Chapter Three: Parfait's Confession
Zuttolin sat in the darkest corner of her room that felt more like a
prison to the angelic figure. Does he hate me? Zuttolin thought as she
brought her wings around her in a protective way.
When the door slammed open, Zuttolin flung her head up quickly. It was
Duelo.
Duelo rushed over to Zuttolin and tugged at her hair, making her face
come inches from his. He pressed him lips against hers hard. Zuttolin just
stood there, fading into the kiss. Then, out of the corner of her view,
Zuttolin saw Parfait. Parfait looked heartbroken and hurt. Suddenly...
"Zuttolin? I think I need to talk to you" Hibiki woke Zuttolin from her
blissful dream. "Hi...Hibiki?" Zuttolin replied sleepily.
"Yes" Hibiki's voice was full of confusion but Zuttolin also felt hurt in
his voice.
Zuttolin sat up from her position on the floor. She noticed that she fell
asleep in the darkest corner of her room with a tear stained face.
"What is it Hibiki" Zuttolin called to the dark figure in front of her.
"It's Dita. Every time I get around her now, I feel.... tingly" Hibiki
answered in a very confused fashion. "First of all, why did you come to
me?" the thought had just dawned on her that Hibiki had come to her when
she always thought that he would go to Duelo.
"I'm not sure. I was going to go to Duelo or Ezera if I went to a girl. I
was on my way to the doctor's section but I found myself here instead."
even Hibiki wasn't sure why he came.
There was a moment of silence and then Hibiki rose his voice to a higher
tone than he had started off with. "Why do I feel this way around her"
Hibiki asked in confusion and anger. "Because you l..." Zuttolin started
but for some reason the word love stuck in her throat. She tried opening
her mouth but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't utter love.
So she just poured herself out to Hibiki. "You love her. You love Dita"
Zuttolin yelled as tears streamed down her face.
Without noticing, Zuttolin dropped her face into the person sitting in
front of her. "You love her..." Zuttolin sobbed into Hibiki's lap. "You
love Parfait" she sobbed, just realizing that with Parfait and Duelo, there
was love. "It was so obvious and I was the only one who didn't know"
Zuttolin curled her wings around her. "Hey now, don't cry. So what if Duelo
loves Parfait" Hibiki said, knowing that Zuttolin was falling fast for
Duelo. It was like she was falling right back into his arms like the first
day she had come out of that weird energy source. Hibiki knew that his
statement was rude and that she would clobber him for it, but she didn't.
Zuttolin just kept crying into his lap.
Laughter filled Duelo's ear as Zuttolin came down the hall. "Come on... how stupid can this guy get. You are so funny Hibiki" Zuttolin laughed at Hibiki's joke. Duelo frowned. What's with this sudden friendship Duelo thought. What's wrong with me... am I getting jealous? Duelo tried to make sense of his feelings but he couldn't sort out the emotions towards both Parfait and Zuttolin. Duelo went out into the hallway where he saw Hibiki and Zuttolin walking side-by-side towards the café section of the ship. He walked a few feet ahead of them and into the café. He walked over and got some pocky and sat down at a table where Hibiki usually sat. After a few minutes, Zuttolin entered the room with Hibiki at her side. "Hi Dita" Zuttolin greeted Dita in a friendly voice. Duelo turned swiftly to see Hibiki kissing Dita on the cheek and Zuttolin standing by them quietly. When they all headed over to get their food, Duelo went over to stand by Zuttolin. "Zuttolin..." Duelo said in his emotionless voice. Zuttolin looked at Duelo for a moment but then just turned back to Dita and started talking about the vanguards. Duelo put his hand on Zuttolin's shoulder and turned her around to face him, "Will you at least talk to me" Duelo said raising his voice. "Not here, not now, probably not ever" Zuttolin said annoyed. "I need to talk to you, Zuttolin" Duelo said loudly. "Later okay!" Zuttolin yelled, stomping out of the room. Hibiki and Dita looked at each other, and followed Zuttolin.
