Author's note: Oh, not even one review pleading that Laguna not be killed or maimed well since no one cares about the elderly hero's well being I'll see what I can do with that. Ha ha ha I'm so evil. Sorry.
LAGUNA'S POV
I open an eye then groan at the sight that greets me and what is partly responsible for the lump forming on my noggin, cold very hard cement floor. I twist slightly and try to do an impression of my son's death glare that is sadly lacking any kind of effect.
"Pathetic. I thought this would be harder, at least the front that there was a challenge. Oh well, no matter the significance will be understood even without the fight." She bends running her sharp nail along my cheek drawing a thin line of blood that stings a little. Disturbing yellow eyes. Why do evil people always have yellow eyes I don't get it. Any way yellow eyes scan me looking for something.
"Yes I see the similarities now but your son benefited from his mother's blood. I wonder if your lover told you her secret." Holding my chin between her thumb and index finger laughing cruelly in my face as I struggle in her clasp. "You will not escape me little King."
She lets me go and raising to her feet sinuously snapping her fingers. "Come idiot." The man whom 'escorted' to me to my fine jail cell obediently chases her heels. Also as fate would have it Squall's ex-lover Jason, I always thought he had ulterior motive I hope Squall is one step ahead of me and knows what.
SEIFER'S POVHis sobbing settled and now he's just clinging to me tightly. I look at around the room still smoothing his hair back in assurance but also unable to stop his hair being undeniable soft and my fingers keep going back for the irresistible sensation. My eyes fall on the broken vases.
"You sure did a number on the vase." He turns his head side-ways against my chest to get a better see what I'm talking about.
"It had it coming." I chuckle at the comment as Leonhart presses closer.
"I've always liked your laugh even when it was aimed at me still very intoxicating." That's new one, most find my handsome chuckle arrogant and get pissed.
"Can you stay the night?" Come the shy whisper I stiffen in at the implications then resume stroking his silky hair.
"I can do that if that's what you think you need but for me it wouldn't mean anything more than comfort." I say gently truly unable to sort out the feelings that swirl in me at the thought of having comfort sex with Leonhart. He pulls away a little to look at my face and what he finds amuses him as the twinkle in his eyes, which Selphie occasionally talks about, appears and the corner of his mouth takes a slight upward angle.
"Idiot, sleep not sex." Again I'm not sure what I'm feeling but disappointment might be among them that scares me.
"Right sure no prob." Trying to sound relaxed and not a fool.
"Are you going to call home?" He pushes away lightly and I respond to the satisfaction I hear at my humiliation in his voice.
"I thought we were basking in a moment but you've ruined in now Leonhart no going back." I say but I don't know if he hears me already pacing up and down.
LAGUNA'S POV
Not the best night of my life but surprisingly not the worst either, there was this one time where…
"I trust you had a pleasant sleep." She asks with fake pleasantry as she leans down and crushes her lips against mine a hand on either side of my face holding me in place. She moves back gloating and I see an opportunity that I can't miss and I spit on her face. She doesn't even glare only raises one eyebrow impressively upward in question.
"What do you think we should send to give the commander a nice clean message that he should not fight and just hand over what I want?" She muses walking around me and she inspects the goods. Looking around I believe I can make a move to escape.
"STOP!" She casts the spell than standing before me so I can clearly see her smiling evilly. "You will not get away from me so easily little king. Now back to the question at hand. I think fingers and ears are so over done wouldn't you agree?" Making a show of inspecting me like she doesn't already know what she's going to do to draw it out, dramatically.
"Which of your eyes are you more attached to? Your left or your right?" I want to crawl away, I want to scream at the top of my lungs, and I want to be home.
SEIFER'S POVWe started last night as far apart as possible while still sharing the same bed allegedly being in arms reach was comfort enough. Personally I think he was sour after I made come to bed but it didn't help much as he was still wide eyed and fully wake when I drifted off. As I open my eye drowsily I now know that the heavy warmth snuggling into me is Leonhart. He stirs slightly in his sleep pressing closer to my body and the hand was placed on my chest travels downward and slips unexpectedly under the waistband of my boxer's. I stop breathing as his hand squeezes my cock but it retreats before I regain my sense to stop it as Leonhart throw his leg to the other side of my waist straddling me. I know I could stop him but I'm curious to see how far he'll go as leans down as if to kiss me when he opens his eyes. His face an inch away as he takes in his predicament as his eyes widen I have to chuckle he's this shocked and he only know half of what he did.
