p align=centerSquall
p align=centerBy: Ryokko & Tsuukayomi aka The Lemonmakers
p align=centerChapter 1
p align=centerSquall's Secret
pA shrill, nerve-grinding, sanity-threatening voice pierced the calm and tranquil atmosphere of Balmab Gardens.
p"Squall!" the voice called.
pSquall cringed. He absolutely hated that voice. And he really didn't care for the owner of the voice, the ever-spoiled, pampered, self-centered ho of Galbadia.
pRinoa Heartilly.
pSquall Leonhart had been "dating" the girl for but a short time...or so Rinoa thought. Squall really didn't like the girl who had all but surgically attached herself to him.
pHe had so far been able to avoid the girl the last week for the sole reason that someone, usually Zell Dinct much to Squall's mixed dismay and relief, or *shudder* Selphie Tilmitt was always with him.
pHe jumped up from his spot and looked around for an escape route. Rinoa's voice was coming from somewhere to his right, so the BEST escape route would be to the left.
pMade sense.
pHe dashed around the corner, only to run smack into Selphie and Zell.
p"BOOYAKA! Hiya Squall! It's SUPER-DUPER COOL running into a hero!" Selphie greeted him her usual, much-too-loud voice.
pSquall considered saying something about the fact that she had seen him everyday since they got back from defeating Ultimecia and the hero thing was old, but she would leave if he did and take Zell with her, leaving him alone, a position he didn't want Rinoa to catch him in, so he didn't. Instead, he said, "...whatever." Squall answered this to just about everything, now more so than ever.
p"Hell yeah, baby!" Zell cheered, punching the ground in his usual manner. "We beat her good, didn't we?" Both Zell and Selphie had one-track minds.
p"...whatever."
pAt that moment, Rinoa came around the corner.
p"Squall!" she exclaimed flirtaciously. Then her tone went flat. "Oh, hi Zell, Selphie." A very lame attempt at being civil. Squall was grateful for this much.
p"Um, hi, um, Rinoa," Squall mumbled.
p"Squall," Rinoa practically sang. "You wanna take a walk with me?"
p"Uh," Squall stuttered, searching for an excuse to NOT take a walk with the Galbadian slut. "I'd, um, love to but...um...I have plans with these guys!" he suddenly exclaimed, throwing his arms around the shoulders of Zell and Selphie. Zell looked at him in surprise, but Selphie took the news the way she takes all news.
p"BOOYAKA! SUPER-DUPER COOL! What we doin', Squall?"
p"What the hell are you talking about?" Zell whispered.
p"Play along and I'll buy you all the hot dogs you can eat in fifteen minutes," Squall whispered back.
pZell considered this proposition for about .0001 seconds.
p"Hell, yeah! We got plans! Sorry, Rinoa." He shrugged.
pRinoa look miffed. Not to mention pissed.
p"Hmpff," she pouted. "Fine. Enjoy yourself." With that less-than-biting remark, she turned and stormed off. Squall dropped his arms.
p"Booyaka! So, what we doin' huh?" Selphie asked once more.
pSquall was about to reply "Nothing," but he remembered his promise, so instead he sighed.
p"First we get to watch Zell stuff his face for fifteen minutes."
p"Super-mega-BUMMER!" she cried. "I can watch silly ol' Zell do that any time! Why?" she whined.
p"I promised." She pouted.
p"What're we doin' after that?" she asked sulkily. Squall shrugged.
p"...whatever." Selphie's mood brightened considerably.
p"Can we go see Seifer? He's back in Garden's, and I need another member for my evil army of....I mean, the Garden's Festival Committee." Squall's blood ran cold, as did Zell's.
p"Hell, no!" Zell yelled. "We are not going to see Seifer!"
pSelphie and Zell started to argue as the trio walked to the cafeteria. Squall sighed. It was going to be a long day...
