Wolf: I'm back! Sorry for the wait but my idiotic older sister wouldn't let me on. I don't own the SeeD or the teachers. Also, I'm now writing Fenerir and Alloran's mind talks differently. Fenerir's talk is like this. ~ sample~ and Alloran's like this ( sample) Now that that's done with let's move on.

Chapter 5 : December 28th to June 1st

Part 1: Birthdays.

Alloran stared at the book in disbelief. Had this really belong to her father? The pages held over twenty GFs, this had to be more than Gardens records held. ( Fenerir, did you know my father?) Alloran had always wanted to know about her parents. Miss. Fallow never told her anything except that they abandoned her. Alloran had always wanted to know why, even if it was for the wrong reasons, even if it hurt.

When she was younger she'd ask Miss. Fallow to no avail. Everyday she used to pray to Hyne her parents would one day come and take her away from that place, they never came. No adults coming to adopt a child would even look at her. That's when she became aware of the being in her mind.

After two years of praying Alloran gave up. She was five and it was clear no one wanted her. She did everything Miss. Fallow told her to do without complaint like a good dog till she kept hearing a voice in her head. The voice talked to her and told her stories. It took one week before Alloran started talking to the voice. Strangely that's when Alloran started to stick up for herself. Alloran stopped after awhile to stay safe but it was comforting knowing she had someone to talk to.

Fenerir was silent. Alloran sometimes wished she knew what Fenerir was thinking like Fenerir knew her thoughts. ~ Alloran, I didn't know your father.~ ( Then how come his book would have you in it!) ~ Alloran, your thinking ahead of yourself. Even if it was your father's how do we know he didn't get it from somewhere else?~ Alloran stopped thinking. Fenerir was right as usual. How would they know? ( Why do you always have to be so right?) ~ Maybe because I'm a thousand years older than you.~ Alloran could tell Fenerir was back to making fun of her. A good sign of Fenerir acting normal.

Alloran read a few pages of her book fascinated by its facts. It had to be better than Garden could tell her. After sometime she glanced at the clock, 10:00. Jeez it's been two hours already? Alloran thought to herself. She sighed closing up the old book. ~ Leaving?~ ( I want to find Tal.) Alloran slid the book under her bed. ( She's probably still mad at me for not telling her about my birthday.) Alloran grabbed her key card and walked down the empty hallways. Tal would probably be with Casseil in his dorm. She hoped Casseil wouldn't be mad at her too. A familiar kid with spiky blond hair ran past her.

" Stop right there Flare Dincht!" Alloran spun around and growled at the other cadet.

" But I have to get some hotdogs before the cafeteria runs out again!" Flare kept jogging on the spot. Alloran greeted him with a detention slip before turning away. " Tattle tail!" Alloran stopped.

" You think I'm a tattle tail huh?" Alloran and Flare were glaring daggers at eachother. " I'm only enforcing the rules."

" Yeah right!" Flare looked on the verge of blowing his top.

" If I'm a tattle tail then you're a," Alloran started. ~ Chicken boy?~

" Chicken boy!"

" WHAT!?" Flare was turning a magenta color. " CARE TO SAY THAT IN MY FACE!

" There's a problem, I already said it in your face." Flare leapt at her. Alloran stepped inward to the side and turned letting Flare sail by into the wall face first.

~*~

When Flare came to there was a note and another pink slip near his face.

To Flare, Chicken boy, this second detention is for assulting another cadet. Have a good detention.

" ARGHHHHH!" Flare yelled.

~*~

Alloran smirked as she left Flare. Well he did attack her it was her duty to give him detention. After two dead ends, retracing her steps twelve times, and knocking on the wrong door she finally found Casseil's dorm. She knocked once, nothing. She knocked twice, nothing. She knocked three times, bingo.

" Tal, I thought I told you to-" Casseil started till he saw Alloran. " Oh, he, he, sorry Alloran. Care to come in? Bruno isn't here." Alloran nodded and entered. The dorm was slightly smaller than Alloran and Tal's dorm. Also in the sink was a bunch of filthy plates.

