Life and Death go in hand by Arowosa ************************************ Disclaimer: yes i sadly admit the fact that all of the characters, places, etc, do not belong to me, they belong to Squaresoft Inc. But the two added characters are mine arowosa and Hatana, they are copywrited to me.:) permission is required by author Arowosa, to reproduce this fanfiction. authors note: okay this is my first ff8 fanfic, even though it isn't my first fanfic, this still may seem kinda corny. Whatever you think tell me, don't mind the spelling errors if there are some, which im sure there will be a lot of. send me an email at inlovewithkelly@fantasysquare.com. Now to the fanfic: Life and Death Go in Hand. Proluge It's been one whole year since the whole Ulitimicia incident and the garden is back to it normal ways of life, Zell making it to the cafeteria just in time to scarf down his hot dogs, selphie bouncing up and down the halls waiting for the next garden festival. Irvine as always is trying to pick up women, but one think has changed... Squall and his grumpy minded additude seems to has disappeared. Everyone in the garden looks up to him so he decided to become a new person. Everyone is happy be alive. Sefier decided not to go back to the garden, in stead he is trying to become a well known mercenary, better know than the SeeD's, which may seem impossible at first but it quite possible to him . One year today marks a joyful time for the garden, thedefeat of the horrifying sorcerers and her loyal knighthood. Oh, the garden is now being relocated to the shores if balamb. This was so they could make a seaport. The idea was brought up by Nida, who was promoted to training the sea SeeD's( kinda like the marines...lol). Squall and Rinoa are still together, though they' ve some hard times, Squall not being very open and all, give him a break though he's still learn how. Zell still try's... hitting on the girl in the library. Tonight there is a party celebrating the one year anniversary of the Ultimicia tragity. Which became known as the Ultimicia epademick. Chapter 1: "Huh..hum... Ladies and Gentilmen (Zell is scarfing down hot dog after hot dog)huh..hum.. That means you too Zell." commented Cid (laughter)"what.." Zell said as a peace of hot dog dropped from his mouth.( more laughter). "As i was saying," cid said as he eyed Zell, "I'm glad you could all make it here tonight, to honor 6 SeeD's." Squall put his head in his right hand displeased, not wanting to give a speech he sighed heavily, because he never really like to give speeches or stand in front of large crowds. "Would you 6 come up here as i list your names?", he started, "squall, you would be the first that we will be honoring tonight"(Great Applause and screaming, he walked to the stage)"Now Squall has been here many years and infact i've known this protage all of his life.(Applause, he bows) "Up next we have Zell Quitis and selphie, would you three come to the front please?" Cid announced. (Applause sephlie bounced her way up to the stage while zell was trying to gain some maners, Quistis shook her head and slowly strolled to the stage)"Next we have the ever chearfull and interesting Rinoa, please come to the stage Rinoa!"(Applause, she jumped happily and ran to the stage)"and last but not least we have a visiting Seed from the newly restored Galbadia Garden, come on up Irvine!!" (Applause and screaming from all the girls as he strolls by up to the stage)."At ease." he said softly to the 5 SeeD's and Rinoa that stood before him. They relaxed. " Now what? you may ask this seeds deserve,"cid questioned in a joking matter, "well ill tell you what they deserve some good dinner, not those hot dogs Zell, i mean a nice fancy dinner at the best resutant in the town of Balamb,...oh ya they also get these really big and heavy gold plaques and maybe a few other surprises along the way?!" Cid said with a big grin on his face. "this is the time with SeeD's flourish and bloom into men and women... my friends today is not just to celabrate these 6 indaviduales brave deeds, sorry guys(Laughfter), its to celabrate every SeeD that is trying their hardest to do their best all the time, to be their best."(long pause)"So.. i'd say that this day is to celabrate all of you that stand before me, to all of those who fought hard in the galbadia invasion to those who are just arriving to our garden and to many more." Cid finished with slight grin on his face. After Cid's speech the party really began, music, dancing, wine, champane, and dinner. Rinoa walked up to Squall and said, "Hey there mister shy guy. Come dance with me!" "Oh.. fine." Squall said gloomily. "Don't turn into that old you!" she yelled playfully. "Now come on and dance with me." she said as she forcefully dragged him on the dance floor as she had the very first time they met, they danced to their favoratie song Eyes On Me. ** *** ** That night Rinoa had to go home because she hadn't been home for such a long time. She needed to see her father, even though she hated him for what he did to her. And her father was worried sick about her living in a garden and all. Cid gave squall a two weeks vacation. so he was going with. "Yo, you come back now alright." Zell yelled "Yeah," Quistis said, "will miss ya." "Don't forget to write!!" Selphie yelled. "Selphie," Rinoa said," ill only be gone for 2 weeks, and besides you can call me." "oookay..??..hehe..??" she said, " don't forget to call!" "yeah.. um.." Irvine hesitated, "I'm no good at saying good byes, so see ya when i see ya." "bye you guys," Rinoa said,"ill miss you too." --they got into Squalls newly purchased porche 911 GT1 and drove off to balamb city, then they got on the train to timber.