"Are you always this frisky in the morning?" Smirking as Leonhart leans back a comical look of disbelief on his face.
"No. Never."
SQUALL'S POVNo. Never. It's true since I've started sharing a bed with another I've always wakened on the other side of the bed to my partner. It pissed Rinoa off thinking I did it intentionally she'd move closer and I'd move away to the point of where I'd wake up finding myself on the floor. I feel sick that I fell asleep instead of thinking of ways to save my Father, I can't believe that I almost kissed Seifer in my sleep.
"Heart." Waving a hand in front of my face. Heart? I must have missed the Leon part. I study his face for a moment. "You need to shave."
Blonde stubble giving him a gruff style but too patchy to keep. His hand coming up to feel his face and nodding his head in silent agreement before his eyes shift to me. His hand lifts to my face where runs his finger along jaw line and he frowns vaguely before he smirks.
"Have you ever shaved Leonhart?" I swing off him without looking at him and grab the phone dialling Irvine. My mind moving on from the Seifer situation to focus on a more serious problem.
"Irvine. Have you found out any more information about Laguna?"
"Sorry Squall it seems that whoever responsible did a real number on the witnesses. I'm sorry but Kiros, Ward and Ellone, though not seriously hurt, are unable to give any information details are sketchy on why. I couldn't get in contact with them personally and the hospital refused to give out confidential information but Zell and Selphie have taken the Ragnarok to the hospital and they're sure they can fill in the dots." He pauses and takes a deep breath. "Um, you didn't kill Seifer last night did you?"
"Kill Seifer? Surely if I ever intended to do so I would have done so before last night." Seifer chuckles behind me.
"Well thank Hyne. Looks like Seifer can still get under your shield. Selphie and Zell will call you when they get there. Quistis is going through the information that's been gathered on any possible Sorceress activities. I'll keep calling my contacts get a scout on the situation and how much the other countries know. Call us if you need anything."
"Thanks. Can you inform the others there will be a meeting at 10 hundred hours. Thanks for rushing ahead and doing these things when…" Seifer snatches the phone from my hand.
"Woe, Squally boy you don't have to explain they understand. It's your Dad." Patting me on the head then lifting the phone to his ear.
"Yo, cowboy." He says by way of greeting.
"He's fine just pissed that he can't do anything right now. You should get some sleep before the meeting…Hmm…Nope but he did attack me in his sleep with below the belt tactics." He chuckles lightly at the glare he's receiving from me. "Right gotta go. Get some sleep and we'll see ya at ten."
"Now before you start you're having breakfast first." I scowl at him and he grins back.
"Think all you like but you're still having breakfast before you go on a rampage. I hearty brekkie makes a scary Squally." Only Seifer would treat me like a child and do it without fear.
"We'll find him and get him back." His sea green eyes lock on to mine with earnest. "What would Dri do to me if I couldn't find his Grandpop?"
SEIFER'S POVI've watched Leonhart steadily get more frustrated as time goes on. He's set up base in the meeting room that the idiot told him his Dad had been kidnapped. One could say that the meeting at ten did not go how Leonhart wanted. The only things we've found are the president has been stolen and a whole heap of dead ends.
Zell and Selphie called they'd bribed some hospital staff into sneaking them into the room where Kiros, Ward and Ellone are held. They've been knocked out and have a few bruises but the real problem being they've been hit with a quasi blind and silence spell that the doctors have yet to cure. So no information coming from the witnesses as the bodyguard have the same problem plus broken bones plus it's believed at least two died in the attack. The team sent to the scene of the kidnapping hasn't found anything.
Quistis' sorceress activities investigations or the SAI as they be branded in my head are long winded but also know jack shit. I'm just about ready to kick everyone out and start door knocking. Right now it's the sad prospect that it might be quicker than any other is.
While Leonhart is wearing a hole in the stone floor in comes two nervous looking people, one of them a senior member of the Garden.
"Sir, Commander Leonhart." Standing at salute Leonhart actually deems him with a look that isn't death where you stand.
"At ease General Macroy." Giving the Sergeant his full attention that put him at anything but at ease. I believe he would be happier to doing the chicken dance naked right now however he stands straight back and proud in front of his Commander.
"We received a package for you we sense it might be important. We've done the full check there's a mild ice spell but nothing else seems to be of a violent order. However, we can not open it. That concerns me." He takes a breath after his obviously rehearsed speech. "There was a note found with it." He finishes by holding out a piece of paper to Leonhart.
There are now a lot of nosy people now trying to listen intently. But the note is simple and in large letter that I can read from a meter away.
