Orientation Day and Then Some
Quistis was in the training center flogging a couple of pesky grendels with her Save the Queen. Junctioning her Elemental Defense slot with Thundaga spells, she braced herself on the floor when one of the dying dragons spewed at her with its Breath spell. Luckily, the blow healed her, and as the dragon was just about to lash at her with its tale blade, she did a somersault into the air and landed the poisoned tip of her whip at the creature's back, killing it immediately.
"Bravo Quisty! Tee hee! Now since you're done, will you help me here with this ah!" screamed Selphie as she dodged the flame breath of a Ruby Dragon.
Quistis shook her head and junctioned her status attack with a hundred break spells. Running towards the dragon to help her perky friend, she whipped its side, but the spells never took effect. The dragon whirled around to face her, and Quistis ran for cover as it did another Breath spell. Behind it, Selphie chinked at the thick, red hide of its tail with her Strange Vision nunchaku, attempting to help Quistis while the dragon chased her. Unsure of which enemy to face, the dragon ran after Selphie again. Seeing that there was finally a distraction, Quistis leapt on one of the EU Garden's training center ledges and leapt on the dragon's back, whipping at the sensitive neck skin with her whip. It immediately began to turn into stone, and a statue of a Ruby Dragon now stood before an exhausted Selphie.
"Woohoo! That was fun! Thanks by the way Quisty!" Selphie said as she got up to brush off the dust from her yellow dress.
"Don't mention it. Besides, I had fun too. Gosh, this training center sure is ten times more challenging than the one in Balamb Garden, don't you think?" Quistis asked her as she folded her whip and placed it on her belt. She looked up and gazed in wonder at the marvelous engineering the people of EU Garden must have taken to build such a beautiful training center. The facility, rather than focusing on all foliage like Balamb, had a circular center room which led to fifteen different simulated grounds mimicking those of the outside world. Two of the rooms led to places that copied the look of the Islands closest to Heaven and Hell, while the others would either have cliff-like formations or desert plains or plain old grasslands. One room was reminiscent of the Bika snowfields with a forest in the middle while another would copy the look of the Centra plains. The door with the yellow marking led to the facility which copied Esthar's Abadan and Great Plains. Each of the rooms had temperature controlled settings and environmental devices that helped to make the surroundings more believable and authentic rather than simulated and surreal.
"Yeah, and the monsters were just...scary!" exclaimed Selphie as she fixed the flip in her hair. "What time is it?"
Quistis looked at her watch and replied, "It's five thirty in the morning. We still have an hour to brush up and get ready for the orientation today. Come on, we've gotta take a shower!"
Selphie jumped around in her usual way and said, "You said it! We reek of dragon blood!"
Quistis laughed and patted her friend on the back, leaving the Island Closest to Heaven room telling jokes to each other.
In a glass room above the facility shrouded by vines, two figures looked upon the ladies making their way out of the danger zone. "They certainly are good fighters," one of them told the other. "It was good of you to have gone to Balamb to recruit these pupils."
The taller man stood beside his companion, staring at the blonde as the two girls exited the vicinity of the area. In his hand was a crystal glass which contained a shot of expensive cognac. "I have a good eye for great warriors."
"But why did you bring them here just now?" the older, shorter man inquired him as he pressed a button to close the monster cages. "Why now? You came here when you were still but a youngster out of puberty."
"These children have a destiny," the taller man replied. "They have one more thing to fulfill before the time of resurrection comes. I need them, my friend. Their destinies were written in the stars long before they had defeated the second."
"And what are you planning to do with them? You know very well that you cannot risk their lives for these missions," his companion told him.
"Are you questioning my motives old one? I am not going to risk their lives," he informed his friend. He walked over to one of the tables and set his glass on top of it. Picking up a pile of files from the desk, he flipped each one open, looking at the profiles of the newcomers.
"My friend, tell me, how did you know that it was them?" he asked his friend as he struggled to get up with his cane.
The taller man stopped at one of the profiles and smiled. "Because, old one, I believe I may have just found the key."
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Squall and Rinoa were under the forceful spray of the warm shower, feeling each other's nakedness as they washed themselves. Their lips were locked in a passionate kiss, their hands exploring their erogenous parts as the water continued to rain down on them. After the kiss, Rinoa rested her head on her lover's shoulder, running her fingers along his firm, strong back muscles.
"Squall, how much time left before the orientation?" she asked as she moved her lips to his collarbone, sucking on it gently as her lover moaned in pleasure.
"Rinoa...ah! I guess...mmm...we have at least an hour...oh gosh that feels good!" he blurted out as she continued sucking on his sensitive skin.
"You like that? What about this?" Rinoa cupped the cheeks of Squall's buttocks with her hands and began massaging the round lobes back and forth.
Squall moaned louder and ran two fingers down her spine. "I like that." He felt his member grow at her feather light touches.
Rinoa was enjoying herself at pleasuring Squall when she felt something stiff poking at her stomach. "Squall! Not in here!" she laughed as she kissed her lover's lips.
"Why not?" he asked her as he shifted his hips forward to poke her again.
She playfully slapped his shoulder and stuck out her tongue at him. "Naughty! I'll ask Quistis to whip you!" she giggled as she brought her hand down to play with Squall's little friend.
