Hehe.. Um... Hi. *hides*
Sorry this took so long to get posted! This past semester was really very tiring for both Cami and myself. But good news! We have a few chapters (finally) done, so expect to see some more updating!
Enjoy!
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Feeling quite a bit like she slept way too much (which was bad considering that she hadn't been sleeping much at all), Larxene groaned as she pulled herself out of bed to answer the incessantly ringing doorbell. Pulling open the door, she blinked when it wasn't one of her roommates' friends on the other side.
"Delivery for Larxene Gray." The slightly-annoyed man said.
Larxene glanced down at the box before nodding, "Okay..."
"Just take it." he shoved the box into her hands before turning on his heel and walking away. Blinking after him, Larxene kicked the door shut and walked over to the counter to open the box.
Cloud walked in, yawning and shaking his head, wet hair flipping before settling into his usual spikes. "Who was that? Sorry I didn't get it - was in the shower."
"Asshole delivery guy." Larxene answered, pulling the box open to reveal a dozen red roses. A smile crept onto her face, "Worth it, though."
"Ooh, classy," Cloud grinned at her, catching sight of the flowers as he grabbed a drink. Slowly, his grin widened. "Ah, that's brilliant! Larxene, you're a genius!"
Larxene blinked, "I didn't do anything this time. If whatever you're planning blows up in your face, it is so not my fault."
"It won't. It'll be amazing," Cloud assured her, glancing at the clock. "I gotta go if I'm gonna have enough time... Later! Thanks!"
Blinking again, Larxene called, "No problem," before shaking her head and rooting around the kitchen to try and find something nice to put the flowers in.
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An hour later, a slightly harassed delivery boy walked into the Hardware Store Place, asking for and being directed to Leon's office, muttering about how much he hated Valentine's Day as he walked back and knocked firmly.
Leon opened the door, slightly startled at the sight of the delivery boy, who handed the flowers to Leon without saying a word and stomped away. Raising an eyebrow, Leon opened the box in his hands to reveal a bouquet of tulips and a note. Freeing the note from the confines of the stems, he opened it.
Leon:
Happy Valentine's Day! You're like a breath of fresh fragrance in my life, and I couldn't possibly last without you.
XOXOXO
Your favorite blonde
Leon rolled his eyes, putting the flowers down on his desk and leaning against it to think for a moment, before pulling his phone out.
"Leon?" Zack half-whispered. "What's going on?"
"Sorry to interrupt your Valentine's Day." Leon answered, "Are you busy?"
"Not at the moment," Zack answered. "Everything okay?"
"Yeah, everything's fine. Think you could help me with something, then? For Cloud, for Valentine's?"
"Sure! What'dya have planned for Cloudy? Something special, I hope!"
"Well, this is more of a joke than a plan, and he started it." Leon said, before explaining his plan to Zack.
Zack chuckled, "All right, I'll see you soon!"
"Thanks, Zack."
"No problem!" Zack said before hanging up.
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Leon paid the cashier at the local Cute Stuff Store (that was what Seifer and Xigbar called the place, at least), before exiting and glancing at his phone to see what time it was.
"Leon!" Zack shouted, spotting the brunette.
Leon turned, "Hey," he nodded, "Thanks for coming out here. Aerith didn't mind too much, did she?"
"Nope. She's napping now; I've got a surprise for her when she gets up, but she knows I'm helping you right now, so no worries," Zack explained.
Leon nodded, "Thanks again."
"No problem. So I gotta take this to Cloudy 'cause you're being cute by mimicking how you guys met?" He grinned.
Leon chuckled, "Like I said, Cloud started it."
"Awww. You two are so adorable!" Zack laughed. More seriously, he said, "He really likes you, Leon. Don't mess it up, kay?"
Leon chuckled again, "Don't worry, I don't want to mess this up."
"Good. Okay, gimme the goods so I can visit my favorite blonde and get back to my gorgeously pregnant wife," Zack demanded.
Leon handed over the box, but before Zack could leave, he opened it and grabbed the note out, pinning it to Zack instead. "That okay?"
