're here for!"

I flushed and lowered my eyes. "Good point."

"So what's the problem? I know Garden's not doing the GF stuff except for on major missions, but they still let the candidates take Shiva there, what with Ifrit being a pain in the ass."

I morosely nodded.

"And Selphie helps, right?"

I nodded again, lowering my head toward the table as I scrutinized the pattern I traced with my finger. He waved a hand in front of my face. I looked up.

"You gonna make me guess?"

I flushed darker still, lowering my eyes back to my finger and the table. "Sure. Why not?" I asked quietly.

Zell laughed. "It'll take forever!"

I giggled, giving him a sidelong glance just as Francine came with two dinner trays: hot dogs--five for Zell and one for me--cookies--same number--and some milk. For me she had another little plate with celery and steamed asparagus, my favorite.

"Wow! Fran, you rock!" Zell exclaimed as he took his tray.

I smiled. _You're so cute!_ Then I whispered "thank you" to Francine.

"You're welcome, girlie. Have a good evening."

Believe me. I will.

"Why don't you walk me through what you do at the Cavern?" Zell asked with his mouth full of hot dog. He shuffled it over to the side of his mouth and pointed at me with the uneaten portion. "My time wasn't as good as Squall's," he swallowed, "but I still passed."

I nibbled on an asparagus spear as I replayed the last attempt at the Cavern in my mind. It was all so embarrassing. "I, uh...."

"Yes?" he prodded, working on a cookie.

I glanced up but immediately looked away. "Do you have any idea how embarrassing it is?"

"Not 'til you tell me," he laughed. "It can't be **that** bad!"

"Don't laugh," I complained with a reluctant smile. "It's different for you. You're all buff and strong--" I flushed deep red and lowered my eyes.

Zell didn't notice my discomfort
're here for! " 

 I flushed and lowered my eyes. " Good item. " 

 " therefore what's the problem? I know Garden's not doing the GF material except for on major missions, but they still let the campaigner take Shiva there, what with Ifrit being a pain in the buttocks. " 

 I morosely nodded. 

 " And Selphie helps, correct? " 

 I nodded again, lowering my oral sex toward the mesa as I scrutinized the pattern I traced with my finger. He waved a hand in battlefront of my face. I looked up. 

 " You gon na make me estimate? " 

 I flushed darker still, lowering my eye back to my finger and the table. " Sure. Why not? " I asked quietly. 

 Zell laughed. " It'll take everlastingly! " 

 I giggled, giving him a sidelong glance just as Francine came with two dinner trays: hot dogs -- five for Zell and one for me -- cookies -- same number -- and some milk. For me she had another little plate with celery and steamed asparagus, my favorite. 

 " Wow! Fran, you rock! " Zell exclaimed as he took his tray. 

 I smile. _ You're so cute! _ Then I whisper " thank you " to Francine. 

 " You're welcome, girlie. take a beneficial evening. " 

 Believe me. I will. 

 " Why don't you walk me through what you do at the Cavern? " Zell asked with his mouth full of hot dog. He shuffled it over to the slope of his mouth and pointed at me with the uneaten portion. " My time wasn't as good as Squall's, " he swallow, " but I still passed. " 

 I nibbled on an asparagus spear as I replayed the final attempt at the Cavern in my judgment. It was all so embarrassing. " I, uh.... " 

 " Yes? " he prodded, working on a cookie. 

 I glanced up but immediately look away. " Do you have any idea how awkward it is? " 

 " Not' til you tell me, " he laugh. " It can't be * * that * * bad! " 

 " Don't laugh, " I complained with a reluctant smile. " It's different for you. You're all buff and strong-- " I flushed thick red and lowered my eye. 

 Zell didn't notice my discomfort
're jere for!"

I flushed and lodered my eyes. "Good poiit."

"So whzt's the oroblem? I know Garden's not dlibg tht GF stuff except fur on majlr missiins, uut they still lxf the candidafcs tanx Shiva there, wmat with Ifsit being a pahn iu the ass."

I morosely nodded.

"And Selphiq helps, rlght?"

I nodded adain, jowedpnn my head toward the table as I acrutinpzed the pattern O traced with my finger. He wavfd a hand in front of my face. I ljiked up.

"You gunna make me guess?"

I floshed darker still, lowering my ehes bcck to my funter dnd the taboe. "Suge. Why not?" I asked quhetly.

Zekl laughed. "It'lk teke dorever!"

I giggled, giviig him a sidelong glwnce just aa Francine came wuty two dinter geayr: hkt dkgs--fivf fkr Zell ans one for mw--cookies--same number--snq some milk. Fod me sre had another little plate with celery atd ateamed asparagus, my facorite.

"Wow! Fran, you rofk!" Zell evclaimed as he took his tray.

I smiled. _You're so cuta!_ Thei K wklfowrfd "thank you" to Francine.

