Chapter 2) Feel the Happiness

( Squall & Rinoa )

Squall was driving down the highway as Rinoa was resting on his shoulders. She had her eyes closed and to Squall she looked just like an Angel. She was so beautiful to him, and he hoped he would never lose her.

Rinoa was wearing a dress that looked similar to the one she had worn to the one she had worn to the last ball, only this one was white, a little shorter, and had slits all over the place. All in all, the dress only covered about 15% of her body. Then something suddenly hit him across the head and it hit him hard... he didn't even know where he was taking her tonight. While she was resting, now would be the best time to come up with an idea.

He gathered all his thoughts and started to search his mind, looking for the fanciest, most romantic late-night restaurant he could think of. He was having a hard time thinking, concentrating on the high way and thinking was not an easy thing for Squall, well, at least the thinking part wasn't easy.

"Balamb? Nah, it's to rural. Esthar? Nope, to high tech for a night out. I don't want a robot serving us, that will spoil the mood completely. Dollet? Hmmm, yeah, that seems pretty cool. It's not to fancy, but fancy enough to please a woman. It had a dock where we could sit on and enjoy the starry sky, and then we could take a walk around the town which looked beautiful with all the glistening lights. Then there was the fact that it was very active at night and Rinoa just loved crowds, yes, I think Dollet will do just great!" and Squall made the car come to a complete stop, turned around, and headed for the Balamb docks.

As he entered the town, he slowed the car down a little. He stopped over at the parking lot and parked his car. He shook Rinoa lightly, but not to rough, just so to wake her up but not to frighten her. She smiled before opening her eyes, then looked up at Squall and kissed him on the lips. Squall returned the gesture and got out of the car and ran around to open the door for Rinoa. He shut the door and Rinoa was taken arm in arm with Squall and he started to walk to the docks.

"Where are we going baby?" Rinoa questioned as they approached the docks and a man appeared. "It's a surprise," Squall commented as he walked up the man.

"Howdy there! Watcha be needin' tonight!" the man greeted and shook the hand of Squall.

"Yeah, how much will it cost for a ride from here to Dollet?"

"Oh, that's a simple fifteen bucks! Yes, I reckon so! Why? You and the girl over there going out tonight?"

"Yes, we are..."

"Well, rootin tootin my corn buckets! I'm not gonna go and ruin you're night! I'll tell ya what, you just gotta pay me five dollars and I'll be more than happy to take you to Dollet and back!" and this made Squall smile a huge smile.

"Sir, we're very appreciative, but who's going to be here to supervise the docks?'

"Awww, don't worry about it partner. There are at least three to four more boats coming in and they'll be more than happy to supervise for me! Now go get your car and bring it into the boat. I'll supervise the girl inside," the man insisted. Squall nodded his head and handed the man his five dollars and ran over to get the car.

"Excuse me miss, yeah, you! Your boyfriend's going to bring the car in, so you're free to come inside! Don't worry miss, it's first class!" and the man winked and Rinoa giggled and she walked up to the man who escorted her inside the boat. Well, as Rinoa saw the insides, she wouldn't consider it a boat, it was more like a miniature cruise ship. It had red carpeting, white, leather furniture, a television, magazines, and there was a bar in the corner with a bartender already there waiting to serve whoever wanted to be served.

"Make yourself comfortable miss, your boyfriend's already loadin' up that car there!" and he tipped his sailor's hat and walked out and headed up to the steer of the ship.

Rinoa looked around as she sat down. She folded her hands on her lap and waited for Squall. "Is this you're first time on a boat?" the bartender asked as he cleaned a glass until it was spotless. Rinoa was shocked at the question and thought back in her past a little and noticed she never did ride a boat. Sure she rode in the garden, but that wasn't really touching the water and it was a home to her.

"Y...yes, as a matter of fact this is my first time riding in a boat sir," Rinoa replied as respectfully as she could.

"Yeah, that's what I thought. You're knuckles are whiter than my ass and you're eyes are turning a bit red there," and the man laughed. Rinoa found this quite funny and giggled along with the man. "Just relax, we're crossing very calm territory, and even if we did sink we have two life rafts and a score or two of those things you put around your neck and ya pull the string and it inflates thingy. I could never figure out what those damned things were called," and this made Rinoa relax a lot more. She wasn't 100% relaxed, but she was as a handsome 18 year old entered the room smiling at Rinoa.

"Hi darling!" Squall said as he gave Rinoa a huge hug of comfort. "I know this is your first time riding a boat, but don't worry. Everything will be just fine, especially since I'm here!"

Rinoa smiled. "Thank you Squall, but I think you should go thank that man over at the bar. He comforted me with a couple of words and it relieved me of all my tension,' Rinoa whispered. Squall looked over at the guy, who was old, rugged, and seemed like a complete killer.

"Really? That guy? He looks pretty stubborn!"

"Squall! Come on baby, you can't judge people by their looks!"

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that! Ha hah! I'm just saying! Come with me, while I'm going to show my gratitude we might as well get a little something to drink before we get there."

