Epilogue
Every night I hear his name whispered softly by the gusty wind...
Rinoa thought to herself. And she did. Sometimes she could swear she had felt his presence in
a room with her. Others she felt as if the wind was cursing her very name for the horrible thing
she had done to her lover.
'But it was the right thing to do...' she tried to comfort herself, but it still hurt.
She was back on the Forest Owls train, but it now resided in Balamb, so that Selphie and Zell could
continue to teach as well as investigate supernatural phenomena with the scoobz. Quistis was forced
to resign her teaching duties due to her new "daylight defficiency." Seifer, although an important member
of the Esthar Investigation Agency, decided to stay with Rinoa and the gang when Fujin, Rajin, and Edea
convinced him they had it under control. And Irvine, well lets just say hes already planning a happy future
with Selphie. Oh and Cally joined the Garden!
Rinoa wondered if it was time to move on. Squall was her true love, but he was never coming back. She didn't
need heartache right now, but she wondered if getting someone new would comfort the immense whole in her
heart. After all, Seifer had been flirting a lot lately, and she had a past with him. Just maybe...
Seifer watched Rinoa train vigorously, putting her heart into every blow and sarcastically dejecting Merrick's
tips. Quistis leaned against a table next to him and stared at him, knowing exactly what he was thinking.
"Forget it Seifer, you know the way she gets when she's depressed. The whole Squall thing might've killed the
cute and lovable Rinoa we once knew." Quistis looked ahead. "The day it happened she told me her plans for Squall
and her. She was excited, but scared he wouldn't love her anymore. I guess she doesn't have to worry about that
anymore. The world is so cruel." She sighed.
"Hmm, I suppose you're right. It's just that, I've changed oh so much since the last time we went out, and I was
hoping she'd see that. I'm not the arrogant snob I was back then. Maybe well never know..." He sighed as well.
Quistis proceeded to pat him on the back.
"I just meant that Rinoa's an emotionally screwed up person right now, and that you should proceed with caution,
that's all. I didn't mean that you shouldn't try. Don't worry, it'll come with time." She smiled sweetly, then nodded
towards the door, from where Rinoa was emerging. "Remember... Proceed with caution."
"Hey guys, wassup?" Rinoa smiled as she sipped from her water bottle.
"Ugh.. ummm, I... umm...what Im trying to say is, are you hungry? Do you wanna go to lunch with me?" Seifer started
to stutter at first, and then spoke clearly.
"Oooh sure, I'm starving! Quisty, wanna come to?" Rinoa asked. Quistis turned to Seifer and smiled.
"Naw, I'll be fine. Plus, theres the whole anti-daylight thing. Go on."
"Oh, yah. Well, I guess I'll see ya later!" Rinoa smiled.
***************
"So, whatcha been all broody bout lately? Is there something youre not telling me? Girl in Esthar?" Rinoa winked and smiled,
sipping her soda straw.
"Umm... Well... not exactly." Seifer sighed. His heart was pounding. He was actually going to do this. Wasn't he?
He had hoped he wouldn't chicken out. The downside of being non-arrogant was obviously being scared every once and a
while, and sometimes, it was a good thing. "Umm, you wouldn't be over Squall by now, would you?"
'Oh my gosh Seifer! What an ass-y thing to say! She'll hate you for sure now!' He nearly smacked himself in the head.
Rinoa became very quiet. Then she started to talk again.
"Umm, well, that's hard to say. I mean, I do miss him, but it hurts too much..." She wiped her eyes before she cried too
hard. " I really wanna move on. I don't wanna be 45 with a fat ass crying about the one that got away...er...died.
I just think maybe I should cuddle with another guy and get over it, but I can't. I donno how
to explain it. Anyway, Whaddya think?"
"Rinoa, I know our past hasn't been the greatest, and I know I can't replace HIM, and I'm not even really asking you to be
my girlfriend just yet either, but..." He giggled slightly.
"What?"
"This is gonna sound corny, but you wanna go to the movies or something?" Seifer asked. Rinoa smiled.
