Disclaimer- FF8 isn't mine! Spread the news so I don't get sued! Please,
I really can't afford that to happen...
Author's notes - Okay. Just to eliminate some confusion, here's the order my stories fall into:
1. Darkened Ice
2. Leatherbound Secret *takes place during and a few months after DI*
3. Unveiled Consternation *takes place the summer after LBS' end. Not after the epilogue. Irvine only has one kid in this fic*
4. What Lies Within *takes place within a 24 hours of the end, not the epilogue, of UC*
5. Red Strokes *takes place approximately 6 months after the end of DI, not its epilogue. Tempest is only a month old. This also takes place in late June, or a week or so after UC starts*
6. Iris of Thorns *takes place a few months after DI's epilogue. Translation: Tempest is going on three and Rinoa is pregnant*
This is important if you guys are going to keep things straight. This story is the last in my series, but due to the votes you guys cast, I went ahead and started it before the others. I'm going to pick back up on UC as well because it comes next and may explain Seifer and Zell's relations with one another. Also I apologize for taking so long to update. I'm almost done with all of my college papers. I have one to go! Then I'll be done until late next August! Okay, onward with the story...
Confessions
White walls surrounded the six scrub-clad figures working frantically on the man on the table. The flat continuing tone had everyone in the room in a near panicked rush.
"Clear!" A voice called. On his command everyone stepped back and watched as the body before them jolted. The tone began slowly beeping once again and restored only a fraction of the calmness the medical team had originally possessed.
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Squall watched as the small boy slid from his chair and looked around. He watched in hopes of finding some distraction and found little. He was about to avert his gaze until the boy turned and looked up at him with sleepy mismatched eyes. His composure wavered at the sight of the deep green eye partially hidden beneath the boy's black hair as it reminded him of the reason he was there.
"Tempest," Squall was surprised by the weakness his voice held. His small son walked slowly over, rubbing his eyes in the process, and climbed up in his lap. Everyone in the small room remained silent as Squall held him.
Rinoa stared silently at the pair to her left with sadness and then held her hands in her lap.
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The walls were a sickening swirl of beige and the trim a rich burgundy. He tried not to stare at it. It was probably some feeble attempt to make the room feel warm and welcoming to whoever had to stay in there. It was a failed attempt. Instead it reminded him of peaches. He hated peaches. Peaches made him sick.
From her position on the bed she watched him silently. His face was nearly unreadable. Nearly. But she knew him. Sometimes she knew him better than he knew himself. And right then, he was scared, and that worried her. His gaze shifted over to her and then down to the floor. She leaned her head against the pillow as she tried to calm her nerves.
"Seifer," She said softly as she reached out for him. His gaze remained where it was as he pulled the stool back by her bedside and sat down. "Seifer, what are you thinking right now?" He just shook his head in response. She became silent, earning a questioning gaze from him.
"What am I supposed to think?" He leaned back on the stool and rested against the wall. "My life is a mess. I've always messed everything up. And just when you thought you'd fixed that problem with me, I mess your life up as well." Ellone looked down at her sheets and tried to hold back tears.
"Sure this is unexpected, but I want children Seifer. I thought I'd made that clear," She responded.
He snorted. "Did you really want one this early. I mean look at yourself Elle. You're not married, you haven't got a job, and you still live with your uncle. I mean this is not the right time."
"So you don't want them?" Ellone's voice cracked.
"Them? What? Are you having twins or something?" Seifer looked over at her. "Just how far along are you anyway?"
"Yes I'm having twins," She answered. "And I'm not for sure. The Doctor said he'd tell me once he finished running some tests."
Seifer narrowed his eyes. "What kind of tests?"
Ellone shrugged weakly. "I don't know. I'm scared though. I don't know what's going on. I don't know what to do."
Seifer leaned forward and rested his head on his hands. "Neither do I," He said as he abruptly stood and paced across the room.
"Where are you going?" She asked.
He looked to the ceiling and closed his eyes in frustration. "Nowhere!" His voice startled her. "Just like I've always done Ell! I'm going nowhere!" He flung out his hand in an aggravated gesture, nearly toppling a short nurse that was coming into the room. She cried out in surprise as his hand nearly missed her. He shot her a disgusted scowl and then angrily left the room.
"Oh my. Should I call security?" The nurse asked.
Ellone covered her face with her hands in embarrassment and worry. "No that won't be necessary," Her voice came out a muffled and strained.