Zack grinned, "Sure! I love being Cloudy's Valentine's gift. This isn't the first time." He winked at Leon. "Be ready to have a feisty blonde on your hands later!" With that sage piece of advice, Zack waved and left.
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"Cid!" Zack yelled, bounding over the man as he cursed at paperwork, having not spotted Cloud yet in the garage.
"Christ, kid, I forgot how loud you were," Cid muttered.
Zack grinned, "I'm doing good, thanks! Aerith's pregnant - did Cloud tell you?"
"Oh god, the world doesn't need another you running around," Cid groaned.
Zack chuckled, "Thanks! Sorry I haven't visited lately."
"Been quieter," Cid grunted.
"Aw, you missed me!" Zack chuckled.
Cid glared at Zack but couldn't quite hide his grin. "The kid's in the break room - go on, get outta here! I'm workin'."
"Thanks, Cid! See you later!" Zack waved and walked over to the break room, leaving Cid to shake his head and go back to Cloud's botched paperwork.
"Hiya Cloudy!" Zack said, walking in.
Cloud stood, "Zack! What are you doing here?"
"Can't I visit my best friend? Happy Valentine's Day!" Zack grinned.
Cloud smiled back, "You too. How's Aerith doing?"
"Great! Getting bigger all the time, she's so sexy..." Zack trailed off before refocusing. "Right! Here you go! I'm your Valentine's present!"
Cloud studied Zack curiously, "What?"
"Leon sent me," Zack said, pointing out the card pinned to his jacket.
Cloud laughed, "So he got it then. Good." He murmured, leaning close and plucking the card off of Zack, reading it quickly:
Cloud- Right back atcha. See you tonight.
Cloud smiled softly as he read it and Zack grinned, knowing his friend was really, truly happy.
"Got plans tonight, huh?" Zack asked, winking.
"Yeah," Cloud said, looking up from the card and nodding.
"Have fun! Don't forget your chocolates," Zack said, handing over the bag.
"Heh. Thanks, Zack. Sorry to drag you from Aerith," Cloud said.
Zack laughed, "Don't worry, this was fun! I'm glad you're happy, Cloudy. Now, don't daydream while you're working, don't want you getting hurt. You use that gift card yet?"
"What? No! Zack!" Cloud sputtered, blushing.
Zack laughed again, "All right, all right. Just have fun then. Make sure he treats you right."
"Zack..." Cloud muttered, still blushing.
Zack grinned and hugged Cloud quickly. "See ya, Cloudy."
He walked out of the office, leaving the blonde to stare dreamily at the card and candy, still blushing lightly.
"Bye, Cid! Might wanna give Cloud a minute, he's back there having sexual fantasies about his boyfriend!" Zack yelled on his way out.
"ZACK!" Cloud yelled while Cid just groaned, muttering, "I'm too old for this crap."
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Riku pulled back from Sora, taking a much needed gulp of air, humming in the back of his throat as Sora's fingers raked through his hair.
Breathless, Sora managed to mutter, "We were supposed to be making plans," before leaning back in and kissing Riku again.
Riku hummed in agreement, sucking on Sora's tongue lightly, nipping at his bottom lip before pulling back again and settling his hands firmly on the brunette's shoulders. "Did you wanna go out for Valentine's Day? You never answered me."
"I never answered you because you asked while you were shirtless and still wet from your shower, ass." Sora rolled his eyes.
"Really, Sora, am I that good looking?" Riku teased, grinning.
Sora gave him a look, "Shut up."
Smirking, Riku tightened his grip before leaning in and licking Sora's ear, whispering, "Make me."
Smirking, Sora turned his head so he could kiss Riku again.
"Ah ah," Riku shook his head, pulling back with a grin. "You haven't answered my question properly."
Sora shifted, pushing Riku down so that he was straddling him, now in control. "Hm, I don't think I need to." he shrugged.
Riku gripped Sora's waist, absentmindedly rubbing the skin he found there, playing with the hemline of Sora's shirt. "You're right," he said, grinning, "we both know I'm hot."
Sora groaned, burying his face in Riku's neck and nipping, "Maybe we should just stay here-I don't feel like moving."
