MY ONE AND BELOVED
Chapter 1 Class and Classes
It was Sunday morning. and like on every Sunday morning before it, Rinoa Heartilly awoke with a painful back, in a makeshift bed her parents had bought at a consignment shop. Besides the bad back Rinoa had other problems on her mind. Her boyfriend, Squall (whom she accounted as the most important person in her life) was being tempted (well, she figured as much anyway) by Rinoa's best friend Selphie. Selphie, who was more outgoing than Rinoa, and had known Squall at least three years longer, seemed to be trying every trick in the book to get Squall to find interest in her again.
Rinoa thought to herself as she slid off the bed with a sigh, "Why can't Zell just get off that damn futurama thingie he's always on and go out with Selphie." "Since Selphie is trying to entice Squall into bed, maybe I'll flirt around with Zell and see if that doesn't get some attention from the two of them."
" Dumb lazy ass Zell," Rinoa thought, " I just absolutely do not see what she sees in him. He's not smart and he is definitely no Brad Pitt, but he does have a great sense of humor and a caring personality, always telling me to be careful."
Rinoa then lay back down with her migraining headache. "So many thoughts flying around in one space. It's a wonder I haven't killed myself by now," she thought. All of her problems just wouldn't sort out, no matter how long she concentrated on them. Symptomatic of her ongoing depression shed been having since her grandmother passed away and that sexual fling with Quistis.
Just then, there was a knock at the door.
"Rinoa," her mother yelled, "your going to be late for school if you don't stop daydreaming about that Romeo wannabe of yours and get out here to do your chores."
Rinoa got up again and went into the kitchen. Their house was small, they had a slight case of roaches and Rinoa was usually killing herself doing all the housework that her mom, dad, and siblings gave her complete responsibility for. She understood her mom had been depressed since her grandma crossed over, but so had Rinoa. She had setbacks, but she still was alive. She didn't lie in bed moaning and groaning all the time while her days sifted out like sand. Although Squall had promised her one day he'd marry her and take her away from all of this, his pushy perfectionist mom, her lazy get- up-and-do-it-for-us parents, all of it. Since Selphie was trying to push herself back into the picture, those promises were becoming continually vague.
"Damnit, I don't see why someone cant help me with this mess, I have to get to the Garden to meet Selphie in like five minutes," said Rinoa.
"Rinoa, don't forget to wash dishes after you finish making breakfast," said Rinoa's mom.
When Rinoa's mom belted that command out it finally pushed Rinoa off the emotional hanger shed been threading on.
"Dammit mother how about you get off your lazy ass and do them. I have to go to the Garden and meet Selphie, " yelled Rinoa at the top of her lungs.
She ran out the back door and slammed it so hard it vibrated. She hated cussing her mom but she was only 18 and she couldn't take all this responsibility anymore. Tears were streaming when she finally reached Selphie.
"Hey, Rini over here!" shouted Selphie.
" Oh, hey Selph," Rinoa said halfheartedly.
"What took so long!" asked Selphie?
"My mom had me doing her dirty work again," said Rinoa.
"Yeah I thought you'd been crying again," Selphie said in her usual know it all manner.
"Can't she see she's causing this too?" thought Rinoa.
"Ready for school?" asked selphie.
"Ready as Ill ever be." Replied Rinoa.
"You know," said Selphie as she stared at her grief stricken companion," if its really all that bad u can stay with me tonight."
"Selphie, how many times do we have to go through this? You know as well as I do the way your parent feel about me and my good for nothing family. They'd never let me stay over and you know it."
"Oh right." Selphie said slightly embarrassed.
"Maybe Raine will let me spend the night at Squall's tonight," Rinoa said, a slightly happier tone in her voice.
"Speaking of whom, he called me yesterday," said Selphie as if God had just sent her some un be known gift.
As Selphie went on and on about Squall calling her, Rinoa thought to herself, "Dammit, Selphie, cant you see Squall and I are together now? How much I love him? You sure as hell never mentioned his continuous phone calls back when you were continuously giving him the cold shoulder."
Suddenly as if she had had a revelation Selphie said, " I'm sorry Rini. I keep forgetting how u feel about him."
"Whatever," said Rinoa,"lets just high tail it to class before we get a tardy and end up in detention."
"What is your homeroom?" asked Selphie.
"Im a SeeD. The instructor is no.14 Professor Quistis," said Rinoa.
"That's cool," said Selphie.
" Selph, that is definitely not cool. Ever since we had that drunken sex fling she's been traipsing around me like a cat about to pounce on a mouse that's the only reason she took the teaching job in the first place." Said Rinoa.
"Oh, Rini, I know that, but that's not why its cool. I mean were in the same homeroom silly." Said Selphie.
"Good, then you can fight her off me." Said Rinoa only half joking.
"Ill kick her ass from here back to her parallel universe," said Selphie.
They walked to homeroom in silence.
"Selphie and Rinoa how kind of you to grace us with your presence," said Quistis.
"Sorry were late," said Rinoa. "It won't happen again," said Selphie
"It better not." said Quistis. "In any case, Rinoa you will sit by Squall and Selphie by Zell, I know how u two jabber mouths are," said Quistis glaring.
As Rinoa's smile widened, she took her seat next to squall. She then realized, "Maybe this year wont be so bad after all."
