I've written a few fanfics and discontinued them because I felt I was lacking creativity, but this is my first serious one. I'm surprised with myself that it is in the lovey dovey section of the site. As you all know it is set in the FF8 world. I do not own any of the characters, places, items..blah blah blah..that have to do with FF8, everything else is mine.

Six years had passed since the near-apocalyptic battle between the Sorceress Heroes and Ultimecia. The world was in a state of tranquility...for the time being. Balamb Garden remained mobile, but for the past 2 ½ years it remained stationary near the Shumi Village. No great improvements were made to the Garden following Time Compression, it remained almost the same, except for the new addition to the training center; monsters from all around the world could now be fought. From the tiniest Bite Bug, to the toughest Chimera, they were all there ready to test the students will to be part of the most elite mercenary force ever known. SeeD.

SeeD's first real goal was to eradicate the Sorceress that threatened to destroy the world. But from lack of them, they became skilled mercenaries in the arts of stalking, spying, murder, and most of all escape without a trace. Their leader Squall Leonhart took his job seriously, his wife, the sorceress Rinoa Heartilly stood by him. She had matured over the years, no longer the carefree little girl, she stood at the ready her pinwheel at her side at all times ready for anything. The other Sorceress Heroes parted ways soon after, Irvine and Selphie decided to go back to Trabia and live there, close to the garden, Zell disappeared, some say he teaches his martial arts to only a few select students deep in the region of Centra, and Quistis seeing as she would never get her instructor license back, fell in a deep state of depression and took to drinking. She passed away a year ago from alcohol poisoning in the middle of the street in Timber. Everyone had attended the funeral of the former instructor.

"We will never forget Quistis Trepe, she was a mentor, role model, and most of all a friend to all those around her" Those were the words that were said by the Commander at the burial. Since that time, the remaining five have lost touch and live their own lives accordingly. Life could not be better, it seems that the world is finally at peace, that is only how it seems in the surface, but dig deep enough and you will discover a past to dark and covered with the blood of innocents it would make the bravest of men beg for mercy. The centennial lunar eclipse will be occurring soon, and that is the day when fate takes a drastic turn for the worst.