Gràvida

By: Rosiel and Kira

Disclaimer: The only thing we own is our Squall kitten, don't sue!

(Thoughts)

"Spoken Words"

Author's Notes: Hey guys, and I'm back again. I've been working on getting this next chapter posted but it took far to long. I was trying to concentrate on Odoriko as well as a new fic I started on go check it out if you like Inuyasha! My screen name there is Rosiel, if you want to look!


Chapter 8: A Glimpse Into The Past

Squall sighed as he lay on his side. He was bored. After being released from the hospital, he was forced to stay in bed. The only time he had been allowed to get up had been when Seifer and Raijin, his old bodyguard/friend came to take him to the hospital to see Matron.

During the day, Raijin stayed with him and at night it was Seifer. Neither man would give into his pleading to be allowed up to walk around and at least try to move. He sighed as he flipped over on his back, his thoughts returning to Matron.

Matron had yet to speak a word and it had been a week since she had awoken. Though she tried, no sound would come out. She was still pale and sickly looking but at least she didn't have those damnable wires covering her body. She was very weak, barely able to lift her head, but Seifer and Dr. Kadowaki had hopes that she would soon recover her strength and her voice. Though the latter almost seemed an impossibility.

Squall sighed as the door opened, he sat up, smiling as Raijin came into the room. The big man took a seat beside him on the bed, returning Squall's smile.

"Figured you were bored, you know?" Raijin said, with a shrug of his large shoulders.

"Just slightly." Squall said. He sighed. "I hate having to stay in bed."

"But it's best for the baby right now, you know?" Raijin said.

"Yeah, I know it's best for the baby, but I'm so bored." Squall had never been one to whine, but it seemed the hormones from his pregnancy were really affecting him.

That and the fact that he kind of missed Seifer. The big man's presence really calmed him; it reminded him that he wasn't going through this alone. /Of course, Mom will be here in a day or two./ Seifer had thought it was best to delay her arrival by a day or two and give Squall some rest time, while he still recovered from all that had happened.

Raijin's soft, low voice brought him back to reality.

"If you want me to help you cut the boredom, I can tell you about what Seifer was like as a child, you know."

"Really?" Squall asked, looking at him expectantly. He had wanted to know of Seifer's past but was a little afraid to ask him.

He had heard from Matron that his father and the children had been very close. And it hurt Seifer a lot to lose him. /Though I think it would've killed him if Matron hadn't pulled through./

"What was Seifer like as a child?" Squall asked seeing that Raijin had a far away look in his eyes. He almost wondered if the larger man would continue.

"Heh. He was a hellion, you know. He caused all kind of trouble, even before his Dad died. He lived to get into mischief, is still that way today, you know."

Squall nodded, smiling. He could see Seifer's tendency to try and cause trouble for people for his own amusement. His relationship with Zell proved just that much.

"I can remember one time, when Seifer and I were eleven. I got an older sister named Fujin, you know. She used to give Seifer and I hell, you know. So we decided one night we would get back at her. While she was out of her room, we snuck in and placed two speakers underneath her dresser. Took both of us to figure out how to get that stupid thing rigged up too, you know. We took the wire and ran it along the carpet line and went back to my room with it."

"Well after that we only had to wait till she went to bed. When she did, we hooked those speakers up to the little radio we had and hid in the closet, you know. I guess we cranked that music up two or three times before she finally called our parents in there, you know. Seifer and I cut the music way down, so they wouldn't hear and waited till they left and cranked it back up. Ma thought Fu was going crazy, you know. I think Seifer and I got caught cause we were laughing so hard in my closet, you know. Boy were Matron and Ma pissed when they found out what we had done, you know. We had to do all kind of things to make it up to Fu and as punishment, you know."

Squall almost fell off the bed, laughing. He gripped his sides as they began to hurt. He could just imagine Seifer doing something like that to Zell. He could just see the larger man hiding in the closet, laughing his ass off as he caused poor Zell more hell. They were both laughing so hard, they didn't hear the loud crash from downstairs and by the time they did, it was too late.


Author's Notes: I'm so incredibly sorry about the really short chapter! I'll make it up to you guys really I will! I promise/holds out next chapter's notes./ See, see I'm working on the next chapter as you guys read! I PROMISE! It'll be up and going soon! See ya, next chapter!