Author's note: Hey guys! ; sorry for making you wait this long to update on my story…well this story is about to end so I can't wait to finish it and get started on my next project which is….Millenium Day Fantasy 8! YEAY! Anyways, here it is….Zelphie FINALE! WOOHOO! So……..did they really go through with it? Find out on this chapter!
Chapter 35 – Big Brother
She didn't need to say anything at this point, because, as she applied her foundation on her face, the excitement building up inside her was the only thing that confirmed her feelings deep within her heart. She wanted to do this, she wanted to finish what she wished had started. To be one with Zell was the most important thing in her life right now. After everything they've gone through, it would be fair to complete the passion they had for each other. Selphie gave a wide grin as she glanced at herself in the mirror and stood up, dressed in the gown which Zell had picked for her. The design and the fabric were quite simple and anyone could have made it, but it showed who she was. She was a simple girl, after all. The brunette girl took a deep breath and went to her dresser drawer and took something out from the top drawer. She glanced at it and blushed as she ran her hand through the black, satin fabric.
Suddenly, she hears a knock on the door. Selphie gasped and turned around. "Garrett!" She quickly stuffed the item in her bag and zipped it tight inside. "Don't you ever knock?"
Garrett eyed her suspiciously. "I did knock."
Selphie sighed. "Right."
"Is something wrong? You sound nervous…" He wondered what that item Selphie was just hiding earlier and she had stuffed in her bag.
"Is there something I could help you with?" There was a slight irritation in the tone of her voice, but the young brunette decided to keep herself calm so it wouldn't provoke her brother to wonder what annoyed her so much. She took a deep breath and looked up at him. "I'm just nervous about tonight…I don't know, I guess it just has something to do with the fact that it's me and Zell's first night being together with our friends and all…" That was half the truth.
Garrett gave a short chuckle, before inviting himself inside her room and sitting on her bed. "Well, it happens…people get nervous over these things. Besides, being nervous shows how excited you are about tonight."
Selphie paused from putting her lipstick on and glanced through her mirror at her brother's form, which was now lying on the bed, his face towards the ceiling. It was like he was actually telling her an advice, which could be applied on both ways. Part of her was actually thankful he came along and told her what he just said and the rest of her…well she had no idea WHAT she felt. All she wanted to do now was head on to the dance and get this night over with. "Garrett?" She turned around and walked over to her bed and sat down beside him.
"Hm?" Garrett sat up and looked at his sister.
"You've dated a girl before right?"
Garrett blinked. "Well, not for a while since I was in prison."
"Right, but before that I'm sure you did right?" Garrett didn't say anything, which confirmed Selphie that he has. She cleared her throat and continued. "Well uh…how far have you gone with that girl you dated?"
This time, Garrett lifted up an eyebrow curiously at her. "Why do you ask?"
Selphie sighed, annoyed. "Can you just answer my question, please?"
"Hm…I guess not that far. I've only kissed the girl up to that point and other than that…that's it and nothing else."
"Oh…I see." She stood up and picked up her small duffel bag. When she turned, she noticed that Garrett was staring down at her bag curiously. "Oh, I guess only mom and dad knew that I'm sleeping over at Rinoa's tonight."
Garrett nodded and stood up as well. "Well, I guess I won't be seeing you until tomorrow then, eh?" He looked at her up and down. "I can't believe you've grown up so much, even if I haven't seen you for only a year…"
Selphie blushed.
"Well, have fun!" He leaned over and gave Selphie a sweet hug, before turning around to leave her room. Selphie followed closely behind and Garrett led the way down the stairs. "Is Zell picking you up?" he asked, opening the door for her.
Selphie nodded. "Yeah he is." She walked through the door and stopped by the doorway and glanced towards the kitchen where she could hear her mother making dinner for tonight. "Mom! I'm going! Tell dad, good night for me!"
"Okay, sweetie!" Her mom yelled from the kitchen. "Have fun at the dance and at the sleepover! Don't forget to brush your teeth!"
