Chapter Four
The day after Lady's attack in Winhill, the four SeeD's checked into the De-ling Hotel, to enjoy some of their holiday in De-ling. Rinoa was trying not to be jealous of Squall and Lady's relationship which she had found out about in Winhill, and Zell was still coming to turns that his baby sister had been attacked, and he wasn't there to help her. The next surprise, came a few days after they had checked in to the hotel.
Squall was the first to wake up one morning, three days after the four of them had checked into the De-ling Hotel. He was sharing a room with Lady, but since they both had a single bed and a spare, they'd pushed them together to make one King-size one. He looked around his room in the dim light coming through the drapes lit it. There was no noise around, the rest of De-ling wasn't up yet, and the only noise was of him and Lady breathing, it sounded very relaxing. He turned slightly to look at the sleeping Lady beside him, her hair was covering most of her face, so he brushed it away with his hand and smiled kindly. He leaned close to her ear and whispered;- "If only you could see how beautiful you are when you're asleep... you really are breath taking." He told her and kissed her forehead gently, before seeing her eyes opening.
"Morning..." Squall smiled, as she blinked to get her eyes in focus. She smiled and yawned.
"Morning...." She laughed lightly, putting her hand in his.
"What's so funny?" Squall asked, confused.
"....What were you saying about me being beautiful when I'm asleep?" Lady asked shyly.
"I said," Squall began kissing her hand, "that you are, the most, beautiful creature when you're asleep." Lady blushed and smiled shyly. " Shame about when you're awake though." Squall smiled.
"Oh! How horribly unromantic!" Lady sulked, pouting.
"What have I told you about pouting." Squall smiled. Lady put her head at a questioning angle. "It makes you look amazingly gorgeous and utterly kissable!" He grinned kissing her.
"That's more like it. Come on, we better be getting up." Lady said getting up and walking around the bed to Squall's side to pull him up.
"You keep forgetting..." He smiled grabbing onto her wrist. "I'm stronger than you." He laughed pulling her onto her back and climbing on top of her as she giggled uncontrollably.
"A-hem.... later, much later! We have to get up, I'll bet you Rinoa and Zell are already up, and you forget something too." Lady smiled knowingly.
"Oh?" Squall asked.
"I know your weak spots and I'm quicker than you!" She said, grabbing his head in a head-lock and crawling through a gap in his arms.
"OK, OK. But, just you and me today, not Rinoa and Zell." Squall said firmly.
"Why?" Lady said, leaning on one hip.
"It's not Zell that's annoying, but Rinoa keeps annoying me, trying to get close to me again." Squall admitted, scratching his arm uncomfortably.
"I know.... I noticed it too." Lady said. She leaned forward, resting her hands on the edge of the bed, and rested her forehead on Squall's. "But I just keep telling myself that, you're my boyfriend, and it's her fault she was unfaithful, cause frankly, she doesn't know what she's missing." She kissed him quickly on the lips and walked into the bathroom.
Later on, as promised, it was just Lady and Squall out in De-ling, as they were walking past Caraway's house, Lady heard a voice, that sounded extremely familiar.
"Trust me! It's this way." The voice said making Lady stop suddenly.
"What's up?" Squall asked.
"I heard a voice.... it sounded.... like Selphie." Lady replied looking around. Then, as if on que, Selphie, Irvine and Quistis came around the corner, arguing. Squall and Lady looked at each other and we're thinking the same thing. 'Sneak away and they won't notice us, hopefully.'
They started to leave, but, Selphie noticed them.
"Squall!!! Lady!!! What are you doing here? Are you on holiday too?!" She squealed.
"Er... yeah. We got four weeks off. What are you doing here?" Lady replied casting a glance at Squall which said:- 'Oh crap...'
"Man! You're soooo lucky! We only have two weeks off!" Selphie said as Quistis walked over. Quistis and Lady had never seen eye-to-eye. Quistis had thought it was bad enough that Squall chose Rinoa over her, but then to dump Rinoa and go for Lady made her livid.
