Disclaimer: I don't own FFVII or any part of it.
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Click.
Click. Click click...click.
Veld took a deep breath, trying to ignore Vincent clicking his pen from where the other Turk sat doing paperwork on the couch in his office. He turned over the paper in his hand, wondering just why he kept the kid around. He glanced up, sighed and returned his eyes to his work.
Click.
"Vincent."
Click. "Yeah?"
"Stop."
Click. "Stop what?"
"That. Stop clicking your pen."
There was a moment of silence between them.
Click. "Oh. Is it bothering you?"
"...Just stop it."
Click. "But is it bothering you, Veld?" Vincent sounded utterly innocent, though Veld was positive the other Turk knew exactly how much the pen clicking was annoying him. Damn Vincent.
"No. But stop it." He knew what Vincent was trying to do, but Veld refused to give the other the satisfaction by giving in.
Click. "Why? If it's not bothering you..."
Click.
"Because I said so!" Veld snapped finally and he swore he saw the hint of a smirk on Vincent's face.
Click. "But you said it wasn't bothering you." Even if Vincent was not smirking, Veld did not miss the smug tone.
"I said stop it. It doesn't matter why, just stop it."
Another silence fell between them only to be interrupted by that familiar click
Veld slowly looked at Vincent, distracted from his work by now and Vincent returned that gaze with just the hint of a smirk on his lips.
It was then that Veld finally gave up on trying to get any paperwork done that afternoon in order to wipe that smug smirk off of Vincent's face.
