The Mountains Win Again

A/N: Well I took the advice of some of my reviewers, and made this a long story.

Chapter two

Quistis let out a sigh as she stepped out of her classroom, with her usual air of professionalism. Clutching her folder tight to her chest, she started down the hall, not realizing she was frowning. Quistis was deep in thought, lost in her own world. After Seifer's suicide attempt, he had had a nervous breakdown. The Garden's only reaction was to put him in a straight jacket, and toss him in a room with padded walls.

Now he was screaming feverishly about his new movie, and no one but Quistis seemed to care. It was completely unfair, the way they were treating him. You would think, being the supposedly virtuous foundation Garden was, they would at least make an attempt to help him.

"Hey Quisty!" Quistis heard a shrill voice from behind her.

The blonde didn't answer; she only lowered her gaze and continued walking, as Selphie came up alongside her.

"Hey Quisty! Squall and Rinoa sent me to tell you that we're all going out tonight, so we figured maybe you could come." The bubbly Brunette skipped slightly ahead of her taller friend.

"No." Was the flaxen haired woman's only reply.

"Why?" Selphie slowed to Quistis' rate and weakened her smile.

"I don't want to talk about it." Quistis quickly picked up pace, leaving Selphie behind.

"And… And then I told him, I-I don't really under-understand the source of my character's pain." Seifer gently rocked himself back and forth, leaning against the wall in solitary confinement.

"So he told me, it-it doesn't matter if you understand, it's that your character understands. And that-… And that always stuck with me." Seifer widened his bloodshot eyes.

Kadowaki hung her head, as she watched him from outside the room. His life so far was a terrible tragedy.

Rinoa walked into the Infirmary, Squall was waiting outside. She was coming to voice her hate for Seifer, though she felt it difficult once there.

"Rinoa, how can I help you?" Kadowaki turned to the small woman.

"I'm here to see Seifer." She stated.

"Are you sure? He could be dangerous. I mean, he is in a straight jacket, but-" Kadowaki tried to intervene.

"I said I want to go in." She said more sternly.

"Suit yourself." Kadowaki cleared the way.

Rinoa locked the large door behind her, darkening the room. Even with it so dark, it was easy to see what a horrible state he was in. His usual combed to perfection hair was messed up, and his eyes were bloodshot. He was pale, and there were bags under his eyes.

"Hey there." She greeted, kneeling down next to him. She couldn't bring herself to say what she originally intended.

"Um.. Hi! Are you from the network?" He inquired.

"No. Seifer, I know you can't really know what I'm saying right now, but I just…" She looked down, finding she was unable to talk to him while looking him in the face.

"I'm sorry for the way I treated you. I should've been a better girlfriend."

"I-I'm, my next role is a three parter in the… Umm…" Seifer stopped his incoherent speech, for the first looking up at Rinoa.

"This is all my fault Seif… I can never fix the damage I've done, but I just had… I had to face you." The raven haired woman continued her confession.

"Yeah, I'm thinking about ditching this last part and um… No.." Seifer mumbled to himself.

"Seif, just please get well soon, okay?" She planted a gentle kiss on his cheek.

"Yeah, okay." He offered her the only response that made sense since she had gotten there, as she proceeded out of the infirmary. Meeting Squall outside, he greeted her with a smile.

"So'd you let him have it?" He took her by the hand.

"No… He let himself have it." She frowned.

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Quistis stepped into her dorm, setting down the papers she was supposed to grade. With a sigh, she stripped and stepped into the shower, letting the hot water wash away her worries.

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A/N: This chapter was NOT meant to be funny. Please review people, I need inspiration, to give me some motivation, so I can do some instigation, and stimulation, so I cando some propagation on this story! Hey… That was kinda cool.