Chapter Four: Slow Torture
It had been three weeks since the incident between Ceres and Zell at the SeeD party,
and she hadn't once seen the blonde youth. Not that she was looking for him, she made
sure she stayed away from anywhere he might be, but it wasn't easy.
The events of that night had continusly played over and over in her mind. She had lied
down on her bed for the longest, telling everyone it was the flu. She didn't venture
outside of her room unless it was a life or death situation. Which wasn't very often.
She tried to watch some television, but there was nothing of interest on. Ceres was
restless, and needed something to do to keep herself from going crazy. She looked over
at her brother's weapon and grabbed it off the chair, deciding maybe a little
monster-ass-kicking would do the trick.
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Ceres wondered about the training centre, looking for anything to fight. She silently
dared something to come out at her, she was ready to seriously injure something. She
sighed and gave up, deciding nothing was going to come out tonight. Just as she turned
to walk away, a giant beast leapt in front of her.
Ceres gasped at the sight. She had never seen a monster so big before. It had to be a
T-Rexuar. She had never fought one of them before, but heard that they were one of the
most dangerous creatures alive. Ceres sighed and drew the gunblade.
The T-Rexuar moved quickly, and scratched Ceres with his sharp claws, making a dark
pool of blood begin to form on her arm. She glared at the beast and struck at it with
her weapon, but it didn't seem to do any real damage, just piss it off more.
Ceres swore silently to herself and backed up slowly, thinking of what to do now. She
closed her eyes and concentrated and then opened up her palm and released an energy
known as Firagra. The beast roared and turned, and for a moment Ceres thought he was
going to run away, but his tail turned and side-swiped her, knocking her back several yards.
She tried to get back up, but something was wrong with her side. It hurt so bad, she
could barely move at all. She groaned and tried to stand up, but the pain was too much
to bear, she fell down almost immediatly.
Tears began to form under her eyelids. She couldn't die here, she just couldn't. Who
would avenege her brother then? She had to do it. She HAD to..
"Help me..." She called, her voice barely above a whisper, "Please, somebody help me...."
The last thing she remembered was seeing a certain blonde SeeD throwing a sleep spell at
the T-Rexuar, and then running over to her, his face full of worry, tears running down his
face. "Come on, Ceres.. Don't die on me.. Please.. I love you...."
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Zell was fighting not to panic. He wanted to scream hysterically, but he knew that if he didn't
act quickly, Ceres might not make it.
He quickly gathered her up in his arms, throwing a glance back to make sure that the T-Rexuar
was still sound asleep. Then he ran as fast as he could to the Infirmary.
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"What happened?!" Selphie cried, rushing into the room, accompanied by Squall and Quistis.
"What's going on?! Whose hurt?!"
Zell looked up at them from where he was sitting. His eyes were bloodshot and his face was still
slightly red from hours of crying. "It's Ceres..." he croaked.
Selphie knelt beside Zell, her face full of concern, "What happened to her? Is she okay?"
Zell sighed, lowering his head back into his hands. "She was attacked off-guard by a T-Rexuar in
the Training Centre." he replied after a moment, "The doctor doesn't know if she'll make it or
not, her injuries are severe."
"Oh Zell.." Selphie whispered, hugging her friend close. "It's gonna be okay, I'm sure she's
gonna make it."
Zell sighed again, "I hope so.." he whispered. "I really do.."
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Squall lied in his bed, contemplating getting up to see Zell. It had been a week since Ceres'
accident and Zell hadn't left her side.
Squall turned over and looked at the clock. 12:42 P.M. It was lunchtime. He knew that Selphie
was out on a mission and Quistis was teaching right now. He sighed and stood up. Someone had to
bring Zell something to eat, or everyone knew he wouldn't eat at all, because it would mean
leaving Ceres, which he wasn't willing to do, if even for a second...
It had been three weeks since the incident between Ceres and Zell at the SeeD party,
and she hadn't once seen the blonde youth. Not that she was looking for him, she made
sure she stayed away from anywhere he might be, but it wasn't easy.
The events of that night had continusly played over and over in her mind. She had lied
down on her bed for the longest, telling everyone it was the flu. She didn't venture
outside of her room unless it was a life or death situation. Which wasn't very often.
She tried to watch some television, but there was nothing of interest on. Ceres was
restless, and needed something to do to keep herself from going crazy. She looked over
at her brother's weapon and grabbed it off the chair, deciding maybe a little
monster-ass-kicking would do the trick.
***************
Ceres wondered about the training centre, looking for anything to fight. She silently
dared something to come out at her, she was ready to seriously injure something. She
sighed and gave up, deciding nothing was going to come out tonight. Just as she turned
to walk away, a giant beast leapt in front of her.
Ceres gasped at the sight. She had never seen a monster so big before. It had to be a
T-Rexuar. She had never fought one of them before, but heard that they were one of the
most dangerous creatures alive. Ceres sighed and drew the gunblade.
The T-Rexuar moved quickly, and scratched Ceres with his sharp claws, making a dark
pool of blood begin to form on her arm. She glared at the beast and struck at it with
her weapon, but it didn't seem to do any real damage, just piss it off more.
Ceres swore silently to herself and backed up slowly, thinking of what to do now. She
closed her eyes and concentrated and then opened up her palm and released an energy
known as Firagra. The beast roared and turned, and for a moment Ceres thought he was
going to run away, but his tail turned and side-swiped her, knocking her back several yards.
She tried to get back up, but something was wrong with her side. It hurt so bad, she
could barely move at all. She groaned and tried to stand up, but the pain was too much
to bear, she fell down almost immediatly.
Tears began to form under her eyelids. She couldn't die here, she just couldn't. Who
would avenege her brother then? She had to do it. She HAD to..
"Help me..." She called, her voice barely above a whisper, "Please, somebody help me...."
The last thing she remembered was seeing a certain blonde SeeD throwing a sleep spell at
the T-Rexuar, and then running over to her, his face full of worry, tears running down his
face. "Come on, Ceres.. Don't die on me.. Please.. I love you...."
*****************************
Zell was fighting not to panic. He wanted to scream hysterically, but he knew that if he didn't
act quickly, Ceres might not make it.
He quickly gathered her up in his arms, throwing a glance back to make sure that the T-Rexuar
was still sound asleep. Then he ran as fast as he could to the Infirmary.
****************************
"What happened?!" Selphie cried, rushing into the room, accompanied by Squall and Quistis.
"What's going on?! Whose hurt?!"
Zell looked up at them from where he was sitting. His eyes were bloodshot and his face was still
slightly red from hours of crying. "It's Ceres..." he croaked.
Selphie knelt beside Zell, her face full of concern, "What happened to her? Is she okay?"
Zell sighed, lowering his head back into his hands. "She was attacked off-guard by a T-Rexuar in
the Training Centre." he replied after a moment, "The doctor doesn't know if she'll make it or
not, her injuries are severe."
"Oh Zell.." Selphie whispered, hugging her friend close. "It's gonna be okay, I'm sure she's
gonna make it."
Zell sighed again, "I hope so.." he whispered. "I really do.."
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Squall lied in his bed, contemplating getting up to see Zell. It had been a week since Ceres'
accident and Zell hadn't left her side.
Squall turned over and looked at the clock. 12:42 P.M. It was lunchtime. He knew that Selphie
was out on a mission and Quistis was teaching right now. He sighed and stood up. Someone had to
bring Zell something to eat, or everyone knew he wouldn't eat at all, because it would mean
leaving Ceres, which he wasn't willing to do, if even for a second...
