Zell slowly walked towards the infirmary, his vision blurry and unfocused. He fell to one knee as he tried to regain his composure, his breath labored and laced with hitched with pain. He slowly got up and reached for the panel to open the door, and when it opened with a ceremonial swoosh, his blurry vision met with an old Japanese woman.
"Zell? What happened! Oh hyne not again…" The old woman watched as Zell fell to the floor, blood flowing out of various scars and coating the floor around him lightly. The old woman struggled with the young man and tried desperately to get him up, but to no avail. She knew that she wouldn't be able to get help seeing as it was late in the day, mostly everyone was out in the town of Balamb nearby, but then her ears heard the door open up and saw a person with a yellow dress and brown boots run in.
" Oh hyne Selphie please help me he's too heavy…" she said as she saw the young girl quickly grabbed Zell's feet as they heft Zell to the nearby bed, his blood staining their clothes slightly. When Zell was on the bed, the old woman quickly ran to the cabinet to get her supplies as Selphie monitored Zell, watching how his eyes were wrenched shut in pain, being just barely conscious.
"Selphie! Do you know what happened to Zell?" Selphie shook her head as she watched the doctor tends to Zell's bleeding wounds first. She closed her eyes and tried desperately to call up a spell but couldn't.
"Oh no I'm out of Cures!" the woman said with fear in her voice as she ran for the first aid kit in the back. Selphie watched in horror as Zells Condition worsened, and she quickly dug in her pocket and took out a green crystal, as big as her palm, and closed her fist around it as she closed her eyes and concentrated, summoning a power deep inside her.
"Carbuncle… Please help me…" Selphie whispered as held the crystal to her chest, the area around her glowing with soft blue light and wind. Selphie then closed her eyes and said with a commanding voice,
"Life Refinery!" Selphie felt the power surge through her as it traveled down her arm. She watched as the power flowed into the crystal and watched as it slowly disappeared, the feeling equivalent to ice melting in your hands. She then watched as the mist from the Crystal's transformation flowed into her, and she then held both her hands out above Zell and said with a commanding voice,
"FULL CURE!" Selphie watched as the green light penetrated Zell's Clothes, and into his body as his skin turned a lighter color as the magic did its duty, Zell's wounds and bruises slowly disappearing. When the light faded, Selphie exhaled in relief as she saw Zell's face relax and his breathing steady. She looked into the mirror on the other side of the bed and saw a small animal with a bright ruby shining on its forehead. It made a keening noise similar to happiness and disappeared.
"Outstanding…" The old woman said as she slowly walked toward Selphie, her eyes open in astoundment. Selphie looked at the floor as the old woman walked toward her, and said in a voice full of embarrassment,
"I wasn't much of a fighter… but when it came to item refinery, I'm second to none…" the old woman smiled and said as she patted the young woman's shoulder and said,
"My dear, to this day I've never seen a person perform such a feat in such a short time. I bet you can refine items in battle as well right?" Selphie just laughed lightly and looked at the corner of her eye as she realized that Zell was still bleeding, the sheets under him colored red. She quickly sat Zell up as Dr. Kadowaki removed his shirt and jacket, only to reveal that he had no wounds, but exactly where his tattoo of a pair of wings, the shoulder blades were leaking with blood.
"This is the sixth time that this has happened…" Dr. Kadowaki said with a sigh as she sopped up the blood seeping though his skin. Selphie couldn't believe that this has happened to Zell Six times. She then heard Dr. Kadowaki speak once more.
"Selphie please tell me what's wrong with him…. sometimes he comes to me with sprains, fractures, most of those were on a good day. I can honestly say that this is the worst state I've seen him in since I've come to know him…"
Selphie watched as Dr. Kadowaki bandaged up Zell's back by wrapping gauze around his chest, covering the afflicted area. Selphie closed her eyes and spoke.