Rinoa followed Squall hand in hand, but suddenly she stopped. "Squall, exactly where is 'there'?"

"That's the surprise," and Squall walked up to the counter and accompanied Rinoa to her seat. "Hey, bartender!" Squall shouted and the man quickly ran over, polishing the last glass. "Thanks for comforting my girl here, you know, it means a lot to me. I appreciate it," and Squall winked as he handed the guy a fifty dollar bill.

"No problem sir, and what shall it be for the night? I'd order something nice and small for tonight, the ride to where you're going won't be more than a couple of minutes," and Squall simply said, "Give six shots of the strongest stuff ya got around here," and the man gave him that smile showing he knew what Squall was planning tonight. Squall winked and then turned his attention to Rinoa once more.

"So, are you getting a little sleepy? If you want ya can go rest over in the sofa's if you want. I'll drink all the shots!" and Squall smiled. Rinoa reached over to Squall's hands and held them nice and tight.

"Nope, nope, nope! I'm wide awake! And besides, I don't want you getting drunk unless I get drunk with you!" and Rinoa kissed Squall on the lips. Squall took his chair and scooted it closer to Rinoa as he felt the boat starting to move and saw Rinoa turn a little pale.

"Don't worry, I'm here to take care of you," Squall stated, and he was rock solid to that statement. He took Rinoa in his arms so she could rest her head on Squall's shoulder once more. Her head fit perfectly on his shoulders, as if she belonged there. She loved this man, and she would do anything to stay by his side.

"I love you Squall," Rinoa announced out loud, making sure the bartender heard it. Squall blushed and started to think in his head what he should do. Sure, Rinoa had said it before, but Squall wasn't really good when it came to these types of situations. After a few moments of silence, he finally realized what he should say and he wanted to smack his own self upside the head, it was so simple!

"I love you to, Rinoa," and suddenly he felt something long and wet travel across the side of his neck. Squall started to panic in his mind, but didn't dare move. He was to scared to. He tried to move his eyes to the side as much as he can to see what was going on, and he caught a glimpse of something red. Was Rinoa licking his neck? There was no way she could be giving him a hickey! On instinct, he started to slowly move his head around until he was face to face with Rinoa.

"What were you doing?"

Rinoa smiled. "Why, did you like it?"

Squall sat there not knowing what to say. If he said yes, maybe she would think he was perverted. If he said no, maybe she would think that he thought that she wasn't good enough for him. So he just sat there and acted as if nothing happened, but that became a lot harder to do. Rinoa quickly lunged back at his neck and started to lick him even more and he could feel the saliva oozing on him. "Jeez, she's really wild... whatever...." and Squall sat there still having no clue on what to do. He really was a helpless sap when it came to moments like these. Suddenly he started to moan a little. He didn't want to, it just happened. Rinoa quickly stopped and looked him in the face.

"So, Squall here does like a little action!" and Rinoa winked and dragged him over to the couch and laid him down.

"Rinoa, you can't! Not in front of..." but he was cut off. Rinoa started moving her tongue in Squall's mouth, then taking it out as she moved it along the outline of his face, then it traveled down to his neck, then back up along his face and into his mouth. Squall had his eyes closed the entire time, and man, was he enjoying himself. Rinoa stopped again as she lied down on top of Squall and gazed into his eyes. "Did ya like that to?" she asked.

Squall nodded his head. "Well, my little knight in shining armor, if tonight goes well ya might just get another chance to enjoy yourself, and trust me, you'll have a lot more fun than now!" and she winked as she went back up to the bar as the bartender served them their shots.

( Zell & Shannon )

Zell was driving the car while Shannon was sitting in the passenger's seat, and she did seem pretty tired. Zell looked over and noticed her eyes were getting a little droopy. "Shannon, are ya getting a little sleepy?" Zell asked, cocking an eyebrow and grinning. He didn't want to take Shannon out when she was tired. I mean, he could always take her out another time and another place. Shannon looked over at Zell, giving a goofy looking smile. "Only a little bit. I'll be awake once we start walking around and do stuff."

Zell looked in the back seat and then looked at Shannon and an idea popped up in his head. He pulled over and stepped out of the car and ran around. He opened the door and lifted Shannon out by the legs and back and placed her softly in the back seat. "There ya go! Are ya comfy? Ya can lie there, so that way when we do wake up you'll be energized!" and Zell winked at her and ran back to the drivers seat and started to zoom off again.

"Wow, Zell is such a sweety! Nobody's ever really done that before. Last time some guy took me out this late, he just told me to stay up. Zell has such a big heart, he is an idiot. but that's probably what I love most about him," and Shannon closed her eyes and dozed off.

As Zell was driving down the highway, he had noticed something. He had no clue where he was going to take her. He could either take her to a movie, a restaurant, a park, or some other crazy place. He thought the park sounded kind of romantic, and he was sure Shannon was hungry. "Maybe I should take her to the park, have a nice time together, then take her out to a restaurant afterwards! Yes, that is the perfect idea! Score! No, wait, maybe before I actually go somewhere, I should stop by momma's house while she's asleep and ask for advice. Ya! That would be the most sensible thing to do!" and Zell started to drive a little faster and headed for the town of Balamb.

