No One Knows Like I Do
Author's Note: I'm baaaaack. Thanks for being patient with me. I truly appreciate this. Let's get this show on the road!
Chapter 5 - School Dazed
"Can you believe this asshole? This guy actually thought that he could pick a fight with me and win!" Seifer exclaimed while Dr Kadowaki gave him an ice pack.
"How did it happen?" Fujin asked. She had just arrived to the Infirmary after receiving Dr. Kadowaki's call. The doctor told her that Seifer was in a scuffle with a fellow student, but she still didn't know the reason why.
"It was probably a fight over 'manliness' or something like that," Dr. Kadowaki replied knowingly, sitting down at her desk.
"ACTUALLY," Seifer sneered, "that dumbass started with me. He was just mad that his girlfriend was drooling over me right there in front of him! He said I was trying to steal his girl and shit like that." Fujin smirked at his answer. It wasn't the first time something like this happened. It was known that any girl would love to be with Seifer for whatever reason.
"Do you know his name?" The doctor asked. "You could write him up since you are on the Disciplinary Committee."
"I think it's Kyle Maits or something. Damn prick! Who the hell does he think he is?!" Seifer gestured with his ice pack to express how agitated he was.
"Seifer, watch your language!" Dr. Kadowaki could only stand to here so much of his foul language.
"Kyle Maits.My roommate Rose has a boyfriend with that name," Fujin said
"Oh yeah? Even though he's an ass, his girlfriend is a knockout!" Seifer exclaimed. He immediately regretted saying that when Fujin shot him a glare that could freeze hell. "I mean she could lay off on the makeup and stuff like that though."
"You seem to be fine Seifer. I trust you won't be coming back here anytime soon?" Dr. Kadowaki asked wagging her finger at him.
"Yeah, yeah Doc. All right, I'm outta here." Seifer rose from his stool and headed toward the door with Fujin following him.
"Take care." The doors slid shut behind them. "He can never stay out of trouble."
~*~*~
Seifer and Fujin planned on stopping by Quistis' office and they headed toward the elevators. They walked in silence until they reached them. Unfortunately for Fujin, Rose was standing right there talking to Chris, her third boyfriend. She noticed that the pair had walked up and stopped mid-sentence. Rose eyed Seifer hungrily, first looking her gaze on his lower body. She made her way up to see Seifer looking as smug as he always did. Chris coughed loudly to get Rose's attention. She ignored him and continued to scrutinize Seifer. She casually moved her gaze to Fujin and was immediately taken aback by the look on her face. First Rose appeared fearful, then amused.
"Uh, Rose, you were saying? You cut yourself off mid-sentence," Chris said slightly irked.
"Hmm? Oh, I don't remember," she said breezily. She focused on Seifer once more. "Hello there. I must say you handle Kyle quite well earlier." She tossed her perfectly straight hair to emphasize the point.
"It shouldn't have happened in the first place," Seifer scoffed pushing the button for the elevator. He glanced at Fujin who appeared to be emotionless.
"Well, what girl can help looking at you? I mean, in the looks department you're no slouch!" Rose continued to eye Seifer. Chris' patience wore thin and he took his leave. Rose didn't seem to mind much. She knew how to make it up to him. Seifer crossed him arms and prepared to speak, but suddenly Fujin did.
"DONE YET?" Fujin questioned glaring at Rose. "HOLDING UP." She propped one hand on her hip and shifted her weight.
"I'll let you know," Rose replied icily. "Like I was saying-"
"TIME'S UP."
"What? I'm not finished yet!"
"Yes you are," Seifer cut in. He brushed past Rose and stepped into the waiting elevator. "Coming Fuj?"
"AFFIRMATIVE." Fujin gave one last glare to Rose before stepping in. The doors shut and the elevator made its way to the second floor. Rose smiled to herself thinking of how she annoyed Fujin.
'Obviously, I make her uneasy.' Rose thought to herself. 'That's what happens when you cross Rose Madison. I gotta tell Macy about this.'
~*~*~
Quistis stared at all the test papers in front of her and sighed. Sometimes she wondered why she became an instructor in the first place. Xu was keeping her company since she took the rest of the day off. She decided to have lunch with Quistis even though Quistis never touched her food.
"I know that look Quistis," Xu piped as she took a bite of her hotdog. "That's your why-in-the-world-did-I-become-an-instructor look." She shook her hotdog in her friend's face.