Squall closed his eyes and his breathing became shallower. "Rinoa! I...I...ah! Don't stop!"
CENSORED! Sorry! This isn't a Lemon chapter.
Squall and Rinoa emerged from the bathroom, sated from their hot sex. After getting changed for the orientation, they both walked hand in hand towards their new Garden's cafeteria. As they looked around at their new surroundings, they saw that the place had a really good high class food court studded with sushi bars, authentic pizza stands, and other shops that sell different delights of all sorts. After grabbing a couple of breakfast sets from a coffee shop, Squall and Rinoa crossed the other side of the immense court to join their friends.
"Well, well, well. If it ain't a sopping wet Puberty boy with his girlfriend, and they look like they had a wonderful time in the shower, ain't I right Squall?" Seifer cockily asked him with a wink. "So how was it PB? Did it feel good? Of course it did...guessing that it was your first time."
Squall and Rinoa blushed and Rinoa reprimanded him. "Shut up Seifer. For your information, Squall is a much better lover than you ever were, and don't forget the fact that I've experienced his giant which was soooooo much better compared to your teeny weeny."
Squall clapped his hand to his forehead and silently whispered, "Rinoa..."
Rinoa decided to ignore Squall and continued reprimanding the now blushing blonde. Everyone else was laughing silently "Yes Seifer, we enjoyed it. Got a problem with that or are you just jealous of my Squally?"
Seifer decided to play along, ignoring the redness on his cheeks. "We never did it Rinoa."
Rinoa set her food down on the table and picked up her carton of milk. "You're right, but I was just imagining anyways." She sat down and pulled Squall beside her.
Quistis, Selphie, and Irvine were laughing at Seifer now because he had nothing to say back. "So it's true Seifer? You are tiny?" Quistis mocked him.
Seifer cocked his head upwards and said, "Hey, size doesn't matter. What matters is how you work it right?" He winked at Quistis and the instructor scoffed at him.
"Ew! You are such a pervert!" Quistis scolded him after taking a bite of her sandwich.
Suddenly, a huge platter of hotdogs came careening on the space between Seifer and Quistis. "Booya! It's dogs for me! The breakfast for winners!" Zell declared as he jumped down on his seat.
Irvine raised an eyebrow and munched on his apricot pastry. "Hotdogs for breakfast? You've got to be sick in the mind to be eating something like that."
Zell munched down one sandwich in an instant and replied through a full mouth, "Nah! I guess I just love them." He grabbed another one and shoved it down his mouth.
Seifer leaned forward on his seat and faced Zell. "Hey Chicken, did you know that hotdogs have MSG? And did you know that MSG makes you dumb?"
Zell continued shoving down the pile of cured meat into his stomach and blurted out, "Yeah."
Seifer leaned back on his seat and sipped his orange juice through a straw. "I see...well I don't doubt you anyways."
Zell stomped his foot on the floor and asked, "Hey what is that supposed to mean?"
Irvine grabbed his hat from Selphie's head and put it on. "It means that your brain has been replaced by hotdogs."
Zell tried getting that into his head and curtly said, "Oh. Hey! Why you!" He was just about to get into another fight with Seifer when the entire gang heard Ouragan approaching from behind.
"Good morning everyone!" he greeted them. "I assume that you like the breakfast here. Anyways, the orientation will start in twenty minutes so you still have time to finish your food. We're holding it in our main auditorium and I hope you do get along with the other students whom I have recruited for this Garden. You aren't required to wear uniforms but in case you were wondering, our uniforms are Navy blue and gold. I will brief you with the rest of the details later. Enjoy your breakfast in the meantime alright?"
"Thanks Ouragan," Selphie told the other commander as he left their table to greet another group that was probably one of the other new groups.
Quistis finished her chicken sandwich in a hurry and asked them, "So have any of you ever visited the new training center aside from Selphie and me?"
Zell finished one of the last three hotdogs on his plate, never minding the others who were gawking at him in the hall, and said, "I tried it out yesterday and it was so cool! Two of the doors were locked though."
Selphie set her empty juice glass on the table and said, "Yeah! I thought you needed a certain level to get into that room but I'm Level 100 and so are all of us. So why do you think it's locked?"
Irvine shrugged and added, "Maybe it's only for the EU SeeDs? I don't know, but I'm sure we should undergo a few more tests before getting into those rooms."
Zell finally gulped his last hotdog, finishing it down with a glass of Coke. "Yeah! Maybe we have to stay here for one year before we get to go inside."
Rinoa suggested, "What if it's something like an exam? Maybe those two rooms are the ones you need to get through to be able to pass this school."
Squall, after finishing his meal silently, decided to say, "Who cares? Maybe Ouragan will tell us during the orientation. Anyways, let's stop worrying about it and get to the Quad before we're marked late on the first day." He stood up and carried his tray to the garbage bins, dumping the contents into it and placing the tray on top.
Seifer nodded and followed Squall. "I guess Commander Puberty is right. We can't be late on our first day. Imagine what the others will think."
Soon, everyone had left the cafeteria, and only two people were left on one corner. One was a pale woman with purple hair and red eyes, while the other was a boy with black hair and blue eyes.
"Is the time right?," the pale woman queried her raven-haired friend.
