.
"Seifer, what are you doing here?" I hissed, trying to unwrap his arms from my waist. "Do you know how much you scared me? You almost gave me a heart attack!"
"Hyne, Rinoa!" he complained, tightening his grip to my dismay. "I just wanted to surprise you! Where's Commander Puberty, eh?"
"Squall is probably in bed," I replied shortly, returning to my efforts to keep his slimy hands away from my waist. "As you should be, Seifer. It's past curfew."
"I'm not a Seed, Rinny," he said simply. "Plus, I'm not such a stickler for the rulebook like Puberty boy."
"His. Name. Is. Squall. Leonhart," I calmly stated, giving up on trying to get his hands off of me. "Seifer, stop it. You're hurting me!"
"I can fix that," he laughed, touching his lips to my shoulder. I resisted the urge to belt him with a thunder spell. "There. All better now?"
"Yeah, thanks," I replied shortly, rolling my eyes. "Now can you get your hands off of me now?" I hoped that one of my feathers would poke him in the eye.
"You heard the lady," an agitated voice sprang in. "Let her go."
"Oh, dear," I sighed to myself, rolling my eyes. "Of all people known to break curfew. You never even want to come with me on our dates." I slapped my ex-boyfriend's hands as they wandered. "WATCH THOSE FILTHY PAWS, SEIFER ALMASY!"
"HYNE, Rinny!" he swore, nursing his wounded finger. "I always hated it when you used your fingernails!" I noted with satisfaction that he now had a crescent moon scar.
"Seifer, I am going to count to ten, and if you're hands aren't off Ms. Heartily by then, I will compelled to draw my weapon."
Gee, thanks, Squall. Don't even consider that I'm your stinking girlfriend.
"Does this mean you two broke up?" Seifer asked, almost hopefully. He leaned in close, and I giggled at his puppy dog eyes. "Hey, Rin, you sure do look good enough to-"
"That. Will. Be. Enough. Seifer," Squall barked, practically spitting with jealousy.
"Hush, Puberty boy," he waved Squall off and turned to me again. "As we were saying?"
"Rinoa, let's go," Squall snapped, reaching down to grab my wrist. "Come on."
"Oh!" I complained when I was jerked to my feet. I waved to Seifer as my boyfriend dragged me through the training center to the very center-the "secret area".
"..." My boyfriend said intelligently. "..." Sometimes I wonder if the very spirit of Shakespeare hath descended on my Squall Leonhart...and then struck completely dumb.
"Yes?" I asked irritably. Having him say nothing was surely testing my patience. I raised my hands to wipe self-consciously at my cheeks. Could he see my tears?
"What were you doing all the way out here? Breaking curfew?" I shrugged carelessly in response. "I could punish you, you know." Was he teasing me?
"You could." He smiled. Smiled!
"But I guess I'll let you off the hook." He leaned over and kissed me softly, leaving me breathless. Placing his arms around my waist, he hugged me tightly, kissing the top of my head. He said nothing else, but you know what? That was fine with me.
"Seifer, what are you doing here?" I hissed, trying to unwrap his arms from my waist. "Do you know how much you scared me? You almost gave me a heart attack!"
"Hyne, Rinoa!" he complained, tightening his grip to my dismay. "I just wanted to surprise you! Where's Commander Puberty, eh?"
"Squall is probably in bed," I replied shortly, returning to my efforts to keep his slimy hands away from my waist. "As you should be, Seifer. It's past curfew."
"I'm not a Seed, Rinny," he said simply. "Plus, I'm not such a stickler for the rulebook like Puberty boy."
"His. Name. Is. Squall. Leonhart," I calmly stated, giving up on trying to get his hands off of me. "Seifer, stop it. You're hurting me!"
"I can fix that," he laughed, touching his lips to my shoulder. I resisted the urge to belt him with a thunder spell. "There. All better now?"
"Yeah, thanks," I replied shortly, rolling my eyes. "Now can you get your hands off of me now?" I hoped that one of my feathers would poke him in the eye.
"You heard the lady," an agitated voice sprang in. "Let her go."
"Oh, dear," I sighed to myself, rolling my eyes. "Of all people known to break curfew. You never even want to come with me on our dates." I slapped my ex-boyfriend's hands as they wandered. "WATCH THOSE FILTHY PAWS, SEIFER ALMASY!"
"HYNE, Rinny!" he swore, nursing his wounded finger. "I always hated it when you used your fingernails!" I noted with satisfaction that he now had a crescent moon scar.
"Seifer, I am going to count to ten, and if you're hands aren't off Ms. Heartily by then, I will compelled to draw my weapon."
Gee, thanks, Squall. Don't even consider that I'm your stinking girlfriend.
"Does this mean you two broke up?" Seifer asked, almost hopefully. He leaned in close, and I giggled at his puppy dog eyes. "Hey, Rin, you sure do look good enough to-"
"That. Will. Be. Enough. Seifer," Squall barked, practically spitting with jealousy.
"Hush, Puberty boy," he waved Squall off and turned to me again. "As we were saying?"
"Rinoa, let's go," Squall snapped, reaching down to grab my wrist. "Come on."
"Oh!" I complained when I was jerked to my feet. I waved to Seifer as my boyfriend dragged me through the training center to the very center-the "secret area".
"..." My boyfriend said intelligently. "..." Sometimes I wonder if the very spirit of Shakespeare hath descended on my Squall Leonhart...and then struck completely dumb.
"Yes?" I asked irritably. Having him say nothing was surely testing my patience. I raised my hands to wipe self-consciously at my cheeks. Could he see my tears?
"What were you doing all the way out here? Breaking curfew?" I shrugged carelessly in response. "I could punish you, you know." Was he teasing me?
"You could." He smiled. Smiled!
"But I guess I'll let you off the hook." He leaned over and kissed me softly, leaving me breathless. Placing his arms around my waist, he hugged me tightly, kissing the top of my head. He said nothing else, but you know what? That was fine with me.