She walks in and says how she's glad that some of her students have gone out of their way to make Almasy feel at home. Score! I hope Seifer told Instructor Trepe it was me.

On a sidenote I've gone out of my way to avoid Headmaster Leonhart at all costs. Rumour has it that he is not happy with his recent promotion and lack of commander. He has been taking his aggression out on Hell's local population. I almost pity the monsters. They probably never saw it coming. How could one little human take out an Ouchu. I guess they didn't get he memo about Squall being banned from the Training Center. It stated that if then Commander Leonhart did enter the training center that we were to evacuate the area immediately and report it to an instructor so that they could drag him away before he decimated the populous. Anyway I saw headmaster Leonhart from a distance and he looked as if he needed a vacation. He looked as if he were trying to make an important decision that hurt too much to think about. I don't know what goes on in that head of his and moments like those I'm glad I don't have to.

Eeeps! I'm going to be late for Instructor Trepe's Class. I'll have to run and try to avoid the DC. Ever since Seifer's help they've been too good for my liking.


~~~~ Author's Notes ~~~~

I actually enjoyed typing this chapter. Probably because it was just a made up character describing what was going on but still it was fun. I'm not happy with the last couple paragraphs but I had to add that, although it came out sounding weird and strained. Maybe I'll try to fix it later. I'm still working on Seifer's journal. I just can't seem to stay in his mind frame in this story. And then we'll be back to Squall's point of view.

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