[A/N Aww… My fanfic's nearing the end… Anyway, I hope you guys like this chapter! It's a bit of a cliffhanger but I'll post up the next one quickly.]
Where am I...? I'm...
"She's waking up." Someone said softly.
Quistis' eyes fluttered open and she blinked a several times.
"Dr. Kadowaki?" She asked, surprised.
The doctor nodded. "How are you feeling?" She asked.
"Okay. How'd I get here...?" Quistis asked, feeling dazed. She had a bandage on her wrist. She rubbed it gently.
"First let me ask… what happened to you?" Dr. Kadowaki asked her. "Your friends out there, waiting to find out if your okay."
"I was attacked by a Ruby Dragon." Quistis said. She touched her hair. It was down. She felt around for a clip.
"Ah, yes. Seifer mentioned you were unconscious when he found you... That's probably why." Dr. Kadowaki handed Quistis a tie.
"Seifer?" She asked, startled. But Dr. Kadowaki was already outside. Quistis sighed and tied her hair up.
"Hi, Quisty!" She heard someone squeal.
"Hi, Selphie. Hi, Rinoa." She said softly and smiled at her friends.
"Hi!" Rinoa sat down on the stool. Selphie sat on the bed, next to Quistis.
"So... how are you feeling?" Rinoa asked. "You have a wound on your cheek."
"It's fine. How'd I get here?" She asked.
"You don't know?!" Selphie shrieked.
"No. I was unconscious." She told them.
"Oh, right. I'm not sure exactly but Seifer found you." Selphie said, casually, trying to hide her smile.
"Seifer?!" Hearing his name made her feel strange. Quistis couldn't believe it.
"Yup." Rinoa said, giggling. "He carried you all the way. Well, almost all the way."
"He brought you to Squall and Zell and they flew you here on the Ragnarok. Then Seifer met them here and stayed with you for quite awhile in the Infirmary." Selphie added.
"You were here for a day already." Rinoa interrupted.
"Oh..." was all Quistis could think of to say.
Seifer? Seifer brought me here? Carried me even? And stayed with me in the Infirmary... Wow... I don't believe that.
A tiny bubble of hope entered Quistis' heart.
Why? I thought he... Why does it matter so much to me that he doesn't love me? I care about him and that's all there is to it... right?
"So..." Quistis started. "out of curiosity. Who passed the SeeD exam?"
"Rinoa passed." Selphie nudged her friend and smiled. "Of course."
"So did Irvine... and Aikka, that trepie from your group..." Rinoa added.
"Did... Did Seifer pass?" Quistis asked them.
"Yup. He nearly didn't since he was away most of the exam but Cid made an exception since the reason he was gone was that he was with you. He saved you and that's part of being a SeeD, right?" Rinoa said.
"Great." Quistis said. "Congratulations, Rinoa."
"Thanks... So, when do you get out of here?" Rinoa asked and brushed her brown hair away from her face.
"Oh, I don't know..." Quistis began.
"You can get out whenever you feel
ready." Someone supplied. Dr. Kadowaki entered the room just then. "I
think you're well enough."
"Terrific. I haven't even been conscious all this time but I'm already
sick of being here." Quistis stood up.
Dr. Kadowaki laughed. All three of the SeeDs left the Infirmary.
"I just want to go to my room first..." Quistis told her friends.
"Quistis!" The sound of footsteps followed the voice calling her.
"Irvy!" Selphie squealed. Quistis turned around to see Irvine running down the hall towards them.
He stopped when he saw them. "Hey, ladies." He winked. Selphie giggled as he put his arm on her shoulder. "So, Quistis? You okay?"
"Just a little tired." She said. "Like I was saying, I think I'll go to my room."
"Fine. We'll be at the cafeteria." Selphie told her, "Go there later. The others would want to see you."
"Okay." They left and Quistis walked to the dormitories.
She closed the door behind her and just went to the bathroom and freshened up. She stepped out of the bathroom and saw her book on the table. She smiled sadly.
I guess I'd better finish it. I have to return it soon anyway... I'm near
the end so it shouldn't take me long to finish reading it.
She picked it up and went outside. She started to go to the library but as she passed the quad she saw someone inside. She stopped walking and just stood there for a moment, hesitating. She wondered if she should go inside but she was unsure of what to do. Each time she thought she'd finally step inside she felt she couldn't move.
Why can't I go in? It's only... Seifer...
