Chapter three! Ok so I didn't get as many reviews as I planned for ch two but wateva so yeah anyway Zell is an actual character now! Lol NE ways I hope this doesn't go all weird and colemie like that last chapter. Ok, so review, review, REVIEW!!!

Chapter 3

"Zell? Uh.....hi. I'm Alex." Ok get a load of this. 'Zell' had the whole left side

of his face tattooed and his bangs were spiked up. I guess he noticed the

weird look on my face when I looked at the tattoo.

"Wah.....you don't like?" he put his hand up to his face trying not to crack a

 smile.

"Well, it's different" What!? Well it was, I didn't mean to sound rude but I

mean who goes around tattooing their face? Well anyway.

"Eh, you'll get used to it. So I hear you're new......."

"Does everybody know? Is there a big sign on me that says 'the new kid'?"

"Nah, I heard some new kid got in a fight with Seifer and then someone

pointed you out.... not that hard to figure out." Oh my god.......he had a

brain. Congratulations! Lets throw a big party for the one person that had a brain.

"Whatever. Excuse me, I hafta change." I guess he saw my shoulder,

'cause he asked.

"You ok? Did Seifer do that?"

"I wish, then I'd have another reason to want him dead. But no, it was the

stupid rex, anyways, ciao"

"See ya around, I also hear you put up a big fight with Seifer, find me later

and I'll show you some more good moves."

"Whatever." Shower. I'd been sweating, rolling around in the dirt and I was

bleeding. Shower definitely.

Oh this is nice! The hot water stung my cut at first but now.......oh now it's

like a massage! Hot water feels soooooo nice on your back. I washed my

hair then stood there bathing in the hot massage of beating water on my

back.

Knock!

Oh jeez peoples, perfect timing. I got a towel and wrapped it around myself,

then went to answer the door.

"Irvine?" Irvine was the rude person that made me get out of the shower?

Whatever.

"Hi Alex, um, did I catch you at a bad time?" no wonder he asked, I had the

towel wrapped around me I had to hold together with my hand.

"Um I was actually just getting out of the shower. Um you can come in if

you don't mind waiting while I dry off and get changed...." I must have put

him in the weirdest situation, I invited him in while I was getting out of the

shower, and I hardly knew him.

"No prob." I let him then quickly changed into a sleeveless belly top and

some shorts. I was still sorta happy.

"Ooooooo, nice gunblade. Nice and sharp." Haha, he liked sharp things too.

What do people call the people who like sharp things? People who like fire

are pyros but what are people who like sharp things? Whatever.

"Yeah, my nanny gave it to me." I'm guessing he forgot about what

happened yesterday or he would have started talking about it.

I came out

"Ok so, what did you want?" I was probably all pruney but who isn't when

you've been in the shower for like half an hour?

"Yeah....um I said that I'd show you around so that's what I'm hear for, and I

have some people to introduce you too." People? Me? Um...........

"Um.......people?"

"Yeah, all close friends of mine," I must have gave him a worried look with

out knowing it

"What? Meeting people isn't that bad, come on, you'll like them, I promise."

he held out a hand. Why does he act like he's known me for a long time?

He just met me a few days ago. And he expected me to trust him just like

that? Whatever.

I took his hand.

"Ok then lets go. Were meeting in the cafeteria is that ok? I promise I won't

let Seifer touch you."

"Whatever." He eventually let go of my hand as we walked to the cafeteria.

Ok so what happened here so far? I got the shit beaten outta me by Seifer

and I spilt soup on Seifer. Yeah, I think I like this place.

Thank god he wasn't there cause I would've gotten in another fight with

him.

"Hi Irvine!" It was the klutz. The klutz sitting with 'hot shot' biker man and

tattoo guy. Also with some girl who I didn't know.

"Hi Selph!" I guessed that was where we'd be sitting........I hate being right.

"What''s up?" I can't believe Irvine was friends with this crowd.

"Oh nothin' much but Irvine? Can I ask you a favour?" Oh this should be

interesting.

"If it's about the garden festival then no. Sorry but no." Haha, the garden

festival? I wouldn't be caught dead helping out for the garden festival.

"Meany" When we sat down I got stuck between biker dude (I forget his

name), and Zell I think it was? Anyway the tattoo guy. Fun, fun.

"Oh guys, this is Alex....Alex this is Squall," he pointed to leather boy

"Zell," I knew that

"Selphie," the klutz smiled and waved. I rolled my eyes.

"And Rinoa," the girl in blue. They all looked at me as if I was suppose to

say something.

"Uh...hi" oh jeez I felt like an idiot. Ok....they wanted me to say more.....

"uh.....I sorta met Squall in class, uh Selphie knocked me over and Zell

uh...helped me out in the training centre." Ok I'm not saying anymore.

"Oh.....so what's with you and Seifer?" Was Reena or Riona or......the girl in

blue referring to me and Seifer as a couple?

"Um......what's it to you?"

"Well sorrrrrrry" she snapped looking funny while getting angry, "I just

wanted to start a conversation." Ok, whatever. Hehe, I rolled my eyes at

her. Obviously to bug her.

