Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 20:15:03 -0400
From: Dark Smoocher <dark_smoocher@hotmail.com>
Subject: Life-at-Balamb-Garden

		Life at Balamb Garden	By Dark Smoocher

Disclaimer:This is a work of fiction based on the videogame Final Fantasy
8.This does not mean to imply anything about the sexuality of any of the
characters appearing in this story.All characters,as well as the Final
Fantasy name belong to Square.If you are offended by sexual activities
between two consenting teenage males,then you're obviously lost,and should
run away screaming in terror.The story may contain also contain mild
violence.If those things do not offend you,by all means please proceed and
enjoy yourself.

Author's Note:This is my first story,and I would like to thank my friend Roy
for getting me to write it.English isn't my first language,so I apologize in
advance if any word or sentence may seem funny or make little sense.It may
take a little while for the action to start,so if all you're interested in
is the sex,please don't be shy and skip the first part ;) For those of you
who enjoy a little more in the way of storyline,I hope I have produced
something worthwhile.Comments and constructive criticism are more than
welcome,and so are suggestions.Senders of flames will on the other hand be
hunted down and beaten to a bloody pulp to make sure they never bother any
other author with pointless put-downs on their work.Consider yourself
warned.

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Squall gasped in pain  as the Grat's tentacle hit him hard on his left
shoulder.His left side was nothing but blazing fire for a few seconds,until
Squall gritted his teeths and the pain subsided....a little.He had been
training for hours,and his reflexes were getting slower,which gave the
monster he would have ordinarily slain in a single blow a chance to
attack."I gotta get him fast,or I'm in trouble",he thought.Seeing the
monster ready to hit again,Squall made a sidestep,dodging the tentacle at
the last second.He then ran toward him,grasping his gunblade with both
hands,and slashed hard at the monster, pressing the trigger at the
appropriate moment.With a flash and a blasting noise,the monster
collapsed,defeated by the breathless teenager's blow. Exhausted, Squall
headed out of the training center,planning to shower and then rest to
recover from his intense session.

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-Squall,wait up!

Zell hurried,starting to run in the hallway of Balamb Garden leading to the
dormitories,trying to catch up with him."Oh,not now Zell,it's not a good
time..."Squall thought.He started walking faster.

-Yo Squall,wait for me! he yelled again.

This time Squall could not pretend he hadn't heard him.He stopped,and turned
toward the petite man.He was,as always,mesmerized by the beauty of his young
colleague.Zell was small, about 5'5",but toned up,without being overly
muscular.His pale skin was perfect,and his perpetual smile showed all his
teeths.His lovely face and blond,spiky hair made him look somewhat younger
than he really was."Damn,this tatoo really makes him look exotic",Squall
thought.The young man was now close enough for Squall to see his
well-defined chest going quickly up and down,as a result of the running he
had to do to catch up with Squall.

-Can't believe you didn't hear me the first time,he said,panting.

Squall stared at him for a moment,contemplating his beauty."God,Zell,if only
you knew..." he though.

-Yo,man,you listening to me?

That made Squall come back to reality."Damnit!.I hope he didn't notice me
staring,the last thing I need is someone thinking I'm checking guys out.If
that got out Seifer would never get off my ass" he thought.

-Yeah,what do you want?Squall snapped,more agressively than he had meant to.

-Hey,c'mon Squall,chill,I ain't done anything to you,Zell said defensively.

-Yeah,whatever.

"Damn,if only I could tell him,tell him how much I love him...No,I could
never do it,he'd just laugh at me....Or even worse,he'd tell everyone.No,I
have to make sure no one ever knows about me,I can't talk of this to
anyone,I'd be the laughing stock of the Garden forever".Squall then decided
to do like he had always done,act like the insensitive jerk everyone thought
he was.

-Listen,if you won't tell me what you want with me,then don't waste my
time.I've got other things to do.

Squall then walked away,leaving an stunned Zell behind.As he headed toward
the locker room,he felt miserable about the way he had treated him.He
sighed."He was just trying to be friendly",he thought,"Zell,why can't you
act cold toward me,it would make things so much easier...".He entered the
locker room,finding it almost empty,except for a huge dark-skinned man
heading toward the door.

-Hey Squall,I heard Seifer really kicked your ass at yesterday's practice.He
said he marked you forever.Whoa,pretty cool scar all right!,he exclaimed
when Squall turned toward him,and therefore letting him to see the red line
going across his forehead.

-Hey Fujin,Raijin was looking for you,and she looked angry,Zell
said,entering the room .

-Oh damn,I better go now,Raijin can be very dangerous when she gets
angry,the huge man answered.He headed toward the door,almost running in his
haste.

-Why are you following me Zell?And why did you lie to Fujin? Squall turned
to him,angry of his intrusion,exhausted from his training and fearing he
might let his guard down.

