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Zell Dincht was sitting outside Balamb Garden on a bright summer day. It was hazy outside, and wicked hot, but he barely noticed. All he could think about was what happened the night before. It was enough to make his blood boil with rage. A fly scampered across his hand, antennae probing, but he didn't even have a mind to brush it away. Lost in his thoughts, he sat on the grass outside the Garden, looking out at the sapphire blue ocean. He squinted his eyes against the glare of the light reflecting over the ocean, which made the tattoo on his face crinkle. The more he thought about what happened, the angrier he became, when the rage finally overtook him. He stood up and ran inside the Garden to avenge the person he cared most dearly for.
~*Flashback—The Previous Day*~
Selphie and Irvine were having their daily argument in the cafeteria at breakfast. Yet again, Selphie found out that Irvine had blown her off the night before, and spent the night with another girl. Zell couldn't do anything except watch his two comrades go at it, once again.
"Irvine, you pig! I can't believe that I fell for your lies! You snuck out behind my back AGAIN last night! You were with that slut from the library!" cried Selphie. Onlookers were quickly building up, but she didn't care, as she shouted at her two-timing boyfriend. (In this case, FIVE-timing)
"Listen, baby. You're the only one for me. That girl means nothing to me. I love you, Selphie. Please forgive me." Irvine said.
Selphie screamed back, "Oh, please, how many times have you said that to me before?! You don't even mean it! Get out of my face, we're through! Don't call me anymore; this relationship is over! Take your perverted ass out of my face." She turned around to walk to where Zell sat.
Zell thought, 'Way to go Selphie! You really told him! I couldn't stand to see him mistreat you like that! Now maybe I can have a chance to show her my true feelings! One thing's for sure, I'd treat her a lot better than Irvine.'
Irvine grabbed her hand, whirled her around, and grabbed her arms. Hard. Selphie cried, "Hey, Irvine! Let go, you're hurting me!" He said to her, "You are not to tell me that we are through. It's MY call, and I say we're still together. Got that? You have no say!"
Selphie spat in his face and said, "How dare you? I'm just as much a part of this relationship as you!" He felt the saliva stream down his cheek as he retorted, "Not while I'm around. You're MINE, and I can do whatever I want." Then he struck.
Before she could react, his fist came up and across her face with amazing strength. The entire cafeteria went silent as the loud crunch of bone reverberated. Selphie screeched with pain, and Irvine threw her to the ground. Then he kicked her in the ribs and said, "You belong to me. Don't try anything funny. See you tonight."
Zell couldn't hold his rage back anymore. "Kinneas! Get back here, you son of a bitch! How dare you?!" He pointed to a girl in the crowd, and said, "Get Dr. Kadowaki over here, Selphie needs help!" Then he turned his fiery gaze over to Irvine, who had been trying to weasel over to the door. Zell ran over, grabbed Irvine's coat, and slammed him into the wall. He growled through his teeth, "You WILL pay for what you did to Selphie. If you're a REAL man, you'll battle against me tomorrow at the Training Center. Noon. And equip a GF." Then he threw Irvine aside and rushed to Selphie, who was whimpering on the floor. "Don't worry, Seph," he calmly said to reassure her. "Dr. Kadowaki will be here soon. It'll be all right. Irvine's never going to touch you again, and I'll make sure of it."
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"Thank you, Zell." Selphie managed to get out. They were in the Infirmary with Quistis, Squall, and Rinoa. "And thank you all for coming. I really appreciate it." She looked awful. Irvine really had an arm on him. Her face was still tearstained. She had a black eye, a broken cheekbone, and three cracked ribs. Dr. Kadowaki said that she would need at least a month and a half to recuperate, probably more.
"Are you all right, Selphie?" Rinoa asked. "I mean, emotionally. Do you need to talk?" Quistis added, "We'll always be here for you. Anytime you wanna talk, we'll be right here." Selphie smiled, then gasped from the pain. "Thanks, you guys. Can we get together tonight? Just the three of us?" In unison, Quistis and Rinoa replied, "Sure."
Then she said, "Can I talk to Zell alone now? Thanks." Squall, Rinoa, and Quistis left the room, with smiles of encouragement; even Squall.
Selphie inhaled deeply and paused. She turned over to Zell and said, "I really want to thank you again for stepping in when you did. Nobody else had the courage to, but you did. But what did you say to him when you had him on the wall?"
Zell's eyes widened. He hadn't known that Selphie had seen him. "Well, I told him that he wouldn't get away with it, and I would personally see to it that he be punished." He hated avoiding the truth, especially with Selphie, but he didn't want to admit that he had challenged Irvine.
"Oh," Selphie said. "I thought you would have challenged him to a fight or something…" She looked at the handsome blonde man with her innocent emerald eyes. "Well, I'm a little tired. I think I'll sleep a while. You're a real friend, Zell." She was asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
Zell leaned over and smiled as he whispered, "Sweet dreams," then lightly but tenderly kissed her forehead, pulled the blanket over her, and left.
~Present~
"Time to get down to business," he said aloud as he entered his dorm. He grabbed his Ehrgeiz and junctioned Ifrit before heading to the Training Center. "You're not getting away this time, Kinneas," he declared, as he turned out the light.
