Chapter 13: Caught
Zell and Ceres had been avoiding each other at all costs the past two weeks. They had been fully reinstated, but Cid Kramer had yet to be found.
Ceres spent most of her time with her brother, but tonight, she had let him talk her into going to the Training Centre, alone. She took most of her frustrations out on the few monsters that crossed her path, luckily though, she hadn't caught sight of one T-Rexuar.
After several hours of intense and grueling battle, Ceres tired and snuck to the "Secret Area" hoping that no one was there.
She lit a cigarette and inhaled deeply, blowing the smoke out into the emptiness of the night. Her thoughts wandered to Zell, but she forced herself to think about something else. Anything else, but the spiked-hair youth who she loved so much.
"Ceres..." came a voice that she knew all too well, she turned, and faced the older SeeD.
"Hi...Zell.." she said slowly, trying not to look into his eyes.
Zell sighed, and stood beside her, lost deep in thought. Ceres wondered what his mind was on, probably the same thing that was on hers...
"I don't know how much longer I can keep this up, hun.." Zell said quietly. "I love you so much, and I can't stand being away from you like this..." He took his hand, and gently brushed the hair out of Ceres' face.
"I love you too, but.. we've got to.. I can't hurt my brother, not like this.."
Zell put his hand on her shoulder, and forced her to look at him, "Don't," she whispered desperately, her eyes filling with tears. "Please..."
Zell smiled softly, but ignored her request, and gently kissed her. That one kiss made Ceres lose all sense of being, and she wrapped her arms around him, leaning forward into another kiss.
She let Zell's tongue find his way into her mouth, he tasted like honey and something else.. Something nice.
They stood there, kissing passionately, for a few moments, until they heard a gasp. Ceres' head snapped back and looked. "Oh god..." she moaned, as she saw Seifer standing behind them.
Seifer's eyes filled with confusement, then anger, and finally, pain. Ceres tried to reach out to Seifer, but he shook his head, and backed away from them, "How could you? How.. could you?.. You knew.. How I felt about him..."
"Seifer.." Ceres whispered, "I didn't mean to.. I can't help it.. I'm so sorry..."
Seifer blinked, the tears streaming down his face. He shook his head again, and, as quickly as he had came, he left, running as if he was running for his life.
"Oh, god..." Ceres moaned, slipping to the floor. "What have we done?"
Zell and Ceres had been avoiding each other at all costs the past two weeks. They had been fully reinstated, but Cid Kramer had yet to be found.
Ceres spent most of her time with her brother, but tonight, she had let him talk her into going to the Training Centre, alone. She took most of her frustrations out on the few monsters that crossed her path, luckily though, she hadn't caught sight of one T-Rexuar.
After several hours of intense and grueling battle, Ceres tired and snuck to the "Secret Area" hoping that no one was there.
She lit a cigarette and inhaled deeply, blowing the smoke out into the emptiness of the night. Her thoughts wandered to Zell, but she forced herself to think about something else. Anything else, but the spiked-hair youth who she loved so much.
"Ceres..." came a voice that she knew all too well, she turned, and faced the older SeeD.
"Hi...Zell.." she said slowly, trying not to look into his eyes.
Zell sighed, and stood beside her, lost deep in thought. Ceres wondered what his mind was on, probably the same thing that was on hers...
"I don't know how much longer I can keep this up, hun.." Zell said quietly. "I love you so much, and I can't stand being away from you like this..." He took his hand, and gently brushed the hair out of Ceres' face.
"I love you too, but.. we've got to.. I can't hurt my brother, not like this.."
Zell put his hand on her shoulder, and forced her to look at him, "Don't," she whispered desperately, her eyes filling with tears. "Please..."
Zell smiled softly, but ignored her request, and gently kissed her. That one kiss made Ceres lose all sense of being, and she wrapped her arms around him, leaning forward into another kiss.
She let Zell's tongue find his way into her mouth, he tasted like honey and something else.. Something nice.
They stood there, kissing passionately, for a few moments, until they heard a gasp. Ceres' head snapped back and looked. "Oh god..." she moaned, as she saw Seifer standing behind them.
Seifer's eyes filled with confusement, then anger, and finally, pain. Ceres tried to reach out to Seifer, but he shook his head, and backed away from them, "How could you? How.. could you?.. You knew.. How I felt about him..."
"Seifer.." Ceres whispered, "I didn't mean to.. I can't help it.. I'm so sorry..."
Seifer blinked, the tears streaming down his face. He shook his head again, and, as quickly as he had came, he left, running as if he was running for his life.
"Oh, god..." Ceres moaned, slipping to the floor. "What have we done?"