-- "Is it ok if i say hi to Zone and Watts?" Rinoa questioned to squall "sure," squall said, " as long as we can make our train in time." "ALRIGHT!" she yelled, " thanks, i haven't seen them in months." ****** ******* ***** -meanwhile... seifer is also in timber finishing off a job of his, he is to eliminate all inteligence agents in timber- ****** ******* ***** Zell is walking down the hall and desides to do some training. he walks down the hall and all of the sudden a t-rexar comes baraling down the hall after a young girl(about 11 to 12 years old) . "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DOORS TO HOLDTHEM IN!!??" Zell scremed."SHIT, THAT LITTLE GIRL IS IN TROBLE," he yelled. " better step into action." "HELP ME ZELL, HELP ME!!!" the girl scremed at the top of her lungs. Zell steps into action, his fists blazing from left to right up and down, but the T-rexar just ignored him and went after the little girl. Zell fumed with anger and charged the t-rexar with final heaven. After that attack the t-rexar was dead on the floor. He brushes him self off and turns around looking for the little girl, but she was no where to be seen. " where did she go? Who was it, amd how did she know my name?" Zell pondered. then all of the sudden he felt the ground shake violently underneith him. He turned around... "OH SHIT!!! I'M OUT OF HERE!!" he screamed at the top of his lungs as a group of t-rexars stormed after him. At the same time Quistis is walking into the training center for some exercise. And all of the sudden Zell flew past her as fast as he could. "What the hell??" she said stunned as she turned to watch him run. she turned back around, her jaw dropped and her eyes bulged out, she ran for her life. *** *** *** Squall and rinoa arrived at the timber train station, and went to find watts and Zone, when they saw two fimiliar faces.. "isn't that...?" Rinoa asked. "Yeah," squall said." Rijain, fujin over here!!" "WHO?" fujin questioned. "Squall and Rinoa" Rijain anwsered. "FRIEND OR FOE?" she questioned. "What shes sayin is,..." Rijain tryed explaining but was cut off. "We understand," squall said, "neither, were on vacation,.well sort of,..haha" Squall said as he laughed. " yeah, I'm going to see my dad for two weeks!" rinoa said. squall grabed her waist and she blushed it his touch. "well have to talk to you two later ok?" squall said with a slight grin on his face. "ya, same here!" Rijain said "bye!" rinoa said and they walked into the shadows. Rinoa sees Zone walk in to the TM and thinks to her self 'man hes problably geting another naughty magizne' squall asks " isn't that zone walking into the TM?" "yes, hes probably picking up another old dirty magizine, if you kno what i mean." rinoa said as she clasped her head in her hand."Well..., for all you kno he could be getting a different kind of magiazine" Rinoa looks up at him with a look that says ya right"....uuummm never mind," squall said. "lets just go say hi, ok?" meanwhile Watts is trying to escape the trailing seifer and ducks into the back of the TM hoping he wouldn't follow, but to his luck he did. he ran to the front of the building knocking zone out of his way. Rinoa and squall entered the TM in search of zone but instead they found watts right in rinoas face. "WAT..." is all rinoa could get out before he ran straight into her and ran her over, squall fell to the floor trying to catch rinoa. it ended up Rinoa landed right on squalls stomach instead of in his arms. "so.. are you ok Rinoa?" squall questioned her as he helps her up. "ya.., i guess." she said as she scrachted her head. Then seifer comes charging in looking for watts. but this time squall tripped him with the dull side of his gunblade. he flew right through the door and onto the pavement. "OOOH...!! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR???!!" seifer asked rubbing his head,getting up to see squalls face. "AH!!" seifer jumped " dont' scare me like that." "It's been a while." squall said quietly..."why didn't you come back to garden?" "its not my thing." seifer commented. " so hows my lovely lady?" "...." rinoa looked to the floor. "I think you have been away from garden way to long." squall said as he looked at rinoa from the corner of his eye.... "whathappened to you seifer?" rinoa questioned seifer still looking at the floor. "what? im the same as always. whats the matter?" he questioned as he went for rinoa, which resolted in having a gun blade shoved into his foot. seifer stopped and had a very strange look on his face as he fell to the floor in agony. "Yaw!!! