There was a soldier whose name was Laguna, and he was in love with a beautiful pianist, Julia, and he came to her bar to watch her everyday, but he was too much of a coward to walk up and say hello. Eventually, they did meet and had a long talk, and they hit it off. Julia told Laguna about how she wanted to be a songwriter someday. One of the things she told Laguna was, "I felt your eyes on me".

Laguna was called away on a mission with two of his friends. He got separated from them, and he was gravely injured. A woman, Raine, and her adopted daughter, Ellone, nursed him back to health. From Raine, Laguna learned that Julia had become a famous singer with her hit song "Eyes On Me", and there were rumors of a tragic love affair with a soldier, before Julia married a certain General Caraway. Laguna was happy for Julia, and he stayed with Raine. Eventually, he married her, but then Ellone was kidnapped, and he went to rescue her. He was away for a long time (he became a president of a foreign land after defeating a witch), and Raine gave birth to their son alone, and then shortly after, she died.

16 years later, Squall LeonHeart, a SeeD soldier, met Rinoa Heartilly at a SeeD graduation party. Squall was an anti-social who grew up alone in an Orphanage, and he was rude and hostile to everyone, thus he had no friends. He would say "Whatever" to anything anyone says to him, and he always has a sour, bored look on his face. He also had a long angled scar on his face after a fight with Seifer. While Squall was distant and surly, Rinoa was vivacious and cheerful. Squall and Rinoa worked together on a mission and got to know each other. When Rinoa was put under a spell by a witch and fell into a coma, it fell upon Squall to rescue her, and it was here that Squall and Rinoa both realize their real feelings for each other.

After a long terrible fight, they finally defeat the witch and the land is safe once again. And in the final scene, Rinoa and Squall stand together on a balcony watching a falling star, and Squall looks at Rinoa with a tender, loving look in his eyes.

NOTE: In case you didn't get it... Laguna met Julia, but because he had to go away, they didn't end up together. Laguna met Raine and married her, and they had a son, Squall, but because Raine died and Laguna was away, Squall was taken to the Orphanage where he grew up. Meanwhile, Julia married General Caraway and they had a daughter, Rinoa, but Julia died when Rinoa was a little girl.

Sadly, none of them (Laguna/Raine/Julia) ended up together for long, but thanks to those two up there (Rinoa/Squall), their love will go on, and their dreams will come true.

Interesting fact: Julia told Laguna, "I felt your eyes on me." Julia's hit song was entitled, "Eyes on Me". And once, Squall also told Rinoa, (paraphrasing) "I felt your eyes on me, and I felt peace."

QUOTES:
"You were looking at me... You smiled when our eyes met. It made me feel calm, tranquil... Rinoa, give me another chance."
"Even if you end up as the world's enemy, I'll... I'll be your knight."
"Rinoa? I want to hear your voice. WHich way... do I go? I can't make it back... alone. Am I... all alone again? Where... am I?"

DISCLAIMER: I've never played Final Fantasy or any other Playstation games. I read about the story of Rinoa and Squall from Internet fansites, and yes, I know they're biased, and no, I have no intention of playing the game. And if you're going to tell me how Squall is an ass, or Rinoa is a bitch, don't bother, 'cause I've already heard them all, and since I've never played the game, I can't relate, so spare yourself the trouble of sending me a flame. To make it clear, I only like it because of the love story and the awesome graphics in the FF8 videos. And all the pictures below are taken from other FF fansites. Thank you.