A Hundred Years
Disclaimers: Don't own 'em, I'm just a spoony bard.
WARNING!!! This is a yaoi fic. That means boys loving boys in the physical way. Get over it or don't read it. Oh yeah, it also had some shitty language. Yeah, I know, fuck it.
Dedication.
This fic goes out o Kristina Elaine Sarow. Born May 1, 1985 Died September 29 2003. I love you Kristi.
Ch8 (still love you)
My lips pressed against his, my fingers intertwined in his hair. He pulled his mouth off mine and kissed my neck, licking the sensitive flesh. He gently nibbled my nipples; I moaned and arched my back to meet his mouth. His trail of kisses followed the line of my stomach. He kissed the insides of my thighs. My cock stood straight in the air, his lips inches away from it.
"Gods" I groaned as his mouth covered the head. I dug my fingers into his hair, wanting more. He ran his tongue along the shaft, then plunged the entire length into his hot, wet, mouth.
I could feel his fingers brushing against my asshole. Then, they were plunging into me. I moaned and thrust my hips up to meet his mouth.
He pulled away completely. He leaned over me, lips brushing mine. And as he kissed me I reached between us and wrapped both hands around his velvet hardness. He made a soft moan into my mouth.
"Squall..." he whispered. "I need you."
His kisses grew fierce. I wrapped my legs around him, brushing our cocks together. I inhaled sharply as it happened. My flesh tingling, I grabbed the bottle of lube. No more waiting.
I threw my head back in ecstasy as he thrust into me. He stayed there for a moment, raining butterfly kisses on my face. I wrapped my legs around him and rolled us over so I was on top, his dick still buried deep inside me.
I rode him ever so slowly, enjoying the feel of him sliding in and out of my hole. Seifer's hands gripped my waist, pulling me up and down on his iron hard shaft.
I moved faster, riding him harder. He moved one hand from my waist and wrapped it around my cock. He stroked me to match the rhythm I made.
His eyes closed, he stroked me faster. I picked up speed and I could tell he was close to coming. I fucked him harder. It felt like he was hitting my rib cage. I threw my head back as I came in Seifer's hand and on his chest. Seconds later he was spilling into me. He thrust his hips violently upward and groaned. No longer able to hold myself up, I collapsed on top of his chest.
It took a few moments to catch our breaths. We sat up and I looked around at the papers strewn about my office.
"I told you my desk wasn't the best place to have sex." I smiled at him and started looking for my pants.
"Not my fault you're so damn sexy." Hr grinned. "It's also not my fault you like to scream and it wakes Lillith up. Do you have any idea how many times I have to tell her you have nightmares?"
"At least she buys it." I told him, pulling on my shirt at the same time. I watched Seifer button his pants and zip up his vest.
"Hey guys!" Zell opened the door. "Oops! Am I interrupting?"
It surprised me how well my friends and family had taken the news of my sexuality. Zell has been my best friend forever and one of his favorite things to do is walk in at the wrong moment.
"Not this time." I pulled on my boots. "You just missed it."
"Good. Anyway, your dad just called. He's talking to Lillith on the phone right now."
"Does she have the portable?" I asked, tying my laces.
"Yeah, she's on her way here now. I'll help you pick up some of this stuff." Zell bent down and started picking up papers, kick-knacks, and photos. "You sure had a lot of shit n your desk."
"Had being the key word." Seifer said as he finished dressing.
"And whose fault is that?" I gave him a meaningful look.
"Not mine." Seifer grinned. Hyne I love this man.
We still look much younger than we are. My hair has more grey in it, and we all have the beginnings of crow's feet around our eyes. I'm beginning to think none of us will ever lose our physical prowess. All of us till train everyday. Zell's given up on the 'chicken hair' as Seifer calls it and just lets it hang in his face. Selphie's taken to dying her hair to hide the grey, and Irvine, like me, lets his grey show. The blondes have it easy. If they have any grey hair, it blends in so well with the blonde it's undetectable.
I can hear Lillith as she approaches down the hall. One of the traits I've
kept from the Sorceress's War, my instincts. She's grown into quite a woman, Lillith has. She turned nineteen a week ago. She's still shy and doesn't have a lot of friends. She's kept the fact that she's the commander's daughter a secret. She thought it would be easier when she joined SeeD if no one knew.