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Zell wandered the halls of the hospital in search for the rumored cafeteria. After eleven hours of sitting in a private waiting room, surrounded by the best of what was left of Galbadia's security, everyone was growing hungry. He'd been unanimously elected to go find something edible and bring it back. That was the game plan...assuming he wouldn't get lost. A familiar form caught his attention caught his attention down the hall. Curious, he hurried down the hall, skidding to a stop right next to the man.
"Hey man what're you doing....here?" Zell asked as he gazed unsurely at the infants through the window. He looked back up to the other blonde.
"..." Seifer answered as he leaned his head against the glass. Zell raised an eyebrow and slowly started to turn around.
'He's lost it,' Zell thought to himself.
"Elle's here," Seifer's answered as he turned around and leaned against the wall. Through the corner of his eye he watched the babies sleep.
"Elle? You mean Sis!? What's wrong with her?" Zell exclaimed, earning himself a few disapproving glances by the nurses.
"I don't know," Seifer answered as he crossed his arms as he diverted his attention to the empty hall behind Zell. "Something happened. She collapsed or passed out or something."
"How's she doing?" Zell asked.
Seifer shrugged. "She seems fine now. I don't know."
"Hey, most of the gang's here. Don't know if you heard but Laguna got shot. He's still in surgery. Why don't you come on back to the waiting room and let the others know that Sis is here too?" Seifer frowned at Zell's question. "What? She's practically family, they'll want to know." Zell paused. "Wait, does she know about Laguna?"
"No," Seifer crossed his arms.
"One of us should tell her," Zell stated. "Probably you more than anyone. She seems to have taken a likin' to ya," Zell tried to joke. Seifer just glared at him. "It was a joke man."
"Don't joke about that."
Zell nodded. "So'd you guys break up or something?"
Seifer turned sharply to face the shorter blonde. "No!"
Zell jumped a bit. "I was just checking."
"You haven't told anyone have you?" Seifer narrowed his eyes as he stepped towards Zell.
"No!" Zell looked astonished. "I haven't spoken to anyone about it. Except for Fuu, but she doesn't count, I mean you told her."
Seifer wrapped his arms around himself in an unsure gesture and watched with some dissatisfaction that Zell was walking away from him. "Just where are you going?" He asked.
"First floor," Zell answered. "I need to get back to the others. You can stay here and hang out with the newborns if you want, but I hafta tell Squall about Elle."
Seifer narrowed his eyes. "No you don't!" At his words, Zell made a run for it and darted inside the first elevator he came to. Seifer arrived just a few seconds to late and hit the closed door with his clenched fist.
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Zell arrived at the waiting room out of breath and pale. Irvine looked up from his seat expectantly but frowned when he saw Zell was empty handed.
"I couldn't find the cafeteria," Zell stated. "But I did find something out." In the seat next to Irvine, Selphie slowly opened her eyes and looked groggily up at Zell. Irvine offered her a warm smile and wrapped his arm around her. Across the room from them, Squall and Rinoa waited for Zell to continue.
"Well, I um," Zell glanced over his shoulder hoping that he wouldn't find Seifer there. "I found out that Sis is here too."
Squall looked up quickly. "Did no one tell her where our waiting room is? Why didn't you bring her here?"
Zell closed his eyes at the statement. "You're not understanding me. She's a patient."
Squall paled.
"What's wrong with her?" Selphie asked.
"I don't know," Zell answered. "I just heard she was here." His body jolted in surprise as a firm hand came to rest on his shoulder.
"Thanks a whole hell of a lot," Seifer mumbled under his breath.
"What?" Zell asked as he turned to face him.
"I'm going to find her and check on her," Squall said to Rinoa as he handed her their sleeping son.
"Okay," She said quietly. "Try not to be too long."
"I won't be," He answered as he passed the two blondes staring tensely at each other in the doorway. Seifer ran his hands through his hair as he stepped into the room and continued to face Zell. He shook his head and walked over to the nearest vacant seat by Rinoa. Not a word was spoken. Selphie settled back into her seat, head resting on Irvine's shoulder, while Irvine, slouched down in his chair gave uneasy looks at Zell and Seifer. Across from them, Rinoa gently rocked Tempest out of nervousness. Seifer watched them with little interest and then rested his head in his hands.
"Just tell me what I said that was so wrong?" Zell's unexpected voice caused them all to jump. All eyes fell on Seifer who merely looked up at Zell and frowned. "What?"
