Written By: Lionheart Griever Prolouge: GRIEVER
I do not own any Square Enix games, Final Fantasy VIII is property of Square Enix
This story will always be at Rinoa's POV
I'm always afraid.... At night, it's always the same dream repeating itself. I'm looking for Squall, he was supposed to meet me. Even after the promise, what scared me the most was... I went to Edea's orphanage, the place that played a role in everyone's past. I don't see that beautiful field of flowers with the love of my life standing there. I see a dark world, with a dark castle floating overtop what looks like a heap of garbage.
"Squall, you will always stay with me, won't you?" I ask him. He always nods his head and holds me tightly. He doesn't understand why I'm always afraid. The second promise he had made, to remember the Griever ring whenever she I scared. I wake up in the middle of the night, sobbing slightly, and grasping the ring tightly in me hand...
I still hadn't understood what this ring was, for Squall said that he couldn't remember where he had obtained this ring from, yet, it seemed to have played a very important role in his past.
I ask myself the questions that I always ask Squall. 'Why am I afraid?' I ask myself. Yet I already know the answer. I regret the day where I helped release the spirit of Ultimecia from the pure heart of Matron, for from that day, my life had changed, and fear entered me.
"Squall.... Never leave me alone... never...."
I wake up to the sounds of many people talking around the rooms inside the Dormitory. Sleeping next to me was Squall, that innocent smile on his face... I never want to lose it. I shake him lightly... yet he doesn't wake up. I shake him again, and his hand moves slightly, along with his facial expression. One more time and his eye starts to open up, with purple bags under it.
"Hey Rin..." he says lightly as he clutches me, bringing me into a hug. I hugged him back, and smiled as he embraced me. Little did we know that Irvine was standing outside the door, smirking. "Hey, if ya two wanted a lil' romantic time to yourselves, the least ya could've done was close the door!" he said, in his normal, cheery mood. Squall seemed very angry, yet I didn't I felt so safe with all of my friends around me.
"Irvine..." I smirked.
We walked around Balamb Garden, the place was so big, it looked like a place you were new to every morning when you woke up. Predictably, Zell was first in line for hotdogs, as he put four in his tray, and ran quickly to the table to stuff them into his face. He had been ecstatic after the defeat of Ultimecia, always saying "She never stood a chance, now let's get back to life!"
I went to greet Zell, who was at the table with Quistis and Zell. Quistis, who had now put her hair down, revealing a more beautiful side of her. Selphie hadn't changed from what I had thought. She was still that girl that acted like a happy little girl.
The greatest change had happened in me myself, the newest member of SeeD. Just because our large quest was over, didn't mean that Balamb Garden ran out of missions. Coincidentally, all six of us, Irvine, Squall, Selphie, Quistis, Zell, and me were all in the same division for the mission.
"Okay, let me brief you on the mission" said Xu. Seifer, who had finally made it into SeeD was in the other division, having to do something that was similar to what we had to do. "We have discovered an excavation site which has been told to hold many Gf's, which are dangerous to humanity. We are to destroy the area, and not leave a trace of any behind. The GF's shall be placed in many different kind of rocks, with designs done by those from many centuries ago" Xu had finished her briefing, as she left.
"A threat to humanity?" asked Squall. Zell shrugged, usually having no idea about what to do. "Let's just do our jobs. I guess there ain't anything to do besides get rid of those Gf's" said Selphie. "This might be more important than that Selphie" said Quistis. The small conversation had to end quickly as they had arrived at their destination.
Squall was the first to step outside. "This place is in ruins now..." muttered Squall. The rest couldn't have done anything but agree. AS everyone was assigned to their own area, I went to mine. I decided to examine most of the rocks, rather than take them out. "What's this?" I asked. Quistis walked over to me. "Everything okay?" Quistis asked. I pointed to one spot, which seemed to have something removed. Quistis shrugged. "A chunk of dirt probably fell out, it can't be anything important"
As Quistis left, I examined it more carefully. The Griever ring on my neck seemed to be glowing a bit. At first, I thought it was just the reflection of the sunlight. I took it out, as a voice suddenly appeared in my head. "Do you want so summon me, master?!" I heard in my head. "W...What??" I asked. MY head was hurting, as I grabbed it. Everything was swirling, as something came up in front of me. A majestic animal, with two large wings at it's side.