"Not yet...not until the key is ready," came the reply from the boy.
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Inside the main auditorium, a large gathering of students had rounded up and taken their respective seats labeled for their previous academies. About twenty percent of the students came from Trabia, another twenty percent from Galbadia, thirty percent from Balamb, and the remaining percentage was given to a number of youngsters coming from research and scientific institutes. On the upper right section of the room, the heroes from Balamb had huddled together in a row reserved for them.
"Hey, I didn't know that there were other people from Balamb," Irvine whispered to Zell's ear as he looked around the place. "Why didn't we see them when we came here?"
Zell also looked around and whispered back, "Maybe we came after them. We had a mission remember?" Zell noticed that most of the SeeDs looked about four years older than they were.
"Oh yeah," Irvine blurted out. The crowd of at least a hundred fifty students fell silent when the commander of the Garden, Ouragan, entered the auditorium and stepped up to the podium.
"Good morning! I am Commander Ouragan, the headmaster of this most prestigious of military academies, and I would like to welcome all of you to Esthar Garden. As you might have already known, it is orientation day today and I would like to get rid of the pleasantries and to brief you with the basic rules and student regulations that accompany the curriculum you will be undertaking for the next three years. No more national anthems, no more pledges to this alma mater, and most of all, no more "Please introduce yourself" speeches. All of you are grown men and women and unless it is your first day in preschool, it should be easy enough for you to mingle with your fellow cadets."
The crowd lightened a bit and some of the people giggled before Ouragan continued, "A few weeks ago, you might have received a letter from our Garden requesting that you come here and further your military training in accordance with our standards. For those who were able to make it, thank you for coming. Esthar Garden is proud to have students as gifted as you are, and it would be an honor and a delight working with your skills on the field. As all, if not most of you are SeeDs," Ouragan winked at Seifer, who gave him the finger, and continued with his speech. "I will expect only the best from you. You will be sent on missions worldwide, carrying out orders from your clients and doing whatever is necessary to complete the mission. However, your missions will be quite, if not, very different from the ones you had in previous Gardens. You will be working with the art of stealth in this academy. You might have noted that not all of you are from Gardens. Some of these people in the crowd are top researchers who have the unique gift of producing wonderful machines that make these missions of yours more convenient not only for you agents, but for the client as well. A hundred percent success rate is assured unless something is horribly wrong with your technique. The final exam that will herald your ascension to SeeD Class S, however, will not be a field exam. It will take place within the facilities of our academy. For those who might have gone to the training center, you might have noticed that two of the doors to the different simulated environments are locked."
Rinoa nudged Quistis and whispered, "See! I told you guys it was for the exams!"
Ouragan continued, "Those two doors are restricted for those who have completed at least a mission or two from your old Garden and have gone through a year of rigorous training here at Esthar. Mastering the art of combat is a must! These two exams can be deadly, and if you aren't careful, we may not have a chance of reviving you."
Gasps were heard all over the room when Ouragan yet again continued, "You are not given an option to choose to take either one of these two tests, and so I warn you, you must be experienced on the field. To be able to attain your status as a SeeD S, you must undertake only one of them. Only the best of the best have the ability to get through unscathed. One room, the one on the left, is an exact simulation of the Deep Sea Research Center. After getting through this hell of an exam, you will have to face a most powerful monster—Ultima Weapon."
A few of the girls shrieked silently while some of the men were sweating profusely through their palms. Ouragan nodded in reply. "Yes, Ultima Weapon. You might have heard that this creature is the most formidable monster on the planet. If you get through this alive, you are awarded with the rare title of SeeD S. However, there remains one title which only a select few—actually only two people, have achieved. This would be the SeeD X, or SeeD Extreme. Only I and the former Commander Storm have had the ability to get through the last test, and only a small percentage of the the rest of those brave few whom have survived the Ultima trial can actually live through this. This mission is called, the Proof of Omega. A clone of the monster resides in the last room, and just to assist you, we will have paramedics standing by to help you in case you are knocked out by this horrifying creature. That concludes the curriculum for these three"
Squall and the gang looked at each other and smiled. Zell whispered silently to Squall, "Yo Man! Aren't we allowed to graduate since we've beaten Omega Weapon?"
Squall nodded and said, "Maybe. Well, we'd better try our luck anyhow."
Zell discreetly stomped his feet happily on the floor and punched the air with his fists. "Yes! No three years!"
After Ouragan's speech, he used the remaining time to brief the students with the basic rules, and when all that was done, he informed them, "Since it is your first day, please take the time to use our Training Center to level up your experience points. In this Garden, you simply don't stop at a hundred. You go further than that, and do use the time to explore our other facilities. Rigorous training will begin tomorrow. Have a nice day and enjoy Esthar Garden."
The students applauded the legendary Ouragan as he stepped down and left through some backdoor exit. The lights came back, and they began leaving the place. The gang, however, was still anchored in their seats.
Rinoa was beaming. "Do you know what this means?"
Everyone turned to face her and asked, "What?"
"It means that we don't have to go through three years of training! We defeated Omega Weapon right?" she clarified with her friends.
"Ahem!" Seifer interrupted. "You guys did, but what about poor old me?"
"Well, you just have to face the old beast with some of your new friends," Quistis sarcastically told him while she rolled her eyes towards some of the Balamb kids.