Selphie glanced at Garrett and the two shared a moment of laughter, before she waved good bye and began walking towards Zell's car, which was now parked in the empty driveway that mostly Mr. Tilmitt occupied in while off from work. Garrett watched her jump into Zell's car, while Zell waved through the window of his car towards the older man, before pulling off from the driveway and disappearing into the darkness of the street.
"Garrett, sweetie, could you do me a favor and throw away the garbage for me please for tomorrow?"
The young, dark haired man sighed and closed the door behind him. "Okay mom! I'll start with Selphie's room!"
"Are you sure you want to do this?" He turned towards her as he parked the car in the school parking lot.
She took a deep breath and nodded. Selphie reached out and placed a hand over Zell's and smiled. "I am very ready, Zell. Aren't you?"
The blond nodded, although part of him was still hesitant to believe that they were actually planning on doing this. He really didn't need to be nervous, since this was Selphie! He shouldn't be nervous around Selphie! Yes, he should be happy they're doing this. "Yes, I'm ready too." Zell unlocked both sides of the door and came out of the car first, then he walked over to Selphie's side and opened her door.
There was no doubt about it…it was real. Whatever he was holding, it felt real. He wasn't dreaming at all. He held the item in his hand tighter, pinching himself a couple of times, making sure he was awake and when he felt pain…
"Well uh…how far have you gone with that girl you dated?" Garrett lifted up his head and stared at the mirror in front of him, at his reflection, remembering what Selphie had told him. "I'm sleeping over at Rinoa's tonight."
The brown haired man squeezed the small package in his hand and closed his eyes, trying to make sense of it all. How can a condom be in his little sister's room? Could it be that she would…? "No, it couldn't be," he said out loud. "Selphie, you wouldn't, would you?" He stood there for a good couple of minutes, turning his eyes on the picture of Selphie and Zell wedged at the left corner of her vanity mirror. There was no way Selphie would ever do such a thing…Has he been blind all this time to notice the way she looked at Zell?
"Garrett! Where's the garbage you were SUPPOSED to collect?" His mother's voice boomed from downstairs. Garrett blinked and turned his head towards the opened door. "Uh…actually, mom there's something I have to do!" He stuffed the condom in his right jean pocket and ran down the stairs.
"What do you have to do?" Aimee's (; AN/ I made another mistake which I didn't realize until now…Her name's actually Aimee, not Kate which I accidentally called her in Chapter 17) head popped out of the kitchen, glancing at her eldest son putting on his New York Yankees cap, with his back to her. "Where are you going?"
Garrett looked over his shoulder. "I'll be right back mom, I promise and when I do, I'll pick up all the garbage." He turned and opened the door.
Unsure, Mrs. Tilmitt folded her arms across her chest. "Hold it young man! What's going on?"
The brown haired man froze in his step by the door. Garrett couldn't tell her. Not yet. Maybe there was still hope to keep his sister from doing something stupid. "I'm just going to step out for a while, that's all…"
His mother took a deep breath and waved her hand. "All right, all right, just come back before nine."
"Don't worry…I'll make sure." With those last words, he stepped out and closed the door behind him. There was going to be a LOT of talking between him and Selphie tonight.
The dance was going smoothly. Just a couple of seconds after Zell and Selphie stepped inside the gym floor, Quistis entered, but not with Seifer…with Jacque. The brunette and the blond glanced at each other and they looked back at the two. There was excitement in Quistis' eyes as she opened her mouth to say something, followed by Jacque kissing the back of her hand.
"Weird…" Zell mumbled, squeezing Selphie's hand.
"All right! Good evening everyone! Welcome to the annual Balamb High Spring Dance! This dance is for anyone and EVERYONE who goes to this school, but this is a lot more special since it's the last year of our seniors here in Balamb High!"
Selphie and Zell looked up after a couple of cheers and claps boomed around the gymnasium and noticed Principal Belaford up on the podium, glowing with confidence. "All I have to say…good luck seniors and HAVE FUN TONIGHT!"
"YEAH!" Zell's voice boomed the loudest in the crowd and he puts his fingers to his lips and whistled. Selphie giggled, looping her arm through his and looked up at him with a sweet smile. "All right dance goers, let's start this night off with a little fast music to get your heart pumpin'!"
