It was no more than a fifteen minute drive to Fisherman's Horizon. Selphie
was driving, Zell was in the passenger seat. They been driving for about
one minute.
"So, how are you Zell?" Selphie asked.
"Tired." He responded sleepily.
"Then take a nap." Selphie said cheerily.
Zell smiled, put the seat back and went to sleep almost instantly.
Selphie sat a few minutes in silence, she looked over at Zell. (He's so cute when he sleeps, look at the way his lips move just enough so you can see his teeth, those adorable canines.) Selphie smiled as she thought. She looked at Zell, a glint of silver about his neck. She stopped the car.
She reached towards the silver and gently pulled it from his neck. It was a chain. She pulled the chain and on the end of it was…it was…
"Squall's necklace…" Selphie whispered amazed.
Zell shot awake, ripping Selphie's hands away from the necklace. He was breathing heavily.
"Don't…touch…the…necklace." Zell said in between breaths. Zell took a few seconds to catch his breath. "I made a vow I wasn't going to take it off." Zell said.
"So that's what Squall gave you! We couldn't figure it out, not me, not Quisty, not Irvine and not Seifer." Selphie said still taken-aback. "That's so…awesome!" Selphie grinned.
In ten minutes they reached FH, parked and got out of the car to go to the hotel. They walked in and Selphie asked if they had any rooms vacant.
"One and it's a single bed room." the clerk said smiling wryly.
"We'll take it." Selphie smiled triumphantly. Zell smiled at her bubbling jubilance.
They walked to their room. As they entered Zell spoke, "I'm gonna go take a shower."
"Okay, I'm gonna change, meet me at the bridge." Selphie said smiling.
Zell hopped in the shower. He checked the clock before turning on the water. It was 6:30. He didn't realize what a late start he had gotten running. Selphie changed quickly and ran out to look at the beautiful water.
Zell got of the shower and put on his normal outfit. He put on a jacket, he noticed Selphie's jacket was still in the room, he grabbed it. He also took a blanket, Selphie must have been freezing, that breeze from the water was cold.
Zell casually walked to the bridge, he could see Selphie sitting on the huge bridge, her feet hanging out over the edge, they must've been fifty feet above the water. She had her arms wrapped around herself, shivering.
"Selph!" Zell called. She looked at him and waved. He ran towards her and handed her her jacket.
"Thanks. It's freezing!" Selphie exclaimed. She wrapped the coat around herself. Zell sat down next to her and laid the blanket over them.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Selphie asked staring over the water watching the sunset. Zell nodded in response.
"So, what did you want to talk about?" Zell questioned.
"It's about you and Rinoa. Are you an item?" Selphie bluntly asked. Selphie hadn't decided whether she liked or disliked the idea of Rinoa and Zell. At this point, she disliked it.
Zell sighed a frustrated sigh. "I knew it. I knew it. You just couldn't stay off the topic, could you."
"Zell, it's too soon for Rinoa. She's still vulnerable." Selphie said sympathetically. Zell threw off the blanket and stood up angrily.
"Yeah, it figures your worried about Rinoa." Zell said disgusted. He started to walk back towards the hotel. He turned around.
"By the way, Rinoa and I aren't seeing each other." Zell spoke and then walked to the hotel.
Selphie felt like such a jerk. She stood up and ran to the hotel. She rushed into the room, Zell wasn't there. She felt so cold, she sadly pulled back the sheets. She climbed into bed and tried to fall asleep.
* * *
Zell entered the room, he had walked around town to cool off. He saw Selphie asleep in the bed. He quietly walked over to her. He stared at her innocent, angelic face. She was only trying to protect her friend. Zell pushed the hair that hung over Selphie's face back. She smiled when she felt Zell's strong, warm hands on her face.
Zell rolled out his sleeping bag, grabbed the other pillow off the bed and got into the sleeping bag. He fell asleep almost instantly.
* * *
Zell saw himself walking the halls of Balamb garden. He saw Rinoa running towards him. She threw herself at him, attacking his mouth with passionate kisses. Zell saw Squall standing behind his dream Zell. Squall started to break down and cry. Rinoa was still launching her mouth against dream Zell's.
