Thanks guys for supporting me. I don't know, but this is the 3rd update in about a week or so. Thanks, Redrum, I can see a caring Squall. I made Seifer kind of arrogant but noble, true to his word, like a knight. You know, the Sorceress' Knight and all. I have no idea where I'm taking this. Every time I sit down to type this, my fingers just fly all over the place (on the keyboard of course…lol) And if you need instant action sequences, this is not the fic for you. Or you could just wait until the later chapters. Its not much of a story if they just meet and have sex, right? (Besides, that's what Riona is for…lol)

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The sun took its time coming over the horizon. Squall watched the sunrise while sipping his coffee in his office. Yea, he has a real office now. Since he was promoted (or demoted as he had often called it) to commander, leader, of the Garden there was little time to do anything.

Just sitting here felt like a sin almost. There was loads of paperwork to do and people to call. Squall felt guilty not starting them now. Those who start first finish first, that's what Cid used to say. Well, fuck that, I want my damn sunrise and I want it served with coffee!

And so he continued as the dark skies turned to a deep shade of purple, then blue. Then all of a sudden, the sky turned red, as if it were on fire. Then a golden yellow followed closely behind. Finally, the final color came to rest on the horizon: blue. This was going to be an interesting day. Squall felt it in his bones.

Squall decided to pay a visit to Seifer. He must be awake now, he has a job here at the Garden too.

Squall passed a bunch of students trying not to seek glances at the brunette. What is up with these kids? I hope I wasn't like them.

"You weren't like them at all, don't worry, Squall." Someone said behind his back. Squall looked back and saw Quistis coming up to join him. She was carrying prized Save the Queen. It was simply the best whip out there and was hard to make. Squall had given her the Save the Queen during the Festival last year. Quistis has not parted from it since.

"Worry about what?" asked Squall.

"I saw your face. I knew exactly what you were thinking."

"You don't know me at all, Quistis, don't even try it." Squall said.

"Where are you going?" Quistis was hoping that Squall was going somewhere she could follow. Quistis has been really…attentive…like a dog that I just fed…lately. Squall loved the crap out of Quistis. She was like his big sister. His instructor. His friend. But…for the love of Gaia, go away!

"I'm going to my quarters." Answered Squall.

"Ah, you know Squall, your quarters need a new décor. I could really make that place elegant. Just a dash of red and blue and this and that. What do you say, Squall?"

"Maybe another time. I'll call you when I need to spruce up my room." Squall was being subtle at saying Fuck off. But apparently…

Quistis thought for a second and said, "Maybe I should be getting back to my class." …Finally.

Squall turned the corner and rounded into the Medical wing. Seifer was still on the bed farthest from the door, but his clothes were removed and replaced by a sterile medic suit. The ones that are like soft paper and that never manages to cover anything sufficiently. And that was the way Squall fantasized them on Seifer. But no one's supposed to know that. Damn, that leaves nothing to the imagination…

The diagnostic pad still read Condition Green. But the scene was much more different this morning. Seifer was awake. Seifer was barely awake. "What happened last night?"

"You almost died last night, that's what happened." Squall could barely contain his anger. He felt angry because Seifer could have gotten hurt. What if no one saw Seifer outside last night? Siefer would still be up there on that ledge. Then what? "What do you remember from last night?"

"Not much. I remember that I fought a dragon. And that I won. But that's all. I fell after the dragon fell. Black." Seifer was talking slowly as if the memories could not resurface without energy to make them. "You brought me down from the ledge and here?"

Seifer hoped Squall had said "No" and that someone else did.

"Yea. I saved your ass last night." Squall answered and totally made Seifer scrowl.

"Well, you didn't have to."

"And the other dragons would have consumed your unconscious body."

Squall knew what this meant. Seifer was in debt to Squall and that means that Seifer would have to somehow repay that debt. And repaying an act of kindness is another act of kindness, towards Squall. And that is the last thing Seifer wanted to do since his whole body was aching like hell.

…good.