Squall picks up a paper .. glancing around to make sure nobody notices offhand... and wanders back to his room with it... These papers were always stacked outside the dorms by whoever was printing them... letting anyone who wanted one take them for free. But it is a bit embarassing to say the least.. considering the subject matter of the paper. A paper writen by unknown gay teens at the Garden.. aimed at gay teens... it was a good thing he didn't have a room mate.

<Gabriel> Squall settles down on his bed and flips through the paper

<Sanosuke> The Poetic Knight had writen another poem again.. the ones that made Squall quiver.

<Gabriel> It was scary.. how mere words could make him feel... so...

<Sanosuke> melt.... that was the word... he was almost melting as he read the words... it was as if the words were writen for him...

<Gabriel> Squall sighs "some guy out there is really lucky.." he says..

<Sanosuke> but the peoms the Poetic Knight wrote were tinged with sadness... pointing towards a longing.... as if to say even he was lonely... longing for the one that he wished would notice him.

<Gabriel> Squall rubs his cheek against the paper.... wishing those poems were his

<Sanosuke> He heard pounding at his door.

<Gabriel> Squall slips the paper under his pillow and goes to answer it

<Sanosuke> "Sleeping late?" Seifer glared at him. "Come on... we got to get cracking... it's sparing time.. go grab your gunblade."

<Gabriel> "Wasnt sleeping.. was reading.. " Squall grumbles... that nice warm fuzzy feeling leaving him

<Sanosuke> "Whatever... get moving... were wasting vaulble fight time."

<Gabriel> "Hmph.." Squall says "what if I dont feel like sparring?"

<Sanosuke> "You're gonna anyway... I don't care what you say."

<Gabriel> "I dont want to..."

<Sanosuke> Seifer grabbed his arm and dragged him off to the training center.

<Gabriel> Squall drags his feet the entire way...

<Sanosuke> Seifer tossed him down. "Let's hand to hand since you didn't bring your weapon."

<Gabriel> Squall makes a face at him... mentally crossing him off the ‘Who is the Poetic Knight’ list.

<Sanosuke> Seifer put up his fists. "Come on Squall.. fight time."

<Gabriel> "i have more important things to do you know..."

<Sanosuke> "Nothing is more important then training..."

<Gabriel> "Some things are.... like being happy" Squall mutters

<Sanosuke> "Hmph... you can be happy after you train."

<Gabriel> "Im not always depressed.... I started off today in a good mood... but seeing your mug.. totally ruined that.... and since I see you every day..."

<Sanosuke> Seifer glared more. "Oh shut up... Training is why we live in garden.."

<Gabriel> "Im allowed to be happy once in a while. why dont you just leave me alone for one day?

<Sanosuke> "Why should I?"

<Gabriel> "Do you have some inexplicable need to beat me up daily?" Squall puts his fists up

<Sanosuke> "It's called training you dope."

<Gabriel> "Why do we train every day.... even rest day?”

<Sanosuke> "Why should we?"

<Gabriel> Squall grumbles and takes a swing at Seifer

<Sanosuke> Seifer took a step back and swung back at his chest.

<Gabriel> Squall blocks and slips into combat mode.... most of thier trainign begins this way anyway

<Sanosuke> Seifer kept up his blocks and attacks, almost as if he was in a dance with Squall.

<Gabriel> "Would you let me land a punch?" Squall grumbles

<Sanosuke> "Would you let me?"

<Gabriel> "Sure.... go head......."

<Sanosuke> Seifer smacked him in the chest.

<Gabriel> Squall staggers back a pace.. but retaliates with a simliar striek

<Sanosuke> Seifer grunted and stumbled back.

<Gabriel> "There... we're done now"

<Sanosuke> "Fine... I got other shit to do anyway..." Seifer staggered out.

<Gabriel> Squall heads back to his room.. to cut out the poem and put it in his scrap book. Along with all the other poems written by the Knight.

<Sanosuke> It was imposible to say what the Knight might write next.

