Chapter Four
A loud boom of thunder rocked the stone building and Laguna jumped, awake.
'Shit! Damn storms, always so damn loud.' Laguna thought. 'Cripes it's hot.' He pulled the blankets off to cool down and when that didn't help he got up, going into the living room.
He looked out the window at the storm raging outside. 'Raine...' He thought. 'I remember the first time we made love was in a storm. You loved to get intimate in the rain.'
"Can't sleep?" Kiros asked and Laguna jumped, turning around and shook his head.
"No, I got too hot. Plus this...storm." Laguna said. "Is Ward still asleep?"
"Yeah." Kiros said and they both watched the storm out of the window.
"I won't be able to keep him." Laguna said and Kiros looked over.
"Squall? Why do you say that?" Kiros asked and Laguna sighed.
"I'm too busy as it is, with my Presidential duties and such; I won't be able to spend any time with the little guy." He said.
"You can make time, like others before you did." Kiros said.
"...I don't know." Laguna said and they turned around, ready to head back to the room. They noticed a light on down the hall and it shutt off shortly.
Laguna raised an eyebrow as Squall walked in and the boy stopped when he saw them.
"Hey Squall." Laguna said and the child walked over to the fridge.
"I just wanted a dwink from the fwidge." Squall said. "Not suppose to wun water duwing a storm." Squall said and Laguna opened the refrigerator with a smile.
"Thank you." Squall said and Laguna beamed with hands on his hip.
"That's my duty." Laguna said and Squall scooted away.
"Don't worry about Laguna, he's just weird." Kiros said and Squall eyed the older man.
"...I noticed." Squall said and Laguna pretended to look offended.
"Well I never." Laguna said and Squall started going to the doorway.
"I'm going back to bed." The child said and Laguna looked disappointed as he left.
When the boy was out of the room, Laguna sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "I'm going to try and get that test." He said. "I keep feeling a pull, some kind of bond towards him. I...I can't explain it."
"It's all right Laguna, but you must explain to the Kramer's." Kiros said. "It would also be helpful if we tell them that you are the President of Esther and Ward and I are your Aides." He said and Laguna nodded.
"I suppose, but it'll have to wait for tommorrow." Laguna said. "I'm going back to bed as we." He padded off and with a shrug Kiros followed.
Inside the bedroom Laguna laid down on his bed and yawned. "If the test turns positive I'm going to have a talk with the people of Winhill." He said and turned on his to sleep.
TBC
Sorry about the short chapter.