To The Last Rose
A/N: Sorry I haven't been updated lately. ;_; Just... my computer totally screwed up and then a miracle came along and saved it. ;D Anyway. So yeah. Now, I have no idea what I'm going to be writing, so whatever comes out is going to be a surprise to both my readers (you) and me! :O yes... a surprise. We'll see what happens. .;
*** Ch. 6 - Orange Rose ***
Selphie blinked at the darkness as realization slowly sunk into her mind. Sitting in a dark room, on her bed, with a guy's arms around her, and no one else around to supervise... was wrong. Especially with a girl her age! Not like she was exceptionally young or anything, but still. She had an innocence to uphold!
"Erm... Zell?" she turned her head slightly to catch his attention, only getting an 'mmf?' in response. At least she knew he was listening. There was a slight ruffling of the sheets before she pried herself from his embrace and turned to face him.
He smiled at her and stood, holding his hand out to her. "Let's go for a walk, hm?"
Selphie's lips parted to politely refuse, but she wasn't really given a choice. He grabbed her hand and pulled her up and into him, his other arm closing around her waist to steady her. She felt her heart race in her chest as she looked up at him. What was going on here? He released her shyly and they left the room together.
The two were coming up to the Quad when Selphie tugged lightly at Zell's sleeve. "I wanna check up on the Garden Festival. Can we?" She started pulling him towards the Quad while awaiting his reply. He smiled at the girl and nodded, allowing her to pull him down the stairs and towards the stage.
Once down, Selphie smiled happily and pulled herself up onto the stage, quickly making her way off to the end to check on wires and whatnot in the back. Zell waited patiently by the side, his eyes never leaving her.
Zell slowly shook his head and tore his gaze away, leaning back on the stage with his elbows propped up on the platform. He didn't need to ask why he was always watching her now. He knew why. That didn't mean he would actually admit it to anyone, though. Just think about how much the poor boy would be teased!
He could hear it already... "Zell and Selphie, sittin' in a tree! K-I-S-S-I- N-G..." how annoying... No one had grown out of that even now. It wasn't right. He'd be seen as weak, too caring, or even worse... the name 'Chicken- Wuss' would come back to haunt him. But when he looked back over at Selphie, all his worries fell away and he didn't care about anything else but her.
Selphie felt the gaze on her back and she slowly turned around to look over at Zell. "Is something wrong? You haven't said anything since we left the room," she asked worriedly, stepping over to him and sitting down on the edge of the stage beside him.
He smiled again and shook his head. "Nothing's wrong. Sorry for worrying you, Selphie. C'mon, let's go to Balamb," he replied, his body turning and his hands resting lightly on her waist only to lift her up off the stage and gently set her down in front of him.
The blush that ran over the yellow angels cheeks was beautiful. If the world knew what Zell had in his mind, he would be shot. His hands slid away from her and back to his sides before he turned and went for the stairs with Selphie following closely behind.
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The couple stepped into Balamb and past the Garage, heading straight for Zell's home. His arm draped over her shoulder as if it were to be there for all time, a small smile planted on his lips. Selphie kept her pretty blush painted onto her cheeks, emerald gaze dropped to the pavement the entire time.
Zell gave her shoulder a light squeeze before pushing the door open to his home. "Ma! I'm home!" he called out, and just on cue, out came the motherly- plump woman from the other room, wiping her hands on her cream colored apron.
"Zell! Oh, and you brought a friend!" She smiled happily and walked over to the two, quickly pulling the surprised Selphie out of Zell's grasp. "I remember you! You came with Zell and Squall when the Galbadian soldiers put us all on house arrest. We never got to thank you for your deeds!" she laughed heartily and pulled the smaller girl into a bear hug.
"Oh!" There was a surprised look in Selphie's eyes as she stumbled into the woman then backwards when she was released. Zell reached out and caught her, holding her shoulders gently to steady her back onto her feet. Selphie laughed nervously and gave Mrs. Dincht a smile of her own. "It was no problem. I'm glad everyone's okay, now."
Ma Dincht laughed again and went to her stove. "Are you kids hungry?"
