Sorcerer...Zell?
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. Everything Final Fantasy related belongs to Square-Enix/Soft, whatever. And I'm not making any money off of this or I'd do it more often.
Rating: R for language, violence, sex (that's still a maybe, don't want to roam to far into lemon country and get kicked off), and innuendo – a.k.a all the good stuff
Pairings: SeiferxZell (definitely) maybe some others, suggestions welcome (and yes, I can write het and yuri XP)
Notes: I have no beta reader, so all mistakes are my own. 'lemon' – thoughts, "lemon" – speak, in Zell's pseudo POV. Light Rinoa bashing. And Yaoi (because het doesn't turn me on as much)
'Aww shit. Shit shit shit shit shit. Fuck.' Zell bounced on his heels, awaiting his turn as Rinoa, gone berserk in her Angel Wing Limit Break, cast a Curaga on the hulking thing. 'Hyne, why doesn't she just die already! She's helping it! And why is there a freakin' Behemoth in the training center anyway!?'
"Booya baby! Take this!" He darted forward and delivered his My Final Heaven Combo to the underbelly of the purple beast, going the longer route to deliver maximum damage, and then returning to Rinoa's side.
'Oh, Zell, don't worry, we won't need any strong summons! We're plenty strong enough; they're only grats and T-rexaurs!' He mocked Rinoa in his head. Zell had junctioned Cerberus anyway, 'better safe than sorry' as his Ma always says. Almost immediately after his thought finished, the Behemoth swung its spiny tail, connecting with Rinoa's body, finally knocking her out.
'Ha! Finally some good luck! She can't accidentally cast cure on the bastard! Plus it would be stupid to bring her back, shed still be all berserko crazy. I hate her limit break sometimes.' He started slightly, it felt like someone had pinched him. Except he feeling was all over his body, not contained to a single red area. He shrugged it off, seeing his chance to finish the thing and get some major experience points.
"You're all mine now sucker!" He flew into a Punch Rush, quickly followed by a Booya, Heel Drop and Mach Kick to the head, then under to its stomach and another Punch Rush and My Final Heaven Combo. It fell. 'Wow, I guess I did get pretty strong, that was like 60,000 damage! Go me! And I only got a Barrier? Man...' Zell did his victory dance anyway, then looked to Rinoa, the strange tingling feeling still under his skin. He brought up a Life spell and cast it on her, feeling kind of guilty for just letting her get knocked out. But it had been for the better, they were both alive after all.
"Uh," Rinoa put a hand to her head, "I feel like I have a hangover. And it smells like dead things in here." Zell rolled his eyes. She groped around until she found her Shooting Star, putting it back into its hiding place. 'Wherever that was. Probably one of those demensional rips that seemed to pop up in any garment that hung below the knee. Or in Squall's case, really fluffy overkill collars. How else could you hide a gunblade without killing yourself?' Zell shook his head, he shouldn't be thinking about conspiracy theories. They might come true.
"You were knocked out by the Behemoth. I killed it though." He gave her a fangy smile, "Why the Hell is there one in the Training Center anyway!?" Zell started swatting flies, or as he would call it, shadowboxing. "I didn't hear about any new additions! Hyne! I could have gotten killed!" His gaze swept angrily around the surrounding area looking for more trouble, he really wanted to get out of here and get a shower. He smelled like Behemoth guts. And his precious Ehrgeiz gloves were dirty.
She stood up finally, "Yeah...about that. I forgot we got new monsters in yesterday," she gave him a sheepish smile,"Squallie said everyone needed more of a challenge in here. Didn't you hear the announcements or get the memo?"
"Memo?! Memo!!" His anger was rising, which made him get into fighting stance and bounce around. "What fucking 'memo'!? What in hell are you talking about? I was out all weekend visiting my Ma! Why isn't it posted anywhere!?"
She blinked at him, "It is. All around Garden actually, including the door to the Training Center."
"Arrgh! Stupid memos and stupid annoucments and stupid commanders with thier stupid attitudes," he continued to grumble. "Let's go to the infirmary then. Maybe you got a concussion or something. Last thing I need is Squall reprimanding me for letting his girlfriend get knocked out." He started to stomp off, grumbling to himself, Rinoa noticing a faint red glow emanating like an aura around him.