'Commander Squall Leonhart's eyes only." Leonhart frown slightly at the note but than any emotion is erased as he motions for the box that is handed over reluctantly.
He looks at the small box with determination. "Stand back this could be dangerous."
He opens the box quickly eyes focused completely on the same item only he can see. Eyes flashing silver in shock as he dry-retches holding the box as far away as achievable but not willing to let go of the cause of his hysteria.
"Irvine get them out." I shut then when no one moved I turn on all no longer will Irvine be alone in my fury. "MOVE!"
I hear the rush of feet as I move carefully towards Leonhart who is still holding the box with impossible guardianship for something that's causing him so much pain. I approach him like he's a wild animal with soothing nonsense words but on guard as if he'll attack me in all likely hood he will to protect the treasured item in the box.
"Shh, come on Leonhart. I won't take it just let me near, Heart." At my last non-sense word he looks up anguish written all over his face and posture.
"Seifer it's his…" He dry-retches again unable to say it I find my chance to close the distance between us wrapping my arms around him and he sinks into the embrace. Still gripping his precious box as if he's losing and holding on to his sanity. He looks up at me but instead of the anguish that I was expecting there's a blazing anger.
"They took his eye." A low dangerous rumble sounds through the room. "This is a personal attack against me."
Is this an attack on him? But then why Laguna? It doesn't make sense unless they knew he's Leonhart's father and you don't do that unless you know which means….
"Jason." Leonhart growls striding to the door back into action mode. "Irvine! Use your contacts, find Jason. If you find him call him on my mobile. Seifer and I are going."
He marches away again. Shit, he's really quite fast for a little guy.
"Woe, Leonhart could you wait up. Where are we going?" He looks down at the box still held gently in her hands.
"First we go to the infirmary then someone I've got to see." The prospect of seeing this someone didn't seem to cheer Leonhart much in fact putting him in a down right sour mood.
SQUALL'S POVI wish Seeker could find him but he's unable to make a link, I guess the sorceress is blocking it. Or at least I presume that's what Seeker was trying to convey to me when I stuffed everything that Laguna had own, borrowed or gave me in attempt to help Seeker find that connection. Then he looked up at me sadly and shook his head in an all too human way padding away from me. I can't believe the thought of never seeing my father again could send me crazy.
The day is all sunshine. I had this funny idea that the weather would change to heavy rain and thunder but maybe this is more fitting Laguna is in no way a doom and gloom sort. I pull the old jeep to the side of the road and shut the engine down.
"I need you to pretend that you're my lover." I stare straight ahead not wanting to see the smug smirk on his face. Connie, the man who can help me, has always made it clear that if the chance arose he be asking for my body. "The man we are going to see is a sleaze and scumbag but he knows what's in his limits to ask."
"So now he needs another reason to keep it reasonable. Fear not Leonhart, I will protect your virtue." He's puffing out his chest and reflexing his muscles.
"Moron." I knew I shouldn't looked.
I step out of the vehicle and head to the door when I feel a hand on my waist pulling me closer to the body behind me. I twist in his grip to face him and his hand shift to the small of my back.
"What's the matter babe?" He cocks his head to the side trying hard not to smirk. "Leonhart you want this to be believable?"
He leans in closer resting his forehead against mine. "Then you'll have to put up with me fondling, and to be credible your ass will have to be involved." I almost yelp as he pinches me hard.
"I'm beginning to question your sexuality, Seifer." He ignores my remark forcefully turning me around. "March." I follow his order feeling safe in the large hands resting on either side of my waist.
SEIFER'S POV
We reach the door and the gayest man I've ever seen pops out from behind it. He has on a tight black tank top with pink writing scribbled all over and hipster jeans with pink stitching.
"Squall, darling. It's been for-ever. You look gorgeous." I grab the hand that is obviously making its way to feel Leonhart up squeezing it slightly.
"Seifer Almasy the possessive boyfriend." He takes his hand back putting his index finger to his pursed highly glossed lips in thought. This guy is already seriously pissing me off. Finally he focuses his squinty brown eyes raking them up and down my body.
"Right, if you wanna keep ya teeth you'll stop that." He shrugs looking to Leonhart.
"Oh, I like this one, strong, tough, challenging it works for him." He coos before letting his eyes roam freely over my body, again. "And he works it so well."
There better be an exceptional reason to see this guy. Leonhart takes hold of the hand I'd been clenching and unclenching threading his finger through mine. I feel like the large fearsome dog that's instantly turned into a sappy tongue-lolling puppy at the touch of it owner. It's how I must of look as well judging by whipped motion the pink fairy man is making.