"You seem upset. What's wrong Duelo?" Parfait asked, concerned. "Zuttolin won't even talk to me and now I just can't understand what I did wrong." Duelo said writing something on that same little note pad. "Isn't obvious?" Parfait asked. "What" Duelo returned. "Zuttolin loves you. Do you think that it was CHANCE that she fell into your arms instead of anyone else. She chose you, Duelo. Zuttolin is the energy source of this ship. SHE is the engine" Parfait said wisely. Duelo looked at Parfait and his eyes told her that he was confused. "I studied the energy ball since I first came to this ship. There was always a small shadow deep inside of it that looked like an angel with it's arms stretched out like it was ready for an embrace. When I took my telescope to look closer at it, the figure had tiny dots on it's face. Now that I know Zuttolin, I know that those dots were tears" Parfait explained to Duelo. "Zuttolin... loves...me..."Duelo's voice was full of confusion and wonder. Parfait nodded and looked down into her lap, "She's not the only one though" Parfait said shyly. "She's not?" Duelo asked in suspicion. Parfait shook her head but kept it lowered. "I'm glad" Duelo smiled as he put his hand on Parfait's chin and lifted her face. Duelo noticed Parfait's flushed face but it didn't matter. He leaned close to her and pressed his lips softly to hers. Duelo felt and hand on the back of his head as Parfait deepened the kiss slightly. Duelo put other hand to Parfait's cheek and made the kiss deeper still until Parfait finally broke away a little. Parfait put her forehead to Duelo's chest and whispered, "I'm not sure this is fair to Zuttolin. She has been watching you since you first got on this ship. Even though I do, she loves you more than I." Duelo nodded slightly. "I'm sorry" Parfait said as she rose to her feet and left the room. Duelo sighed as she left. I just can win one heart. I have to win two and now neither want to be with me. I just can't win with these women!!! Duelo thought angrily. For the first time, Duelo thought about the two women. If something were to happen, who would be there beside him the longest? Who would be the one to love him no matter what mess he got into. Zuttolin.... or.... Parfait....
Laughter filled Duelo's ear as Zuttolin came down the hall. "Come on... how stupid can this guy get. You are so funny Hibiki" Zuttolin laughed at Hibiki's joke. Duelo frowned. What's with this sudden friendship Duelo thought. What's wrong with me... am I getting jealous? Duelo tried to make sense of his feelings but he couldn't sort out the emotions towards both Parfait and Zuttolin. Duelo went out into the hallway where he saw Hibiki and Zuttolin walking side-by-side towards the café section of the ship. He walked a few feet ahead of them and into the café. He walked over and got some pocky and sat down at a table where Hibiki usually sat. After a few minutes, Zuttolin entered the room with Hibiki at her side. "Hi Dita" Zuttolin greeted Dita in a friendly voice. Duelo turned swiftly to see Hibiki kissing Dita on the cheek and Zuttolin standing by them quietly. When they all headed over to get their food, Duelo went over to stand by Zuttolin. "Zuttolin..." Duelo said in his emotionless voice. Zuttolin looked at Duelo for a moment but then just turned back to Dita and started talking about the vanguards. Duelo put his hand on Zuttolin's shoulder and turned her around to face him, "Will you at least talk to me" Duelo said raising his voice. "Not here, not now, probably not ever" Zuttolin said annoyed. "I need to talk to you, Zuttolin" Duelo said loudly. "Later okay!" Zuttolin yelled, stomping out of the room. Hibiki and Dita looked at each other, and followed Zuttolin.
"You seem upset. What's wrong Duelo?" Parfait asked, concerned. "Zuttolin won't even talk to me and now I just can't understand what I did wrong." Duelo said writing something on that same little note pad. "Isn't obvious?" Parfait asked. "What" Duelo returned. "Zuttolin loves you. Do you think that it was CHANCE that she fell into your arms instead of anyone else. She chose you, Duelo. Zuttolin is the energy source of this ship. SHE is the engine" Parfait said wisely. Duelo looked at Parfait and his eyes told her that he was confused. "I studied the energy ball since I first came to this ship. There was always a small shadow deep inside of it that looked like an angel with it's arms stretched out like it was ready for an embrace. When I took my telescope to look closer at it, the figure had tiny dots on it's face. Now that I know Zuttolin, I know that those dots were tears" Parfait explained to Duelo. "Zuttolin... loves...me..."Duelo's voice was full of confusion and wonder. Parfait nodded and looked down into her lap, "She's not the only one though" Parfait said shyly. "She's not?" Duelo asked in suspicion. Parfait shook her head but kept it lowered. "I'm glad" Duelo smiled as he put his hand on Parfait's chin and lifted her face. Duelo noticed Parfait's flushed face but it didn't matter. He leaned close to her and pressed his lips softly to hers. Duelo felt and hand on the back of his head as Parfait deepened the kiss slightly. Duelo put other hand to Parfait's cheek and made the kiss deeper still until Parfait finally broke away a little. Parfait put her forehead to Duelo's chest and whispered, "I'm not sure this is fair to Zuttolin. She has been watching you since you first got on this ship. Even though I do, she loves you more than I." Duelo nodded slightly. "I'm sorry" Parfait said as she rose to her feet and left the room. Duelo sighed as she left. I just can win one heart. I have to win two and now neither want to be with me. I just can't win with these women!!! Duelo thought angrily. For the first time, Duelo thought about the two women. If something were to happen, who would be there beside him the longest? Who would be the one to love him no matter what mess he got into. Zuttolin.... or.... Parfait....