Chapter Six: Poppies
Ceres awoke to the sound of her alarm clock going off. Groggily, she reached over and hit the off button. She groaned and rubbed her eyes, glancing at the time, 6:30 A.M. She was supposed to be at the front of the Garden at 7:00 A.M. for her first mission. This gave her little time.
She sat up and grabbed her cigarettes off of her nighttable, lighting one. She sighed and stood up, opening her curtains to reveal the bright sunlight. "It's to bright out.." she mumbled to herself, closing the curtains back.
Ceres walked over to her dresser and pulled out a short black skirt and a long black over-dress. She lazily threw off her nightgown, and slipped on her skirt first, then pulled the dress over it, buttoning it only to right above her belly-button. She sat down and quickly laced her boots up, every now and then glancing at the clock, watching the minutes go by.
"Hun? Are you up?" came an energetic voice from her door. She grinned to herself and opened the door, greeting Zell with a hug and a passionate kiss.
"G'mornin'" she replied, turning off her light and locking the door behind her.
Zell linked his arm with hers and they walked down the hall together, "Did you have a good night's rest?" he asked her.
"It woulda been better if you had been there," she replied, winking at him.
Zell laughed and kissed her on her nose, "I'm sure it would of been."
They walked by the cafeteria, only to over-hear two fellow SeeDs conversing.
"I am so glad that Almasy jerk got what he deserved." A blonde girl stated.
"He always thought he was better than anyone, but, no one really liked him, " A guy commented.
"Except for those idiots Raijin and Fuji." the girl giggled.
Ceres felt her temper boil over, and quickly broke away from Zell, marching towards the two. "Hey!" She shouted at them, "Who the FUCK do you think you are to be talking about my brother like that?!"
The two SeeDs looked up, shocked and suprised. "Well, if it isn't his whore sister?" the blonde replied, snidely.
"Listen here, bitch!" Ceres responded, grabbing the younger girl by her collar and pushing her up against the wall, " You DON'T wanna be fucking with me, because I will rip your goddamned lungs out, got it?"
"Hey!" the guy cried, reaching towards Ceres, "Don't fucking talk to her like that!"
Zell grabbed the guy by his arm and twisted it, Ceres heard the bone snap as the guy started screaming in pain, "And don't YOU talk to her like that, now apologize!" Zell said, calmy.
"I'm sorry," the guy whimpered. The girl was now crying, her eyes wide with fear.
"What's going on here?!" Came an authoritive female voice. Ceres and Zell let go of the two SeeDs, who quickly ran away, and turned to see Xu standing behind them. "What the hell was that all about?"
"I'm sorry," Ceres replied quietly, "I let my temper go over-board."
Xu shook her head, "That is still not an excuse. Go and wait in your rooms while Headmaster Cid comes up with a good punishment for you two."
"But, we have a mission today!" Zell protested angrily.
"I don't care" Xu responded, heading towards the elevator, "Rooms. Now."
Zell and Ceres slowly walked back to their dorms. "I'm sorry I got you in trouble Zell.." Ceres said after a few minutes.
"It's okay, don't worry about it.." Zell responded, giving her a lopsided grin, "It's nothing. Besides, those two had it coming."
Ceres laughed and kissed him, "Well heres my room."
Zell nodded, "I'll call you later, okay?"
Ceres nodded and unlocked her door, turning on the lights and walking in. She sat down and watched t.v. awaiting the Headmaster's decision.
Ceres awoke to the sound of her alarm clock going off. Groggily, she reached over and hit the off button. She groaned and rubbed her eyes, glancing at the time, 6:30 A.M. She was supposed to be at the front of the Garden at 7:00 A.M. for her first mission. This gave her little time.
She sat up and grabbed her cigarettes off of her nighttable, lighting one. She sighed and stood up, opening her curtains to reveal the bright sunlight. "It's to bright out.." she mumbled to herself, closing the curtains back.
Ceres walked over to her dresser and pulled out a short black skirt and a long black over-dress. She lazily threw off her nightgown, and slipped on her skirt first, then pulled the dress over it, buttoning it only to right above her belly-button. She sat down and quickly laced her boots up, every now and then glancing at the clock, watching the minutes go by.
"Hun? Are you up?" came an energetic voice from her door. She grinned to herself and opened the door, greeting Zell with a hug and a passionate kiss.
"G'mornin'" she replied, turning off her light and locking the door behind her.
Zell linked his arm with hers and they walked down the hall together, "Did you have a good night's rest?" he asked her.
"It woulda been better if you had been there," she replied, winking at him.
Zell laughed and kissed her on her nose, "I'm sure it would of been."
They walked by the cafeteria, only to over-hear two fellow SeeDs conversing.
"I am so glad that Almasy jerk got what he deserved." A blonde girl stated.
"He always thought he was better than anyone, but, no one really liked him, " A guy commented.
"Except for those idiots Raijin and Fuji." the girl giggled.
Ceres felt her temper boil over, and quickly broke away from Zell, marching towards the two. "Hey!" She shouted at them, "Who the FUCK do you think you are to be talking about my brother like that?!"
The two SeeDs looked up, shocked and suprised. "Well, if it isn't his whore sister?" the blonde replied, snidely.
"Listen here, bitch!" Ceres responded, grabbing the younger girl by her collar and pushing her up against the wall, " You DON'T wanna be fucking with me, because I will rip your goddamned lungs out, got it?"
"Hey!" the guy cried, reaching towards Ceres, "Don't fucking talk to her like that!"
Zell grabbed the guy by his arm and twisted it, Ceres heard the bone snap as the guy started screaming in pain, "And don't YOU talk to her like that, now apologize!" Zell said, calmy.
"I'm sorry," the guy whimpered. The girl was now crying, her eyes wide with fear.
"What's going on here?!" Came an authoritive female voice. Ceres and Zell let go of the two SeeDs, who quickly ran away, and turned to see Xu standing behind them. "What the hell was that all about?"
"I'm sorry," Ceres replied quietly, "I let my temper go over-board."
Xu shook her head, "That is still not an excuse. Go and wait in your rooms while Headmaster Cid comes up with a good punishment for you two."
"But, we have a mission today!" Zell protested angrily.
"I don't care" Xu responded, heading towards the elevator, "Rooms. Now."
Zell and Ceres slowly walked back to their dorms. "I'm sorry I got you in trouble Zell.." Ceres said after a few minutes.
"It's okay, don't worry about it.." Zell responded, giving her a lopsided grin, "It's nothing. Besides, those two had it coming."
Ceres laughed and kissed him, "Well heres my room."
Zell nodded, "I'll call you later, okay?"
Ceres nodded and unlocked her door, turning on the lights and walking in. She sat down and watched t.v. awaiting the Headmaster's decision.