Same Disclaimer as last time. Not mine, go away.
This chapter takes place at the same time as the previous one. You'll see at the end.
It was dark, and Zell's head hurt. He didn't want to move for fear of provoking the pain further. Then it began to feel like his head was being stretched, then a string of fire drawn through his brain and out his forehead. At that, he let out a loud painful moan.
'Awake now are we?'
"Shiva?"
'Who else?' a hint of annoyance, as well as humor"I…I thought you were…Matron."
'Ah. That explains the surprise.'
Zell tried opening his eyes. It wasn't all that bright after all, and all kinda tinted…blue.
"Where…ARE we?"
'About an hour from Balamb now that your awake to help me pull those spells from your mind.'
"So…that's what that was?"
'Yes, Magic to power this little ice-submarine. And during the next hour, we're going to have a nice, long, talk.' Zell groaned.
Shiva had gotten the truth out from him. She always could, even when nobody else was able. Perhaps because she knew him best, or perhaps because she simply cared more, but in either case, when they made landfall at Balamb, she was telling him in quite graphic detail, exactly what she would do to him if he even tried something that stupid again. Adding on at the end, that had best remember her and junction her away, instead of letting her be able to forge an ice bubble moments before impact with the water. And she had best get a letter of her own. Zell for his part, knew he was getting feverish, and was more than merely regretful for what he had done.
Zell pushed open the door. He knew he was about spent, and just wanted to manage to crawl into his bedroom, and hopefully the bed. But the floor would do just fine. He was, in the small part of his mind still functioning rationally, surprised to see Seifer and Squall in SeeD dress uniform, talking to his ma, who was weeping on the couch. To his credit, he even managed to mumble "Hey guys" and pass out, face first, on the floor.
AN: Short chapters, I know. Busy in life though.