"Whoa, whoa, Rinoa if she doesn't want to talk then don't get mad at her."

What the hell? Did Zell think I needed someone to stick up for me just

because I couldn't fight two t-rexsaurs by myself with no magic? Ok, people

just love to push my buttons.

"Shut up Zell. I don't need you to look after me. I can take care of my own

problems." Rinoa looked at me as if she were better than me. Sure she

might be older than me but she's not better. "Well you sure needed help in

the training centre this morning." Ok that was it. I'd had it with that bitch.

"Fuck you," I got up and left. Who the hell do they think they are treating me

like a little kid? I am so not putting up with that.

I heard them talking as I left.

"That was harsh Rinoa, what's gotten in to you today?" Zell was mad at her.

Go Zell, go Zell. Hehe what a bitch she is.

"Whatever, I'll see ya guys later." Why does he insist on protecting me? Oh

jeez Irvine's getting annoying.

"Alex," I ignored him and headed for the front gate.

"Alex!" keep going, you heard nothing.......

"Alex! I know you can hear me so wait up." Fine, I stopped walking but

didn't turn to face him.

"Just a little edgy? I thought you'd get along great with them,"

"Look, lets get one thing straight, I take care of my self, no one else, and no

one else takes care of me. And I don't care if I meet anyone else either," if I

 wanted to I coulda punched him right then, the way he looked at me.

"I don't want to hurt you, I want to help you. You have social problems,

admit it, and they're not gonna go anywhere if you keep shutting people out

of your life. It's not healthy. You need to tell people the things that are on

your mind." There's just one thing I don't get about all of this.....

"But why do you care....I've been doing fine all 15 years of my life, why

should I change now? I'm happy with my life the way it is thank you very

much."

"But your not, that's why you lash out at people,"

"This isn't health class Irvine so just leave me alone........fuck I wanna

punch something," I started cracking my knuckles.

"Ok then.......punch me, pretend I'm Seifer and let it all out. Punch me till

you can't punch anymore," I looked at him as if he was the one with three heads.

"You'll fall over before I'm tired."

"I work my abs, try me." when I looked at him, I still saw the other two heads.

"If you insist........." I started hard at his chest, pulled my arm back and with

every ounce of force in my body I thrust my clenched fist forward. It

probably felt like I was trying to punch through him, not at him. But wow, not

only did all my strength go into the punch but so did all my anger. Irvine

curled up like I did when Seifer kicked me the first time in the cafeteria.

Then I tripped him but he didn't land all that hard.

"Is that the best you can do?" he asked smiling. I knew that he was in a lot

of pain and I thought it was funny cause he was hugging his stomach, all

glossy eyes, sayin 'is that the best you can do?'

"Another time" I smiled back "I'm going into Balamb to get somethin'' I left

at my house." I held out a hand to help him up that he gladly took

"Want company?" he looked like he wanted to come.

"It's a free country," I guess that's my way of saying 'sure why not' but I kept

smiling and I never smile, stupid Irvine with his good looks and irresistible

charm.

"It's faster to drive." Why not? I didn't really feel like walking anyway.

"Whatever"

  ~*~

"Turn left here and it's just a house up this road." Irvine stopped at the

smallest house on the block.

"So, what exactly did you want to get?" we walked up to the door. It was

locked but I always carry my key around.

"Oh um......just something." I ran up two my room, and jumped onto my

bed. I was home!

"Alex!" Zoro! What a delightful sound it was to hear her speak.

"Hey buddy" I said as Irvine appeared in the doorway. "Hey, do you wanna

come with me? Back to Balamb Garden?" I opened up the cage, if she

really missed me she'd jump onto my arm. Which she gladly did.

"Ok, hush now lets go."

"Um...your not taking her to the garden are you?" He knew the answer.

"Eh, lets just stay hear a while, I got some food since we didn't eat lunch". I

prepared some lunch while Irvine argued with Zoro weather or not I could

bring up real eatable food. Zoro won, but I did bring up an actual lunch.

"How did she win? She's a bird?" Irvine was mad, not mad, mad, but play

mad.

"I'm the only one who can win arguments with her, I've taught her well." we

both laughed as we ate our hotdogs on my bed.

"Yeah, so.........what do you look for in a guy?" What!? Um, um, um!!!!!!

"Um.........never really thought about it." He didn't like that answer

"Oh common, you like me as a friend, but you don't like Seifer, what are the

differences?" Ok, um why was he asking me this?

"Seifer's a fucking ass wipe, he insists on taunting me and

he loves to feel like he can beat me but he can't." I coulda said a lot more

but I didn't want Zoro repeating it when we were at the Garden. "You,

you're nice, caring, tall, sweet um, not Seifer," when he laughed at that his

eyes beamed. "You're a flirt" he smiled and winked at me. "And you insisted

on trying to get to know me, so now I have a close friend besides Zoro," I

think he was touched. He wasn't supposed to be but he was. We just stared

into each others eyes for five minutes after I said that, and all I could think

about was that he cared about me, more than my close family did anyway.