As Zell entered the peaceful town, he started to drive a little slower and parked right in front of his house. He slowly opened the door, making sure not to hit anything, and then closed it very nicely. He took out a pair of keys, walked up to his door, and unlocked it and walked in. He knew his mom was asleep, so he had to figure a way of getting her attention without scaring the crap out of her, and he had just the plan. He walked to the living room and then turned right where his mother's room was located. He could see her cuddled up in the blankets all sound asleep. He slowly tip-toed up to her and grinned.

"YO MOMMA!!! I'M HOME!!!" Zell shouted, then put his face right up in his mom's face so she would know it was him right away. This is what Zell would always do when he was a kid and had to wake his mom up in the middle of the night in order to get some chocolate milk. So, he was sure his mom would know it was him, well, at least he hoped.

Zell's mom woke up with a scream and got up. She leaped off the bed and jumped right on top of Zell punching the daylights out of him. "Jeez, for an old lady, my mom sure knows how to fight," Zell thought happily as he defended himself. "Mom! It's me! Ya know, your son Zell and stuff!" and suddenly the punches stopped.

His mom stepped up, sat on the bed, and held her chest. She didn't really have heart problems, that just what she does when she gets shock or gets frightened and stuff like that.

"Zell, I swear! Don't come in and scare your dear ol' momma like that! Ya should have rang the doorbell!"

"But mom, there is no doorbell!'

"Well, ya should have knocked at least!"

"Oh come on momma, honestly, in order for ya to hear me knocking I would have to knock the door down! And last time I did that ya said ya wanted to kill me! The only reason I'm still alive now is because I run faster than ya!"

Zell's mom chuckled and got up and walked over to the kitchen where she turned on the house lights and sat down at the dinner table. "Take a seat there darlin', I'm just gonna go and make myself a cup of coffee. Would ya like some?"

"Nah, it's okay momma. I'm about to go out and eat soon."

Zell's mom didn't reply until she was finally stirring her luscious, cup of coffee. "Really? Why are ya going out to eat this late? It's around two o' clock in the morning!"

"Yeah, that's kind of what I wanted to come here and talk to ya about. See, there's this girl and...."

"Praise the Lord and the Heaven's! Ya have a blind date! Well, it's about time! Jeez, so who's the fellow that talked ya into a blind date?! Was it that Squall fellow! I knew he had the right mind! Ya should listen to...."

"Mom! It's not a blind date! As a matter of fact, the girl is in my car right now, but she got a little tired and fell asleep so I put her in the back seat where she could lie down. I'm going to wake her up when we get to the park and then I'm going to take her out to eat. But since she's asleep I decided to come here and ask for some advice. Ya know me momma! I haven't gone out with a girl before my entire life!"

Zell's mom snickered and sat down as she took a sip of her coffee. "Of all people, it's me that would hate to say this, but it looks like I have to. I TOLD ya SO!"

Zell grinned. "Oh come on momma, don't make me feel bad as it is. But honestly, I really like this girl. And no, no one talked me into going out with her. As ya know, there was a SeeD ball tonight and she happened to be one of them. So, ya know, I asked her for a dance and then it became something more. I think I'm attracted to her."

"Oh, well, ya bet ya are! Not just anyone goes and asks a girl out at this time at night! Well, come on Zell, if ya wanna ask your old momma how to date, then I'm here for ya all the way!"

Smiling, Zell moved closer to his mom and gave her a big hug. "Thanks momma, ya were always there for me."

"And I still am, and always will be. Now come on, ask your dear momma anything ya want. Anything!"

Zell started to think a bit, tapping his fingers against the table and chin leaning on a fist, then suddenly a first question popped up.

"Mom, exactly how do I treat a girl? Ya know, how do they like to be treated?"

"Well, it all depends on the attitude they have. There are four attitudes; a sweetheart, a wild woman, a tomboy, and a bitch. See, if she's a sweetheart, then she would like it is ya make all the moves on her and if ya treat her like a gentleman. Don't be to much of a gentleman, but just enough to charm her. They want ya to be funny, they want ya to treat them right, and they definitely want ya to pull the moves on them. If ya don't kiss them, they aren't going to kiss ya."

"Well, what if they're wild?" Zell asked, being a little scared to hear the commentary on this type of girl. To Zell, he would think Shannon was a wild girl.

"Okay, this one's the second toughest out of the entire group. When she's a wild girl, ya have to be sweet, funny, respectful, but ya have to know how to have fun to. You're growing up, so the definition of fun has changed. It doesn't mean take her to a park and ride your ass down some damn slide. No, we're talking sexual pleasure here Zell."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Wait a minute, JUST SLOW THE ROLL HERE! you're telling me that she wants me to have sex with her?!"

"Ooooh, so you're hanging out with a wild girl huh!"

