©Lexiter Jackson 2003

Somewhere I Belong

Chapter Two

Seifer punched the code in for the door, juggling two pizzas and various other bits and pieces for the two of them. Nudging the door open, he grinned. The Commander was bent over, putting something away in his desk, and exposing his rather sexy ass to the room. Seifer placed the edibles onto the table and crept over to him.

'Don't even try it, Seifer.'

Seifer raised an eyebrow. 'How the hell did you know I was there, Leonhart?'

Squall stood and turned, placing one hand on his hip and cocking his head slightly. Raising an eyebrow, he smiled slightly.

'Because your ego precedes you.'

Seifer chuckled, dodging past Squall and setting out the food as Squall sat on the couch next to him. That's how it went, now. Things had relaxed since he'd come back to Garden to find himself already forgiven. Squall had taken him back as a best friend after the GFs took a well earned holiday and the Gang retrieved their memories.

'How was your day?' Seifer asked Squall as they ate. Squall shrugged.

'Alright, I guess. Nothing special; no missions.' Seifer looked closer at Squall. There was something there; like a catch in his voice, or the slight redness around his eyes that were closed off that suggested that there was something not quite right with the Commander. The two had fallen into a comfortable silence as they ate, allowing Seifer to think.

Since he'd come back to Garden, he'd been happy, although there had been a while when suicide had seemed like a good idea, but somehow the stoic man known to him as Leonhart had pulled him out and dusted him off. Since then the blond had been aware of growing feelings for the Commander. That in itself rarely bothered him now, although it did at first. What did bother him was the fact that Squall would probably never return them.

Seifer shrugged mentally. There wasn't anything he could do; the brunette had made it clear that he was single and happy with it since dumping Rinoa. The thing that was nagging him though was the fact that Squall was hiding something, and it was something very big.

'I meant to ask. How was your day, Seif?'

Seifer was brought out of his reverie by Squall's voice. As always, a thrill of pleasure ran through his body at the sound of the nickname. 'Eh, so-so.' He said around a mouthful of pizza. Squall raised an eyebrow while Seifer struggled to swallow the offending item. 'Quissy gave me a ton of homework, Zell beat seven shades of excretia out of me, I got hooked into helping Selphie plan the Festival and Irvine insisted on trying to teach me how to wear a cowboy hat properly.' Seifer sighed melodramatically. '"Ya gotta wear the thing like it's got a soul, Seifer. That'll getcha a woman anytime, anywhere."' Seifer said in perfect imitation of Irvine's Galbadian drawl. 'On top of that, I got kicked in the shins by Fujin because I was two minutes late for lunch, Raijin caught me in the stomach with his pole and I got whined at by Rinoa.'

Squall couldn't help smiling. 'So...good day, then?'

Seifer nodded. 'Yep. Good day. You know what Rinoa was winging about this time?'

Squall shook his head. 'Nope.'

'Have a guess.'

'No.'

'Aw, c'mon, Leonhart, please?'

'No. I don't play guessing games.'

'Please?'

'No.'

'Pretty please?'

Squall sighed, rolling his eyes. 'No. Just tell me, Seif.'

Seifer looked at him with big green eyes, his bottom lip quivering and his eyes filling up with tears.

'Oh no. Not the eyes. Oh come on Seifer, please not the eyes.'

Seifer sniffled pathetically. 'Pwetty pwetty pwease wiv a chewwy on top?'

Squall took one look at him and couldn't stifle a laugh. 'Oh alright.'

As soon as Squall had said that, Seifer smiled and was back to normal. 'Go on then. You'll never get it.'

Squall raised an eyebrow. 'The Garden was too hot.'

'Nope.'

'Too cold?'

'Nuh-uh.'

'More like a conservetry then a Garden?'

'Way out, Leonhart.'

Squall sighed. 'Alright then, I give up. What was it this time?'

Seifer grinned. 'The fact that nobody will wait on her hand and foot.'

Squall grinned back. 'I know. If she wants to be a studnt or a resident here, then she's got to do the same as us. When in Esther...'

'Do as the Estherites!' Seifer finished, florishing a piece of pizza in the air.

Squall nodded, finishing his pizza off.

Seifer raised an eyebrow, feeling a slight tightness in the back of his skull. 'The door's gonna ring.'

Squall looked up at his friend, then at the door, then back at his friend who was slowly counting at the back of his head.

Four, five...

'Hey, Squall!'

There we go.

Squall winced at the sound of Rinoa's voice. 'We're not in!' he mouthed to Seifer, who nodded.

'Squall, I know you're in there.' Sound of tapping feet. Seifer did an exaggerated impression of Rinoa's pout, and Squall tried desperatly not to laugh. 'Oh Squally! I need to talk to you! Please come out.'

Seifer did an obscene gesture and pointed at the door, then at Squall, who couldn't help but laugh silently, shaking his head. 'And is Seifer in there? I want to see him too.' Squall held up three fingers and then did the same gesture as Seifer had moments ago. Seifer snorted, then covered his mouth over. 'I guess you really aren't in. Oh well.'

The two waited till the footsteps had died away before bursting out into breathless laughter.

'That has made my day.' Squall gasped. 'You are cruel.'

Seifer wiped a tear away, holding his side. 'I know, but it's funny to make fun of the rich and famous!'

Squall shook his head. 'Then make fun of yourself! You're rich and famous.'

Seifer shook his head, wagging a finger at Squall. 'Infamous, Leonhart. There's a very big difference.'

Squall picked up his drink. 'S'pose you're right.' Raising it up, he made a toast. 'To making fun of Rinoa far into the future.'

'Amen.' Seifer grinned as they touched glasses. Looked like he'd cheered Squall up if nothing else...

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Hey, the first part of the story! Has anyone guessed who the diary entry is yet? Hee hee.

I forgot the disclaimer in the last one, but here it is: Don't own 'em, wanna own 'em, don't have no money so NO SUE!!!!!

Oh yeah, sorry about not updating any stories or posting new ones for so long – my disk drive packed up on me and I've only just got a replacement. Ner!

Next part is another diary entry, again it's anonymous. Merf!!

Review! Or no more updates. Do remember this is yaoi, although it has a lot of possible yaoi pairings...I'll do my best to keep you guessing till the end. Oh, and Rinoa fans? Be warned. Lots of Rinoa bashing. Heh heh heh....

~Lj~