"I'd love that."
***************
In a long musty corridor in a lab somewhere off the coast of Trabia, frantic scientists scurry about in a frenzy. After all,
It's not that often that a project they've worked on for two years escapes. Security was on high alert, at every
corner with their guns out.
"Project XG-229? You've gotta be kidding me! He was our prized specimen!" One of the leading scientists yelled out.
Some of the newer scientists had no idea what he was talking about. It was started before they had started work.
" If he gets to the slayer, he could screw up everything. She might try to kill him!"
"Why?"
"Because, he's supposed to be a vampire you friggin moron! But hes not. Damn the Council will have us lined up and shot!"
"Umm what exactly are we looking for?"
"Brown haired man, approximately nineteen, scar across his face. Do not call him XG-229, for he only answers to
the name 'Squall.' He's The Council's special toy and we shall not let him get to the slayer!"
But it was far too late. He had gotten out the night before and was already well on his way to Balamb.
Squall held his chest. He had a brand burned into his skin and dogtags reading 'XG-229.'
"What the hell has happened to me? Rinoa..." He cried out, almost howling off into the sunset.
FIN
Authors notes- Wow! Thats the end! But there will be a sequal, though im not sure if my friend Butterfly Bullet wants to write it
or if she wants it to be a joint project with me. What do you think? anyways, now for my thank yous.
Erin & team senshi- Thank you ever so much for being my first reviewers! I was soooo happy when I first saw them! Thankee!
Butterfly Bullet and Sephith- Thanks for being good buds and ever so much supporting my Fic! I love you guys!
Renegade Seraph & Pheonix Blade- You guys are so awesome! Thankees for being my best (and favorite) fans! You guys are why I kept
writing it!
And thanks to anyone else who reviewed or will review. Ill put your names in my profile when i think the reviews are pretty much dead!
And visit one of my two Messageboards! The links are in my profile. Theyre great, friendly communities
with lots of final fantasy roleplays (and many others!) to boot!
Love all my fans and Ill see you guys soon!
Every night I hear his name whispered softly by the gusty wind...
Rinoa thought to herself. And she did. Sometimes she could swear she had felt his presence in
a room with her. Others she felt as if the wind was cursing her very name for the horrible thing
she had done to her lover.
'But it was the right thing to do...' she tried to comfort herself, but it still hurt.
She was back on the Forest Owls train, but it now resided in Balamb, so that Selphie and Zell could
continue to teach as well as investigate supernatural phenomena with the scoobz. Quistis was forced
to resign her teaching duties due to her new "daylight defficiency." Seifer, although an important member
of the Esthar Investigation Agency, decided to stay with Rinoa and the gang when Fujin, Rajin, and Edea
convinced him they had it under control. And Irvine, well lets just say hes already planning a happy future
with Selphie. Oh and Cally joined the Garden!
Rinoa wondered if it was time to move on. Squall was her true love, but he was never coming back. She didn't
need heartache right now, but she wondered if getting someone new would comfort the immense whole in her
heart. After all, Seifer had been flirting a lot lately, and she had a past with him. Just maybe...
Seifer watched Rinoa train vigorously, putting her heart into every blow and sarcastically dejecting Merrick's
tips. Quistis leaned against a table next to him and stared at him, knowing exactly what he was thinking.
"Forget it Seifer, you know the way she gets when she's depressed. The whole Squall thing might've killed the
cute and lovable Rinoa we once knew." Quistis looked ahead. "The day it happened she told me her plans for Squall
and her. She was excited, but scared he wouldn't love her anymore. I guess she doesn't have to worry about that
anymore. The world is so cruel." She sighed.
"Hmm, I suppose you're right. It's just that, I've changed oh so much since the last time we went out, and I was
hoping she'd see that. I'm not the arrogant snob I was back then. Maybe well never know..." He sighed as well.
Quistis proceeded to pat him on the back.
