*A/N for some unknown reason I've spelled Squall's last name wrong. Ooppsie
sorry bout that*
The chattering of people in the auditorium had made it almost impossible to hear anything anyone was saying. Both parents and kids were wondering about as people continued to flood in from the entrances. Two blondes entered and began to look for a spot to claim closest to the stage as possible. They finally picked out two seats in the middle section, front row. They sat and waited for the orientation to begin. The older of the two began to remember how much he had hated this.
"I hope this is shorter then your brothers", he murmured to the girl seated next to him.
"Oh dad be quiet you'll enjoy it besides if you start to nod off I'll let you snore so you could embarrass your self."
Gasping in a sarcastic shock he looked to her, "You wouldn't dare to."
Dee smiled and nodded, " Yeah I would".
The lights grew dimmer as the doors were shut. The stage had been lighted and out from the left appeared the headmaster and his wife.
"Welcome to Balamb Garden. I see we have quite a few new faces here. I would like to introduce myself as the head master of this garden Cid Kramer and this lovely lady here is my wonderful wife Edea. We welcome you all to Balamb Garden. Today is a very special day because not only will I be handing over the title of Headmaster I will also be announcing the new commander as well."
The room filled with gasps as they heard the news. Cid was retiring. Who would be the new Headmaster and Commander? Seifer began to have his doubts about letting D'meera attend a school if the Headmaster wasn't a suitable leader. He had a feeling who would be Cid's choice but who the hell would they get to be the Commander? Probably Leonhart's son, he thought.
In the cafeteria, the line for food was rather short for the time of day. Derrick had relished the fact that he could finally talk to his mother in person instead of over the telephone or through letters. He had missed her greatly. As he watched her finish off her salad he began to open his mouth to speak but was stopped by an announcement over the PA system.
"Will the following students please report to the auditorium, Talon Leonhart and Derrick Almasy. Once again will the following students please report to the auditorium, Talon Leonhart and Derrick Almasy"
Fujin looked to her son and noticed a glint of joy in his eyes as he grabbed her hand and pulled her up.
" Derrick were are we going", she asked as she was pulled towards the auditorium.
"You'll see mom you'll see".
The crowd had quieted for the most of the orientation listening carefully about what their children will be doing whilst attending garden. After Irvine Kinneas Finished his speech about his weapons training class Cid once again stood in front of the microphone.
"Well now lets give Mr. Kinneas a hand for that… ah…very in depth description of his class. Well where was I, oh yes, well as you all know I've been Headmaster here in Balamb Garden since it opened. But now as we move forward into a new era and now that the new generations of SeeD candidates will need a new headmaster and, well I could think of no one better to fill my shoes but a young gentleman that I had the honor and privilege to see grow up and blossom into a fine man. I introduce to you ladies and gentlemen the new Headmaster of Balamb Garden Squall Leonhart."
Everyone in the auditorium applauded as Squall took his place in front of the mic and began to announce the name of the new Commander. Seifer couldn't help but find himself applauding with the crowd as Squall just stood there waiting for it to quiet down so he could make his speech. Seifer had no doubt that D'meera would do well here now knowing that Squall was Headmaster. Although the two had been bitter rivals in the past, they had formed a mutual respect for one another now although old habits were hard to break.
"Heh…well what can I say I'll try my best to fill your shoes Cid. I have a lot yet learn about being a Headmaster but I'm sure I can call on you for advice. Now seeing that I was Commander here till now I'd like to introduce to you the new SeeD Commander of Balamb. The job of finding someone to take my place was very difficult and well I couldn't quite pick anyone out of the blue. I felt I had to choose a student that could prove to me that they could lead the young people of this Garden. The young man that I chose wasn't whom everyone had in mind of being the leader type. Yet time and time again he proved his worth to me by assuming control when things got outta hand here."
He knew it. Squall would pick his own son to be Commander. What a coincidence that he would make this lengthy speech for his own child, Seifer thought to him self but was he in for a surprise after Squall finished his speech.
" Not only is this young man a capable leader, he is also a high ranking SeeD for his age. He takes in upon himself to look after the kids that are picked on and acts as a mediator during fights. In addition, I am by no means lying when I say this kid is one tough kid. Yet I am very, very, very proud of him. Therefore, with no further ado I would like to introduce the new Commander of Balamb Garden… Derrick Almasy".
As Squall announced her brother's name Dee could swear he father was gonna have a heart attack. See could see her mother in the back holding her mouth in shock trying not to let the scream of joy escape. Derrick had done the impossible he had gotten his fathers attention. As he approached the podium Seifer stood and applauded his son. For the first time in all of Derricks 17 years of living he had done what he had wished for to make his father proud not only that he received a standing ovation as he approached Squall to shake his hand. He hugged him and her Squall whisper in his ear, "you deserved it". Looking out at the crowd he could see his mother wiping her tears.
"Umm… ahh.. thanks I guess," he managed to get out, " first off I'd like to acknowledge the fact that both of my parents as well as my sister are here and well hey I did it. Next, I would like to thank Command…. I mean Headmaster Leonhart for this. I mean WOW I didn't think I would be able to do this and I doubt I'll be as great as a Commander as you were Mr. Leonhart. But I'll give it a shot." He smiled and looked to Squall.
"Ok well this concludes our orientation and for all of the old faces I see here you all know the drill," he joked " but for the newbies there will be refreshments outside and dinner is at o'18 hundred in the cafeteria. Thank you."
Later that evening in the cafeteria Derrick managed to get away from everyone and found his father sitting alone at a table. He wondered if he should talk to him but seeing that his old man was alone it couldn't help.
