~The Messenger and the Knight~

~The eye of the storm~

~Selphie~

'Thank Hyne for Irvy' shrieks after another boom of thunder. She looks up at Irvine, who is staring across the room at some light. She squints to try to make out who it is through the darkness. She smiles recognizing who it is 'same old Quisty the mailwoman of instructors' repeats a silly oath in her head 'neither rain, sleet, or snow will stop me from grading homework' giggles to herself feeling much better, another boom of thunder, "Ahh", almost.

~Seifer~

"See ya guys later" He waves at Raijin and Fujin. Watching them walk towards Fujin's dorm.

"See ya later, dude, ya know" Raijin replies, giving him a short wave before getting kicked in the shins by Fujin.

"KEEP. WALKING." She waves back at Seifer laughing quietly to herself.

"LATER. SEIFER." She replies before turning around jogging after Raijin.

Seifer laughs and turns around walking into his dorm. He trips over a pile of clothes, smacking his face on the floor. 'Note to self, find new spot to leave clothes' He stands up and rubs his nose with a blank look on his face. He grabs Hyperion and walks out the door after stepping over his pile of clothing. Hears the loud rapping of rain against the metal roof of Garden 'Still raining' he sighs and heads towards the Training Center ready to take out some caged up depression and anger on an unsuspecting T-Rexaur.

~5 hours later~

~Irvine~

'I can't stand to comfort Selphie anymore, I'm not going to live a lie, I don't care if Selphie will hate me, I have to tell her so I can be with Quisty.' He sighs and looks down and Selphie who has calmed down since the thunder stopped, but it was still as black as ever outside.

"Selphie" keeps a serious expression on his face.

"Yes Ivry?" she looks up at him with her usual smile on her face.

"Selphie, I have something I have to tell you" he briefly looks at Quistis.

"Ok, Irvy, I'm listening" She sits straight up looking him in the eye.

"Selphie, I'm sorry but things aren't working out" he keeps his expression serious.

"What do you mean Irvy?" her smile wavering, her eyes watering slightly.

"Exactly what I said, things aren't working out, I'm seeing someone else"

"...." She stands up and turns her back to him. "Who is it?"

"...Quistis" He says with a bit of happiness that he didn't want to be in there.

Selphie turns and faces him her eyes watery with unshed tears. She raises her hand and slaps him across the cheek. Irvine turns his face cringing slightly.

"I expected a bit more from 'The Great Selphie Tilmitt'" he says laughing slightly.

"That was for cheating on me" pulls her hand back making a fist and slugs him breaking his nose.

"And that was for not having the balls to tell me before now" She turns on her heel walking out of the Quad. She stops just before exiting and without moving her head says "Quistis you might want to call the Infirmary for Irvine."

~Selphie~

She exits heading for the Training Center 'I've got to kill something, anything'

TBC