"Business." Cuts moving to take a seat in at the cruddy table. I prefer to stand glaring at the pink gremlin, which he doesn't deem to notice instead staring very intently at Leonhart's ass. When I finally catch his eye he give me a dramatised 'you're funny man' look.
"Honey, no matter how scary you are, you're not going to be able to stop people from enjoying that particular sight." I break eye contact unwilling to agree with him but knowing his right. He takes the seat across from Leonhart crossing his legs and 'daintily' placing his hands in his lap.
"It's Jason." I insufferable smile crawls across the pink gremlins face as he realises this is personal.
"Dear Commander." He narrows his squinty eyes. "I'm going to have reassess my opinion of you." He shifts he gaze to me he now knows why I'm here. Nothing like the 'boyfriend' hovering to see I'm likely to kill the pink dick if he asks for the fuck of his life from someone who isn't his.
"Tricky, Commander. Your plan could backfire. Kaboom!" Clapping his hands in Leonhart's face. Leonhart leans back in his seat seeming totally not bothered by Pinkie.
"Connie." There's that tone that puts shivers down your spine meaning the only thing holding him back is the information Pinkie has. "Take the money I'm not available."
Pinkie pouts dramatically then shrugs but I sense there's something other than Leonhart's threat that decided him. "Oh fine but any business with a Sorceress costs big." He smiles sweetly. Leonhart waves for him to proceed.
He takes a deep breath closes his eyes and starts chanting. A whole heap of mumbo jumbo if you ask me. Then his eyes snap open he stares straight-ahead not focusing on what he's staring at.
"Jason has joined Cat eyes." He drones in the eerie hypnotised voice. "The night resides, the she has your father, she in the east with sun in it's raising, west as the sun descends yet she stand in one place…." He abruptly stops due to Leonhart's hand cutting his air supply.
"You tell the 'now' asshole, let's make a new deal, tell me what she instructed you to say and you keep your life." Leonhart is deadly peeved his silver eyes intensely focusing on Pinkie for any movement of escape. Connie cowers from the sight flinging his arms desperately over his head.
"She came to me, it wasn't my fault. Told me that you were coming and that when you did to tell you how to enter her domain. Said it moves around, wouldn't be able to catch it unless you knew how to." He's rambling trying to make his worthless ass important and doesn't realise how little patience Leonhart has left. The Commander hefts him by his tank top pulling him very close so they share the same air.
"Short and to the point, Connie." He warns at that point I consider taking over so Leonhart doesn't kill him but I can't be bothered, it's one of those pasting thoughts that I don't see any benefit in seeing through. Pinkie lowers his guard to give Leonhart a clear nod.
"It'll be waiting for 10km south east from Galbadia in 2 days at midday, entry code: Laguna Loire." The next thing I hear is a loud crunch and the little man skidding across the floor. I look down at the fairy but can find no pity at the clearly painful broken nose he bloody deserved it. Leonhart turns his back on the pathetic creature walking out the front door.
SQUALL'S POVThe thought it's a trap keep running over in my head followed by 2 days what sort resistants can I set up then I'm fucked. I let Seifer drive back, well he yanked the keys from my hand saying he didn't feel like getting ran into a pole today.
As we pull up to the gate the first thing we're greeted by is a very frighten Adrian Almasy. Before I even have a chance to step out of the vehicle he flings at me.
"Don't go Squall, your not allowed to. I won't see you again." He turns teary green eyes on me. I shake my head sadly.
"I have to go, he's my father." Adrian looks to Seifer, I know he understands.
"But I don't want you to leave. You'll come back. Promise."
"I promise." I say taking Griever from around my neck and hang him around Adrian's. "I'll be back for this." His chubby little hands grasp the pendant in awe, his eyes bright and cheery as he smile like all his dreams have just come true.
"I don't think I've ever not seen you without that things, it weird." Seifer comments before chuckling at the reverence that Adrian is showing the necklace. Then Dri looks up proudly puffing his chest out.
"Do you think it suits me Daddy?" Seifer burst out laughing ruffling Adrian's hair.
"It suit you just fine."
Author's notes: I've decided to end here next chapter the confrontation with the sorceress with no name yet. What will happen to Squall? What happening to Laguna?
I start this chapter believing that no one was reading and it was going to be very short. I think this chapter turned out fairly well considering the mood I've been in lately. Thank you to the people that reviewed. Please review, sometimes I badly need encouragement to keep going.