Author's note: Wow, six reviews... Nice... :)

to Angel of pure darkness : I know, it seems that I can't keep 'em from fighting... They'll get intimate when they get the time, they just got some world-saving to do first :)

to Greyon Hell : see above :)

to Firefly-Dreams : Yes, I've infected another one! :D I keep saying Oh Hyne instead of Oh god all the time.

to shadow-seraph : I'm a bunny? Whoa... Thanks! :)

to Iskander : Heyya and glad you like the story!

to my dear Lizzie : How can you know that? You can't know that! I didn't know that! And I don't even wanna know what you wanted Shiva to do there... :P

Finally, some action starts to take place in this chap...

-Quistis's POV-

I've always thought of myself as a good Instructor, who cares about her students. It just gets a little complicated when you start caring for one of them in a special way... Gladly, I got over my feelings for the Ice Prince before he hurt me oh I'm sure that's what would've happened and I'm more than delirious of finding someone who truly feels like the right one for me.

And I'm happy he's finally with Seifer. They've always had some weird bond between them. For many years I perceived it as rivalry, but now that I know better...

"Hey honey," a warm voice greets me as I enter my dorm. "What's with the troubled face?" he asks and wraps his arms around me.

I kiss him and smile. "It's nothing. Just thinking 'bout my students."

Nida pulls a little back. "Not Leonhart again, is it?"

"Well him and someone else. I'm just interested to know the real deal between them."

"I think it's good if the Ice Prince has a girl. Does good for him."

"Yeah...." I sigh and press my head against his chest.

"So, how was your day?"

"I just found out that half the SeeDs of this year are my childhood friends."

He lets go of me to take a step back and look at me. "Oh my Hyne. Are you serious?"

I nodd.

"So ugh.. how come you only found this out now? Didn't you remember that?"

So I explain him the whole GF-mermory-thing.

He ends up shaking his head in disbelief. "Good thing I'm not a fighter, I've never junctioned a GF."

I nodd. "Yeah. Now the question is, should we keep using them. I mean.. they're a huge help, due to the magic they allow us to use, but... Is it worth it to lose your past in the process?"

"I wish I could tell you the answer to that, hun. But I'm merely techinician, I know nothing 'bout these things, magic, GFs and such."

"I know, and I wasn't really asking you anyways," I say and rub my temple. "We just gotta hope the scientists come up with something."

"How many GFs you got junctioned?"

"Two."

"Ohh.. that's pretty.. bad, considering your memory, right?"

I nodd. "Yeah, I think so. I'm just---"

A furious knock on the door interrupts me. Before Nida makes it to the door, it opens and Xu runs in.

"Quistis, big emergency here! Gather all SeeDs to the main hall immediately! Make sure they're ready for battle!"

As she's said this, she runs out again. Nida and I glance at each other.

"What's going on?" he asks.

"I have no idea, but we can worry 'bout that later," I say, grab my whip and run after Xu.

"Seifer!"

The tall man turns to me. "Hey Instructor, what's the rush?"

"No time for that now, mr Almasy! Bring all the SeeDs you can find into the main hall! That includes you too! And hurry!" I shout to him as I run past him.
"Squall!"

Moments later the door opens. "Instructor Trepe? Is something wrong?"

"Put on a shirt and get to the main hall immediately!"
"Selphie!"

"Hey Quistis, is there something going on downstairs? Everybody's just running around and---"

"Gather as many SeeDs as you can and tell them to be ready for battle! Meet me in the main hall!"

I reach the main hall, completely out of breath. I sit in front of the info sign while Xu and Instructor Acedes try to get some order into the increasing crowd of SeeDs.

Seifer arrives, followed by half a dozen young SeeD cadets. He walks straight up to Instructor Acedes.

"So what's the problem here in the first place?"

The Instructor looks at him a little confused. "Ugh, what?"

Seifer spreads his arms. "Everybody's running around in a hurry and yelling emergency, but what's the reason for it?"

"Yeah!" some SeeDs shout in unison.

"They tell us to come here, ready for battle, but battle against who?"

"Yeah!" shouts the bigger SeeD-choire again.

Seifer would make a great dictator, I guess. He's already won the votes of this audience.

Acedes looks around in the crowd, then turns to Xu. "You know, I have no idea," he says quietly to her.

Xu sighs and steps up. "Alright, listens up everybody! The reason for this mess is that Galbadia Garden is approaching us with the intention of war!"

Gasps and shrieks.

"Leonhart, Squall!"

An empty line forms into the crowd and Squall steps up to the Instructors.

"Almasy, Seifer!"

Seifer snorts and remains where he's been standing the whole time, by the info sign.

"Dincht, Zell!"

"Ohh yeahh!"

"Follow Instructor Trepe to the Command Bridge immediately!"