A/N: I'm baaack! So, did you guys like Lucius Wallace? He's a slimy character, I know, but I like him. He allows me to get material for some funny and awkward scenes. Besides, who doesn't want to see Seifer jealous and angry more often? ^_^ I sure as hell do…
Chapter 12: The tiny little bug of jealousy
Cid sent Lucius Wallace one last smile as he waved from the elevator. Then his expression turned to rage.
- "What the HELL were you thinking Seifer?" he asked furious.
- "Who does that slime ball think he is, picking any SeeD he likes?" answered Seifer.
- "That slime ball happens to be a very important client and you're incredibly lucky he wanted you on this mission or you'd be outta here just like THAT!" said Cid snapping his fingers. Quistis sensed that Seifer was about to talk back to Cid and shot him a pleading look. Seifer took a deep breath and spoke.
- "I'm sorry sir… I was out of order…" he said, with a not really convincing look.
- "That's more like it…" said Cid. "Now Squall, start working on that list and make sure Seifer and Quistis are on it. I want it to be a total of seven mercenaries. Have a few back-ups as well. When you're done, bring it over to my office to talk about it."
- "Yes sir…" said Squall heading back to his office.
- "Now…" said Cid eyeing Seifer and Quistis "What did you two want?"
- "I came for our appointment. We were going to talk about when I begin lessons." said Quistis.
- "And I came here to be briefed on any upcoming missions." said Seifer.
- "Well, I guess both of you have your questions answered then. You will be contacted tomorrow for the meeting. Dismissed." said Cid.
Seifer and Quistis saluted their Headmaster and headed for the elevator. Quistis could sense that Seifer was about to explode and feared for his reaction. It wasn't long before it came…
- "We are not going to this mission!" yelled Seifer pushing the 'Stop' button on the elevator.
- "Seifer be sensible. Just because Cid…" Quistis began.
- "This is not about Cid!"
- "Than what the hell is it about?!" she yelled too.
- "That motherfucker Wallace!"
- "Seifer!"
- "Oh, don't tell me he doesn't deserve the characterization…" he said narrowing his eyes "I saw the way he was looking at you!" he added pointing at her.
- "Really Seifer…" said Quistis rolling her eyes.
- "And you!" he said yelling even more "'Looking forward to it Lucius'…" he said imitating a woman's voice.
- "What did you expect me to say?!"
- "'Fuck off' would be a good start!"
- "Seifer that's enough!"
- "Didn't you see the look on his face?! He would have ripped your clothes right then and there if he could! He was drooling all over you!"
- "Just because he made a compliment…"
- "'Made a compliment'?!" yelled Seifer exasperated "I don't believe you Quistis!"
- "Alright, fine!" said Quistis crossing her arms "Maybe he was hitting on me. So – fucking – what?"
- "I won't have him ogling on you during the whole mission! We're not going!"
- "Seifer…" said Quistis softening her voice; it was the only way to calm him down "You'll be there too…" she said getting close to him "You can keep him on check…"
- "I dunno…" he said. Quistis' plan seemed to be working.
- "Come on…" she said holding his hand "Please don't be jealous…" Oh-oh…
- "JEALOUS?!" yelled Seifer with a murdering glint in his eyes, shaking her hand off "Me, jealous of that old piece of shit?!"
He banged hard on the 'Stop' button again and the elevator started moving. He walked away from Quistis and stood in a corner with his arms crossed, not looking at her. When they reached the 1st floor, he stormed out, without saying a word. Quistis sighed as she got out as well. 'Smooth move Quisty…' she thought.
