thanks to A Voice in the Wind, my only follower and dispenser of good advice.

Chapter 4



Three weeks of living together concealed from the world left Seifer and Sephiroth much less apprehensive around each other. In fact, they were comfortable.

Sephiroth starred into the freezer with desperation. "What do you want for dinner?" he asked Seifer, chewing his bottom lip.

"I'll make it!" Seifer piped.

"No." Sephiroth began, "I don't want frozen pizza again." Seifer scowled at the comment. "Besides, there isn't any left, so don't get all excited."

"Jerk." Seifer said, giving Sephiroth the finger. "You know, I've killed people for less than that." Sephiroth warned, but laughed afterwards "Much less.". Seifer rolled his eyes and lazily clicked on the TV. He surfed around a bit but turned it off upon finding out that nothing was, once again, on.

"I'm bored," he whined at Sephiroth.

"You should have thought of that before you did all that evil 'try to take over the world' shit." Sephiroth mused, pulling a package of chicken out of the fridge and slamming it onto the counter to thaw. Seifer made a face but didn't say anything.

"I told you, I didn't do anythi-" Seifer was cut off when Squall entered the abode. again. "Oh God, is it time for YOU to be here already?"

"Shut up." Squall began, "I have to do this, it's my job." Squall set a box of groceries on the counter. He was used to Seifer's pestering but would never adapt to Sephiroth's politeness.

"Thank you, Squall."

"Are you still with Rinoa?" Seifer beamed.

"Why? Do you want her?" Squall smirked. "And if it is any of your business, no, we broke up." Seifer just grinned. "We had a falling out and she left. She decided to move in with her best friend in Dollet."

"That's a shocker." Seifer snorted, "I thought you would have thrown her out weeks ago. You never seemed like the 'clingy' type."

Squall walked over and sat on the couch, "God Seifer, you were right all along," He closed his eyes and rubbed his temples as if to stifle a headache. "It's just that everybody wanted us to be a couple SO bad, like a match made in heaven. But it was Hell for me. She never shut up, I mean NEVER."

Seifer patted his rival on the shoulder, surprised by Squall's sudden openness. "S'okay, I'm sure you'll be back to your usual boring self really soon." He smirked again.

Squall punched Seifer in the arm playfully. Then he got up to leave. "Thanks," he said, turning to Seifer, "I needed to vent."

"Anytime, Fuckhead, anytime."

Squall gave Seifer the finger, smiled, and left. Sephiroth glared at the young man leaving, then glared at the young man sitting on the couch looking content and amused. "What was that?" He asked, a confused look on his face, "Did you guys just bond?" Seifer smirked and then jumped up to dig through the box Squall brought.

"Ch'es! More pizza!" he claimed victoriously.

"I've already started chicken." Sephiroth glared.

"So," Seifer said. "we'll have pizza tomorrow.or tonight.or maybe tomorrow morning."

Sephiroth groaned.