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pRinoa was going on and on...Seifer wished she'd shut up and go away.
p"He totally snubbed me for Zell and Selphie!" Rinoa exclaimed for about the fifth time.
pSeifer had tuned her out before, and was actually somewhat surprised to hear that. Not even Squall was stupid enough to make plans with Selphie Tilmitt and Zell Dinct of all people.
p"I mean, I don't think he even had plans with them!" Rinoa rambled again.
pSeifer took in this information, then tuned her out again.
pObviously, Squall wanted to keep AWAY from Rinoa, which, in Seifer's opinion, was understandable.
piBut there's something else,/i he thought. He KNEW there was another reason, but he couldn't quite think of what it was, like something he was starting to remember but...iLousy GFs. What is it?!? Something I used to know, something important...Lousy GFs!/i
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pSquall stared at the plate of hot dogs in front of Zell. Zell had managed to choke down about 100 gil of hot dogs and he still had another...Squall glanced at the clock. Minute.
pBy the time the fifteen minutes were up, Zell had cost him 107 gil. Squall went up to pay while Selphie and Zell resumed their argument.
pSquall took this opportunity to bail. He wondered where Rinoa would be so he could take an alternate route. He quickly decided to that the safest course of action would be to dash to the dorms and hope he didn't run into her in between.
pSquall took a deep breath and ran back to his dorm room and made it safe and Rinoa-free. He locked his door and breathed a sigh of relief.
pHe tugged off his leather jacket and threw it on the bed. He reached under his shirt and undid the bandages he wore wrapped tightly around his chest. He sighed with relief when they came off.
pThere was a knock on the door. Squall jumped. "W-who is it?"
p"Zell. I want to talk to you."
p"Well, you can't!" Squall exclaimed hastily as he slipped his jacket back on and zipped it up for maybe the first time EVER. "I'm...busy!"
p"Too busy to talk to me?" Zell whimpered, sounding quite pathetic and hurt.
pSquall groaned. "Oh, all right!" He made a quick doublecheck in the mirror before opening the door. "What?" he demanded.
p"I need to talk to you," Zell said, seeming more jumpy than usual, if that were possible. "Can I come in?"
p"...whatever." Squall turned around and sat down on his bed. Zell stepped in and closed the door.
p"I been noticin'...are, like, you avoiding Rinoa or something?"
p"..."
p"'Cause...it helps to talk about stuff."
pSquall stared at him blankly. "What do you WANT, Zell?"
pZell glanced down at his feet. "Uh...it was really nice of you to buy me those hot dogs..."
p"...whatever."
p"But, um, I thought you were going to spend the day with me and Selphie."
p"...sorry. I was trying to avoid Rinoa."
pZell paused. "Oh. Well, that's okay, I guess..." He put his hands in his back pockets and Squall vaguely wondered if he knew how dorky he looked when he did that. "Hey Squall?"
p"Yeah?"
p"What're those?" he asked, motioning to the bandages on Squall's dresser.
pSquall jumped a little, but kept his cool. "Bandages."
p"Well DUH. I can see that. Why the hell do you have bandages lying around?"
p"Um...well, ya see...I bruised my ribs fighting Ultimecia."
p"Oh. Shouldn't you be WEARING those then?"
p"They bugged me. I'll put 'em back on later," he replied, shrugging.
pZell chuckled, returning his hands to his pockets. "Whatever floats your boat, man." Squall stared at him patiently, waiting for him to leave, but he did no such thing.
p"What?"
p"That's...it's not what I came to talk to you about, Squall."
p"And what, pray tell, DID you want to talk about...?"
pZell fixated on his feet again. "Us."
pSquall blinked, and then burst into laughter.
pZell flushed red. "It- it's not FUNNY!"
p"I'm sorry," Squall giggled without an ounce of sincerity. "But I beg to differ..."
p"What!?" Zell shrieked. "What the hell is wrong with me, huh!? Can you look me in the eye and say that Rinoa's better for you than me?"
