Whenever I call you "Friend", I begin to think I understand
Anywhere we are, you and I have always been, ever and ever
I see myself within your eyes, and that's all I need to show me why
Everything I do always takes me home to you, ever and ever
'N now I know my life has given me more than memories, day by day, we can see
In every moment there's a reason not to carry on
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"No." Zell gasped, breathing heavily. He was working out, pushing his body to the limit. He'd been punching his bag for three hours now, and had lifted weights for 2 hours before that. His knuckles were bleeding, and the bag was dented. He growled and continued punching. "No."

"Zell?"

"It's not my fault." Punch.

"Zell?"

"She...it's not my goddamn fault!" He landed a punch with surprising force, ripping the bag out of the ceiling. It was just then that he noticed Squall standing at the door.

"Zell?!" Squall stood there, still, gaping.

'Damn.'
"Uh...yeah?" Zell flopped to the ground, and motioned for Squall to sit beside him on the bag sprawled over the floor.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Squall didn't budge. "What happened to Rinoa...you..."

"You have no idea." Zell glared at the ground. When he looked up Squall could see the piercing anger and sadness in his eyes.

"Don't I?" Squall asked curiously, "What happened between you?"

"Nothing!" Zell spat, "And why the fuck do you care?!"

Squall moved from the doorway and stood in front of Zell. He held out his hand, and Zell took it.
"It's not my fault!"

"I know." Squall looked at Zell pityingly.
'Is this the hyper-active Zell I knew, and loved from before? Loved? The Zell that helped us through, along with Selphie, all our problems, cheering us up? Is that what I have to do? How...I've never cheered anyone up before. Just hurt people. That's all I'm good for.'

"Damn." Squall muttered.

"What?" Zell looked up. The sparkle in his eyes was definitely lost. Forever?

"Who are you?" Squall asked, more himself than anyone else. Zell was taken aback.

"Who...am I?"

Squall nodded slowly, and silently. He tightened his grip on Zell's hands.

"I...I don't...know." Zell seemed to be lost within his own head. His face was blank. Suddenly he snapped out of his daze.
He grabbed Squall and pulled him closer.

"Zell?"

And he pressed his lips against Squall's.

"Mmmph!" Squall exclaimed.

The kiss wasn't like Seifer's. It wasn't gentle or caring, it was forceful and wanting. Squall squirmed but Zell held him tighter, exploring his mouth with his tongue, grinding up against him.

Seifer, who had come with some flowers, which he knew would bug him, to cheer Zell up, stood at the door, unbelieving at the spectacle before him.
He had seen enough.

"Ugh!" Squall pushed him away, back, a little too hard, and Zell fell to the ground with a loud thump.

"Squall?"

And he rushed, ran, out of the room, down the hall, aimlessly. Wherever he was, the cafeteria, he didn't care...whatever. A single tear ran down his face and he stood there and yelled. He yelled louder than he had ever yelled before. Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at him startled. Selphie ran up to him.
"Squall?!"
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Author's Note: *bum bum bum!*
Hey, I know this was short. I think this is my shortest chapter yet. I just felt that I had to end it there. I'm not particularly happy with this chapter. Give me your opinions? Plz?
Thanks to everyone that's reviewed! Redrum, Shanynn, Ayane, Dryad Chick (hey! dorks rule!), Wonderful Failure (thanks a bunch!), Daze, Yonaka no Inu-Ryuu (lol, love your reviews), pogi12, Purple Penguin, i am shinigami, BarrettMachain (ah! *is honored*), LigerZero2004, KaizerFinalFantasy...I could go on but I'm boring you I'm sure. ^o^
No Seifer/Squall stuff here either, except for the fact that Seifer saw them kissing. *ooooh!* What's gonna happen next chapter!?
Stay tuned for the next chapter of:
"Paralysed"
Same FF time
Same FF channel
*bum bum bum!*