She got her SeeD rank three years ago. Her weapon of choice is the Katals; she fell in love with them when she met Kiros for the first time. She hates having to keep her family a secret, she wants to be able to treat Laguna like her grandfather when he's here and it crushes both of them to keep it a secret. She does have a few close friends who know. There's Kelly, Lillith's best girlfriend, and Jihad, he's a SeeD from her graduating class. Seifer and I personally think that Jihad's her boyfriend but she would never tell us if he was. Seifer's fault. He told her once that if she ever got a boy he didn't approve of he would kill him if the boy ever touched her.
"No, I don't have a boyfriend, you sound like Daddy!! He's always asking that too. No. yes. Anyway, here's Dad." She handed over the phone.
"Hello Dad." I smiled at my daughter.
"Hey son." He sounded tired.
"How are you feeling?" He's been sick lately, but hells, he is 74 after all.
"Been doing good. The doctor says I'm not supposed to be fighting, or as active as I am. But hells, Squall, you're a soldier, you know how stir crazy you get."
I know alright. I haven't had a mission in over nine months, and the last one I did have was some bullshit escort job.
"I know dad, I know." I watched Lillith pick up a few papers and I noticed a small puddle of cum on the desk next to her hand. She hadn't noticed it yet.
"So, what's the occasion for the call, or is this social?" I caught Seifer's attention to the miniature mess. He covered it quickly with his hand.
"Actually, yes. I'm coming for a visit. There's a meeting in Balamb I have to go to and I thought it would be a good opportunity for a visit."
"Great! When are you getting here?"
"Tomorrow around noon."
"We'll pick you up at the train station then."
"Great."
"Bye." And I hung up. "Laguna's coming for a visit." I told everyone in my office.
"Dad?" Lillith said, "can I talk to you and Daddy without Zell hovering?"
"I get the point. I promised Quistis I'd take Ellone to the mall." He grinned. "I hate shopping with a ten year old." He left my office and for once he closed, and not slammed, the door behind him.
Seifer and I sat on my desk and Lillith sat in my chair. "Is something wrong Bishojo?" He asked, looking concerned.
"I wanna ask you something without you getting upset." She smiled at us.
What on earth could it be that she wanted to talk to us about that she was afraid we would get upset about? A boy, it has to be a boy.
"Who is he?" I asked.
"Oh no, no boy. Well, not like that anyway. It's just that I was wondering if I could move into my own quarters."
No boy, but she wanted to move out?
"No." Seifer said.
"Seifer, she's nineteen. She can move out of she wants to." I smiled and reached for his hand. "Of course you can have your own quarters." My little girl has all grown up. Seifer tightened his grip on my hand.
"Yeah, I guess your Dad's right." He sighed. "It seems like only yesterday we were shopping for your first bra."
"Daddy!!" she exclaimed.
"Sorry. I just never realized you had grown up to be such a beautiful woman." He leaned over and kissed her forehead.
"Did you have quarters in mind?" I asked, pulling out the file.
"Tabby and I want to room together. We were thinking the co-ed dorms." She took the file form me. "You have all the open quarters marked?" I nodded. "Good. Then I'll talk to Tabby and after we decide on a room, I'll let you know." She hugged both of us and kissed out cheeks on her way out.
After she was gone, Seifer lifted his hand off the desk, the puddle of cum sticking to his hand. He licked it off, watching me the whole time.
"Pervert." And I pushed him off the desk.
We sat in the cafeteria with Laguna for lunch. Lillith was sitting a few tables away with Tabby, Kelly, Jihad and Zell and Quistis's ten year old daughter Ellone.
"Why isn't my grandbaby sitting with us?" Laguna asked. "Does it have something to do with the boy?"
"No dad."
"Then why isn't she sitting with us?" sometimes he's still a moron.
"Seifer, you explain it to him." I rubbed my temples and opened the file I was working on. I hate paper work. I winder if Laguna has to deal with as much as I do. Well, he's obviously had his hands on this document. There' sticky fingerprints and coffee stains all over it.