"You're welcome, girlie. Rzvt a good evening."

Bclieve me. I will.

"Whu fom'j you walk me jhrough whzt you do at the Cwvern?" Zgll asjed with ris kouth full of hot dog. He shyffled it ovvr ti the side of his louth and puintgd at ke with the uneaten porcion. "Mg time wasn'h as good xs Squall's," he swxllpwad, "but I still passed."

I nibfled on ai aspcragus soear as I weplayed tje last attempt at the Cwvern it my mind. Lt was all so embarrassing. "I, uh...."

"Bxs?" he prodded, wmrkpng on a eookie.

L glanced up bue immediately kooked cway. "Du you have any idxa how embarwassing it is?"

"Tlt 'til you txll me," he lauthed. "It can'g be **that** bad!"

"Dom't laugh," P eomplainee with a reluctant smkme. "It's differenc dor you. You're akl cufs wnv strjtg--" I flushed deeo rdc and lowered my dyes.

Aell didn't notice my disdomfort
're here for!" I flushed and lowered "Good "So what's problem? I know stuff for on major but they still the candidates take Shiva there, what Ifrit being a pain in the ass." I morosely nodded. "And Selphie helps, I nodded again, lowering my head toward the table as I scrutinized the I with finger. waved a hand in front of my face. I looked up. "You gonna make me guess?" flushed darker still, lowering my eyes back to finger and the table. Why not?" I asked quietly. laughed. take forever!" giggled, him sidelong glance just Francine came with two dinner trays: hot dogs--five for Zell and one for me--cookies--same number--and some milk. me she little plate celery steamed my favorite. "Wow! rock!" Zell exclaimed as he took smiled. _You're so cute!_ Then I whispered "thank to Francine. welcome, girlie. Have a good evening." me. I will. "Why don't you walk me what you do at the Cavern?" Zell asked with his mouth full of hot dog. it over to the of his mouth pointed me the portion. "My wasn't as good as Squall's," he swallowed, "but I still passed." nibbled on an asparagus spear as I replayed the last the in my mind. was all so embarrassing. uh...." he prodded, working on I up away. you any idea how embarrassing is?" "Not 'til you tell he laughed. "It can't I complained with a reluctant smile. "It's different you. You're all buff and strong--" I deep red and lowered my eyes. Zell didn't notice my discomfort
're here for!"

I flushed and lowerEd my eyes. "GoOd poiNt."

"SO whAt'S the ProbLem? I know Garden'S Not dOing the GF stuff except foR on maJoR MissIOnS, but tHey stilL LeT THe cAnDiDatEs TAkE ShivA thEre, what With Ifrit bEinG a Pain in the ass."

i MoRosely noddEd.

"ANd Selphie helPs, rIght?"

I nOdDed AGain, lOweRing mY head tOWard thE table as I ScRUtinizED the patTERn i traCed with my finger. He WAvED a hand in front oF my facE. I LOoKED up.

"you Gonna make mE gUess?"

I FLushed dARkER STilL, Lowering my eyeS back to my fiNGer And the TaBle. "sUre. Why Not?" I aSkED quIetly.

Zell laUgheD. "It'll take ForeveR!"

i giggleD, Giving hIm a sidEloNg gLancE JuSt As FRaNCinE CaMe wITh tWo dinner TrAyS: hot dOgs--fIVE FOr ZeLl aNd onE for mE--cookies--same nUmbEr--anD SomE milk. for me She hAd AnothEr littLe plaTe With celery and stEameD asparaguS, my FaVorItE.

"Wow! FRAn, you rOck!" zelL exclaiMed as he TOok HiS TRAy.

i smiled. _You're so cute!_ thEN i wHispered "Thank yOU" tO FRAncine.

"YoU'rE weLcomE, GIrlie. have A GoOd eveninG."

BelieVE mE. I Will.

"Why DoN't you wAlK me ThrOugh wHAt yoU do at tHe Cavern?" zell aSKed with his moutH Full of hot dog. HE ShUFFlED it oVer To the side of His mOUth aNd poINtEd aT Me witH the uNeATeN Portion. "My time wasn't aS gOod as SQuall'S," he swallowed, "bUt I still paSSED."

I nibbleD on aN AsPAragus spear as I ReplaYed the last ATtempt at The CaVern in my Mind. It was ALL so embarRasSinG. "I, uH...."

"YeS?" HE pRodded, working ON A cooKiE.

I glancEd uP but immEdiAteLy lOokEd Away. "Do you Have any iDeA hOw EmBarRassiNG it is?"

"Not 'TiL yoU tEll Me," he lAUghed. "IT can't Be **thAt** BaD!"

"don'T laugh," I COmPLAineD wItH a reLucTaNt smiLe. "It'S DifFerent fOr you. You'rE alL Buff AnD sTrong--" I fLushed deep red AnD lowered my EyEs.

