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"I ordered blue gloves! What the HELL kind of color is this?!?!?!"
I shook my head at Zell as I walked out of my dorm room the next morning. He was standing in the hallway outside his room, a brown delivery box kicked across the hall and the dark pink colored gloves waving about in his hands.
"There is no way in hell I'm wearing PINK gloves!"
I almost chuckled had it not been for the fact I was Squall Leonhart. A few passing students stared at the raving SeeD member as he argued over the messed up order. I strolled past him, ignoring him as usual. But of course he wouldn't allow that.
"Squall! Look!" He flung his new pink fighting gloves in my face, trying to show me the 'screw up' of the order. "They were SUPPOSED to be BLUE. Now what am I going to do?"
I frowned at him. "Fuck Zell, just wear your old ones."
"I can't. They broke yesterday in the Training Hall." He pouted.
"Then I guess you're screwed." I replied uncaringly.
"Man!"
"Why don't you just drag your chicken-wuss ass out to Deling City like all the rest of us do and go fix your own damn fuck ups." Said a baritone voice behind me.
I glanced next to me to see a smug Seifer chuckling.
"Oh, that's nice. Thanks for your nice incite Seifer. I really need that." Zell grabbed his stuff and waltzed into his room, slamming the door.
The blond whistled at Zell's attitude. "He sure is fired up today. Must've not gotten any last night."
I rolled my eyes. "Keep to yourself Seifer. That is his business."
Seifer wrapped his arms gingerly around my waist and started to nip at my ear. "Are you mad because you didn't get any last night either?" He breathed into my ear.
The warm trail of kisses he was putting down my neck made me quiver. "You better let me go before--before someone comes along." I struggled with my words.
He chuckled, letting hot air flow onto my neck. He released me and sighed. "I know, I know. This is our little secret."
"Seifer..."
"Hey, don't worry. It's ok. I understand where you're coming from." He forced a smile, but behind his eyes I saw sorrow.
"I didn't mean it the way it came out, Seifer."
He gave me a questioning look. "What other way did you mean it then?"
I paused for a moment. "I don't want to hide what we-" I stopped, noticing Selphie peaking from behind Seifer.
"What you two what?" She asked.
Seifer jumped, having not realized she was there. He whirled around to face the smiling brunette. "Do you HAVE to ALWAYS sneak up on me?!"
"Um.....yes." She grinned.
Seifer was about to say something when an announcement came over the intercom. "WILL SQUALL LEONHART, SEIFER ALMASY, AND SELPHIE TILMITT PLEASE REPORT TO HEADMASTER TREPE'S OFFICE. I REPEAT, WILL....."
Seifer smirked. "That's us men."
"I'm not a man!" Selphie whined as we walked to the elevator.
"Could have fooled me."
I sighed in annoyance and lightly punched Seifer in the arm as we entered the elevator and Selphie pressed the button. Seifer surprised me by grabbing me and putting me in a headlock.
"Gah! Seifer! Let me go!" I struggled to get out of his grip.
Selphie laughed at us. I didn't know what was so damn funny!
"Not until you say it!"
"Say what?!" I complained, though not too much because I was right near his belt...
"Say you love me!"
I stopped thrashing about.
"Wow, that was straightforward." Selphie said, trying to stop herself from falling over.
"Say it Squall!" He shook me a bit.
I dropped my arms and glanced up at Selphie.
She raised her arms and waved her hands. "Hey, ya'll ain't hiding anything I don't already know."
"Squall....." Seifer threatened.
The door slid open and Seifer dragged me out in the headlock. Two other SeeD's looked at us.
"Ok damn it! I love you Seifer!"
He dropped me from the headlock and I gasped as I fell to my knees on the floor. He snickered. "I love you too Squall." He leant his hand down to help me up. I took it and glared evilly at him.
"Don't you look at me that way Leonhart. I didn't make you say anything you didn't already know."
Selphie shook her head at us, grinning like the Treasure Cat. The two SeeDs stared at us as we stood there, utter disgust written all over one of the faces.
Seifer frowned at the man. "Do you have a problem?"