"Lady." Quistis said haughtily.
"Oh, hi Quistis. What a surprise to see you out and about, what happened? The Dragon get hungry?" Lady said smiling sweetly.
"Yes.... and persifically asked for you." Quistis replied.
"Original..." Lady heard Selphie mutter. She smiled at Selphie who winked.
"Lady! Baby, how you doin'?" Irvine called waving. Lady laughed and rolled her eyes.
"Fine Irvine. What about you?" She replied.
"Great! Oh...Squall, can I talk to you?" Irvine asked.
"Why?" Squall said.
"Oh, you know why, about the thing!" Irvine replied putting a hand on his shoulder and glancing at Lady.
"O-oh! That thing, yeah. You guys go and talk, me and Irvine will be in the bar in the hotel." Squall said, rubbing Lady's hair affectionately.
"OK, see ya later!" Selphie called grabbing onto Lady's arm and starting to natter about a pair of boots she'd seen.
"Bye Squall." Lady called and smiled.
In the bar in the hotel, Irvine sat Squall down and started asking questions about him and Lady keeping 'them' under wraps. Squall answered the questions trying not to sound annoyed and that he'd prefer to be with Lady.
"So, how's everything goin' with you two love birds huh?" Irvine asked nudging Squall in the rib with his elbow.
"What's it to you anyway? Is it just because she's your ex that you want to keep tabs on her, or something?" Squall asked casually.
"No!" Irvine said looking horrified at the thought of it. "But, now that you mention it.... does she ever talk about me?"
"I knew that was coming!" Squall laughed. "No, she doesn't. She's never said a word about you to me, so don't start getting your hopes up about getting back together, cause it just ain't gonna happen."
"Well, that clears that up then." Irvine said, sounding slightly hurt. "When you gonna start telling people about you?"
"Don't know, but I'm thinking after the holiday is when she wants to tell people, so, I'm gonna go with her decision." Squall replied.
"Oh...." Irvine said and looked at the floor.
"Who did you tell? I have got to hear this." Squall sighed crossing his arms.
"I only told a few people." Irvine admitted.
"Like who?"
"Xu." Irvine said.
"Go on." Squall sighed.
"Nida... Elle... Seifer and.... Quistis." Irvine said seeing Squall's face going redder and redder.
"Quistis!? You told Quistis!?" Squall exploded in a loud whisper. "You know she hated it that I was together with Rinoa, and you knew she hated Lady! So image the conflict when I, me, her favourite student, is dating Lady! A girl whom she hates! Good on Irvine! If World War Five breaks out I'll blame you!" He snapped hitting Irvine's hat off his head with his hand.
"Sorry! I didn't know it was icy between those two! But, it looks like they haven't killed each other yet..." Irvine smiled.
"How would you know?!" Squall snapped.
"Cause here they come." Irvine grinned. And he was right, Lady, Selphie, Quistis, Rinoa and Zell all coming down the steps talking, and Lady and Selphie holding a lot of bags.
Lady was the first to reach the table, she dropped the bags and settled herself next to Squall, who quickly kissed her as a hello. He then looked at the bags as the others sat down then at Lady.
"There not mine! There all Selphie's! She just needed some help carrying them all." She smiled innocently and put a hand on his knee.
"OK, I believe you." Squall smiled as the others started talking about what they'd been doing.
They stayed in the bar until about eight when Selphie, Quistis and Irvine had to go.
"You're not staying in Galabadia?" Rinoa asked.
"Hell no! We came here for a shopping trip, Selphie's idea, we're staying in Timber, maybe you should come with Rinoa, Watts is there, he's been asking about you for ages." Irvine said, winking at Squall.
"He has? Well, if it's OK with you guys." Rinoa said looking at the others who smiled. "OK, I'll go." She smiled getting up and following Quistis and Selphie up the stairs.
