Well this is my first fic, I hope you enjoy it, this takes place after the end of the game.
Please review, more reviews I have the faster I will write.
Unchallenged Love
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Squall paced the confines of his room, lost deep in his thoughts. He walked back and forth through his see-D office, occasionally looking over at the large stack of papers on his desk, but usually thinking about the bottle in the middle drawer on the right hand side of his desk. "No." squall said aloud to no one. I've drowned myself in the drink far to many times. But no matter how drunk he was he couldn't forget his feelings. Even when he was on the verge of passing out he could not forget his love, and the sense of betrayal.
How could she do that too me, I loved her with my whole soul, something I thought I was incapable of doing before I met her, but she left me, she left me. Squall stopped his pacing, and slumped down in his seat. He unconsciously reached out his hand and began to open up the drawer with the bottle of liquor. NO! I can't let her do that to me, I can't let that insensitive uncaring bitch make me do this to my self. Squall picked up the half empty bottle and stared at it, as if it could be the solution to all his problems, his feelings, his sadness, his emptiness, but above all his betrayal. "No!" Squall threw the bottle as hard as he could against the door and watched on as the glass erupted in millions of tiny shards and unceremoniously landed on the floor.
Squall buried his head in his hands, then got up so suddenly his chair knocked over. Squall, not even realizing what he'd done, locked his hands behind his back in an iron grip and walked out onto the balcony.
It was night out; any other man would have stared in awe as the neon garden lights glowed with a silent aura, filling the vicinity with a beautiful bluish, golden hue; but Squall was no other man, and he was defiantly not one to be caught up in the artistic beauty that was around him. Squall sighed and looked up at the sky, mentally tracing the constellations in the sky, not because of interest, but because it was an enjoyable memory, a memory he would have for the rest of his life, weather he wanted it or not.
Squall could still remember that night, it was the first night he kissed Rinoa, during the big see-D party that was held because of the defeat of Ultimicia. They stood on the platform in front of the other see-D's and other guests of Balamb. They were the heroes of the world, and they reveled in it, all except two, who could not keep there eyes from each other, and as soon as they received the meddles, they quietly snuck out onto a balcony, and looked up at the sky. They stood there in each other's arms, watching the sky, with Squall pointing out the constellations in the sky. "That one is the great Guardian force Scarub," Squall said smiling, Rinoa giggled, and looked down the length of his arm to see what he was telling her "You know Squall, I never was any good at finding those things, but they are beautiful, something that always was, and always will be." Squall glanced at her, and no matter how he tried; he couldn't stop staring at her. She is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life. Squall, new he loved her, since the day he met her, he knew there was something special about her, a child like innocence, and yet a strong will that could bend the hardest, strictest, member of the see-D force, to break his calm, stone faced demeanor, and convince him of his true feelings, friends, partnerships, but above all, love.
Squall, turned her in his arms so she was looking up into his eyes, eyes no other person could read, emotionless eyes to all the world, except for Rinoa, who, when she looked into his deep silverfish brown eyes, could see into the depths of his soul.
"Rinoa?" Squall breathed the name, putting his very essence into the name, of the person he loved. Rinoa brought her hand up to Squall's face, and gently caressed the crescent scar on his right side. "Yes, squall?" Rinoa breathed. Squall pulled her hand down to his chest, and intertwined it with his own, he leaned over slightly and looked deeper into her eyes, "I love you." Squall breathed, hardly above a whisper, hoping she would not reject his feelings.
Squall stood on the balcony, remembering the past, with a sad, but happy smile on his face. And then the one special event that happens in all peoples lives, the finding of the one memory that will stay in your mind above and beyond all others. Happened to squall.
Rinoa smiled her charming smile, the smile that Squall would do anything to see, that made him melt into her, Rinoa stood up on her toes, bringing her faces inches away from his, Squall can still remember her warm breath hit her face, "I love you to Squall, I always have." Squall closed the gap between their mouths and kissed her for the first time, they kissed with such passion it left them both breathless, "Commander?" Squall took her in his arms and… "Commander!?"
Squall jolted out of his memories, his sweet memories, the only thing he had left of her. "Yes, Loren? What do you want?" Squall turned to his secretary, who was in her early teens, and had just made see-D ranking, she had long blonde hair, and a tight fitting uniform, but Squall never noticed, he never notices any women since Rinoa. She had a great tactical, and skillful mind, but her fighting skills, to put it bluntly, sucked. So to have the best of her, Garden decided to make her Garden's commander's personal secretary, who just happened to be Squall.
