Dreams Into Reality
Chapter Three: Dream
Selphie ran to her dorm and shut the door. The usually cheerful girl was disgusted by her former friend's
behavior. She wished she had never heard of him, had never transferred from Trabia to Balamb, and of course,
never met Zell. *He's a jealous, unreasonable JERK.* She thought angrily. *It's MY life! Why does he have to
control my every move? Why does he have to know about every single thing I do? Doesn't he know the meaning
of privacy?* She shut her window and lay in her bed and began to dream.
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"Selphie, Irvine's a traitor." Zell said softly.
"A traitor to what?" she asked skeptically.
"He's manipulating you." he answered.
"Why would he do that?" the girl asked suspiciously.
"He wants to use you." The others nodded in agreement. Zell had convinced them.
"Kill him, Selphie, kill him." he encouraged. Zell handed her a gleaming sword.
She walked slowly toward him and pointed the weapon at Irvine's neck. *Kill him, kill him...* Their voices
echoed over and over by the others. She turned back to Irvine, but could not will herself to press further.
"Face it. You can't bear to kill me." Irvine smiled and walked away.
"Why didn't you kill him? He's manipulating you! You had the perfect chance to!!!" Zell glared furiously
at her.
"I will." She answered. "I will..." and ran after Irvine. She slashed furiously at him.
"You really want to kill me?" he asked.
"Be quiet!"
He put his arms around her. "You can't stand to kill me." he whispered. "Can you."
"Let go of me!" Selphie screamed. She pressed the sword against her neck. Irvine grabbed the sword's
blade and pushed it away from her.
"Why did you do that!"
"If you don't let me go, I'll kill myself in front of you!"
Reluctantly, Irvine let go of her. She backed away.
"I hate you! I never want to see you again!"
"I'll go, but I'll wait. I'll wait for you to reconsider." He disappeared into the darkness.
Selphie watched him go. Zell strolled over to her.
"Why didn't you kill him?"
"I couldn't."
"If you develop feelings for him, he will start to control you. He will force you to turn against us. Do you
want that to happen? Find him, and kill him!"
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Selphie sat up in bed, frightened. *What was that dream about? That won't really happen, will it?*