Did they look hungry? Zell shook his head and started tugging Selphie towards the door. "No, Ma. We were just coming by to visit. We aren't going to be staying long, but we'll come by and visit again, soon. I promise!"
Selphie blinked in confusion as she was tugged out of the house and onto the paved roadway. "We?" she questioned, the thought not going through her head entirely.
"Yes, we. Ma likes you, she'd be happy if you came back to see her." Zell smiled down at her then wrapped an arm around her shoulders again. "Now, c'mon." He started tugging her along again, something that she should have been doing instead.
After a bit of protesting and a small argument, Selphie had a cone of vanilla ice cream in her hands, small pink tongue protruding past pink lips to lick at the cold food. Zell smiled down at her, patting the top of her head lightly. She grumbled up at him and licked again at her ice cream.
"You didn't have to pay, Zell..." she murmured after a lick. He nodded and glanced ahead. "I know, but I wanted to. Besides, it was for you." He spoke his last sentence as if it meant the world. She blushed lightly and licked at the ice cream again. They passed by Zell's house again and the two glanced over to see Ma Dincht happily waving to them through the window.
Selphie and Zell held similar nervous smiles as they waved back, then quickly turned and continued their walk in a faster pace. In the household, Mrs. Dincht laughed and shook her head at them before going back to the stove. "Those two... they make a cute couple."
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The two re-entered Balamb Garden as Zell bit down on the bottom corner of the edible cone. Selphie hadn't wanted it, and so he took it from her and ate it. An indirect-kiss, per se. That had his heart beating rapidly at the thought.
Selphie smiled up at him and skipped ahead of him. "I'm gonna go back to my room, but I'll see you later, okay?" What was she planning? Not even she knew what she was saying. "How about... around nine-ish in the Secret Place? I want to be able to talk to you with no one else around to-... erm, just no one else, bye!" She quickly fixed herself up and ran off, trying to hide the bright blush pooling into her cheeks.
Zell stood there, mouth in mid-chew as he watched her run off. She wanted to meet him in the Secret Place. The place where students went to be after curfew. Where certain students would do certain things. As if his heart hadn't been racing fast enough, it just went into overdrive. He swallowed down the cone and glanced down at himself. Was he dressed for what he thought would go on? Probably not, but it wouldn't matter.
Selphie reached her room and shut the door softly, taking a deep breath after her short run before walking to the bed and flopping, fast first, onto the mattress. What had she been thinking? Meet him at the Secret Place... what was her dirty mind doing? She sighed into the covers and turned over to stare up at the ceiling, the back of her right hand falling onto her forehead.
There was a pause and she sat up in her bed. Her thin brows knitted together and her lips turned downward in a frown as she tried to think about it. Why did she want to meet him in the Secret Place? And at night, even? She shook her head and stood up, walking over to the mirror and staring at her reflection, which did nothing more but stare back at her.
Her outfit, she didn't approve of her outfit. With a defeated sigh she trudged to her closet and pushed open the doors, glaring at her clothes. Nothing good. Another sigh and she stalked to her bed to just fall back onto it. Her clothing would have to do. Now all she had was to wait for the time to come.
Her eyes shut and all she could see was Zell; smiling, laughing, talking, and holding her. Soon she found herself fantasizing about it. There they stood in the Secret Place, the forest far below them and the two so close. His arm came around her waist at first, then he turned and wrapped his other arm around her shoulders, pulling her into a tight hug. She would gasp in surprise and he would pull back from the hug, only to lean towards her. She'd lean towards him, eyes closing and-
Selphie immediately shot up in the bed, her hands by her legs and her eyes wide. "Oh my god! I'm in love with Zell!"
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A/N: I'm SO sorry it took so long! ;_; forgive me..? I really didn't mean for it to take so long... one more chapter and this fic will be over, though. It may be sad for you, but it's a rejoicing for me. I never realized how hard it was to keep up with a fanfic. Okay, one more chapter. Sorry again. This one's short and it took forever to get up. ::bows over and over again:: Please forgive me!!