"He's not paying attention." Quistis said.
"Paying attention to what?" I asked, pulling my face out of the file.
"Shoot me." Zell said. "Please?"
"Why?" I frowned.
"Quistis's pregnant again." He said. "Please, shoot me."
"Hey! I wasn't that bad!" Quistis said, offended.
"Yes you were! 'Zell I'm hot, can you open the window?' and I froze my ass off. 'Zell, I'm cold, can you put another blanket on the bed?' and I sweated my balls off. 'Zell! I know it's 0400 but I want chocolate'. I go get it. When I get back she doesn't want it anymore." Zell threw his hands up in frustration.
"Hmpf. Sounds like Selphie did" Irvine chuckled. "But I'd do it all over again if I wasn't clipped."
"Still can't believe she made you do that." Laguna laughed.
"We still have to tell Ellone. She's gonna be excited." Zell stood up and called for his daughter to come over. She brought the whole crew with her.
"Daddy?" Elle sat on his lap and the others took seats around the table.
"Guess what sweetie?" Quistis asked, then answered before the girl could respond. "You're going to have a little brother or sister."
Ellone's eyes grew wide and her face grew into the expression of pure wonder and awe that only belongs to children. "I'm gonna be a big sister?" Zell nodded. "Oh Daddy!" she hugged him. "I gotta go tell Jess!" She bounced out of the room.
Tabby hugged Zell, as did the rest of the crew. I watched the look on my father's face. He looked to sad that he couldn't give his grandchild a hug. Lillith could see it. I could see it, it broke my heart.
"Family meeting."
No one moved. I gave Jihad and Kelly the 'look of death'. They quickly left.
"Dad? What are you doing?" Lillith asked.
"Is every here sick of trying to keep the 'family secret'?" Lillith and Laguna both nodded. "Good. Your grandfather has been waiting to give you a hug all day."
Laguna beamed at me and hugged his grandchild.
"I think it's sweet of you to do this for Sir Laguna." Selphie hugged herself.
"Pappy? How long are you staying?" Lillith used her pet name for Laguna.
"A few days."
"Okay. I have a mission today escorting some cadets so I'll see you tomorrow" She kissed my, Seifer's and Laguna's cheeks in turn on her way out the door.
"There goes my grandbaby." Laguna sniffed and wiped at his eyes.
"Are you crying?" I asked incredulously.
"A little." He sniffed.
The cadets were staring at us; a few of them let their gaze follow Lillith out the door.
It was a week after Laguna left when instructors started coming to me asking about Lillith. Rather than dealing with them in turn, I called a staff meeting. Lillith was asked to attend so she could address the staff herself.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I know a lot of you have asked about the relationship Seifer and I have with the SeeD known as Lillith." A few of the instructors nodded. "You may remember that Seifer and I brought her here eleven years ago. What you may not know is we adopted her when we brought her here. Lillith is our daughter."
I heard the murmurs go through the small crowd. People are really naïve. It was simple enough to figure out. "Quiet! This is the reason we kept it secret. We don't want her treated differently from other SeeDs just because she happens to be the commander's daughter." I rubbed my temples. "I have asked her to speak to you on her own behalf." I sat down and let my daughter take the stage.
"I appreciate the concern of the staff, however, I do not believe that it is any business of anyone's what goes in my family life and I would appreciate some discretion about what is said regarding this situation." And she sat down.
"If there is noting else, then you are all dismissed." I stood, waiting. No one spoke and we left.
We left eh Quad and walked through the halls to our apartment. Lillith has been busy as of the past few days packing her things. She had Tabby had picked out their room and they'll be moving in next week.
Seifer and I are moving back into Seifer's old dorm. We have no reason for the extra room now that Lillith is moving out. And as Seifer and I had suspected, Jihad is moving in with them. Tabby secretly told me that he really is Lillith's boyfriend, she still hasn't told us. Not that we mind. He's a good kid.
I'm starting to feel the empty place in the house. Lillith still lives here, but only for a few more days. We had eleven years with her and now she's all grown up.
