"Have you told everyone about this?" Cid's inquired as he smiled into the phone. ("Squall, a father. I never thought Id see that day. Selphie definitely has changed him.")
"Not yet, Im curious as to how they will take it." Squall said as he sighed, rubbing his forehead..
"Well dont you think you should get on that?"
"Yeah. Thank you for signing off on the paperwork HeadMaster. "
"Anytime Commander. Tell Selphie and Travito I said hello."
"I will." -click-
Squall rubbed his scar absentmindly and tapped the screen on his phone, opened up contacts and scrolled down. Finding the name he was looking for, he pressed the green send option and held the phone up to his ear.
After 3 rings a female voice answered from the other end.
"Hello?" There was noise of chatter and keyboard clicks in the background.
"Hey Quistis, I have some important news to discuss with you."
"One second Squall." Quistis held her hand over the mouthpiece and spoke as she rose up from her seat.
"Class, continue to read pages 102 to 105. " Quistis walked the sliding door and steppes out into the hallway.
"Okay Squall Im back." She heard his breathing in to speak and interrupted him.
"What the hell Squall?! Are you alright?! Everyone has been so worried about you two!" Quistis asked in a flurry of words.
"We're fine Quistis, calm down. Now look Selphie is..."
Quistis brought a hand up to her mouth, thinking the worse.
"Oh god...no...Selphie.."
Squall heard Quistis breathing heavily.
"Quistis, calm down. Selphie isn't dead!"
"Oh thank god!" Quistis' hand shot up to her chest as she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Dont scare me like that!"
Squall sighed heavily and imagined banging his head on the wall next to him.
"Selphie is..."
"Selphie is pregnant.."
Squall heard the phone clatter to the floor on the other end and sighed.
After a few moments Squall heard Quistis' voice on the other end.
"Are you serious, Squall!? Are you sure?! Oh my god Squall! "
"Yes, Im serious, yes Im sure."
"How far along is she?"
"About 2 months."
"When are yall coming back to Garden?"
"Im not sure. Whenever the doctor here says she is cleared to leave. She's got morning sickness, headaches, backaches and a few other things going on but other than that she's fine. Oh and she's..."
Squall looked down at the puncture wounds from Selphie's nails on his arm.
"Different. Just dont...startle her or try to go against her." Squall said remembering what happened when he did.
"Oooh...kayyy?" Quistis said while squinting her eyes, showing that she was completely and utterly confused.
"Just...trust me on this okay?"
"If you say so." Quistis replied, though apprehensive.
"Well, Ive got to call Zell."
"Okay Squall. Oh wait!" -click and dial tone-
Quistis attempted to dial Squall's number back but she got a busy signal.
"Damn he's fast."
Quistis rubbed the bridge of her nose and sighed then walked back into the room.
-Ring...ring...ring...ring..."Squall man!"
"Where have you been at man!? Everyone's been worried about you two! Did you propose yet!? Aw man I bet it was awesome wasn't it!? Did you two do the do yet?"
Squall sighed and listened to Zell's incessant ramblings for a few seconds.
"ZELL!"
"Oh ah, yeah Squall?"
"We are fine. I have some important news to discuss with you and I need you to be calm. Can you do that for me?" Squall's tone was condescending, as if talking to a five year old.
"Yeah I think I can do that. What's the news Squall?"
"Selphie's pregnant."
"WHAT!?"
Squall visibly winced at the volume of Zell's voice but kept his voice the same.
"Yes."
"So you two DID do it! Oh yeah! My boy Squall getting la-a-a-aid! Oh yeah!" Zell did a dance that only could be described as looking like he was having a seizure.
-click and dial tone-
"Hello? Hello? Squall?" Squall?"
Zell pulled the phone away from his ear to look at it. -call ended- flashed across the screen.
Zell grinned from ear to ear and began dancing again. "Go Squaall go Squaall its ya birthday its ya birthday! "
Squall dailed one last number and waited for it to ring. -riiinnnggg...riiiinnnngggg...riiiinnnngggg...
Squall hung up and pulled the phone away from his ear. As he went to put it in his pocket his phone vibrated.
"Hello?"
-munching- "Who is this?"
"Irvine?"
"Who is this?
"Squall...we met at the orphanage..we go to the same school.."
"Oh, the quiet guy."
"Im calling you from Trabia. You didn't pick up."
"Yeah I know. I star 69ed you. I never answer my phone."
"Oh."
"So what's up?"
"Well...you're not going to believe this..."
Squall looked towards the infirmary.
"Irvine, are you watching Fight Club again?"
"Well Id say you like it too." Irvine chuckles on the other end, as did Squall from his end.
"In all honesty though, you probably aren't going to believe it."
"Let me guess...Selphie's pregnant? "
"How did you know?"
"I just knew, I don't know how I did but I did."
"Oh okay. Well, you took it better than the other two did."
"How far a long is she?"
"The doctor said about 2 months."
"Oh okay. Do you need anything? "
"What do you mean?"
"Money, gifts, transportation...anything like that?"
"Oh. No. Im good."
"Alrighty. Oh and Squall?"
"Yeah?"
"If you hurt my cousin, Ill shove my gun so far up your ass, you'll feel it til the day you die. Got it?"
"I know. I wont hurt her."
"Okay."
"Well, Ive got to get back to the infirmary. "
"Alrighty. "
-click-
End Chapter 12