An: Back again. Ok. Things are being changed. Why!? Because I need them to! I do not have rights to anything but the plot! I am trying to update and fix up my stories that are not finished. If I said they were complete I'm not touching them. The end!

Chapter one The Morning After

Quistis was in the wonderful state of being between sleep and being fully awake, that place where your eyes won't open and you're awake. Everything felt soft and conferring the down blankets and pillows, the only thing that didn't feel wonderful was the pounding headache in the back of Quistis' skull. Sighing she rolled over feeling the cool blanket caressed every inch of her naked body. Naked? Quistis shook it off. Wait. Down blankets? She didn't have down blankets those were not in her budget or in her room.

Now was the time to do one of two things; one, she could open her eyes, letting in the deadly rays of the sun, or two, feel around the bed to see what was around her. The second option sounded good given as she liked the state she was in. Extending her hand out Quistis patted the bed around her looking for something. Nothing, sheet, pillow, skin, sheet… wait. Skin? Dragging her hand back over to the spot she felt the tight muscled under velvety skin. Slowly, very slowly she opened her eyes trying not to be blinded by the sun, and whatever nude body might be next to her. There her cold cobalt blue eyes meet chocolate brown hair and very pale skin.

Slowly she raked her eyes over the body, taking in every inch of him as he was naked, like her, though she could only see his chest. What did she do last night? Could that be? No it couldn't be, cold it? Was it really Squall? Quistis sat up quickly when he stirred next to her rolling closer in his sleep. Clinging to the white blanket she forced herself to remember last night, trying to understand why she was naked with Squall in a bed that was not hers.

Ok. They had gone to Esthar for an anniversary, for something, they were staying in Squall's father's palace. Like he would ever call Laguna his father, Quistis thought off hand. It was the third year Seifer had come back to garden, and everyone was there celebrating. Seifer and Zell, had picked a club for them to go to that night as a group. Irvine was with Selphie, Zell had Seifer, and Squall was with Rinoa. No wait. Rinoa was visiting her father and was not with them, so Squall was alone that night. And Zell paid for drinks; all the drinks. He was complaining that Quistis had turned into a fish, and.. and… nothing.

"Quistis?" Looking down she found Squall next to her holding his head. "Ug. What happened?" Squall asked in a groggy voice. The brunet sounded like he had gravel in his throat.

"I.. I don't know." Quistis stuttered out as she watched Squall roll over to the bed side table. "What's there?" The blond wondered as she kept his eyes glued to the man naked next to her.

Looking threw papers Squall closed his eyes. "You don't want to know." Squall said as he handed over the papers. Quistis looked at the photos on top; it was them at the club and it looked like Selphie had the camera do to the fact that she was not in any photos. Five photos later they were at a chapel, like the ones that you find in Vegas, similar to the little white chapel. Quistis and Squall were at the head, Quistis with a bouquet of flowers and Squall with a stupid grin that alone was strange. Finally she gave up and looked at the photos and turned to the large paper in the back. Gasping in shock she dropped it as if it burned her hands. "We're married." Quistis all but squeaked as she looked over at Squall.

Gathering the dropped papers and photos Squall placed them back on the table as he slid out of bed. Quistis quickly dove under the blanket still very embarrassed about being naked with Squall. They may have slept together but she was not going to see him naked like this. A few seconds of finding his cloths Squall placed himself behind Quistis on the bed. Gently he reached out and placed a hand on her back, but her sudden tenseness made him pull back. Shaking his head he left the room and walked next door to his. Married? He was married, to Quistis? What did go on last night?

Feeling rather dirty and odd he walked into the bathroom wanting to clean up and feel clean. Turning on the water he stripped down as he waited for it to heat up. Right before he stepped into the tub he froze. "She.. She was my first." Shock held him as he just came to realize that Quistis was the first woman he had ever slept with. It wasn't too bad of a thought; Quistis was a rather nice looking woman.

Letting the lukewarm water hit his body Squall closed his eyes. "Was I her first? What is Rinoa going to say. What is Cid going to say?" Squall heaved a sigh, and finished his shower. It took everything he had to force his thoughts out of his head. Once out he threw on a pair of boxers and crashed on his bed. It was one of the only times Squall wore boxers. Slowly his mind drifted off and sleep took hold of him.

Only a few hours later did a loud pounding wake Squall from his sleep. Trudging to the door Squall threw it open. There stood Selphie with a rather concern look on her face. "Yeah?" The brunet asked as he watched the girl.

"Can.. Hey! I didn't know you slept in boxers. I thought you'd be more of a commando guy." Selphie chipped as she looked him over and smirked.

