Author's note: Hi guys! Sorry for the long wait, and I'm done with chapter 7 too, so I'll get that posted asap! Enjoy!
Chapter 6
"Dodge this!" Seifer barked, lunging toward Amy with his gunblade raised. She quickly parried the attack and jumped back. They were in the middle of a training session. Seifer had had Amy perform an especially difficult sequence of dodges, blocks, parries, and attacks this session, and she was extremely tired.
Not allowing any time for Amy to recover, Seifer again launched himself at her. She took in a sharp breath and jumped to the side. Seifer's gunblade stuck in the wall in front of him. He looked to his side and smirked at Amy, who was panting.
"Alright," he said, standing up straight and pulling his gunblade from the wall, "I guess we can stop for today."
Amy nodded, still out of breath. She walked out of the private room that had been set aside for Seifer and herself and looked at a nearby clock. It was already time for everyone to be eating in the cafeteria, so she began walking toward it, slowly recovering from her session with Seifer. He had already gone 30 minutes over the time limit that was supposedly set for their training. It made her tired, but she didn't mind. She was getting better. Soon, she might even be able to keep up without getting tired quickly.
Amy walked into the cafeteria and sat down at the table Zell and Irvine were sitting at. She let her gunblade sink to the floor and rested her head in her arms on the table.
Zell swallowed his bite of food and blinked over at her. "Uhm…Amy? What's wrong?"
She groaned and turned her head to look at Zell tiredly.
"What is it?" he persisted. Amy opened her mouth and uttered a single word. "Seifer."
"What! What happened!" Zell said, his voice rising. Again, Amy only replied simply, "Training."
"Oh…" Zell said, calming back down, "Why is he pushing you so hard? You could really get hurt." Amy kept an expressionless face as she stared at Zell.
Finally, she said, "No…It's actually helping me get better and stronger." She blinked at Zell and wearily stood up. "Well," she said, "I guess I'd better go. I was meeting Selphie in the library to study. Rinoa is also meeting us there."
"Alright…" Zell muttered as Amy walked off. He sighed and stared down at the table, deep in thought.
"Hey…Zell…" Irvine said, putting a hand on Zell's shoulder. Zell looked up and Irvine continued, "Don't worry, man. It'll be okay! Oh! By the way, I told Seifer and Squall to meet us in the Quad. C'mon! Let's go!" Irvine smiled mischievously at Zell. Zell was then dragged off to the Quad without anything more being said.
"We're here," Irvine announced when they had reached the Quad.
"But…why?" Zell asked.
"You'll see," was Irvine's simple answer.
"Irvine!" Seifer yelled, walking up to Zell and Irvine, with Squall at his heels, "What are we here for!" Squall gave Irvine a bored look. Irvine smiled enthusiastically and replied, "I think we should take the girls out for a night!" Seifer rolled his eyes disgustedly away before speaking again. "And where could you possibly want to take them!" he asked.
"A bar – this Friday night!" Irvine said. For a moment or two, there was an awkward silence, then Seifer started laughing. Squall even gave off slight signs of small laughter. Zell sighed a laugh too, and shook his head at Irvine. "What?" Irvine said, feeling like he was being accused of something. Once again, Seifer was the first to speak. "A bar?" he asked, smirking, "What the hell makes you think they'd want to go there?"
Irvine shrugged, "It's worth a try."
"Whatever…" Squall said, and walked off in the direction of the library.
"This should prove interesting," Zell said, no feeling in his words. He began walking in the same direction Squall had, toward the library. Seifer followed with a mocking laugh and a smirk.
Irvine smiled contently and took off in the direction of the classrooms.
As Squall, Zell, and Seifer walked into the library, Selphie whispered, "What are they doing here?" Rinoa and Amy glanced up from their book and shrugged in reply. All three boys stood at the entrance to the library, not going any further in. Amy looked back over at them, and saw an intense look in Zell's eyes. He wanted her to go over to him. She looked back and Rinoa and Selphie and said, "I'll see you guys later, okay?"
"Uhm…yeah, sure," Selphie replied. Rinoa nodded in agreement. Amy shut and gathered all of her books. Then she stood up and walked over to Zell. He quietly led her out of the library.
"What is it, Zell?" Amy asked him when they had reached the main hallway. Zell sat down on a nearby bench and Amy sat beside him. Zell turned and smiled at her. "Amy…" he said, "the guys and I were wanting to go somewhere this Friday night. It's actually to a…a…bar, but I wanted to know if you would like to come with me…" Amy's eyes were shining as she replied, "Yes! I would love to!" Zell looked up and relief swept over him. "Alright," he said, nodding, "I'll come by your dorm Friday at around 17:00, okay?"
Amy nodded happily and ran off to her dorm.
As Zell and Amy passed him, Seifer saw Selphie glance up at him from her books. He tossed his head slightly in a beckoning motion, and Selphie told Rinoa to wait a moment. As she walked up to him, Squall went over to sit beside Rinoa. Seifer saw Squall mutter something, and Rinoa's eyes light up as she nodded in reply. Seifer smirked as Squall walked out of the library past him. By this time, Selphie was getting impatient. She had her arms crossed in front of her, and she was tapping her foot. Finally, she said, "Well? What is it!"
Directing his attention again to Selphie, he said, "Some of us were thinking of going to a bar this Friday. We'll meet you in the Garden Parking Area around 17:00 if you want to come."
"Sure!" Selphie said excitedly, "I'll come." Seifer smirked and walked off. Selphie resumed her position beside Rinoa and continued studying.
Irvine walked into Quistis's office casually. He walked over and placed a hand on her desk. "Instructor Trepe…Would you accompany me to a bar on Friday?"
Quistis looked up. "What time?" she asked. Irvine tipped his hat to her and replied, "Everyone attending will meet in the Garden Parking Area around 17:00."
"Alright," Quistis said, "I'll be there." As Irvine left, Quistis heard him mutter, "Yes! I got the hot instructor for a date!" A moment later, he felt a book slam into his back.