"Heh heh!" Selphie heard Zell laugh. The brown haired girl looked up at him curiously. The blond grinned and he turned to face her. Zell wrapped his arms around her waist and led her into a dance she never knew existed.
Selphie smiled. "Have you been practicing in secret?"
"Practicing what?" Zell twirled her around and caught her with one hand around her waist and dipped her. "I haven't been doing anything." His grin grew wider.
The brunette giggled, slapping him playfully in the arm. "Silly rabbit!"
Zell laughed and kissed her.
"This has GOT to be the most annoying things I've ever done…" Garrett mumbled as he crossed the street towards the school. The front parking lot was packed now, but he could only imagine what it was like in the back of the school. A banner was hanged atop the front door of the school and as he heads down to the back door of the gymnasium, he saw a flash of grey pass by him.
"I'll kill you if you do anything to her, Jacque!!!" a voice hissed.
Garrett watched as a young man with blond hair began to argue with the guard by the door. He took a step forward and listened. "I need to get in there! I lost my ticket, okay!? I can't find it and now someone I care about is in there, probably being groped by another guy that I LOATHED so much! Will you PLEASE let me in!?"
There was a moment of silence, before the tall guard shook his head. "Even if it's personal emergency, I still can't let you through. It's school regulations that anyone without the ticket MAY NOT enter!"
"FINE! Forget it then…you lame ass…"
Garrett couldn't help but snort at that last comment the blond mumbled towards the guard. As the door closed behind him, Garrett watched as the younger man began walking towards the very back of the school building. "Hey!"
The blond stopped and turned to see Garrett running towards him. "What do you want?"
"You know a way to get in there? If you don't, I know a couple of places where you can go to get inside easier."
"I know my way, thanks…" he mumbled, before stuffing his hands in his coat pockets and walking away.
"Oh all right…I guess the secret entrance has been closed off ever since I left senior year…There must be some kind of new pathway to get in there right?"
Annoyed, the blond stopped again and glared over his shoulder at the older man. "You know, you're getting on my nerves, what do you REALLY want?"
"I just want to know, there's no harm in that is there?" Garrett offered a hand to him. "My name is Garrett."
The blond turned to face the older man and looked down at his hand. "So?"
Garrett put his arm back down. "Well then…it couldn't hurt to know your name."
"Seifer…" he mumbled. "If you follow me, I'm sure you can get in through the secret door that's usually left open during events like these."
"Why is it left open?"
The blond looked at him. "Stop asking questions and follow me." He turned around again and began walking away. Garrett blinked and did as he was told, following the tall, blond man towards the back area of the school.
Garrett was lead through a wall of corridors he never knew existed. The blond didn't lie about the door left open for him. It was directly located at the very end of the building, hidden behind some bushes very well that even with those that have eyes like a hawk wouldn't be able to tell the difference. The door was painted green just like the bushes to camouflage itself. He remembered the door completely…it was the exact same door he used to go through whenever he took time between classes to do some smoking with his friends. It was the close to his classes so it wasn't that hard for him to get there on time. He didn't recognize the corridors, but he realized when he stepped inside, that they had replaced what were once the classrooms. Seifer stopped dead on his tracks and looked ahead, pointing forward. "Through that door will be the entrance at the back of the bleachers in the gymnasium."
Garrett nodded and walked pass him towards the door. Once he opened it, he was suddenly surrounded by darkness, followed by noises of students around him. Behind him, he could feel Seifer's movements as he stepped in beside him. "Well, see you later," he simply said. The blond's footsteps faded as he walked to another direction. The brunette stood there for a couple of seconds, before bravely taking the different route towards the entrance of the dance floor. He peeked through the gap of the bleachers and looked around. A girl with long dark hair stood by the punch bowl, talking amongst her friends while some sat on the benches, most of them girls, waiting to be asked to dance. Some of the other students were dancing with their dates and from out of the corner of his eyes, he noticed Selphie and Zell dancing there, completely lost in each other. Taking a deep breath, Garrett stepped out from behind the bleachers and stood just beside the girl with the long dark hair.
