(Disclaimer: I know this series is going much slower than the other one, but that's cause I had the other one planned out in the past, and I reedited it a bit, but this one, I have to think up from scratch ;.; hope it's okay so far.)
The New Student
Quistis was in the Teacher's Lounge, sorting through some paperwork. She kept fingering the lump in her pocket, where Rinoa's note had been. Speaking of Rinoa, she hadn't heard from her all day. She figured she had run off with Selphie, and maybe Zell. As long as they were off having fun, and Rinoa had her mind off of Squall, and was enjoying herself, she didn't care what they did, as long as they weren't causing mischief.
It was getting late. Everyone was probably returning to their dorm rooms by now. Down the hall, Quistis listened as she heard the elevator ascend to the second floor. She paid no attention to it, and continued with her paperwork. However, she started getting suspicious when the footsteps kept leading up and down the halls. Was someone lost?
She walked out into the hallway, bumping into the stranger. She looked up to him. She gasped at first, at how much this boy resembled Squall. He was near Squall's height, and had the same dark, large eyes as Squall had, but his hair was a lighter shade of brown, and his eyes were a deep, dark green, not brown. He was dressed in casual clothes, not in the Garden's uniforms.
A new student? She wondered. He seemed shy like Squall, too. He rubbed the back of his head, and smiled shyly.
"Sorry to bump into you, ma'am. I was looking for the Headmaster."
She raised her eyebrows. "Why do you need to see him this late?"
He lowered his head, feeling a bit ashamed for walking in so late. "I transferred here from Trabia, and I know that the school year is almost over. My parents moved into the town of Balamb, cause my dad is looking for a job there, so I have to finish my school year here, but some kids at Trabia said I was actually old enough to become an instructor."
Quistis was curious. "How old are you?"
He shuffled his foot along the ground, not staring up at her. "Nineteen. I was held back a year."
Quistis smiled. Nineteen? She was beginning to like this boy, more than she realized. Maybe she could take him under her wing and teach him a few things. His mind seemed a little underdeveloped, like he was a boy caught in a young man's body, but maybe he just acted this way because he was shy. But what if he liked her, too?
Quistis looked down at her watch. It was a few minutes until midnight. She looked back up to the boy. "What's your name?"
He looked up, smiling shyly again. Quistis loved is shy smile. It reminded her of Squall's smile, when he actually did smile. "Raiun," he said.
"Well," she started, "everyone is asleep, and most likely, the Headmaster is, too, so why don't you return tomorrow, and I can help you out?"
"Can't I go to the Headmaster tomorrow?"
"You could, but I'm planning on becoming Headmaster soon," she partly lied.
He nodded. "Well, in that case, maybe I will meet with you tomorrow. May I ask what your name is?"
Quistis was playing with a strand of short, curly hair. Her hair had been cut a few months ago, and now she had short, curly golden locks of hair. Everyone said she looked better in her short hair than she did when her hair was long. "Quistis Trepe," she said.
He smiled. "Well, Instructor Trepe--"
"Call me Quistis."
"--Quistis--I guess I'll see you tomorrow."
He turned from her, and walked quickly down the hallway, glancing back at her a few times, and smiling. When he descended to the first floor by elevator, and well out of sight, Quistis sighed happily. Surely, she couldn't be falling for a student? Well, it could be possible. She used to have a crush on Squall before Rinoa came along, and besides, this boy was her age, and wanting to become an instructor, but what if she were to become the Headmaster?
She felt dizzy from all the confusing questions rattling in her mind, but returned to her paperwork, and checked the last few papers that she was assigned to check. She stood from her desk, and walked into the back room, the room beyond the Teacher's Lounge: her own room. She lied on her bed, and remembered Raiun's sweet, shy smile, and smiled herself as she quickly drifted into sleep.