<Gabriel> Squall reads each poem over carefully.. shivering with delight .. even though he's read them countless times

<Sanosuke> It was impossible to tell who in school was writing them...

<Gabriel> "I'll never know....." Squall says with a soft sigh........ holding the book to his chest

<Sanosuke> his chest ached some where Seifer had punched him.

<Gabriel> "Maybe I should try writing a poem... in reply... " Squall wonders

<Sanosuke> there was an anonomyse submition site for the paper that anyone can send in stuff to.

<Gabriel> Squall grabs some paper and a pen... and starts writing.. wondering what to call himself though

<Sanosuke> something that meant something to him but other people wouldn't pick up that it was him.

<Gabriel> Squall drums his fingers on his desk... wondering. Squall smiles... and calls himself Griever.... since nobody else knows what is engraved on his necklace

<Sanosuke> He never told another soul that... not even his rival.

<Gabriel> Squall writes a poem.. though its no where near as good as the Knight's... and submits it

<Sanosuke> He had to wait till the next day to see if it was published.

Squall wakes up.. and stretches... slipping out to pick up the paper

<Sanosuke> No one else was out there... he was safe.

<Gabriel> Squall goes back to his room and flips open the paper.. to see if his poem was published

<Sanosuke> It had been... along with another from the Poetic Knight....

<Gabriel> Squall props himself up on his pillow and reads the new poem

<Sanosuke> It spoke of hurting the one he loved without meaning to... because he couldn't express his true feelings they turned to rage and made him hurt without wanting to the one he loved.

<Gabriel> Squall rubs his chest thoughtfully... not connecting it though

<Sanosuke> It was sad in that way.... how the poet thought the one he loved could never love him back.

<Gabriel> "But I could love you.." Squall says to the paper.. hoping that tomorrow... there will be a reply to his poem... and he begins to craft one.. asking the knight to meet him

<Sanosuke> Squall had no idea....no idea the truth....

<Sanosuke> in another room Seifer was leaning his head against the wall.

<Gabriel> Squall sighs clips the poem from the paper... putting it in his book carefully

<Sanosuke> Seifer was reading over the poem Squall sent in.

<Gabriel> Wasnt nearly as good as his...

<Sanosuke> but it sparked his interest... who sent it in?

<Gabriel> Was it Squall.. or someone else answering in hopes of love

<Sanosuke> He doubted it could be Squall... in his notes though he couldn't use it for the poems.. he liked to call Squall the ice prince...even though it made him sad.

<Gabriel> Well.. perhaps he had better write another poem... and try to draw this person closer...... loving anyone was better than being alone.. right?

<Sanosuke> Seifer sighed about that... he at least wanted to know who it was that sent this in.

<Gabriel> What harm could it do.. the ice prince certainly didnt want anything to do with him

<Sanosuke> he sat down on his bed... he wanted so bad to be close but decided he didn't want to leave his room today... insteed he thought of a responce to write.

<Gabriel> Squall on the other hand is wandering about the school in his version of a lovelorn daze.. trying to think of a good place to tell the knight to meet him

<Sanosuke> Probably outside the school somewhere.

<Gabriel> Someplace romantic.. the beach at night? A forest glade...

<Sanosuke> it might be wonderful... a beautiful spot....

<Gabriel> "the beach..." Squall tells himself.. at night... moonlight on the water.. mmmm....

<Sanosuke> So romantic... so beautiful... and so peaceful... peaceful.. where was Seifer to beat him up today?

<Gabriel> Squall didnt really care though... he was too in love... well.. he supposed thats what it was.. but could you love someone you never met?

<Sanosuke> how did he know he hadn't met the person... he'd seen everyone in Garden at one time

<Gabriel> "But will he want me......" Squall wonders... heading back to his room to write the poem.. a rhyme devised to be a riddle.. but surely the knight could solve it

<Sanosuke> Well, no harm in meeting someone, right?

<Gabriel> Squall settles down to write the poem... hoping only the knight will decipher it

<Sanosuke> The Knight seemed smart enough to figure that sort of stuff out.

