CHAPTER 3! Yay! Sorry I took so long, but I've been really busy. Hope you like it!
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Zell smiled as he looked over his first draft of Act I. "That only took three hours…hope it's alright." he sighed. He stood up and stretched. "Think I'll go for a walk…maybe I'll run into someone who wants to read it…" He left his dorm room and walked down the Garden hallway.
Staring at the floor as he walked, he started thinking about the play. He heard a voice that shook him from his thoughts. He looked up to see Rinoa smiling and calling for him from down the hall. She ran over to him.
"Why the long face, Zell? You alright?" He didn't really answer, but instead just made a slight moaning noise. "I can't help you if you don't talk to me. You look so sad. What's wrong?" she asked, cocking her head to the side.
"I…don't know…" Zell responded. "I'm confused."
"Let's take a walk, okay?" Rinoa more or less told him. They walked down the hall silently for a moment. She decided to break the silence. "SO, what's on your mind?"
"…Selphie…" he whispered. She merely nodded.
"Well, you have been spending a lot of time with her lately…" They sat down on a bench near the library.
"Hey, Rinoa?" he said softly.
"Hm?"
"Would you like to read what I have so far for the play?" he asked, holding out his notebook. She smiled, taking the notebook and opening it. She read it with a smile plastered on her face.
She whispered in his ear, "You like her a lot, don't you?" He sighed heavily and nodded.
"I…can't help it…I always have…" he sighed again.
"Zell, you've gotta cheer up. You're supposed to be happy! And plus, I heard about what Irvine did, you've gotta keep Selphie happy, too. How 'bout this, I go talk to Selphie…and you talk to Irvine, to find out if he really does love her…okay?" Zell nodded and stood up. Rinoa stood up and handed him his notebook. He started walking away, but she stopped him. "Hey! What did I just get through telling you? Cheer up! Be happy!" she smiled. "See ya later!" She walked off in the direction of the infirmary.
'I don't feel like talking to Irvine right now…maybe I should go beat up some Grats first…' he thought as he walked towards the Training Center.
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Rinoa walked into the infirmary. Dr. Kadowaki was finally back in her office, and Rinoa asked where Selphie was. She pointed her to Selphie's room.
"Selphie? Are you awake?" she asked, peering into her room.
"Hiya, Rinoa! Did you come to visit me?" asked a very awake Selphie.
"Of course I did," she said, pulling up a chair. "So how are you feeling today?"
"I'm doing alright, how are you?"
"I'm great, as usual. Hey, I heard about what Irvine did…are you okay?" Selphie flinched at the mention of his name… 'he still loves me…' she thought.
"Y…yeah…I'm…okay…I guess…" she said frowning. Rinoa could tell she wasn't. "Zell's supposed to go talk to him for me…ya know, just to make sure that he still…loves me…"
"I'm sure he does Selphie. But I still think you could do a lot better than him. Granted he's a total hottie, but he can be a real jerk. If I were you, I would forget about him and find another man."
"Maybe you're right…" she said, sighing. "But what guy here isn't taken?"
"Hmm…the only one I can think of off the top of my head is Zell." Rinoa said smiling. Selphie thought about it.
"Ya know…Zell would probably make a good boyfriend…but isn't he with the library girl? But…I still love my Irvy…" said Selphie, pouting slightly. "I don't like being so confused!"
"Well, I think you should talk to both Irvine and Zell about this…ya know, see what they think. It'd probably help you with your confusion."
"Yeah, I'll do that. Have you seen Zell?"
"Yep, I talked to him before I came to see you. Oh, and he had Act I of the play done…it's really good…I think you'll like it a lot." Selphie squealed.
"I knew he was the right choice!!" she said, smiling all the while. Rinoa giggled.
"I'm gonna go now, okay? You feel better, Selphie. I'll see ya later! Buh-bye!"
"Bye bye, Rinoa. Thanks for keeping me company!"
Rinoa walked out of the infirmary. 'Maybe Selphie and Zell will get together after all…' she giggled.
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Zell was in the Training Center venting his confusion on Grats. He heard gunshots from the other side and went to see who it was. 'Damn…it's Irvine…maybe if I leave quietly, he won't see me…' he thought as he turned around and started walking away.
