Collision Factor
Part Two
Disclaimer: I don't own Dr. Pepper. All I own in this is Yolei. Don't steal her!
Balamb Garden - SeeD Lounge, Noon-ish
Hours had passed since the unfortunate, or perhaps fortunate, accident in the hallway, and Yolei's meeting with her Homeroom teacher had gone rather well, although her head was still spinning. However, Zell hadn't fared as well. Having missed part of a very important SeeD meeting meant being assigned to Instructor duty in the SeeD test later on, which was the absolute last thing the blonde fighter wanted, or needed. The decision had been made over two hours ago, and Zell was still depressed about it as he lay on one of the Lounge's many sofas and sipping a Dr. Pepper, tapping his foot.
Suddenly the glass door swung open, and Seifer sauntered in, swaggering about like he owned the place as usual. Zell didn't even bother to tell the intruder that he wasn't allowed or wanted in the SeeD Lounge, mostly because of sheer fear. True, the younger blonde had more authority and say in things than more than a few people at Garden, but he didn't really want to use his authority near Seifer and get his ass kicked into next year for it!
"Yo, Dincht. What squad you in charge of?"
"....." Zell wasn't really willing to answer, for fear that he might accidentally say the wrong thing, and thus have his rear kicked ahead in time. This made Seifer glare at him.
"Answer me, Chicken-wuss. What fucking squad are you in charge of!?" He grabbed Zell by the collar, threatening to give him a well-deserved (in his mind anyway) punch in the face.
"......B."
"Shit..." The tall blonde muttered to himself, and swaggered right back out the door.
Zell couldn't help but grin at Seifer, who obviously didn't realize that only actual Instructors could deduct marks from Exam participants. This wouldn't be so bad after all...
The afternoon passed quickly after that. Soon the time for the SeeD recruits to take their exam had arrived. Naturally, all the hopefuls had arrived promptly in the front hall. Except for one.
A certain blonde chick was late. Again. After nearly ten minutes, Cid had an announcement made.
"Would Yolei Alcher PLEASE report to the front hall immediately!"
"Oh -shit!- Late again.. Not good.." Something told the girl that being late for the biggest exam she would ever take wasn't exactly a good thing. Not willing to be any later, Yolei just grabbed her Garden uniform top, which she had already declared annoying, and tied it about her waist. She smirked, really pleased with herself for sidestepping Garden's strict dress code. From what she had heard, tying part of one's uniform around the waist didn't qualify as "defacing". Satisfied with her new "look", Yolei sprinted from her room down to the Hall.
Time waited for noone, and she was fairly sure the Instructors wouldn't either.
She just hoped they wouldn't notice..Wait, they already had. A knot of fear had tied up in her stomach, growing huge by the time she passed the last fish fountain. Already students were leaving, heading for the large vessels parked outside of Garden. She tried to follow, but was stopped abruptly.
"Hey! Yolei! Wait a minute!" The voice,which she recognized instantly, almost made her heart stop. She didn't dare turn to look at him, for fear that he just may notice the slightest hint of a blush on her cheeks. The fact that she was blushing confused the shit out of her.
It just didn't make sense.
Zell Dincht was older. He was a SeeD, her superior.
But he was so cute!
Cute or not, it still didn't make sense. They had just met!
She turned to face him, arching a pale eyebrow.
"Yeah?"
"You're in Squad B, with me."
"I..am?"
"Yup! You're lucky too." The blonde boy had a wide smirk on his face.
"I..am? Why?"
"I'm nice to trainees. Especially the ones I'm in charge of." The smile widened, and so did poor Yolei's eyes. "Somethin' wrong?"
The moment he asked, she began to wonder if Zell Dincht was a mind reader. She didn't want to show her true thoughts yet, mostly because she herself didn't understand them yet. So, she shook her head.
"Nah. Just nervous, I guess." Yolei smiled, shrugging it off as if her nerves were nothing.
"Nothing wrong with bein' nervous. It's your first real battle, right?"
"Yeah." She felt her smile fade as her nerves gave her a kick in the stomach. He noticed this, and quirked his head.
"Well, don't let it get to you." He put his hand on her shoulder, making any blush that was starting to form become ridiculously obvious. "Just stay focused and you'll be fine." Zell grinned again. If he noticed the deep red of her cheeks, or the fact that her heart was pounding like a bass drum, he didn't show it, just squeezed her shoulder. "Oh, and remember, I'm lookin' out for ya. Okay?"
"O..Okay." In reality, she was anything but okay. How could she stay focused when he was watching out for her if she was sent into a confused blushing frenzy when he innocently touched her shoulder? She would try. She had to try her hardest to pass this exam, and wasn't about to let such a trivial thing as what felt like a developing major crush interfere with her success. Zell lifted his hand from Yolei's shoulder, and began walking to the gate. Having no other options, she followed him timidly, eyes watching his shadow and nothing else. She didn't dare look at him, afraid that she'd lose what little focus she had.
If she could just last long enough to pass, she would be fine...
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End part 2!
Well, wasn't that interesting? Part 3's prolly gonna take a while for me to write, but it's all good.
And to everyone who calls Yolei a freaky bitch...She says thank you.
