Knowing you | By : Purplepenguin Category: Final Fantasy VIII > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 704 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Chapter 17.
….
“I have to talk to you.”
Laguna jumped, not having heard Squall enter his office at all. “Squall, Hyne.” He held a hand to his chest. “Don’t sneak up on me like that.” He playfully waved a finger at him.
Squall bit his lip, eyes not knowing where to look nervously.
“What’s wrong?”
“I have to tell you something.”
“Okay.”
“But don’t overreact.”
The president blinked, a little nervously. “Umm… okay I’ll try.”
“I have a boyfriend, I’m gay.”
Laguna blinked. “O-Oh, well I didn’t expect that with Rinoa and all.”
“That wasn’t serious.”
The older man smiled. “Was that what you thought I’d overreact over?”
Squall shook his head. “There’s more.”
Laguna waited. “Well?”
Squall shifted. “I have a boyfriend.”
“So you said, what’s the problem? do I get to meet him? No a drug dealer or anything?”
Squall would have rolled his eyes if he wasn’t worried about Laguna reaction. “… It’s Kiros.”
Laguna blinked then frowned then blinked again. “Err…. What?!”
“Kiros is my boyfriend… my lover.”
Laguna seemed to go still in thought, you could almost hear the cogs turning as he proceeded the information.
He looked up confused. “What?”
“I said-”
He held up a hand. “No wait! I don’t need you to repeat it! But- you and Kiros?!”
Squall swallowed. “I know but we’re happy, there’s a bit of an age gap but-”
“A bit?! Twenty plus years Squall!” He ran his hand through his ponytail.
Squall was sure Laguna had said twenty plus because he didn’t want to have to stop and count on his fingers exactly how many years it was.
“I said you wouldn’t overreact.”
“I’m not, I think this a normal understandable reaction don’t you?”
“I don’t see the age gap as a problem.”
“You wouldn’t you’re seventeen. You’re a kid.”
Squall bristled. “I am not a kid! I command an army of… killers and I’ve killed more than-”
“I know, I know you had to grow up quick and I’m sorry but-”
“It was you who forced us together.”
“I-What?!”
“For the moment I came here you got him to speak to me on your behalf, he lends me DVDs, you set me up a desk in his office for fuck’s sake!”
Laguna opened his mouth to protest.
“You force me to come here, which I never wanted to do. I had to live here knowing no one, with no one my own age and he’s the only gay man in the building… as far as I know so of course I was going to talk to him.”
“Talk to him yes, but you’re a ki…. Young… person…. I didn’t know he was going to-”
“To what? I made a first move, I kissed him.”
Laguna let out a breath. “I don’t want to fight over this.”
“Then don’t, be happy for us.”
Laguna scratched his head. “I’m not sure I can just like that.”
“We were lonely and spent some much time together, what did you expect was going to happen?”
“Kiros wasn’t overly lonely he has us.”
Squall scoffed. “You’re engaged, and Ward’s engaged, what’s he supposed to do when you’re both off with your fiancées?”
“I told him to go out and meet people.”
“What, on his own? That’s fun(!)”
Laguna frowned.
“I love him and he loves me.”
“He told you?”
Squall nodded.
Laguna sighed.
“And he’s a good guy.”
The older man chuckled. “I know, you don’t have to tell me that my best friend of the past-” At this point he did stop and count the number of years on his fingers. “Twenty seven years is a decent guy.” He paused. “Though it does bother me a little that we were out getting drunk before you were born.”
Squall shook his head.
“Though if he hurts you I’ll have less far to go.”
Squall rolled his eyes. “So?” He prompted.
“Well I can’t say I’m too sure about this but I’ll get over it if he makes you happy and you make him happy.”
Squall nodded. “We do.”
Laguna shrugged. “Well then.”
Squall reached the door, opened it a bit to leave then looked back over his shoulder.
“Thanks… dad.”
….
“Squall!”
“Sis?”
The girl stopped in front of him panting like she had been running to catch him.
“Where have you been? I’ve been looking everywhere!”
“I’ve been here.”
She frowned. “I have a confession.” She took a breath. “I followed you into the garden to see who your boyfriend was.”
Squall blinked then just shrugged. “Well don’t worry about it…. I told Laguna so I would have told you anyway.”
“Oh!” She frowned. “Told me what?”
“I thought you knew.”
“I didn’t see anything! I hid in the bushes for nothing, all I saw was you walking with Kiros.”
He raised an eyebrow. “You hid in the bushes?”
“I was being stealthy!”
“Hmm.”
“Did you tell him then?”
“Tell who what?”
“Tell Kiros that you like him.”
Squall blinked. “Oh! Err- He already knew.”
“He did?”
“Think he noticed when I kissed him.”
“You-What?! And what did he do?”
