Woo. It's been waaaaay too long since I've updated this. No excuses, just sheer laziness! I think I'm more inspired to write now though. Maybe I'll actually finish this fanfic.
Either way - PLEASE REVIEW!!! Reviews make me happy! And when I'm happy, I write. See? It's a circle! So review! Okay. Enough talking - on to the story!!
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"What's wrong, Irvine? You look upset…" asked a very concerned Selphie. Irvine gulped, knowing how hard this would be.
"Selphie," he began, "I need to tell you something…" He looked into her eyes and they told him to continue. "I want you to know that I am not in love with you…you're more like a sister to me than anything…which is why I'm breaking up with you…I can't keep on hurting you like this…I'm sorry…" he said as he looked down at the floor. Selphie was completely silent. She laid there just staring at nothing at all. A lone tear rolled down her cheek. Irvine brushed it off with his finger and said, "I'm really sorry…please…just try to understand…"
Selphie just nodded. She couldn't look at Irvine. She just wanted to be alone. 'Even though he's hurt me so many times…' she thought, 'I still love him for all the times he's been there for me…'
"We'll leave you alone, Selph," said Irvine as he dragged Zell out with him.
Selphie let the tears come. Not caring anymore if anyone saw her so upset. 'I don't know what I'm going to do now…but maybe this will be for the better…' she thought. She laughed at that thought. 'Ha! How could losing Irvine be to my benefit? …but maybe Rinoa was right…I do need to find someone else…' She tried to calm down before drifting off to sleep.
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Out in the hall, Irvine was dealing just about as well as Selphie was, minus the crying.
"It's okay, Irvine. You can have any woman you want, AND still keep your brother-sister relationship with Selphie. It'll just take some mending, that's all." said Zell, trying to cheer up Irvine.
"I suppose you're right…but…I am going to miss the closeness we had…but I'll try hard to fix it!" he said, stomping his foot on the floor for emphasis.
"Good. That's the spirit. Hey, I think I'm gonna go to the cafeteria, you wanna come?"
"Sure, got nothin' better to do." said the semi-depressed cowboy.
"Well, let's hurry! What are you waiting for? There might be some hot dogs left!!" said Zell running towards the cafeteria. Irvine just decided to walk.
Zell got in line as soon as he got through the door. 'Man! This line is long!' he thought. A few minutes later, Irvine walked in. He was staring at the floor. He looked up for a second, just to find Zell. He walked over and stood by him.
"You okay, Irvine?" Zell asked him. Irvine looked up at him and shook his head.
"I think I'm gonna go lie down…see ya later…" said Irvine as he turned and left.
"This might take longer than I thought…" Zell mumbled to himself. He suddenly jumped and turned around. Rinoa was standing behind him smiling.
"Hello, Jumpy," she said grinning, "talking to yourself? Maybe you need a vacation."
"Very funny…" he said, rolling his eyes. "And I was just thinking out loud…that's all."
"If that's what you wanna call it…" she smiled at him. "But now you've got me curious…what's gonna take longer than you thought?" she asked, tilting her head to the side.
"Selphie and Irvine…they're both really upset…" he said.
"Oh…I'm sure they can work things out…but yeah…that's gonna take quite a while to fix completely…" she said. Zell sighed. "Don't tell me you're upset, too…"
"I just feel bad for Selphie, that's all…I mean it really came out of nowhere…"
"Irvine didn't deserve her…he abused her so many times…I think she'd be much happier with someone else…" she said, elbowing Zell in the ribs. He looked at the floor.
"I doubt she thinks of me in that way…" he said.
"Never know…" Rinoa said, winking. "She needs someone to help her with this anyways…why not see if anything happens? And if it doesn't, you can still be friends…" Zell thought a moment, then nodded.
"It's worth a shot, I guess."
"That's the spirit!" Rinoa smiled.
The line they were waiting in had shrunk considerably since Zell got there.
"Gee…I wonder what Zell's gonna get to eat…probably a salad…" Rinoa joked.
"Very funny…" Zell said as he stepped up to order. "Do you still have hot dogs left?" he asked the cafeteria lady.
"Yep. We have…twelve left. Would you like some?"