"Um, well, you have a person waiting on the phone, line 3." She said with a little trepidation, a little worried at how sad he sounded.
"I'm not in the mood to talk to anyone Loren." Squall started to turn around to walk back out to the balcony.
"Wait!" Loren sounded so sincere, that squall turned around to look at her.
"The lady on the phone, well she sounds like she's in real trouble, she sounded like she was crying." Squall went over to the desk and sat down in his chair.
"I better not be wasting my time Loren." Squall picked up the phone, and hit the blinking light on the side. "Hello?" Squall was expecting some idiotic women on the line, complaining about some kids vandalizing their house, or worse, some love struck girl who had their heart broken by Squall because he didn't pay attention to their advances at a banquet. But what Squall received was the most terrifying shock; he ever received in his life.
"Squall!" There was a terrified crying woman on the other line, and he almost thought he recognized the voice.
"Miss, please calm down, and tell me what's wrong." Squall had a very uneasy feeling about this, like he really didn't want to know what this woman was about to tell him.
"No, Squall, you don't understand, it's me…Rinoa! Listen squall, I haven't got much time, I've been away too long he's coming!"
Squall stood up once again knocking over his chair. "Rinoa! What's going on? What's wrong? Where are you!?"
"I don't know where I am squall, all I know is Siefer's coming for me, I can't be caught on this line…squall, love, save me!"
"RINOA! Where are you?!" Squall yelled loud enough to scare Loren half to death.
"Squall, he's here!"
Squall heard a struggle on the other end of the phone, and all he could do was stand there holding his breath.
"Hello squall, how's it going pencil neck."
That voice! It's Siefer, what the hells going on, damn it, I thought she loved him, she did leave with him. But if he hurt her, he'll regret it. "Siefer, what have you done to Rinoa!?" There was a brief struggle on the other end of the phone, before Siefer's cocky voice returned.
"Oh, she's right here, don't worry, I'm taking great care of her, come here sweet heart and give your luvy duvy a kiss." Squall heard a loud slap on the other side of the phone. "Why you miserable little bitch" Squall heard a shriek, and nothing more on the other end of the phone. "Rinoa? RINOA!" Squall slammed the phone on the edge of the desk, breaking it in half. "NO!" Rinoa! What the hell's going on!? Squall couldn't move, he was so over come with emotions, he could barely think, he just repeated the conversation over, and over in his mind.
In his thoughts he forgot to dismiss Loren, who was extremely uncomfortable after the yelling, and breaking of a very expensive See-D phone.
"Um, sir?" she questioned.
"Hmm, what?" Squall looked up in surprise at Loren, "Oh, Loren, what are you still doing here? Well never mind, get out, your dismissed."
Loren turned and started to exit, but before she closed the door, she glanced back and Squall, who hadn't moved an inch, and again stood there with no expression on his face at all, he looked like the walking dead. I hope he's all right. Loren thought, briefly thinking about going back in, but dismissing it immediately, "He always was a loner, and I'm sure he doesn't want me coming in on his private feelings." With that Loren quietly shut the door, and went back to her desk.
Squall, slowly picked up his chair, sat it up, and then quickly sat down, feeling as if his legs couldn't hold him anymore.
What is going on? It's been 8 days since she left me, she left a note on my pillow, remembering the note brought back painful feelings; he had loved her with all his soul, and thought she returned those feelings, but when he found that note, telling him she hated him, and would rather be with a drunken flea bag on the street than him; it was the worst day of his life, he couldn't sleep for 5 days, and then only because he passed out in a drunken stupor.
But, the way she said my name…"Squall, love, save me!" she had called me love, what could this all mean, could she still have feelings for me? Could this all be some sort of cruel game those two are playing on me? NO! I heard the fear in her voice when he came for her, I heard the slap of his hand against her face, and I heard the way she yelled, no, she's in trouble, she's in serious trouble, and I will find her, I swear it, Squall stood up, I will find her. Squall did not know what was going on, he only knew one thing, it didn't matter if Rinoa loved him anymore, it didn't matter if she turned her back on the one who saved her life; for a simple feeling called love, that he still had for her, there were only two things that mattered to squall now, finding out where Rinoa was, and rescuing her from whatever Siefer's has planned for her, no matter the cost.