No One Knows Like I Do
Disclaimer: I do not own the Final Fantasy characters featured in this story (darn) Square does.
Chapter 1-The Storm Before the Calm
Blinding sunlight streamed through Fujin's bedroom window even though the blinds were closed. Groaning loudly, she sat up and looked at her alarm clock.
'10:07 A.M. Damn.' Running a hand through her short silver hair, Fujin scolded herself for not waking up sooner. She liked to get up early and do her usual morning jog and then get a light breakfast. She would jog double the amount of laps tomorrow, which was no problem. She was surprised that her ditzy roommate (whose name she couldn't recall at the moment) didn't wake her with all the clamoring around that was a part of her daily routine.
Finally, Fujin stood and trudged her way to the bathroom that she and Rose (oh, that's her name) had to share. As usual, dirty clothes were piled in the corner. It seemed as thought she abstained from doing laundry since last week. Makeup was spread out all across the bathroom counter and Fujin had no idea what half the things were used for.
'You would think that she was the only one who lived here,' Fujin thought as she turned on the hot water faucet. Fujin also noted that the air smelled of sex. In a bathroom? Fujin proceeded to clean out the shower with cleaner. Only Hyne knows if she and another boy were doing in the shower.
After her shower, Fujin dressed in her light blue jacket and black pants and tugged on her knee high boots over the pants. She never dressed in her Balamb Garden uniform because she felt exposed. The fact that it was a skirt (a short one at that), kept her from wearing it. No one argued with her. She tidied up her room and sprayed it with air freshener. That smell seemed to be all over the place. She sprayed the rest of the dorm annoyed.
"ANNOYANCE," Fujin said angrily. She was going to confront Rose about this. When she was satisfied, she left her dorm.
As usual, Fujin received stares from her fellow students. It didn't help that she had an exotic appearance due to the fact that she was an albino: silver hair, pale skin, and a crimson eye. A couple years ago she lost her other eye in a scuffle with a Mesmerize during her SeeD field exam in Trabia. Her mind was preoccupied and she didn't dodge the blade it flung at her fast enough. As a result the blade slashed her eye right along with the rest of the left side of her body. She had cast cura, which closed the other wounds, but her eye was lost. She couldn't complete the exam and she didn't bother to try again. A black eye patch now replaced her eye. Fujin was used to the stares that once made her self-conscious. Ignoring them, she headed toward the disciplinary office. She walked in and was instantly greeted by Seifer, who sat at the desk, which was right next to the door. He was leaned back in the chair with his feet on top of the desk and his hand behind his head.
"Hey, what took ya so long Fuj? Rough night?" Seifer wore a smirk on his face, which most girls would have considered downright sexy. Not Fujin, she was used to seeing that smirk.
"No. I slept fine. I guess I was really tired since I overslept," Fujin replied.
"You're training to hard. You need to learn to relax once in a while."
"I guess so." Fujin looked around the room to find folders scattered all over the place. If she were there earlier, the room would have been organized. She started to sift through the folders and put the student detention records in their respected folders. Some kids liked detention more than others. She handed some folders to Seifer and he snatched them.
"WORK," Fujin commanded. She wasn't doing this alone. With a sigh Seifer helped her. Just then Raijin burst in the room with take out containers which stored their lunch.
"Hiya Fuj! I knew ya were comin' soon. Here," he handed them their lunch. "It's Salisbury steak with potatoes on the side."
"Great man 'cause I'm starving," Seifer said as he opened the container. "Man! When is this shit gonna actually start looking like food?!" Fujin and Raijin put their lunch on their desks. The room was big enough to have three desks and a couple of small tables. Seifer's desk was the only one with a computer. He had to have it. Fujin didn't care, but Raijin enjoyed playing Free Cell on it. He never won.
"Hey Fuj, ya missed all the action this morning," Raijin began with a mouthful of rubbery steak. "We gave out fifteen detention slips, ya know. Seifer gave out six because one guy called him a prick and the other five were being smart, ya know."
"Hell yeah!" Seifer exclaimed after he swallowed a piece of steak. "Nobody talks about me or to me like that."
"Did you put them on night crew?" Fujin asked while stabbing her hunk or rubbery goodness.
"Yeah, ya know it," Raijin answered swallowing his piece of steak.