pSquall stared blankly again and considered it for about .0001 seconds. "No..but...you're serious, aren't you?"
p"Hell, yeah!" Zell exclaimed. "You're hella cute!"
pSquall looked at Zell, and then at the distant wall, and then back at Zell. "Um..thank..you...I think." You worry me.
p"Come on...don't tell me you're STRAIGHT now. Everybody knows about you and Seifer..."
piSeifer actually brushes his teeth.../i "What ABOUT me and Seifer?"
p"Zell grinned stupidly. "You know.." he cooed as he elbowed Squall in the ribs, quickly catching himself. "Oh! Sorry, man!"
pSquall pretended to flinch in pain.
p"I-I didn't mean to hurt you!" Zell shouted a little too loudly. "Are you all right?"
p"I'm fine. I've had worse."
pZell smiled flirtaciously. "From Seifer, right?"
pSquall held his head in his hands and chuckled. I do not believe this is happening. It's just not possible.
p"What does Seifer got that I ain't got?"
piTalent? Intelligence? No HELL obsession? An inclination towards actually using toothpaste?/i "We're not having this conversation, Zell."
p"You don't like me," Zell accused sadly. "You hate me."
pSquall groaned. "I don't hate you."
p"Yes you do," he pouted. "You hella hate me."
p"I do not hate you," Squall sighed. "This is just...really, really, REALLY awkward for me."
p"It doesn't have to be," Zell whispered. Squall quirked his eyebrow. "It doesn't have to be awkward at all." With this, he jumped forward and kissed Squall full on the lips.
pSquall tried to squirm away, but Zell held him still. Finally, after what seemed like an agonizing eternity, Zell let go of a very-sick Squall.
pAll of a sudden, Squall smiled. "Zell, you ought to watch what you wish for."
p"Oh?"
p"'Cause you just might get it..."
pZell licked his lips. "Really?"
p"..and not like it at all."
p"I know what I like, baby."
pSquall grinned sadistically and whispered something into Zell's ear. Zell lit up. Apparently what he heard, he liked.
pFive minutes later, Zell's horrified scream could be heard throughout Gardens.
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pHardly a soul saw Squall that next week. Zell had a far-away look in his eyes, and always turned an unhealthy-looking shade of green at the very mention of the dark-haired SeeD. He was often compared to a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
pEveryone in Gardens was talking about the two, knowing full well that SOMETHING had happened between the two. Those who knew the two the best became worried, especially since Squall had started locking his door, something that he had NEVER done before.
pThis of course, did NOT make Rinoa happy.
p"And he's ignoring me again!" Rinoa whined. "And I told him I'd leave him for you and he just said '...whatever,' ...Seifer, are you LISTENING to me?"
p"Sure, Rinoa, sure. Midget rodeo."
p"YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!" she shrieked.
p"Later, Rinoa. Stuff to do." He walked away.
p"Seifer Almasy, get back here!" she screamed, completely ignored, as usual.
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p*Knock knock* "Who is it?" Squall demanded irritable.
p"Quistis! Can we talk?"
pSquall remembered exactly what happened the LAST TIME somebody wanted to talk to him. "No. Go away."
p"Please, Squall! I worried about you..."
pSquall crawled out of bed, running his fingers through his hair, and opened the door. "What do you want?"
p"Can I come in?"
p"No, go away."
pQuistis crossed her arms. "I thought you were over the whole loner thing. I'm not leaving until you tell me what happened between you and Zell."
pSquall groaned and sat down on his bed. "As if you haven't already heard a dozen different stories..."
p"I want to hear the REAL story," she said as she closed the door. "Talking will make you feel better."
p"You're overstepping the teacher-student boundaries here, Quistis. Just leave me alone."
p"Oh, Squall...you're so...confused! Seifer, Rinoa, and Zell...why can't you just find someone who's good for you?"
pSquall shrunk away. "Now you're REALLY overstepping, Quisty..."
pShe grabbed his hands. "What you need is an older girlfriend, one who will take care of you."
pSquall frowned. "What I need are friends who don't always hit on me."
pShe chuckled, and kissed him. Squall tried to squirm away, but Quistis held him down. Then she pulled away, with that seductress smile on her face.
p"If you're not careful, I'll do to you what I did to Zell," Squall warned flatly.
pWith that, Quistis beamed and made a little purring noise.
pHer terrified scream could be heard throughout Gardens.