"Yeah.." Quistis sighed.
"Save it for tomorrow. It's not like you have to the papers ready by then."
"You're right. It's lunchtime for me now."
She was just about to start on her lunch when she heard a knock on her office door. She groaned softly. "It had better not be Selphie. I already told her I couldn't help with the festival." She muttered to Xu. "Come in!"
Two thirds of the Disciplinary Committee walked into her office. They stopped in front of her desk and looked at her curiously.
"Oh, you were eating. Sorry about that Instructor," Seifer said apologetically. He regarded Xu next. "Hello Xu."
"GREETING," Fujin greeted both. Quistis and Xu responded with a nod.
"It's all right. What can I do for the two of you?" Quistis took a bite of her chicken salad. "Excuse me. I haven't eaten at all yet."
"We would like you to allow us to take the field test for SeeD."
"Hmm.. I know you took the written Seifer. Have you Fujin?"
"AFFIRMATIVE."
"Well.you're both very capable of the field exam. It's safe to say that you both have what it takes." She focused her gaze on Seifer. "However, it seems that you could never complete the field exam. I certainly hope you will this time around."
"Hold on," Xu broke in. "I won't bother to question Fujin, but Seifer, what makes you think you will be any different this time around?"
"Let's just say I learned from my mistakes."
"Really? Well, I hope you're right."
"I do too for your sake Seifer. You know that temper of yours is what gets you in trouble," Quistis remarked.
"Yes, I know. Fujin reminds me all the time." He adjusted the collar on his trench coat in an effort to keep himself preoccupied so he wouldn't lose his cool. He hated being reminded of his past mistakes.
"HAS LEARNED," Fujin declared.
"I'll take your word for it," Quistis answered and took another bite of her salad. "It's settled then. I will give you both written permission for the field exam." Fujin and Seifer looked at each other with pleased expressions.
"Thank you Instructor."
"GRATITUDE."
"You're both welcome. Next time, don't wait until the last minute to tell me, huh?"
"Sure.well, thanks again Instructor."
"Seifer, we're not in class. You CAN call me Quistis when we're outside of the classroom."
"Okay then, Quistis. See you."
Fujin gave a slight bow to Quistis and Xu before leaving with Seifer. After they left, Quistis sighed deeply.
"What's wrong?" Xu asked as she polished off her first hotdog.
"I can't believe that he actually came here."
"What do you mean?"
"I thought that he would never take it again after failing so many times. It's like he was a different person. That was not the Seifer I knew a year ago."
"Well, some things haven't changed about him. He still gets into fights and he still has his posse. I've always wondered how HE became a part of the Disciplinary Committee, although Fujin and Raijin aren't gems either."
Quistis chuckled. "Well, all of him hasn't changed. If that happened, he wouldn't be Seifer now would he?"
~*~*~
"Man, we're gonna be SeeDs Fuj. To be honest, I didn't really think I would want to do the field exam again." Seifer had his head resting in Fujin's lap while she looked at an issue of Occult Fan. They were in Fujin's room relaxing. They were able to accomplish that because Rose was 'making up' with Chris. Fujin and Seifer would have the room to themselves for a while since it was early afternoon and Rose wouldn't return until the evening.
"We're not SeeDs yet," she answered looking up from the magazine.
"We're gonna make it. Maybe we'll be on the same team." He looked at what she was reading and frowned distastefully. "How can you read that stuff?"
"Some of it is true, like the UFO sitings." She continued to pore over the magazine until Seifer snatched it out of her hands.
"Hey! I was reading that!" Fujin protested. Seifer didn't say anything and continued to look at her.
"What?" she asked curiously. Seifer reached up and pulled Fujin's head downward toward his. Her mind quickly registered that he was trying to kiss her and she immediately pulled her head back up.
"What's wrong?" Seifer questioned sitting up. He sat down beside her on her bed.
Fujin remained silent trying to figure out why she reacted like that. 'Why the hell did I do that? I've been waiting for something like this and I blow it!' her mind screamed. They sat in silence for the next three minutes. Most of that time was spent with Fujin staring at her hands.
"Scared?" Seifer asked finally.
"Of what?" Fujin responded quickly still looking at her hands.
"You tell me."
".I can't do that."
"All right. I understand."
"You do?" She looked up in disbelief.
