Chapter Four: Kiss Me
"Squall still hasn't found him yet…" Rinoa trailed off, wondering where her precious Zell Dincht could possibly be.
Letting out a soft sigh, Rinoa placed her small hands on the edge of railing, looking out at the beautiful scenery from the 2F Balcony. Wide green plains, and skies azure danced in unison, with fluffy white clouds floating gracefully above the horizon.
"Zell…" Rinoa whispered, thoughts of the athletic blonde coming into her head. "Do I…Do I love you, Zell?"
Her raven hair fluttered around her head like a black butterfly, the soft spring breeze getting slightly violent as she wondered what feelings were going on in her heart. What was this she was feeling? Was it Love?
Grasping desperately at the silver pendant that lie neatly around her neck, Rinoa looked up at the skies, wishing that she could come to terms with the maelstrom of feelings that danced within her heart.
"Come on, Zell…" Rinoa quietly pleaded, wanting oh so badly to talk to her spiky-haired friend.
"Rinoa?" a familiar voice asked from behind her.
Turning, Rinoa couldn't help but smile as she saw Zell standing in the open doorway, one hand touching at the frame of the doorway, holding himself up, while his other hand sat casually in his left pocket.
"Zell…" Rinoa trialed off, smiling sweetly. "Did Squall find you?"
"Yeah," Zell said, walking over to his raven-haired friend. "He told me you were looking for me. So what's up?"
"I…Zell, I…" Rinoa stammered. She just didn't know what to say. All thoughts left her mind. All she could see was this handsome, blonde man standing before her. She bit her bottom lip softly, preventing any compliments that wanted to spew from her mouth.
"Rinoa…" Zell murmured, leaning on the railing beside her, looking at her with those beautiful blue eyes of his. "Why were you acting so strange around me last night?"
"…Strange?" Rinoa mumbled, feeling her cheeks turn warm with embarrassment.
"Yeah, strange," Zell replied. "Last night you were just…Acting all…spazzed-out and shit. Like you were a girl from Dollet or something. What's up with that? Somethin' on your mind?"
"…Zell," Rinoa said, looking up into the beautiful blue eyes of her muscular friend. "I…I have a confession to make."
"What's that?" Zell asked, apparently clueless as to what her confession could possibly be.
"A confession," Rinoa repeated. "I have something…that I need to tell you. It's important."
"What is it?" Zell inquired.
"…I…I think I might…have feelings for you, Zell…" Rinoa revealed, threads of fear and suspense interweaving throughout her confession of love.
"…What kinds of feelings?" Zell asked dumbly, not really sure what Rinoa had meant.
"…Love," Rinoa whispered. "I think I might love you…"
Zell rose his pale eyebrows in shock at her statement.
"Love, huh…" he murmured.
Rinoa nodded, a look of hope coming into her lovely brown eyes.
"I…I really don't think that's a good idea," Zell mumbled, shaking his head.
"…Why not?" Rinoa asked. "Don't you have…any feelings for me?"
"Of course I do," Zell replied. "You're like…one of my best friends. Of course I love you. But…but me and you? It just wouldn't work out."
Rinoa fought at the tears that threatened to roll down her cheeks.
"And why not? What…what's so *wrong* about the two of us together?" Rinoa asked, desperate to find an answer to Zell's refusal of her affections
"…Only Squall's supposed to know," Zell groaned, not wanting to tell Rinoa about his sickness.
"Only Squall's supposed to know what?" Rinoa demanded, touching Zell's shoulder with a small hand. "Tell me…"
"I have Hemophilia…" Zell trailed off, looking down at Rinoa with those beautiful blue eyes of his.
"…Hemophilia?" Rinoa whispered, not really sure what the disease could do to a person.
"I bleed easily," Zell murmured. "A simple scratch can turn into a critical injury if I don't take care of it…"
Rinoa shook her head, forcing a false smile.
"Oh, but Zell…" she replied, her voice rich with artificial happiness. "We…we have plenty of spells here. Dr. Kadowaki always has a few Curaga spells for when they're needed…And she has Elixirs, too…You'll be fine!"
Zell shook his head, fighting the tears that swelled up within his eyes.
"No," Zell mumbled. "It just won't work. Squall had to use a *Cura* spell for some pathetic scratches on my hand…I had Ehgreiz on and I punched a tree. And…and it like mangled my entire hand. What if I break my arm? Then what'll happen? It's…it's just not worth it…"
Rinoa shook her head, not wanting to listen to what Zell was telling her. She quietly begged Hyne that he was just playing a sick joke on her. But he wasn't.