Seifer frowned and Quistis laughed. "I'm kidding! Alright Seifer, we'll accompany you this time, as long as you promise not to be an ass."
Seifer did a mocking imitation of Quistis and mimicked a little child's voice saying, "Awright! I pwomise not to be an ass!"
Everyone laughed and exited the auditorium, returning to their rooms and fetching their weapons. Oddly enough for the others, it felt like the first day of school, which it really was.
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Squall and Rinoa fought a Blue Dragon in the snowfields area of the Training Center. The weakening animal was groaning and lashing at them with its tail as Squall stunned it with a Pain spell. The creature screamed and lunged towards Rinoa, and she dodged the advancing dragon while shooting her weapon at it. The pinwheel hit the dragon on the leg and created a gash that began spilling blood on the almost perfect snow. Squall somersaulted on the air and jumped on the dragon's back, burying the blade of his Lionheart into its heart. As the dragon fell and breathed its last gulp of air, it swiped its claws at Rinoa's leg, and died on the spot. Rinoa slumped onto the floor in pain and moaned a very loud "Ow!"
"Rinoa!" Squall called out as he approached his sorceress. "Are you alright?"
Rinoa winced at the pain and used one of her Cures on the wound. "I don't think it's healing very well Squall."
Squall took a closer look at the wound and examined it all over. "It looks deep. I think I'd better take you to the infirmary."
Rinoa blasted her wound with a Curaga this time, allowing it to close slightly. "Yeah, I think so. I heard that Blue Dragons can be poisonous." Her head began spinning and she felt nauseous as the wound failed to close from her powerful spells. She vomited on the floor and Squall immediately rushed to her side. She looked at him with a forced smile and said, "Don't worry Squall. I'll be fine. I'm sure the doctor can help me."
Squall held her hand and said, "Please Rinoa, hold on. If something happens to you, I don't know what I will do."
Rinoa laughed and said, "Oh Squall, don't be so dramatic."
Squall lifted Rinoa into his arms and took her to the infirmary, placing her weapon in a safe position on her stomach. When he arrived at the little clinic, his jaw dropped when he saw who was sitting on the doctor's chair.
"Doctor Kadowaki?!? What are you doing here?" Squall surprisingly questioned her as he put Rinoa down on one of the high tech Esthar flotation beds.
The doctor smiled at him and said, "Cid told me to take care of you and your group and decided to transfer me here under Ouragan's supervision. Don't worry Squall, the Esthar Garden doctor is my sister, and she's been relocated to Balamb."
"I see," Squall murmured as he approached the old doctor. "Doctor, can you please check out Rinoa's wound? I think it's been affected with Blue Dragon poison."
The good doctor got up and approached Rinoa. "Squall, I think we have to take a blood test. I'm not sure how Blue Dragon poison affects humans and I will need some time for this. I'm sure she will be fine for the time being. The good thing is, it swiped only at her leg and not her torso. You may go inspect the other facilities Squall. This will take some time."
Squall nodded but went beside Rinoa, taking her hand and kissing it. "You will be alright okay?" he told her while caressing her forehead. "If you need anything at all Rin, just tell Doctor Kadowaki to tell me."
Rinoa nodded and brought her hand to Squall's cheek. "I will Squall, but don't worry about me. I'm sure that I'll be out of here before dinner."
"I'm sorry Rinoa," Squall apologized. "I should've protected you. I wasn't a good knight."
Rinoa giggled and got up to kiss Squall's cheek. "Silly! You were an excellent knight, and you still are. It wasn't your fault that I got injured so please stop blaming yourself."
Squall rested his head on her stomach and said, "I love you."
Rinoa took a deep breath and said, "I love you too Squall, but you have to go so that Doctor Kadowaki can do the tests properly."
Squall got up and bid her goodbye before he left the room. After that, Doctor Kadowaki entered and saw Rinoa lying on the bed, her wound crusting up on the sides. "Rinoa, I hope you don't mind but I need a sample of your blood."
Rinoa just nodded and said, "Alright doctor, but just get it from my leg okay? I think the poison has numbed the area so I won't feel the sting of the needle there."
Doctor Kadowaki laughed and replied, "I will Rinoa." She pressed a few buttons on the side of the bed and a sealed canister with a syringe inside suddenly popped from below out like some high tech Estharian marvel. "Are you ready?" she queried the younger woman.
Rinoa gave an assuring nod and the doctor inserted the needle into her flesh near the wound, drawing out a few milliliters of blood. "Okay we're done! So did it hurt?"
Rinoa shook her head and the doctor smiled at her. "Now that's one brave girl. I'm going to apply an Elixir on that and you go to sleep." She pressed another button and another canister of medicine popped out along with some sleep powder. After applying some disinfectant on the wound and giving her an elixir. The bloody patch of skin finally closed up. The doctor allowed her to inhale the natural powder and soon, she was off to sleep. Getting up from the stool beside the bed, Doctor Kadowaki placed her palm beside a door inside the infirmary and entered a small laboratory. Placing a drop of blood onto a slide along with a drop of iodine, she slid the glass into an electron microscope and peeked into the computer to see the results.
"My, this is odd," she mumbled to herself as she saw the blood cells swimming on the computer.