" Bruno's a regular slob," Casseil said in disgust picking up a plate. " He expects me to clean up his junk." Casseil turned to Alloran. " Let me guess, Tal." Alloran sadly nodded and explained things except for the book.

" And basically that's it," Alloran told Casseil. ~ Except for the book. ~ (Can you please stay out of this!? ) ~ Grumpy. ~

" Tal came here ten minutes before you were here. She was practically blowing fire! And when I reminded her we never told each other our birthdays and she went ballistic." Casseil gulped and imitated an angry Tal. " ' So you think I'm not being fair!? You think I have no right to be angry!?' She started to break things till I told her to leave. Then she threw a book at me and slammed the door shut. So why didn't you tell us when we were in Balamb?" Alloran sighed and shook her head.

" I've never really celebrated. Afterall, I grew up at the orphanage. I could be turning one hundred and it wouldn't matter." Casseil just nodded.

"I guess I should have told you and Tal my birthday, I stopped celebrating it when my parents died," Casseil said softly not even able to look Alloran in the eye. " Its tomorrow. My, my parents died that day. Right on my birthday."

" Looks like our b-days are pretty close," Alloran replied. The two were quiet not knowing what to say to each other.

" Even the same age," Casseil was blushing now. " That means a girl a head shorter than me is older by one day. One day for crying out loud!" That got Alloran to laugh. It felt good, it felt like the days problems never happened.

" Thanks Casseil."

" What for?"

" For making me feel better," Alloran started to head to the door. " I'm going to find Tal. I'm sure she's calmed down by now."

" I'll send flowers," Casseil joked as Alloran left. That is I can find my way out of the dormitories, Alloran thought to herself.

~*~

She's not on the first floor, Alloran thought exasperated. After looking the floor over a few times. ~ Well, you wasted one hour finding your way out of the dormitories, eighteen minutes giving detentions, and two hours looking the floor over. ~ ( Did I mention your so encouraging.?) ~ I thought it was my job to make jokes. ~ Alloran went up the elevator and checked some classrooms only to find some Trepies. ( A/N Remember Quistis's fan group.)

" If you're looking for instructor Trepe she's not here!" The lead girl snapped at Alloran.

" I didn't even ask about Quistis, I'm looking for Tal." Alloran was gritting her teeth to keep from attacking them. They always acted like she had taken their place as Quistis's favorite.

" She's not here either so leave!" Squeaked the smallest who was five inches shorter than Alloran.

" Such big words for a pipsqueak," Alloran watched humorously as the shorty fumed. " Since you aren't whom I'm looking for I'll leave."

" Good," snorted the lead girl. " Remember, we're Quistis's favorites got it?!"

" Whatever," Alloran muttered as she left them. She wanted to find Tal not fight with an angry mob of Trepies. After checking a few classrooms Alloran gave up. Garden was way to big to check completely. That was till Alloran heard faint music from the balcony.

Alloran opened the door to the balcony. It was cold! ~ Well it is December. ~ (Oh be quiet. ) She didn't see any one out there even though she could still hear music.

" What are you doing here!?" Growled a familiar voice. On the roof above the door was Tal with a flute in hand.

" I came looking for you."

" Why! You never told me about your birthday! And Casseil didn't either!" Tal tried to hide it but Alloran could see she had been crying. Alloran glanced at the side to see a vine. So that's how she got up there. Alloran gripped onto the vine and prayed Tal wouldn't cut the vine. When she was up there they started talking again.

" Tal," Alloran could see rage in Tal's blue eyes. " Me and Casseil didn't mention our birthdays for a reason. Did Casseil tell you when his was?"

" Yes," Tal hissed. " Why the Hell wouldn't you tell me!?" Alloran tried to calmly explain to Tal without getting her head bitten off. After a while Tal seemed to lose rage. " So, that's the story... I'm sorry, I forgot you and Casseil weren't as lucky as me growing up."

" Apology accepted," Alloran said giving Tal a pat on the back. " So where'd you learn to play the flute?" Tal smiled.