"Zell…Zell…" Rinoa whispered. She just didn't know what to say.
Flinging her arms around Zell's strong neck, Rinoa hugged him tightly, wanting oh so badly for him to get better. Rinoa smiled as Zell's powerful arms wrapped around her slender waist, holding her close. She knew it wasn't a romantic hug, but she didn't complain. It was a warm embrace of friendship that left the two of them filled with a strange happiness that couldn't be explained. It truly was comforting.
"…You'll be fine," Rinoa replied. "You really will. You're so strong Zell. Something like this won't keep you down."
"If I'm careful I'll be okay," Zell said. "But…but if something really bad happens…Then…I…I might…"
"Don't say it," Rinoa whispered, silencing Zell's melancholic words.
"…I…I guess we can…stop hugging, huh?" Zell joked, offering a coy smile.
Rinoa let out a small laugh, slightly surprised at how well Zell was taking the situation.
"But I don't want to…" she murmured, looking up into his gorgeous blue eyes.
"I…I don't know," Zell mumbled. "I don't know if I love you, Rinoa. I'm sorry."
"…But…why not? I…I just don't understand…" Rinoa trailed off, biting her bottom lip to prevent herself from crying in front of Zell.
"I don't know," Zell repeated. "I might love you. Hell, I *do* love you. But as a…really close friendship kinda' love. I'm not sure about anything romantic."
"Zell…You're the one who's healing my heart. You…you have to keep doing it for me. And…and I can help your wounds heal. Please, Zell…Do this for me. I'm begging you…" Rinoa pleaded, looking up at Zell while streams of tears flowed down her cheeks.
Wiping away at her tears, Zell offered Rinoa a small smile.
"…Maybe," he replied.
"I…I want to try," Rinoa whispered, a strange note of seriousness in those five, simple words.
"…" Zell was taken aback by the realness of the situation.
"Let me," Rinoa murmured. "If Squall can do things with Seifer, than I can do things with you. His cruelty won't keep my heart broken forever."
"…Rinoa," Zell mumbled, a confused smile playing on his lips.
Reaching up, Rinoa took Zell's lips in a soft kiss, her tongue lightly caressing his. He didn't fight back. In fact, he liked it. He liked the sweet taste of honey that coated Rinoa's soft tongue. She kissed him tenderly, her tongue gently stroking his.
When the kiss ended, Zell simply looked down at his dark-haired friend. He didn't know what to say.
"…How was that?" Rinoa whispered, her pink lips curving into a small smile.
"…Wow," Zell whispered, shocked at how Rinoa had just kissed him like that.
"I guess you liked it," Rinoa said with a small giggle.
Zell nodded, and then stiffened when he felt Rinoa's arms tighten around his slender waist.
"…I wanna' kiss you again," Rinoa replied. "I wanna' be with you, Zell…I wanna' be with you forever. You're healing my broken heart…So let me heal your wounds. Please…"
"…We…we can try," Zell murmured. "We'll give it a try."
Rinoa's small smile evolved into a joyous grin when Zell invited her into a relationship.
"Oh, Zell!" Rinoa cried out happily, hugging her new beau tightly.
Reacting to the warm embrace, Zell tightened his grip around Rinoa's lithe waist, a cheery smile playing over his lips.
"This feels good," Zell admitted, placing his chin on Rinoa's shoulder.
"It does," Rinoa agreed in her sweet voice, relieved at how Zell had healed her broken heart.
She knew it wasn't a real relationship. It was just a test. If it worked out, then it would turn into a real relationship…Zell was doing this just for her. He didn't want her heart to stay broken forever.
"This…this is a test!" she cried out, happily. "And if we pass it, then we'll stay together."
Zell simply nodded.
"So…so will you?" Rinoa inquired, admiring the beauty of Zell's face and the exotic design of his facial tattoo.
"Will I what?" Zell asked, wondering what it was she wanted him to do.
"Kiss me," Rinoa murmured, a small smile playing on her lips.
Surprised at how badly Rinoa wanted to be kissed, Zell simply smiled. It felt good to be so close to someone as beautiful and charming as Rinoa.
And after a brief moment of taking in the moment, Zell leaned down, kissed his new lover gently on the lips.