"I didn't want him going to see her yet," Seifer answered.
Zell shot him a suspicious stare. "Why not? They're practically siblings. I mean if one of my sisters was in the hospital and you didn't tell me I'd..."
"Because she's pregnant!" Seifer yelled, cutting Zell off, and startling Tempest from his slumber. Selphie, who was half asleep, sat up and opened her eyes in surprise. Everyone sat in shocked bewilderment and it was Irvine who found his voice first.
"You and Sis?" The cowboy raised an eyebrow. Seifer stood up defiantly and crossed his arms.
"Something wrong with that?" Seifer stared at him.
Irvine shook his head. "It just wasn't somethin' I was expectin' to hear."
"Squall knows you two are together right?" Selphie asked quietly. Seifer shook his head as he looked back over to a now pale Zell.
"I'm sorry man. I had no idea," Zell rubbed the back of his head. "I thought we were friends and talked about things now. You didn't tell me you were going to be a father! How was I supposed to know to be quiet? I'm not psychic."
"I just found out!" Seifer snapped as he paced around the room and then settled back into a seat.
"You afraid Squall'll get mad?" Irvine asked.
"I could care less what Squall thinks about it. I just would've rather told him myself or at least when Sis wasn't still in a hospital room."
"How far along is she?" Rinoa asked as she let Tempest slide to the floor. She watched him walk over to where Irvine sat and then turned to Seifer.
"I don't know," Seifer said as he leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes. Rinoa looked down at the floor while she thought about everything she'd just heard and then paused at a sickening feeling. A strong sense of panic swept over her as she quickly got up from her seat and hesitantly reached for the door to surgery.
"Things are getting worse," She said quickly as she pushed the door open and hurried inside.
"Can she do that?" Zell asked.
"Worse?" Seifer asked. Irvine shrugged at his question.
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The look of relief fell from her face as she realized who was coming in the door.
"Squall," She stated as he quietly closed the door behind him. He looked uncomfortable as he made his way to her bedside and sat down on the stool that Seifer had once occupied.
"What's wrong?" He asked as he looked over her for any signs of illness or injury. Not even finding so much as an IV, he looked at her expectantly.
She looked back to her blanket and then back to him. "I'm so glad you're here," She said as she reached out for him and was surprised when he willingly let her hug him.
"What's wrong?" He asked again. He noticed with some dissatisfaction that she was becoming uncomfortable. "Is it that bad?" He paled as he braced himself for the worst.
She took a deep breath. "I'm pregnant."
Squall sat back, never removing his eyes from hers. He smiled faintly and leaned down on her bed, truly thankful that he didn't stand a chance of loosing both of the only two members of his family. "It'll be okay. I mean...I'll be here for you if you need anything."
Ellone smiled at Squall's offer and remembered how he had been only a few years before. "Even if you knew who the father was?"
Squall narrowed his eyes. "Yeah," He paused at his answer. "Who is the father anyway." She gave him her best pleading eyes to soften him up as she prepared to answer.
"Seifer."
"What?" All of what little color that was left in his face drained as he narrowed his eyes in disbelief.
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Ameli- Glad you liked his reaction...Aren't you happy I didn't end this chapter with an evil cliffie? *grins* BTW, your pic is nearly complete. Just thought you might want to know.
Aratcorien- Seifer a father.....yeah. I've been workin' on this for a while. He'll handle it as only he would....*frowns at the thought* Yeah, it'll be interesting. He doesn't have Irvine's knack with kids. Elle's not out of the woods, and as for Laguna....well....I gave you a little bit.
element6-Seifer Jr.......now that's almost a scary thought. Good thing Ellone's his mom. Seifer knows about Laguna....Ellone doesn't...yet.
Crescent Pearl- Yeah I'd like to see an Irvine/Ellone. It'd be different. Here's the next chapter. This is the last one I can write for a week or so. I have to finish a research paper. lol. Yeah, I procrastinate.
Dark Topaz- Thanks. Glad you still like my stuff enough to keep reviewing. :)
Barrett- *sighs* Thanks for the reviews they mean a lot. Irvine will play a role in this story much like Seifer played one in LBS. (I swear those anitials look like the name of a disease) Anyway, Seifer was so 'chummy' with Toby because he was Irvine's. Go back to the LBS chapter titled new kid or something like that. It gives an explanation as to why Seifer likes Irvine a little more than the others.
