Thoughts of The Lonely Heart
disclaimer- I don't own Quistis, or any of the other FF8 characters. I do own Spooky, however(literally. That's the name of my cat! She makes a guest appearance in this story!)
I'd like to thank Marco LeonStrife, because he's the one who taught me Quistis was the best! This story is dedicated to him, also because I promised him I'd write this a few weeks ago. So, here you go, Marco.
I sat in one of the passenger seats in the Ragnarok, watching the rain pound down outside. My cat, Spooky, sat on my lap. Her midnight- black fur was silky soft underneath my hand. I stroked her and thought.
Squall walked by. I sighed. That good- for- nothing bitch Rinoa had hooked him into her clutches. I knew I couldn't compete with her, but that didn't change the way I felt about Squall. I loved him. I had loved him ever since we were very little. When my feelings were rekindled, after we realized we had all been together when we were little in the orphanage, I thought they were just my feelings as a big sister kicking back in.
But they weren't.
I sighed again.
I leaned the seat in the chair back and laid down. Spooky settled her weight on my stomach, and I kept my hand tangled in her fur.
"Quistis?" I sat up. It was Rinoa.
"Yeah?" I asked, keeping my tone neutral.
"Do you want to come eat dinner? Irvine cooked."
"No, I'm not hungry."
"Are you sure?" Rinoa asked doubtfully
"Yes."
"All right, then." She left.
I petted Spooky for a while, then I got up and walked around the Ragnarok. There was absolutely nothing to do, so I headed back to the room where I had fallen asleep earlier. Someone had raised the chair back, so i put it back to how I had had it. Spooky had taken off somewhere, so I flopped back down on the chair.
I had been tired a lot lately, so I slept.
I woke up sobbing. I had only had a nightmare once before in my life, the night the people who had adopted me were killed. This one was about my friends dying. I was surprised I hadn't had more of them, seeing how that terrible battle against Ultimecia had just ended.
I cried quietly into the back of the chair, until I heard a voice at the door.
"Quisty? Are you all right?" I raised my tearstained face and looked at Squall.
"What do you care?" I asked him.
"What do you mean? Quistis, I love you. It took me awhile to realize it, though. But I love you."
"What about Rinoa?" I asked.
"I told her tonight. I told her I didn't love her anymore. I couldn't love her, as long as you were around."
He picked me up, and carried me down the hall into his room. He laid me on the bed and climbed in next to me.
Squall put his arms around me and held me tightly.
"I think I'm dreaming" I whispered.
"Well, you aren't." Squall smiled, and then "Why were you crying?"
"I had a nightmare."
"Oh. Are you gonna be okay, cutie?" he asked.
I smiled. "Of course."
Epilogue
A year later
I wore a plain white dress for my wedding. A tank top, and it went down to my ankles. I wore silver sandals to match the strands woven through my loose- hanging blonde hair.
Since I had no parents, Headmaster Cid walked me down the aisle. There were only a few people there. Irvine, Selphie, Zell, Rinoa, Ellone, the posse: Seifer, Fujin, and Raijin, Laguna, Nida, Xu, Edea, and a few more of our closer friends.
.....and you may kiss the bride.. the priest said.
Squall pushed my veil back, and kissed me.
The reason I started the ceremony from there is because I didn't know the rest of it. I haven't been to a wedding since I was..well, I watched my aunt's on video two years ago, but still.
Hope you liked it!!