DISCLAIMER: I don't own Final Fantasy VIII or anything related except this story. Please
don't use it without my permission, k? Thanks.

Author's Notes: I hope everyone is enjoying my story so far. I was reading a suggestion
from one of my reviewers that I should write original stories. Well, don't worry. :)
I've been working on a storyline for the past 8 or 9 years, but I've never actually
put it on paper and only a few people know about it. I actually did write a few chapters
and post them up on FF.Net for a while but no one read them, so I took them down. Mabye
since you people like my writing (thank you! thank you! reviews are great motivation!),
I'll put them back up again soon. Anyway, enough jabber from me.

FINAL FANTASY VIII
No Limits

Chapter Seven


Squall and the others slowly walked down the stone staircase, down into the
unknown. The presence of blood on the walls beside them, gave an eerie reminder that the
evil they were searching for was close below... "Rinoa..." said Squall as he stopped his
descent. "Hey Squall, whats up?" asked Zell. "Its Rinoa," he replied. "I can somehow,..
feel that she is near." And with that, he started running down the steps with Zell, Quistis,
and Siefer trying to keep up. He finally reached the bottom, to see Rinoa standing in front
of him. She was dressed in an outfit similar to Ultimecia's, but more blue in color. She
stood there, a pair of dark hands on her sholders holding her back from him. "Rinoa!!!" he
yelled out as Siefer and the others caught up with him and drew their weapons. The figure
behind her stayed in the darkness, as only his hands could be seen. "Odine! Let her go
now!" yelled Squall as he pulled his gunblade. "Oh please." said the figure. "I am not that
helpless infidel, Odine." Squall kept his hand steady as he kept his eyes on Rinoa. "I dont
care who the hell you are! Release Rinoa now!" The figure could be seen smiling through the
as he slowly removed his hands from Rinoa's sholders. "Squall..." she whispered. Squall
started to reach his arms out to her, but stopped as Rinoa raised her hand up as if to stop
him from coming closer. "Rinoa, are you hurt?" he asked as he gave her a puzzling look.

Then Squall heard something from her that he would never forget.


"I don't want to go back with you, Squall."


His world shattered right there.

Squall dropped his gunblade and fell to his knees. "What?... Rinoa? But,.. I came
here to save you! I love you, Rinoa!" he cried out. Rinoa just looked emotionlessly at him.
"I'm sorry, Squall. I have a new life here now. Taimos,.. my protector is here with me. I
have power." she said as Squall felt the tears to begin pouring from his eyes. "Rinoa!? What
has happened to you? What happened to who you were? What happened to.. us? Our dreams and wishes?"
pleaded Squall. Rinoa just looked at him as before. "Squall, I'm not the same person that you
knew me to be. I love Taimos now.. he can truly protect me from the corruption of the world."
Taimos, who now stood in the light, just grinned as he pulled Rinoa into his arms. "She is mine
now, mortals. I advise that you leave before you are destroyed." he said as he snapped his
fingers. The sound of the snap echoed in the cave, and suddenly the ground began to shake
violently. "The entire place is collapsing!!" yelled out Quistis as Seifer and Zell stood their
ground, hatred towards this dark individual in their eyes. Squall just sat on the ground hugging
his knees, crying. Rinoa and Taimos just faded into the darkness, and the last image Squall saw
was Rinoa and Taimos' lips locked together. A large bolder fell from the ceiling of the cave,
and landed on top of Squall. He welcomed the darkness...


Rinoa: Squall...

Squall: Rinoa, where are you?

Rinoa: You couldn't protect me, Squall...

Squall: I did my best Rinoa! I would die for you!

Rinoa: Goodbye Squall...

Squall: Rinoa, please dont!

Quistis: Squall?

Squall: ...

Quistis: Squall? Are you awake?


"Rinoa!" yelled Squall as he sat up suddenly and opened his eyes. He was dreaming. He
looked around at the area he was in. In a bed in Balamb Infirmatory. He looked at himself and saw an
IV hooked up to his arm, as well as a heart monitor nearby. "Squall, you're finally awake!" said
Quistis as she stood beside the bed, watching him. Squall looked up at her. "What do you mean
"finally" he asked. Quistis sighed. "Squall, you've been in a coma for the past three months.
When the cave collapsed, you were trapped under a rock and we eventually pulled you free and
dragged you back to Garden. Your legs were broken, but we eventually nursed you back to health."
Squall looked around as if in a panic. "Where is Rinoa!?" he asked. Quistis sighed. "She is still
with that dark man we saw earlier." Squall rested his head back on the pillow and began to cry
slowly. He stared at the ceiling blankly.

"Quistis, I swear by Gaia that I will get her back."


END OF CHAPTER SEVEN

Author's Notes: *INSERT DRAMATIC MUSIC HERE* I always like to throw a twist into my stories.
Don't worry peoples, the story can only get more interesting from here on out! I'll try to write
the next chapter as soon as I can, ok?