DISCLAIMER: I don't own the original characters or the game, but I own Toby! *sticks out tongue at an unnamed baby snatcher*

Author's notes- For the interest of time considering I have a lot of school work ahead of me, I'll assume you guys know that ____is a change in character pov or situation. With that said I hop you enjoy.

New Kid

Irvine opened the black duffel bag he found in Seifer's locker hesitantly. In a way it was amusing the lengths Seifer would go to mask his attempts to be helpful. 'Guess he does have that reputation to keep up,' Irvine thought to himself. He slowly began to pull out the objects, one at a time. The first and obvious objects that Irvine found were diapers, which Irvine already had some of. Next Irvine found a box of baby wipes, a bottle of baby oil, powder, a thin pajama set, some tissues and Irvine paused at the last thing. Was that a mobile? He began laughing softly, drawing the attention of his little son.

"We have to have all of the necessities," Irvine joked as he pulled out the chicobo mobile and hooked it onto the crib. He felt a tug at his leg and looked down to see Toby straining to look up at it. "Here," Irvine picked him up and held him so that he could see it. He watched as Toby reached over and tried to grab one of the little yellow birds.

"Can ya say chi-co-bo?" Irvine prodded him to say something other than Zell. Toby just looked at him blankly. "Come on!" Irvine begged. "Here I know!" Irvine tossed Toby up in the air and then caught him. "Say Daddy," Irvine tried once he had the boy's full attention. "Da-ddy," Irvine even tried to break it down. "Come one lil man!" Irvine sat down on the floor with his son on his lap. As Toby reached over and picked up a block to play with, Irvine tried to straighten out his navy blue shirt. "Toby look at me," Irvine insisted. "Say Daddy." He was answered with a string of gurgling noises and a runny nose. "Not quite what daddy had in mind," Irvine sighed.

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Quistis watched as Selphie ran down the second story hallway about ready to turn on to the hall that led to the elevator. She knew that Selphie was supposed to baby-sit so Irvine could come to her classroom and prepare for the first part of his instructor's exam. Part of Quistis urged her to yell at the short brunette while a second part of her figured the girl was a SeeD and could answer for her own mistakes. Quistis just wasn't expecting her to answer for it so soon. At the same time Selphie rounded the corner, so did Zell. They were both obviously going full steam ahead because there was a sickening thud that echoed down the hall whenever they collided. Quistis let out a muffled cry as she covered her hands over her mouth and hurried down the hall to where both of her friends were sprawled out on their backs.

"Ohh..." Selphie groaned lightly as she tried to roll over but only succeeded in moving a few inches.

"Whoa! What was that!?" Zell shook his head, practically unfazed by the contact. "I felt like I just ran head first into the wall or something."

"Geez!" Selphie cried out. "You have a really, really hard head!"

"I have a hard head! I feel like I got hit with a brick!" Zell exclaimed.

"You two!" Quistis exclaimed. "Neither one of you should be running! Both of you cast curaga on yourselves take an aspirin and get to where you need to be." She pulled both of the dazed SeeDs to their feet. "Selphie, get down to Irvine's room, he needs to prepare for his exams. And Zell! You were confined to your room for a reason! If you don't get back there, a certain doctor might find out about this incident." Quistis shot Zell a warning look.

"Ah, you little rat," Zell groaned as he rubbed his head.

"Zell Dincht!" Quistis cried out as she faked like she was going to chase him. Her strategy worked, and the hyper blonde was already in the elevator before he realized he wasn't being chased. Selphie hurried after and when the doors slid to, Quistis returned to her classroom.

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Selphie vacated the elevator quicker than Zell and broke into an all out run for Irvine's room. Zell watched her take off and momentarily thought about going elsewhere. It was basically an unwritten rule that Kadowaki never left her office. She was Garden's only doctor and liked to be there in case any of her kids were ill. Zell shuddered at the realization that Kadowaki thought of them as her children. With Edea back he had two mothers already. He didn't need a third. He began to walk towards the training area. A few grats couldn't hurt anything. Convinced that he could do it and get away with it, Zell began trotting towards the entrance and stopped at the vibration on his hip. He looked down at his cell phone in annoyance and answered it hastily.

"Sup speak fast!" He said a little more urgently than he should've. His blood ran cold. The one thing worse than Kadowaki finding out he was breaking his confinement, was Fujin when she hadn't given him permission to. "Hey!" He laughed nervously. "I just went for a quick jog I promise!" He immediately started for his dorm room almost knowing that she'd be standing outside waiting for him there. Something red caught his attention. He slowed his pace long enough to see what it was. It was a girl he didn't recognize and she didn't look too happy. "Yeah, I'm rounding the corner now," He assured Fujin. The girl looked lost, and in most circumstances Zell might've tried to help her. But this was different; he was in trouble, and this girl looked like she could chase a ruby dragon away with a look. He sped up to ensure that he would get to his dorm before this new girl saw him.