"Hi…"
Garrett turned his head at the girl beside him, looking at her this time. She was a very pretty Asian girl with long dark hair and chocolate brown eyes. "Um…hello."
The girl laughed. "You don't look like you're from around here."
"Because I'm not," Garrett said, turning back towards the dance floor where Zell and Selphie were still dancing. "I actually graduated, or rather… ALMOST graduated two years ago."
The girl tilted her head to the side curiously. "Oh? How come?"
"I did some stupid things, which I regret of ever doing," he replied back. Zell leaned over and gave Selphie another kiss on the lips and he kept leaning as he whispered something in her ear which made Selphie laugh. Garrett gritted his teeth irritably. "It's because of YOU that my little sister's thinking like this!"
"I'm sorry?"
Garrett glanced back at the girl. "No, not you…Sorry about that. I'm talking to myself again! Hah hah!"
The girl smiled. "That's all right."
"Are you ready to do this? We can leave early if you want," Zell whispered in her ear.
Selphie giggled. "You REALLY can't wait can you? I know where we can go! Come on!" She removed her arms from around his neck and grabbed his hand. She looked around, making sure the Principal wasn't looking and to their luck, Principal Belaford was far too busy talking amongst one of the guys trying to spike the punch to realize what they were planning on doing.
'Ah crap! They're on the move!' Garrett gripped the cup he had in his hand tighter and since it was Styrofoam, the cup burst in his hand, startling the poor girl watching him.
"Are you all right?" The brunette man looked at her, quite surprised that she didn't find him weird. Instead she asked him if he was all right or not. "Uh… yeah I'm fine…thanks."
The girl tilted her head cutely again to the side. "Are you sure? You don't look all right. Something's bothering you is there?"
Garrett couldn't help but smile. "If there is something bothering me, I'll make sure to tell you." With that said he smiled again and waved, before turning to follow Selphie and Zell out the door.
"By the way, my name's Juliet Yang," she said to herself as she watched Garrett walk out of the door towards the couple. She smiled to herself and continued to sip at her juice.
They closed the door behind them and looked around. "The nurse's office?" Zell wondered, turning around to face her.
Selphie nodded and shrugged. "Well I couldn't think of anything else. This is the only place with…beds in them…" She blushed when she said those words.
The blond looked down and smiled. "I guess this is it. Are you ready?"
"I'm ready." She lifted her bag and fished through it to look for one of the important things they need. After a couple of seconds, she took it out and showed it to him. "I hope this is the right one."
The blond approached and looked at it. He nodded. "Yeah, I'm pretty sure it is."
Selphie took a deep breath. "Thank goodness." She looked down and pressed a hand to her heart from relief and before she had a chance to say anything else, Zell had locked lips with her and began to unzip the back of her dress. "Zell…" the young brunette moaned.
He was getting irritated each moment he thinks about his little sister and Zell doing….IT! Garrett shook his head and walked down the hall. He was quite surprised how fast the two disappeared from the crowd. They couldn't have gone too far. "Dammit, Selphie! What are you thinking? And I SWEAR I'll kill HIM! Doing those things to my sister!!! UGGH!!"
The protective big brother was kicking in. Despite the promise he made to Selphie that he wasn't to act all protective towards her after a certain incident that happened about a year ago, there was no helping the thought of his sister, no matter her age…doing adult things that only ADULTS are supposed to do. She was still seventeen, STILL in school and if she continues to do what she plans to do tonight, there was no doubt that he was going to let their parents know about it.
Garrett slammed a fist down every door he passed and behind each door; there was no sign of the two. Then…after passing five more doors, he heard something bang against a door just two more doors away from him. He ran quickly now and without giving himself a moment to think about what to say, his rage kicked in. The brunette slammed his fists on the door and banged repeatedly. He could hear shuffling behind the locked door, followed by muffled voices. The female voice talked in a panicked tone, while the male voice seemed calm, which Garrett guessed that Zell was probably trying to calm her and assure her that everything was going to be all right. "Open this door RIGHT NOW ZELL!!!!" Garrett roared.
There was a moment of silence, before he heard Selphie quietly say, "Garrett?"
