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I'm No Angel
Chapter 19: Eien No Melody (Eternal Melody)
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"Squall, we better go before I kill him." Seifer bit out. Squall nodded and turning to Kiros, thanked the man before leaving with Seifer. Soon they were outside Selphie's apartment once more.
They paused before entering. "We've had a few guests come over since you left." Squall said, looking up at the blonde haired man.
Seifer looked down and nodded. "It's not like it's my house anyways..."
Kiros waved and left he was going back to his house to take care of Laguna.
"No... " Squall looked down. "But my Matron is here.. So is Elle.." He explained.
Seifer brushed Squall's hand. "Good then I can meet them, though, I've met Ellone."
The teen nodded as he entwined his fingers with Seifer's before pushing open the door.
Selphie turned at the sound of the door her eyes immediately widening at the sight of Seifer. Making a little squeaking noise she grabbed Irvine's arm and pulled him to the blonde.
Irvine blinked at the brunette girl as she dragged him to the door. "Selphie.. I can walk on my own you know.." He commented.
"Yeah, but ...SEIFER'S HERE!" She squealed. Seifer cringed, and followed Squall inside.
Irvine sighed. "I'm not blind either Selphie..." He then turned to Seifer. " Hey.. We missed ya." He offered the blonde a smile.
Seifer smiled back."Thanks..."
Soon two women, one older, one a teen, walked in wondering what the commotion was about.
"What's going on out here?" The older one asked as she smoothed out her long black skirt.
"Seifer's back." Squall said not caring to explain where he was. "...my boyfriend." He added quietly watching the brunette for a reaction.
The woman smiled. "So he's the one you were so worried about?" She asked as she walked over to the blonde. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Seifer. I'm Edea.. Squall's matron." She introduced herself.
Seifer nodded trying to be polite as he could. "Thank you, it's nice to meet you too."
"It's getting late.." The woman then said looking at the clock, which showed the time as 11:30 pm. "We should all get some rest."
"Off to bed, all of you." She made a shooing motion with her hands.
They all chuckled and headed to their respective rooms Squall pulling Seifer to his. "You can sleep in my room." He stated. "Alright." Seifer nodded as he followed the teen.
Matron entered the room behind them holding a few extra blankets and pillows. "I thought you may need these." She said arranging them into a bed on the floor. "Well, looks good, goodnight boys." She said laying down on the bed smiling.
Seifer nodded once more. "Thank you ma'am. Good night.." He said.
"Good night." Squall echoed, Edea nodded and turned away giving them as much privacy as she could.
"Good night, Squall" the man said, hugging the teen as they laid down on the makeshift bed. Squall laid down next to Seifer and hugged him. "Good night." He said looking into his boyfriend's eyes. He hadreally missed him...
"I missed you too.." Seifer whispered, reading the look on Squall's face.
Squall smiled and pressed his lips to Seifer's. Seifer blushed before returning the kiss with one of his own. The brunette sighed and cuddled to Seifer giving the blushing man a kiss on the cheek. "Don't worry about it, she won't mind." He said, kissing the blondes lips briefly.
Seifer nodded, still blushing. "Let's get some sleep.." He suggested, wrapping his arms lightly around the teen's waist. Squall nodded and closed his eyes slowly drifting off.
The next morning at breakfast, everyone was celebrating Seifer's safe return when Squall noticed the distinct absence of two small boys. Turning to Selphie he asked, "Where are the two boys?"
"Still in bed." She answered swallowing some pancakes. "Why don't you go wake them up?" She asked smiling. "They still haven't met Seifer."
Squall nodded and stood up, making his way to the guest room where the children had been sleeping. Opening the door the brunette peered in.
Both boys were sitting on the bed. The younger had his knees pulled up to his chest and his hands covering his head as he sobbed, his entire body trembling. The older was hugging his sibling, trying to comfort the youth despite the fact that he looked exhausted.
Squall, after a moment of thought, stepped inside the room closing the door quietly behind him. The older boy looked up at him as he heard the door click shut.
