Nothing Else Matters
So close no matter how far, Couldn't be much more from the heart. Forever trust in who we are, Ain't nothing else matters.
Metallica, Nothing Else Matters
They sat in the cafeteria, opposite one another in an awkward silence, gazing into each other's eyes.
'So. how?' Zell asked breaking the silence.
'I was born like this.' Jade replied.
'You're parents couldn't cope so they abandoned you?' he said without thinking.
'I don't know. I never met them. I've beem at Garden for as long as I can remember.' She replied softly.
'Oh? I haven't seen you around.' Zell said.
'I used to be at Trabia, kept in a kind of isolation until Headmaster Cid demanded I was to be transferred here for some kind of normal life.' She explained.
'Must've been tough huh?' Zell said softly.
'What about you?' Jade asked.
'Me? Well I was raised in an orphanage with Quistis, Squall and the others until I was adopted by the Dincts and forgot about it as I joined Garden.' Zell told her.
'So you didn't know your real parents either?' Jade asked.
'No, but I was lucky to get a great new family.' He replied 'I guess that's why you got Quistis.' He added.
'Huh?' Jade asked puzzled.
'As Instructor. Quistis had it tough when she was young so she'd be able to understand pretty well.' He explained.
'Oh right. yeah she's great.' Jade said softly looking down at her gloved hands.
'At least now I know why you fight so well.' Zell said to her also looking at her hands wanting to reach out for them.
'How do you mean?' Jade asked rubbing her hands together nervously.
'All the control you have over your passions, having to hold back from your desires, it all comes out in combat right?' he answered.
She looked up at him. 'How did you know?' she gasped.
Zell grinned. 'Well I'm kind of the same. I'm passionate in combat though I don't have much control over myself elsewhere as you may have noticed.' He told her.
'Hmm' she said smiling. 'So what about when it comes to girls?' she teased.
Zell blushed 'Ah well no girl could put up with me. besides I don't know how I could cope with Ma's reaction.' He said mumbling.
Jade laughed. 'I'm sure she'd be happy.' She told him.
'Yeah happy to get out all my kiddy pictures and embarrass me!' Zell said chuckling.
Jade laughed even more. 'Sounds like I should meet her then.' She said softly.
Zell blinked in surprised but didn't say anything in reply.
'What's that?' Jade asked as a little beeping sound suddenly went off.
'Dammit.' Zell muttered looking at his wrist. 'I got a class. Do you fancy meeting up later?' he asked her.
'Sure.' She replied smiling as he got up to go.
Zell's mind wasn't up to teaching, so he set the class up into sparring pairs allowing his mind to think freely as wandered between the students, making any corrective comments if required. Finally class was over and Zell was able to go and sort out something to do with Jade that night.
Jade lay on her bed, gazing up at the ceiling but not really seeing. All the visions were inside her head and she didn't want them to stop.
'Why am I to be cursed like this? Why can't I feel loved like everyone else?' she thought bitterly as she still couldn't stop thinking of Zell. She could feel herself slowly losing control and a part of her wanted it so much but her rational side knew what would happen if she did, and she didn't want to kill Zell, with his energy, his passion, his direct friendliness and his fit body.
'I've so got to stop thinking about that!' she mused to herself.
'I wonder where Zell will take me tonight?' she thought to herself trying to figure out what kind of thing Zell would see as a first date.
'Ah Zell.' Headmaster Cid said looking up from his desk. 'Do you have a problem?' he asked.
'I wanted to talk to you about Jade Feyr.' Zell said sitting at the desk.
Cid's face paled. 'Has something happened?' he said his voice wavering.
'What, like someone being suddenly poisoned? No.' Zell said with slight sarcastic ness.
'So you know of her condition then?' Cid replied.
'Yeah but how is it possible?' Zell asked.
'She's a poison elemental, one of a kind. We have no idea how she came to be that way.' Cid told him. 'So finally fell in love Zell? Edea would be happy to hear that.' Cid added amiably.
Zell blushed. 'Yeah I like her but what can I do? I can't get too close to her..' he admitted.
'Well I'm sure you'll work something out Zell, you're a lot smarter than you let on. However I'd rather you didn't let on about Jade to other students. She was isolated enough in Trabia. I won't have it here.' Cid said as Zell went to leave.
That night Zell knocked on Jade's door dressed less casually than usual but not going so far as to wear his SeeD uniform.
'You look good.' He said to Jade as she opened the door in her casual clothes.
She blushed slightly and replied 'So what do you have in mind?'
'Well I couldn't plan anything too special but how does a walk along the beach sound?' he said grinning.
It was a while later as they walked down the beach, waves crashing beside them and Zell slipped his hand into Jade's gloved one drawing her in.
'Sorry it's not much fun.' He told her.
'It's okay, I'm happy being here. It's not often I go to the beach.' She told him.
'Jade.' Zell said softly.
'Hmm?' Jade murmured, turning towards him.
'I have to do something but don't blame yourself if it goes wrong.' He told her.
'Huh?' she said confused.
Then Zell moved closer slipping his arms around her waist and kissed her softly. Jade froze at the touch unable to push away but then as she realised Zell was still there, still standing, their lips touching, her control broke down and she melted into him, kissing back passionately.
A moment later they broke away, Jade looking up into Zell's blue eyes.
'How?' she asked amazed.
'Junction.' Zell said gazing back at her.
'What?' Jade replied.
'I junctioned poison to my status defence. Therefore any contact with poison is negated.' Zell replied smiling.
'But they said in Trabia it wouldn't work like that for me!' she told him.
'Why not? Because you're a person and elements wouldn't work the same? I figured it was worth the risk to find out.' He told her still holding her tight.
'Well I'm glad you did.' She said smiling, wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him again.