"Hmm…I'll take all of 'em." he said, smiling his trademark smile.
"Now I know why we increased our hot dog inventory…" said the cafeteria lady smiling widely. "Enjoy, Zell." she said as she handed him his hot dogs.
He sat down at a near-by table and began eating his hotdogs. A moment later Rinoa came over and sat down across from him.
"Well, well, well…look who got a salad…" he smirked.
"Well, well, well," she mocked, "look who got twelve hot dogs…"
They ate in silence for a while until Rinoa noticed that Zell had stopped eating, and was just staring at his hot dogs.
"Okay…now I KNOW something is wrong when Zell stops eating hot dogs. What's on your mind?"
"I don't know…I think I should go check on Selphie…" he said. Rinoa gasped as Zell got up and walked away from his remaining eight hot dogs.
"Wow…now there's something you don't see everyday…" she said to herself.
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Zell sighed as he walked towards the infirmary. 'Why can't I get her out of my head?' he thought, sighing again. 'I guess things just developed so gradually that I didn't even notice…' he thought as he walked into the infirmary. Dr. Kadowaki wasn't at her desk, so he just walked into Selphie's room.
Zell sat down on a stool next to her bed. 'She looks so peaceful when she's sleeping…' he thought. Before he knew it, Zell had fallen asleep, too.
A few hours later Selphie awoke to find Zell asleep on the stool beside her. 'I wonder how long he's been here…' she thought. Selphie sat up in bed and just looked at Zell. She let out a small giggle. 'He's so cute when he's sleeping! I just want to wrap my arms around him and never let go…wait, where did that thought come from?' A now confused Selphie decided that she should try waking Zell up, which was easier said than done.
She tried calling his name a few times, but to no avail. Then a simply brilliant idea popped into her head. She picked up a half-full glass of water off the night-stand next to her bed and threw the water square in Zell's face. He woke up confused and quite startled.
"Huh?? Hey!! What was that for?" growled Zell. Apparently he wasn't a morning person. Selphie just giggled.
"Awww…you're even cute when you're mad!" she said.
"I…I am? Wait, that's not the point! Why'd you get me all wet? Look! You even messed up my hair!!" he said, growling again.
"I'm sowwy," pouted Selphie, "it's just that I woke up, and I wanted someone to talk to. That's all."
"Hey, no pouting allowed," he said, smiling. She smiled back. "So whatcha wanna talk about?" he inquired.
"Well, nothing in particular really. I just need to talk about something to get Irvine off my mind. Umm…so how's the play coming?" she said, trying her best not to be sad again.
"Pretty good. I'm not even close to being finished, but I think I know where I'm going with it." he said, smiling again.
"Ooh! What's it about?" she said, getting excited.
He shook his finger at her and whispered, "I can't tell you…it's a surprise!"
"Awww…you're no fun!" she pouted.
"Don't worry, you'll like it. Trust me!" he said. "Hey, I know what we can do. We need to work on your walking again."
"Okay. My leg's much better than before." she said as she turned and put her legs over the side of the bed. Zell sat down next to her and put his arm around her waist. Selphie instinctively put her arm around his shoulder.
"Ready? One…Two…Three!" Zell said as they stood up together. "Good. Make sure you stay balanced." They slowly walked around the room. "You're doing a lot better today. Don't strain yourself. I don't want you getting hurt."
"Told you my leg felt better. I won't get hurt, I'm strong!" she said, smiling. They walked out to Dr. Kadowaki's desk. Selphie let out a small moan and stopped moving. "Okay. Ow. It hurts now." Zell carefully picked her up and carried her back into her room and laid her down on the bed.
"You need to sleep so you can get your strength up," he said, "otherwise you'll never get better."
"Are you leaving now?" she said, looking slightly hurt and disappointed.
"Did you want me to stay?" he said. 'Why is my heart beating so fast?' he wondered.
"Yea, I do. If you don't mind that is." she said as she looked almost as if she was begging him to stay. He pulled the blankets up over her.
"You just want me to sit here while you sleep?" he asked, sort of confused by her request.
