AN: Here we go, it's a bit longer and maybe getting knocked out makes
Seifer softer?
Disclaimer: Ok, still no progress, I swear they're stalling this on purpose, forcing me to write disclaimers all the time!
Chapter 12: Nearly a kiss.
~*~Seifer's POV~*~
Oh shit! Confrontation time. One darted at us and hit Selphie, which made me mad. What surprised me was the rapid way she responded, landing heavy blows and knocking that guy out of the fight. I leapt in, slashing several others as she cast aura on me, giving me my limit break as I lunged in again. I was so grateful for her limit break full-cure when she cast it, and then for Quetzacotl and Carbuncle that she had junctioned. I ran a quick scan and found that I held Alexander and cast him, praying he would work properly. We killed them all, leaving the bodies in the alley way. I fell to my knees, suddenly feeling all the wounds that had been inflicted.
"SEIFER!" Selphie's distraught voice and worried face were the last things I saw before everything went black.
~*~Selphie's POV~*~
Oh Hyne! Seifer's down on his knees and then on his back, blood pouring from him. What happened to him?
"SEIFER!" I yelled his name and his eyes shifted to me before they rolled back in his head. Oh no, oh hyne no. Please don't tell me he's dead.
"Someone help me!" I cried out, cradling his head in my lap. A man saw my plight and helped me carry him back to the hotel and up to our room.
"Thank you so much!" I hugged him for a long moment and he stuttered something and fled. I closed the door and turned to look at Seifer, bleeding his life away on the bed.
"Ok, nothing for it. I have to strip him." I took a deep breath, straddled his body and slowly eased his trench coat off, followed by his vest. Oh great, belt time. I winced and unbuckled his belt, drawing the warm leather away from his body before opening his trousers and pulling them down to his boots. I paused there, pulling them and his socks off before removing his trousers. His body is covered in wounds. I darted into the bathroom, dragging out the first aid kit and several towels. I pushed the towels tight against the wounds and searched through the kit. I finally found several syringes filled with hi-potions and injected him, watching the wounds close slowly, not fully so I drew out the bandages, packing and binding the wounds. Damp cloths and a little bit of soap removed all the blood from his skin and I pulled his trousers back on, sliding the belt through his belt loops and buckling it back in the same hole as before. I pulled the covers out from under him and tucked him in, kicking my sandals off to nestle in beside him, sitting with my back against the wall, his head in my lap as I stroked his now brown locks back from his eyes.
~
I sat there for a long time, stroking his hair gently when I felt him stir. I paused and watched him, wondering if he was going to wake up. His head rolled and his eyelids fluttered. He woke up and stared up at me.
"Where am I?"
"Back in our hotel room. Someone helped me carry you here." He pushed up away from me. I let my hands slide off him, dropping down into my lap as I watched him.
~*~Seifer's POV~*~
Man, I fucking sting everywhere. Waking up to Selphie's hands brushing my hair was nice though, seeing her concerned face was too. I turned to face her, feeling the pain increase at my movement.
"What happened to me?"
"You blacked out in the alley, you were carried back here and dosed with two hi-potions. How do you feel?"
"Like shit."
"Do you want another hi-potion, I think there's one left in the kit."
"No, I'll be fine in a while. Did you undress me?" I felt surprised to notice that I was stripped of my trench coat and vest and by the feel of it, my trousers had been off and pulled back on.
"Yeah, I needed to get at your wounds to see how bad it was." Why was she blushing at that? Did she strip me completely? Is that what's making her blush? Ok, how did my hand get up to her cheek? Her skin is so soft, soft and smooth, as if there isn't a single blemish on it anywhere. The look in her eyes isn't shock and she's leaning into my hand. Ok, time to move. I forced myself up and turned around, settling down beside her. That wonderful smile is there as I brush a few stray strands of hair back out of her eyes.
~*~Selphie's POV~*~
Seifer leant forward, about to kiss me when the phone rings urgently.
"Fuck!" He positively snarled the word and I smiled and reached out to grab it.
"Hello?"
"Selphie? Put it on speaker, we need to discuss things."
"Ok." I put the phone onto speaker and set the hand piece back down in the cradle.
"Go ahead." I spoke and there was a cough.
"The Ragnarok is coming for you in a couple days, the rest of us are already at Galbadia working hard, we're so close, but it seems like without some info from you, we can't do anything, we need proof. Seifer, you need to get rid of the galbadian influence down there, if it stays, all info will get back to our guys, everywhere is clear, the sections folded so easily, hardly any resistance at all."
"Right, so you're saying that the ring just folded like that without any struggle?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Doesn't that seem suspicious to you? If I knew anything, I'd say they're laying low and will start up again as soon as you're gone, which you did, you went in, made a little disturbance and they went underground, that doesn't mean they won't pop back up."
"Oh great, you think we're that stupid?"
"Yes, from what you've said, you left the leaders there?"
"Yeah ..."
"I'd suggest you get your asses back there and kill the fuckers before they start back up and send word to Galbadia of what you look like." Seifer snarled the words and I laid a hand on his arm, trying to soothe his temper.
"I called at a bad time huh?" Rinoa's voice came into the conversation for the first time and I laughed.
"Kinda Rin, Seifer just woke up."
"Why were you asleep at four in the afternoon Seifer?"
"I was knocked out in battle, ok?" Seifer snapped the words and I could hear Rinoa muffling laughter. I knew he would blow soon and turned to look at him. His eyes were narrowed and his mouth was set in a frown.
"Well, call you when we get any news guys." I spoke and hung up, turning to look at Seifer. His expression was still angry.