<Gabriel> Squall carefully writes the poem

<Sanosuke> with hidden points to the beach.

<Gabriel> "There.. sounds good..." Squall says to himself... getting the poem ready to turn n

<Sanosuke> He had to hope the paper would now print it.

<Gabriel> Squall leaves his room to slip it into the box.. hoping they wont deny him the chance

<Sanosuke> he wanted to meet the Poetic Knight,

<Gabriel> So badly it hurt.. just like.. how it had hurt when Seifer punched his chest

<Sanosuke> Speaking of Seifer.. why hadn't he bothered him today?

<Gabriel> "maybe I punched him too hard..." Squall wonders to himself.. heading for the cafeteria to get something to eat

<Sanosuke> Fujin was sitting alone for once... even Raijin wasn;t there.

<Gabriel> Squall raises an eyebrow at that.. and gets... a hot dog.. as usual all they serve.. which he sits down and nibbles at

<Sanosuke> Fujin glanced up at him.

<Sanosuke> She frowned.

<Gabriel> Squall blinks at her

<Sanosuke> She got up and walked over to him.

<Gabriel> Squall looks up at her.. puzzled by her even noticing him

<Sanosuke> "SEEN SEIFER?" She asked.

<Gabriel> "no... he didnt come to bug me today".

<Sanosuke> "ODD..." She frowned.

<Gabriel> "He usually makes me spar every day.."

<Sanosuke> she nodded. "KNOW THAT. ODD HE NOT HERE."

<Gabriel> "Check his room?"

<Sanosuke> "RAIJIN WENT CHECK."

<Gabriel> "Sorry I couldnt help you"

<Sanosuke> Fujin sighed. "IS OK."

<Gabriel> Squall goes back to nibbling his hot dog.. only eating half of it

<Sanosuke> Fujin pushed her food aside. "WALK?"

<Gabriel> "Um.. sure"

<Sanosuke> Fujin stood up and dumped her plate on the counter.

<Gabriel> Squall throws away his food and stretches

<Sanosuke> "YOU HATE SEIFER?" She asked as they walked.

<Gabriel> "Not.. really.. he just.. bugs me all the time..."

<Sanosuke> "HE WANTS... BE FRIEND..."

<Gabriel> "What makes you say that? He hit me pretty hard yesterday"

<Sanosuke> Fujin leaned on the wall a minute and closed her eye, steadying herself to 'talk normal'. "He... doesn't like it when you push him away... so he decides the only way to be close to you at all is to fight..."

<Gabriel> Squall ponders this.. because Fujin rarely talks "normal" and wouldnt waste her time talking :"normal" to say something that wasnt true

<Sanosuke> "I'm rather worried about him some times... he pushes too hard."

<Gabriel> "well.. what should I do?"

<Sanosuke> "Stop being so icey..."

<Gabriel> "I.. dont know how"

<Sanosuke> "I suppose not.. but try it some time... you don't have to be alone." She walked off.

<Gabriel> Squall ponders for a moment.. then goes to Seifer's room

<Sanosuke> The door was shut.

<Gabriel> Squall knocks.

<Sanosuke> "What yah want?" Seifer yelled.

<Gabriel> "Seifer?"

<Sanosuke> "What is it Squall?"

<Gabriel> "You didnt come to spar this morning'

<Sanosuke> "Wasn't in the mood."

<Gabriel> "Oh.. well I was worried..."

<Sanosuke> "You? Worried? That's a laugh."

<Gabriel> "Well.. I was.. so are fujin and raijin..."

<Sanosuke> "I knowthey are... they're my best friends.. of course they're worried."

<Gabriel> "Well.. since youre okay... um.. have a good day..'

<Sanosuke> "Whatever..."

<Gabriel> Squall sighs "I tried fujin... " he mutters as he heads to his room to curl up with the book of poems

<Sanosuke> Tommorrow his poem was publeshed.