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Zell Dincht was sitting outside Balamb Garden on a bright summer day. It was hazy outside, and wicked hot, but he barely noticed. All he could think about was what happened the night before. It was enough to make his blood boil with rage. A fly scampered across his hand, antennae probing, but he didn't even have a mind to brush it away. Lost in his thoughts, he sat on the grass outside the Garden, looking out at the sapphire blue ocean. He squinted his eyes against the glare of the light reflecting over the ocean, which made the tattoo on his face crinkle. The more he thought about what happened, the angrier he became, when the rage finally overtook him. He stood up and ran inside the Garden to avenge the person he cared most dearly for.
~*Flashback—The Previous Day*~
Selphie and Irvine were having their daily argument in the cafeteria at breakfast. Yet again, Selphie found out that Irvine had blown her off the night before, and spent the night with another girl. Zell couldn't do anything except watch his two comrades go at it, once again.
"Irvine, you pig! I can't believe that I fell for your lies! You snuck out behind my back AGAIN last night! You were with that slut from the library!" cried Selphie. Onlookers were quickly building up, but she didn't care, as she shouted at her two-timing boyfriend. (In this case, FIVE-timing)
"Listen, baby. You're the only one for me. That girl means nothing to me. I love you, Selphie. Please forgive me." Irvine said.
Selphie screamed back, "Oh, please, how many times have you said that to me before?! You don't even mean it! Get out of my face, we're through! Don't call me anymore; this relationship is over! Take your perverted ass out of my face." She turned around to walk to where Zell sat.
Zell thought, 'Way to go Selphie! You really told him! I couldn't stand to see him mistreat you like that! Now maybe I can have a chance to show her my true feelings! One thing's for sure, I'd treat her a lot better than Irvine.'
Irvine grabbed her hand, whirled her around, and grabbed her arms. Hard. Selphie cried, "Hey, Irvine! Let go, you're hurting me!" He said to her, "You are not to tell me that we are through. It's MY call, and I say we're still together. Got that? You have no say!"
Selphie spat in his face and said, "How dare you? I'm just as much a part of this relationship as you!" He felt the saliva stream down his cheek as he retorted, "Not while I'm around. You're MINE, and I can do whatever I want." Then he struck.
Before she could react, his fist came up and across her face with amazing strength. The entire cafeteria went silent as the loud crunch of bone reverberated. Selphie screeched with pain, and Irvine threw her to the ground. Then he kicked her in the ribs and said, "You belong to me. Don't try anything funny. See you tonight."
Zell couldn't hold his rage back anymore. "Kinneas! Get back here, you son of a bitch! How dare you?!" He pointed to a girl in the crowd, and said, "Get Dr. Kadowaki over here, Selphie needs help!" Then he turned his fiery gaze over to Irvine, who had been trying to weasel over to the door. Zell ran over, grabbed Irvine's coat, and slammed him into the wall. He growled through his teeth, "You WILL pay for what you did to Selphie. If you're a REAL man, you'll battle against me tomorrow at the Training Center. Noon. And equip a GF." Then he threw Irvine aside and rushed to Selphie, who was whimpering on the floor. "Don't worry, Seph," he calmly said to reassure her. "Dr. Kadowaki will be here soon. It'll be all right. Irvine's never going to touch you again, and I'll make sure of it."
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"Thank you, Zell." Selphie managed to get out. They were in the Infirmary with Quistis, Squall, and Rinoa. "And thank you all for coming. I really appreciate it." She looked awful. Irvine really had an arm on him. Her face was still tearstained. She had a black eye, a broken cheekbone, and three cracked ribs. Dr. Kadowaki said that she would need at least a month and a half to recuperate, probably more.
"Are you all right, Selphie?" Rinoa asked. "I mean, emotionally. Do you need to talk?" Quistis added, "We'll always be here for you. Anytime you wanna talk, we'll be right here." Selphie smiled, then gasped from the pain. "Thanks, you guys. Can we get together tonight? Just the three of us?" In unison, Quistis and Rinoa replied, "Sure."
Then she said, "Can I talk to Zell alone now? Thanks." Squall, Rinoa, and Quistis left the room, with smiles of encouragement; even Squall.
Selphie inhaled deeply and paused. She turned over to Zell and said, "I really want to thank you again for stepping in when you did. Nobody else had the courage to, but you did. But what did you say to him when you had him on the wall?"
Zell's eyes widened. He hadn't known that Selphie had seen him. "Well, I told him that he wouldn't get away with it, and I would personally see to it that he be punished." He hated avoiding the truth, especially with Selphie, but he didn't want to admit that he had challenged Irvine.
"Oh," Selphie said. "I thought you would have challenged him to a fight or something…" She looked at the handsome blonde man with her innocent emerald eyes. "Well, I'm a little tired. I think I'll sleep a while. You're a real friend, Zell." She was asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
Zell leaned over and smiled as he whispered, "Sweet dreams," then lightly but tenderly kissed her forehead, pulled the blanket over her, and left.
~Present~
"Time to get down to business," he said aloud as he entered his dorm. He grabbed his Ehrgeiz and junctioned Ifrit before heading to the Training Center. "You're not getting away this time, Kinneas," he declared, as he turned out the light.
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Hey, mercurymari83 here! Do you like it so far? If so, please review! I'll continue it soon, I promise! For now, Ja Ne!