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Chapter 4
They both stood there shocked. How could they not be? The one place where Zell and Selphie could find the answers they were looking for now was nothing more than dust, rock and a few standing walls. Something in Selphie told her to turn her back. That maybe it wasn't worth knowing the truth if this was what they had to see and go through. But not Zell He was determined to find tout what happened to his parents and his past. So he started walking into the building or rather what was left of it, and knocked down the door and found what looked like and office. He looked around himself not really sure of what to do. So he just stared digging. Selphie looked at the wall next to her noticing what little pieces of wallpaper were left and leaned against it.
"Zell, what are you looking for?" She asked
Zell kept digging as he answered her. "I'm not really sure. But I'll know it when I see it ya'know?"
After about an hour of waiting Selphie was fed up watching Zell dig for some sign that he'll never find.
She looked over at Zell and just could take standing there doing nothing. So with her hands on her hips foot tapping away she spoke out. "Damnit Zell you've been digging forever! You're not going to find anything. Can we please just go home now?"
He looked up at her. "I can't give up, I just.can't."
"Can't or wont?!" She said back angrily.
"..Both." He said and started digging again.
"She walked over to him and put her hands on his shoulders. "Just let it go, we don't need to know."
As soon as she finished that sentence his head shot up. "Maybe you don't need to know but I do. I don't know why but I just do."
She backed away from his and turned towards the wall mumbling to herself. "Hyne, he's being so stubborn, He just being stupid. I've never seen him like this. I don't like it."
There was a low rumble heard, then suddenly the was Selphie was looking at fell on her. She screamed out.
"Aaaaahhhhh!."
Zell shot up and ran over to her. The wall completely covered her up. "Selphie!!.SELPHIE!!!!!" He kept shouting but she didn't answer back.
"ZELPHIE!!" He shouted again. * Oh Hyne no, please no don't let her die. Not like this. Please Hyne. * He thought to himself. He didn't want to punch through the wall directly for fear of hurting Selphie. So he plunged his hands into the ground and rocks around it. Over and over trying to dig her out. Through rock and wood again and again. Until his hands gloves were torn and his hands bloody. Soon he finally got a good enough grip on the wall to pick it up and move it. Selphie lay there knocked out. There was a small space between the wall and the ground. * It must have just knocked her out on its way down. Oh thank Hyne. * He picked her up deciding that his past could wait and got her to Balamb Garden as fast as he could. He wasn't the best pilot however and nearly crashed while landing. No one really knew what was going on and just watched as Zell took Selphie to the infirmary.
Dr. Kadowaki took her in of course and told him to wait in the lobby. Eventually the rest of the gang showed up and he explained the situation to them. They all had a disappointed look on their faces, he knew it was because they were sad about what happened to Selphie but he felt so responsible for the whole thing that he got up and left. Knowing either Rinoa or Quistis would stay with her he didn't think twice and just left. He walked around for about an hour, then finally Fujin found him sitting down with his arms around his head.
"You feeling..better.now?" She asked as she sat down next to him.
She didn't notice it before but he was crying. His eyes were red and puffy and as he looked into her soft always-forgiving face he broke down again wrapping his arms around her waist. "I didn't mean to.*sniff, .I'm so sorry, everyone." She held him close wanting to protect him. She knew he always thought of himself as a good noble person. She could only imagine the shame and guilt he felt for his moment of selfishness.
A few hours later Selphie finally woke up from her, "nap" as Dr. Kadowaki colorfully put it. Although she was a little surprised when she looked over to see of all people Fujin sitting in the chair next to her asleep. She looked out the window and saw Squall talking to the good Doctor then leave the room. Selphie felt tired and decided she would just go back to sleep and thank Fujin later for staying with her. Later that night Selphie and Fujin were woken up by Matron walking into the room. They both looked at her a little confused as to why they would be there.
"Hi ladies, I just wanted to check up on Selphie, I didn't mean to wake you two up." She said .
"I'm fine thank you Matron, how is Zell doing?" Selphie said not realizing Fujin could have told her the same. But Matron answered anyway.
"He's doing ok, he feels a little guilty about what happened. You understand. And besides you don't hold anything against him do you Selphie?"
Selphie shook her head, "No of course not. It was a freak accident. But, I've never seen him like that before he just wouldn't let it go. I wonder why?" She asked looking at Fujin. She shook her head. "Don't know..he won't.talk to ..me about it."
Matron jumped in. "I think I may be able to answer that." She said pulling up a chair. Fujin and Selphie both looked at her intently.
