A.N. Hey everybody, (hi Dr. Nick.) Sorry it took me so long to get this
chapter up I got a severe case of writers block and thanks to a friend I
was able to get a few ideas to help me get out this chapter. So this
chapter is dedicated to Sarah, and if anyone has any ideas as to how they
would like this story to end, feel free and encouraged to let me know.
Chapter Nine
Zell wok up in his bed again. He looked over to the left side of his bed. Every time he woke up it was like he had forgotten that he and Fujin had broken up, but when he looked over to the side of the bed that Fujin slept on only to see it empty, it would all come back to him. The first few times it happened he just dismissed it, but it was more prevalent now. He let out a big sigh and then he pulled himself out of bed. He showered and dressed himself. Then he felt like getting some breakfast. Zell looked at his clock. It was only seven thirty in the morning. The cafeteria wouldn't be open until eight. He didn't realize it but it had been several days since he had left his room. After his devastatingly public argument with Fujin he went straight to his room and broke down yet again. He was so tired of feeling weak and alone, he had just about punched out every mirror in his room; he was so sick of having to look at himself. Finally Zell decided it was time he left his room and faced the world. He grabbed his jacket off of the floor and took a deep breath as he turned the knob on his door. He made sure to keep facing the door until he locked it. Then as he took his very first step his foot got caught on something and he fell head first to the ground.
"What the?" he blurted out.
He looked down and saw a familiar silver haired girl rubbing her head.
"Idiot." She said as she stood up and straightened herself out.
Zell picked himself up, "What are you doing here Fujin?" he asked while attempting to tower over her head.
Fujin picked a piece of lint off of her shirt. "Following...you." She said.
Sell had a confused look on his face. "What, you're stalking me now?"
Fujin nodded her head. "Until...you take...me back."
Zell shook his head as he started walking towards the cafeteria. "This is ridiculous."
But as he started walking he noticed Fujin was right next to him walking rather proudly as though she couldn't be more satisfied with herself. He tried walking faster but she kept up with him, even when he walked through the students and took corners to try and lose her. She would always be right next to him whenever he turned around. He was tired of being polite now.
"Fujin, go away." He said.
But Fujin just replied, "Not until...you take...me back."
"Do you really think you can just follow me every where I go?" He asked as he rounded another corner. But when he looked back she would be right there next to him...again.
"I'm...not letting...you go." She said sternly.
"Hyne you're being stubborn." Zell said as he stepped into the exiting hallway.
Fujin let out a faint smile. "You...should talk."
They went to the cafeteria, as the entered Zell couldn't help but notice how everyone kept staring at them. "Guess word travels fast around here." He thought out loud. With Fujin to his left he bought a few dozen hotdogs, then he looked for a single booth but when he sat down Fujin had already pulled up a chair and watched as he ate. Zell didn't eat more than a few bites before he had gotten tired of Fujin sitting there just watching.
"Do you have to do that?" He asked as he dropped his hotdog.
"Do...what?" she asked raising an eyebrow.
"Just sit there and watch me eat. Its uncomfortable for me." he replied.
"Sorry." She answered back. She turned in her seat but made sure to prop one foot under that table so he'd trip on it if he tried to leave.
Once Zell saw that she wasn't looking at him anymore he ate his hotdogs in record time. Just before he got up he let out a big burp. Fujin giggled at him. Once he was done he looked under the table to see Fujin's foot there. He politely asked to remove it and then he threw his paper plate away and then put his tray away with the others. He started walking to the exit when all his friends walked in. When they noticed Fujin next to him all the girls cooed and started hugging Zell.
"You two finally got back together that's wonderful." Rinoa said as she stepped back to let Quistis and Selphie hug him.
Zell shrugged them off and started walking when Irvine got in his way. "Hey man, we haven't seen you in days but I guess we all know what you two must have been up to locked away in your room eh?" He said while nudging Zell with his elbow.
Zell stayed quiet and tried to keep walking away when Fujin jumped in. "No...he hasn't...forgiven me...yet." She exclaimed.
Every one looked at Zell, then at Fujin...then back at Zell. They didn't know what to say. The whole moment went from immensely happy to almost too embarrassing and uncomfortable to bear. Eventually Zell walked away from the group but as Fujin tired to follow him every one else got in he way.
"Then if you two aren't together why are you two hanging out?" Irvine asked.
Fujin raised her head up proud but took a second before she answered them. Everyone leaned in to hear what she was going to say. Even Squall wanted to know.
"He...hasn't forgiven...me...but I'm ...not going...to stop...following him...until he...does." She said with a faint smile.
Irvine burst out laughing. "HA! You must have the patience of a saint to put up with Zell's stubbornness."
Selphie spoke next. "Seriously, knowing Zell it might take forever before he gets over you kissing Seifer."
Squall let out a gasp. "You did what?" No one told me that! Rinoa just said that you two were working on some issues...but wow."
Fujin looked down feeling a little ashamed that they all knew now what she had done. She looked at them but realized that she didn't have to feel that way anymore. She loved Zell with all her heart, and that was all that mattered. Finally she spoke up again.