Chapter 1 Class and Classes
It was Sunday morning. and like on every Sunday morning before it, Rinoa Heartilly awoke with a painful back, in a makeshift bed her parents had bought at a consignment shop. Besides the bad back Rinoa had other problems on her mind. Her boyfriend, Squall (whom she accounted as the most important person in her life) was being tempted (well, she figured as much anyway) by Rinoa's best friend Selphie. Selphie, who was more outgoing than Rinoa, and had known Squall at least three years longer, seemed to be trying every trick in the book to get Squall to find interest in her again.
Rinoa thought to herself as she slid off the bed with a sigh, "Why can't Zell just get off that damn futurama thingie he's always on and go out with Selphie." "Since Selphie is trying to entice Squall into bed, maybe I'll flirt around with Zell and see if that doesn't get some attention from the two of them."
" Dumb lazy ass Zell," Rinoa thought, " I just absolutely do not see what she sees in him. He's not smart and he is definitely no Brad Pitt, but he does have a great sense of humor and a caring personality, always telling me to be careful."
Rinoa then lay back down with her migraining headache. "So many thoughts flying around in one space. It's a wonder I haven't killed myself by now," she thought. All of her problems just wouldn't sort out, no matter how long she concentrated on them. Symptomatic of her ongoing depression shed been having since her grandmother passed away and that sexual fling with Quistis.
Just then, there was a knock at the door.
"Rinoa," her mother yelled, "your going to be late for school if you don't stop daydreaming about that Romeo wannabe of yours and get out here to do your chores."
Rinoa got up again and went into the kitchen. Their house was small, they had a slight case of roaches and Rinoa was usually killing herself doing all the housework that her mom, dad, and siblings gave her complete responsibility for. She understood her mom had been depressed since her grandma crossed over, but so had Rinoa. She had setbacks, but she still was alive. She didn't lie in bed moaning and groaning all the time while her days sifted out like sand. Although Squall had promised her one day he'd marry her and take her away from all of this, his pushy perfectionist mom, her lazy get- up-and-do-it-for-us parents, all of it. Since Selphie was trying to push herself back into the picture, those promises were becoming continually vague.
"Damnit, I don't see why someone cant help me with this mess, I have to get to the Garden to meet Selphie in like five minutes," said Rinoa.
"Rinoa, don't forget to wash dishes after you finish making breakfast," said Rinoa's mom.
When Rinoa's mom belted that command out it finally pushed Rinoa off the emotional hanger shed been threading on.
"Dammit mother how about you get off your lazy ass and do them. I have to go to the Garden and meet Selphie, " yelled Rinoa at the top of her lungs.
She ran out the back door and slammed it so hard it vibrated. She hated cussing her mom but she was only 18 and she couldn't take all this responsibility anymore. Tears were streaming when she finally reached Selphie.
"Hey, Rini over here!" shouted Selphie.
" Oh, hey Selph," Rinoa said halfheartedly.
"What took so long!" asked Selphie?
"My mom had me doing her dirty work again," said Rinoa.
"Yeah I thought you'd been crying again," Selphie said in her usual know it all manner.
"Can't she see she's causing this too?" thought Rinoa.
"Ready for school?" asked selphie.
"Ready as Ill ever be." Replied Rinoa.
"You know," said Selphie as she stared at her grief stricken companion," if its really all that bad u can stay with me tonight."
"Selphie, how many times do we have to go through this? You know as well as I do the way your parent feel about me and my good for nothing family. They'd never let me stay over and you know it."
"Oh right." Selphie said slightly embarrassed.
"Maybe Raine will let me spend the night at Squall's tonight," Rinoa said, a slightly happier tone in her voice.
"Speaking of whom, he called me yesterday," said Selphie as if God had just sent her some un be known gift.
As Selphie went on and on about Squall calling her, Rinoa thought to herself, "Dammit, Selphie, cant you see Squall and I are together now? How much I love him? You sure as hell never mentioned his continuous phone calls back when you were continuously giving him the cold shoulder."
Suddenly as if she had had a revelation Selphie said, " I'm sorry Rini. I keep forgetting how u feel about him."
"Whatever," said Rinoa,"lets just high tail it to class before we get a tardy and end up in detention."
"What is your homeroom?" asked Selphie.
"Im a SeeD. The instructor is no.14 Professor Quistis," said Rinoa.
"That's cool," said Selphie.
" Selph, that is definitely not cool. Ever since we had that drunken sex fling she's been traipsing around me like a cat about to pounce on a mouse that's the only reason she took the teaching job in the first place." Said Rinoa.
"Oh, Rini, I know that, but that's not why its cool. I mean were in the same homeroom silly." Said Selphie.
"Good, then you can fight her off me." Said Rinoa only half joking.
"Ill kick her ass from here back to her parallel universe," said Selphie.
They walked to homeroom in silence.
"Selphie and Rinoa how kind of you to grace us with your presence," said Quistis.
"Sorry were late," said Rinoa. "It won't happen again," said Selphie
"It better not." said Quistis. "In any case, Rinoa you will sit by Squall and Selphie by Zell, I know how u two jabber mouths are," said Quistis glaring.
As Rinoa's smile widened, she took her seat next to squall. She then realized, "Maybe this year wont be so bad after all."