Seifer slept in our bed and while Lillith packed, I picked up the stuffed moomba we'd gotten her when she was younger. She loved that moomba. His name was Spike and she'd carried it from the day we gave it to her until she was twelve. Then Spike was confined to the apartment. Sometimes she still hugs him while she's watching TV.
I turned the animal over in my hands. The yellow fur was patchy and matted with age. The paint had chipped off the glass eyes so now they were nothing but white orbs in the well-loved creature's face. I hugged Spike and set him in one of Lillith's boxes.
I had a meeting with a SeeD. He was a transfer from Galbadia Garden. I hadn't had a chance to look at his file. I dragged myself to my office. He was there early.
"I apologize for making you wait. I've been helping my daughter pack." I set down his file and looked him over. He was tall, 6'2 maybe 6'3. He had long black hair in a braid over his left shoulder, and his eyes, his eyes were the same breathtaking shade of emerald as Seifer's
"It's alright. My name is Amon."
"I see, and your form Galbadia." He nodded. "A gunblade specialist." He nodded again. "Okay. I have your dorm assignment. Here, you'll find all your belongings already there. Your key is in the envelope. If you have any questions or problems, let me know."
"Thank you commander."
I waved him off, opened his file, and started to look through it. Typical stuff, nothing really to catch my eye. He was probably one of the kids who had wanted to be just like Seifer and I.
I returned to my apartment. Lillith was still packing and she had tabby and jihad over and they were helping her. I poked my head into her room and said hello before I went to go make dinner.
Today is the day that Lillith moves out. Seifer and I have moped about all day. It got so bad that Lillith told us to knock it off or she'd kick us both in the shin. It reminded me of Fujin and I couldn't help but laugh.
As Seifer and I helped carry Lillith's boxes to her new apartment, we saw Amon. He stopped in his tracks and stared at Seifer. It wasn't until the next day I found out why.
Amon showed up at our door at 0800 the next morning.
"Yes?" I was confused. Why was he standing at my door t 0800, why was he standing at my door at all?
"I need to talk to Seifer." I let him in and walked into the bathroom where my husband was brushing is teeth.
"Angel, you got a visitor."
"Me iagh Aere" translation? Be right there.
I went to the living room and started pulling on my boots. Amon didn't try to talk to me, that's okay. I'm not very good at socializing anyway. Seifer emerged from the room and sat down.
"So, Amon is it?" Amon nodded. What is it that you so desperately need to talk to me about?"
Amon stood. "Seifer Almasy, you are my father."
Seifer didn't miss a beat. "I only have one child and she moved out yesterday." He pulled on his boots. "Besides, I think I'd know if I had other kids running around."
'But you do. My mother was raped by the Sorceress's Knight thirty years ago."
Seifer stopped. He looked like he was gong t be sick. "Please tell me you're lying," he whispered.
"I'm not. However, I didn't come here to make you're life hell. I just want to know the man who is responsible for my birth."
"That man doesn't exist anymore." Seifer stood. "Excuse me. I need to think." He looked pale and he just left without saying a word.
Amon left as well. Leaving me all alone to think about the bomb that had just been dropped on us. Seifer had another child. A son. Something I couldn't give him. A child of his own flesh. Hyne, that, made me hurt.
I didn't go to work. I waited for him to come home. Waiting and thinking. It explains why Amon's eyes are the same as Seifer's. it explains the request to transfer to Balamb. It was late when Seifer came home. I was asleep on the couch, but I woke up when Seifer sat down next to me.
"Squall?" He whispered.
At the sound of his voice, I opened my eyes. "Seifer?"
"I need to talk to you." I sat up and looked at him. His eyes were red and swollen, from crying.
"I don't know how to even begin." He lowered his head, looking at the floor.
"I know you didn't have a choice, about- about his mother." I reached for his hand.
"I feel like I failed you and Lillith, having another kid," his feelings echoed my own. And I stopped for a moment. How would things have been different if we had spoken after we scarred each other? Why hadn't we? What would have happened if I had stepped back and tried to see things from his side?
I will not make that mistake again.
"Seifer, we'll get through this. I'm still here. I still love you." I held him.
I will love him forever.
