Author's Note 2: I fixed the problems in this chapter. And you can also find the sequel to this fic under my other pen name AngelofMercy86. Or you can click on my profile and find the link directly to the fic.

Author's Note: This is my first Final Fantasy fanfic. I don't know if any story like this has been done yet, but if so, I'm sorry and did not mean to copy you. Anyway, this story takes place right after Sorceress Ultimecia is defeated and then it goes to present time. I hope you enjoy!

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After the massive battle with Sorceress Ultimecia and after seeing a piece of his past, Squall Leonhart, the young seventeen year old member of SeeD, had been walking for what felt like thousands of miles. "I'm lost….." he thought. He was lost in Time Compression. He couldn't make it back alone. "I have to find her." The "her" was the beautiful seventeen- year-old named Rinoa Heartilly. She was the young woman who changed Squall's life forever. Squall was the kind of man who never wanted to be close to anyone for fear of losing that person. When he was a very little boy, he had a close friend named Ellone, but he called her "Sis" because she was like a sister to him. Squall woke up one morning and found her gone with no note or explanation. He vowed he would live the rest of his life alone, but it changed when he met Rinoa. He finally found Sis, he finally defeated the sorceress, and he found love, but that love was about to be taken away from him? "No! I have to see her. I need to hear her voice." He fell to his knees. He couldn't physically or emotionally go on. "Rinoa!" he called out.

He sighed and looked at the sky. "We made a promise. If I see a shooting star, I have to go to Edea's house." He shook his head and sighed. "There's not a star in the sky," he said. He looked up again, but this time he saw something floating towards him. He held out his hand and a gold feather landed. He looked at the feather and closed his eyes. There she was! "Rinoa!" he called out her name, but when she turned around, she didn't even look real. It was an illusion. He gasped when she suddenly disappeared. He then saw Rinoa again, but this time it was a vision of the night he first met her. "These are memories." He saw different images of her. All the memories and all the pain and love they shared. "I can't take it! Rinoa! Where are you!" He felt a single tear fall from his blue eyes. He fell to the ground and remembered no more.

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Squall found himself lying in bed. He opened his eyes and looked around. "You're finally awake." Came a female's voice.

"Where am I?" he asked.

"After being asleep for a week I don't expect you do recognize your home," she said.

Squall sat up and finally realized that he was home. In Balamb Garden. Standing in front of him was Dr Kadowaki. "What happened?" he asked.

"Rinoa found you unconscious," she explained. "She thought you were dead. The love you two shared brought you to Edea's house. Edea and Cid brought you and Rinoa here. You obviously went through a lot of hard ships during the time compression."

"Where is she?" he asked. "Are the others alright?"

"Rinoa, Quistis, Irvine, Zell and Selphie are all fine," she said.

His companions and his friends. Quistis Trepe: Squall's instructor. Selphie Tilmit and Zell Dincht: members of SeeD and Squall's friends. Irvine Kinneas: member a Galbadia Garden and Squall's new friend.

"They are at the party right now," The doctor said.

"Is Rinoa there?" he asked.

"Yes, they did not want to start the party without you, but---"

"That's alright," he said. He then got out of bed and walked to the closet.

"I'll leave you alone to change," she said.

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Squall entered the party room and found all the people having fun, talking and clowning around. The first person he spotted was Selphie. She was dressed in her normal short yellow field dress and to his surprise, she was wearing Irvine's cowboy hat. "I knew they'd end up together," he thought. He ran up to her. "Selphie."

"Squall! Whoo-hoo! You're awake!" she exclaimed.

"Where is Rinoa?" he asked.

"Rinoa? She's right out there," she answered. "On the balcony."

"Thanks, Selphie."

"Anytime, Squall."

Squall walked outside on the balcony and found Rinoa looking up at the sky. He looked at the beautiful woman. Her dark hair matched her dark eyes. She was wearing a black sleeveless shirt and black shorts. She had a blue cape like thing on with angel wings imprinted on it. He slowly walked beside her and stood next to her, but it was like she didn't even notice. "Is she looking for a shooting star?" he thought. She turned to face him and smiled, pointing to the sky. He smiled back at her. For the first time he smiled. "He looks so handsome when he smiles," she thought.

"Rinoa…." he said.

"I've been waiting for you to awake," she said.

He looked into her brown eyes and wrapped his arms around her. She closed her eyes and felt his lips touching hers. They parted and smiled at each other. Squall put his arm around her shoulders. She rested her head on his shoulder. "Squall, are you sure you want to be with me? Remember I'm a sorceress," she said.

"I don't car," he answered. "I love you and I want to be with you forever."

First smile, first kiss, and first time those three special words came from his mouth. Squall Leonhart had definitely changed.

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Author's Note: Okay, this was the prologue. The actual story begins in the next chapter!