He was sitting close and as he looked into my eyes he leaned closer and

closer. I knew what was going to happen, I just closed my eyes and waited.

His lips met mine and he shared my first kiss. It felt good to know that some

one actually cared about what you did for you not for them. I leaned in a bit

more and kissed him back.

I finally broke the kiss. I didn't want to. I don't know why I did, but I did.

"That was nice" I didn't know what to say but I had to say something,

pathetic as it was.

"Yeah, I know" his eyes sparkled as well as mine. He made me realize a lot

of things that I hadn't known before, like I can trust people and they won't

hurt me when I do. It was Zoro that broke the little trance by saying

"Food time, food time Squawk!"

"Hehe, we should go back now" I got up to feed her

"Yeah they'll probably be wondering were we went"

"Them? Oh them" I rolled my eyes, I didn't want to go back to see them

but....I guess.....I don't know, whatever happens, happens.

"Please give them another chance, Zell was just trying to be nice he didn't

mean that you couldn't stand up for yourself and Rinoa just doesn't know

you yet."

I looked up into his greenie blue eyes.

"Fine."

we drove back to the garden and quickly brought Zoro to my dorm,

then we went to find 'the rest of the gang' as Irvine called them.

"Hey Irvine, Alex" Squall said ever so enthusiastically. I glared at

him. "Sup?" he actually made a facial expression. That must have

hurt hehe. "Where did you to go all after noon?"

"Eh I started to teach her to shoot" Irvine winked at me but Squall

didn't notice. Nice save Irvine!

"Yeah," I agreed

"Oh, cool, well Zell's looking for you." Squall looked at me

"Oh, right he wanted to show me some moves. Um yeah where is

he?" did I really want to see him?

"Dunno, you'll have to look for him." Phew, ok lets go somewhere

else

"Ok. See ya around Squall." Irvine looked at me.

"I didn't know if you wanted him to know so I covered it up."

"Good, nothing against you, I just don't know him, them, can we

keep it between us for a while?" I don't like people knowing my

business

"Yeah o' coarse." I smiled at him, he knew the right thing to say.

"Ok, where to?"

"We can go get you signed up for the SeeD test...."

"Yeah ok. It's tomorrow isn't it?" he nodded "Ok lets go."

~*~

I signed up for the SeeD test, then Irvine really did show me how

to shoot. It's not hard, just point and click. Yeah, we sat and talked

a bit about stuff and then Zell called up for supper.

"Irvine, is there anything else besides hotdogs? Cause if I eat

another one I'm going vegetarian." He laughed at that remark. I

liked making him laugh.

"Yeah, they have Cesar salad, if you take two it's a good meal."

That's what I did.

We sat at a table with, Zell, Squall, Selphie, Rinoa and Quistis.

Nobody said much, until Seifer sat down beside me.

"Well how did it go with the rexes?" he sneered evilly. Zell was

about to say something but I stopped him when I glared at him.

"Fine thanks, now go." I didn't even look up at him

"Seifer go away, can't you tell you're not wanted?" Rinoa looked as

impressed with Seifer as I did.

"Yeah, but that's why I'm hear pet," he winked at her.

"But nah, I'm hear cause of my friend Alex." He put his arm around

me.

"Fuck off" I shoved him away.

"Oh, but aren't you trying to make new friends?" his fingers danced

around my lower back. "You need to talk to people to make them

your friend," his fingers went lower and he grabbed my ass.

"Fuck off!" I slapped him hard on the cheek and shoved him off his chair.

When he got up my hand print was still on his face.

"Fuckin'' Bitch!" He took a handful of my red hair, pulled me off the

chair and threw me to the ground. He started kicking me but I

tripped him. Irvine helped me up and when Seifer was back on his

feet he punched him.

"Seifer! Alex! Irvine! Cid's office now!" Quistis screeched.

"I didn't do anything!" I argued.

"NOW!"

We started walking.

I was beside Irvine but Seifer was beside me

"What the hell is with you Seifer? Are you drunk or something?"

Irvine asked.

"Nah, I just like samples," he winked at me and slapped my ass.

"Fuck YOU!" I punched him in the stomach twice as hard as I had

punched Irvine earlier then I headed to my dorm followed by Irvine

leaving Seifer on the floor.

"Shit! Why the hell is he fucking like that?!" I wanted to scream, I

wanted to cry, I wanted to punch something, and I did. Irvine

wasn't looking and I punched through the wall, getting my hand

stuck.

"Alex! It's ok....not what he did but...." He gently pulled my hand

out but it was stuck.

"Fuck!" I yanked my hand out creating a bigger hole. It was

bleeding a lot. I held my hand up and watched the blood drip down

my arm until Irvine wiped up the blood and held the cloth over my

hand.

"Clam down and punch me, just please don't hurt yourself." I was

getting ready to punch his strong abs when I collapsed into his

arms crying. We sat on my bed and he was the shoulder I needed

to cry on. I eventually cried myself to sleep on Irvine, he just laid

down on the bed while I used him for a pillow. I think he stayed the

night.