TO BE CONTINUED/PLZ R&R
"Squall still hasn't found him yet…" Rinoa trailed off, wondering where her precious Zell Dincht could possibly be.
Letting out a soft sigh, Rinoa placed her small hands on the edge of railing, looking out at the beautiful scenery from the 2F Balcony. Wide green plains, and skies azure danced in unison, with fluffy white clouds floating gracefully above the horizon.
"Zell…" Rinoa whispered, thoughts of the athletic blonde coming into her head. "Do I…Do I love you, Zell?"
Her raven hair fluttered around her head like a black butterfly, the soft spring breeze getting slightly violent as she wondered what feelings were going on in her heart. What was this she was feeling? Was it Love?
Grasping desperately at the silver pendant that lie neatly around her neck, Rinoa looked up at the skies, wishing that she could come to terms with the maelstrom of feelings that danced within her heart.
"Come on, Zell…" Rinoa quietly pleaded, wanting oh so badly to talk to her spiky-haired friend.
"Rinoa?" a familiar voice asked from behind her.
Turning, Rinoa couldn't help but smile as she saw Zell standing in the open doorway, one hand touching at the frame of the doorway, holding himself up, while his other hand sat casually in his left pocket.
"Zell…" Rinoa trialed off, smiling sweetly. "Did Squall find you?"
"Yeah," Zell said, walking over to his raven-haired friend. "He told me you were looking for me. So what's up?"
"I…Zell, I…" Rinoa stammered. She just didn't know what to say. All thoughts left her mind. All she could see was this handsome, blonde man standing before her. She bit her bottom lip softly, preventing any compliments that wanted to spew from her mouth.
"Rinoa…" Zell murmured, leaning on the railing beside her, looking at her with those beautiful blue eyes of his. "Why were you acting so strange around me last night?"
"…Strange?" Rinoa mumbled, feeling her cheeks turn warm with embarrassment.
"Yeah, strange," Zell replied. "Last night you were just…Acting all…spazzed-out and shit. Like you were a girl from Dollet or something. What's up with that? Somethin' on your mind?"
"…Zell," Rinoa said, looking up into the beautiful blue eyes of her muscular friend. "I…I have a confession to make."
"What's that?" Zell asked, apparently clueless as to what her confession could possibly be.
"A confession," Rinoa repeated. "I have something…that I need to tell you. It's important."
"What is it?" Zell inquired.
"…I…I think I might…have feelings for you, Zell…" Rinoa revealed, threads of fear and suspense interweaving throughout her confession of love.
"…What kinds of feelings?" Zell asked dumbly, not really sure what Rinoa had meant.
"…Love," Rinoa whispered. "I think I might love you…"
Zell rose his pale eyebrows in shock at her statement.
"Love, huh…" he murmured.
Rinoa nodded, a look of hope coming into her lovely brown eyes.
"I…I really don't think that's a good idea," Zell mumbled, shaking his head.
"…Why not?" Rinoa asked. "Don't you have…any feelings for me?"
"Of course I do," Zell replied. "You're like…one of my best friends. Of course I love you. But…but me and you? It just wouldn't work out."
Rinoa fought at the tears that threatened to roll down her cheeks.
"And why not? What…what's so *wrong* about the two of us together?" Rinoa asked, desperate to find an answer to Zell's refusal of her affections
"…Only Squall's supposed to know," Zell groaned, not wanting to tell Rinoa about his sickness.
"Only Squall's supposed to know what?" Rinoa demanded, touching Zell's shoulder with a small hand. "Tell me…"
"I have Hemophilia…" Zell trailed off, looking down at Rinoa with those beautiful blue eyes of his.
"…Hemophilia?" Rinoa whispered, not really sure what the disease could do to a person.
"I bleed easily," Zell murmured. "A simple scratch can turn into a critical injury if I don't take care of it…"
Rinoa shook her head, forcing a false smile.
"Oh, but Zell…" she replied, her voice rich with artificial happiness. "We…we have plenty of spells here. Dr. Kadowaki always has a few Curaga spells for when they're needed…And she has Elixirs, too…You'll be fine!"
Zell shook his head, fighting the tears that swelled up within his eyes.
"No," Zell mumbled. "It just won't work. Squall had to use a *Cura* spell for some pathetic scratches on my hand…I had Ehgreiz on and I punched a tree. And…and it like mangled my entire hand. What if I break my arm? Then what'll happen? It's…it's just not worth it…"
Rinoa shook her head, not wanting to listen to what Zell was telling her. She quietly begged Hyne that he was just playing a sick joke on her. But he wasn't.
