Title: When Xabi talks about Stevie
Paring: Steven Gerrard / Xabi Alonso
Disclaimer: I wish it was true.
Summary: Xabi doesn’t like to talk about Stevie.
Xabi doesn’t like to talk about Stevie. When someone asks him about his former captain, he wants very much to ignore the question and walks away but it is just not his type to be rude. So when Puyol asks him about Stevie, he grabs his glass a bit tighter.
“He is a very good man” He says and looks at the shelf. “He has nothing much to talk about really.” He says and Pepe chuckles, really? Nothing much? The goalkeeper asks teasingly.
Xabi ignores Pepe.“Well, Stevie is a very good football player. He has a leader ship.” Xabi stops. He thinks about Istanbul suddenly. He thinks about the way Stevie brought them back to win. He thinks about the trophy and the kop singing ‘you’ll never walk alone’. He thinks about the red everywhere he looked at. He think about the kiss (oh the kiss)
Xabi shifts uneasily when he continues. “He is very grumpy sometimes. He doesn’t like to wake up early and -uhm- I… I don’t know” he wants to hide his face under him palm. What the fuck did he just say? He doesn’t like to wake up early? Hell, that is not what he should talk in front of his Spanish team.
“Doesn’t like to wake up early, huh?” Fernando winks at him. Xabi feels his cheek burn.
“If I didn’t know better, I would think you are talking about your big crush, Xabi” Cesc says and Pepe gives him a thumb up, ‘like’ he says as if clicking on something he likes on facebook.
This is embarrassing, Xabi thinks. This is why he doesn’t like to talk about Stevie, really. “I don’t know what you are talking about, Cesc” Xabi tries to keep his voice cool. He wants to act like he is in control (like he usually is. Calm and collected and reserved) but he knows ,somehow, that he is completely out of control when it comes to Steven Gerrard.
“No?” Cesc asks innocently. “Well let me think what I was just talking about” He pretends to think. “Oh yeah. I was talking about how you seem so in love when you talk about your former captain”
Xabi sweats. He breathes a bit too loud than he should have. “No. I'm not.”
“No? Why? I find Steven Gerrard attractive you know even though he has too small eyes” Cesc grins.
“No. His eyes are very beautiful, its color is very beautiful” Xabi snaps unintentionally. He feels everyone’s eyes on him but he can’t just seem to stop himself.
“His eyes are the best part of his, if not his smile. He has all sparking eyes when he is in the pitch and it is very beautiful -no- -no- what I mean is Stevie - uhm- hates Man U” Xabi finishes lamely. Oh how he hates talking about Stevie.
Cesc throws his head backward and laughs. He clings on Nando who is chuckling uncontrollably. “Oh I see, I forgot that he is your Mr. Perfect”
Yes, he is perfect for me, Xabi wants to snap but fortunately he can shut his mouth fast enough before he says anything more embarrassing.
“Ok kids.” Iker who has been sitting silently for awhile finally says. “No more teasing Xabi. Cesc.”
Cesc rolls his eyes at the captain. “Xabi is easy when talking about Steven Gerrard. We don’t get to see that so often, Iker.”
Xabi feels so transparent then. He feels like everyone can see right through his skin. He shivers at the thought and thankful his skin is still fully visible because ,really, he doesn’t want anyone to see ‘I am in love with Steven Gerrrad’ written all over his heart.
Xabi sinks into his couch. Oh how he hates talking about Steven Gerrard.
End
Note: uhm I don’t really know what I was thinking when I wrote this.