"It doesn't...matter...I...love him...and...I won't...stop till...he loves...me back."
They all commended her for doing what they thought was the impossible, and then Fujin said goodbye to every one and headed out to find Zell again.
After wondering around for a bit. She found him in the library. It was a strange thing seeing him study, but she liked it. Once he saw her he got up and headed to the door. She followed him into the main hall of the garden.
"Damnit Fujin stop following me!" He said facing her, "First I lose all my self respect and now all my friends think I'm a jerk for dumping you. I can't deal with this anymore!"
Fujin kicked his shin. "Idiot...they love...you...almost...as much...as...I do."
Zell threw his arms into the air. "That's not the point! I can't deal with you following me every where I go reminding me of what has happened these last few weeks. Stop torturing me! Get away and stay away!"
Fujin kicked his other shin. "Owe! Stop doing that!" he shouted.
"Jerk...I'm not...leaving...until you...forgive me." She said.
"Fine, you're forgiven Fujin. Now go away!" He shouted again.
"Then...kiss me." She exclaimed.
"What, no I'm not kissing you." He snapped back.
"Then...you don't...forgive me...until you...forgive me...and we're...back together...I'm not...leaving."
Zell shouted at her again. "Go away! Get out of my face!!"
She kicked his shin again. "No!"
"Stop kicking me!" He shouted as he started to rub his shin.
"Stop being...a jerk." She said.
Zell rolled his eyes, "Why do you have to be such a bi." But Fujin kicked the hand that was rubbing his shin.
"Don't be...mean."
"Don't tell me what to do!" He said in a frustrated tone. "What do you want from me?" He finally got out.
"You...know why."
"I'm not going to and I don't know what makes you think I ever will." He started again.
"You...have to...I know...you still...love me." She answered back.
"And what if I don't?" He said sitting on the ground.
This time Fujin kicked his knee. "You're...a bad...liar...I know...you ...love me...and I'm...not going...to go...away until...you...accept it."
Zell positioned himself so that he was sitting with his back against the wall. "So what happens now?"
Fujin sat down next to him. "Don't...give me...that...I know...I'm going...to keep..following you...everywhere...you go."
"Humph, we'll see." Zell shot up and started running, Fujin tried to follow him and was doing a pretty good job until she saw him go through one last door. The boys restroom.
Fujin kicked the doorframe, "Damnit!" but then she thought for a little while and went in. As she walked in a few students gave her strange looks. Before long they cleared out. When she got to the stalls she looked for Zell's shoes. When she found him she knocked on the door.
"Occupado." He called out.
Fujin smiled as she knocked on the door again. "Nice...try."
End Of Chapter Nine. :D
Chapter Nine
Zell wok up in his bed again. He looked over to the left side of his bed. Every time he woke up it was like he had forgotten that he and Fujin had broken up, but when he looked over to the side of the bed that Fujin slept on only to see it empty, it would all come back to him. The first few times it happened he just dismissed it, but it was more prevalent now. He let out a big sigh and then he pulled himself out of bed. He showered and dressed himself. Then he felt like getting some breakfast. Zell looked at his clock. It was only seven thirty in the morning. The cafeteria wouldn't be open until eight. He didn't realize it but it had been several days since he had left his room. After his devastatingly public argument with Fujin he went straight to his room and broke down yet again. He was so tired of feeling weak and alone, he had just about punched out every mirror in his room; he was so sick of having to look at himself. Finally Zell decided it was time he left his room and faced the world. He grabbed his jacket off of the floor and took a deep breath as he turned the knob on his door. He made sure to keep facing the door until he locked it. Then as he took his very first step his foot got caught on something and he fell head first to the ground.
"What the?" he blurted out.
He looked down and saw a familiar silver haired girl rubbing her head.
"Idiot." She said as she stood up and straightened herself out.
Zell picked himself up, "What are you doing here Fujin?" he asked while attempting to tower over her head.
Fujin picked a piece of lint off of her shirt. "Following...you." She said.
Sell had a confused look on his face. "What, you're stalking me now?"
Fujin nodded her head. "Until...you take...me back."
Zell shook his head as he started walking towards the cafeteria. "This is ridiculous."
But as he started walking he noticed Fujin was right next to him walking rather proudly as though she couldn't be more satisfied with herself. He tried walking faster but she kept up with him, even when he walked through the students and took corners to try and lose her. She would always be right next to him whenever he turned around. He was tired of being polite now.
"Fujin, go away." He said.
But Fujin just replied, "Not until...you take...me back."
"Do you really think you can just follow me every where I go?" He asked as he rounded another corner. But when he looked back she would be right there next to him...again.
"I'm...not letting...you go." She said sternly.
"Hyne you're being stubborn." Zell said as he stepped into the exiting hallway.
Fujin let out a faint smile. "You...should talk."
They went to the cafeteria, as the entered Zell couldn't help but notice how everyone kept staring at them. "Guess word travels fast around here." He thought out loud. With Fujin to his left he bought a few dozen hotdogs, then he looked for a single booth but when he sat down Fujin had already pulled up a chair and watched as he ate. Zell didn't eat more than a few bites before he had gotten tired of Fujin sitting there just watching.