A/N Okay peoples!!! Not many chapters left. But I don't have nearly the reviews I wanted. Love me and leave me a review? Or I'll tie you up and make you watch Barney.
Disclaimers: Don't own 'em, I'm just a spoony bard.
WARNING!!! This is a yaoi fic. That means boys loving boys in the physical way. Get over it or don't read it. Oh yeah, it also had some shitty language. Yeah, I know, fuck it.
Dedication.
This fic goes out o Kristina Elaine Sarow. Born May 1, 1985 Died September 29 2003. I love you Kristi.
Ch8 (still love you)
My lips pressed against his, my fingers intertwined in his hair. He pulled his mouth off mine and kissed my neck, licking the sensitive flesh. He gently nibbled my nipples; I moaned and arched my back to meet his mouth. His trail of kisses followed the line of my stomach. He kissed the insides of my thighs. My cock stood straight in the air, his lips inches away from it.
"Gods" I groaned as his mouth covered the head. I dug my fingers into his hair, wanting more. He ran his tongue along the shaft, then plunged the entire length into his hot, wet, mouth.
I could feel his fingers brushing against my asshole. Then, they were plunging into me. I moaned and thrust my hips up to meet his mouth.
He pulled away completely. He leaned over me, lips brushing mine. And as he kissed me I reached between us and wrapped both hands around his velvet hardness. He made a soft moan into my mouth.
"Squall..." he whispered. "I need you."
His kisses grew fierce. I wrapped my legs around him, brushing our cocks together. I inhaled sharply as it happened. My flesh tingling, I grabbed the bottle of lube. No more waiting.
I threw my head back in ecstasy as he thrust into me. He stayed there for a moment, raining butterfly kisses on my face. I wrapped my legs around him and rolled us over so I was on top, his dick still buried deep inside me.
I rode him ever so slowly, enjoying the feel of him sliding in and out of my hole. Seifer's hands gripped my waist, pulling me up and down on his iron hard shaft.
I moved faster, riding him harder. He moved one hand from my waist and wrapped it around my cock. He stroked me to match the rhythm I made.
His eyes closed, he stroked me faster. I picked up speed and I could tell he was close to coming. I fucked him harder. It felt like he was hitting my rib cage. I threw my head back as I came in Seifer's hand and on his chest. Seconds later he was spilling into me. He thrust his hips violently upward and groaned. No longer able to hold myself up, I collapsed on top of his chest.
It took a few moments to catch our breaths. We sat up and I looked around at the papers strewn about my office.
"I told you my desk wasn't the best place to have sex." I smiled at him and started looking for my pants.
"Not my fault you're so damn sexy." Hr grinned. "It's also not my fault you like to scream and it wakes Lillith up. Do you have any idea how many times I have to tell her you have nightmares?"
"At least she buys it." I told him, pulling on my shirt at the same time. I watched Seifer button his pants and zip up his vest.
"Hey guys!" Zell opened the door. "Oops! Am I interrupting?"
It surprised me how well my friends and family had taken the news of my sexuality. Zell has been my best friend forever and one of his favorite things to do is walk in at the wrong moment.
"Not this time." I pulled on my boots. "You just missed it."
"Good. Anyway, your dad just called. He's talking to Lillith on the phone right now."
"Does she have the portable?" I asked, tying my laces.
"Yeah, she's on her way here now. I'll help you pick up some of this stuff." Zell bent down and started picking up papers, kick-knacks, and photos. "You sure had a lot of shit n your desk."
"Had being the key word." Seifer said as he finished dressing.
"And whose fault is that?" I gave him a meaningful look.
"Not mine." Seifer grinned. Hyne I love this man.
We still look much younger than we are. My hair has more grey in it, and we all have the beginnings of crow's feet around our eyes. I'm beginning to think none of us will ever lose our physical prowess. All of us till train everyday. Zell's given up on the 'chicken hair' as Seifer calls it and just lets it hang in his face. Selphie's taken to dying her hair to hide the grey, and Irvine, like me, lets his grey show. The blondes have it easy. If they have any grey hair, it blends in so well with the blonde it's undetectable.
