Finally

Squall glared up at Quistis as she entered his office and stood at his desk, "Squall, how are you doing? You don't talk to us any more and we're worried about you." He glared at her even more fiercely, "I'm just peachy, Quistis! What do you think?"

She sighed, Yep, this was going to be an uphill struggle! "Any chance that you will come down and have dinner with us in the cafeteria?" He snorted, "What do you think, Quistis?"

She nodded, "Somehow, I didn't think you would. Which is why I brought this!" She held up the basket that she had been carrying when she came in. He hadn't paid much attention earlier. It was an insignificant detail really, much like Quistis, in fact, much like the Garden itself.

Quistis proceeded to lay food out on the table for him but he finally found his voice and snarled at her, "What's this Trepe? You think that now that Rinoa's gone, I'll let you take her place? That it? Cos, if so, I have to point out that you haven't got a chance in hell!" The remark was meant to hurt, from the look on her face, he knew that he had been successful in that goal. She looked at him coldly with a little shock woven in, "Just eat the damn food, Squall!" With that she stormed out of his office letting the door slam behind her.

"Oh good job, Squall! Alienate the one woman who has always been there for you. REALLY good job!" He sighed, he'd fix it with her later. Right now, he decided to take her advice and eat the food she had left for him.

When he had finished eating, it registered with him that there was two of everything. She'd obviously planned to stay with him. He felt guilty as hell. He;d been as nasty as possible to her just to get out of the office. He didn't want anyone around him but he shouldn't have done it to her.

He owed her a huge apology. Well, there's no time like the present, right? Squall left his office to find her.

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Squall found her easily enough. She was in the Cafeteria talking to Selphie and Zell. He walked up slowly to them. When Zell and Selphie saw him, their greetings were, as usual, extremely effusive. He smiled weakly at them. "It's good to see you both too, however, I need to speak to Quistis. Do you mind if I take her away for a moment?" Both shook their heads so he extended his hand to her.

Quistis ignored the hand he offered, standing up she merely nodded coolly at him. This was definitely not going to be easy. He took her outside where it was relatively quiet. "Look, I'm sorry Quistis. I've been at rock bottom since Rinoa left and other than Seifer, you're the first person that I've talked to." He grimaced a little, "Well, okay definitely not 'talked'. I acted like a spoilt brat. I'm sorry."

Quistis merely stared at him in shock. She'd thought that when he'd been in the office, he was reverting but now he'd just admitted that he was wrong - even going to the extent of seeking her out to apologise! She eventually found her voice. "That's okay, Squall. I understand. You going to come and sit with us for a while?"

It was the last thing that Squall wanted to do but, he followed her nonetheless. He was surprised at how quickly time flew past as he talked to everyone. He had been so used in the past when Rinoa was there, to sitting back and letting everyone talk around him. Yet now, he found that he was actually joining in the conversation.

It was a strange sensation for him. He'd always just been there on the edge, yet now, having sat down and talked to Zell, Selphie, Quistis and everyone else who eventually showed up, he actually felt a little better. He was surprised to realise that a little of that had to do with the fact that Quistis was there beside him, trying to make him smile with her comments. She was a good friend to have.

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Quistis slowly let herself into her SeeD quarters and sighed with relief. It had been the strangest day. She had been hurt when Squall had made the suggestion that she was only bringing the food to him to get into his pants. She had genuinely been worried about him. True, she would like nothing better than to know that he belonged to her and she to him. To have the freedom to reach out and touch him whenever she pleased, to kiss him, to make love with him...she groaned at the pleasing images flitting through her mind. Let herself dwell on them for a while.

He'd take her in his arms, kissing her passionately, his hands would remove her clothing as quickly as possible. Somehow he would be naked also. He'd be unable to resist her any longer so he'd pull her as close as possible to him, whispering of his need for her in his ear, of how he'd missed her all day...ENOUGH, Quistis!He's not yours and he never will be. Go take a bath!

She sighed and went into her bathroom and turned on the taps. She gathered everything she would need and brought it in with her.

A while later, she climbed into the bath and felt herself relax again. Of course, it didn't take long for thoughts of Squall to fill her mind. Some days she wished that she could love someone else but she couldn't. It had only ever been him...She sighed slightly and thought of him. Feeling that little sensation in the pit of her stomach that was always there when she gave him proper thought.

She climbed out of the bath and dried herself slowly. A moan escaped her mouth as the rough towel made contact with her over-sensitive quim. It was the sweetest kind of torture. She closed her eyes and dragged her hand over the mound of hair pretending that it was his hand and another moan escaped her. Why can't I just be able to take another man? Any man? Why does it have to be him? I don't want to feel this way if he doesn't love me back!

She sighed and trailed her hand slowly over her breasts and circled her already-taut nipples, pretending still that it was Squall who touched her...she could almost hear him speaking to her...

"You're so beautiful Quistis." He took her hand and led her back to her bed and he laid her down carefully. She moaned as his fingers trailed over her nipples again and her hips bucked instinctively, she gasped for breath as one of his hands slowly trailed down, down over her stomach, tracing the skin there and finally making contact where she wanted it most. His other hand continued to lavish attention on her nipples but she cried out as his finger pushed gently inside her. She pushed frantically against his fingers, needing more but he pulled out for a moment. Then he pushed inside her again. Adding another finger this time. Slowly, he let his fingers move inside her building up a sensation in Quistis that was causing her brain to melt.

Quistis groaned with pleasure and arched her back slightly as her hips bucked against his hand, she moaned his name softly as she panted for breath, almost whimpering as he slowly removed his fingers but all thoughts left her mind as she felt his thumb move against her sensitive bud instead...she was so close, soo close. She felt herself fall over the edge as his fingers once again plunged deeply inside her as his thumb continued to move against her. She called his name hoarsely as she came.

Quistis opened her eyes and slowly came back to reality. She was totally alone of course, but she felt nicely relaxed after her orgasm so she merely pulled the bedclothes around herself and fell asleep.