Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Undercover Lovers ❯ One Single Tear ( Chapter 32 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

CHAPTER 32: One single tear

When Squall, Seifer and Carrie finally returned home Squall checked his cell phone for messages and saw that Cloud and his father had called. He returned his father's call first.

“Hey dad, it's Squall.” He greeted.

“Of course, we'll see you tomorrow and don't worry I'll wait until you get here.” Squall replied to his father's question.

“I love you too dad.” Squall said and clicked his cell shut. He never said goodbye on the phone it left the door wide open for some people to say `One more thing' that one more thing usually wound up being another 15 minutes on the phone, due to the fact that the one more was always more then just one.

Using speed dial Squall called Cloud next, “Hi Cloud. You called.” And waited for Cloud to explain why he had called.

“Sure I'll call Vincent and have him set up an appointment for Yaz.” He replied. He smiled warmly and continued, “Sure that will be fine. My dad and Shauna are going to be here too.”

Squall laughed, “It's not a problem.” He waited and responded, “Yes some fresh fruit I'm making quiche for dinner.”

While Squall was returning his phone calls Seifer listened to the one sided conversation, he and Carrie were sitting on the couch playing with Little Seifer. “What's so special about tomorrow? Seifer asked her.

“It was his mom's birthday.” Carrie answered softly.

“I see.” Was all Seifer said and smacked the kitten on the paw for using the arm of the couch as a scratching post. Picking her up he took her over to the one that he had bought for her pushing her paws against it and moved them up and down. “This is where you need to do this. If your daddy would have seen you he would have skinned you and used your fur to patch up any holes that you might have made.”

The next morning dawned bright and beautiful. Seifer woke before Squall and found that he was curled around his body again. God he loved waking up like this with his Sweet Cheeks snuggled tight up against him. He wondered how he had gotten so incredibly lucky to have someone as special as Squall love him so unconditionally. He lightly ran his fingertips down Squall's cheek marveling again at the softness of the brunets skin. “Suki da yo Squall.” He murmured.

“What does that mean?” Squall whispered against the blond's neck and kissed his way over to his full sensuous lips where he placed his soft lush mouth against Seifer's and kissed him good morning.

“It's Japanese for I love you.” Seifer replied and returned the kiss.

“Je t' aime aussi.” Squall whispered and melted into the warmth of Seifer's tight embrace. Then added just as softly, “Make love with me.”

“You don't have to ask me twice babe.” Seifer growled and pulled Squall underneath him.

Later that morning they emerged from there bedroom, Seifer was dressed in blue jeans and a light blue tee shirt, where Squall was wearing a pair of black slacks with a black dress shirt that had the sleeves rolled and pushed up past his elbows.

Going into the kitchen they poured coffee for each other then had breakfast. After they had finished eating Squall tied an apron over his clothes and started made the crust for the quiche that he would be making for the late lunch they would be having that day. After he finished that he fried up bacon and minced little pieces of ham.

Reaching into the refrigerator he pulled out the Swiss cheese that he had purchased for the soul purpose of the Quiche Lorraine that he was making and handed the cube to Seifer. Giving his big blond lover a shy smile he said one word, “Please.”

Seifer grinned down at him, Squall looked absolutely adorable, with the light dusting of floor on the tip of his nose. Reaching his hand forward he brushed the white powder off and said, “You can't help it can you?”

Squall brought his fingers up and rubbed the end of his nose, “Can't help what?” He asked mischievously.

“Being so god damned charming.” Seifer replied and leaning down gave him a quick kiss on the mouth. He snagged the cheese from Squall's grip, walked across the room washed and dried his hands and grabbed the grater and an empty bowl.

Squall crossed over to the sink and rewashed his hands and started crumbling up the bacon giving Seifer sly looks from the corner of his eye. He waited until Seifer was almost finished with the chore that he had set for him to do when he said oh so innocently, “Seifer, why didn't use the Cuisine Art to do that.”

Seifer slammed the grater down on the counter and spun around seeing the mischief sparkling in the depths of Squall's eyes. “You little shit.” Seifer roared in mock outrage, “You could have told me that before I grated my knuckles down to the bone.”

Seifer leapt forward to catch his Biseinen Boy and missed, Squall's hands were empty which was a good thing because the chase was on.

Squall ran laughing out of the kitchen and tried to hide on the other side of the couch, not figuring that Seifer would just leap over the damn thing in his attempt to catch him. So he was a little flabbergasted when that's exactly what the blond did.

He dashed back around the corner of the couch leaned down and scooped up Little Seifer, pivoting he cuddled her up close to his chest, “You can't hurt me I'm holding our baby.”

Seifer stalked forward a determined glint shining in the depths of his lime green eyes, “Put it down Squall.”

Squall looked at Seifer and opened his big silver blue eyes wide making him look like he had just transformed into a chibi and chided, “How dare you call our daughter an it, you beast.”

Seifer lowered his head and shook it from side to side and started to laugh, “I'm not going to hurt you or Junior. Sweet Cheeks.”

