This is my first attempt at writing a fanfic…ever…so please review!!
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A few months had passed since the sorceress incident and things had gotten pretty boring at Balamb Garden. Not much to do, but sit back and relax, and that's exactly what Zell decided to do. He was perfectly content considering he hadn't taken a break in such a long time. He had calmed down somewhat, but was still his energetic self. He watched as his friends clicked into pairs, not once thinking twice about himself.
Squall and Rinoa had been talking about marriage a lot lately. Seifer and Quistis seemed to be getting pretty serious, too. Except for all their fights, of course. Selphie was back with Irvine, for the third time this month. He didn't understand why she kept getting back together with him. After all, he constantly neglected her company and obviously didn't notice how little attention he paid her.
He was so wrapped up in his thoughts, that he didn't even hear Selphie calling him from down the hall.
"Zell! Wait up!!" she yelled. This time, he heard her and turned around. His usual smile covered his face as he gave her a friendly wave.
"What's up, Selphie?" he wondered what was so important. She bent down and panted a bit, desperately trying to catch her breath.
"I wanted to talk to you about this year's Garden Festival! We've raised a lot of money, so we can do a lot more than last year! Isn't it exciting?!" she said, beaming from ear to ear. He couldn't help but smile at her cheeriness. "I needed to ask your opinion. We've already decided to do another concert this year, but hire real musicians this time, but I think we should do something else. What do you think?" her head cocked to the side and her forehead lifted itself into a look of sheer interest.
Zell thought a moment, and then smirked. "You should have someone write a play and you could have Garden students perform it. I think it'd be a big hit!" Zell chuckled because Selphie's face lit up instantaneously.
"What a great idea, Zell!!" she squealed, throwing her arms around him. "Thank you soooooooo much!! I'm going to start working on this right now! Oh, I wonder what the play will be about? I can't wait! I'll see you later, Zell!" She ran off in the direction of the Quad.
Zell continued on his way to the training center. He was glad to help Selphie because she had always brightened his day. Then again, her sunny smiles could brighten anyone's day. He smirked again as he wondered who she would cast in the play. 'Maybe Squall!' He laughed. He decided to push those thoughts into the back of his mind for now. The boredom had gotten to him, and he just had to fight something, and T-Rexaur was just the thing he needed to get rid of that feeling.
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Selphie ran all the way to the Quad. She was so excited that she could barely contain her emotions when she told everyone the play idea. The Garden Festival committee members were almost as excited as she was, but then again, she was Selphie. No one has, or at least shouldn't have, as much emotion as she does.
"So you guys like it, too?" She smiled. "Yay! I'm so happy! We can really get to work on the Festival now, and I'm sure it'll be better than last year." She thought about last year. How horrible the "band" was. It was a lot of fun though. All the pretty lights, and being with her friends. She giggled. 'Squall didn't seem to like it as much as we did.'
"Hey, Selphie? Who's going to write the script?" asked one of her committee friends. She thought about it. 'Who would be good at writing a script? Squall? Not enough emotion. Rinoa? Maybe, but I don't think it would be serious enough. Quistis? Too serious. Seifer? Nah, I don't think he would do it anyways. Me? No way…I couldn't write a script. Irvy? It would be a huge cast of scantily clad women and he would be the star. I don't think so. Zell? Hmm…maybe he'd be willing to do it. I think he would be perfect!'
"Zell Dincht," she announced, "if I can get him to do it, that is." The others nodded that it was a good choice. She smiled and decided to go find him right away.
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Zell had defeated 15 Grats, and 2 T-Rexaurs when he decided he had had enough for one day. 'Where should I go now? I think I'll go to the secret place. No one goes there during the daytime.' he thought to himself. He walked around to the back of the Training Center. "Yep, just as I thought, completely empty." he smiled to himself and started his usual habit of shadow boxing.
Meanwhile, Selphie ran down the main hallway looking for him. Finally, someone that said that they saw him a little while ago in the Training Center. She went inside. She was really hoping not to get into any battles because she stopped junctioning any GF's after the sorceress issue was resolved.
