Disclaimer: As you may know already, don't own them. I belong to them. Yaoi too, but no lemon, sorry folks. Just fulfilling a request by an anonymous stalker through AiM ::Shifty Eyes:: to let them see Squall's reaction. If anyone has any better ideas for this chapter, feel free to IM me or post. Or flame or something. Don't be too cruel…unless it's Rinoa or Selphie bashing! Ahahahahha! I'm kidding…AurryPie Madness you people take things way too seriously. Well…::You hear muffled screams, and see a half-naked Auron gagged and tied to my bed:: Enjoy! ::My bedroom door slams shut behind me.::
"So does this make you and me an us?" Zell gazed up to the handsome man, eyes filled with wonder.
"If it pleases you." Seifer smiled softly stealing a kiss.
"Seifer…you know that I can't keep secrets from my friends for long then." Zell rested his head against Seifer's chest, as he squeezed him tightly.
"Squall…he hates me. He'll kill me, and he'll bitch at you."
"Screw Squall." He groaned at the thought of Squall's, the headmaster, reaction.
"Well, I don't know Zell. I barely know you, so I don't know if I want an enemy to join us." Seifer wiggled his eyebrows suggestively, as Zell slapped him on the chest. They laughed merrily as they lied there on the couch together.
"Seifer, it's been almost a week now. All I've wanted to do when we're in public is to grab onto you, and kiss you, and hug you, and hold your hand, but I can't. The least we could do for each other is to tell our friends. Or tell them that we're gay at least. I think Rinoa knows about my…um…gayness." He sighed as he enjoyed Seifer's finger absentmindedly drew patterns on his back.
"Zell…I know. It's hard for me too. But Squall, every time I see him. That gaze almost gives me the willies. Almost. I don't know why, I used to be able to stand it before, but I guess the fact that I was under a spell…"
"Oh, Seifer. Drop that would you? I don't believe even for one minute you were under a spell, you just wanted to score points with me."
"Yeah that too. But I don't think it'd be points lumnut." Seifer growled seductively as he removed his gloves from his hands with his teeth.
"Augh Seifer. I think you just hit puberty."
"Why would you say something like that?" He took the silence as a, you don't want to know. He licked his finger and smiled at the crystal blue gaze. "I couldn't have just hit puberty, that's Squall's job." He shoved a finger in Zell's poor unsuspecting ear. A shriek escaped his mouth as he rolled off the couch and hit the floor.
"SEIFER!" Zell clawed at his ear, and at the same time rubbed his rump from the sudden contact with the hard unforgiving floor.
"Awe c'mere blondie." He rose from the couch and yanked Zell up, and planted a big sloppy kiss on his nose. "Squall's expecting you in ten minutes at his office." He gazed at the clock with weary eyes.
"He's expecting us." Zell corrected, and grabbed Seifer's hand, dragging him to the door. Immediately as the stepped out, their hands let go of each other, and they began to distance themselves almost routinely. They marched somberly to the elevator and stepped in. "Seifer…I don't want to know how Squall will react." He latched onto Seifer's hand reassuringly.
"Everything is going to be fine." Seifer sanguine voice was more for himself than anything. The elevator rose slowly to the third level as the rest was in a companionable silence holding hands. A ding and the slow whir of the opening metallic doors brought them from their thoughts and each other.
"Zell! I thought you wouldn't show and I…" A voice trailed off and a steely icy blue gaze irked the taller blonde. "Seifer, what are you doing here?"
"Squall, you see I wanted to talk to you about Seifer. So I thought it best if he came along too." He scratched the back of his head nervously, as Squall gave wary glances towards the taller man.
"Have a seat. The both of you." Squall took his own seat in that giant assed black leather chair, and propped his elbows on the desk. "Proceed."
"Umm…Squall, you see the thing is. Seifer isn't a bad guy." Zell gestured trying to buy time to think of what to say.
"Really? I would beg to differ." Squall raised an eyebrow and scrutinized Zell, what was he hiding.
"Frickin' hell, lemme finish. Before Ultimecia, Seifer…he just wanted to feel like he belonged with Fujin and Rajin, you know. Prove to them he could be their equal, and he wanted to have friends. Since obviously he couldn't get it from us." Zell gave Seifer a sad glance, "But…you see…Seifer he's different. He's a changed man. He…I…Squall, what I'm trying to say is…I…" Zell took a deep breath a murmured incoherent words.
"What was that?" Squall almost craned his neck to hear, and ignored the small smile on Seifer's face.
"We're in-love, and no matter what you do you can't separate us. Seifer isn't mean, it was all Ultimecia and…Squall, please be happy for us!" Zell's voice strained with anguish hoping Squall wouldn't freak out.
"Excuse me?" His eyebrows raised in shock, had they gone any higher he would've pulled his groin. "Zell, why didn't you tell me you were gay in the first place?"
"I…I wasn't sure of it. Until last week."
"Squall, before you start to bitch and moan. It's not his fault. So if you're gonna be mad, let it be me you're angry with." Seifer, placed a comforting hand on Zell's shoulder. Squall's eyes grew even wider, was this a joke?
"Zell…" He took a deep ragged breath, "Seifer…I…I'm not going to tear you two apart, or tell you it is forbidden to see each other. I almost died when Rinoa was floating helplessly in space. I can understand what it's like to lose a love, even for a short while. So…fine, you have my…acceptance. But try not to flaunt it in front of me. I'm still trying to get over the fact that both of you are gay. And dating. Weren't you enemies before?"
"Sexual tension." Came a short reply.
"Oh." Squall's voice faltered as he rubbed his temples in thought feeling a dizzy spell wash over him. Before Seifer and Zell could react, Squall was on the floor, out cold.
"Guess he's shocked. But he accepts us." Zell shrugged, and began to lift Squall up. Skillfully he held Squall in one arm, and pushed the intercom button for Dr. Kadowaki's infirmary with the other. "Dr. Kadowaki, Squall just passed out. Oh frickin' hell, please come up here. He's heavy!" Zell let go of the button as he fell to the floor Squall unconscious on top of him. Seifer let out a short laugh and helped lift the insentient man, and place him on the couch. Zell kissed Seifer triumphantly, "Should we tell Rinoa and the others?" Seifer just grinned as Dr. Kadowaki strolled into the room with her first aid kit.
"Thank you boys. Now if you could leave." They nodded and stepped into the elevator, and hit the button to go to the main floor.
"If cool headed Squall passed out, what about Rinoa and Selphie?"
"Dr. Kadowaki will be busy today then." Zell laughed and wrapped his arms around Seifer, just glad they were accepted.