<Gabriel> Squall curls up to sleep.. thinking of that

<Sanosuke> the next day he could hear the stack of papers being dropped off.

<Gabriel> Squall darts out as soon as the person is gone and grabs one

<Sanosuke> His poem had been published.

<Gabriel> Squall reads it.. to make sure it sounds right.. then reads the knight's

<Sanosuke> The knight's was short today... fairly sad too.

<Gabriel> Squall reads it.. wondering about it

<Sanosuke> about being bitter and angry inside.

<Gabriel> "You wont be.. just.. come to teh beach tonight....' Squall says... caressing the page

<Sanosuke> When night fell the air was cool but not cold... it was almost perfect temprature and weather.

<Gabriel> Squall fancies himself up a bit.. putting on cologne but only enough to make him smell wonderful.. then he sets out to the beach early.. wanting to be there

<Sanosuke> He didn't see any body out there...

<Gabriel> Squall settles down on a rock to wait... thinking to himself

<Sanosuke> was the knight going to come? did he read the poem? did he understand it? did he want to come? maybe he was shy... maybe he thought it was a trap.

<Gabriel> "stop freaking out... if he doesnt come it wasnt meant to be.. " Squall says to himself

<Sanosuke> he heard a twig snap in the brush amid the trees overlooking the beach.

<Gabriel> Squal freezes. not sure what to do

<Sanosuke> could it be the one he was waiting for?

<Gabriel> Squall rubs his hands together... waiting... hoping

<Sanosuke> He didn't hear anything after that twigsnap...

<Gabriel> "just an animal... " squall sighs...

<Sanosuke> but it wasn't... Seifer had stepped on the twig... had spotted Squall.. and jumped up into the tree.

<Gabriel> Squall sighs again... and pulls his jacket tighter around himself "I guess... he isnt coming...... but I'll wait a little longer.."

<Sanosuke> Seifer didn't understand whyhe was afraid... the thought of death didn't scare him... of facing enemies alone with a rusty sword... but, the idea of facing Squall now.. over this matter.. terrified him.

Squall stares out over the ocean.. telling himself to wait just a little bit longer

<Sanosuke> Seifer closed his eyes, wishing.. wishing he could force himself down.. but he was too scared.

<Gabriel> Squall waits.. but.. eventually the cold sea wind drives him inside

<Sanosuke> did the Knight not read the poem? was he afraid? did he not understand?

<Gabriel> Squall thinks....... but.. all he can do is sit and write a poem...... the last line reading "Now, Griever grieves alone....'

<Sanosuke> When he woke... he found a slip of paper under his door.

<Gabriel> Squall picks it up.. and plunks back down onto his bed to read it

<Sanosuke> 'Squall... I'm sorry... I... saw you sitting there... and you were the last person in the world I thought wrote that letter. I got scared and ran up the tree... if you can figure out who this is.... slip a note under my door. use no names incase you get the wrong person.

<Gabriel> Squall sighs "No I have no idea who you are..... what am I supposed to do.. put a note under the door of every person in Balamb??"

<Sanosuke> The last person on his mind the note said.

<Gabriel> Squall curls up on his side to think .. could it be... the bane to his existance?

<Sanosuke> Seifer was a jerk who hurt him............................... hurt him when he was mad.came to him everyday.... always seemed to want to be there....

<Gabriel> Squall writes a note....... and goes to slip it under seifer's door... figuring.. maybe it wont be that bad

<Sanosuke> after all.... Seifer seemed to be like the poems.

<Gabriel> Squall returns to his room to curl up.. not feeling like doing much at all

<Sanosuke> would Seifer get the note?

<Gabriel> If he didnt...... it wasnt a big loss..... if he did...... he'd know soon enough

<Sanosuke> Seifer finnaly got out of bed and got the note.

<Gabriel> It said.. that if he was really who the writer of this note thinks he is. and he wants to talk.. he better come

<Sanosuke> Seifer crumpeled the note and left the room.

<Gabriel> Squall is lying on his bed.. cuddling the scrap book he's made

<Sanosuke> Seifer knocked onthe door.

