Okay, I'm going to try this again. I tried typing from another computer and failed because the internet messed up, so here's what I was going to type:
(Disclaimer: I've began writing again from another computer, and I probably shouldn't try and cram so much into one day, but I'm really excited about typing this because I've never been this detailed with the story before and I'm doing a few things that are really different and the story is going well. Hope you're enjoying it so far.)
Breaking the News
Selphie had ran off to another location, and Zell tried tracking her down. He wasn't sure why he couldn't wait for her by the fountain. He thought perhaps he'd chicken out again. He checked for her in the Quad and Cafeteria, but she wasn't at either. She was in the process of getting a dorm room, so she wasn't at the Dormatories. He was hoping she wasn't at the Training Center. She was a great healer, but lacked in fighting. He decided to give up and headed for the fountain.
He descended the stairs and walked past the gate. The Gatekeeper stopped him.
"Hey, Zell. Selphie walked by here and said she was looking for you, but you hadn't shown up yet. Not sure what it's all about, though."
"Thanks, Marcus," Zell replied.
"So," Marcus started, his curiousity high, "Why are you going to see Selphie? Got a hot date with her?"
Zell calmly told him "I need to tell her something important."
"'Important,' I understand." Marcus laughed a little, but Zell didn't.
"This is something serious, Marcus. Rinoa has gone missing."
Marcus stopped laughing. He used to have a crush on Rinoa. "Rinoa Heartilly?"
Zell nodded. "Yeah. I have to tell her because Rinoa's her best friend."
Zell proceeded through the gates. Marcus didn't say another word. He descended the steps and stood by the fountain. He looked around, but didn't see Selphie anywhere.
"Where is she?" He said aloud to himself. He sat by the fountain, staring up at the sky. "I hope she didn't forget me and ran off somewhere. Maybe I took too long to get here and she figured I wouldn't come."
He stood from the fountain and turned around, running into her again. "Aww, you're no fun. I was gonna scare you."
Zell held a hand to his heart, an obvious sign that she had accomplished her mission. "You did a good job. I was afraid you weren't going to come."
She smiled. "Come on, Zell, you know me better than that."
He frowned a bit. "I guess I should." He sat down at the fountain, and she did the same, sitting beside him. There was an awkward silence, then she said:
"So, what did you want to ask me?"
"Well, it's kinda hard to say.."
"Well, if you get it off of your chest, then you'll feel a whole lot better about it. Is it something concerning you?"
"Myself? Well, that's a completly different thought."
"Ahh, so you have two things you wanna tell me."
"I don't exactly wanna tell one of them. The other, I don't want to tell just yet."
"Well, say what you need to." She smiled, trying to keep from figetting, for she was getting impatient and wanted to know what he had to say.
"Well," he started, " It's about Rinoa. You know she left for Timber earlier, right?"
"Yeah, and she's been gone a week. She's taking an awfully long time, isn't she?"
"Are you worried?"
"Mm..not really. I believe Rinny will be fine. She's been through a lot."
"Well, what if she was..missing?"
"Missing? I don't know why you have to be so worried about that, unless.." She paused, then started laughing.
Zell looked at her, confused. "What's so funny?"
Selphie smirked. "Do you have a crush on her, Zell?"
Zell quickly frowned, and shook his head. "No, no, not that. Besides, even if I did, she's Squall's girlfriend."
He thought of Squall. Him being Rinoa's boyfriend hadn't even crossed his mind. Telling Selphie was going to be hard enough. What if he had to break the news to Squall?
"Selphie," Zell started, "Rinoa is missing. Quistis says she hasn't arrived in Esthar."
Selphie's smile began to fade. "How does she know?"
Zell scratched his head. "Not sure. I overheard her in the Teacher's Lounge."
Selphie's smile returned. "Then maybe you heard wrong, or maybe something happened that prevented Rinny from getting there. Everything's gonna be fine and dandy, Zell. Don't worry about it."
"I guess, but it still worries me. What if she was gone for another week? Would you believe me then?"
"Well, it would seem more possible. If you want to file a missing person's report, we could."
"I think Esthar would have taken care of that if she didn't show up."
Selphie smiled. "See? You have nothing to worry about."
There was a long pause, then Selphie said:
"So, what's this other thing you wanted to tell me about?"
As Zell opened his mouth, Irvine snuck up behind Selphie and tapped her on the back. Zell screamed when Selphie let out a high-pitched squeel. Zell looked to Selphie, gesturing her to remain where she was, and he stood. He walked Irvine back a few feet, when whispered loudly in his ear:
"What do you think you're doing?! I'm trying to tell her something really important here!"
Irvine shrugged. "Sorry. I was just kidding around. I hasn't seen her all day, so it was my time to kid around with her."
Zell bit his lip, surpressing his anger. Zell and Irvine were still having conflicts with each other, even after the Sorceress battle. "Well," Zell said, "I was talking to her, so butt out!"
Selphie stood from the fountain. "Zell, don't be so angry." She looked down at her wrist. "I have to be at a meeting now, anyways."
She walked in between them, and headed for the stairs. "I'll talk to you later, Zell. I don't wanna be late." Then she ran off. Irvine left Zell to go catch up with Selphie. Zell remained by the fountain, and splashed his face with cool water to calm himself down. He stared at his reflection.
Don't be angry, he thought. You can tell her later. It'll take some time.
