Ray along with the rest of the group walked towards the sea cruiser, which
would take everyone to Balamb, which would be her new home for the next few
months. Headmistress Lucas was having a hard time watching Ray leave but
Dante was worse, never in all the time had they known each other had they
ever been apart, they were best friends, but this wasn't a few nights away
this was months. Watch her pack was bad enough but to say goodbye knowing
that the only contact they could have would be a brief phone calls. He was
very overprotective of HIS ray. He hated the idea that he wouldn't be there
to make sure she was okay and to talk to her, and laugh with her. But there
really was nothing he, or anyone else could do. Be he also knew a small
part of her wanted to go, she wanted to know her brother, she wanted to
meet her father. Ray also had a thirst for life and love the idea of trying
something new.
She didn't have much with her, just one large hold all and a small bag with all her smaller items in, stuff she didn't want to forget or get broken.
They all sat in their seats on the cruiser and done their belts up, there was a sudden jolt as they took off. She was on her way to Balamb. Silence followed for the first hour or so a few people slept others just tried to sleep. As for Seifer after about 3 hours he was violently sick due to seasickness. Selphie was not impressed at the fact that when she tried to help him outside to be ill he was sick on her new boots. Much to everyone else's amusement. Mindless chatter about rays past followed.
"So" rinoa asked "I bet you can wait to meet your dad, and I bet you got loads of questions about our mother"
"I don't have a mother, my mother was a deserter who abandoned her tribe. She disserved to die" rays icily cold voice caught everyone off guard.
"How can you say that! She was your mother!" Quistis protested.
"Not in my eyes!" quickly ray got up and went up top to check on Seifer she could do with out people giving her the evil eye because she disowned her abandoner of a mother. She arrived out on deck to find Seifer with his head hanging over the railing. "How you feeling?" she asked coyly
"fuckin great thanks Ray" with that Seifer was sick again.
She patted him on the back gently while looking away herself; she couldn't stand the sight of people being sick. He was burning up so she gently took his coat off hoping with that heavy thing gone he would cool down. After a few minutes he managed to stop the seasickness and lent against the rail eyes closed breathing deeply trying to shake off the feeling of nausea. Ray sat down next to him and he lent his head on her shoulder and fell asleep,
"I guess puking your guts up takes a lot out of you" she said to her self. Sadly he didn't get much sleep because they arrived in Balamb 30 minutes later.
They all walked from the dock to the garden, it wasn't far and bite bugs wouldn't attack such a big group of people. Selphie was still giving Seifer evil looks, they were her favourite pair of boots!
They arrived at the garden, squall dismissed everyone but took Ray to his office to give her maps, dorm keys and any other information she might need. He showed her to her room pointing out everyone's dorms on the way, but she did notice that he didn't mention which one was seifers. Coincident, she didn't think so. Rinoa had taken the liberty of explaining the squall, Seifer situation, for her benefit.
Ray hated being in new places and she never could sleep so about 2am she decided to go for a little explore, maybe check out that training centre, but then again training alone in a new place with unfamiliar dangers was a very bad idea. So she had a look around the cafeteria, buying herself a hot chocolate from the vending machines. She then moved to quad and had a proper look around, she spent awhile sitting by the fountain sipping her drink and enjoying the warm nighttime air. Once the hot chocolate was finished she got up and went to the medical bay, naturally one doctor couldn't run this place so obviously their were many, the student doctors got the late night shifts, their were 2 trainee doctors, Mel a 19 year old female and a tall guy only known by his nick name 'bean pole' (admittedly Ray did laugh when she heard his name) he was also ray's age. They worked night times on Monday Tuesday and Wednesdays, and sometimes they covered for other people. But mostly worked just those 3 days. So when ray couldn't sleep she would spend time in the medic bay. Often there was nothing to do, so they mostly talked but it just meant ray didn't have to wander round by herself when she couldn't sleep.