<Gabriel> "come in..." Squall says

<Sanosuke> "Yoah Squall..." Seifer entered and leaned on the door.

<Gabriel> "hi.. Seifer"

<Sanosuke> Seifer looked away, wringing his hands... nervous.. something Squall had never seen before.

<Gabriel> "You.. want to sit down?"

<Sanosuke> "Yah..." He hoppedinto a chair.

<Gabriel> Squall sets the book aside... "Well... "

<Sanosuke> "Uh..."He still seemed to be afraid.

<Gabriel> 'you.. are the knight.. I would assume?"

<Sanosuke> "........." Seifer hung his head... unable to say yes but indicating it.

<Gabriel> "your poems... are beautiful'

<Sanosuke> "T-thank you...."

<Sanosuke> it was odd seeing Seifer so nervous.

<Gabriel> "Why are you so nervous?"

<Sanosuke> "I....just... am."

<Gabriel> "Were those poems to me.....? its.. hard to believe.. and if they werent Im sorry.. to bother you"

<Sanosuke> "They... are.... about you..."

<Gabriel> "Why didnt you tell me?" Squall asks...

<Sanosuke> "You... always... hated me..."

<Gabriel> "Im sorry..

<Sanosuke> "Sorry?"

<Gabriel> "For being so cold.. I try.. not to be"

<Sanosuke> "You've always been so cold.... it's made me sad..."

<Gabriel> "I dont know.. how to be anything else..."

<Sanosuke> "Why? You've always been.. so cold.. even when we were kids."

<Gabriel> "What do you want me to do.. I cant.. change overnight"

<Sanosuke> "I... I know that...."

<Gabriel> "But you can help me....."

<Sanosuke> "Yes... I've.. always wanted to."

<Gabriel> "Please... "

<Sanosuke> Seifer got up from the chair.

<Gabriel> Squall smiles slightly... hoping he isnt going to leave

<Sanosuke> Seifer walked over to him slowly.

<Gabriel> Squall puts out a hand..

<Sanosuke> Seifer took it.

<Gabriel> Squall gently pulls him in... wrapping his arms around him before he can get away "Im sorry.. for saying mean things to you"

<Sanosuke> "Yeah... I... I understand."

<Gabriel> Squall squeezes him tightly

<Sanosuke> Seifer squeezed back. "I've wanted to hug you."

<Gabriel> "Ive always wanted the knight to come and carry me off and show me what love was......

<Sanosuke> "I'd love to carry you off but I'm alreadyhere in your room."

<Gabriel> "Thats okay.. just love me then"

<Sanosuke> "I have since we were kids..."

<Gabriel> "Im sorry.. it took me so long.."

<Sanosuke> "I... I forgive you."

<Gabriel> "And Im sorry for hitting you..." Squall mumbles.. rubbing his cheek against Seifer

<Sanosuke> "I hit you too... I'm sorry."

<Gabriel> "I forgive you for everything..... " Squall says

<Sanosuke> Seifer rested his face against Squall's.

<Gabriel> "Im .. not alone anymore..."

<Sanosuke> "Nor am I..."

<Gabriel> Squall turns his head and kisses Seifer's cheek... truly happy for the first time in his life

<Sanosuke> Seifer hugged him and smiled.

<Gabriel> "So what happens now?"

<Sanosuke> "I don't know..."

<Gabriel> "we get to live happily ever after?"

<Sanosuke> "Yah... I hope so.":

<Gabriel> Squall pulls him down with him onto the bed and cuddles against him..

<Sanosuke> Seifer smiled. "I've never been this close to anyone."

<Gabriel> "neither have I.. but.. its wonderful.. youre nice and warm.. as opposed to that rock last night"

<Sanosuke> "I... I'm sorry.. I just... didn't want to see the look on your face when you knew it was me... I was scared of the look.

<Gabriel> "I wouldnt have been upset.. maybe confused... but... I wanted my knight.. "

<Sanosuke> "And... I always wanted you."