"Mhmm. Or you could let me take you out to dinner and then you could spend the night," Riku suggested, one hand creeping slowly up Sora's back to tangle in his hair.
Sora moved up a little, whispering into Riku's ear, "Who says you have to take me out to dinner for me to spend the night?"
Riku's eyes darkened and he yanked non-too-gently at Sora's hair, pulling him in for a bruising, crushing kiss. "God I love you," he muttered between kisses. "But I'm still taking you out."
Sora smirked, "Kay." he mumbled as he kissed Riku again, his boyfriend's second statement probably not fully registering in his head.
Riku's grip tightened around Sora and he rolled them over, pinning the brunette to the couch, panting lightly as he kissed his entire face. "We should stop. Get up. Go out," he said, not moving and continuing to kiss his boyfriend, trailing down his neck.
"Mmm," Sora answered, shifting to try and capture Riku's lips again.
Just as Riku crushed their lips back together, the doorbell went off. He jumped a little but otherwise made no move to get up, enjoying his position on top of Sora far too much to move.
The doorbell rang again, this time more incessantly.
Cursing, Riku pulled back. "I should get that."
"Yeah, you probably should." Reno's voice filtered over.
"Fuck!" Riku yelled, scrambling up and off of Sora.
Reno was casually leaning against the door frame; he'd only arrived home a couple of moments earlier and decided to attempt to use the doorbell as a wake up call for the two of them. Luckily (for him) his position meant that he could only hear them and not really see them, something he was incredibly grateful for.
Riku became acutely aware of the fact that he still had no shirt on, face heating up. "We - you - how - I - uh - but - s-sorry," Riku stuttered.
Reno chuckled, noticing Sora had yet to rise from the couch (mostly because he'd buried his face in the cushions and was avoiding facing the situation entirely), "Don't care what you do, would prefer not to see it."
Riku nodded emphatically, "Right. Good. I'm gonna - clothes." He fled to his room.
Reno laughed, "You all right, Sora?"
"Fine," Sora mumbled, still not moving.
"Tell Riku I'll be in my room, kay?" Reno asked, waving over his shoulder as he shut the apartment door and crossed the living room to his bedroom.
Cautiously, Riku walked out of his room, tensing when he couldn't immediately spot Reno. "Sora?" he murmured, heading for the couch, this time wearing a shirt.
Sora finally poked his head over the couch, "Hey." After pausing for a moment, he spoke again, "Time to go out for lunch, maybe?"
Riku sighed, nodding. "Yeah," he smiled, offering Sora his hand.
Sora took it, standing up and squeezing Riku's hand. Before they left, though, he leaned over and whispered, "Do I still get to sleep over?"
"We're locking my bedroom door if you do," Riku muttered. "Do you still want to?" He studied Sora's face, trying to see how uncomfortable he was.
Sora raised an eyebrow at the sudden caution, "Of course I do."
"Wasn't sure if Reno'd scared you off," Riku admitted.
Sora shook his head, "Nah, just startled me. You're the one who dashed for your room." he joked.
"My brother had just walked on me when I was half-naked on top of my boyfriend!" Riku protested. "How would you feel if Roxas saw that? Or Kairi?"
"I've caught Roxas doing worse." Sora grumbled, "And hell if I know what Kairi would do, she's Kairi."
Riku sighed, shaking his head, "Let's just get our food. By the time we're done, I should be able to look at Reno without flinching."
Sora chuckled, squeezing Riku's hand, "I think it's a younger brother thing."
Riku nodded, "Maybe. C'mon, let's go." Riku pulled Sora towards the door, "Reno! We're leaving!"
"See you later!" Reno called back.
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Zack carried the tray into the bedroom, setting it down next to Aerith and beaming at her. "Lunch is served!"
Aerith looked up from her book, "Aww, Zack, thank you." she smiled at him.
"Happy Valentine's Day!" Zack grinned, grabbing the rose off of the tray and presenting it to his wife with a bow and a wink.
"Thank you," Aerith smiled, pulling him in to give him a kiss, "Happy Valentine's Day."
Zack kissed her back before climbing onto the bed and sitting next to her, holding the tray on his lap. "Come on, dig in! I even got your favorite chocolates for dessert!"
