Raven entered Balamb Garden, and sighed. It was so much more relaxing than Galbadia.
"Are you the transfer?" a girl asked. She didn't seem rude, or welcoming, more like somewhere in between.
"Yes. Where would I find the headmaster?" Raven asked.
"Take the elevator to the third floor. He's waiting for you. If you need anything, I'm Xu." and she left.
"Oooookay...." Raven said under her breath and made her way to the elevator.
She stepped out on the third floor. The place seemed rather nice. In Galbadia, the headmaster's office was more threatening. With a phony smile on her face, Raven knocked on the door.
"Come in." a man's voice on the other side said.
She opened the door and approached the headmaster. He was a middle-aged man and his hair was thinning on top. The man stood and offered his hand to Raven for her to shake. She shook his hand, a bit unsure about this new place.
"I'm Cid Kramer. Headmaster of Balamb Garden. You must be Raven Dracma. Pleased to meet you. Here is your schedule, dorm number, and your key card. Welcome to Balamb."
With that, Raven excused herself and went to the dormitories. She was placed towards the back and would be rooming with some girl named Linsay Burks. Raven inserted her key card and the device gave a *Beep* and the door slid open. The room given to her was small, but that was okay, she didn't have a lot of stuff to put in there anyways.
"You the new girl?" a feminine voice scoffed. A brunette with hazel eyes sat at the desk in the main room.
Raven hated this girl already. "Yeah. Nice to meet you." she said, holding back the urge to hit her.
"I have a few rules to lay down. First, I get to stay out as late as I want. Second, I can go in your room, but you must stay out of mine. And last, I'll bring a guy here once in a while, and you must leave the room. Got it?" she hissed.
Raven narrowed her eyes,"Listen, If you are out past curfew, I don't care. You don't go in my room, then I'll stay out of yours. If you bring a guy here, keep the noise to a minimum. Oh, and I don't listen to people I don't respect. And people who spend more time on their looks than training don't deserve my respect." With that, Raven went into her quarters and left Lindsay speechless.
The next day, Raven began class. She managed to find her homeroom with a little help from Xu. Instructor Trepe welcomed her even though she was a few minutes late.
"Find an empty seat and sit down please." Quistis said with a smile.
Raven walked through the aisles and found an empty seat in the back. She simply sat down and ignored the neighboring persons protests. Raven took a pause from her notes to tell the person they shouldn't have thier feet on the computer panel.
" In Galbadia, you'd have been kicked out of class first day..." she whispered, more to herself than to the guy beside her.
"Seifer, please answer question three." Instructor Trepe said.
Raven scoffed,"Seifer? Please! That's pathetic! Someone so undisiplined leading Galbadia's army?" and she laughed lightly.
She felt him glare at her and she swiftly returned it. Raven flinched when she saw him. It was Seifer. She looked away and was quiet the rest of class..
Raven woke up with a start. Her head was throbbing. She felt her forehead, it was caked with dried blood. With a sigh, she relaxed and felt a blush appear on her cheeks. She stood up and went to find Dr. Kadowaki. The elderly woman was just outside at her desk.
"Excuse me, Dr., who brought me here?" Raven asked. Dreading the answer.
Dr. Kadowaki looked up with a start,"Oh, dear, you scared me. To answer your question, I believe it was Mr. Almasy. You may go if you feel up to it."
Raven blushed. She shook the thought out of her head. 'Why did he even bother? It wasn't a big deal. A little blood, minor concussion, if I was lucky. Nothing major…'
She started for the door to be stopped by Dr. Kadowaki.
"Oh, by the way, he asked me to give you this when you woke up." and she handed Raven a note.
"Thank you. Ciao." Raven told her and left.
When she was in her dorm, she propped her feet up on the desk in her room, (something she'd never have done in Galbadia) and unfolded the note. She swallowed hard as she read it:
Raven,
Meet me tonight out by the quad. Don't go through the main hall. The celebration for the new SeeDs will be there.
Seifer
Raven sighed, "Guess I'll take the long way around."