"Hey, wait up!" She called out and he stopped, turning around to look at her. "I feel kinda...weak." Hand still to her head, she looked quite confused.
He smirked, this was just too easy, "you are."
Rinoa shot him a glare, "You're one to talk, Chicken-wuss." She smirked. Ooooh, that was low.
He growled at her, "You, missy, have no right to call me that! And neither does he! Come on already!" And started to stalk out, Rinoa in tow. She was looking at him, the glow was still there but was fading to white and disappearing. She frowned, that was weird.
The walk was uneventful, and by the time they were out of the Training Center Zell's anger was quickly forgotten, returning to his naturally happy disposition. The hallways were mostly vacant, it being a Monday around 9 pm. Rinoa had asked him to train with her since Squall had some late meetings, and she hated being alone. 'Why'd she pick me? I thought Selphie was more her type - they could be hyper together. And my porn and I could be happy together. Hyne, I sound like Irvine. Haha! I rhymed! I'm so on a roll I could be butter, baby!'
Rinoa was beside him now, walking kind of slowly. Zell wasn't feeling all too great himself, he was dizzy and felt like all his blood was rushing through his body. 'Maybe its good we're going to the infirmary, Dr. Kadowaki should know what's going on. Could I be sick? Maybe I had some bad hotdogs...Nooo...They'd never hurt me...they taste too good.'
"Sorry, Zell," Rinoa said suddenly, along the last corridor to the doctors office, startling him.
"It's ok, Rin. I know you didn't mean it." He smiled at her.
She smiled back, the door opening as she stepped in front of the sensor, and entered the office, followed by the tattooed teen.
Dr. Kadowaki smiled at them as they entered, "And what can I do for you two today?"
"I got knocked unconscious while fighting one of the new Behemoths, and when Zell brought me back I felt really weak, and I was dizzy. Still am, actually."
The doctor nodded, "and you Zell?"
"Well, uh...I'm kinda dizzy too. And it feels like I just got a major sugar rush. Without the hyperness."
She nodded. "Ok. When did this start?" Her clip board was taken out and scribbled upon.
"After I killed the Behemoth." Walking over to the bench, he sat down next to Rinoa, who had her palm pressed to her temple.The doctor went to one of the cabnets making some 'uh-huh' sounds.
First off, the doctor handed each of them a high-potion and then took out a small hand held scanner device and came over to them.
"What's that Doc?" Zell asked, looking curiously at the machine.
"It detects residual magical energy. And since Rinoa is a sorceress, I have to make sure she's stable. And not the cause of your problems." Rinoa looked much better thanks to the potion, and looked at the doctor calmly. Thebrown haired womanturned it on and immediately it started to go off. On Zell.
"Huh?" All three chorused. Rinoa was staring at him, brows furrowed, while the doctor examined the readings.
Kadowaki paused a moment then started asking some questions. "Zell, you said Rinoa got knocked out, correct?" A nod of the head. "Was she in her Limit Break Before then?" Another nod. "And you resurrected her after the battle had finished?"
"Yeah..." His eyebrow was raised, what was she getting to?
"I believe," she started out slowly, "that Rinoa passed her powers on when she was knocked out. To you. Of course I'll have to call Esthar and get Dr. Odine's assistance..." She kept talking but Zell didn't hear her. All he could think of was 'Me? A Sorcerer? What...' Rinoa just sat there, mouth agape, too shocked for words.
"But...I'm a guy! I thought powers only got passed to girls. And after they died. And she's not dead yet! What. The. Hell. Ooohhh, crap. Rin. Rinoa, calm down." He started to back out of the room as Rinoa began to advance on him, face red and fists clenched. She. Looked. Pissed. He ran.
"You stole my powers you Bastard!!!" She lunged for him. He ran out into the corridor screaming.
"Help Me! Hyne, quit it! Rinoa stop it! Helllllp! Crap! Damnit! Stop chasing ME!" Zell continued to run, heading towards the dormitories, coeds staring at him as he whizzed past, a very angry ex-sorceress on his heels.
