Chapter 13

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters featured in this fic, Squaresoft does and they refused to sell them to moi. *pout*

Still From Quistis' POV

"Quist, what's the matter with you? You look so far away. Or is it PMS?" Rinny asked me, looking very concerned. I felt like telling her that yes I'm troubled and it's because Seifer just confessed to me. But obviously I can't. So I replied that I was fine.

"You sure?" God, do you think that I can relax now that there's only 4 hours left before I tell Seifer my feelings towards him and I still don't have any idea what I'm going to tell him? Gracious, I'd probably freak out!

Rinny saw that I wasn't about to tell her what was wrong with me and gave up by changing the topic. Thank god, or I'll be really irritated with her, and she will have a problem getting anything out of me. She asked me why I wasn't going to the bar along with them. I replied that I had to finish setting the paper for the students. She accepted the explanation willingly, though she was a bit suspicious. Then conversation flowed over me, and I cut myself out of the conversation by pretending I was listening. It's amazing how effective simple replies can get.

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9 pm, After dinner with the rest.

I walked into the streets after saying goodbye to Rinny and the rest. I decided to go shopping for some clothes, essentials and comics for some leisure reading. I dropped in to the boutique selling casual wear. As I went through the racks I saw a cute T-shirt with a baby lion on the center and decided to try it on, picking up a pair of black coloured jeans on the way to the changing room. They looked really nice on me and I decided to purchase them. Then I went to the comics shop across the road and purchased the latest copy of my favourite comic. It has been published for 2 weeks and I didn't have a chance to get it because of the field tests. I went into the pharmacy and purchased some facial wash, cotton wool and toothpaste. Great, it is only 9:30 pm. There's still two and a half hours left. Guess I'll take a walk down the beach to calm myself down. I took off my boots and knee-length socks and stepped onto the sand, feeling the grains between my toes. Somehow I felt extremely relaxed when the sea breeze rustled my hair. I sat there thinking till it was 11 pm.

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Seifer's POV. An hour before the confession.

God, what's wrong with me? I know I'm nervous about Quistis' confession, but why can't I even concentrate on reading the magazine? A nasty little voice in my head replied, "Well it's just that Quistis matters a lot to you!" Oh fine, since I can't concentrate I'll take a short walk at the Quad and fight some of the monstrosities at the training centre.

On my way to the training centre, I bumped into Raijin. Initially I didn't recognise him because he was dressed in a different manner. He's been dressing differently since I became the sorcerer's knight. Probably because my influence on him was gone. We greeted each other and began to chat.

" How's things going for you? Oh, I forgot to congratulate you for becoming a SeeD."

"Thanks. I heard that you intend to marry Fujin when the both of you become SeeDs or when you turn 18."

" Why did u suddenly talk about this? Oh, I get it. you've got a girl of ur dreams. So who is she? Quistis?"

I could only nod.

" I should have known. Well if you want her, you have to show that you really love her. Argh, I have to go! See you around." He turned to leave.

I stood up and went to the training centre. I fought a few monsters and was finally at the lovers' corner. She was already waiting for me. She did not see me coming because her back was towards me. She looked really beautiful with the wind blowing at her. I walked up to her slowly and called her when I was behind her. She spun around and blushed at the sight of me. I decided to go straight to the point.

"So, what's your answer?"

"Errm.I'm not to sure."

Then I did something that was really stupid but I did not regret doing it. I hugged her and planted a kiss on her lips. Then, while she blushed even redder, I asked her "Does that help in your decision?"

She simply turned away to avoid facing me.

"So can I take that as a yes?"

She nodded.

I was so overwhelmed with joy, I decided to go away before I explode. I hugged her from behind and whispered to her goodbye and that I'd see her tomorrow. Then I ran out into the training centre and let out a whoop of joy.

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Yay! Quistis has replied! Smile everyone! What's going to happen will aid in their relationship so watch out for it. Anyway, I've come to a decision. I will still write all the steamy scenes except that it will be in a separate fic. That's for the benefit of all readers, so you can decide which version you want to read. Don't worry, the only difference will be the difference in "maturity". The fic will be titled "The chapters not meant for children" so watch out for it. It will only be functional when the steamy scenes come in. Keep the reviews flowing in ok? Thank you for the reviews so far. Oh, yeah, I'm sorry that I took so long in updating the fic. I was really busy, just like I'd warned you guys before. Harle^_^