A/N: Hey, It's Me, You like Chapter 3? Anyway, These next 3 chapters are the turning point of the story. So, keep looking for Chapters. Thanks for the great reviews.
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Light flooded Quistis' eyes as she slowly opened them. She wondered why the curtain was open, she always closed the curtains at night. Then she looked to her left and remembered she was in Zell's dorm and still wrapped in his arms. She smiled as she watched Zell's chest rise and fall rhythmically. She lightly grabbed Zell's arm and pulled it tightly around her and closed her eyes again.
Quistis' eyes shot open a few minutes later to the sound of knocking at the door. She sat up and softly rubbed Zell's cheek.
"Zell…Zell, get up and answer the door." Quistis whispered.
"Huh…what? Who's at who's door?" Zell said his eyes barely opened and his tone more frustrated than he would have liked it to be.
"Someone's at your door, answer it. I'm gonna try and go back to sleep." Quistis said smiling. Zell nodded as the person knocked again.
Zell hopped out of bed and walked to the door. He opened it slightly.
"Hey Zell." Squall said cheerily. Behind him stood Selphie, Rinoa and Irvine.
Zell opened the door fully. "Hey Guys." Zell mumbled.
Squall, Irvine and Selphie had a part stunned, part shocked look on their faces. Rinoa's hand instinctively shot up to her mouth and covered her dropped jaw.
"What's wrong guys? Why did you come here anyway?" Zell questioned.
"We were wondering if you knew where Quistis was." Selphie responded.
"And obviously you do." Irvine said, happy to add his two cents. He then proceeded to wink at Zell and salute. He was rewarded with an elbow to the gut from Selphie.
Zell felt a cool, velvety hand placed on his back as Quistis appeared at his side.
"Hey Guys, looking for me?" Quistis said not even stopping to consider that her friends thought something had happened between Zell and herself.
When Irvine saw Quistis was still in her nightgown, he grinned like one such as himself could only grin and gave Zell a thumbs-up.
"Why are you here Quistis?" Rinoa asked, still shocked.
"Zell and I stayed up and had a talk last night. Oh, come on, we always did this as kids, remember?" Quistis stated.
"Oh yeah." Irvine voiced Squall and Selphie's thoughts as well as his own. Rinoa, however, was still stunned at what had happened.
"So, Zell you wanna go hang out?" Squall asked then looked at Zell, as did everyone else.
Zell was leaning against his doorframe, arms folded across his chest, snoring lightly. The group couldn't help but laugh.
"I think we're gonna go back to bed for a while, is that ok?" Quistis asked. They all nodded simultaneously. "We'll see you guys in an hour or two." Quistis said. Rinoa gave Quistis a hug and whispered "You scared me there for a minute."
The four of them walked off, looking for something to do together.
Quistis turned to Zell, bit her lower lip softly, and kissed him gently on the cheek.
"What…Yeah…Yeah…I'm ready to go…" Zell mumbled somewhat incoherently.
"Zell." Quistis interrupted.
"I know…I'm ready…Let's go…" Zell continued his eyelids drooping further with every word.
"Zell…Let's go back to bed." Quistis said grinning at the crazy antics he still displayed, even while half-asleep.
"That…That sounds…like a good…id…idea." Zell said falling asleep again.
Quistis walked him to the bed and helped him in. She climbed in and placed herself in his arms. Quistis' eyes slowly closed again.
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Zell woke up to find himself in bed and a note taped on his chest. He pulled it off and read it.
Zell,
We're at the cafeteria having brunch/lunch. If you didn't find this note, you are incredibly stupid. See ya soon,
Quistis
Zell laughed. He got up and threw on his usual outfit. He jogged all the way to the cafeteria.
All five of them were at the table, they were all laughing at something. Zell stood there and watched them for awhile. After subtlety looking to see if anyone was watching him, he frowned heavily.
Zell breathed in deeply and then exhaled. He put on his usual boyish grin and casually walked over to the table. Zell snagged a chair from another table and pulled it up alongside Irvine.
"Hey Zell,"
"What's up Zell!"
"How's it going?" There were various greetings.
"Did you get my note?" Quistis asked smirking.
"Yes, I got the note." Zell said mocking Quistis.
"So Zell, who you going to the dance with?" Irvine questioned.
"What dance?" Zell asked, his mouth full of food he had stolen from Irvine.
"The Beach Party Dance Extravaganza, Duh." Selphie said.
"Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Oh well, I don't have to worry about it yet." Zell said uninterestedly.
"Zell, it starts tomorrow night at 5:00." Irvine said looking at Zell like he was a moron.
"Aww, Crap!" Zell exclaimed.
"So Zell, who are you going to the dance with?" Quistis asked quietly.
"Umm…Hey Rinoa, want to go to the dance with me?" Zell asked jokingly.
"Sure Zell." Rinoa responded and wrapped her arm around Zell's. She scooted her chair closer to Zell's and laid her head on his shoulder.
"Hey." Squall said starting to get upset.
"Calm down Squall they're just joking." Irvine said nonchalantly.
"Sorry Zelly, I have to go with Squall, but I'll see ya tonight." Rinoa said seductively in a stage whisper.