So close no matter how far, Couldn't be much more from the heart. Forever trust in who we are, Ain't nothing else matters.
Metallica, Nothing Else Matters
They sat in the cafeteria, opposite one another in an awkward silence, gazing into each other's eyes.
'So. how?' Zell asked breaking the silence.
'I was born like this.' Jade replied.
'You're parents couldn't cope so they abandoned you?' he said without thinking.
'I don't know. I never met them. I've beem at Garden for as long as I can remember.' She replied softly.
'Oh? I haven't seen you around.' Zell said.
'I used to be at Trabia, kept in a kind of isolation until Headmaster Cid demanded I was to be transferred here for some kind of normal life.' She explained.
'Must've been tough huh?' Zell said softly.
'What about you?' Jade asked.
'Me? Well I was raised in an orphanage with Quistis, Squall and the others until I was adopted by the Dincts and forgot about it as I joined Garden.' Zell told her.
'So you didn't know your real parents either?' Jade asked.
'No, but I was lucky to get a great new family.' He replied 'I guess that's why you got Quistis.' He added.
'Huh?' Jade asked puzzled.
'As Instructor. Quistis had it tough when she was young so she'd be able to understand pretty well.' He explained.
'Oh right. yeah she's great.' Jade said softly looking down at her gloved hands.
'At least now I know why you fight so well.' Zell said to her also looking at her hands wanting to reach out for them.
'How do you mean?' Jade asked rubbing her hands together nervously.
'All the control you have over your passions, having to hold back from your desires, it all comes out in combat right?' he answered.
She looked up at him. 'How did you know?' she gasped.
Zell grinned. 'Well I'm kind of the same. I'm passionate in combat though I don't have much control over myself elsewhere as you may have noticed.' He told her.
'Hmm' she said smiling. 'So what about when it comes to girls?' she teased.
Zell blushed 'Ah well no girl could put up with me. besides I don't know how I could cope with Ma's reaction.' He said mumbling.
Jade laughed. 'I'm sure she'd be happy.' She told him.
'Yeah happy to get out all my kiddy pictures and embarrass me!' Zell said chuckling.
Jade laughed even more. 'Sounds like I should meet her then.' She said softly.
Zell blinked in surprised but didn't say anything in reply.
'What's that?' Jade asked as a little beeping sound suddenly went off.
'Dammit.' Zell muttered looking at his wrist. 'I got a class. Do you fancy meeting up later?' he asked her.
'Sure.' She replied smiling as he got up to go.
Zell's mind wasn't up to teaching, so he set the class up into sparring pairs allowing his mind to think freely as wandered between the students, making any corrective comments if required. Finally class was over and Zell was able to go and sort out something to do with Jade that night.
Jade lay on her bed, gazing up at the ceiling but not really seeing. All the visions were inside her head and she didn't want them to stop.
'Why am I to be cursed like this? Why can't I feel loved like everyone else?' she thought bitterly as she still couldn't stop thinking of Zell. She could feel herself slowly losing control and a part of her wanted it so much but her rational side knew what would happen if she did, and she didn't want to kill Zell, with his energy, his passion, his direct friendliness and his fit body.
'I've so got to stop thinking about that!' she mused to herself.
'I wonder where Zell will take me tonight?' she thought to herself trying to figure out what kind of thing Zell would see as a first date.
'Ah Zell.' Headmaster Cid said looking up from his desk. 'Do you have a problem?' he asked.
'I wanted to talk to you about Jade Feyr.' Zell said sitting at the desk.
Cid's face paled. 'Has something happened?' he said his voice wavering.
'What, like someone being suddenly poisoned? No.' Zell said with slight sarcastic ness.
'So you know of her condition then?' Cid replied.
'Yeah but how is it possible?' Zell asked.
'She's a poison elemental, one of a kind. We have no idea how she came to be that way.' Cid told him. 'So finally fell in love Zell? Edea would be happy to hear that.' Cid added amiably.
Zell blushed. 'Yeah I like her but what can I do? I can't get too close to her..' he admitted.
'Well I'm sure you'll work something out Zell, you're a lot smarter than you let on. However I'd rather you didn't let on about Jade to other students. She was isolated enough in Trabia. I won't have it here.' Cid said as Zell went to leave.
That night Zell knocked on Jade's door dressed less casually than usual but not going so far as to wear his SeeD uniform.
'You look good.' He said to Jade as she opened the door in her casual clothes.
She blushed slightly and replied 'So what do you have in mind?'
'Well I couldn't plan anything too special but how does a walk along the beach sound?' he said grinning.
It was a while later as they walked down the beach, waves crashing beside them and Zell slipped his hand into Jade's gloved one drawing her in.
'Sorry it's not much fun.' He told her.
'It's okay, I'm happy being here. It's not often I go to the beach.' She told him.
'Jade.' Zell said softly.
'Hmm?' Jade murmured, turning towards him.
'I have to do something but don't blame yourself if it goes wrong.' He told her.
'Huh?' she said confused.
Then Zell moved closer slipping his arms around her waist and kissed her softly. Jade froze at the touch unable to push away but then as she realised Zell was still there, still standing, their lips touching, her control broke down and she melted into him, kissing back passionately.
A moment later they broke away, Jade looking up into Zell's blue eyes.
'How?' she asked amazed.
'Junction.' Zell said gazing back at her.
'What?' Jade replied.
'I junctioned poison to my status defence. Therefore any contact with poison is negated.' Zell replied smiling.
'But they said in Trabia it wouldn't work like that for me!' she told him.
'Why not? Because you're a person and elements wouldn't work the same? I figured it was worth the risk to find out.' He told her still holding her tight.
'Well I'm glad you did.' She said smiling, wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him again.