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Quistis was in the training center flogging a couple of pesky grendels with her Save the Queen. Junctioning her Elemental Defense slot with Thundaga spells, she braced herself on the floor when one of the dying dragons spewed at her with its Breath spell. Luckily, the blow healed her, and as the dragon was just about to lash at her with its tale blade, she did a somersault into the air and landed the poisoned tip of her whip at the creature's back, killing it immediately.
"Bravo Quisty! Tee hee! Now since you're done, will you help me here with this ah!" screamed Selphie as she dodged the flame breath of a Ruby Dragon.
Quistis shook her head and junctioned her status attack with a hundred break spells. Running towards the dragon to help her perky friend, she whipped its side, but the spells never took effect. The dragon whirled around to face her, and Quistis ran for cover as it did another Breath spell. Behind it, Selphie chinked at the thick, red hide of its tail with her Strange Vision nunchaku, attempting to help Quistis while the dragon chased her. Unsure of which enemy to face, the dragon ran after Selphie again. Seeing that there was finally a distraction, Quistis leapt on one of the EU Garden's training center ledges and leapt on the dragon's back, whipping at the sensitive neck skin with her whip. It immediately began to turn into stone, and a statue of a Ruby Dragon now stood before an exhausted Selphie.
"Woohoo! That was fun! Thanks by the way Quisty!" Selphie said as she got up to brush off the dust from her yellow dress.
"Don't mention it. Besides, I had fun too. Gosh, this training center sure is ten times more challenging than the one in Balamb Garden, don't you think?" Quistis asked her as she folded her whip and placed it on her belt. She looked up and gazed in wonder at the marvelous engineering the people of EU Garden must have taken to build such a beautiful training center. The facility, rather than focusing on all foliage like Balamb, had a circular center room which led to fifteen different simulated grounds mimicking those of the outside world. Two of the rooms led to places that copied the look of the Islands closest to Heaven and Hell, while the others would either have cliff-like formations or desert plains or plain old grasslands. One room was reminiscent of the Bika snowfields with a forest in the middle while another would copy the look of the Centra plains. The door with the yellow marking led to the facility which copied Esthar's Abadan and Great Plains. Each of the rooms had temperature controlled settings and environmental devices that helped to make the surroundings more believable and authentic rather than simulated and surreal.
"Yeah, and the monsters were just...scary!" exclaimed Selphie as she fixed the flip in her hair. "What time is it?"
Quistis looked at her watch and replied, "It's five thirty in the morning. We still have an hour to brush up and get ready for the orientation today. Come on, we've gotta take a shower!"
Selphie jumped around in her usual way and said, "You said it! We reek of dragon blood!"
Quistis laughed and patted her friend on the back, leaving the Island Closest to Heaven room telling jokes to each other.
In a glass room above the facility shrouded by vines, two figures looked upon the ladies making their way out of the danger zone. "They certainly are good fighters," one of them told the other. "It was good of you to have gone to Balamb to recruit these pupils."
The taller man stood beside his companion, staring at the blonde as the two girls exited the vicinity of the area. In his hand was a crystal glass which contained a shot of expensive cognac. "I have a good eye for great warriors."
"But why did you bring them here just now?" the older, shorter man inquired him as he pressed a button to close the monster cages. "Why now? You came here when you were still but a youngster out of puberty."
"These children have a destiny," the taller man replied. "They have one more thing to fulfill before the time of resurrection comes. I need them, my friend. Their destinies were written in the stars long before they had defeated the second."
"And what are you planning to do with them? You know very well that you cannot risk their lives for these missions," his companion told him.
"Are you questioning my motives old one? I am not going to risk their lives," he informed his friend. He walked over to one of the tables and set his glass on top of it. Picking up a pile of files from the desk, he flipped each one open, looking at the profiles of the newcomers.
"My friend, tell me, how did you know that it was them?" he asked his friend as he struggled to get up with his cane.
The taller man stopped at one of the profiles and smiled. "Because, old one, I believe I may have just found the key."
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Squall and Rinoa were under the forceful spray of the warm shower, feeling each other's nakedness as they washed themselves. Their lips were locked in a passionate kiss, their hands exploring their erogenous parts as the water continued to rain down on them. After the kiss, Rinoa rested her head on her lover's shoulder, running her fingers along his firm, strong back muscles.
"Squall, how much time left before the orientation?" she asked as she moved her lips to his collarbone, sucking on it gently as her lover moaned in pleasure.
"Rinoa...ah! I guess...mmm...we have at least an hour...oh gosh that feels good!" he blurted out as she continued sucking on his sensitive skin.
"You like that? What about this?" Rinoa cupped the cheeks of Squall's buttocks with her hands and began massaging the round lobes back and forth.
Squall moaned louder and ran two fingers down her spine. "I like that." He felt his member grow at her feather light touches.
Rinoa was enjoying herself at pleasuring Squall when she felt something stiff poking at her stomach. "Squall! Not in here!" she laughed as she kissed her lover's lips.
"Why not?" he asked her as he shifted his hips forward to poke her again.
She playfully slapped his shoulder and stuck out her tongue at him. "Naughty! I'll ask Quistis to whip you!" she giggled as she brought her hand down to play with Squall's little friend.