"Well, later!" Irvine said and left. There was an awkward silence when he'd gone in which thoughts ran through the three SeeDs heads.
*Maybe I should tell her I know I'm her brother....* Zell thought staring into his drink.
*This really isn't a good time to tell him I'm his sister...* Lady thought brushing her hair off her face.
*Tell him! Now's perfect!* Squall was thinking looking back and forth between Zell and Lady.
"What are you two gonna do tonight?" Zell finally said.
"Not sure, just hang out probably." Squall answered before Lady could say anything.
"Oh... well, I'm gonna get an early night. See ay later." Zell said and left.
When he'd gone Lady glared at Squall. He looked at her with a look on his face which said :- 'What? Now what have I done?'
"Hang out? Hang out and do what?" Lady snapped folding her arms.
"I didn't say where we'd hang out...." Squall said leaning up to Lady's ear.
"What's that meant to mean?" She asked looking at him.
"You work it out..." Squall whispered kissing her then standing up and grabbing her wrist.
"Squall! What the Hell are you doing! Squall! No! No, please! No! You can't lift me! I'm way to heavy!....OK maybe you can." Lady squealed as Squall lifted her off her seat and put her over his shoulder.
"You're not heavy! How much do you weigh?" Squall asked standing up straight.
"I don't know! But, oh geez, Squall put me down! This is very, very scary!" Lady pleaded.
"I'll put you down in a minute." Squall laughed running up the stairs and to the lift. After being in the lift, Squall got out on the floor their room was on and went to their room, upon slamming the door with his foot, Squall went to the bed and carefully put Lady down and climbed on top of her. "This is where we're going to hang out..." Squall said as he let Lady sit up a bit.
"Clever." Lady smiled as Squall put his hands on her hips and started kissing her.
Lady got his jacket off and his T-shirt, Squall was just unbuttoning her jacket when there was a knock at the door. At first they ignored it, but it soon began more urgent. Lady started getting up but Squall pushed her on to her back and started kissing her again.
"No..... bad boy, we have to get the door." Lady said when she managed to stop Squall.
"OK, I'll get it.... but I'm not happy!" Squall exclaimed grabbing his T-shirt and pulling it over his head. He opened the door and saw Zell standing there leaning on the frame with his legs crossed and smiling.
"Hey man, what took ya so long?" Zell asked.
"What do you want Zell?" Squall said and Zell walked in.
"Couldn't sleep and since you two weren't in the bar, I thought you were up here, and since you're not doing anything, and I'm not doing anythin' I thought we could just hang out together, ya know." Zell said walking into the main area and waving at Lady.
"What d'you think Lady?" Squall asked standing behind Zell and shaking his head. Lady sighed thoughtfully and gave an apologetic look to Squall who rolled his eyes.
"Sure, you can hang out with us." She smiled weakly as Zell sat on the bed and Squall climbed on next to Lady.
"What's up with you're beds, why are they in a three? And not separate, were do you sleep Squall?" Zell asked.
"In the bed." Squall replied.
"Oh, so where does Lady sleep?"
"In the bed too Zell." Lady said.
"Then.... are you two a couple or something, cause Ma always used to say people only sleep together if they're married, engaged or dating." Zell said.
"Yes Zell, Squall and I have been a couple for abut two months, have you only just noticed?" Lady asked.
"No way! No wonder Rinoa been gettin' so pissed off that you're spending so much time with Lady, Squall, she knows that you're a couple! And a pretty unexpected couple I might add." Zell said falling on his back.
"Yeah.... that's why.... she obviously figured it out before anyone else." Squall said leaning back on his hands.
"Well, even if she did, it was to late! You're my boyfriend now, and that's how it's gonna stay!" Lady laughed kissing Squall.
"Don't do that in front of me! Please! It's gross!" Zell said cringing.
"Sorry Zell." Lady smiled.
Most of the night, the three of them talked easily about life and whatever else came to mind. Unaware that else where someone was ordering