"Uh, Fujin," Seifer broke in, "could you update the web page?"
"Why can't you do it? I did it last time." Updating the page was a pain because the Balamb Garden Network could be a little slow since a lot of students and staff were usually on it.
"Because I have a date this afternoon with Samantha," he replied impatiently. 'Why did she have to question it?'
"Oh, that slut from the pub in Deling City?" she quipped.
"What's the matter Fuj? Jealous?" Seifer sneered.
"Why should I be?" Fujin asked coolly. "I'm not easily swayed by your 'manliness' like all the other girls." In reality, she was a little jealous. Just a little.
"Eh, guys?" Raijin tried. They had forgotten about their lunch and just kept glaring at each other. Fujin's glare seemed deadlier since her eye was crimson colored. When angry, both were formidable. He didn't want things to fly around the room next. It wasn't like this was the first time this happened though. As much as Fujin denied having feelings for Seifer, Raijin knew the truth. He often wondered why she never told the truth to Seifer.
"Tch. I don't feel like this shit today. I'm outta here. Later." With that put his remaining lunch in the mini fridge and waltzed out of the room slamming the door shut behind him.
"TYPICAL," Fujin spat while staring at her lunch.
"Sis, come on. Don't be mad. Ya know how he is," Raijin said looking at her, pained to see her this way. "I'll help ya out if ya want, ya know." When she was angry or around people other than Seifer and Raijin, she spoke in her usual manner of one-word sentences.
"GRATITUDE." She tried again. "It's not necessary. I don't have anything else to do anyhow. She rose and put her remaining lunch in the fridge too. She would need it later. She sat down at Seifer's desk.
"Okay. Yeah, um, well I gotta go to the training center…I didn't train this morning and I have to make it up. If ya need me just page me over the intercom, ya know. See ya." Raijin hated to leave her like this.
As he pulled the door closed, he noticed that she was stared at the computer with her face like a mask. He knew she had had it with Seifer's rudeness. It was natural for her to hide her feelings, but Raijin could sense her pain. When the door clicked closed, a single tear rolled down Fujin's cheek.
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Stayed tuned for other coming chapters! Please review even if it is a flame. Thanks!
Disclaimer: I do not own the Final Fantasy characters featured in this story (darn) Square does.
Chapter 1-The Storm Before the Calm
Blinding sunlight streamed through Fujin's bedroom window even though the blinds were closed. Groaning loudly, she sat up and looked at her alarm clock.
'10:07 A.M. Damn.' Running a hand through her short silver hair, Fujin scolded herself for not waking up sooner. She liked to get up early and do her usual morning jog and then get a light breakfast. She would jog double the amount of laps tomorrow, which was no problem. She was surprised that her ditzy roommate (whose name she couldn't recall at the moment) didn't wake her with all the clamoring around that was a part of her daily routine.
Finally, Fujin stood and trudged her way to the bathroom that she and Rose (oh, that's her name) had to share. As usual, dirty clothes were piled in the corner. It seemed as thought she abstained from doing laundry since last week. Makeup was spread out all across the bathroom counter and Fujin had no idea what half the things were used for.
'You would think that she was the only one who lived here,' Fujin thought as she turned on the hot water faucet. Fujin also noted that the air smelled of sex. In a bathroom? Fujin proceeded to clean out the shower with cleaner. Only Hyne knows if she and another boy were doing in the shower.
After her shower, Fujin dressed in her light blue jacket and black pants and tugged on her knee high boots over the pants. She never dressed in her Balamb Garden uniform because she felt exposed. The fact that it was a skirt (a short one at that), kept her from wearing it. No one argued with her. She tidied up her room and sprayed it with air freshener. That smell seemed to be all over the place. She sprayed the rest of the dorm annoyed.
"ANNOYANCE," Fujin said angrily. She was going to confront Rose about this. When she was satisfied, she left her dorm.
As usual, Fujin received stares from her fellow students. It didn't help that she had an exotic appearance due to the fact that she was an albino: silver hair, pale skin, and a crimson eye. A couple years ago she lost her other eye in a scuffle with a Mesmerize during her SeeD field exam in Trabia. Her mind was preoccupied and she didn't dodge the blade it flung at her fast enough. As a result the blade slashed her eye right along with the rest of the left side of her body. She had cast cura, which closed the other wounds, but her eye was lost. She couldn't complete the exam and she didn't bother to try again. A black eye patch now replaced her eye. Fujin was used to the stares that once made her self-conscious. Ignoring them, she headed toward the disciplinary office. She walked in and was instantly greeted by Seifer, who sat at the desk, which was right next to the door. He was leaned back in the chair with his feet on top of the desk and his hand behind his head.