“Fine. But her name's not Junior it's Little Seifer.” Squall said and put the kitten down but not before he gave her a quick kiss on her furry little head.

As soon as the kitten had scampered off Seifer suddenly leapt forward and grabbed Squall and tossed him on the couch where he landed with a soft thump.

Seifer didn't want Squall to escape so he jumped on top of him and straddled his hips with his legs.

“Hey that's not fair. You said you weren't going to hit me.” Squall protested lamely.

“No! Sweet Cheeks what I said was that I wasn't going to hurt you.” Seifer growled good-naturedly and started to tickle him unmercifully.

Squall tried to squirm away but Seifer's weight and the arm of the couch impeded his retreat. He was extremely ticklish on his sides where Seifer's fingers were now digging in. He started laughing and continued to laugh until he was almost breathless. Tears of mirth running down his cheeks “Stop!” He managed to gasp out.

Seifer stopped his torture on his sexy brunet and smirked down at him, “That was your punishment for not telling me about the Cuisine Art.” He rolled off Squall and pulled him to his feet. “Are you sorry?”

Squall shook his head in the negative but said, “Uh huh. I'm very sorry.”

Seifer groused, “No you're not.” Then threatened, “Next time you misbehave I'll spank you!”

“Will you now?' Squall replied with a groan and pushed up against Seifer, encircling his lover's waist with his arms drawing in tighter against the hard muscled length of his body. “Then I'm going to have to find some kind of trouble to get into.” Squall promised with a sly look.

Seifer crowed and swatted Squall on the ass, “You're incorrigible.”

“You know it baby.” Squall husked out.

Carrie had come out of her room when she heard Squall laughing and saw the exchange between her brother and Seifer. She smiled then giggled she was ecstatic that her brother had found someone that made him so deliriously happy, but she was also a little jealous. She had always hoped to find a love like the one that Squall and Seifer shared and she thought with her ex. At first they had been really happy together, but in the last three months he started to change and it hadn't been a change for the better. Those little things that she had found so endearing at the beginning of their relationship started to annoy the hell out of her, like that constant breathing in and out and in and out, and the way he would swagger into a room like he was cock of the damn walk.

She and Seifer had sat and talked on the day that Squall had been abducted, she had started to blame herself for the problems. Seifer had offered insight to the situation by telling her that in A.J.'s delusional little world he blamed everyone else for his problems instead if himself. And she shouldn't cry over him since he wasn't worth the salt in her tears. That talk had really helped her, Seifer was right. Physically shaking herself she shed the depression that she felt coming on.

Squall smiled up at Seifer and said, “You need to let me go now, I have to finish prepping the quiche.”

Seifer reluctantly released Squall and watched his retreating back with a soft smile on his lips. “Is there anything else I can do to help that doesn't require working my fingers to the bone?”

Squall paused at the kitchen door and glanced over his shoulder, “Since the table hasn't been repaired yet, could you get the fold up from the garage and set it up in the dining room for me?”

“Not a problem Sweet Cheeks, Care Bear why don't you help me?” Seifer asked her.

Carrie followed the big blond Texan out to the garage and helped him carry in the table, which they set up in the dining room. After they got the chairs placed around it they grabbed plates, glasses, flatware and napkins and set the table as well.

Squall had just put the quiche into bake when the doorbell rang walking out of the kitchen he answered it and found that Cloud and Yazoo had arrived. Cloud was carrying his classical guitar case and Yaz was carrying two pre-made fruit trays.

“Hey guys come on in.” Squall greeted and took the fruit trays from Yazoo so he could carry them into the kitchen. Looking down he smiled in appreciation that there was no watermelon on them. He didn't know how Seifer felt about the fruit but personally neither he nor Carrie could stand it he also knew that Cloud had never been to found of it either.

Cloud grinned at him, “I had them make these for me so the didn't have any watermelon on them. I know that you and I don't like and Yaz is allergic.”

Before Squall could reply his thanks at Clouds thoughtfulness, `I'm to sexy' chirped out from Yazoo's jeans pocket.

Yazoo clicked it open and answered his standard greeting, which caused Squall to smirk at Cloud, Carrie and Seifer, “Yeah and if you give him $10.00 it will play a merry little tune.”

Yazoo leered at Squall and said, “I heard that.” And went back to his phone call. “Just a minute.” Cupping his hand over the phone he looked at Cloud and said, “Is it okay if I get the keys. Kadaj took the redeye and is here and I need to go to the airport and pick him up and take him home.”

Squall waved his hand at Yaz to gain his attention, he remembered meeting Kadaj while he had been in New York and had liked him. He had a lust for life he and an effervescence that was contagious. “Yaz, go ahead and give him my address.”

Yazoo gave Squall a quizzical look, Cloud had explained about today being Squall's mom's birthday and even though she had been killed when Squall was a child he celebrated it every year. Cloud had also told him about the little traditions that Squall did, like playing her favorite song on the piano and serving her favorite food, which happened to be Quiche Lorraine.