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p"Wow, first Zell, then Quistis. What's up with Squall that's so damn scary?" was the comment made by a young student at Garden to her friends as Seifer made his way through the familiar halls.
pSeifer didn't stop to listen. It was a common conversation in Garden the last week and it held no more interest for him than Rinoa did.
p"Seifer!" Rinoa called.
piSpeak of the devil. Damnit, I was hoping to avoid her today./i "Would you believe that guy?" she demanded. "First Zell, then Quistis! Do you think he's trying to tell me something?"
piOther than that you're an annoying ho?/i
p"Other than that you're an annoying ho?"
pSeifer Almasy was one to speak his mind.
p"Did he say that about me? That bastard!" Seifer rolled his eyes, then turned to go, but Rinoa caught his arm. "Hey! Where are you going?"
p"What do I have to do to get you to go away?" he snapped irritably.
pRinoa shook in rage. Never had any man treated her the way Squall and Seifer had been lately.
p"HOW DARE YOU!" she shrieked as he walked away, ignoring her as usual. But then she dashed after him and grabbed his arm. "Hey! I'm not done with you yet! We're getting back together, Seifer Almasy!"
p"We...are?"
p"Yeah! 'Cause I know YOU wouldn't cheat on me with both a guy AND a girl like SOMEONE we all know who shall remain nameless!"
p"Um..." Seifer hesitated. "Fujin, Raijin!" he shouted. A that point, she smacked him and ran off.
p align=centerBy: Ryokko & Tsuukayomi aka The Lemonmakers
p align=centerChapter 1
p align=centerSquall's Secret
pA shrill, nerve-grinding, sanity-threatening voice pierced the calm and tranquil atmosphere of Balmab Gardens.
p"Squall!" the voice called.
pSquall cringed. He absolutely hated that voice. And he really didn't care for the owner of the voice, the ever-spoiled, pampered, self-centered ho of Galbadia.
pRinoa Heartilly.
pSquall Leonhart had been "dating" the girl for but a short time...or so Rinoa thought. Squall really didn't like the girl who had all but surgically attached herself to him.
pHe had so far been able to avoid the girl the last week for the sole reason that someone, usually Zell Dinct much to Squall's mixed dismay and relief, or *shudder* Selphie Tilmitt was always with him.
pHe jumped up from his spot and looked around for an escape route. Rinoa's voice was coming from somewhere to his right, so the BEST escape route would be to the left.
pMade sense.
pHe dashed around the corner, only to run smack into Selphie and Zell.
p"BOOYAKA! Hiya Squall! It's SUPER-DUPER COOL running into a hero!" Selphie greeted him her usual, much-too-loud voice.
pSquall considered saying something about the fact that she had seen him everyday since they got back from defeating Ultimecia and the hero thing was old, but she would leave if he did and take Zell with her, leaving him alone, a position he didn't want Rinoa to catch him in, so he didn't. Instead, he said, "...whatever." Squall answered this to just about everything, now more so than ever.
p"Hell yeah, baby!" Zell cheered, punching the ground in his usual manner. "We beat her good, didn't we?" Both Zell and Selphie had one-track minds.
p"...whatever."
pAt that moment, Rinoa came around the corner.
p"Squall!" she exclaimed flirtaciously. Then her tone went flat. "Oh, hi Zell, Selphie." A very lame attempt at being civil. Squall was grateful for this much.
