Finally able to up-load! Think I might cry (sniff).
So here we are, the last part. Pairing finally confirmed! Is it who you thought it was? Probably!
Never Look Back.
He stood on the balcony, watching the bustling town below. Radiant Garden had grown enormously in size, with many former inhabitants believed dead arriving back to a rapturous welcome. So many had returned that tonight had turned into an impromptu party of sorts.
Not being a people person, he preferred to watch everyone enjoying themselves.
Always on the outside looking in.
The memory of his father made him sigh, but for once it was not laden with guilt or grief. A fond memory.
Looking down at the crowd, he could only shake his head, hand covering his eyes, at the realisation that someone had let Yuffie loose with a video camera.
The small ninja glanced up through the lens of the camera, spotting him on the balcony. She waved at his vigorously.
'Yoo-hoo, Commander'. Somehow, she'd found out about his nickname from military school and now used it all the time. He looked away without acknowledging her. He looked instead at the dark sky above, stretching endlessly through the heavens.
A shooting star caught his attention, and he tensed, afraid. A slim hand touched his arm and he glanced over.
She was smiling, her free hand raised, her index finger pointing at the star. He relaxed, knowing that the Heartless were gone.
He turned towards her, capturing her hand in his as it fell from his sleeve. She was still smiling as he pulled her into his arms, lowering his head. He could feel the smile as their lips meet, he could feel her. She'd finally found him.
'Perfect blackmail material, nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!!!' Yuffie's voice made the pair break their kiss, and he half turned in time to see the ninja making a quick getaway across the roofs, back to the party below.
He shrugged, an unfamiliar, light-hearted action, and turned back to see her smiling again.
'Everything's fine now?' Rinoa asked, concern evident behind her smile.
'Yeah' Squall smiled, his first real smile for a long time.
'I'm not alone'.
Short I know, but I hope it finishes things up nicely.
So, clues...
The titles came from the Final Fantasy VIII soundtrack, and obviously you had the promise between Squall and Rinoa in Ch.3 as well.
This whole fic came about because when I played the game, it bothered me that Squall was alone. Heck Cloud gets both his women even one of them died! So anyway, it felt that the AC dialogue fitted Squall in KH so well.
Thanks for reading, let me know what you think!