Chapter three
Quistis stepped out of the shower, drying herself off and changing into her usual attire. With nothing better to do, she decided to head to the infirmary.
By the time she was halfway to the Infirmary, she heard quick footsteps following her. Turning around quickly, she found Zell.
"Hey Quistis!" He greeted her with a smile, and a wave of his hands.
"What do you want?" Quistis continued toward her destination.
"Why so hostile?" He jogged to catch up with her.
"I'm busy now."
"But… You just got finished with your classes for the day, what could you possibly have to do?"
"For your information, Seifer's in solitary confinement," She frowned. "And no one else seems to care, so I guess I'm the only person who's going to show the poor man compassion."
"Quistis… Seifer deserves whatever he's getting. He tried to kill every one of us, don't forget that."
Quistis turned to face Zell, anger flaring in her eyes. "If you would ever forget about the stupid grudge you've had against him for picking on you, you might not be so blind ot the fact that he's a human being!"
"Sorry!" He threw his hands up in defeat. "But it's not just the way he ridiculed me. He tried to destroy the world!"
"That was seven years ago Zell! He was already tried for his crimes, and found not guilty, so there's NO reason for you to still hold anything against him! He was under Ultimecia's control!" Quistis continued walking, as Zell continued to follow her.
"But still-"
"And besides that, I seriously doubt we know the whole story." Quistis shook her head. "Now do me a favor, and leave me alone Zell."
Zell let out a sigh, as he hung his head.
Later…
Quistis walked into the infirmary, sitting in Kadowaki's vacant chair. Kadowaki got off work at around seven, and so Seifer was left all alone. Of course, it's not like anyone would do anything for him anyway. As it was, he hadn't eaten at all that day.
Opening the door to the cell, Quistis stepped in, not bothering to close it.
"H-h-hello…" Seifer mumbled, fighting to keep his eyes open. "I th-think I know you."
"Yes, you do." Quistis smiled, kneeling down next to him.
"Y-you're the instructor right?" Seifer's voice cracked, as he looked over to Quistis, sadness in his eyes.
"That's right." Quistis put her hand on his shoulder. "And do you know what you're name is?"
"I'm… I'm… My name is… I don't know my name." He lay down on the padded floor, curling up into a ball.
"Do you want something to eat?" She asked.
"Y-yes." He lifted his head to look up at her, and then rested his head back onto the soft floor.
"I'll be right back." She smiled at him, and then departed. The cafeteria was closed, so she had to improvise a little bit, taking some food from her dorm.
She arrived a few minutes later, carrying a big bag of assorted food items. Dropping the bag on the floor of the cell, she untied the bag, and saw Seifer's eyes light up.
"You're b-back already?" He managed to sit up without the use of his arms.
"I hope you're hungry." She smiled.
"Yeah." He started slurring his speech
"Now, before you start eating, I'll have to undo that straight jacket." She reached for the latches on his jacket.
"Y-you mean that I can get out of this thing?" He smiled lightly.
"Of course. You don't seem dangerous to me." She started undoing the latches. "Maybe this morning you were, and yesterday, but you've regained most of your coherency since then."
"Um… Yeah. Even since you've been gone a lot of things have come back to me." He nodded. "I remember my name now… And I remember what I tried to do. Everyone hates me…"
"Don't even think back to it." She pulled him into her arms, as he shook the straight jacket free.
"This is all… Happening so fast." He muttered. "I've always refused to let people see the real me. I don't even know what's real anymore..."
"Shhh." She planted a gentle kiss on his temple, as the two sat quietly in each other's arms.
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A/N: Well, that's the third chapter. Hope you people like it. I need more reviews!