I can hear Lillith as she approaches down the hall. One of the traits I've
kept from the Sorceress's War, my instincts. She's grown into quite a woman, Lillith has. She turned nineteen a week ago. She's still shy and doesn't have a lot of friends. She's kept the fact that she's the commander's daughter a secret. She thought it would be easier when she joined SeeD if no one knew.
She got her SeeD rank three years ago. Her weapon of choice is the Katals; she fell in love with them when she met Kiros for the first time. She hates having to keep her family a secret, she wants to be able to treat Laguna like her grandfather when he's here and it crushes both of them to keep it a secret. She does have a few close friends who know. There's Kelly, Lillith's best girlfriend, and Jihad, he's a SeeD from her graduating class. Seifer and I personally think that Jihad's her boyfriend but she would never tell us if he was. Seifer's fault. He told her once that if she ever got a boy he didn't approve of he would kill him if the boy ever touched her.
"No, I don't have a boyfriend, you sound like Daddy!! He's always asking that too. No. yes. Anyway, here's Dad." She handed over the phone.
"Hello Dad." I smiled at my daughter.
"Hey son." He sounded tired.
"How are you feeling?" He's been sick lately, but hells, he is 74 after all.
"Been doing good. The doctor says I'm not supposed to be fighting, or as active as I am. But hells, Squall, you're a soldier, you know how stir crazy you get."
I know alright. I haven't had a mission in over nine months, and the last one I did have was some bullshit escort job.
"I know dad, I know." I watched Lillith pick up a few papers and I noticed a small puddle of cum on the desk next to her hand. She hadn't noticed it yet.
"So, what's the occasion for the call, or is this social?" I caught Seifer's attention to the miniature mess. He covered it quickly with his hand.
"Actually, yes. I'm coming for a visit. There's a meeting in Balamb I have to go to and I thought it would be a good opportunity for a visit."
"Great! When are you getting here?"
"Tomorrow around noon."
"We'll pick you up at the train station then."
"Great."
"Bye." And I hung up. "Laguna's coming for a visit." I told everyone in my office.
"Dad?" Lillith said, "can I talk to you and Daddy without Zell hovering?"
"I get the point. I promised Quistis I'd take Ellone to the mall." He grinned. "I hate shopping with a ten year old." He left my office and for once he closed, and not slammed, the door behind him.
Seifer and I sat on my desk and Lillith sat in my chair. "Is something wrong Bishojo?" He asked, looking concerned.
"I wanna ask you something without you getting upset." She smiled at us.
What on earth could it be that she wanted to talk to us about that she was afraid we would get upset about? A boy, it has to be a boy.
"Who is he?" I asked.
"Oh no, no boy. Well, not like that anyway. It's just that I was wondering if I could move into my own quarters."
No boy, but she wanted to move out?
"No." Seifer said.
"Seifer, she's nineteen. She can move out of she wants to." I smiled and reached for his hand. "Of course you can have your own quarters." My little girl has all grown up. Seifer tightened his grip on my hand.
"Yeah, I guess your Dad's right." He sighed. "It seems like only yesterday we were shopping for your first bra."
"Daddy!!" she exclaimed.
"Sorry. I just never realized you had grown up to be such a beautiful woman." He leaned over and kissed her forehead.
"Did you have quarters in mind?" I asked, pulling out the file.
"Tabby and I want to room together. We were thinking the co-ed dorms." She took the file form me. "You have all the open quarters marked?" I nodded. "Good. Then I'll talk to Tabby and after we decide on a room, I'll let you know." She hugged both of us and kissed out cheeks on her way out.
After she was gone, Seifer lifted his hand off the desk, the puddle of cum sticking to his hand. He licked it off, watching me the whole time.
"Pervert." And I pushed him off the desk.
We sat in the cafeteria with Laguna for lunch. Lillith was sitting a few tables away with Tabby, Kelly, Jihad and Zell and Quistis's ten year old daughter Ellone.
"Why isn't my grandbaby sitting with us?" Laguna asked. "Does it have something to do with the boy?"
"No dad."
"Then why isn't she sitting with us?" sometimes he's still a moron.
"Seifer, you explain it to him." I rubbed my temples and opened the file I was working on. I hate paper work. I winder if Laguna has to deal with as much as I do. Well, he's obviously had his hands on this document. There' sticky fingerprints and coffee stains all over it.