"Hey, I just came to tell you to come to breakfast...Is Duo okay?" He asked worriedly.
"No." Solo answered coldly as his emerald green eyes turned to his brother once more. " He was dreaming last night.." He said in a gentler tone.
Squall walked up to the bed kneeling next to Duo placing a hand on his back. The small boy flinched slightly, his breath hitching, at the sudden, unexpected contact.
Squall winced. "It's okay, it's just me Squall..." He said feeling uncomfortable again. "It's just a dream you're okay. I won't let anything happen to you." Duo only shook his head while still crying. Solo looked up at the teen. "What exactly happened last night?"
Squall started to rub circles on the small back while turning to Solo. "We were about to leave the main room when a man came up to us. He called Duo," Squall glanced at the boy and leaned closer to Solo whispering not wanting to upset the younger child any further. "He called him Jasmine and said something about re-acquainting himself with his former pet..."
The older boy tensed. "That man... Did he have long, greasy black hair?" He asked.
Squall nodded. "We left as soon as we could, I didn't like him or the way Duo reacted..."
"Kimbley... K'so!" Solo growled quietly before shaking his head and turning to his brother, whispering to him. "It's okay Duo... Daijôbu... You're safe.. Kimbley's gone... You're never going back.. I promise.."
"Kimbley?" Squall asked curiously.
"That man.." Solo explained.
"...What happened? I mean. if you don't mind me asking." Squall asked.
"A lot." The boy answered vaguely.
Squall frowned, but didn't push it, instead he turned back to Duo. "Are you hungry?" He asked softly. The boy simply shook his head, not looking up. "Do you want anything?" He tried. The boy shook his head again.
Squall relented and finally pulled the small boy into a hug tucking the brunette head under his chin.
The small boy tensed in Squall's arms for a moment before relaxing and grabbing hold of the teen's shirt. Solo just blinked. The violet-eyed child had never done that before with anyone but himself.
Squall continued to rub the boys back rocking slightly again recalling what Matron had done for him, and he had even done for Elle when she had a nightmare. Suddenly he didn't feel so uncomfortable it was like when Elle had a nightmare... Squall started to hum yet again not minding as much as it seemed to comfort the small boy.
Just as the boy began to calm down there sounded a soft knock at the door, followed by Seifer's voice. "Is everything okay?" He asked.
Squall turned to the door best he could while keeping Duo in his arms. "Yeah, everything's fine. You can come in. Meet two more of your saviors." Squall joked lightly. Outside the door Seifer looked confused by that last statement before he opened the door.
Squall turned back to Duo pushing some hair away from the small face. "You feeling better?" he asked. The boy nodded lightly as he snuggled closer to the teen, still clutching his shirt tightly.
"Well this is Seifer, it turns out he was staying at my father's which I found out when I went to talk to him." He said to both the boys nodding towards the blonde. "Duo and Solo helped us out with searching for you." Squall said to Seifer.
Solo nodded a little as he looked the man over warily, his body tense and ready. Duo looked at the jade-eyed man and shrunk back away from him as best he could.
Squall hugged Duo closer. "It's okay he won't hurt you...he's my boyfriend." Hoping that maybe they would be more comfortable if they knew how much Squall trusted the blonde. The youths didn't relax though as Solo continued to watch the man.
"We'll be out soon, okay?" Squall said indicating that the blonde should go back to the kitchen. Seifer nodded and headed back to the kitchen where everyone else was waiting.
Squall turned back to the brunette in his arms. "You sure you're not hungry? What about you Solo?"
Duo nodded as his sibling said "I'm fine."
"Do you want to stay in here?" Squall asked.
Duo shook his head. "No." He whimpered pitifully as he curled closer to the teen.
"Well you could come back to the table with me?" Squall offered. "Maybe you'd like to go out somewhere?"
"Out?" Solo asked.
Squall nodded. "There are parks n' such about. School's and city."
Squall felt Duo nod his head against his chest. "But first you've got to eat." Squall said smiling that he had finally found something to do with the boys. Duo nodded once more as Solo sighed.
