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Squall: Why are you encouraging her? WHY???
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Zell: no, ME!
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Chapter Three: Not at all.
Seifer peeped around a tree. Nope. He wasn't there. He looked on shore near the rock. Still no sign of Zell. Was he at the lighthouse? Naw. In the water? No way. Seifer walked back toward the orphanage. Where would Zell be?? Seifer scratched his head. He wasn't in any of his favorite hiding places, he wasn't at their spot, and he wasn't in his room OR in the kitchen eating. Seifer didn't know where else to look. He decided to cut through the field it was shorter that way. He could ask Matron where Zell was...but then she would want to know why Seifer wanted to know and then he would have to tell her and that would mess things up. Seifer was so busy thinking that he didn't almost see a flaxen colored crest sticking up amongst the tall grass. He stopped.
"Zell?" He cocked his head. What was Zell doing out here? He NEVER went out in the field by himself, not since last summer when Seifer told him that Anacondors liked living in fields anyways.
"What?" The voice of Zell asked sullenly from his hiding spot. Seifer pushed the tall grass aside and found the younger boy with his knees hugged to his chest and his face buried in them.
"Wassa matter? Did Irvine pull your hair again?" Seifer asked kneeling beside him. Zell looked up at him, his eyes ready to spill over at any moment.
"N-no." Zell sniffled, dragging the sleeve of his dark blue sweatshirt across his eyes.
"Then why are you about to cry then?" Seifer asked, somewhat annoyed.
"I am not about to cry." Zell ground out through gritted white teeth.
"Well why are you sad?" Seifer sighed. Zell was silent for a long time. He began to play with the hole in the knee of his thick jeans. Seifer rolled his eyes. Zell was probably upset over some stupid little thing like he always was. He liked Zell but sometimes he could be such a big baby and-
"I'm getting adopted." Zell choked out at last, a tiny tear streaking down his face. "The lady that's adopting me is all the way in Balamb." It suddenly hit Seifer like a ton of...really heavy stuff. Zell + Adopted = No more Zell.
"Oh." Was all he managed to say. Zell burst in to tears.
"I'm gonna miss Matron an' Selphie an' Squall an' Irvine an' I won't get to see you any more an' an' an'..." Zell hiccupped, dragging a palm ferociously across his cheek.
"Hey, hey calm down." Seifer said hesitantly reaching out and petting Zell's blonde hair. "When are you leaving?" He asked.
"Tomorrow!" Zell sobbed. "M-Matron told me after lunch that the lady who was watching us last week was gonna adopt me an' tomorrow I'm gonna take the early train to Balamb to go live with her!" Seifer blinked. This all kind of seemed like a dream. A really bad dream too. Zell sniffled quietly and leaned his head on Seifer's shoulder, all worn out for the moment. There was a long silence again.
"So then..." Seifer began, "This is your last day isn't it?" Zell nodded solemnly as the last tear rolled down his face. With another timid jerk Seifer reached up and wiped the tear off of Zell's face. Zell sniffed again and put more weight on his shoulder.
"'M gonna miss you." The smaller blonde admitted, picking at the hole in his jeans again.
"Yeah well...I might too I guess. Jus' don't read too far in to it or nothin'." Seifer replied at last with a huff. Zell allowed himself a tiny little smile and kissed his cheek.
"Thanks Seifer." He said. Seifer rolled his dark green eyes.
"Yeah well whatever." He answered. Then he realized something: this was it. After a few hours Zell would be gone forever. And he was just getting to know him! It had only been a week since they'd...Seifer shifted and told himself that maybe now wasn't the time to think about that. After all, Zell was just some little kid right? So why did he have a lump in his throat every time he thought about him being gone?? Seifer finally admitted to himself that he did like Zell more than he thought and yeah, he was going to miss him.
"Hey uhm..."Seifer began, his voice sounded usually thick to him. "it's gettin' kinda dark. It'll almost be time for bed soon." Zell nodded in a melancholy manner. Seifer leaned over and gave Zell a quick kiss on the lips. "C'mon." He said setting off toward the orphanage. Zell gave the sleeve to Seifer's gray hooded sweatshirt a little tug. Seifer turned. "Hm?"