"He's not paying attention." Quistis said.
"Paying attention to what?" I asked, pulling my face out of the file.
"Shoot me." Zell said. "Please?"
"Why?" I frowned.
"Quistis's pregnant again." He said. "Please, shoot me."
"Hey! I wasn't that bad!" Quistis said, offended.
"Yes you were! 'Zell I'm hot, can you open the window?' and I froze my ass off. 'Zell, I'm cold, can you put another blanket on the bed?' and I sweated my balls off. 'Zell! I know it's 0400 but I want chocolate'. I go get it. When I get back she doesn't want it anymore." Zell threw his hands up in frustration.
"Hmpf. Sounds like Selphie did" Irvine chuckled. "But I'd do it all over again if I wasn't clipped."
"Still can't believe she made you do that." Laguna laughed.
"We still have to tell Ellone. She's gonna be excited." Zell stood up and called for his daughter to come over. She brought the whole crew with her.
"Daddy?" Elle sat on his lap and the others took seats around the table.
"Guess what sweetie?" Quistis asked, then answered before the girl could respond. "You're going to have a little brother or sister."
Ellone's eyes grew wide and her face grew into the expression of pure wonder and awe that only belongs to children. "I'm gonna be a big sister?" Zell nodded. "Oh Daddy!" she hugged him. "I gotta go tell Jess!" She bounced out of the room.
Tabby hugged Zell, as did the rest of the crew. I watched the look on my father's face. He looked to sad that he couldn't give his grandchild a hug. Lillith could see it. I could see it, it broke my heart.
"Family meeting."
No one moved. I gave Jihad and Kelly the 'look of death'. They quickly left.
"Dad? What are you doing?" Lillith asked.
"Is every here sick of trying to keep the 'family secret'?" Lillith and Laguna both nodded. "Good. Your grandfather has been waiting to give you a hug all day."
Laguna beamed at me and hugged his grandchild.
"I think it's sweet of you to do this for Sir Laguna." Selphie hugged herself.
"Pappy? How long are you staying?" Lillith used her pet name for Laguna.
"A few days."
"Okay. I have a mission today escorting some cadets so I'll see you tomorrow" She kissed my, Seifer's and Laguna's cheeks in turn on her way out the door.
"There goes my grandbaby." Laguna sniffed and wiped at his eyes.
"Are you crying?" I asked incredulously.
"A little." He sniffed.
The cadets were staring at us; a few of them let their gaze follow Lillith out the door.
It was a week after Laguna left when instructors started coming to me asking about Lillith. Rather than dealing with them in turn, I called a staff meeting. Lillith was asked to attend so she could address the staff herself.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I know a lot of you have asked about the relationship Seifer and I have with the SeeD known as Lillith." A few of the instructors nodded. "You may remember that Seifer and I brought her here eleven years ago. What you may not know is we adopted her when we brought her here. Lillith is our daughter."
I heard the murmurs go through the small crowd. People are really naïve. It was simple enough to figure out. "Quiet! This is the reason we kept it secret. We don't want her treated differently from other SeeDs just because she happens to be the commander's daughter." I rubbed my temples. "I have asked her to speak to you on her own behalf." I sat down and let my daughter take the stage.
"I appreciate the concern of the staff, however, I do not believe that it is any business of anyone's what goes in my family life and I would appreciate some discretion about what is said regarding this situation." And she sat down.
"If there is noting else, then you are all dismissed." I stood, waiting. No one spoke and we left.
We left eh Quad and walked through the halls to our apartment. Lillith has been busy as of the past few days packing her things. She had Tabby had picked out their room and they'll be moving in next week.
Seifer and I are moving back into Seifer's old dorm. We have no reason for the extra room now that Lillith is moving out. And as Seifer and I had suspected, Jihad is moving in with them. Tabby secretly told me that he really is Lillith's boyfriend, she still hasn't told us. Not that we mind. He's a good kid.
I'm starting to feel the empty place in the house. Lillith still lives here, but only for a few more days. We had eleven years with her and now she's all grown up.