"Uh-oh," she whispered to herself as she crept inside, "a sleeping T-Rexaur. Maybe if I'm quiet enough it won't wa…" The T-Rexaur let out a ferocious roar as it woke up and Selphie jumped and started screaming. Not the brightest thing to do, because it only drew the T-Rexaur's attention to her. Not knowing what else to do at the moment, she turned around and ran…right into a tree. She was dizzy for a second, but when her head stopped spinning, she noticed the beast coming straight towards her. She screamed as loud as she could, and tried to move out of the way, but she was too slow. The T-Rexaur knocked over a branch and it fell on her leg. She was conveniently trapped and helpless.
Zell, upon hearing the roar and the screams, decided to go see what was going on. At first, he didn't see anyone. Then he noticed a familiar yellow jumper.
"Selphie?!" he yelled to her. A moan was all the response he got back. He cast sleep on the monster, and switched between trying to help Selphie, keep the T-Rexaur asleep, and trying to finish it off. Finally, he managed to kill the T-Rexaur and move the tree branch off of the injured girl.
"Selphie, are you alright??" he looked so concerned. Well, who wouldn't be concerned about such an innocent girl?
"Th…thank…y..you…Z..e..l..l…" she said, barely above a whisper. She couldn't stay conscious any longer, and passed out. Zell picked her up, being careful not to further injure her leg, and carried her to the infirmary.
"Hello, Zell. What happened to Selphie?" Dr. Kadowaki asked him with a puzzled look.
"I'm guessing she was looking for me in the Training Center. She ran into a T-Rexaur completely unequipped. She was stuck under a tree branch, but luckily I was in the secret area and wondered what the screams and roars were. So, I beat up that monster AND moved the branch!" he seemed excited about his defeat, but the look in his eyes showed that he really was worried about her.
Dr. Kadowaki examined her. "She'll be alright. I think I'll keep her here overnight. You should come back to see her in a few hours, I'm sure she'll be awake by then. If she was looking for you, it must've been important." Zell looked relieved.
"Thank you! I'll do just that!" he said as he smiled and left the infirmary.
He started thinking and let out a big yawn. 'Wow, guess I didn't notice how tired I really was. Think I'll go to sleep for a while.' He went towards the dorms, yawning the whole way.
He opened the door to his dorm and went into his cluttered room, shut the door behind him, and just collapsed on his bed. He quickly fell into a deep sleep.
Fighting can really take a lot out of you.
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It's really short, I know…but I had to set it up. Please review!! It'll get better, I promise!!
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A few months had passed since the sorceress incident and things had gotten pretty boring at Balamb Garden. Not much to do, but sit back and relax, and that's exactly what Zell decided to do. He was perfectly content considering he hadn't taken a break in such a long time. He had calmed down somewhat, but was still his energetic self. He watched as his friends clicked into pairs, not once thinking twice about himself.
Squall and Rinoa had been talking about marriage a lot lately. Seifer and Quistis seemed to be getting pretty serious, too. Except for all their fights, of course. Selphie was back with Irvine, for the third time this month. He didn't understand why she kept getting back together with him. After all, he constantly neglected her company and obviously didn't notice how little attention he paid her.
He was so wrapped up in his thoughts, that he didn't even hear Selphie calling him from down the hall.
"Zell! Wait up!!" she yelled. This time, he heard her and turned around. His usual smile covered his face as he gave her a friendly wave.
"What's up, Selphie?" he wondered what was so important. She bent down and panted a bit, desperately trying to catch her breath.
"I wanted to talk to you about this year's Garden Festival! We've raised a lot of money, so we can do a lot more than last year! Isn't it exciting?!" she said, beaming from ear to ear. He couldn't help but smile at her cheeriness. "I needed to ask your opinion. We've already decided to do another concert this year, but hire real musicians this time, but I think we should do something else. What do you think?" her head cocked to the side and her forehead lifted itself into a look of sheer interest.
Zell thought a moment, and then smirked. "You should have someone write a play and you could have Garden students perform it. I think it'd be a big hit!" Zell chuckled because Selphie's face lit up instantaneously.
"What a great idea, Zell!!" she squealed, throwing her arms around him. "Thank you soooooooo much!! I'm going to start working on this right now! Oh, I wonder what the play will be about? I can't wait! I'll see you later, Zell!" She ran off in the direction of the Quad.
Zell continued on his way to the training center. He was glad to help Selphie because she had always brightened his day. Then again, her sunny smiles could brighten anyone's day. He smirked again as he wondered who she would cast in the play. 'Maybe Squall!' He laughed. He decided to push those thoughts into the back of his mind for now. The boredom had gotten to him, and he just had to fight something, and T-Rexaur was just the thing he needed to get rid of that feeling.