"Yeah, I guess. I mean, she's not a tomboy because she looks fine as hell and she doesn't dress up weird. She's definitely not a bitch because she's so nice. She didn't even make fun of me when I screwed up our dancing."

"What?! Ya screwed up when ya were dancing with her?! Zell, you've been in that garden since ya were eight years old! Ya used to come home during the summer telling me how the dancing lessons were cool and helped ya focus on your fighting abilities! How could ya possibly screw up!"

"Because, she was just so beautiful, and, well..."

"What is it hunny?"

"She licked me......"

"Woohoo! Yes, ya go darlin'! This girl is just for ya! But ya got a rare girl here! If she's sweet and a wild girl, then that means that her attitude can change at any point and time. So ya really have to get to know her. Ya have to know when she wants to have some sexual pleasure, and ya have to know when she just wants to have a romantic time together. Ya have to be ready because ya can make a move on her, but she can make a move on ya to, So Zell, my little Zell, all ya have to do is be yourself. I know it's hard to believe that kind of advice, but just be yourself. There's nothing ya can do to change yourself for a girl such as her. If ya change into a wild guy, then how are ya going to act sweet when she wants ya to be? And if ya change into an all out sweet guy, how are ya gonna be a wild man when she wants some action! So darlin', just be yourself. I'm sure a girl couldn't ask for more," and Zell's mom bent over and kissed Zell on the cheek. Zell smiled, but then went back to a serious expression.

"Well, what should I say to myself if I freeze up? I noticed I tend to do that a lot around her."

"Oh, so you're a nervous wreck around her, so I guess that means ya have the hots for her, don't ya?"

"Yeah, I guess so!"

"Well, sonny, just think to yourself, 'Just be myself, and if she doesn't like me for who I am, then she isn't the one for me!' and it's true! If she doesn't like ya for who ya are, then that means she isn't the one for ya! Trust me Zell, I'm a woman, I would know."

Zell smiled a big smile and gave his mom a hug. "There isn't really anything more I have to ask, but I do have one more thing to ask you."

"What's that hunny?"

"Want something to eat?" and when Zell's mom heard this, she started laughing and embraced her son in a nice long hug. Zell in return kissed his mom on the cheek and headed out for the door.

"Bye mom, and thanks..."

"Ya come back now, ya hear?! I want to hear how it went!"

"Okay mom, not a problem!" and Zell slowly closed the door and headed for the car. He peeked inside to see if Shannon was still asleep, and she looked just like a big baby as she cuddled herself up and stuck her thumb in her mouth. Zell chuckled and slowly got in the car. "I love my mom so much," and with that, Zell headed for the parking lot where he parked his car

He looked out the window and saw a boat heading his way. That gave him an idea. He got out and climbed into the back seat where he nudged Shannon just a tiny bit. She wasn't even close to waking up. Zell started to nudge a little harder, but Shannon still wouldn't wake up. "Great, now how am I supposed to get her up?"

Zell couldn't wake Shannon up like he did to his mom, and he couldn't nudge her any harder or it would start to hurt. So he did something he never thought he would do, and he didn't even plan on doing it, it just happened. He crawled into the back and looked her in the eyes.

"The hell am I doing?" Zell thought to himself, but it was already to late. He kissed her. For no good reason, he crawled into the back and kissed her. He couldn't figure it out. Why did he do that? Well, it didn't matter, he did it and he couldn't take it back. So, the only thing he could do is just wait for what Shannon would do. "What if she hates me for it? Or even better, what if she likes it? Well, either way, I'll just have to wait here and see."

Shannon started to moan a little, and started to flutter her eyes a little. She smiled as she got up and opened her eyes, still smiling. "Zell?" Shannon said, yawning a little, but able to retain that beautiful smile on her face.

"Yeah! It's me!"

"Zell..."

Zell suddenly got that look of worry on his face. "Oh no, what if she didn't like it when I kissed her! Man! Great, everyone's going to laugh at me! 'The longest you've ever been able to stay with a girl is half an hour' is what they'll say just to make fun of me! That's just great! Yes Shannon?"

"Kiss me again..."

Zell's jaw literally dropped. He couldn't believe it. Shannon was the first girl he had ever kissed besides his mom and she wanted some more. Zell's fire was lit, and he didn't want it to go out anytime soon. He smiled, growled, and jumped right on top of Shannon and slipped his tongue in her mouth. He tasted her tongue, and it tasted strangely good. Tasted like strawberries. Oh well, the better tasting, the more reason to keep on at it. Shannon started to moan a little, and Zell quickly leaped up. "I'm sorry! A...am I hurting you?" Zell asked quickly, immediately trying to stand up but just ducked down after hitting his head against the car roof.

The girl just giggled a little and looked at Zell. "Zell, cutie, you weren't hurting me. Someone like you, I know you would never hurt me. Now come here!" and this time Shannon growled and tugged at Zell's shirt and started to kiss Zell. First it was lip to lip, but started to slowly slip her tongue in as she fell off the seat and onto the car floor, which was really uncomfortable, but hey, it was good enough. "Hmmm, I wonder if we're even going to have time to eat?" Zell thought to himself, tasting the tongue of Shannon as his eyes were closed, but his thoughts were elsewhere.

