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Soon, Yuna returned with Paine and they both lifted me and took me to the infirmary. "Just hang on Seig." She whispered, brushing some hair out of my face.

I was trying to hang on as hard as I could, but it was growing more difficult. All my organs were on fire, and if I could, I would've been screaming.

As Paine was working on me, I could feel myself slipping in and out of consciousness, and soon I was completely out. I didn't know if this was a bad sign or a good one, I was just hoping that I would live..

I began to dream, and it was very odd, to me anyway.

I was standing in front of a full body mirror, dressed in a crimson squad uniform. I was older, probably around 25 or so, and I had a deep scar across the bridge of my nose. In my hand was a rifle with a bayonet attached to the muzzle. The weapon looked as if it had seen many battles.

/Where am I/ I wondered, turning around and walking down the hall. Soon, I found myself standing in front of a bunch of Yevon soldiers, who all looked to me and stood at attention when I entered.

/Am I an officer/

One soldier ran up to me, looking quite flustered. "Sir, the enemy has broken down the gate!" He said quickly, and for some reason, I knew what to do.

"Get down there now, all of you!" I ordered, and the soldiers all hurried out of the room, with me running after them.

Once outside, I saw who the intruders were. They were peacemakers, I could tell from the cloth they were wearing, but there were so many. There were never that many before..

My men lined up and aimed, along with me, ready to fire at my command. "Ready, fire!" I yelled, and the crack of guns rang through the air.

A few of the peacemakers fell, but soon got back up again. Damn immortality. As the first few reached the ranks and began cutting down the soldiers, my vitals spiked.

I lasted longer than most, but I felt my blood run cold and I froze when I saw the man I both loved and feared.

Cairbre, my teacher.

Even as he lifted his great axe, I couldn't move. There was nothing telling me to run, or scream, my fear held me back.

The blade dug deep into my chest and threw me back, and I didn't move from the ground. Maybe that was the injury I got because that's the pain I was feeling in reality, I don't know. I just know that it hurt.

After that, all went black.

The doctor that came rushing out to get me from Yuna and the others rolled his eyes slightly. "Damn, he's back?" He said, running up to them, "Hoped this wouldn't happen.."

He grabbed one of the railings on the bed and started to pull me towards the rooms. "Stay in the waiting room, a nurse will be out soon to ask you some questions." He said, before rushing into the back.

No nurse came, they must've all been working on me, I didn't know. Soon, the doctor walked back out into the waiting room and up to the small group.

"We've gotten him stabilized, for now." He said, "There's no telling what'll happen later, but right now, things look good for him."

Yuna nodded slightly and asked, "When will I be able to see him?"

"Now, if you like." the doctor said, "follow me." He motioned to her, and then headed for the exit.

The doctor led Yuna to my room and allowed her to enter, before shutting the door to give us privacy. I was still asleep at the moment, with random tubes running from my arms to separate machines, that were helping to keep me alive.

Yuna pulled a chair up next to the bed and took one of my hands in hers, softly pressing it to her cheek. A few tears slid from her eyes, and she whispered, "oh Seig..why..?"

Of course, she received no answer, and she might never get one, even once I woke. I knew why I had done it, but I would never tell anyone.

Not even Yuna..

Yuna brushed some of the hair out of my face and kissed my forehead, before placing her cheek against it.

She closed her eyes, a few more tears running down her face.

"I love you." she whispered, beginning to choke up, "I meant it when I said it, and it hurts me to see you like this."

"Sometimes I wonder why you do the things you do, but I've come to not question what people do…" she continued, "But this is different, death isn't something to play around with, Seig."

"And I wish you wouldn't…"

Again, there was only silence, until I began to stir. I gave a soft cough, and could feel the warmth of Yuna's cheek against my face.

It all came rushing back, and I tried to speak, but all that came out was a quiet moan. I ached all over, like I had been hit with a car, but that didn't matter.

I was alive!