"Hey! Zell!!" called Irvine.
"Hey…Irvine." he said. 'Damn! I didn't wanna talk to him right now!'
"Tryin' to run away from me, eh?" he said walking over to Zell.
"Nah," he said scratching the back of his head, "didn't wanna disturb you. Looked like you were concentrating pretty hard."
"So what're you doin' here?"
"Just trying to get something off my mind. Oh yeah! I forgot!" he said completely changing the subject. "I wanted to ask you something."
"Shoot." he said, smirking.
"Do you really love Selphie?" Zell asked in all sincerity. Irvine sat down on a nearby rock and sighed.
"Here's the thing…I love her…but I'm not IN love with her…she's like a sister to me." He sighed again. "I just can't bring myself to tell her…I know it'd break her heart."
"But you've hurt her so many times before! Wouldn't it be better just to tell her and stop hurting her??"
"I guess a part of me doesn't want to let her go…but the other part already has…which is why I flirt with other women. It's not that I'm trying to hurt her…it's just that…I can't help it."
"I think you should go talk to her. I don't want you to hurt her anymore. Do you have any idea what it's like to have her come to your door in the middle of the night sobbing because her boyfriend did something stupid? Do you?!" Zell was getting mad now. 'I gotta calm down…but he pisses me off!' He sighed. "I'm sorry, I get carried away."
"I understand…I think it would be best if we just broke it off now." he said, standing up. "I want you to come, too. Incase she starts crying. I'm not good at comforting her when I'm so confused inside."
"Alright, I'll come with you. Let's go." They walked out of the Training Center. 'This is not gonna be fun.' thought Zell.
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"Hi, Zell. Hi, Irvine. Coming to see Selphie? You know where she is." said the smiling Dr. Kadowaki. They both smiled as they walked into her room.
"Hiya, Zell! Hi, Irvy!" said a very perky Selphie.
"…Hi, Selphie." said a not-so-happy Irvine.
"Hey, Selphie…we gotta talk."
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Sorry it's so short…this is my shortest chapter…but I thought it was a good place to stop! PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!
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Zell smiled as he looked over his first draft of Act I. "That only took three hours…hope it's alright." he sighed. He stood up and stretched. "Think I'll go for a walk…maybe I'll run into someone who wants to read it…" He left his dorm room and walked down the Garden hallway.
Staring at the floor as he walked, he started thinking about the play. He heard a voice that shook him from his thoughts. He looked up to see Rinoa smiling and calling for him from down the hall. She ran over to him.
"Why the long face, Zell? You alright?" He didn't really answer, but instead just made a slight moaning noise. "I can't help you if you don't talk to me. You look so sad. What's wrong?" she asked, cocking her head to the side.
"I…don't know…" Zell responded. "I'm confused."
"Let's take a walk, okay?" Rinoa more or less told him. They walked down the hall silently for a moment. She decided to break the silence. "SO, what's on your mind?"
"…Selphie…" he whispered. She merely nodded.
"Well, you have been spending a lot of time with her lately…" They sat down on a bench near the library.
"Hey, Rinoa?" he said softly.
"Hm?"
"Would you like to read what I have so far for the play?" he asked, holding out his notebook. She smiled, taking the notebook and opening it. She read it with a smile plastered on her face.
She whispered in his ear, "You like her a lot, don't you?" He sighed heavily and nodded.
"I…can't help it…I always have…" he sighed again.
"Zell, you've gotta cheer up. You're supposed to be happy! And plus, I heard about what Irvine did, you've gotta keep Selphie happy, too. How 'bout this, I go talk to Selphie…and you talk to Irvine, to find out if he really does love her…okay?" Zell nodded and stood up. Rinoa stood up and handed him his notebook. He started walking away, but she stopped him. "Hey! What did I just get through telling you? Cheer up! Be happy!" she smiled. "See ya later!" She walked off in the direction of the infirmary.
'I don't feel like talking to Irvine right now…maybe I should go beat up some Grats first…' he thought as he walked towards the Training Center.
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Rinoa walked into the infirmary. Dr. Kadowaki was finally back in her office, and Rinoa asked where Selphie was. She pointed her to Selphie's room.