She had been their almost 2 weeks, things had by now fallen into routine. Up at 9 ready for lessons, lunch at 1 till 2, she often ate with Seifer. Then because she was SeeD she had free training periods until 5:00 in which she could do as she wished although training practice was encouraged. After that she often spent time hanging around with the girls, Quistis, rinoa and Selphie, luckily these 3 didn't mind seifers company so he was allowed to sit and talk with them, but it was only because Ray was their, although Seifer didn't bother even trying to fit in with everyone if Irvine Zell or squall was their, even if Ray was. For the first few weeks rinoa and Ray had been out into Balamb in the nights, after all their were lots of bars and clubs aimed at the older students in the garden and Rin really wanted to get to know Ray best she could.
Rinoa and ray had both been out that night, just a girly night out just for a few drinks, but not to many. They were both back passed 1am rinoa went straight back to her dorm but as usual Ray wasn't ready to go to sleep, so she went to the quad for a while. She lay their looking up at the stars, thinking bout how easily her move to Balamb had gone, and most of all how much she missed her best friend Dante, Seifer and rinoa and the guys were great but Dante and her had been friends for ever! Ray was suddenly snapped out of her thoughts by what appeared to sound like people shouting. It was defiantly coming from the hall so naturally Ray made her way their.
She entered the hall way and stopped dead in her steps, 3 Seed's had jumped Seifer and were beating the life out of him, he couldn't fight back, if he did risked getting expelled, all he could do was defend, but theirs only so long you can defend before someone breaks through your defence, they had him on the floor and were just kicking him and punching him.
"OI, BASTARDS!" ray called as loud as she possibly could.
They spun around; she had managed to catch their attention
"Shit its commanders sis!" she heard one of them yell before all three made one very sharp exit.
She didn't bother chasing them, wasn't a point, instead she ran straight to sef, he was practically unconscious, she couldn't take him to medic bay he'd never forgive her, he didn't want people to know about this, it was weakness, he couldn't afford to be degraded any further. So she cast a float and him and using the magic she took him to her dorm room. She Really hoped he'd stay unconscious for a little longer as she placed him on her bed, and went to work cast cure magic over the numerous cuts and bruises all over him, the cure spells cleaned up most the damage, but she'd have to clean the blood off herself. She took his trench coat, shirt off. And bandaged up any bit the cure hadn't quite fully healed but that wasn't anything serious. Once she was satisfied that all was satisfactory She went over to her desk and took out a book, and just waited for him to wake up, after all she couldn't sleep he was in her bed!
She looked at him, Hyne she felt so sorry for him, he honestly wanted forgiveness for what he did, but everyone was to closed minded to even want to see him in a new light, he was a great laugh, really funny to be around. she didn't think anyone ever saw him that way, other than his ex-best friends rajin and fujin.
He was such a laugh but she knew he still loved her. It was obvious; he wasn't exactly covering it up well. Sometimes she could feel moments together become awkward, like the other night they were just talking out in the quad by themselves, and just like in those silly romance movies Ray tripped over a crack in the slab and starting falling over Seifer grab her hand but her momentum pulled them both down, and just like in those movies he landed on top of her. They stayed their just looking at each, almost lost in each other. Before She quickly snapped out of it bolted up right, made her excuses and left, saying she'd meet him for breakfast tomorrow, she just left him lying their propped up on his elbows, he just nodded silently in agreement. But she defiantly felt something, she wasn't sure what she felt exactly, but she felt attracted to him and it wasn't just physical. But she had been hurt before and even though he was a great guy he was known for using people, she didn't need that, she didn't want to deal with have someone who she cared for using her. She trusted him as a friend but could she trust him as anything more?
"Ray?" Seifer whispered roughly.
She put the book down and moved over to the bed, she sat down next to him and run her hand through his her. "How you feeling?"
He laughed dryly "yeah fuckin great thanks Ray" she gave him a mock slap on the cheek, he laughed again.
"Does this happen often sef?"
"Yeah a few times, but normally it isn't so bad, when they leave I can normally pull myself back to my room, cast a few cures and im sorted, nobody know"
"All this because people wont forgive you? I know you did some dumb stuff but she had control over you, when you left the palace you were under her control" ray sounded sympathetically.
