Been a while hasn't it? Sorry about that but if it's of any
consolation it was because I was helping out Dinchtbaby write
the final chapter to Melted Ice Queen. So if you haven't checked
out yet do yourself a favor and read and review it. But enough
about me lets get on with the story.
Fujin woke up that morning in her dorm, the events of the previous night were running around her head. Part of her still couldn't believe what she heard, the impossible sadness of Zell's childhood was ten times anything she ever suffered. All she wanted to do right now was hold him, tell him every thing was going to be ok and that she would help him find out what happened to his parents. She finished dressing herself and headed towards her door when she heard someone knocking on it. She hated using her voice when she didn't have to so instead of telling who ever it was to go away she decided to see who it was.
She slowly opened the door and saw a tall blonde figure in front of her. It was Seifer. Fujin was a little surprised to see him since they usually talked in front of the cafeteria just before Zell and the others arrived.
"Hey, I'm sorry for just barging in like that but I need to talk to you." He said
Seifer never said he was sorry about anything. So this must have been important. She looked over at the clock and saw she had a bit of a while before she would go see Zell, so she walked over and sat down on the edge of her bed so busy thinking about what Seifer had to say that she forgot to close her door.
"What...is it?" She asked looking directly at him.
"We've known each other for a long time now, and although I didn't always treat you like it, you really are my best friend. When we got kicked out of Balamb Garden you stuck by me and held me up when I couldn't stand on my own. That really meant a lot to me and well I guess you just really don't know what you have until it's gone." He said, but during the whole statement he made he didn't once make eye contact with Fujin. And she didn't know what point he was trying to make other than that maybe he missed not having her around as much anymore.
"And?.." she replied.
"And," he started again, "I realize now that the reason I've missed you so much is because I love you." Those few words blew Fujin's eye open. She never had any idea that he felt this way. Although at one point long ago she had always hoped. For now she stood there with her eye shot open and mouth hanging. What do you tell someone you've wanted to love all your life that you can't be with them the same way they do. And this was Seifer, he never ever opened up like this. She thought. Finally Seifer broke the silence.
"Come away with me." he proposed. "Some where far away where we can be happy and alone. You know you've always wanted this, you can't tell me you haven't." he said.
"But..I'm...With Zell." she said back quietly as she looked down at the floor.
"You can't possibly tell me that you feel the same way for him as you did for me. Those feelings never go away. C'mon you and I were meant to be together. This is our chance to finally have what we always wanted..each other." He replied.
Then he pulled her in close to him and bent down to kiss her. Although she was with Zell, Fujin always wondered what would happen if Seifer ever got over himself and did want to be with her. She had never really known happiness until she was with Zell, but part of her knew that she would always love Seifer too even if it were for only a little while.
Zell was walking down the hallway towards Fujin's dorm. Like always with a bit of a cocky strut he bounced his way through the hallways thinking about what Selphie just told him. That girl was unbelievable. He thought. First she nearly tackles him when he goes to visit her in the infirmary and then she tells him that she can't wait until they get going and find out what happened to their parents. How the hell does she always find the energy to cheer every body up? He asked himself. The questions burned in his head like a giant torch until he saw Fujin's door. He slowed his walk when he realized that her door was open. He took a deep breath and rushed into the room ready for whatever had happened or rather, was happening. Quickly the very breath he just inhaled was blown right out of him as he saw his world collapse in front of his eyes.
Fujin felt Zell's presence and looked to see him looking as though he had been shot, or worse defeated. Seeing him look at her with such hurt in his eyes almost ripped her into a thousand pieces. She never thought she would ever see him look at her that way. She couldn't bear it. But it was too late. Zell had already left the room in tears with only to leave Fujin and Seifer standing with pale faces.
The morning was cold but Zell didn't care. He ran out of Balamb Garden and headed into the planes in front of him, tears in his eyes and fists tightly clenched he kept running as fast as his legs could carry him. He didn't even realize it had started to rain. Into the nearby woods he ran punching his way through thorns and anything living or dead that got in his way. He just had to keep running. Finally he reached a cliff and stood there praying to all the gods that his torment would just end there. But it didn't. He pounded his fist into the muddy ground over and over again hoping the pain in his hands would over shadow the one in his heart. And slowly he stopped pounding his fists and brought his hands to his face and cried, he couldn't even feel the warmth of his tears as they rolled off his cheeks. So there he stayed on his knees and cried.