" My great grandfather taught me just before I left for Garden. He said to it's to calm the mind and relax the body." Tal looked fondly at the wooden flute. " This was his, and his grandfathers before he gave it to me." With the friendship restored the rest of the holiday was a bliss and it seemed time flew quickly as classes would be starting in a few more days.

~*~

Part 2: New lessons.

January 2nd

" Alloran! Heads up!" Alloran felt a package hit her back. Tal had a package just like it full of papers. Most were instructions for new classes and a new schedule.

" Great, just when I get used to my old classes new ones are sent," Alloran said dryly grabbing her schedule. The roommates went down to the cafeteria to meet up with Casseil.

" WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOUR OUT AGAIN!?" Flare moaned smacking his head.

" Sorry Flare, try your luck at lunch," The cafeteria ladies said dully. Flare shook his fist at Alloran and mouthed tattle tail. Alloran waved her detention slips and mouthed chicken boy, which made Flare want to blow.

" Hi guys," Casseil muttered to them glumly looking at his schedule. " This sucks, I have ballroom dancing then military history, and in the afternoon computer skills and gun targets."

" It could be worse," Alloran shrugged. He could be working with Visser. " It says I've got Ballroom dancing and gunblade training." Bing, bong, time for class. Alloran and Casseil went upstairs to the dance hall. Visser and his friends were there with a few others.

" Welcome to ballroom dancing!" Welcomed a peppy brunette. " I'm instructor Selphie Tilmitt Kinneas and I'll be teaching you dancing with my husband Irvine!" At those words a guy dressed like a cowboy stepped out.

" A big welcome to all those out there! Especially to the ladies!" Irvine grinned with a wink. At words a few girls giggled and blushed while most guys looked jealous.

" Stop that Irvine!" Scolded Selphie. " Your married!"

" That's the guy that got me to Garden!" Casseil whispered to Alloran. That goofball?! That's that cool gunner!? Alloran thought wide eyed. Him!? ~ Looks can be deceiving ~

" So anyway find a partner!" Irvine whimpered as Selphie started to dig her nails into Irvine's arm. In a minute everyone seemed to have a partner. Even Kane and Bruno. All except Alloran. She stared across the room to Casseil, he didn't have a partner either. Sighing they lined up together.

" This is a simple way to start a dance," Selphie said while she and Irvine took each other's hands and demonstrated a move. " Now you try it." ( A/N I'm sorry if I don't go into much about the dancing but I can't dance so sue me.)

Alloran and Casseil both blushed as they took each other's hands like everyone else. They tried the step but ended up stepping on each other's feet. They apologized and tried again and failed once more. Alloran glanced over at Visser and his partner. They did the step without a problem. Gritting her teeth they tried again. After two more failed attempts they actually did it.

Just when Alloran and Casseil could do it Selphie and Irvine showed another new step. After a few failed attempts it was clear this was going to be a long class.

~*~

" Remember to practice the steps!" Selphie called to the mostly sore- footed class at the bell.

" Hey Wolfeyes!" Alloran clenched her fists at the sound of Visser's all so annoying voice. " Who taught you to dance? A pack of T-rexers?" Kane and Bruno laughed and started adding their own comments. (It's surprising they can think up snide comments without a brain.) ~ He's one to talk, he was probably raised by T-rexers. ~ (Yeah, and I'm so lucky, I have him in my next class.) Alloran thought up one hundred different words like snake, freak, and snob, that decribed Visser by the time she was out on the quad with Windtrecker. Her blood boiled at the sight of Visser doing a clumsy impersonation of her dancing for a group of girls heading to their next class.