-Hey,what's with you Squall?For the past few weeks you've acted all cold to
me,and I think you've even been avoiding me!What's the matter with you?

-Hey,I don't have to justify myself to you,go find someone else to
bother!Squall told him  angrily.He then tried to get around Zell toward the
door,but the small man was blocking the way."Let me through!".

-Not before you tell me what's going on,Zell responded,not moving an inch
away.

Squall then tried to find his way around,but Zell raised his hands,pushing
Squall back.When Zell's hand made contact with his left shoulder,Squall let
out a small yelp of pain as the pression reawaked the pain from the wound
caused by the monster just a few minutes earlier.Zell's face flushed with
concern when he saw the look on Squall's face,and motionned him toward the
nearest bench to have him sit.

-Oh,Squall,damn,I'm sorry man,I didn't know you were hurt,so sorry...

-Yeah,it's nothing,just a scratch I caught during training,now leave me
alone,I have to...

-No way man,Zell interrupted,you're gonna show this wound to me,or I'm
dragging you directly to Dr.Kadowaski's office,by force if I need to.Zell
was feeling guilty about hurting his friend unvolontarily."Get that jacket
off,while I get my medikit,I'll see if I can fix you up.

Zell hurried out,and Squall just sat there motionless for a moment,lost in
his thoughts,as usual.
"I can't go on like this,he already knows I've been avoiding him,what if he
finds out?What if he finds out I'm.....God,I can't even admit it to
myself,how can I have these feelings for Zell?Of all poeple,why did it have
to be him?I've been acting like a real jerk around him,even though all he's
been trying to do was to be my friend...but I know I couldn't pretend
anymore if he was, not if I had to see him smile the way he does,not if I
had to hear his soft voice everytime he burst out in laughter...And now he
wants to take care of my wounds,why is he so kind to everyone? ...
Oh,right,my wound,I'm supposed to take off my shirt and jacket...There's no
way I'm going to Kadowaski again this week,I'd look like a wimp to
everyone...No,I have to let Zell handle it,even if it's a torture..."Squall
moved his right arm around,reaching for his left sleeve,and started to move
his left arm to get it off,but he couldn't move it without having the pain
flaring through his shoulder down all the way to his elbow."Looks like I'm
more hurt than I thought",he realized."Maybe I should go to Kadowaski after
all,it would at least save me from Zell's heart-breaking good intentions..."

Zell interrupted his thoughts by coming back in the locker room,carrying a
small box.

-Hey Squall,I thought I told you to remove your jacket,I need to see the
wound to know what to use,he said,after seeing him still dressed.

-I...I can't remove it,my shoulder is numb...Squall uttered almost
inaudibly,embarrassed by his  weakness,especially in front of the boy he
secretly loved.

-Man,let me take care of that...Zell said,moving closer,and helping Squall
undress.

His touch was soft and tender,like he was holding something very fragile and
feared of breaking it.Squall's breath quickened,and he let out a small
whimper,but fortunately Zell mistook this for pain,and his face flushed red
with guilt,as he proceeded with even more care as he previously had.

-Wow,this is one nasty bruise you have here...

And it was.Squall's pale,well defined chest was now bare,and you could
clearly see a bruise of the size of a fist on his shoulder and the base of
his arm.Zell removed his fingerless fighting gloves,and started feeling
around it,trying to determine the gravity of the wound.

-Nope,he said,nothing's broken,although it's gonna hurt for quite a while
before disappearing.I think this should do the trick,he said,holding out a
tube of BenGay.Now let me rub this on it,and you'll feel better in seconds.

He poured a generous amount in his hand.He placed himself just behind
Squall,and reached down,applying the medicine on his back and shoulder,then
on the wound.Squall felt all his day's tension fade at the expert touch of
his friend,and even the pain from his bruise appeared to subside.His buddy's
touch felt electrising,and small shivers went down his spine as he totally
surrendered to the soothing feelings of the boy of his dreams touching
him,taking care of him.Squall relaxed,leaning backwards and letting his back
support itself on Zell's flat stomach.The latter looked a little
surprised,but smiled,happy to relieve his friend of the pain he still felt a
little responsible for.

-Feeling better already huh?He said,having to bend down a little more to
reach his a little further and start massaging the upper part of Squall's
chest as well."I bet you're wondering where I learned to do this",he
added."Actually a cousin of mine who lives in Galbadia is a
massotherapist...."

Zell's chatter escaped to a corner of his mind while Squall was enjoying
completely the massage he received.Zell's face was now inches from his,since
his friend was speaking directly in his ear.
"If only this could last forever"he thought,"I could just pretend
that.....pretend that he loved me back...".Squall closed his eyes,totally
relaxed and content,resting against the small but strong body he loved.He
could feel the heat Zell was radiating,and he inched his head closer to the
blonde's.He opened his eyes,looking at Zell's pretty face still blabbing
about something meaningless,and pressed his lips on Zell's mouth
softly,kissing him like he had always dreamed of,in the middle of Zell's
sentence.He was feeling totally detached,as if he was looking at someone
else,yet he knew it was him that just finally gave in to the love that was
burning him from inside.

