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Chapter 1 - Sensitive little Squall

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"Wait up Squall!!" Rinoa howled catching up to me.

"There's no time! I have to go!" I yelled at her and kept running out of the Garden.

"STOP WALKING OR ELSE I'LL SEND SELPHIE ON YOU!!!" Rinoa screamed and I suddenly stopped screeching my boots on the floor.

Rinoa walked up to me from behind and put her arms around. She whistled air on the side of my neck giving me the shivers. "You didn't even say bye you moron" She said going face to face. "You just left me all alone after that phone call. What's up? Where are you going?"

"My dad called... it's urgent, says it'll effect my life forever" I told Rinoa brushing her bangs away from her eyes.

"Oh... alright... want me to come with you?"

"Nah... I'll be fine... and plus if he tells me bad news his security guards can stop me from attacking him" I said and smiled.

"Right" Rinoa responded in sarcasm.

"Bye" I replied to that and kissed her on the cheek sweetly as I caressed her back. Just when Rinoa wanted to put her hands around me I ran off and left the Garden in the Ragnarok.

"Short goodbyes... ugh..." Rinoa complained and blushed from the kiss as she twisted about to go to her dorm.

(So where I am...) BOOM!! The door of Sir Laguna's office breaks down.

"Ahh!!" Yells a woman. She was frightened by the door falling down. I found the most unpleasant sight. My father was... making out with a woman.

"Eww" I cried just about to puke on my father's thousand dollar rug. "Ugh... no wonder they didn't let me in" I turned around in revulsion.

"Oh, ah... hey Squall, please sit down" Laguna asks politely and pulls the door up against the wall.

"Sorry about the door. I though it was a little too urgent" I said staring at the floor.

"No problem. I'll have it fixed in no time"

"......"

"Son... like I said on the phone I have urgent news to tell you. I hope you'll take this... pleasantly... umm….."

"Out with it dad"

"I'm engaged" Laguna pronounced. I pop off the seat and stares at my father with bulging eyes, mouth open and basically a confused look. "Please sit"

Still with the same look on my face. Not a word coming out. I s l o w l y sit down.

"My special friend here you saw me... with is who I'm... well I think that explains that" Laguna says with short laughs and scratching his head.

"Whe... when... When did you meet it? I MEAN her?" I say trying to take this as calmly as possible but still stumbling on the words.

"You see I met Sherry a couple of months ago while I was in Winhill for a weekend. We got to talking and..."

"AND DECIDED TO GET MARRIED?!!" I roared getting up from the seat.

"Sit!" Laguna yelled and I actually sat like a trained dog. "No... We went out on plenty of dates and I don't think I've ever met anyone who made me feel this way since your mother"

I look to the side and hold my head. I couldn't believe it. Little Miss Sherry was standing behind Laguna biting her thumbnail with a smile.

"She makes me happier than I've been my whole life"

"Your whole life has been crap" I mumble just low enough for only for me to hear.

"Squall... I love this person very much and I'm notifying you first to know that I am going to get married. I do wish you'll be happy with it"

"Me too" squeals Sherry.

She walks around and toward me. I just ignore her, looking out the window.

"Wow... what an arrogant little child he is." She said trying to look at me face. "My name is Sherry Wells"

"...."

"I see where he gets his silence from" Sherry points out and Laguna laughs a bit. "Hey... can you pay attention for one minute, please?" Sherry asks in her sweetest voice.

I turn my head to her "Speak"

"You don't know me but I know you. Your father hasn't stopped talking about you. He's so proud. I feel proud too"

"Thank you"

"I want your blessing you know. I hope you can grant me it to marry your father. I'll treat him like the man I never had... you don't have to reply soon"

"I won't" I say giving her a smart ass smile.

"Good... I like a man that doesn't make up his mind right away. I'll be seeing you more until you're done with a positive decision, alright?"

"...."

"Squall? Please don't make this hard for anyone" Laguna asks.

"Sure... well see ya" I utter and walk out of the office.

"I think that went well..." Laguna responds.

"Me too" Sherry adds.

I left to the Ragnarok. "Who does he think he is?!" I hollered out loud in anger. "Does he think he can just get married with this thing? Ugh..." I go ahead and open the door to the cockpit. Got into the seat putting the Ragnarok in auto-pilot. I laid back comfortably in the chair and my hands behind my head. "...Ugh... stupid.... I haven't even met her before and he's..." I close my eyes and drifts off into my own world. Where there are so many questions but never answers. "I know my dad has a right for this kind of shit but still... I'm his kid. Shouldn't he give a shit about me? Is he trying to give me more problems? ...Rinoa said everyone cares... so then why is my father trying to hurt me... by bringing a girl to replace............ mom"