A little break
Squall looked up from his walk and found himself somehow at the training
center.
'What am I doing here?' He asks himself.
He walks into the undamaged part of the training area and looks around.
'I remember when I came here with Quistis...' he sighs as he walks over to
what's left of the "Secret Area" near the back half of the Training center.
'This place hasn't changed.' Squall looks out at the view from the "Secret
Area".
"What are you doing here Squall?" Asks Seifer also walking into the area.
"I thought you and Rinoa were uh... 'Talking'." He chuckles slightly at the
thought.
"And I thought you and Zell ran all the way to Timber by now."
"Ha ha, very funny Princess."
(It's a fact everyone calls Squall the Ice Princess in Garden. Mostly
because of his cold exterior.)
'God I hate it when he calls me that.' Squall keeps his cool.
"What do you want Seifer?" Asks Squall.
"Nothin' just wanted to come here and enjoy the view. It's been a while
since I've been here."
"Same here..."
Seifer looks at Squall a bit shocked.
"We actually agree on something!?" He laughs loudly.
'It wasn't that funny.'
"How's Rinoa?" Seifer asks trying to change the subject.
"You should know more than me. You did go out with her we beat Ultimecia."
"Yeah, but she's been acting a little weird since we broke up..."
'Doesn't she always act weird?'
"She does that a lot now."
"Yeah I know!" He chuckles.
"I don't know what to tell you Seifer. She's mad at me is all I know."
"I could see that."
"Yeah..." Scoffs Squall.
Seifer joins Squall at the edge of the rail.
"You know I'm surprised you guy's let me come back after all the stuff I
did."
"I was too, but you know Cid he can't just let 'his children' leave." Says
Squall a little sarcastically.
"I guess so, but what's with that new guy... Max wasn't it?"
Squall knew this was coming.
"Well here." He hands Seifer a small displayer and turns it on. "It's
easier to show you."
Seifer looks over the Profile of Max and nods to Squall handing it back to
him.
"Interestin'. Never thought Galbadia would be so smart."
"You should know how smart they are."
"Yeah, yeah. But this guy is different."
"He's more of a problem for them really, Seifer."
"Heh you'd think I would know something about him, but not a goddamned
thing." He laughs.
'Funny... he usually doesn't laugh.'
"This Max guy might be the link we need to pin down Galbadia." States
Squall rather coldly.
"You just can't stop thinking about a mission can ya?" Asks Seifer
teasingly.
"I guess... not." He says sighing a little. "All I need is a little break."
"I think that goes for both of us Squall."
'He called me by my name?'
"I think it's just too much...." Says Seifer breaking off. "I mean you did
kill Ultimicia and all, but geez!"
"I know." Scoffs Squall trying to keep his cold exterior. "Cid wants me
to take over when he retires."
'Whoa!' Thinks Seifer. 'Feel sorry for him!'
"Well he's not gone yet Squall. So don't worry, I think all we needed was
a break form all the stress."
'That doesn't sound like the Seifer I know...'
"Same here. There's way too much going on at one time."
"Have to agree to that." Chuckles Seifer walking away from the railing.
"I'll see ya later Princess." He walks out of the "Secret Area" leaving
Squall with his thoughts.
'All this is too much.' Squall thinks a bit sadly. 'Why does Cid want me
to take over? I'm not even good at this headmaster thing.'
He moves to the far side of the platform overlooking the repairs on Garden
next to him.
"Why the hell is everyone trying to get me to change!?"
He turns around to find a scared Selphie standing behind him.
"Um... Squall Quistis wants to talk to y-ya..." She tries to look cheerful
with a cheesy smile.
"Sorry Selphie, I just got a little mad for a second. What did you want?"
"Quistis wanted to talk to you."
"I guess that little break is over huh?" He asks himself more than her.
"Well I'm sure she'll understand if you don't wanna come."
"No it's okay; I need to speak with her anyway."
"Alright!" She smiles brightly. "I'll go tell her okay?"
"Okay... but tell her I might be a little late."
"Um, okay. Bye!" She prances away as Squall returns his mind to the tasks
set before him... and why it is all coming onto him so fast.