"people don't believe that, their happy believing I did it! It gives them someone to hate someone to blame. But its okay now because im not by myself, I've got you" he slowly sat up supporting himself on his elbows
"im here for you no matter what sef"
he got up fully and swung his legs over the bed, so him and ray were sat side by side, he placed a hand on her cheek and turned her head to face his, they sat facing each other only for second, but it seemed like an eternity until he closed his eyes, moved himself towards her gently and kissed her. And she kissed him back.
She didn't have much with her, just one large hold all and a small bag with all her smaller items in, stuff she didn't want to forget or get broken.
They all sat in their seats on the cruiser and done their belts up, there was a sudden jolt as they took off. She was on her way to Balamb. Silence followed for the first hour or so a few people slept others just tried to sleep. As for Seifer after about 3 hours he was violently sick due to seasickness. Selphie was not impressed at the fact that when she tried to help him outside to be ill he was sick on her new boots. Much to everyone else's amusement. Mindless chatter about rays past followed.
"So" rinoa asked "I bet you can wait to meet your dad, and I bet you got loads of questions about our mother"
"I don't have a mother, my mother was a deserter who abandoned her tribe. She disserved to die" rays icily cold voice caught everyone off guard.
"How can you say that! She was your mother!" Quistis protested.
"Not in my eyes!" quickly ray got up and went up top to check on Seifer she could do with out people giving her the evil eye because she disowned her abandoner of a mother. She arrived out on deck to find Seifer with his head hanging over the railing. "How you feeling?" she asked coyly
"fuckin great thanks Ray" with that Seifer was sick again.
She patted him on the back gently while looking away herself; she couldn't stand the sight of people being sick. He was burning up so she gently took his coat off hoping with that heavy thing gone he would cool down. After a few minutes he managed to stop the seasickness and lent against the rail eyes closed breathing deeply trying to shake off the feeling of nausea. Ray sat down next to him and he lent his head on her shoulder and fell asleep,
"I guess puking your guts up takes a lot out of you" she said to her self. Sadly he didn't get much sleep because they arrived in Balamb 30 minutes later.
They all walked from the dock to the garden, it wasn't far and bite bugs wouldn't attack such a big group of people. Selphie was still giving Seifer evil looks, they were her favourite pair of boots!
They arrived at the garden, squall dismissed everyone but took Ray to his office to give her maps, dorm keys and any other information she might need. He showed her to her room pointing out everyone's dorms on the way, but she did notice that he didn't mention which one was seifers. Coincident, she didn't think so. Rinoa had taken the liberty of explaining the squall, Seifer situation, for her benefit.
Ray hated being in new places and she never could sleep so about 2am she decided to go for a little explore, maybe check out that training centre, but then again training alone in a new place with unfamiliar dangers was a very bad idea. So she had a look around the cafeteria, buying herself a hot chocolate from the vending machines. She then moved to quad and had a proper look around, she spent awhile sitting by the fountain sipping her drink and enjoying the warm nighttime air. Once the hot chocolate was finished she got up and went to the medical bay, naturally one doctor couldn't run this place so obviously their were many, the student doctors got the late night shifts, their were 2 trainee doctors, Mel a 19 year old female and a tall guy only known by his nick name 'bean pole' (admittedly Ray did laugh when she heard his name) he was also ray's age. They worked night times on Monday Tuesday and Wednesdays, and sometimes they covered for other people. But mostly worked just those 3 days. So when ray couldn't sleep she would spend time in the medic bay. Often there was nothing to do, so they mostly talked but it just meant ray didn't have to wander round by herself when she couldn't sleep.
She had been their almost 2 weeks, things had by now fallen into routine. Up at 9 ready for lessons, lunch at 1 till 2, she often ate with Seifer. Then because she was SeeD she had free training periods until 5:00 in which she could do as she wished although training practice was encouraged. After that she often spent time hanging around with the girls, Quistis, rinoa and Selphie, luckily these 3 didn't mind seifers company so he was allowed to sit and talk with them, but it was only because Ray was their, although Seifer didn't bother even trying to fit in with everyone if Irvine Zell or squall was their, even if Ray was. For the first few weeks rinoa and Ray had been out into Balamb in the nights, after all their were lots of bars and clubs aimed at the older students in the garden and Rin really wanted to get to know Ray best she could.
