Author's Notes: Are your inboxes bursting with all the updatey goodness yet? I hope so! Because this is the ending people!

Epilogue: Paradox

We stood together on a ridge, looking out over the pains towards Ultimecia's castle. It had been a year since the Black SeeD were released, and today they told of a familiar tremble. Time Compression had struck an hour ago. Now we watched as the past moved to save us. Not that far from here is the White SeeD training ground, where the others celebrate the pending fall of the Sorceress.

"Were you ever in there before the day you came for me?"

"No. I watched you from a distance. In fact, I can see me over there, on that hill."

A smile and then we look towards the gleam of gold and steel.

"I noticed us here… That is how I knew I would save you."

Another smile and then a kiss.

"Hey, I aged pretty well."

Laughter and an elbow in the ribs.

"Seifer man!" came Nida's voice behind us. "Party time!"

Squall left first, leaving Seifer for a moment to stare at his past. For a second emerald green met emerald green across the distance before the future left the past to his present.


LotP: I hoped you really enjoyed the story and I WOULD appreciate some final reviews all.
Seifer: Yeah. Review and tell her you hated it so she never makes me marry Ellone again!
LotP: How did you get out of that closet?