Aerith smiled softly, taking a bite, "Thank you, Zack."
Zack grinned and nodded. "I love you. And you, too," he said, placing his hand on her stomach and smiling at her.
As if hearing its daddy's voice, there was suddenly a thump against Zack's hand. Aerith's eyes widened.
Zack jerked and stared at Aerith before looking at her stomach in awe. "Whoa!" he breathed, hesitantly placing his hand back on her stomach, feeling another kick. His face lit up and he wrapped his other arm around Aerith, letting out a small laugh. "Aerith! The baby!"
"Zack..." Aerith breathed, putting her hand on top of his and leaning into him as the baby kicked again.
"Hi. Hi in there. It's your dad," Zack said quietly to his unborn baby. "I love you. Mommy loves you. We can't wait to meet you." His grin widened and he kissed Aerith softly.
Aerith snuggled into him, squeezing his hand.
"The baby moved," Zack said suddenly, staring at Aerith intently. "It moved, it heard us. Aerith! We're gonna have a baby!" He pulled her closer, it all really hitting him in that moment.
"I know," Aerith said, "Zack..." The baby kicked again, "I..."
"I love you," Zack said, kissing her, repeating the words with each new kiss. "I love you so much."
"I love you too."
"I know," he grinned, pulling back.
Aerith grinned, "I have to tell Reno and Riku."
Zack nodded, "Okay. I should call Cloud."
"Not yet." Aerith pulled him back in for another kiss, before pulling back, "Hope we're not interrupting too much, but at the same time, this is more important." she grinned, rubbing her swollen belly before reaching onto the nightstand to grab her phone. "Do you want to call Reno together? If it's my number he probably won't hang up on you."
Zack chuckled and nodded, "Okay."
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Xigbar walked out of his room, going over to the couch but staying out of Kairi's line of sight. "Eyes closed, Red?"
"Yesssss, but will you tell me why yet?" Kairi pouted.
Xigbar rolled his eyes, dropping the white teddy bear holding a box of chocolates onto her lap. "You can open now."
Kairi opened her eyes, looking down at the teddy bear and chocolates, "Aww, Xigbar, thank you." she smiled.
"Happy Valentine's Day, Red," he said, sitting next to her and smiling.
"Happy Valentine's Day." Kairi smiled, leaning and kissing him.
Xigbar kissed her back easily, pulling back after a few moments. "So. I have to work later, but I was thinking of taking you out for lunch. Sound good?"
"Sure." Kairi smiled, "Sounds great."
"Good," Xigbar said, kissing her again. "Now, open your chocolates so you can share with me." He grinned cheekily.
Kairi giggled, opening the box and popping one in her mouth before offering one to her boyfriend.
Xigbar opened his mouth, eating the candy from her hand and licking the smudge of chocolate from her fingertips, humming in delight at the taste.
Kairi leaned in and kissed him again.
Xigbar was grinning when they broke apart. "So you like your present, Red?"
"Very much." Kairi grinned back, "Thank you."
"Anything for you, Sass. Now, gimme another one of those," he smirked.
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"Tifa!" Reno shouted towards her office, "When Nam gets here, can you send her out back? I'm gonna go check to make sure everything's set."
"Sure, sure." Tifa called back to him, waving her hand.
Reno smiled, heading out the doors towards the back garden of Tifa's restaurant.
Namine smoothed her dress as she climbed out of her car, waving to Kairi and heading inside the restaurant and looking around for Reno, not spotting him at the bar.
Tifa poked her head out of her office, "Oh, hey Namine." she said, "He's in the back, told me to send you that way."
"In the back?" Namine repeated, confused.
Tifa chuckled, standing up and leading her through the restaurant, holding open the door that lead to the garden for her.
"Thank you," Namine said absently, looking around in wonder. "I didn't realize there was a garden here!"
Hearing her voice, Reno walked over, "Tifa doesn't usually let people eat back here. She used to have it open for people to walk through and stuff, but there was some vandalism a few months back and she closed it off." he leaned in, giving her a kiss, "Happy Valentine's Day."
