Dominic awoke in his bed and he yawned and stretched. He did not remember coming to bed, that last thing he remembered was walking through the gates of the training ground early in the morning; he had gone back to get some training in before the day began. Dominic rolled out of bed and grabbed his clothes. He went into the bathroom and got changed whilst whistling; something he never did. He smiled as he left his room for his first lesson. He checked his timetable and it showed that his first lesson was fiend studies with Quistis Trepe. He jumped a barrier and ran up the stairs before pirouetting and pushing the second floor button.

"Wait!" Selphie shouted as she ran up the stairs. Dominic's hand flew out and he caught the door.

"Thank you" said Selphie gasping for breath

"Its fine" said Dominic smiling broadly as he looked through the window

"Someone's in a very good mood" said Selphie looking up at him

"I guess we both are" said Dominic with a smile "You seem in a good mood also"

The door pinged open and Dominic left the elevator alone while Selphie travelled up to the top floor. Dominic jogged down the hall and around the corner until he reached his classroom. Already many pupils were gathered outside in silence.

"Hello" he said brightly. Someone returned the gesture while others ignored him completely.

"Hi" said one girl who looked somewhat like Selphie except her hair was blonde and slightly longer.

"Hi" said Dominic standing next to her in the queue.

"Who're you?" she asked

"Dominic" he said shaking her hand

"Jessie" she said with a smile as she shook his hand.

"Alright class, you may come inside" said Quistis who had just come out of her classroom. The students filed in and Dominic sat next to Jessie who had offered the empty seat next to hers.

"Okay then class, my name is Quistis Trepe and I will be your teacher in Fiend Studies" said Quistis who took her seat at the front of her class. Quistis began with the simple fiends such as bats and bombs, as she said their names the pictures appeared on their computer screens.

A beep attracted their attention from the door. The door hissed open and Squall came inside. He looked flushed and worried. He crossed to Quistis' desk and whispered something in her ear. As the words sunk in Quistis face fell and she paled.

"Who was it?" Quistis asked Squall

"It was one of the CC club " said Squall "His parents are on their way"

"Was it the T-Rexaur?" Quistis asked

"The police are saying so but the marks are wrong" said Squall "So as of today the Training Grounds are out of bounds; Zell, Irvine and myself are going in there later to see if there is anything that shouldn't be in there" Squall looked up and spotted Dominic

"That includes you" he said to Dominic "The rules in place now are significant to your life, if you break them, if anyone breaks them, it's an instant expulsion"

"What happened?" Jessie asked

"Today a student was killed in the training ground" Squall said to the classroom "He was stabbed and slashed to death by something unknown, so under no circumstances is anyone to go into the training grounds"

"What if it escapes?" a girl asked rather hysterically

"It won't" said Squall "The Garden Faculty have blocked off the entire area and only I and a few others can get in there"

"What about the funeral?" Quistis asked

"That's up to the parents" said Squall "But we are going to have a memorial for him"

"When?" Quistis asked

"We don't know yet" said Squall "First we want to sort everything out with his parents"

Squall decided that lessons were postponed for the day and all the pupils were told to keep away from the training area. Dominic and Jessie were stood on the balcony looking down at the entrance to the training area.

"I was there this morning" said Dominic "There was nothing out of the ordinary there"

"You went in there without protection?" Jessie said looking up at him

"I don't understand" said Dominic "If something had been wrong I would have seen it, if he was in there I would have known"

"Maybe he went there after you left" said Jessie

"Maybe" said Dominic "I'd hate to find out that I could have saved him"

"Don't do this" said Jessie "He was killed by something in the Training Ground, it's unfortunate but it happens"

"Yeah" said Dominic "I guess so"

"Let's get out of here" said Jessie "The whole place feels wrong today"

"Where do you want to go?" Dominic asked

"The beach" she said "You go get your swimming stuff and I'll go get mine, I have never been swimming in the ocean"

"Alright then" said Dominic.

The two of them retrieved their swimwear and towels and proceeded down to the docks in Balamb.