Final Fantasy 8-2

Chapter 12: Heero Vs Amara

We walked up to where the others were and they all greeted Heero and me. Squall then spoke up, "While you two were away we thought about when, where and how we should approach Duo. We will be leaving sometime tomorrow and hopefully we will find were Duo is and get the battle plan all ready."

I knew that this would be the final battle. The battle to end all battles, or at least for now. I could just see how powerful Duo was and I could see me transforming into my true form and leaving the human world. I refused to cry because I knew this was my destiny and my fate.

"Amara, are you listening to me?" Squall asked.

"Oh, no sorry, not really," I replied.

"That is alright. We will be going through the battle plan tomorrow morning. I want everyone to get a good nights sleep and until tomorrow just relax and have fun," Squall stated.

Everyone nodded and took off in there own direction. I stayed in the room with Heero by my side. I then asked, "Heero, if you promise me you wont tell anyone else this then I guess I can tell you something."

"I promise not to tell anyone," Heero said looking worried.

"Remember when you were in my dream?" I began. "Well, I now know that I truly am a GF. If I fight Duo, I may have to transform into my GF form and I will have to go back to the GF world."

Heero didn't say anything, he didn't need to. I knew what he was feeling and the pain he felt. I hate sharing my feelings or opening up because the person I tell them to, tends to also feel my pain.

Heero then put his arm around my shoulder and whispered in my ear, "Even if you have to go back to the GF world, I will always be with you. The promise I made, I said that we will always meet each other in our dreams."

I then put my head on Heero's shoulder and started to cry. I said then, "Oh, Heero, thank you so much." I wanted to tell Heero I loved him, but those words, I couldn't bring myself to say them to him. I kept trying to tell Heero that I loved him with my heart, but I guess knowing that I may be gone, I can't keep Heero from having a happy, fun filled life. I know Heero may think that I am the one, but I can't be. I'll be gone; I won't stop Heero from loving someone else when I am gone.

"Amara, you are in your own little world again," Heero teased. "What are you thinking?"

"Nothing really, just pretty much about my future," I said as I stopped crying.

"I wouldn't call that just nothing, I would call it a lot. I know you probably don't think that I see this in you, but you try to take on the world by yourself without any ones help. If you stumble or fall you always pick yourself up, but it is too hard right now to continue trying to climb any further by yourself," Heero stated. "Amara, I am and always will be here for you to pick you up when you fall and climb with you until we reach the top."

"I thought I hid that so well, but I guess when someone gets to know me, I tend to be easy to read then. Am I correct?" I asked.

"You were always easy to read," Heero said looking into my eyes.

I then hugged Heero never wanting to let go, just like at the party on top of the ride. I cried because I have always thought I was alone, but this feeling of not being alone, I loved it. The feeling is so strong and perfect. I never knew a feeling even existed before I met Heero.

I knew that tomorrow I would be, no we all would be fighting Duo and that will probably be my last fight with them all. Duo, I thought, I will be the one to kill you. I will have help, though of course from my friends, but the finishing blow shall be mine.

I pulled away from Heero and then said, "Heero, I want to fight against you. Just in a battle."

Heero looked stunned but said, "If you want a fight, then it is a fight you get."

"Good, but don't hold back! I want your full fighting skills unleashed!" I yelled as I got in my stance for fighting.

"As long as you don't hold back," Heero smirked as he got into his stance.

"That is good then because I never planed to hold back on you, but I will not transform into my GF form though," I said drawing out my weapons.

"I don't want you to transform yet," Heero said drawing his weapon as well.

We waited for one another to attack first, but neither one of us moved. We didn't move for a good ten minutes, but at the same time we charged at each other colliding our weapons together.

"You are better than I thought," I said while trying to get the upper hand in the battle.

"Thanks and you are not to shabby either?" Heero said as we broke off from each other's weapons.

"FIRE!" I yelled as I used my magic. I hit Heero with my fireball and he got a small burn on his left shoulder.

"Damn, you got lucky," Heero said as he used thunder on me.

I dodged the lighting bolt just in time before it hit me. I then yelled, "What, is that all you got?"

"I'm just getting started," Heero snickered.

We clashed our weapons together many times before we were both really tired.

"You and I are pretty much even in a battle," I panted. "Why don't we call it a draw?"

"Sounds good to me, but I think you would have won if you transformed," Heero stated.

During the battle I had forgotten that I was a GF. When Heero said that statement, it brought me back to reality.

Heero must have seen the look in my face and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring you down when I said that."

I shook my head trying not to cry and said, "No, don't be sorry. It is just the reality."

"It maybe the reality, but that doesn't mean you can't forget it," Heero said as he put his hand on my shoulder.

I then gave Heero a quick peck on his cheek. "I'm going to go by the ocean, want to come?" I asked.

"If you don't mind, I would love to come with you," Heero replied.

"I don't mind at all," I said as we both left the building and out of the city.

We got to the shore of the ocean and we both sat down. I put my head on Heero's shoulder and whispered in his ear, "I love you."

Heero smiled as he stroke my hair and whispered in my ear, "I love you forever and always."

I just smiled when I heard those words. I tried not to think, I just wanted to watch, probably my last sun set, but I couldn't help but think. I thought that I never really lived my life until these past few weeks. I didn't want to leave this place, not now. I finally was enjoying myself, but if I don't fight that last battle, then not only the GF's world is in danger, so will this world that I love so much.

"Amara, you are thinking again," Heero stated. "I want you to tell me what you are thinking, maybe I could help."

I looked up into Heero's eyes and said; "I'm just thinking that I really never lived my life until now."

"And how you don't want to leave this world. Am I correct?" Heero said as he finished my sentence.

"That is correct. I guess you know me much better than I thought," I teased.