Chapter Five: The Awakening
Ceres opened her eyes and groaned. Her side hurt like hell. She blinked several times, trying to grow accustomed to the light.
"Ceres?" asked a small voice. She turned her head to see Zell sitting beside her. He looked worn out.
"Zell?" she replied, her voice weak and tiny, "What happened? Where am I?"
Zell smiled weakly and stroked her hair, "Shh.. It's okay. You're safe now. You're going to be OK."
"How long have I been here?" she asked curiously, "I felt like I've slept a thousand years plus."
Zell laughed quietly, "A month, hun."
She struggled until she was sitting up, facing him, "And how long have you been here with me?"
He looked down at the floor, "Ever since I found you in the Training Centre..."
Ceres' mouth dropped open, "Haven't you been to bed or anything????"
"I've been sleeping on this chair, Selphie or Squall usually bring me food.."
"Oh god, Zell... I'm so sorry," Ceres whispered.
"NO!" He shouted, wrapping his arms around her. "Don't be, it's all my fault, I shouldn't of upset you like that. I shoulda been there to protect you."
"Protect me?!" Ceres asked incredibly, "Zell Dincht, I don't need ANYONE to protect me. I'm a big girl!"
"I'm sorry.." he replied quietly.
Ceres reached over and hugged him tightly, the pain shooting through her left side. "No, don't be.. I'm sorry.."
Zell looked up at her and brushed the hair out of her face, smiling.
She grinned back at him, and then suddenly became aware of how close they were. All of her holdbacks, all of her fears, had vanished. She drew her mouth closer and closer to his.....
~Sowwy for hanging you like that! ^.~ I guess you'll just have to wait until Chapter Six: Poppies is up. Tee-hee.
Ceres opened her eyes and groaned. Her side hurt like hell. She blinked several times, trying to grow accustomed to the light.
"Ceres?" asked a small voice. She turned her head to see Zell sitting beside her. He looked worn out.
"Zell?" she replied, her voice weak and tiny, "What happened? Where am I?"
Zell smiled weakly and stroked her hair, "Shh.. It's okay. You're safe now. You're going to be OK."
"How long have I been here?" she asked curiously, "I felt like I've slept a thousand years plus."
Zell laughed quietly, "A month, hun."
She struggled until she was sitting up, facing him, "And how long have you been here with me?"
He looked down at the floor, "Ever since I found you in the Training Centre..."
Ceres' mouth dropped open, "Haven't you been to bed or anything????"
"I've been sleeping on this chair, Selphie or Squall usually bring me food.."
"Oh god, Zell... I'm so sorry," Ceres whispered.
"NO!" He shouted, wrapping his arms around her. "Don't be, it's all my fault, I shouldn't of upset you like that. I shoulda been there to protect you."
"Protect me?!" Ceres asked incredibly, "Zell Dincht, I don't need ANYONE to protect me. I'm a big girl!"
"I'm sorry.." he replied quietly.
Ceres reached over and hugged him tightly, the pain shooting through her left side. "No, don't be.. I'm sorry.."
Zell looked up at her and brushed the hair out of her face, smiling.
She grinned back at him, and then suddenly became aware of how close they were. All of her holdbacks, all of her fears, had vanished. She drew her mouth closer and closer to his.....
~Sowwy for hanging you like that! ^.~ I guess you'll just have to wait until Chapter Six: Poppies is up. Tee-hee.