A Twisted Love Story

Hi guys! This is my first real fan fic story, so please be nice! I'll warn you now that this story is going to contain many love triangles and unusual pairings, so don't expect all the couples to end up happily together-you'll just have to see what happens! Please R&R!

Disclaimer-I don't own Final Fantasy 8, believe it or not!

Chapter 1

"Hi Zell"

Zell managed to glance up long enough from his hotdogs to see Selphie, bouncing over to him.

"Hi Selphie, how are you?"

"I'm great, as usual"

But Zell couldn't help noticing that a shadow of sadness crossed over her face as she said this. He put down his hotdog-only Selphie could make him concerned enough to stop eating.

Selphie picked on a loose thread on one of her favourite yellow jumpers.

"Well…actually"

"Yeah" said Zell, leaning over to hear her better, his hotdogs lay, abandoned.

"Well, me and Irvine…"

"Have you fallen out?"

"No…it's just he's always flirting with other girls. It makes me so mad, but I still have to pretend to be happy, because that's what people expect from me"

"Is he seeing someone else? Have you broken up?"

Selphie's eyes grew wide. She looked as though she was about to cry. Zell could kick himself for asking such stupid questions. Selphie shifted uncomfortably in her seat.

"No, we haven't broken up, but, I dunno…we've been dating so long, but lately he seems to have fallen in love-but with someone else. He never really pays much attention to me any more, and he's even been flirting less with other girls.

Something's wrong, Zell, I know it!"

She began to sob. Zell stared, dismayed, he was useless in this type of situation. Slowly, he reached across the table and managed to grab Selphie's hand.

"It's ok, Selph, couples always go through a bad patch"

"Really?" Selphie raised her head, staring into Zell's eyes. Zell nodded.

"Perhaps he's in love with you" Zell said, hoping to cheer her up.

"I dunno about that" Selphie replied, but her tears had stopped, and she was starting to cheer up again.

"Well, I hoped I helped"

Selphie nodded enthusiastically.

"Thanks Zelly!"

And she skipped out of the cafeteria. Zell shook his head. Selphie mood changed constantly-depressed one moment, happy the next. She had used to be happy all the time, but since she'd started seeing Irvine…

Zell shook his head again. He thought they were a cute couple, and Selphie did like Irvine a lot, and he did fancy her, didn't he?

Thoughts of couple got Zell thinking about who he liked. But he could never tell anyone.

She was beautiful, and Zell's stomach flipped every time he saw her. She was really nice, as well. She was not only gorgeous, but she was a lovely person, sweet and kind. She was also dating someone else.

"Ugh" Zell muttered under his breath. Not only was she seeing someone else, but they were in love, too. And she had never even noticed Zell as anything more than 'a friend.'

Just as he was dreaming of her, she and her boyfriend appeared opposite him. Zell managed to smile weakly.

"Hi Squall, hi Rinoa"

Squall nodded, but Rinoa was more open in her welcome

"Hey Zell!" she almost squealed, before placing her tray on the table and bouncing onto her seat.

Zell took a few moments to gaze at her beauty. Her hair, same as ever, was placed delicately around her face, the raven colour illuminating her creamy skin. She was wearing hardly any makeup today, but he face was so gorgeous, Zell thought, that she didn't need it. She was wearing her usual clothes, and the blue made her appear carefree and happy.

"Are you ok Zell? You look weird"

Zell jumped. He hadn't realised how he had been staring for about a minute at her.

"I'm fine" Zell's stomach was leaping about. He was so nervous talking to her. Squall was starring at him, too. Zell blushed, and returned to his cold hotdogs.

"Are you sure, you look really strange, perhaps you're ill"

"I'm fine, ok!" Zell almost shouted. He didn't know why he had almost yelled. He was mad at his life, he guessed. Mad that Squall had gotten Rinoa, and how they had fallen in love so easily. He was mad at himself for feeling this way. Squall and Rinoa were his friends.

