Angel meets Devil

Chapter 5: Shhh!

Selphie made her way up to her room after saying goodnight to her mother. She opened her door and found Squall already stripped to his boxers reading Model, one of Selphie's favorite mangas. Her eyes, what seemed like the millionth time today, widen. Not only did he have a great upper body, but his legs we in very good shape. Surprising for someone she found in an alley sleeping. Not only sleeping, but just sitting there. She knew Squall would be skinny, but not in shape. She didn't think someone who lived in an alley would be in perfect shape. She was wrong. Now she figured he exercised while he was alone in the alley.

"Um, well, I guess you can stay in here all day. Don't worry about the maids seeing you. They never question us. So they won't ask my mom about you. Or if you want, you can come to school. I can pay for you," Selphie said to him.

"I'll think about it. But for now, I'm just going to stay here," Squall answered looking up from the book.

"Ok. Well, I have to go to bed. You can stay up reading if you want."

Selphie went to her dresser to get out her pjs. Then she went to her bathroom to change into them. She came out once she was done and went straight for her bed. She saw that Squall made a place on the floor for him. She laughed and shook her head.

"You don't have to sleep on the floor, Squall. It's not comfortable. You can sleep on the bed with me," Selphie said.

"Um…that's ok. I'll be fine on the floor," Squall answered.

"Don't be silly. The bed is big enough for both of us."

"Fine. If you insist."

Squall got up from the floor and got on the bed. Selphie scooted over a little closer to the wall. Once he was comfortably on the bed, he went back to reading. Selphie smiled at him and turned over to go to sleep.

"Good night, Squall," She said.

He looked at her. Then gave her a small smile.

"Good night," he said back.

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Selphie woke up to the sound of her alarm clock going off. She turned over to slam her hand on the snooze button. But her hand didn't come in contact with the alarm clock. It came in contact with Squall's face. Squall woke up with a start and flung his hand to his nose. He rubbed it while looking at Selphie. He gave her the "why the hell did you do that" look.

"Opps! Sorry. I didn't mean to. I forgot that you were there," Selphie apologized.

"Its ok," Squall accepted still rubbing his nose.

"Are you sure? You're ok, right?"

"Yes, I'm fine. Don't worry about it."

"Ok. I won't."

She smiled at him then she got off the bed and went to go take a shower. A half an hour later she came out fully dressed in her uniform. She looked at Squall. He was already dressed and was reading the 4th volume of Model. She smiled. She was glad that she found a new friend. She really likes Squall. But she also likes her other two new friends a lot too.

'Yuki is sweet,' Selphie thought ' He has a cute smile. He's really nice too. Kyo is nice also. But he's looks like a, how do I put it? A 'bad' boy maybe? Squall's the same as Kyo. They're all really sweet and nice to me. I like them all. But who do I like more?'

Selphie shook the thought out of her head. She went to her dresser to get out a pair of socks. She put them on, then her slippers. She looked at Squall again. He was already almost done reading the 4th volume. He could probably read Selphie's in tire collection of manga just in a week. And that's a lot. Selphie had almost 400 books. A lot of them were series that were her very favorite. Like Model, Princess Ai, Inuyasha, Kill me Kiss me, and, one of her very favorites, Gravitation. She was lucky she was rich. She could get any book she wanted. All she had to do was write a check and she was done.

"Um, Squall, would you like some breakfast. I usually have something fast and easy for me to eat, but you can have whatever you want," Selphie asked.

"Sure. I'll just have whatever you're eating."

"Ok, well I have to eat now. I have to leave pretty soon."

"Ok."

Squall got up and followed Selphie down to the kitchen. Selphie made Tamago-yaki for her and Squall. Squall was very, very grateful to have Selphie. If it weren't for her, he'd still be in that alley starving to death. Selphie made some tea next. There was rice already made from her mother's breakfast earlier. There was always rice left so Selphie can eat it for breakfast and take some for her lunch.

"This is good, Selphie. Thank you," Squall said.

"You're welcome! I'm glad you like it. I usually cook for myself in the morning. I just make what I like. I didn't think anyone would like my cooking."

"Well I do."

Selphie smiled. They ate the rest of their breakfast in silence. After they were done, Selphie did the dishes. She then made her lunch, brushed her teeth, put on her shoes, and said her good bye to Squall. She walked down the busy streets of Kyoto to her school. She ran into one of her classmates named Miki. Miki, as usual, was carrying a whole bunch of books. She always did. She was one of those students who brings every book home to study. She got good grades for it. Selphie got good grades too. The best in class. That's why she didn't have any one sitting around her. They tried to copy off her. But the teacher knew Yuki and Kyo didn't know Selphie was that smart. They will soon enough though.

Selphie finally got to school. She saw another one of her friends named Tohru. She went up to her and smiled.

"Good morning, Tohru," She said to her.

"Oh, Good morning Selphie. How are you today?" Tohru asked.

"Just fine." She looked around "where's Uo and Hana?"

"I don't know. I think they're not here yet."

"Oh. Well are you ready to go to homeroom?"

"HAI! Lets go."

They walked to homeroom. When they got there, they saw that Yuki and Kyo were already there. They were arguing about something. Soon it turned into a fight. Kyo was sent flying back. He hit his head on a desk. Yuki turned his head and crossed his arms. The whole time this happened, Selphie's and Tohru's eyes were popping out of their eye sockets. She went to Kyo's side to see if he was ok. He got up angrily and pointed his finger at Yuki.

"YOU DAMN RAT!" Kyo yelled.

"Will you be quite? I'm getting tired of beating you. Next time make it worth my time," Yuki said.