Squall closed his eyes and his breathing became shallower. "Rinoa! I...I...ah! Don't stop!"
CENSORED! Sorry! This isn't a Lemon chapter.
Squall and Rinoa emerged from the bathroom, sated from their hot sex. After getting changed for the orientation, they both walked hand in hand towards their new Garden's cafeteria. As they looked around at their new surroundings, they saw that the place had a really good high class food court studded with sushi bars, authentic pizza stands, and other shops that sell different delights of all sorts. After grabbing a couple of breakfast sets from a coffee shop, Squall and Rinoa crossed the other side of the immense court to join their friends.
"Well, well, well. If it ain't a sopping wet Puberty boy with his girlfriend, and they look like they had a wonderful time in the shower, ain't I right Squall?" Seifer cockily asked him with a wink. "So how was it PB? Did it feel good? Of course it did...guessing that it was your first time."
Squall and Rinoa blushed and Rinoa reprimanded him. "Shut up Seifer. For your information, Squall is a much better lover than you ever were, and don't forget the fact that I've experienced his giant which was soooooo much better compared to your teeny weeny."
Squall clapped his hand to his forehead and silently whispered, "Rinoa..."
Rinoa decided to ignore Squall and continued reprimanding the now blushing blonde. Everyone else was laughing silently "Yes Seifer, we enjoyed it. Got a problem with that or are you just jealous of my Squally?"
Seifer decided to play along, ignoring the redness on his cheeks. "We never did it Rinoa."
Rinoa set her food down on the table and picked up her carton of milk. "You're right, but I was just imagining anyways." She sat down and pulled Squall beside her.
Quistis, Selphie, and Irvine were laughing at Seifer now because he had nothing to say back. "So it's true Seifer? You are tiny?" Quistis mocked him.
Seifer cocked his head upwards and said, "Hey, size doesn't matter. What matters is how you work it right?" He winked at Quistis and the instructor scoffed at him.
"Ew! You are such a pervert!" Quistis scolded him after taking a bite of her sandwich.
Suddenly, a huge platter of hotdogs came careening on the space between Seifer and Quistis. "Booya! It's dogs for me! The breakfast for winners!" Zell declared as he jumped down on his seat.
Irvine raised an eyebrow and munched on his apricot pastry. "Hotdogs for breakfast? You've got to be sick in the mind to be eating something like that."
Zell munched down one sandwich in an instant and replied through a full mouth, "Nah! I guess I just love them." He grabbed another one and shoved it down his mouth.
Seifer leaned forward on his seat and faced Zell. "Hey Chicken, did you know that hotdogs have MSG? And did you know that MSG makes you dumb?"
Zell continued shoving down the pile of cured meat into his stomach and blurted out, "Yeah."
Seifer leaned back on his seat and sipped his orange juice through a straw. "I see...well I don't doubt you anyways."
Zell stomped his foot on the floor and asked, "Hey what is that supposed to mean?"
Irvine grabbed his hat from Selphie's head and put it on. "It means that your brain has been replaced by hotdogs."
Zell tried getting that into his head and curtly said, "Oh. Hey! Why you!" He was just about to get into another fight with Seifer when the entire gang heard Ouragan approaching from behind.
"Good morning everyone!" he greeted them. "I assume that you like the breakfast here. Anyways, the orientation will start in twenty minutes so you still have time to finish your food. We're holding it in our main auditorium and I hope you do get along with the other students whom I have recruited for this Garden. You aren't required to wear uniforms but in case you were wondering, our uniforms are Navy blue and gold. I will brief you with the rest of the details later. Enjoy your breakfast in the meantime alright?"
"Thanks Ouragan," Selphie told the other commander as he left their table to greet another group that was probably one of the other new groups.
Quistis finished her chicken sandwich in a hurry and asked them, "So have any of you ever visited the new training center aside from Selphie and me?"
Zell finished one of the last three hotdogs on his plate, never minding the others who were gawking at him in the hall, and said, "I tried it out yesterday and it was so cool! Two of the doors were locked though."
Selphie set her empty juice glass on the table and said, "Yeah! I thought you needed a certain level to get into that room but I'm Level 100 and so are all of us. So why do you think it's locked?"
Irvine shrugged and added, "Maybe it's only for the EU SeeDs? I don't know, but I'm sure we should undergo a few more tests before getting into those rooms."
Zell finally gulped his last hotdog, finishing it down with a glass of Coke. "Yeah! Maybe we have to stay here for one year before we get to go inside."
Rinoa suggested, "What if it's something like an exam? Maybe those two rooms are the ones you need to get through to be able to pass this school."
Squall, after finishing his meal silently, decided to say, "Who cares? Maybe Ouragan will tell us during the orientation. Anyways, let's stop worrying about it and get to the Quad before we're marked late on the first day." He stood up and carried his tray to the garbage bins, dumping the contents into it and placing the tray on top.
Seifer nodded and followed Squall. "I guess Commander Puberty is right. We can't be late on our first day. Imagine what the others will think."
Soon, everyone had left the cafeteria, and only two people were left on one corner. One was a pale woman with purple hair and red eyes, while the other was a boy with black hair and blue eyes.
"Is the time right?," the pale woman queried her raven-haired friend.
