Quistis sat rather awkwardly after replying to Seifer's last comment.
'Does he really mean that?' She looked down at the floor, which was
something that now seemed habit to her.
Seifer yawned, checking his watch, and looked down at her. "Well, uh...it's uh...gettin' kinda' late, so I guess I better uh...get goin'.
She looked back up at him. "Yeah..." She stretched. "I think I'll go ahead and get to bed."
He nodded and stood up, heading for the door. He reached for the handle, then turned back to her. "So uh...I'll see you in the morning?"
She smiled and nodded at him. "Yeah...in the morning."
He smiled back, and left, heading for his own dorm.
Quistis lied back on her bed and sighed. "What a night." She got up and went to the bathroom to brush her teeth and get changed. When she came back, she got into bed and fell asleep almost instantly, thinking back to tonight's earlier events.
Seifer arrived at his dorm, unlocked the door with his keycard and stepped inside. 'Hyne...since when do I get so nervous around women? You're losin' it, Almasy.' He shook his head as he removed his trench coat, threw it on the floor, and flopped straight onto his bed, falling into a deep sleep.
The next morning, Quistis opened her eyes and groaned. 'Ugh...I don't feel too well this morning.' She stood up and walked over to the window groggily. She peered through it only to see that it was just one of those rainy, depressing days. She stumbled into the bathroom for a shower, and emerged shortly after, dressed and ready for the day. Except of course, for the constant pain in her head and stomach.
She went to the mirror to put her hair up in it's usual style, but then stopped for a minute to look at her hair while it was laying against her shoulders. 'Hmm...maybe I should wear my hair down today...I don't even remember the last time I wore it down...'
After a few moments of hesitation, she decided that it might be a good change for once to leave her hair down. 'I wonder if Seifer will notice...' She mentally smacked herself. 'Ugh...this is seriously starting to freak me out. All of a sudden, everything I do, I wonder if Seifer will like it, or if Seifer will notice.' She sighed and walked to her door, exiting, and heading to the cafeteria for some breakfast.
When she arrived, she got her usual breakfast, and looked for a place to sit down. She noticed Squall and Rinoa sitting with Selphie and Irvine, but decided she'd sit by herself, and prayed that they wouldn't spot her and usher her over to their table.
She found a table in a secluded corner of the cafeteria. The seat she sat in allowed her a panoramic view of the cafeteria. Though, with her hair down, hopefully no one would notice it was her, and her friends wouldn't try to get her to sit with them.
Quistis started on her breakfast, and looked around the cafeteria. She'd never noticed it before, but there were absolutely tons of couples in Garden. Almost everywhere she looked, she saw couples sitting and giggling, feeding each other, messing with each other's hair, or something equally stupid.
She noticed out of the corner of her eye, three male students absolutely pining over her. She then realized that they were Trepies, who'd apparently noticed who she was, even with her hair down. She rolled her eyes and decided it best to keep her eyes on her breakfast, trying her hardest to ignore them.
A few moments later, she heard a clank as someone set their tray down in in front of her. She looked up to see none other than Seifer sitting down across from her. "Oh! Seifer, I didn't even see you come in!"
He gave her his trademark smirk. "Well, you seemed to be too distracted by your food. Tell me, is there something interesting going on with your cuisine?"
She smiled genuinely at him. "No. I was just trying to avoid the stares coming from the Trepies."
He looked behind him only to notice three guys totally giving him the death look. He gave them the finger and turned his attention back to Quistis. "Do they give you the creeps or what?"
She sighed. "More than you know."
"Ya' know...I could teach them a lesson...if you know what I mean."
She couldn't help but laugh. "No Seifer, I don't think that would be quite necessary."
He stared at her for a moment before he spoke. "You know, you look really pretty with your hair down like that."
Quistis watched as his face turned to a deep scarlet rather quickly. But, she too, couldn't help but blush. "Thank you, Seifer." She turned her face a bit to avert his gaze.
"W-well, I don't mean that you don't look pretty all the time, but I just mean it's...I dunno, it's different. It's nice." He smiled at her. And not a smirk either, a genuine smile.
She shifted her gaze back to him and smiled too.
They both finished their breakfasts in silence. Not quite an awkward silence, but a peaceful one.
When they'd both finished, Seifer looked at her. "So um...what are your plans for today?"
She shrugged. "I'm not really sure. I don't feel very well, so I might just go back to my dorm and take a nap. But afterwards, I'm not sure."
He looked at her thoughtfully. "Oh, I'm sorry you don't feel well. But uh...if you feel better later, maybe we could...I dunno...go into Balamb or something?"