When he finally reached his dorm he was surprised that the leg he'd thought was almost healed up was beginning to throb. He was also surprised to see Seifer standing outside the door with Fujin.

"What?" Zell asked at the glare he was receiving from both of them.

"ROOM!" Fujin ordered as she opened his door for him.

"Do as your told Chicken Wuss," Seifer taunted. Fujin back handed him across the gut.

"SILENCE!" She growled at Seifer.

"I can't believe you're taking up for him!" Seifer sounded exasperated.

"BOYFRIEND," Fujin calmly reminded him.

"And I can't believe you're going out with him!" Seifer countered. She shot him her best glare.

"Listen dude, if you just need something to do, I just passed this new girl. She looked like she was ready tear someone apart. Why don't you go stop a fight, or start one for that matter! I don't care!" Zell came back out of his dorm and into the hallway. A few of the students were peeking out at the commotion. Seifer squinted his eyes as he tried to come up with a way to verbally stump Zell.

Fujin, who was starting to get agitated by the situation, stopped them both. "ROOM!" She ordered Zell. "GIRL!" She pushed Seifer towards the main hallway. Zell smiled to himself. That was his girl...always taking charge of the situation.

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"Can you please say Daddy," Irvine was begging from his spot stretched out on the floor. It was obvious that Toby was no longer paying attention anymore as he was carefully stacking his blocks ontop of one another. Selphie watched the scene from the open door and sighed to herself. They were so cute together. She watched as Toby acknowledged Irvine's plea by waddling across the floor and handing him a slightly slobbered cookie. "Thanks," Irvine grimaced at the cookie before he looked up at her.

"Give him time Honey," She hugged him after he stood up.

"I guess so," Irvine responded as he looked around for a trash can to drop the squishy cookie in.

"Oh why don't you take it with you?" Selphie insisted. "You can have it as a snack later on."

He made a disgusted face as he tossed it away. "I love ya Darlin' but there are some times I think you're sick." He wiped away the cookie residue on the inside of the trash bag. Selphie shrugged and gave him her best innocent pose right before she wrapped her arms around his neck. Irvine gave her a strong hug before he motioned towards the bed. "There's diapers, wipes, powder, everything under the bed. I stashed all the food under the bathroom cabinet and tied the doors shut so he couldn't get into it. He's a lil pig, ya have to watch him. If he gets hungry, there's some cereal in there and some cookies. I figure tonight if ya want we can all attempt to eat in the cafeteria." Irvine looked at Toby worriedly.

"I think that's a good idea," Selphie agreed. "You better hurry up and go. Quistis isn't as patient as she lets on." Irvine smiled at her warning.

"All right. I'll see ya later then," Irvine said as he lightly kissed her on the cheek. She watched him go and then turned to Toby.

"Toby!" She squealed as she dropped to her knees and held out her hands. The little boy bounded up onto her lap and up into her arms. "You look warm in that outfit," She said as she rubbed her fingers along his sleeves. The baby handed her a teether he held in one hand and then looked around on the floor for something Selphie was unsure of. After a few minutes, Toby had grown tired of his toys and now relied on Selphie as his main source of entertainment. "Can you say mommy?" Selphie tilted her head to the side. "How about mama?" She poked at Toby's nose in a playful manner.

"Mamamammm," The rest of what Toby had said was muffled by the teether he had taken back from her and was now chewing on. Selphie sat shocked at first and then began to giggle.

"Oh! Don't let your father here that! He'll be heart broken," Selphie laughed.

"I think I am," A feminine voice interrupted. Selphie looked up to see a scowling red-headed girl standing with her arms crossed in the doorway.

"Uh, can I help you?" Selphie asked as she stood up, picking Toby up to keep him close to her side.

"I'm the boy's motha," The girl answered in a sharp southern accent. Selphie just stared at the girl.

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Okay there's chapter 6! Sorry its so short and sorry there's no shout outs. I'm being overwhelmed with school work and I'll try and keep both stories updated. After 3 more chapters I'll have Darkened Ice done and then I can devote myself solely to this story. Until then, the updating times may seem a bit longer....but I have a lot going on in classes. I'll resume shout outs in the next chapter. And just in case I don't respond or update within a week for either one of my stories, be forewarned that my monitor might have gone out.

With that said, please read and review! I really need to know that at least a few of you like this so that I'll have the drive to finish this. That and it would make me very happy. *gives best puppy dog eyes* Do it for Toby then!