Squall looked up from his walk and found himself somehow at the training
center.
'What am I doing here?' He asks himself.
He walks into the undamaged part of the training area and looks around.
'I remember when I came here with Quistis...' he sighs as he walks over to
what's left of the "Secret Area" near the back half of the Training center.
'This place hasn't changed.' Squall looks out at the view from the "Secret
Area".
"What are you doing here Squall?" Asks Seifer also walking into the area.
"I thought you and Rinoa were uh... 'Talking'." He chuckles slightly at the
thought.
"And I thought you and Zell ran all the way to Timber by now."
"Ha ha, very funny Princess."
(It's a fact everyone calls Squall the Ice Princess in Garden. Mostly
because of his cold exterior.)
'God I hate it when he calls me that.' Squall keeps his cool.
"What do you want Seifer?" Asks Squall.
"Nothin' just wanted to come here and enjoy the view. It's been a while
since I've been here."
"Same here..."
Seifer looks at Squall a bit shocked.
"We actually agree on something!?" He laughs loudly.
'It wasn't that funny.'
"How's Rinoa?" Seifer asks trying to change the subject.
"You should know more than me. You did go out with her we beat Ultimecia."
"Yeah, but she's been acting a little weird since we broke up..."
'Doesn't she always act weird?'
"She does that a lot now."
"Yeah I know!" He chuckles.
"I don't know what to tell you Seifer. She's mad at me is all I know."
"I could see that."
"Yeah..." Scoffs Squall.
Seifer joins Squall at the edge of the rail.
"You know I'm surprised you guy's let me come back after all the stuff I
did."
"I was too, but you know Cid he can't just let 'his children' leave." Says
Squall a little sarcastically.
"I guess so, but what's with that new guy... Max wasn't it?"
Squall knew this was coming.
"Well here." He hands Seifer a small displayer and turns it on. "It's
easier to show you."
Seifer looks over the Profile of Max and nods to Squall handing it back to
him.
"Interestin'. Never thought Galbadia would be so smart."
"You should know how smart they are."
"Yeah, yeah. But this guy is different."
"He's more of a problem for them really, Seifer."
"Heh you'd think I would know something about him, but not a goddamned
thing." He laughs.
'Funny... he usually doesn't laugh.'
"This Max guy might be the link we need to pin down Galbadia." States
Squall rather coldly.
"You just can't stop thinking about a mission can ya?" Asks Seifer
teasingly.
"I guess... not." He says sighing a little. "All I need is a little break."
"I think that goes for both of us Squall."
'He called me by my name?'
"I think it's just too much...." Says Seifer breaking off. "I mean you did
kill Ultimicia and all, but geez!"
"I know." Scoffs Squall trying to keep his cold exterior. "Cid wants me
to take over when he retires."
'Whoa!' Thinks Seifer. 'Feel sorry for him!'
"Well he's not gone yet Squall. So don't worry, I think all we needed was
a break form all the stress."
'That doesn't sound like the Seifer I know...'
"Same here. There's way too much going on at one time."
"Have to agree to that." Chuckles Seifer walking away from the railing.
"I'll see ya later Princess." He walks out of the "Secret Area" leaving
Squall with his thoughts.
'All this is too much.' Squall thinks a bit sadly. 'Why does Cid want me
to take over? I'm not even good at this headmaster thing.'
He moves to the far side of the platform overlooking the repairs on Garden
next to him.
"Why the hell is everyone trying to get me to change!?"
He turns around to find a scared Selphie standing behind him.
"Um... Squall Quistis wants to talk to y-ya..." She tries to look cheerful
with a cheesy smile.
"Sorry Selphie, I just got a little mad for a second. What did you want?"
"Quistis wanted to talk to you."
"I guess that little break is over huh?" He asks himself more than her.
"Well I'm sure she'll understand if you don't wanna come."
"No it's okay; I need to speak with her anyway."
"Alright!" She smiles brightly. "I'll go tell her okay?"
"Okay... but tell her I might be a little late."
"Um, okay. Bye!" She prances away as Squall returns his mind to the tasks
set before him... and why it is all coming onto him so fast.