The man shook his head arrogantly. "No, not one that I'm willing to tell a pixie like you."
Quistis was walking out as the man said this. She strutted over to the man and spun him around to face her. "Where on earth do you get off saying stuff like that?"
The man blinked in embarrassment. "I--I meant nothing of it ma'am."
Seifer snorted at him.
Quistis glanced at Seifer, who looked like he wanted to beat the man's face in. "I better not hear those type of words from you again or you will be demoted. Understood?"
The man nodded vigorously. "Yes ma'am!"
"Leave us." She told the two SeeDs. They saluted and ran off. She sighed heavily. It was obvious to everyone that she was tired. "I'm sorry about that. He had no right--"
"It's ok Quisty, really. What have you called us here for?" Seifer replied, not wanting to explain the reason behind the homophobic SeeD's accusations
She cleared her throat. "Do you boys remember the mission you were suppose to go on tomorrow?"
"Yes." Seifer and I both replied in unison.
"Do you remember why you had to go?" She asked.
"Monster invasion?"
"I forget that part of the mission. Your father," I groaned at the mention of my father, "has requested the presence of my best SeeDs to come and meet him in Esthar tomorrow."
"What on earth for?" I inquired.
She didn't answer.
Selphie looked at her with concern. "Quistis?"
"Balamb and Trabia Garden's finest are meeting tomorrow at Esthar to discuss the situation with Galbadia."
"Galbadia? What....?"
"Galbadia has been threatening Esthar of an invasion. They can somehow control the monsters. They have captured Dollet....again. We need to decide our course of action before someone gets hurt." Quistis handed out three folders to them each, then she swept off her blue business suit.
"What does Galbadia want?"
Quistis looked sadly at me. "Rinoa."
Selphie gasped, Seifer's eyes widened, and I remained unemotionally changed.
"Another Sorceress Campaign?" Seifer put in.
"It would seem." The Headmaster crossed her arms.
"Who are you sending to Esthar?" I asked, flipping through the files.
"...I want all the ones that fought the Sorceress' before to come....Squall, Selphie, Zell, Seifer, and myself. I don't know about Irvine. I don't want him to be upset over Galbadia's rebellion."
"He'll be fine." Selphie smiled.
"Alright. And I'm sending Rinoa to hide on the White SeeD Ship until we have decided what to do. They just discovered how to become invisible, so, it should help." Quistis walked around nervously.
I closed my file and glanced at Seifer. He caught my eye and I could tell he didn't want to do this. He turned from me and asked Quistis if we could leave now.
"Yes, but tomorrow be up at 7:00 am. I want to brief everyone, then we head to Esthar on private train. Dismissed."
We left, but over the intercom we heard Quistis call for Irvine Kinneas and Zell Dincht. Selphie gave a vexed look as we entered the elevator again. The ride to the first floor was silent.
"I'm going to the Quad to think. I'll see you guys later." She said as the door opened.
Before she left, Seifer grabbed her arm. "Selph, about Squall and I--"
"I know, I won't tell." She grinned and ran off.
Seifer and I walked through the Garden to the Cafeteria. As we walked, I noticed how tense Seifer was. "Seifer, let's skip breakfast. I'll have it brought to us. You look like hell."
He sighed in frustration as we headed to the Training Center instead.
I gave him a concerned look and grasped his shoulder, spinning him around to look at me. "Seifer...what's wrong?"
"I don't want to go on this mission."
I was shocked. "What?"
"You heard what this is about. It's about a SORCERESS."
"It's about Galbadia."
"And a sorceress!" He gazed at me, his eyes started to blaze with green fury.
"Seifer, it won't happen again." I tried to reassure him that he won't be brainwashed again, though I wasn't to convinced myself.
"How the hell do you know?!" He demanded. "What if it does?! What if I do get brainwashed and I have to fight against you?! What if I have to hurt you again...." He was breaking apart as we stood in the hall of the Training Center.
"It won't. You won't allow it to happen!" I grabbed Seifer and hugged him tightly. "I won't allow it to happen."
I could feel his body started to give off small tremors as he was on the brink of tears. I didn't want it to happen again, but I don't know what will happen.