(I must thank Yuff16 for this. This was partially her idea, because she suggested another person for Quistis. Thanks Yuffie '.'! And if you didn't know, "Raiun" is pronounced the same way as "Ryan")
The New Student
Quistis was in the Teacher's Lounge, sorting through some paperwork. She kept fingering the lump in her pocket, where Rinoa's note had been. Speaking of Rinoa, she hadn't heard from her all day. She figured she had run off with Selphie, and maybe Zell. As long as they were off having fun, and Rinoa had her mind off of Squall, and was enjoying herself, she didn't care what they did, as long as they weren't causing mischief.
It was getting late. Everyone was probably returning to their dorm rooms by now. Down the hall, Quistis listened as she heard the elevator ascend to the second floor. She paid no attention to it, and continued with her paperwork. However, she started getting suspicious when the footsteps kept leading up and down the halls. Was someone lost?
She walked out into the hallway, bumping into the stranger. She looked up to him. She gasped at first, at how much this boy resembled Squall. He was near Squall's height, and had the same dark, large eyes as Squall had, but his hair was a lighter shade of brown, and his eyes were a deep, dark green, not brown. He was dressed in casual clothes, not in the Garden's uniforms.
A new student? She wondered. He seemed shy like Squall, too. He rubbed the back of his head, and smiled shyly.
"Sorry to bump into you, ma'am. I was looking for the Headmaster."
She raised her eyebrows. "Why do you need to see him this late?"
He lowered his head, feeling a bit ashamed for walking in so late. "I transferred here from Trabia, and I know that the school year is almost over. My parents moved into the town of Balamb, cause my dad is looking for a job there, so I have to finish my school year here, but some kids at Trabia said I was actually old enough to become an instructor."
Quistis was curious. "How old are you?"
He shuffled his foot along the ground, not staring up at her. "Nineteen. I was held back a year."
Quistis smiled. Nineteen? She was beginning to like this boy, more than she realized. Maybe she could take him under her wing and teach him a few things. His mind seemed a little underdeveloped, like he was a boy caught in a young man's body, but maybe he just acted this way because he was shy. But what if he liked her, too?
Quistis looked down at her watch. It was a few minutes until midnight. She looked back up to the boy. "What's your name?"
He looked up, smiling shyly again. Quistis loved is shy smile. It reminded her of Squall's smile, when he actually did smile. "Raiun," he said.
"Well," she started, "everyone is asleep, and most likely, the Headmaster is, too, so why don't you return tomorrow, and I can help you out?"
"Can't I go to the Headmaster tomorrow?"
"You could, but I'm planning on becoming Headmaster soon," she partly lied.
He nodded. "Well, in that case, maybe I will meet with you tomorrow. May I ask what your name is?"
Quistis was playing with a strand of short, curly hair. Her hair had been cut a few months ago, and now she had short, curly golden locks of hair. Everyone said she looked better in her short hair than she did when her hair was long. "Quistis Trepe," she said.
He smiled. "Well, Instructor Trepe--"
"Call me Quistis."
"--Quistis--I guess I'll see you tomorrow."
He turned from her, and walked quickly down the hallway, glancing back at her a few times, and smiling. When he descended to the first floor by elevator, and well out of sight, Quistis sighed happily. Surely, she couldn't be falling for a student? Well, it could be possible. She used to have a crush on Squall before Rinoa came along, and besides, this boy was her age, and wanting to become an instructor, but what if she were to become the Headmaster?
She felt dizzy from all the confusing questions rattling in her mind, but returned to her paperwork, and checked the last few papers that she was assigned to check. She stood from her desk, and walked into the back room, the room beyond the Teacher's Lounge: her own room. She lied on her bed, and remembered Raiun's sweet, shy smile, and smiled herself as she quickly drifted into sleep.
(I must thank Yuff16 for this. This was partially her idea, because she suggested another person for Quistis. Thanks Yuffie '.'! And if you didn't know, "Raiun" is pronounced the same way as "Ryan")