A/N: WOW! I updated! I'm happy! You may think that the story is becoming more complex…well…it's not complex at all! I'm just adding different genre bits, cause HEY! I said General, right? So why not add in a little humor? Action! Romance… and even a little horror… well… here's Chappie 14!!!

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Chapter 14

Wish Me Luck!

It was the night before the final field test. Seifer was in his room. There, he swiftly swung his gunblade back and forth several times when a sudden knock on his door made him stop to see who it was. He slowly opened the door and saw a fair young lady whom he never expected in this time of night. There stood Quistis Trepe; smiling sweetly on his doorstep.

"Quis, what brings you here?" he asked, a bit shocked by her sudden presence.

"I was on my way to my dorm, when I thought I'll drop by to see if you are well prepared for your big test tomorrow."

"Hmph…you know me, ready as always!" the Cadet replied in confidence.

"I'm glad to hear it. So, let's see if you really studied. What are the monsters that can be found at Long Horn Island?"

Seifer remained silent; his eyes wide open.

"You don't know? I thought you studied!" Quistis exclaimed in frustration.

"Well yeah, I practiced hard, but no one told me about academics!"

"Now what?" she said as her face stooped down in disappointment.

"Why didn't you inform me? If only I knew, I could've studied instead of messing around."

"I thought you knew. This isn't your first SeeD exam you know…" she explained.

"But Cid told us that we'll be getting a special exam this time…so…"

"So you thought that you won't be doing the written test!?" interrupted Quistis.

"…Yeah…"

Quistis remained deep in sorrow. A silent tear fell from her cheek. She quietly wept for Seifer not to see, but she failed to keep it down, soon after she was having a hard time taking in oxygen because of her whimpering. Seifer saw this and felt sad seeing his Instructor like that…Quistis crying, he never imagined that this day would come, Quistis would shed a tear for him. He slowly held her close in embrace to comfort her.

"Quis…I'm sorry. I'm sorry I failed your expectations…I'm sorry I failed you. But please, all I ask is forgiveness," he said as he wiped the tears off Quistis' cheeks.

"This is your last chance to become a SeeD, and you know that! Seifer, you can't just sit here doing nothing at a time like this! If you can't go through with this, there will be no next time…if you can never fulfill your first dream, you can never be complete, and you will regret this for the rest of your life. If you fail… it too will prove what I failure I am as an Instructor… your Instructor." she softly said in tears.

"Well…we still got all night…" Seifer replied in full meekness.

"What can we do? Just a few more hours until the SeeD exam."

"But if you're willing to teach, I'm willing to learn," he softly uttered.

"…You think there's a chance with that?" She turned to him in question as her face lightened up.

"If you think of it, a few hours will make a lot of difference."

With Seifer's encouragement and enthusiasm, a new light was found on Quistis' face. "Yes, as a matter of fact, you're right! Why am I wasting our time by weeping when we should be studying? Well, what are you waiting for!? Come on, this is a race against time!"

"Alright! But where do we start from here?"

"Follow me to my dorm, I've got books there that I'm sure we'll find useful."

And so they left for Quistis' dormitory where they could start studying. At first, she was disoriented by Seifer's stupidity, but it ended up as one of his practical jokes. She then realized how extraordinary Seifer's wisdom was. He simply admitted to her that it was not through books that he learned those things, but rather through his painful hardships and experiences from the past that this knowledge came to be.

It was already three in the morning; still they were up reviewing for the exam. Seifer should pass and they had to make sure that he would this time. The clock struck 3:30 A.M. Both were tired and drowsy. Quistis had to do something before they fall asleep, just a few hours more and the exam would begin, they still had several pages to review. So she got up and took a stretch, before Seifer noticed, she slapped him on his back and said, "Wow Seifer! I never knew that you have such great knowledge about almost everything!" Quistis complimented as she gave him a big wide-grin.

Seifer of course was perplexed by her sudden intrusion, but what could he do but play along. He was once informed that Quistis would suddenly change her behavior once she gets very sleepy. She would act like a drunk; it's what she would do to wake herself up.

"HA! And you're saying that to your problem student, but seriously still, nothing beats my Instructor!" he kidded beaming at her.

"Excuse me, but that's EX-problem student to you Seifer. Now, you're on of the most exceptional student in the Garden."

"Hehe…I'm glad to hear that from you…I'm happy that you think of me that way," he replied as his wicked beam turned into a charming smile that made Quistis blush.

"…If only I was aware of your knowledge, I could have never…overreacted."

"I'm sorry to have made you worry. It's just that…I never really expected you to be so concerned about me."

"Seifer, I care about you and you know that! For me, seeing you as SeeD is such a great feeling to know that I've done my part for you as your Instructor. It will make me happy to see you achieve a certain goal that you have been longing for."

Silence filled the air as all necessary words were spoken. Just then, Quistis thought of a crazy, yet exciting pastime.

"You really are something aren't you?" Seifer flattered Quistis.

"But of course, in fact, I'm something much MUCH MORE!" Quistis retorted as she arched her eyebrows seductively at Seifer.

"Oh really? Then prove it!" Seifer dared as he slightly laid back on her bed and mimicked her stare.

"Alright! Come here and let's do it now!" she exclaimed grabbing Seifer's palm in a strong-close grip.

"Huh! Heck why not!? But where to do it?"

"My room is a mess, why not on my bed then!"

