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Dreamers

There was a small smile lingering on the blonde's lips as he looked at his watch. Yeah, his protector sure had slept overtime, for a man who gets up with the sun…

"What the hell…what time is it?" Squall walked in, slightly limping because of his leg.

"Morning, sunshine. How was"

"Morning? It's almost afternoon. How come! I always get up early!" Squall wailed as he sat on one of the chairs."

"I'm glad you slept well. Really, that's what's important."

Squall pouted, "What are you doing?"

"Breakfast for you, my love."

The brunet rolled his eyes, "It's more like dinner."

"Ahhh…he sure does come with a temper."

Seifer set the plates of eggs on the table and walked over to the fridge, "What would you like to drink?"

"Poison." Seifer chuckled and translated that to mean orange juice.

"Comon, princess, stop frowning and cheer up. Night sure is young and long."

"Easy for you to say." Squall shrugged and took a bite of his eggs, making a face.

"What? It tastes horrible?"

"No, it's…ummm..." Squall shrugged and forced himself to swallow the vile thing Seifer had called eggs.

Seifer frowned, "It sucks, doesn't it. You can throw it in the trash…"

Green eyes flashed with sadness, but the brunet just shrugged, "No, they really aren't…that bad."

Taking another bite, Squall hid his expression behind his glass of orange juice. Seifer pulled Squall's plate away, "You don't have to pretend to like it, you know."

Squall sensed that the blonde was hurt that his food was awful and for some reason unknown to him, Squall pulled the plate back, "Why don't you worry about yourself. I'm eating it…this is good."

Seifer snorted, "Then how come your usually contained face looked like"

Squall glared at him and took another bite, pretending to chew as he swallowed the burnet eggs, "So, what did you put in this?"

"I don't know…it said black pepper and salt…that's what I put."

"Ah, but of course." Grey eyes flashed with humor and disgust as he finished off the last of his plate and gulped down two glasses of orange juice, his hair falling back; exposing the red ear Seifer had sucked on the night before.

"You know, you didn't have to."

"Yeah I know." Squall shrugged and walked to the living room, "So, what are your plans for today?"

"Actually, I just called Zell. He's okay…there never was an accident."

Squall snorted, "Heh, what did I tell you."

"Actually, your instincts sure are impressive."

The brunet shrugged, "So is your stupidity…so I guess we're even."

The blonde laughed, "We are all going to meet at a disco, if that's okay with you. It's pretty neat with tables where we could have dinner and stuff."

"Disco..." Squall frowned in distaste.

Seifer shrugged, "If you don't want to go, I could take you out for dinner in some quiet corner, Squall."

"No, we'll go." The brunet shrugged.

Seifer frowned, "Are you sure…I know how you hate crowds and noise."

Squall shrugged, "who cares."

"I do." Seifer sat beside the brunet, who avoided his gaze.

"Squall." Seifer whispered, "You didn't have to eat the junk I made…and I don't have to go to the"

"Why? I'm not your responsibility you know. You shouldn't care and neither does anyone else for that matter. You hear me!" Squall yelled.

"I hear you, sweetheart. And if I presume right, so did everyone in the neighborhood." Seifer whispered gently.

Squall started to stand but the blonde grabbed his arm, "Why are you mad?"

Grey eyes snapped to his face, "I'm not mad."

He finally clamed his frayed nerves. What was wrong with him…he never yelled and burst out like that…his emotions were always under control…since when did he react like that to a few offhanded words that really didn't imply anything….

"Please don't be mad at me."

"I'm not mad." Squall quickly replied.

He inwardly groaned, 'now I'm hurrying to make him happy and put him at ease…'

Seifer smiled slightly, "Did you sleep well?"

"Yeah."

"Did you have any dreams?"

Squall rolled his eyes, "No."

"But I had one; you wanna know what it was about?"

"Yeah, whatever." Squall shrugged.

The blonde scooted closer, "It was of the both of us."

"Yeah?" Squall shivered as Seifer's hand trailed up his leg to his cheek, "And you know what we were doing?"

Seifer grinned at the flush that covered Squall's cheeks and he shrugged. "I was doing this…except you were sitting on my laps."

Seifer pulled the light brunet onto his laps and pulled him close for a kiss. Squall moaned and turned so that he was straddling Seifer's legs. His lips were awkward and innocent as they followed Seifer's training.

The blonde shivered slightly and pulled away, tilting Squall's head t the side to have access to a smooth, flawless neck. Squall's hands played with the golden hair at the blonde's nape and he rubbed his hips against Seifer's ever so slightly, "We shouldn't…" he whispered and closed his eyes and Seifer began to suck on his exposed shoulder, leaving a red love bite.

Seifer's hands were grasping Squall's hips to keep them from rubbing against his and driving him insane. Squall's breathing hitched and he buried his face in the crook of Seifer's neck, moaning as the blonde fondled him through the fabric of his shorts.

The phone rang, making Squall jump and struggle to stand, the pain in his upper leg dimming away his passion.

"Hello?" Seifer snapped hoarsely, frowning when his father sounded on the other side.

"Seifer, how are you? I heard you went to the hospital yesterday."

"Who told you?"

"I…the nurse at the reception."

"Yeah? But I don't remember giving her a name." Seifer glared out the window.

Squall had already gone to his room and the sound of the water running indicated he was showering.

A small smile forced itself onto the blonde's face.

"Well, Seifer, you are pretty known around there."

"Really? I don't remember going to that hospital once before."

"Seifer…Are you okay?"

"Yes, Father, I'm fine. I have a bodyguard, remember."

"Yes, I do. Just be careful."

"No problem dad, you know me. I'm the careful one in the family."

There was a small snort and the line went dead.

"Heh and you never were a wise one. Always butting into my life when you would be better appreciated out."