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"I ordered blue gloves! What the HELL kind of color is this?!?!?!"
I shook my head at Zell as I walked out of my dorm room the next morning. He was standing in the hallway outside his room, a brown delivery box kicked across the hall and the dark pink colored gloves waving about in his hands.
"There is no way in hell I'm wearing PINK gloves!"
I almost chuckled had it not been for the fact I was Squall Leonhart. A few passing students stared at the raving SeeD member as he argued over the messed up order. I strolled past him, ignoring him as usual. But of course he wouldn't allow that.
"Squall! Look!" He flung his new pink fighting gloves in my face, trying to show me the 'screw up' of the order. "They were SUPPOSED to be BLUE. Now what am I going to do?"
I frowned at him. "Fuck Zell, just wear your old ones."
"I can't. They broke yesterday in the Training Hall." He pouted.
"Then I guess you're screwed." I replied uncaringly.
"Man!"
"Why don't you just drag your chicken-wuss ass out to Deling City like all the rest of us do and go fix your own damn fuck ups." Said a baritone voice behind me.
I glanced next to me to see a smug Seifer chuckling.
"Oh, that's nice. Thanks for your nice incite Seifer. I really need that." Zell grabbed his stuff and waltzed into his room, slamming the door.
The blond whistled at Zell's attitude. "He sure is fired up today. Must've not gotten any last night."
I rolled my eyes. "Keep to yourself Seifer. That is his business."
Seifer wrapped his arms gingerly around my waist and started to nip at my ear. "Are you mad because you didn't get any last night either?" He breathed into my ear.
The warm trail of kisses he was putting down my neck made me quiver. "You better let me go before--before someone comes along." I struggled with my words.
He chuckled, letting hot air flow onto my neck. He released me and sighed. "I know, I know. This is our little secret."
"Seifer..."
"Hey, don't worry. It's ok. I understand where you're coming from." He forced a smile, but behind his eyes I saw sorrow.
"I didn't mean it the way it came out, Seifer."
He gave me a questioning look. "What other way did you mean it then?"
I paused for a moment. "I don't want to hide what we-" I stopped, noticing Selphie peaking from behind Seifer.
"What you two what?" She asked.
Seifer jumped, having not realized she was there. He whirled around to face the smiling brunette. "Do you HAVE to ALWAYS sneak up on me?!"
"Um.....yes." She grinned.
Seifer was about to say something when an announcement came over the intercom. "WILL SQUALL LEONHART, SEIFER ALMASY, AND SELPHIE TILMITT PLEASE REPORT TO HEADMASTER TREPE'S OFFICE. I REPEAT, WILL....."
Seifer smirked. "That's us men."
"I'm not a man!" Selphie whined as we walked to the elevator.
"Could have fooled me."
I sighed in annoyance and lightly punched Seifer in the arm as we entered the elevator and Selphie pressed the button. Seifer surprised me by grabbing me and putting me in a headlock.
"Gah! Seifer! Let me go!" I struggled to get out of his grip.
Selphie laughed at us. I didn't know what was so damn funny!
"Not until you say it!"
"Say what?!" I complained, though not too much because I was right near his belt...
"Say you love me!"
I stopped thrashing about.
"Wow, that was straightforward." Selphie said, trying to stop herself from falling over.
"Say it Squall!" He shook me a bit.
I dropped my arms and glanced up at Selphie.
She raised her arms and waved her hands. "Hey, ya'll ain't hiding anything I don't already know."
"Squall....." Seifer threatened.
The door slid open and Seifer dragged me out in the headlock. Two other SeeD's looked at us.
"Ok damn it! I love you Seifer!"
He dropped me from the headlock and I gasped as I fell to my knees on the floor. He snickered. "I love you too Squall." He leant his hand down to help me up. I took it and glared evilly at him.
"Don't you look at me that way Leonhart. I didn't make you say anything you didn't already know."
Selphie shook her head at us, grinning like the Treasure Cat. The two SeeDs stared at us as we stood there, utter disgust written all over one of the faces.
Seifer frowned at the man. "Do you have a problem?"