"Sure, it's better and much more fun laying down."

"I think so too! The bed is big enough for the both of us."

"Uh-huh! COME HERE!"

Outside the small quarter, their voices could be heard. Thus, alarmed a wary SeeD that was—at the moment—passing by at the area for a midnight milkshake.

"So, you're ready to wrestle now huh?" the first voice said.

"You know me, ready as always!" exclaimed the second voice.

The SeeD gulped from the outside and took a step closer towards the room.

"Alright, now squeeze it!"

"Looks sweaty…"

"Just put pressure on it will you!? The air-condition is on anyway, we should be fine."

"I guess so, besides, I'm sure it won't take too long. Besides, what have I got to lose?"

"With me? We could end up doing it all night."

"All night..!?" The perverted SeeD reacted as he drooled all over his milkshake. Hell yeah, he could stand here all night as well.

"Whatever! Now stop bragging and start boosting!" continued the second voice.

"Fine! Urgh…ARGH!!!"

"Is that the best you can do? I'm not enjoying at all!"

"Not yet, but here comes the climax, so better get ready!!!"

"Ahhh! Argh! Uhh! Damn, you're better than I thought! But still not good enough!"

"Yeah! And you think you're so great cause you've done this several times already."

"YUP! Sure did, now, let's end this thing with a big BANG!"

"OWWW!!!"

The SeeD gulped. A freaky smile was growing on his face. This was getting interesting. Screw his milkshake! There was more entertainment going on inside the room. He pressed his ear on the door for a clearer listen.

"Told ya! You're still not good enough, for a starter that is."

"That's it? You wanna do it again? I'm still not through."

"Nah, you'll only end up in regret and pain."

"On well, so much for that. Who could've thought that you are so good at arm wrestling?"

"HUH!? ack ack…" The SeeD cadet almost swallowed his tongue. Arm wrestling? He wondered why on Earth he stood there in the first place. Only perverts would eavesdrop on events such as this. And that wasn't him. Besides, the "milkshake" was waiting for him. Unbeknownst to Seifer and Quistis' awareness, the SeeD silently pranced away like nothing happened.

"HAHAHA!! Ask Zell that! Good try though. Okay, break time's over, let's go back to studying, shall we?"

And so they did. It was already 4:00 A.M. everyone was humbly asleep on his or her comfy bed. Quistis was already dizzy. She kept dozing off every now and then.

"W-Wh-What is t-the price of yawn M-Me-Mega-Potion?"

"That's 7500 gil to you ma'am"

"R-right…you're r-really d-doing well…."

"Wh-What is yawn a yawn D-D-Duh-Darkkk…." she mumbled, as her heavy eyes finally pulled her to sleep.

"Huh? What? What was that? Quis? Quis?"

But his Instructor was already asleep. He smiled at her angelic face as she sweetly laid her head on his lap. He felt a little tingle in his heart as she beamed out a soft beam at him. He wished to stay there with her, but he knew it was still the wrong time for him to meddle with this affair. He had to study, for just three hours from now, his final test should begin.

He gently lifted her head and tucked her nicely on her pillow. Seifer then gathered all the books that were scattered around. Before he could leave, he came close to Quistis' ear and whispered, "Thanks…surely I will pass this time. I promise." he softly whispered as he lightly stroked Quistis' hair. It was smooth and fragrant, shiny as fine silk.

He then left for his dorm. When he arrived, he studied again for a short while. As he looked at his clock, it was 5:15 A.M. Time was running out, but as he flipped the book it was already the last page. He closed it and stood before his bed. There, he felt his whole body weaken. He closed his eyes and fell on his bed. It wasn't too long before he too went to dream land.

His clock struck 7:00 A.M. and started to make noises that awoke the tired Seifer. Knowing that this day was his big day, he quickly got up to prepare himself. He looked at the mirror. His eye-bugs were huge and he still felt tired. But he also felt great confidence stream through him. He fixed his coat and noticed something was missing, it was his lucky chain necklace that was lacking. He searched all over but time was of the essence. In the end he left without it.

Outside at the front gate awaited Irvine and Rinoa. They gallantly stood right beside Headmaster Cid Kremer and Nida who would assist them on their trip to Tear's Point.

"Whoa, Seifer, what happened? You got knocked off by a girl or something?" Irvine right away asked as Seifer approached them.

"No! Just lack of sleep…"

"Well I do hope that you're not lacking in energy, this is your last chance after all." Rinoa added as she went up aboard the Ragnarok.

Seifer was left below, he hoped to see his Instructor's face before his big test. He believed that it'd somehow motivate him to do his best.

"Seifer, we are all waiting for you, please come on up." ordered Cid

Just as Seifer was about to get up the ship, a familiar voice was heard. He turned back only to see Quistis running towards him.

"Quis! What are you doing here?" he asked her as a smile spread on his face

"You forgot this," she said as she tried catching her breath from running. She handed out the chain necklace that he was looking for.

"You came all the way here for this?" he meekly asked as he got the necklace from her hands and strapped it around his neck.

"Uhm…yeah, I just noticed that you never go anywhere without it." she implied smiling.

"Thanks! Wish me luck!" he said in full energy then went up to board the Ragnarok at last.

"Good luck!" she exclaimed back at him as the doors of the ship closed and they left off for their final trial.

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A/N: Just a short Chapter there. Expect better ones coming your way soon! Now don't forget to REVIEW!!!