"Do you have to do that?" He asked as he dropped his hotdog.
"Do...what?" she asked raising an eyebrow.
"Just sit there and watch me eat. Its uncomfortable for me." he replied.
"Sorry." She answered back. She turned in her seat but made sure to prop one foot under that table so he'd trip on it if he tried to leave.
Once Zell saw that she wasn't looking at him anymore he ate his hotdogs in record time. Just before he got up he let out a big burp. Fujin giggled at him. Once he was done he looked under the table to see Fujin's foot there. He politely asked to remove it and then he threw his paper plate away and then put his tray away with the others. He started walking to the exit when all his friends walked in. When they noticed Fujin next to him all the girls cooed and started hugging Zell.
"You two finally got back together that's wonderful." Rinoa said as she stepped back to let Quistis and Selphie hug him.
Zell shrugged them off and started walking when Irvine got in his way. "Hey man, we haven't seen you in days but I guess we all know what you two must have been up to locked away in your room eh?" He said while nudging Zell with his elbow.
Zell stayed quiet and tried to keep walking away when Fujin jumped in. "No...he hasn't...forgiven me...yet." She exclaimed.
Every one looked at Zell, then at Fujin...then back at Zell. They didn't know what to say. The whole moment went from immensely happy to almost too embarrassing and uncomfortable to bear. Eventually Zell walked away from the group but as Fujin tired to follow him every one else got in he way.
"Then if you two aren't together why are you two hanging out?" Irvine asked.
Fujin raised her head up proud but took a second before she answered them. Everyone leaned in to hear what she was going to say. Even Squall wanted to know.
"He...hasn't forgiven...me...but I'm ...not going...to stop...following him...until he...does." She said with a faint smile.
Irvine burst out laughing. "HA! You must have the patience of a saint to put up with Zell's stubbornness."
Selphie spoke next. "Seriously, knowing Zell it might take forever before he gets over you kissing Seifer."
Squall let out a gasp. "You did what?" No one told me that! Rinoa just said that you two were working on some issues...but wow."
Fujin looked down feeling a little ashamed that they all knew now what she had done. She looked at them but realized that she didn't have to feel that way anymore. She loved Zell with all her heart, and that was all that mattered. Finally she spoke up again.
"It doesn't...matter...I...love him...and...I won't...stop till...he loves...me back."
They all commended her for doing what they thought was the impossible, and then Fujin said goodbye to every one and headed out to find Zell again.
After wondering around for a bit. She found him in the library. It was a strange thing seeing him study, but she liked it. Once he saw her he got up and headed to the door. She followed him into the main hall of the garden.
"Damnit Fujin stop following me!" He said facing her, "First I lose all my self respect and now all my friends think I'm a jerk for dumping you. I can't deal with this anymore!"
Fujin kicked his shin. "Idiot...they love...you...almost...as much...as...I do."
Zell threw his arms into the air. "That's not the point! I can't deal with you following me every where I go reminding me of what has happened these last few weeks. Stop torturing me! Get away and stay away!"
Fujin kicked his other shin. "Owe! Stop doing that!" he shouted.
"Jerk...I'm not...leaving...until you...forgive me." She said.
"Fine, you're forgiven Fujin. Now go away!" He shouted again.
"Then...kiss me." She exclaimed.
"What, no I'm not kissing you." He snapped back.
"Then...you don't...forgive me...until you...forgive me...and we're...back together...I'm not...leaving."
Zell shouted at her again. "Go away! Get out of my face!!"
She kicked his shin again. "No!"
"Stop kicking me!" He shouted as he started to rub his shin.
"Stop being...a jerk." She said.
Zell rolled his eyes, "Why do you have to be such a bi." But Fujin kicked the hand that was rubbing his shin.
"Don't be...mean."
"Don't tell me what to do!" He said in a frustrated tone. "What do you want from me?" He finally got out.
"You...know why."
"I'm not going to and I don't know what makes you think I ever will." He started again.
"You...have to...I know...you still...love me." She answered back.
"And what if I don't?" He said sitting on the ground.
This time Fujin kicked his knee. "You're...a bad...liar...I know...you ...love me...and I'm...not going...to go...away until...you...accept it."
Zell positioned himself so that he was sitting with his back against the wall. "So what happens now?"
Fujin sat down next to him. "Don't...give me...that...I know...I'm going...to keep..following you...everywhere...you go."
"Humph, we'll see." Zell shot up and started running, Fujin tried to follow him and was doing a pretty good job until she saw him go through one last door. The boys restroom.
Fujin kicked the doorframe, "Damnit!" but then she thought for a little while and went in. As she walked in a few students gave her strange looks. Before long they cleared out. When she got to the stalls she looked for Zell's shoes. When she found him she knocked on the door.
"Occupado." He called out.
Fujin smiled as she knocked on the door again. "Nice...try."
End Of Chapter Nine. :D