Namine beamed up at him, "Happy Valentine's day to you too."
Reno took her hand, leading her over to the table he'd set up and pulled a chair out for her, "I figured we could have an early dinner out here since I have to work later."
Namine smiled, "This is lovely. Thank you."
Reno smiled back, crossing to sit on the other side so that they could start eating.
Some time later, Namine sat back in her chair and smiled, "That was delicious, Reno. Thank you."
"You're very welcome." Reno smiled back. Glancing at his watch, he frowned. "My shift starts in ten minutes."
"Really?" Namine asked, surprised that it was that late already. "Well then, perhaps I'll stay for a while, keep you come company in between customers."
"That'd be great." Reno smiled.
Namine returned the smile as she stood. "This was amazing. Let me help you clear it up so that you aren't late."
"You sure?" Reno asked.
"Of course," Namine nodded. Together, they cleared everything and walked back into the main restaurant, heading to the bar. Reno smoothly slid into the job and Namine smiled a little from her seat, just enjoying watching him work. At some point he placed a glass of wine in front of her, and she sipped it now and then. Jealousy burned in her gut when she saw him wait on a very attractive woman, but it disappeared when he turned to smile and wink at her before moving further down the bar.
Once the bar calmed down a bit, Reno leaned over the bar to give Namine a kiss before smiling, "Enjoying your wine?"
"Mhm," Namine hummed, smiling and slightly flushed. "Yes, thank you."
Reno smiled, "Good."
"I think that woman over there is trying to get your attention," she murmured, nodding in the direction of the impatient brunette.
Reno sighed and grumbled something about customers not always being right. "Be right back," he murmured, before crossing the bar to the woman.
Idly, Namine finished her glass of wine and pulled out her cell phone, shocked to see how late it was. She hadn't intended to stay for the whole of Reno's shift, but she'd nearly done just that.
Reno finished with the customer, and bid her a friendly (but completely faked, the woman was clingy beyond all belief) farewell as she left. Glancing around the bar and noticing that it was empty save for Namine, he called over to Tifa, who had her office door open.
"Gonna close down a few minutes early since the bar emptied out."
"Sure." Tifa nodded, "Get out of here and enjoy the rest of your night-I've got cleanup."
Reno raised an eyebrow, "What do you want?"
"Shut up and just accept my good will for once." Tifa rolled her eyes.
Reno shrugged, walking back over to Namine.
"All set for the night, then?" the blonde asked when he got closer.
"Yep." Reno smiled, "You need to get home, or do you wanna come over?"
"Aren't you tired?" Namine asked, assuming he'd just want to sleep after working.
"Nah, I'm plenty awake." Reno shrugged.
Namine bit her lip, "If you're sure..."
Reno chuckled, "I wouldn't have invited you if I wasn't sure, Nam. Come on."
Namine hesitated a moment more before nodding. "Okay. Kairi dropped me off, anyway."
"Cool." Reno smiled, "Let's get out of here before Tifa changes her mind and makes me clean."
Namine smiled back, taking his hand and going with him to his car. They drove through the rather empty streets to his apartment, and Namine didn't think to ask until he was unlocking the door - "Is Riku home?"
"No idea, but if he is, let's just avoid his room altogether." Reno suggested, remembering the situation he'd caught Riku in earlier that day.
Namine nodded in agreement. "All right. He's probably sleeping, anyway. Should we not sit in the living room then?"
"Er, probably." Reno frowned, "Bedroom okay with you, or would you rather the living room?"
Namine only hesitated for a moment, reminding herself sternly that Reno was a gentleman and it wasn't like she hadn't already slept in his bed, "The bedroom's okay."
Reno chuckled, "Kay. Wanna watch a movie or something?"
Namine smiled, "Sure." She followed him into his room. "Something nonviolent?"
"Of course." Reno chuckled, "Anything you want-choose a movie."
Moving over to the healthy stack of them next to his TV, she picked out a comedy and put it into the player, glancing around and realizing that they'd be sitting on his bed if they wanted to sit at all.
Reno sat down, leaning back against the wall behind his bed, offering a hand to her.