"Since it's my last night could I uhm..." Zell fidgeted and looked down. "I mean...that is...couldIstaywithyou?"
"Yeah okay." Seifer said at last.
"Th-thanks." Zell, who was blushing terribly, replied. Seifer grinned as they began to walk once more to the indoors.
"Really I'm not sleepy." Zell insisted for the fifth time as he rubbed an eye with his fist.
"Yeah ya are." Seifer argued, rolling his eyes. "You don't have to say up ya know."
"But it's my last day here." Insisted Zell snuggling up closer.
"What do I look like!?! A pillow!?!" Seifer asked indignantly.
"Well you're using the only one." The smaller blonde replied. Seifer clucked his tongue and rolled his eyes again.
"Fine. You know that I'm only letting you get away with this because it's your last night here."
"Yeah, yeah I know..." Zell yawned.
As the night wore on the two of them talked quietly and even laughed a few times. Seifer realized that his time with Zell was getting shorter and shorter. As Zell was in the middle of his explanation as to why he thought Tonberries were cool, Seifer kissed him again.
"What was that for?" Asked Zell, a bit perplexed.
"Nothin'." Seifer said with a shrug. Zell blinked a few times.
"Oh."
"What time do you think it is?" Seifer asked. Zell thought for a while.
"It feels like it's really early." He yawned. Then the smaller blonde looked out the window. "The sun's coming up. I think that it's almost time for me to go." He said sadly. Seifer was silent. For what seemed like an eternity, the two of them lay together in perfect quiet. Then after a little while there was a soft knock on the door and Matron's voice called Zell's name. Zell dressed slowly and said his goodbyes to Seifer. Then kissing him one last time he disappeared through the doorframe.
(He's just some stupid kid.) Seifer thought to himself as he heard the car backing out of the driveway. (That's all. Some stupid immature kid. He can go ahead and leave. I don't care.) He told himself over and over as the minutes turned into hours, the hours in to days, the days into weeks and the weeks into months and the months in to years.
(I don't care. Not at all.)
Grinning Reaper: WOW! More feedback! Whoo-hoo!
Squall: Why are you encouraging her? WHY???
Zell: Because they love me!
Seifer: No, they love ME!
Zell: no, ME!
Grinning Reaper: Okay, okay, okay! We love you both! Now let's move on shall we?
Chapter Three: Not at all.
Seifer peeped around a tree. Nope. He wasn't there. He looked on shore near the rock. Still no sign of Zell. Was he at the lighthouse? Naw. In the water? No way. Seifer walked back toward the orphanage. Where would Zell be?? Seifer scratched his head. He wasn't in any of his favorite hiding places, he wasn't at their spot, and he wasn't in his room OR in the kitchen eating. Seifer didn't know where else to look. He decided to cut through the field it was shorter that way. He could ask Matron where Zell was...but then she would want to know why Seifer wanted to know and then he would have to tell her and that would mess things up. Seifer was so busy thinking that he didn't almost see a flaxen colored crest sticking up amongst the tall grass. He stopped.
"Zell?" He cocked his head. What was Zell doing out here? He NEVER went out in the field by himself, not since last summer when Seifer told him that Anacondors liked living in fields anyways.
"What?" The voice of Zell asked sullenly from his hiding spot. Seifer pushed the tall grass aside and found the younger boy with his knees hugged to his chest and his face buried in them.
"Wassa matter? Did Irvine pull your hair again?" Seifer asked kneeling beside him. Zell looked up at him, his eyes ready to spill over at any moment.
"N-no." Zell sniffled, dragging the sleeve of his dark blue sweatshirt across his eyes.
"Then why are you about to cry then?" Seifer asked, somewhat annoyed.
"I am not about to cry." Zell ground out through gritted white teeth.
"Well why are you sad?" Seifer sighed. Zell was silent for a long time. He began to play with the hole in the knee of his thick jeans. Seifer rolled his eyes. Zell was probably upset over some stupid little thing like he always was. He liked Zell but sometimes he could be such a big baby and-
"I'm getting adopted." Zell choked out at last, a tiny tear streaking down his face. "The lady that's adopting me is all the way in Balamb." It suddenly hit Seifer like a ton of...really heavy stuff. Zell + Adopted = No more Zell.