Sighing Squall rolled his eyes, and placed a hand on his hip. "You have a point to waking me?" He demanded while ignoring her comment and look.

"O yeah!" Squall could almost see the gears tuning in Selphie's head as she looked down at the floor.. "It's Quistis. She won't answer her door. I think she's been crying."

"I'll take care of it." Closing the door, Squall took off his boxers and changed into his daily outfit. Selphie was right on one thing; he did go commando. Walking down to the next door he knocked lightly but heard nothing. Slowly he opened the door Squall spotted Quistis in the bed where he had left her that morning.

Hesitantly he walked up behind her and sat down on the bed, thankfully she was asleep. Squall wasn't quite sure what he would have done if she had been awake. Laying himself down behind her, Squall wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close. It was nice to have someone this close. He was kind of glad that Quistis as there and she wouldn't leave him, as she had always been there for him even when she was upset with him or the other way around. Even if the marriage was done in a drunken state, Squall still felt like she was going always be there for him, if he ever needed someone. Snuggling in deeper Squall closed his eyes as the extra warmth was overly inviting, and comforting. He was sleepy as it was, so it wasn't long before he was out cold again, pressed to his wife.

The lack of warmth woke Squall instantly. Looking around he could not find Quistis, but the sounds from the bathroom let him know where she was. Rolling over he watched the door as if it held all the answers in the world. What was he going to say to her, he didn't know, but he would have to think of something quick, for the door opened and out came Quistis in a pair of blue jeans and a simple green t-shirt.

"Quisy…" A knock on the door cut him off. Squall watched Quistis walk over and open it. There stood Seifer and Zell.

"O man! Hey Quis! Do you remember what happened last night! I woke up this am with a bouquet and Seifer had this thing around his head and ooo man! I've never seen Seifer in anything like that!" Zell laughed as he walked in and plopped down on the bed. Smiling the blond watched Quistis who just looked at the floor. Arching a brow and hardly noticing Squall the blond man looked to the table and picked up the papers. "OO man! Quis! Are you and Squall hitched?"

Quistis closed her eyes and sighed, as Seifer wrapped his arms around her from behind. She hadn't noticed him behind the little blond ball of energy. "You ok Quis?" Seifer wondered as he pressed tightly to Quistis. Pulling Seifer in closer Quistis nodded very glad that they had gotten so close in the last three years. He was really like a brother to her in many ways, Zell as well. She knew if anything was to go wrong they would be there for her; always.

"Yeah I'm fine." She forced a small smile on her face, though it hardly reached her eyes and dropped the second a high pitched squeal filled the room.

"Squally!" Rinoa came bursting into the room, choking Squall the second she jumped on the bed he was sitting on. "O I missed you! I came back as fast as I could! I missed you sooo very very much!" Squall let his eyes roam past Rinoa to Quistis as the girl tightened her grip and gushed. She looked rather disgusted with the whole thing, and Squall was sure she hated him more than ever.

"I can't take this." Quistis groaned out as she forced herself out of Seifer's arms and ran out of the room. Seifer gave Squall a rather icy glare before running after Quistis and Zell soon fallowed, worried for both his lover and best friend.

Around the corner and past two rose gardens, Zell found Quistis and Seifer sitting on a bench. Seifer was holding Quistis in a rather protected manner as he rubbed her arm. Very slowly Zell placed himself next to Quistis and joined in on the hug.

"It'll be all right Quis." Zell mumbled as he squeezed her tighter, while Seifer soothed Quistis' hair.

"NO it wont! Squall's the commander of garden, and I'm just an instructor! I can lose my job again! I don't want to start over again! How could I let this happen! Hyne! Knowing how things work at garden they'd fire me in a heart beat then get rid of Squall. I'm just an instructor.. Who's.. who's married to a former student and the commander of Balamb garden! Married to the guy who.. Damnit Seifer! How could this happen! It's not even like we can divorce! Garden screens everyone's mail! Cid will find out and then I'm out!" Quistis cried out as she shuddered in their arms.

Quistis sobbed into Seifer and this was all new to Zell. He had never seen this woman cry in his life, she was always so strong and emotionless. In his option she was very much like Squall but more approachable, most of the time.

"Well I could always just kill the guy." Quistis chuckled into Seifer's chest at the comment he mumbled into her hair.

"No. He hates me as it is. I guess I have to just leave." Quistis whispered as she forced her tears to stop. "Not like he cares what happens to me." Zell and Seifer hugged her close as she started wiping her eyes.

