II


Leon bolted down the hallway and passed a kid with brown, spiked hair.

"Sup Lee?" The kid asked.

"No time, Jake. Late for class," Leon mouthed as he passed down the hallway.

Leon saw that the door was closed and sighed. "Shoot," he mumbled under his breath.

He slowly knocked on the door. A woman with blond hair and glasses that looked like she was in her mid-thirties opened the door and grinned. "Mr.Leonhart, you remind me more and more of your father every time I see you," the woman smiled. Leon returned a guilty grin. "You re late for class, Leon. You re going to have to report to the office and then return here," she said lifting her index finger due to Leon s lazy behavior.

Leon rolled his eyes and headed towards the elevator. He looked ahead and saw Jake Dincht, the kid he greeted before.

"Lee, seriously, whats up?" Jake asked as the two power-walked doen the hallway and talked at the same time."Nothing much. I was late for class."
"Oh really? That stinks," commented Jake.
Leon and Jake walked in the elevator and Leon hit the "3F" button. "Yeah, Commander Almasy was training with me and I lost track of time. Plus, I have to take my stupid Field Exam."
"Wait, dont you have to do that by like this afternoon?"
"Yeah, after History class I have to head right over to the Fire Cavern." The elevator door opened and the boys stepped out.

Leon walked up to the secretary and signed a paper in the office for tardy students that the teachers checked after class. He turned around and noticed Jake was still following him and they sprinted up the stairs this time.

Leon headsed back to clas at sat down. They were talking about the whole Sorceress War with Adel and all that crap that Leon did not care about. He just rolled his eyes and pretended to listen. He stared around at the kids in his class.

He saw the teacher s (Quistis) son, Nida. Across from him was a girl named Jessica Dincht, Jake s sister. He looked over again to see his own sister, Jamie. She gave Leon a friendly wave and he smiled and waved back. Then he saw a girl in the corner known as Fiona. She wore black clothing, had a pale face, and wore black lipstick. She always gave everyone a dirty look and she made eye-contact with Leon. He turned his face away swiftly.

After class, Leon exited quietly and met up with Jamie. "Hey Leon, whats going on?" she asked.
"Nothing much, I m just heading to the Front Gate to take my Field Exam."

"Oh about that," Jamie said digging into her purse, "Dad told me to give you these."

She handed Leon five Blue Spheres. "Thanks, 5 Blizzigas. They willl prove useful. Thanks Jamie," Leon smiled and he headed for the Front Gate.

Leon saw Commander Almasy waited for him at the exit of the Garden.

They began to walk through the exit when Leon asked, "Don t you have to give me a tutorial?"" I ve seen you fight, Leon. Your Gunblade skills are far superior to mine and your father s put together when we were your age," replied Seifer. Leon smiled. "Thank You, Commander."
"No Leon, it is Seifer. No more 'commander' nonence."
"Ok, Seifer."

The two entered the Fire Cavern and Leon rolled his eyes as he slashed away at little fire bats and floating Bombs. Seifer just viewed the situation, highly impressed. The boy continuosly slashed at numerous weakling creatures.

"Are you ready to fight Ifirit?" Seifer asked as they approached a small crater.

Leon nodded.

The Giant Fire-Demon emerged from the crater and let out a long roar.

Leon steadied his Gunblade and placed a blue sphere on the handle. He charged at Ifirit and giant icicles flew out of his blade and nailed the creature in the chest. Ifirit flew back into a wall and his claws slashed through the ground. Leon dodge-rolled out of the way and slashed at the creature again nailing it numerous times. "Pitiful," Leon smirked.

He heard Seifer laugh behind him. "Cocky, arent we?"Commander Almsly then casted Firaga on Ifrit healing it.

"HEY!" Leon yelled.

Leon continuosly slashed at the creature and noticed the Firaga made it stronger.

It then began to flat in the air and casted "Hell Fire." Flaming rocks flew at Leon and he had to dodge out of the way.One smashed against his arm and he dropped his Gunblade and it fell off the large rock they stood on. He jumped off the rock and snatched his Gunblade as and explosions flames flew everwhere above the rock.

The creature viewed the rock for Leon after the smoke dimmed. Leon got a good shot at the creature and hurled his Icy Gunblade at it and it slashed through the creatures back. The flames roaring on the ccreatures back died down and it soon dispappeared into a red orb and got sucked inside Leon s ring.

I just ran through Chapters 1 and 2 and did some editing. Sorry they are so short, by the way, and there are two many lines at the title chapter but please ignore that. I completed the Leon Vs. Ifirit fight scene so I hope you enjoy it.