The Potion
Chp. 1

Disc: I don't own Squall, Quistis, or any of the other characters, Squaresoft does. So please don't sue me.

Quistis was fighting the strangest monster she had ever seen. All it did was stare and counter-attack, even though its attacks were strong. Especially since she was fighting it alone. Finally, she could unleash her limit break. She chose degenerator, and the creature was gone, all except for the small red bottle it had left behind. Quistis put it into her pocket to be examined later.

She returned to the spot where she had stood before the battle took place, and resumed looking at the sky. It was a smoky gray color, close to the shade of Squall's eyes. Squall... that name stirred up mixed feelings inside her soul. She had tried hard to convince herself that the feelings she had for him were simply "big sister" type love. But she was only a few months older than he was, so that couldn't be it. She realized, just staring at the sky, that she truly loved Squall, as more than a friend, more than confidante... more like...a lover. She finally gave up trying to convince herself any different and admitted the truth. But she had no chance with him ever since Rinoa came into the picture. Rinoa (or "Rhino" as Quistis called her when she wasn't around) ruined everything.

Suddenly, then urge to open the bottle made her lose track of her thoughts. She had never seen a bottle like that found on a battlefield before. It was a triangular shape and filled with red liquid. She also noticed for the first time that the words "drink and the one you desire will come to you" were engraved near the top of the bottle. She laughed at first, then thought of Squall, and drank the cherry tasting liquid all the way down.

A/N: Hope ya liked it! I know the first chapter's pretty short, but the next is gonna be longer! Reviews welcome, but not flames! Heh.