Zell's Heart Part Eight
"When's she going to stop?" Rinoa asked worryingly from outside Selphie's door. Squall just looked away. He couldn't believe he caused too much pain, but how would some other person feel if he sent away someone else. They would go through the same pain. The steel sliding door muffled out the sounds of her distant sobs. She had about lost it after he left. They never realized someone could love so much. Her room was locked, and the access numbers were shut off. There was no possible way in. The only other way was to leave, and hope that she will get over it.
It had been two days since they left Balamb towards Esthar. If they would've taken the Ragnarok they would have easily gotten there in a matter of hours, but it would take forever for them to get there. The train had not arrived in FH yet. Zell lay on the couch of a specially designed cabin in the train, only used, for carrying SeeD personnel. There were two beds and two couches. The room was in the same design as Squall's office. There was ample amount of light even though they were in a train two hundred meters under the water.
"It would be another two days just to get to FH, not to mention, taking the train from FH traveling another three days to Esthar. I've gotten sick of trains since thirty minutes after we got on this one." Zell sighed heavily accidentally waking Xu from her peaceful slumber on the couch beside him.
She been uncomfortable since she accidentally fell asleep on one of her katanas. She unbuckled her sheath and threw it to the floor before looking up and then down to Zell.
"So, Zell? We might be working together for a while, so how about we talk?" Xu sat up and took a seat beside Zell who had been looking distant the whole time.
"Your girlfriend really misses you. She looked terrible when we left."
"She's not my girlfriend. She's just a really close friend." Zell eyed Xu.
"Yes?" Xu noticed Zell staring at her.
"You're very pretty." Zell looked away. He really shouldn't let his conscious talk for him. He hoped she didn't hear that, but her sigh made him think otherwise.
"That's a first you know. I don't get that a lot. Actually, to be honest, I haven' gotten that at all." Xu looked discouraged.
"No one has ever told you how beautiful you are. I guess every guy is too blind to see it." Zell smacked himself mentally. He shouldn't have said that.
Xu blushed. "Thanks you're really cute yourself." Xu flushed again.
"How about I treat you to dinner down at the café? The food we packed sucks, and we can talk over dinner." He couldn't stop himself. It's like his conscious is doing all the work for him.
"That's really sweet of you." Xu turned scarlet as she took his hand and walked towards the café.
[Three Months Later]
"Xu, Coffee's ready!" Zell shouted to the bedroom as Xu emerged.
"Thanks Zell, but today is a weekend, and we don't have anything to do. Don't you ever sleep in?" Xu leaned against the kitchen counter as Zell handed her the mug.
"Two sugars please?" She pointed over to the sugar bowl. She looked very tired. Her hair was a mess, and her pajamas were all wrinkled. Zell on the other hand looked nice and neat, except for the fact that he was only in his boxers. She always blushed when she could see his masculine figure.
"Is there something on my face?" Zell broke her daze.
"No, it's just that you're very handsome today."
"You're very beautiful this morning also, but it's the same every time I see you." Everything was silent.
"Zell you know it's been three months now. I wonder how long Squall will keep us here."
"I don't know. It's all up to Squall, and if he is ever going to send replacements." Zell sighed as an image of Selphie crossed his mind.
"Zell to tell you the truth, I like it this way." Xu looked down like she was nervous.
"Huh? What does that mean?" Zell blushed. Where was this going?
"Zell I think I love you." Xu blushed and started to cry. She must've felt the same way as Selphie before.
Zell walked over and took her in his arms.
"I love you too, Xu." He hesitated in his words as his mind wandered off to Selphie
Then Xu did what Selphie always dreamed, she kissed him. Xu had driven her lips onto his so lightly, but it just got more passionate. He broke off the kiss to catch his breath.
"Wow." They both agreed.
[Two Months Later]
"Selphie! The car it's almost here!" Rinoa yelled into the room was Selphie tried her best to hurry and get her best jumper on. She wanted to look extra good today, because this was the day Zell was returning. She had been up for about a whole hour trying to get herself to look good. It had been more than five months since she had last seen him. All her constant begging and bickering to Squall finally gave in and sent orders for replacements. Now she could spend all her time with him.