She smirked at him. "Seifer Almasy, are you asking me out on a date?"
He blushed again, trying his best to play it off by being "smooth." He leaned back in his chair, and looked her over. "Well, that all depends on if you want it to be a date."
She smiled. "And if I do?"
"Then I'd be delighted."
Quistis shrugged. "Well, it's a date then."
He smiled. "It's a date." He sat upright in his chair again and looked at her. "So, I was thinking maybe...we could look around the shops for a while and then go to dinner, or something like that. That is, if you want to."
She twisted her hair a bit, nervously. "That sounds great!"
He grinned. "All right then. So...I'll come by your dorm around eight?"
She nodded. "Eight it is." She stood up and grabbed her tray. "I'm gonna head to my dorm to get some rest, so I'll see you then?"
He smiled up at her. "See you then."
She smiled and walked off, disposing of her trash on her way out. She then started on her way back to her dorm.
She walked by the library, then thought to herself. 'Hmm...maybe I should check out a book so I'll have something to do besides sleep.' She turned around and headed into the library, not surprised to see Zell standing at the checkout counter talking to Marie.
He apparently noticed her walk in, and waved enthusiastically at her. "Hiya Quisty!"
She smiled. "Hey Zell." She turned to his girlfriend. "Hey Marie."
Marie smiled. "Hey Quistis!" And turned her attention back to her favorite martial artist.
Quistis walked by them and started looking through the shelves for something that'd spark her interest.
She found a book called "The Mysteries of the Guardian Force." Taking a peek in it, she noticed it seemed like something she'd enjoy, and walked over to the counter.
She handed the book to Marie, who checked it out for her, and then waved bye to her and Zell as she made her way back to her dorm.
When she arrived, she slipped her keycard into the lock, and went inside. She then took off her boots to make herself comfortable, and sat up on her bed against the wall, in somewhat of a "reading position."
After about two hours of reading, the ex-instructor couldn't keep herself awake anymore, and lied down, placing her book on her nightstand, and drifted off to sleep, dreaming somewhat, about her "date" later that night.
[Author's Notes]: Hey guys! Sorry it took me FOREVER to add this chapter. I'll try not to take so long with the upcoming ones. Thanks SO much to those of you who've reviewed. It means a lot to me. So keep it up! ^_^
Seifer yawned, checking his watch, and looked down at her. "Well, uh...it's uh...gettin' kinda' late, so I guess I better uh...get goin'.
She looked back up at him. "Yeah..." She stretched. "I think I'll go ahead and get to bed."
He nodded and stood up, heading for the door. He reached for the handle, then turned back to her. "So uh...I'll see you in the morning?"
She smiled and nodded at him. "Yeah...in the morning."
He smiled back, and left, heading for his own dorm.
Quistis lied back on her bed and sighed. "What a night." She got up and went to the bathroom to brush her teeth and get changed. When she came back, she got into bed and fell asleep almost instantly, thinking back to tonight's earlier events.
Seifer arrived at his dorm, unlocked the door with his keycard and stepped inside. 'Hyne...since when do I get so nervous around women? You're losin' it, Almasy.' He shook his head as he removed his trench coat, threw it on the floor, and flopped straight onto his bed, falling into a deep sleep.
The next morning, Quistis opened her eyes and groaned. 'Ugh...I don't feel too well this morning.' She stood up and walked over to the window groggily. She peered through it only to see that it was just one of those rainy, depressing days. She stumbled into the bathroom for a shower, and emerged shortly after, dressed and ready for the day. Except of course, for the constant pain in her head and stomach.
She went to the mirror to put her hair up in it's usual style, but then stopped for a minute to look at her hair while it was laying against her shoulders. 'Hmm...maybe I should wear my hair down today...I don't even remember the last time I wore it down...'
After a few moments of hesitation, she decided that it might be a good change for once to leave her hair down. 'I wonder if Seifer will notice...' She mentally smacked herself. 'Ugh...this is seriously starting to freak me out. All of a sudden, everything I do, I wonder if Seifer will like it, or if Seifer will notice.' She sighed and walked to her door, exiting, and heading to the cafeteria for some breakfast.
When she arrived, she got her usual breakfast, and looked for a place to sit down. She noticed Squall and Rinoa sitting with Selphie and Irvine, but decided she'd sit by herself, and prayed that they wouldn't spot her and usher her over to their table.