What'd ya think? To predictable? Oh well r&r
The chattering of people in the auditorium had made it almost impossible to hear anything anyone was saying. Both parents and kids were wondering about as people continued to flood in from the entrances. Two blondes entered and began to look for a spot to claim closest to the stage as possible. They finally picked out two seats in the middle section, front row. They sat and waited for the orientation to begin. The older of the two began to remember how much he had hated this.
"I hope this is shorter then your brothers", he murmured to the girl seated next to him.
"Oh dad be quiet you'll enjoy it besides if you start to nod off I'll let you snore so you could embarrass your self."
Gasping in a sarcastic shock he looked to her, "You wouldn't dare to."
Dee smiled and nodded, " Yeah I would".
The lights grew dimmer as the doors were shut. The stage had been lighted and out from the left appeared the headmaster and his wife.
"Welcome to Balamb Garden. I see we have quite a few new faces here. I would like to introduce myself as the head master of this garden Cid Kramer and this lovely lady here is my wonderful wife Edea. We welcome you all to Balamb Garden. Today is a very special day because not only will I be handing over the title of Headmaster I will also be announcing the new commander as well."
The room filled with gasps as they heard the news. Cid was retiring. Who would be the new Headmaster and Commander? Seifer began to have his doubts about letting D'meera attend a school if the Headmaster wasn't a suitable leader. He had a feeling who would be Cid's choice but who the hell would they get to be the Commander? Probably Leonhart's son, he thought.
In the cafeteria, the line for food was rather short for the time of day. Derrick had relished the fact that he could finally talk to his mother in person instead of over the telephone or through letters. He had missed her greatly. As he watched her finish off her salad he began to open his mouth to speak but was stopped by an announcement over the PA system.
"Will the following students please report to the auditorium, Talon Leonhart and Derrick Almasy. Once again will the following students please report to the auditorium, Talon Leonhart and Derrick Almasy"
Fujin looked to her son and noticed a glint of joy in his eyes as he grabbed her hand and pulled her up.
" Derrick were are we going", she asked as she was pulled towards the auditorium.
"You'll see mom you'll see".
The crowd had quieted for the most of the orientation listening carefully about what their children will be doing whilst attending garden. After Irvine Kinneas Finished his speech about his weapons training class Cid once again stood in front of the microphone.
"Well now lets give Mr. Kinneas a hand for that… ah…very in depth description of his class. Well where was I, oh yes, well as you all know I've been Headmaster here in Balamb Garden since it opened. But now as we move forward into a new era and now that the new generations of SeeD candidates will need a new headmaster and, well I could think of no one better to fill my shoes but a young gentleman that I had the honor and privilege to see grow up and blossom into a fine man. I introduce to you ladies and gentlemen the new Headmaster of Balamb Garden Squall Leonhart."
Everyone in the auditorium applauded as Squall took his place in front of the mic and began to announce the name of the new Commander. Seifer couldn't help but find himself applauding with the crowd as Squall just stood there waiting for it to quiet down so he could make his speech. Seifer had no doubt that D'meera would do well here now knowing that Squall was Headmaster. Although the two had been bitter rivals in the past, they had formed a mutual respect for one another now although old habits were hard to break.
"Heh…well what can I say I'll try my best to fill your shoes Cid. I have a lot yet learn about being a Headmaster but I'm sure I can call on you for advice. Now seeing that I was Commander here till now I'd like to introduce to you the new SeeD Commander of Balamb. The job of finding someone to take my place was very difficult and well I couldn't quite pick anyone out of the blue. I felt I had to choose a student that could prove to me that they could lead the young people of this Garden. The young man that I chose wasn't whom everyone had in mind of being the leader type. Yet time and time again he proved his worth to me by assuming control when things got outta hand here."
He knew it. Squall would pick his own son to be Commander. What a coincidence that he would make this lengthy speech for his own child, Seifer thought to him self but was he in for a surprise after Squall finished his speech.
" Not only is this young man a capable leader, he is also a high ranking SeeD for his age. He takes in upon himself to look after the kids that are picked on and acts as a mediator during fights. In addition, I am by no means lying when I say this kid is one tough kid. Yet I am very, very, very proud of him. Therefore, with no further ado I would like to introduce the new Commander of Balamb Garden… Derrick Almasy".
As Squall announced her brother's name Dee could swear he father was gonna have a heart attack. See could see her mother in the back holding her mouth in shock trying not to let the scream of joy escape. Derrick had done the impossible he had gotten his fathers attention. As he approached the podium Seifer stood and applauded his son. For the first time in all of Derricks 17 years of living he had done what he had wished for to make his father proud not only that he received a standing ovation as he approached Squall to shake his hand. He hugged him and her Squall whisper in his ear, "you deserved it". Looking out at the crowd he could see his mother wiping her tears.
"Umm… ahh.. thanks I guess," he managed to get out, " first off I'd like to acknowledge the fact that both of my parents as well as my sister are here and well hey I did it. Next, I would like to thank Command…. I mean Headmaster Leonhart for this. I mean WOW I didn't think I would be able to do this and I doubt I'll be as great as a Commander as you were Mr. Leonhart. But I'll give it a shot." He smiled and looked to Squall.
"Ok well this concludes our orientation and for all of the old faces I see here you all know the drill," he joked " but for the newbies there will be refreshments outside and dinner is at o'18 hundred in the cafeteria. Thank you."
Later that evening in the cafeteria Derrick managed to get away from everyone and found his father sitting alone at a table. He wondered if he should talk to him but seeing that his old man was alone it couldn't help.
What'd ya think? To predictable? Oh well r&r