Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Sticky Things ❯ Caught Up in the Situation ( Chapter 7 )

Sticky Things by IsanDraconia

Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Final Fantasy.. If I did, oh Lordy I would die happy! The only thing I own is the name of Seifer's Magazine, Squall's brush, and I own Seifer's car. I also hold claim to the Altogrande Blobra and the King T-Rexaur AND I own Zane Darkuya and the Shounen Mage club! *nodnod* This story revolves around one thing...wait. Two things. Guys having hot sex; hot, rowdy, man-sex…uh yeah… (go back the way you came if this kind of stuff upsets, disgusts, sickens, [or any other word describing dislike] you.). Second thing is it revolves around sticky things, i.e.: candy, glue, wax, other…stuff…Anyway! Rinoa bashing is present. If you like that (bitch) mean woman, then you shouldn't read it.

Thank you to: XZanayu, BlackAngelFire, Amora Laflour, Zero88, and Kamino!! Thank you for reviewing!! I never expected this to last more than two chapters!!

Now…

*Asano*-IWANNASAYIT!!!!

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*Asano*-*smiles* On with the fic!

PS: Did you know Nooj from FFX-2 looks a lot like Dryden from Escaflowne?!?! O.O;

Music of the moment: Enigma: Silence Must Be Heard

"blah"= Talking

/blah/= Seifer's thoughts

//blah//=Squall's thoughts

///blah/// Zell's thoughts

////blah//// Irvine's thoughts

Chapter 6: Caught up in the Situation

"You ran away?!?" Zell cringed at Selphie's high-pitched voice.

"I didn't know what ta do!! If you were tha one Seifer was looking so…so…lovingly at you…you'd freak too!"

"Nah, she has me to do that Zelly." Irvine slipped an arm around the messenger girl's waist playfully.

"Irvine!" Selphie squirmed out of his arm, not noticing the slight drop in the cowboy's smile. ////I wasn't joking…////

Ever since Ultimecia was defeated, Irvine had been trying to win Selphie's affections. So far, it wasn't working. Zell, noticing the change in Irvine's disposition, told the two he was going to get snacks. He knew full well that Irvine was head over heels for the messenger girl.

~~**Flashback**~~

"So you got anyone you like Zell?" It was late night at the cafeteria, and Zell and Irvine were both down there, sipping on drinks and winding down for the night. The cowboy's sudden question caught Zell off guard and he blushed, thinking of Squall. Irvine caught this and grinned. "So? Who is it? Don't go fibbin' on me Zelly. That cherry color on your face tells no lies!" Zell turned even more crimson and mumbled quickly,

"IthinkIloveSquall."

"Mind repeatin' that?" Irvine raised an eyebrow when he heard the commander's name.

"I said, I…think I'm in love with Squall." Zell turned his eyes to the ground guiltily, waiting to be laughed at, or worse, shunned and left alone. He jumped when he felt a warm hand place itself on his shoulder.

"It's nothin' to be ashamed about Zell. Love is love; at least that's how I see it. Someone tells you different, they're just plain scared and stupid." Irvine gave Zell a reassuring smile, and Zell returned it. (1)

~~**End Flashback**~~

In the end, Irvine had confessed his feelings for the hyper messenger girl, but also told Zell of her reactions to his gestures. Zell just answered that love wasn't made of showy things, like major ego trips (Irvine swatted at him when he said that) but that it was made of subtle things, like a single rose given secretly, a soft smile or simply a hug. Irvine then commented on how Zell was getting too sappy, which made the blonde swat right back at him. "Seriously though, Irvine," Zell continued, "Ya have ta be romantic, not a big hot-shot. Keep trying, but maybe not with so much show." When Irvine questioned on how he would finally tell her, Zell placed his hand over Irvine's heart and smiled gently, "It comes from here. You'll know what to say."

Zell finally reached the cafeteria and chose some chips and other food, and began to make his way back to Selphie's room.

Meanwhile…

"Irvine?" The auburn-haired man turned to look at Selphie. "Can you…stop teasing me? You know, with all the jokes, and the touching and stuff? It's…not funny anymore." A tear dripped down her face. "I know you like doing it to other girls, but…but it hurts me!" She shook her head as she spoke, a couple of escaped tears sparkling as they flew away from her face. Irvine suddenly jumped up from his chair, the scraping sound alerting Selphie that Irvine had gotten up, and was now walking towards her, determination settled into his face. He grabbed her by the arms and gently shook her.