p"Um, hi, um, Rinoa," Squall mumbled.
p"Squall," Rinoa practically sang. "You wanna take a walk with me?"
p"Uh," Squall stuttered, searching for an excuse to NOT take a walk with the Galbadian slut. "I'd, um, love to but...um...I have plans with these guys!" he suddenly exclaimed, throwing his arms around the shoulders of Zell and Selphie. Zell looked at him in surprise, but Selphie took the news the way she takes all news.
p"BOOYAKA! SUPER-DUPER COOL! What we doin', Squall?"
p"What the hell are you talking about?" Zell whispered.
p"Play along and I'll buy you all the hot dogs you can eat in fifteen minutes," Squall whispered back.
pZell considered this proposition for about .0001 seconds.
p"Hell, yeah! We got plans! Sorry, Rinoa." He shrugged.
pRinoa look miffed. Not to mention pissed.
p"Hmpff," she pouted. "Fine. Enjoy yourself." With that less-than-biting remark, she turned and stormed off. Squall dropped his arms.
p"Booyaka! So, what we doin' huh?" Selphie asked once more.
pSquall was about to reply "Nothing," but he remembered his promise, so instead he sighed.
p"First we get to watch Zell stuff his face for fifteen minutes."
p"Super-mega-BUMMER!" she cried. "I can watch silly ol' Zell do that any time! Why?" she whined.
p"I promised." She pouted.
p"What're we doin' after that?" she asked sulkily. Squall shrugged.
p"...whatever." Selphie's mood brightened considerably.
p"Can we go see Seifer? He's back in Garden's, and I need another member for my evil army of....I mean, the Garden's Festival Committee." Squall's blood ran cold, as did Zell's.
p"Hell, no!" Zell yelled. "We are not going to see Seifer!"
pSelphie and Zell started to argue as the trio walked to the cafeteria. Squall sighed. It was going to be a long day...
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pRinoa was going on and on...Seifer wished she'd shut up and go away.
p"He totally snubbed me for Zell and Selphie!" Rinoa exclaimed for about the fifth time.
pSeifer had tuned her out before, and was actually somewhat surprised to hear that. Not even Squall was stupid enough to make plans with Selphie Tilmitt and Zell Dinct of all people.
p"I mean, I don't think he even had plans with them!" Rinoa rambled again.
pSeifer took in this information, then tuned her out again.
pObviously, Squall wanted to keep AWAY from Rinoa, which, in Seifer's opinion, was understandable.
piBut there's something else,/i he thought. He KNEW there was another reason, but he couldn't quite think of what it was, like something he was starting to remember but...iLousy GFs. What is it?!? Something I used to know, something important...Lousy GFs!/i
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pSquall stared at the plate of hot dogs in front of Zell. Zell had managed to choke down about 100 gil of hot dogs and he still had another...Squall glanced at the clock. Minute.
pBy the time the fifteen minutes were up, Zell had cost him 107 gil. Squall went up to pay while Selphie and Zell resumed their argument.
pSquall took this opportunity to bail. He wondered where Rinoa would be so he could take an alternate route. He quickly decided to that the safest course of action would be to dash to the dorms and hope he didn't run into her in between.
pSquall took a deep breath and ran back to his dorm room and made it safe and Rinoa-free. He locked his door and breathed a sigh of relief.
pHe tugged off his leather jacket and threw it on the bed. He reached under his shirt and undid the bandages he wore wrapped tightly around his chest. He sighed with relief when they came off.
pThere was a knock on the door. Squall jumped. "W-who is it?"
p"Zell. I want to talk to you."
p"Well, you can't!" Squall exclaimed hastily as he slipped his jacket back on and zipped it up for maybe the first time EVER. "I'm...busy!"
p"Too busy to talk to me?" Zell whimpered, sounding quite pathetic and hurt.
pSquall groaned. "Oh, all right!" He made a quick doublecheck in the mirror before opening the door. "What?" he demanded.
