Hello. I'm gonna have fun with this.

Disclaimer I do not own FF8

Ellone sat in the porch. It was to quiet, but she knew at any second it would all change. Getting up she walks into the house. Seifer lay snoring on a couch. Typical while the kids were away. Laughing to herself she gently shakes him awake. He opens his eyes weekly and looks at Ellone. Like he's been doing he gets up and walks to the door. A storm was moving in and it was getting dark out.

Then her herd it.

"Give it back it's mine!"

"I'm telling mom."

The kids are home. Not from school or anything, just the neighbors. It gave Ellone and Seifer time alone to them self. He looks over his five two year girls, and his 1 ten year old son. And to think Ellone might be pregnant again.

Then approached a cowboy behind the group. It was Irvine. Seifer concentrates trying not to feel the feelings of hatred for Ellone's sake. To bad Irvine didn't feel the same way. The clouds break loose and a rain begins to fall. The sky darkening greatly.

"Seife get them in side." Seifer orders to his oldest son.

Seife herds his sisters into the house. Ellone runs to the door. Fear tainted her eyes. Unconsciously she was shaking her fist at Irvine. Still her face was as innocent as can be.

"What are you doing here Irvine?" Seifer asks coldly.

"Please you two don't be treating each other like that." Ellone pleads feeling the tension suffocating her.

"Selphies on a sugar rush from Rinoa giving her a shit load of candy." Irvine says coolly. "So right now she's very annoying."

"Hmf. So because of that you visit after eleven years of no contact?" Seifer snaps back.

Ellone claps her hands and looks at hungry hands looking at her. The kids are hungry. Perfect ploy to get the two talking.

"Why don't you two go for a walk while I make supper. Okay SEIFER." Ellone says sweetly, and letting Seifer know her intentions.

"I.."

Seifer grabs the cowboy by the arm and pulls him away from the house. Ellone had him well trained not to argue. Despite her calm manner she can be quit nasty when pushed.

Irvine glares at Seifer, upon opening his mouth to speak he hears an explosion by the house. Irvine feels his body lift off the ground and get tossed like a rag doll. Faintly he watches as Seifer flies past. Both hit the ground hard. The world goes dark.

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Hours later Seifer forces himself awake. The pounding in his head made the world spin wildly. Irvine lay a hundred yards away. Blood flowing down his face. Looking up towards the house he realizes... There was no house. Just a crater.

"OH God Ellone." Seifer forces him self to his feet.

Irvine wakes up groaning. The blood on his face just from a deep wound nothing more. Easily he stands to his feet and looks at a staggering Seifer. Irvine also notices the lack of house, and the new crater.

"Siefer I'm so-"

"You wanted this to happen Irvine!" Seifer screams.

"No I didn't, I swear."

Seifer notices something odd in the crater. Small and unmoving. Stupidly Seifer tries to move forward. Irvine catches him and pushes him back.

"I'll g take a look." Irvine says with almost a hiss.

Irvine carefully guides his way down the crator. Blood burning his eyes and making the decent treterous. But once he got closer to the object he threw caution to the wind. It was one of Seifers daughters. Despite her injuries she was still alive. But just barely.

Clutching her little body Irvine makes his way up the crater wall. Seifer was no were in site. Hopefully he didn't do anything stupid. All the years Irvine knew Seifer he knew doing something stupid was the norm. Not this time though. Rising from the crater Ivine notices Seifer laying on the ground. Tears in his eyes.

"Siefer get up. It's your daughter and she's hurt bad." Irvine shouts to him.

~~~

It didn't take long to get back to the Gardan. Seifer's appearance was not welcome, but the little girl needed help. Laying in the hospital bed the doctors did all they could to cure her. Now it was up to the girls will whether she lived or not. Seifer sat at her side and brush's away her hair carefully.

Irvine glares at Seifer from the outside. He still couldn't see Seifer being a good father. Much less a good role figure. And now with his wife, and his kids gone how would he fair alone. Irvine had to be ready to fight if need be. This was just the beginning of what would be a long night.

Outside a storm rumbled.

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Okay have to get this done.