Authoress' note: I'm so sore today. The modeling job I had yesterday had me in overly high stiletto heels for around five hours. I'm rubbing a numbing gel into my feet to numb the pain but I did learn one thing out of that. I have high heels. But it was good pay. Anyway, here's the next chapter.
Chapter 14
Irvine's POV (Situation: Squall's got cold feet)
"We're going to have to come out of here at some point!" I remark but quickly shut up as he whimpers and curls up against me.
He's been petrified of the wedding all day. Quistis in the end decided to have the wedding at sunset so I could be one of the best men but the problem is that Squall has had me hiding in this closet for two hours and we kinda need to head to the wedding.
"I'm scared…"
"Squall!" I sigh, irritated as I wind an arm around him and run my nails down the back of his neck. I found out accidentally that he likes this when I was giving him a back rub and my nails elongated. Experimenting, I tried running them down his back and I nearly fell off him when he started to purr under my touch.
"I don't want to go…"
"It's your sister's wedding so please Squall… show some courtesy to her and let's go. It'll be over and done soon and we can head home to Esthar as soon as possible okay?"
"I don't want to los-"
"I'm sorry Squall but I'll drag you. Fuck your insecurities now. We have a wedding to attend!"
"I'll lose you…"
What the hell? How the heck do you lose someone just by going to their sister's wedding? It's not like I'm going to end up being baked in the cake or anything!
"Squall, I'll drag you out of here if I have to you realize."
"Just promise you won't leave me!"
I think Squally had a nightmare about losing me again.
"I'm stayin' put okay darlin' so please let go of your vice grip on my arm so we can go."
Letting go reluctantly I kick open the doors and drag him down the hall. Honestly, you'd think that at the rate he was going HE was the one getting married! Cold feet at being the best man! Bloody hell Squall, you damn well are a difficult one!
Waiting with a hand on her hip and leaning on the wall dressed elegantly in a soft pink and white giving her the ephemeral appearance of being a fairy version of Shiva or a more appropriately dressed version of Siren stands Quistis. She looks wonderful. I'm so glad that she forgave me for ruining her other dress. I honestly didn't mean to cough blood over it.
"Ready to go now Mr. Wallflower a.k.a my brother?"
"… Yes" he mumbles so in the hopes to raise his spirits I wrap an arm around his waist and squeeze affectionately.
"Let's go. We've a wedding to attend!" I cry enthusiastically and drag Squall out the door to where Seifer's waiting for us.
"Bout fucking well time you two lovebirds. What the hell've you been doing? Going at it like rabbits before my wedding?"
Squall goes red and I chuckle. "Nope. Just peeling this lovely wallflower off the back of the closet. Cold feet already and he's not the one getting married!"
Laughing Seifer opens the door so we can get in and I shut it. Once our seatbelts are on Squall turns into an adorable limpet and clings to my arm for dear life. Poor baby! Taking him into my arms I soothe him while he hugs me tight around my waist.
"Don't leave me…" he softly pleads again.
"I've already said that I wouldn't leave you darl so why the hell would you think that I would?"
"Everybody leaves me. Rinoa did at the aisle…"
What the?
"Seifer, what he going on about?"
Not turning back he says back to me, "Rinoa left him at the aisle on their wedding day for someone else. He confronted her later about it and they broke up. She gave Squall back the engagement ring and the dress and he sold them to regain some of the funds that he lost on that day. For some buggered reason though now every time that he goes to a wedding the memories of that day come back and he does this."
Oh Squall…
"It's okay darling. I'm staying with you until the day that you either become like me in which case I'll be with you forever or until the day you die. I won't leave you…" I whisper into his ear and watch as he curls himself closer to me and starts shivering against me. I won't hate Rinoa for this but I won't let him do this alone.
Seifer stops the car outside the church at the side and I go to open the door only to head Seifer lock it.
"What do you mean, 'become like you'? Are you going to do something so my brother in law?" he asks seriously and I can't mistake that concerned threatening look in his eyes. He means business.
"Turn him into a vampire. I can and will only do it with his consent. I won't hurt him in any way or try to change him unless he wishes it" I simply comment and Squall sits up.
"Don't you dare do anything to him Irvine. I don't care if you're his boyfriend or whatever the fuck you are. Don't you goddamn well dare hurt him!"
"Seifer!" Squall shouts over the top of Seifer and he stops short.
"I just don't want you to get hurt Squall…"
"I want to become a vampire Seifer. I've made this choice already. Irvine and I haven't slept together at all since I made that choice. He won't hurt me, which he's assured me of. He risked being burnt to death to save me and even to put himself out on a limb to help Rinoa as well. I count that as being faithful and honest. Sure he may be a huge flirt but he's never been able to bring himself to cheat. He's proven that to me already. If I want to become a vampire, I will. Simple as that" he puts his point across to Seifer who stares wide eyed at him.
"I'm sorry… I should never have made such a rash decision about that. I should've trusted you on your choice of a person. Just be happy Squall. That's all Quistis and I all want to see. It's what everyone wants to see for you…"
Grinning he unlocks the door and I step out with Squall right behind me. Time to go and see Seifer seal his life away from infidelity, not that he could ever cheat on Quistis. He hasn't got the balls for it and a good thing that is too!