She found a table in a secluded corner of the cafeteria. The seat she sat in allowed her a panoramic view of the cafeteria. Though, with her hair down, hopefully no one would notice it was her, and her friends wouldn't try to get her to sit with them.
Quistis started on her breakfast, and looked around the cafeteria. She'd never noticed it before, but there were absolutely tons of couples in Garden. Almost everywhere she looked, she saw couples sitting and giggling, feeding each other, messing with each other's hair, or something equally stupid.
She noticed out of the corner of her eye, three male students absolutely pining over her. She then realized that they were Trepies, who'd apparently noticed who she was, even with her hair down. She rolled her eyes and decided it best to keep her eyes on her breakfast, trying her hardest to ignore them.
A few moments later, she heard a clank as someone set their tray down in in front of her. She looked up to see none other than Seifer sitting down across from her. "Oh! Seifer, I didn't even see you come in!"
He gave her his trademark smirk. "Well, you seemed to be too distracted by your food. Tell me, is there something interesting going on with your cuisine?"
She smiled genuinely at him. "No. I was just trying to avoid the stares coming from the Trepies."
He looked behind him only to notice three guys totally giving him the death look. He gave them the finger and turned his attention back to Quistis. "Do they give you the creeps or what?"
She sighed. "More than you know."
"Ya' know...I could teach them a lesson...if you know what I mean."
She couldn't help but laugh. "No Seifer, I don't think that would be quite necessary."
He stared at her for a moment before he spoke. "You know, you look really pretty with your hair down like that."
Quistis watched as his face turned to a deep scarlet rather quickly. But, she too, couldn't help but blush. "Thank you, Seifer." She turned her face a bit to avert his gaze.
"W-well, I don't mean that you don't look pretty all the time, but I just mean it's...I dunno, it's different. It's nice." He smiled at her. And not a smirk either, a genuine smile.
She shifted her gaze back to him and smiled too.
They both finished their breakfasts in silence. Not quite an awkward silence, but a peaceful one.
When they'd both finished, Seifer looked at her. "So um...what are your plans for today?"
She shrugged. "I'm not really sure. I don't feel very well, so I might just go back to my dorm and take a nap. But afterwards, I'm not sure."
He looked at her thoughtfully. "Oh, I'm sorry you don't feel well. But uh...if you feel better later, maybe we could...I dunno...go into Balamb or something?"
She smirked at him. "Seifer Almasy, are you asking me out on a date?"
He blushed again, trying his best to play it off by being "smooth." He leaned back in his chair, and looked her over. "Well, that all depends on if you want it to be a date."
She smiled. "And if I do?"
"Then I'd be delighted."
Quistis shrugged. "Well, it's a date then."
He smiled. "It's a date." He sat upright in his chair again and looked at her. "So, I was thinking maybe...we could look around the shops for a while and then go to dinner, or something like that. That is, if you want to."
She twisted her hair a bit, nervously. "That sounds great!"
He grinned. "All right then. So...I'll come by your dorm around eight?"
She nodded. "Eight it is." She stood up and grabbed her tray. "I'm gonna head to my dorm to get some rest, so I'll see you then?"
He smiled up at her. "See you then."
She smiled and walked off, disposing of her trash on her way out. She then started on her way back to her dorm.
She walked by the library, then thought to herself. 'Hmm...maybe I should check out a book so I'll have something to do besides sleep.' She turned around and headed into the library, not surprised to see Zell standing at the checkout counter talking to Marie.
He apparently noticed her walk in, and waved enthusiastically at her. "Hiya Quisty!"
She smiled. "Hey Zell." She turned to his girlfriend. "Hey Marie."
Marie smiled. "Hey Quistis!" And turned her attention back to her favorite martial artist.
Quistis walked by them and started looking through the shelves for something that'd spark her interest.
She found a book called "The Mysteries of the Guardian Force." Taking a peek in it, she noticed it seemed like something she'd enjoy, and walked over to the counter.
She handed the book to Marie, who checked it out for her, and then waved bye to her and Zell as she made her way back to her dorm.
When she arrived, she slipped her keycard into the lock, and went inside. She then took off her boots to make herself comfortable, and sat up on her bed against the wall, in somewhat of a "reading position."
After about two hours of reading, the ex-instructor couldn't keep herself awake anymore, and lied down, placing her book on her nightstand, and drifted off to sleep, dreaming somewhat, about her "date" later that night.
[Author's Notes]: Hey guys! Sorry it took me FOREVER to add this chapter. I'll try not to take so long with the upcoming ones. Thanks SO much to those of you who've reviewed. It means a lot to me. So keep it up! ^_^