'Amends'
Author: The Notorious Naurwen
Chapter 6: "I love him"
Discalimer: What cho talking bout, Willis?
Author's Notes: Um . . . sorry, Imhotep, but I got a different idea. _ I'll write an Squall/Irvine in the near future. ^_^ I just realized about the whole "love connection" thing I put in the chapter with Seifer talking to Selphie. And I really had to keep them in the pairs they already were in. I'm disappointed, too. (
Seifer smiled at Zell from across the classroom. It had been a few weeks since Ma Dincht came back from the hospital, and Seifer and Zell's relation was going well. Zell returned the smile and looked back to his computer screen and Seifer did the same. It was getting harder not to kiss Zell in between classes and to hold his hand when walking down the halls. It wasn't fair that straight people could do that without anyone caring, but as soon as two guys or two girls show affection, people will turn on you.
Zell hadn't told his friends yet about his relationship with Seifer. The only people who knew were Ma Dincht and Selphie. But Seifer knew Zell couldn't hide it forever.
After class, Seifer pulled Zell aside. "Are we gonna tell your friends today?" Seifer asked, a questioning look in his turquoise eyes. Zell fidgeted slightly.
"Yeah. I'm just nervous." Zell said, sighing. Seifer ran his gloved hand through his boyfriend's hair.
"It'll be okay." Seifer replied. "That's the way I felt before I told Fujin and Raijin." Seifer cupped Zell's chin with his hand, "But they're your friends. I'm sure they'll understand." Seifer finally gave in and kissed Zell passionately on the lips. After a few seconds, Zell pulled away.
"I have to get to my next class. Sorry." Zell said in disappointment.
"Me too. I'll see you at lunch. Bye." Seifer kissed Zell quickly on the cheek and exited the classroom with Zell.
"Bye, Seifer." Zell replied as the two parted.
~*~*~*~
Seifer spotted Zell entering the cafeteria. He motioned the shorter blonde to come to him. Zell got the message and sat down next his boyfriend, raising an eyebrow.
"Are you still up to this, Zell? You have to tell them sometime, but I'll understand if today is not the day." Seifer whispered.
Zell shook his head. "It's now or never. I have to tell them eventually. Why not today?"
Seifer grinned and rested his hand on Zell's knee so no one could see. "That's my boy." He said softly. A soft chuckle escaped Zell's lips.
"You'll come with me right? I don't want to tell them alone." Zell sighed. Seifer nodded.
"Of course I will. This sort of thing takes courage. I'll be there for you." Seifer fought the urge to run a hand through Zell's soft hair. Zell could tell what the tall gunbladist was thinking and smirked.
"Thanks Seifer."
~*~*~*~
After classes, Zell told everyone to meet him at the Quad. The Garden Festival meeting wasn't starting for another hour, so Zell figured he had plenty of time. Everyone was standing there and looking uncomfortable at the sight of Seifer while they were waiting for Zell. Squall just raised an eyebrow, as if confused to why he was there. Irvine just ignored Seifer's presence all together. Quistis had her back turned to him. Rinoa was clinging on Squall's arm and not paying attention to anything around her, and Selphie kept smiling happily because she knew what was going on.
Finally, Zell entered the Quad. He was wringing his gloved hands nervously as he approached. Rinoa was the first to speak.
"Hi Zell. What did you want to tell us?" She asked politely, smiling. Zell took a deep breath and looked at Seifer who nodded encouragingly.
"It's not so easy for me to say . . . " Zell trailed off.
"We're listening." Rinoa said, giving Zell a confused look. "You can tell us, Zell. We'll understand."
Seifer believed her. That summer when he was 17, he came out to Rinoa. She had been very understanding then. Especially when it was after she confessed her love to him. Squall suited her better in any case.
Zell glanced once more at Seifer, a kind of pleading and helpless look that broke the taller man's heart.
~He has to be strong, ~ Seifer thought, ~he's gotta do this on his own. ~
"You guys," Zell began, sighing heavily, "I'm gay." Quistis looked slightly startled by the news, but kept her composure. Squall tried to remain indifferent, but his eyes flashed in shock. Irvine just shrugged in his usual manner, as if nothing could surprise him. Rinoa just smiled and Selphie grinned knowingly, but everyone remained silent.
"Um . . . aren't you gonna say something?" Zell said after a minute, visibly jostled by the silence in the room.
Amazingly, Squall was the first to speak. "Zell, we're your friends. We wouldn't care about something like that."
"Exactly." Irvine piped up. "Whether it's two guys, two girls, or a man and woman, it's still love, right?" He smiled reassuringly. (A/N: Classic Irvine lover-not-a-fighter attitude! ^_^)
Quistis stared at Zell for a long while until she suddenly burst into tears and ran out of the Quad. Selphie glanced at Seifer and Zell and ran after her friend.
Zell sighed deeply. "That wasn't the reaction I was hoping for." He said glumly.
"Um, Zell?" Squall questioned, stepping forward. "Can I ask you something?"
"Sure." Zell replied.
"What's HE doing here?" Seifer knew Squall was referring to him. Rinoa must have figured it out, because she hit Squall lightly on the arm, trying to shut him up.
Zell's words failed him as he looked once more to Seifer for help. Seifer stepped forward and looked Squall dead in the eye.
"Do you have a problem, Squall?" Seifer asked, his gaze still on Squall. The brunette knight looked away from Seifer and over to Zell.
"You cannot be serious, Zell." Squall stated, disappointment and disbelief in his tone.
"Of course I'm serious, Squall." Zell finally said. "I love him."