Squall glanced at the boy. "Okay?"
"Yeah." Came the tired response. Squall stood letting go of Duo, who didn't let go of his shirt, but rather buried his face in the fabric. Pausing the brunette tried again, but the boy wouldn't let go, so he picked the boy up and sat him on his hip. Squall carried the Duo to the table, followed closely by Solo. Selphie and Irvine were both surprised to see the younger child holding onto Squall's shirt instead of holding his brother's hand when the three boys entered the kitchen. Squall walked in silently and set Duo on a chair gently taking the small fingers from his shirt and setting them on the child's lap instead. After that he went to take a seat next to Duo, who now sat in-between Solo and himself. The brunette saw his two friends staring at him. "What?"
Both Selphie and Irvine blinked. Irvine spoke up first. "He was holding onto you instead of Solo?"
Squall glanced at Duo and then back to Irvine. "...Yeah."
"Or Mr. Bear even?" Selphie added incredulously.
"...Yes..." Squall answered sipping some coffee, brushing his knee against Seifer's who sat next to him.
Seifer looked confused at the whole scene and chose to remain silent. "He was holding onto you, "Mr. Anti-social, I'm mad at the entire universe'?" Irvine asked again.
"Yes..." Squall replied. "I'm not mad at the entire universe...just most of it." He said jokingly.
"And he's joking..." Selphie added, her eyes wide with shock.
Both the brunette girl and cowboy shared a look before asking at the same time. "Who are you and what have you done with Squall Leonhart?"
Squall rolled his eyes. "Nothing, I'm just happy...don't I have a reason to be?"
"Well yeah... But.." Irvine began at a loss for words.
Squall sighed and continued to drink his coffee. "I'm taking Duo and Solo to a park later."
Both Selphie and Irvine continued to stare at the teen. This was like a scene from a sci-fi film...
"Anyone else coming? Seifer?" He asked turning to the blonde hopefully. He really wanted to spend as much time with the blonde as he could.
The blonde smiled. "Of course I'll come." He said as he took a hold of the teen's hand underneath the table.
Squall squeezed Seifer's hand and smiled slightly before turning back to the table.
The rest of breakfast went by quietly, Selphie and Irvine planning to call the news and maybe report a kidnapping. They knew they were going to call Zell...
Squall asked to borrow Selphie's car as his was still at Seifer's and soon Squall, Seifer, Solo, and Duo were in the car headed for the park. "Do you want to go to the City Park? Or maybe a school one?"
Both boys remained silent in the back seat as they watched scenery pass by the windows, the elder glancing every so often at his still somewhat distraught sibling.
"...I guess the City Park will do..." Squall finally said making a turn to head for the city's park.
Once there, both boy's eyes lit up somewhat as they took in the beautiful flowers and tall trees as well as the playground.
As soon as the car was parked Squall heard seat belts unbuckle and car doors open as the boys looked at the park excited. Squall got out of the car and gestured to the large lawn in front of them. "Go ahead, just stay in sight."
Both boys nodded and ran off to play while Seifer walked up behind Squall, hugging him. "You really care about those two, huh?" He asked watching the boys over the teen's shoulder.
Squall smiled and leaned back against the blonde's warm body. "Yeah, they remind me of me and Elle when wewere their age."
"Oh really?" Seifer asked as he nibbled lightly on Squall's ear.
Squall moaned. "Yeah...protective..."
"Protective?" The man asked, placing a kiss on Squall's neck.
The brunette tilted his head giving Seifer more room. "Solo is just as protective as I was.. am...with Ellone."
"And the younger one?" The man asked, taking advantage of the better access.
"I don't know...he seems to trust me or something.. it was surprising both how he warmed up to me and how protective I feel..." Squall answered entwining his hands with Seifer's that were around his waist.
"Why do you feel so protective over him? Seifer asked as he leaned his chin on the teen's shoulder, watching the boys play.
Squall shrugged. "Why not?"
