Final Fantasy VIII
Whenever You Need Me

Disclaimer: It is only when Zell and Seifer act like best friends that I shall own FF8. All the characters belong to Squaresoft, not me.

Author's Notes: Hanyaaaaa~n! Seiftis stories are just so cute! Ah, by the way, the poetry that Seifer was spouting off in the last chapter was made up by me. What do you think of it?! I didn't know I could write lil bits of poetry like that. Ah well, third chapter!

Chapter 3: A Promise In the Red Valley
"Come here, Quisty!"

"I can't walk anymore, Seify! I'm tired!"

Seify stopped walking through the flower field and turned around. Quisty was stubbornly sitting on the grass, cross-legged and pouting. "Quisty…!" he groaned, sitting down in front of her. "If you won't keep walking, we won't get there!"

"Get where?!" Quisty asked. "You never told me where we were going!"

"Well, it's s'posed to be a surpwise, Quisty…haven't you ever heard of surpwises?"

Quisty blinked and peered at her friend. "A surpwise? For me?"

Seify rolled his eyes. "No, for the other Quisty. You know, your evil twin?"

Quisty scrunched up her nose again. "No joking, Seify!"

The little boy laughed and reached over, tapping her nose. "You look funny when you do that!"

Quisty shrieked and grabbed the nearest thing to her, which was a handful of grass. She threw it at her friend, who yelled and threw grass back at her. Seify grabbed the next handful of grass. "You better wun, Quisty," he warned. "Or I'll keep on thwowing grass at you…!"

She screamed and ran, Seify right behind her, yelling loudly. She ran through a grove of trees, and when she emerged out the other side, she was in a completely different place. "Wha…?!"

Seify tackled her from behind. "Ha!" he yelled. "So I finally gotcha here!"

Quisty raised her head. "Get offa me!!!"

He rolled off the little girl and jumped to his feet. "What'cha think?" he asked excitedly.

Quisty looked around and saw red. The entire field was full of scarlet flowers. "What is this pwace, Seify?" she asked.

Seify smiled proudly. "I was explowing when I found this. I call it the Wed Valley!"

"It's so pwetty!" she exclaimed. She turned to look at her friend. "Why bwing me here?"

"Well…" Seify turned serious. "You might be weaving soon." He looked at her directly, more serious that Quisty had ever seen him. "Evewyone is with Matwyn and Sis Elle all the time, but you're the only one who spends time with me. I wanted to show you something before you leave, so that you'll wemember me."

"Seify…" Quisty frowned. "I won't be weaving."

"Oh no?" Seify smirked. "Do you wemember that lady that came here yesterday? I heard them talkin' in Matwyn's woom. She wanted to adopt someone." His smile faded. "She wanted to adopt YOU, Quisty."

Quisty's eyes widened. "I'm-a be adopted, Seify?" she asked softly.

Seify's smile was grim. "I thought you might be happy," he replied. "So I decided to bwing you here." He walked up to her and held out his pinkie. "So I want you to pwomise something!"

She blinked. "What's the pwomise?"

He looked at her. "Pwomise me that whatever you do and wherever you go, you won't forget the Wed Valley. And that you won't forget me."

Quisty stared at him for what Seify felt like years. "Seify…" she whispered.

"Pwomise, Quisty."

She held up a hand, entwining her pinkie with his. "I pwomise," she declared.

"Cross your heart," Seify said.

"Hope to die," Quisty agreed.

"Quisty…"

"Yeah?"

Seify leaned forward, their pinkies still intertwined, his voice a whisper. "Can I give you a kiss goodbye?"

~Bunny's Corner~
Angelo: (sitting at Bunny's feet and looking up at her) Rr?

Bunny: (sniffs) What are you looking' at? I'm not crying…!

Angelo: (thinking) Right, you're eyes are just leaking. And it just HAPPENS to be leaking tears.

Bunny: (sniff) Anyway, ppl, don't (sniff) forget to (sniff) review, kayz? Bye!

Angelo: (puts head on Bunny's lap and whines)

Bunny: I told you, Angelo, I'm not crying!!!

Angelo: (thinking) Who said you were? I just wanted a Scooby Snack!