A/N: Yes. This has been done before. No. I am not original. Yes I have read a ton of final fantasy VIII fan fictions. No I have never written one myself.
I just wanted to give it a go. It bothered me that a lot of the stories written out there didn't turn out the way that I could've imagined them to be. So after much of reading I finally coughed up the guts to post one of my own ideas. But it isn't one of my own ideas. It's been done before. But I might be able to do it better. Ha, I wish. Aw hell, I just want to have some fun writing, don't flame me for that. Sorry if you feel I'm doing a not-so-good job at it but that's your problem not mine. =)
Also, fear the shortest and most meaningless prologue of all time! Yay me!
Prologue
What if she had never ran? What if she had lived a normal high-school life in Galbadia Garden? Not to become a SeeD mercenary, but to get a proper military education in order to follow in the footsteps of her father.
What if he had never met the love of his life? What if she had never arrived at the graduation dance and he missed his chance at giving meaning to his life? What if their eyes had never met? Their souls never bonded?
The Children of Fate still saved the world. They rid the world of the future threat known as Ultimecia. But instead of a team of six they did it with only five. No sorceress to aid them in their quest.
Edea was the one that flew to outer space and freed Adel. The Ragnarok was never recovered. Squall never had to go after her to save her.
Edea was the one used to send Ultimecia's mind into the past.
All slight changes in the choices made, but fate determined that the outcome would eventually be the same.
But is it really the same?
To one man and woman, it isn't. Although they might not realize it, life has made things a lot worse on them than it could've been. Than it should have been.