(A/N: Not exactly the author here…yep, it's Rueh…again. So here's the next chapter…PLEASE REVIEW!!!! You don't have to read it just Review.)
(Now that I've gotten the keyboard away from Rueh again…just enjoy the next chapter!)
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Chapter 2
And so the Tryouts begin…
Zack woke up the next morning, after having spent the night in the villa with Sephiroth and Dete, to a silent house. There was not a noise to be heard which was strange considering that Rueh was suppose to be there and all and she was never quiet unless…1) she was sleeping, 2) she was eating, yes Rueh likes being quiet at dinner for some odd reason, or 3)…she wasn't there…
"She wasn't here…" Zack spoke out loud his thought. The more he thought about it…he sighed. "She left me here. I know it…she left me here again."
Zack finally dragged himself out of bed, put on a clean t-shirt, then left the bedroom he had slept in…not bothering to pick up the shirt he changed out of or making the bed.
Once in the living room he found Dete sitting out on the back porch rigging a trap on the stairs leading down to the beach.
Zack frowned, slid the sliding glass door open and stepped out into the…afternoon sun?
"Dang…how late is it….and what are you doing Dete?"
"Look who's finally awake? I was beginning to think you were going to sleep all day; you didn't stay up with Rueh all night last night did you? Gosh…she didn't even have the sense enough to turn the dang T.V down."
"Ah, okay. What exactly are you doing to the stairs?" Zack pointed to the section of missing steps.
Dete snorted. "That Rueh got into my chocolate last night even though I hid it."
"Should have hidden it better then, shouldn't have ya?"
Dete glared at the spiky headed jerk. "What, and you could have done any better? You can't even keep one little letter away from her!" Dete immediately clapped a hand over her mouth.
"THAT wasn't my fault and I do have my own stash of chocolate in HER house." Zack lifted his chin proudly.
Dete looked thoughtful but kept a hand clamped over her mouth.
"What…am I missing something?"
Dete nodded and received a strange look from Zack.
"O…K….what am I missing?"
"The letter…" Dete laughed through her hands.
"The letter?" Zack repeated slowly. "…THE LETTER! THE TRYOUTS!!!! WHERE'S THAT…! RUEH!!!! She put me to sleep!!!! OH WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON THAT LITTLE…!!!" He made a strangling gesture with his hands then quickly looked at his watch. "AH! I'm like totally late! I'm gonna kill her!"
"Good luck…and she went with Sephiroth…um…you better hurry…"
"How am I going to get there?!" Zack fretted.
"Take the chocobo," Dete suggested.
"What chocobo? Rueh took ours and Sephiroth has yours! GOSH DANG YOU RUEH!"
"Well…maybe…you could call Cid…?" Dete started to say.
"It's all Rueh's fault! HOW AM I GOING TO GET THERE?!"
"Call Cid," Dete repeated dully.
"THAT'S IT!!! I KNOW WHAT I'LL DO!!!"
"Call Cid?"
"I'LL WALK!! Yeah that's it, I'll walk. How long could it take me?"
-Zack wasn't seen for a week-
*Now during that week*
Sephiroth and Rueh came back late that night, Sephiroth happy that he had made the team hands down and Rueh not so happy because they wouldn't even give her a chance and she knocked the coach out for it…*Coach Reeve*
During the week Rueh stayed with them…not quite noticing just 'what' was missing. Finally on the fifth day, after dinner was done and the three of them were watching T.V it finally came to her.
"Where's Zack?" Rueh looked around.
"Um…he walked to tryouts the other day and hasn't come back yet," Dete answered.
"Oh," was Rueh's response. They watched the rest of the show in silence. Then… "Do you know when he's coming back?"
'Took her long enough' Dete sighed. "Nope, not really. It's not my job to keep track of him."
"Oh…" They were silent for all the next 20 minutes. "Do you think he got lost?"
"Maybe," Sephiroth answered her this time. "Maybe you should go look for him?"
"Are you kicking me out?"
"…now I didn't say that…"
"SEPHIROTH!!! Don't be mean to Rueh!" Dete yelled.
"But…"
"Don't 'but' me mister! I know you were thinking it!"
Sephiroth bowed his head and made a silent vow of silence.
"You were going to kick me out weren't you?!!! Well I'll show you!!!"
-5 minutes later-
Sephiroth found himself on his rear end after being thrown out…literally out onto the back porch. He was going to go down to the beach when he found out rather suddenly that some of the stairs were missing. With a face full of sand he just rolled over and made himself comfortable as the lights from the kitchen were turned off.
"So Rueh, you finally noticed Zack was missing, why is that?" Dete asked.
"Well…I don't know…he's just not here," she answered.
"But why did you notice that?"
Rueh shrugged. "He always makes a bunch of funny noises."
"What and you don't?"
"Well yeah but…he's different…I…"
"You what?"
Rueh frowned. "Nothing."
"What were you going to say?" Dete asked.
"Nothing!"
"Yeah right! Tell me!"
"No!"
"Oh come on Rueh! Tell me!"
"No!"
"Why not? Are you scared?"
"AM NOT! I was just going to say…nevermind!" Rueh said quickly.
"What were you going to say? Tell me or sleep outside with Sephiroth!" Dete threatened.
Rueh sighed and told her. "I guess I kinda miss him…not a lot…just a little…"
"Riight…you miss him and you know it!"
"SHUT UP DETE!"
"RUEH MISSES ZACK!" Dete sang.
"DETE!" Rueh whined.
"Yes?" Dete asked sweety. "Rueh and Zack sitting in a tree…K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"
"SHUT UP DETE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Rueh sniffed. "She's making fun of me…" Rueh looked like she might cry at any minute.
"What's the matter Rueh? First comes LOVE then comes…"
"DON'T EVEN SAY IT!"
"MARRIAGE! Then comes…"
Rueh jumped over the back of the couch and knocked Dete over. "TAKE THAT BACK!"
"I didn't even say it…the…"
"NO!"
"Ba…" Rueh tried to strangle Dete at this point but Dete kept moving. "…by…in the…"
"NO!!! SHUT UP!" Rueh's face was turning bright red.
"Baby carriage!" Dete finished.
"NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Hot tears weld up in her eyes. She sniffed and tried to wipe them away.
"If it's not true Rueh then why are you crying?"
"I'm not…*sniff*…crying…*sniff sniff*…" Rueh sobbed.
"IT IS TRUE! YOU LOVE ZACK!"
Rueh didn't even try to answer this time…then a door being closed could be heard.
"You do?" a voice asked.
Rueh and Dete froze. Rueh's back was stiff now.
"…hi Zack…" Dete greeted from beneath where Rueh sat on her.
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(A/N: Poor Rueh…Dete put her in a bad spot didn't she?)