“Are you sure it's okay?” Yaz asked Squall.

Squall smiled, “It's fine Yaz.”

Yazoo went back to his phone call and gave Kadaj Squall's address, “See you when you get here.” Clicking the phone shut he gave Squall that smile that had made him his first million, “Thanks Squall.”

“It's no big deal Yaz. By the way this is my sister Carrie. Carrie this is Yazoo Nacnomiri, he suffers from the delusion that he's better looking them I am.”

Carrie knew who he was until she had gotten together with A.J. she had a framed poster of him where he was advertising Harley Davidson's. The poster was done in black and white, he was dressed in a pair of faded jeans the black leather jacket was unzipped to expose his muscular pecs and abs. He was kicked back with his feet resting on the handlebars. The tag line on the poster said Harley Davidson one of the safest things you'll have between your legs. A.J. had insisted that she get rid of it, so she had taken it down and had packed it away.

Damn it her gaydar was on full alert, she knew without a doubt that Yazoo was gay mores the pity. She smiled at Yaz mischievously, “So tell me you green-eyed devil, do `you' have any straight single brothers?”

Yazoo threw back his head and laughed, “As a matter of fact I do. Why?”

“Oh, just checking.” Carrie replied with a laugh of her own. Then turned to Cloud and hugged him, “Cloud it's good to see you again.”

“You too sweet pea.” Cloud replied and returned her hug and gave her a quick kiss on the lips.

The doorbell ringing again announced that someone else had arrived opening the door he admitted his father and stepmother. “Hi dad, Shauna come on in.”

Shauna greeted her stepson with a hug and a kiss releasing him she crossed over to where Carrie was and greeted her the same way. “Carrie honey this is a surprise. Is A.J. here too?” Shauna asked, silently praying that he wasn't. She didn't like Mr. Stonewall. But hadn't said anything to anyone including her husband, her stepdaughter's happiness was more important then her dislike for her fiancé.

“A.J. and I broke up.” Carrie stated simply, “And I really don't want to talk about it right now.”

Laguna hugged his daughter close and said, “That's too bad. Why don't you come home with Shauna and I?”

“Dad, Care is going to be staying with Seifer and I at least until she gets done with college.” Squall offered the out that she needed.

Carrie loved her father and stepmother but she knew that even though their intentions would be good that they would smother her to death with questions that she didn't want to answer.

Before Laguna could respond the doorbell chimed yet again. When Squall answered it he found that Kadaj Nacnomiri had arrived, “Hello Kadaj.” He greeted.

Kadaj laughed, “I forgot that you lived in Frisco. So you're the one that my ugly brother has decided to settle down with huh?”

Squall chuckled, “Not in this lifetime. Besides he's to pretty for me and I'd be afraid that I'd come home one day and find him making out with the mirror.”

Kadaj threw back his head and laughed even harder, “You know him so well.” Grasping Squall's hand he shook it firmly. “It's been along time Squall.”

Squall picked up two of Kadaj's suitcases and led him into the house, “That it has Kaj.”

After Kadaj had greeted his brother, Squall made the introductions around the room, starting with his father and Shauna, then introduced Seifer as his boyfriend. He didn't need to introduce Cloud since Kadaj had done a photo shoot of him for one of his album covers.

Squall introduced Carrie last and when Kadaj took her warm hand in his he held it a little longer then necessary. There were very few people in the world that left Kadaj at a loose for words, but Carrie Loire did. He didn't know why but when he gazed into her amazing purple eyes he was lost.

Carrie felt a jolt when her hand came in contact with Kadaj's, he was as beautiful as her brother and his were. But not in an ethereal way his was a masculine beauty.

After they had eaten lunch and dishes were done they retired to the living room. Squall went into his and Seifer's bedroom and returned with a lead crystal candleholder that held one single white candle that was partially burnt down, which he placed on top of the piano. Turning he smiled at his guest, “This is something I do every year on this day. I have a favor to ask I know that everyone here probably knows the words to the song that I am going to sing and play but out of respect could you please not sing along?”

Cloud responded by asking, “Is it okay if I accompany on the guitar?”

Squall smiled, “You know it is, you have before.”

Squall sat down on the seat that was in front of the piano while Cloud stood a little behind him tuning his guitar while Squall lightly ran his fingers over the keys.

Little Seifer had been playing in Yazoo's long silver hair but as soon as she heard the soft notes being played on the keyboard stopped and sat up on the back of the couch. Cocking her little furry head to one side she looked over at her daddy. Jumping down she scampered across the room and leapt unto his lap.

Kadaj pulled out his camera and cast Squall a questioning look, the answer was Squall shaking his head that he didn't mind if Kadaj took pictures.

The soft notes of Imagine drifted from the piano and guitar. Then Squall started singing his rich mellow tenor caressed the words. When he sang the final line `And the world will be as one.' He leaned forward and blew out the candle, one single tear slid down his cheek. It was the shot that Kadaj captured on film and he knew that it would be a picture that would be cherished by those in this room for years to come.