Part XIII
Seifer has been wonderful, but there's only so much he can do and then it comes to me doing it by myself. He's out at the moment, talking with Raijin and Fujin no doubt. They've been wonderful, even though they don't know the truth about me. The whole garden however knows I am gay. That went around fast and the disappearance of Rinoa signified it even more. I don't know what he's planning to do if anyone happens to get into the safe in our room and find the documents. Just what are on those documents is what has been niggling at my brain for so long that I just have to read them now. Once I found the key, it was a simple procedure of pulling the file out of it's plastic casing and spreading it out on the desk against the wall of the dorm. Once I know the full extent of my problems, I can adapt to the changes. As I was reading, it began to dawn on me that time was probably the only thing that would heal me. The door burst open and I scooped the file up quickly as Zell and Irvine fell into the room. Seifer was behind them, cursing at them for disturbing me as he snatched his key-card back from Zell, who had obviously 'mugged' it from him. I quickly passed the file to Seifer and he locked it back into the safe and passed me the key from the door. Zell and Irvine looked from to Seifer and back again.
"What was that?" Zell asked in his voice that I think was meant to be 'cute' but I think it's just sickening. I just gave a casual wave.
"Nothing important, just some stuff I found the other day in my office."
"Then why isn't it there?"
"Because I wanted to read it."
"Hey Squall, that meeting with Cid is now, we should go." Seifer spoke up and I turned to look at him, confused as to the meeting that I swore was tomorrow. It was then I realised that he was lying to get us out of there.
"Oh yeah. Sorry guys, we've got to go, we'll talk tomorrow right?"
"Yeah sure. But I could have sworn I saw Cid leave with Edea."
"No, they'd be back by now." Seifer supplied as he ushered them out the door. I stood hesitantly before he waved me back to my seat.
"Now that they're gone, I brought dinner." He lifted the bag that I didn't see with him until now. I smiled and waited for the surprise.
"I know it's your favourite, so I went looking and found a good little Indian place near Timber that makes take away. I've got all these curries and some other dishes, so you can pick and chose."
"But I thought you didn't like it."
"Ah, I can put up with it and you don't know, I might even decide that I do like it." I laughed and accepted a box and a fork, gently prying the lid open. The smell was wonderful and I sighed happily before digging in. When we ate together, we had both agreed that we wouldn't stand on ceremony and bother with manners.
"Squall?"
"Hmm?" I looked up from my food and he made a wiping motion on his cheek. I laughed and blushed as I wiped food from my cheek. He just smiled and went back to his own. It was then I noticed some on his nose.
"Seifer?"
"Hmm?" I made a wiping motion to my nose and he laughed and wiped the food from his nose.
"I guess we're as bad as each other." Seifer mused and I laughed again and nodded at him. When we'd finished it was easy to dump the empty cartons in the bin and the still full ones into the fridge for later. Seifer slipped past me in the small kitchen to put the forks in the sink. As we moved in opposite directions, our bodies brushed against one another and I looked at him as I stepped away from the contact. He had something in his eyes before he looked away and coughed. I flinched and quickly escaped from the scene.
Seifer has been wonderful, but there's only so much he can do and then it comes to me doing it by myself. He's out at the moment, talking with Raijin and Fujin no doubt. They've been wonderful, even though they don't know the truth about me. The whole garden however knows I am gay. That went around fast and the disappearance of Rinoa signified it even more. I don't know what he's planning to do if anyone happens to get into the safe in our room and find the documents. Just what are on those documents is what has been niggling at my brain for so long that I just have to read them now. Once I found the key, it was a simple procedure of pulling the file out of it's plastic casing and spreading it out on the desk against the wall of the dorm. Once I know the full extent of my problems, I can adapt to the changes. As I was reading, it began to dawn on me that time was probably the only thing that would heal me. The door burst open and I scooped the file up quickly as Zell and Irvine fell into the room. Seifer was behind them, cursing at them for disturbing me as he snatched his key-card back from Zell, who had obviously 'mugged' it from him. I quickly passed the file to Seifer and he locked it back into the safe and passed me the key from the door. Zell and Irvine looked from to Seifer and back again.
"What was that?" Zell asked in his voice that I think was meant to be 'cute' but I think it's just sickening. I just gave a casual wave.
"Nothing important, just some stuff I found the other day in my office."
"Then why isn't it there?"
"Because I wanted to read it."
"Hey Squall, that meeting with Cid is now, we should go." Seifer spoke up and I turned to look at him, confused as to the meeting that I swore was tomorrow. It was then I realised that he was lying to get us out of there.
"Oh yeah. Sorry guys, we've got to go, we'll talk tomorrow right?"
"Yeah sure. But I could have sworn I saw Cid leave with Edea."
"No, they'd be back by now." Seifer supplied as he ushered them out the door. I stood hesitantly before he waved me back to my seat.
"Now that they're gone, I brought dinner." He lifted the bag that I didn't see with him until now. I smiled and waited for the surprise.
"I know it's your favourite, so I went looking and found a good little Indian place near Timber that makes take away. I've got all these curries and some other dishes, so you can pick and chose."
"But I thought you didn't like it."
"Ah, I can put up with it and you don't know, I might even decide that I do like it." I laughed and accepted a box and a fork, gently prying the lid open. The smell was wonderful and I sighed happily before digging in. When we ate together, we had both agreed that we wouldn't stand on ceremony and bother with manners.
"Squall?"
"Hmm?" I looked up from my food and he made a wiping motion on his cheek. I laughed and blushed as I wiped food from my cheek. He just smiled and went back to his own. It was then I noticed some on his nose.
"Seifer?"
"Hmm?" I made a wiping motion to my nose and he laughed and wiped the food from his nose.
"I guess we're as bad as each other." Seifer mused and I laughed again and nodded at him. When we'd finished it was easy to dump the empty cartons in the bin and the still full ones into the fridge for later. Seifer slipped past me in the small kitchen to put the forks in the sink. As we moved in opposite directions, our bodies brushed against one another and I looked at him as I stepped away from the contact. He had something in his eyes before he looked away and coughed. I flinched and quickly escaped from the scene.