Squall and WHO? by DoomaWriter

Author's Notes: Alright, I'd like to give thanks to those who reviewed my first chapter. I'd also like to apologize on how long it took me to do this one. My updating schedule has been all un-schedule-ized....It's a word!

--- Chapter 2: Friends ---

Squall was becoming really tired of the laughing. The first ten minutes were bad enough but now it was really annoying. Selphie had retaliated by sticking her tongue out but of course that didn't shut Seifer and Raijin up. The two were now holding upon each other's shoulders, trying to use each other as a support to keep from falling down laughing. Squall turned his attention to Fujin who remained silent. "Well?" he asked her. "Don't you have anything to add?"

Fujin stared directly at Squall's face. "AMUSED!"

"Yeah, I thought so," Squall said with a sigh. Now he began to speak to all three of them. "Look, she was hurt and in danger so I lent a hand. We all know how hazardous the Training Center can be."

"Oh it all makes sense now," Seifer said sarcastically. He put a finger to his chin and added, " 'Oh Squall, I'm scared!' 'Don't worry, you'll feel a lot better if you ride me around Garden.' "

Squall snorted. "Wouldn't you do the same thing if Fujin was hurt?"

"Are you kidding!?" Raijin said. He leaned closer to Squall and placed a hand by his mouth. "If I ever tried something like that, I'd be the one with the broken leg, ya know!"

Seifer noticed then a slight twitch in Fujin's eyebrow. He instantly stopped smiling and took a few steps away from Raijin. Fujin moved in closer and with a swift thrust of the leg, slammed her boot into Raijin's leg. The pain rippled through his body and Raijin got the message loud and clear. "OW! I was only joking, ya know!"

"SILENCE!" Fujin commanded.

Upon seeing this Seifer began to laugh again. "No matter how many times I see that, it never gets old!" He wiped his eyes clean and then noticed that the three were alone. "Hey, where'd Squall go?"

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In all the commotion, Squall managed to of snuck away to the Infirmary. Needless to say, the trip to get there wasn't very enjoyable. "Genius," Squall said angrily as he leaned on the wall next to the entrance of the medical room. Selphie laid on the bed and was currently getting her leg examined by Dr. Kadowaki, one of the very few nurses at Balamb Garden. "Who's the genius who thought that the Training Center should be the room farthest away from the Infirmary?"

"You're telling me," the doctor said as she looked over Selphie's leg. "Yeah, it's broken alright. I'll have to get you a cast."

"And another thing," Squall continued. "Who thought that a T-Rexaur is the next reasonable step after a Grat? I mean they expect us to go from zero to sixty like that!? Idiots."

"Look, do you have some place to go or are you going to stay here all day complaining?"

"Stay here all day complaining." Squall answered.

"In that case, visiting hours is over," Dr. Kadowaki said seriously. "Now go, I'm sure you have more important things to do, like turning monsters into cards or whatever."

Squall hesitated for a moment. He looked over at Selphie who was looking a bit worried about her leg. "Are you going to be okay?" he asked.

She looked up from her bed in surprise. Yet another sign of caring from the brick wall of emotions known as Squall? Twice in one day? Hell, twice in one year? Selphie looked down to her sheets, finding it hard to look at Squall anymore. "Y-you really care?" she asked softly.

The boy looked up in thought. "I guess you're right, I don't." With that, Squall left the room without looking back.

His quick change of heart angered Selphie. "Squall," she said with gritted teeth. "Y-you heartless, mean jerk!" She picked up a clock, which was resting on the table next to her bed and began to squeeze it in her hands. When the Infirmary door opened up again, she knew Squall had returned and launched the clock at him.

"Yo, doc," the boy said, entering the room. "My leg really hurts, ya know. I think it's from- AAAH!!" Seconds after Raijin entered the room, a flying clock crashed into his forehead, knocking the poor kid unconscious.

Selphie covered her mouth in the surprise. "Oops."

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"There you go, Selphie," Dr. Kadowaki said. "You're cast will have to stay on for a while. I'll check up on it after two weeks, okay? And don't try to walk anywhere without that crutch."

"Sure," Selphie replied calmly. Her usual peppiness had been killed by her new predicament. Not to mention the confusing feelings she had ever since Squall carried her earlier that day. She turned from the Infirmary and tried to walk but two steps later, fell upon her face. "Owie."

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Now having perfected the art of crutch-walk, Selphie now found her outside the Infirmary hallway. *I'm so confused.* she thought. *Why can't I stop thinking about Squall?* It was clear that she'll need a second opinion. But who could she tell that would understand what she was going through? Rinoa? Ha! She might as well stick her head into a pit of vipers than to confront her. *There's only one person who I can go to. The one who knows the most about these types of feelings. The one who I can tell that I...I...*

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"YOU WHAT!?"

Zell couldn't believe his ears. The person who sat in front of him at the Cafeteria table had just admitted loving Squall, the man with a heart of coal. The shock forced him to stand and yell at the table, drawing a good amount of attention to him. Selphie tried to hide her face with a lunch menu.

"DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO LOUD!?" Selphie screamed. Afterwards, she covered her mouth with her hands again. "I don't want the whole Garden to know!"

Sitting back in his seat, Zell added, "But this is MAJOR!"

"Ssshhh! I know, but you're the only one I can go too, Mr. Noisy!"

"Alright, alright, I'm sorry," Zell said, crossing his arms and showing a look of frustration. Selphie could see that his attention was a little occupied. "I can get a little loud...when I DON"T GET ANY FRIGGIN HOTDOGS!!!"

Now Selphie was fed up. Remembering how well it worked for Fujin, Selphie kicked her foot under the table. When she hit Zell, he gave a slight look of discomfort. Selphie on the other hand, grabbed her foot winced from the pain. "Ow, ow, ow, ow!"

Finally calm, Zell leaned back on his chair and gave a smug smile. "Well, I have to say, you did the right thing by coming to me. My relation with the girl with the ponytail couldn't be any better right now!"

"Um," Selphie said, a confused look on her face. "Girl with a ponytail? What's her name?"

Zell shrugged. "How the hell should I know?"

To be continued...

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Author's notes: I'd also like to thank those of you who took a glance at Final Fantasy: Too Much Free Time, my first fanfic. You were capable of looking through the shotty grammar and unorthodox format to find the comedy. I salute thee. (Good thing I didn't delete em, eh?)

Well that's it for this chapter. Hopefully the next one won't take as long. Although, if something came along to persuade me, ahem *holds out hand*.

Just kidding. *shifts eyes*