"I was kind of worried about him. He probably thought that no one noticed that he changed. But I did. Something that he had gone through in the final fight with Ultimecia changed him, made him a slightly different person. I got a chance to talk to him recently and he told me that when we defeated the sorceress and we were all thrown in time compression, he ran into his future, and there he saw Fujin in his future. When he told me that, something in him lit up. But then his eyes instantly darkened at the next thought that he kept to himself. Dr.… something must have happened to her that Zell had seen in his future, and now that he's come to terms with his emotions, he doesn't want to act on it, so that what he saw won't happen…"
Dr. Kadowaki stared blankly into Selphie's face at her monologue. It was truly horrible that such good children had to go through the immense burden of carrying the world sorely on their shoulders. The old woman looked at Selphie and slowly said as they slowly walked away from Zell to let him rest,
"You've changed too you know… you've become quite a young girl…" Selphie gave a small smile and said stopping in front of the medical offices front door,
"Yeah… I guess when the world is put in your hands you have to grow up whether you like or not…"
Zell shot up from his bed, his eyes unfocused. He looked around slowly, realizing that he was back in the medical office. The stars shone brightly in the night sky as the sea breeze slowly sailed though the window blinds, making them sway slowly. Right then someone turned on the lights next door, the glare coming through the observation window in the wall. It was then that Zell saw Fujin walk in, bowing to Dr. Kadowaki. Zell quickly paid down pretending to sleep as he watched through the corner of his closed eyelids. They were talking about something for a while, and then Zell noticed that Fujin's hair was getting longer. When Fujin walked towards the door to his room he closed his eyes instantly and lay on his back. When the door opened he heard her boots click against the linoleum floor and stopped at what sounded like the foot of his bed. He then heard Fujin talk.
"Selphie told me you were here… I don't know what to say to you… I should hate you for what you have done to me…" Fujin said softly, actually talking to him instead of the usual one word responses. Zell then heard Fujin sob slightly as she continued slowly.
" I wanted to hate so much… but as soon as you come near me, you effect me in ways you won't even know… that night that we spent together in the quad… it was the most comfortable night of my life. Nothing was calculated, but it felt so right. You made me feel so loved."
He heard her sniff to clear her nose, and now it was clear. She was crying. She then continued talking to him.
"I can't look at you know without feelings something grow inside me, warming me. I think, no I know, that you don't deserve someone as cold and as defiled as me. You're something that I'll never be able to touch. And that's why I'm leaving… I'm leaving because of how much you'll hurt me… hurt me because of…" Zell heard her try to hold back her tears but lost as she sobbed slowly, her voice cracked with emotion as she said the last words,
"Because of how much I Love you…" Zell almost stopped breathing as the words penetrated his mind. He then heard her shoes come closer to him and he steeled himself for the slight chance that she might try to do something. He then felt her hand touch his chest, her iciness of her hands making him almost give away his façade. But the next thing she did would break any man down to the bare minimum.
Zell Felt Fujin's lips on his; he instantly opened his eyes and realized that hers were closed. He tried so hard to resist the kiss, to continue to act like he was sleeping, but the ardor of Fujin's kiss and the taste of her lips made him lose all thought as he slowly moved a hand near her head and softly combed his fingers through her soft silver hair as he deepened their kiss.
Fujin's eyes flew open at feeling of Zell returning her affections, his mouth tenderly sucking on her bottom lip before kissing her again, his tongue asking for entrance. Without thought she opened her mouth, and she drifted her eyes closed as they deepened their kiss, her hands moving towards Zell's face. Zell on the other hand, slowly grabbed her by the hips and slowly moved her on top of him, their lips lock never lost as Fujin continued kissing him. When the burning in their lungs told them that it was best to part, they broke off, both of their lips swollen. Fujin desperately tried to fight the emotions surging through her. But it was too strong, like a wave guiding a pebble. When she got enough air to talk she opened her mouth only to meet Zell's warm lips again before he moved down her jaw line, kissing all the way down before he got to the dip in her neck as kissed it tenderly and leaving a series of open mouthed kisses as he slowly took off her blue jacket, revealing her white blouse underneath. Fujin's muscles froze at the sudden loss of clothing but then her mind thought something up.
"Let him have his fill… he'll leave you alone after it…" Fujin didn't know where the thought came from, but she let it win and she closed her eyes and decided that if anyone could be this intimate with her, it would be Zell. She moaned and relaxed as she felt Zell's mouth suck on her collarbone as he slowly removed her blouse button by button, until he got to the last one and slowly shed the article of clothing off her, it falling to the floor in a quiet whisper. Fujin felt Goosebumps raise all over her body but they were calmed as she felt Zell move her to his lap and said as he looked up into her eye,
"Fujin…" Fujin couldn't stop the tears that were falling down both eyes at this time, and Fujin watched as Zell reached for the patch. She dodged his hand, her hair falling into her face as she felt Zell's burning gaze. He didn't say anything as he slowly turned her to face him and he kissed her forehead as he slowly removed the patch, and he stared in marvel at something that no one got a chance to see. Fujin's wounded eye looked normal, except for the fact that a scar ran across it. But that's not what caught him off guard. No… what caught him off guard was the color of her wounded eye. It was the most beautiful color. It was like staring into a pure ruby, uncut and straight from nature. It was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. Zell then moved to Fujin and kissed her wounded eye, and said to her before nuzzling her face with his cheek,
"You are so beautiful…" Fujin couldn't breathe after what he just said, and him kissing his way down her chest, his lips kissing the silver chain she was wearing before caressing the fair skin of her chest with his warm lips, his hands palming her hips as he continued. She wrenched her eyes shut at the feeling that Zell evoked when he passed the swell of her breast with his lips and she bit her lip.