"Yeah. I won't do something that makes you uncomfortable. Got that?"
"It doesn't make me uncomfortable."
"Then what?"
"I don't know." Fujin looked down at her hands again.
"Fuj, it's me, Seifer. Talk to me. What's really the matter?"
"You're right, I'm scared. I can't get used to something like this. This is all new to me.I never really felt like this," she explained. "I never had to open up to someone before. I chose to though.I wanted you to know how I felt. Now, the whole experience, something that I wanted, is a little scary. There's more that I need to tell you, but I can't put it into words."
"Don't worry. We can go as slow as you need to go. You don't have to open up to me all at once." Seifer lifted her chin with his finger gently. "Okay?"
Fujin nodded slightly. Seifer rested her head against his chest and held her tightly. He also had some anxiety, but he didn't voice what he was apprehensive about since she was so ill at ease. 'I never had to be this honest with a girl before.not even Rinoa.' Seifer gazed out of the window looking at the beautiful campus that was drenched in brilliant sunlight. 'This feels different. Rinoa and me were not on a level like this.' He returned his gaze to Fujin who was looking at him intensely. She reached for his free hand and held it in her own squeezing it gently.
"You okay?" She asked softly.
"Yeah."
More silence.
"Fujin?"
"Hm?"
"Love ya."
"I know."
"Hey! You're supposed to say 'I love you too'!" Seifer exclaimed punching her lightly in the arm.
"I am? Oops, I screwed up." She said jokingly.
"I'm hurt."
"Awww. Want a hug?"
"Nope, something better."
"What's that?"
Seifer grabbed her shoulders and kissed her slowly. Fujin thought that she was going to black out, but somehow she held it together. She never experienced something like this before. She felt her heart pondering in her throat and blood rushing to her head. It was not a very long kiss, but it felt like an eternity to Fujin. When Seifer pulled away from her, he noticed that she was a bright red color and she looked like her brain was in Esthar. She composed herself slowly and finally looked at Seifer.
"I should have known.." Fujin sighed. "That was something better."
"Of course it was. There's more where that came from."
Okay..I guess that was all right. It's two in the morning and if this chapter sucks, I apologize sincerely. Let me know what you thought of it. Thanks!
Author's Note: I'm baaaaack. Thanks for being patient with me. I truly appreciate this. Let's get this show on the road!
Chapter 5 - School Dazed
"Can you believe this asshole? This guy actually thought that he could pick a fight with me and win!" Seifer exclaimed while Dr Kadowaki gave him an ice pack.
"How did it happen?" Fujin asked. She had just arrived to the Infirmary after receiving Dr. Kadowaki's call. The doctor told her that Seifer was in a scuffle with a fellow student, but she still didn't know the reason why.
"It was probably a fight over 'manliness' or something like that," Dr. Kadowaki replied knowingly, sitting down at her desk.
"ACTUALLY," Seifer sneered, "that dumbass started with me. He was just mad that his girlfriend was drooling over me right there in front of him! He said I was trying to steal his girl and shit like that." Fujin smirked at his answer. It wasn't the first time something like this happened. It was known that any girl would love to be with Seifer for whatever reason.
"Do you know his name?" The doctor asked. "You could write him up since you are on the Disciplinary Committee."
"I think it's Kyle Maits or something. Damn prick! Who the hell does he think he is?!" Seifer gestured with his ice pack to express how agitated he was.
"Seifer, watch your language!" Dr. Kadowaki could only stand to here so much of his foul language.
"Kyle Maits.My roommate Rose has a boyfriend with that name," Fujin said
"Oh yeah? Even though he's an ass, his girlfriend is a knockout!" Seifer exclaimed. He immediately regretted saying that when Fujin shot him a glare that could freeze hell. "I mean she could lay off on the makeup and stuff like that though."
"You seem to be fine Seifer. I trust you won't be coming back here anytime soon?" Dr. Kadowaki asked wagging her finger at him.
"Yeah, yeah Doc. All right, I'm outta here." Seifer rose from his stool and headed toward the door with Fujin following him.
"Take care." The doors slid shut behind them. "He can never stay out of trouble."
