Disclaimer: I don't own FFVIII, Square does.

A/N: I finally updated! I'm so sorry it took me forever to write this chapter. Thank you so much for all the nice reviews! I realized that almost all of you guys wanted more so I decided to continue this! Thank you also to my fellow authors who supported me and kept reminding me to continue this! And thank you too to those who even threatened to tie me down (Lemme go Alonia! I won't be able to buy that fancy red dress!) and worse, unleash Selphie on me (No.. Vegakeep! Not Selphie!!! Anyone but Selphie!) if I don't continue this fic. Heheheh! Love ya all so much! Anyway, on with the fic! Sorry if it's kinda crappy. I'm still recovering from the dreadful writer's block.

Oh yeah… ~silver angel~, I'm so sorry I wasn't able to e-mail you that I finally posted this chapter. My e-mail provider got screwed up and erased ALL my messages! I lost your e-mail address too. Sorry and I hope you're reading this.

            "I now pronounce you, husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride."

            A pair of black and bluish gray pools twinkling with joy met in a powerful gaze. Rinoa smiled as Squall slowly lifted the see-through veil from her beautiful face. He leaned over and closed his eyes to kiss her, his heart filled with bliss knowing that they were now bound as one after everything they've been through.

            But their happiness was short-lived.

            "NO!!!" An enraged red-haired man rose from his seat and aimed his revolver at the groom. The wedding guests exchanged horrified stares and gasps but silenced due to fear. "I'll never let you have Rinoa!" he cried.

            "Dirk. Please. Put the gun down." Rinoa pleaded, her tears ruining her make-up, staining her cheeks black due to her mascara. "Don't do this, Dirk."

            "I'll never let him have you, Rinoa!" He pulled the trigger sending the bullet across the air, producing an ear-deafening sound. Everyone screamed and covered their ears, panic and shock, visible on their faces. Squall froze and closed his hazy gray eyes, waiting the bullet to hit him.

            But it never did.

            A figure suddenly pushed Squall out of the bullet's way, causing him to tumble and fall onto the ground. Squall clumsily stood up, wanting to see who was the one who saved his life. A loud scream told him who the man was.

            "NOOOO!!!" Quistis Trepe shrieked as she ran towards the man sprawled on the marble floor. She knelt beside him and cradled him on her lap, not minding that her dress and hands were tainted by deep crimson.

            "Quistis…" he weakly croaked as blood escaped his lips.

            "Seifer… Don't speak… Everything's going to be alright." She whispered as she placed her periwinkle shawl over his abdomen, where the bullet hit him, hoping it'll stop his loss of blood. She tried her best to be strong and keep her composure. But she could not. The one she truly loved was slowly dying in her arms. "Call Dr. Kadowaki! Now!" she cried to the still-shocked crowd. "Dammit! Help us!" her face flushed with anger, her misty red eyes showing despair and anxiety.

            "No need to… call for… paramedics. I can… feel it. Every… thing's… flashing… right into… my… eyes. It's getting… darker…"

            "No!" Quistis violently shook her head, tousling her golden locks and sending her tears everywhere. "Don't say that, Seifer! Don't!"

            "Quis… tis… You're the… only… good thing… that happened in… my… fucking damned… life." Crystalline tears streamed down his pale cheek mixing with the crimson liquid that flowed endlessly from his lips.

            Quistis cried even harder. Seifer was slipping away in her very eyes. "Shh… You're wasting your energy… Help would be on the way… Just stay with me."

            "I… love you… Quistis. I'll love you… forever… even if… I'm… not with… you… ugh… anymore."

            "Seifer! Dammit! Stop that! Be strong like the man you really are! Dammit Seifer, stay with me!"

            "Goodbye… Quistis… I'm sorry…"

            His emerald pools once gleaming with passion and life stared into nowhere.

            "Seifer… You can't go away… You can't leave me… I love you, Seifer." She said in between sobs. She lifted his bloody body and embraced him tightly, sobbing incessantly on his right shoulder.

            Her words were never heard. Her tears were never felt. He was gone. And a part of her died with him.

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            "NOOO!!!"

            Quistis Trepe opened her eyes and found herself lying on the bed, her face, sweaty, her breathing, heavy and her heart, pounding. The back of her hand wiped the perspiration off her forehead as a sigh of relief escaped her dry lips. "It was just a dream."

            The sun's rays peeked through the curtains, blinding her eyes temporarily, causing her to roll over her right side. Her lips curved into a smile as she saw the man peacefully resting beside her. The sound of his even breathing made her heart fly.

            Quistis Trepe was in love, in love with a man who loved her back.

            Her eyes traveled around his handsome features, his well-defined muscles, his thin lips, his soft cheeks, his long lashes, and finally, his scar, the memento of the past, the past she wanted to forever forget. She gently traced the faded wound with her thumb, mentally casting away all negative thoughts about his past. "All that matters is the present, all that matters is you are here… with me." She brought her face closer to his and gently kissed his forehead, quite a daring move for the normal Quistis Trepe. Yet there was no reason for her to be shy towards him. After their magical night of pure passion and love, why would she be shy? She gave him her whole self, and he, his whole self as well.  Their souls were bound as one, bound by love.