" Today we'll be doing something different and I expect you to be careful," Squall said shooting Visser a glare. " For your exams to see whether you move onto your second year you will need to know level one of a limit break. I will cast Aura on you and I expect you to make some progress. Since your limit breaks are different for your weapons I'll teach Visser his limit and another gunblade specialist can teach Alloran. Visser over there, Alloran, practice your attacks on the dummies. "

Squall toke Visser off to a section of dummies talking about an ability called Renzokuken. Alloran tried to ignore what was happening over her shoulder but she wanted to see if Visser would mess up or some thing. Alloran tried to ignore what was going on but it was hard to concentrate and make clean cuts. Alloran stopped doing the exercise when she heard Squall say " Aura." Squall glowed a gold and started Renzokuken.

At first he ran at the dummy at a long distance and sliced the dummy left then right. The moves were almost too fast for Alloran to see. Then Squall started spinning in the air, he brought the blade across the center of the chest. Alloran missed the rest and then Squall stopped.

" I didn't do the finishing move since you won't need to know till your second year. Also, did NOT pull the trigger to your gunblade yet," Squall told Visser. Some how Alloran doubted Visser would listen but not her problem right? " Practice the motions for half an hour." Squall looked at his watch and started muttering curses. Alloran looked at the clock, they still had an hour left why was he angry? Alloran quickly went back to slashing the dummy.

Ten minutes later a man with blond hair, a scar on his forehead, and a gray trench coat stormed in. Squall looked at the man in disgust and anger before walking over to him and arguing. Both seemed to exchange insults with fury. Alloran could catch a few words but nothing interesting. They finally stopped and they both walked over to Alloran.

" Alloran, this man will help you with your limit break since their similar," Squall said every word bitter. The man looked angry but kept quiet. " Don't expect much out of him."

" Excuse me Leonhart," the blond haired man sneered." You asked me to come not the other way around! If you want me to leave say the word I'm sure the chicken wuss would be happy." Squall looked ready to add another scar to the man when we heard a small kaboom.

" Visser!" Squall charged at the Galbadien who had pulled the trigger on the gunblade. The man smirked in a familiar way before turning his attention to Alloran. Something sparked in his eyes but shook it off.

" Just call me instructor, it might be best others didn't know whom your limit break teacher is." He said shaking his head. " The technique Leonhart wanted me to teach you is called Fire Cross. Watch me first and then you try." He pulled out a gunblade that reminded Alloran of Hyperion but better. The man cast Aura on himself and glowed like Squall.

He seemed to concentrate hard; Alloran could see the sweat pouring off his forehead. Heat seemed to explode off him. He pulled one hand back and muttered the words " Fire cross". A blaze of fire shot as he pushed his hand and the dummy was a pile of ash. The man stopped glowing gold and panted hard. Alloran was amazed on what he did, he destroyed an entire hit dummy with one blow.

" It's not that big a deal," He said seeing Alloran's face." When I was a student I used to destroy these with one attack all the time. Leonhart can do it easily too." He glanced over at Squall yelling at Visser. He seemed to be trapped in thought. ( Looks like he knows the commander well.) ~ Well he did say he was a student. ~

" Are you done day dreaming?" He asked impatiently bouncing his gunblade off his shoulder.

" Yes sir."

" Good, you have to focus all your energy into it," he explained bored. " I trust your instructor taught you how to work with Aura."

" Yes sir.

His eyes seemed to cloud over. " Instructor Quistis, right?" Again Alloran nodded. " She's a good teacher. I'm glad she got her instructor license back." Back? What did he mean back? Quistis was always a good teacher, why would she lose it? ~ Pay attention! ~ Fenerir was yelling at the teen.

" Are you ready to try?" He looked annoyed so Alloran just nodded. " Good. Aura!" Alloran felt a warm feeling come over her. It was hard to put into words but it felt like nothing she ever felt before. " Remember, concentrate!"

Alloran looked at the target and focused her energy. She let her energy flow but only created a spark.

" You aren't trying hard enough! You have to want it!" He growled smacking his head. Squall glanced over but turned back to Visser. He wasn't going to stop his former rival.