"I won't let you leave Quis. Chicken-wus and I will stick up for you. We both know you're stronger and smarter than this. Why don't we just kill Squall off and you can be the new commander.. But we'll have to call you our commanderess." Seifer said trying to get her to smile a touch.

"Piss off Seif! We are not going to kill Squall." Playfully Quistis pushed at Seifer, as his plan had work and she was smiling, till they heard a small 'humph'. Turning around Quistis found Squall looking pissed as ever. "Hyne what now?" Quistis mumbled softly.

"We need to talk. Alone." Squall stated crisply before shifting to glare to Seifer before looking back at Quistis.

"You ok with that Quis?" Seifer asked as both he and Zell stayed put. Seifer with his arms still locked around Quistis, and Zell looking at if he was ready to jump up and kill Squall is asked to.

"Yeah." With all her grace, Quistis strolled over to Squall. "What do you want to talk about?" Unsure about Seifer and Zell being so close Squall took hold of her wrist and dragged her out of the gardens. "Squall! Owe! Let go of me! That hurts!" Quistis yelled as she fought the whole way while her anger grew. Finally Squall found what he was looking for, Laguna's office.

Once they were inside Squall slammed the doors and locked it. "Look Quistis." Squall snapped before sitting down in a chair he pulled one across form him for her. Hesitantly Quistis sat keeping away for the man a touch. "We need to think this threw. Like you said, we can't divorce because garden searches the mail. That will just make a big mess."

"You heard me?" She growled out as she watched the man across from her.

"Yes, so why don't we just wait things threw. Only Seifer and Zell know. Plus I think the others were too drunk to remember anything." Squall said softly while tilting his head a touch.

"Ok, and what about your little angel? What will Rinoa say?" Quistis snapped as she glared at him. She despised Rinoa, the girl was just too good at playing princess, and made Squall all too ready to jump at her word. Quistis was also jealous of the raven haired girl.

"Rinoa will not know; ever." Squall stated simply.

"Only because you know she'd kill you over this." Quistis grumbled as she eased back in her seat. It was beyond her how this much anger could be brought up when talking about Rinoa. Sure things were ok when she joined the group, but after the first year, Quistis felt that Rinoa had it in for her.

"Don't bring Rin into this! She won't know! You think I really wanted to get married to you like this!?" Squall snapped harshly.

"Do you think I pictured it like this!? Hell Squall! I could lose my job again! They'd throw me out of garden! Marring a student who's my boss is a sure way to get fired!" Quistis all but screamed at Squall.

"I'm not your student anymore!" Squall yelled back as he glared at her.

"But you were! Hell! And now you're my boss! That flies well! Here I am at 21 going on 50 with a kid who's crazy over a bimbo!" Quistis snarled as she waved her hand in the air.

"Is that how you feel about this? Do you really hate Rinoa that much! Or are you just jealous that I'm happy with her! And you're alone!" Squall snapped making his words crisp and clear.

"That's it! Hell Squall! I could lose my job and the one thing I know how to do and you're spazzing because it has nothing to do with you! And yes, you are right! I can't stand Rinoa! She's in my class as a student and she undermined me! She always acts as if she's above me! All because you're the commander and she's your bitch! Or rather you're her bitch!" Quistis yelled back as she pushed her chair a touch away from Squall.

"Do not call her a bitch! If anything you're the one acting like a bitch. Clam down or I will have you removed from your instructor position." Squall said in a sharp clam voice.

"Try big boy! We are not at garden! You can not pull a stunt like that not here. Not that you really care what happens to me or what goes on in my life. You'd be just fine with everything if I was dead. Things would be soo much easier for you if I was." Quistis yelled back as she crossed her arms over her chest and completely shut down.

"You think that?" Squall sat back in his seat a bit, shocked at the heated argument that they had just finished, he was rather upset that she felt this way. Squall had always seen her as his closest friend, and the only person who really knew him. Her silence answered his question. "Quisy. I.. Don't say things like that. Look we will figure this out. I promise you will not lose your job or be forced out of garden. And I… I don't know what I would do without you." Squall mumbled the last part feeling rather odd about expressing himself.

"Quit bull shitting." Quistis growled out.

"I'm not. You're the only person who understands me. I promise we will work throw this without everyone knowing." Gently Squall reached out and took her hand. "Just talk to me more." Squall whispered slightly.

"Promise you won't tell me to talk to a wall." Quistis said arching her brow and pulling her hand away from him a touch.

"Promise."

AN: What the hell is up with 6 pages? Grr. Most of my chapters for my new stories are like 6 pages in 12 pts fount. Ehh.. Go to go to classes! Tell me what you think!

Zoe