Quistis awoke to a loud, rather obnoxious beeping in her ear. She slowly
opened her eyes and looked around groggily, taking in her surroundings. She
was in her dorm...in Balamb Garden...after having one of the best nights of
her life. She couldn't help as a weary grin spread over her face. 'Ya
know...' she thought, 'He may never show it to anyone...but Seifer really
does have a romantic side.' She wallowed in her recollections of the
previous night.
She grinned again, then grimaced as she snapped back to reality, only to hear the incessant beeping of her alarm clock once again. She irritably threw the clock onto the floor, but...not quite hard enough to break it. Or even stop it from beeping, for that matter.
She groaned and rolled out of bed, picking up her clock, and turning off the alarm. She set it neatly back on her bedside table, deciding it would be in her best interest to not have to go into Balamb today for a new alarm clock.
The ex-instructor got her morning routine done with within the time-span of forty-five minutes. She stood in front of her bathroom mirror before heading out the door, clipping up her hair. She almost wore it down again, seeing as how Seifer liked it so much, but decided people might start to think something was suspicious if she wore it down yet again.
She headed to the cafeteria, clad in her regular battle outfit, glasses atop her head. When she made it to her destination, she instinctly looked around for that cocky, blonde-headed object of her affection. Not spotting him anywhere, she proceeded to the line and got her normal breakfast.
Looking around, Quistis spotted Zell, Marie, Squall, Rinoa, Selphie, and Irvine all sitting together at a table towards the center of the cafeteria. Actually...it was hard not to notice them, seeing as how Selphie was frantically flailing her arms to signal her to join them.
Smiling, she walked over and pulled up a chair beside Irvine. Her friends all greeted her warmly, and she gave them all a cordial hello.
She dug into her breakfast, vaguely listening to Rinoa's intimate break- down of the fascist policies and views of Galbadia's government. She couldn't help but think about last night. It wasn't like much had happened. It just meant a lot to her. 'I wonder what they'd all think...if they knew.'
She sat in her reverie for a good twenty minutes before she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around in her chair and looked up, only to see the very man whom she'd been daydreaming about. He grinned down at her. "Hey." he said in his husky voice. She felt her insides melt at the very gruffness of his voice.
She smiled up at him. "Hey Seifer."
"Sleep well?" he inquired.
"Just fine, thanks. And you?"
He smirked. "Great."
Meanwhile...the other members of the table sat and watched the spectacle with pure confusion written all over their faces. Irvine glanced to Selphie, who held a wicked grin on her face. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
Irvine's face turned from one of confusion to that of pure excitement. "YES! Finally! My room or yours?" He was already standing, and ready to go.
Selphie fumed and gave the cowboy a good back-hand to the cheek. "IRVY! Apparently you WEREN'T thinking what I was thinking! Hyne, you're such a perv!"
He cradled his cheek in his hand. "Hey...I was just tellin' ya' what I was thinkin'."
Squall, on the other hand, was not quite so giddy about the situation. As everyone knew, he and Seifer had never exactly been the best of friends. Quite the opposite, really. The very thought of Seifer Almasy having a relationship with someone whom he considered a very close friend, sickened him.
The Knight stood up and glared at his life-long enemy. He was never one to be able to control his temper when he was angry. Especially when it came to his friends.
"Seifer, what the hell do you want?"
The tall blonde looked up from his engaging conversation with Quistis to lock gazes with his arch-rival. "What's it to you, Puberty Boy?"
Squall slowly moved closer to his target. "Why don't you do us all a favor and just get the hell out of here?"
Rinoa stood up and grabbed Squall's arm, beckoning him to sit back down. "Squall, please. Not now."
His eyes never wavered from Seifer's. "Oh no, Rinoa. I do believe this is the perfect time."
Seifer threw Squall a dirty look and looked back down to Quistis. Her eyes startled him. He could read them so easily. They were begging him to not fight with Squall. And as much as he'd love to knock his pretty-boy teeth right out of his head, he knew Quistis would be upset with him if he did.
So for once, Seifer decided to be the bigger man. He looked back up to Squall. "Well...as much as I'd love to stay and play, Puberty Boy, I have better things to attend to."
And with that, Seifer turned around and headed for the cafeteria doors.
Rather unexpectedly, Quistis jumped up and walked with him.
"Quistis, what the hell are you doing?!" She could hear Squall's rants until she got to the door.
Seifer was quite pleased that Quistis had stood up for him and come with him. 'Tch...that'll show him.' But then...he got a better idea. Purely for spite, (and because, of course, he just wanted to) he grabbed Quistis by the waist and pulled her close to give her a passionate kiss right in front of the doors, seeing as how they were still in Squall's view.
As expected, Squall stopped yelling across the cafeteria.
When Seifer reluctantly pulled away, Quistis just stared at him. She really hadn't expected that. Especially now. Especially here. Though she definitely didn't mind it.
Realizing that her and Seifer had just shared a passionate kiss...in front of Squall...and anyone else that was watching...Quistis burst into a fit of giggles. Seifer couldn't help but laugh too.
And together, they strode out of the cafeteria, snickering the whole way about the dumbfounded look on the Commander's face.