Kyo was about to say something back, but Yuki walked away and went to go sit at his desk. He then looked at Selphie as if just noticing she was there. Kyo did the same.

"Good morning!" Selphie said happily to them.

"Good morning," they responded.

"Look, there he is! It's Yuki! He's sooo handsome, just like a prince!" a girl from the other side of the room whispered.

"I know. We should start calling him Prince Yuki!" said another.

"Wow Yuki, you're really popular already," said Selphie. "That's great!"

"I guess it is. I really don't care." Yuki said.

"You're popular too, Selphie," Rinoa said coming up behind her.

"Oh, hey Rinoa. No I'm not," Selphie disagreed.

"Oh, yes you are. You have guys around you everyday. Like right now," Tohru added.

"But they are my friends. Right guys?"

"Of course, Miss Tilmitt," Yuki said smiling.

Kyo was silent He didn't say a word. He just looked at Selphie, then Tohru, then Rinoa. He then sat down in his seat. Selphie gave him a questioning look. He pointed behind her. When she turned, she saw a whole bunch of guys behind her. She smiled at them.

"Good morning, guys!" she said happily.

"Good morning, Miss Tilmitt!" They all said.

The bell rang, and class began. They did all their work. Selphie didn't really pay attention in class. She was worried about how Squall was doing back at home. She also hoped that her mom didn't get off early and go searching in her room. That would be really bad. She wondered if Squall would leave. She didn't want him to. She wanted to help him. He shouldn't leave. She provides him with food and shelter. Who would leave?

By the end of the day, every female student in the school now called Yuki Prince Yuki. Besides Selphie and Rinoa. He was thankful for that. He didn't really like the name, but then again, he didn't do anything about it. There was even a 'We love Yuki' fan club. He really hated that. It seemed like they already had a little cheer because every time Yuki passed by, they would start doing a little routine dance with their little cheer. It annoyed the hell out of him. Selphie and Rinoa thought it was cute.

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Selphie and Rinoa walked down the busy streets of Kyoto. They were on their way to Selphie's house. They always went back to her house after school. They would do homework together, eat, and then Rinoa would head home. Selphie hoped Rinoa wouldn't want to go up to Selphie's room. She didn't want to deal with Rinoa's lectures. She hated her lectures. She felt like a little kid doing something wrong. Was helping someone wrong? She didn't think it was. Its not like Squall was going to do something to her. If he were, he would have done it last night, right?

Selphie opened the door for both of them. She led Rinoa to the kitchen for a snack.

"Selph, lets go up to your room and study for that test on Monday," Rinoa said.

"No. We can study down here. I don't like being in my room all day," She answered.

"But well be able to study better there. I mean, you have maids running around. Then your mom is going to come home soon."

"Yah, but………I like it better down here."

"Selphie, are you hiding something?"

Then Rinoa just remembered something. She didn't see Squall on their way home. She looked at Selphie. Selphie gave her an innocent look. Now she knew. Selphie was hiding Squall up in the room.

"He's up there, isn't he?" Rinoa asked.

"NO! Whatever gave you that idea," Selphie asked innocently.

"Well, first off, I knew you kind of smelt like a guy today. Second, I don't remember seeing squall today at all. So there. That's how I know.

"Well, so what if he's here? It's my choice. I want to help him."

" I know you do. But that's not the point. You let a man, who you don't even know very well, sleep in your room. Did you let him sleep on your bed?"

"…………Yes"

"Selphie! Who knows what he could have been doing to you."

"I'm a light sleeper. If he was doing anything, I would have felt it."

"That's not the point."

"Yes it is. You just said-"

"Forget about what I said!"

"Well fine. If you don't like him being here, then leave. I'll have him study with me!"

Selphie ran up to her room. She opened the door and slammed it behind her. She threw herself on her bed and started crying. She then felt a hand on her back. Squall was softly rubbing her back.

"Is something wrong?" Squall asked.

"They all think you're a bad person," Selphie said through her tears.

"Well maybe-"

"Selphie! Are you home yet!" They heard her mother call.

"OH NO! It's my mom! Go in the bathroom!" Selphie whispered to Squall.

Squall quickly went into her bathroom. Selphie whipped away her tears. She then got out her study material. A knock came at her door letting her know of her mom's arrival. She got up to answer it. There stood he mom with a smile on her face.

"Hi Mom. What's up?" Selphie asked.

"Nothing. I just wanted to see if you were home yet," she answered

"Well, here I am."

"Yes, I see that……………… why does your room smell like a guy?"

"…Well remember when the guys were over last night? They were all wearing cologne, so that's why."

"I see. So do you like any of them?"

"Of course. I like them all."

"I mean as a boyfriend."

"I still like them all. They're sweet and nice to me."

"Like all the other guys in your school?"

"But these guys are my friends."

"Selphie, dear, you need a man in your life. You can't just sit around here all day studying, reading manga, and watching anime."

"But, it's hard to pick. Like I said. I like them all. But, I don't know which I like the most. I guess over time, I'll decide."

"Well, ok dear. ………I'll have dinner ready in a little bit.

With that, Selphie's mom left. After a few minutes, Squall came out. Selphie gave him a small smile. He smiled back. Selphie sat on her bed again and started studying. Squall sat next to her and leaned over so he could see what she was studying. She looked at him. He had a confused look on his face. Selphie then giggled.

"Don't you know how to do this?" she asked.

"I don't even know what it is," Squall answered.

"Its math!

"That's some awkward looking math."

"Here, let me teach you!"

A/N: OK! So how do you guys like it now? Is it better? I hope it is. Ok, I'll try to get 6 up soon. R&R.