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Chapter 12 - First Date



~ She looked like the angel that fell from the sky who brightens everyone's hope with her smile.

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They were silent for a moment, neither one unable to speak to what they had just encountered. They felt they went back into the past, back to the orphanage, back to where all of them got a long (sort of). Selphie could only stare back at the little boy who she promised she'll never forget. She had forgotten her promise to remember him. She had broken her promise.

Shaking her head, she looked down on the ground, tears forming in her eyes. "I'm sorry, Zell," she mumbled. "I'm sorry for forgetting you. I didn't mean to...." she chocked. She looked up and, for a brief moment, her eyes met the blondes, then turned and began to run away. She could hear Irvine call her name, but she did not respond.

"Selphie!" Zell yelled after her. He turned to Irvine and frowned. "You just had to mess with our brains, don't you?" He clenched his fists and ran after the depressed brunette.

Irvine stared as the blond disappeared around the corner, running after Selphie. He was afraid they would react this way. He should have just kept his mouth shut. "I'm such an idiot!" he said to himself, slapping a hand on his forehead for his extreme idiocy.


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"Selphie, please don't run away from me!" Zell yelled, his voice echoing the hallway. He caught up with Selphie just a few seconds. For a short and hyper-active girl, Selphie Tilmitt was a slow runner. Zell grabbed her arm, forcing the girl to turn around and face him. Selphie struggled to get away, but Zell would grip tighter on her arm.

"Please, Zell, leave me alone!" Selphie sniffed, more tears falling down her face. "I don't deserve to love you! I.. I forgot our promise!" She moved her arm around, releasing herself from Zell's grasp, but he was too strong.

"So did I Selp," Zell whispered, pulling her closer to him. Slowly, Selphie broke the struggle, letting Zell pull her to him. The blond carefully wrapped his arms around Selphie into a tight hug. "I forgot our promise too! We both forgot our promise, but that doesn't mean.... that doesn't mean I don't love you more."

Selphie looked up, her eyes still watery from weeping. "You... you love me?"

Zell wiped the single falling tear from her eyes with his thumb and shrugged. "Yeah... I mean- um... Well..." He pulled away from her and rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "I... I guess I do."

Selphie smiled, walking towards him. "How long?"

The blond stared at her and shrugged again. He back away some more, as if he was afraid to make contact with Selphie, afraid that he might hurt her. "Well.... qu-quite some time now... I guess..." He backed away some more, when something wooshed by him in top speed, forcing him to fall backwards. He landed on the ground with a loud 'thud!' He closed his eyes in pain. He could hear Selphie yelling his name and felt someone kneeling beside him, resting his head upon that someone's lap. He opened his eyes and noticed Selphie looking down on him worriedly.

"Zell! Are you all right?" Selphie asked, stroking his face.

Zell sucked in a deep breath and nodded slowly. He sat up slowly, the impact leaving him dazed and looked at Selphie, as he sat, while Selphie kneeled down on the cement floor. "I guess.... I guess what I wanted to tell you before was... will you go out with me? I guess...."

Selphie helped him up on his feet and planted both her hands on her hips. "If you stop saying 'I guess,' I will go out with you, deal?"

Zell grinned, nodding his head. "Okay...."

The bubbling brunette smiled. "Will you forgive me for forgetting our promise?"

Zell smiled slightly and walked over to her, wrapping his arms around her. "I already have," he whispered, kissing her forehead. "We have a lot to talk about tonight."

Selphie rested her head on his chest and sighed. "I guess we do," she murmured, smiling.


~that night~


"Rinny! I need your help on something!" a loud voice boomed from inside the bathroom.

A dark haired girl stood up from her friend's bed and walked to the door, leaning her head against the cold surface of the door. "What is it, Selphie?"

The door flew open, surprising the dark haired girl. Rinoa backed away, letting Selphie step out of the bathroom. Rinoa eyed the shorter girl curiously. Selphie was wearing a yellow dress with sleeves that hung loosely pass her wrists. Her dress were cut above her knees, revealing her long, slim legs and along with the dress, the shoes she paired it up with were white, strapless shoes that were four inches high, making her look taller than usual. Her hair, instead of its usual waves that curled outwards, they were curled inwards, making her hair look even longer. Rinoa examined her, nodding her head in satisfaction.

"Wow, Selphie! You look so cute!" Rinoa exclaimed. "What do you need help on?"

Selphie turned around, twisting her head towards Rinoa. "There's a zipper at the back that I can't reach! Can you zip it up for me?"

Rinoa nodded and before she could zip up Selphie's dress, she heard a knock on the door. The dark haired girl looked at Selphie and left her dumbfounded to answer the door.

"Hi, Zell!" Rinoa greeted, cheerily. Zell wore a long sleeved, dark green turtle neck, showing some parts of his muscular chest when he moved and black pants that complimented his look and black shoes casual shoes. On top of his shirt, he wore a black overcoat and his hair. The only thing that made Zell look the same was his hair that were still spiked up above his head and the tattooe that marked him as Martial Arts champion. Zell greeted Rinoa with a smile.

"Hey, Rin. Is Selphie ready yet?"

Rinoa was surprised that Zell was early for the date. He must have been so eager to go on this date with Selphie. Every lunch, he was always late to get his hot dog, but his time for the date were earlier than expected, which was unlike Zell. "Well, she's actually not ready yet and-"

"Hey, Rin! Who's at the door?!" Selphie appeared from behind Rinoa and gasped when she noticed who it was. "Zell!" Selphie said, almost screaming at the top of her lungs. "Wha-? What are you doing here so early?"

