Chapter IV

He hadn't seen Zell around for almost a week. Seifer started to wonder if he had just vanished or was just trying to stay away from Seifer.

"Yo Seif!"

The blonde turned to look at his friend, Raijn. "What?"

The dark man grinned. "We found you someone." Raijn said, turning his head to look over his shoulder at Fuijn who was pushing a boy towards Seifer and Raijn.

Seifer knew who it was, Zell's friend. "What's he doing here?"

Raijn started laughing and pushed Rin towards Seifer when Fuijn had reached them. "It's a gift, the chicken's best friend."

"I don't need him." Seifer hissed, helping the raven haired boy to stand up.

Rin looked at Seifer, his lip trembling. "Please don't hurt me." He whispered, almost to soft for even Seifer to hear. He tried to pull away but Seifer held his shirt, holding him close. "Zell will be pissed."

Seifer smirked and then pushed him back to the ground. "That sounds great." He said and kicked Rin in his stomach.

Rin gasped for breath, his stomach hurting. He could hear both Raijn and Fuijn laugh, while they watched him. He looked up at Seifer, glaring at him. "I wish Zell hated you, then I could hurt you."

"Excuse me?" Seifer leaned down and grabbed Rin's hair, punching his head against the ground. "I didn't hear you."

Rin could feel something trickle down his chin and he knew his nose was bleeding. "I wish Zell would hate you!"

Seifer let Rin go and got up. "He doesn't?"

Rin shook his head. "Not even after you made fun of him in front of everyone, he loves you!"

Fuijn and Raijn stopped laughing and looked at Seifer, waiting for their friends reply. Seifer didn't know what to say so he looked at the two. "Have some fun with him before you let him go." He just said and left them.

Raijn started laughing. "You are going to wish you were never born." Rin got up but Raijn kicked him again, making the smaller boy fall back to the ground. "I never said you could get up."

"Leave him alone."

Rin turned red when he heard that voice, knowing it was Squall. He sat up, watching the brunette silently. He was glaring at Raijn, his hand resting on his hip while the other hung next to his body.

Raijn raised a brow. "Why?"

Squall looked at Rin for a minute and then turned back to look at Raijn. "..." He didn't reply but walked past Raijn and helped Rin stand up. "Don't touch him again Raijn, then you will wish you were never born."

Raijn growled when he heard Squall's words, it meant he had been there from the beginning.

III

Rin looked at Squall, still red. "Um, thank you." He whispered, looking at the ground.

"Whatever." Squall shrugged it off and looked at Rin. "...are you ok?"

Rin smiled and nodded. "Yes, thanks to you."

Squall nodded.

"Why did you help me?" Rin asked softly, shifting on the small bench he was sitting on.

The brunette sat down next to Rin, looking at him. "I don't like Seifer." He whispered, trying to smile at Rin.

Rin grinned. "No one likes Seifer, he's an asshole."

Squall nodded in agreement.

Rin laughed when he saw some students look at them. "This is bad for your reputation, everyone is looking."

Squall glared at one of the students before turning to look at Rin again. "It's ok."

The raven haired boy nodded, not really sure what to say. His nose had stopped bleeding, but his stomach still hurt. He sighed and looked around, watching the walking students, smiling at them when some of them looked at the two.

"Bye." Squall said and got up, leaving the raven haired boy alone.

Rin smiled and waved at Squall's back. "Bye." He whispered, knowing Squall couldn't hear him. It didn't really matter, he was happy.

III

Zell was sitting in the cafeteria, eating a hot dog when Rin entered, smiling while his nose was swollen and his cheek slightly blue and purple looking. Zell blinked, looking at the boy. He took another bite, watching Rin sit down across from him. "What happened?" He asked, his mouth full.

Rin beamed. "Squall rescued me!" He said, sitting back.

Zell raised a brow. "Huh?"

The other boy said nothing, just smiling.

"Huh again." Zell tried, hoping Rin would anwser his question. He really didn't understand what Squall had to rescue him from, except for Seifer. But Seifer wouldn't hurt someone like this, would he? The thought of Seifer made his mood drop. He had tried to avoid the blonde but everytime he could see Seifer in the corner of his eyes it hurt him. The insults Seifer had used, they kept spinning around in his head.

"Raijn was making me his personal kicking-bag, Squall helped me."

Zell nodded. "Oh, cool."

"And he talked to me!" Rin giggled.

The blonde sighed and took another bite of his hotdog. "I wish Seifer would be like that..." Zell whispered, thinking about Squall. He had never been Squall's best friend but the brunette was atleast nice and wouldn't insult him, call him a...princess.

Rin bit his lip, not knowing how to comfort Zell. "It will all be all right in the end Zell, he just needs time."

Zell smiled. "I know, I'm just not so good at waiting." He sighed, looking down at the pair of other hot dogs on his plate. He had lost his appetite...

Author's Notes: Please review.
Verdanii: He still has to do really stupid things
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Discl.: I don't own Final Fantasy VIII
Warnings: Yaoi, Yuri, Het. OCC!!
Pairings: Seifer/Zell, Quistis/Squall (One-sided), Rin/Squall (One-sided??)