Disclaimer: IOOMOC. Stands for I Only Own My Own Creations.

Nanakiyoda: Alright, for those who arent my usual readers, I'm a spanner. My stories range from all different catagories. This is my second FF8 story. I'm mostly a Rurouni Kenshin fanficker...Anyways, hope you like this chapter.

Future: 2066

My eyes sprang open from my deep sleep. Leaning up from my down filled plush casket, I yawned. There was a woman standing at the door, she looked to be about Mid-thirties, with blonde hair tied up and thick rimmed glasses. There was a whip, a curiously familiar whip, in her hands. She was wearing some sort of red suit. Or rather, a red suit top with a business-like red skirt.

"Squall said this is where you were." She said. I smiled at her. Jumping up out of the casket and splashing into water, I glanced around. The basement of the house I was dwelling in was showing signs of severe decay. Water dripped constantly from a busted pipe in the corner and the floor was flooded. The wooden beams had rotted.

"Quistis! How are you!" I asked cheerfully. She managed a smile and put her Save The Queen away.

"I'm sorry Rinoa, but Quistis has been dead for years. I'm her grand-daughter, Judis." She said, a wave of sorrow flashing across her face. It disappeared and then strict duty with a hint of slight happiness, success. I smiled.

"Okay, so, I take it I've been asleep longer than a couple of years...no big deal. So...um...Squall sent you? What for?" I asked, my hands clasping behind my back and my balance changing from rolling back and forth on my toes. Judis smiled brightly.

"Well, the Trepe Family has been watching over you two ever since Lord Seifer-" Judis started, but I smirk and tried to hold back my laughter.

"Lo-Lord Seifer! His ego just keeps getting bigger." I managed to say before allowing my laughter to escape. Judis scowled.

"Lord Seifer happens to be my grandfather!" She proclaimed angrily. This resulted in more laughter from me.

"I-I'm sor-hee...it's just...haha...Quistis oftened yelled out that she and Seifer would never be an item. Anyways, do continue on why you awoke me." I said. Her hand pulled away from its tight grip on Save The Queen.

"Basically, Lord Seifer is frustrated with Squall's behavior." Judis stated. I stopped rolling back and forth on my toes and seriousness took its place.

"What's wrong?" I asked. Judis looked a bit shocked at my attitude change, but didn't miss a beat.

"He won't sleep. You guys are suppose to sleep until you are needed at Lord Seifer's side, or until you decide to eliminate each other. Squall just sits in the dark tomb all day, not sleeping, just sitting there. It's getting on Lord Seifer's last nerves. So he instructed me to awake you and 'Get your little angelic ass over there and knock Puberty boy out!' but, I'm pretty sure you aren't the one whose going to render Squall unconscience. Your figure is very petite and you don't seem-" Judis would have kept going, but she started lifting off the floor. Her eyes flooded with panic and she pulled out her whip. My hand was motioned at her, the culprit of what was lifting her up.

"Relax, I promised a long time ago not to hurt people. This is just a show that I'm not as weak as I appear." I said, setting her down gently back on the water covered floor. Panic left her eyes and was replaced by fear and uncertainty.

"Let's just...wait...Lord seifer told me to give this to you." Judis said, pulling a bangle from her pocket. She was hesitant to move towards me, but got the bangle to me. I slipped it on.

"Just to let you know, this is an Odine Bangle. It controls those nifty little powers I have. So what's the real problem? Squall's never been able to sleep." I asked her as we headed out the basement door, and through the caved in house.

"You are good. Lord Seifer will explain." Judis answered as we walked through the door out of the house and into the crisp cool night.

Past: 2001

"Okay Rinoa, calm down. It's just one little test. No big deal..." I muttered, trying to calm myself down. The T-rexaur was just standing there waiting for me to attack, almost mocking me.

"Just attack already Rinny!" I heard Selphie cry out in frustration. I glared at her.

"Easy for you to say, you don't have to use unreliable magic!" I yelled back at her.

"How unreliable is a fire spell! Just use it already and I'll finish it!" She yelled back. I rolled my eyes at her then consentrated. FUWMMPH! The tail of the T-rexuar caught fire and it ran off, squealing in pain, heading for the little stream of water that ran through the training center. I heard giggling from behind me.

"What?" I asked as I turned around. Selphie was pointing at the bottem hem of my duster. I had managed to catch it on fire.

"Oh no!" I yelled out bfore stripping it off and stomping my boot on the fire, putting it out and also dirtying my duster. Selphie kept laughing, so I turned around and tackled her to the ground. I got back up, or tried to, but her hand caught my elbow and pulled me back down. I fell on the ground flat on my butt.

"Ladies, shouldn't you move this to a pool filled with mud and change into your bikinis?" Said an extremely familiar voice. I put my hands over my ears for the next part.

"IRVY!" I heard Selphie sharply yell before jumping up and running to the cowboy leaning against the railing on the training center. Removing my hands from my ears, I grabbed my duster from the ground and stood up, dusting it off. Selphie and Ivine had already left. Great, couldn't even wait up for me. Placing my duster on, I made my way for the exit.

"Where are you going?" I heard another familiar voice ask from behind me, this one struck with seriousness.

"To take a nice long hot shower. Wanna come with?" I asked, smirking as I turned around to see a red faced Squall.

"What if I said yes?" He said, a slight smirk hinting at his face. I grabbed his hand and started pulling him with me.

"You haven't the guts." I said, noticing a small flash of fear slide across his handsome features. Then, he picked me up bridal style.

"Let me prove you wrong." He said and carried me out.

Nanakiyoda: Okay, with the way this is going to work, it's basically two stories in one. The past covers the how they changed and the future covers with what they do about it. This all takes place after the game, which for all purposes the events happened in 2000. Obviously, a little bit of comedy has made its face in here, but that's good. A long tedious story of strict seriousness needs aa little break right? Review please.