Chapter 15 Confrontations
Seifer had decided he couldn't hide out in the infirmary forever. Never one to avoid confrontation he headed for the cafeteria. As he walked down the halls he was greeted with gasps and angry looks by some, when recognized and silence from others. He just smirked as he moved past them.
He saw Quistis sitting with her friends as soon as he entered the room. His heart skipped a beat as his eyes slid over her. He chose to ignore this and moved into the line instead. Several of the ladies behind the counter recognized him and smiled or spoke to him briefly as he'd always been friendly with them.
Seeing an empty table across the room he headed towards it. As Seifer moved between tables he heard whispers but no one stopped or challenged him. When he reached his destination he sat down with a satisfied smirk and ignored the rest of the room as he started in on his breakfast.
Watching Zell's reaction when he saw Seifer, Quistis reached out to grab him before he could do something stupid but was too late. He was already heading across the room. She turned quickly back to ask Squall for his help but when she saw the look on his face she knew it wouldn't do any good.
Zell reached Seifer's table in record time. "Damn it. What in the hell do you think you're doing here?" he yelled.
Seifer looked up with a lazy smile. "Eating my breakfast. You got a problem with that, Chicken…" He never saw the punch coming as it rocked him back in his seat.
Zell growled at him " Don't ever call me that again."
Seifer could taste blood and grabbed a napkin off the table. He pressed it to the cut on his lip that had opened up again. "Still haven't lost your touch, eh, Zelly?" he taunted with a laugh.
Quistis ran across the room with the others following closely behind her. She saw that Zell was going to punch Seifer again and stepped in between them.
"Zell you cant do this," she said in her sternest instructor voice.
Zell looked at her "Why the hell not? He's been asking for this for a long time." Zell switched his focus back to Seifer. "You don't belong here, anymore."
"Gee, I'm hurt" Seifer answered sarcastically.
Quistis pushed Zell back thinking he was going to hit Seifer again. "You can't fight an injured man, Zell," she yelled at him.
"She's right Zell," Squall, who was standing behind them put in. "Looks like someone already got to him."
Zell noticed Seifer's condition for the first time. "Looks like you're on a loosing streak," he sneered at Seifer.
Seifer looked up at him steadily. "Yeah, well it took two of them," he said mockingly.
Squall had enough. He stepped in front of Quistis and Zell. "Zell's right, you don't belong here. So why exactly are you here?"
"Nice to see you too…Squall. What? Was the great commander left out of the loop?" he said the other man. "Maybe you should go ask Cid?"
Quistis put her hand on Squalls arm. "He's right. You need to talk to Cid."
Squall looked at her. "Fine. Whatever," he said but before he could leave Zell was back in Seifer's face.
"So what rock DID you crawl out from under?" Zell sneered at him again.
"Zell, that's enough." Quistis snarled. "Seifer was in Esther."
"Esther? Isn't that where you said you went on your…Oh Hyne, Quistis tell me you didn't go get him?" Zell was practically shouting now drawing the attention of anyone that hadn't already noticed them.
"Just go talk to Cid…Please." Quistis could feel her own temper rising. 'Why couldn't they remember it hadn't been Seifer doing those things of his own free will?'
While they had been arguing Seifer had decided he'd listened to enough of this shit and got up. "As touching as this reunion's been, I'm outa here." He gave Squall a mock salute and stalked out of the cafeteria.
Zell noticing that Seifer had left kicked a chair out of his way and stomped off. Squall went after him. Irvine, Rinoa and Selphie who had stood by listening looked at each other.
"I'd better go find Squall" Rinoa said making her excuses. The others watched as she ran off.
"So the rumors were true?" Irvine asked looking at Quistis. She nodded her head.
"I see" he paused for a moment, thinking, "I think we'd better be goin' too, sugar" he said looking over at Selphie.
Selphie ran up and hugged Quistis. "It'll all work out. You'll see." She whispered in Quistis's ear.
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Quistis couldn't sleep. She was too wired. Every time she tried to close her eyes she remembered this morning. She hadn't seen Seifer since then.
"Enough" she told herself. Maybe a walk would make her tired enough to sleep. At least it was better than tossing all night. She threw on some clothes, pulled her hair back in a ponytail then went out the door.
She walked down the empty hallway. It was late enough that nobody else was around. As she went around a corner she saw Seifer approaching from the other direction. He lifted his head and saw her.
