Chapter 20
Zell came around the corner and saw his friends waiting there already. He went over to Selphie and watched by her side. "You know Selphie, the whole Garden knows about last night." Zell said.
"I noticed, but it doesn't bother me any. Hey look there he is!" Selphie pointed out. They all glanced when Selphie pointed and Seifer stood leaning against the wall outside the door of her classroom. Everybody watched with interest, even Auron and Sephiroth showed up to watch. Just as Quistis ended her class, she walked out into the hallway, the spectators quickly hid behind the plants in the hallway. Seifer strolled over to Quistis keeping his cocky smile.
"Hey Instructor." Seifer gloated. She didn't even glance back.
"Hi Seifer..." She mumbled as she walked on. Seifer quickly walked out and stepped in front of her.
"Well, I was just wondering. How you're gunblade trainees doing this year?" Seifer questioned, trying to start a conversation. Squall grinned when he heard that question.
"I think he hooked her now." Squall whispered.
"Well Seifer, we do have one. He won't listen to a word I tell him though, none of the other students can beat him with a gunblade. I planned on asking Squall to show him how good he really is..."
"Oh come on, you know how busy Squall is. Besides Squall might kill him or something, but I will go easy on him." Seifer insisted.
"Well Seifer...I guess if you really want too. He's over there if you want to talk to him." Quistis retorted. Seifer glanced up and strolled over to the guy.
"Hey man, so you know how to use a gunblade?" Seifer asked politely. The kid turned around and looked at him.
"You got to be kidding, you're Squall? Anyways yeah I know how to use one, ain't nobody in this school can beat me. I'm too good to be wasting my time with an Instructor that I can beat with a blade." The kid snorted.
"So you beat Quistis with swords huh. Don't kid yourself, if she would have used her whip she would have won. Anyways I'm not the legendary Squall, but I am the one that trained with him, and I'm just as good as he is." Seifer snapped.
"The name's Rueben and I will accept your challenge after school tomorrow. After I beat you I want to show that Squall guy how good I am." Rueben then turned and left.
"I can't stand that kid, I think I'll kill him." Squall barked as he started to stand up.
"Wait wait, let Seifer finish, you can kill him later." Rinoa whispered. Seifer went back over to talk to Quistis some more.
"I see the kid is confident, so he really beat you?" Seifer asked.
"Yeah, he's just so strong and fast. I still think you should let Squall handle him." Quistis warned.
"Nonsense, I'm twice as good as that panzi. He spends so much time on Ps2 I bet he can't even swing his sword anymore." Seifer bragged. Squall's face turned red with anger.
"Dude, calm down. He is just trying to make himself look good with Quistis." Zell explained.
"If I get insulted one more time, I'm going to go out there and she will be giving him sympathy instead." Squall exclaimed.
"Well Quistis, I'm still interested in this young man's potential. Would you mind me accompanying you to lunch?" Seifer asked.
"Well...I guess so, I haven't got anything else planned." Quistis answered. She continued down through the elevator with Seifer, the others followed them to the Cafeteria.
Seifer sit down by Quistis on the far table, and Zell went to get hotdogs for himself and the others watching. "So Seifer, what have you been doing with yourself?" Quistis asked, as she took a drink of her soda.
"Oh nothing, Raijin is going out with Fujin. I don't really have nobody to hang out with no more." Seifer complained.
"You sound lonely, why don't you get another girlfriend?" Quistis questioned. ~Hmmm...Could she be catching on? No...I'm too unpredictable to worry about that. ~ Seifer contemplated.
"Uh nope." Seifer answered. Quistis glanced at her watch, and realized her next class was about to start.
"Seifer, nice talking with you. I got to go now. Don't hurt yourself when you are fighting Rueben." She said as she scurried off. Seifer glanced up and saw Zell's spiked hair from over the plant, he started walking toward them.
"Shit he saw us!" Squall complained. He stood up and kept a polite smile.
"Watching me wasn't you? I don't blame you, ya could learn a lot from me." Seifer explained.
