Irvine wandered around the Garden, his destination unknown. Damn you Seifer. You continuously ruin my plans up. You're ruining it dammit, you're ruining Zell and I. But, that was your
intent wasn't it? He jammed his hands into his pockets.

"Dammit!" He swore.

It might be wrong to have these feelings about his good friend, but he couldn't help it. Zell just had this strange, attractive quality to him. And it was drawing Irvine in constantly. That kiss that
they had shared so innocently before had Irvine wanting more, much more. Screw whoever thought they could get in his way. There was no way in hell anyone, including his EX-girlfriend Selphie, could mess him up, no way.

"I can't even tell if my standards have risen or lowered from Selphie. Since it's Zell though, I'm positive I've risen them." He muttered to himself.

Seifer was a fucking, twisted bastard; his actions weren't goddamn normal. If only I had enough courage to tell Zell exactly how I feel. Then we wouldn't have to worry about that damn idiot. Irvine, lost in his own world, wasn't
paying much attention to where he was going, and barely saw the person he ran into.

"Ouch!"

"Zell!"

Zell looked up rubbing his nose. "Irvine! I've been looking for you."

"You have? Why?"

"We need to talk."

"Oh, what about?" Irvine tried to mask his suprise and keep his macho look on by tilting the brim of his faithful cowboy hat low.

"Oh no you don't!" Zell snatched the hat off of his head, leaving Irvine feeling sort of naked without his trusty accessory.

"You're not going to hide from me this time. No running around Irvine."

Irvine shrugged and tried to look at anything but at Zell. He failed miserably. His gaze locked with Zell's and he lost himself in their depths of innocence and desperation.

"Now, Irvine, we really need to-" his sentence was cut off by Irvine's mouth closing over his. His blue eyes widened as Irvine slipped his tongue into his mouth. Zell released a small moan that hummed
in the back of his throat. This was unexpected, very unexpected, but it was so nice. Irvine's lean fingers of one hand cupped Zell's jaw, and the other pulled him closer. Together they embraced, closely, holding onto each other desperately.

Finally, releasing their emotions, they were happy. But, it wasn't to last.