Author's notes - Okay. Just to eliminate some confusion, here's the order my stories fall into:
1. Darkened Ice
2. Leatherbound Secret *takes place during and a few months after DI*
3. Unveiled Consternation *takes place the summer after LBS' end. Not after the epilogue. Irvine only has one kid in this fic*
4. What Lies Within *takes place within a 24 hours of the end, not the epilogue, of UC*
5. Red Strokes *takes place approximately 6 months after the end of DI, not its epilogue. Tempest is only a month old. This also takes place in late June, or a week or so after UC starts*
6. Iris of Thorns *takes place a few months after DI's epilogue. Translation: Tempest is going on three and Rinoa is pregnant*
This is important if you guys are going to keep things straight. This story is the last in my series, but due to the votes you guys cast, I went ahead and started it before the others. I'm going to pick back up on UC as well because it comes next and may explain Seifer and Zell's relations with one another. Also I apologize for taking so long to update. I'm almost done with all of my college papers. I have one to go! Then I'll be done until late next August! Okay, onward with the story...
Confessions
White walls surrounded the six scrub-clad figures working frantically on the man on the table. The flat continuing tone had everyone in the room in a near panicked rush.
"Clear!" A voice called. On his command everyone stepped back and watched as the body before them jolted. The tone began slowly beeping once again and restored only a fraction of the calmness the medical team had originally possessed.
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Squall watched as the small boy slid from his chair and looked around. He watched in hopes of finding some distraction and found little. He was about to avert his gaze until the boy turned and looked up at him with sleepy mismatched eyes. His composure wavered at the sight of the deep green eye partially hidden beneath the boy's black hair as it reminded him of the reason he was there.
"Tempest," Squall was surprised by the weakness his voice held. His small son walked slowly over, rubbing his eyes in the process, and climbed up in his lap. Everyone in the small room remained silent as Squall held him.
Rinoa stared silently at the pair to her left with sadness and then held her hands in her lap.
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The walls were a sickening swirl of beige and the trim a rich burgundy. He tried not to stare at it. It was probably some feeble attempt to make the room feel warm and welcoming to whoever had to stay in there. It was a failed attempt. Instead it reminded him of peaches. He hated peaches. Peaches made him sick.
From her position on the bed she watched him silently. His face was nearly unreadable. Nearly. But she knew him. Sometimes she knew him better than he knew himself. And right then, he was scared, and that worried her. His gaze shifted over to her and then down to the floor. She leaned her head against the pillow as she tried to calm her nerves.
"Seifer," She said softly as she reached out for him. His gaze remained where it was as he pulled the stool back by her bedside and sat down. "Seifer, what are you thinking right now?" He just shook his head in response. She became silent, earning a questioning gaze from him.
"What am I supposed to think?" He leaned back on the stool and rested against the wall. "My life is a mess. I've always messed everything up. And just when you thought you'd fixed that problem with me, I mess your life up as well." Ellone looked down at her sheets and tried to hold back tears.
"Sure this is unexpected, but I want children Seifer. I thought I'd made that clear," She responded.
He snorted. "Did you really want one this early. I mean look at yourself Elle. You're not married, you haven't got a job, and you still live with your uncle. I mean this is not the right time."
"So you don't want them?" Ellone's voice cracked.
"Them? What? Are you having twins or something?" Seifer looked over at her. "Just how far along are you anyway?"
"Yes I'm having twins," She answered. "And I'm not for sure. The Doctor said he'd tell me once he finished running some tests."
Seifer narrowed his eyes. "What kind of tests?"
Ellone shrugged weakly. "I don't know. I'm scared though. I don't know what's going on. I don't know what to do."
Seifer leaned forward and rested his head on his hands. "Neither do I," He said as he abruptly stood and paced across the room.
"Where are you going?" She asked.
He looked to the ceiling and closed his eyes in frustration. "Nowhere!" His voice startled her. "Just like I've always done Ell! I'm going nowhere!" He flung out his hand in an aggravated gesture, nearly toppling a short nurse that was coming into the room. She cried out in surprise as his hand nearly missed her. He shot her a disgusted scowl and then angrily left the room.
"Oh my. Should I call security?" The nurse asked.
Ellone covered her face with her hands in embarrassment and worry. "No that won't be necessary," Her voice came out a muffled and strained.