p"I need to talk to you," Zell said, seeming more jumpy than usual, if that were possible. "Can I come in?"
p"...whatever." Squall turned around and sat down on his bed. Zell stepped in and closed the door.
p"I been noticin'...are, like, you avoiding Rinoa or something?"
p"..."
p"'Cause...it helps to talk about stuff."
pSquall stared at him blankly. "What do you WANT, Zell?"
pZell glanced down at his feet. "Uh...it was really nice of you to buy me those hot dogs..."
p"...whatever."
p"But, um, I thought you were going to spend the day with me and Selphie."
p"...sorry. I was trying to avoid Rinoa."
pZell paused. "Oh. Well, that's okay, I guess..." He put his hands in his back pockets and Squall vaguely wondered if he knew how dorky he looked when he did that. "Hey Squall?"
p"Yeah?"
p"What're those?" he asked, motioning to the bandages on Squall's dresser.
pSquall jumped a little, but kept his cool. "Bandages."
p"Well DUH. I can see that. Why the hell do you have bandages lying around?"
p"Um...well, ya see...I bruised my ribs fighting Ultimecia."
p"Oh. Shouldn't you be WEARING those then?"
p"They bugged me. I'll put 'em back on later," he replied, shrugging.
pZell chuckled, returning his hands to his pockets. "Whatever floats your boat, man." Squall stared at him patiently, waiting for him to leave, but he did no such thing.
p"What?"
p"That's...it's not what I came to talk to you about, Squall."
p"And what, pray tell, DID you want to talk about...?"
pZell fixated on his feet again. "Us."
pSquall blinked, and then burst into laughter.
pZell flushed red. "It- it's not FUNNY!"
p"I'm sorry," Squall giggled without an ounce of sincerity. "But I beg to differ..."
p"What!?" Zell shrieked. "What the hell is wrong with me, huh!? Can you look me in the eye and say that Rinoa's better for you than me?"
pSquall stared blankly again and considered it for about .0001 seconds. "No..but...you're serious, aren't you?"
p"Hell, yeah!" Zell exclaimed. "You're hella cute!"
pSquall looked at Zell, and then at the distant wall, and then back at Zell. "Um..thank..you...I think." You worry me.
p"Come on...don't tell me you're STRAIGHT now. Everybody knows about you and Seifer..."
piSeifer actually brushes his teeth.../i "What ABOUT me and Seifer?"
p"Zell grinned stupidly. "You know.." he cooed as he elbowed Squall in the ribs, quickly catching himself. "Oh! Sorry, man!"
pSquall pretended to flinch in pain.
p"I-I didn't mean to hurt you!" Zell shouted a little too loudly. "Are you all right?"
p"I'm fine. I've had worse."
pZell smiled flirtaciously. "From Seifer, right?"
pSquall held his head in his hands and chuckled. I do not believe this is happening. It's just not possible.
p"What does Seifer got that I ain't got?"
piTalent? Intelligence? No HELL obsession? An inclination towards actually using toothpaste?/i "We're not having this conversation, Zell."
p"You don't like me," Zell accused sadly. "You hate me."
pSquall groaned. "I don't hate you."
p"Yes you do," he pouted. "You hella hate me."
p"I do not hate you," Squall sighed. "This is just...really, really, REALLY awkward for me."
p"It doesn't have to be," Zell whispered. Squall quirked his eyebrow. "It doesn't have to be awkward at all." With this, he jumped forward and kissed Squall full on the lips.
pSquall tried to squirm away, but Zell held him still. Finally, after what seemed like an agonizing eternity, Zell let go of a very-sick Squall.
pAll of a sudden, Squall smiled. "Zell, you ought to watch what you wish for."
p"Oh?"
p"'Cause you just might get it..."
pZell licked his lips. "Really?"
p"..and not like it at all."
p"I know what I like, baby."
pSquall grinned sadistically and whispered something into Zell's ear. Zell lit up. Apparently what he heard, he liked.
pFive minutes later, Zell's horrified scream could be heard throughout Gardens.
