Disclaimer: Do I have to go through this again? *sighs* Squaresoft owns FF8. Oh, and the song 'At the beginning' belongs to Richard Marx and Donna Lewis.

A/n: Sorry for the long wait! I thought I had already uploaded this chapter but realized I hadn't when I checked my statistics and saw that there was only 3 chapters! Heh! Sorry! I've been planning this chapter since day 1, and I'm glad that I could finally get down to it. Argh, I accidentally uploaded the unedited chapter with "kapuks" instead of "kwehs" last time. Sorry Lionheart! One more thing, I would like to dedicate this chapter to all Squinoa fans!! It'll be nice to listen to 'At the Beginning' while reading the performance.

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Chapter 4

"Hahaha!! Ka puk, kweh!!" Zell was laughing his head off as he pointed to Seifer.

"Shuddup Chickenwuss! At least I wasn't jumping around like a idiot in a tutu!" Seifer retorted.

"What did ya call me?"

"Chickenwu-"

"Stop it you two!" Quistis interrupted, "It's about time you act your age!"

"Whatever you say, Instructor."

"What song do you think those lovebirds will sing?" questioned the cowboy.

"I don't know Irvy…but they said it wouldn't be "Eyes on Me" knowing that was what everyone thought would be their choice!" beamed Selphie.

"You know, Squall and Rinoa reminds me of Edea and I when we young and dating…" Cid started.

"Oh look dear, it's their turn." Edea spoke up, saving everyone from getting tormented by another one of Cid's long story.

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"Thank you Nida and Xu for that entertaining performance. And now for the finale that everyone has been waiting for…a duet…a love song…by our one and only Commander, Squall Leonhart and the ever lovely Rinoa Heartilly!"

The lights dimmed and the spotlight focused on Rinoa, dressed in a beautiful blue gown. (A/n: Just like the one Julia wore…except that Rinoa's is blue)

Rinoa's began to sing in her sweet voice.

Rinoa: We were strangers, starting out on a journey.

Never dreaming, what we had to go through.

Now here we are and I'm suddenly standing,

At the beginning with you…

(Wow…she really looks like her mother…Julia) Laguna thought.

Squall steps out from behind and took a glance at his angel before singing.

Squall: No one told me, I was going to find you.

Unexpected what you did to me heart.

When I lost hope, you were there to remind me

This is the start…

"I'm surprised puberty boy can really sing. Too bad I'm still a better singer than him." remarked Seifer.

Zell snorts.

Rinoa's hand found a place in Squall's as they sang in harmony.

Squall & Rinoa: And life is a road that I wanna keep going,

Love is a river I wanna keep flowing,

Life is a road, now and forever, wonderful journey.

I'll be there when the world stops turning,

I'll be there when the storm is through.

In the end I wanna be standing

At the beginning with you…

Rinoa closed her eyes and sang out beautifully.

Rinoa: We were strangers on a crazy adventure.

Squall: Never dreaming how our dreams would come true.

They looked at each other's eyes, both knowing how true the lyrics were.

Squall & Rinoa: Now here we stand on the fragrant of future,

At the beginning with you…

And life is a road that I wanna keep going,

Love is a river I wanna keep flowing,

Life is a road, now and forever, wonderful journey.

I'll be there when the world stops turning,

I'll be there when the storm is through.

In the end I wanna be standing

At the beginning with you…

The lovers continued singing, meaning each word from the bottom of their hearts.

Squall & Rinoa: Knew there was somebody somewhere,

Like me alone in the dark.

Now I know our dreams will live on,

I've been waiting so long,

Nothing's gonna tear us apart.

And life is a road that I wanna keep going,

Love is a river I wanna keep flowing.

Life is a road, now and forever, wonderful journey.

I'll be there when the world stops turning,

I'll be there when the storm is through.

In the end I wanna be standing

At the beginning with you…

Squall: Heeey…

Squall & Rinoa: Life is a road that I wanna keep going,

Love is a river I wanna keep going on…

Rinoa: Starting out on a journey…

Squall & Rinoa: Life is a road that I wanna keep going,

Love is a river I wanna keep flowing,

In the end I wanna be standing

At the beginning…with you…

As the song ended, the couple took a bow. One by one the audience stood up and applauded. Several of them started whistling and cheering.

"Woohoo! That's my son!" Laguna yelled.

"……"

"Yup, thank God Squall is nothing like him." Kiros agreed with his buddy.

The gang was in awe. Never did they knew how well Squall's voice was.

"Wow…" Selphie began, "That was super duper cool!"

The rest just nodded, still stunned.

Dr. Kadowaki walked up the stage and brought the attention back to her. "That was it everybody! The grand finale! Guess this marks the end of our Garden festival! Thank you everyone who has attended this special occasion! Take care and bye bye!"

"Hey where's puberty boy and Rin? Thought I saw them walked down the stage…"

The others turned to each other for an answer then it hit them, "Ahhh…" the two lovebirds probably just wanted some alone-time.

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A young couple was strolling down Balamb beach, hand in hand.

They sat down on the sand beside each other, looking up at the sky, admiring the stars.

Rinoa rested her head on Squall's shoulder as she gazed up at the night sky. He looked down at her and smiled. No words were needed to express their love for each other but he said it anyway, "I love you, Rinoa."

She gazed into his stormy blue eyes and answered, "I love you too, Squall."

Under the moonlight the lovers, soulmates destined to be together, embraced as they shared a passionate kiss.

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A/N: Woohoo!! I've done it! The final chapter of my very first fanfic!! But I wouldn't have done it without the encouragement of all the lovely reviewers:

Rinoa41269: Thank you so much! My first reviewer!

Angelprinczess29: Thanks for your many reviews!

Heavenz_Little_Angel: Sorry there wasn't any Seifitis…

Athena88: Thank you so much for all your lovely comments! Hope you enjoyed the Squinoa stuff!

Sasami/Liquidsky: Thanks for reviewing every chapter!

Angelfaced: Thank you for reviewing.

Lionheart: Thanks for reviewing! Good luck with the writer's block!

Hiasha: Thanx for trying so hard to figure out the sound chocobos make! Hehe!

lammy_leonhart: You wanted Squall and Rin's performance? Here it is! Thanks for reviewing!

Angelus_morningstar: Thanx!

Sorry about the last part…I just suck at writing romance…heh…anyway, pls review, everyone! Thank you so much to all for reading this fic!