Part Two
Disclaimer: I don't own Dr. Pepper. All I own in this is Yolei. Don't steal her!
Balamb Garden - SeeD Lounge, Noon-ish
Hours had passed since the unfortunate, or perhaps fortunate, accident in the hallway, and Yolei's meeting with her Homeroom teacher had gone rather well, although her head was still spinning. However, Zell hadn't fared as well. Having missed part of a very important SeeD meeting meant being assigned to Instructor duty in the SeeD test later on, which was the absolute last thing the blonde fighter wanted, or needed. The decision had been made over two hours ago, and Zell was still depressed about it as he lay on one of the Lounge's many sofas and sipping a Dr. Pepper, tapping his foot.
Suddenly the glass door swung open, and Seifer sauntered in, swaggering about like he owned the place as usual. Zell didn't even bother to tell the intruder that he wasn't allowed or wanted in the SeeD Lounge, mostly because of sheer fear. True, the younger blonde had more authority and say in things than more than a few people at Garden, but he didn't really want to use his authority near Seifer and get his ass kicked into next year for it!
"Yo, Dincht. What squad you in charge of?"
"....." Zell wasn't really willing to answer, for fear that he might accidentally say the wrong thing, and thus have his rear kicked ahead in time. This made Seifer glare at him.
"Answer me, Chicken-wuss. What fucking squad are you in charge of!?" He grabbed Zell by the collar, threatening to give him a well-deserved (in his mind anyway) punch in the face.
"......B."
"Shit..." The tall blonde muttered to himself, and swaggered right back out the door.
Zell couldn't help but grin at Seifer, who obviously didn't realize that only actual Instructors could deduct marks from Exam participants. This wouldn't be so bad after all...
The afternoon passed quickly after that. Soon the time for the SeeD recruits to take their exam had arrived. Naturally, all the hopefuls had arrived promptly in the front hall. Except for one.
A certain blonde chick was late. Again. After nearly ten minutes, Cid had an announcement made.
"Would Yolei Alcher PLEASE report to the front hall immediately!"
"Oh -shit!- Late again.. Not good.." Something told the girl that being late for the biggest exam she would ever take wasn't exactly a good thing. Not willing to be any later, Yolei just grabbed her Garden uniform top, which she had already declared annoying, and tied it about her waist. She smirked, really pleased with herself for sidestepping Garden's strict dress code. From what she had heard, tying part of one's uniform around the waist didn't qualify as "defacing". Satisfied with her new "look", Yolei sprinted from her room down to the Hall.
Time waited for noone, and she was fairly sure the Instructors wouldn't either.
She just hoped they wouldn't notice..Wait, they already had. A knot of fear had tied up in her stomach, growing huge by the time she passed the last fish fountain. Already students were leaving, heading for the large vessels parked outside of Garden. She tried to follow, but was stopped abruptly.
"Hey! Yolei! Wait a minute!" The voice,which she recognized instantly, almost made her heart stop. She didn't dare turn to look at him, for fear that he just may notice the slightest hint of a blush on her cheeks. The fact that she was blushing confused the shit out of her.
It just didn't make sense.
Zell Dincht was older. He was a SeeD, her superior.
But he was so cute!
Cute or not, it still didn't make sense. They had just met!
She turned to face him, arching a pale eyebrow.
"Yeah?"
"You're in Squad B, with me."
"I..am?"
"Yup! You're lucky too." The blonde boy had a wide smirk on his face.
"I..am? Why?"
"I'm nice to trainees. Especially the ones I'm in charge of." The smile widened, and so did poor Yolei's eyes. "Somethin' wrong?"
The moment he asked, she began to wonder if Zell Dincht was a mind reader. She didn't want to show her true thoughts yet, mostly because she herself didn't understand them yet. So, she shook her head.
"Nah. Just nervous, I guess." Yolei smiled, shrugging it off as if her nerves were nothing.
"Nothing wrong with bein' nervous. It's your first real battle, right?"
"Yeah." She felt her smile fade as her nerves gave her a kick in the stomach. He noticed this, and quirked his head.
"Well, don't let it get to you." He put his hand on her shoulder, making any blush that was starting to form become ridiculously obvious. "Just stay focused and you'll be fine." Zell grinned again. If he noticed the deep red of her cheeks, or the fact that her heart was pounding like a bass drum, he didn't show it, just squeezed her shoulder. "Oh, and remember, I'm lookin' out for ya. Okay?"
"O..Okay." In reality, she was anything but okay. How could she stay focused when he was watching out for her if she was sent into a confused blushing frenzy when he innocently touched her shoulder? She would try. She had to try her hardest to pass this exam, and wasn't about to let such a trivial thing as what felt like a developing major crush interfere with her success. Zell lifted his hand from Yolei's shoulder, and began walking to the gate. Having no other options, she followed him timidly, eyes watching his shadow and nothing else. She didn't dare look at him, afraid that she'd lose what little focus she had.
If she could just last long enough to pass, she would be fine...
---
End part 2!
Well, wasn't that interesting? Part 3's prolly gonna take a while for me to write, but it's all good.
And to everyone who calls Yolei a freaky bitch...She says thank you.