A/N: Just felt like a bit of angsty poetry tonight. I'll let you judge how well I managed it. This is Zell's POV on Rinoa. Just outta curiosity, was I the only one who thought Zell had a crush on Rinoa in the game? Anyway, here it is.

Disclaimer: I don't own FF8 or anything to do with it.

Why

I see how you look at me,

And I see how you look at him.

Never was I the one for you,

Only the friend on the sidelines.

Everything I had I gave,

My time, my support, my heart,

Yet it wasn't enough.

It was him you gazed at longingly,

Even when he ignored you,

Treated you like dirt,

Didn't give a damn about anything.

It was him you thought of,

His scarred face you saw in your dreams,

His Gunblade you saw protecting you,

His arms you wanted around you.

I stood by, helping you,

Wanting your happiness,

Trying to make him see,

When all I could think of

Was your voice, your hair, your lips.

Now I watch as the two of you hold hands,

As you dance together,

As you kiss.

And I wonder why. . .

Why I love someone who can't return it,

Why you couldn't think of me like that,

Why he receives your affections.

Why it's not me.

Why I'm 'just a friend'.

Why. . .