"Lying here with you I still can't believe its true; I never thought that I
would ever find a love that lasts forever" Celine Dion
I awoke the next morning lying in my beautiful lovers strong arms. He remained sleeping peacefully as I rose for the bed and pulled a dressing gown over my bare shoulders.
Overnight the garden had moved to the icy plains of the North and as I sat the window I could see horned mesmerizes running across the snow.
I didn't notice when Siefer awoke but I turned toward the bed when I felt his eyes upon me. He pulled himself up from the covers and walked over to me. The only thing cover his perfect body was a small pair of boxer shorts, thought I was not particularly surprised by his immodesty.
"Hey you", he said softly, leaning down to kiss my neck.
"Hey" I replied, kissing his lips.
His face broke into a grin as he picked me up and carried me back to the bed, where we repeated the exercises of last night with more energy and vigor but with just as much love and passion.
Afterwards we just lay together in silence trying to get our breath back.
"Well", he said seriously turning towards me. "What now?"
I knew exactly what he meant. Very few people would approve of Seifer and being together. Squall would be disgusted, Rinoa probably the same. Zell would just be shocked and Irvine was too upset too care.
"I think we should keep it too our selves for awhile" I said quietly to him. His relief showed all over his face.
Suddenly I was filled with energy and I couldn't help myself from jumping out of bed and into the shower.
"Where are you going?" Seifer shouted after me.
"Let's go to the training center" I shouted back from the shower. As much as I would have loved to spend the day in bed with him I was running desperately low on magic. I wanted to stock up from the new advanced monsters Squall had brought into the training center. I also knew that Seifer had no magic after being locked up for so long.
I felt there was a massively powerful danger at Garden and I wanted to fully prepare for when I met it. And I knew I eventually would. Suddenly the shower door opened and a naked Seifer walked in to join me under the water. When we emerged from the shower we quickly dried and dressed, I grabbed my whip and we headed out the door.
We walked along the corridor holding hands and giggling like the love struck teenagers were. I had never really let myself feel like that, like a teenager. I hadn't really had never really had a chance to be a child and being a SeeD at 15 forced me to grown up quickly. But now with Seifer by my side I felt I really could be young and carefree.
We reached the training center followed by silent stares from students and faculty and as we walked through the entrance I could hear the sounds of battles amongst training students. As we turned the corner I saw a brunette with her back to us easily tackling a T-rexaur. Then the figure turned around as we approached and the face that smiled at us was Rinoas.
"Come and join me" she shouted over to us. I couldn't believe it! Her magic and physical skills were amazing and her levels were incredibly high! She was having no problem at all dealing with this T-rexaur, so what made this T-rexaur so different to the one she was battling with Selphie when she was killed? And why had Rinoa been acting so strange since returned? Her old caring and lovely had completely vanished.
"Could Quistis Trepe please report to the office", Squalls voice crackled loudly over the intercom. I presumed he was summoning me to discuss the events of the past few days and I wanted to ask about my future, if I had any, at Garden. I hadn't realized how much I had missed it until this morning, once Selphies funeral was eventually over. I was praying with all my heart that he would not ask Seifer to leave as he said he would because I knew that if Seifer left I would go with him and follow him to the ends of the earth.
I glanced at Seifer meaning to ask if he was coming with me or staying in the training center. But Rinoa noticed my look.
"Don't worry about him Quistis" She said to me, still with a menacing smile on her lips.
"You can stay her with me, we can train" she said turning to Seifer. "And talk about old times" she said her voice turning stone cold.
I had no choice but to go. My worry was obviously showing on my face, confusion was all over Seifer. I turned my back on them and walked towards the door, before I went into the corridor, I turned at get one last look at them. Seifer was still standing unsure of what to do and Rinoa was looking down on the dead and fading T-rexaur on the floor. But I tore myself away, or I knew I never would.
The bright light of the corridor was a shock compared to the dimness of the training center and I just stood for a few seconds getting back my vision and orientation. I walked slowly to the lift. The hall was deadly quiet, the clicking of my shoes on the floor echoed around the empty halls. I felt as if was walking to my death or doom. The loud ping of the lift door opening snapped me from my morbid thoughts and back to the situation at hand, what if Seifer was told to leave?