"When Zell and Selphie came to the orphanage, I looked after you both as though you were my own children. As I did with all the children that came to my orphanage. But I think Zell's memories of his parents kept him distant from everyone for a while. But this isn't the first time Zell asked me about his parents." Selphie and Fujin sat up from their seats. Giving Matron their undivided attention. " The first time he woke up in the middle of the night and came to me thinking I was his mother. But I didn't think that would be right of me so I told him what happened to them. At least from what the social worker told me. I couldn't and still can't imagine the pain he must have felt. For a child to lose his parents and then his very memory of them. He began to cry as I held him. And then a few years later right before he was adopted, He started having the same dream again. He forgotten or rather I think his mind blocked it out." She sighed heavily. "To see the fire in him be blown out like that over and over again. I sometimes think he was cursed to relive that moment some many times. Hyne, he would beg me as he cried in my arms. "Make it untrue, make it all untrue." He would say. I may not be a sorceress anymore. And I know I was never that powerful. But I'll tell you this, and I never even told this to Cid. But if I had the power, I would have."
"So you think if he finds out for himself he'll finally be able to put it behind him?" Selphie asked.
"That's what I think, I think he feels he'll be able fill a void in himself if he finds them. And anyone that might be related to him. Well.I've kept you two up long enough. I'll see you two in the morning. It's good to know your ok Selphie." And with that Matron left the two
Selphie turned to Fujin, "Hey, you wanna come with me and Zell to find our what happened to his parents?"
Fujin smiled at her. "Sure."
Selphie started bouncing up and down on her bed. "Ok yippee! This is going to be fun."
Fujin looked at her wondering if she was going to make it through this. I mean being around Zell was one thing, but having Selphie's super hyper ness all the time? She didn't really know what to think. Now that Selphie was better Fujin stood up to go to her room when Selphie called back to her.
"You sure you wanna come with us?" She asked
"Fujin nodded her head. "Yes." She answered.
"Okies then." Selphie replied back then tucked herself and closed her eyes. The next morning was going to be the beginning of something wild.
A/N. Well how did you like the chapter. I can't thank those of you who have reviewed my story enough and for those of you who haven't. It would mean a lot to me if you did since it's the reviews that inspire me to write more. So don't be shy and click the little button on the bottom left. :D
Chapter 4
They both stood there shocked. How could they not be? The one place where Zell and Selphie could find the answers they were looking for now was nothing more than dust, rock and a few standing walls. Something in Selphie told her to turn her back. That maybe it wasn't worth knowing the truth if this was what they had to see and go through. But not Zell He was determined to find tout what happened to his parents and his past. So he started walking into the building or rather what was left of it, and knocked down the door and found what looked like and office. He looked around himself not really sure of what to do. So he just stared digging. Selphie looked at the wall next to her noticing what little pieces of wallpaper were left and leaned against it.
"Zell, what are you looking for?" She asked
Zell kept digging as he answered her. "I'm not really sure. But I'll know it when I see it ya'know?"
After about an hour of waiting Selphie was fed up watching Zell dig for some sign that he'll never find.
She looked over at Zell and just could take standing there doing nothing. So with her hands on her hips foot tapping away she spoke out. "Damnit Zell you've been digging forever! You're not going to find anything. Can we please just go home now?"
He looked up at her. "I can't give up, I just.can't."
"Can't or wont?!" She said back angrily.
"..Both." He said and started digging again.
"She walked over to him and put her hands on his shoulders. "Just let it go, we don't need to know."
As soon as she finished that sentence his head shot up. "Maybe you don't need to know but I do. I don't know why but I just do."
She backed away from his and turned towards the wall mumbling to herself. "Hyne, he's being so stubborn, He just being stupid. I've never seen him like this. I don't like it."
There was a low rumble heard, then suddenly the was Selphie was looking at fell on her. She screamed out.
"Aaaaahhhhh!."
Zell shot up and ran over to her. The wall completely covered her up. "Selphie!!.SELPHIE!!!!!" He kept shouting but she didn't answer back.
"ZELPHIE!!" He shouted again. * Oh Hyne no, please no don't let her die. Not like this. Please Hyne. * He thought to himself. He didn't want to punch through the wall directly for fear of hurting Selphie. So he plunged his hands into the ground and rocks around it. Over and over trying to dig her out. Through rock and wood again and again. Until his hands gloves were torn and his hands bloody. Soon he finally got a good enough grip on the wall to pick it up and move it. Selphie lay there knocked out. There was a small space between the wall and the ground. * It must have just knocked her out on its way down. Oh thank Hyne. * He picked her up deciding that his past could wait and got her to Balamb Garden as fast as he could. He wasn't the best pilot however and nearly crashed while landing. No one really knew what was going on and just watched as Zell took Selphie to the infirmary.
