Disclaimer: I dont own FF8, Square does...period.

This chapter is a short one, because I am not the best at fighting scenes. Plus it has some Siefistis Fluff in it for all you Siefistis Shipper's out there! ENJOY!

Chapter 6: Quistis and Siefer's moment of truth

The battle for the garden raged for two hours. The cadets and successfully rid the hallways, dormitory, cafeteria, medical offices, and second floor of the monsters. All that was left to clean the quad, front gate, libary, parking lot, and the training center itself. They all broke off into the final five areas: Irivine and XU took the front gate, Nini and Selphie took the libary, Nida and Rose took the parking lot, Zell and Alexandros took the quad, and Siefer and Quistis took the training center. The fighting was fierce all over. Irvine was lucky since he could hide and shoot with ease. Nida and to help Rose out a couple of times, but the applicant faired rather well. Selphie couldn't believe Nini, the pigtailed libary girl may have been quiet, but when it came to combat she was a bat out of hell... and Selphie thought she was a little eccentric in battle. Zell wasn't having a good time however, Alexandros was incredibly egotistic...like Siefer only a spoiled brat. He whined and complained about how boring this was, and how is his talent was going to waste. Zell finally turned around to face him, staring him straight in the eye.

"Knock it off." snarled the current commander. Alexandros just snickered.

"Who are you to tell me what to do? Your just a fill in. And you better be nice to me...by this time next year I'll be your boss." snapped the spoiled one.

"What makes you so sure?"

"Because I'm obviously more skilled then the guy your filling in for," Zell said nothing to this but slammed his fist into the ground, causing a huge creator in the pavement, "It's alright I'll forgive your indiscretion" Zell could take no more, he grabbed Alexandros by the cuff of the next and pulled him close...and with enough menace and venom in his voice he could muster in his voice, Zell spoke one sentence to Alexandros...

"You'll never become a SeeD." And with that Zell punched the cadet as hard as he could.

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Siefer fought against all the odds. He arms where cut from a granaldo and its raldos. He was walking with a slight lip from the bite bugs and caterchipillar that attacked him while he was fighting a few bombs. He was in pain, but he wouldn't back down from the fight.

"Damn it Siefer lets get you to the infirmary" spoke Quistis. Siefer nodded no.

"Not yet...I'm not done...just a little longer."

"Siefer, you hurt, out of all the cadets you jumped out in front, taking most of the damage."

"And I dealt a hell of a lot of it back."

"What is so damn hard to you about getting medical attention."

"Shush....I hear something," Siefer put a hand next to his ear and heard the roar of a T-Rexuar, "I'm on it, stay back Quistis." Siefer ran towards the beast, casting Fire Cross on it. The creature roared and shook its head. Seifer jumped on the creatures back and shoved his gunblade into it's head, pulling the trigger until the creature fell. He smiled to himself as he heard a scream. He ran back to where Quistis was. There she stood fighting as hard as she could against an army of thirty grats. Seifer ran towards her, his gunblade slinging threw grats as he ran. One of the grats tentacles smacked Siefer in the head, cutting him on the forehead. Siefer laughed at it and kept up the attack. One grat snuck up on him and bite Siefer right in the side. Siefer hollowed in pain and quickly sliced threw the grat. Thirty to forty minutes later it was over. Siefer fell to his knees and smiled as he started at the dead creatures before him, blood running down his face.

"Mission Accomplished" He tired to sit up but couldn't, Quistis helped him to his feet.

"Why couldn't you have taken it easy."

"Because...I had to..."

"What? Had to Pass? I swear Siefer sometimes I...."

"No...I had to...make Amens....this was my only chance to vindicate my past." Quistis looked at him in surprise."

"What?"

"...I'd rather not go down...the way I have...I also wanted to apologize to you Quistis..."

"Huh? Why?"

"Don't remember? One year ago about this time, I called you a mediocre instructor...when I was really the mediocre student."

"Siefer...."

"Quistis....if I die, I want you know one thing..."

"SIEFER YOUR NOT GONNA DIE."

"...you can't be that sure. Anyways...I've always thought...you where really cute." Siefer said before collapsing. Quistis yelled for help. Irvine and Selphie ran towards her, and helped her carry Siefer to the infirmary.

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Quistis watched over Siefer has he laid in the medical bed. The grat bite Siefer received poisoned him a tiny bit, however Dr. Kadowaki had managed to remove the poison without any serious damage being done to Siefer. He laid there, breathing normally. Quistis looked at the clock on the wall, and decided to leave.

"Wait..." Quistis turned around to see Siefer wide awake.

"What is it?"

"Got a question for you Instructor."

What is it?"

"If I become a SeeD...I'm going to need a date for the SeeD inauguration ball..."

"Siefer Almasy are you asking me out?"

"...maybe...What's your answer."

"...Maybe..."

"Maybe? What kind of answer is maybe?"

"It's just maybe"

"Maybe I'd like you to come visit me tomorrow"

"Maybe I will"

"Maybe we can talk more about all of this Quistis."

"Maybe" said The blonde instructor as she gave him a smile and a wink before leaving the infirmary.

Short I know and not my best, but oh well. Next time, PURE SQUINOA! This storys coming up on the end, how will it all play out? Just read on and fine out!