It seemed that the way back to the mall was uncomfortable, to say the least. Yes, Genesis was there and just being there with him alone wasn't the problem. The problem was him staring at you and acting all strange. It seemed that he was sort of nervous or that something was up with him. He hadn't talked either, which made matters worse.
He would stare at you when he thought you weren't looking. You were driving but that didn't mean you couldn't look from the corner of your eye, which you did and caught him several times staring at you. Then he would "read" or pretended more like it.
Then he sighed and the same process started all over again. Until you had to start a conversation, this situation was killing you. You had no trouble being alone with a man, you were a police officer and most of the time were required to work with men, which you had no problem. You only cared about doing your job and nothing else.
But again, this situation was different. It was just like a few other situations, which were uncomfortable. The kissing and that kind of stuff, it was sudden and well you weren't expecting it at all.
"So what did uh, Zell do?" Genesis interrupted your thoughts.
Ok, he had to ask, it was bugging him when he saw Zell blushing and he wondered, no suspected that something had happened. But he asked with trouble, he wasn't sure if he should have asked or not but he couldn't explain it. He was a man with women all around him, he was a poet and women loved that. He was a romanticist and never had trouble talking nor being in the presence of a woman but just being here with you proved it all wrong. He, for once was nervous and was having trouble talking with you.
Not taking your eyes off the road you replied, " What was that?" what was he talking about?
He closed the book and placed it in his pocket. "He was acting strange, he has never acted like that." He explained, and was surprised when the van jerked to the side a bit. It seemed that something happened, indeed. Now, it was you who was acting nervous not him.
"Well..." you had trouble to come up with something "Nothing, just talking" You lied but it seemed you weren't a good lier because your actions said otherwise.
"Really?" he asked not convinced. "He seemed flushed" he added looking at the road.
"He apologized that's all" you said hoping that he would drop the topic.
"He didn't try anything, did he?" again he asked.
You shook your head because if you talked your voice would give you out.
"Good, less competition" he whispered.
"Wait, what?" you asked wondering if you had heard correctly. But you were almost at the mall.
"We are here." he said and opened the door just when you were almost parked. He left you there not answering your question.
The others were up front and they arrived there earlier so now most of your friends were out there.
"What? I can't belive you , you haven't confessed your-" Yuffie was ranting and had a frown on her face and pointed a finger at Vicent, not happy about something. Tifa covered Yuffie's mouth not letting her finish what she was going to say.
You parked the van and opened the door. "Hey, what's up yo?" Reno's red hair greeted you just when you got out of the van. He enveloped you in a tight hug, like if he hadn't seen you for years.
You returned the gesture and had to smile. "I am doing great." But then Axel pushed him aside and hugged you, and without warning he almost kissed you on the lips if it wasn't for Naruto who rushed and pushed Axel aside. Those who noticed what Axel what about to do, scowled which was everyone, except for you and Naruto who were running towards something he had discovered. Well, it wasn't like you were running on your own, he was dragging you along.
