Warnings: Yaoi
Pairings: Squall/Zell
A/N : Thanks for the review Silver Salamander, I guess I'll go on with the story
Chapter two
Zell smiled, looking at the small playing children. Quinn was sitting next to him, reading one of the brunette's favorite books. Strands of hair were hanging in the young man's face but he didn't seem to care much. Zell let out a sigh and then frowned when he saw a little girl wearing a jacket with the famour SeeD emblem on it. It looked like a Balamb Garden jacket, but why would a girl wear it in Fisherman's Horizon. Zell thought to himself, wondering about it.
When a familiar voice filled his ears he looked up and knew why the little girl was wearing it. Squall.
"Carme!"
The little girl grinned, turning to look at Squall. Flipping her raven hair to make a statement. She wouldn't listen to her father without a fight. Soon a small tongue darted out between her lip, stucking out her tongue towards her father. "Better come and get me!" She told him then and started running.
Squall rolled his eyes but got up and started to chase his daughter. "Fine."
Carme started running quickly, she giggled when she saw a blonde man sitting on a bench and ran over to him. She hid behind him, hoping that her father wouldn't see him. "Don't tell my daddy I am here."
Squall's breath stocked. Carme was hiding behind the one person he wasn't sure he wanted to meet. Zell. The brunette slowly walked over to the two on the bench and felt his palms beginning to sweat. "Hey..." He almost choked and his voice was shaking a little.
Both Zell and Quinn looked up at the same time. Zell with unknown emotions which quickly filled his eyes and Quinn with mild interest before turning back to his book.
"Hello." Zell breathed, suddenly very uncomfortable.
Carme pushed herself up and frowned. "Do you know each other?" She asked innocently, looking at her father for a sign of something.
"Yes, we do." Squall muttered looking over Zell's shoulder to his daughter. "This is Zell Dincht, he used to be my friend." 'Used to be...' Squall thought to himself, remembering the fight they had just before Zell went on 'the' mission.
Zell looked up at Squall, his troath dry all of a sudden. 'Used to be...' The words resounded over and over again in the blonde's head and they made him feel weak. But Squall was right, they used to be friend. Used to be even more then that...or that was what Zell had thought. The blonde tried to smile, feeling Quinn's hand on his own all of a sudden. "How are you?"
Squall crossed his arms and shrugged. "Fine."
"How is Rinoa?" Zell asked softly, the name leaving his lips with difficulty. She was after all the reason why they were no longer together, no longer in love.
"She's dead." Squall replied.
Zell looked away, watching his hand and that of Quinn on his own. "Oh..." Both kept silent for a while until Carme let out a sigh of boredom and left them alone.
Quinn got up and looked at the two. "I'm going to get an ice cream." 'I'll give you two time to talk in private' You could almost hear it if you read between the lines.
Squall sat down on Quinn's place and turned to look at Zell. "How have you been?"
Zell shrugged and sat up, completly aware of every move he or Squall made. "Lot's of hospitals..."
Squall nodded.
"Still SeeD?" Zell asked but it was more of a statement and both heard it in Zell's soft voice.
"Yes." Squall breathed.
"Oh..." The blonde looked up at Squall. He hadn't changed much over the years, but he had become older. The burden that kept growing once you became a soldier was hanging on his shoulders and it made it's way to Squall's face, leaving a emotionless shield. "How are the other's?"
"Fine." Squall anwsered.
"Oh..." Zell muttered once again, not sure what he should say instead.
Squall frowned. "Is he your lover?" The brunette asked, a faint blush coming to his cheeks.
Zell turned red and quickly shook his head. "No." He anwsered quickly, startling Squall. "He's been helping me since the accident, but he's not my lover."
"Hm." Squall nodded.
Zell looked at the little girl who was once again playing with a little boy. "You have a beautiful daughter." The blonde said then, trying to stay talking about simple things.
"Yes, I know." Squall awnsered leaving the part out where he almost said that she lookes somewhat like Rinoa, knowing it would work on Zell's nerves. All though it had been years ago it hadn't been forgotten, by neither of them. "The little boy with her, he is my son." Squall continued, watching Aleixo for a little while.
Zell looked at the little boy and saw a tiny version of Squall. He couldn't help but smile. "He's beautiful too." Zell decided and then looked at Squall.
Squall couldn't help but smile a little. He turned to look at Zell and blinked when he stared into Zell's ocean blue eyes. 'I missed you...' The words played in Squall's head but he knew he couldn't say them, not yet. Maybe even never.
"Squall?" Zell tried again, wondering why the brunette had zoned out.
Squall blinked again. "Yes?"
"Why aren't you in Balamb?" Zell asked again a little smile on his pink lips.
"It's my vacation, we are going back in a month."
Zell nodded and then noticed Quinn coming back. He tried to push himself up but failed. Squall quickly wrapped his arm around Zell's waist making the blonde blush. The brunette helped him to stand up, leaving his arms around Zell's waist just a little longer then he should have.
Quinn grinned, taking a lick of his ice cream. "Brought you one too, Zelly." He gave Zell the second ice cream he was holding. "Strawberry."
Squall could feel jealousy in his stomach but knew he shouldn't even feel it. It wasn't like they were still together. He made sure of that when he hurt Zell's feelings.
"Well, maybe I'll see you in the cafe." Zell told Squall, smiling a little. "Don't act like a stranger now."
Squall blushed, mostly because he had been caught all those times while he stared at the blonde. "All right."
"Bye." Quinn grinned and wrapped his arm around Zell's waist, holding the blonde up.
Squall watched the two of them leave and then felt a tug at his pants. He looked down and then picked up Aleixo. "What is it?"
Aleixo smiled, a small blush on his pale cheeks. "Who was that daddy?"
"A friend."
Aleixo nodded and gave his father a quick kiss on his cheek. "He was very pretty." Aleixo giggled, covering his mouth with his tiny hands.
'Yes, he is...' Squall thought to himself, sighing.
