EverShadow: I can't believe it…this is my most successful fic ever…

Tiger of Blackness: You still can't compare to the big boys though.

EverShadow: Still…so many people…WAAAAGGGH!!

Tiger of Blackness: Hands her a chloroform covered tissue. There ya go…

EverShadow: Thanks…Sniff…On with the show…wait…woozy..

Every Dog Has Its Night

            Seifer groaned and rested on the side of the railroad tracks. He didn't have enough money to travel by train so he was traveling on foot. And it wasn't the most comfortable way of traveling. He hoped that a train wouldn't come and run him over. He stared out into the mystifying sea, the sun just setting, creating a wondrous collage of colors and tones. He sighed, breathing in the heavy scent of water and salt. Sea gulls cawed and he let his shoulders slump.

            "Everyday I think about you." He said aloud. "Nothing has changed…I still miss you. I hoped that by leaving…I could heal but…it only gave me time to think. But I guess I have to come to terms with myself first." He sighed and clung to his arms, shaking a little as the breeze picked up harshly.

            See, Quisty?
                                    I guess you were right…he really does miss me…

            Quistis and Seifer, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love, second comes marriage…

                                    Hyne…please…

            Spoil sport. Well, the sun's almost down. All you have to do is wait til he falls asleep. Then you enter his dreams and make him hot and bothered…

                                    Ew…

            Hehe…Well. Now we play the waiting game. Have fun…

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            Seifer's eyes drooped slightly and he soon gave into sleep. Quistis saw her opportunity and slipped quietly into his thoughts.

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            It was white in his dreams. It was the first time he hadn't had a nightmare. Seifer sat amidst the fog, resting. Quistis walked towards him, unsure of how to approach. Would he believe her? Would he push her away? His back was turning against her and she had the sudden urge to wrap her arms around him and tell him that everything was alright. Instead, she stopped walking.

            "Seifer…" She whispered in a cracked voice. Seifer whirled around and his eyes widened. But there was also fear in those eyes.

            "You're just a dream…" He said, turning back around. She stepped closer.

            "Seifer, it's me, Quistis. I'm not a dream. You have to believe me."  She pleaded.

            "No…no…you're not Quistis. Quistis is dead. You don't exist. You're a figment of what I miss the most." He covered his ears.

            "Seifer listen to me…I haven't got much time to be with you."

            "LALALALALALALA!!" he yelled, trying to block out her voice as well as fight back the tears in his eyes. She grasped his wrists and pulled them away. He shook her grip off and stood up.

            "Just go away." He hissed. Quistis stood, staring at the ground.

            "Seifer, do you love me?" She heard him take a sharp breath. There was silence for a while and Quistis feared that he still wouldn't believe her.

            "I love Quistis Trepe more than anything in the world." He replied finally.

            "If you love me…"

            "YOU'RE NOT QUISTIS TREPE!" He roared, turning around. There were tears running down the side of his cheek. "SO JUST SHUT UP!" Quistis took a step backwards. The words stung more than she thought it would've.

            "If you love me…please…listen. I'm not dead."

            "Then where are you?" He put a hand on her cheek. "Where? I'll buy this. Just tell me where you are…" Quistis sighed in relief.

            "I'm inside the Omega Weapon. Both my body and my spirit reside there. You have to kill it and find my spirit and reunite it with my body. Only you are capable of doing this."

            "Why…?" His voice was soft, sad and urgent. Quistis bit her lip. Did she love Seifer or was this just a one sided deal? She didn't understand the feelings that he had within her. "Look at me, Quistis." She did as he told. She gasped when she looked into his eyes. He cared about her, from the time she burned down half the orphanage and he had saved her, to the time he resided in the Garden, always fighting to get attention from her, to now. And those eyes unlocked something too…it unlocked her fear of loving ever again. "Why?"

            "Because I love you." She replied. Tears spilled over and he kissed them away.

                                    Oh Quuuuuiiisstty…It's time to leave.

            "Hyne…not now…" She begged.

                                    No can do. The sun's coming up. Let's go. Sorry to break this romantic scene but hey…there's nothing I can do about it so yeah, let's go.

            "What's wrong?" Seifer asked.

            "I have to leave." She whispered, giving him a quick kiss on the lips. She ran and faded into the mist.

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            Seifer stirred from his sleep and looked around. Had it been a dream? No…he had to believe that it was Quistis. He stood up and looked at the rising sun with eyes clearer than they had ever been. It was the dawn of a new day and he had a new purpose now; to kill the Omega Weapon and rescue Quistis.

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Tiger of Blackness: Seifer stands up all heroic looking. Now to give him a gentle shove…

Seifer: What? WAGH!! Splash

EverShadow: Wow…talk about ruining the moment.

Tiger of Blackness: It was open…I just couldn't resist…

EverShadow: Grow up, will ya? So…how did you like it? Huh? Huh? EverShadow signing off.