Rinoa’s Heart.

Rinoa ran to find the only person she thought could understand, the only person that she had been able to stand talking to after leaving Garden. But Nida was not on the bridge like usual. Confused, Rinoa ran to her second resort. But in Quistis's office, she found not only Quistis but Nida as well. The two talked quietly, Quistis leaning against her desk and Nida just standing there. They both turned as she entered, and were silent. Rinoa walked over, and Nida shifted so that they formed a triangle.
"You broke up with Squall, didn't you." It wasn't a question coming from Nida- it was a statement.
"…yeah." No one said anything for a few minutes, just thought about the situation. Quistis put a comforting arm around Rinoa.
"And you're upset because Irvine's gone and Zell is… taken. Seifer, too."
"I guess so."
"Rinoa, you're in Balamb Garden, the center for horny teenagers all over the country. There's a dance tonight. If you stick around for it, we're sure that someone will show up for you." Nida gave her a knowing look. Rinoa was suspicious, but she didn't say anything. She let Quistis talk.
"I'll help you prepare for the dance, since I'm fairly certain you didn't bring any other clothing. And you look like you didn't get much, or any sleep. Come with me." Quistis took Rinoa by the arm and dragged her to Quistis's dorm room. Rinoa wasn't sure she really wanted to stick around, she really didn't want to see Squall again. Not for a long time, anyway.
Quistis was busy fitting Rinoa with another outfit. It was a black halter and a silver skirt with jangly silver pieces at the bottom that made noise when she moved. Still fussing over Rinoa, Quistis actually dressed her. As Quistis was brushing Rinoa's hair, Rinoa decided to voice what she had been thinking.
"Quistis, now that I'm not dating Squall, I was thinking that you might want him and I want you to know that I'm fine with that, if that's what you want…" Rinoa trailed off, slightly embarrassed. Quistis just laughed.
"You really don't know, do you? You seriously don't know. I thought everybody knew. Rinoa, I've been in a relationship with Xu for a few months now, ever since we got back. The fact that I thought I had wanted Squall was just clouding my vision to who I really wanted." Rinoa just stared, and Quistis resumed brushing Rinoa's hair.
"That means you're… is no one straight anymore? I mean, there's Seifer and Zell, which came as a shock. There's Zone and Watts, more touchy-feely than any other couple in Hyne's universe, and now… its not that there's anything wrong with it, but…:
"I see what you mean. Its just how people feel. Sometimes its easier to get what you want out of someone like you, specifically in your own gender. Women generally want relationships and men sometimes just want sex. Sometimes it's the other way around. Seifer and Zell are very much like women in that way- they're very focused on just being together. They're not always making out. And there are some women, like the girl from the library that wanted Zell, who just want a physical relationship and nothing more. She's one of the many reasons Zell turned to Seifer"
Rinoa thought about this for a long time while Quistis streaked her hair with silver and tied it back into a loose ponytail. Quistis did Rinoa's makeup, all silver, and then got out her outfit, a gold halter that matched her hair, and a black skirt like Rinoa's silver one. Her hair was already gold, so she pulled it back like she had done to Rinoa's and did gold makeup.
She smiled at Rinoa. "We'll be twins."

At the dance, Rinoa was not quite herself. She stood off to the side, in the same spot, though she did not notice, Squall had stood all that time ago. Rinoa watched the dance floor, as couples waltzed. Rinoa noticed that, unlike at the last dance, almost half of the couples were of the same gender. And there was one lone figure out there. Copper hair, loose and slightly long, flew out in all directions as she tried to figure out how to dance alone. Rinoa thought that the girl looked familiar, but it was too far away to tell. The girl, in a black halter and copper skirt, somehow, much like the one Rinoa wore, noticed Rinoa and sauntered over. I know that walk…
When she got closer, Rinoa knew. Selphie ran up and pulled Rinoa into a crushing hug.
"You didn't tell me you were coming!" Selphie breathed into Rinoa's ear, plainly excited to see her. "So, how's my favorite couple doing?"
"Nonexistent. We broke up. It wasn't going to work, Selphie. We weren't happy. I feel better now that its over, actually." Selphie's face had fallen, but Rinoa's additions to her statement cheered Selphie up.
"Really? Then I'm glad you broke up. To be honest… I don't know what you saw in him. I think that members of a couple should be similar, but not too close. Like… look at Zell and Seifer. I'm assuming you know about that one?" She paused, and Rinoa nodded. "Well, they're both angry and they're both strong, but they're different, in a lot of ways, but nothing big enough to cause a problem."
"You're right. Maybe I should look for someone a little more like me that I have something in common with. So, want to dance?"
"Sure!" Selphie skipped out onto the dance floor, faster than Rinoa was going, the effect being that of Rinoa being pulled. The two danced perfectly, Rinoa leading. And Rinoa was noticing something. When she danced with Squall, it was just the joy of dancing. When she danced with Selphie, she was thrilled at the contact of skin, of her body against Selphie's. There was an optimistic philosophy to the smaller girl's life, and there was always a smile. Selphie was something special.
The song changed. It was a slow dance, where all the couples hugged each other and swayed. Rinoa had never seen the point to these before, but… Selphie pulled Rinoa tight. Rinoa had never been this intimately close to Selphie. She was sure she was blushing as Selphie put her arms around Rinoa's lower back and nestled her head in Rinoa's shoulder. Rinoa's arms went around Selphie's shoulders. It all felt so… right.
Slowly, Selphie pulled her head back and looked at Rinoa, into her eyes. In a way, Rinoa didn't see what was happening. But Selphie was moving her lips closer. She finally made contact, partly taking Rinoa by surprise. She jerked back a little at the initial contact. Then she relaxed into it. Selphie parted Rinoa's lips with her tongue, and the two kissed with a mix of passion, gentleness, and a sense of something being finally right. As everyone was leaving, Rinoa saw Nida walking out, Squall's arm around his waist. Nida winked.

Selphie and Rinoa stayed, dancing long into the night in the dark dance hall. Rinoa slept with Selphie that night, and eventually enrolled in Garden to become a student. She did not have to take a field exam, she already had more proof than she'd need of her prowess in battle, but she needed to take written exams. She was eventually a high-ranking SeeD, and she and Selphie had a long-lasting relationship that ended only in death. The other couples, Squall and Nida, Quistis and Xu, and Seifer and Zell all lasted just as long, and were just as happy. Sometimes things do end happily, even if it takes a while for the ending to get there.