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Seifer walked into his dorm and slammed the door shut. He undressed and fell heavy on his bed. He stood still looking at the roof for a few minutes, then reached for his journal inside the top drawer of his nightstand. 'That slimy bastard Wallace is paying…' he wrote 'How DARE he talk to me like that?! And most importantly, how DARE he look at Quistis that way? Drooling all over her… Man, why do I even care? I'll be leaving in a while… Just this mission… and maybe a couple more, just to get some money and then I'm off! I probably won't see Quistis again… But who cares? I'll just find someone else to have fun with… Then why do I fucking…' he stopped writing for a couple of minutes. He bit his pen as he fell deep in thought. Suddenly, he started writing again 'I might be staying for just a little bit more, but until I leave NO-ONE will touch, look at or even THINK about MY girl! NO-ONE!' he finished, shutting the journal and throwing it back inside the drawer 'That's right… No-one! And especially not that horny idiot Wallace. If he so much as touches her hand again, I'll make his life a living hell…' Seifer thought crossing his arms.
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- "Come in." said Cid, when he heard a knock on his door.
- "The list is ready Sir." said Squall walking inside the Headmaster's office.
- "Excellent… Sit down Squall…" he said, while Squall slipped him the list "What do we have here…? Seifer and Quistis as arranged… Xu, Irvine/Zell, Nida, Svetlana and Peter/Jake. I see…" said Cid rubbing his chin.
- "Between Irvine and Zell, we're obviously choosing the one who takes the Instructor test later." said Squall.
- "Of course… That's Zell, so Irvine is out…" said Cid, deleting Irvine's name with his pen.
- "Now on Peter Bennington and Jake Richardson. The first is a Shuriken specialist and the second a Shotgun master. I'd suggest going with Bennington sir; we already have a gunner in our team. Seifer uses the gunblade, so we have two weapons combined in one." said Squall.
- "Right… So what will our weapon status be?" asked Cid.
- "For long range: A Gunblade, a Blaster Edge which Svetlana Ivanova is carrying and a Shuriken. For close range: Again the Gunblade, a Whip, Xu's Daggers, a martial artist and Nida's Pole." said Squall.
- "Good… We'll have a nicely balanced team. We'll go with it." said Cid writing the names down on a new piece of paper, signing it. "Call the participants tonight and inform them about the meeting tomorrow at exactly 1200 hours. Dismissed." he added, handing the list to Squall.
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Quistis was strolling outside the Front Gate of the Garden. She went and sat on the ledge of a fountain, looking at the starlit sky. She looked at her watch and saw it read 8:46. Just then, her cell phone rang.
- "Hello?" said Quistis.
- "Quistis? Squall here. Where are you?" he asked.
- "I'm out by the Front Gate for a walk, why?" she asked puzzled.
- "I called you at your dorm for the meeting tomorrow, but you didn't answer. Anyway, be at Cid's office at 1200 hours, OK?" he said.
- "OK. Who else is coming to the mission?"
- "The team has seven participants. Three women: You, Xu, Svetlana Ivanova and four men: Seifer, Zell, Nida and Peter Bennington."
- "How come you're not coming?" she asked.
- "Are you kidding? And leave all this paperwork behind? I wish…" said Squall sighing "Anyway, I gotta go. Tomorrow at Cid's, 1200 hours sharp. I'll see you there."
- "Alright. Bye."
- "Goodnight." said Squall hanging up.
Quistis put her cell phone back in her pocket. 'It's starting to get chilly outside…' she thought, rubbing her bare arms for warmth.
- "You shouldn't go out dressed so lightly. You'll catch a cold."
Quistis turned around and saw Seifer walking over to her. He had his hands in the pockets of his baggy jeans and was walking in a bored kind of way.
- "How'd you know I was here?" Quistis asked.
- "A little birdie told me…" said Seifer sitting next to her. Quistis raised an eyebrow "Selphie. She saw you going out." he added "So… what are you doing out here?"
- "I came for a walk… You?" she asked.
- "I was looking for you actually. Squall called me about the meeting tomorrow and asked me if I knew where you were, 'cause he hadn't been able to reach you. I told him to try your cell phone and I thought I'd go looking for you." he replied.
- "How sweet of you…" she said mockingly, while rubbing her arms.
- "Hyne, how can you go out dressed like that? Here…" he said taking his shirt off "Wear this."
- "No thanks. Then you'll be cold." said Quistis pushing him away.
- "Quistis, put it on." insisted Seifer.