Alloran tried again. This time she made a bigger flame but not what her instructor wanted. He looked like he was ready to blow. Alloran felt like she wouldn't be able to this till she saw her memories of her past at the orphanage. Where are these coming from? Alloran asked. She kept hearing Visser's laughter pounding in her ears. The instructor could criticize her she felt as though her body was on fire; her hands seemed to be holding fire. Quietly she muttered " Fire Cross". A huge Flame shot out and barbaqued the dummy. It wasn't as efficient as her instructor but it still would have killed a Gnat.

" That's it!" He said satisfied. " That's quite interesting, Aura faded after your second attempt before you succeeded." ( Fenerir, by any chance were you responsible for me seeing those images?) ~ Why Alloran, what would make you think that? ~ Alloran muttered a few curses. ( Because you can access my memories you idiot!) ~ See, your using your brain. ~ One thing she hated about Fenerir was that the GF could call up her memories. ~ Don't get too upset, those memories helped you complete Fire Cross that could be useful later. ~ ( Maybe I want to forget.) ~ You shouldn't, many would like to hold onto all their memories. ~

" Looks like I got her to use her limit break before you got him to use his," Alloran heard her instructor gloat to Squall. Squall kept an emotionless face.

" There's five minutes before classes are out, you better leave before anyone sees you." Squall said quietly. The man nodded.

" I'll see you next year for your next lesson," he told Alloran with a wave of his hand. He jogged up the steps and vanished.

" Alloran, Visser, you are dismissed," Squall told them as he watched the man run away.

" Don't feel too great yet Wolfeyes," Visser whispered. " There's still awhile before the years here are over." Alloran just kept walking. Yeah, and still plenty of years for me to prove myself better than you. Alloran thought as she watched him join Bruno and Kane.

~*~

The bell had rang but Quistis remained in her classroom marking papers. The one thing she hated about being an instructor. Selphie popped in earlier inviting Quistis to lunch but she refused. There was too much to be done. She almost missed the days on the field fighting soldiers and battling Ultimecia. She missed the day she had a mission with Seifer. She missed him but they lived in different worlds and that was that.

Fail, she marked. The lights were out. It was a normal lunch hour till she heard something. Whatever it was it was quiet. She instinctively reached for her whip. One thing about being in SeeD was you always have to be ready.

" If its you Selphie I said no," Quistis called trying to sound calm. The thing was getting closer. A bit closer and she would know what it is. She stepped forward with Save the Queen in hand. " Last warning. " She knew if it were a student they would have answered. She let the whip loose and it was stopped by a dark blade.

" My dear instructor, is that anyway to treat an old friend?" Quistis knew that sarcastic voice anywhere.

" Seifer what are you doing here!?" Quistis exclaimed pulling back Save the Queen in shock.

" Let's see, I'm taking over Garden and trying to be Rin's knight," Seifer said in his usual sarcastic tone. Quistis rolled her eyes.

" Can't you be serious?" She asked going back to her desk. " Why are you here? You aren't on everyone's top thousand popular list. " Seifer just took a seat at the back of the room and put his legs up like he used to in class.

" Leonhart needed someone to teach a new kid limit. Since I know Fire Cross he pressured me into it," Seifer said dryly. He looked around recalling memories lost, some good some bad, either way he was content in seeing them. " As for popular lists I've been told to avoid students and the chicken wuss." Quistis frowned.

" You still calling him that? After all these years?" Quistis put her head in her hands.

" Why if I didn't I wouldn't be Seifer, would I?" Seifer smirked. Quistis sighed, should she tell him? " So I guess your married now." He said. Quistis was surprised, Seifer was serious. " Afterall, last time we met fourteen years ago you were engaged to a man in Timber." Quistis felt like crying, she had been engaged to a nice ex SeeD in Timber till after she got back from her mission with Seifer.

" No Seifer," Seifer looked surprised. " He, he ran off with a little brunette." ( A/N : It's not Selphie.) Quistis remembered what her ex- fiancée said. " At least she's a women Quistis Trepe!" Those words haunted her , her entire career.

" I'm sorry," Seifer looked sympathetic. " Its just that, the girl I'm teaching reminds me of you." Quistis thought that strange, she thought Alloran was more like Seifer.

