Chapter Three:
Lunch, as usual when without Adora, was dull. We had spaghetti and garlic bread, and the usual choice of drinks, and of course, I sat in the back corner, by myself…until Instructor Dincht came over to see what I was doing.
"Where's Adora now?" He questioned, seating himself beside me. I twirled my fork in the spaghetti and shrugged.
"With Professor Almasy. He wanted to talk to her about some papers from last year. I think." Quite frankly, I didn't really care much. Yeah I was jealous, and kind of irked that for the fifth time in the last week or so, I had to spend lunch without her, but, this was something I nearly considered unfair. On a good note, it did open up a little extra time for me to get my school work done.
"Again?" Professor Dincht questioned, showing a slight bit of irritation with it himself. Ever since I began attending this school with Adora, it had been obvious that she was the people person, and I wasn't. If Adora wasn't around, I spent lunch alone, unless an instructor wanted to talk to me about something. It bothered him, knowing that she knew I spent lunch alone. He shook his head and shrugged.
"Seifer shouldn't be so focused on her. Sure she's a great student but geeze." I laughed.
"Maybe HE finally hit puberty!" Professor Dincht snorted, laughing at the comment. Everyone knew that Professor Almasy had always acted like a hot-headed macho jerk before two years ago with the sorceress incident, and his luck with the women, at least in school, was severely lacking. Even stoic Squall Leonheart had more female fans then he. So, to think that Professor Almasy FINALLY was able to hook up with a girl, his first crush was Adora, a third year, only two years younger then he, wasn't necessarily so ridiculous. Inwardly I balked at my joke, but, all the same I managed to keep up the perfect façade that most anyone would fall for. Professor Dincht took a large drink of, something, and changed the subject.
"So how's your project for Art coming along?" I looked up, a bright smile dancing on my lips.
"Fantastically! It's actually a tribute to you Professor Dincht." He tilted his head questioningly, though the smile on his face showed gratitude.
"How so?"
"Well, after the Sorceress Incident, I noticed most of the other members who helped out, got most of the attention and recognition. You and Professor Tilmitt don't get much for it. So, its kind of my thanks. Ya know?" Rubbing the back of his head sheepishly he shrugged, explaining how that wasn't necessary. Professor Dincht was easily one of the kindest instructors in the entire school, and thus, I considered him a friend as well. Even if he was kind of a dorky, moronic, spasmatic, kind of friend…ok well, scratch the moronic part, but he's still dorky.
"That reminds me Nevar! The Headmaster asked me to take you into Timber, I guess there is finally going to be some negotiations happening and since you have the highest score in the AP Communications class, he would like you to help out!" My eyes must have bulged out of my face. ME help with the negotiations! IN TIMBER! I leapt from my seat and hugged Instructor Dincht tightly.
"I would LOVE to help! Just, get me everything I need to know!" I could hardly contain my excitement. He laughed, hugging me back. This was to awesome.
"I have to tell Adora!" Pulling away from him I smiled, and excused myself before speeding out of the cafeteria and down the hallways to the dorms.
My excitement was postponed. A small crowd had formed before one of the hallways. The hallway leading to Professor Almasy's room. I pushed myself through the crowd and saw Adora, laying there, with dear Dr Kadowaki hovering over her. I ran forward and dropped to my knees next to her.
"What happened?" Dr Kadowaki looked up at me and shrugged.
"Nothing too intense, it seems she just is still weary from last night." I frowned…last night?
"What are you talking about?" The doctor raised an eyebrow and pointed into Professor Almasy's room.
"Why don't you talk to him, I need to take care of this girl." With that she lifted Adora into her arms and carried her down the hall. It took me a moment to gather myself, but when I did I stormed into Professor Almasy's room.
"Seifer, what happened last night?" The blonde looked up at me and ran his fingers through his hair.
"That's none of my business to tell." I growled, moving over to him. Adora was obviously in bad shape, and since Dr K told me to talk to him, it was obvious HE knew something. And I had a certain feeling telling me my dear friend Adora wouldn't want to re-iterate everything to me. I grabbed the chair he was sitting in and spun it to face me, my hands taking firm hold on either side of the trench coats collar.
