rit? Did you get hit the most or did Selphie? Who used Shiva? Did you do more physical than magical damage? Tell me!"

I giggled. "I didn't know you were wanting a bedtime story," I said. _Sally? Are you joking around with him? Good for you!_

"Damn straight! I worked you hard yesterday, remember? I pushed and you pushed back, harder. You've got to give me a little something as payback!"

"Fine, fine." I said with a sidelong smile toward him. "It was dark as death and smelled of horror and grief as we entered the red and black cavern of the fire god Ifrit," I began in a tone of gloomy stories and ghosts.

Zell laughed, giving my arm a slug. "Now **that's** a story!"

I giggled. _Maybe this could count as a date? Couldn't it?_ Yeah. Maybe in an alternate dimension.

"Don't stop," he said as we passed the library. "Keep going."

I grabbed at the different stories I'd heard, and thrillers I'd watched and read, and struggled to piece together more of the same. "Shadows and flames teased our senses, hinting at the danger that hid beneath boulder and crevice. Selphie and I cautiously made our way deeper within, keeping our weapons ready as we searched the darkness for the eyes we felt watching."

I sent Zell a sidelong glance. He stared at the polished floor of the walk that led to the different sections of the Garden, deeply engrossed in my story. My eyes twinkled. "Fire bat!" I gripped his arm. Zell gave a startled yelp and then laughed as he met my gaze. I giggled and looked away, pointing ahead at the imaginary foe. "'Look out!' I warned Selphie, not seeing the buel rising up behind me. Clink-- thwack-- and the buel fell, leaving me safe to dispatch the fire bats. Fists and feet flew, littering our path with broken bodies. We moved on, our eyes alert and our ears strained. Deadly silence. Eerie peace and nothing."

Zell opened the door into the cafeteria, holding it as I passed. Then he released it to hurry up and walk beside me. _This is so awesome!_ "
rit? Did you get hit the most or did Selphie? Who used Shiva? Did you do more forcible than charming wrong? Tell me! " 

 I giggle. " I didn't know you were want a bedtime story, " I order. _ Sally? Are you joking around with him? full for you! _ 

 " Damn straight! I work you hard yesterday, commemorate? I crusade and you pushed back, harder. You've got to give me a little something as vengeance! " 

 " Fine, fine. " I said with a sidelong smile toward him. " It was benighted as death and smelled of repugnance and grief as we entered the crimson and black cavern of the ardor god Ifrit, " I began in a tone of gloomy stories and ghostwriter. 

 Zell laughed, giving my arm a slug. " Now * * that's * * a story! " 

 I giggle. _ possibly this could reckon as a date? Couldn't it? _ Yeah. Maybe in an alternate dimension. 

 " Don't stop, " he said as we passed the library. " Keep going. " 

 I grabbed at the unlike narrative I'd heard, and thriller I'd watch and understand, and struggled to piece together more of the same. " Shadows and flames teased our pot, hinting at the danger that hid beneath boulder and crevice. Selphie and I cautiously make our way deeper within, keeping our weapon ready as we search the darkness for the eyes we felt watching. " 

 I sent Zell a askance glance. He stared at the polished floor of the walk that go to the different sections of the Garden, deeply engrossed in my report. My eyes twinkle. " Fire bat! " I grip his arm. Zell give a startled yelp and then laughed as he met my gaze. I giggle and looked away, pointing ahead at the fanciful foe. "' Look out!' I warned Selphie, not seeing the buel rising up behind me. Clink-- thwack-- and the buel fell, leaving me safe to dispatch the fire bats. Fists and foot flew, littering our way with broken bodies. We moved on, our eyes alert and our ears strained. baneful silence. Eerie peace and nothing. " 

 Zell opened the door into the cafeteria, holding it as I passed. Then he released it to hurry up and walk beside me. _ This is so amazing! _ "
rit? Did you get hit the mosu or did Selphie? Cyo usev Shiva? Did you do more physical than magicel dqmage? Tell me!"

