The Mountains Win Again
Chapter 5
Seifer walked out of the large dorm, keeping his gaze low. That morning he was riddled with flashbacks of his trail.
"The defendant, Seifer Almasy, is being tried for ten different charges. Charge one, assault on a Garden faculty member. Charge two, grand theft auto. Charge three, military offenses toward the nation of Esthar………"
The last thing he needed now was to have eye contact with those who were scowling as they passed. His shin length light gray trench coat gracefully flowing behind him with a kind of imposing, respect commanding style.
He normally would've caught the eye of every female that passed, but due to the fact that he tried to destroy the world he wasn't getting any meaningful glances.
"It just, hurt me so bad… When he tried to join me with Adel. I loved him, and he tried to kill me. He… We were going out, for awhile. But then one day out of nowhere he broke up with me. I felt so broken…"After a few minutes of walking, he decided to stop. Slowly sitting on the vacant bench, Seifer closed his eyes, and breathed deeply, letting the soothing resonation of the fountain on the central wall of the circular room help him to relax.
Ignoring the sound of footsteps passing him, Seifer began to get lost in his thoughts. Thoughts of what would happen to him after he left Garden. Cid only agreed to let him back in for a year, just long enough to achieve Seed status.
"Seifer was… He always picked on me, called me names. I always thought that if he ever became a seed, hell would freeze over. But man… I never expected him to do what he did…"
If he became a seed, he could stay as long as he wanted, but Seifer had made up his mind that wanting to become a seed was what got him into the whole mess anyway.
To be honest, the only reason Seifer wanted to be at Garden was so that he could be sure he would have somewhere to sleep. He couldn't get a job in Galbadia, and God forbid in Esthar. The only chance he had was in Dollet, and Seifer always hated that place anyway.
So for the time being, he simply had no idea where the hell he would end up.
Having a good rest, Seifer stood up, walking in a quicker pace toward the training center. He was eager to kill something, and soon.
"Seifer was always an angry person. Not angry at anyone in particular, but angry at the world. Overall… He was a good student when he wanted to be…"
Oftentimes, the training center was his best friend. Particularly in the times of heavy opposition to his unusual manner of interpreting the world around him. The fact that he could vent his anger through killing things was the only reason he kept from destroying all those around him. When in doubt, kill something: that was Seifer's lifestyle.
Walking into the brushy enclosure, Hyperion at his side. Long strides took him into the middle of the structure. It was silent, almost deafeningly so, if that's possible.
"I remember, he would go into the training center and just kill everything. It was a scary site, even for someone like me, who was raised to kill mercilessly by the blade. Those who witnessed it said at least he wasn't taking it out on his fellow students, but as his sparring partner, I can tell you just how scary he was when he got mad…"
Seifer narrowed his eyes, concentrating on anything his ears could pick up. At the last second, the tall blonde jumped forward, then twisted around, and brought his gunblade downward, splitting down the middle the grat attempting to pounce on him from above.
Seifer landed on his back, sliding a few feet due to the force of his jump. He slowly pulled himself up, dusting off his coat.
"Nice move" He heard a female voice say from behind him. Quickly turning to meet it, he found Rinoa.
"What do you want?" He said with a scowl.
"Oh? Since when is Seifer Almasy a rude man." Rinoa said with confidence.
"Since when does miss Heartilly socialize with the one whose life she ruined?" Seifer retorted.
Rinoa seemed caught off guard by this witty, yet simple response, though she was ready and waiting with some ammo of her own.
"And since when does Seifer Almasy blame his problems on everyone else?" Rinoa cocked an eyebrow.
"That's a complete load, and you know it. You broke my heart, and then played up your stupid act of the innocent little girl when I was being tried for my crimes." Sheathing his gunblade, Seifer took a step closer to the raven-haired girl, whose eyes were now wide in surprise. "And then you have the nerve to interrupt my training. Just tell me Heartilly, who the hell do you think you are?"
"I…" Rinoa's eyes welled up with tears. "If you would take one second to not think about yourself, you'd realize I was trying to apologize!" She burst into tears. "I want to be a part of your life again! I know that I hurt you, but you don't understand, I got hurt worse!"
"You're still so d- full of yourself, you don't realize how much I went through." Seifer scowled in return. "I was abandoned by the woman I loved, then manipulated, and tortured by a power hungry sorceress, then I had to sit and listen to the bogus testimony of the people around me. And on top of that, for the last four months, I've had to stand around and let people in the garden spit on me because I can't get a job anywhere else." Seifer replied, all without raising his voice.
"You're… So vain!" Rinoa yelled.
"Listen woman, I want to make this very, very clear." Seifer leaned in closer, to look her in the eyes. "I want nothing to do with you. I never want to see you again. I'm done with you. And when this conversation ends, I want you to turn around, leave, and go do whatever it is you do with Squall, because to be honest, I don't care about anything concerning you. Now if you'll excuse me," He pushed past her. "I have better things to do than sit here and listen to a whiny brat complain." He added as he walked into the next section of the training center.