Zell shot up, drenched in sweat. He was in FH. He was on the floor, he looked around. Selphie was sleeping on the bed.
"Hyne…" Zell was breathing heavily. "I'm not gonna let that happen…" Zell muttered to himself.
* * *
Selphie found herself drifting through the halls of Balamb garden. She stopped when she heard a loud scream. She ran towards the sound. Squall was on the ground, dying. He was whispering something into Zell's ear. Rinoa appeared and burst into tears. Zell walked up to Rinoa and embraced her. Rinoa looked into his eyes. They kissed lightly.
* * *
Selphie woke up after a wonderful night of dreams. She saw Zell asleep on the floor. She looked at his face, she watched as his chest rose and fell. That was when she decided she truly wanted Zell and Rinoa together. After the dream she had just had, she knew it was right.
Selphie swung her feet out of bed. She was in a white lace nightgown. She gently shook Zell. He slowly awoke. Zell didn't want to tell Selphie about his dream and vice versa.
"Come on, we're leaving at noon." Selphie said as she shook Zell.
"Yeah, but it's only 6:00 right now." Zell mentioned. Selphie continued to shake him until he stood up, he stretched and yawned.
* * *
By the time they reached the dock, it was 6:37. They sat down and wrapped a blanket around themselves.
"Zell, I'm sorry about last night." Selphie said sincerely. Zell shook his head.
"Don't worry about it." Zell dismissed the thought. There was an awkward silence between them.
"Zell…do you love her?" Selphie asked. Zell was taken aback.
"Selphie…I couldn't. I would feel like I'm betraying Squall. No, I don't have feelings for Rinoa. However, I want to protect her." Zell commented. Selphie felt a pang of sadness for him and Rinoa.
"Zell, do you think…that's how Irvine feels about me?" Selphie nervously questioned.
"No way, he's completely in love with you. He'd give the world for you Selphie. He's obsessed. You're all he wants." Zell said truthfully.
"Oh…Yay!" Selphie exclaimed joyously. She wrapped her arms around Zell and rested her head on Zell's shoulder. They sat together watching the sunrise. Selphie was planning on what to tell Quistis when they returned.
* * *
The door slowly opened. It was midnight. Rinoa slowly crept the halls. She knocked on Quistis's door. Rinoa could hear someone groggily get out of bed.
"Seifer…not now." Rinoa could hear Quistis grumble. Quistis opened the door. She was surprised. "Rinoa!" she cried.
"Hey." Rinoa said and smiled weakly. "Did I come at a bad time?" Rinoa asked.
"No. Come in. Please." Quistis insisted. Rinoa sat down and Quistis's bed. Quistis closed the door and sat on the bed. "What do you want to talk about?" Quistis inquired.
"It's about Zell." Rinoa blurted. (Oh Hyne) Quistis thought.
"Yeah." Quistis said shakily.
"I've been thinking about it lately. I…like him. No, I like it when he holds me. The way he holds me. Oh Hyne! I don't know. I just know I wanna be near him. He's warm and comforting." Rinoa confessed.
"That's normal, when you're in pain, you want someone near you, to let you cry on their shoulder. It's nothing to be upset about." Quistis reassured.
"But why Zell! Why Squall's best friend! Why not Irvine or Seifer or anyone!" Rinoa cried.
"Honestly Rinoa, I don't know. However, it might be because he's the only one who knows how you feel now that you're alone." Quistis said calmly. Tears formed at Rinoa's eyes. She sobbed gently. Quistis reached over and hugged her. Rinoa returned the hug.
"Thanks Quistis." Rinoa sobbed.
"See you tomorrow for breakfast?" Quistis
asked. Rinoa nodded. "Now go get some rest." Quistis said smiling.
* * *
Zell and Selphie entered Garden and unpacked. Zell laid down on his bed and stared at the pendant around his neck, studying it. It was lunchtime. Everyone must have been in the cafeteria. He didn't care, he needed to think.
