*Note: I know most of you are itching for a Selvine, but I gotta warn you though, it is my story and my favourite couples are Queifer and Zelphies. Anyway, I was just stating my opinion. I hope this won't stop people from reviewing my story. I don't understand why people don't find them cute. Oh well, at least I have good reviews. Thanx for your support everyone!


Chapter 2 - T-Board


Zell glanced at Selphie ahead of him. The spirite brunette turned around and smiled, which seems to be the only thing she ever does. Zell took a moment to calm himself down and not blow off steam towards the timid teenager. Instead, he stayed in his spot with a confused look on his face. He glanced at people walking by, whispering to each other about the odd looking teenagers. One man recognized him and greeted him with a smile. Balamb City has always been a thoughtful city.

"Why did you bring me here, Selph?" he asked, trying to hide the irritation.

Selphie did not seem to hear his lack of hiding his annoyance. She turned around, walked to him and stopped in front of the blond. Her mind was full of hopeful adventures. Since school was out and the SeeDs were out of commission, why not make the best of it? She spotted a boy riding on a T-Board nearby. Pointing her tiny finger at the boy, she gazed at Zell.

"It would be nice to ride one of those! Could you teach me?" Selphie put her hand down, another hopeful look in her eyes.

Zell glanced at the boy, who was now riding pass them. He knew him. He was Eliyan's little brother, his neighbour next door. He looked down on Selphie. Sighing, he nodded his head. "All right. I guess it wouldn't hurt to teach you." After all, he added to himself, she is his friend. "Hey Cedrick!" he called. Theb boy slid to a stop on his T-Board and turned himself around. Zell walked up tp him with Selphie in suit.

"Hey, Zell! What is it?" Cedrick replied. The boy was around ten years old, Selphie noted. He had long blond hair tied into a ponytail. She reminded the boy of Zell when he was a boy. The boy tipped the edge of the T-Board with his foot. As it flew upwards, he grabbed it at its sides and held it beside him.

"Could I borrow your T-Board just for a second?" he asked,walking towards Cedrick.

The kid looked up, doubtfully. "I don't know Zell. The last T-Board you borrowed from me broke and I couldn't ride it anymore."

"Come on, I promise I won't break this one! My friend here wants to learn to ride it."

Cedrick looked at him, still unsure if should trust him or not. "What do I get if I lend it to you?"

This kid is always such a smart ass, Zell thought. He clenched and unclenched his fists. He wasn't sure what to give him in return. He did brake his last T-Board, then again, if it broke, he can give his own T-Board back at Garden. But he loves that T-Board, he can't give it up! Even though it was still sitting in Headmaster Cid's office for a long time now.

The boy interrupted Zell's thoughts. Cedrick glanced long and hard towards Selphie, who was standing beside him and said, "In return, I'd like to get a kiss from your girlfriend."

Zell blushed at that comment. Why would he think that? His eyes widened and Selphie stopped playing with her hair. Both distraught teens looked at each other.

The boy impatiently tapped his foot on the cement floor. "Well?"

Zell was about to object to that idea, when Selphie stepped forward and kneeled down to the boy's eye level. Her smile faded, replacing that of a serious face. "First of all, he's not my boyfriend. He's my very good friend whom I grew up with and second of all, if you want a kiss, then I'll give you a kiss. Now.... close your eyes, hun."

The boy blushed and nodded obediently. He closed his eyes and puckered his lips together in an annoying way that more desparate people would do. Selphie winked at Zell and leaned closer towards the boy. With one try, she kissed him on the cheek.

"There you go!" She took the T-Board from Cedrick's hand and stepped back beside Zell.

Disappointed, the boy's eyes flew open. He frowned and stared up at Selphie. "That wasn't a kiss!" the boy yelled, stomping his foot like a little brat.

Selphie handed the T-Board to Zell. "Of course it was! You said a kiss, so I kissed you!" She smiled and patted the boy on the head. "What's your name again?"