"Fujin… Please touch me…" Zell said with a husky moan into her throat, his hot breath fanning down her throat and in between the valley of her breasts. What was left of Fujin's resolve was now gone as she heard that heated request. She laid him down and slowly got off of him, regretting it as soon as her body felt the cold wind hit her. She slowly took off the remainder of her clothes, leaving her in nothing but a pair of light blue panties and matching lace bra. She then slowly laid back down on Zell and she moaned at how warm he felt. She unconsciously rubbed her body against his in order to enjoy what the warmth did to her but then she trailed her hand down his chest, and she marveled at how every caress made the muscle underneath bunch. Fujin looked down at Zell's Boxers only to find a lump, and she slowly lifted the top hem of his boxers, and quickly grabbed him.
"Fujin…" Zell said in her ear, making her close her eyes in happiness at the way he said her name. He made her name sound like it was a prayer. She pumped a few times, marveling at how warm he was. It was like he generated this penetrating warmth that pierced the coldest ice. It was then that something came over her.
"Zell… koi take off your boxers…" she said in Zell's ear, making him shiver. Within a second Zell had his boxers off, his erection standing prominently. Zell took the chance and quickly turned her over, laying her on her back as looked into her eyes. Fujin mewled in pleasure as she felt Zell kiss her breasts through the thin material of her bra, and when she started to get used to the feeling, Zell took off her bra, and slowly sucked one of her nipples, making her ache her back in an effort to get more of her body in Zell's mouth. She didn't understand the feelings inside her. Why did this feel too good to be true? Why was Zell taking her breath away every time he touched her and she liked that? She felt him lick her hardened nipple and she sighed at the sensation. SHE FELT Zell's wandering hand stop at the hem of her panties and she said out of breath,
"Do it Zell… tonight… make me yours…" Zell almost lost his control at the sound of her husky voice reverberating only in his ears as he took them off, settling in-between her legs. Zell stopped and kissed her tenderly, caressing the side of her face with the wounded eye and said in her ear,
"Fujin… are you sure…" Fujin just smiled and said wrapping her arms around his neck,
"Yes…" Fujin said with a smile, making Zell smile as well. He then slowly entered Fujin, the feeling of slight pain almost making her regret saying yes. But then, she felt him move slowly within her, and she almost cried at how good it felt. Zell pumped his hips again, which made Fujin gasp loudly once again, and Zell stopped what he was doing right away.
"I'm sorry Fujin…" Zell said quickly before Fujin could even make a coherent thought. She then said as she looked into his eyes, the endless sea of sky that resided in his eyes, and everything was there. Everything that she had ever wanted and looked for in someone resided in the eyes of the man who she was lying with right now, making love to her. She let one more tear fall before she said happily,
"Zell… shut up and move… PLEASE…" Zell looked down into her eyes and smiled, before moving his hips once more, making her drift her eyes closed with a moan as she felt him move inside her, touching her in places she knew only he would be allowed to. This felt too right for anything to mess it up…
As for how long they stayed like that, Fujin lost track of time…
Fujin slowly opened her eyes, the afterglow of their union still having its effect on her. She watched as he slept, his blonde bangs falling into his face, shielding his beautiful eyes from the world. Fujin touched his tattooed cheek and thought about what lied ahead.
"I'll be like this only for you… I'm not ready for the rest of the world to know who I really am…" she touched his lips and smiled as he moved them slightly. Fujin watched as Zell's eyes opened, making her smile slightly.
"Your beautiful you know that…" he said softly as to not disturb the night silence. Fujin just smiled lightly and said to him as she moved closer in order to enjoy his warmth moving into his arms facing him,
"Stop it…" Fujin watched as Zell kissed her cheek and then something came over her.
"Zell… Can I keep you?..." she watched as Zell's eyes widened and she instantly regretted saying it, but then she felt him draw her closer and say against her lips,
"You can have me as long as you want Fujin… as long as you want…" he combed his hand through her shoulder length silver hair and said before he drifted back to sleep,
"Don't cut your hair… look … angel…" she just closed her eyes and cuddled up to him, her head lying on her chest, his heartbeat lulling her to sleep.