Seifer slept in our bed and while Lillith packed, I picked up the stuffed moomba we'd gotten her when she was younger. She loved that moomba. His name was Spike and she'd carried it from the day we gave it to her until she was twelve. Then Spike was confined to the apartment. Sometimes she still hugs him while she's watching TV.
I turned the animal over in my hands. The yellow fur was patchy and matted with age. The paint had chipped off the glass eyes so now they were nothing but white orbs in the well-loved creature's face. I hugged Spike and set him in one of Lillith's boxes.
I had a meeting with a SeeD. He was a transfer from Galbadia Garden. I hadn't had a chance to look at his file. I dragged myself to my office. He was there early.
"I apologize for making you wait. I've been helping my daughter pack." I set down his file and looked him over. He was tall, 6'2 maybe 6'3. He had long black hair in a braid over his left shoulder, and his eyes, his eyes were the same breathtaking shade of emerald as Seifer's
"It's alright. My name is Amon."
"I see, and your form Galbadia." He nodded. "A gunblade specialist." He nodded again. "Okay. I have your dorm assignment. Here, you'll find all your belongings already there. Your key is in the envelope. If you have any questions or problems, let me know."
"Thank you commander."
I waved him off, opened his file, and started to look through it. Typical stuff, nothing really to catch my eye. He was probably one of the kids who had wanted to be just like Seifer and I.
I returned to my apartment. Lillith was still packing and she had tabby and jihad over and they were helping her. I poked my head into her room and said hello before I went to go make dinner.
Today is the day that Lillith moves out. Seifer and I have moped about all day. It got so bad that Lillith told us to knock it off or she'd kick us both in the shin. It reminded me of Fujin and I couldn't help but laugh.
As Seifer and I helped carry Lillith's boxes to her new apartment, we saw Amon. He stopped in his tracks and stared at Seifer. It wasn't until the next day I found out why.
Amon showed up at our door at 0800 the next morning.
"Yes?" I was confused. Why was he standing at my door t 0800, why was he standing at my door at all?
"I need to talk to Seifer." I let him in and walked into the bathroom where my husband was brushing is teeth.
"Angel, you got a visitor."
"Me iagh Aere" translation? Be right there.
I went to the living room and started pulling on my boots. Amon didn't try to talk to me, that's okay. I'm not very good at socializing anyway. Seifer emerged from the room and sat down.
"So, Amon is it?" Amon nodded. What is it that you so desperately need to talk to me about?"
Amon stood. "Seifer Almasy, you are my father."
Seifer didn't miss a beat. "I only have one child and she moved out yesterday." He pulled on his boots. "Besides, I think I'd know if I had other kids running around."
'But you do. My mother was raped by the Sorceress's Knight thirty years ago."
Seifer stopped. He looked like he was gong t be sick. "Please tell me you're lying," he whispered.
"I'm not. However, I didn't come here to make you're life hell. I just want to know the man who is responsible for my birth."
"That man doesn't exist anymore." Seifer stood. "Excuse me. I need to think." He looked pale and he just left without saying a word.
Amon left as well. Leaving me all alone to think about the bomb that had just been dropped on us. Seifer had another child. A son. Something I couldn't give him. A child of his own flesh. Hyne, that, made me hurt.
I didn't go to work. I waited for him to come home. Waiting and thinking. It explains why Amon's eyes are the same as Seifer's. it explains the request to transfer to Balamb. It was late when Seifer came home. I was asleep on the couch, but I woke up when Seifer sat down next to me.
"Squall?" He whispered.
At the sound of his voice, I opened my eyes. "Seifer?"
"I need to talk to you." I sat up and looked at him. His eyes were red and swollen, from crying.
"I don't know how to even begin." He lowered his head, looking at the floor.
"I know you didn't have a choice, about- about his mother." I reached for his hand.
"I feel like I failed you and Lillith, having another kid," his feelings echoed my own. And I stopped for a moment. How would things have been different if we had spoken after we scarred each other? Why hadn't we? What would have happened if I had stepped back and tried to see things from his side?
I will not make that mistake again.
"Seifer, we'll get through this. I'm still here. I still love you." I held him.
I will love him forever.
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