"Just t..ten more."
"Seifer, ten more and you're going to go back into a coma!" Irvine set his hand on Seifer's sweat-laden arm. Those arms had been doing pushups off of the infirmary's metal brackets for too long. Irvine was watching Seifer's exhaustion be dwarfed by his determination. It was sad and endearing at the same time. He wanted to pull Seifer off the bars and put him straight to bed with a glass of milk and Zell to read a story.
But just as he had been doing for days, he sat back and watched Seifer overdo it. When the ten more were finally up, Seifer swung himself back over to his walker. His sweat was sliding off his forehead and he wiped at it with the back of his hand. It didn't do much good, because his hand was damp as well. Irvine snatched up his towel to dry his head off. "You may be an idiot, but your body still is impressive."
Seifer grinned. "You can't have it Irvy."
It was wonderful whenever he managed to get a whole sentence out without a stutter. He really was making extraordinary progress. All he had needed was the right incentive. Zell's hot dog idea hadn't worked. Both Irvine and Zell were jealous and didn't enjoy that he was doing all of it for Rinoa, but they wouldn't have had him back to the way he was either.
Irvine laughed. Sure, he couldn't have his body, but what Seifer didn't know was that every night for six days, he had slept curled up next to Zell. Irvine wasn't sure what kind of relationship he had with the cute, little blonde, but he had a feeling it was something that he shouldn't mention to anyone. He hadn't even told his near-son Seifer, whom he now shared nearly everything with.
All Seifer knew was that two other men didn't stay in his room every night. Though Zell still read to him. It was childish, but it gave Seifer something that he needed to help with his mission.
There were more secrets than just Irvine and Zell's new relationship. Squall had stopped by to visit Seifer and to view his progress. Squall didn't even seem to pick up on the fact that something had changed in Seifer. Anyone with half a brain could see the new spark to his eyes. Could see that he was a man with a purpose. Squall just stood around looking uncomfortable and speaking the minimum amount of words he could.
None of them had any doubt that if Squall found out about Rinoa and Seifer's tryst, that he would have them both out of his Garden immediately. With tooth and nail he had fought becoming a leader, but now he seemed to be a bit power hungry.
"Well, that's all I c...can do with my body for now. I need...d to talk. I c...can't have a stud...der when I tell her I love her."
'What does she have that Zell and I don't have?' Irvine's brain screamed. Other than the obvious anatomical points, she didn't have anything special. "Well, let's get back to your room then. You need some rest."
"Do you know what is great exercise for the mouth? Kissing!"
The looks Zell received were not friendly ones. "If I c...could be kissing her do you think I would b...be here?"
Zell raised his arms up in the air. No! It was the perfect idea! "No!" He suddenly launched himself in front of Seifer. "You could practice with us."
There was an air of disbelief. Irvine shook his head. "That is the worst excuse I've ever heard."
"It's not a trick! I'm serious. I mean, sure I wouldn't mind..." Zell trailed off, his face turned pinkish. Then, getting back to the matter at hand, "But, it would work though! You could use us like we were weights or something. The kissing will help you talk because it strengthens mouth muscles. Plus! You'll get some needed kissing experience!"
"No."
"But..."
"NO!"
Irvine grinned. "Well, you didn't stutter then."
Seifer glared in Irvine's direction. Zell wiggled happily like a puppy. "Come on Seif, I won't slip you the tongue!"
"No, Dammit! Kiss Irvy, but don't kiss me."
Zell blushed full on. Did Seifer know something? No, it had to have just been a joke. After all, he and Irvine hadn't kissed. Once, he had kissed the back of Irvine's neck while he slept. But Seifer hadn't seen that. "I don't want to kiss Irvine. I was just trying to help man! I think it would work!"
Seifer's eyebrows lifted. The twirp was actually serious. He looked at Irvine, the one whose opinion he trusted, and the cowboy actually seemed to be considering things. No! It was just too gross of a thought. These two were like family to him, not lovers. He wanted Rinoa. Still, another part of him wanted to do everything he could to achieve his goal. Maybe kissing practice would be good for his mouth muscles. "It wouldn't be fun. I'd want to d...do it for hours."
Irvine and Zell had happy shivers of pleasure. Kissing Seifer? For hours? Irvine had thought Zell was nuts for suggesting it, but now he could have kissed him for coming up with such a brilliant idea.
"Yes!" Zell shook a fist in triumph. He then landed on the bed next to Seifer, who was propped against the wall. The vibrations bumped the back of Seifer's head and he made a pained face. Then, his features were blocked from Irvine's view by Zell.
Zell had had many fantasies about kissing Seifer. None of them lived up to the real thing. Seifer kissed like his life depended on it. This man didn't need better mouth muscles! Zell had never been devoured by a kiss before. If they were going to be doing this for hours, he was going to have a very embarrassing moment.
Irvine had expected the jealousy to flow through him. And it did. But it came from the opposite direction. Instead of not wanting Zell to be kissing HIS Seifer, he didn't want Seifer kissing HIS Zell.
It wasn't until Zell kissed Seifer that it hit Irvine. He was totally in love with Zell. He had never felt love like it before. He wanted to be the one that felt Zell's lips. So, he rose from his huddle on the floor, and wedged his face between them. It didn't give him the desired reaction. Instead of Zell kissing him, now Seifer was. Hot damn! That boy could kiss. Irvine was thinking that when he felt another mouth at his ear.
Everything turned from friendly to a lust driven orgy.
!! This is the edited version !! Normally there would have been a big happy sex scene with three gorgeous Balamb guys. Blame the site, not me!!
They were a happy heap on Seifer's bed. The afterglow was radiating like an aura around the room. Zell and Irvine curled up in each of Seifer's shoulders; they were holding hands over his stomach. Grins spread across serene faces.
"See? I told you kissing was a good workout," gloated Zell.
"I personally think that you got more of a mouth workout though," pointed out Irvine.
"Still want Rinoa?" asked Zell gleefully. He felt a hand scrunch him closer to Seifer's naked body.
"You g…guys mean a lot…t to me. But, Rinoa…" he paused. How stupid did he want to sound? He just needed to be honest. What better time than after an orgasm? "Rinoa is m…my one. She's it and I always knew that…t, but I was t…too dumb t…to hold on to her."
Zell giggled. The other two just looked at him. "Sorry, afterglow."
"We'll help get you back into shape Seifer. Promise. We'll do all we can," said Irvine.
"Love you guys," said Seifer slipping happily into a post-coital dreamland.