Under Her Control

A/N: I do NOT know why I chose Seifer to be my made up character's boyfriend (well... actually, I think it'll make a good twist...). Expect jealousy from Irvine.

Irvine: Damn straight! Why does Zell get the girl?

RP93: Hey, you get Selphie, all Zell gets is that Library Girl!

(In the distance) Library Girl: My name is Sophie!

Irvine: At least she's sane! All Selphie talks about besides The Garden Committee is Chocobos!

Selphie then suddenly appears, running into Irvine.

Irvine: OWWW!

Selphie: CHOCOBOS! WHERE!

RP93: And this is what I get for writing a FF8 fanfic?

Yo. Name's Dincht. Zell Dincht.

OK, you already know me, with fighting Sorceress Ultimecia with my friends and all (or the most likely option is for my record for chugging down the most hot dogs).

Forget the hot dogs, that is, if it's even possible. I wanna talk about somethin' else. Something that no one else has expected from me. I wanna talk about my first love (you're probably already laughing, I'll give you a minute).

It all started in the Cafeteria, on a dreary winter day. I was both hungry and bored outta hell, Christmas just 2 weeks away. I headed to the cafeteria lady and ordered the usual (hot dogs, duh). She smiled, then gave me my order in a hurry. I payed, then headed to my table. I didn't see the out-stretched foot that was in my way. In a flash, I fell over, and all I saw was pitch-black.

When I woke up, some students had crowded around me to see if I was OK (or laughing, your pick). But one caught my attention, with her pretty face. She reminded me of Quistis, only 5"4 ½ with wavy long red-orange hair. She wore a sleeveless purple shirt with jeans. "Hey, you OK?" the mysterious girl asked. I didn't respond, for I was focusing on her deep green eyes.

After clearing everyone out, she helped me up. "Name's Jessica Himiko. I'm new here." the girl replied, helping me up by holding onto my arm. "I'm interested- I mean, I'm Zell Dincht." I replied back, blushing red from what I just said. "Tee hee, interested huh? You've gotta had a pretty big hit on your head there." Jessica said. "You mean I passed out?" I asked. Stupid question... "Yeah, somebody tripped you. But I just don't see all the logic on how you'd pass out after that." said Jessica. I know. I've been tripped so many times, my head's like a marshmallow.

"Wait... aren't you that guy who broke the school record of eating 18 hotdogs in just 2 minutes?" asked Jessica. "Yeah." I answered. "Whoa! And still in good shape!" she remarked. Wow. How observant. Irvine and her would make a nice pair (well, I hope not). "Well... do you want me to take you to Dr. Kadowaki?" Jessica offered. Then I said two word I regretted to say. "No thanks." I'm such an idiot. Everyone knows that I could've spent more time with her. Jessica blinked, then left me with the huge headache in my head.

I grudgidly headed back to the Infirmary. It seemed like Dr. Kadowaki was expecting me. "What is it NOW?" she asked. "I got tripped in the Cafeteria." I replied. Dr. Kadowaki groaned. "Zell, how do you get in these situations?" Dr. Kadowaki asked again. I shrugged. "I guess I'm accident-proned." I answered. Correction: I AM accident-proned. "Well, that's not very good, isn't it? Now sit down, I'll taked a look at your head." the doctor said. She then examined the bruise (and my sight). "Well, I guess you'll have to rest it off. You'll be fine." Dr. Kadowaki said, and she sent me to one of those comfy Infirmary beds. I lied there, just thinking of Jessica...

A few minutes later, Irvine came to visit. Yep, out of all my 'friends', the perverted gunman came to visit me. Selphie, who's always with him, wasn't. "Where's Selphie?" I asked. "Sef's busy with the Christmas Dance. She's kinda, well, a bit too stressed, so try not to bring up Chocobos in a 'normal' conversation with her. How's your head?" Irvine asked. "Painful, but worth it. I just saw the most beautiful girl in the world." I said. "Really? You mean, prettier than the girls in my Girl Next Door magazines?" Irvine asked. "Yep!" I answered. Actually, that's a lie. No one's prettier than the girls in Irvine's porn magazines. Well, Jessica's an exception to me. I described Jessica to Irvine, and our small conversation. After I was finished, Irvine looked at me in disbelief. "You idiot! Why'd you let her get away? She was in the palm of your hand, and you let her go!" cried Irvine. I grunted and put my hand on my forehead. "What do you expect? I hit my head." I answered. Irvine smacked his forehead with his hand, then left.

A lot more minutes later, I got out of the Infirmary (dude, now I'm wondering what the Cafeteria floors are made of). I headed back to my dorm. Along the way, I spotted Jessica, and caught up to her quickly. "Yo, wassup!" I said. Nice intro, huh? "Jessica turned to me and smiled. "Oh, it's you. How are you feeling?" "G-great! N-never felt b-better! So, h-how are you d-doing?" I stammered. "Well, can't complain. Working on the Garden Committee's hard, but fun!" said Jessica. "You work on the Committee!" I asked, surprised. Ya know, this is one of those not-so-rare moments when I appreciate being Selphie's friend. "Of course! That girl Selphie's so energetic!" answered Jessica. "Well, it so happens that she's one of my closest friends." I said in-a-matter-of-factly fashion. "Really? Cool." Jessica responded. I then decided to ask her out. "So uh... d-do you want to go out for lunch sometime? Just a thank-you for helping me out." I asked timidly. "Sure, we can go tomorrow. But not for long, Seifer gets jealous when I hang out with other boys." Jessica answered, giggling. Hold up! Did she say Seifer! How! "What do you mean by Seifer?" I asked frantically. "Oh. Seifer's my-" The word made my heart drop. "boyfriend." I was both crushed and confused. Seifer, with a girlfriend? Wasn't Raijin enough (or is Fujin the girl)? "Oh... I guess I'll just see you tomorrow then. Meet you at 12:00." I said half-heartedly. "OK, it's a date! Well, not really, but you know what I mean. Bye!" said Jessica, and she left. Well, it was close to a date, if it wasn't to that ass Seifer. I unhappily went back to my dorm. My life sucks, doesn't it?

When I got to my dorm, everyone, except Selphie, was there. "Feeling better? she asked. Man, now I'm wondering how these incidents get around! "Yeah." I answered. "Sure ya do, now why don't you enlighten the others about Jessica?" Irvine said, his arms folded. "First off, why y'all in my room?" I asked. Everyone shrugged."Well, we knew you'd come back her after you left the Infirmary." replied Rinoa. Gosh, am I that predictable? "OK, lemme explain." I said, and I told them about Jessica (Irvine fuming with jealousy). "Not only that, I figured out that she steady, with SEIFER!" I said. Everyone looked at me as if I was insane, then they a laughed. "Seifer, with a girlfriend? Not even that female dog at Dollet liked him!" said Quistis. Wow, good memory. She could've called that dog a bi... Oh. I see."Still, if Jessica's Seifer's girl, you're screwed. Seifer'll hunt you down if he figures you even met her." said Squall. "Well, what do I do?" I asked. Irvine then put his arm around me friendly. "Dude, you should be happy that I'm your friend." he said. Right now, with his arm around me (I don't even know why he did that) and Squall looking like he was gonna explode with laughter, it's vice versa.

Next chapter's comin' soon!