Well. I think this is gonna be my last chapter. I would like to thank all of you who reviewed me and sent me emails to encourage me to continue the story. ^_^
I know Ya'll are prolly happy that this is my last chapter, :P, but tell ya the truth, I think I'm gonna miss having this story to work on. @_@
I prolly won't be writting any more FF8 Fan Fics for a while, unless someone encourages me and gives me a plot idea for my Irine story that I have pretty much abandond. If no more FF8 stories you can look for me in the FF10 section. :D *loves Aurikku* @_@ Wait! You know.... I kinda remember that I had a sequel in mind for this story.... but I might still hold off on it for a while, I dun know. x.x
You know.... someone (other than me) needs to write a really good FF8/FF10 crossover. :P
Now this being the last chapter I want a LOT of reviews! ok? *decided to shut up and get on with the story*
Disclaimer: I dun own FF8, but I wish I did like millions of other people. @_@ *Really wishes she owned Squall and Auron.* :'(!


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"Stay back." Omar spat at Irvine as he walked backwards, with the gunblade still to her throat.

Rinoa grasped. She was scared for Lana's life, but she was also scared for Squall's. Rinoa's mind raced with thoughts of how Omar had gotten Squall's gunblade.

Lana just stared at Irvine, her eyes wide with fear. She was breathing heavily as she mouthed the words, "Please help me."

Irvine took a step forward, but as he did Omar pressed the gunblade closer to Lana's neck, cause Irvine to stop.

"But the gun down, boy." Omar demanded.

Irvine stared at the man.


"NOW!" Omar roared.

Irvine set his gun down. Upon looking at Omar again, Irvine began to smirk.

"What are you grinning about?" Just as soon as those words escaped, Omar's lips, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his head. His mouth droped open as did Squall's gunblade drop to the floor.

Lana gasped, as she felt her throat free of the sharp gunblade. She fell to her hands and knees and breathed in and out slowly.

Squall stood behind Omar with a slight smirk on his face, mixed with a look of pain, from the glass still in his shoulder.

Fighting the pain, Squall pulled the spear out of Omar's head, as Omar slid to the floor.

"Squally!" Rinoa shouted happily running to him.

As Rinoa ran to Squall, Irvine ran to Lana.

"You alright?" he asked in his most 'charming' southern sounding voice, as he helped her up.

Lana stood up, with Irvine's help, and smiled at him. She noded and smiled. "Yes I'm fine thank you."

Back in Squall and Rinoa's side of the room, Rinoa had thrown her arms around him and huged him tight, which caused Squall to let out a groan from the pain in his injured arm.

"OH! I'm sorry! What happened to your arm!?" Rinoa asked getting slightly hysterical, as she franticly began to move her fingers over Squall's wound.

"It's nothing... I'll be alright..."

"It is not nothing, Squall." Rinoa frowned a bit at him.

"It's just a piece of glass..."

This made Rinoa's eyes widden more.

"....... Squall! Just a piece of glass!? Just!?"

"..........."

"Yo, calm down, Rin." Zell said stepping up to the two lovers. "We'll get Squall treated soon enough, and he'll be good as new." Zell finished off his speach with a grin that only he could do.

"well...." Came the voice of the pip-squeak known as Mikus. "I guess this means we can al go home now. Oh and did I mention... I don't really have a home, so I guess I'll just bunk with you guys." Mikus grinned and draped his arms over, Irvine and Zell's shoulders. His right arm on Irvine and his left on Zell.

Irvine and Zell both turned there headed and looked at Mikus.

"Get off me man!" Zell shouted as he slung his arm back to make Mikus' fall off.

"Hey, hey! I'm not that way." Irvine added as he pushed Mikus' hand off. "I would like to get back to Garden to mess with the chicks, not the dudes."

Mikus glared at them both. "I didn't want to bunk with you two anyway! You..." he pointed to Irvine. "Are just TOO perverted and you!" He directed his attention to Zell, "You.... you.... You need a new hair do! You could someone's eye out with that thing!" Mikus stood there clenching his hands in a fist, when it donged on him.

"Hey! I'm not that way either!"

"Uh huh sure..." Irvine mocked as he lead Lana out of the house.

"What!? I'm not, man!" Mikus said following Irvine and Lana to the door.

Squall just stood there watching Mikus get all steamed up. ".........."

"Hey.... hey Squall. That Mikus kid.... you not gonna make him bunk with me are you? I mean... the kid, he's annoying and..... he calls me CHICKENWUSS!!" Zell squinted his eyes tight and clenched his hands into a fist, just thinking of the word 'Chickenwuss'. He then unclenched them as he heard Rinoa giggling.

"H.. hey Rin..... that's not funny. The name "Chicken-wuss shouldn't be used...., you know?"

This just caused Rinoa to giggle more, Zell just let his arms and head hang, and Squall just watched the two, not saying a word.

"Come on Squally, lets get back to Garden." She smiled at him, took his hand, and began to lead him to the door.

"ALRIGHT! Finaly we're going to Garden! I thought I was gonna die if I went another day without a hotdog!" Zell shouted as he ran off past Squall and Rinoa.

Rinoa giggled and then jearked her head in Squall's direction when he suddenly stoped walking.

"What is it? What's wrong?" she asked.

Squall didn't answer. Instead he just smiled at her. He pulled her to him and planted his lips on her's. They stayed the way for a while, and when they did break the kiss they just stayed there looking into each others eyes until.....

"HEY! I tought you two were supposed to go back with us!"

Rinoa giggled. "Sorry, Zell. We're comming."

"Alright good." Zell took a few steps away from them and then turned back to face them, "Come on. You two can play kiss face at the Garden."

Zell grinned as Squall turned his face. "Heh heh.. Squally is blushing..."

"Shut up Zell!" Squall spat. Zell just grinned and once again started the long walk to Garden.

Rinoa smiled at Squall, "Come on, We might as well start walking now." She took Squall's hand and they started their walk back to Garden, never once letting the other out of their sight.