Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Undercover Lovers ❯ Belling the Cat ( Chapter 37 )

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

CHAPTER 37: Belling the cat

When Carrie and Kadaj returned from their day of sightseeing Carrie quickly went to her bedroom and removed her leather boots. Her feet were killing her and she made a mental note that the next time she and Kadaj spent the day together she would wear either tennis shoes or something comfortable, which would be more conductive to walking.

Kadaj had just sat down on the couch when he saw that Little Seifer was batting frantically at the closed door that led to the master bedroom, pulling off the sofa he walked over and scooped her up. “Hey kitten what's wrong?' He asked soothingly.

Then Kadaj heard it the earth-shattering scream of, “Oh God!” Reaching out his free hand he started to turn the doorknob, when the `Oh God' was followed by and equally loud, “I'm coming!” Back peddling away from the door he turned several vibrant shades of red. He had almost walked in on Squall and Seifer while they were making love. He didn't want to do that ever again having inadvertently walked in on his brother and one of his boyfriends almost three years ago. He had been mortified at the time, he knew that Yaz was gay but hadn't really thought about the whys and wherefores about what happened in a same sex relationship.

Holding Little Seifer close to his chest he walked over and sat back down on the couch, listening to the soothing sounds of the kitten purring helped purge his mind of the memories. Glancing down at his watch he saw that it was close 5:00 he said to her, “I bet you're hungry huh? Well why don't we see if we can find you something to eat?”

Carrie walked back into the living room and smiled at him, even though her feet were sore she had had a lot of fun today.

Kadaj saw her and grinned, “I think that Junior is hungry.”

Carrie giggled, “Her name is Little Seifer.”

Kadaj's eyebrows furrowed in confusion he could have sworn that Seifer had called her Junior earlier. “I thought her name was Junior?”

“No, her name is Little Seifer. That way Squall won't feel guilty if he abuses her.” Carrie replied blandly. Then seeing the look of horror that crossed Kadaj's face she quickly explained, “Kaj, Squall wouldn't hurt that kitten for the world.”

“So why does Seifer call her Junior?” Kadaj questioned quickly relieved. Like his brother Yazoo he loved cats and the only reason he didn't have one was because he was seldom in one place long enough and it was his experience that they didn't travel to well.

“Well she is a girl.” Carrie explained.

Before the conversation could continue the bedroom door opened and Seifer started to walk out nude, seeing that Carrie and Kadaj were back he smirked saluted and did an about face and slammed the door shut.

Glancing over at he bed he saw that Squall was just pulling his love-bruised body from the tangle of sheets, “Well Sweet Cheeks so much for dining naked, your sisters home. Do you still want pizza?”

Squall limped slowly over to the dresser and pulled out a pair of sweats, “Um hum. Then after that I'm going to need a nice long hot bath to ease my aching muscles.”

Seifer strutted over to where his lover was and grabbed a pair of sweats out and pulled them up his long legs. He had been joking earlier about making Squall limp, but now he was concerned for him. “I didn't hurt you did I?”

“No, Seif you didn't hurt me.” Squall reassured him and ran his fingers down Seifer's stubbly cheek and moaned softly, “I like that. Seif, I promise that I will tell you if you ever hurt me in a way that's not pleasurable.”

“Then come along Sweet Cheeks, I need food.” Seifer smiled at Squall and kissed him softly on his kiss-swollen mouth.

Arriving at the living room they saw that Carrie and Kadaj weren't there, but hearing noises coming from the kitchen they deduced that's where they were. Walking in they saw that Carrie had dumped the pot of coffee and was washing out the pot and filter, while Kadaj was in the process of feeding Little Seifer.

“Seifer and I were going to order pizza for dinner would you like to join us?” Squall asked softly and smiled evilly when Kadaj, Carrie and even the kitten jumped.

“Sounds great, Honey Bear what do you think?” Kadaj asked Carrie.

“I think I'm going to need a heart transplant before I'm 30, since my darling big brother is trying to scare me into heart failure.” Carrie groused good-naturedly.

Squall crossed over to where she was standing his usual quick walk was halting because he was sore. Taking her in his arms he kissed her softly on top of the head, “Sorry about that Care. What kind of pizza do you want?”

“It's okay Squall. Now on the pizza Canadian bacon, beef, mushrooms, olives and tomatoes.” She replied and hugged him back.

Seifer said, “That sounds good, I think I'll have the same.”

Squall turned and smiled at Kadaj, “What about you Kaj?”

“Chicken pesto with artichoke hearts, mushrooms, olives, and tomatoes. As long as it's mozzarella and not feta.” Kadaj answered.

Squall snorted, “One of my personal favorites. Do you want salad too?” Receiving a trio of yeses and quickly put in a call to `Pizza Dudes' and placed the order.

Squall grabbed plates, napkins, glasses and flatware and carried them back out to the living room he made a mental note that he was going to be calling Kramer's Furniture first thing tomorrow morning to see when his table was going to be ready, he was really missing it and right now he didn't care what the cost was he'd have Edea put a rush order on it. Even when he dined at home alone he didn't eat in the living room it was one of his little idiosyncrasies.

One thing that he did insist on and his wishes were granted was that the television was to remain off while they ate. Selecting several CDs he put them in the player and sat down on the couch beside Seifer and waited for the pizza to arrive. The conversation between the four adults was lively and animated.

The ringing of the doorbell interrupted them, Squall rose slowly from the couch and winced slightly and hobbled over to the door.

