Magical Secrets
Chapter 2: A Past Worry
Disclaimer:
I do not own the game or the characters, they are not mine to do with as I wish.
Warning:
A little bit of mild language, some mushy love parts, mild yaoi later on (Don't like Yaoi? Leave please), and lots and lots of Rinoa bashing!
Enjoy!
Alexandra AKA ~*~Fantasy Dragon~*~
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Quistis played with the fallen hair on Zell's forehead as he rested his head in her lap. She had just returned from her rest period and Zell claimed he wasn't tired enough to go on his.
"Do you think he'll make it this time?" Zell asked, looking up at Quistis with his sapphire eyes. They showed an innocence Quistis rarely saw.
"He has to, Zell. He just has to." was the whispered reply Quistis gave.
"But it's been three days, Quisty. That's so much longer than any of the other times. The longest before this it's lasted was only 27 hours. I know as well as you do that Squall's very strong, but even I'm beginning to have some doubts."
"If only we knew why he passes out like this. Then maybe we could do more." sighed Quistis. Zell shifted and sat up, putting his arm around the blue mage.
"You're still tired." he grinned, and she nodded. "Go back to sleep. I can last a few more hours. I promise I'll wake you if anything changes." After yawning, Quistis closed her eyes and laid her head down on Zell's shoulder, falling asleep within moments.
Zell let out a quiet sigh. What ever had been doing this to Squall was a complete secret to not only Zell and Quistis, but to everyone else as well. Everything began to happen about a month after time compression, but the blackouts would only last for minutes at a time. Now they were lasting hours, even days. Zell often wondered if it could have been something Rinoa did before she left after Squall broke up with her.
Rinoa had been pretty pissed off when Squall told her to leave Garden and never return. She had done everything in her power to get Squall to take her back, but he was not changing his mind. Finally she threatened to place a curse over Balamb Garden, but Squall still never let her stay. But that was nearly eight months ago.
Quistis shifted, causing Zell to look down at the sleeping instructor. His angel. Who would have thought that a simple dinner would have lasted eight and a half months. A late night of working and room service in the office allowed them to become closer as friends, then finally as more.
Closing his eyes, finally submitting to the temptation of sleep, Zell tried to get some sleep before anything happened. His moment of peace was short lived. The door to the infirmary opened and out walked Dr. Kadowaki.
"86 hours, 41 minutes." She said to Zell, causing him to look up at the doctor.
He touched Quistis shoulder gently to wake her, but was surprised to find her already awake and say. "That was the longest one by more then two days. I wish there was something we could do besides sit in the waiting room and wait for him to wake up."
"Well, now that the commander is awake and is asking for the two of you." replied Dr. Kadowaki, then Quistis and Zell stood up and then the blonde couple walked form the waiting room and into the first sick bay, which held the scarred commander.
"How ya feeling Squall? You've been out for 3 days. " Zell said, seeing Squall sitting up on the bed and buttoning up his SeeD jacket.
"Fine. Listen, I know you guys are curious. You want answers. Meet me in the office in 2 hours and I'll explain everything. I don't want any visitors until then." Squall picked up his gloves and without another word walked out of the infirmary, leaving both blondes sitting there confused.
"What in Hyne's name just happened?" Quistis asked completely stunned.
"I take it he knows what's happening to him. He just didn't want to share before this." answered Zell. " Well, my dear. Would you like to join me for a romantic dinner in the cafeteria while we wait for our meeting with the commander?" Zell bowed and held out his hand for Quistis to take.
"You're so weird." She laughed, then took his hand and they made their way towards the cafeteria.
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To Be Continued...........................
