Authors Note: Hello! This is my first ff8 fic and will probably be my only one. I haven't decided exactly how many chapters it'll be but put it like this, it'll be more than ten. I thought up the idea while I was playing the game for the second time about a year ago. I never had the time to write the plot and all that until now so here it is. Enjoy the fic…

Break

Irvine stood, staring out into the endless ocean. The waves that seemed to come in gently against the structure of the large city seemed to relax him. The feeling that there was no one out there in the ocean for miles put a smile on his face. It was his first time back to Fisherman's Horizon since he defeated Sorceress Ultimecia with his friends two years ago. None of which he had seen since then. He felt deeply sorry that he had ever left them, left Selphie.

He sat down on the wooden structure and dangled his feet to the sea below.

'Irvine,' he heard a familiar soft voice behind him call. A small frown appeared on his face as he turned around. He hated being interrupted from his thoughts.

'Denise, what's wrong?' He called to the small, blonde girl. Her green eyes were locked on his, pleading for him to come and join her.

'Can't we go to the town for dinner, it's our first night.' She asked. 'You said this was a holiday for us, away from everything.'

'It is.' Irvine sighed. 'I was just lookin' out to the ocean.' He got up and headed towards the girl, pulling her into a hug. 'You know I love you.' As he said these words, a strange feeling of guilt seemed to overwhelm him. 'Where do you wanna go?'

'Are there any nice restaurants?' She asked hopefully.

'I think they made a new fishing restaurant where at the docks.' Irvine sighed. 'We could go there!'

He took her hand in his and they walked slowly down to town together. He felt uncomfortable with her beside him. She walked so slowly, which irritated him and she clicked her tongue every few minutes. I should break up with her, he thought miserably.

'You know what Irvine.' Denise said as they walked past the weapon shop. 'You were right about this place, it's lovely and quiet. I'm happy we came.'

Irvine didn't reply, as he was busy concentrating on his thoughts. The reason he loved the place so much was because it was the first time that he became really close to Selphie. He remembered how overjoyed she was when they had put on a concert and how appreciative she was of his help. He longed to have that feeling return to him, but there was no way. He knew that she was probably back in Balamb, happy without him.

'Irvine, what's wrong?' Denise asked sweetly. 'You aren't acting like yourself and you haven't since we got here.'

'Sorry.' Irvine said, looking her in the eye trying to show that he was happy but failing miserably.

'There is something wrong.' She stated. 'Did something happen here?'

'No, nothing.' Irvine said quickly, trying to suppress his memories of Selphie and the concert that they held together. It always made him sad when he thought about it because it made him think about what he left behind when he left Selphie.

They walked towards the small new restaurant in silence. The restaurant looked basic but Irvine was happy to be in it. At least he didn't have memories of Selphie here so he could focus on his girlfriend.

'Why'd you decide to bring me here, to Fisherman's Horizon anyway?' Denise asked.

'I already told you, it's so nice and quiet.' Irvine sighed.

'I know, but you must have some brilliant memory of it or something.' Denise said, smiling. 'You wouldn't come back here just because it was beautiful, would you?'

'I don't really have a specific reason.' Irvine lied. 'I just liked the place.'

'Oh.' Denise said, sitting back in her chair. She seemed to be getting angry because Irvine wasn't paying enough attention to her. 'I need to go to the bathroom.' She said after a while, she was clearly pissed off with Irvine for acting so coldly.

'Okay.' Irvine muttered, making it clear that he really didn't care.

She got up and left him sitting there. He stared around the small restaurant, looking for something, anything of interest. The tables were small and cheap, making the place almost look like a fast-food diner. It really didn't fit in well with the beautiful town.

The people sitting around were all laughing and talking merrily. Irvine envied their communication. Why was it so hard for him to communicate with people? Why wasn't he ever able to tell Selphie that he loved her?

He heard a familiar high-pitched laugh from the left side of the restaurant that made him spin around in surprise.

'Selphie?' He called, over to the young woman who was sitting there.

She turned to face him and instantaneously, he knew it was her. Her emerald green eyes were as beautiful as ever, brought out more by the black mascara that she was wearing. Her hair was slightly longer, shoulder length and was straight. She was wearing a short, blue dress that made her look stunning. A smile lit up on her face the moment she recognised Irvine.

'Irvine, how've you been.' She called happily. She got out of her seat and walked over to him.

'I'm so happy to see you.' Irvine said enthusiastically, standing up and wrapping her in a tight hug.

She pulled back quicker than Irvine would have wished and looked into Irvine's eyes.

'You haven't changed a bit!' She said, a heavenly smile spread across her face.

'You have.' Irvine said truthfully. 'You look so grown up.'

'Well…' Selphie said looking at the ground.

'This is so strange, seeing you here.' Irvine said smiling pleasantly.

'I know.' Selphie said. She looked down at the ground, the smile was gone from her face. 'I'm here no my honeymoon.'

Irvine stared at Selphie in shock, trying as hard as he could not to react badly. He looked at the ground in sorrow. He had lost her. There was no chance of being with her now.

'Well done.' He said eventually. 'So, where is your husband?'

'Over there.' Selphie said pointing over to where she had been sitting.

Irvine looked over in disgust at the man who was sitting there. He looked a good bit older than Selphie, probably about thirty. His hair was black and short. His hairline was already receding and he wore a cheesy smile on his face as he looked over at them having the conversation. He was quite tanned and would have been known as typically handsome. Irvine felt like smacking him right now.

'Hey.' The guy said eventually. 'I'm Gefrid.' He didn't seem to notice the look of hatred in Irvine's eyes and stood up to join them.

'Irvine.' Irvine muttered shaking Gefrid's hand when he offered it.

'Are you here with anyone?' Selphie asked, smiling again.

'Yeah, I'm here with my girlfriend, Denise.' He said quickly. 'Listen, I'm not feeling the best so I think I'm gonna head back to the hotel.'

'Can we meet up again tomorrow?' Selphie asked enthusiastically. 'I want to meet Denise.'

'Sure.' Irvine said with a false smile. He didn't want to meet up with them tomorrow at all. He'd rather not have seen Selphie at all than have seen her tonight with her husband. 'See ya.'

He walked out the door of the restaurant, knowing that he would be in trouble with Denise for leaving her there on her own. He didn't care, he needed to get away. The place was now dark outside and he could feel a cool breeze against his face. He walked towards the harbour, away from the hotel and sat down at the end of the wooden pier. He pulled a cigarette out of his bag and lit it. He stared out into the deep dark ocean, although it didn't satisfy him. The ocean was no place to stare out at now that he knew that Selphie was taken.

Authors Note: Okay, please review! Thanks for reading it by the way, the next chapter will be up soon (no set date).