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They were meant for each other, ya know. They were so perfect for each other, ya know. They complemented each other's personality… why didn't they work out?
My two best friends in the whole world found love. So, what the hell went wrong?
We'd been friends for ages by the time it happened. All that sorceress bullshit was behind us and we were back at GARDEN, back being the Disciplinary Committee. Our lives had returned to normal, to the way they were before any of that crazy adventure started. We were going to classes, yelling at people, having a good time.
One day, while Fujin was in class, Seifer asked me something. He asked what I thought of the idea of them going out. He thought I'd be mad because I liked Fujin or something. Nah, I was merely her best friend. Despite how people say it's impossible, we had a purely platonic friendship. So, I gave Seifer my approval, though I found it really silly to do. Since when did Seifer need approval anyways? Heh. When I gave him my approval though (and blessings and encouragement!), I didn't tell him one thing: that Fujin had been in love with him for ages. Fujin wasn't the type of girl to start blushing and giggling in the presence of the object of her desires. She wasn't even the type to drop a single hint. In fact, she did nothing different before she fell in love with him and after. She still was loyal to him. And she still would make sarcastic comments to him. Would we have followed Seifer endlessly through that entire sorceress ordeal had Fujin not been in love with him? Yeah, we would have. Nothing really changed. Just her feelings about him.
But, back to the story. So, he asked her out. Of course, she was skeptical. She thought it was a joke or something else hideously cruel. After all, in her eyes, how could Seifer fall in love with such a plain girl? He'd dated glamorous girls, not simple ones. How could the fates smile down on her? As you could see, as confident as she was in the battlefield and being an authority figure… love was something Fujin lacked confidence in. Well, until she finally accepted that Seifer wasn't just fucking with her. I'd known her for lots and lots of years… but, never had I seen her smile so much. And Seifer… heh, he somehow started working harder in his studies… and passed his SeeD exam… with us at his side.
Yup, things were great. We were SeeDs, working hard… and life was great. Those 2 were in love. There was no denying that. For a trio of misfits, we sure came a long way. Was it because the sorceress stuff affected us or because Fujin and Seifer found each other? I'll never know. (And if you're wondering why Fujin and Seifer finding each other would affect me… well, it's hard to be in a bad mood ever when you see your best friends so happy. And if they're busy studying and working… well, then I had to too! There was nothing else to do!)
Hmm… I think next month would've been their 3 year anniversary. Yeah… 3 years. In the course of 3 years, even Squall and Rinoa had a crapload of problems. "Oh, Squally, you don't talk to me enough! Do you love me? Boo-hoo-hoo." "Go away, you're suffocating me." Hahaha… But, back to the point. Seifer and Fujin? Nope, none of that. Seems unrealistic, doesn't it? Or maybe… they just didn't talk? Nope. They did talk. I'm telling you, they were perfect for each other.
Quite frankly, I'm at a total lost as to why things happened this way. To my knowledge… nothing was going wrong.
Anyways… about a year after we passed our SeeD exams, we were stationed as Balamb's defense force. The town, not the GARDEN. With the lack of war, that was the role most SeeDs got to play, as defense forces. Frankly, it wasn't too shabby of a job. Decent pay and minimal work. We were like a police force. But, considering how small and peaceful a town Balamb was… we didn't do much. Of course, Seifer and Fujin didn't like that at all. I can't count the number of times they would go visit the GARDEN's training center. (Hey, if they went off to do other stuff… none of my business!)
That necklace Fujin took off in the bar… (what she did with it after, I didn't see…) Seifer gave that to her for her 20th birthday. He had it custom-made for her. I can't even begin to imagine how long he saved up for it. And, man, Fujin's face… when she opened that box. Heh, I don't think I'd ever seen her that happy. She never took that necklace off after that night he gave it to her. She wore it for over a year. In that bar was the first time ever…
I wish someone would tell me what the hell went wrong.
My best friends had found love… and they were happy.
Now Fujin is as miserable as hell and I haven't even seen Seifer since this happened.
How sad, ya know.