"Oh." Was all he managed to say. Zell burst in to tears.
"I'm gonna miss Matron an' Selphie an' Squall an' Irvine an' I won't get to see you any more an' an' an'..." Zell hiccupped, dragging a palm ferociously across his cheek.
"Hey, hey calm down." Seifer said hesitantly reaching out and petting Zell's blonde hair. "When are you leaving?" He asked.
"Tomorrow!" Zell sobbed. "M-Matron told me after lunch that the lady who was watching us last week was gonna adopt me an' tomorrow I'm gonna take the early train to Balamb to go live with her!" Seifer blinked. This all kind of seemed like a dream. A really bad dream too. Zell sniffled quietly and leaned his head on Seifer's shoulder, all worn out for the moment. There was a long silence again.
"So then..." Seifer began, "This is your last day isn't it?" Zell nodded solemnly as the last tear rolled down his face. With another timid jerk Seifer reached up and wiped the tear off of Zell's face. Zell sniffed again and put more weight on his shoulder.
"'M gonna miss you." The smaller blonde admitted, picking at the hole in his jeans again.
"Yeah well...I might too I guess. Jus' don't read too far in to it or nothin'." Seifer replied at last with a huff. Zell allowed himself a tiny little smile and kissed his cheek.
"Thanks Seifer." He said. Seifer rolled his dark green eyes.
"Yeah well whatever." He answered. Then he realized something: this was it. After a few hours Zell would be gone forever. And he was just getting to know him! It had only been a week since they'd...Seifer shifted and told himself that maybe now wasn't the time to think about that. After all, Zell was just some little kid right? So why did he have a lump in his throat every time he thought about him being gone?? Seifer finally admitted to himself that he did like Zell more than he thought and yeah, he was going to miss him.
"Hey uhm..."Seifer began, his voice sounded usually thick to him. "it's gettin' kinda dark. It'll almost be time for bed soon." Zell nodded in a melancholy manner. Seifer leaned over and gave Zell a quick kiss on the lips. "C'mon." He said setting off toward the orphanage. Zell gave the sleeve to Seifer's gray hooded sweatshirt a little tug. Seifer turned. "Hm?"
"Since it's my last night could I uhm..." Zell fidgeted and looked down. "I mean...that is...couldIstaywithyou?"
"Yeah okay." Seifer said at last.
"Th-thanks." Zell, who was blushing terribly, replied. Seifer grinned as they began to walk once more to the indoors.
"Really I'm not sleepy." Zell insisted for the fifth time as he rubbed an eye with his fist.
"Yeah ya are." Seifer argued, rolling his eyes. "You don't have to say up ya know."
"But it's my last day here." Insisted Zell snuggling up closer.
"What do I look like!?! A pillow!?!" Seifer asked indignantly.
"Well you're using the only one." The smaller blonde replied. Seifer clucked his tongue and rolled his eyes again.
"Fine. You know that I'm only letting you get away with this because it's your last night here."
"Yeah, yeah I know..." Zell yawned.
As the night wore on the two of them talked quietly and even laughed a few times. Seifer realized that his time with Zell was getting shorter and shorter. As Zell was in the middle of his explanation as to why he thought Tonberries were cool, Seifer kissed him again.
"What was that for?" Asked Zell, a bit perplexed.
"Nothin'." Seifer said with a shrug. Zell blinked a few times.
"Oh."
"What time do you think it is?" Seifer asked. Zell thought for a while.
"It feels like it's really early." He yawned. Then the smaller blonde looked out the window. "The sun's coming up. I think that it's almost time for me to go." He said sadly. Seifer was silent. For what seemed like an eternity, the two of them lay together in perfect quiet. Then after a little while there was a soft knock on the door and Matron's voice called Zell's name. Zell dressed slowly and said his goodbyes to Seifer. Then kissing him one last time he disappeared through the doorframe.
(He's just some stupid kid.) Seifer thought to himself as he heard the car backing out of the driveway. (That's all. Some stupid immature kid. He can go ahead and leave. I don't care.) He told himself over and over as the minutes turned into hours, the hours in to days, the days into weeks and the weeks into months and the months in to years.
(I don't care. Not at all.)