"I never joke Selphie! Not with you!" He enveloped her shoulders in a warm hug. He bent his head down and murmured,

"You know I…hell, I love you Selph. I tried showin' it to you, but you always thought I was jokin'. But I'm not." His voice was strained, as though he was trying to hold back tears. "Everything I've ever said to you, even though some of it might have been a little perverted, I meant all of it." A silver tear dropped onto Selphie's shoulder as Irvine tried to stop himself from crying. Suddenly, two small hands cupped his cheeks and he looked at Selphie, surprised to find a happy smile on her face. Not the usual manic grin, but a gentle, loving smile. ////Beautiful…////

"Irvine-" Her words were stopped as Irvine moved his arms from her shoulders to her waist, and bent so that he could look her in the eyes.

"May I?" Her heart was hammering in her chest, she was sure he could hear it. She knew what he meant and nodded a slow `yes'. He smiled and gently captured her lips in a gentle kiss. Her arms came up and she wrapped one around his neck, the other pushing off his hat and tangling in his auburn hair. (2) He pulled her tighter to him, deepening the kiss in the process. He rubbed his tongue at her lower lip and she gasped lightly, allowing the warm flesh to slip inside. It gently caressed hers, teasing her to join in the play. She did, and he moaned deep in his throat, pleased. His hands moved up and wove through her hair, the chestnut strands having grown, ending at the middle of her back, losing most of its unnatural curl.

"Hey Selph-" Zell's question died on his lips as he saw the two locked in an embrace. "O…k then…" He left the room very quickly. Back in the room, Selphie was maneuvering a very willing Irvine towards the bed, tugging at his coat in the process…(3)

The next morning in the cafeteria, a happy Selphie sat on Irvine's lap, munching on cereal, while Irvine sat there contentedly, wide, lazy smile set on his face. Selphie paused in her ravaging of the poor breakfast food as she noticed Seifer and Squall enter the cafeteria, obviously searching for something or someone. They noticed Selphie and Irvine and began to walk over. Selphie waved to them as they approached their table. As they sat down, Seifer raised an eyebrow to Irvine. The cowboy just grinned back at him, and even though no words were spoken, Seifer knew what had happened and waggled his eyebrows and gave a thumbs up. Irvine's grin grew as he held Selphie tighter. Squall rolled his eyes at the two men. His lover could be quite childish. Not wanting to waste time, he cut to the chase.

"Do either of you know where Zell is?" Irvine blinked and Selphie once again paused in her attack of her cereal. Squall noticed this and frowned.

"Uh, he sorta…"

"…walked in on us while we were kissing."

"Irvine!" Selphie blushed at her lover's bluntness, then continued.

"So, we don't know. Sorry, Squall." She thought for a minute then clapped her hands together. "Hey, I know! Why don't you go look in the training center? He might be in there!" It was a well-known fact to most at Garden that Zell was always doing one of three things: eating, sleeping, or training. It seemed logical enough. Squall nodded in agreement and dragged Seifer away with him. When they had exited the cafeteria, Selphie and Irvine burst into a fit of giggles and gasps of air.

"Yup. Completely head over heels!"

As Squall and Seifer neared the training center, a large crowd had gathered and they heard the yells and grunts of someone fighting inside. As they passed, people murmured out things like, "Taking on a King T-Rexaur alone? Foolish!" and "I bet 20 gil on the monster!"

Suddenly, a frenzied roar and someone screaming was heard. Squall, Lionheart already drawn, rushed in to find what the commotion was all about. He found Zell bouncing around, though it seemed to be an exhausted effort, panting and sweating. The King T-Rexaur, sure enough, was there as well, roaring and trying to snap Zell up in its jaws. Squall took a scan of the beast and was surprised to find how low its normally impossibly high health was. It would retreat soon; it always did when its health got low. And he was right. The huge dinosaur was backing off, and retreating back into the center. When he looked over to Zell, he gasped as the blonde slumped over. He ran over and cast scan on Zell, shocked at how many status ailments were on him. He quickly cast Esuna on him to clear the poison, silence, confusion, and slow. He then gently lifted Zell's head to pour a vial of Holy Water down his throat to clear the curse effect. He then picked Zell up and carried him off in the general direction of the infirmary, Seifer hovering close. //What have you gotten yourself into this time Zell?//

TBC…

A/N:

*hands*: GLEE!!

Yes. This one was a pain and a half to write, only because during the time, midterm exams sprouted up, and I have three requests to do on my other site, oh, and Kamino,

You may request something too, since you were the only one to suggest something for this chapter! All other suggestions will be put into the next chapter! I'll draw for those people too! Just email me to let me know what you want Kamino, but it may take awhile to do, so please be patient! Again thank you to those of you who are following my story! It means a lot since FF.net doesn't like me… Next Chapter bits and pieces contain Zell's healing, and Squall and Seifer `help' him to heal!

(1) awww…aren't friends great?!?! *mauls her friends* I wuv you guys!

(2)getting ahead of ourselves are we, Selphie?

(3)let me know if you want me to write their lemon separately!!