*The Tally*
Okay so far I have 3 votes for Seifer and....none for Zell. Please vote! Crystal's love shall be announced around chapter 5. Not much else to say. Enjoy the chapter!

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(a little girl sat on the floor of her new house playing with building blocks. A flash of light outside and 3 Esthar soldiers burst through. "She's the one!" one shouted. The little girl screamed and ran out of the house. The soldiers followed close behind. The girl's mother got in their way and was shot in the chest. She fell to the ground and looked into the child's eyes as the woman died. The little girl fell to her knees and begged her mom's lifless form to get up. As soon as she touched the woman a brilliant flash of white light filled the air. The Esthar soldiers were hit by an unseen force and killed. The ground cracked and crumble beneath her and she fell into the ocean. The girl passed out and when she came to she was on a beach. She looked up and was faced with a set of beatiful eyes. A young blonde boy had carried her to shore. That boy, he was......)

Crystal sat up and looked around the hotel room. After their encounter with the G.F. They had decided to rest in the local hotel for a night before returning to Balamb. She looked around at the room. They had only enough money to rent one room. Zell was lying on the couch....more or less and Seifer was asleep in a recliner. She sighed and shook her head. It was the fourth time she had, had the dream. Crystal got up and walked over to the couch. She gently picked up Zell's head and placed it back onto the couch. After he was in a more human position of rest she walked over to Seifer. She grabbed the blanket and pulled it up to his chin. When Crystal turned to walk out to the balcony, Seifer grabbed her wrist.
"You should be resting," he growled.
"I don't need you to tell me what to do, father," she snapped.
"From a girl who passed out from blood loss and needed me to carry her to the hotel, this isn't a plausable argument," he counterd.
Crystal bit her lip, she remembered how she passed out in the woods and Seifer carried her back to the city. That was one of the main reasons they decided to postpone their trip back to Balamb.
"Think I'll get docked points?" she asked.
"Doubt it, Dinct stares at you so much he'll probably start you at level 10."
"He does not stare at me," she retorted.
"You don't see it? Those long stares he gives you from across the room," he stated.
"Well it doesn't matter, my heart belongs to someone else," she stated.
Seifer arched an eyebrow, "Oh, really? Anyone I know?"
"You might know him," she said.
Seifer shrugged and leaned back in the chair. "Whatever just go back to bed."
Crystal sighed and shook her head, "I don't want to sleep. I just had a bad dream."
"Want to sleep with me?" he snickered.
A slow grin formed on her face, "Only if you promise to keep your hands to yourself."
Before Seifer could say anything Crystal had moved the blanket and was sitting on his lap.
"Comfy?"
"Be quiet and go to sleep," Seifer growled trying not to think about the fact that Crystal was sitting on him.
To both of their amazement she did, followed closely by Seifer.
The next morning they were both awakened by a brilliant flash of light. They both opened their eyes to see Zell standing their with a polaroid and a shit-eating grin.
"Chicken wuss I'm gonna kill you!" Seifer snapped.
He looked down at Crystal who was still mostly asleep. That's when he noticed his arms were wrapped around her.
She shifted in his lap and froze. Seifer thought.
"You hentai!" Crystal screamed slapping Seifer and jumping out of his lap.
"Hey I'm a guy! I'm entitiled to getting morning wood from time to time," Seifer stated blushing and trying desperately to cover the tell-tale bulge in his pants.
Zell was laughing so hard tears were tolling down his cheeks.
Crystal turned to Seifer and asked, "Do you want the shower first? So you can get rid of *that.*
He shook his head and she turned and walked into the bathroom.
"Chicken wuss...," Seifer began.
Zell promptly stopped laughing at looked at the taller man with slight fear. He knew hoe pissed seifer could get, and-
"Give me a copy when it gets developed," was all Seifer said before walking out of the room to check them out.
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In a few hours the arrived at the train station. Crystal stayed pretty close to Zell, apparently looking for something.
"What are you doing?" Zell demanded when she bumped into him for the fifth time.
"Sorry," she mumbled.
She looked up and her eyes caught onto something across the street. Both Seifer and Zell tunred their heads to see what it was.
A group of three boys were staring at them like food. The leader was a head taller than Zell, had brown hair, and an arrogant stance. The other two were obviously twins. Both with red hair and a poised ready to fight stance.
Before anything else could have been said the announcement for train departure was blared out of a conductor's lungs.
Crystal seemed to run to the train with Zell and Seifer close behind. Before Crystal got on the train she ran over to a plump blonde woman, selling flowers, and handed her a note. She muttered something the two couldn't hear and the woman nodded. Crystal turned and came back to the train and quickly boarded leaving no room for questions.
On the train Zell and Seifer tried to ask her about it but she just brushed them off.
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The next day Seifer, Fujin, Raijin, Crystal, and the others were nervously awaiting their fates. Whether or not they were in SeeDs was decided in the next few seconds.
"I have the announcements!" Selphie cried as she ran into the hall holding a piece of paper.
"Well read it already!" Seifer snapped.
Unfazed by Seifer's outburst Selphie continued, "Fujin, Crystal, Mark, Raijin, Rachel. That's all."
Everyone looked over at Seifer whose jaw had dropped. Selphie turned around to walk away.
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot....you made it to Seifer," she said casually as if it were no big deal.
Raijin and Fujin began jumping up and down happily.
"We're still a posse, ya know?" Raijin asked.
"FINALLY!" Fujin agreed.
Crystal was leaning against the wall watching the scene unfold.
"We'd better go get ready, ya know? Tonight's the SeeD ball, ya know?" Raijin said.
The three nodded and walked towards the elevator.
Crystal abruptly stepped infront of Seifer not letting him pass. His eyes narrowed and he glared at her.
A slow smile formed across her lips as she offered her hand to him, "Congratulations, Seifer."
He took her hand and began to shake it, "You too Crystal."
The broke the grip and all four went to their dorms to prepare for the ball.
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Okay I wanted to write more but I thought this'd be a good place to leave off. I'll get started on a new chapter which should be up in a few days! R/R!!!!! Ja ne!