Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 19 Apr 2011
Summary: 01 May 2000 edition.
Rating: K+
Characters/Pairings: Rosa, Kain x Cecil x Rosa
Author Notes: subterfuge, noun;
1. A deceptive device or stratagem.
Disclaimers: Final Fantasy IV is owned by Square-Enix and I in no way, shape, or form profit off of my writing. This is simply for my own pleasure, and may at any time be removed and/or modified as I see fit.

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Rosa smiled to herself as she watched her boys talking not too far away. They were so stubborn that sometimes she really wished to smack them, but that would get her no where and she knew it. The problem was that they really didn't understand themselves well enough. More to the point, they weren't very emotionally aware. It was a shame, because they clearly loved one another dearly. Rosa couldn't find it in herself to be uncomfortable with the thought that the man she loved held another in his heart. Cecil would do anything for her, without question, so she knew he loved her just as much. She also knew that Kain loved her, and would bend over backwards for her benefit. It was comforting, but she didn't need to know that to be happy to have them both in her life. Granted, neither of them was yet aware that she planned to have them both with her forevermore, but they would accept. After all, they all loved one another.

It was just taking a lot of subtle work to get those two to realize it.