He snapped.Coming back to his senses,the realization of what he just did hit
him in the face.The look on his blonde friend's face was one of pure
surprise and bewilderment.The little man was just staring at him
incredulously,seemingly incapable of emitting a single sound,so shocked he
was by what had just happened.Squall heard a deep moan of despair,and knew
after that it had come from his own throat.Zell still wasn't reacting,and
Squall seized this opportunity to grab his jacket and run out of the
room,tears flowing from his eyes.

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After escaping from the locker room,Squall headed toward the training
center.It was nearly a miracle no one saw him like this,running half naked
along the corridors of Balamb Garden,crying and sobbing,and by the time he
reached the center,he had regained a semblance of composure.He entered the
center,and headed directly for the secret spot where students gathered after
the curfew.At this time of day it was sure to be empty.Upon reaching his
shelter,he collapsed against a wall,still horrified by what he had just
done.He barely believed he did such a thing: kissing the sweet boy he had
had a crush on for months.Even though the kiss was better than anything he
had ever imagined, he felt miserable,unable to understand why this had
happened,after all the trouble he went to deny his feelings."How did this
happen?How could I?" he though.

-Damn you,Zell! he cursed aloud

"Why did he do everything to make things worse for me?Now I'm finished,he
hates me, everyone will know about me..."Overcome by his feelings,Squall
started crying again.He couldn't keep his facade anymore.His repressed
feelings were all coming out at once,and he just sat there on the
ground,sobbing,thinking of how much he had messed up everything.Squall then
felt a hand land on his arm,and he heard a soft voice talking to him.

-Squall,I was looking for you,you weren't to your room,but after having
looked everywhere I figured I would find you here.Squall,are you
listening?Look at me,Squall!

That was Zell's voice,of course,but Squall was too afraid to look,he knew he
couldn't take it,he would be crushed when he finally saw the accusing eyes
of the one he loved,he knew Zell would despise and reject him...

-I can't,I know you hate me,I'm sorry I kissed you,I'm so sorry,I never
meant to...

-Shh,it's okay Squall,it's no big deal,just look at me.

The hand moved up his arm and grabbed his chin,slowly but firmly raising his
head toward the eyes he feared.Squall was still motionless,avoiding the
other boy's gaze.

-I don't hate you Squall,far from it...I've waited...I've waited for you to
kiss me for so long,I thought...I thought you wouldn't be interested,I
thought you despised me,I just wanted to get your attention...

"Impossible",he thought,"He can't possibly feel the same way,can he?No,he's
trying to trick me,he just wants to make fun of me..."

-I love you,Squall,I've been in love with you ever since we met for the
first time.

At that moment,Zell forced Squall to face him,and Squall didn't see what he
had expected in his eyes.What he saw was not rejection,it was... love.The
idea slowly crept its way through Squall's clouded mind."He really meant
that,he meant every word of it",he realized.

Zell brought his face to his,and kissed him tenderly.It was just like what
happened in the locker room earlier,except the roles were switched.And that
this time,they didn't break the kiss.Zell's lips were getting more
passionate,pressing firmly on Squall's,his tongue trying to break in his
mouth.Still dazed,Squall gave in to the intruder,his cheeks still wet from
the tears he shed moments ago.Zell then motionned toward those tears,kissing
and licking them away,making his sadness disappear.His body was pressing
hard against Squall,and Squall noticed that both of them were hard.

-Oh,Zell,I can't believe you feel the same about me than I feel about
you.I've wanted this for so long,but I'm scared,and I don't know what to
do....

-Shhh,I know you're scared,I am too,but there's no denying how we feel,not
anymore.I love you Squall,and you love me,that's all that matters.

With that,Zell was back on Squall's mouth,and this time Squall was ready.He
responded to the kiss passionately,and the young men's tongues danced in
their mouths as their bodies rubbed against one another,exciting their
senses.Squall then leaned backwards,lying on the ground,and dragging Zell
down with him.They started unbuttoning their clothes,undressing each
other,without ever breaking their embrace,until finally Squall had a sudden
shudder of pain.

-Oh,Zell,I'm sorry,I can't get my jacket off,my shoulder....

-Sorry,I should've remembered,let me take care of everything...