Rinoa and ray had both been out that night, just a girly night out just for a few drinks, but not to many. They were both back passed 1am rinoa went straight back to her dorm but as usual Ray wasn't ready to go to sleep, so she went to the quad for a while. She lay their looking up at the stars, thinking bout how easily her move to Balamb had gone, and most of all how much she missed her best friend Dante, Seifer and rinoa and the guys were great but Dante and her had been friends for ever! Ray was suddenly snapped out of her thoughts by what appeared to sound like people shouting. It was defiantly coming from the hall so naturally Ray made her way their.
She entered the hall way and stopped dead in her steps, 3 Seed's had jumped Seifer and were beating the life out of him, he couldn't fight back, if he did risked getting expelled, all he could do was defend, but theirs only so long you can defend before someone breaks through your defence, they had him on the floor and were just kicking him and punching him.
"OI, BASTARDS!" ray called as loud as she possibly could.
They spun around; she had managed to catch their attention
"Shit its commanders sis!" she heard one of them yell before all three made one very sharp exit.
She didn't bother chasing them, wasn't a point, instead she ran straight to sef, he was practically unconscious, she couldn't take him to medic bay he'd never forgive her, he didn't want people to know about this, it was weakness, he couldn't afford to be degraded any further. So she cast a float and him and using the magic she took him to her dorm room. She Really hoped he'd stay unconscious for a little longer as she placed him on her bed, and went to work cast cure magic over the numerous cuts and bruises all over him, the cure spells cleaned up most the damage, but she'd have to clean the blood off herself. She took his trench coat, shirt off. And bandaged up any bit the cure hadn't quite fully healed but that wasn't anything serious. Once she was satisfied that all was satisfactory She went over to her desk and took out a book, and just waited for him to wake up, after all she couldn't sleep he was in her bed!
She looked at him, Hyne she felt so sorry for him, he honestly wanted forgiveness for what he did, but everyone was to closed minded to even want to see him in a new light, he was a great laugh, really funny to be around. she didn't think anyone ever saw him that way, other than his ex-best friends rajin and fujin.
He was such a laugh but she knew he still loved her. It was obvious; he wasn't exactly covering it up well. Sometimes she could feel moments together become awkward, like the other night they were just talking out in the quad by themselves, and just like in those silly romance movies Ray tripped over a crack in the slab and starting falling over Seifer grab her hand but her momentum pulled them both down, and just like in those movies he landed on top of her. They stayed their just looking at each, almost lost in each other. Before She quickly snapped out of it bolted up right, made her excuses and left, saying she'd meet him for breakfast tomorrow, she just left him lying their propped up on his elbows, he just nodded silently in agreement. But she defiantly felt something, she wasn't sure what she felt exactly, but she felt attracted to him and it wasn't just physical. But she had been hurt before and even though he was a great guy he was known for using people, she didn't need that, she didn't want to deal with have someone who she cared for using her. She trusted him as a friend but could she trust him as anything more?
"Ray?" Seifer whispered roughly.
She put the book down and moved over to the bed, she sat down next to him and run her hand through his her. "How you feeling?"
He laughed dryly "yeah fuckin great thanks Ray" she gave him a mock slap on the cheek, he laughed again.
"Does this happen often sef?"
"Yeah a few times, but normally it isn't so bad, when they leave I can normally pull myself back to my room, cast a few cures and im sorted, nobody know"
"All this because people wont forgive you? I know you did some dumb stuff but she had control over you, when you left the palace you were under her control" ray sounded sympathetically.
"people don't believe that, their happy believing I did it! It gives them someone to hate someone to blame. But its okay now because im not by myself, I've got you" he slowly sat up supporting himself on his elbows
"im here for you no matter what sef"
he got up fully and swung his legs over the bed, so him and ray were sat side by side, he placed a hand on her cheek and turned her head to face his, they sat facing each other only for second, but it seemed like an eternity until he closed his eyes, moved himself towards her gently and kissed her. And she kissed him back.