"Um…actually, I want you to sleep with me. It's hard to get to sleep when I'm in pain. So maybe having you hold me would be enough comfort so that I can sleep well." she said, as her cheeks turned pink.
"Well sure, I mean if it will make you feel better." said Zell as he climbed into bed next to her. Selphie positioned herself so her head was on his chest. He put his arms around her.
"You alright?" she asked, looking up at him.
"Yea…it's just that I've never done anything like this before." he sighed, looking down at the girl on his chest.
"Don't worry about it. Just relax." she said. She sighed. 'I have to do it. Maybe he'll return it, maybe not. But I have to find out.' Unexpectedly Selphie sat up. She scooted up towards the head of the bed.
"What's wrong? Are you alright?" asked a concerned Zell. She said nothing, but instead leaned down and kissed him. As their lips were pressed together, a million thoughts ran through both of their heads. Selphie broke the kiss after a few seconds, which felt like countless hours. Her face was bright red, as was his. Neither of them said anything, until Selphie broke the silence.
"I'm…I'm sorry…We can just prete-" she was cut off as Zell sat up and kissed her. This time was more passionate than the last. She kissed him back. He broke the kiss and gazed into her eyes.
"I don't want to pretend. If you do, I understand. Selphie, I like you. A lot. I suppose that I always have, but just never realized it before. If you don't like me back, I understand that, too." he said seriously.
"Zell. I realize now that just because I was with Irvine all this time, didn't mean that I don't notice how much you care about me. I mean you've always looked out for me and you've always been there for me. I think part of me just took that for granted, and I'm sorry. But I've been thinking about whether or not I like you as more than a friend, and I do." she said, as she leaned over and gently kissed him.
Nothing more was said between them. There was nothing more to say. Selphie went back to laying on Zell's chest. They drifted off to sleep in each others arms, with smiles on their faces. All seemed peaceful and understood, for now. All was quiet, except for the sound of footsteps from the infirmary quickly fading back into nothingness. Unknown to them, someone had just witnessed everything thing that went on.
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Hehe. Yay! Chapter 4!
Okay, so I really will try and update more often. I promise! But only if I get reviews!! I really appreciate all the reviews I've gotten! I like knowing people read my fanfic!
Either way - PLEASE REVIEW!!! Reviews make me happy! And when I'm happy, I write. See? It's a circle! So review! Okay. Enough talking - on to the story!!
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"What's wrong, Irvine? You look upset…" asked a very concerned Selphie. Irvine gulped, knowing how hard this would be.
"Selphie," he began, "I need to tell you something…" He looked into her eyes and they told him to continue. "I want you to know that I am not in love with you…you're more like a sister to me than anything…which is why I'm breaking up with you…I can't keep on hurting you like this…I'm sorry…" he said as he looked down at the floor. Selphie was completely silent. She laid there just staring at nothing at all. A lone tear rolled down her cheek. Irvine brushed it off with his finger and said, "I'm really sorry…please…just try to understand…"
Selphie just nodded. She couldn't look at Irvine. She just wanted to be alone. 'Even though he's hurt me so many times…' she thought, 'I still love him for all the times he's been there for me…'
"We'll leave you alone, Selph," said Irvine as he dragged Zell out with him.
Selphie let the tears come. Not caring anymore if anyone saw her so upset. 'I don't know what I'm going to do now…but maybe this will be for the better…' she thought. She laughed at that thought. 'Ha! How could losing Irvine be to my benefit? …but maybe Rinoa was right…I do need to find someone else…' She tried to calm down before drifting off to sleep.
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Out in the hall, Irvine was dealing just about as well as Selphie was, minus the crying.
"It's okay, Irvine. You can have any woman you want, AND still keep your brother-sister relationship with Selphie. It'll just take some mending, that's all." said Zell, trying to cheer up Irvine.
"I suppose you're right…but…I am going to miss the closeness we had…but I'll try hard to fix it!" he said, stomping his foot on the floor for emphasis.
"Good. That's the spirit. Hey, I think I'm gonna go to the cafeteria, you wanna come?"
"Sure, got nothin' better to do." said the semi-depressed cowboy.