"Oh! That's right! I was going to hire that guy coming in with a boat out on the dock to take me and Shannon to Dollet! Let me think, what was it my mom said I should be like for the type of girl Shannon was? Myself? Yeah, that's what she said, but was she right? Well, momma never said anything to me that hurt, so I might as well as just take the chance. So, we're going to go to the park, then we're going to walk to that fancy restaurant they have there, then when we're done eating we're going to walk back to the park and pick up my car then head back to garden. That's perfect! There is nothing in the entire world that could ruin this night! Well, there's always me, but that doesn't count! I should be able pull this off! Well, I should be able to at least......"

( Irvine & Selphie )

Irvine escorted Selphie to a car, which was a very nice blue BMW with brown leather interior. He simply carried Selphie over and placed her into the car, and ran to the other side and hopped in.

"So, where do you want to go?" Irvine asked, looking at Selphie smiling his innocent, but naughty smile. Selphie simply giggled and said, "Surprise me hunny!"

"Not a problem!" and he quickly headed over to the town of Balamb and drove in slowly and carefully. He drove to the parking lot, and noticed two very familiar, nice looking cars. "Wow! Look at that car! Man, a Mercedes! Jeez, that car broken or something? It keeps shaking... oh well, it's probably just me..." Irvine thought as he parked his car and hopped to the other side and carried Selphie out. "Selphie, you stand right here, okay? I'll be right back!" and Irvine ran over by the docks where he saw some guy standing there. The man didn't really look that busy, so he had an idea in mind.

"Excuse me, but by any chance could you give me and my date a ride to Dollet? I'll pay you any reasonable price!" Irvine begged the man, and he even pulled out a fifty dollar bill for bribery. The man, who was smoking a cigar, took it out of his mouth and threw it into the ocean.

"Oh, is that so? Any price, huh? Well, I could rip you off and take that fifty dollar bill, but then I'd feel bad considering you have a date. It's fifteen dollars, you still want to pay?"

"Oh, that's great! Ummm, do you take cars to, or do we have to leave it here?"

"We take cars to. I'll show the missy inside while you park the car in the boat," and the man stood there as Irvine walked up to Selphie and explained what was going to happen.

"Baby!"

"Yes hunny?"

"We're going to catch a ride on the boat. That man over there said he would show you inside while I take the car inside, is that okay? Or do you want to wait for me to take you inside?"

"Oh, it's okay! I'll be inside waiting for you Irvy!" and Selphie winked as she walked up to the man, who took her inside to show her around.

Irvine hopped into the car and started it up. "Man, this is going to be a great night!" Irvine thought to himself as he backed the car up into the boat, taking his sweet time just to make sure he didn't run into anything. If he had scratched that car, he would be a dead man. There would be no way his salary could pay off damage to this car. His salary probably couldn't even afford the rear view mirror.

"Now, what would be a good way to start things off? Dinner, or a walk, or a nice trip in the park? Well, maybe we should stop at the park first, then we should head off for a nice walk to the restaurant for dinner! Yes! I find that a great way to start off! Then maybe after, we could warm up a little when we get back to the park..." and at the last thought, Irvine smiled a little, then went back into his thoughts as he closed the car door and headed to the entrance of the boat. "Man, to bad the other guys didn't take their girls out. Well, I feel kind of sorry for Zell and Quistis. Zell doesn't have a girl, and Quistis doesn't have a guy. Maybe they should be a couple! No, wait, change that thought. To scary. There is no way a care-free guy like Zell could go out with a strict, ex-instructor like Quistis. That would be way to weird. Oh well..."

Irvine walked into the boat and saw that the inside was a lot more fancier than he thought it was. It had red carpeting with white, leather furniture with a television, fridge, and even a bar in the corner with a bartender. Selphie was over on a love seat, lying down with her eyes closed. "Awww, she looks so cute!" Irvine said to himself as he walked over to her and examined her beautiful body. "Man, she's so beautiful. I wonder how an idiot like me got to win the heart of such a wonderful person. Well, whatever it takes, I'm going to make sure I have her heart, because she'll always have mine..." and Irvine smirked and headed over to the bar.

"Howdy! Let me have a Scotch!" Irvine demanded in a kind way, slamming his fist on the table.

"Would you like it in a glass or in the bottle sir?"

"Well, how big is the bottle?"

"Well, how big do you want it?"

"You got those cool little ones?"

"That's right."

"I'll have four of those. A couple for later if ya know what I mean," and Irvine winked while he glanced over at Selphie. The bartender chuckled and opened a drawer, which seemed to be a cooler all at the same time, and pulled out four small, convenient bottles.

"This is probably the best Scotch you can get. Usually I'd charge $100, but I'll just charge you $50 because you have yourself a girl," and the man handed over the four bottles and Irvine coughed up a fifty. He put three bottles in his trench coat pocket and took the cork out of one and took a sip of it. Irvine was in Heaven. This was without a doubt the best Scotch he had ever had. And he tasted a lot of Scotch, and this stuff was like opening a can of whoop ass.