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pHardly a soul saw Squall that next week. Zell had a far-away look in his eyes, and always turned an unhealthy-looking shade of green at the very mention of the dark-haired SeeD. He was often compared to a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
pEveryone in Gardens was talking about the two, knowing full well that SOMETHING had happened between the two. Those who knew the two the best became worried, especially since Squall had started locking his door, something that he had NEVER done before.
pThis of course, did NOT make Rinoa happy.
p"And he's ignoring me again!" Rinoa whined. "And I told him I'd leave him for you and he just said '...whatever,' ...Seifer, are you LISTENING to me?"
p"Sure, Rinoa, sure. Midget rodeo."
p"YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!" she shrieked.
p"Later, Rinoa. Stuff to do." He walked away.
p"Seifer Almasy, get back here!" she screamed, completely ignored, as usual.
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p*Knock knock* "Who is it?" Squall demanded irritable.
p"Quistis! Can we talk?"
pSquall remembered exactly what happened the LAST TIME somebody wanted to talk to him. "No. Go away."
p"Please, Squall! I worried about you..."
pSquall crawled out of bed, running his fingers through his hair, and opened the door. "What do you want?"
p"Can I come in?"
p"No, go away."
pQuistis crossed her arms. "I thought you were over the whole loner thing. I'm not leaving until you tell me what happened between you and Zell."
pSquall groaned and sat down on his bed. "As if you haven't already heard a dozen different stories..."
p"I want to hear the REAL story," she said as she closed the door. "Talking will make you feel better."
p"You're overstepping the teacher-student boundaries here, Quistis. Just leave me alone."
p"Oh, Squall...you're so...confused! Seifer, Rinoa, and Zell...why can't you just find someone who's good for you?"
pSquall shrunk away. "Now you're REALLY overstepping, Quisty..."
pShe grabbed his hands. "What you need is an older girlfriend, one who will take care of you."
pSquall frowned. "What I need are friends who don't always hit on me."
pShe chuckled, and kissed him. Squall tried to squirm away, but Quistis held him down. Then she pulled away, with that seductress smile on her face.
p"If you're not careful, I'll do to you what I did to Zell," Squall warned flatly.
pWith that, Quistis beamed and made a little purring noise.
pHer terrified scream could be heard throughout Gardens.
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p"Wow, first Zell, then Quistis. What's up with Squall that's so damn scary?" was the comment made by a young student at Garden to her friends as Seifer made his way through the familiar halls.
pSeifer didn't stop to listen. It was a common conversation in Garden the last week and it held no more interest for him than Rinoa did.
p"Seifer!" Rinoa called.
piSpeak of the devil. Damnit, I was hoping to avoid her today./i "Would you believe that guy?" she demanded. "First Zell, then Quistis! Do you think he's trying to tell me something?"
piOther than that you're an annoying ho?/i
p"Other than that you're an annoying ho?"
pSeifer Almasy was one to speak his mind.
p"Did he say that about me? That bastard!" Seifer rolled his eyes, then turned to go, but Rinoa caught his arm. "Hey! Where are you going?"
p"What do I have to do to get you to go away?" he snapped irritably.
pRinoa shook in rage. Never had any man treated her the way Squall and Seifer had been lately.
p"HOW DARE YOU!" she shrieked as he walked away, ignoring her as usual. But then she dashed after him and grabbed his arm. "Hey! I'm not done with you yet! We're getting back together, Seifer Almasy!"
p"We...are?"
p"Yeah! 'Cause I know YOU wouldn't cheat on me with both a guy AND a girl like SOMEONE we all know who shall remain nameless!"
p"Um..." Seifer hesitated. "Fujin, Raijin!" he shouted. A that point, she smacked him and ran off.