Title: Knowing You More
Disclaimer: I don't own FFVIII.
Chapter Five: Prank No. 2
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Seifer sat down on the bridge in Indian style. He looked down at the pond of the training center and watched as a school of small fishes passed hurriedly away from him. He sighed heavily and rested his head on his hand.
He wasn't at all enjoying this. He thought he would. But because of what Quistis did to humiliate him in front of his two best pals, he was proved wrong. He couldn't help giving his instructor a quick glare.
'I should have told her about the rules,' he thought to himself. 'That way, she wouldn't do anything crazy to me like what she did earlier. I was so close to hitting her when she was acting all innocent and stupid, arrgh! Good thing I caught myself just in time.'
The instructor to his left shifted toward him and he felt a small tug on his overcoat. He turned to her with a scowl on his face.
"What now?" he asked impatiently.
Quistis seemed to be amused at this. She smiled at Seifer sweetly and said, "Are we just going to stay here the whole day?"
Seifer sighed. "I told you, you should have gone ahead," he pointed out. "Now look at what you're doing. If you need to do something important, just go. If not, it's not my fault you're feeling hungry or dirty or whatever."
"I was just asking," Quistis shot back harshly.
"Yeah, well, whatever."
He saw, at the corner of his eye, Quistis scowling at him. This made him smile inside with satisfaction. It was her fault, anyway. She was the one who insisted on going with him. Look who's complaining now?
They remained silent for a few minutes, breathing in the fresh air that surrounded the Garden, watching fishes swim by, listening to the soft trickling of the water and shooting each other glances from time to time.
Being alone with each other wasn't their kind of quality time. They preferred what they wanted to do alone. But since they were stuck with each other in this activity, they had no other choice but to do as they were assigned to do.
Seifer cleared his throat loudly. "So, uh . . . what age were you again when you became an instructor?" he asked unexpectedly.
Quistis looked at him in surprise. "Hmm, already want to know your instructor more, do you?" she said.
"Just answer the question."
"I was eighteen and I am eighteen."
"Oh, yeah, I forgot. Squall and I were your first students, then."
"Mm-hmm, but Squall became a SeeD and you remained my student."
"Whatever. So . . . when's your birthday?"
"That reminds me! My birthday's only a week away from now. I'm turning nineteen. Thanks for reminding me. . . . Hey! Why are you asking me for my birthday?"
"This October, huh? So that means I have to give you a gift. . . ." Seifer ignored the astonished look on Quistis' face. "I'll have to think about that. So what are your hobbies?"
Quistis slightly shook her head. She looked at Seifer suspiciously. "Why are you asking?" she said.
"Because I have to know more about you," Seifer replied sarcastically. "How many times do I have to remind you in just one day? Ten?"
"Fine, then," Quistis said stiffly. "I like to grade test papers."
"Typical."
Quistis' jaw dropped. "That's not all! I also like to -"
"Read books, tutor dumb students and educate Seifer all over again," Seifer interrupted her, smirking. "Gee, Instructor, I didn't know I was one of your favorite hobbies?"
"Seifer, those aren't hobbies, those are what you call obligations," Quistis said in her usual, stern teaching voice. "Especially you, you're an obligation I have to do. If you're not going to pass that exam again, Seifer, I swear I'm going to kill you!"
"Then how am I supposed to pass another exam if you're going to banish me from the world?" Seifer taunted.
Quistis made a face.
"What were you hobbies again?" Seifer said, surprised of the words comenig out gently from his mouth. He tried to avoid Quistis' gaze on him, but ended up looking at her face.
She smiled at him amusingly, a small glint twinkling in her eyes. He eyed her suspiciously, just as she had done to him, and was completely dumb- founded when she suddenly moved closer to him, the side of their bodies touching. She still had the shiny glint in her eyes when she hugged his arm to her chest and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"What are you doing?" Seifer asked in what seemed to be a nervous voice. He glanced down at the instructor who was trying to cuddle with him.
"I'm just cold," replied the muffled voice of Quistis. She was burying her face on Seifer's arm and was shivering a bit. "I need human warmth."
"Well, you're a human," Seifer pointed out, fidgeting his arm a bit, just a tiny bit.
"I prefer a man's warmth," Quistis said, emphasizing the word 'man's'.
