Chapter Three: Feelings or Fiction?
Zell struggled in his sleep, the blankets around him wrapping him, tighter and tighter, until he awoke. drenched in his sweat, his hair flopped over his face, as he panted for air, in the cold dark room. He swung his feet over the bed untangling the bed sheets that were wrapped around them, he stood, as his feet touched the ground. He looked at the clock, watching at the number changed, it was 2:34 in the morning, his dreams that haunted him wouldn't go away, so he went to his dresser and picked up some cloths from it putting them on quickly, he left his dorm.
Zell wandered the halls since it was way past curfew and way to early for them to start opening the café, he headed for the training area.
"Sigh" Zell mumbled "even the creatures are asleep" he said as he walked down the hallway through, half asleep he dragged his feet, turning to his side he saw the glimmer of the stars through the door to the secret area, he made his way to the bottom of the steps, he glared up as he walked up them, his shoes scraping across the stone, as he entered the area. He walked to edge and glared up at the garden, the shimmering lights that beamed across his face.
"Beautiful. Isn't it?" a voice said lurking in the shadows in the corner of the balcony.
Zell jumped at the sound of the voice, tripping and falling on his ass "wha? Whos there??" he questioned the darkness.
"Clumsy as always eh chicken-wuss? Seifer said emerging out of the shadows, his regular smirk on his face, but for an odd reason unknown to Zell Seifer hand was extended to help Zell off the ground.
Zell look at the man over him his shadow casting over Zell, blocking the light from the garden, Zell looked Seifer in the eyes, and reached his hand out, and pulled himself up from the ground, he let go of Seifer's hand as soon as he was up, and started to crush himself off.
Seifer walked to the edge of the balcony and looked out, "So chicken, why are you up so late?" he questioned the young blond.
"I couldn't sleep, why do you care?" he said looking at Seifer who was still dazed with the lights of garden, out in the distance.
"things on my mind" he said, turning his head to the younger blond, "I care" he said quickly turning his had back to its original position out casting the garden.
Zell moved beside Seifer and stared at his face "what?" he questioned
"You heard me chicken" His voice calmed yet strict heart piercing, almost as if he was holding something back.
Zell reached his hand out and put it on Seifer shoulder, the touch made Seifer jum back away from Zell bumping into the side of the balcony. "Seifer..." Zell muttered loud enough so he could hear him , "Is there. something wrong? Why are you always picking on me? Always being a bully. if you care"
Seifer chuckled turning his back to Zell again "you would never understand Zell"
Zell grabbed Seifer and turned him around, since Seifer back was pressed agansit the balcony he couldn't move without getting Zell out of the way. "you would be surprised what I would understand Seifer"
Seifer reached a gloved hand to the side of Zell's face, a shiver went down Zell spin as the leather traced his tattoo, "you wouldn't understand this" Seifer said pushing Zell outta the way as he headed for the door
Zell turned quickly at the retreating man, and muttered "I can. because I love you. Seifer"
Seifer stopped as the wind picked up, his jacket flew in it, as he turned around, and looked Zell in the eyes, before turning once again and leaving into the training center.
Zell struggled in his sleep, the blankets around him wrapping him, tighter and tighter, until he awoke. drenched in his sweat, his hair flopped over his face, as he panted for air, in the cold dark room. He swung his feet over the bed untangling the bed sheets that were wrapped around them, he stood, as his feet touched the ground. He looked at the clock, watching at the number changed, it was 2:34 in the morning, his dreams that haunted him wouldn't go away, so he went to his dresser and picked up some cloths from it putting them on quickly, he left his dorm.
Zell wandered the halls since it was way past curfew and way to early for them to start opening the café, he headed for the training area.
"Sigh" Zell mumbled "even the creatures are asleep" he said as he walked down the hallway through, half asleep he dragged his feet, turning to his side he saw the glimmer of the stars through the door to the secret area, he made his way to the bottom of the steps, he glared up as he walked up them, his shoes scraping across the stone, as he entered the area. He walked to edge and glared up at the garden, the shimmering lights that beamed across his face.
"Beautiful. Isn't it?" a voice said lurking in the shadows in the corner of the balcony.
Zell jumped at the sound of the voice, tripping and falling on his ass "wha? Whos there??" he questioned the darkness.
"Clumsy as always eh chicken-wuss? Seifer said emerging out of the shadows, his regular smirk on his face, but for an odd reason unknown to Zell Seifer hand was extended to help Zell off the ground.
Zell look at the man over him his shadow casting over Zell, blocking the light from the garden, Zell looked Seifer in the eyes, and reached his hand out, and pulled himself up from the ground, he let go of Seifer's hand as soon as he was up, and started to crush himself off.
Seifer walked to the edge of the balcony and looked out, "So chicken, why are you up so late?" he questioned the young blond.
"I couldn't sleep, why do you care?" he said looking at Seifer who was still dazed with the lights of garden, out in the distance.
"things on my mind" he said, turning his head to the younger blond, "I care" he said quickly turning his had back to its original position out casting the garden.
Zell moved beside Seifer and stared at his face "what?" he questioned
"You heard me chicken" His voice calmed yet strict heart piercing, almost as if he was holding something back.
Zell reached his hand out and put it on Seifer shoulder, the touch made Seifer jum back away from Zell bumping into the side of the balcony. "Seifer..." Zell muttered loud enough so he could hear him , "Is there. something wrong? Why are you always picking on me? Always being a bully. if you care"
Seifer chuckled turning his back to Zell again "you would never understand Zell"
Zell grabbed Seifer and turned him around, since Seifer back was pressed agansit the balcony he couldn't move without getting Zell out of the way. "you would be surprised what I would understand Seifer"
Seifer reached a gloved hand to the side of Zell's face, a shiver went down Zell spin as the leather traced his tattoo, "you wouldn't understand this" Seifer said pushing Zell outta the way as he headed for the door
Zell turned quickly at the retreating man, and muttered "I can. because I love you. Seifer"
Seifer stopped as the wind picked up, his jacket flew in it, as he turned around, and looked Zell in the eyes, before turning once again and leaving into the training center.