So Zell continued to undress both of them,until they were finally naked in
front of each other.Squall stared at the beautiful man in front of him,who
was revealed to him in all his glory.His creamy complexion made his skin
look perfect,and the muscles could clearly be seen everywhere on his body.He
had a nice chest,his well-defined pectorals flexing slightly with each of
his deep breaths,just above his perfectly flat washboard abs.His hands were
slowly stroking his very excited member,a long,thick beauty of what seemed
about seven inches long,which Squall was discovering for the first time
fully erect ; he had seen him naked in the showers before,but that had been
different.Squall wasn't to be outdone either : while Zell was relatively
small and heavily built,Squall was taller,with long,slender legs,and a
developping six-pack abs.His cock was thinner but he must've been about half
an inch longer,more or less .His brown hair was falling on his forehead as
he eyed hungrily the body of the one that had been the objet of his lust."I
can have him now" he thought.It seemed so unreal to him,like his wildest
fantasy had just come true.He stared at his newly found lover in the
eyes,and brought his left hand behind his head,drawing his Zell's mouth to
his once more.this kiss was sweeter,and they moved closer to each
other.Their chests were now pounding as Zell laid on top of Squall once
more,their erections rubbing between them.

-Don't move,you're hurt,let me take all the trouble...said Zell at his ear.

He started going down on Squall's chest,licking and kissing his neck on the
way,teasing his nipples by rubbing and pinching  them softly.Squall was
starting to feel light-headed as Zell kept going down,making his abs glisten
with saliva,his cock rubbing against the petite man's own stomach,oozing a
good amount of clear precum.He panted,pressing down slightly on his Zell's
head,urging him to give his attention where it was needed.Getting the
hint,Zell left his abs and finally got to his throbbing member.His engorged
cock was pulsing at the same rythm as his heart.Zell licked his lips,looking
at the beautiful organ before him.His tongue darted out,and he flicked it at
the head,tasting the clear fluid coming out of it,savoring the manly taste
he had dreamed of.He then licked along the shaft,slowly,up and down,using
one to hand to play with Squall's balls while the other sped up on his own
dick.He looked up,and as soon as he caught Squall's glaze,he swallowed his
cock as deep as he could,but still coming short of an inch or two.Squall
moaned and arched his back,trying to feed more of him to the hungry mouth
servicing him.

Zell was enjoying it almost as much as Squall did.He was finally having a
taste of the quiet boy,and he loved it.He went up and down slowly at
first,being a little awkward,but he soon got the hang of it and started
building speed slowly,when he got a steadier rythm.The idea that he was
sucking another guy's cock for the first time was a great turn-on for
him,and he jacked off fiercely as he got drunk off the wonderful taste of
Squall's pre-cum.Both boys were starting to breath heavier,and sweat was
pouring from all their pores because of the intense heat their rubbing
bodies produced.Feeling that Squall wouldn't last much longer at this
pace,Zell released the throbbing member to go down on his balls.He licked
them thoroughly,and sucked them,one at at time at first,then taking both in
his mouth.After a while,he got back to his cock,and resumed his
sucking.Every time he would feel Squall tense and approach orgasm,he would
stop,taking time to explore more of his body,or just to kiss him
passionately.

Squall was soon driven crazy by this sexual torture.Everytime Zell took back
his cock in his mouth,he would start to hump his face,trying to relieve
himself.He could feel the cum already boiling in his balls,but every time he
was near shooting,Zell would draw back,causing Squall to emit whimpers of
disappointment while trying to get Zell back to the great blowjob he was
giving him.But the small man was strong,and Squall was pushed back each
time,being unable to use his left arm much.

-Zell,he moaned,I can't take any more of this.Make me cum,please,make me
cum!Squall was begging,his entire body shaking from all the built-up sexual
energy trying to get out.

And Zell finally gave him what he wanted.When he felt Squall tense and his
balls tighten,he drew back,but instead of letting go of his entire cock,he
kept the head in his mouth,swirling his tongue around it,applying succion at
the same time.Squall spread his legs,and putting his hands on the back of
Zell's head,tried to shove his member as deep down his throat as he
could.But Zell resisted,wanting to have a good taste of his lover's cum,and
kept teasing the head,rubbing Squall's sensitivitized balls with his free
hand while going wild on his own cock.Suddenly,Squall was driven over the
edge,and he exploded in Zell's mouth,filling it with his hot,creamy
cum.Gushes after gushes went in his mouth,and Zell swallowed wave after
wave,until he just couldn't keep up with it,and some of it dribbled out the
corners of his mouth.Delighted by the wonderful taste,he rubbed his member
with renewed passion.

Squall was still in an ecstatic state,the last of his load still being
milked by the little blonde,when he felt something warm and sticky dripping
down his tights.Looking down,he saw Zell's cock spurt a big load as well,all
over his legs and the little guy's abs.Raising his gaze a little,he saw a
very satisfied Zell,cum dripping on his chin,let go of his cock and give him
that cheerful toothy smile only he is capable of.

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		  ( The end?It's all up to you readers! )