The boy blushed. "Cedrick," he answered, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Well, Cedrick!" Selphie stroked the boy's hair and looked down. "When you're old enough, some lucky girl will be happy to kiss you on the lips, but not me. I already have a boyfriend, okay?"

Cedrick nodded. "Okay."

Selphie nodded as well, acknowledging his respond. She watched as the boy smiled and turned to leave the scene to his house. She turned around to face Zell. "Ready?"

Zell looked at her and nodded. "Yeah... are you sure you want to do this? It's very hard to learn and very dangerous."

Selphie pouted, grabbing the T-Board from him on impulse. "Fine then... I'll ask Cedrick to teach me."

Zell shook his head. "All right! All right! I'll teach you!" He grabbed the board back from her and set it down on the ground.

Selphie stared at the board on the ground curiously. She pointed and looked up at Zell. "What am I suppose to do with that on the ground?"

Zell rolled his eyes. Silently taking a deep breath, he took her hand and led her beside it. "First of all, it's not going to work if you're not on it. You're suppose to put one foot on it and since you're right handed, you use your left foot."

The brunette obeyed and placed her left foot on the T-Board. Suddenly, the T-Board started to move and it hovered a few centimetres from the ground. She smiled. "Booyaka! I did it! I did it!" she yelled, jumping up and down. A hand abruptly placed itself on her shoulder. This eventually made her stop as she looked over at Zell.

Zell shook his head. "Never EVER jump on a T-Board unless you need to!" he warned, wagging a finger in front of her. "Another jump and its 'Go' sensors would've taken you straight and you wouldn't know how to maneuver it."

Selphie gulped. She didn't want to go anywhere. If it did start, it would keep going straight and she would've crashed into one of the buildings. She nodded slowly.

"All right. What do you is this." Without a second thought, stepped in behind her and placed his hands behind her knees. "Always bend your knees," he explained. Luckily, he didn't see Selphie blush. It was quite uncomfortable when Zell touched her, but felt quite exhuberating when his warm hands touched her bare knees. Selphie shook the thought away. What was she thinking? "Now you do this." He moved his hands under her arms and lifted it up at her sides, like a bird's wings. "Balance is always the key here," he said. "If you want to turn...." He moved his hands on her waist. "You use your hips to turn this way-" He turned her hips to the left. "Or that way-" then he turned his hips to the right.

After the insights, Zell got off of the T-Board. "You press the button on the right side of the board to confirm a 'Go'," he pointed.

Selphie looked down, searching for a button. She almost jumped for joy, but remembered what Zell warned her and reached for the button.

"No! Not that one!" Zell yelled.

Too late. The button has been pressed. The T-Board lifted higher and higher and became faster and faster. Selphie was pulled back in impact and managed to hold on to the T-Board with her whole arms around it. She held on for dear life as it was coming through the people who were walking around in the streets. "Zell! Help me!" she screamed. People dodged out of the way. Women screamed, afraid for the young girl and Zell ran after her as fast as he could.

"Selphie! Reach for a red button!!" he was yelling.

Selphie couldn't hear what he was saying. The screams of women and kids almost damaged her ear drums. Cars stopped abruptly on streets, crashing on to one another. Zell could only think of Selphie's life as it ran through the streets, stopping cars as she passed by. He didn't care what the damage it was causing for everyone. At least all of them were all right, but Selphie's life was still at stake. She could run through a window or into a wall. He could hear Selphie's voice screaming his name. Young men, who were walking on the street ran with Zell and tried to catch up to the runaway T-Board, while some attempted to catch it as it wizzed by.

Right now, all Zell was thinking of was Irvine's voice ringing in his ears if he ever found out that something happened to his girl friend. He could almost feel the Cowboy's hands around his throat. He almost jumped at that idea, but all he could do was watch into the distance as Selphie hung on.

