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"Grab your swimsuit and lets go" Seifer said to her when he met her outside their tent in the afternoon. He looked as if he was recovering nicely from his wound. Selphie had been a good watchdog after all. Quistis smiled and did as she was told. He grabbed her hand and led her away from the campsite and far into the wheat field. Sitting there was a shining in the sun was hovercraft waiting for their departure.

"Oh you cheater, we are going somewhere else entirely" she grinned as he held the door open for her. She ducked into the car with a giggle.

"Well Instructor I never was one to play by the rules" He said sliding into the car, ever present smirk present.

"No, Seifer you weren't " she said returning the smile. With a nod he started up the hover craft maneuvering it carefully over the golden wheat fields below them.

"So where are we going?" she asked watching the land fly by. They chatted along the way casually, speaking of things at the Garden and where he had gone after the war.

Quistis was surprised when they landed right outside of a deep forest. The green of the trees matched his eyes as he led her into the foliage. Seifer took her hand and puller along a path through the woods until the sound of an overpowering waterfall filled her ears. Then the woods seemed to separate revealing a huge cropping of rock with an amazing sheet of water pouring from it. It ended in a pond with a glistening river cascading away from it.

"It's so beautiful" she gasped. Her eyes trailed down the spinning streams of water. Over the mossy rocks, and the into the crystalline pool. Seifer smirked at her and nodded his head.

"Well go get changed I'll meet you in there" he said. Quistis smiled at him and ducked off into the woods finding a secluded place to change. It only took her minutes to shed her cloths and don her simple purple swimsuit.

When she walked into the clearing she spotted him immediately. He was standing at the top of the waterfall in his Hyperion swim trunks. Suddenly graceful like a cat he jumped from the ledge. His arms spread out reaching to the forest. The right before he hit the water they came into a perfect point.

He surfaced right in front of her shaking out his blond hair. She watched for a moment as the water tailed down his neck and along his perfect chiseled chest.

"That was perfect" Quistis whispered, licking her lips. He smiled at her and climbed out of the water.

"Your turn!" he said grabbing her by the wrist and heading towards the large collaboration rock.

"Seifer I couldn't!" she squealed trying to keep up with his pace.

"Sure you can," he said with a smiled as he helped her start to scale the pile of rock. At last the reached the top, the water pooling around their bare feet.

"I can't do this Seifer" she whispered looking down into the clear blue water below.

"How's this. We'll jump together Instructor," he said tightening his grip on her hand. She looked into his blue eyes and saw the passion for life that had always lain there. Something that she had always looked past before only to see the arrogant cocky demeanor.

Rinoa had been right when she said Seifer could make her feel like she could do anything. With those green eyes looking into her, Quistis felt like she could take on the world.

Quistis grinned and him and jumped, he hastily fell into a dive next to her with a laugh. Irvine had showed her how to fly, Seifer had only wanted her to fall.

She amazed herself by not screaming the entire way down. The water surrounded her as she met it. Cool blue relaxing. It rushed around her as she swam Seifer next to her. They surface together, a wild grin across her face.

He kissed her then. Without warning with out pretense, just suddenly his lips crashed down upon hers. His arms wrapped around her pulling tight to his chest. His passion overwhelmed her leaving her weak in the knees. She had no choice but to kiss him back. His fire invaded her spreading across every limb. It fueled the fire in her heart, sending her mind reeling.

"Come on, we only have a little while longer to swim" he said as he pulled away. She stopped him for a moment simply resting her head on his chest. It just felt good to be in his arms. He scooped her up suddenly and with a laugh unceremoniously dumped her in the water.

"I'll get you for that!" she growled standing up.

"Oh really?" he asked arching an eyebrow with a smirk. She tackled him sending both of them backwards into the water again. They were a tangle of limbs and laugher.



They laughed the entire walk back to the hovercraft. Quistis was glowing with happiness, the past two days been a dream. She shoved Irvine from her mind only trying to live for this moment.

"So back to the orphanage?" she asked sweetly. He nodded and pulled her close for one last for certain kiss. She stood there for what seemed like an eternity pressing her lips against his feeling his arms around her. Quistis could have lost herself in the moment.



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She sat in her tent, their tent, the next morning. Seifer was missing, allowing her some time to be alone. And as usual Quistis Trepe truly was alone. She had to choose between two of the most wonderful men she had ever known.

One was tenderness. The other passion. Why did they both have to be so Hyne damn frustrating. The evening was quickly approaching and she was to go meet the two boys at the cherry tree grove. And she was no closer to her decision.

Suddenly the tent flap was moved to the side and, of all people, Squall ducked in.

"Squall, hi!" she exclaimed.

"Thought you might need someone to talk to" he said simply. She smiled softly, finding it very ironic that Squall was there for her to talk to when no one else was.

"You're probably a much better listener then a wall" she said giggling a bit. He rolled his eyes and shook his head.

"So have you made your decision?" Squall asked plopping down on the sleeping bag.

"No. I have no clue whom to choose" she said rubbing her hands along her face.

"You know what your problem is?" Squall said suddenly pulling out a pack of cigarettes from his inner jacket pocket.

"No, I guess I don't" she replied not bothering to stop him when he lit up on of the thin white cigarettes.

"You worry too much about what other people want. You have you whole life. It's time you worry about what you want Quistis" he said taking a long drag closing his eyes in ecstasy.

"Your right. You really are" she said standing up. Then on impulse she took the cigarette from his long fingers and brought it to her lips. Taking a long drag she expertly blew out the smoke before handing it back to him.

"Good luck, sis" he whispered as she ducked out of the tent.



The two of them were there when she arrived. Each of them perched on a swing staring up at the sky. There was a lazy sort of tension in the clearing. It and the wind seemed to blow the petals around the two of them.

Seifer and Irvine. She sighed and strode into the clearing stopping feet before the two swings.

"I have made my decision," she said abruptly. They both stood up glancing only at each other for a moment. Then both sets of eyes were locked on her.

Tears brimmed her crystalline blue eyes, as a smile came to her face. She took them both in realizing she was about to make the decision of a lifetime. Not worried about what would happen, or what people would think.

Quistis Trepe walked over and took the hand of the man she would spend the rest of her life with.



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