"Selphie? Are you awake?" she asked, peering into her room.
"Hiya, Rinoa! Did you come to visit me?" asked a very awake Selphie.
"Of course I did," she said, pulling up a chair. "So how are you feeling today?"
"I'm doing alright, how are you?"
"I'm great, as usual. Hey, I heard about what Irvine did…are you okay?" Selphie flinched at the mention of his name… 'he still loves me…' she thought.
"Y…yeah…I'm…okay…I guess…" she said frowning. Rinoa could tell she wasn't. "Zell's supposed to go talk to him for me…ya know, just to make sure that he still…loves me…"
"I'm sure he does Selphie. But I still think you could do a lot better than him. Granted he's a total hottie, but he can be a real jerk. If I were you, I would forget about him and find another man."
"Maybe you're right…" she said, sighing. "But what guy here isn't taken?"
"Hmm…the only one I can think of off the top of my head is Zell." Rinoa said smiling. Selphie thought about it.
"Ya know…Zell would probably make a good boyfriend…but isn't he with the library girl? But…I still love my Irvy…" said Selphie, pouting slightly. "I don't like being so confused!"
"Well, I think you should talk to both Irvine and Zell about this…ya know, see what they think. It'd probably help you with your confusion."
"Yeah, I'll do that. Have you seen Zell?"
"Yep, I talked to him before I came to see you. Oh, and he had Act I of the play done…it's really good…I think you'll like it a lot." Selphie squealed.
"I knew he was the right choice!!" she said, smiling all the while. Rinoa giggled.
"I'm gonna go now, okay? You feel better, Selphie. I'll see ya later! Buh-bye!"
"Bye bye, Rinoa. Thanks for keeping me company!"
Rinoa walked out of the infirmary. 'Maybe Selphie and Zell will get together after all…' she giggled.
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Zell was in the Training Center venting his confusion on Grats. He heard gunshots from the other side and went to see who it was. 'Damn…it's Irvine…maybe if I leave quietly, he won't see me…' he thought as he turned around and started walking away.
"Hey! Zell!!" called Irvine.
"Hey…Irvine." he said. 'Damn! I didn't wanna talk to him right now!'
"Tryin' to run away from me, eh?" he said walking over to Zell.
"Nah," he said scratching the back of his head, "didn't wanna disturb you. Looked like you were concentrating pretty hard."
"So what're you doin' here?"
"Just trying to get something off my mind. Oh yeah! I forgot!" he said completely changing the subject. "I wanted to ask you something."
"Shoot." he said, smirking.
"Do you really love Selphie?" Zell asked in all sincerity. Irvine sat down on a nearby rock and sighed.
"Here's the thing…I love her…but I'm not IN love with her…she's like a sister to me." He sighed again. "I just can't bring myself to tell her…I know it'd break her heart."
"But you've hurt her so many times before! Wouldn't it be better just to tell her and stop hurting her??"
"I guess a part of me doesn't want to let her go…but the other part already has…which is why I flirt with other women. It's not that I'm trying to hurt her…it's just that…I can't help it."
"I think you should go talk to her. I don't want you to hurt her anymore. Do you have any idea what it's like to have her come to your door in the middle of the night sobbing because her boyfriend did something stupid? Do you?!" Zell was getting mad now. 'I gotta calm down…but he pisses me off!' He sighed. "I'm sorry, I get carried away."
"I understand…I think it would be best if we just broke it off now." he said, standing up. "I want you to come, too. Incase she starts crying. I'm not good at comforting her when I'm so confused inside."
"Alright, I'll come with you. Let's go." They walked out of the Training Center. 'This is not gonna be fun.' thought Zell.
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"Hi, Zell. Hi, Irvine. Coming to see Selphie? You know where she is." said the smiling Dr. Kadowaki. They both smiled as they walked into her room.
"Hiya, Zell! Hi, Irvy!" said a very perky Selphie.
"…Hi, Selphie." said a not-so-happy Irvine.
"Hey, Selphie…we gotta talk."
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Sorry it's so short…this is my shortest chapter…but I thought it was a good place to stop! PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!