" So, are you staying?" She asked trying to steer away from the subject. Seifer got up and shook his head.

" Nah, I'm only supposed to be around when that kid needs to be taught limit," Seifer looked at the clock. " I'd better go before a kid sees me and thinks I'm going to kill them." Seifer was heading towards the door. If Quistis was going to tell him it would have to be now.

" Seifer?" Seifer stopped and glared at Quistis. " About that girl, Alloran," Quistis was choking up.

" What about them."

" She's," Quistis stopped again. " She's a good student." Seifer just shrugged and left. Quistis felt weak. She was a coward. She couldn't tell Seifer. Not yet.

Part 3: Exams.

June 23rd

" What's the magic used to lift allies of the ground?" Tal quizzed Casseil with a stopwatch.

" Why can't I just test myself on the library computers?" Casseil grumbled. The discipline committee were quizzing each other for the year end exams. So was the score was Alloran: 35 out of 40, Tal: 33: 40, and Casseil 20: 40. They had to score high because the passing mark is eighty percent.

" Because knowing you, you would play star station on the computers," Alloran smirked looking up on tutorial notes. Casseil's mouth hung open.

" How could you say that about your best friend!?" He pouted. Alloran sighed and flicked his textbook over to reveal a comic.

" You were saying?" Tal started cracking her knuckles.

Casseil hastily slipped the comic under the desk. " He, he, I wonder how that got there?"

" Yeah, it was probably a poltergeist called Casseil," Alloran gave Casseil a kick in the shin. Casseil yelped and was shushed by the librarian.

" Thanks a lot Alloran, you're so nice," He hissed at them hoping none of them would give him another kick. ~ And I thought Bahmahut was mean. ~ ( Bahmahut?) ~ A big blue dragon who's a GF. ~

" We still have one week to study so better get studying," Tal whispered to Casseil.

" And no classes to prepare for the tests," Casseil leaned back on his chair and fell.

" Shhh!" The librarian hissed at Casseil. " Get out!" Casseil wanted to argue but Alloran and Tal grabbed his arms and dragged him out of the library.

" Why wouldn't you let me tell her off!?" Casseil demanded when they dropped him on the ground.

" We're the discipline committee. It'd be embarrassing if we got detention. That's why you dolt," Tal grumbled. " What now?"

" That's easy," Alloran muttered. " We'll go to the training center."

" Can't we just take a break?" Casseil whined.

" NO!" Alloran and Tal chorused.

" Damn, your mean," he kicked the ground and tripped.

" You are just plain accident prone today," Alloran sighed helping her friend up. Casseil tried to pull away and landed on his butt.

" Drat! Why do you almost always have to be right!" Casseil grumbled pushing himself up yet again.

" Maybe because I'm a day older," Alloran smirked happily. ~ That's my line. ~ ( Imitation is the best flattery. ) ~ Not with you! ~

" And you just love to rub it in." Casseil grumbled. " Are we going to the training center or not?"

~*~

" Take this!" Tal laughed victoriously as PinWheel finished off a Gnat. Alloran and the gang took down six Gnats so far.

" Not bad," Casseil said with jealousy. He hadn't finished off a Gnat yet. The air was filled with the cry of a T-rexer. " Crud, a T-rexer, lets split!"

" Hang on," Alloran gripped onto Casseil's arm. She remembered what Quistis said. T-rexers have small brains but they were the most powerful fiend in the training center. The best action is to run away. " It sounds more like its being finished off. "

Before Tal or Casseil could react Alloran was off in the direction of the sound.

" Hey!" Casseil hit his head. " I thought we were supposed to run away not go toward Jaws!" Tal ran off too. " You too Tal!? I thought you guys were supposed to be smarter than me!"

Alloran sprinted to the back area of the training center. A big man and a woman with gray hair and a eye patch were battling a worn out T-rexer.

" Hang on Fujin! " The man panted as he clubbed the T-rexer and jumped out to avoid its teeth. " I think its wearing out ya know."

