Author's Notes: Thanks for the reviews again! Hope you like this chapter! I kind of do a little! ^^

PART 9 For Your Happiness

"I guess I haven't convinced any of you two to stay," Cid said as he looked at the two teenagers in front of him. "It's still not late to change your minds! Quistis, you're one of SeeD's best and Seifer, you've just made it to SeeD. I'm sure you have the potential to be a top notch SeeD. If both of you place SeeD in your future, I guarantee you a good life!"

"Sir, I have already told you of my current situation," Quistis stated. "I simply cannot allow myself to turn back!"

"Well, maybe," Cid chuckled. "If I convince Mr. Almasy to stay, you will."

Quistis felt herself blush. "S-S-Sir! Whatever Zell may have told you, I assure you, it isn't true!"

"Then tell me, what were you doing there?"

Quistis paused. What could she tell him? Should she tell him that she had gotten drunk and accidentally came to his room? But what could she say about being around Seifer's room in the first place?

"W-Well..." she stammered. "I-I was there because...because..."

Seifer stood up and put his hands on Quistis' shoulders. "She was in my room because that baby inside her belongs to me."

Cid fell off his chair and quickly got up. "WHAT??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Quistis would have fallen off her own chair if Seifer had not been behind her.

"That's right, Sir," Seifer retorted. "I am the father of her baby! And we're leaving because we're gonna get married and start our family together!"

"B-But how is that possible?!" Cid exclaimed. "Quistis announced that she was pregnant just a while after you came back! She didn't even know you were back when she told me!"

"Although I was not in Garden," Seifer explained. "I was not very far. Quistis had been out of Garden for a while and bumped into me. We had a few drinks, one thing led to another and... Well, you know the rest."

"But Quistis said she would be looking for the father. If it really is you then why didn't she tell me?!"

"Quistis would never do that. Besides, I didn't know either until after she told you she was pregnant. She came to my room last night and told me."

Cid faced Quistis. "Quistis, is this true? What he said?"

"Sir, I..." Quistis looked up at Seifer.

"Don't worry about it," Seifer mouthed out silently.

Quistis turned to Cid again. "Y-Y-Yes, it is, Sir..."

Cid paused for a moment to take all the information in and regain his composure. After he did, he smiled at the young couple. "The I congratulate you, Quistis, Seifer. It's a surprise but I'm very happy for you."

"Thank you very much, Sir," Seifer replied.

Quistis mentally scolded herself. 'Oh, Quistis Trepe, what have you gotten yourself into now?'

~*~*~*~

Quistis scanned the cafeteria. Seifer was nowhere to be found. She set her tray on a table and sat down.

"QUISTIS!!!"

Quistis turned around. Selphie and Zell were approaching her.

"Quistis, is it true???!!!" Selphie exclaimed. "Is it true???"

"What's true?" Quistis asked.

"That you're pregnant with Seifer's baby!"

The whole cafeteria came to a screeching halt and were focused on Quistis. Quistis quickly got up and walked out of the cafeteria.

"Quistis! Wait!" Selphie and Zell called out as they ran after Quistis.

"Hyne, Selphie!" Quistis said. "Thanks very much for letting ALL OF GARDEN know!"

"I'm sorry!" Selphie apologized, on the verge of tears because of Quistis' sudden coldness. "I-I didn't mean to!"

"How did you know?!" Quistis demanded.

"Don't be mad at Selphie," Zell said. "It's my fault. I told her."

"How did you know?" Quistis demanded again.

"C-Cid told me..." Zell stuttered nervously.

Quistis sighed. "Well, I guess he had to tell you in order for you not to get the wrong idea."

"But it's just what I thought," Zell replied. "Except for the pregnant part, that is..."

"So is it true?" Selphie asked quietly.

"Yes..." Quistis sighed. "Yes, it is."

Selphie gasped.

Quistis turned away. "I don't want to talk about this right now. Could you please...not mention this to anybody else? And if anyone asks, tell them they heard wrong, all right?"

Selphie and Zell saluted her. "You can count on us!"

Quistis walked away. 'That dumbass Seifer. Now everyone in the whole fucking Garden will think I have his child! How do I get myself into these things?'

"Quistis."

Quistis turned her head to see who called her name. "Squall! Congratulations..."

Squall smiled at her. "Thanks. You, too."

Quistis looked away. "I guess...you must have heard..."

"Yeah." He sighed. "Um, well, I gotta get going."

"Sure thing."

"Good luck on your baby. It was nice seeing you again. I'll see you later."

"Bye."

Squall nodded and left. It was nice to see Squall actually smiling and being able to have a conversation without the response being, "Whatever". It made her happy to see the nicer side of Squall. But at the same time, it broke her heart. Rinoa was the one that brought that happiness to him, not her. And he looked so happy being married...

Quistis closed her eyes and ran to the direction of her room, not caring who or what was in the way. She slammed her door shut and curled up to a ball by a corner. She embraced her legs up to her chest and began to weep.

~*~*~*~

"Yo, Chicken-wuss, you seen Quistis?" Seifer asked.

Zell glared at him. "DON'T CALL ME THAT."

"I think your wife's in her room," Selphie said.

"Yeah, thanks." Seifer headed over to Quistis' room. He slowly turned the doorknob and to his misfortune, discovered that it was locked.

~*~*~*~

Quistis looked up when she heard a knock at her door. 'Oh no, not now...'

The person knocked again.

'Go away!' she mentally groaned.

"Quistis!"

"Seifer?!" she gasped. She wiped her tears away and got up to walk over to the door. She placed her hand on the doorknob and contemplated opening it up or not.

"Quistis, could you let me in?" Seifer called out.

She bit her lower lip and kept her eyes on her hand on the doorknob. 'Should I let him in? Will it be too weird if I do?'

"Look, I know you're in there," he said. "Well, okay, so you're probably not but if you are, could you just listen to me? I'm sorry if I pissed you off by telling Cid you had my baby and that we were getting married but I had to tell the man something. I know how badly you wanna leave this place and I wanted you to be happy as soon as possible."

She heard him sigh and walk away. She took her hand off the doorknob. 'What the hell's...wrong with me...?'