Seifer became still with his eyes wide open. He couldn't imagine himself alone with this beautiful instructor, who was cuddling into him and who was so close into making him strip off his clothes and well, do it with her. Oh, and he was alone with her.
'Dammit, I already know that,' he reminded himself silently. 'Why's she doing this?' He glanced down once again at Quistis and found himself staring down at his arm. 'If only she didn't have her top on and my overcoat worn, my bare skin would have touched her Victoria's Secret bra.'
"Seifer?"
"Huh?" Seifer's head snapped up to Qusitis' face.
'Is she puckering up her lips?' Seifer thought, unconsciously moving closer to Quistis face. He saw Quistis' eyes fluttering close and suddenly, as quick as lightning, he felt a push and a yelp came out of his mouth. Before he knew it, he was cold wet in the pond.
'God damn, what happened?' he thought angrily as he rose up to the surface of the water. He looked up at the bridge and found Quistis laughing hysterically down at him.
"What the f***?" Seifer shouted angrily. "You pushed me into this friggin' pond?"
Quistis doubled up in laughter. She pointed at Seifer from time to time while laughing at his red-beet and wet face.
Seifer reached out to the bridge and heaved himself up. He glared at Quistis while squeezing the end of his overcoat.
"You . . . should . . . have . . . seen . . . your . . . face!" Quistis laughed out, slapping her knee and covering face.
"Why'd you do that?" Seifer asked in disbelief.
Finally, Quistis took a deep breath and stopped laughing. She looked at Seifer and shrugged. "Just thought it'd be fun," she reasoned.
"Oh, yeah, it was very fun!" Seifer said, rolling his eyes. "Can we just go now?"
Quistis giggled one last time, then followed Seifer out the training center. From time to time, he would sigh angrily or mutter out curses. He still couldn't believe Quistis would push him in the pond just for fun. He glanced back at Quistis and found her usual expression back on her face, and he couldn't help thinking how beautiful she looked. He put on a tiny smile on his face, stopped in his tracks and turned to Quistis.
Quistis stopped and looked at him questioningly.
"That's two, instructor."
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Author's note: I had fun writing this and I hope you guys also had fun reading it. Thanks for all your reviews! You guys inspired me a lot! Keep 'em coming, by the way! Stay tuned for Chapter Six!!
Disclaimer: I don't own FFVIII.
Chapter Five: Prank No. 2
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Seifer sat down on the bridge in Indian style. He looked down at the pond of the training center and watched as a school of small fishes passed hurriedly away from him. He sighed heavily and rested his head on his hand.
He wasn't at all enjoying this. He thought he would. But because of what Quistis did to humiliate him in front of his two best pals, he was proved wrong. He couldn't help giving his instructor a quick glare.
'I should have told her about the rules,' he thought to himself. 'That way, she wouldn't do anything crazy to me like what she did earlier. I was so close to hitting her when she was acting all innocent and stupid, arrgh! Good thing I caught myself just in time.'
The instructor to his left shifted toward him and he felt a small tug on his overcoat. He turned to her with a scowl on his face.
"What now?" he asked impatiently.
Quistis seemed to be amused at this. She smiled at Seifer sweetly and said, "Are we just going to stay here the whole day?"
Seifer sighed. "I told you, you should have gone ahead," he pointed out. "Now look at what you're doing. If you need to do something important, just go. If not, it's not my fault you're feeling hungry or dirty or whatever."
"I was just asking," Quistis shot back harshly.
"Yeah, well, whatever."
He saw, at the corner of his eye, Quistis scowling at him. This made him smile inside with satisfaction. It was her fault, anyway. She was the one who insisted on going with him. Look who's complaining now?
They remained silent for a few minutes, breathing in the fresh air that surrounded the Garden, watching fishes swim by, listening to the soft trickling of the water and shooting each other glances from time to time.
Being alone with each other wasn't their kind of quality time. They preferred what they wanted to do alone. But since they were stuck with each other in this activity, they had no other choice but to do as they were assigned to do.
Seifer cleared his throat loudly. "So, uh . . . what age were you again when you became an instructor?" he asked unexpectedly.
Quistis looked at him in surprise. "Hmm, already want to know your instructor more, do you?" she said.
"Just answer the question."
"I was eighteen and I am eighteen."
"Oh, yeah, I forgot. Squall and I were your first students, then."
"Mm-hmm, but Squall became a SeeD and you remained my student."
"Whatever. So . . . when's your birthday?"