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Zell wandered the halls of the hospital in search for the rumored cafeteria. After eleven hours of sitting in a private waiting room, surrounded by the best of what was left of Galbadia's security, everyone was growing hungry. He'd been unanimously elected to go find something edible and bring it back. That was the game plan...assuming he wouldn't get lost. A familiar form caught his attention caught his attention down the hall. Curious, he hurried down the hall, skidding to a stop right next to the man.
"Hey man what're you doing....here?" Zell asked as he gazed unsurely at the infants through the window. He looked back up to the other blonde.
"..." Seifer answered as he leaned his head against the glass. Zell raised an eyebrow and slowly started to turn around.
'He's lost it,' Zell thought to himself.
"Elle's here," Seifer's answered as he turned around and leaned against the wall. Through the corner of his eye he watched the babies sleep.
"Elle? You mean Sis!? What's wrong with her?" Zell exclaimed, earning himself a few disapproving glances by the nurses.
"I don't know," Seifer answered as he crossed his arms as he diverted his attention to the empty hall behind Zell. "Something happened. She collapsed or passed out or something."
"How's she doing?" Zell asked.
Seifer shrugged. "She seems fine now. I don't know."
"Hey, most of the gang's here. Don't know if you heard but Laguna got shot. He's still in surgery. Why don't you come on back to the waiting room and let the others know that Sis is here too?" Seifer frowned at Zell's question. "What? She's practically family, they'll want to know." Zell paused. "Wait, does she know about Laguna?"
"No," Seifer crossed his arms.
"One of us should tell her," Zell stated. "Probably you more than anyone. She seems to have taken a likin' to ya," Zell tried to joke. Seifer just glared at him. "It was a joke man."
"Don't joke about that."
Zell nodded. "So'd you guys break up or something?"
Seifer turned sharply to face the shorter blonde. "No!"
Zell jumped a bit. "I was just checking."
"You haven't told anyone have you?" Seifer narrowed his eyes as he stepped towards Zell.
"No!" Zell looked astonished. "I haven't spoken to anyone about it. Except for Fuu, but she doesn't count, I mean you told her."
Seifer wrapped his arms around himself in an unsure gesture and watched with some dissatisfaction that Zell was walking away from him. "Just where are you going?" He asked.
"First floor," Zell answered. "I need to get back to the others. You can stay here and hang out with the newborns if you want, but I hafta tell Squall about Elle."
Seifer narrowed his eyes. "No you don't!" At his words, Zell made a run for it and darted inside the first elevator he came to. Seifer arrived just a few seconds to late and hit the closed door with his clenched fist.
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Zell arrived at the waiting room out of breath and pale. Irvine looked up from his seat expectantly but frowned when he saw Zell was empty handed.
"I couldn't find the cafeteria," Zell stated. "But I did find something out." In the seat next to Irvine, Selphie slowly opened her eyes and looked groggily up at Zell. Irvine offered her a warm smile and wrapped his arm around her. Across the room from them, Squall and Rinoa waited for Zell to continue.
"Well, I um," Zell glanced over his shoulder hoping that he wouldn't find Seifer there. "I found out that Sis is here too."
Squall looked up quickly. "Did no one tell her where our waiting room is? Why didn't you bring her here?"
Zell closed his eyes at the statement. "You're not understanding me. She's a patient."
Squall paled.
"What's wrong with her?" Selphie asked.
"I don't know," Zell answered. "I just heard she was here." His body jolted in surprise as a firm hand came to rest on his shoulder.
"Thanks a whole hell of a lot," Seifer mumbled under his breath.
"What?" Zell asked as he turned to face him.
"I'm going to find her and check on her," Squall said to Rinoa as he handed her their sleeping son.
"Okay," She said quietly. "Try not to be too long."
"I won't be," He answered as he passed the two blondes staring tensely at each other in the doorway. Seifer ran his hands through his hair as he stepped into the room and continued to face Zell. He shook his head and walked over to the nearest vacant seat by Rinoa. Not a word was spoken. Selphie settled back into her seat, head resting on Irvine's shoulder, while Irvine, slouched down in his chair gave uneasy looks at Zell and Seifer. Across from them, Rinoa gently rocked Tempest out of nervousness. Seifer watched them with little interest and then rested his head in his hands.
"Just tell me what I said that was so wrong?" Zell's unexpected voice caused them all to jump. All eyes fell on Seifer who merely looked up at Zell and frowned. "What?"
