Chapter Ten: Lost Love.
Zell, Ceres and Selphie stood outside the front gate that cold morning. Squall and Quistis had come along to bid them good-bye.
"Be careful!" Quistis had warned them, hugging each of them tightly.
Squall had said nothing, but shook their hands and nodded good-bye.
The trio had no idea where to begin their search at, Seifer could be anywhere.
"Let's go see Irvine!" Selphie cried, "Maybe he's seen Seifer!"
Zell flinched, "Irvine Kinneas? That guys a little... Well.. Weird?"
Ceres eyes opened wide, "Irvine Kinneas?!"
Zell and Selphie stopped walking and turned, looking at Ceres. "Yeah, what's wrong?" Selphie asked.
Ceres turned a bright shade of red, "Ahhh... nothing! Let's go!" and raced off ahead of the two.
Zell looked at Selphie, who only shrugged her shoulders and ran to catch up with Ceres. Zell sighed and called out to them, trying to get up to where they were.
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(Dododo, flashback! ^.~ )
A young woman with long flowing hair stood at the edge of the balcony, looking out into the endless night. Her face was slightly red from hours of nonstop crying. She couldn't believe they were about to tear her apart from the only man that meant anything to her, aside from her brother, of course.
She sat out there for a few moments alone. Then, a young male with long brown hair held back in a ponytail walked up behind her, wrapping his strong arms around her.
"Shhhh..." he whispered in her ear, "It's going to be okay..."
"NO!" she cried, tearing herself from his embrace, "It's not going to be okay, I love you! Damnit! Don't you get that?"
The young man smiled, "And I love you too, this is NOT the end of us, I promise you that.."
"Really?" she sniffled, crawling back into his arms. "You swear?"
He nodded, "I swear to you."
She closed her eyes, "I love you Irvy..." she mumbled, falling asleep.
Irvine smiled softly, and kissed the top of her head, "And I love you, Ceres Almasy... with all of my heart..."
(Dodododo, End of flashback. ^.~ )
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Ceres was so nervous that she was shaking by the time they reached the Garden.
"Are you ok?" Zell asked worriedly.
Ceres nodded slowly, and followed Selphie and Zell into the Garden.
"Wow!" Selphie exclaimed, "This place is so fucking big!!!"
Zell wandered around, looking at everything, "I bet their hotdogs aren't as good as Balamb's" he said, shaking his head sadly.
Ceres came up behind him, and put her hand on his shoulder. He turned and looked at her, giving her a weak smile.
"Well, well, well, ladies. Calm down!" came a voice that was very familiar to Ceres.
"IRVY!" Selphie squealed, and ran up to him, hugging him tightly.
Irvine laughed and hugged Selphie back, turning to face Zell and Ceres.
"Hey, how ya-" Irvine stopped talking when his eyes rested on Ceres.
Ceres faced turned a slight red, and she turned away slightly.
"Ceres?" Irvine asked, his voice barely above a whisper.
"No.." Ceres whispered, "Nooooooooooo......!"
Zell chased after Ceres as she ran off from Irvine. Selphie looked at Irvine for an explanation, but his mind was lost in thought.
Irvine turned his head, but Selphie still saw the tears roll down his face, as he crumpled to the floor. "Ceres..." he whispered painfully.
Zell, Ceres and Selphie stood outside the front gate that cold morning. Squall and Quistis had come along to bid them good-bye.
"Be careful!" Quistis had warned them, hugging each of them tightly.
Squall had said nothing, but shook their hands and nodded good-bye.
The trio had no idea where to begin their search at, Seifer could be anywhere.
"Let's go see Irvine!" Selphie cried, "Maybe he's seen Seifer!"
Zell flinched, "Irvine Kinneas? That guys a little... Well.. Weird?"
Ceres eyes opened wide, "Irvine Kinneas?!"
Zell and Selphie stopped walking and turned, looking at Ceres. "Yeah, what's wrong?" Selphie asked.
Ceres turned a bright shade of red, "Ahhh... nothing! Let's go!" and raced off ahead of the two.
Zell looked at Selphie, who only shrugged her shoulders and ran to catch up with Ceres. Zell sighed and called out to them, trying to get up to where they were.
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(Dododo, flashback! ^.~ )
A young woman with long flowing hair stood at the edge of the balcony, looking out into the endless night. Her face was slightly red from hours of nonstop crying. She couldn't believe they were about to tear her apart from the only man that meant anything to her, aside from her brother, of course.
She sat out there for a few moments alone. Then, a young male with long brown hair held back in a ponytail walked up behind her, wrapping his strong arms around her.
"Shhhh..." he whispered in her ear, "It's going to be okay..."
"NO!" she cried, tearing herself from his embrace, "It's not going to be okay, I love you! Damnit! Don't you get that?"
The young man smiled, "And I love you too, this is NOT the end of us, I promise you that.."
"Really?" she sniffled, crawling back into his arms. "You swear?"
He nodded, "I swear to you."
She closed her eyes, "I love you Irvy..." she mumbled, falling asleep.
Irvine smiled softly, and kissed the top of her head, "And I love you, Ceres Almasy... with all of my heart..."
(Dodododo, End of flashback. ^.~ )
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Ceres was so nervous that she was shaking by the time they reached the Garden.
"Are you ok?" Zell asked worriedly.
Ceres nodded slowly, and followed Selphie and Zell into the Garden.
"Wow!" Selphie exclaimed, "This place is so fucking big!!!"
Zell wandered around, looking at everything, "I bet their hotdogs aren't as good as Balamb's" he said, shaking his head sadly.
Ceres came up behind him, and put her hand on his shoulder. He turned and looked at her, giving her a weak smile.
"Well, well, well, ladies. Calm down!" came a voice that was very familiar to Ceres.
"IRVY!" Selphie squealed, and ran up to him, hugging him tightly.
Irvine laughed and hugged Selphie back, turning to face Zell and Ceres.
"Hey, how ya-" Irvine stopped talking when his eyes rested on Ceres.
Ceres faced turned a slight red, and she turned away slightly.
"Ceres?" Irvine asked, his voice barely above a whisper.
"No.." Ceres whispered, "Nooooooooooo......!"
Zell chased after Ceres as she ran off from Irvine. Selphie looked at Irvine for an explanation, but his mind was lost in thought.
Irvine turned his head, but Selphie still saw the tears roll down his face, as he crumpled to the floor. "Ceres..." he whispered painfully.