"Not yet...not until the key is ready," came the reply from the boy.
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Inside the main auditorium, a large gathering of students had rounded up and taken their respective seats labeled for their previous academies. About twenty percent of the students came from Trabia, another twenty percent from Galbadia, thirty percent from Balamb, and the remaining percentage was given to a number of youngsters coming from research and scientific institutes. On the upper right section of the room, the heroes from Balamb had huddled together in a row reserved for them.
"Hey, I didn't know that there were other people from Balamb," Irvine whispered to Zell's ear as he looked around the place. "Why didn't we see them when we came here?"
Zell also looked around and whispered back, "Maybe we came after them. We had a mission remember?" Zell noticed that most of the SeeDs looked about four years older than they were.
"Oh yeah," Irvine blurted out. The crowd of at least a hundred fifty students fell silent when the commander of the Garden, Ouragan, entered the auditorium and stepped up to the podium.
"Good morning! I am Commander Ouragan, the headmaster of this most prestigious of military academies, and I would like to welcome all of you to Esthar Garden. As you might have already known, it is orientation day today and I would like to get rid of the pleasantries and to brief you with the basic rules and student regulations that accompany the curriculum you will be undertaking for the next three years. No more national anthems, no more pledges to this alma mater, and most of all, no more "Please introduce yourself" speeches. All of you are grown men and women and unless it is your first day in preschool, it should be easy enough for you to mingle with your fellow cadets."
The crowd lightened a bit and some of the people giggled before Ouragan continued, "A few weeks ago, you might have received a letter from our Garden requesting that you come here and further your military training in accordance with our standards. For those who were able to make it, thank you for coming. Esthar Garden is proud to have students as gifted as you are, and it would be an honor and a delight working with your skills on the field. As all, if not most of you are SeeDs," Ouragan winked at Seifer, who gave him the finger, and continued with his speech. "I will expect only the best from you. You will be sent on missions worldwide, carrying out orders from your clients and doing whatever is necessary to complete the mission. However, your missions will be quite, if not, very different from the ones you had in previous Gardens. You will be working with the art of stealth in this academy. You might have noted that not all of you are from Gardens. Some of these people in the crowd are top researchers who have the unique gift of producing wonderful machines that make these missions of yours more convenient not only for you agents, but for the client as well. A hundred percent success rate is assured unless something is horribly wrong with your technique. The final exam that will herald your ascension to SeeD Class S, however, will not be a field exam. It will take place within the facilities of our academy. For those who might have gone to the training center, you might have noticed that two of the doors to the different simulated environments are locked."
Rinoa nudged Quistis and whispered, "See! I told you guys it was for the exams!"
Ouragan continued, "Those two doors are restricted for those who have completed at least a mission or two from your old Garden and have gone through a year of rigorous training here at Esthar. Mastering the art of combat is a must! These two exams can be deadly, and if you aren't careful, we may not have a chance of reviving you."
Gasps were heard all over the room when Ouragan yet again continued, "You are not given an option to choose to take either one of these two tests, and so I warn you, you must be experienced on the field. To be able to attain your status as a SeeD S, you must undertake only one of them. Only the best of the best have the ability to get through unscathed. One room, the one on the left, is an exact simulation of the Deep Sea Research Center. After getting through this hell of an exam, you will have to face a most powerful monster—Ultima Weapon."
A few of the girls shrieked silently while some of the men were sweating profusely through their palms. Ouragan nodded in reply. "Yes, Ultima Weapon. You might have heard that this creature is the most formidable monster on the planet. If you get through this alive, you are awarded with the rare title of SeeD S. However, there remains one title which only a select few—actually only two people, have achieved. This would be the SeeD X, or SeeD Extreme. Only I and the former Commander Storm have had the ability to get through the last test, and only a small percentage of the the rest of those brave few whom have survived the Ultima trial can actually live through this. This mission is called, the Proof of Omega. A clone of the monster resides in the last room, and just to assist you, we will have paramedics standing by to help you in case you are knocked out by this horrifying creature. That concludes the curriculum for these three"
Squall and the gang looked at each other and smiled. Zell whispered silently to Squall, "Yo Man! Aren't we allowed to graduate since we've beaten Omega Weapon?"
Squall nodded and said, "Maybe. Well, we'd better try our luck anyhow."
Zell discreetly stomped his feet happily on the floor and punched the air with his fists. "Yes! No three years!"
After Ouragan's speech, he used the remaining time to brief the students with the basic rules, and when all that was done, he informed them, "Since it is your first day, please take the time to use our Training Center to level up your experience points. In this Garden, you simply don't stop at a hundred. You go further than that, and do use the time to explore our other facilities. Rigorous training will begin tomorrow. Have a nice day and enjoy Esthar Garden."
The students applauded the legendary Ouragan as he stepped down and left through some backdoor exit. The lights came back, and they began leaving the place. The gang, however, was still anchored in their seats.
Rinoa was beaming. "Do you know what this means?"
Everyone turned to face her and asked, "What?"
"It means that we don't have to go through three years of training! We defeated Omega Weapon right?" she clarified with her friends.
"Ahem!" Seifer interrupted. "You guys did, but what about poor old me?"
"Well, you just have to face the old beast with some of your new friends," Quistis sarcastically told him while she rolled her eyes towards some of the Balamb kids.