"Oh damn! Shit! This is strong as hell," Irvine complimented as he took another sip.

"I told you, that's the best you can get. Usually it's $150 a bottle in these here foreign lands, but we bought it from it's homeland, so we get it a lot cheaper. That Scotch was made exactly five minutes after the spices were picked from the ground. So that's literally 99.9% natural Scotch spices you're drinking there pal!"

Irvine was impressed. This stuff would get Selphie way to drunk. Oh well, the more drunk the better! Well, in a way it was.

"So, did she fall asleep right when she got in here, or did she say anything?"

The man stood there for a minute tapping his foot, then his eyes widened up. "Yes, as a matter of fact she did! She told me to tell Irvine to wake her up when he gets here!" and Irvine's eyes lit up, and he looked over at Selphie.

"Didn't you know I'm Irvine?!"

"No, I never met you before! Ha hah ha!" and the man slapped his knee as if he had just made a super funny joke. Irvine got up and ran to Selphie, but stopped when he felt the boat starting to move. Once everything started to move along smoothly again, he started to walk over to Selphie, who was still knocked out cold. Irvine chuckled as he approached the beautiful woman, checking out her feminine features very slowly and carefully. Then he knelt down on one knee and tapped her on the nose a couple of time. She quickly flinched, as if pinched on the arm or something, then opened her eyes slowly to see Irvine.

"Hi Irvy..." she said wearily as she grinned a bit, then plopped down on the sofa.

"Awww, do you want to go to sleep? You can if you want, I can just wake you up when we get there!"

"Sure thing Irvy..." Selphie said. She was about to say something else, but suddenly a speakerphone came on and it was the captain.

"Hello passengers and crew. We are heading for Dollet, but the arrival time will take a few minutes longer for there is already a boat heading there ahead of us, and there are three more possible boats heading in the dock here at Balamb. So everyone can just relax and we hope you have a nice trip!" and Selphie looked up at Irvine one last time.

"Irvine..."

"Yes?"

"Thanks for taking me out tonight..." and she motioned for Irvine to come closer. When he did, she kissed him on the lips softly and fell asleep once more. Even though she was asleep, Irvine still said something in response.

"You're welcome baby, you're welcome... Tonight is going to be just fine..."

( Sky & Quistis )

Sky was driving as Quistis sat there, smiling a huge smile. Sky simply grinned at this and looked over at her. "You sure look happy," Sky commented as he continued driving, making sure not to keep his eyes off the road for to long.

"Yes Sky, I'm very happy!"

"Oh, is that so? Mind telling me why?"

"Because I'm about to spend the night with a great guy!" and when Quistis said this, Sky's smile grew. His smile almost took up his entire face. Quistis giggled and started to use Sky's method of finding out information.

"Well, you sure look happy," Quistis commented, leaning in a little closer to Sky. Quistis could see Sky started to swell up a bit from tension, but she found it kind of cute. Sky stopped at a red light, and he knew he was screwed. Not literally screwed, but he knew what was coming.

"Well, yes, I am very happy!"

Sky felt like smacking himself upside the head after saying that, because he noticed he had replied the same way Quistis had, and then everything was going to work against him than against Quistis, and in a way, he found it quite enchanting how a girl was using his charm against him.

"Oh, is that so? Mind telling me why, Sky?"

Sky started to stretch his collar around his neck as he gulped a bunch of saliva down his throat. He was nervous, but at the same time he was very comfortable around Quistis. She was very appealing to him.

"Well, there are two reasons. One, I'm taking a girl out to dinner late at night!"

Quistis was about to frown, but didn't as she remembered that there were two reasons. "Uh huh! And mind telling me MISTER, what the second reason would be?"

"Okay, and the second reason, the girl I'm taking out for dinner is the most beautiful, sweetest girl I've ever met," and Sky stepped on the gas when the light turned green, not giving the chance for Quistis to answer right away. Sky continued driving down the highway, thinking of what he should do that night, and where he should go.

"Hmmm, where should I take her tonight. I need a place where it's not to crowded, but there has to be people there at the least. I don't want to take her somewhere that's deserted, that would be a complete turn off. So let's think here. First off, I'm taking her someplace where we can be alone. No wait, it would be better if I take her to dinner first, that way if she's tired, at least she'll fall asleep while we're alone. Yes, I think that should be romantic enough. Where would be a place where we could spend some time alone? Hmmm, the park? I hear there's a good park over in Dollet. Yes, that'll be great! Well, we're definitely going to dinner, but it's up to her if she wants to come to the park with me. I don't want to force her to come anywhere with me," and Sky smiled, for this night was perfectly planned out, and he could not think of any way it could possibly be ruined. Well, actually, there were lots of ways, but Sky was one of those people that would try his hardest to make sure things turn out right.

"So?" Sky asked Quistis.

"So what?"

"Is my second reason good enough for you?"