"Oh Hyne just kill me now..just..let me die." Said in between sobs and then cried again.
Fujin woke up that morning in her dorm, the events of the previous night were running around her head. Part of her still couldn't believe what she heard, the impossible sadness of Zell's childhood was ten times anything she ever suffered. All she wanted to do right now was hold him, tell him every thing was going to be ok and that she would help him find out what happened to his parents. She finished dressing herself and headed towards her door when she heard someone knocking on it. She hated using her voice when she didn't have to so instead of telling who ever it was to go away she decided to see who it was.
She slowly opened the door and saw a tall blonde figure in front of her. It was Seifer. Fujin was a little surprised to see him since they usually talked in front of the cafeteria just before Zell and the others arrived.
"Hey, I'm sorry for just barging in like that but I need to talk to you." He said
Seifer never said he was sorry about anything. So this must have been important. She looked over at the clock and saw she had a bit of a while before she would go see Zell, so she walked over and sat down on the edge of her bed so busy thinking about what Seifer had to say that she forgot to close her door.
"What...is it?" She asked looking directly at him.
"We've known each other for a long time now, and although I didn't always treat you like it, you really are my best friend. When we got kicked out of Balamb Garden you stuck by me and held me up when I couldn't stand on my own. That really meant a lot to me and well I guess you just really don't know what you have until it's gone." He said, but during the whole statement he made he didn't once make eye contact with Fujin. And she didn't know what point he was trying to make other than that maybe he missed not having her around as much anymore.
"And?.." she replied.
"And," he started again, "I realize now that the reason I've missed you so much is because I love you." Those few words blew Fujin's eye open. She never had any idea that he felt this way. Although at one point long ago she had always hoped. For now she stood there with her eye shot open and mouth hanging. What do you tell someone you've wanted to love all your life that you can't be with them the same way they do. And this was Seifer, he never ever opened up like this. She thought. Finally Seifer broke the silence.
"Come away with me." he proposed. "Some where far away where we can be happy and alone. You know you've always wanted this, you can't tell me you haven't." he said.
"But..I'm...With Zell." she said back quietly as she looked down at the floor.
"You can't possibly tell me that you feel the same way for him as you did for me. Those feelings never go away. C'mon you and I were meant to be together. This is our chance to finally have what we always wanted..each other." He replied.
Then he pulled her in close to him and bent down to kiss her. Although she was with Zell, Fujin always wondered what would happen if Seifer ever got over himself and did want to be with her. She had never really known happiness until she was with Zell, but part of her knew that she would always love Seifer too even if it were for only a little while.
Zell was walking down the hallway towards Fujin's dorm. Like always with a bit of a cocky strut he bounced his way through the hallways thinking about what Selphie just told him. That girl was unbelievable. He thought. First she nearly tackles him when he goes to visit her in the infirmary and then she tells him that she can't wait until they get going and find out what happened to their parents. How the hell does she always find the energy to cheer every body up? He asked himself. The questions burned in his head like a giant torch until he saw Fujin's door. He slowed his walk when he realized that her door was open. He took a deep breath and rushed into the room ready for whatever had happened or rather, was happening. Quickly the very breath he just inhaled was blown right out of him as he saw his world collapse in front of his eyes.
Fujin felt Zell's presence and looked to see him looking as though he had been shot, or worse defeated. Seeing him look at her with such hurt in his eyes almost ripped her into a thousand pieces. She never thought she would ever see him look at her that way. She couldn't bear it. But it was too late. Zell had already left the room in tears with only to leave Fujin and Seifer standing with pale faces.
The morning was cold but Zell didn't care. He ran out of Balamb Garden and headed into the planes in front of him, tears in his eyes and fists tightly clenched he kept running as fast as his legs could carry him. He didn't even realize it had started to rain. Into the nearby woods he ran punching his way through thorns and anything living or dead that got in his way. He just had to keep running. Finally he reached a cliff and stood there praying to all the gods that his torment would just end there. But it didn't. He pounded his fist into the muddy ground over and over again hoping the pain in his hands would over shadow the one in his heart. And slowly he stopped pounding his fists and brought his hands to his face and cried, he couldn't even feel the warmth of his tears as they rolled off his cheeks. So there he stayed on his knees and cried.
"Oh Hyne just kill me now..just..let me die." Said in between sobs and then cried again.