"Yes, it's me, you're PROTECTIVE big brother and I HAVE a reason to be protective! ESPECIALLY this night! Especially when you plan on doing something that I don't want you to do! Open the door!!!" He banged on the door a couple more times, before the door flew open to reveal a very annoyed looking little sister. However, even THAT did not stop him from looking over her shoulder at Zell and walking up to him to grab the collar of his shirt. "YOU--!!!"
"Garrett!" Selphie squealed.
Zell lifted up his hands defensively. "Look man, NOTHING happened! I swear to you!"
Garrett turned his head at Selphie. "Is this true?"
Selphie nodded. "Nothing happened, okay!? Now, can you please let him go?"
Garrett took a deep breath. "Do you have any idea what would've happened if you CONTINUED with it!?"
In unison, Selphie and Zell said. "I know…"
Selphie's older brother paused and looked at them.
"You don't think we realized that? After thinking about what would've happened, I couldn't go through with it," Zell said.
Selphie grabbed his hand. "Zell was such a gentleman about it, Garrett. And if someone had to be punished, it should be me. I was the one who forced him."
"Well uh….I'm glad we had this conversation…" Embarrassed about his outburst earlier, Garrett rubbed the back of his neck.
"I can't believe you didn't trust me, Garrett..." Selphie suddenly said, looking at her older brother. "And I can't believe you didn't trust Zell most of all. You KNOW we grew up together!"
Garrett sighed. "I was just…"
"He was just worried for you, Selphie," Zell said, finishing Garrett's sentence. "And I would too if I was in his shoes. I wouldn't be able to handle it either if Isabelle was in the same situation."
"Oh DUDE! Did you hear the commotion?" A couple of guys walked pass the room where the three were in. Garrett poked his head through the door and watched the two guys run down the hall and back towards the direction of the gymnasium.
"Something happened?" Selphie asked.
Garrett shrugged.
As if they could hear a mile's away, one of the guys who passed by earlier peeked his head through the door, startling even the two guys nodded. "Yes, something DEFINITELY happened! Someone saw Jacque pulling a girl's dress down somewhere in the field!"
"What?" Zell gasped.
"Zell! It's Quistis!!!" Selphie squealed.
"HEY! Give me back my pictures, you jerks!" Quistis yelled, trying her best to conceal her chest with her dress.
"What are you talking about, Quisty?"
"They have the pictures of me in there!"
Zell looked around and noticed just ahead, a figure running away, holding a camera in his hand. The blond frowned.
"STOP TH-!" Selphie yelled, but she wasn't able to finish her sentence, when Zell suddenly dashed towards the figure. She watched him tackle the figure down on the ground and the camera the young man was holding fell from his hand and on to the grass.
"You know, I don't like types of guys like you!" Zell whispered in the boy's ear. "COME ON!" He picked him up by the arm, practically dragging him off the ground and picked up the camera with his other hand. The boy squirmed, murmuring, "Please don't kill me, please don't kill me…"
"Relax, I'm not going to kill you," Zell replied to the boy's mumbling. "The Principal will do that job." He found it enjoyable when he heard the boy gulp so deeply that anyone nearby could hear it. "Here's the sneak," he said, once they were back with everyone else.
He parked the car in the driveway and as he turned off the engine, there was immediate silence between the three of them. It had been a very eventful night. "So, Garrett, I hear you're dating Juliet now."
Garrett looked at him through the rearview mirror. "She's just a friend…" Zell didn't believe that because as soon as Garrett turned away, just when he thought the blond wasn't watching, he was smiling. "Well, we better get going, Selph…we got a lot of talking to do…" He opened the door to his side and stepped out.
Selphie nodded and glanced at Zell, smiling. "Yeah, we do Garrett." She leaned over and gave Zell a kiss on the cheek before opening her door to leave. The blond watched as the brother and sister made their way to the door and safely inside their home.
GoodGurl: Bah! Not much of an ending but I believe still worth reading! Heh heh! Made you ALL believe they're actually going to go through with it! NEXT would be the FINAL FINAL chapter! THE EPILOGUE!! WEEEE!!!!