Seifer saw the limp and instead of his usual smirk he frowned, after Squall finished his bath tonight he was going to give him a nice long soothing massage to hopefully ease some of the soreness in his muscles. He sincerely hoped that he hadn't hurt Squall, he had been joking earlier when he had said that Squall would be walking with a limp tomorrow and now he regretted his hasty choice of words.

Squall groaned when he reached the front door, his wallet was in the bedroom and he really didn't relish the idea of having to limp in there just to retrieve it. Turning he smiled at Seifer, “Seif could you grab my wallet for me please?”

“Sure thing babe.” Seifer replied and jumped up from the couch and went and got Squall's wallet from where it was laying on the dresser. Upon returning to the living room he found that Squall had opened the door and that Kadaj was holding a squirming Junior. Giving the wallet to Squall he turned when Kadaj let out a slight yip of pain when the kitten clawed him.

“That hurt you little shit.” Kadaj snapped at the kitten and using his other hand flicked her on her pink nose with his index finger.

If a cat could ever looked chagrined Little Seifer did, recovering quickly she started yowling her displeasure at the top of her little lungs.

Carrie reached over and grabbed her out of Kadaj's startled grasp and carried her off and put the little banshee in her room. Smiling at her brother who had just finished paying for the delivery she said, “She can stay in there until we finish eating.” Then she noticed the blood seeping from the scratch on the back of Kadaj's hand. “Kaj, are you okay?”

Kadaj smiled, “It's fine.”

“Well you should at least wash it out and I'll get you a band aid for it.” Carrie offered.

After Kadaj had his wound treated and they had finished eating he glanced over at Squall and asked, “Hey Squall could I talk to you alone for a few minutes please?”

“Sure as long as I don't have to walk to far.” Squall replied. “Come on we can talk in my room.” Then rose stiffly from the couch and proceeded slowly over to his bedroom. He knew he didn't need to ask for either Carrie or Seifer to take care of dinner dishes for him since they had already gathered up plates and empty containers and carried them into the kitchen.

When Kadaj and Squall got to his bedroom Squall decided to remain standing mostly because he was afraid that if he sat down he wouldn't be able to get back up for awhile. “What's on your mind Kaj?”

“A couple of things actually. The first I would really like to see your sister again.” Kadaj offered with a smile.

“Not a problem.” Squall answered.

“And the second is this, normally a guy wouldn't buy something like this for another guy unless he was his lover, but I figured that you and Seifer would appreciate the jest.” Kadaj grinned and handed Squall the white box.

Squall raised an amused eyebrow as he opened the box, looking in started laughing when he saw what was laying on the black tissue paper.

Kadaj smirked and started chuckling at Squall's reaction he had a wicked sense of humor and knew that Squall had one too. While Carrie had been getting them each a bottle of water he had dashed into the adult version of `Toy's R Us' and bought a cock-ring that had a jingle bell attached to it. He had exited the shop with mere seconds to spare before Carrie had rejoined him. He didn't relish explaining to her why he had gone into a porn shop.

“Holy shit Kaj, I can't believe you did this.” Squall continued laughing.

“Hey somebody had to finally break down and buy a bell for the lion, although I don't have the balls to try and put it on you.” Kadaj snorted then added a mischievous glint in his green eyes, “Although after seeing Seifer blatantly parading around naked I think that he does.”

“What?” Squall asked the confusion apparent in his voice.

“Ah ha he didn't tell you that Carrie and I saw him in his birthday suit.” Kadaj said slyly.

“No, he didn't.” Squall replied with a cheeky grin.

“Ah crap, I didn't get him in trouble did I?” Kadaj said instantly concerned, he didn't know Seifer Almasy that well but from what he did know he liked him.

“Don't worry about Kaj. He's not in trouble” Squall reassured him and added, “I hate to be rude but I don't honestly think I can walk back out to the living room and back here again without screaming.”

It was on the tip of Kadaj's tongue to tell Squall that it wouldn't matter since he had already heard him scream but he didn't want to embarrass Squall and saying something like that would definitely go beyond the boundaries of good taste and even a morbid sense of humor. Saying something like that would be rude. Besides he considered Squall Leonhart a friend and didn't want to jeopardize that friendship. Glancing over at Squall once again he asked, “Is it okay if I stay and visit with Carrie awhile longer?”

Squall smiled at him, “I don't see why not. Now if you'll excuse me please I really need to get into the tub.”

After Kadaj had exited the room Squall made a slow trip into the bathroom where he ran a warm tub of water and waited for the bathtub to fill, shedding his sweatpants he eased his aching body into the warm depths and sighed in contentment.

Seifer and Carrie had finished loading the dishwasher and were sitting on the couch talking when Kadaj joined them a short time later. Seifer stayed out in the living room for a few more minutes, then bidding Carrie and Kadaj a goodnight hurried off to his and Squall's bedroom. Closing the door firmly behind him he stripped off his clothes and waltzed nude into the bathroom and gazed lovingly down at Squall, “Hey baby would you like some company.”

Squall responded by shaking his head yes and moving forward a little relaxed back again when Seifer sank into the tub behind him.

“Are you going to be okay babe?” Seifer murmured against Squall's head.

“Seif, stop beating yourself up. I'm going to be fine.” Squall reassured him once again.

After they finished their bath Seifer gently lifted Squall from the tub and dried him off then tied a towel around his waist he scooped Squall up in his arms and carried him into the bedroom where he lay him belly down on the bed. “I have some massage cream that's specially made for sore muscles.” Seifer whispered against his lover's neck.

“Does it stink?” Squall asked he knew that most sports creams did.

Seifer answered, “It has a mild mint odor not medicinal if that's what your worried about and no it won't stain the sheets or anything like that either.” Then started rubbing the soothing ointment into Squall's aching sore muscles.