Wow, that's really long when you have to type IT ALL OVER AGAIN O.O but I hoped you liked it cause it was really long to type AGAIN. I may not be typing for a long while, so just be patient. (Whoa, didn't know it was over 1000 words ..good thing I type like..80 WPM)
(Disclaimer: I've began writing again from another computer, and I probably shouldn't try and cram so much into one day, but I'm really excited about typing this because I've never been this detailed with the story before and I'm doing a few things that are really different and the story is going well. Hope you're enjoying it so far.)
Breaking the News
Selphie had ran off to another location, and Zell tried tracking her down. He wasn't sure why he couldn't wait for her by the fountain. He thought perhaps he'd chicken out again. He checked for her in the Quad and Cafeteria, but she wasn't at either. She was in the process of getting a dorm room, so she wasn't at the Dormatories. He was hoping she wasn't at the Training Center. She was a great healer, but lacked in fighting. He decided to give up and headed for the fountain.
He descended the stairs and walked past the gate. The Gatekeeper stopped him.
"Hey, Zell. Selphie walked by here and said she was looking for you, but you hadn't shown up yet. Not sure what it's all about, though."
"Thanks, Marcus," Zell replied.
"So," Marcus started, his curiousity high, "Why are you going to see Selphie? Got a hot date with her?"
Zell calmly told him "I need to tell her something important."
"'Important,' I understand." Marcus laughed a little, but Zell didn't.
"This is something serious, Marcus. Rinoa has gone missing."
Marcus stopped laughing. He used to have a crush on Rinoa. "Rinoa Heartilly?"
Zell nodded. "Yeah. I have to tell her because Rinoa's her best friend."
Zell proceeded through the gates. Marcus didn't say another word. He descended the steps and stood by the fountain. He looked around, but didn't see Selphie anywhere.
"Where is she?" He said aloud to himself. He sat by the fountain, staring up at the sky. "I hope she didn't forget me and ran off somewhere. Maybe I took too long to get here and she figured I wouldn't come."
He stood from the fountain and turned around, running into her again. "Aww, you're no fun. I was gonna scare you."
Zell held a hand to his heart, an obvious sign that she had accomplished her mission. "You did a good job. I was afraid you weren't going to come."
She smiled. "Come on, Zell, you know me better than that."
He frowned a bit. "I guess I should." He sat down at the fountain, and she did the same, sitting beside him. There was an awkward silence, then she said:
"So, what did you want to ask me?"
"Well, it's kinda hard to say.."
"Well, if you get it off of your chest, then you'll feel a whole lot better about it. Is it something concerning you?"
"Myself? Well, that's a completly different thought."
"Ahh, so you have two things you wanna tell me."
"I don't exactly wanna tell one of them. The other, I don't want to tell just yet."
"Well, say what you need to." She smiled, trying to keep from figetting, for she was getting impatient and wanted to know what he had to say.
"Well," he started, " It's about Rinoa. You know she left for Timber earlier, right?"
"Yeah, and she's been gone a week. She's taking an awfully long time, isn't she?"
"Are you worried?"
"Mm..not really. I believe Rinny will be fine. She's been through a lot."
"Well, what if she was..missing?"
"Missing? I don't know why you have to be so worried about that, unless.." She paused, then started laughing.
Zell looked at her, confused. "What's so funny?"
Selphie smirked. "Do you have a crush on her, Zell?"
Zell quickly frowned, and shook his head. "No, no, not that. Besides, even if I did, she's Squall's girlfriend."
He thought of Squall. Him being Rinoa's boyfriend hadn't even crossed his mind. Telling Selphie was going to be hard enough. What if he had to break the news to Squall?
"Selphie," Zell started, "Rinoa is missing. Quistis says she hasn't arrived in Esthar."
Selphie's smile began to fade. "How does she know?"
Zell scratched his head. "Not sure. I overheard her in the Teacher's Lounge."
Selphie's smile returned. "Then maybe you heard wrong, or maybe something happened that prevented Rinny from getting there. Everything's gonna be fine and dandy, Zell. Don't worry about it."
"I guess, but it still worries me. What if she was gone for another week? Would you believe me then?"
"Well, it would seem more possible. If you want to file a missing person's report, we could."
"I think Esthar would have taken care of that if she didn't show up."
Selphie smiled. "See? You have nothing to worry about."
There was a long pause, then Selphie said:
"So, what's this other thing you wanted to tell me about?"
As Zell opened his mouth, Irvine snuck up behind Selphie and tapped her on the back. Zell screamed when Selphie let out a high-pitched squeel. Zell looked to Selphie, gesturing her to remain where she was, and he stood. He walked Irvine back a few feet, when whispered loudly in his ear:
"What do you think you're doing?! I'm trying to tell her something really important here!"
Irvine shrugged. "Sorry. I was just kidding around. I hasn't seen her all day, so it was my time to kid around with her."
Zell bit his lip, surpressing his anger. Zell and Irvine were still having conflicts with each other, even after the Sorceress battle. "Well," Zell said, "I was talking to her, so butt out!"
Selphie stood from the fountain. "Zell, don't be so angry." She looked down at her wrist. "I have to be at a meeting now, anyways."
She walked in between them, and headed for the stairs. "I'll talk to you later, Zell. I don't wanna be late." Then she ran off. Irvine left Zell to go catch up with Selphie. Zell remained by the fountain, and splashed his face with cool water to calm himself down. He stared at his reflection.
Don't be angry, he thought. You can tell her later. It'll take some time.
Wow, that's really long when you have to type IT ALL OVER AGAIN O.O but I hoped you liked it cause it was really long to type AGAIN. I may not be typing for a long while, so just be patient. (Whoa, didn't know it was over 1000 words ..good thing I type like..80 WPM)