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Until the Day I Die

By: writeright
folder Final Fantasy VIII › General
Rating: Adult +
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Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy VIII, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Until the Day I Die

Disclaimer: The characters belong to Square-Enix; the lyrics belong to Story of the Year.

A/N: Final part of the arc beginning with “Behind These Hazel Eyes” (and despite a certain reviewer’s comment, I think that Seifer’s eyes are hazel) and “Everything You Want.” I’ve considered this to be Seifer and Squall’s theme for a while and I’m finally getting to use it in a fic. Whee for me. Oh, sap and very mild violence (slapping) warnings apply.
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Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you, for you
Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you


You’re an idiot, Squall. Should’ve been able to tell that I can’t fucking live without you even though I promised that I’d never hurt myself. It feels wrong to wake up alone and it hurts to jack off thinking of you because I’m not sure if you’re ever gonna come back from that trip to Esthar to be with me again.

We’ve always been a pair, two halves of the same whole and I can’t believe it took me so long to realize it that I almost let you stay with Rinoa. She could never give you what you want and need ‘cause she ain’t me. Bet you don’t know that if you ever died, I’d probably join you shortly after.

As years go by,
I race the clock with you
But if you died right now
You know that I'd die too
I'd die too


Everything just makes sense when I’ve got you in my arms. I’ve finally got someone to protect who enjoys not having to think so damn much. I know you don’t like being Commander, even though you’re damn good at it, so I’m the one in charge when you’re with me and I can tell that you love every moment of that.

You remind me of the times
When I knew who I was
But still the second hand will catch us
Like it always does


I’m lying here in bed, but someone knocks on the door. Dammit, people are always interrupting my train of thought. Can’t they just let me sit around and let me mope? Fine, fine, I’ll stand up and get it. Fuck, I actually wanna cry when I see you standing there, Leonhart. I need this, you and me. Bet you do, too.

We'll make the same mistakes
I'll take the fall for you
I hope you need this now
’Cause I know I still do

Until the day I die (Until the day I die)
I'll spill my heart for you
Until the day I die (Until the day I die)
I'll spill my heart for you


Without even thinking, I grab you and hug you tightly, chuckling as you kick the door shut. Debating just telling you what I fell, but I bite my tongue at first and glare. Even though you’re back now, I’m still pissed at you for taking off like that in the first place.

“I’m sorry,” you whisper. I blink and arch a brow. The Ice Princess – apologizing? Never thought that would happen. Even more surprised when you look right up into my eyes and say, with no hesitation, “I love you.”

Should I bite my tongue
Until blood soaks my shirt
We'll never fall apart
Tell me why this hurts so much


Before I can completely make sense of those words, I slap you and then chuckle a bit. “Would’ve been nice to hear that before you made me think I fucked up somehow and that this was all over. Scared the shit outta me, Squall.”

You nod, touching the red mark on your cheek. “That’s why I apologized. I didn’t mean to hurt you; I just needed to think about what I felt.” Typical Squall, thinking too damn much about emotions. But at least I know that my feelings are returned.

My hands are at your throat
And I think I hate you
But still we'll say, "Remember when"
Just like we always do
Just like we always do


I can’t think of anything to say, so I sit on the bed and pull you into my lap, our eyes never wavering from each other’s gaze. Finally, I swallow hard, smile, and touch the scar between your eyes. “Love you too. Always have, always will.”

Until the day I die (Until the day I die)
I'll spill my heart for you
Until the day I die (Until the day I die)
I'll spill my heart for you


Still pissed and a little hurt, though, so I slap you again. You whimper and look down, sighing a little. “I understand if you don’t want anything to do with me for a while.”

Can’t help myself, but I gotta laugh at that. You think I don’t want you around? Nah, I just slapped you because I dunno how else to tell you that I’m damned frustrated by the fact that you fucking walked out and left me for four Hynedamned days just because you couldn’t think of what you felt for me.

My hands are at your throat
And I think I hate you
We made the same mistakes
Mistakes like friends do

My hands are at your throat
And I think I hate you
We made the same mistakes
Made the same mistakes


But I can’t stay mad at you for long because at least you realized that you love me. I roll you over, pin you beneath me, and bite your neck a few times to leave a nice mark. “Princess, I’m always gonna want you around, no matter how much you piss me off. Can’t be without you for too long or I go fucking nuts.”

All you do is smile.

Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you, for you

Until the day I die (Until the day I die)
I'll spill my heart for you, for you
Until the day I die (Until the day I die)
I'll spill my heart for you
Until the day I die (Until the day I die)
Until the day I die!!!

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A/N: Owari, fin, however the hell you wanna say it, this arc is done! It’s the first full arc I’ve done without any lemon in it…now that’s a scary thought.