Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Stay With Me ❯ Matchmaker ( Chapter 2 )

A/N: -'...'- is GF thoughts and -"..."- is GF speech

 

Sorry about the wait for the chapter. I have been banished from my computer at home until the first of February so I am posting this chapter at a friends house. If you find the chapters short then... well... all I have to say is that the chapters end where ever they end so some will be short or longer than others... lol.

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Zell glared at the blonde gunblader as he approached. "You're late."

 

Seifer opened his mouth to make a scathing reply when Selphie interrupted him.

 

"Yay! Seify is here! Away we go!"

 

The perky brunette grabbed Zell's wrist and drug him into the Ragnarok behind her.

 

 

They had just reached the halfway point when Zell stood up and began to stretch.

 

"I'm surprised. The Chicken Wuss managed to go so long without moving."

 

Zell glared at the taller man as he too stood up and began to stretch. "Shut up Seifer!"

 

Seifer stalked up to the small blonde and glared down at him. "Make me."

 

Selphie chose that moment to jerk up on the controls. Zell stumbled forward into Seifer, the man's arm automatically wrapping around his waist to stabilize them.

 

"Dammit Tilmit."

 

She looked over her should at the two and giggled. "Sorry."

 

"No you're not and what is so funny?"

 

"Nothing." She looked over at them one more time and giggle again. Seifer raised an eyebrow at her skeptically. "You two look cute together."

 

Zell groaned and placed his forehead on Seifer's chest. He rested there for a second before he pushed away and took his seat.

 

"Real subtle Selphie. It's not going to happen."

 

"What's not going to happen?"

 

"You know what I'm talking about."

 

The brunette looked over her shoulder at Seifer. He was staring blankly at the spot where Zell's forehead had been. Feeling Selphie's gaze on him, he glared at her and took his seat. She turned her gaze back to the approaching mountains and saw a faint blush on Zell's cheeks out of the corner of her eye.

 

'Not gonna happen? We'll see about that Zelly. We'll see.'

 

 

They landed in Esthar a couple of hours later without further incident. Zell watched Selphie bound out of the aircraft.

 

"Sir Laguna!"

 

Hello Selphie- oof!"

 

"Better go and rescue the poor man." Zell walked out of the plane. "Selphie let him go! We're here to protect him not kill him!"

 

Seifer shook his head and followed the martial artist outside. He was greeted by a smiling Laguna as he stepped out of the Ragnarok.

 

"Ah, Seifer. Good afternoon." Seifer grunted and looked away. "If you'll follow me I'll show you to your quarters."

 

They followed the president into the building, Selphie walking beside him chattering away happily. He led them into a moderately sized living room. He gestured to the doors.

 

"There are your rooms."

 

Selphie ran into the room and opened the door to each bedroom, before settling on the one in the middle. Seifer arched his eyebrow at her before he walked into the room at the right and closed the door.

 

"I guess that means I get the room on the left."

 

Laguna laughed and patted the young man on the shoulder. "I'll come by later and see how you guys are settling in."

 

"Wait. I'll go with you. You shouldn't be wandering around alone."

 

As they were about to leave Selphie popped her head out of her room. "Zelly!"

 

Zell blinked as she grabbed his hand and drug him into his room. She rushed back into the living room. Grabbing his bags she placed them on the floor of his room.

 

"Selphie what are you doing?"

 

She merely grinned at him as she ran out of their quarters dragging the president behind her.

 

 

"What was that about?"

 

"What was what about?"

 

"That thing with Zell. What was that about?"

 

"Oh. That." The tiny brunette began to giggle. "Just giving Zell and Seifer some time alone together."

 

"Oh..."

 

"They would make a cute couple don't you think?"

 

"Er..."

 

"Maybe when we get back they will be cuddling together on the couch."

 

She giggled at the mental image that sentence caused. Laguna stared at her and then chuckled.

 

"Don't get ahead of yourself."

 

"I can't help it. Where are we going anyway?"

 

"My office. I have some paperwork to finish."

 

 

Something caught Zell's eye as he removed the last of his things from his bag. He pulled out the envelope and blinked at the handwriting on it.

 

'Why would Quistis put this in my bag? What's in it?'

 

He turned the envelope upside down and a small pale blue orb rolled out onto the bed along with a piece of paper. He picked up the paper and smiled.

Squall knew you have been without a GF for

some time now so he said to give you this.

Congratulations on getting your first assignment

as mission leader.

            ;            &n bsp;        ~Quistis Trepe

Zell shivered as he felt a wave of cold travel up his arm before settling behind his eyes. He turned his focus inward.

 

'Hello. Shiva right? Welcome to my mind.'

 

The ice goddess was startled from her task of junctioning magic at his voice. It took her a second to register his words.

 

-"Greetings master."-

 

'Why did Squall give you up? I would think that you would suit him perfectly.' Zell's eyes widened. 'Oops. Sorry...'

 

Shiva's serious face broke into a small smile and she chuckled. -"Do not worry about it child."-

 

Shiva shook her head and continued junctioning. -'This is going to be interesting. He seems to be a nice boy. Perhaps a little naïve...'-

 

Zell went into the living room and sat on the coach for a few minutes before he could not stand it any more and he jumped up and began to shadow box.

 

 

Seifer placed the last of his stuff in the drawers and walked back into the living room. The first thing he saw was Zell in the middle of the room shadowboxing. His gaze traveled along the fighter's lean, muscled form and caught himself when his gaze reached an inappropriate place.

 

'What am I doing checking out the chicken wuss?'

 

"You just cannot sit still can you? The Ragnarok must have been a fluke." Seifer smirked as Zell's eyes narrowed and he began to shake with rage. "Awww... did I make the chicken angry?"

 

"Stop making fun of me!"

 

"Am I hurting the poor little chicken's feelings?"

 

"Stop calling me that!"

 

"Make me."

 

Zell snarled just as the door opened.

 

"Hi! Are you guys having fun?" Selphie stopped in her tracks when she saw Seifer's smirk and the red shade of Zell's face. 'I guess Laguna was right about getting ahead of myself.'

 

"What's the matter Zelly? Seify?"

 

"Chicken Wuss is freaking out."

 

"Stop calling me that!"

 

Laguna calmly stepped in between the two teens. "How about we forget all of this and have a nice lunch?"

 

Zell's face slowly returned to it's normal colour. "Alright. We still need to talk about night watch arrangements."

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