I gathered some things from my dorm and headed toward the showers. As I was washing my
hair, I was trying to decide whether to go or not. "Well he's cute and he's almost always
been a gentleman to me. But then again Squall's practically his enemy. If we ever
hooked up what would everyone say?"
I got dressed and dried my hair. After a little more pondering I decided to go. It couldn't turn
out that bad. I finished and put my hair in a high ponytail. I left Garden to take a little walk
bringing my Boomerang Blade with me. It's a weapon I've had since I've been nine that's
basically just a boomerang with a razor along the one side. I was a little stressed and I figured a
little fighting would make me feel better.
On the way back I saw Zell. He was riding his T-Board. He stopped right in front of me.
"Hey Iris! Want a ride?"
"Sure!" I had never ridden on one and I was curious. He helped me on it and I steadied myself.
He took off and I was terrified. He was a bit of a crazy driver and every few seconds I thought
he was going to crash. Surprisingly we made it back in one piece.
I got off as quickly as possible. "Thanks Zell."
"No Problem." He said before heading toward Balamb. Suddenly I was very tired. I went up
to my room and set my alarm for nine thirty. I figured that would be enough time to get ready.
My alarm went off and I quickly got out of bed. I was a little excited, not really knowing what
to expect. I fixed my hair again, (I told you I love playing with it) grabbed my bag, and headed
for the training center.
***
I looked at my watch. 10:30 In the half hour that I had been waiting there it had been quite
boring. No one came in except Rinoa who was dragging Squall in behind her. I expected her
to be embarrassed and leave but she just waved and walked over. Squall looked like he was
about to die of humiliation.
"What are you doing here Iris?"
"I was supposed to meet someone here."
She gave me a grin. "Your first day here and you already meeting guys here! Who is it?"
"It's just a guy."
She was about to ask again but Squall walked out. She shook her head. "We can talk later.
Bye!" I smiled. They were an interesting couple.
After a few more minutes I looked at my watch again. 10:45. I finally walked out of the room,
feeling mad and a little hurt. Why did he tell me to come here if he wasn't going to show? Was
he trying to hurt me or something? And if so why?
I was almost out of the training center when I heard the crunching of leaves behind me. I turned
around to see a T-Rexaur standing behind me. I reached at my side to pull out my boomerang
when I realized I left it in my room. I froze, not knowing what to do.
It didn't seem to spot me so I took a chance and ran. I heard its growl and turned to see its tail
coming at me. It hit me quite hard and I flew back. My head collided with a nearby rock. I
put my hand to my head and tried to stand up but I fell back down. I closed my eyes and sat
there, expecting to die.
I opened my eyes briefly and saw Seifer there, batting the dinosaur. I was afraid he was going
to get hurt but I was too dizzy to help. He was a good fighter, and within no time the dinosaur
fell over in defeat. Seifer ran over to me, and for once that dumb grin wasn't there. It was
replaced by a look of concern.
He bent down next to me. "Are you alright?"
"I think so." I tried standing up once again but my knees gave away. He picked me up and
started carrying me out. I laid my head against his chest and blacked out.
When I woke up my head was throbbing. I was in a smaller room on a white bed. It took me
a second to realize that I was in the infirmary. I went out of the room and saw Dr. Kadowaki at
her desk. She looked up and smiled. "Well finally you're awake! You shouldn't be out of bed
yet though."
As she ushered me back to the bed, I asked her what time it is.
"It's almost five in the afternoon."
"I've been asleep for that long?"
"Oh yes. Everyone's been worried sick. Especially Seifer. You should've seen the poor guy's
face when he brought you in."
Seifer . . . worried? It didn't seem to fit.
After she left, I slept a little longer. When I woke up again Zell was by my bed. I yawned and
smiled. "Hi Zell."
We talked for a while about class and such, but after awhile I noticed he almost seemed jittery.
"Iris, I know this isn't the time and everything but uh . . . I was wondering if you'd like to go
with me to the Garden Festival Dance coming up." I went to speak but he stopped me. "I
don't want an answer right now. I want you to think about it ok?"
"...Ok" After that he left. I was still confused about what had just happened when Seifer
walked in. He had my bag.
"What are you doing with that?"
He threw it at me. "You left it in the training center. And before you even accuse me no I
didn't look through it."
I put my bag on the floor. "Thanks for saving me last night."
He shrugged. "What did you expect me to do leave you there?"
I rolled my eyes. What happened to the sweet guy that was worried about me? He sat down
on the edge of my bed. He changed the subject. "Are you going to the dance?"
"Yes I think so."
"Are you going with anyone?"
"Well Zell asked me–"
"WHAT! You're not seriously thinking about going with HIM are you?"
"He's a great guy! I bet you if he saved me it wouldn't be because 'he couldn't leave me
there'."
He leaned in toward me. "Do you really believe that's the only reason I saved you? You think
that the only reason I don't want you to go with Zell is because he's a wimp?" He leaned in
even closer. "You believe that I don't want to go to the dance with you?"
I took a deep breath. It seemed like we were almost going to kiss. "What else am I supposed
to think? You didn't even show up last night."
"Fuijin and Raijin held me up!" He ran his hand through his hair. "Look I'm not good at this
kind of thing but do you want to?"
I was a little dumbfounded. "What?"
He rolled his eyes. "Would you like to go to the dance with me?"
Sorry that took so long. I hope you guys liked it. Who should she take? Please Review and
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