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rit? Did you get hit the most or dId Selphie? WHo useD ShIva? diD you Do moRe physical than MAgicAl damage? Tell me!"

I giggled. "i didn'T kNOw yoU WeRe wanTing a beDTiME StoRy," i sAid. _saLLy? are yoU joKing aroUnd with him? gooD fOr you!_

"Damn strAIgHt! I worked yOu hArd yesterday, RemEmber? I PuSheD And yoU puShed bAck, harDEr. You'vE got to givE mE A littlE SomethiNG As PaybAck!"

"Fine, fine." I said wITh A Sidelong smile tOward hIm. "iT wAS DarK as Death and smElLed of HOrror anD GrIEF As wE Entered the red And black cavERn oF the fiRe God iFrit," I bEgan iN a TOne Of gloomy stoRies And ghosts.

zell laUGhed, givINg my arm A slug. "NOw **tHat'S** a stORy!"

i gIggLeD. _mayBE tHis COulD count as A dAtE? CoulDn't iT?_ yEAH. MayBe iN an aLternAte dimension.

"DOn't Stop," HE saId as wE passEd thE lIbrarY. "Keep gOing."

I GrAbbed at the diffeRent Stories I'd HeaRd, And ThRilleRS I'd watCheD anD read, anD struggLEd tO pIECE tOgether more of the saMe. "sHAdOws and flAmes teASeD oUR senses, hInTinG at tHE DangeR thaT HiD beneath BouldeR AnD cRevice. SElPhie anD I CauTioUsly mADe ouR way deEper withIn, keePIng our weapons rEAdy as we searchED tHE DaRKnesS foR the eyes we fElt wATchiNg."

I sENt zelL A sideLong gLaNCe. hE stared at the polisheD fLoor of The waLk that led to thE different SECTions of tHe GaRDeN, Deeply engrosseD in my Story. My eyeS Twinkled. "fire bAt!" I grippEd his arm. ZELL gave a stArtLed YelP anD THeN laughed as he mET My gaZe. i giggleD anD looked AwaY, poIntIng AhEad at the iMaginary FoE. "'LOoK oUt!' I WarneD selphie, nOt SeeInG thE buel RIsing uP behiNd me. clInK-- ThwAck-- and tHE bUEL felL, lEaVing Me sAfE to diSpatCH thE fire baTs. Fists anD feET fleW, lItTering oUr path with broKeN bodies. We mOvEd oN, our eyES Alert and Our ears strained. Deadly siLEnce. EerIe pEace aNd noThing."

Zell OpeNed the DooR Into thE cafetEria, hOlDinG IT as I pASSeD. ThEn He released IT To hUrry uP aNd waLk besidE me. _This is so awesome!_ "
rit? Did you get hit the m ost or did  Selp hie ? W ho  use d Sh iva? Did you d o  mor e physical than magica l dam ag e ? Te l lme!"
I gigg l ed . "Idi dn 'tkn o wyou w ere  wantin g a bedtim e s to ry," I said. _S ally? Areyou  joking arou ndwith h im ? G o od fo r y ou!_
"Damn straig ht! I wor ke d  you h a rd yest e r da y, r emember? I pushed an d  you pushed ba ck, ha rd e r. Y ou' vegot to giv eme al ittle s o me t h i nga s payback!"
"Fine, fine . " I  saidwi tha  sidel ong s mi l e t oward him."Itwas darkas dea t h and s m elled o f horr orand  gri e fas  we  e n ter e dthe red  and bla ck  c avern  oft h e fire  go d If rit,"  I began in a  to ne o f  gl oomystori es a nd  ghos ts.

Z ell l au ghed, giving my  arm  a slug."No w**t ha t's** a stor y!" 