"Hey, what took ya so long Fuj? Rough night?" Seifer wore a smirk on his face, which most girls would have considered downright sexy. Not Fujin, she was used to seeing that smirk.
"No. I slept fine. I guess I was really tired since I overslept," Fujin replied.
"You're training to hard. You need to learn to relax once in a while."
"I guess so." Fujin looked around the room to find folders scattered all over the place. If she were there earlier, the room would have been organized. She started to sift through the folders and put the student detention records in their respected folders. Some kids liked detention more than others. She handed some folders to Seifer and he snatched them.
"WORK," Fujin commanded. She wasn't doing this alone. With a sigh Seifer helped her. Just then Raijin burst in the room with take out containers which stored their lunch.
"Hiya Fuj! I knew ya were comin' soon. Here," he handed them their lunch. "It's Salisbury steak with potatoes on the side."
"Great man 'cause I'm starving," Seifer said as he opened the container. "Man! When is this shit gonna actually start looking like food?!" Fujin and Raijin put their lunch on their desks. The room was big enough to have three desks and a couple of small tables. Seifer's desk was the only one with a computer. He had to have it. Fujin didn't care, but Raijin enjoyed playing Free Cell on it. He never won.
"Hey Fuj, ya missed all the action this morning," Raijin began with a mouthful of rubbery steak. "We gave out fifteen detention slips, ya know. Seifer gave out six because one guy called him a prick and the other five were being smart, ya know."
"Hell yeah!" Seifer exclaimed after he swallowed a piece of steak. "Nobody talks about me or to me like that."
"Did you put them on night crew?" Fujin asked while stabbing her hunk or rubbery goodness.
"Yeah, ya know it," Raijin answered swallowing his piece of steak.
"Uh, Fujin," Seifer broke in, "could you update the web page?"
"Why can't you do it? I did it last time." Updating the page was a pain because the Balamb Garden Network could be a little slow since a lot of students and staff were usually on it.
"Because I have a date this afternoon with Samantha," he replied impatiently. 'Why did she have to question it?'
"Oh, that slut from the pub in Deling City?" she quipped.
"What's the matter Fuj? Jealous?" Seifer sneered.
"Why should I be?" Fujin asked coolly. "I'm not easily swayed by your 'manliness' like all the other girls." In reality, she was a little jealous. Just a little.
"Eh, guys?" Raijin tried. They had forgotten about their lunch and just kept glaring at each other. Fujin's glare seemed deadlier since her eye was crimson colored. When angry, both were formidable. He didn't want things to fly around the room next. It wasn't like this was the first time this happened though. As much as Fujin denied having feelings for Seifer, Raijin knew the truth. He often wondered why she never told the truth to Seifer.
"Tch. I don't feel like this shit today. I'm outta here. Later." With that put his remaining lunch in the mini fridge and waltzed out of the room slamming the door shut behind him.
"TYPICAL," Fujin spat while staring at her lunch.
"Sis, come on. Don't be mad. Ya know how he is," Raijin said looking at her, pained to see her this way. "I'll help ya out if ya want, ya know." When she was angry or around people other than Seifer and Raijin, she spoke in her usual manner of one-word sentences.
"GRATITUDE." She tried again. "It's not necessary. I don't have anything else to do anyhow. She rose and put her remaining lunch in the fridge too. She would need it later. She sat down at Seifer's desk.
"Okay. Yeah, um, well I gotta go to the training center…I didn't train this morning and I have to make it up. If ya need me just page me over the intercom, ya know. See ya." Raijin hated to leave her like this.
As he pulled the door closed, he noticed that she was stared at the computer with her face like a mask. He knew she had had it with Seifer's rudeness. It was natural for her to hide her feelings, but Raijin could sense her pain. When the door clicked closed, a single tear rolled down Fujin's cheek.
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Stayed tuned for other coming chapters! Please review even if it is a flame. Thanks!