"It's not your business to do so, but your going to anyways." He gazed calmly back into my eyes, not showing any sign of concern.
"Oh, is that so?" I yanked him out of the chair and went to throw him across the room when, rather, he lifted me by the collar of my uniform, holding me high off the ground. Damn his being taller then me. I yelped, caught off guard. I had forgotten that he had far more training then I and could probably easily beat me to a pulp. His eyes darkened with obvious irritation.
"It's not your business, if Adora wanted you to know, she would have told you." He set me back on the ground slowly.
"Adora wont tell ANYONE, unless its forced out of her. I can't very well help her out knowing nothing about anything when it comes to that girl. You're the only person who can tell me what happened last night."
"Like I said, if she wanted you to know, she would have told you." I growled angrily, and swung my fist. I heard the smack of skin, and I could feel the bone of his jaw as my fist connected, sending him to the ground with a thud. This was more then irritating. Turning I stormed out.
"Thanks for nothing Almasy!"
In my dorm room, I sat on my bed in silence, pondering what could have happened? Something had to have been bothering her. Slowly I pieced my ideas together. It was obvious something was bothering her today and that part left me confused. But going off that, she must have gotten upset last night, and then got drunk, rendering her useless with a hangover. That would explain her poor fighting style today, AND why she was a little late to class. Even so, she would have had to get really hammered to faint after lunch. Seifer must have done something to get her flustered. Nodding I jumped to my feet and swung my bag over my shoulder. There was no need to worry about it quite yet, Dr Kadowaki was taking care of her. It was likely she wouldn't be allowed out of the Infirmary till the end of the day.
Biology. Sitting calmly in my seat I pulled out my books and a notepad. Sure, the computer was there to use, but, for some reason, things just stuck with me better if I took notes by hand. I was almost shocked to see the new teacher walk in. A handsome man in the uniform of the professors, his waist length white hair pulled into a ponytail (that didn't change the fact that his long bangs were attacking his ultra sexy face). Blue eyes gazed out at all of us and he smiled.
"Welcome to Biology everyone, my name is Zander. Please, don't call me Professor, it would bother me." My god, his voice, it was so soft and sweet, the gentle tenor notes of it lulling me into a total daze. It was as he were singing the most elaborate song with the utmost ease. Even Lady Siren would have competition with him.
He explained that today would simply be an over view of what we would study in the course, and what the rules in the class would be. After that he pulled out a list of names.
"Lisa Evens
Adora Leminuto
Chirstin Bladesdale
Nevar Alistom.
Please come see me, the rest of you are excused." The other students quickly filed out, chattering rapidly. I knew it was the girls blabbering about how much of a hunk our new teacher was, and the guys were obviously griping, cause it would make it that much harder for them to get a date now. I chuckled as I walked to the front of the classroom, belongings in hand.
"What can I do for you Zander?" The man smiled down at all three of us.
"Where is Miss Adora?"
"In the infirmary sir, she wasn't feeling well today." He nodded and had all three of us sit in the desk that were in front of him.
"I see you all are taking the advanced Biology course. Why?" I raised an eyebrow, a teacher had never asked us WHY before, at least, when it came to the classes we chose. Lisa spoke up.
"I didn't want to take Chemistry, its not in my best interest."
"I," Chirstin shrugged calmly, "it was recommended by another instructor here to me." My turn.
"Adora and I signed up because we wanted to get more out of it. She still has another year to take Chem., and I took it as a secondary course last year." He nodded at us and handed each of us a binder.
"This has the outlines for all the assignments you will have through this term, Nevar, yours is a bit larger, but that's due to the fact that you're a fourth year AND a SeeD Candidate." I wanted to groan. Didn't teachers realize I had better things to do then sit and stare at a book? With a repressed sigh I smiled up at him.
"Thank you." Standing I brushed off the front of my uniform. "Well, I must be going now, I've got combat training and need to drop my stuff in my dorm. Bye!"