"Zell…Zell…" Rinoa whispered. She just didn't know what to say.
Flinging her arms around Zell's strong neck, Rinoa hugged him tightly, wanting oh so badly for him to get better. Rinoa smiled as Zell's powerful arms wrapped around her slender waist, holding her close. She knew it wasn't a romantic hug, but she didn't complain. It was a warm embrace of friendship that left the two of them filled with a strange happiness that couldn't be explained. It truly was comforting.
"…You'll be fine," Rinoa replied. "You really will. You're so strong Zell. Something like this won't keep you down."
"If I'm careful I'll be okay," Zell said. "But…but if something really bad happens…Then…I…I might…"
"Don't say it," Rinoa whispered, silencing Zell's melancholic words.
"…I…I guess we can…stop hugging, huh?" Zell joked, offering a coy smile.
Rinoa let out a small laugh, slightly surprised at how well Zell was taking the situation.
"But I don't want to…" she murmured, looking up into his gorgeous blue eyes.
"I…I don't know," Zell mumbled. "I don't know if I love you, Rinoa. I'm sorry."
"…But…why not? I…I just don't understand…" Rinoa trailed off, biting her bottom lip to prevent herself from crying in front of Zell.
"I don't know," Zell repeated. "I might love you. Hell, I *do* love you. But as a…really close friendship kinda' love. I'm not sure about anything romantic."
"Zell…You're the one who's healing my heart. You…you have to keep doing it for me. And…and I can help your wounds heal. Please, Zell…Do this for me. I'm begging you…" Rinoa pleaded, looking up at Zell while streams of tears flowed down her cheeks.
Wiping away at her tears, Zell offered Rinoa a small smile.
"…Maybe," he replied.
"I…I want to try," Rinoa whispered, a strange note of seriousness in those five, simple words.
"…" Zell was taken aback by the realness of the situation.
"Let me," Rinoa murmured. "If Squall can do things with Seifer, than I can do things with you. His cruelty won't keep my heart broken forever."
"…Rinoa," Zell mumbled, a confused smile playing on his lips.
Reaching up, Rinoa took Zell's lips in a soft kiss, her tongue lightly caressing his. He didn't fight back. In fact, he liked it. He liked the sweet taste of honey that coated Rinoa's soft tongue. She kissed him tenderly, her tongue gently stroking his.
When the kiss ended, Zell simply looked down at his dark-haired friend. He didn't know what to say.
"…How was that?" Rinoa whispered, her pink lips curving into a small smile.
"…Wow," Zell whispered, shocked at how Rinoa had just kissed him like that.
"I guess you liked it," Rinoa said with a small giggle.
Zell nodded, and then stiffened when he felt Rinoa's arms tighten around his slender waist.
"…I wanna' kiss you again," Rinoa replied. "I wanna' be with you, Zell…I wanna' be with you forever. You're healing my broken heart…So let me heal your wounds. Please…"
"…We…we can try," Zell murmured. "We'll give it a try."
Rinoa's small smile evolved into a joyous grin when Zell invited her into a relationship.
"Oh, Zell!" Rinoa cried out happily, hugging her new beau tightly.
Reacting to the warm embrace, Zell tightened his grip around Rinoa's lithe waist, a cheery smile playing over his lips.
"This feels good," Zell admitted, placing his chin on Rinoa's shoulder.
"It does," Rinoa agreed in her sweet voice, relieved at how Zell had healed her broken heart.
She knew it wasn't a real relationship. It was just a test. If it worked out, then it would turn into a real relationship…Zell was doing this just for her. He didn't want her heart to stay broken forever.
"This…this is a test!" she cried out, happily. "And if we pass it, then we'll stay together."
Zell simply nodded.
"So…so will you?" Rinoa inquired, admiring the beauty of Zell's face and the exotic design of his facial tattoo.
"Will I what?" Zell asked, wondering what it was she wanted him to do.
"Kiss me," Rinoa murmured, a small smile playing on her lips.
Surprised at how badly Rinoa wanted to be kissed, Zell simply smiled. It felt good to be so close to someone as beautiful and charming as Rinoa.
And after a brief moment of taking in the moment, Zell leaned down, kissed his new lover gently on the lips.
TO BE CONTINUED/PLZ R&R