AN: This a better length? Review and tell me!!!
Disclaimer: Ok, still no progress, I swear they're stalling this on purpose, forcing me to write disclaimers all the time!
Chapter 12: Nearly a kiss.
~*~Seifer's POV~*~
Oh shit! Confrontation time. One darted at us and hit Selphie, which made me mad. What surprised me was the rapid way she responded, landing heavy blows and knocking that guy out of the fight. I leapt in, slashing several others as she cast aura on me, giving me my limit break as I lunged in again. I was so grateful for her limit break full-cure when she cast it, and then for Quetzacotl and Carbuncle that she had junctioned. I ran a quick scan and found that I held Alexander and cast him, praying he would work properly. We killed them all, leaving the bodies in the alley way. I fell to my knees, suddenly feeling all the wounds that had been inflicted.
"SEIFER!" Selphie's distraught voice and worried face were the last things I saw before everything went black.
~*~Selphie's POV~*~
Oh Hyne! Seifer's down on his knees and then on his back, blood pouring from him. What happened to him?
"SEIFER!" I yelled his name and his eyes shifted to me before they rolled back in his head. Oh no, oh hyne no. Please don't tell me he's dead.
"Someone help me!" I cried out, cradling his head in my lap. A man saw my plight and helped me carry him back to the hotel and up to our room.
"Thank you so much!" I hugged him for a long moment and he stuttered something and fled. I closed the door and turned to look at Seifer, bleeding his life away on the bed.
"Ok, nothing for it. I have to strip him." I took a deep breath, straddled his body and slowly eased his trench coat off, followed by his vest. Oh great, belt time. I winced and unbuckled his belt, drawing the warm leather away from his body before opening his trousers and pulling them down to his boots. I paused there, pulling them and his socks off before removing his trousers. His body is covered in wounds. I darted into the bathroom, dragging out the first aid kit and several towels. I pushed the towels tight against the wounds and searched through the kit. I finally found several syringes filled with hi-potions and injected him, watching the wounds close slowly, not fully so I drew out the bandages, packing and binding the wounds. Damp cloths and a little bit of soap removed all the blood from his skin and I pulled his trousers back on, sliding the belt through his belt loops and buckling it back in the same hole as before. I pulled the covers out from under him and tucked him in, kicking my sandals off to nestle in beside him, sitting with my back against the wall, his head in my lap as I stroked his now brown locks back from his eyes.
~
I sat there for a long time, stroking his hair gently when I felt him stir. I paused and watched him, wondering if he was going to wake up. His head rolled and his eyelids fluttered. He woke up and stared up at me.
"Where am I?"
"Back in our hotel room. Someone helped me carry you here." He pushed up away from me. I let my hands slide off him, dropping down into my lap as I watched him.
~*~Seifer's POV~*~
Man, I fucking sting everywhere. Waking up to Selphie's hands brushing my hair was nice though, seeing her concerned face was too. I turned to face her, feeling the pain increase at my movement.
"What happened to me?"
"You blacked out in the alley, you were carried back here and dosed with two hi-potions. How do you feel?"
"Like shit."
"Do you want another hi-potion, I think there's one left in the kit."
"No, I'll be fine in a while. Did you undress me?" I felt surprised to notice that I was stripped of my trench coat and vest and by the feel of it, my trousers had been off and pulled back on.
"Yeah, I needed to get at your wounds to see how bad it was." Why was she blushing at that? Did she strip me completely? Is that what's making her blush? Ok, how did my hand get up to her cheek? Her skin is so soft, soft and smooth, as if there isn't a single blemish on it anywhere. The look in her eyes isn't shock and she's leaning into my hand. Ok, time to move. I forced myself up and turned around, settling down beside her. That wonderful smile is there as I brush a few stray strands of hair back out of her eyes.
~*~Selphie's POV~*~
Seifer leant forward, about to kiss me when the phone rings urgently.
"Fuck!" He positively snarled the word and I smiled and reached out to grab it.
"Hello?"
"Selphie? Put it on speaker, we need to discuss things."
"Ok." I put the phone onto speaker and set the hand piece back down in the cradle.
"Go ahead." I spoke and there was a cough.
"The Ragnarok is coming for you in a couple days, the rest of us are already at Galbadia working hard, we're so close, but it seems like without some info from you, we can't do anything, we need proof. Seifer, you need to get rid of the galbadian influence down there, if it stays, all info will get back to our guys, everywhere is clear, the sections folded so easily, hardly any resistance at all."
"Right, so you're saying that the ring just folded like that without any struggle?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Doesn't that seem suspicious to you? If I knew anything, I'd say they're laying low and will start up again as soon as you're gone, which you did, you went in, made a little disturbance and they went underground, that doesn't mean they won't pop back up."
"Oh great, you think we're that stupid?"
"Yes, from what you've said, you left the leaders there?"
"Yeah ..."
"I'd suggest you get your asses back there and kill the fuckers before they start back up and send word to Galbadia of what you look like." Seifer snarled the words and I laid a hand on his arm, trying to soothe his temper.
"I called at a bad time huh?" Rinoa's voice came into the conversation for the first time and I laughed.
"Kinda Rin, Seifer just woke up."
"Why were you asleep at four in the afternoon Seifer?"
"I was knocked out in battle, ok?" Seifer snapped the words and I could hear Rinoa muffling laughter. I knew he would blow soon and turned to look at him. His eyes were narrowed and his mouth was set in a frown.
"Well, call you when we get any news guys." I spoke and hung up, turning to look at Seifer. His expression was still angry.
AN: This a better length? Review and tell me!!!