I stepped out of the lift into the third floor corridor; it was just as empty as the deserted halls downstairs. Squall answered with a short "Enter", when I knocked on his door. I closed it behind me and sat opposite him before being asked. He had a face like thunder and his eyes were red and bloodshot. But he seemed enormously exhausted and it was looked like a real effort was needed for him to even lift his head. The stresses of running Garden almost by himself were obviously getting to him.
"Squall" I said, nodding my head in a simple greeting. He didn't return my greeting, instead got straight to the point.
"I think I know why you left" He said. "And I think it was my fault. That kiss shouldn't have happened, it was unfair to you, I'm sorry". I was speechless! An apology off the indifferent commander, it was the last thing I had been expecting.
"But I'm pleased your back" He continued, before I could think of any thing to say. Him quickly checked himself and changed back into his usual aloof self.
"I want you to stay here, you were an excellent teacher and we need you skills here, your also being offered the position of sub-commander, my second." I had no idea what to say, the shock were coming thick and fast! It was everything I had wanted, to be a sub-commander! This was wanted more than almost anything else in the world, I loved teaching and I knew that this would be a dream come true.
"But I have one condition" He said to me. I knew it was too perfect. "Seifer must leave. There's no way he can stay, too many people hate him, many want to see blood and I'm one of them" He finished.
I couldn't believe it; I thought he might have let Seifer stay. A
A million thoughts raced through my head each with an argument for staying or leaving with Seifer. Either way I knew I was going to have to give up one love for the other, I just didn't know which one yet. To stay at Garden and live the life I loved doing a wonderful job I loved, or stay with the man who I had fallen in love with in such a short amount of time.
Over the intercom on the desk can the voice of Doctor Kadowaki. "Commander I think you should come to the infirmary, there's been a bad accident involving Seifer and Rinoa" Squall leapt form behind the desk and rushed out to leave, but I couldn't move for fear and panic, Squall stared at me for an impatient second then graded me by the elbow and dragged me out of the room, tears already streaming down my face at the idea of anything having happened to Seifer.
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I awoke the next morning lying in my beautiful lovers strong arms. He remained sleeping peacefully as I rose for the bed and pulled a dressing gown over my bare shoulders.
Overnight the garden had moved to the icy plains of the North and as I sat the window I could see horned mesmerizes running across the snow.
I didn't notice when Siefer awoke but I turned toward the bed when I felt his eyes upon me. He pulled himself up from the covers and walked over to me. The only thing cover his perfect body was a small pair of boxer shorts, thought I was not particularly surprised by his immodesty.
"Hey you", he said softly, leaning down to kiss my neck.
"Hey" I replied, kissing his lips.
His face broke into a grin as he picked me up and carried me back to the bed, where we repeated the exercises of last night with more energy and vigor but with just as much love and passion.
Afterwards we just lay together in silence trying to get our breath back.
"Well", he said seriously turning towards me. "What now?"
I knew exactly what he meant. Very few people would approve of Seifer and being together. Squall would be disgusted, Rinoa probably the same. Zell would just be shocked and Irvine was too upset too care.
"I think we should keep it too our selves for awhile" I said quietly to him. His relief showed all over his face.
Suddenly I was filled with energy and I couldn't help myself from jumping out of bed and into the shower.
"Where are you going?" Seifer shouted after me.
"Let's go to the training center" I shouted back from the shower. As much as I would have loved to spend the day in bed with him I was running desperately low on magic. I wanted to stock up from the new advanced monsters Squall had brought into the training center. I also knew that Seifer had no magic after being locked up for so long.
I felt there was a massively powerful danger at Garden and I wanted to fully prepare for when I met it. And I knew I eventually would. Suddenly the shower door opened and a naked Seifer walked in to join me under the water. When we emerged from the shower we quickly dried and dressed, I grabbed my whip and we headed out the door.
We walked along the corridor holding hands and giggling like the love struck teenagers were. I had never really let myself feel like that, like a teenager. I hadn't really had never really had a chance to be a child and being a SeeD at 15 forced me to grown up quickly. But now with Seifer by my side I felt I really could be young and carefree.
