Chapter One: Re-admitted
It was a year after the defeat of Ultemecia. Squall, Rinoa, Selphie, Zell, Irvine and Quistis were sat around a formal meeting table. They were joined by Cid and Edea Kramer and Seifer Almasy. A meeting had been called to discuss whether Seifer should be allowed back into Balamb Garden to restart his SeeD training.
There was much debate but with Edea on his side, Seifer had hardly any need to worry. She explained to the former children she had looked after about how Seifer had been controlled by Ultemecia into doing such terrible things. "Seifer had no control over what he was doing." She explained simply in her slightly husky tone, "Anyone would be powerless. Even I was. If you can accept me back, then you can accept Seifer. If not, then maybe you should turn us both out now."
There was a chorus of worried murmurs at this, and Edea knew she had won her audience around. Seifer would be readmitted.
Ultemecia's one time knight stood up, drawing attention to himself as he often loved so much. "If you all don't mind, I'd like to settle into my room now that it's been decided I can stay. I don't s'pose I get my old room back?" He glanced at Cid, who shook his head. "Didn't think so. Well, if someone will show me where I'm staying, I guess I'll go then. Leave you all to talk about me behind my back." There was a glint of green eyes, a swish of grey coat, and a flash of silvery blue from the blade of Hyperion and Seifer was gone.
"Well, I guess someone should go after him." Headmaster Cid said lazily. "Any volunteers? Quistis! How nice of you to offer! You'd better toddle off then. Have a nice time." Quistis was left to stare bewilderedly, as Headmaster Cid pulled her out of her seat and pushed her gently towards the door without her having said anything, let alone volunteered.
She gazed pleadingly at the gang before she left but all they did was smile and wave at her. With an exasperated sigh she left the room. The sigh soon changed into a smile as she headed down the corridor towards the lift.
Sure enough, leaning against the wall next the elevator was a tall, well built young man with a grey trench coat falling from his broad shoulders to almost the bottom of his long legs.
He smiled evilly at Quistis.
"Instructor." With a nod of his blond head, the man acknowledged Quistis.
"Seifer." Quistis returned the acknowledgement with a nod of her own. The students outside the lift were eagerly watching the scene between the Instructor and a man who most people thought to be the enemy of the world!
Quistis sighed inwardly as the elevator appeared and a 'ding' signalled that the doors had opened. As they shut Quistis smiled slightly, glad to be free of the glare of prying eyes.
Seifer and Quistis stared at each other for a long moment while the air between them sparked with passion before kissing.
Quistis pulled away long enough to say, "So that was your big surprise! I never would have guessed."
"Did you enjoy it then?" Seifer asked, a barely concealed desire to please hovered just behind his eyes. He kissed her neck.
"I was very surprised, which was probably your aim. I had to pretend to look stern whenever I even glanced in your direction. It was very hard." She smiled at him and kissed him on the cheek. "I'm glad you're here though. I'll get to see more of you, for a change."
"We'll have to be careful though." Seifer said seriously. Then his facade cracked and he grinned instead, "I can't believe I just said that! I sounded like you! Of course we don't have to be careful, we'll do whatever we want!"
"Hey! What do you mean by that?" She demanded, eyes sparkling.
"I ain't one for playing by the rules, Instructor." He gave her a practised dangerous grin before kissing her jaw line.
"And I am, I suppose?"
"Well, yeah, sometimes." Realising too late he was getting himself into deep water, Seifer tried desperately to bail himself out. "You're an Instructor though, I don't blame you."
They had by this time, reached the bottom floor and we're on their way to the dorms without even realising it. Both of them were so caught up in their discussion that they didn't even notice the gasps, and stares Seifer was getting.
"I've broken the rules before, thank you very much!" Quistis exclaimed.
"Oh yeah? When?" There was a pause in the conversation as Quistis thought hard. "You can't think of anything! Ha!"
"Yes I can! I know very well when I broke the rules! Of course I've broken the rules before! I'm not a goody goody. Anyway, it's not such a good thing to be like you, Mr. 'I break the rules all the time and look what good that did me!' At least I qualified a SeeD, on my first attempt as well, and was on the Good side of the battle against Evil!"
There was silence as Seifer glowered menacingly.
"Oh, this is where you're staying by the way.." Quistis chirped happily, ignoring Seifer's sudden anger. "You get a room to yourself because.well, everyone's either scared of you, or hates you." Quistis said this while opening the door and her last words were uttered after being slammed up against the now shut door.
"Take that back!" Seifer growled, his mouth mere millimetres away from Quistis'.
"No." She breathed. "How are you going to make me? Are you going to hit me and prove that you're just as bad as people say you are."
"I would never hit you." Seifer whispered, this time completely serious.
Quistis smiled gently, "I know. By the way, I won again." She added casually.
"Damn that game." Seifer murmured, before pressing his lips to hers in a slow, but very sensual kiss. "You don't have anywhere to be right now, do you?" He asked after they paused. She shook her head. "Good." He breathed before resuming their kiss, pulling her away from the door and towards the bed.
