Wrongfully Accused

Chapter Two

Struggling to get to her feet Quistis turned around just in time see an oversized red tail barely miss her head.

"Damn it! Why the hell didn't I see that coming?"

The T-Rexaur let out a mighty roar that seemed to shake the entire training center. It glared angrily at the blonde SeeD before charging at full speed. Quistis jumped out of the way, weapon held firmly in her hand.

"You are going to have to do better than that my friend." She smirked as cast a blizzard spell, knocking the beast to the ground.

"Quistis!"

"Oh what now?" She had intended on retreating to the secret area in hopes of getting some peace and quiet but the monsters in the training area had had different ideas, and now this. Why couldn't everyone just leave her alone?

"Quistis, I am so glad I found you.... what happened to you?"

She motioned to the now dead T-Rexaur lying on the ground.

"Wow, looks like he gave you a run for you money."

"Selphie, is there any real point to you being here?" Quistis asked icily. She was not in the mood for the petite brunettes jovial chatter.

"Oh sorry, umm, why am I here again?" She asked a guilty expression on her face.

"I don't know Selphie, why are you here?" If Selphie had noticed the cruel sarcasm in Quistis' voice she didn't comment on it.

"Umm, oh! That's right! The headmaster wants to see you in his office right away."

"Just me?"

"No, he wants all of us there."

"Us?"

"You know, Squall, Irvine, Zell, Rinoa, you and me."

Quistis cringed. The whole 'sorceress team' was being called up. 'This means it's probably no more than a stupid publicity event'. Ever since the defeat of Ultimecia all they had really done was go to bloody political or media events. Everyone wanted a piece of those who had brought the mighty sorceress to her demise. Every week it was something different, yet it was always the same. A party honoring the SeeD's success, an appearance to be made at some political meeting. There 'missions' had been increasingly trivial over the last few months, but a fortnight ago had been the worst. Quistis had been called to the office on short notice along with the rest of the group. They were informed that they were to be sent on an urgent mission. Believing that the group would be dealing with some sort of crisis she had made sure she was fully armed, both weapons and GF at her disposal. Imagine her surprise when the 'urgent mission' turned out to be the grand opening of the new Galbadian Grand Casino. The only thing they were required to do was stand beside the mayor as he made his hour long speech, and then mingle with the crowd for the rest of the night. The rest of the group had been exhilarated with tasks that were handed to them. Quistis however didn't even make it through the front door. Overcome with rage at being seen as nothing but an advertising tool, she had stormed back to her hotel room and stayed there for the rest of the night. When asked why she hadn't attended the celebration she had simply stated that she was feeling unwell and didn't want to jeopardize the health of anyone else at the party.

That night she had made a promise to herself that she would not allow herself to be used by Balamb Gardens publicity consultants any longer. She would take a stand and demand to be sent on a mission that demanded skill. A mission that would require her to use the abilities she had acquired through her relentless training and preparation. So far she had kept that promise to herself, however she did not do this by making a stand, she get around missions by making excuses. If she wasn't ill, she was busy and if they didn't fall for that she simply insisted that the Doctor needed her assistance in the infirmary. Unfortunately these excuses were wearing thin, sooner or later she would either have to give voice to her thoughts or give up and go on another one of these dull and unnecessary missions.

"Hello!! Anybody home?"

"Huh?"

"Quisty, you zoned out on me for a sec there. I said that I'm gonna head up to the office now, you wanna come with me?"

"No, not now, I want to finish up here first. You go ahead, I'll be right behind you."

"Okay, see ya. Don't take too long."

Quistis waved to her friend and she ran out of the training center. She would go up there...... eventually. She just needed a moment to collect her thoughts.

'Maybe it wont be so bad. We might even see some action this time.'

"Bah! Who am I kidding. Oh well, it's now or never."

Straightening up, she began to walk towards the exit, mentally preparing herself for what she was about to do. In truth she was nervous, but still, she couldn't help wonder about the look on her friends faces when she told the headmaster exactly where he could stuff his missions.

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I know this doesn't seem to be going anywhere, but I assure you it does get better. Or at least I hope it does. This is still just a working progress so any suggestions would be great.

Oh and before I forget, yes this will most likely be a seiftis. Unfortunatly though I'm not overly talented when it comes to writing romance so don't expect anything too spectacular this time.