Seifer frowned. "You don't know why you feel protective of that child.. do you?"
"...No not really..." Squall answered turning to look at Seifer. "Is that wrong?"
"No." He met the teen's gaze. "Where do they come from?" He asked.
"..I don't know that either. Kiros said they found them on the streets. When they first came they looked quite dirty and hungry...like they had been living on the streets, or so Irvine and Selphie told me." Squall kissed the blonde.
"That's awful." The jade-eyed male answered, returning the kiss. "Yeah.. maybe that's why I feel protective." Squall replied. "Maybe." Seifer answered as he tightened his hold on Squall for a moment.
Squall turned around once more so he could watch the orphans, patting Seifer's leg so the blonde would let go. The brunette walked out onto the grass to keep a better eye on the boys.
Seifer moved to walk beside the teen, taking the brunette's hand in his own. "So what was going in the bedroom this morning?" He asked as he watched Duo tackle his older brother to the ground before both boys started laughing.
"Nothing, Duo just had a nightmare." Squall replied, smiling at the boys rolling around in the grass.
"I see." Seifer sighed. "They're not very trusting, are they?" He asked watching the two children laugh as Duo ran from his sibling, who chased him.
Squall nodded. "Yeah, not very much, which is why I'm so surprised about Duo..."
Seifer nodded. "He's placed a lot of trust in you. Which has led his brother to trust you as well." He pointed out as he led Squall over to a nearby bench.
Squall nodded and sat down. "It feels strange, but great you're back...almost like you never left." The brunette said staring up at his boyfriend, while changing topics. He was unbearably happy Seifer was back, it seemed too good to be true.
Seifer nodded. "I know.. It's so surreal all of a sudden.. But... We shouldn't dwell on it for too long... Otherwise we might end up being split apart again before we can truly enjoy being together.." He said, putting an arm around the teens shoulder, hugging him close.
Squall nodded in agreement. "You're right...but did they hurt you, at all?" The brunette asked worriedly.
Seifer frowned as he tilted his head up to look at the soft, whit clouds passing overhead. "A little... But it wasn't something I couldn't handle." He answered.
Squall looked over at the children playing once more. "Why don't you tell me?" He said casually.
"It was just a couple of fights... Nothing serious." Was the blonde's reply as he continued to watch the clouds lazily drift through a bright blue sky.
"You fought? With who...was it Laguna who kidnapped you or did he hire someone?" Squall asked suddenly curious about everything that had happened to the blonde.
"He had outside help.. From a girl named Kimi and a guy named Zeke.. Kimi kidnapped me and Zeke held me captive in his estate. I fought with Zeke and his goons.." He answered truthfully as he turned his gaze back to the two orphans playing a short distance away.
Squall frowned slightly as he remembered what Solo had said when they met up after searching at that old warehouse.
Irvine frowned as Solo spoke up, watching his little brother. " I heard some people talking about a private transaction that's supposed to take place today at some guy named Zeke's place..."
"I can't believe that Laguna did that..." The brunette said shaking his head. "You should thank Kiros. I wouldn't even have known if he and Ward hadn't come and warned me."
Seifer nodded. "I will.." He said as he sighed again, his thoughts wandering to the longhaired teen that had held him captive.
Squall nodded his curiosity was still not satisfied, but he figured that was enough questions for now. Leaning more into Seifer, the brunette settle down watching the two orphans play, and soon he was surprised to find a smile on his face.
Duo glanced over at Squall and Seifer before looking at his brother, leaning in close to whisper. "I wonder what they're talking about.."
Solo looked over and saw how closer they were talking. "Probably catching up, Seifer did just get back." He answered
The younger boy nodded.. "I don't really like him.. But Squall does..." He said, feeling kind of bad for not liking the blonde man.
Solo nodded. "You don't have to like him. It may take awhile to get to know him anyway." He finished watching as the two both stopped talking and just watched the sky or the grass or them.
Duo nodded again as he went back to playing with his older sibling.