- "I don't wanna!" she whined.
- "Hyne dammit, will you just wear it?!" he said, forcing it on her shoulders.
- "Fine…" she said, putting her arms through the sleeves of his khaki shirt "Aren't you gonna be cold now?" she asked looking at him; he was only wearing a black sleeveless T-shirt underneath.
- "Nah, I'm fine…" he said shrugging, looking at the sky. Quistis put her hands between her legs and sighed "I'm not the cold-blooded person you are…" added Seifer at some point grinning. Quistis let out a small giggle "Sorry about this morning…" he said bowing down his head.
- "It's OK… I should have been more careful with what I said to him as well…" said Quistis.
- "Yeah… But I'll be watching him, I'm warning you…" began Seifer.
- "Uh, Seifer…" said Quistis getting up.
- "If he tries anything funny… he'll pay for it…" continued Seifer.
- "Don't you trust me?" asked Quistis turning around, facing him.
- "Sure I do…" said Seifer.
- "Then why are you so uptight? If he tries to pull any tricks, I'll be the first one to stop him." she said crossing her arms.
- "Fine…" he said shrugging.
- "So…" said Quistis looking down at her feet "Are we OK now?" she asked.
- "I dunno…" said Seifer, playing hard to get. Quistis lowered her bottom lip mincingly "Come here…" said Seifer smiling, pulling her from her hand. Quistis sat down on his lap and put her arms around his neck.
- "You won't yell at me again?" she asked.
- "I won't."
- "And you'll be nice?"
- "I'll be nice."
- "Good." she said smiling.
- "I just don't want that punk getting ideas about you…" said Seifer, holding her waist.
- "Not again…" said Quistis sighing.
- "What? I'm only saying…" began Seifer.
- "Seifer?" said Quistis making his lips shut with her thumb and index finger "Shut up." she said giving him a kiss.
- "Yes ma'am…" said Seifer, pulling her closer, hungrily kissing her back.
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Quistis was lying next to Seifer on her bed. He was wearing his boxers and she was wearing his shirt. She had her back turned to him, while he was hugging her waist from behind. Seifer was sleeping deeply, while Quistis had just started to doze off. Suddenly, she felt Seifer moving about behind her. She turned her head and looked at him; he had stopped moving. She just shrugged and tried to get back to sleep. Then Seifer started squirming around again, more intensely. Quistis heard him mumble scattered words and suddenly he jumped up in bed screaming.
- "AAAAAAARGH!" he yelled.
- "Seifer?!" said Quistis worriedly, turning around to face him. He was sweaty, pale and he seemed to be terrified; he was shaking "Baby, what's wrong?" asked Quistis, while trying to calm him down.
- "N-n-nothing…" he stuttered, trembling.
- "What do you mean 'nothing'? You're shaking!" she said rubbing his arms.
- "I'm fine!" he said shaking her hands off and getting up from bed. He started looking for his clothes on the floor frantically.
- "What are you doing?" asked Quistis puzzled.
- "I'm going back to my dorm." he replied putting his T-shirt on.
- "Why? What happened? What did you see?" she asked getting up from bed.
- "I'm not leaving because of that, I just have to go. I was going to wake up in half an hour anyway…" he said, wearing his jeans.
- "Seifer…" said Quistis moving close to him "Talk to me…" she said holding his face in her hands. Seifer looked deep into her eyes for a few seconds and put his hands on her own.
- "Good night…" he said suddenly, opening the door and leaving Quistis' room.
Quistis sighed and ran a hand through her hair. 'What am I doing wrong here?' she thought.
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A/N: Hee, hee, hee… I just love making Seifer angry… ^_^ Angry men are sexy… Not that Seifer needs to be angry to be sexy, but still… Anyway, they 'made up', so no harm done. And you know what they say… After a big fight… never mind, kids might be reading this :-p.
ON THE NEXT CHAPTER OF 'LOVE CONQUERS ALL':
The meeting for the mission takes place and the positions are decided.
The thing with Nida gets a bit more complicated… :-/