Discl.: If I owned it: 1) Rinoa would die 2) Sefier & Squall would be getting it on and 3) I wouldn't be writing this….bitchasses (Copyright: Samie)

Ch. 6 Squall vs. Darkness

/Floating again. Dark again./ The dark tendrils wrap around me, pulling me down into deeper darkness.

/Nothing. I feel nothing. Wonderful numbness./

Welcome, ice prince.

I smile. He would call me such. Being able to dig into my memories he must have found one where I was called such.

/Call me what you like./ I think in a dry tone.

You're surrendering to the darkness. I'm surprised

/Really/ I think in the same dry tone.

You fought so hard, to just give up now is a tad bit strange.

Before I was able to reply the temperature changed. From nothing to freezing cold then to scorching hot.

Ignore it. You're too deep into the darkness to get out.

/Who said anything about getting out? I am now forsaken, I know that. But what's going on/

The darkness around me changed; morphed. Black all around. My feet landed on a non-existant floor.

/This place … I remember this place. It's been so long./

On the wall in front of me a sort of portal appeared. Followed by another. The first was closed off by a barrier of icey glass; light, clear blue that cold to the touch.

The second by a fiery glass. Golds and reds danced upon glass that was warm. Hands pushed on the side of the two glass portals; followed by a complete view of the beings they belonged to.

Shiva, the ice goddess, was crying and calling out to me. Ifrit, the fire demon, was growling angrily. I was able unable to hear what either of them were saying.

"What?" My voice was back. I could talk. I stared as Shiva's tears froze into diamonds. The round diamonds slipped through the glass and rolled toward me. I picked them up. Clear and blue diamonds sparkled in the faint light emitting from the other side of the barriers; from the GFs themselves.

/How did you get here/ I looked up hoping for answers. Shiva was crying harder, banging against the glass. /Why/

Ifrit banged against his glass as well. /Why are they trying to get out? What's going on/

I told you to ignore them. You are too far gone.

In turned around. /Ansem./

"Ansem/

Come. Be my Knight. Fight for me.

/Rinoa./

The banging increased. Shiva was still crying but now she looked on with Hate at the two newcomers. Her frail-looking body jerking with anger and rage.

Ifrit was pounding his glass. Focused purely on the two behind me.

/Why are they so angry/ I felt arms circle me.

Come. I'll let you keep your heart. Do as I say. Become my Knight! That struck a cord.

I turned in her arms and backed away. "My heart."

Squall, come here. She was getting angry.

"I would rather become a heartless than be your bitch." My back touched the wall. I was between Shiva and Ifrit. I reached and touched both glass barriers and they disappeared, allowing the GFs freedom.

They attacked. Ansem and Rinoa disappeared and I started falling. I fell faster and faster through darkness.

/What now? I don't understand anything that's happening. I was supposed to die. Where am I now/

Faster and faster I fell until finally slamming into something. /Why didn't hurt/

I opened my eyes to see a white ceiling. Then something gold and green came into view, too close to focus on.

"Squall? Damn, are you ok? What the hell happened?"

"Sefier?" He started and, thankfully, shut up. Then he sighed.

"Yeah, it's me. Are you ok? How do you feel?"

"I'm really tired. I feel really weak." He stared at me and I closed my eyes. /Yes, I just told you I'm tired and weak. Go ahead. Make fun./

I didn't expect arms to wound around my waist and shoulders, nor did I expect to be pulled up and crushed against a muscular chest.

"Thank Hyne." For the record, I didn't expect that, either.

Sefier

I know I'm being too forward and all, but I was so scared. I didn't want to lose him. I felt Squall shift a little before his hand gripped my shirt. The hand stayed there, on my shirt, against my heart.

I held him tighter.

"You feel so warm." I blinked.

"What?"

"I've been so cold for so long." Squall sighed and held my shirt tighter, while pushing himself further into my arms and closer to my body. In fact, he couldn't get any closer with our clothes on. "You feel so good." He mumbled half asleep again.

/Oh. Shit./ I fought against thoughts and visions that should NOT be in my head. /Why did he have to say that! And in that WAY/

Squall tensed in my arms. /Oh Hyne. Don't tell me I-/ "Did you give me Shiva and Ifrit?"

I looked down to see grey-blue eyes staring up at me. "Yeah. I thought they might be able to wake me up./

"Where did you get them?"

"I drew them after you disappeared so Ultmeica wouldn't be able to take them.." Squall smiled, that's right smiled, a tiny move of the corners of his mouth.

"Thanks. They did help me." I stared at him.

"Helped how?"

"They saved me." He yawned and snuggled into my chest. /He's acting so freaking weird./

"From who?" I hugged him to me tighter and laid us both down on his bed.

"My self, mostly." And we both fell asleep, together after so long.

It's 1:33, I'm tired as all hell. Please review.