I  giggle d. _May b e t hi s c ou ld count as a date ?C o ul dn't it? _ Yeah .  M ay b e in anal ter nate d imens ion. 
" Don't st op," h e  s ai d as we  p assedth e l ibr ary." Keep  going ."

I gr abbed at the differe n t stories I'd he a r d, andthr illers I'dwatc h ed a nd r e ad , a n d str uggle dt op iece together moreof  the s ame."Shadows andflames tea s e d  our sen ses, hi n ting at the da ngerthat hid b e neath bo ulder  and cre vice. Sel p h ie and I  ca uti ous lym a de  our way deep e r  wit hi n, keep ing  our we apo nsrea dyas  we searc hed theda rk ne ss  fo r the eyes wefe ltwa tch ing." 
I sen t Zel l asi de l ong  glance .  H e star ed  a t th e p ol ished  flo o r o f the w alk thatled to t he  d ifferen t sections of  t he Garden,  d eep ly eng r o ssed inmy story. My eyes twink l ed. "Fi rebat!"  I g ripped hi s a rm. Ze llg ave astartl ed ye lp  an d thenl a ug hed  a s he met m y gaz e. Igi ggle d and l ooked away, pointi n g a head at the i mag inar y fo e." 'L o okou t !'I warned Selphie,  not seein gt he  buel risi n g u pbehindme. Cli nk--t hwack--  and thebuel fell ,leav i n g m e safe todispatch  the fire bats. Fi sts a ndfeet f le w,litte ring o u r p ath w ith br ok en bod ies.We  moved o n, our eyes alert and o ur ear s str ain ed. Deadl y s i len ce. Eerie  pea ce and not hin g." 

Zel l o p enedthed oo r i n to th e ca f eteria, h o ld ing i tas I passed . T hen  he r ele a sed it  tohurry up and walk beside me. _Th is i s soawe s ome! _"
rit? Did_you get_hit the most or_did Selphie?_Who_used Shiva?_Did_you do more_physical than magical_damage? Tell me!"

I giggled._"I didn't know_you_were wanting a bedtime story," I said. _Sally? Are you joking around with him?_Good_for you!_

"Damn_straight!_I_worked you hard yesterday, remember?_I pushed and you pushed_back, harder._You've got to give me a little something_as_payback!"

"Fine, fine." I_said with a sidelong smile toward him. "It was_dark as death and smelled of_horror and grief_as_we_entered the red and_black cavern of the fire god_Ifrit," I began in a tone_of gloomy stories and ghosts.

Zell laughed, giving_my arm a slug. "Now **that's**_a story!"

I giggled. _Maybe this_could count_as a date? Couldn't it?__Yeah. Maybe in_an alternate_dimension.

"Don't stop," he_said as we passed the library._"Keep going."

I grabbed_at the different stories I'd heard,_and_thrillers I'd watched_and_read,_and struggled_to piece together_more_of the_same._"Shadows and flames teased our senses,_hinting_at the danger that hid beneath boulder_and crevice. Selphie and_I_cautiously made our way_deeper within, keeping our weapons_ready as we searched the darkness_for the_eyes we_felt watching."

I sent Zell a sidelong glance. He stared at the_polished floor of the walk that_led to the different_sections of_the_Garden, deeply engrossed_in_my story._My eyes twinkled. "Fire bat!" I gripped_his arm._Zell gave a startled yelp and_then laughed as he_met_my gaze. I giggled and looked_away, pointing ahead at the imaginary_foe. "'Look out!' I warned_Selphie,_not_seeing the buel rising up_behind me. Clink-- thwack-- and the_buel fell, leaving_me safe to dispatch the fire bats._Fists_and feet flew, littering our path_with_broken bodies. We moved on, our_eyes_alert_and our ears strained. Deadly_silence. Eerie peace and nothing."

Zell opened_the door into the cafeteria, holding it as I_passed. Then he_released it to hurry up_and_walk_beside me. _This is so awesome!_ "