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Selphie ran all the way to the Quad. She was so excited that she could barely contain her emotions when she told everyone the play idea. The Garden Festival committee members were almost as excited as she was, but then again, she was Selphie. No one has, or at least shouldn't have, as much emotion as she does.
"So you guys like it, too?" She smiled. "Yay! I'm so happy! We can really get to work on the Festival now, and I'm sure it'll be better than last year." She thought about last year. How horrible the "band" was. It was a lot of fun though. All the pretty lights, and being with her friends. She giggled. 'Squall didn't seem to like it as much as we did.'
"Hey, Selphie? Who's going to write the script?" asked one of her committee friends. She thought about it. 'Who would be good at writing a script? Squall? Not enough emotion. Rinoa? Maybe, but I don't think it would be serious enough. Quistis? Too serious. Seifer? Nah, I don't think he would do it anyways. Me? No way…I couldn't write a script. Irvy? It would be a huge cast of scantily clad women and he would be the star. I don't think so. Zell? Hmm…maybe he'd be willing to do it. I think he would be perfect!'
"Zell Dincht," she announced, "if I can get him to do it, that is." The others nodded that it was a good choice. She smiled and decided to go find him right away.
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Zell had defeated 15 Grats, and 2 T-Rexaurs when he decided he had had enough for one day. 'Where should I go now? I think I'll go to the secret place. No one goes there during the daytime.' he thought to himself. He walked around to the back of the Training Center. "Yep, just as I thought, completely empty." he smiled to himself and started his usual habit of shadow boxing.
Meanwhile, Selphie ran down the main hallway looking for him. Finally, someone that said that they saw him a little while ago in the Training Center. She went inside. She was really hoping not to get into any battles because she stopped junctioning any GF's after the sorceress issue was resolved.
"Uh-oh," she whispered to herself as she crept inside, "a sleeping T-Rexaur. Maybe if I'm quiet enough it won't wa…" The T-Rexaur let out a ferocious roar as it woke up and Selphie jumped and started screaming. Not the brightest thing to do, because it only drew the T-Rexaur's attention to her. Not knowing what else to do at the moment, she turned around and ran…right into a tree. She was dizzy for a second, but when her head stopped spinning, she noticed the beast coming straight towards her. She screamed as loud as she could, and tried to move out of the way, but she was too slow. The T-Rexaur knocked over a branch and it fell on her leg. She was conveniently trapped and helpless.
Zell, upon hearing the roar and the screams, decided to go see what was going on. At first, he didn't see anyone. Then he noticed a familiar yellow jumper.
"Selphie?!" he yelled to her. A moan was all the response he got back. He cast sleep on the monster, and switched between trying to help Selphie, keep the T-Rexaur asleep, and trying to finish it off. Finally, he managed to kill the T-Rexaur and move the tree branch off of the injured girl.
"Selphie, are you alright??" he looked so concerned. Well, who wouldn't be concerned about such an innocent girl?
"Th…thank…y..you…Z..e..l..l…" she said, barely above a whisper. She couldn't stay conscious any longer, and passed out. Zell picked her up, being careful not to further injure her leg, and carried her to the infirmary.
"Hello, Zell. What happened to Selphie?" Dr. Kadowaki asked him with a puzzled look.
"I'm guessing she was looking for me in the Training Center. She ran into a T-Rexaur completely unequipped. She was stuck under a tree branch, but luckily I was in the secret area and wondered what the screams and roars were. So, I beat up that monster AND moved the branch!" he seemed excited about his defeat, but the look in his eyes showed that he really was worried about her.
Dr. Kadowaki examined her. "She'll be alright. I think I'll keep her here overnight. You should come back to see her in a few hours, I'm sure she'll be awake by then. If she was looking for you, it must've been important." Zell looked relieved.
"Thank you! I'll do just that!" he said as he smiled and left the infirmary.
He started thinking and let out a big yawn. 'Wow, guess I didn't notice how tired I really was. Think I'll go to sleep for a while.' He went towards the dorms, yawning the whole way.
He opened the door to his dorm and went into his cluttered room, shut the door behind him, and just collapsed on his bed. He quickly fell into a deep sleep.
Fighting can really take a lot out of you.
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It's really short, I know…but I had to set it up. Please review!! It'll get better, I promise!!