"Well, I don't see you going out with her yet," Selphie gestured. Seifer made a face.
"Once I tame that student of hers for her, then that will be my chance." Seifer explained.
"First thing, you have to know how to train somebody not kill them. Second you don't even know how good he is, he might be able to annihilate you." Sephiroth consoled.
"Well, I'm going to go to the training facility and see how good he is. Squall if you'd like to come you can, maybe you will find that there are two gunbladesmen that are better than you." Seifer smirked.
"I'll go just to make sure you don't hurt yourself." Squall said as he followed.
"Well you too have fun, let us know when you get back with Quistis, Seifer." Rinoa retorted as she and then everybody else started going back to there own business. Seifer with Squall behind him entered the training facility, then there they saw it Rueben blindfolded himself and was fighting 3 T-rexes.
"Now this kid has some skill." Squall laughed. Seifer watched as the kid seemed to dodge all the dino attacks, even with his blindfold he delivered three fatal wounds right to their throats. Rueben turned around and tore off the thing over his eyes.
"So, you like that huh? Are you the legendary Squall?" Rueben asked. Squall stepped forward.
"I am." Squall nodded.
"Well what are you waiting for, let's fight." Rueben challenged.
"You are good, but you are no match for me. There are a lot stronger fiends than T-rexes out there." Squall noted. "Seifer I don't think you should fight him right now, I know yur good but maybe I should give you some training later." Squall whispered to Seifer.
"Tch, I don't plan on fighting him without Quistis watching, waste of time. But maybe I could show you how to fight before I take him." Seifer gloated.
"Hey we going to fight or what?" Rueben asked eager as ever. Squall and Seifer started walking off.
"We fight Saturday, that gives you two days to really train hard Rueben." Seifer said as they left. Squall and Seifer walked outside the garden to have there little showdown once more.
"Squall I know your better than me, it's just well, can you show me how to fight like you?" Seifer asked.
"Alright I guess I can give you free lessons. Show me what you got." Squall challenged as he drew his gunblade. Seifer waved his through the air and charged Squall as hard as he could, Squall jumped to the right and Seifer missed.
"Hold on, first lesson. Don't ever attack in rage, emotions will fuck up your fighting ability." Squall noted. Seifer contemplated for a while then went back to training. Squall and him guarded and attacked each other, Seifer would start getting good then Squall would humiliate him again...but the guy was too stubborn to quit.
"Squall, I can' believe I let you get this far ahead of me." Complained Seifer as he and Squall engaged once more.
"I'm done." Squall said as he put away his weapon.
"But you're not even fatigued yet." Seifer implied. Squall looked at his watch.
"Remember these lessons are free, and I do have other things to do." Squall said as he turned back to the garden entrance.
"Alright, one more warm up tomorrow then." Seifer yelled back.
"Fine!" Squall hollered as he ascended into the garden.
Meanwhile Auron was listening in on a few suspicious conversations at the tavern in Balamb. He sat at the table as to solders talked about there army's new weapons.
"Wedge how many times do I have to tell you! Those things will not remain under our control, it is not wise to use something that has a mind of its own." The one in red explained.
"Biggs we are no longer the world power, we have to do whatever it takes to get back up there. Even if those creatures get smart, we have an electrical force field cage for them. Nothing will happen." The blue one named Wedge replied. Auron contemplated to himself...~Could they be using fiends for military, surely a civilized army would never risk so much like that...~
"Well one more massacre like last time, and I'm through with this army. Over 200 soldiers died yesterday because one of the lizards decided it was hungry." Biggs exclaimed.
"Yeah yeah, but it wasn't one of us was it? I don't give a rat's ass about the other soldiers, they can die, and I just want to see that snobby Balamb Garden fall before my eyes." Wedge retorted.
~Hmmm...An army that does not look out for each other will never be a good army, I guess I should inform that Edea lady about the danger stirring...~ Auron walked out of the tavern headed for Edea's office.
