Stolen Halo
A One-shot by Ellipsis the Great
Summary: He wants to cry…but right now, he has to be strong for her…Seifer/Fuu friendship.
DISCLAIMER: Kingdom Hearts and everything affiliated with it belongs to SquareEnix and Disney. Title borrowed from Big and Rich's song 'Holy Water.' All I own is the plot…
Rated: T just in case.
Warnings: Mentions of rape.
"Oh, hey. What're you doing here?"
"Busy?"
"Not…really…are you alright?"
A shake of the head.
"Come sit down; you look like you're about to pass out. What's up?"
"Problem."
"…What kind of problem?"
A gulp. Averted eyes. "…Pregnant."
A long, drawn out pause. "You're sure?"
A nod. Tears.
"Who…?"
"Forgot." She has to force the word out.
"You…forgot? Did you…have a one-night stand? You don't drink, do you?"
"No."
"Then how…?"
"Dunno." A broken sob, and her shoulders hunch as she tries to hide her face behind her bangs. Softly, terrified of what it means, she suggests, "Drugs?"
He grimaces, jaw clenching for a moment. "Do you…want me to take you to a clinic?"
"Can't."
"Why? It's not fair for you to—"
"Baby."
"I know what being pregnant means." He says with empty mirth. "But if someone…" the words stick in his throat like they won't be true if he doesn't voice them, "if someone…raped you…" the room chills with the force of what he is saying, "you don't have to feel guilty about aborting the…it."
"Can't." Another sob. "I can't."
He wraps his arms around her. "Okay. It's okay. I understand."
"Scared."
His arms tighten. "I know. It'll…it'll be okay."
She shakes her head, crying fervently, now.
"I'll marry you, if you want." He offers weakly.
Impossibly, she chuckles. "Stupid."
"I know." His voice is heartbroken, but not because she won't marry him. He already knew she wouldn't—and he didn't really want to marry her, anyhow, even though he does love her in his own way and would have if either of them really thought it would help. No, he is heartbroken because he doesn't know what else he can do to help her. After a moment of thinking, he just asks, "What…do you want me to do?"
Another shake of her head.
He'll think of something later, then. For now, he has to be strong for her…and wonder how anyone could be so cruel as to do this to someone as undeserving of pain as the weeping girl in his arms.
The End.
A/N: T.T I'm a bad person.
This has been floating around on my computer for a while, finished and waiting to be uploaded. It was originally supposed to be the prologue for a chapter fic, but the chapter fic…kind of fell through. So I decided I'd share it as a one-shot, as just a short moment in time. Maybe someday I'll actually be able to continue it, but for now I'll leave it here.
Also…holy crap, Seifer in a fic that doesn't mention Hayner at all and can even be read as hetero…D8 lolol
Hope you enjoyed it!
-EtheG