~o.wa.ri
A/N: Sorry I haven't been updated lately. ;_; Just... my computer totally screwed up and then a miracle came along and saved it. ;D Anyway. So yeah. Now, I have no idea what I'm going to be writing, so whatever comes out is going to be a surprise to both my readers (you) and me! :O yes... a surprise. We'll see what happens. .;
*** Ch. 6 - Orange Rose ***
Selphie blinked at the darkness as realization slowly sunk into her mind. Sitting in a dark room, on her bed, with a guy's arms around her, and no one else around to supervise... was wrong. Especially with a girl her age! Not like she was exceptionally young or anything, but still. She had an innocence to uphold!
"Erm... Zell?" she turned her head slightly to catch his attention, only getting an 'mmf?' in response. At least she knew he was listening. There was a slight ruffling of the sheets before she pried herself from his embrace and turned to face him.
He smiled at her and stood, holding his hand out to her. "Let's go for a walk, hm?"
Selphie's lips parted to politely refuse, but she wasn't really given a choice. He grabbed her hand and pulled her up and into him, his other arm closing around her waist to steady her. She felt her heart race in her chest as she looked up at him. What was going on here? He released her shyly and they left the room together.
The two were coming up to the Quad when Selphie tugged lightly at Zell's sleeve. "I wanna check up on the Garden Festival. Can we?" She started pulling him towards the Quad while awaiting his reply. He smiled at the girl and nodded, allowing her to pull him down the stairs and towards the stage.
Once down, Selphie smiled happily and pulled herself up onto the stage, quickly making her way off to the end to check on wires and whatnot in the back. Zell waited patiently by the side, his eyes never leaving her.
Zell slowly shook his head and tore his gaze away, leaning back on the stage with his elbows propped up on the platform. He didn't need to ask why he was always watching her now. He knew why. That didn't mean he would actually admit it to anyone, though. Just think about how much the poor boy would be teased!
He could hear it already... "Zell and Selphie, sittin' in a tree! K-I-S-S-I- N-G..." how annoying... No one had grown out of that even now. It wasn't right. He'd be seen as weak, too caring, or even worse... the name 'Chicken- Wuss' would come back to haunt him. But when he looked back over at Selphie, all his worries fell away and he didn't care about anything else but her.
Selphie felt the gaze on her back and she slowly turned around to look over at Zell. "Is something wrong? You haven't said anything since we left the room," she asked worriedly, stepping over to him and sitting down on the edge of the stage beside him.
He smiled again and shook his head. "Nothing's wrong. Sorry for worrying you, Selphie. C'mon, let's go to Balamb," he replied, his body turning and his hands resting lightly on her waist only to lift her up off the stage and gently set her down in front of him.
The blush that ran over the yellow angels cheeks was beautiful. If the world knew what Zell had in his mind, he would be shot. His hands slid away from her and back to his sides before he turned and went for the stairs with Selphie following closely behind.
***~***
The couple stepped into Balamb and past the Garage, heading straight for Zell's home. His arm draped over her shoulder as if it were to be there for all time, a small smile planted on his lips. Selphie kept her pretty blush painted onto her cheeks, emerald gaze dropped to the pavement the entire time.
Zell gave her shoulder a light squeeze before pushing the door open to his home. "Ma! I'm home!" he called out, and just on cue, out came the motherly- plump woman from the other room, wiping her hands on her cream colored apron.
"Zell! Oh, and you brought a friend!" She smiled happily and walked over to the two, quickly pulling the surprised Selphie out of Zell's grasp. "I remember you! You came with Zell and Squall when the Galbadian soldiers put us all on house arrest. We never got to thank you for your deeds!" she laughed heartily and pulled the smaller girl into a bear hug.
"Oh!" There was a surprised look in Selphie's eyes as she stumbled into the woman then backwards when she was released. Zell reached out and caught her, holding her shoulders gently to steady her back onto her feet. Selphie laughed nervously and gave Mrs. Dincht a smile of her own. "It was no problem. I'm glad everyone's okay, now."
Ma Dincht laughed again and went to her stove. "Are you kids hungry?"