"Selphie we can see his car hurry!" Selphie and Rinoa rushed to the front gate where everyone who had seen them leave were back to see them come back. Selphie was so anxious to see her Zell. It was almost unbelievable how excited she was. The car finally pulled up. Selphie ran to the door and opened it as Zell popped out to give her a big hug.
"Oh Selphie I missed you!"
"I missed you too Zelly." She returned his embrace and kissed him on the cheek.
Zell turned to Xu who had been hugging her friends and greeting them for the first time in so many months. He had stared at the ring on his finger, as he stared once more at his fiancée. He hoped that Selphie wouldn't notice, but when she did, it's like she didn't know what it meant.
"Nice ring! Oh, it's so beautiful!" Selphie jumped as she stared at the ring. Rinoa, Squall, and his other friends had their jaw dropped to the floor as they saw an identical ring placed on Xu's ring finger. Selphie didn't notice that behind her all his friends were pointing at Xu questionably, all the while having their jaw dropped to the floor. He nodded to them. All he worried about now was, breaking the news to Selphie.
Xu had finished unpacking in Zell's room. There were two beds and a couch, so that was enough to last them until they can move into a bigger room. Zell had tried his best to make his room fit a woman. He spent hours trying to rearrange everything to comfort her, but Xu insisted that he didn't need to do that.
"Zell you don't need to move that picture, its fine were it is. You're so silly sometimes Zell. You really don't need to try to adjust everything in order for me to live here." She wrapped her arms around his shoulders. She was a little taller than Selphie, but Xu had inklings for wearing dark colors, while Selphie was comfortable being a rainbow. He had his arms around her waist as he pulled her in for a light kiss. They already agreed that they would share beds to make everything a lot more convenient. It had already been seven in the evening, and Xu or Zell hadn't even had dinner yet.
"My treat." Zell looped his arm.
"Like always." Xu had looped her arm into his as they walked out towards the cafeteria.
To Be continued.
"When's she going to stop?" Rinoa asked worryingly from outside Selphie's door. Squall just looked away. He couldn't believe he caused too much pain, but how would some other person feel if he sent away someone else. They would go through the same pain. The steel sliding door muffled out the sounds of her distant sobs. She had about lost it after he left. They never realized someone could love so much. Her room was locked, and the access numbers were shut off. There was no possible way in. The only other way was to leave, and hope that she will get over it.
It had been two days since they left Balamb towards Esthar. If they would've taken the Ragnarok they would have easily gotten there in a matter of hours, but it would take forever for them to get there. The train had not arrived in FH yet. Zell lay on the couch of a specially designed cabin in the train, only used, for carrying SeeD personnel. There were two beds and two couches. The room was in the same design as Squall's office. There was ample amount of light even though they were in a train two hundred meters under the water.
"It would be another two days just to get to FH, not to mention, taking the train from FH traveling another three days to Esthar. I've gotten sick of trains since thirty minutes after we got on this one." Zell sighed heavily accidentally waking Xu from her peaceful slumber on the couch beside him.
She been uncomfortable since she accidentally fell asleep on one of her katanas. She unbuckled her sheath and threw it to the floor before looking up and then down to Zell.
"So, Zell? We might be working together for a while, so how about we talk?" Xu sat up and took a seat beside Zell who had been looking distant the whole time.
"Your girlfriend really misses you. She looked terrible when we left."
"She's not my girlfriend. She's just a really close friend." Zell eyed Xu.
"Yes?" Xu noticed Zell staring at her.
"You're very pretty." Zell looked away. He really shouldn't let his conscious talk for him. He hoped she didn't hear that, but her sigh made him think otherwise.
"That's a first you know. I don't get that a lot. Actually, to be honest, I haven' gotten that at all." Xu looked discouraged.
"No one has ever told you how beautiful you are. I guess every guy is too blind to see it." Zell smacked himself mentally. He shouldn't have said that.
Xu blushed. "Thanks you're really cute yourself." Xu flushed again.