Zell glanced at his watch. "Well, the movie starts in an hour, so I want to be there early before everyone else gets there." He looked at Selphie. "Are you ready?"

"Well... actually...." She blushed. Rinoa still didn't zip up her dress. "I was just..." Before she could say anymore, Rinoa, forgetting about Selphie's opened back, pushed her towards Zell and waved good bye.

Selphie turned around quickly to tell Rinoa about her dress, when Rinoa waved at them. "Have fun you two!" She shut the door in front of the brunette, leaving Selphie shocked. How could Rinoa do this? She heard someone cleared his throat.

"Um.... Selphie? Your dress is.... Well... it's....I mean..."

Selphie turned around slowly, her face turning redder than usual and nodded. "Yeah I know... Can you zip it up for me?" She turned around again, letting Zell see her bare back. 'This is sooo ambarrassing!' she thought.

Luckily, Selphie could not see Zell's red face as well. He nodded casually and gently reached out towards her waist and began to slowly close the back of the dress. Selphie felt a tingling in her back, feeling something she has never felt before. Zell's hands were so warm and so gentle. She closed her eyes, her breathing slow and calm. Zell slowly closing her exposed back and when he was finished, he backed away. He let his face turn back to its original colour, before Selphie turned around and looked down on the groud.

"Thank you," she mumbled. She looked up and smiled, the redness on her face disappearing quickly.

Zell cleared his throat. "You're welcome...." he replied. It was odd how a few hours ago, they were not afraid to be in each other's arms, now they were afraid to touch each other. No... it wasn't fear. They were both just nervous to go out on this date. 'But....' Zell thought. They weren't suppose to be nervous around each other. They have been best friends since they were children. It must have been that piece of memory that, thanks to Irvine, made them realize they cared for each other then, even more than just friends. They were both guilty for forgetting their promise for each other. "Are you ready to go now?" he asked, his voice low and shaking.

Selphie smiled and nodded. "Of course!" She linked arms with him, keeping her smile on her face.

Zell nodded as well and together, they walked down the hall and outside of Balamb Garden. He led her to the parking lot where Ragnarok was waiting. He had asked Squall to borrow Ragnarok, telling him about his date with Selphie and when Squall knew of this, he began to smile, making Zell blush. Squall must have known for a long time he and Selphie liked each other. He must have waited for the two of them to go out on a date. Squall was more than happy to see them date, he was more than happy to lend them Ragnarok. This was something he's waited all his life. The way she looked tonight made his heart sore. She looked like the angel that fell from the sky who brightens everyone's hope with her smile.

"Ragnarok?" Selphie looked at him, her eyes widening in surprise, as the door of Ragnarok began to open.

Zell nodded. "Yeah. Squall let me borrow it." He took Selphie's hand and led her inside. The blond sat down on the driver seat as Selphie did the same. He looked at her and shook his head. "I'm driving tonight. You always drive Ragnarok, so I think I should have the turn."

Selphie laughed. "All right. I guess it wouldn't hurt to let you take the wheel!" She leaned her back on the comfortable seat and sighed. "So... what city are we going to?" She glanced at Zell, who was busy turning the power on.

"Well," Zell spoke, pressing the 'go,' button. The engine roared loudly. Zell's hands, kept tightly gripped around the steering wheel. "I was thinking we could go to a club in Esthar instead."

Selphie lifted an eyebrow towards him. "A club?"

"Yeah. I heard there was a popular club in Esthar." The Ragnarok lifted higher and higher as Zell kept his hands on the wheel. They both felt the plane's adrenaline pumping.

The brunette punched the air and smiled. "Booyaka! To the club, here we g- WOAH!" The Ragnarok flew forward, startling Selphie from her seat. She glanced at Zell, who just kept his eyes concentrated on where he was going. "Zell!" Selphie yelled. "You might want to turn it down a bit?!"

Zell didn't hear her. "Woohoo! Here we go, Selphie! To Esthar we go! I can't believe how fun this is! No wonder you enjoy driving this so much!"

Selphie looked at him, as if he was going insanse. The speed of the Ragnarok was unbearable that was she close to throwing up. "HEY! SLOW IT DOWN!" she yelled at the top of her lungs. She may be good at flying, but hell, she was scared of dying! "Zell... I think I'm gonna...."

The blond stopped laughing, turning his head towards Selphie, who was beginning to unbuckle her belt. "Hey! What are you doing?! Put your seatbelt back on!" Selphie looked at him, who's cheeks were bulging and who's face was turning green. Zell's eyes widened. "Oh shit!" he swore.

Selphie walked out her seat and opened the window to the Ragnarok. Zell pressed the slowest speed for Ragnarok and pressed the automatic button on the console and typed in their destination, before tending to Selphie's aid. He stood beside her, rubbing her back gently.

"Geez, Selph. I'm sorry, I got carried away," Zell whispered in her ear.

Selphie let the air breeze her perfect hair, but she didn't care at that point. She felt Zell rubbing her back, keeping her sickness on low profile. "Well...." she spoke, after a moment of breathing for air. "This date is going better than I thought," she said sarcastically. She turned towards him, who's face suddenly fell in worry and began to laugh. "We can always make up for it when we get to Esthar." She couldn't blame Zell. He's been waiting for a long time on this date and so was she. There was no point in getting angry about it. It was their first date, after all, despite all the mistakes that had happened so far.


























GoodGurl: *giggle!* I couldn't stop laughing at the end of this chapter! Poor Selphie! She almost threw up! It's a good thing she's such a cool sport about it! Find out soon when they arrive to Esthar!!!!!!!!!!!!!