An ex knights redemption. [Fujin]

[Seifer Almasy]

Looking out the window at the Balamb hotel, Seifer simply gazed at the horizon. He had been doing a lot of thinking lately. He finally accepted that he had been brainwashed. However, being a sorceress knight was his dream, so how brainwashed was he? It would be a lie if he said a part of him wasn't willingly following Ultimecia, but he also knew she was using him. She twisted his dream and made him think he was truly protecting the sorceress from evil. Towards the end though, he started to know this wasn't true. And now he knew for sure, Ultimecia was the villain. Nothing good came from her, and Seifer simply helped her accomplish her goals. He knew without Squall, he would have ended up completely brainwashed. And Seifer hated that fact.

Sighing, he took another glance at the sea before standing up. Stretching a bit, Seifer was wearing his blue vest and dark purple pants. Walking over, he took his long coat from off of a coat rack in his hotel room. He had to get his clothes tailored after everything that happened, but they looked good as new now. Putting his coat on, Seifer picked up his gunblade, Hyperion, which was leaning against the wall. Hooking it to his side, Seifer opened the door and left his hotel room.

He had been staying at the Balamb hotel for days now, and it was about time for him to leave. He had no real home, and honestl had no idea where to go. Find a new home? Travel? ...Return to Garden? So many thoughts rushed through the young mans head, and he didn't know what to do. Surely the students at Balamb wouldn't give him a friendly greeting. The once Sorceress Knight knew he was in a jam.

Shaking his head, the young blond made his way to the counter. "I'm checking out." Seifer said. The clerk smiled and nodded, writing something down in the guest book. "We here at Balamb hotel hope you had a great time!" He said. Seifer looked down, before smirking and looking at the clerk. "Yeah...it was nice." He said. Considering in the past Seifer would have probably made a rude remark, it showed just how much the young man had changed.

Walking outside, Seifer made his way to the nearby docks. Putting his hands into his coat pockets, Seifer stared out at the sea. He weighed his options, going over every choice he could possibly make, and honestly didn't know what to do. The young warrior was in a quandry, one that he really wanted to solve. Continuing to look out at sea, Seifer was lost in thought.

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[Fujin]

Time. All things took these days was time. Unlike Raijin, Fujin had accepted the fact that Seifer had wanted time to think. They all hung out, just like they used to back in the day. It was a relief to have the Seifer they knew back. It was depressing to see what Ultimecia had turned him into. It was all thanks to Squall's gang that things were back to normal again. Where Fujin would never admit it, she was at least happy they did because it resulted in Seifer returning to his usual self again. However, Fujin was never the type to admit that sort of thing.

After the fall of the sorceress Ultimecia, Seifer and the gang had been temporarily dwelling here. None knew where they were going to go now. Balamb Garden's students wouldn't welcome them back with open arms. Not after the things they had done to Balamb all thanks to Ultimecia.

Fujin was fine with the fact though. It was a price to pay and a price she'd pay again if it meant helping a friend that needed her. Raijin and Fujin had supported Seifer throughout his time with Ultimecia until he turned into someone they no longer recognized. Having realized how he had been used, Fujin knew it had hurt her friend's pride. Squall turned out to be the hero and Seifer merely got the shit end of the stick. His dreams had been corrupted and twisted into something vulgar. Time was only what would heal Seifer's pride again.

It grew almost customary that the former Disciplinary Committee would meet at the Balamb docks. Unlike Raijin, Fujin was very smart. Upon not finding Seifer in the hotel they all had been taking up residence, she had set off to find him upon learning the fact he had checked out. Did he finally decide on what he was going to do? It only made sense compared to what other speculations she could think of.

It had been hard trying to adjust to the way things used to be when around Seifer. After what Ultimecia did, it was difficult to not worry about the sorceress returning and corrupting her friend's mind once again. She never showed it though. The worse thing she could do was piss off Seifer into making him think that she thought he'd end up being possessed again.

As she had thought, Seifer hadn't gone very far. There, like usual, he stood on the Balamb docks, facing the sea. It looked like he was in thought so she didn't say anything as she wandered over to stand by her friend. Her single red eye gazed at the sea for a moment as she allowed Seifer a moment of silence.

When a few minute shad finally passed, she then dared to look over at him inquisitively. "SEIFER?!" she said her friend's name, waiting for a response. She hadn't questioned him if he had come to a solution about what he was going to do now. She would allow him to tell her if he had instead of trying to pull it out of him. She respected him enough to let him decide if he wished to tell her and Raijin or not.

Compared to their time in Balamb Garden and what they all went through, Fujin still remained the same as she ever was. Like usual, she wore her formal blue jacket with her somewhat baggy dark blue pants that gave her the appearance of a soldier. Always, she wore a black eye patch over her left eye and just like back then, her hair was still just as gray as ever and short and fringed. Like always, she was patient and calm, standing there as she waited for Seifer to decide when he wanted to respond or not.