by Haruka

"Good!" Zell said. "Because I wanna ask Seifer to answer Selphie's question from before."
"You can't ask Seifer that, Zell," Rinoa said.
"Why?" Zell demanded. "No repeat questions allowed or something?"
"No, he was the one to ask you a question, so you can't ask him this time."
"Oh yeah," Zell said sheepishly. "Okay, um, how about if I ask ...," he searched the group thoughtfully, then gave a bright smile, "Quistis! I'll ask you the same question!"
"You mean whether or not I'm attracted to any of you?"
"Yeah!"
"All right." She readjusted her position on the blanket. "The answer is yes. And rather than be cagey about it like Seifer, I'll just come out and tell you who it is."
The group leaned forward in anticipation. "Who?" asked Irvine.
"All of you," Quistis answered. "I'm attracted to different qualities in all of you. Squall's leadership ability, Zell's passion, Rinoa's freespiritedness, Selphie's cheerfulness, Seifer's romantic viewpoint, Fujin's bravery, and Raijin's loyalty."
"What about me?" Irvine pouted.
"Well, Irvine, all you've got going for you is looks," Quistis teased.
"I'll take it!" Irvine chirped.
Everyone laughed and Rinoa wiped her eyes. "That was a good answer, Quistis," she said. "So now it's your turn."
"All right then, I'm going to send the question over to Seifer, where it began." She looked at him, raising an eyebrow. "Who is the one here whom you're attracted to?"
Seifer shook his head. "You people have one-track minds."
"Just answer the question." Irvine grinned.
"On the contrary, I think I'll take the dare."
Everyone groaned. "Come on, Seifer, that's not fair!" Zell protested.
"Why isn't it fair?" he asked innocently. "Everyone else has the same option."
"He's right, Zell," Quistis said. "So I guess all I can do is give him the dare." She turned to Seifer and a naughty twinkle shone in her eyes. "Your dare is to kiss the person you're attracted to."
For once in his life, Seifer looked completely taken aback while the others hooted.
"Nice one, Quisty!" Irvine cried.
"Is that legal?" Selphie wondered. "In the game, I mean."
"No one said there was a limit on dares," Quistis said calmly. "As long as it doesn't pose any physical danger."
Seifer gave her a wry look. "You're forcing me to answer the question without answering the question, you witch."
"With a capital B, right?" Quistis grinned. "Unless you want to be the first one to cop out on a dare."
"You know I won't do that," Seifer said, then shrugged. "All right, if it means that much to all of you, I'll take your little dare."
They all watched as he got to his feet and looked around the circle, building anticipation. He began to stroll slowly past them all from behind. He passed Raijin, Zell, Selphie, and Irvine, and began to pass Rinoa when he paused between she and Squall. Rinoa looked up at him curiously while everyone else stared. Suddenly, Seifer bent down and caught Squall's chin in his hand, kissing him roughly on the lips.

End of Chapter 8

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