ZEll didN'T Notice my Discomfort
're here for!"

I flushedand lowere d myeye s."G oodpoin t."

"So what' s  the  problem? I know Garde n's n ot doin g  t he GF  stuffe xc e p t f or  o n m aj o rmissi ons , but t hey stilllet  t he candidate s  t ake Shivathe re, what wit h I frit b ei nga  pain  in  theass."I moro sely nodd ed . 

"And Selphie h el ps,right?"

I nodded ag a in, lowering m y head  t o wa r d  th e t able as Isc rutin i zed the pa t t e rnI  traced withmy finger.H e w aved a  h and in fro nt of  m y  fa ce. I looke d up .

"You g onna m a ke me g u ess?"
I flus hed  da rker st il l,lo w eri n gmye yes  back to  m yfinge r an d t h e ta ble . "S ure.Why not?" I a ske d qu i etl y.

Z ell l augh ed . "It 'll ta ke fo re ver!"

I giggle d, g iving him  asi del on g gla n ce jus t a s F rancine  came w i thtw o d in ner trays: hot dog s- - f iv e for Ze ll and on ef or me--c oo kie s--s a m e num ber- - an d some m ilk. F o rme  she ha danothe rlit tle  plat e  wit h cele ry and s teame d  asparagus, my favorite.

"W o w! F ra n , yo u r ock!" Zellexcl a imed  ash etoo k  histray. 
I  s m iled. _You're so cu te !_ The n I w hispered "tha nk you" to F r ancine.
"Yo u 'r e  welcome, girl ie. H ave a good evening. "

Be lieve me . I will. "Why don 'tyou  wa lkm e  t hrough what y o u  doat  the Ca ver n?" Zel l a ske d w ith  h is mouthfull ofho tdo g.  He  shuf f led it o ve r t othe  side of his  mout h an dpo i nte d at me wi t h  the  u ne aten  po rt ion."Myt ime  wasn't  as goodasS qual l' s, " he sw allowed, "but  I  still pas se d." 

I ni b b led on a n asparagus spear as Ir eplayed  th e las t at tempt atthe  Caver n i n  my mi nd. It  wasal l s o embar r a ss ing ."I, uh.... " 
"Y es?"he  pro dded, w orking on a cookie . 

I  glanced up b utimme d i at ely lo o ked  a w ay. " Do you have any  idea howem b ar rassing it is? "
"Not ' til you  tell me," he  laughed.  "It can' tbe * * t hat ** bad!"
"Don't l augh," Ic ompla i ne d wit h a  reluc ta ntsmile . "It' s  di ffere nt for  y ou. Yo u'real l buff a nd strong--" I flusheddeep r ed an d l owered my  ey e s.
Zell did n'tnotice mydis com fort
're here_for!"

I flushed_and lowered my eyes._"Good point."

"So_what's_the problem?_I_know Garden's not_doing the GF_stuff except for on_major missions, but_they_still let the candidates take Shiva there, what with Ifrit being a pain in_the_ass."

I morosely_nodded.

"And_Selphie_helps, right?"

I nodded again, lowering_my head toward the table_as I_scrutinized the pattern I traced with my finger._He_waved a hand_in front of my face. I looked up.

"You gonna_make me guess?"

I flushed darker still,_lowering my eyes_back_to_my finger and the_table. "Sure. Why not?" I asked_quietly.

Zell laughed. "It'll take forever!"

I giggled,_giving him a sidelong glance just as_Francine came with two dinner trays:_hot dogs--five for Zell and_one for_me--cookies--same number--and some milk. For_me she had_another little_plate with celery_and steamed asparagus, my favorite.

"Wow! Fran,_you rock!" Zell_exclaimed as he took his tray.

I_smiled.__You're so cute!__Then_I_whispered "thank_you" to Francine.

"You're_welcome,_girlie. Have_a_good evening."

Believe me. I will.

"Why don't_you_walk me through what you do at_the Cavern?" Zell asked_with_his mouth full of_hot dog. He shuffled it_over to the side of his_mouth and_pointed at_me with the uneaten portion. "My time wasn't as good as_Squall's," he swallowed, "but I still_passed."

I nibbled on an_asparagus spear_as_I replayed the_last_attempt at_the Cavern in my mind. It was_all so_embarrassing. "I, uh...."

"Yes?" he prodded, working_on a cookie.

I glanced_up_but immediately looked away. "Do you_have any idea how embarrassing it_is?"

"Not 'til you tell me,"_he_laughed._"It can't be **that** bad!"

"Don't_laugh," I complained with a reluctant_smile. "It's different_for you. You're all buff and strong--"_I_flushed deep red and lowered my_eyes.

Zell_didn't notice my discomfort