We reached the training center followed by silent stares from students and faculty and as we walked through the entrance I could hear the sounds of battles amongst training students. As we turned the corner I saw a brunette with her back to us easily tackling a T-rexaur. Then the figure turned around as we approached and the face that smiled at us was Rinoas.
"Come and join me" she shouted over to us. I couldn't believe it! Her magic and physical skills were amazing and her levels were incredibly high! She was having no problem at all dealing with this T-rexaur, so what made this T-rexaur so different to the one she was battling with Selphie when she was killed? And why had Rinoa been acting so strange since returned? Her old caring and lovely had completely vanished.
"Could Quistis Trepe please report to the office", Squalls voice crackled loudly over the intercom. I presumed he was summoning me to discuss the events of the past few days and I wanted to ask about my future, if I had any, at Garden. I hadn't realized how much I had missed it until this morning, once Selphies funeral was eventually over. I was praying with all my heart that he would not ask Seifer to leave as he said he would because I knew that if Seifer left I would go with him and follow him to the ends of the earth.
I glanced at Seifer meaning to ask if he was coming with me or staying in the training center. But Rinoa noticed my look.
"Don't worry about him Quistis" She said to me, still with a menacing smile on her lips.
"You can stay her with me, we can train" she said turning to Seifer. "And talk about old times" she said her voice turning stone cold.
I had no choice but to go. My worry was obviously showing on my face, confusion was all over Seifer. I turned my back on them and walked towards the door, before I went into the corridor, I turned at get one last look at them. Seifer was still standing unsure of what to do and Rinoa was looking down on the dead and fading T-rexaur on the floor. But I tore myself away, or I knew I never would.
The bright light of the corridor was a shock compared to the dimness of the training center and I just stood for a few seconds getting back my vision and orientation. I walked slowly to the lift. The hall was deadly quiet, the clicking of my shoes on the floor echoed around the empty halls. I felt as if was walking to my death or doom. The loud ping of the lift door opening snapped me from my morbid thoughts and back to the situation at hand, what if Seifer was told to leave?
I stepped out of the lift into the third floor corridor; it was just as empty as the deserted halls downstairs. Squall answered with a short "Enter", when I knocked on his door. I closed it behind me and sat opposite him before being asked. He had a face like thunder and his eyes were red and bloodshot. But he seemed enormously exhausted and it was looked like a real effort was needed for him to even lift his head. The stresses of running Garden almost by himself were obviously getting to him.
"Squall" I said, nodding my head in a simple greeting. He didn't return my greeting, instead got straight to the point.
"I think I know why you left" He said. "And I think it was my fault. That kiss shouldn't have happened, it was unfair to you, I'm sorry". I was speechless! An apology off the indifferent commander, it was the last thing I had been expecting.
"But I'm pleased your back" He continued, before I could think of any thing to say. Him quickly checked himself and changed back into his usual aloof self.
"I want you to stay here, you were an excellent teacher and we need you skills here, your also being offered the position of sub-commander, my second." I had no idea what to say, the shock were coming thick and fast! It was everything I had wanted, to be a sub-commander! This was wanted more than almost anything else in the world, I loved teaching and I knew that this would be a dream come true.
"But I have one condition" He said to me. I knew it was too perfect. "Seifer must leave. There's no way he can stay, too many people hate him, many want to see blood and I'm one of them" He finished.
I couldn't believe it; I thought he might have let Seifer stay. A
A million thoughts raced through my head each with an argument for staying or leaving with Seifer. Either way I knew I was going to have to give up one love for the other, I just didn't know which one yet. To stay at Garden and live the life I loved doing a wonderful job I loved, or stay with the man who I had fallen in love with in such a short amount of time.
Over the intercom on the desk can the voice of Doctor Kadowaki. "Commander I think you should come to the infirmary, there's been a bad accident involving Seifer and Rinoa" Squall leapt form behind the desk and rushed out to leave, but I couldn't move for fear and panic, Squall stared at me for an impatient second then graded me by the elbow and dragged me out of the room, tears already streaming down my face at the idea of anything having happened to Seifer.
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