            His hazy eyes fluttered open revealing emerald orbs filled with utmost passion and love.

            "Hey." He greeted in a low-pitched voice that Quistis found sexy.

            "Morning." A sweet smile formed her lips, a sweet smile that made his heart soar. Seifer Almasy never thought he would ever find himself waking up with Quistis Trepe right next him. Maybe Rinoa, or another slut in the Garden, but never Quistis Trepe.  Heck, he never imagined the two of them being together. The past Seifer Almasy would have been sickened by the thought. But now, he wasn't. As a matter of fact, he was very much thankful to Hyne for Quistis, the woman that he loved, and the woman who loved him back.

            "Quistis…"

            "What is it?"

Seifer didn't reply. "Dammit Seifer! Don't tell me you're too shy to say it!" He took a deep breath and smiled at her, a genuine smile that Seifer rarely gave. "I love you," he softly said. Three simple words they may be, they were able to express Seifer's innermost and strong feelings for Quistis.

She never thought she would hear those three words from Seifer's lips. She never thought he would say that… to her. How Quistis felt like melting at the moment. "I love you too, Seifer." She gave him a quick peck on the lips and rose from the bed, covering her naked form with a blanket.

            A confused look lingered on Seifer's face as he saw her dressing up. He got up as well, wearing only a pair of black boxers and approached Quistis from behind. A black lacey bra and black skirt was all she was wearing. She was about to reach for her blouse when Seifer stopped her and wrapped his arms around her bare waist.

            Three colors outshone the others in the room: black, gold and scarlet.

            Her cheeks reddened and burned as Seifer placed his chin on the arc of her neck. She could feel his hot breath on her skin, teasing her.

"Why are you dressing up, already?" he whispered seductively into her ear. He began to kiss her neck softly, each kiss gave pleasure to Quistis, made her breathing ragged and made her mind stop thinking. Abusing her state of fantasy, Seifer suddenly swept a surprised Quistis from her feet and playfully tackled her into the bed.

She thought he wanted more of what they did last night. Boy was she surprised when he began to tickle her. Her loud laughter and incessant begging for him to stop made him tickle her more.

"Stop it… Seifer…" she said in between giggles.

Realizing that her begging was unsuccessful, Quistis kissed him full on the lips, causing him to stop his childish actions and making him kiss her back. He wrapped his arms around him and continued to kiss her passionately. Quistis took the opportunity of Seifer's trance and with all her strength, shoved him off the bed. She laughed loudly as Seifer hit the floor with a loud thud. Seifer scratched his head and pouted as Quistis stuck her tongue out at him.

Her face looked serious now. "Mr. Almasy, I cannot accept your immature behavior in my class," she said in a fake instructor's voice while shaking her head, acting as if she was reprimanding him. "It's either you behave yourself or you get out of this class!" Seifer laughed at her little act. It felt nice to see Quistis joking around once in a while.

Quistis grabbed her blouse and began to button it, only to be interrupted once again by Seifer.

            Now sitting on the floor with one of his legs folded, he asked in a serious tone, "Why are you such in a hurry to leave anyway? Is something… wrong?" There was a touch of worry in his last question, a tone rarely heard from Seifer.

            A small chuckle escaped her lips. "Nothing's wrong, Seifer. It's just that I have to go. I have to get prepared."

            "Get prepared for what?" The idea of Quistis shoving him off for something else made him terribly jealous. He tried his best to conceal his jealousy but his voice came out a little sharp than expected.

            "Seifer…" Quistis placed her palm on her forehead and shook her head.

Seifer tilted his head, his face showing that he had no idea what Quistis was talking about. She laughed once again and said, "I'm getting prepared for the wedding. It's happening in two hours!"

A/N: *hides from a mob of angry readers screaming about the wedding chapter* Okay… I promised I would post the wedding chapter but I didn't. I'm so sorry! I couldn't resist writing this chapter! I just love the "Quistis wakes up next to Seifer Scenario" I know it is sooooo clichéd but I think it is really sweet!  Don't worry! I'll start writing the wedding chapter soon! But it may take me some time to post it cause I'm still trying to finish FFX International (YEP! My wish in the last chapter came true!!! It feels good to play FFX all over again with a language that I can understand! I used to play the Japanese version you see. Don't ask me how I was able to beat it and not lose my sanity. I myself do not know how I did it. 0_o)

Oh. In case you guys are wondering, I didn't make the wedding dream sequence descriptive cause I wanted to save the descriptions for the wedding chapter itself. *cough* lame excuse for the crappy dream sequence *cough* Lol. Anyway, thanks again for all the reviews and support! I love you guys! ^_^