“He kissed me back.”
She stared at him, eyes wide.
“It can’t be that much of a shock.”
“So what now? He’s your boyfriend?”
Squall nodded.
“And you’ve told uncle Laguna?”
He nodded again.
“How’d he take it?”
He shrugged. “Okay in the end, at first he was a bit funny over the age gap and stuff but I think he’ll be fine.”
He glanced at her. “Are you fine?”
“I-I always thought of us as a family, you were my brother, uncle Kiros, Laguna and Ward.”
“But we’re not, only Laguna and I are actually related.”
“I know that but-”
“And we are a family, a fucked up dysfunctional family.” He glanced at her. “Maybe you should bring this white Seed friend of yours here.”
“Darrel and he’s not mine.”
“Were you counting Matron in this family of yours?”
“Of course we’re her children and the gang of course.”
“Of course.” He agreed.
She grinned at him. “I wasn’t kidding before when I said you looked happier and that’s good.”
Squall nodded. “Things have gone… better than I thought…” He looked at her. “Not just with Kiros.”
“I’m glad, Laguna will want you to think of Esthar as your second home.” She smiled. “So do you have plans tonight? Or do you have time for your big sister?”
He managed a tiny smile, which would have been a grin on anyone else. “I think I can squeeze you in.”
….
He wasn’t asleep, he was sure he wasn’t asleep just resting and thinking. Kiros lay on the bed fully clothed on top of the covers, arms folded behind his head staring blankly at the ceiling.
Squall had told Laguna, a fact which he was happy about but also apprehensive about.
Ward had accused him of avoiding his best friend. Avoiding was a bit strong, he wasn’t keen to run into Laguna before the news had had a chance to sink in.
He had been sitting in his apartment with Ward for most of afternoon, which meant lots of work to catch up on tomorrow. They had talked about Laguna’s possible reaction, Ward didn’t think he had much to worry about and had laughed about the possibility of Laguna actually hitting him and never speaking to him again, the guy was too easy going and their best friend.
Ward pointed out that Laguna rarely even shouted at anyone. But this was his kid, it was different he was supposed to be protective.
“You’re his best friend, he trusts you. You’d never do anything to hurt him he knows that.” Ward had reassured him.
He’d talk to Laguna tomorrow. He stretched out, straightening out his legs, moving a hand to scratch his chest sleepily.
The bed moved slightly then he felt something brush against his thigh. His eyes shot open, instantly starting to sit up. He relaxed when his eyes fell upon his beautiful brunette just settling on the bed over his thighs, his knees on either side of Kiros’ legs.
“Hi.”
Kiros smiled sleepily at him, reaching out a hand to pull Squall closer by the collar of his shirt.
“Sorry did I wake you?”
“No sweetie it’s okay, I haven’t been to sleep yet.”
Squall settled himself down on top of his lover, his head on Kiros’ chest.
Kiros’ wrapped his free arm around Squall.
“How’d it go? Is it safe for me to return to work tomorrow or should I be thinking about leaving the country?”
Squall scoffed. “Don’t be silly this is Laguna we’re talking about, the guy who takes in stray Chocobos.”
“So it was fine?”
Squall nodded. “He said he will be fine, at first he was a bit… unsure but he’ll get over it.”
“I’ll talk to him tomorrow.” He moved his hand to Squall’s mop of hair. “I wouldn’t want to ruin your relationship with Laguna now that you have one to ruin.”
“You won’t.” He kissed his lover’s collarbone and kissed a couple of kisses up his neck a little way. He nuzzled into the skin then turned and clamped on to him like vampire, suckling.
“What are you doing? You’ll leave a mark.” He chuckled, lightly pushing at Squall’s shoulders.
“Maybe I’m marking my territory.”
“I’m sure that’ll go down well when I talk to Laguna tomorrow.”
Squall raised an eyebrow at him. “You want me to mark somewhere else?” He shuffled down his lover’s body and attacked the flesh about his belly button instead. His lover’s body shuddered as he chuckled, fingers playing in Squall’s hair.
“And Ellone knows about us?”
“Mmm hmm.”
“And that’s fine?”
“Mmm hmm.” He watched Kiros yawn. “Tired?”
He nodded.
“Sleep then.” He got up to remove his shirt, then stood up from the bed. “Can’t sleep in leather.” He explained as he pushed his pants off down his legs.
His lover raised up on his elbows. “And just where is your underwear?” His voice was playful.
Squall shrugged as he climbed back onto the bed. “Pants are too tight for it.”
He squeaked as he was pulled down on the mattress. “I thought you were tired.”
“I was until I realized you had no underwear on.” He pulled Squall closer by the hips, brushing his bangs back from his face. “You’re very sexy.”
“And I’m all yours.” He whispered.
~><~
Tbc
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