The 'war' continued on all afternoon, with Selphie insisting that there be a rematch.  Around the usual time, Edea stopped watching the children to return to the kitchen.  As she walked, calmly, through the stone halls, she thought about what the children would like for dinner.  Hm, we had spaghetti and meatballs last night.  She thought.  She was closing in on the kitchen and was still thinking.  By the time she got to the kitchen, Edea thought of a great dinner for the children.  "Sloppy Joes and fried potatoes."  She planned.

            She walked over to the refrigerator and opened up the freezer portion.  She rummaged through the food, until she found a pack of hamburger meat, and then she took it out and shut the door.  Edea continued around the kitchen, collecting the necessary supplies for dinner, and then she sat down at the table and began preparing the food.  She began peeling and slicing the potatoes, just as the children slammed the door shut and ran through the halls.  Edea listened to their footsteps, as she peeled the potatoes.  The children were heading for the playroom. 

            Twenty minutes passed before Edea finished with enough potatoes for everyone, and the she began breaking up the meat and mixing it with the sauce.  While she mixed, she pre-heated the stove and continued mixing, until the stove was hot enough.  As soon as she had the meat cooking, she heard a knock at the door.  Edea made sure that there was no harm in leaving the stove, and then walked back down the hall to the front door.  She opened the door to see that there was a heavyset woman there, with a tall man in a black suit and red tie.  "May I help you?" Edea asked with a smile.

            "Um, yes." The woman said.  "Is this the orphanage we've heard about?"

            "Yes.  This is an orphanage."

            "Is it possible to take a look at the kids you have here?"

            "Of course.  Please come on in." Edea said, opening the door wider.

            The woman and the man stepped into the orphanage.  Once Edea closed the door behind the couple, she said, "The children are in the playroom.  Please follow me."

            Edea led the couple down the hall toward the playroom.  She opened the playroom door far enough so that she could peek her head in.  "Children," she called.  "We have guests.  Be on your best behavior."

            Then, she opened the door all the way and motioned for the couple to step inside.  The couple walked into the room and looked around at the children, who all smiled back at them, except for Squall, who sat off to the side twirling a crayon around.  They walked around the room, smiling at each of the children.  As soon as the couple past by Irvine, the thin boy crept up behind Selphie.  When she was within arms reach, Irvine wrapped his arm around her neck and began rubbing the top of her head, harshly.  "Noogie!"  He shouted, as he did so.

            "AHHH!  Let go!" Selphie shouted, trying to free herself from his grasp.  "Let me go!"

            Irvine pushed her slightly forward, and then took off running outside.  Selphie jumped back up on her feet and ran after the boy.  Quistis began laughing, and then followed them out of the door.  "C'mon, guys!" She shouted back to the others.

            Squall pushed himself up off of the floor and walked outside.  Zell began making his way to the door; however, Seifer wasn't about to let him go that easily.  Seifer began his run toward the door, running into Zell in the process.  "Whoops!" he said.  "Sorry about that!"  With that said, Seifer ran out of the playroom with a smile upon his face.

            Zell lied on the floor, tears began forming in his eyes.  The heavyset woman walked over and knelt down next to the young blonde.  "Are you ok?" She asked.

            Zell sniffed, and then nodded his head.  The woman stood back up and helped Zell to his feet.  "Hey," she said.  "How would you like to move in with me and my husband?  We live in a nice, little town called Balamb."

            Zell's faced brightened up.  "Really?" he said, excitedly.  "Yoo wanna adopt me?"

            The woman stared for a moment, amazed that he knew about the adoption process, and then she said, "Sure.  You're a really nice kid.  I think you'd have a lot of fun in Balamb."

            Zell ran over to Edea and asked, "Is it all right?"

            Edea smiled and nodded her head.  "You may go pack your things, Zell."  She said.

            Excitedly, Zell pranced down the hall to the bedroom and shouting, "OHHHH YEEEAAAAHHHH!!!"

            "Zell is a good boy." Edea explained to the couple.  "I don't believe that he'll cause you any problems.  Please take good care of him."

            "Of course."  The man said, stepping up to place a hand on his wife's shoulder.

            Zell ran back into the playroom with a backpack slung over one of his shoulders.  He ran through the room, and then outside.  He looked down at his friends, who were all chasing Irvine.  "Hey, guys!" he called.  "I'm getting adopted!"

            All of the other children stopped to look up at Zell.  "Woo-hoo!" Selphie called back.  "Go, Zell!  Go, Zell!"

            Zell smiled, as Selphie rocked back and forth in a dancing motion as she cheered him on.  When he received enough cheers, Zell ran back into the orphanage to be with his new parents.  He grabbed his adopted mother's hand, giving her a big smile.  "Shall we go?" The woman asked.

            "Yes!" Zell shouted, happily.  "Let's go!"

            The man put an arm around his wife's neck and the new family began leaving the orphanage.  Squall walked into the playroom from the outside door.  He stood beside Edea and watched as the other playroom door closed, leaving Zell on the other side.  "Why does everyone leave, Matwyn?" He asked.

            Edea looked down upon hearing the sudden sound of his voice.  "Everyone leaves here at some point, Squall.  You will be leaving some day, too."

            "Where will I go?"

            "Only time will tell, Squall.  Just be thankful that you're going to see the outside world."