Did they look hungry? Zell shook his head and started tugging Selphie towards the door. "No, Ma. We were just coming by to visit. We aren't going to be staying long, but we'll come by and visit again, soon. I promise!"
Selphie blinked in confusion as she was tugged out of the house and onto the paved roadway. "We?" she questioned, the thought not going through her head entirely.
"Yes, we. Ma likes you, she'd be happy if you came back to see her." Zell smiled down at her then wrapped an arm around her shoulders again. "Now, c'mon." He started tugging her along again, something that she should have been doing instead.
After a bit of protesting and a small argument, Selphie had a cone of vanilla ice cream in her hands, small pink tongue protruding past pink lips to lick at the cold food. Zell smiled down at her, patting the top of her head lightly. She grumbled up at him and licked again at her ice cream.
"You didn't have to pay, Zell..." she murmured after a lick. He nodded and glanced ahead. "I know, but I wanted to. Besides, it was for you." He spoke his last sentence as if it meant the world. She blushed lightly and licked at the ice cream again. They passed by Zell's house again and the two glanced over to see Ma Dincht happily waving to them through the window.
Selphie and Zell held similar nervous smiles as they waved back, then quickly turned and continued their walk in a faster pace. In the household, Mrs. Dincht laughed and shook her head at them before going back to the stove. "Those two... they make a cute couple."
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The two re-entered Balamb Garden as Zell bit down on the bottom corner of the edible cone. Selphie hadn't wanted it, and so he took it from her and ate it. An indirect-kiss, per se. That had his heart beating rapidly at the thought.
Selphie smiled up at him and skipped ahead of him. "I'm gonna go back to my room, but I'll see you later, okay?" What was she planning? Not even she knew what she was saying. "How about... around nine-ish in the Secret Place? I want to be able to talk to you with no one else around to-... erm, just no one else, bye!" She quickly fixed herself up and ran off, trying to hide the bright blush pooling into her cheeks.
Zell stood there, mouth in mid-chew as he watched her run off. She wanted to meet him in the Secret Place. The place where students went to be after curfew. Where certain students would do certain things. As if his heart hadn't been racing fast enough, it just went into overdrive. He swallowed down the cone and glanced down at himself. Was he dressed for what he thought would go on? Probably not, but it wouldn't matter.
Selphie reached her room and shut the door softly, taking a deep breath after her short run before walking to the bed and flopping, fast first, onto the mattress. What had she been thinking? Meet him at the Secret Place... what was her dirty mind doing? She sighed into the covers and turned over to stare up at the ceiling, the back of her right hand falling onto her forehead.
There was a pause and she sat up in her bed. Her thin brows knitted together and her lips turned downward in a frown as she tried to think about it. Why did she want to meet him in the Secret Place? And at night, even? She shook her head and stood up, walking over to the mirror and staring at her reflection, which did nothing more but stare back at her.
Her outfit, she didn't approve of her outfit. With a defeated sigh she trudged to her closet and pushed open the doors, glaring at her clothes. Nothing good. Another sigh and she stalked to her bed to just fall back onto it. Her clothing would have to do. Now all she had was to wait for the time to come.
Her eyes shut and all she could see was Zell; smiling, laughing, talking, and holding her. Soon she found herself fantasizing about it. There they stood in the Secret Place, the forest far below them and the two so close. His arm came around her waist at first, then he turned and wrapped his other arm around her shoulders, pulling her into a tight hug. She would gasp in surprise and he would pull back from the hug, only to lean towards her. She'd lean towards him, eyes closing and-
Selphie immediately shot up in the bed, her hands by her legs and her eyes wide. "Oh my god! I'm in love with Zell!"
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A/N: I'm SO sorry it took so long! ;_; forgive me..? I really didn't mean for it to take so long... one more chapter and this fic will be over, though. It may be sad for you, but it's a rejoicing for me. I never realized how hard it was to keep up with a fanfic. Okay, one more chapter. Sorry again. This one's short and it took forever to get up. ::bows over and over again:: Please forgive me!!
~o.wa.ri