Zell came around the corner and saw his friends waiting there already. He went over to Selphie and watched by her side. "You know Selphie, the whole Garden knows about last night." Zell said.
"I noticed, but it doesn't bother me any. Hey look there he is!" Selphie pointed out. They all glanced when Selphie pointed and Seifer stood leaning against the wall outside the door of her classroom. Everybody watched with interest, even Auron and Sephiroth showed up to watch. Just as Quistis ended her class, she walked out into the hallway, the spectators quickly hid behind the plants in the hallway. Seifer strolled over to Quistis keeping his cocky smile.
"Hey Instructor." Seifer gloated. She didn't even glance back.
"Hi Seifer..." She mumbled as she walked on. Seifer quickly walked out and stepped in front of her.
"Well, I was just wondering. How you're gunblade trainees doing this year?" Seifer questioned, trying to start a conversation. Squall grinned when he heard that question.
"I think he hooked her now." Squall whispered.
"Well Seifer, we do have one. He won't listen to a word I tell him though, none of the other students can beat him with a gunblade. I planned on asking Squall to show him how good he really is..."
"Oh come on, you know how busy Squall is. Besides Squall might kill him or something, but I will go easy on him." Seifer insisted.
"Well Seifer...I guess if you really want too. He's over there if you want to talk to him." Quistis retorted. Seifer glanced up and strolled over to the guy.
"Hey man, so you know how to use a gunblade?" Seifer asked politely. The kid turned around and looked at him.
"You got to be kidding, you're Squall? Anyways yeah I know how to use one, ain't nobody in this school can beat me. I'm too good to be wasting my time with an Instructor that I can beat with a blade." The kid snorted.
"So you beat Quistis with swords huh. Don't kid yourself, if she would have used her whip she would have won. Anyways I'm not the legendary Squall, but I am the one that trained with him, and I'm just as good as he is." Seifer snapped.
"The name's Rueben and I will accept your challenge after school tomorrow. After I beat you I want to show that Squall guy how good I am." Rueben then turned and left.
"I can't stand that kid, I think I'll kill him." Squall barked as he started to stand up.
"Wait wait, let Seifer finish, you can kill him later." Rinoa whispered. Seifer went back over to talk to Quistis some more.
"I see the kid is confident, so he really beat you?" Seifer asked.
"Yeah, he's just so strong and fast. I still think you should let Squall handle him." Quistis warned.
"Nonsense, I'm twice as good as that panzi. He spends so much time on Ps2 I bet he can't even swing his sword anymore." Seifer bragged. Squall's face turned red with anger.
"Dude, calm down. He is just trying to make himself look good with Quistis." Zell explained.
"If I get insulted one more time, I'm going to go out there and she will be giving him sympathy instead." Squall exclaimed.
"Well Quistis, I'm still interested in this young man's potential. Would you mind me accompanying you to lunch?" Seifer asked.
"Well...I guess so, I haven't got anything else planned." Quistis answered. She continued down through the elevator with Seifer, the others followed them to the Cafeteria.
Seifer sit down by Quistis on the far table, and Zell went to get hotdogs for himself and the others watching. "So Seifer, what have you been doing with yourself?" Quistis asked, as she took a drink of her soda.
"Oh nothing, Raijin is going out with Fujin. I don't really have nobody to hang out with no more." Seifer complained.
"You sound lonely, why don't you get another girlfriend?" Quistis questioned. ~Hmmm...Could she be catching on? No...I'm too unpredictable to worry about that. ~ Seifer contemplated.
"Uh nope." Seifer answered. Quistis glanced at her watch, and realized her next class was about to start.
"Seifer, nice talking with you. I got to go now. Don't hurt yourself when you are fighting Rueben." She said as she scurried off. Seifer glanced up and saw Zell's spiked hair from over the plant, he started walking toward them.
"Shit he saw us!" Squall complained. He stood up and kept a polite smile.
"Watching me wasn't you? I don't blame you, ya could learn a lot from me." Seifer explained.