Rinoa didn't reply. She bowed her head slightly and looked as though she was about to cry. The second girl Zell had made cry today. Fantastic, he thought to himself. Why don't I just go to find Quistis, make her upset, too, make it a hat-trick. He was useless at comforting people, and he was also bad at controlling his emotions.

Rinoa had her head bowed down. Squall was still staring at Zell, almost in disbelief. Zell turned around and left the cafeteria, as well as an upset Rinoa and silent Squall.

Quistis was having a good morning. She had got up at 6:30 sharp, and had proceeded to spend 30 minutes doing her exercises. She had then had a shower, brushed her teeth, washed her face and dressed. She had then styled her hair before applying her makeup and going to breakfast. The cafeteria had been mostly quiet. Even though it was nearly eight, many were still in bed. She had eaten breakfast alone, and now she was making her way back to her room, to study.

Her leisurely walk through Balamb Garden, however, was disrupted by a tall, blonde male.

"Hello, Trepe" Seifer said, smirking

Quistis frowned slightly at him, tilting her head to one side.

"What are you doing, Seifer?"

"Just having a morning stroll through the gardens, what does it look like?"

"You're up to something, I can tell"

"No, I'm not, actually,"

Quistis continued to watch him, her eyes narrowed slightly. Seifer was still smirking.

"You're always up to something, Seifer"

"Nope, just having a leisurely walk, admiring the beauty of…stuff" He waved his arms, gesturing vaguely around at their surroundings.

Seifer winked in Quistis' direction. She rolled her eyes.

"You're going to give in one day, Trepe, give in to my masculine charms"

Quistis rolled her eyes again, and turned on her heel and walked off, Seifer still smirking behind her. She turned around the corner, out of Seifer's sight.

"Honestly!" she muttered, leaning against the wall. She had to admit, though, she did like Seifer, even if he was arrogant and selfish. He could be kind, she knew it. She made sure that he had another chance in Balamb in the first place. He had come back. And she had strong feelings for him, which she couldn't seem to get rid of.

She shook her head. Daydreaming about Seifer was no good. They would never go out together. Composing herself, she continued down the corridor, still thinking about Seifer when she nearly collided with…

"Irvine!" she cried out as she nearly knocked him to the floor.

"No worries, Quistis," he smiled at her, and tipped his cowboy hat "No lasting damage done"

Irvine had joined Balamb, and hung around in their group, which included Squall, Rinoa, Zell, Selphie, Irvine, and herself. Irvine and Selphie had been dating for a few months now, and they had always seemed fairly happy together.

"What are you doing, nobody else seems to be up"

"Oh, just having a walk, bout to go to the cafeteria, actually"

"Oh, well, see you around then" Quistis smiled at Irvine and continued on her way, back to her room.

Irvine, however, was staring at Quistis as she walked away. He watched her golden blonde hair, tied tightly back as usual, with two long strips hanging loosely, and framing her beautiful face. Irvine sighed. He loved her face, her smile. When she smiled, her whole face beamed and her face was lit up with joy. He wanted to hold that face, and stare into her eyes and kiss her lips more than anything in the world.

Irvine had no idea why he felt that why, but he had always fancied Quistis, from the moment he saw her. Now that they were spending more time together, his feelings for her had gotten stronger, and he realised that he had fallen in love.

Irvine sighed. Love was so complicated. He was dating Selphie, and he liked Selphie, but with her, his feelings of friendship were stronger than his romantic feelings for her. He fancied her, yes, but loved her? No. But he did love Quistis, yet everyone knew that she had feelings for Seifer. Irvine bowed his head, and continued walking.

He and Quistis would never happen.

Hope you enjoyed, as you can see, I'm really messing with the characters in this! I guess its fun writing about love triangles! I enjoy it! Anyways, R&R please and I'll get the next chapter out as soon as possible!

Selphie Ivy x