A/N: Oh! Cliffhanger! Lol! What will happen next?! Stay tuned! ^_^
Author: The Notorious Naurwen
Chapter 6: "I love him"
Discalimer: What cho talking bout, Willis?
Author's Notes: Um . . . sorry, Imhotep, but I got a different idea. _ I'll write an Squall/Irvine in the near future. ^_^ I just realized about the whole "love connection" thing I put in the chapter with Seifer talking to Selphie. And I really had to keep them in the pairs they already were in. I'm disappointed, too. (
Seifer smiled at Zell from across the classroom. It had been a few weeks since Ma Dincht came back from the hospital, and Seifer and Zell's relation was going well. Zell returned the smile and looked back to his computer screen and Seifer did the same. It was getting harder not to kiss Zell in between classes and to hold his hand when walking down the halls. It wasn't fair that straight people could do that without anyone caring, but as soon as two guys or two girls show affection, people will turn on you.
Zell hadn't told his friends yet about his relationship with Seifer. The only people who knew were Ma Dincht and Selphie. But Seifer knew Zell couldn't hide it forever.
After class, Seifer pulled Zell aside. "Are we gonna tell your friends today?" Seifer asked, a questioning look in his turquoise eyes. Zell fidgeted slightly.
"Yeah. I'm just nervous." Zell said, sighing. Seifer ran his gloved hand through his boyfriend's hair.
"It'll be okay." Seifer replied. "That's the way I felt before I told Fujin and Raijin." Seifer cupped Zell's chin with his hand, "But they're your friends. I'm sure they'll understand." Seifer finally gave in and kissed Zell passionately on the lips. After a few seconds, Zell pulled away.
"I have to get to my next class. Sorry." Zell said in disappointment.
"Me too. I'll see you at lunch. Bye." Seifer kissed Zell quickly on the cheek and exited the classroom with Zell.
"Bye, Seifer." Zell replied as the two parted.
~*~*~*~
Seifer spotted Zell entering the cafeteria. He motioned the shorter blonde to come to him. Zell got the message and sat down next his boyfriend, raising an eyebrow.
"Are you still up to this, Zell? You have to tell them sometime, but I'll understand if today is not the day." Seifer whispered.
Zell shook his head. "It's now or never. I have to tell them eventually. Why not today?"
Seifer grinned and rested his hand on Zell's knee so no one could see. "That's my boy." He said softly. A soft chuckle escaped Zell's lips.
"You'll come with me right? I don't want to tell them alone." Zell sighed. Seifer nodded.
"Of course I will. This sort of thing takes courage. I'll be there for you." Seifer fought the urge to run a hand through Zell's soft hair. Zell could tell what the tall gunbladist was thinking and smirked.
"Thanks Seifer."
~*~*~*~
After classes, Zell told everyone to meet him at the Quad. The Garden Festival meeting wasn't starting for another hour, so Zell figured he had plenty of time. Everyone was standing there and looking uncomfortable at the sight of Seifer while they were waiting for Zell. Squall just raised an eyebrow, as if confused to why he was there. Irvine just ignored Seifer's presence all together. Quistis had her back turned to him. Rinoa was clinging on Squall's arm and not paying attention to anything around her, and Selphie kept smiling happily because she knew what was going on.
Finally, Zell entered the Quad. He was wringing his gloved hands nervously as he approached. Rinoa was the first to speak.
"Hi Zell. What did you want to tell us?" She asked politely, smiling. Zell took a deep breath and looked at Seifer who nodded encouragingly.
"It's not so easy for me to say . . . " Zell trailed off.
"We're listening." Rinoa said, giving Zell a confused look. "You can tell us, Zell. We'll understand."
Seifer believed her. That summer when he was 17, he came out to Rinoa. She had been very understanding then. Especially when it was after she confessed her love to him. Squall suited her better in any case.
Zell glanced once more at Seifer, a kind of pleading and helpless look that broke the taller man's heart.
~He has to be strong, ~ Seifer thought, ~he's gotta do this on his own. ~
"You guys," Zell began, sighing heavily, "I'm gay." Quistis looked slightly startled by the news, but kept her composure. Squall tried to remain indifferent, but his eyes flashed in shock. Irvine just shrugged in his usual manner, as if nothing could surprise him. Rinoa just smiled and Selphie grinned knowingly, but everyone remained silent.
"Um . . . aren't you gonna say something?" Zell said after a minute, visibly jostled by the silence in the room.
Amazingly, Squall was the first to speak. "Zell, we're your friends. We wouldn't care about something like that."
"Exactly." Irvine piped up. "Whether it's two guys, two girls, or a man and woman, it's still love, right?" He smiled reassuringly. (A/N: Classic Irvine lover-not-a-fighter attitude! ^_^)
Quistis stared at Zell for a long while until she suddenly burst into tears and ran out of the Quad. Selphie glanced at Seifer and Zell and ran after her friend.
Zell sighed deeply. "That wasn't the reaction I was hoping for." He said glumly.
"Um, Zell?" Squall questioned, stepping forward. "Can I ask you something?"
"Sure." Zell replied.
"What's HE doing here?" Seifer knew Squall was referring to him. Rinoa must have figured it out, because she hit Squall lightly on the arm, trying to shut him up.
Zell's words failed him as he looked once more to Seifer for help. Seifer stepped forward and looked Squall dead in the eye.
"Do you have a problem, Squall?" Seifer asked, his gaze still on Squall. The brunette knight looked away from Seifer and over to Zell.
"You cannot be serious, Zell." Squall stated, disappointment and disbelief in his tone.
"Of course I'm serious, Squall." Zell finally said. "I love him."
A/N: Oh! Cliffhanger! Lol! What will happen next?! Stay tuned! ^_^