"Well, I don't see you going out with her yet," Selphie gestured. Seifer made a face.
"Once I tame that student of hers for her, then that will be my chance." Seifer explained.
"First thing, you have to know how to train somebody not kill them. Second you don't even know how good he is, he might be able to annihilate you." Sephiroth consoled.
"Well, I'm going to go to the training facility and see how good he is. Squall if you'd like to come you can, maybe you will find that there are two gunbladesmen that are better than you." Seifer smirked.
"I'll go just to make sure you don't hurt yourself." Squall said as he followed.
"Well you too have fun, let us know when you get back with Quistis, Seifer." Rinoa retorted as she and then everybody else started going back to there own business. Seifer with Squall behind him entered the training facility, then there they saw it Rueben blindfolded himself and was fighting 3 T-rexes.
"Now this kid has some skill." Squall laughed. Seifer watched as the kid seemed to dodge all the dino attacks, even with his blindfold he delivered three fatal wounds right to their throats. Rueben turned around and tore off the thing over his eyes.
"So, you like that huh? Are you the legendary Squall?" Rueben asked. Squall stepped forward.
"I am." Squall nodded.
"Well what are you waiting for, let's fight." Rueben challenged.
"You are good, but you are no match for me. There are a lot stronger fiends than T-rexes out there." Squall noted. "Seifer I don't think you should fight him right now, I know yur good but maybe I should give you some training later." Squall whispered to Seifer.
"Tch, I don't plan on fighting him without Quistis watching, waste of time. But maybe I could show you how to fight before I take him." Seifer gloated.
"Hey we going to fight or what?" Rueben asked eager as ever. Squall and Seifer started walking off.
"We fight Saturday, that gives you two days to really train hard Rueben." Seifer said as they left. Squall and Seifer walked outside the garden to have there little showdown once more.
"Squall I know your better than me, it's just well, can you show me how to fight like you?" Seifer asked.
"Alright I guess I can give you free lessons. Show me what you got." Squall challenged as he drew his gunblade. Seifer waved his through the air and charged Squall as hard as he could, Squall jumped to the right and Seifer missed.
"Hold on, first lesson. Don't ever attack in rage, emotions will fuck up your fighting ability." Squall noted. Seifer contemplated for a while then went back to training. Squall and him guarded and attacked each other, Seifer would start getting good then Squall would humiliate him again...but the guy was too stubborn to quit.
"Squall, I can' believe I let you get this far ahead of me." Complained Seifer as he and Squall engaged once more.
"I'm done." Squall said as he put away his weapon.
"But you're not even fatigued yet." Seifer implied. Squall looked at his watch.
"Remember these lessons are free, and I do have other things to do." Squall said as he turned back to the garden entrance.
"Alright, one more warm up tomorrow then." Seifer yelled back.
"Fine!" Squall hollered as he ascended into the garden.
Meanwhile Auron was listening in on a few suspicious conversations at the tavern in Balamb. He sat at the table as to solders talked about there army's new weapons.
"Wedge how many times do I have to tell you! Those things will not remain under our control, it is not wise to use something that has a mind of its own." The one in red explained.
"Biggs we are no longer the world power, we have to do whatever it takes to get back up there. Even if those creatures get smart, we have an electrical force field cage for them. Nothing will happen." The blue one named Wedge replied. Auron contemplated to himself...~Could they be using fiends for military, surely a civilized army would never risk so much like that...~
"Well one more massacre like last time, and I'm through with this army. Over 200 soldiers died yesterday because one of the lizards decided it was hungry." Biggs exclaimed.
"Yeah yeah, but it wasn't one of us was it? I don't give a rat's ass about the other soldiers, they can die, and I just want to see that snobby Balamb Garden fall before my eyes." Wedge retorted.
~Hmmm...An army that does not look out for each other will never be a good army, I guess I should inform that Edea lady about the danger stirring...~ Auron walked out of the tavern headed for Edea's office.