" QUIET! FIGHT!" Fujin hissed. A large twister surrounded the T-rexer and lifted and dropped it. A final cry was heard and it fell to the ground dead. The other T-rexers of the training center would feast today. From what Alloran heard they mostly ate Gnats but they would eat their own kind if given the chance.

" Pew, even after all these years T-rexers are still a challenge," The man Panted. " I don't even think you could of won against it alone." Fujin's eye widened with anger.

" RAGE!" The man tried to pull away but Fujin was quicker. Her foot connected with his shin.

" Ow! That hurt ya know!" He howled hopping up and down clutching his leg. Fujin looked over at the group. Her eye opened with shock. She whispered to the man. He looked too with surprise. He whispered back and they walked toward them.

" Hey how come you ain't afraid?" He asked.

" Well we don't know who you are for starters," Alloran told them. She admitted they were strong. She could have swore she read something about them somewhere. It all seemed a lot like something she read.

" AFFIRMATIVE!" Fujin nodded.

" Man, you look like someone I know," the man said to Alloran.

" Raijin! Fuj, we have to get out of here!" Alloran's blond haired instructor ran up to them ignoring Alloran and the group. " Squall said he can't lend any soldiers so we'd be wasting our time here."

" That bites ya know," Raijin replied. He pointed to Alloran. " Hey doesn't she remind you of someone?" He asked the blond haired man.

" No, but we have to leave now," he snarled at Raijin. Their names were familiar to Alloran from somewhere.

" GO!" Fujin nodded. The three almost all left. The man looked at Alloran and shook his head before running off.

" Well, they were different," Tal nodded. " But they seemed interested in Alloran."

" Friends of yours?" Casseil asked.

" No," Alloran gripped onto Windtrecker nervously. " I've heard the names Raijin and Fujin from somewhere else though." Casseil nodded.

" Yeah, I heard the owners of my orphanage talking about people by that name when I was little. They said Raijin and Fujin were friends of Seifer Almasy. Do you think that was him?" Casseil asked. Alloran shook her head. From what she heard Seifer and the commander hated each other. No way he would invite Seifer to come to Garden. But then again who knows?

" In any case we should be getting ready for the exams. Come on." Alloran told them leaving them with Windtrecker drawn.

~*~

" Times up! Turn in your exams at the door." Everyone got up and filed out leaving their papers with Garden staff. "Those leaving for the summer may leave their names with Instructor Dincht."

" Are you guys leaving for the summer?" Tal asked excited. Alloran could understand why. Tal had a family and friends she could return to in FH, Alloran didn't have anyone out of garden.

" No, do you think Miss. Fallow would let me go back?" Alloran asked dryly. There was no way she would go back to face Miss. Fallow. Never again.

" I'm not going either," Casseil shrugged. Tal looked down.

" Oh yeah, I forgot," Tal blushed. " Oh well, I can get you guys late birthday presents. And by the way my birthday is in July so you guys don't need to get me a present." Tal ran off to give her name to Zell her name.

" I don't think she gave us much choice," Casseil said standing there.

" In any case we should get her a present unless you want her to throw another book at you," Alloran smirked pushing Casseil into a group of Trepies.

" How dare you Casseil!?" Demanded one. Alloran turned away as the Trepies started to slap Casseil.

" Ow! Can you ....Ow! Give me a chance to explain!?" Casseil yelped out. When he got out Alloran apologized.

" I'm sorry," Alloran said still smirking. "I didn't mean to push you that hard."

" Yeah, I'm so sure!"

~*~

" Think you guys can manage without me?" Tal asked before getting on the bus to Balamb.

" Positive, " Casseil nodded. " As long as Alloran doesn't push me into Trepies again I'll live." The bus roared to life.

" You'd better get on," Alloran told her friend half hearted. Tal was one of her only friends. It was hard to say goodbye. Tal took a seat in the back and waved as the bus took off. Alloran and Casseil waved to and stood there until the bus couldn't be seen.

~*~

Wolf: Yep, It's over for now. I know fifteen pages is long but hey. And one more thing, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!