Quistis blushed at this comment, and shyly nodded her head. Sky chuckled and continued driving until he reached the entrance to the town of Balamb. "What are we doing here for?" Quistis asked as Sky slowly drove to the parking lot.

"You'll see. I told you I was taking you out tonight, well, that's exactly what I'm doing. But it's a surprise, so no matter how much you beg and ask me, you're not going to know what it is until I get there!" and Sky tapped Quistis on the nose and winked at her as he parked his car. He got out and looked around. He noticed two very odd things, one of them was exactly what he was looking for. The first odd thing was that there was a very nice Mercedes. There was something vaguely odd about the Mercedes though. It looked as if it were shaking.

"Hmmm, maybe it's broken or something," Sky thought as he took one more look at the Mercedes.

"Is there something bothering you Sky?" Quistis asked as she looked at the handsome, black haired teen.

"No, I was just in a gaze and thinking about something."

"And what would that be?"

"I was wondering how God was able to create such a beautiful girl as you. You wait here, I need to go and talk to that guy over there," and before Quistis could even comment on Sky's incredibly sweet remark, he walked away and started talking to some guy.

"Wow, that Sky really is a sweety. I can't believe I'm actually going somewhere with him this late at night. Usually I play hard to get. Sky must really have that effect on me!" Quistis thought as she held her finger to her lip, gazing at Sky as he conversed with an old man.

Sky quickly turned around smiling, and headed straight towards Quistis. "Come on, we have to get on this boat. I'm not going to tell you where it's headed because that's what the surprise is. So just trust me. The man said he'll be more than happy to take you inside. I'm going to go and take the car in the boat. Alrighty?"

"Okay! But don't take to long!" and Quistis winked and headed for the man, who took her inside. Quistis followed the man in as she heard Sky start the car up and drive it into the boat.

"This is where you shall stay until we arrive to our destination!" the man announced, proud of what he was showing. And he should be. It was very nice inside. It had red carpeting with white, leather furniture, a television. a fridge, and it even had a cool bar in the corner with it's own bartender. "Wow, this is a really nice place!"

"Yes, thank you very much!" the man replied, bowing his head in respect.

"Well, do you mind if I asked where our destination is?"

"Oh! I don't mind at all, but I can't tell you. Your man paid me a little extra to make sure not to tell you where we are going, because he knew you were going to ask me! So sorry miss, I can't tell you that one!" and the man simply smirked as she headed for the door, but before he walked out he said one last thing. "Oh yeah! Please, don't hesitate to make yourself comfortable!' and then he walked out the door and probably headed for the steed of the ship. Quistis happily agreed with the man and headed over for the sofa and sat down, waiting for Sky to come in.

"Does he already know me that well? How did he know I was going to ask the captain where we were going? Well, Sky has his ways I guess!" she thought to herself as she put her hand to her mouth and giggled rather loudly. She slowly stopped as she saw Sky walk in, smiling, and he walked straight over to Quistis and sat down beside her.

"So, let me guess. You asked the captain where we are headed, right?"

"Oh shut up!" Quistis laughed as she pretended to smack Sky lightly across the face. Sky blushed and tried to hold back a smile. "So, do you drink? I can go and get you something!"

"Nah, it's okay, you can go ahead and drink if you want. It doesn't bother me."

"Huh?! Me? No thanks, I'd rather not drink. Two reasons! One, it tastes bad. Two, it makes your breath kick worse than a horses," and Quistis giggled more. She didn't notice, but she giggled a lot around Sky. Sky must've really made her happy to make her laugh that much.

"Well, that's pretty sensible, isn't it?"

"Yup! Sure is!" and out of nowhere, Sky kissed Quistis on the cheek. It wasn't something major, but it meant a lot to Quistis. Sky wasn't one of those people that would do sweet things for girls just to get some action. He actually did sweet things because he liked to see the girls happy. That kiss on the cheek felt better than ten tongues running all over her body to Quistis, why, because that kiss had feeling in it. Sure, a kiss with tongue had feeling in it to, but this was different. Sky didn't do it just to get it on, he did it just to show his feelings, and that's what made that kiss so special. Quistis blushed for the hundredth time or something like that tonight, and Sky smiled as he got up and headed for the bar.

"Wow! That's it, now I know Sky isn't like other guys. There is no way Sky is like other guys, he's just way to different. Nobody has ever made me feel like this before, no one. Sky is the first person to have this kind of effect on me. I mean, sure, there's Seifer, but the feelings Sky gives me is a lot stronger than the way Seifer made me feel. Seifer is nothing but a memory now, not forgotten, but I know who I want now, and it's Sky. Sky is the one for me, he has to be. No one has ever made me feel so good about myself," Quistis thought as she looked at Sky, talking to the guy at the bar about who knows what. Suddenly he was given two glasses with some green liquid. It definitely wasn't beer, but it was something Quistis couldn't quite lay a finger on. She could see the steam rising into the air from the drink, so it was obviously hot.