~*~*~
Seifer and Fujin planned on stopping by Quistis' office and they headed toward the elevators. They walked in silence until they reached them. Unfortunately for Fujin, Rose was standing right there talking to Chris, her third boyfriend. She noticed that the pair had walked up and stopped mid-sentence. Rose eyed Seifer hungrily, first looking her gaze on his lower body. She made her way up to see Seifer looking as smug as he always did. Chris coughed loudly to get Rose's attention. She ignored him and continued to scrutinize Seifer. She casually moved her gaze to Fujin and was immediately taken aback by the look on her face. First Rose appeared fearful, then amused.
"Uh, Rose, you were saying? You cut yourself off mid-sentence," Chris said slightly irked.
"Hmm? Oh, I don't remember," she said breezily. She focused on Seifer once more. "Hello there. I must say you handle Kyle quite well earlier." She tossed her perfectly straight hair to emphasize the point.
"It shouldn't have happened in the first place," Seifer scoffed pushing the button for the elevator. He glanced at Fujin who appeared to be emotionless.
"Well, what girl can help looking at you? I mean, in the looks department you're no slouch!" Rose continued to eye Seifer. Chris' patience wore thin and he took his leave. Rose didn't seem to mind much. She knew how to make it up to him. Seifer crossed him arms and prepared to speak, but suddenly Fujin did.
"DONE YET?" Fujin questioned glaring at Rose. "HOLDING UP." She propped one hand on her hip and shifted her weight.
"I'll let you know," Rose replied icily. "Like I was saying-"
"TIME'S UP."
"What? I'm not finished yet!"
"Yes you are," Seifer cut in. He brushed past Rose and stepped into the waiting elevator. "Coming Fuj?"
"AFFIRMATIVE." Fujin gave one last glare to Rose before stepping in. The doors shut and the elevator made its way to the second floor. Rose smiled to herself thinking of how she annoyed Fujin.
'Obviously, I make her uneasy.' Rose thought to herself. 'That's what happens when you cross Rose Madison. I gotta tell Macy about this.'
~*~*~
Quistis stared at all the test papers in front of her and sighed. Sometimes she wondered why she became an instructor in the first place. Xu was keeping her company since she took the rest of the day off. She decided to have lunch with Quistis even though Quistis never touched her food.
"I know that look Quistis," Xu piped as she took a bite of her hotdog. "That's your why-in-the-world-did-I-become-an-instructor look." She shook her hotdog in her friend's face.
"Yeah.." Quistis sighed.
"Save it for tomorrow. It's not like you have to the papers ready by then."
"You're right. It's lunchtime for me now."
She was just about to start on her lunch when she heard a knock on her office door. She groaned softly. "It had better not be Selphie. I already told her I couldn't help with the festival." She muttered to Xu. "Come in!"
Two thirds of the Disciplinary Committee walked into her office. They stopped in front of her desk and looked at her curiously.
"Oh, you were eating. Sorry about that Instructor," Seifer said apologetically. He regarded Xu next. "Hello Xu."
"GREETING," Fujin greeted both. Quistis and Xu responded with a nod.
"It's all right. What can I do for the two of you?" Quistis took a bite of her chicken salad. "Excuse me. I haven't eaten at all yet."
"We would like you to allow us to take the field test for SeeD."
"Hmm.. I know you took the written Seifer. Have you Fujin?"
"AFFIRMATIVE."
"Well.you're both very capable of the field exam. It's safe to say that you both have what it takes." She focused her gaze on Seifer. "However, it seems that you could never complete the field exam. I certainly hope you will this time around."
"Hold on," Xu broke in. "I won't bother to question Fujin, but Seifer, what makes you think you will be any different this time around?"
"Let's just say I learned from my mistakes."
"Really? Well, I hope you're right."
"I do too for your sake Seifer. You know that temper of yours is what gets you in trouble," Quistis remarked.
"Yes, I know. Fujin reminds me all the time." He adjusted the collar on his trench coat in an effort to keep himself preoccupied so he wouldn't lose his cool. He hated being reminded of his past mistakes.
"HAS LEARNED," Fujin declared.
"I'll take your word for it," Quistis answered and took another bite of her salad. "It's settled then. I will give you both written permission for the field exam." Fujin and Seifer looked at each other with pleased expressions.
"Thank you Instructor."
"GRATITUDE."
"You're both welcome. Next time, don't wait until the last minute to tell me, huh?"
"Sure.well, thanks again Instructor."
"Seifer, we're not in class. You CAN call me Quistis when we're outside of the classroom."
"Okay then, Quistis. See you."
