Valentine
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TerrisMoon
Disclaimer: The characters featured in this fanfic do not belong to me; they belong to their respectable owner(s), SQUARE-ENIX.
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Seifer took it upon himself to make sure that Irvine did not attempt to flirt with his fourth cousin twice removed from his mother's side. And, by cousin we mean the ever so belligerent Fujin. At the moment the ragtag trio was sitting under a bunch of clustered apple trees, that provided minimal shade in the otherwise sweltering heat. How people could train so indefatigably in this weather was way beyond Seifer, because he couldn't really muster the strength to hold his Hyperion much less take it out of its slender case.
Irvine however seemed positively fine in the weather; he only fanned himself with a sheet of loose-leaf paper whenever he found it necessary. Now wasn't one of those necessary times.
Fujin was busying herself by punching a tree numerous times only to make a hole she'd made accumulate in size each time. Rajin, who'd just come back to his original spot set up a cute little picnic with Rinoa, and Seifer was mumbling incoherently to the clouds, the clouds obviously did not respond and only drifted pass each other lazily.
"SEIFY!"
That voice.
My goodness if shrilly and childish voices could kill then Selphie's would definitely be one of them. Looking up, Seifer narrowed his eyes as the messenger girl bounced up to him with some oddly shaped object tucked under her arm. A closer inspection revealed that it was her soiled paper bag which contained most of her leftover lunch.
"Keep it down, will you messenger girl!" Seifer hissed as Selphie seated herself next to him. Selphie only responded by sticking her tongue and proceeded to bat his arms away but he snatched the bag from under her arm.
"Give it!"
"Make me…"
"SELPHIE," Rinoa and Fujin chorused as they tackled the girl and bear-hugged her. Selphie was still muttering colorful words at Seifer who examined the wet paper bag disinterestedly.
Only Irvine, Seifer, and Rajin remained silent as they watched the odd females display their odd feministic way of greeting. They'd never understand girls…ever.
"Oh, show him the present silly!" Rinoa ordered as she grinned sheepishly at her friend.
"OH, yeah!" Selphie had forgotten all about the parcel she'd hidden safely in her side pocket. She snatched the bag from Seifer who'd made her jump up and wave her hands in the air like a ninny (which she certainly wasn't) before giving it to her and apologizing.
"SHOW HIM!" Fujin screamed excitedly as she jumped up and down on Rajin's checkered picnic mat, one might think that Rajin would seem intimidating by his huge size but he was quite the opposite. And so, he only smiled as he watched Fujin respond cheerfully to Selphie and Seifer.
"Go away first…all of you." Selphie ordered in a somewhat hushed tone. Everyone nodded and left leaving only Seifer and Selphie near the shady area.
"Here, it took me awhile to try and mend it by hand because my fingers got burnt in the process. But, it came out okay…," Selphie explained to the ground. Seifer unwrapped the messily wrapped tissue paper and opened the small box. Peering inside, he stepped back a bit for he couldn't seem to contain his excitement. It was a—it was…
"A bracelet…?" Seifer said doubtfully, he just couldn't—no wouldn't believe that poor Selph had burnt her fingers just to make this for him.
"Yeah…um, Happy V-day Seifer," Selphie replied as she enveloped him in a warm hug.
"Happy Valentine's Day too, hon." Seifer smiled as he returned the hug and squeezed her gently. A few minutes later the sky had settled into a pink hue, and they finally decided to pull apart…
FIN
A/N: Sorry…for making you guys wait so, so long for this one. My keyboard screwed up and I also had tons of things to do during my absence so forgive me. This was much fluffier than I expected and a bit more dull than my last one. I think it's even longer…sort of. Anyway, this shows when Selphie and Seifer's playful friendship expands to a more serious one. There's still physical contact of course but there's no kissing as in the last one. Please read and review and comment too. Suggestions for what the next chapter will be is also highly appreciated and encouraged.
Thank you.
TerrisMoon