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR SQUALL?" he yelled as he grabed for his foot. squall didn't answer. instead he grabed rinoas rist and lead her to the train station. on the way the ran into watts again, except this time no one got hurt. "hey watts!!!!" rinoa yelled. " ooh shit, im dead this time." watts cowered. "its me, Rinoa." she said putting her hand on her head. " ooh HEY." watts yelled. " sorry thought that you were that idiot with the gunblade, uumm squall please don't take any offence to that.." " don't worry, you won't have to worry about him anymore...." squall stated. " yeah, hes got a bad foot now, a REALLY bad foot." rinoa finished trying to hold back a laugh. "SHHH..." squall shushed rinoa. "oh, sorry. hehe" rinoa said with a laugh. " soo..squall you sure have been taking good care of rinoa. you two have been hittingit off well, huh? watts joked around."hehe" " well...yeah. i guess you couldsay that."squall said scraching the back of his head. "how have you beenwatts?" rinoa questioned about ready to hug him. " i'm doing. can't seen to find zone tho, seems to dissappear every time you want to talk to him."watts said as he slapped his knee. "ooh hes in the TM. tell him we said hi." "ok i will ill see ya later, and squall remeber to take care of rinoa." watts said with a smile as he ran to the TM. rinoa and squall walked to thetrain station and got on the train boarded for the desert, then onto Deling city. *** *** *** "WHAT!!?? What do you mean that theres rampid T-rexars in the garden?!" Selphie said in absolute suprise. "I don't know how!" Zell yelled, "but some how they just got lose. I saved this little girl from one and then like 10,000 of them came after me!" "OOH SHIT!" Irvine yells, " this recks my whole day with Anna... Damn,.." "OOOOOOHH!!" Selphie OOH's. "shut up, we have a job to do." he said "right, lets go!" she jumped into action, "I'm ready." "YEAH!!" Zell yells, "..Wait a minute, who's Anna?" "Zelly, go find Quistis." Irvine yells "OK!" **** ********** **** -- A Dark and mysterious man walks into the garden. he walks trough the gate and notices the rampid T-rexars, 'what the hell is going on in thes place,' he thinks to him self. "Squall why did you ever come to live here?" he questions outloud.-- **** ********** **** "Quistis!!" Zell yells, " we have to kill them all! Let me help ya!" Zell springs into action,.. again. -- the mysterious man walks up to Irvine, and tapes him on the sholder.- "looks like you could use some help, huh?" the mysterious man said. --all of the sudden a T-rexar comes running up to them mouth spread wide open ready to catch them both. but before irvine could even prosess the thought to shoot the T-rexars head was missing.. he blinked a few times and them looked at the man standing next to him who was sheathing his sword. "Was that you??" irvine studdered. "what?" the man said "T-rexar. head, on ground. did you do that?" irvine asked again. "Oh that,. yes, why?" he questioned, " i didn't think it wrong to save your life, was it?" "how in the hell did you move that fast?" irvine questioned ' what is this guy? some kinda monster or god' he thought to himself. "practice, whats your name?" he questioned "the fastes draw in the world, Irvine Kinneas, You? "The names Arowosa, its a pleasure." Arowosa said. "Hey Irvi,...what the hell happened??" she questioned as she stumbled upon the t-rexars severed head. " wait I've got a feeling that i don't want to know. lets just finish them off." **** ********** **** "Dad Squall can sleep in the guest room!!" Rinoa yelled "No," he yelled back, " he can sleep in the hotel." "But dad,.." "no" -Outside- 'i wonder what shes doing' squall thinks -inside- "No dad you can't just have me all to yourself," she fires back at him. " I'm not your little girl anymore!"--she stormed out of the room in a fury, she grab squall on her way out, catching him off guard he practicaly fell to the floor.-- "where are we headed?" squall questioned trying to regain his footing. "were going home, to garden." rinoa said "garden?" squall questioned, " sence when did you start calling garden home?" "When i relized how special i was to have you." **** ********* **** "So,.. who are you, and who are they?" Arowosa questions pointing to zell and quistis. "that there is Selphie," Irvine points out selphie "HI!" she says, Arowosa bows his head "and those 2 are Zell and Quistis."Irvine says, " So, what brings you here?" "Is squall here? i need to speeck with him." arowosa got right to the point. "Noo,.. hes not here. who are you,.. really?" Irvine questioned suspisiously, "and where did you come from?" "I told you already, the names Arowosa." he said, " i come from the Ether reagion, well acctually the mountains. i just came to see squall, thats all." "Whats your last name?" Irvine asked. "Enough with the questions, Irvine." selphie broke in. " you must be exasted, would you care to stay untill squall returns? he won't be home for about 10 days." "I shall if you wouldn't mind my company?" he questioned "Of course not." she yelled, "I'll take you to Cid, he'll know if there are any open rooms, lets go,.." ________________________________________________________________________ Well thats the end of my first chapter, i hope you enjoyed it!!? Tell me what you thought. email me at inlovewithkelly@fantasysquare.com. next chapter look for "Life will be the Death of Me