Solo smiled and pointed at a set of swings. "Remember those Duo? Wanna try?"
The boy's face lit up as he nodded before standing up and dusting himself off. "Race you." He said as soon as his older sibling was on his feet. The violet eyed youth then took off running towards the swing set.
Solo laughed and chased his little brother letting the younger win by a inch before they each jumped on a swing giggling. It was nice to play like a kid again.
Squall's smile only grew as he watched the two children play. Everything seemed perfect for once.
The blonde doctor quickly ripped off Chet's shirt using it to stop blood. "We should bring him inside for treatment. I'm sure he'll live."
"Alright." Zeke said as he turned to a couple of burly looking men. "Take him inside and follow the doctor's instructions carefully.."
He instructed before turning back towards the building. "I am going to retire to my chambers for the rest of the day."
Chet groaned opening his eyes confused.
"So you're awake Mr. Vasquez.." A smooth, young voice said from his right.
Chet whipped his head to the side quite painfully and groaned. "Zeke?" He asked upon seeing the longhaired youth. The teen chuckled. "You should take it easy... You've been unconscious for the past 3 days..." He said as he stood from his chair. Chet groaned, Laguna's betrayal coming back to him. "That bastard."
"Yes.. He took your prize and returned it to The Angel." The young brunette told the man on the bed as he moved to look out the window. "He shot you and left you in my driveway to die.. And most of all.. " The teen trailed off as he grinned to his reflection. "He's the Angel's Father." Chet narrowed his eyes and would have shot out of bed if his shoulder didn't hurt so bad. "Are you serious? Damn little fucker got my club closed then his father tries to kill me!" he shouted.
"I'm completely serious.." The teen said as he turned to the older male. "And it would seem to me that he has no intention of paying you back for any of the grief he's caused.."
Chet glared. "I won't just take this. I've got to get some sort of revenge don't I?"
"Precisely." Zeke smiled. "And I'll help you." He offered, silently adding. 'For a small price of course..'
Chet smirked. "Yeah and what will you get from it, boy?" He asked looking the teen up and down noting that he would have been hired at his club -before it got closed- in a heartbeat.
"The same thing you will. Revenge." He answered. "Had you died out there, it would have looked like I had killed you. I simply cannot allow it to go unpunished."
Chet nodded in understanding. "Got a plan?" He asked eager to start his revenge.
The youth nodded. "Of course. However.. we'll let them have their moment of peace.. After all.. You still need to recover." Chet frowned but nodded. "What's the plan?"
"In due time Mr. Vasquez.." Zeke replied as he turned his attention back out the window. "All in due time."
-Fin-
For Now.
Author note: This piece is done, but there is definitely more to the story. Thank you to all readers, and especially reviewers! Okay, This at the end is a 'sort of credits' I guess you could say. I'm just going to tell you who played what. Around chapter 8 or so (not sure) this story was rp'd by me and my beta Shinigami's Forlorn Angel.
SFA: It was from chapter 9 and onwards.
Guess you can say here is the 'Credits'.
Angel-Obsession (me! lol) AO
Shinigami's Forlorn Angel (beta!) SFA
-Main Characters-
Squall L.- AO and bits by SFA
Seifer A.- Both AO and SFA
Irvine K.- Both AO and SFA
Selphie T.- AO
Chet V. - An orginal character by AO also played by AO.
Kiros- AO and bits by SFA
Ward- Both AO and SFA
Duo- SFA small bits by AO
Solo- Both SFA and AO
Zeke- SFA
Kimi- Original character by SFA, played by SFA (Tiny bits by AO)
-Extra Characters-
Fujin- AO
Rajin- AO
Nida- AO
Shou Tucker (Tucker in story)- AO
Alex Louis Armstrong (Louis in story)- AO
Frank Archer (Archer in story)- SFA
Maes Hughes (Hughes in story)- SFA
Zolf J. Kimbley (Kimbley in story)- SFA
Any other charcters were played by both of us. Thank you for reading, and Please review. Do expect a sequel!
Angel.