[Author's Notes]: Oh my gosh, I know it's been FOREVER! If I were you, I'd hate me. I just couldn't think of anything to write for this chapter! Thanks to those of you faithful reviewers. You guys rock. Well...you know the routine! Read and review!
She grinned again, then grimaced as she snapped back to reality, only to hear the incessant beeping of her alarm clock once again. She irritably threw the clock onto the floor, but...not quite hard enough to break it. Or even stop it from beeping, for that matter.
She groaned and rolled out of bed, picking up her clock, and turning off the alarm. She set it neatly back on her bedside table, deciding it would be in her best interest to not have to go into Balamb today for a new alarm clock.
The ex-instructor got her morning routine done with within the time-span of forty-five minutes. She stood in front of her bathroom mirror before heading out the door, clipping up her hair. She almost wore it down again, seeing as how Seifer liked it so much, but decided people might start to think something was suspicious if she wore it down yet again.
She headed to the cafeteria, clad in her regular battle outfit, glasses atop her head. When she made it to her destination, she instinctly looked around for that cocky, blonde-headed object of her affection. Not spotting him anywhere, she proceeded to the line and got her normal breakfast.
Looking around, Quistis spotted Zell, Marie, Squall, Rinoa, Selphie, and Irvine all sitting together at a table towards the center of the cafeteria. Actually...it was hard not to notice them, seeing as how Selphie was frantically flailing her arms to signal her to join them.
Smiling, she walked over and pulled up a chair beside Irvine. Her friends all greeted her warmly, and she gave them all a cordial hello.
She dug into her breakfast, vaguely listening to Rinoa's intimate break- down of the fascist policies and views of Galbadia's government. She couldn't help but think about last night. It wasn't like much had happened. It just meant a lot to her. 'I wonder what they'd all think...if they knew.'
She sat in her reverie for a good twenty minutes before she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around in her chair and looked up, only to see the very man whom she'd been daydreaming about. He grinned down at her. "Hey." he said in his husky voice. She felt her insides melt at the very gruffness of his voice.
She smiled up at him. "Hey Seifer."
"Sleep well?" he inquired.
"Just fine, thanks. And you?"
He smirked. "Great."
Meanwhile...the other members of the table sat and watched the spectacle with pure confusion written all over their faces. Irvine glanced to Selphie, who held a wicked grin on her face. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
Irvine's face turned from one of confusion to that of pure excitement. "YES! Finally! My room or yours?" He was already standing, and ready to go.
Selphie fumed and gave the cowboy a good back-hand to the cheek. "IRVY! Apparently you WEREN'T thinking what I was thinking! Hyne, you're such a perv!"
He cradled his cheek in his hand. "Hey...I was just tellin' ya' what I was thinkin'."
Squall, on the other hand, was not quite so giddy about the situation. As everyone knew, he and Seifer had never exactly been the best of friends. Quite the opposite, really. The very thought of Seifer Almasy having a relationship with someone whom he considered a very close friend, sickened him.
The Knight stood up and glared at his life-long enemy. He was never one to be able to control his temper when he was angry. Especially when it came to his friends.
"Seifer, what the hell do you want?"
The tall blonde looked up from his engaging conversation with Quistis to lock gazes with his arch-rival. "What's it to you, Puberty Boy?"
Squall slowly moved closer to his target. "Why don't you do us all a favor and just get the hell out of here?"
Rinoa stood up and grabbed Squall's arm, beckoning him to sit back down. "Squall, please. Not now."
His eyes never wavered from Seifer's. "Oh no, Rinoa. I do believe this is the perfect time."
Seifer threw Squall a dirty look and looked back down to Quistis. Her eyes startled him. He could read them so easily. They were begging him to not fight with Squall. And as much as he'd love to knock his pretty-boy teeth right out of his head, he knew Quistis would be upset with him if he did.
So for once, Seifer decided to be the bigger man. He looked back up to Squall. "Well...as much as I'd love to stay and play, Puberty Boy, I have better things to attend to."
And with that, Seifer turned around and headed for the cafeteria doors.
Rather unexpectedly, Quistis jumped up and walked with him.
"Quistis, what the hell are you doing?!" She could hear Squall's rants until she got to the door.
Seifer was quite pleased that Quistis had stood up for him and come with him. 'Tch...that'll show him.' But then...he got a better idea. Purely for spite, (and because, of course, he just wanted to) he grabbed Quistis by the waist and pulled her close to give her a passionate kiss right in front of the doors, seeing as how they were still in Squall's view.
As expected, Squall stopped yelling across the cafeteria.
When Seifer reluctantly pulled away, Quistis just stared at him. She really hadn't expected that. Especially now. Especially here. Though she definitely didn't mind it.
Realizing that her and Seifer had just shared a passionate kiss...in front of Squall...and anyone else that was watching...Quistis burst into a fit of giggles. Seifer couldn't help but laugh too.
And together, they strode out of the cafeteria, snickering the whole way about the dumbfounded look on the Commander's face.
[Author's Notes]: Oh my gosh, I know it's been FOREVER! If I were you, I'd hate me. I just couldn't think of anything to write for this chapter! Thanks to those of you faithful reviewers. You guys rock. Well...you know the routine! Read and review!