Fujin gave a slight bow to Quistis and Xu before leaving with Seifer. After they left, Quistis sighed deeply.
"What's wrong?" Xu asked as she polished off her first hotdog.
"I can't believe that he actually came here."
"What do you mean?"
"I thought that he would never take it again after failing so many times. It's like he was a different person. That was not the Seifer I knew a year ago."
"Well, some things haven't changed about him. He still gets into fights and he still has his posse. I've always wondered how HE became a part of the Disciplinary Committee, although Fujin and Raijin aren't gems either."
Quistis chuckled. "Well, all of him hasn't changed. If that happened, he wouldn't be Seifer now would he?"
~*~*~
"Man, we're gonna be SeeDs Fuj. To be honest, I didn't really think I would want to do the field exam again." Seifer had his head resting in Fujin's lap while she looked at an issue of Occult Fan. They were in Fujin's room relaxing. They were able to accomplish that because Rose was 'making up' with Chris. Fujin and Seifer would have the room to themselves for a while since it was early afternoon and Rose wouldn't return until the evening.
"We're not SeeDs yet," she answered looking up from the magazine.
"We're gonna make it. Maybe we'll be on the same team." He looked at what she was reading and frowned distastefully. "How can you read that stuff?"
"Some of it is true, like the UFO sitings." She continued to pore over the magazine until Seifer snatched it out of her hands.
"Hey! I was reading that!" Fujin protested. Seifer didn't say anything and continued to look at her.
"What?" she asked curiously. Seifer reached up and pulled Fujin's head downward toward his. Her mind quickly registered that he was trying to kiss her and she immediately pulled her head back up.
"What's wrong?" Seifer questioned sitting up. He sat down beside her on her bed.
Fujin remained silent trying to figure out why she reacted like that. 'Why the hell did I do that? I've been waiting for something like this and I blow it!' her mind screamed. They sat in silence for the next three minutes. Most of that time was spent with Fujin staring at her hands.
"Scared?" Seifer asked finally.
"Of what?" Fujin responded quickly still looking at her hands.
"You tell me."
".I can't do that."
"All right. I understand."
"You do?" She looked up in disbelief.
"Yeah. I won't do something that makes you uncomfortable. Got that?"
"It doesn't make me uncomfortable."
"Then what?"
"I don't know." Fujin looked down at her hands again.
"Fuj, it's me, Seifer. Talk to me. What's really the matter?"
"You're right, I'm scared. I can't get used to something like this. This is all new to me.I never really felt like this," she explained. "I never had to open up to someone before. I chose to though.I wanted you to know how I felt. Now, the whole experience, something that I wanted, is a little scary. There's more that I need to tell you, but I can't put it into words."
"Don't worry. We can go as slow as you need to go. You don't have to open up to me all at once." Seifer lifted her chin with his finger gently. "Okay?"
Fujin nodded slightly. Seifer rested her head against his chest and held her tightly. He also had some anxiety, but he didn't voice what he was apprehensive about since she was so ill at ease. 'I never had to be this honest with a girl before.not even Rinoa.' Seifer gazed out of the window looking at the beautiful campus that was drenched in brilliant sunlight. 'This feels different. Rinoa and me were not on a level like this.' He returned his gaze to Fujin who was looking at him intensely. She reached for his free hand and held it in her own squeezing it gently.
"You okay?" She asked softly.
"Yeah."
More silence.
"Fujin?"
"Hm?"
"Love ya."
"I know."
"Hey! You're supposed to say 'I love you too'!" Seifer exclaimed punching her lightly in the arm.
"I am? Oops, I screwed up." She said jokingly.
"I'm hurt."
"Awww. Want a hug?"
"Nope, something better."
"What's that?"
Seifer grabbed her shoulders and kissed her slowly. Fujin thought that she was going to black out, but somehow she held it together. She never experienced something like this before. She felt her heart pondering in her throat and blood rushing to her head. It was not a very long kiss, but it felt like an eternity to Fujin. When Seifer pulled away from her, he noticed that she was a bright red color and she looked like her brain was in Esthar. She composed herself slowly and finally looked at Seifer.
"I should have known.." Fujin sighed. "That was something better."
"Of course it was. There's more where that came from."
Okay..I guess that was all right. It's two in the morning and if this chapter sucks, I apologize sincerely. Let me know what you thought of it. Thanks!