Disclaimer: I own no rights to Final Fantasy 8, and if Square Enix wants me delete this story, I will. Otherwise, enjoy.

AN: This is a revised version of the story, though it has not been changed all that much, I hope that those of you who have already read this will find the revised chapters better than they were. Anyway, hope the rest of you enjoy the story.

Underneath It All

By: blackdeathmessenger

Chapter 1: The Best Time Of All

Almost as if in a dream, Squall ran forward with his trusted weapon, and deflected the bullets from hitting his bride as they ran down the aisle of chairs from the altar, at which they were just married.

"You all right?" he asked, holding his hand out for her to take it.

"I'm fine, but I'm gonna need a weapon." And with that Squall pulled her whip off his belt where he had had it concealed and handed it to her.

She took her whip, and they both ran forward to take out the lone gunman that had started all the pandemonium. He never had a chance to take another shot at them due to the crowd running for their lives. The next thing the gunman knew, he was hit by a whip and a Gunblade, and at the very least, knocked unconscious.

Then the fighting really started.

Galbadian troops swarmed into the area, and started attacking the fleeing people at random. Squall and Quistis(despite her wedding dress) ran into the fray and quickly disposed of that group of Galbadian troops.

At that moment they were completely surrounded by Galbadians, back to back, with little or no hope of escape, weapons poised to strike.

"This may not be the best time to tell you, but…"she paused, blocking a blow from a nearby Galbadian's sword,"…I love you, Squall" and she then dispatched the Galbadian who had attempted to strike her earlier.

"On the contrary, it's the best time of all, and, I love you too" and right at that moment, something exploded nearby and the married couple were knocked unconscious. However, they were saved from the Galbadian forces that surrounded them by someone that would've never been expected to save them in their life.