The wedding itself was pretty short. I just stood off to one side smiling with Squall at my side. Squall caught the bouquet when Quistis threw it into the crowd and Zell and Selphie jumped up on a chair to whistle and cheer for us. Just to be evil and to seal something into this moment we kissed to join alongside the cheers.
Now, driving us back in the car I can look back on that moment happily. Squall's sitting next to me happily pulling off the petals off the roses and eating them with a happy grin on his face. They're actually edible. Try it sometime! He actually at this moment in time looks a little child like. It's really cute!
"Hey Irvine…"
"Yep?"
"Can we just pack our bags and go home tonight? I did tell Quistis that we'd be leaving right after the wedding…"
Eager to go home I guess. I can honestly understand why.
"Sure thing. I'll drive. You've been up all day and now half the night. I've been awake for the least amount of time so rest up okay darlin' and I'll get us home."
"Thanks…" he smiles and I pull us up to the house. Jumping out we walk to the house and while he calls the porn company he was working for to quit his job I set about packing our stuff away. Squall joins me a few minutes later and he helps me to pack my bags. Once satisfied that everything is altogether, we leave a note of thanks on the kitchen bench and load up the car.
"You know, I'm going to be sad to see this place go. It's been less than a week but I enjoyed it. Thanks for bringing me out here…" I smile when he cuddles me.
"You're welcome…"
"I don't remember when I've ever been this happy. Maybe I was waiting all these years to find you…"
"I'll stay with you for as long as you want me…"
"Forever sounds nice…"
"Then forever it is…"
He leans and places a chaste kiss to my lips before drawing back and getting in the passenger's side of the car. I take my place as the driver and pull us out of the estate. As soon as we get to Esthar, I'll take him back to my place to sleep. We can talk about living together in the morning and after that… maybe… maybe making him mine for eternity…
"What are you thinking about?" he asks, staring out of the window. Just really about you… about us… about life in general and where it will take me next.
"You."
"What about me?"
"Us. What we are. Life in general and about how much I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
"And what do you want to happen with us? How do you see us now?"
"Depends. I see you as more than a human being or my dinner. I see you as my lover and the person I love with my century old heart. But do you see me in the same light? I want to spend my life with you and I want to be with you. But will immortality end up separating us instead of bringing us closer together? Will our love last or is it a fleeting moment? What about you?"
"I see you as someone I also love. A beautiful, strong but gentle man that I cannot help but feel attracted to. I don't care that he is a vampire. If anything it makes him more attractive. I've always loved vampires since I was little. Seifer and I grew up in the same orphanage so we used to pretend to be vampires and we'd dress up in the sheets from our beds and we'd break those little plastic forks to make fangs and we'd run around scaring the girls until Matron came and scolded us and made us make our beds and apologize to the girls. I want to be with you. And I don't know if I become a vampire if that will affect our relationship. But I'm not turning my back on you. I love you, which I'm sure that I want you and I won't let you go. Depends on whether you can stand me."
"Darling, when have I ever said you were so bad that I'd have to put up with you? You're perfect just the way you are now. I wouldn't change you for anything. I love everything about you. That's not something I want to change. Do you feel honestly ready to take the next step though?"
"I do."
"Are you positive Squall? Don't do this for me. You'll be giving up the day; you'll have to kill to survive. You'll never see the light of the day except in movies. Can you really give that up?"
"I hate the day. I will learn to kill. I could start out with something like spiders at first."
I laugh at this and he glances surprised at me.
"What?"
"Squall. You'd wipe out the entire arachnid population in Esthar if you started with them. Start with something like rats. I'll warn you against grat blood though. It tastes like shit. No kidding!"
"Then I'll start on rats. I won't miss the light when I have such a strong one next to me."
"Are you carrying a torch just to annoy me?"
"… I was referring to you…"
"Oh… Thanks…"
"… You're welcome…"
"So…"
"Three hours until Balamb."
"Oh. Good."
Must resist the urge to hit my head against the steering wheel.
"This is pathetic! When did the conversation become a target for a firing squad?"
"No idea. So… I'm just curious but is blood the only thing you eat?"
"I can have normal food. Blood isn't the only thing I eat. It's the only thing I need to survive but I like normal food a lot."
"Like what?"
Hmmm…
"Peach or plum flavoured sweets, chocolate (which I think would taste best if it was on you)… I don't know. Anything really."
"Irvine, do you have a food fetish I don't know about?"
"Depends. I've got a bondage fetish. I guess I may have a slight food fetish, but only for you."
"This gives me ideas!"
"I hope they involve some satisfaction on my part."
"Oh they do! Anyway, I'm tired so I'm going to sleep. Wake me up when we get to Esthar okay?"
"Sure thing babe. Sleep well!"
"Night Irvine…"
He leans his chair back and curls up into a little ball. Keeping my eyes focused on the road ahead, I drive towards Esthar. I hope he'll be happy. With everything and me. Maybe the empty feeling in my heart isn't empty at all but just waiting for something…
Authoress' note: Well, I've decided to do a touching, caring lemon scene in the next chapter (which I'll put up on my livejournal) and then do the kinky lemon. Anyway, if I don't please forgive me. I'm just wavering between things in the plot now. Until later!