The Kiss Disclaimer: I don't own FF8 so don't bother me!

I stood there leaning on the railing of the balcony in Balamb Garden's ballroom. There was a big party going on for my friends and me; it was a celebration and thank you party, since we saved the world from the evil sorceress, Ultimecia. I stared out into the night sky thinking about what would happen in the future. I was a sorceress after all, and I was the most powerful one in two centuries, according to what the records say.

I was a threat to Garden. A SeeD's mission is to destroy the sorceress, if she becomes evil. I hoped that never happened. But if it did...I wanted my knight, Squall, who was a SeeD, to kill me. If he didn't do the deed himself I knew I wouldn't die peacefully. But I didn't want to think about what might go wrong. I wanted to think about what might happen that was good. Squall knew I was in love with him, and I knew he felt the same way I did about him. I just wished he would show it sometimes...I always doubted that he really liked me for some reason. Well, "whatever", as Squall would say. (I wonder where he is anyway.) I thought and turned my gaze over to the party.

I saw Selphie and Irvine walking around taping the entire party. I heard Quistis yelling as Zell started choking on a hot dog, but he chased her away and went back to his meal. I didn't move my gaze when I heard my dog, Angelo, bark and run towards me. Selphie shouted at Irvine to turn the camera on me. I wished that the batteries would run out soon, I wasn't really in the mood for a party, or to be taped for that matter. I wanted to think. I had a lot of questions I wanted to ask, but they could wait for another time. I turned back and gazed out into the night again.

I heard the sound of someone slowly walking towards me. I already knew who it was without even having to look. It was my knight, Squall Leonhart. Squall walked over and stood next to me, looking out into the star speckled sky. I saw a shooting star go by overhead and turned towards him. Smiling, I pointed up to where it had passed; Squall turned to me and smiled warmly back. (Why doesn't he smile more often? He looks so handsome when he smiles.) I thought to myself.

Squall softly grabbed my wrist. I looked up at him questioningly. (What is he doing?) My thought was soon answered as he pulled me close to him and wrapped his other arm around my waist to keep me there. I looked up at him shocked. This wasn't how he usually acted, but then again Squall had changed since he had gotten trapped in the Time Compressed World, when I had saved him. My thoughts quickly ended as Squall pulled me up to him and softly pressed his lips to mine.

I couldn't move. No, I didn't want to move. I wanted to stay in that moment forever. I slowly wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him back. I wished we could stay like that forever. But alas, it had to end sometime. We broke the kiss and I could hear Selphie throwing a fit because the tape recorder's batteries ran out and she didn't get any of it. I turned and looked around, laughing softly at how many people were staring at us. I looked up at Squall who smiled down at me, and kept his arm around my waist.

I snuggled into him, enjoying his touch. I wanted it to always be that way. I wanted to always be with Squall. I loved him more than ever then. More than I had loved Seifer...No...I had never really loved Seifer. It was more like admiration. Seifer could make me feel like I could take on the world, or make me feel like I was worthless. It wasn't anywhere close to what I felt for Squall. What I felt for Squall was real love, and I liked it; I liked it a lot.