Seifer, hearing all the commotion in the halls, stepped out of his dorm to see who he had to beat the crap out of to get some peace and quiet. He wanted to watch Buffy, damnit! When he saw the small blonde with familiar chocobo hairdo screaming for help and a blue blur behind him, he yelled to him.
"Chicken! Hurry up and get your ass in here!" The deep voice sounded like a sanctuary for a moment, that is until he remembered the speaker.
'Just fan-fucking-tastic. The only one who bothers to help me is him. Losers. Greeeeat. Sigh. Oh well, it's better than being chased by the crazy bitch!'
Seifer stepped out of the way as a small body past by him and into his dorm, then quickly palmed the door closed. The taller man turned to look at the startled boy, his hands rested on his knees, which he was bent over, panting lightly. Wrinkling his nose slightly, he took inthe boy'sappearance. Seifer folded his arms over his vest covered chest and lent on the doorframe, waiting for an explanation. Pounding and screeching from a very perturbed girl could be heard from the other side of the steel.
"Want to tell me why you were tearing down the halls screaming and running from Rinoa like a little girl?" Arrogant smirk on his lips.
Zell stood up to his full 5'5 height, including hair, and glared at him, "'M not a girl!" He added after a few seconds, "dickwad!"
Seifer sighed, rolling his eyes "come on, let's go to the bedroom, the noise is getting on my nerves. I need a reason not to throw you back out to the dogs." Smirk.
'Maybe I was better off out there...' "Fine, asshole," he stalked into the taller blonde's bedroom. His quarters were very unadorned, and clean. It almost seemed as if no one lived there at all. So unlike Zell's, with all his posters, magazines and equipment everywhere, all kept impeccably neat. The door was closed behind him as he sat on the black comforter. He bounced slightly. 'Hmm, soft.' Seifer just raised a golden eyebrow in question.
Taking a deep breath he started to explain. "Rinoa and I were trainin'. She went crazy in her limit break and got knocked out and I didn't revive her till after the battle. I killed the Behemoth – did you know we got new monsters!? – and afterward I felt all dizzy and Rin didn't feel well either so we went to the Docs. She said that when Rinoa got knocked out she passed on her powers to me. Which makes no sense since I'm a Guy and she isn't even dead! Then the crazy bitch got angry sayin' I 'stole her powers' – like I would want them! - and started chasing me so I ended up here in your room. Oh, yeah, thanks for lettin' me in."
Seifer remained surprisingly quiet throughout his monologue and when he chanced a look up, he was staring at his head, confused. Maybe even a little frightened if he didn't know any better. After all, it had only been two years since 'The Incident'.Zell was surprised at the amount of dignity and arrogancethe other blondehad maintained afterward. Of course, after almost everyone had grudgingly accepted he was under control at the time. And he was forbidden to fight. Duh.
"...You, chicken-wuss? A Sorceress!?" Incredulous mask to his voice. Verbal battles, however, he was perfectly adept at.
"Sorcerer! Ass, get it right! 'm not a girl! And don't call me that, you pyro! Argh, I should so zap your ass!" 'If I knew how.' He mentally added, aglare/pout making its way across his face. "An' yeah...I guess. I dunno. I just want to get a shower and some sleep, I don't feel well. And I stink. I hate Behemoths." The abuse to the door had yet to let up. "Damn it, won't she go away so I can freakin' leave?!"
Seifer was laughing, "no wonder she's so pissed Chickie! Now she's not so special anymore! Think you can hit her for me? Or levitate Squall into the pool?" He went to sit beside Zell on the bed, causing the smaller blonde to lean toward the dip in the bed. Seifer's head turned slightly, observing him, lips turned slightly up in a smile.
'He's sure taking this well...bastard. Hyne am I tired. I feel really...dizzy...' "Seif..." He tried to reach out a hand for support, and then promptly passed out on Seifer's lap.
Oooo, what a crappy cliffhanger. Sorry 'bout that. More to come soon. Hopefully. My brain needs Mountain Dew to function and I'm out.