"That reminds me! My birthday's only a week away from now. I'm turning nineteen. Thanks for reminding me. . . . Hey! Why are you asking me for my birthday?"
"This October, huh? So that means I have to give you a gift. . . ." Seifer ignored the astonished look on Quistis' face. "I'll have to think about that. So what are your hobbies?"
Quistis slightly shook her head. She looked at Seifer suspiciously. "Why are you asking?" she said.
"Because I have to know more about you," Seifer replied sarcastically. "How many times do I have to remind you in just one day? Ten?"
"Fine, then," Quistis said stiffly. "I like to grade test papers."
"Typical."
Quistis' jaw dropped. "That's not all! I also like to -"
"Read books, tutor dumb students and educate Seifer all over again," Seifer interrupted her, smirking. "Gee, Instructor, I didn't know I was one of your favorite hobbies?"
"Seifer, those aren't hobbies, those are what you call obligations," Quistis said in her usual, stern teaching voice. "Especially you, you're an obligation I have to do. If you're not going to pass that exam again, Seifer, I swear I'm going to kill you!"
"Then how am I supposed to pass another exam if you're going to banish me from the world?" Seifer taunted.
Quistis made a face.
"What were you hobbies again?" Seifer said, surprised of the words comenig out gently from his mouth. He tried to avoid Quistis' gaze on him, but ended up looking at her face.
She smiled at him amusingly, a small glint twinkling in her eyes. He eyed her suspiciously, just as she had done to him, and was completely dumb- founded when she suddenly moved closer to him, the side of their bodies touching. She still had the shiny glint in her eyes when she hugged his arm to her chest and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"What are you doing?" Seifer asked in what seemed to be a nervous voice. He glanced down at the instructor who was trying to cuddle with him.
"I'm just cold," replied the muffled voice of Quistis. She was burying her face on Seifer's arm and was shivering a bit. "I need human warmth."
"Well, you're a human," Seifer pointed out, fidgeting his arm a bit, just a tiny bit.
"I prefer a man's warmth," Quistis said, emphasizing the word 'man's'.
Seifer became still with his eyes wide open. He couldn't imagine himself alone with this beautiful instructor, who was cuddling into him and who was so close into making him strip off his clothes and well, do it with her. Oh, and he was alone with her.
'Dammit, I already know that,' he reminded himself silently. 'Why's she doing this?' He glanced down once again at Quistis and found himself staring down at his arm. 'If only she didn't have her top on and my overcoat worn, my bare skin would have touched her Victoria's Secret bra.'
"Seifer?"
"Huh?" Seifer's head snapped up to Qusitis' face.
'Is she puckering up her lips?' Seifer thought, unconsciously moving closer to Quistis face. He saw Quistis' eyes fluttering close and suddenly, as quick as lightning, he felt a push and a yelp came out of his mouth. Before he knew it, he was cold wet in the pond.
'God damn, what happened?' he thought angrily as he rose up to the surface of the water. He looked up at the bridge and found Quistis laughing hysterically down at him.
"What the f***?" Seifer shouted angrily. "You pushed me into this friggin' pond?"
Quistis doubled up in laughter. She pointed at Seifer from time to time while laughing at his red-beet and wet face.
Seifer reached out to the bridge and heaved himself up. He glared at Quistis while squeezing the end of his overcoat.
"You . . . should . . . have . . . seen . . . your . . . face!" Quistis laughed out, slapping her knee and covering face.
"Why'd you do that?" Seifer asked in disbelief.
Finally, Quistis took a deep breath and stopped laughing. She looked at Seifer and shrugged. "Just thought it'd be fun," she reasoned.
"Oh, yeah, it was very fun!" Seifer said, rolling his eyes. "Can we just go now?"
Quistis giggled one last time, then followed Seifer out the training center. From time to time, he would sigh angrily or mutter out curses. He still couldn't believe Quistis would push him in the pond just for fun. He glanced back at Quistis and found her usual expression back on her face, and he couldn't help thinking how beautiful she looked. He put on a tiny smile on his face, stopped in his tracks and turned to Quistis.
Quistis stopped and looked at him questioningly.
"That's two, instructor."
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Author's note: I had fun writing this and I hope you guys also had fun reading it. Thanks for all your reviews! You guys inspired me a lot! Keep 'em coming, by the way! Stay tuned for Chapter Six!!