Seifer frowned and Quistis laughed. "I'm kidding! Alright Seifer, we'll accompany you this time, as long as you promise not to be an ass."
Seifer did a mocking imitation of Quistis and mimicked a little child's voice saying, "Awright! I pwomise not to be an ass!"
Everyone laughed and exited the auditorium, returning to their rooms and fetching their weapons. Oddly enough for the others, it felt like the first day of school, which it really was.
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Squall and Rinoa fought a Blue Dragon in the snowfields area of the Training Center. The weakening animal was groaning and lashing at them with its tail as Squall stunned it with a Pain spell. The creature screamed and lunged towards Rinoa, and she dodged the advancing dragon while shooting her weapon at it. The pinwheel hit the dragon on the leg and created a gash that began spilling blood on the almost perfect snow. Squall somersaulted on the air and jumped on the dragon's back, burying the blade of his Lionheart into its heart. As the dragon fell and breathed its last gulp of air, it swiped its claws at Rinoa's leg, and died on the spot. Rinoa slumped onto the floor in pain and moaned a very loud "Ow!"
"Rinoa!" Squall called out as he approached his sorceress. "Are you alright?"
Rinoa winced at the pain and used one of her Cures on the wound. "I don't think it's healing very well Squall."
Squall took a closer look at the wound and examined it all over. "It looks deep. I think I'd better take you to the infirmary."
Rinoa blasted her wound with a Curaga this time, allowing it to close slightly. "Yeah, I think so. I heard that Blue Dragons can be poisonous." Her head began spinning and she felt nauseous as the wound failed to close from her powerful spells. She vomited on the floor and Squall immediately rushed to her side. She looked at him with a forced smile and said, "Don't worry Squall. I'll be fine. I'm sure the doctor can help me."
Squall held her hand and said, "Please Rinoa, hold on. If something happens to you, I don't know what I will do."
Rinoa laughed and said, "Oh Squall, don't be so dramatic."
Squall lifted Rinoa into his arms and took her to the infirmary, placing her weapon in a safe position on her stomach. When he arrived at the little clinic, his jaw dropped when he saw who was sitting on the doctor's chair.
"Doctor Kadowaki?!? What are you doing here?" Squall surprisingly questioned her as he put Rinoa down on one of the high tech Esthar flotation beds.
The doctor smiled at him and said, "Cid told me to take care of you and your group and decided to transfer me here under Ouragan's supervision. Don't worry Squall, the Esthar Garden doctor is my sister, and she's been relocated to Balamb."
"I see," Squall murmured as he approached the old doctor. "Doctor, can you please check out Rinoa's wound? I think it's been affected with Blue Dragon poison."
The good doctor got up and approached Rinoa. "Squall, I think we have to take a blood test. I'm not sure how Blue Dragon poison affects humans and I will need some time for this. I'm sure she will be fine for the time being. The good thing is, it swiped only at her leg and not her torso. You may go inspect the other facilities Squall. This will take some time."
Squall nodded but went beside Rinoa, taking her hand and kissing it. "You will be alright okay?" he told her while caressing her forehead. "If you need anything at all Rin, just tell Doctor Kadowaki to tell me."
Rinoa nodded and brought her hand to Squall's cheek. "I will Squall, but don't worry about me. I'm sure that I'll be out of here before dinner."
"I'm sorry Rinoa," Squall apologized. "I should've protected you. I wasn't a good knight."
Rinoa giggled and got up to kiss Squall's cheek. "Silly! You were an excellent knight, and you still are. It wasn't your fault that I got injured so please stop blaming yourself."
Squall rested his head on her stomach and said, "I love you."
Rinoa took a deep breath and said, "I love you too Squall, but you have to go so that Doctor Kadowaki can do the tests properly."
Squall got up and bid her goodbye before he left the room. After that, Doctor Kadowaki entered and saw Rinoa lying on the bed, her wound crusting up on the sides. "Rinoa, I hope you don't mind but I need a sample of your blood."
Rinoa just nodded and said, "Alright doctor, but just get it from my leg okay? I think the poison has numbed the area so I won't feel the sting of the needle there."
Doctor Kadowaki laughed and replied, "I will Rinoa." She pressed a few buttons on the side of the bed and a sealed canister with a syringe inside suddenly popped from below out like some high tech Estharian marvel. "Are you ready?" she queried the younger woman.
Rinoa gave an assuring nod and the doctor inserted the needle into her flesh near the wound, drawing out a few milliliters of blood. "Okay we're done! So did it hurt?"
Rinoa shook her head and the doctor smiled at her. "Now that's one brave girl. I'm going to apply an Elixir on that and you go to sleep." She pressed another button and another canister of medicine popped out along with some sleep powder. After applying some disinfectant on the wound and giving her an elixir. The bloody patch of skin finally closed up. The doctor allowed her to inhale the natural powder and soon, she was off to sleep. Getting up from the stool beside the bed, Doctor Kadowaki placed her palm beside a door inside the infirmary and entered a small laboratory. Placing a drop of blood onto a slide along with a drop of iodine, she slid the glass into an electron microscope and peeked into the computer to see the results.
"My, this is odd," she mumbled to herself as she saw the blood cells swimming on the computer.
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