Chapter Thirteen:
This is dedicated to Squall,Zell,Seifer and Irvine-not real,but soooooooo lovely all the same......*lol* dedications are getting ridiculous....
(Balamb Garden-Mid-morning)
"Zell?"
(Go away.............)
"Zell? I want to tell you something."
(I said GO AWAY!)
Zell lifted his head and met Seifer's eyes evenly. "What?" He snapped,his temper on a knife edge.Seifer pulled up a chair and leaned his elbows on Dr.Kadowaki's desk. "I wanted," He began obviously embarrassed, "To apologise.......I didn't mean to hurt you,and now......" Zell smashed his fist down on the table top,sending potions and papers to the floor. "Is that supposed to ease your conscience?!!? Huh?!!? You've put us through HELL,and enjoyed every minute of it.Just coz Squall's hurt,you want to kiss and make up?" He backed away,seeming almost afraid of his own rage, "I'll never forgive you.......if he dies.....I-I'll....." Zell trailed off,his breathing ragged with anger.Seifer blinked at him in shock and pushed the chair forward,leaving the room without another word.
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(Infirmary-Afternoon)
Dr.Kadowaki tapped Zell on his shoulder,he seemed so preoccupied,so distant.Who could blame the poor kid,he'd had a rough week. "You can see him now." She said with a smile.He looked back at her with desperate eyes, "Is he gonna be okay??" She frowned slightly,and pretended to check some charts, "It's up to Squall now,he's strong,he'll pull through." Zell didn't appear reassured by her speech in any way,he walked over to Squall's room in a daze.
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"Hi........."
He sat down on a hard-backed chair next to Squall's bedside.They'd taken Squall's jacket off,and he lay bandaged and still,under cream sheets,pulled up to his elbows.Zell studied him in silence,his hazelnut bangs brushed away from his pale skin,the dark slice of a scar across his forehead,his chest rising and falling like the tides................
(Can you hear me..............? I don't care............)
"I'm sorry......." He started,faltering at the sight of Squall's battered body, "If I hadn't been so quick to fight,you'd be arguing with Seifer or helping me cut the queues in the canteen........all the things we used to do,before....."
(It's my fault........oh Hyne,I did this..........Squall,forgive me....)
He sighed,resting his head in his hands, "I have a confession....."
(I never thought I'd say this.............but...)
He rubbed his eyes wearily and slipped his hand around Squall's.The birdsong outside,shafts of warming sunlight streaming through the windows,any other time this would've been perfect.
(I can't..........no.If you die,I want to atleast have told you the truth.)
"I....I feel something for you too.I didn't want to admit it,but I think I've fallen in love with you.........."
(And now you might die.............)
Zell shut his eyes tightly,desperate to control the swirl of feelings raging inside him,for Squall's sake.He leant forward,and pressed his lips gently against Squall's forehead.Resting,his arms on the blankets next to Squall he put his head down and fell instantly asleep..........
(...........)
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No new reviews for three days.....*_* that's alittle off putting,but fear not!!!! Nakiko will continue to write evn if only one person keeps reading!!! *laughs maniacally-too much cake!*
This is dedicated to Squall,Zell,Seifer and Irvine-not real,but soooooooo lovely all the same......*lol* dedications are getting ridiculous....
(Balamb Garden-Mid-morning)
"Zell?"
(Go away.............)
"Zell? I want to tell you something."
(I said GO AWAY!)
Zell lifted his head and met Seifer's eyes evenly. "What?" He snapped,his temper on a knife edge.Seifer pulled up a chair and leaned his elbows on Dr.Kadowaki's desk. "I wanted," He began obviously embarrassed, "To apologise.......I didn't mean to hurt you,and now......" Zell smashed his fist down on the table top,sending potions and papers to the floor. "Is that supposed to ease your conscience?!!? Huh?!!? You've put us through HELL,and enjoyed every minute of it.Just coz Squall's hurt,you want to kiss and make up?" He backed away,seeming almost afraid of his own rage, "I'll never forgive you.......if he dies.....I-I'll....." Zell trailed off,his breathing ragged with anger.Seifer blinked at him in shock and pushed the chair forward,leaving the room without another word.
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(Infirmary-Afternoon)
Dr.Kadowaki tapped Zell on his shoulder,he seemed so preoccupied,so distant.Who could blame the poor kid,he'd had a rough week. "You can see him now." She said with a smile.He looked back at her with desperate eyes, "Is he gonna be okay??" She frowned slightly,and pretended to check some charts, "It's up to Squall now,he's strong,he'll pull through." Zell didn't appear reassured by her speech in any way,he walked over to Squall's room in a daze.
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"Hi........."
He sat down on a hard-backed chair next to Squall's bedside.They'd taken Squall's jacket off,and he lay bandaged and still,under cream sheets,pulled up to his elbows.Zell studied him in silence,his hazelnut bangs brushed away from his pale skin,the dark slice of a scar across his forehead,his chest rising and falling like the tides................
(Can you hear me..............? I don't care............)
"I'm sorry......." He started,faltering at the sight of Squall's battered body, "If I hadn't been so quick to fight,you'd be arguing with Seifer or helping me cut the queues in the canteen........all the things we used to do,before....."
(It's my fault........oh Hyne,I did this..........Squall,forgive me....)
He sighed,resting his head in his hands, "I have a confession....."
(I never thought I'd say this.............but...)
He rubbed his eyes wearily and slipped his hand around Squall's.The birdsong outside,shafts of warming sunlight streaming through the windows,any other time this would've been perfect.
(I can't..........no.If you die,I want to atleast have told you the truth.)
"I....I feel something for you too.I didn't want to admit it,but I think I've fallen in love with you.........."
(And now you might die.............)
Zell shut his eyes tightly,desperate to control the swirl of feelings raging inside him,for Squall's sake.He leant forward,and pressed his lips gently against Squall's forehead.Resting,his arms on the blankets next to Squall he put his head down and fell instantly asleep..........
(...........)
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No new reviews for three days.....*_* that's alittle off putting,but fear not!!!! Nakiko will continue to write evn if only one person keeps reading!!! *laughs maniacally-too much cake!*