Funny Face
Linkin Fantasy

Chapter one

"And Seifer, you'll be paired with....." The instructor looked over the sheet for available people. "Please not me, please not me." Zell chanted to himself with his hands in prayer to the Gods. "Ah here we are, Selphie Tilmitt."

"Yes!" The class heard from somewhere in the room.

"What?! Chatter box, how would I get any work done with the human word processor as my partner?" He argued with pleading eyes asking her to rethink her decision.

"It can't be helped, besides I doubt you'll even be around to help her do it." Some of the immature students- 'oohhed' at the sound of something dirty and the instructor rolled her eyes. "So I wouldn't complain." She finished handing out the sheets for the teams to work from. "Isn't this going to be great Seif'!" Selphie said trading seats with someone to be closer to him. "I can see us now, Seifer and Selphie supreme-o pairing of the research world."

He rolled his eyes while slapping himself on the forehead. "Why Hyne? Whyyy? She's a loooser." He said getting a slap on the hand from her. "I am not now lets get started." She said.

"Poor Seifer." Squall said half heartedly. "Poor Seifer? Poor Selphie, that guys a jerk!" Zell shot, crossing his arms. "That guy is trouble with a capitol annoying."

Squall gave him a stare that said to forget about it and Zell shrugged opening and turning on his computer screen.

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"So like, you really think this'll work right?" Irvine asked holding a bottle of shampoo in his hands to a sales clerk. "Yeah, I mean I haven't used it personally but it's supposed to be really g- good." She staggered out and Irvine smirked at her leaning over her small figure. "So ya'll think you could change the price for a Galbadian gent like me?"

She started giggling and he laughed to himself. 'They're so dang easy.' He thought to himself feeling a sudden tug on his ear.

"Ow, ow, ow!" Squall walked into the shop and pulled Irvine along by his pony tail towards to check out counter calling over his shoulder. "Don't bother he's gay." Just then Irvine started laughing as Squall yanked him into the counter. "Ow, come on Squall it wasn't for real. I was just hopin' for a lower price." The cowboy argued watching the commander drop some gil on the counter.

"I'll pay you back darlin', I promise."

"Whatever." He replied walking him out the store. "Don't be mad Squall, I was not flirting with her." Irvine said defending himself.

"I'm not mad. I'd just prefer it when you stay in the Garden while I'm in class, okay?"

"Okay okay, but would you let go of my hair, please?" Squall released the cowboys hair and he instantly started petting it lovingly. "You know this is why I have split ends right now."

A light smile appeared on the commanders lips, "Like you don't enjoy my pulling on your hair." he said taking his hand instinctively. "So what's goin' on at home?" Irvine asked and Squall shrugged an answer. "Not much than usual. We're doing a team project in class."

"Uh huh." He said, Squall could talk to Irvine comfortably without hesitation- except maybe for when it comes to I love yous and stuff.

"Tell you what though, I can't wait to get you back in the bed room and-..."

"Get back here you...big dumb loser!" They heard the shouts the second they got up to the front desk.

"Oh no." Squall sighed out at the usual display of behavior Seifer and Zell shown each other. "Heh heh. Get 'em Zell!" Irvine shouted and Squall waved a hand to him shaking his head. "Don't encourage them."

They watched as Seifer ran from an angered Zell who was shouting at him and nearly hitting him by throwing food at his head. "Come on chicky you can do better than tha-...!" The knight called over his shoulder being cut off by someone grabbing him around the waist and knocking him to the floor. "Ugh!"

"Yeah now I got you." Zell said letting Seifer roll over under him so he could see his face and he started pounding on him. "Come on Dink, those are love taps- hit me!"

The martial artist growled and raised his fist. "I wouldn't do that if I were you." They heard a girls voice behind them. It was Xu. Her arms were crossed and she was tapping her foot looking down at them.

"Seifer Almasy and Zell Dincht report to the headmistresses office. That is all."

"Look what you did!" They said simultaneously.

In Edea's office they're standing in front of her desk and she's shaking her head. "I really don't know why I bother, won't you guys ever get along?"

"No." They said again together and she sighed, "Well I guess your dismissed....but please, don't beat on each other anymore."

"No Matron." They replied and walked out of her office. "Go find your own elevator you little rag." Seifer said pushing him into the railing. "Leave me alone!" He said trying not to push him back.

"Aaww little chicken boy," he started making chicken noises. "you afraid to cockfight with the rest of the hens? I hear those girl fights get pretty violent."

Zell growled pulling back and punching Seifer with all the strength in his arms, knocking him a short distance.

"Go on, keep making fun of me and I'll knock your ass back to Galbadian grounds you fuck." The martial artist walked past him and into the elevator pushing the button for the first floor.

Seifer groaned and looked behind him at the elevator watching Zell cross his arms and glare at him evilly as the elevator took him from the knights vision.

"Damn." He breathed out.