Chapter Twelve: Sightings
Ceres tossed and turned in her bed, not able to sleep. Tears came to her eyes everytime she thought about the events of earlier.
She reached over and picked up the phone, dialing the number to the room Zell was staying in.
"Hello?" Zell asked, groggily.
"Hey.." Ceres said, quietly, "I'm sorry to wake you up, but, I just can't spend tonight alone, will you please come over?"
"It's no problem, hun," Zell replied, yawning, "I'll be over there in a second."
True to his word, a moment later, Zell appeared at the door. Ceres let him in and sat by him on the couch.
"What's wrong?" Zell asked.
Ceres shook her head, and looked out the window, "I don't know.."
"Hey." Zell said, taking her hand. "It's going to be okay, I promise."
Ceres turned to look at Zell, but something caught the corner of her eye. She quickly stood up and walked over to the window.
"What?" Zell asked, worriedly.
Ceres gasped and ran to the door, opening it, and disappearing into the night.
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Zell ran up to Selphie, who was with Irvine. "Hey!" he panted, out of breath, "Have you seen Ceres?"
Selphie turned and looked at Zell strangely, "No, why?"
"I don't know," Zell said wearily. "I was talking to her last night, and she saw something outside, and took off like a bat out of hell. I can't find her anywhere."
Selphie blinked. "Oh, god..."
"Are you looking for Ceres?" asked a voice. Everyone turned around, suprised to see Laguna standing behind them.
"Sir Laguna!" Selphie cried, "What are you doing here?!"
Laguna laughed, "Don't worry about that, c'mon!"
Zell, Irvine, and Selphie all looked at each other, confused. Laguna took off running, and Selphie shrugged her shoulders, so they ran after him.
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"Shhh.." Laguna whispered, standing in front of Ceres' dorm. He slowly opened the door, and they walked into the kitchen. From the kitchen, you could see directly into the bedroom, where a shadowy figure lied on the bed, and Ceres sat beside it.
"I'm so sorry..." came a horse voice, that was unrecognizable.
"Shhh, Sei..." Ceres whispered, kissing the top of his head, "It's okay. No one hates you, we all love you to bits, sweetie. I promise."
The figure turned on its side, and Zell realized it was Seifer. "But.. Zell will never forgive me now.." Seifer said quietly.
A look of pain shot through Ceres' face, "Yes, he will, hun. After all, he came with me looking for you, didn't he?"
Seifer sighed, and turned to face Ceres. "I shouldn't of let the Sorceress control me. I should of tried to fight it more. I'm so sorry for hurting you.. I'm so sorry.." his voice broke, and he started to cry.
Ceres gently wiped the tears off his face, ignoring the ones on her own. "C'mon, Sei.. It's okay. I love you. I'll always love you, you're my brother.."
Seifer looked up at her, "Do you mean that?"
Ceres gave Seifer a weak smile, "Of course I do! You're my Sei and I'm your Cer, 'member?"
Seifer laughed quietly, and hugged Ceres. "I love you too lil' sis.. I really do.."
Ceres tossed and turned in her bed, not able to sleep. Tears came to her eyes everytime she thought about the events of earlier.
She reached over and picked up the phone, dialing the number to the room Zell was staying in.
"Hello?" Zell asked, groggily.
"Hey.." Ceres said, quietly, "I'm sorry to wake you up, but, I just can't spend tonight alone, will you please come over?"
"It's no problem, hun," Zell replied, yawning, "I'll be over there in a second."
True to his word, a moment later, Zell appeared at the door. Ceres let him in and sat by him on the couch.
"What's wrong?" Zell asked.
Ceres shook her head, and looked out the window, "I don't know.."
"Hey." Zell said, taking her hand. "It's going to be okay, I promise."
Ceres turned to look at Zell, but something caught the corner of her eye. She quickly stood up and walked over to the window.
"What?" Zell asked, worriedly.
Ceres gasped and ran to the door, opening it, and disappearing into the night.
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Zell ran up to Selphie, who was with Irvine. "Hey!" he panted, out of breath, "Have you seen Ceres?"
Selphie turned and looked at Zell strangely, "No, why?"
"I don't know," Zell said wearily. "I was talking to her last night, and she saw something outside, and took off like a bat out of hell. I can't find her anywhere."
Selphie blinked. "Oh, god..."
"Are you looking for Ceres?" asked a voice. Everyone turned around, suprised to see Laguna standing behind them.
"Sir Laguna!" Selphie cried, "What are you doing here?!"
Laguna laughed, "Don't worry about that, c'mon!"
Zell, Irvine, and Selphie all looked at each other, confused. Laguna took off running, and Selphie shrugged her shoulders, so they ran after him.
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"Shhh.." Laguna whispered, standing in front of Ceres' dorm. He slowly opened the door, and they walked into the kitchen. From the kitchen, you could see directly into the bedroom, where a shadowy figure lied on the bed, and Ceres sat beside it.
"I'm so sorry..." came a horse voice, that was unrecognizable.
"Shhh, Sei..." Ceres whispered, kissing the top of his head, "It's okay. No one hates you, we all love you to bits, sweetie. I promise."
The figure turned on its side, and Zell realized it was Seifer. "But.. Zell will never forgive me now.." Seifer said quietly.
A look of pain shot through Ceres' face, "Yes, he will, hun. After all, he came with me looking for you, didn't he?"
Seifer sighed, and turned to face Ceres. "I shouldn't of let the Sorceress control me. I should of tried to fight it more. I'm so sorry for hurting you.. I'm so sorry.." his voice broke, and he started to cry.
Ceres gently wiped the tears off his face, ignoring the ones on her own. "C'mon, Sei.. It's okay. I love you. I'll always love you, you're my brother.."
Seifer looked up at her, "Do you mean that?"
Ceres gave Seifer a weak smile, "Of course I do! You're my Sei and I'm your Cer, 'member?"
Seifer laughed quietly, and hugged Ceres. "I love you too lil' sis.. I really do.."