The man shook his head arrogantly. "No, not one that I'm willing to tell a pixie like you."
Quistis was walking out as the man said this. She strutted over to the man and spun him around to face her. "Where on earth do you get off saying stuff like that?"
The man blinked in embarrassment. "I--I meant nothing of it ma'am."
Seifer snorted at him.
Quistis glanced at Seifer, who looked like he wanted to beat the man's face in. "I better not hear those type of words from you again or you will be demoted. Understood?"
The man nodded vigorously. "Yes ma'am!"
"Leave us." She told the two SeeDs. They saluted and ran off. She sighed heavily. It was obvious to everyone that she was tired. "I'm sorry about that. He had no right--"
"It's ok Quisty, really. What have you called us here for?" Seifer replied, not wanting to explain the reason behind the homophobic SeeD's accusations
She cleared her throat. "Do you boys remember the mission you were suppose to go on tomorrow?"
"Yes." Seifer and I both replied in unison.
"Do you remember why you had to go?" She asked.
"Monster invasion?"
"I forget that part of the mission. Your father," I groaned at the mention of my father, "has requested the presence of my best SeeDs to come and meet him in Esthar tomorrow."
"What on earth for?" I inquired.
She didn't answer.
Selphie looked at her with concern. "Quistis?"
"Balamb and Trabia Garden's finest are meeting tomorrow at Esthar to discuss the situation with Galbadia."
"Galbadia? What....?"
"Galbadia has been threatening Esthar of an invasion. They can somehow control the monsters. They have captured Dollet....again. We need to decide our course of action before someone gets hurt." Quistis handed out three folders to them each, then she swept off her blue business suit.
"What does Galbadia want?"
Quistis looked sadly at me. "Rinoa."
Selphie gasped, Seifer's eyes widened, and I remained unemotionally changed.
"Another Sorceress Campaign?" Seifer put in.
"It would seem." The Headmaster crossed her arms.
"Who are you sending to Esthar?" I asked, flipping through the files.
"...I want all the ones that fought the Sorceress' before to come....Squall, Selphie, Zell, Seifer, and myself. I don't know about Irvine. I don't want him to be upset over Galbadia's rebellion."
"He'll be fine." Selphie smiled.
"Alright. And I'm sending Rinoa to hide on the White SeeD Ship until we have decided what to do. They just discovered how to become invisible, so, it should help." Quistis walked around nervously.
I closed my file and glanced at Seifer. He caught my eye and I could tell he didn't want to do this. He turned from me and asked Quistis if we could leave now.
"Yes, but tomorrow be up at 7:00 am. I want to brief everyone, then we head to Esthar on private train. Dismissed."
We left, but over the intercom we heard Quistis call for Irvine Kinneas and Zell Dincht. Selphie gave a vexed look as we entered the elevator again. The ride to the first floor was silent.
"I'm going to the Quad to think. I'll see you guys later." She said as the door opened.
Before she left, Seifer grabbed her arm. "Selph, about Squall and I--"
"I know, I won't tell." She grinned and ran off.
Seifer and I walked through the Garden to the Cafeteria. As we walked, I noticed how tense Seifer was. "Seifer, let's skip breakfast. I'll have it brought to us. You look like hell."
He sighed in frustration as we headed to the Training Center instead.
I gave him a concerned look and grasped his shoulder, spinning him around to look at me. "Seifer...what's wrong?"
"I don't want to go on this mission."
I was shocked. "What?"
"You heard what this is about. It's about a SORCERESS."
"It's about Galbadia."
"And a sorceress!" He gazed at me, his eyes started to blaze with green fury.
"Seifer, it won't happen again." I tried to reassure him that he won't be brainwashed again, though I wasn't to convinced myself.
"How the hell do you know?!" He demanded. "What if it does?! What if I do get brainwashed and I have to fight against you?! What if I have to hurt you again...." He was breaking apart as we stood in the hall of the Training Center.
"It won't. You won't allow it to happen!" I grabbed Seifer and hugged him tightly. "I won't allow it to happen."
I could feel his body started to give off small tremors as he was on the brink of tears. I didn't want it to happen again, but I don't know what will happen.
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