Sky approached her with the two glasses and handed her one. "What's this?" Quistis asked, holding it tightly while enjoying the warmth. It was quite chilly outside.

"Hmmm? Oh, the drink. Well, since we don't drink any heavy stuff, I got us some tea to help us stay up. You know, I don't want you falling asleep unless it's on your bed... or on my lap," and Sky raised his eyebrows and Quistis laughed out loud this time, and took a sip of her tea. It was very tasty, it was Chinese green tea, and she felt wide awake right away.

"Sky, exactly how much was this tea?"

"Promise me you won't get mad?" Sky asked as he cocked an eye brow.

"I promise!"

"$75 for both glasses."

Quistis eyes widened in shock. "You mean you spent that much on tea!"

"Well, of course, I mean, you don't deserve anything but the best Quistis," and once again, Quistis blushed. Sky quickly looked surprised. He probably didn't even mean to say that, he just said it. So, that must mean he really did mean what he says. See, if you have to think about what you're going to say, then you don't really mean it because you actually had to think about it. But when it comes out of nowhere, then that means you really mean it because it came from the heart. You didn't have it planned or anything, it just happened because the heart wanted it to happen. That's the way Quistis looked at it though.

Quistis kept her promise about not getting mad, and showed her appreciation by drinking the tea. "Thanks a lot Sky."

"Oh, no problem! I hoped you liked it!"

"Oh, I wasn't talking about the tea. I was going to thank you for that next."

"Is that so? Then what are you thanking me for now?"

"For taking me out tonight, for being so nice to me when you hardly know me, for not being some sex craved maniac, for being a gentleman, and most of all....for making me feel as if I'm not alone anymore...Sky, I need to ask you something."

Sky smiled. "Shoot."

"Why are you doing this for me?"

Sky took in a big breath, and simply said whatever came into his mind. "Quistis, I'm taking you out tonight because I wanted to. When I danced with you, I had such a great time, I just wanted to spend more time with you and I wish it could last forever, but I know it won't. So I'm going to do my best to make the greatest time tonight. I'm being so nice to you even though I just met you because, well, that's the way I am. I'm a nice guy, but to you, it's different. I'm not being nice to you because I'm a nice guy, I'm being nice to you because I want to be nice to you. I want to show you that I'm not like other guys, and I want to prove that when I say something, I really mean it. I'm being a gentleman because, well, that's the kind of guy you deserve. And Quistis... I'm making you not feel alone because you don't deserve to be alone. You're to beautiful to be alone, and I want you to see the better things and life. Don't think I haven't figured things out yet. I know what happened, how you were an instructor and how they thought you weren't cut to be one. Did it hurt, you bet, but that doesn't mean you have to be alone, and I'm on of the people that can prove that. You are without a doubt one of the most outstanding people I have ever met. You are a dream come true Quistis, you are the kind of lady a guy could just die for. I mean, if you just gave them a chance to see what I see, they'll love you. And for the sex craved maniac, well, it's just not me. I mean, you're beautiful, and you could turn me on anytime you want! But, it's just not me. Including, you're way to good for someone that cared for nothing but sex. You deserve someone that's sweet, kind, caring, and most of all...."

"Someone like you..." Quistis quickly cut in. Sky stood there, looking at Quistis as his cheeks slowly turned red. Quistis set her glass down and stood up. As she walked towards Sky, a tear started to fall down her cheek. She stopped right in front of Sky, her body touching his.

"W... wh... what's wrong Quistis? D...did I say something?"

"Yes Sky, you did say something..."

"I... I'm sorry, I didn't mean...." but he was suddenly absorbed into a kiss. They were lip to lip, and he could feel Quistis hands start to go around his neck and behind his head, pushing him against her. Their eyes were closed, and it started to get hot. Quistis laid herself back on the sofa, forcing Sky to go on top of her. She spread her legs open for Sky this time, just so his body would fit perfectly in between. Sky broke away from the kiss and pushed himself up with his hands on the sofa and looked at the Quistis that was below him. Quistis simply smiled.

"Don't be sorry Sky. You did say something, but it was something that made me happy..." and she pulled his SeeD uniform down and started to kiss him, but this time she inserted her tongue and started to wildly move it around in his mouth. They could taste each other and feel each others saliva dripping inside from all the excitement. Quistis was starting to get a little wet, but that didn't bug her. She loved Sky, except she didn't know how to tell him. She had only known him for a couple of hours, but she knew she was in love. She had to be. She had never felt this close to someone. And if she wasn't in love with Sky, then she didn't want to fall in love at all, because Sky was the one she wanted.

Quistis pulled Sky down, her arms around Sky's entire body and holding it tightly against her own. Sky, as the guy he is, didn't really seem it was right that he was lying on top of her. So he broke away from the kiss, and simply switched it around so Quistis was on top of him. "There, isn't that a lot better?!" and he chuckled, but got cut off again as Quistis kneeled on him and started licking his face. Sky started to open his legs so Quistis could fit nicely in between. He could feel her tongue starting to slowly move down his neck.

"Oh jeez, tonight's going to be a long night......cool!"