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Glad

'The sun goes down

The stars come out

And all that counts

Is here and now

My universe

Will never be the same

I'm glad you came'

Lightning's life changed completely when Zack came into her life. He lifted her off of her feet so quickly that she got whip lash. She fell so in love with him, there was no way that she would ever come back. No matter what would happen, Lightning knew that Zack would be there to back her up. No matter what.

'You cast a spell on me, spell on me

You hit me like the sky fell on me, fell on me

And I decided you look well on me, well on me

So let's go somewhere no one else can see, you and me'

Zack always knew that he was going to find Ms. Right soon, but he never imagined that he'd find her in Lightning, a rough, battle ready, cold woman who didn't like humanity in general. He always thought that Aerith was the one. But the shy, gentle church girl just wasn't his match. If he went back to the past and told himself that he would fall head over heels in love with a hardened she warrior, there would be no way he'd believe it.

'Turn the lights out now

Now I'll take you by the hand

Hand you another drink

Drink it if you can

Can you spend a little time

Time is slipping away

Away from us so stay

Stay with me I can make

Make you glad you came'

One day, Zack and Lightning were walking the beaches of Bodhum, enjoying a relaxing day off from their hectic military jobs. Hand in hand, Zack, who hasn't visited the beach much, was pulling Lightning around, excited beyond reason. Lightning grumbled, "Zack, calm down!"

Zack smirked at his girlfriend, masking his true intention of coming here. With the recruited help of Snow, Sazh, and Hope to make sure that everything was absolutely PERFECT, Zack was going to propose to Lightning. Snow and Sazh kept asking Zack after he revealed his plan if he was sure, since to them, Lightning was a cold, hateful woman who wasn't capable of love. He always answered the same thing: there was no way that he wasn't sure. He made sure that this day was going to be flawless. He even went so far to recruit the help of Odin! The large knight, being deployed for long periods of time and being well known around the town, would make sure that nothing bad happens. No Sanctum, no PSICOM, no Pulse, no nothing thanks to Odin, who despised Zack, but would do anything for the sake of Lightning.

'The sun goes down

The stars come out

And all that counts

Is here and now

My universe will never be the same

I'm glad you came

I'm glad you came'

As the sun began to set, Snow and Sazh secretly began to herd people off of the beach, where Lightning spent most of her childhood. Hope came near, then handed off the ring case to Zack.

Lightning narrowed her eyes was she saw Hope wave and run after bumping into Zack. There was something going on here. She looked around. Everyone was gone, and she thought she saw the outline of Sazh's green coat in the distance. She mentally asked Odin if he knew anything, but when she got no answer, she definitely knew something weird was going on.

'You cast a spell on me, spell on me

You hit me like the sky fell on me, fell on me

And I decided you look well on me, well on me

So let's go somewhere no one else can see, you and me'

Zack led Lightning to a rocky part of the beach, then he made his way to a flat rock that sat right over the sea that was crashing against it (he almost cried when he spotted the rock the day before). He then started, "You know Lightning, my entire universe changed when you came into my life."

'Turn the lights out now

Now I'll take you by the hand

Hand you another drink

Drink it if you can

Can you spend a little time

Time is slipping away

Away from us so stay

Stay with me I can make

Make you glad you came'

Before Lightning could interject, Zack continued before he lost his nerve completely, "Before I met you, I thought I had met every type of person there is to meet. I thought I found the one for me. But, when I first saw you, I already saw that I hadn't even searched for my soul mate, which turned out to be you."

'The sun goes down

The stars come out

And all that counts

Is here and now

My universe will never be the same

I'm glad you came

I'm glad you came'

Lightning smiled, a pure, true smile, the one that Zack adored to see. He continued, "I love you Claire, more than anything else. I'd give my life for you. I'd live my life with you."

'I'm glad you came

So glad you came

I'm glad you came

I'm glad you came

Zack finally gathered what little courage he had and bent down on one knee. Almost immediately, Lightning face became surprised. Zack asked, "Claire Farron, will you make me the happiest man in the world and marry me?"

'The sun goes down

The stars come out

And all that counts

Is here and now

My universe will never be the same

I'm glad you came'

Lightning muttered, "Yes. Yes. YES!" As Zack came up, he almost fell over when Lightning tackled him. The two lovers looked each other in the eye before sharing a passionate kiss under the setting sun.

'I'm glad you came'


Ok, while I was writing this, I was crying tears of happiness. These two belong together! Jeez, I need a moment to cry. This is Puppytime, weeping in the happy corner ;w;