Namine slipped out of her shoes and took it, climbing onto the bed and settling next to him.
He settled an arm around her and hit the button on the remote that would start the movie.
Halfway through it, and Namine was nodding off against his shoulder. Jerking herself awake for the third time, she glanced at the clock. "Maybe I should head home..."
Tired himself, Reno mumbled, "Stay the night?"
"All right," Namine agreed, tired and not wanting to make Reno drive her home. Instead, she moved and started to climb off the bed to sleep on the couch.
Reno pulled her back down, "I promise I won't do anything." he said, shutting the TV off and tossing the remote off the bed.
"I know," she said, jittery all of a sudden. She pulled away from him a bit, let him pull up the covers onto them both, laying down onto his pillow, heart hammering in her chest. "Goodnight."
"Night, Nam." Reno smiled at her, before shutting his eyes.
She lay awake for a long while after his breathing evened out until she'd relaxed enough to sleep.
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Hayner stuffed his hands into his (Seifer's) jacket pockets. There was still a bit of snow on the ground and the air had lost none of its chill - just the way he liked it.
He jogged across the crosswalk and entered campus, heading to the building where Seifer had his last class to meet him, having walked from his house since his classes had canceled for the day and Olette had the car.
"Hey, kid." A blonde woman called to him from the sidewalk across the way, glancing both ways before crossing over.
Hayner slowed, glancing back at her. "Are you talking to me?"
"Do you see anyone else around here?" She raised an eyebrow.
Hayner snorted, "No, but I also see a nutjob trying to talk to me and calling me 'kid.'" He turned to continue walking.
The woman grabbed his arm, "Hey!"
"What the hell? Let go!" Hayner yelled, struggling in her grip and debating his reasons against hitting women.
"Look, I'm just trying to warn you here, so shut the fuck up and listen for a second." she said, not letting go of Hayner's arm, "You're dating Seifer, right? You want to leave him behind now. He's bad news-he's fucking psycho. He gets his kicks from taking someone who isn't interested in him and fucking with them until they are. And once they are, he leaves them like they're just trash. Get out while you can."
Hayner studied her more carefully, stopping his struggles. "Who the fuck are you? How do you know that I'm dating Seifer? And he wouldn't do something like that!"
"I'm one of Seifer's many exes." she answered, letting him go, "And you'd be surprised what he'd do. Just ask him."
Hayner snorted again, "Sure, I'll just go up to my boyfriend and casually ask him how many other people he's fucked around with. Yeah, right, lady."
"Don't say I didn't warn you." She turned to leave, "You'd be wise to take my advice."
Hayner frowned, watching her go and shaking his head, continuing on to the building he was meeting Seifer at. Sitting down at a nearby bench, his leg bounced as he couldn't help but think over her words. His immediate reaction was to deem her crazy and move on, but what if...?
"Hey," Seifer's voice jolted him out of his thoughts.
Hayner jumped, "Hey."
Seifer raised an eyebrow, "Bit jumpy?"
Hayner chuckled, embarrassed. "Yeah, sorry. Let's go. Your place, right?"
Seifer nodded, "Yeah, come on, I'm parked over here."
Hayner wordlessly followed him, climbing in and waiting until the other blonde was inside as well. "Hey, Seifer?"
"Hm?" Seifer asked.
"How many other people you been with?" Hayner asked.
Seifer raised an eyebrow, "Er..." he thought for a sec, "Dunno. Quite a few, I guess."
Hayner frowned, "Really? Any.. last?"
Seifer shrugged, "Not really."
Hayner made a noncommittal sound, turning to stare out the window, thoughts buzzing around in his head. No way, Roxas had pushed him to this, there was no way there was something wrong with Seifer... right?
Seifer glanced over, "Everything all right?"
"Yep. Fine," Hayner answered, still thinking.
Seifer frowned, but went back to driving, pulling into the apartment complex.
Hayner followed Seifer up the stairs to the apartment, head a mess. 'He leaves them like they're just trash... fucking psycho...' the ex said. 'Just be careful.' Cloud frowned. 'Hope you're prepared.' Xigbar warned. 'Seifer's great!' Roxas insisted, even as Axel stiffened. Axel... at the party, at his house, he tenses around Seifer. Won't look at him, talk to him, something had to have happened... And everyone knew? And they all fucking knew!