"How about I treat you to dinner down at the café? The food we packed sucks, and we can talk over dinner." He couldn't stop himself. It's like his conscious is doing all the work for him.
"That's really sweet of you." Xu turned scarlet as she took his hand and walked towards the café.
[Three Months Later]
"Xu, Coffee's ready!" Zell shouted to the bedroom as Xu emerged.
"Thanks Zell, but today is a weekend, and we don't have anything to do. Don't you ever sleep in?" Xu leaned against the kitchen counter as Zell handed her the mug.
"Two sugars please?" She pointed over to the sugar bowl. She looked very tired. Her hair was a mess, and her pajamas were all wrinkled. Zell on the other hand looked nice and neat, except for the fact that he was only in his boxers. She always blushed when she could see his masculine figure.
"Is there something on my face?" Zell broke her daze.
"No, it's just that you're very handsome today."
"You're very beautiful this morning also, but it's the same every time I see you." Everything was silent.
"Zell you know it's been three months now. I wonder how long Squall will keep us here."
"I don't know. It's all up to Squall, and if he is ever going to send replacements." Zell sighed as an image of Selphie crossed his mind.
"Zell to tell you the truth, I like it this way." Xu looked down like she was nervous.
"Huh? What does that mean?" Zell blushed. Where was this going?
"Zell I think I love you." Xu blushed and started to cry. She must've felt the same way as Selphie before.
Zell walked over and took her in his arms.
"I love you too, Xu." He hesitated in his words as his mind wandered off to Selphie
Then Xu did what Selphie always dreamed, she kissed him. Xu had driven her lips onto his so lightly, but it just got more passionate. He broke off the kiss to catch his breath.
"Wow." They both agreed.
[Two Months Later]
"Selphie! The car it's almost here!" Rinoa yelled into the room was Selphie tried her best to hurry and get her best jumper on. She wanted to look extra good today, because this was the day Zell was returning. She had been up for about a whole hour trying to get herself to look good. It had been more than five months since she had last seen him. All her constant begging and bickering to Squall finally gave in and sent orders for replacements. Now she could spend all her time with him.
"Selphie we can see his car hurry!" Selphie and Rinoa rushed to the front gate where everyone who had seen them leave were back to see them come back. Selphie was so anxious to see her Zell. It was almost unbelievable how excited she was. The car finally pulled up. Selphie ran to the door and opened it as Zell popped out to give her a big hug.
"Oh Selphie I missed you!"
"I missed you too Zelly." She returned his embrace and kissed him on the cheek.
Zell turned to Xu who had been hugging her friends and greeting them for the first time in so many months. He had stared at the ring on his finger, as he stared once more at his fiancée. He hoped that Selphie wouldn't notice, but when she did, it's like she didn't know what it meant.
"Nice ring! Oh, it's so beautiful!" Selphie jumped as she stared at the ring. Rinoa, Squall, and his other friends had their jaw dropped to the floor as they saw an identical ring placed on Xu's ring finger. Selphie didn't notice that behind her all his friends were pointing at Xu questionably, all the while having their jaw dropped to the floor. He nodded to them. All he worried about now was, breaking the news to Selphie.
Xu had finished unpacking in Zell's room. There were two beds and a couch, so that was enough to last them until they can move into a bigger room. Zell had tried his best to make his room fit a woman. He spent hours trying to rearrange everything to comfort her, but Xu insisted that he didn't need to do that.
"Zell you don't need to move that picture, its fine were it is. You're so silly sometimes Zell. You really don't need to try to adjust everything in order for me to live here." She wrapped her arms around his shoulders. She was a little taller than Selphie, but Xu had inklings for wearing dark colors, while Selphie was comfortable being a rainbow. He had his arms around her waist as he pulled her in for a light kiss. They already agreed that they would share beds to make everything a lot more convenient. It had already been seven in the evening, and Xu or Zell hadn't even had dinner yet.
"My treat." Zell looped his arm.
"Like always." Xu had looped her arm into his as they walked out towards the cafeteria.
To Be continued.