Selphie screamed, but something stopped her. What was she doing? She can't be the vulnerable one here. Zell would think how pathetic she was and if that ever happened, he would report it to Irvine and Irvine will become over-protective of her. It would be nice, but she can't have that for a boyfriend. After all, Zell and Irvine's are closer friends than her and Zell. She looked in front of her and gasped. There was a house just a few meters ahead of her. She would have to jump fast! She looked down. There was no grass or anything soft to land on. The house was getting closer. Selphie has always been terrified of heights, but there was no other choice. Counting from one to three, Selphie took a deep breath and released her arms. She jumped away from the Board as it crashed on to the house and wailed as she was falling down. She landed on her feet, but heard something cracked. In pain, she rolled over to her side and came to a complete stop on the side of the road. Selphie stayed there, not getting up.

Zell came a moment later. In panic, he kneeled down beside Selphie and lifted up her head in his arms. He slapped her face gently. "Selphie? Selphie wake up!"

Selphie moaned and opened her eyes slowly. She could see Zell's relief. She smiled. Forgetting the pain, she got up on her feet, with Zell's help, but suddenly stopped. "Ow! My ankle!" Selphie said.

Zell put one arm around her waist, while the other hung on to her hand. Selphie limped at his side. "Come on, I'll take you to my house." Something hit him at the back of his head. "Hey!" He looked over his shoulder to find a chubby woman with a purse in her hand. "What's the big idea, lady?!" He scowled.

"How dare you, young man! You leave your poor girlfriend all alone on the T-Board on her first time trying it?! And now you're just going to drag her beside you?! Shame on you! Now, be a good boyfriend and carry her in your arms! That way she won't have to struggle!"

Zell glared at her. "She's not my girlfriend, m'am!"

"That doesn't matter, young man! If you ARE a man, you should be able to carry a woman when she's injured!" She slapped him again at the back of the head with her purse.

Zell slapped it away. "FINE!" he hissed. Wanting to prove the this to the woman, he lifted up Selphie in his arms and carried her all the way to his house.

"You didn't have to do that, Zell. I can walk on my own," Selphie said softly.

Zell didn't answer. He kept his face neutral, angry and frustrated as he closed the door behind him. The house was still the same as he remembered it to be. "Ma!" he called.

A woman in her early forties came out of the kitched with a towel in her hand. She looked at the two with wide eyes. "Zell! I didn't know you got married!"

Zell and Selphie both blushed a crimson red. "No, we're not married, Ma! Selphie twisted her ankle and I need you to check on her."

Ma Dincht nodded. She pointed to a couch in the living room and Zell quickly put the fragile girl down on it. Ma Dincht immediately came to her side and examined Selphie's ankle. She touched it, but only received a scream from Selphie. She turned to face Zell.

"She has a really bad sprain, Zell. I need to get some bandaged because we ran out, while you stay here with her and make her comfortable! I'll be back in a few minutes!" She smiled towards Selphie and left the room. Selphie and Zell were once again alone.

Zell sat down on a chair across from her and sighed. "I told you to press the green button."

Selphie shook her head. "No, you didn't. You said, press the button."

"No I said press the green button," Zell said, adjusting his gloves in his hands.

"No, you didn't. I know what I heard Zell and I didn't hear you say 'green button.'

Zell gritted his teeth. Sometimes arguing with Selphie is like arguing with a little girl. They can never go anywhere on an argument unless Selphie wins it. But this time... he wasn't about to give up. "I also said to press the red button when you were hanging on for dear life."

"Well, whatever you said to me, I didn't hear it because it was too noisy," Selphie smiled.

Zell clenched his fists. He never really liked that smile, but this time. This time it felt different. It was good to see Selphie smile after that close, horrible fate. Irvine was, after all, the luckiest guy. He could never been happier.









GoodGurl: Hey guys! I know what you're thinking. Remember, this is only the beginning so stay tuned for the next chapter!!!!