"Holy shit!" Hayner jerked in the doorway. "She was right - everyone was warning me from the fucking beginning! Fuck!"
Seifer turned, "Hayner?" he asked, surprised.
"And you fucking just told me yourself - none of them last!" Hayner let out a hysterical little laugh. "God, am I that fucking gullible?" he muttered to himself.
His outburst caught the attention of Kairi and Xigbar, who were sitting on the couch. Kairi glanced over, frowning, "Hayner?"
"It's been staring me in the face the whole damn time, Kairi. The whole fucking time." Hayner turned to Seifer. "So what, you get some kinda twisted pleasure out of fucking us and dropping us? Do you typically go after the sexually-confused or am I just special? Ha, right. Me, special." He shook his head, fists balling.
Kairi glanced at Xigbar, a worried look on her face as Seifer's eyes widened as he (finally) realized what was going on, "Hayner, it's not like that."
"Yeah, listen-" Xigbar was cut off by Hayner.
"Shut up! Shut the fuck up!" Hayner snapped. "Don't fucking defend him! He just told me himself, he's had so many people he can't even remember! Do you even remember their names, what they look like? Am I just a notch in the bedpost? Fuck you! I knew it! I fucking told Rox, there'd be no way someone like you would want me - and Rox! He fucking knows, too, doesn't he? He's got to, what with the way Cloud's warned me about you and the way Axel looks like he could kill you. What, you fuck him once-upon-a-time, too? Huh? Say something, goddammit!"
With the flurry of thoughts running through Seifer's head, the only thing he managed was, "I didn't fuck Axel."
"Someone close to him then. Fuck, you're fucking psycho, you know that? How many people like me have you fucked with - confused them all to shit until they're convinced they actually feel something for you only to have a nice slam, bam, thank you ma'am and fucking walk away? Huh? Well, not me goddamn you. Not me!" Hayner yanked off the jacket he was wearing, balling it and throwing it hard into Seifer's face. "Stay the fuck away from me, I swear to God, Seifer, you stay the fuck away or I don't know what I'll do." Hayner said, shaking with barely restrained fury.
"Hayner, look, calm down..." Xigbar trailed off with one look at the kid's face.
"Fuck you, too, Xigbar. You live with him - how could you let him do this shit?" Hayner demanded.
Xigbar looked away.
"That's what I thought," Hayner said. He turned to glare at Seifer, who was still frozen in place. "I fucking hate you. I thought we were..." Angrily, he swiped at his eyes, refusing to give the bastard the satisfaction of seeing him cry, "Whatever. Doesn't matter now. Stay the fuck outta my life."
He turned on his heel and stormed out, slamming the door behind him, the apartment falling silent in his wake.
"Shit." Kairi jumped up before either of the two men could react. "He's going to try and walk home-he lives like six miles from here." she gave Xigbar a kiss, "I'm just going to drive him-I'll be back after." she sent him an apologetic smile before hurrying after Hayner.
"Seifer? What the fuck happened?" Xigbar asked, watching his girlfriend leave.
"I have no fucking idea!" Seifer snapped, "He just blew up! He was... well, he was quiet in the car, but you saw the whole explosion." He grumbled softly to himself, "Shit, what am I going to do?"
Xigbar dragged a hand over his face. "Something, but not now. Going after him now will only make things worse. Gotta give him time to cool... Fuck, this is a mess."
"You think?" Seifer snapped, "Shit. Shit shit shit."
"Seifer... Are you... I mean, well, some might say it'd be easier to cut your losses and move on," Xigbar said cautiously.
Seifer turned to glare at Xigbar in response.
"Right. Didn't think so," Xigbar sighed. "Well, I'm at your disposal. I'll help any way I can. But I think right now, you both need some time to think."
Seifer sighed, nodding, "Right. Thanks."
"It'll work out. Once he calms down and you can reason with him..." Xigbar trailed off, not really knowing how to comfort his friend in this situation.
Seifer sighed again, but didn't say anything else.