"What the hell?!" asked Irvine. He took out his shotgun, and immediately fired like crazy. "Hmm?!" Squall turned his head from work and noticed what was going on.
"Rinoa?!" Squall yelled. The beast stood in front of Rinoa, yet didn't attack her. IT simply lightly brushed against her as it was going in the direction of the rest of the group. I could barely see it though, as my head was still in a blurr. Everyone was attacking it. Quistis tried to use her blue magic on the beast, but nothing hurt it. Squall was surrounded by an aura of light, as he yelled out "Rendozuken!"
"W....wait... I kno...ww... who that... that thing... is...." I could barely let those words escape from my mouth.
Suddenly, darkness covered my mind, as I remembered my horrible past. The battle with Ultimecia. The beast she was using when she was nearly defeated. It was the same one that was here right now. And it was on Squall's necklace too. But how could Ultimecia get it. Many questions flooded my head, I almost forgot about what was happening now.
Griever started coming close to Squall, who was attacking it with his Lionheart. It had injured Griever, yet the beast was still standing. It attacked Squall, swiftly. Everyone else ran to help Squall, but were attacked by Griever as well.
"Rinoa, are you okay?!" asked Zell from beside me. Griever immediately turned around, as Zell was knocked back by it's awesome force.
"N...Noooo!" I tried to speak out. Griever then turned back to Squall, everyone else lying on the floor. Another hit on Squall, as he fell down. Griever struck a hard blow at Squall, who couldn't fight back. I couldn't stand watching this another.
Griever struck his final blow on Squall, who was bleeding insane amounts of blood. "S...STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The beast turned around, and disappeared into a dark shadow.
"Squall?!" I ran up to him. No one else was critically hurt, but Squall was the one I was the most worried about.
He looked at me, and smiled. "Sorry..." he said weakly. My eyes started watering. "Squall, you're still here. You're not going to die! Please no!!" I yelled at him. Yet, his smile didn't disappear. "I'm sorry..." Squall said again, "For getting you into all this.."
"Squall!" I said again. "The ring I gave you... when you're scared... hold it..." Those were my love's final words.
Ever since that day... I hated SeeD.
Please, feel free to express your opinion on what you thought of this fic. But, more chapters will be added.
I do not own any Square Enix games, Final Fantasy VIII is property of Square Enix
This story will always be at Rinoa's POV
I'm always afraid.... At night, it's always the same dream repeating itself. I'm looking for Squall, he was supposed to meet me. Even after the promise, what scared me the most was... I went to Edea's orphanage, the place that played a role in everyone's past. I don't see that beautiful field of flowers with the love of my life standing there. I see a dark world, with a dark castle floating overtop what looks like a heap of garbage.
"Squall, you will always stay with me, won't you?" I ask him. He always nods his head and holds me tightly. He doesn't understand why I'm always afraid. The second promise he had made, to remember the Griever ring whenever she I scared. I wake up in the middle of the night, sobbing slightly, and grasping the ring tightly in me hand...
I still hadn't understood what this ring was, for Squall said that he couldn't remember where he had obtained this ring from, yet, it seemed to have played a very important role in his past.
I ask myself the questions that I always ask Squall. 'Why am I afraid?' I ask myself. Yet I already know the answer. I regret the day where I helped release the spirit of Ultimecia from the pure heart of Matron, for from that day, my life had changed, and fear entered me.
"Squall.... Never leave me alone... never...."
I wake up to the sounds of many people talking around the rooms inside the Dormitory. Sleeping next to me was Squall, that innocent smile on his face... I never want to lose it. I shake him lightly... yet he doesn't wake up. I shake him again, and his hand moves slightly, along with his facial expression. One more time and his eye starts to open up, with purple bags under it.
"Hey Rin..." he says lightly as he clutches me, bringing me into a hug. I hugged him back, and smiled as he embraced me. Little did we know that Irvine was standing outside the door, smirking. "Hey, if ya two wanted a lil' romantic time to yourselves, the least ya could've done was close the door!" he said, in his normal, cheery mood. Squall seemed very angry, yet I didn't I felt so safe with all of my friends around me.
"Irvine..." I smirked.
We walked around Balamb Garden, the place was so big, it looked like a place you were new to every morning when you woke up. Predictably, Zell was first in line for hotdogs, as he put four in his tray, and ran quickly to the table to stuff them into his face. He had been ecstatic after the defeat of Ultimecia, always saying "She never stood a chance, now let's get back to life!"