"I didn't want him going to see her yet," Seifer answered.
Zell shot him a suspicious stare. "Why not? They're practically siblings. I mean if one of my sisters was in the hospital and you didn't tell me I'd..."
"Because she's pregnant!" Seifer yelled, cutting Zell off, and startling Tempest from his slumber. Selphie, who was half asleep, sat up and opened her eyes in surprise. Everyone sat in shocked bewilderment and it was Irvine who found his voice first.
"You and Sis?" The cowboy raised an eyebrow. Seifer stood up defiantly and crossed his arms.
"Something wrong with that?" Seifer stared at him.
Irvine shook his head. "It just wasn't somethin' I was expectin' to hear."
"Squall knows you two are together right?" Selphie asked quietly. Seifer shook his head as he looked back over to a now pale Zell.
"I'm sorry man. I had no idea," Zell rubbed the back of his head. "I thought we were friends and talked about things now. You didn't tell me you were going to be a father! How was I supposed to know to be quiet? I'm not psychic."
"I just found out!" Seifer snapped as he paced around the room and then settled back into a seat.
"You afraid Squall'll get mad?" Irvine asked.
"I could care less what Squall thinks about it. I just would've rather told him myself or at least when Sis wasn't still in a hospital room."
"How far along is she?" Rinoa asked as she let Tempest slide to the floor. She watched him walk over to where Irvine sat and then turned to Seifer.
"I don't know," Seifer said as he leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes. Rinoa looked down at the floor while she thought about everything she'd just heard and then paused at a sickening feeling. A strong sense of panic swept over her as she quickly got up from her seat and hesitantly reached for the door to surgery.
"Things are getting worse," She said quickly as she pushed the door open and hurried inside.
"Can she do that?" Zell asked.
"Worse?" Seifer asked. Irvine shrugged at his question.
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The look of relief fell from her face as she realized who was coming in the door.
"Squall," She stated as he quietly closed the door behind him. He looked uncomfortable as he made his way to her bedside and sat down on the stool that Seifer had once occupied.
"What's wrong?" He asked as he looked over her for any signs of illness or injury. Not even finding so much as an IV, he looked at her expectantly.
She looked back to her blanket and then back to him. "I'm so glad you're here," She said as she reached out for him and was surprised when he willingly let her hug him.
"What's wrong?" He asked again. He noticed with some dissatisfaction that she was becoming uncomfortable. "Is it that bad?" He paled as he braced himself for the worst.
She took a deep breath. "I'm pregnant."
Squall sat back, never removing his eyes from hers. He smiled faintly and leaned down on her bed, truly thankful that he didn't stand a chance of loosing both of the only two members of his family. "It'll be okay. I mean...I'll be here for you if you need anything."
Ellone smiled at Squall's offer and remembered how he had been only a few years before. "Even if you knew who the father was?"
Squall narrowed his eyes. "Yeah," He paused at his answer. "Who is the father anyway." She gave him her best pleading eyes to soften him up as she prepared to answer.
"Seifer."
"What?" All of what little color that was left in his face drained as he narrowed his eyes in disbelief.
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Ameli- Glad you liked his reaction...Aren't you happy I didn't end this chapter with an evil cliffie? *grins* BTW, your pic is nearly complete. Just thought you might want to know.
Aratcorien- Seifer a father.....yeah. I've been workin' on this for a while. He'll handle it as only he would....*frowns at the thought* Yeah, it'll be interesting. He doesn't have Irvine's knack with kids. Elle's not out of the woods, and as for Laguna....well....I gave you a little bit.
element6-Seifer Jr.......now that's almost a scary thought. Good thing Ellone's his mom. Seifer knows about Laguna....Ellone doesn't...yet.
Crescent Pearl- Yeah I'd like to see an Irvine/Ellone. It'd be different. Here's the next chapter. This is the last one I can write for a week or so. I have to finish a research paper. lol. Yeah, I procrastinate.
Dark Topaz- Thanks. Glad you still like my stuff enough to keep reviewing. :)
Barrett- *sighs* Thanks for the reviews they mean a lot. Irvine will play a role in this story much like Seifer played one in LBS. (I swear those anitials look like the name of a disease) Anyway, Seifer was so 'chummy' with Toby because he was Irvine's. Go back to the LBS chapter titled new kid or something like that. It gives an explanation as to why Seifer likes Irvine a little more than the others.