"Well, let's hurry! What are you waiting for? There might be some hot dogs left!!" said Zell running towards the cafeteria. Irvine just decided to walk.
Zell got in line as soon as he got through the door. 'Man! This line is long!' he thought. A few minutes later, Irvine walked in. He was staring at the floor. He looked up for a second, just to find Zell. He walked over and stood by him.
"You okay, Irvine?" Zell asked him. Irvine looked up at him and shook his head.
"I think I'm gonna go lie down…see ya later…" said Irvine as he turned and left.
"This might take longer than I thought…" Zell mumbled to himself. He suddenly jumped and turned around. Rinoa was standing behind him smiling.
"Hello, Jumpy," she said grinning, "talking to yourself? Maybe you need a vacation."
"Very funny…" he said, rolling his eyes. "And I was just thinking out loud…that's all."
"If that's what you wanna call it…" she smiled at him. "But now you've got me curious…what's gonna take longer than you thought?" she asked, tilting her head to the side.
"Selphie and Irvine…they're both really upset…" he said.
"Oh…I'm sure they can work things out…but yeah…that's gonna take quite a while to fix completely…" she said. Zell sighed. "Don't tell me you're upset, too…"
"I just feel bad for Selphie, that's all…I mean it really came out of nowhere…"
"Irvine didn't deserve her…he abused her so many times…I think she'd be much happier with someone else…" she said, elbowing Zell in the ribs. He looked at the floor.
"I doubt she thinks of me in that way…" he said.
"Never know…" Rinoa said, winking. "She needs someone to help her with this anyways…why not see if anything happens? And if it doesn't, you can still be friends…" Zell thought a moment, then nodded.
"It's worth a shot, I guess."
"That's the spirit!" Rinoa smiled.
The line they were waiting in had shrunk considerably since Zell got there.
"Gee…I wonder what Zell's gonna get to eat…probably a salad…" Rinoa joked.
"Very funny…" Zell said as he stepped up to order. "Do you still have hot dogs left?" he asked the cafeteria lady.
"Yep. We have…twelve left. Would you like some?"
"Hmm…I'll take all of 'em." he said, smiling his trademark smile.
"Now I know why we increased our hot dog inventory…" said the cafeteria lady smiling widely. "Enjoy, Zell." she said as she handed him his hot dogs.
He sat down at a near-by table and began eating his hotdogs. A moment later Rinoa came over and sat down across from him.
"Well, well, well…look who got a salad…" he smirked.
"Well, well, well," she mocked, "look who got twelve hot dogs…"
They ate in silence for a while until Rinoa noticed that Zell had stopped eating, and was just staring at his hot dogs.
"Okay…now I KNOW something is wrong when Zell stops eating hot dogs. What's on your mind?"
"I don't know…I think I should go check on Selphie…" he said. Rinoa gasped as Zell got up and walked away from his remaining eight hot dogs.
"Wow…now there's something you don't see everyday…" she said to herself.
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Zell sighed as he walked towards the infirmary. 'Why can't I get her out of my head?' he thought, sighing again. 'I guess things just developed so gradually that I didn't even notice…' he thought as he walked into the infirmary. Dr. Kadowaki wasn't at her desk, so he just walked into Selphie's room.
Zell sat down on a stool next to her bed. 'She looks so peaceful when she's sleeping…' he thought. Before he knew it, Zell had fallen asleep, too.
A few hours later Selphie awoke to find Zell asleep on the stool beside her. 'I wonder how long he's been here…' she thought. Selphie sat up in bed and just looked at Zell. She let out a small giggle. 'He's so cute when he's sleeping! I just want to wrap my arms around him and never let go…wait, where did that thought come from?' A now confused Selphie decided that she should try waking Zell up, which was easier said than done.
She tried calling his name a few times, but to no avail. Then a simply brilliant idea popped into her head. She picked up a half-full glass of water off the night-stand next to her bed and threw the water square in Zell's face. He woke up confused and quite startled.
"Huh?? Hey!! What was that for?" growled Zell. Apparently he wasn't a morning person. Selphie just giggled.
"Awww…you're even cute when you're mad!" she said.
"I…I am? Wait, that's not the point! Why'd you get me all wet? Look! You even messed up my hair!!" he said, growling again.
