Seifer carried a bouquet of red roses in one hand and a bottle of champagne in the other as he happily walked towards Quistis' room. In exactly eighteen hours, thirty-eight minutes, and 43 seconds, he will be married to the woman he so deeply loves. He wanted to see her one last time before their wedding tomorrow. Looking at the bouquet of red roses, Seifer couldn't wait to see the huge smile on her face when she sees it.

Seifer reached her room and was about to knock on the door when he heard Quistis' voice. "Stop it! I don't want to listen to any more of this! If you're not leaving this room, then I will!" Her voice was so loud that he could tell that she was on the other side of the door. He was about to call out her name when he heard Squall's voice. "Before you go, Quistis, I do have one question to ask you. Will you marry me?!"

Seifer stood in shock. "Oh no!" he thought. "He's going to take her away from me." Seifer wanted to bust the door open and give Squall a piece of his mind, but he stopped himself because he wanted to know what Quistis' answer was going to be.

"Is she going to say "Yes" and leave me?" Seifer feared. "Or will she stay with me."

Seifer knew even before he and Quistis got together that Quistis loved Squall. Sometimes, he would watch her walk down the halls and would see her face light up when Squall was around, but he would also see the sadness on her face when she would see Squall kiss and hold Rinoa lovingly.

It angered Seifer to see her cry over an asshole like Squall. He couldn't understand why Squall couldn't see how wonderful she is. Rinoa is also beautiful but she is no match for Quistis' beauty.

Seifer was always in love with Quistis, but he always did his best not to show it because he was afraid that he was not going to be good enough for her. He was afraid that she was going to laugh in his face and call him a fool. That was the only thing that was holding Seifer back until one day when he realized that he could love her more than Squall ever would.

A few months ago, Seifer decided to go to the Training Center and catch some people in the "secret place" since the Disciplinary Committee could use some people to discipline. It was pretty late and Seifer was expecting troublemakers but instead he saw Quistis crying, with her back to him.

Seifer cursed to himself. "It's that bastard, Squall, again!" he thought and he turned to leave. "I'm going to get that piece of..."

"Se..Seifer."

Seifer turned around and saw Quistis wiping her tears away as she looked at him.

"Quistis." He said in a soft whispher.

"What are you doing here?" She said as another tear rolled down her cheek.

"I should ask you the same question." He answered.

"Nothing," She cried. "I'm just..."

"You're crying because of Squall, aren't you?" he asked.

Quistis lowered her head and didn't answer.

"You really should forget about that jerk. He's not worth your tears, you know?" Seifer said as his heart went out to her.

Quistis raised her eyes to his and tried to smile. "Are you trying to be nice to me, Almasy? This is the first time I've heard you say something nice to me."

"There's a first time for everything." He answered as he stood in front of her and wondered what Squall did to hurt her this time. "What did he do?"

"Nothing. He was..."

"Don't lie to me!" Seifer said as he shook her shoulders.

Quistis raised her eyes to his and he saw her pain. At that moment, Seifer wished that he could kiss her pain away.

"He had a fight with Rinoa tonight. I was trying to comfort him but Squall said...he told me to stay out of his life."

Seifer didn't realize it but he pulled Quistis in his arms and held her tight.

"Forget about him." Seifer said as he stroked her hair. "You deserve someone who loves you and won't say anything like that to hurt you."

Quistis looked up at him and teased. "Who do you have in mind?"

"Me."

"You?" she asked in a soft whisper; shocked at his response.

"Yeah, me. Give me a chance, Quistis, and I will show you what real love feels like." Seifer said as he cupped her face between his hands and covered her mouth with his.

Ever since that day, they've been inseparable. They spent every moment together. Seifer showed her nothing but love, and slowly--very slowly--Seifer felt Quistis begin to love him. The more and more they spent time together, the less and less Seifer saw Quistis love Squall. He finally won Quistis' heart, or so he thought.

Now as Seifer waits for Quistis to answer Squall's proposal, he found himself feeling a bit insecure. "Don't forget about what we have, Quistis. Please stay with me."