I went to greet Zell, who was at the table with Quistis and Zell. Quistis, who had now put her hair down, revealing a more beautiful side of her. Selphie hadn't changed from what I had thought. She was still that girl that acted like a happy little girl.
The greatest change had happened in me myself, the newest member of SeeD. Just because our large quest was over, didn't mean that Balamb Garden ran out of missions. Coincidentally, all six of us, Irvine, Squall, Selphie, Quistis, Zell, and me were all in the same division for the mission.
"Okay, let me brief you on the mission" said Xu. Seifer, who had finally made it into SeeD was in the other division, having to do something that was similar to what we had to do. "We have discovered an excavation site which has been told to hold many Gf's, which are dangerous to humanity. We are to destroy the area, and not leave a trace of any behind. The GF's shall be placed in many different kind of rocks, with designs done by those from many centuries ago" Xu had finished her briefing, as she left.
"A threat to humanity?" asked Squall. Zell shrugged, usually having no idea about what to do. "Let's just do our jobs. I guess there ain't anything to do besides get rid of those Gf's" said Selphie. "This might be more important than that Selphie" said Quistis. The small conversation had to end quickly as they had arrived at their destination.
Squall was the first to step outside. "This place is in ruins now..." muttered Squall. The rest couldn't have done anything but agree. AS everyone was assigned to their own area, I went to mine. I decided to examine most of the rocks, rather than take them out. "What's this?" I asked. Quistis walked over to me. "Everything okay?" Quistis asked. I pointed to one spot, which seemed to have something removed. Quistis shrugged. "A chunk of dirt probably fell out, it can't be anything important"
As Quistis left, I examined it more carefully. The Griever ring on my neck seemed to be glowing a bit. At first, I thought it was just the reflection of the sunlight. I took it out, as a voice suddenly appeared in my head. "Do you want so summon me, master?!" I heard in my head. "W...What??" I asked. MY head was hurting, as I grabbed it. Everything was swirling, as something came up in front of me. A majestic animal, with two large wings at it's side.
"What the hell?!" asked Irvine. He took out his shotgun, and immediately fired like crazy. "Hmm?!" Squall turned his head from work and noticed what was going on.
"Rinoa?!" Squall yelled. The beast stood in front of Rinoa, yet didn't attack her. IT simply lightly brushed against her as it was going in the direction of the rest of the group. I could barely see it though, as my head was still in a blurr. Everyone was attacking it. Quistis tried to use her blue magic on the beast, but nothing hurt it. Squall was surrounded by an aura of light, as he yelled out "Rendozuken!"
"W....wait... I kno...ww... who that... that thing... is...." I could barely let those words escape from my mouth.
Suddenly, darkness covered my mind, as I remembered my horrible past. The battle with Ultimecia. The beast she was using when she was nearly defeated. It was the same one that was here right now. And it was on Squall's necklace too. But how could Ultimecia get it. Many questions flooded my head, I almost forgot about what was happening now.
Griever started coming close to Squall, who was attacking it with his Lionheart. It had injured Griever, yet the beast was still standing. It attacked Squall, swiftly. Everyone else ran to help Squall, but were attacked by Griever as well.
"Rinoa, are you okay?!" asked Zell from beside me. Griever immediately turned around, as Zell was knocked back by it's awesome force.
"N...Noooo!" I tried to speak out. Griever then turned back to Squall, everyone else lying on the floor. Another hit on Squall, as he fell down. Griever struck a hard blow at Squall, who couldn't fight back. I couldn't stand watching this another.
Griever struck his final blow on Squall, who was bleeding insane amounts of blood. "S...STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The beast turned around, and disappeared into a dark shadow.
"Squall?!" I ran up to him. No one else was critically hurt, but Squall was the one I was the most worried about.
He looked at me, and smiled. "Sorry..." he said weakly. My eyes started watering. "Squall, you're still here. You're not going to die! Please no!!" I yelled at him. Yet, his smile didn't disappear. "I'm sorry..." Squall said again, "For getting you into all this.."
"Squall!" I said again. "The ring I gave you... when you're scared... hold it..." Those were my love's final words.
Ever since that day... I hated SeeD.
Please, feel free to express your opinion on what you thought of this fic. But, more chapters will be added.