"I just meant that Rinoa's an emotionally screwed up person right now, and that you should proceed with caution,
that's all. I didn't mean that you shouldn't try. Don't worry, it'll come with time." She smiled sweetly, then nodded
towards the door, from where Rinoa was emerging. "Remember... Proceed with caution."
"Hey guys, wassup?" Rinoa smiled as she sipped from her water bottle.
"Ugh.. ummm, I... umm...what Im trying to say is, are you hungry? Do you wanna go to lunch with me?" Seifer started
to stutter at first, and then spoke clearly.
"Oooh sure, I'm starving! Quisty, wanna come to?" Rinoa asked. Quistis turned to Seifer and smiled.
"Naw, I'll be fine. Plus, theres the whole anti-daylight thing. Go on."
"Oh, yah. Well, I guess I'll see ya later!" Rinoa smiled.
***************
"So, whatcha been all broody bout lately? Is there something youre not telling me? Girl in Esthar?" Rinoa winked and smiled,
sipping her soda straw.
"Umm... Well... not exactly." Seifer sighed. His heart was pounding. He was actually going to do this. Wasn't he?
He had hoped he wouldn't chicken out. The downside of being non-arrogant was obviously being scared every once and a
while, and sometimes, it was a good thing. "Umm, you wouldn't be over Squall by now, would you?"
'Oh my gosh Seifer! What an ass-y thing to say! She'll hate you for sure now!' He nearly smacked himself in the head.
Rinoa became very quiet. Then she started to talk again.
"Umm, well, that's hard to say. I mean, I do miss him, but it hurts too much..." She wiped her eyes before she cried too
hard. " I really wanna move on. I don't wanna be 45 with a fat ass crying about the one that got away...er...died.
I just think maybe I should cuddle with another guy and get over it, but I can't. I donno how
to explain it. Anyway, Whaddya think?"
"Rinoa, I know our past hasn't been the greatest, and I know I can't replace HIM, and I'm not even really asking you to be
my girlfriend just yet either, but..." He giggled slightly.
"What?"
"This is gonna sound corny, but you wanna go to the movies or something?" Seifer asked. Rinoa smiled.
"I'd love that."
***************
In a long musty corridor in a lab somewhere off the coast of Trabia, frantic scientists scurry about in a frenzy. After all,
It's not that often that a project they've worked on for two years escapes. Security was on high alert, at every
corner with their guns out.
"Project XG-229? You've gotta be kidding me! He was our prized specimen!" One of the leading scientists yelled out.
Some of the newer scientists had no idea what he was talking about. It was started before they had started work.
" If he gets to the slayer, he could screw up everything. She might try to kill him!"
"Why?"
"Because, he's supposed to be a vampire you friggin moron! But hes not. Damn the Council will have us lined up and shot!"
"Umm what exactly are we looking for?"
"Brown haired man, approximately nineteen, scar across his face. Do not call him XG-229, for he only answers to
the name 'Squall.' He's The Council's special toy and we shall not let him get to the slayer!"
But it was far too late. He had gotten out the night before and was already well on his way to Balamb.
Squall held his chest. He had a brand burned into his skin and dogtags reading 'XG-229.'
"What the hell has happened to me? Rinoa..." He cried out, almost howling off into the sunset.
FIN
Authors notes- Wow! Thats the end! But there will be a sequal, though im not sure if my friend Butterfly Bullet wants to write it
or if she wants it to be a joint project with me. What do you think? anyways, now for my thank yous.
Erin & team senshi- Thank you ever so much for being my first reviewers! I was soooo happy when I first saw them! Thankee!
Butterfly Bullet and Sephith- Thanks for being good buds and ever so much supporting my Fic! I love you guys!
Renegade Seraph & Pheonix Blade- You guys are so awesome! Thankees for being my best (and favorite) fans! You guys are why I kept
writing it!
And thanks to anyone else who reviewed or will review. Ill put your names in my profile when i think the reviews are pretty much dead!
And visit one of my two Messageboards! The links are in my profile. Theyre great, friendly communities
with lots of final fantasy roleplays (and many others!) to boot!
Love all my fans and Ill see you guys soon!