It was a year after the defeat of Ultemecia. Squall, Rinoa, Selphie, Zell, Irvine and Quistis were sat around a formal meeting table. They were joined by Cid and Edea Kramer and Seifer Almasy. A meeting had been called to discuss whether Seifer should be allowed back into Balamb Garden to restart his SeeD training.
There was much debate but with Edea on his side, Seifer had hardly any need to worry. She explained to the former children she had looked after about how Seifer had been controlled by Ultemecia into doing such terrible things. "Seifer had no control over what he was doing." She explained simply in her slightly husky tone, "Anyone would be powerless. Even I was. If you can accept me back, then you can accept Seifer. If not, then maybe you should turn us both out now."
There was a chorus of worried murmurs at this, and Edea knew she had won her audience around. Seifer would be readmitted.
Ultemecia's one time knight stood up, drawing attention to himself as he often loved so much. "If you all don't mind, I'd like to settle into my room now that it's been decided I can stay. I don't s'pose I get my old room back?" He glanced at Cid, who shook his head. "Didn't think so. Well, if someone will show me where I'm staying, I guess I'll go then. Leave you all to talk about me behind my back." There was a glint of green eyes, a swish of grey coat, and a flash of silvery blue from the blade of Hyperion and Seifer was gone.
"Well, I guess someone should go after him." Headmaster Cid said lazily. "Any volunteers? Quistis! How nice of you to offer! You'd better toddle off then. Have a nice time." Quistis was left to stare bewilderedly, as Headmaster Cid pulled her out of her seat and pushed her gently towards the door without her having said anything, let alone volunteered.
She gazed pleadingly at the gang before she left but all they did was smile and wave at her. With an exasperated sigh she left the room. The sigh soon changed into a smile as she headed down the corridor towards the lift.
Sure enough, leaning against the wall next the elevator was a tall, well built young man with a grey trench coat falling from his broad shoulders to almost the bottom of his long legs.
He smiled evilly at Quistis.
"Instructor." With a nod of his blond head, the man acknowledged Quistis.
"Seifer." Quistis returned the acknowledgement with a nod of her own. The students outside the lift were eagerly watching the scene between the Instructor and a man who most people thought to be the enemy of the world!
Quistis sighed inwardly as the elevator appeared and a 'ding' signalled that the doors had opened. As they shut Quistis smiled slightly, glad to be free of the glare of prying eyes.
Seifer and Quistis stared at each other for a long moment while the air between them sparked with passion before kissing.
Quistis pulled away long enough to say, "So that was your big surprise! I never would have guessed."
"Did you enjoy it then?" Seifer asked, a barely concealed desire to please hovered just behind his eyes. He kissed her neck.
"I was very surprised, which was probably your aim. I had to pretend to look stern whenever I even glanced in your direction. It was very hard." She smiled at him and kissed him on the cheek. "I'm glad you're here though. I'll get to see more of you, for a change."
"We'll have to be careful though." Seifer said seriously. Then his facade cracked and he grinned instead, "I can't believe I just said that! I sounded like you! Of course we don't have to be careful, we'll do whatever we want!"
"Hey! What do you mean by that?" She demanded, eyes sparkling.
"I ain't one for playing by the rules, Instructor." He gave her a practised dangerous grin before kissing her jaw line.
"And I am, I suppose?"
"Well, yeah, sometimes." Realising too late he was getting himself into deep water, Seifer tried desperately to bail himself out. "You're an Instructor though, I don't blame you."
They had by this time, reached the bottom floor and we're on their way to the dorms without even realising it. Both of them were so caught up in their discussion that they didn't even notice the gasps, and stares Seifer was getting.
"I've broken the rules before, thank you very much!" Quistis exclaimed.
"Oh yeah? When?" There was a pause in the conversation as Quistis thought hard. "You can't think of anything! Ha!"
"Yes I can! I know very well when I broke the rules! Of course I've broken the rules before! I'm not a goody goody. Anyway, it's not such a good thing to be like you, Mr. 'I break the rules all the time and look what good that did me!' At least I qualified a SeeD, on my first attempt as well, and was on the Good side of the battle against Evil!"
There was silence as Seifer glowered menacingly.
"Oh, this is where you're staying by the way.." Quistis chirped happily, ignoring Seifer's sudden anger. "You get a room to yourself because.well, everyone's either scared of you, or hates you." Quistis said this while opening the door and her last words were uttered after being slammed up against the now shut door.
"Take that back!" Seifer growled, his mouth mere millimetres away from Quistis'.
"No." She breathed. "How are you going to make me? Are you going to hit me and prove that you're just as bad as people say you are."
"I would never hit you." Seifer whispered, this time completely serious.
Quistis smiled gently, "I know. By the way, I won again." She added casually.
"Damn that game." Seifer murmured, before pressing his lips to hers in a slow, but very sensual kiss. "You don't have anywhere to be right now, do you?" He asked after they paused. She shook her head. "Good." He breathed before resuming their kiss, pulling her away from the door and towards the bed.