She stopped, waiting for him. When he caught up to her she said "Seifer, I…"
He pushed her roughly up against the wall, blocking her with his body. "Damn it, Quistis, I'm not your fucking mission anymore" he growled. She could see the angry glint in his eyes. "I can fight my own battles. I don't need you to do it for me." He stared down at her for a few moments then his lips descended to hers and he gave her a punishing kiss, which gentled when he felt her responding to him. The hands she had put up to push him away were fisted in his shirt pulling him closer as she got lost in their shared kiss.
He pulled away and looked into her sapphire eyes where he saw a trace of fear. "Oh Hyne, I'm sorry.' He squeezed his eyes closed and leaned his forehead against hers taking a deep breath. "I don't know what I'm doing here. Maybe I should leave," he said softly.
"No" she breathed.
He opened his eyes and saw the tears in her eyes. Then he reached up with his fingertip and traced her reddened lips. "I am sorry."
He started to pull back from her but she wouldn't let him go. 'Not this time' she thought. "Come with me?" she asked looking into his eyes. He nodded.
Quistis led him by the hand back to her quarters. He didn't say anything as she unlocked the door and pulled him inside. Seifer caught the door pushing it shut behind him. He pulled her into his arms in a tight hug and dropped his face into the crook of her neck, running tiny kisses along it's length. He heard her soft moan as he felt her melt against him.
Seifer reached up and pulled the band holding her hair out then ran his fingers through her silken tresses. He sighed, "You know this isn't wise. I don't want the consequences of my life to hurt you."
Quistis reached up and caressed his face. "No one has to know but us. Please don't leave me."
If he'd been a better man he could have walked away for her sake, but he wasn't. He picked her up and carried her into the bedroom then gently laid her down. Quistis watched him unzip his shirt and let it slide to the floor. She reached her hand out to him and he knelt down beside her and took it in his larger one, then bringing it up to his lips he brushed kisses across her fingertips.
That night Seifer showed Quistis with his body what he couldn't yet say with words.
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Authors notes: Sorry there's no lemon but I didn't want to have to change the rating this far into the story. Use your imagination. LoL.
Thank you to everyone who's reading this story. Next chapter: Will Seifer and Quistis be able to keep their affair secret?
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Seifer had decided he couldn't hide out in the infirmary forever. Never one to avoid confrontation he headed for the cafeteria. As he walked down the halls he was greeted with gasps and angry looks by some, when recognized and silence from others. He just smirked as he moved past them.
He saw Quistis sitting with her friends as soon as he entered the room. His heart skipped a beat as his eyes slid over her. He chose to ignore this and moved into the line instead. Several of the ladies behind the counter recognized him and smiled or spoke to him briefly as he'd always been friendly with them.
Seeing an empty table across the room he headed towards it. As Seifer moved between tables he heard whispers but no one stopped or challenged him. When he reached his destination he sat down with a satisfied smirk and ignored the rest of the room as he started in on his breakfast.
Watching Zell's reaction when he saw Seifer, Quistis reached out to grab him before he could do something stupid but was too late. He was already heading across the room. She turned quickly back to ask Squall for his help but when she saw the look on his face she knew it wouldn't do any good.
Zell reached Seifer's table in record time. "Damn it. What in the hell do you think you're doing here?" he yelled.
Seifer looked up with a lazy smile. "Eating my breakfast. You got a problem with that, Chicken…" He never saw the punch coming as it rocked him back in his seat.
Zell growled at him " Don't ever call me that again."
Seifer could taste blood and grabbed a napkin off the table. He pressed it to the cut on his lip that had opened up again. "Still haven't lost your touch, eh, Zelly?" he taunted with a laugh.
Quistis ran across the room with the others following closely behind her. She saw that Zell was going to punch Seifer again and stepped in between them.
"Zell you cant do this," she said in her sternest instructor voice.
Zell looked at her "Why the hell not? He's been asking for this for a long time." Zell switched his focus back to Seifer. "You don't belong here, anymore."
"Gee, I'm hurt" Seifer answered sarcastically.
Quistis pushed Zell back thinking he was going to hit Seifer again. "You can't fight an injured man, Zell," she yelled at him.
"She's right Zell," Squall, who was standing behind them put in. "Looks like someone already got to him."
Zell noticed Seifer's condition for the first time. "Looks like you're on a loosing streak," he sneered at Seifer.