"I'm sowwy," pouted Selphie, "it's just that I woke up, and I wanted someone to talk to. That's all."
"Hey, no pouting allowed," he said, smiling. She smiled back. "So whatcha wanna talk about?" he inquired.
"Well, nothing in particular really. I just need to talk about something to get Irvine off my mind. Umm…so how's the play coming?" she said, trying her best not to be sad again.
"Pretty good. I'm not even close to being finished, but I think I know where I'm going with it." he said, smiling again.
"Ooh! What's it about?" she said, getting excited.
He shook his finger at her and whispered, "I can't tell you…it's a surprise!"
"Awww…you're no fun!" she pouted.
"Don't worry, you'll like it. Trust me!" he said. "Hey, I know what we can do. We need to work on your walking again."
"Okay. My leg's much better than before." she said as she turned and put her legs over the side of the bed. Zell sat down next to her and put his arm around her waist. Selphie instinctively put her arm around his shoulder.
"Ready? One…Two…Three!" Zell said as they stood up together. "Good. Make sure you stay balanced." They slowly walked around the room. "You're doing a lot better today. Don't strain yourself. I don't want you getting hurt."
"Told you my leg felt better. I won't get hurt, I'm strong!" she said, smiling. They walked out to Dr. Kadowaki's desk. Selphie let out a small moan and stopped moving. "Okay. Ow. It hurts now." Zell carefully picked her up and carried her back into her room and laid her down on the bed.
"You need to sleep so you can get your strength up," he said, "otherwise you'll never get better."
"Are you leaving now?" she said, looking slightly hurt and disappointed.
"Did you want me to stay?" he said. 'Why is my heart beating so fast?' he wondered.
"Yea, I do. If you don't mind that is." she said as she looked almost as if she was begging him to stay. He pulled the blankets up over her.
"You just want me to sit here while you sleep?" he asked, sort of confused by her request.
"Um…actually, I want you to sleep with me. It's hard to get to sleep when I'm in pain. So maybe having you hold me would be enough comfort so that I can sleep well." she said, as her cheeks turned pink.
"Well sure, I mean if it will make you feel better." said Zell as he climbed into bed next to her. Selphie positioned herself so her head was on his chest. He put his arms around her.
"You alright?" she asked, looking up at him.
"Yea…it's just that I've never done anything like this before." he sighed, looking down at the girl on his chest.
"Don't worry about it. Just relax." she said. She sighed. 'I have to do it. Maybe he'll return it, maybe not. But I have to find out.' Unexpectedly Selphie sat up. She scooted up towards the head of the bed.
"What's wrong? Are you alright?" asked a concerned Zell. She said nothing, but instead leaned down and kissed him. As their lips were pressed together, a million thoughts ran through both of their heads. Selphie broke the kiss after a few seconds, which felt like countless hours. Her face was bright red, as was his. Neither of them said anything, until Selphie broke the silence.
"I'm…I'm sorry…We can just prete-" she was cut off as Zell sat up and kissed her. This time was more passionate than the last. She kissed him back. He broke the kiss and gazed into her eyes.
"I don't want to pretend. If you do, I understand. Selphie, I like you. A lot. I suppose that I always have, but just never realized it before. If you don't like me back, I understand that, too." he said seriously.
"Zell. I realize now that just because I was with Irvine all this time, didn't mean that I don't notice how much you care about me. I mean you've always looked out for me and you've always been there for me. I think part of me just took that for granted, and I'm sorry. But I've been thinking about whether or not I like you as more than a friend, and I do." she said, as she leaned over and gently kissed him.
Nothing more was said between them. There was nothing more to say. Selphie went back to laying on Zell's chest. They drifted off to sleep in each others arms, with smiles on their faces. All seemed peaceful and understood, for now. All was quiet, except for the sound of footsteps from the infirmary quickly fading back into nothingness. Unknown to them, someone had just witnessed everything thing that went on.
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Hehe. Yay! Chapter 4!
Okay, so I really will try and update more often. I promise! But only if I get reviews!! I really appreciate all the reviews I've gotten! I like knowing people read my fanfic!