Screams greeted Squall as he left the office. He ran to the lift ands frantically pressed the button but it was already on its way up. He stepped back, drew Lionheart and stood at the ready. The lift clunked ominously, dinging and opened. Sitting inside was a wheezing Zell, his hair plastered to his face with sweat and his clothes ripped. He was holding his chest and had a look of terror on his face which was growing more and more annoyed as Squall's laughter grew. "H-hey! Shu' up Squall!" he panted. Squall shook his head and sheathed his gunblade again. "I'm sorry Zell, but you haven't changed a bit!" he said between chuckles. "I have so, I'm fucking famous!" He grinned and stood up, dusting down his clothes and walking out of the lift before the door closed. In the 6 years after SW II Zell had milked the brief period of fame that they all received and matured it into world popularity that was still increasing. He had manipulated his martial arts' skills and had become the face of the line of Final Heaven training schools. Girls from all over the world strived to be champions just for a chance to compete against him, they flocked to his matches to see him in the flesh. Squall realised that the screams were of Zell's fans, hence the ripped clothes. "Some lucky girl is gonna be sleeping with half your sleeve tonight, Zell," he said mockingly. Zell pouted. "Yea yea, can I stay up here? They still don't know the code, right?" Squall nodded, still laughing. "Yea, I got some stuff to see to but I'll be back up. Rinoa's in there though." "Lil' Rinny??!!" cried Zell and ran to the door. Rinoa had heard him and swung open the door. "Zelly-pop!!" They chunked each other in a very enthusiastic hug. Squall rolled his eyes and left them to their gossiping. When he reached the first floor he was once again greeted with screams plus a wave of ecstatic teenage girls, most in floods of tears. "Jesus Chr-Zell's not here!" he shouted over the noise. Slowly they died down and backed off. "This is unacceptable behaviour, your year is meant to be setting an example and you're acting like some deranged.Selphie?" The little status-changing mistress was wading her way through the crowds of people easily twice her size. "Deranged Selphie? I take offence, is Zell upstairs?!" she yelled in her usual hyper way. Squall nodded and Selphie ushered him out of the lift. Watching her ascend Squall wondered if he was every going to make it to Seifers' room.