Selphie stole away to the cafeteria, leaving Zell to his thoughts. Selphie planned to find Quistis and tell her about Zell and her trip.
"So, how are you Zell?" Selphie asked.
"Tired." He responded sleepily.
"Then take a nap." Selphie said cheerily.
Zell smiled, put the seat back and went to sleep almost instantly.
Selphie sat a few minutes in silence, she looked over at Zell. (He's so cute when he sleeps, look at the way his lips move just enough so you can see his teeth, those adorable canines.) Selphie smiled as she thought. She looked at Zell, a glint of silver about his neck. She stopped the car.
She reached towards the silver and gently pulled it from his neck. It was a chain. She pulled the chain and on the end of it was…it was…
"Squall's necklace…" Selphie whispered amazed.
Zell shot awake, ripping Selphie's hands away from the necklace. He was breathing heavily.
"Don't…touch…the…necklace." Zell said in between breaths. Zell took a few seconds to catch his breath. "I made a vow I wasn't going to take it off." Zell said.
"So that's what Squall gave you! We couldn't figure it out, not me, not Quisty, not Irvine and not Seifer." Selphie said still taken-aback. "That's so…awesome!" Selphie grinned.
In ten minutes they reached FH, parked and got out of the car to go to the hotel. They walked in and Selphie asked if they had any rooms vacant.
"One and it's a single bed room." the clerk said smiling wryly.
"We'll take it." Selphie smiled triumphantly. Zell smiled at her bubbling jubilance.
They walked to their room. As they entered Zell spoke, "I'm gonna go take a shower."
"Okay, I'm gonna change, meet me at the bridge." Selphie said smiling.
Zell hopped in the shower. He checked the clock before turning on the water. It was 6:30. He didn't realize what a late start he had gotten running. Selphie changed quickly and ran out to look at the beautiful water.
Zell got of the shower and put on his normal outfit. He put on a jacket, he noticed Selphie's jacket was still in the room, he grabbed it. He also took a blanket, Selphie must have been freezing, that breeze from the water was cold.
Zell casually walked to the bridge, he could see Selphie sitting on the huge bridge, her feet hanging out over the edge, they must've been fifty feet above the water. She had her arms wrapped around herself, shivering.
"Selph!" Zell called. She looked at him and waved. He ran towards her and handed her her jacket.
"Thanks. It's freezing!" Selphie exclaimed. She wrapped the coat around herself. Zell sat down next to her and laid the blanket over them.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Selphie asked staring over the water watching the sunset. Zell nodded in response.
"So, what did you want to talk about?" Zell questioned.
"It's about you and Rinoa. Are you an item?" Selphie bluntly asked. Selphie hadn't decided whether she liked or disliked the idea of Rinoa and Zell. At this point, she disliked it.
Zell sighed a frustrated sigh. "I knew it. I knew it. You just couldn't stay off the topic, could you."
"Zell, it's too soon for Rinoa. She's still vulnerable." Selphie said sympathetically. Zell threw off the blanket and stood up angrily.
"Yeah, it figures your worried about Rinoa." Zell said disgusted. He started to walk back towards the hotel. He turned around.
"By the way, Rinoa and I aren't seeing each other." Zell spoke and then walked to the hotel.
Selphie felt like such a jerk. She stood up and ran to the hotel. She rushed into the room, Zell wasn't there. She felt so cold, she sadly pulled back the sheets. She climbed into bed and tried to fall asleep.
* * *
Zell entered the room, he had walked around town to cool off. He saw Selphie asleep in the bed. He quietly walked over to her. He stared at her innocent, angelic face. She was only trying to protect her friend. Zell pushed the hair that hung over Selphie's face back. She smiled when she felt Zell's strong, warm hands on her face.
Zell rolled out his sleeping bag, grabbed the other pillow off the bed and got into the sleeping bag. He fell asleep almost instantly.
* * *
Zell saw himself walking the halls of Balamb garden. He saw Rinoa running towards him. She threw herself at him, attacking his mouth with passionate kisses. Zell saw Squall standing behind his dream Zell. Squall started to break down and cry. Rinoa was still launching her mouth against dream Zell's.
