Seeing him for the first time turned my world upside-down.
Holding him was another thing.
He had my eyes and hair…but he was so tiny in my hands. That was when reality hit me. I had a baby to take care of. A defenseless creature that needed my help and protection and it scared the shit out of me. I thought I was ready to take on the world for my family. I was, but it was just so different once my son was born. He was my blood. When he opened his eyes to look at me for the first time, I practically melted. He had the same cuteness and innocence that Squall had. Something I loved about him.
Then Irvine came in and took the baby from me to have his turn to hold him. The sharpshooter had immediately smothered him with unending affection and that's when I knew. The guy wouldn't leave the baby for anything. I could see the bond they instantly formed that Squall wouldn't see for about another three years. I liked the guy but I was skeptical. I was a father of a baby and I only wanted the best for him. I immediately started to act like an overprotective father of his teenage daughter.
The bond only grew. I wasn't trying to keep them apart. No. I was just amazed with it. Irvine came over almost everyday just to see Kisa and play with him. They did everything together, and if Kisa hadn't had his temporary Daddy's boy phase, I would have been extremely jealous that Irvine was getting more attention than I was. Childish, I know.
Of course the things Squall and I expected to happen to our son…well…happened. He was kidnapped, his life was threatened in front of us, and I was dealt a fatal wound while we were retrieving him. Stabbed in the back twice. One was close to my heart and the other a part through my spinal cord. If Squall hadn't had a potion on him at the time, I wouldn't be walking today…let alone fighting. I was in the infirmary, unconscious, for a week. When I finally came to, Squall looked like absolute hell. I saw him sigh with relief when I woke up. He had worried about me.
Now Kisa is seventeen and I'd be lying if I said I didn't worry about him as much. A parent never stops worrying about their child. Especially now that he's SeeD. We always worry that something may happen on a mission. Squall and I don't sleep very well when he's gone. He's dating Irvine, which I'm really okay with but don't let them know that, and I'll just say they don't hold back. Yes, I'm a normal father and get pissed, but I know if anything were to happen that Irvine would take responsibility.
If you told me that I would marry Squall and we would have a baby…I would have damn well believed it. I loved the brunette the moment I saw him. I had always looked out for him. I still do. That's why I went to the sorceress during the war. To protect him. He was my everything and she threatened to hurt him if I didn't obey her. That's why I gave her full control over my mind. I didn't want to see what she made me do. I didn't want to remember it. When I went back to Garden afterwards…well it'd be an understatement to say Squall ran into my arms.
Looking back at all that has happened…I wouldn't trade my family for the world.