Dr. Kadowaki took her in of course and told him to wait in the lobby. Eventually the rest of the gang showed up and he explained the situation to them. They all had a disappointed look on their faces, he knew it was because they were sad about what happened to Selphie but he felt so responsible for the whole thing that he got up and left. Knowing either Rinoa or Quistis would stay with her he didn't think twice and just left. He walked around for about an hour, then finally Fujin found him sitting down with his arms around his head.
"You feeling..better.now?" She asked as she sat down next to him.
She didn't notice it before but he was crying. His eyes were red and puffy and as he looked into her soft always-forgiving face he broke down again wrapping his arms around her waist. "I didn't mean to.*sniff, .I'm so sorry, everyone." She held him close wanting to protect him. She knew he always thought of himself as a good noble person. She could only imagine the shame and guilt he felt for his moment of selfishness.
A few hours later Selphie finally woke up from her, "nap" as Dr. Kadowaki colorfully put it. Although she was a little surprised when she looked over to see of all people Fujin sitting in the chair next to her asleep. She looked out the window and saw Squall talking to the good Doctor then leave the room. Selphie felt tired and decided she would just go back to sleep and thank Fujin later for staying with her. Later that night Selphie and Fujin were woken up by Matron walking into the room. They both looked at her a little confused as to why they would be there.
"Hi ladies, I just wanted to check up on Selphie, I didn't mean to wake you two up." She said .
"I'm fine thank you Matron, how is Zell doing?" Selphie said not realizing Fujin could have told her the same. But Matron answered anyway.
"He's doing ok, he feels a little guilty about what happened. You understand. And besides you don't hold anything against him do you Selphie?"
Selphie shook her head, "No of course not. It was a freak accident. But, I've never seen him like that before he just wouldn't let it go. I wonder why?" She asked looking at Fujin. She shook her head. "Don't know..he won't.talk to ..me about it."
Matron jumped in. "I think I may be able to answer that." She said pulling up a chair. Fujin and Selphie both looked at her intently.
"When Zell and Selphie came to the orphanage, I looked after you both as though you were my own children. As I did with all the children that came to my orphanage. But I think Zell's memories of his parents kept him distant from everyone for a while. But this isn't the first time Zell asked me about his parents." Selphie and Fujin sat up from their seats. Giving Matron their undivided attention. " The first time he woke up in the middle of the night and came to me thinking I was his mother. But I didn't think that would be right of me so I told him what happened to them. At least from what the social worker told me. I couldn't and still can't imagine the pain he must have felt. For a child to lose his parents and then his very memory of them. He began to cry as I held him. And then a few years later right before he was adopted, He started having the same dream again. He forgotten or rather I think his mind blocked it out." She sighed heavily. "To see the fire in him be blown out like that over and over again. I sometimes think he was cursed to relive that moment some many times. Hyne, he would beg me as he cried in my arms. "Make it untrue, make it all untrue." He would say. I may not be a sorceress anymore. And I know I was never that powerful. But I'll tell you this, and I never even told this to Cid. But if I had the power, I would have."
"So you think if he finds out for himself he'll finally be able to put it behind him?" Selphie asked.
"That's what I think, I think he feels he'll be able fill a void in himself if he finds them. And anyone that might be related to him. Well.I've kept you two up long enough. I'll see you two in the morning. It's good to know your ok Selphie." And with that Matron left the two
Selphie turned to Fujin, "Hey, you wanna come with me and Zell to find our what happened to his parents?"
Fujin smiled at her. "Sure."
Selphie started bouncing up and down on her bed. "Ok yippee! This is going to be fun."
Fujin looked at her wondering if she was going to make it through this. I mean being around Zell was one thing, but having Selphie's super hyper ness all the time? She didn't really know what to think. Now that Selphie was better Fujin stood up to go to her room when Selphie called back to her.
"You sure you wanna come with us?" She asked
"Fujin nodded her head. "Yes." She answered.
"Okies then." Selphie replied back then tucked herself and closed her eyes. The next morning was going to be the beginning of something wild.
A/N. Well how did you like the chapter. I can't thank those of you who have reviewed my story enough and for those of you who haven't. It would mean a lot to me if you did since it's the reviews that inspire me to write more. So don't be shy and click the little button on the bottom left. :D