Seifer looked up at him steadily. "Yeah, well it took two of them," he said mockingly.
Squall had enough. He stepped in front of Quistis and Zell. "Zell's right, you don't belong here. So why exactly are you here?"
"Nice to see you too…Squall. What? Was the great commander left out of the loop?" he said the other man. "Maybe you should go ask Cid?"
Quistis put her hand on Squalls arm. "He's right. You need to talk to Cid."
Squall looked at her. "Fine. Whatever," he said but before he could leave Zell was back in Seifer's face.
"So what rock DID you crawl out from under?" Zell sneered at him again.
"Zell, that's enough." Quistis snarled. "Seifer was in Esther."
"Esther? Isn't that where you said you went on your…Oh Hyne, Quistis tell me you didn't go get him?" Zell was practically shouting now drawing the attention of anyone that hadn't already noticed them.
"Just go talk to Cid…Please." Quistis could feel her own temper rising. 'Why couldn't they remember it hadn't been Seifer doing those things of his own free will?'
While they had been arguing Seifer had decided he'd listened to enough of this shit and got up. "As touching as this reunion's been, I'm outa here." He gave Squall a mock salute and stalked out of the cafeteria.
Zell noticing that Seifer had left kicked a chair out of his way and stomped off. Squall went after him. Irvine, Rinoa and Selphie who had stood by listening looked at each other.
"I'd better go find Squall" Rinoa said making her excuses. The others watched as she ran off.
"So the rumors were true?" Irvine asked looking at Quistis. She nodded her head.
"I see" he paused for a moment, thinking, "I think we'd better be goin' too, sugar" he said looking over at Selphie.
Selphie ran up and hugged Quistis. "It'll all work out. You'll see." She whispered in Quistis's ear.
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Quistis couldn't sleep. She was too wired. Every time she tried to close her eyes she remembered this morning. She hadn't seen Seifer since then.
"Enough" she told herself. Maybe a walk would make her tired enough to sleep. At least it was better than tossing all night. She threw on some clothes, pulled her hair back in a ponytail then went out the door.
She walked down the empty hallway. It was late enough that nobody else was around. As she went around a corner she saw Seifer approaching from the other direction. He lifted his head and saw her.
She stopped, waiting for him. When he caught up to her she said "Seifer, I…"
He pushed her roughly up against the wall, blocking her with his body. "Damn it, Quistis, I'm not your fucking mission anymore" he growled. She could see the angry glint in his eyes. "I can fight my own battles. I don't need you to do it for me." He stared down at her for a few moments then his lips descended to hers and he gave her a punishing kiss, which gentled when he felt her responding to him. The hands she had put up to push him away were fisted in his shirt pulling him closer as she got lost in their shared kiss.
He pulled away and looked into her sapphire eyes where he saw a trace of fear. "Oh Hyne, I'm sorry.' He squeezed his eyes closed and leaned his forehead against hers taking a deep breath. "I don't know what I'm doing here. Maybe I should leave," he said softly.
"No" she breathed.
He opened his eyes and saw the tears in her eyes. Then he reached up with his fingertip and traced her reddened lips. "I am sorry."
He started to pull back from her but she wouldn't let him go. 'Not this time' she thought. "Come with me?" she asked looking into his eyes. He nodded.
Quistis led him by the hand back to her quarters. He didn't say anything as she unlocked the door and pulled him inside. Seifer caught the door pushing it shut behind him. He pulled her into his arms in a tight hug and dropped his face into the crook of her neck, running tiny kisses along it's length. He heard her soft moan as he felt her melt against him.
Seifer reached up and pulled the band holding her hair out then ran his fingers through her silken tresses. He sighed, "You know this isn't wise. I don't want the consequences of my life to hurt you."
Quistis reached up and caressed his face. "No one has to know but us. Please don't leave me."
If he'd been a better man he could have walked away for her sake, but he wasn't. He picked her up and carried her into the bedroom then gently laid her down. Quistis watched him unzip his shirt and let it slide to the floor. She reached her hand out to him and he knelt down beside her and took it in his larger one, then bringing it up to his lips he brushed kisses across her fingertips.
That night Seifer showed Quistis with his body what he couldn't yet say with words.
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Authors notes: Sorry there's no lemon but I didn't want to have to change the rating this far into the story. Use your imagination. LoL.
Thank you to everyone who's reading this story. Next chapter: Will Seifer and Quistis be able to keep their affair secret?
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