Chapter 4

Amy stood in front of the mirror in the guest room across from the bed. She was wearing the white nightgown Zell's mother had lent her. She had already given Ms. Dincht her cloths, all except her trench coat.

Amy laid down on the bed and got under the covers, thinking about that day. She had already turned the light off, and it was dark outside. She lay awake for about an hour. Then she heard footsteps. The person walked over and cut the lamp on beside the bed. Amy turned over quickly in bead, taking in a sharp breath. Seeing that it was Zell, she let out a sigh of relief. She sat up in bead and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zell sat beside her and said, "I couldn't sleep."

"Oh…" Amy replied, "Would you like to rest here for a bit and talk then?" She slipped back under the covers as she laid down again.

"Yes…thank you," he whispered as he climbed into the bed beside her.

Amy hadn't expected Zell to do that, but she accepted it as she felt him move beside her. A moment later it hit her that Zell had only worn a pair of red boxers when he came in the room. She laughed silently to herself as she realized this.

After a pause, Zell whispered, "You look very pretty in that gown Ma gave you." He slipped his arm around her and pulled her closer to him.

Amy blushed and abruptly opened her eyes.

After another pause of uncomfortable silence, Zell kissed Amy's hair and whispered, "I love you…"

"Zell…" Amy whispered, "What if your mother sees us like this? What will she think?"

She waited for a reply, but none came. She felt him breathing beside him and she drifted off to sleep, still held in his arms.


Zell woke up and let his eyes wander around the room. At first, he didn't remember why he was in the guest room. Amy moved slightly in her sleep, and Zell felt her under his arm. Then he remembered the night before.

Oh no! Zell thought, I forgot to go back to my room last night!

He heard the door click as it opened. His body tensed as he sensed the person stop and stare at Amy and himself.


Zell's mother walked slowly over to the guest bedroom with Amy's cloths in her arms. Then had just finished drying and she was going to return them.

As quietly as she could, she opened the door to the room. She hoped that she wouldn't wake Amy up.

When she opened the door, she saw Zell's back. He had his arm around Amy. They both looked as if they were still asleep, so she simply laid Amy's cloths down beside the wall. She smiled at Amy and Zell as she quietly backed out of the room, shutting the door behind her.


Zell let out a sigh of relief as he heard the door click shut again. After he calmed himself down, he pulled Amy slightly closer. She turned over in bed and rested against Zell. He smiled and closed his eyes.


Amy woke up, but kept her eyes closed. She could feel something warm beside her. Once she felt it breathing, she realized that it was Zell. She opened her eyes and looked up at his face. She smiled and leaned up, kissing his cheek.

Zell opened his eyes and moved his hand into Amy's hair. She blushed and hugged him, pulling him closer to her and hiding her face in his chest. Zell laughed silently to himself at how shy she was. He hugged her back tightly.

He laughed again and said, "Amy…" He slowly moved his hand to Amy's cheek and neck. He pulled her face gently up to his, kissing her.

Amy shut her eyes and relaxed. At first she had been surprised.

As Zell pulled away, he hugged Amy again. Then he climbed out of the bed. Amy sat up. She laughed when she saw him in the dim light of the sunrise.

"Hmm?" Zell questioned, "What's so funny?" Amy continued to laugh, covering her mouth with her hands and closing her eyes. She pointed at his boxers.

Zell blushed a deep shade of red and quickly said, "Please hurry and get dressed. I'll meet you downstairs."

Amy continued giggling as she changed into her cloths, which she found beside the door. Then she walked down the stairs to see Zell waiting for her.

She smiled and said, "Hello. It's the weekend now, so we don't need to go back to the Garden today…What would you like to do today Zell?" She asked the last question nervously.

Zell crossed one leg over the other and put one hand behind his head, thinking. "Okay," he said after a pause, "Would you like to go to the park?"

"Sure!" Amy said, her face lighting up, "I haven't been there in a long time!"

Zell smiled and laughed slightly, pleased with Amy's response. "Okay," he said, standing up straight again. Then he asked, "Are you hungry or are we ready to leave now?"

Amy smiled and replied, "No. Let's go!"

Zell laughed again at her enthusiasm. "Okay," he said, "follow me." He walked out of the door and knelt down. He picked up his T-board. Amy looked and him and blinked. "Are we going to ride that?" she asked, "It doesn't look like there is enough room."

"Yeah…" Zell said, "Get on the back and hold on to me."

"Uhm…Alright," Amy said, getting on behind Zell.

"Alright! Hold on tight!" Zell stiffened his body.

"Let's go!" Amy laughed and held tighter to Zell as they started off towards the park.