Zell shot up, drenched in sweat. He was in FH. He was on the floor, he looked around. Selphie was sleeping on the bed.
"Hyne…" Zell was breathing heavily. "I'm not gonna let that happen…" Zell muttered to himself.
* * *
Selphie found herself drifting through the halls of Balamb garden. She stopped when she heard a loud scream. She ran towards the sound. Squall was on the ground, dying. He was whispering something into Zell's ear. Rinoa appeared and burst into tears. Zell walked up to Rinoa and embraced her. Rinoa looked into his eyes. They kissed lightly.
* * *
Selphie woke up after a wonderful night of dreams. She saw Zell asleep on the floor. She looked at his face, she watched as his chest rose and fell. That was when she decided she truly wanted Zell and Rinoa together. After the dream she had just had, she knew it was right.
Selphie swung her feet out of bed. She was in a white lace nightgown. She gently shook Zell. He slowly awoke. Zell didn't want to tell Selphie about his dream and vice versa.
"Come on, we're leaving at noon." Selphie said as she shook Zell.
"Yeah, but it's only 6:00 right now." Zell mentioned. Selphie continued to shake him until he stood up, he stretched and yawned.
* * *
By the time they reached the dock, it was 6:37. They sat down and wrapped a blanket around themselves.
"Zell, I'm sorry about last night." Selphie said sincerely. Zell shook his head.
"Don't worry about it." Zell dismissed the thought. There was an awkward silence between them.
"Zell…do you love her?" Selphie asked. Zell was taken aback.
"Selphie…I couldn't. I would feel like I'm betraying Squall. No, I don't have feelings for Rinoa. However, I want to protect her." Zell commented. Selphie felt a pang of sadness for him and Rinoa.
"Zell, do you think…that's how Irvine feels about me?" Selphie nervously questioned.
"No way, he's completely in love with you. He'd give the world for you Selphie. He's obsessed. You're all he wants." Zell said truthfully.
"Oh…Yay!" Selphie exclaimed joyously. She wrapped her arms around Zell and rested her head on Zell's shoulder. They sat together watching the sunrise. Selphie was planning on what to tell Quistis when they returned.
* * *
The door slowly opened. It was midnight. Rinoa slowly crept the halls. She knocked on Quistis's door. Rinoa could hear someone groggily get out of bed.
"Seifer…not now." Rinoa could hear Quistis grumble. Quistis opened the door. She was surprised. "Rinoa!" she cried.
"Hey." Rinoa said and smiled weakly. "Did I come at a bad time?" Rinoa asked.
"No. Come in. Please." Quistis insisted. Rinoa sat down and Quistis's bed. Quistis closed the door and sat on the bed. "What do you want to talk about?" Quistis inquired.
"It's about Zell." Rinoa blurted. (Oh Hyne) Quistis thought.
"Yeah." Quistis said shakily.
"I've been thinking about it lately. I…like him. No, I like it when he holds me. The way he holds me. Oh Hyne! I don't know. I just know I wanna be near him. He's warm and comforting." Rinoa confessed.
"That's normal, when you're in pain, you want someone near you, to let you cry on their shoulder. It's nothing to be upset about." Quistis reassured.
"But why Zell! Why Squall's best friend! Why not Irvine or Seifer or anyone!" Rinoa cried.
"Honestly Rinoa, I don't know. However, it might be because he's the only one who knows how you feel now that you're alone." Quistis said calmly. Tears formed at Rinoa's eyes. She sobbed gently. Quistis reached over and hugged her. Rinoa returned the hug.
"Thanks Quistis." Rinoa sobbed.
"See you tomorrow for breakfast?" Quistis
asked. Rinoa nodded. "Now go get some rest." Quistis said smiling.
* * *
Zell and Selphie entered Garden and unpacked. Zell laid down on his bed and stared at the pendant around his neck, studying it. It was lunchtime. Everyone must have been in the cafeteria. He didn't care, he needed to think.
Selphie stole away to the cafeteria, leaving Zell to his thoughts. Selphie planned to find Quistis and tell her about Zell and her trip.