"Hey!" Squall exclaimed as Irvine broke into a fit of laughter. Rinoa smiled and hugged Squall.
"Okay, Selph will you go with me?" Zell asked.
Of course, Zell." Selphie said cheerily. She then stood up and walked over to Zell and sat in his lap.
"Hey." Irvine said his eyes open wide.
Selphie straddled Zell's lap and placed her nose on his nose their lips less than an inch away.
"HEY!" Irvine said urgently.
Selphie turned her head towards Irvine and said "What? It's not like Zell and I haven't done this before."
Now Squall and Rinoa couldn't stop laughing. Irvine grabbed Selphie's arm and pulled her to himself. He kissed her and then smiled at her. She melted into Irvine's arms.
"Oh Irvy…" Selphie said dreamily.
"I guess that means I'm free. Why, haven't you got a date yet Quistis?" Zell asked curiously.
"No…" Quistis said, a smile still evident on her face.
"You have to have had like a thousand offers by now." Zell said dramatically.
"Not that many." Quistis said calmly.
"And you'd be willing to go with me, goof-off, klutzy, chicken-wuss Zell." Zell said not believing what was happening.
"Zell, don't be so critical of yourself. You're a great guy, I know a lot of girls that would love to go with you." Quistis said trying to encourage Zell. Zell scoffed.
"I would." Rinoa said grabbing Zell's hand and giving it a squeeze.
"I would too." Selphie said smiling at him across the table. Zell scoffed again.
"Zell, why do you think I've been holding off on all the other offers just so I could go with you." Quistis said trying to explain herself to him.
Zell sat there and thought a little while. (Are you some kind of moron Zell, this is Quistis we're talking about here, and she wants to go with you. Besides, it's not like you're getting married, it's just a dance.)
"Quistis…" Zell started. Quistis looked into his eyes and smiled. "Will you go to the dance with me?"
"Absolutely." Quistis replied. She reached over and took his hand in her own.
Selphie and Rinoa, being girls, understood that this was a big deal to Zell. They knew he hadn't gone on many dates, in fact, they couldn't remember the last time Zell had had a date. They were both overjoyed to see Quistis and Zell finally going to do something together that was more romantic than their usual brother/sister relationship. Quistis and Zell were the only two of the group that didn't have someone, so it was logical for Selphie and Rinoa to hope for them to get together. They had talked about Quistis and Zell getting together and they had even talked about playing matchmaker, but they never talked about it in front of Quistis.
Selphie snuck a glance at Rinoa and caught Rinoa's eye. Rinoa grinned at Selphie and Selphie grinned back.
Irvine and Squall didn't see what the big deal was.
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Light flooded Quistis' eyes as she slowly opened them. She wondered why the curtain was open, she always closed the curtains at night. Then she looked to her left and remembered she was in Zell's dorm and still wrapped in his arms. She smiled as she watched Zell's chest rise and fall rhythmically. She lightly grabbed Zell's arm and pulled it tightly around her and closed her eyes again.
Quistis' eyes shot open a few minutes later to the sound of knocking at the door. She sat up and softly rubbed Zell's cheek.
"Zell…Zell, get up and answer the door." Quistis whispered.
"Huh…what? Who's at who's door?" Zell said his eyes barely opened and his tone more frustrated than he would have liked it to be.
"Someone's at your door, answer it. I'm gonna try and go back to sleep." Quistis said smiling. Zell nodded as the person knocked again.
Zell hopped out of bed and walked to the door. He opened it slightly.
"Hey Zell." Squall said cheerily. Behind him stood Selphie, Rinoa and Irvine.
Zell opened the door fully. "Hey Guys." Zell mumbled.
Squall, Irvine and Selphie had a part stunned, part shocked look on their faces. Rinoa's hand instinctively shot up to her mouth and covered her dropped jaw.
"What's wrong guys? Why did you come here anyway?" Zell questioned.
"We were wondering if you knew where Quistis was." Selphie responded.
"And obviously you do." Irvine said, happy to add his two cents. He then proceeded to wink at Zell and salute. He was rewarded with an elbow to the gut from Selphie.
Zell felt a cool, velvety hand placed on his back as Quistis appeared at his side.
"Hey Guys, looking for me?" Quistis said not even stopping to consider that her friends thought something had happened between Zell and herself.
When Irvine saw Quistis was still in her nightgown, he grinned like one such as himself could only grin and gave Zell a thumbs-up.
"Why are you here Quistis?" Rinoa asked, still shocked.
"Zell and I stayed up and had a talk last night. Oh, come on, we always did this as kids, remember?" Quistis stated.
"Oh yeah." Irvine voiced Squall and Selphie's thoughts as well as his own. Rinoa, however, was still stunned at what had happened.
"So, Zell you wanna go hang out?" Squall asked then looked at Zell, as did everyone else.
Zell was leaning against his doorframe, arms folded across his chest, snoring lightly. The group couldn't help but laugh.
"I think we're gonna go back to bed for a while, is that ok?" Quistis asked. They all nodded simultaneously. "We'll see you guys in an hour or two." Quistis said. Rinoa gave Quistis a hug and whispered "You scared me there for a minute."
The four of them walked off, looking for something to do together.
Quistis turned to Zell, bit her lower lip softly, and kissed him gently on the cheek.
"What…Yeah…Yeah…I'm ready to go…" Zell mumbled somewhat incoherently.
"Zell." Quistis interrupted.
"I know…I'm ready…Let's go…" Zell continued his eyelids drooping further with every word.
"Zell…Let's go back to bed." Quistis said grinning at the crazy antics he still displayed, even while half-asleep.
"That…That sounds…like a good…id…idea." Zell said falling asleep again.
Quistis walked him to the bed and helped him in. She climbed in and placed herself in his arms. Quistis' eyes slowly closed again.
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Zell woke up to find himself in bed and a note taped on his chest. He pulled it off and read it.
Zell,
We're at the cafeteria having brunch/lunch. If you didn't find this note, you are incredibly stupid. See ya soon,
Quistis
Zell laughed. He got up and threw on his usual outfit. He jogged all the way to the cafeteria.
All five of them were at the table, they were all laughing at something. Zell stood there and watched them for awhile. After subtlety looking to see if anyone was watching him, he frowned heavily.
Zell breathed in deeply and then exhaled. He put on his usual boyish grin and casually walked over to the table. Zell snagged a chair from another table and pulled it up alongside Irvine.
"Hey Zell,"
"What's up Zell!"
"How's it going?" There were various greetings.
"Did you get my note?" Quistis asked smirking.
"Yes, I got the note." Zell said mocking Quistis.
"So Zell, who you going to the dance with?" Irvine questioned.
"What dance?" Zell asked, his mouth full of food he had stolen from Irvine.
"The Beach Party Dance Extravaganza, Duh." Selphie said.
"Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Oh well, I don't have to worry about it yet." Zell said uninterestedly.
"Zell, it starts tomorrow night at 5:00." Irvine said looking at Zell like he was a moron.
"Aww, Crap!" Zell exclaimed.
"So Zell, who are you going to the dance with?" Quistis asked quietly.
"Umm…Hey Rinoa, want to go to the dance with me?" Zell asked jokingly.
"Sure Zell." Rinoa responded and wrapped her arm around Zell's. She scooted her chair closer to Zell's and laid her head on his shoulder.
"Hey." Squall said starting to get upset.
"Calm down Squall they're just joking." Irvine said nonchalantly.
"Sorry Zelly, I have to go with Squall, but I'll see ya tonight." Rinoa said seductively in a stage whisper.
"Hey!" Squall exclaimed as Irvine broke into a fit of laughter. Rinoa smiled and hugged Squall.
"Okay, Selph will you go with me?" Zell asked.
Of course, Zell." Selphie said cheerily. She then stood up and walked over to Zell and sat in his lap.
"Hey." Irvine said his eyes open wide.
Selphie straddled Zell's lap and placed her nose on his nose their lips less than an inch away.
"HEY!" Irvine said urgently.
Selphie turned her head towards Irvine and said "What? It's not like Zell and I haven't done this before."
Now Squall and Rinoa couldn't stop laughing. Irvine grabbed Selphie's arm and pulled her to himself. He kissed her and then smiled at her. She melted into Irvine's arms.
"Oh Irvy…" Selphie said dreamily.
"I guess that means I'm free. Why, haven't you got a date yet Quistis?" Zell asked curiously.
"No…" Quistis said, a smile still evident on her face.
"You have to have had like a thousand offers by now." Zell said dramatically.
"Not that many." Quistis said calmly.
"And you'd be willing to go with me, goof-off, klutzy, chicken-wuss Zell." Zell said not believing what was happening.
"Zell, don't be so critical of yourself. You're a great guy, I know a lot of girls that would love to go with you." Quistis said trying to encourage Zell. Zell scoffed.
"I would." Rinoa said grabbing Zell's hand and giving it a squeeze.
"I would too." Selphie said smiling at him across the table. Zell scoffed again.
"Zell, why do you think I've been holding off on all the other offers just so I could go with you." Quistis said trying to explain herself to him.
Zell sat there and thought a little while. (Are you some kind of moron Zell, this is Quistis we're talking about here, and she wants to go with you. Besides, it's not like you're getting married, it's just a dance.)
"Quistis…" Zell started. Quistis looked into his eyes and smiled. "Will you go to the dance with me?"
"Absolutely." Quistis replied. She reached over and took his hand in her own.
Selphie and Rinoa, being girls, understood that this was a big deal to Zell. They knew he hadn't gone on many dates, in fact, they couldn't remember the last time Zell had had a date. They were both overjoyed to see Quistis and Zell finally going to do something together that was more romantic than their usual brother/sister relationship. Quistis and Zell were the only two of the group that didn't have someone, so it was logical for Selphie and Rinoa to hope for them to get together. They had talked about Quistis and Zell getting together and they had even talked about playing matchmaker, but they never talked about it in front of Quistis.
Selphie snuck a glance at Rinoa and caught Rinoa's eye. Rinoa grinned at Selphie and Selphie grinned back.
Irvine and Squall didn't see what the big deal was.