The Bodyguard
A/N: Alright, this fic is a Squinoa, eventually. What if Rinoa had become a singer like her mother, and became famous, when suddenly she is attacked at a concert by a mysterious stranger? Squall and Zell are assigned to protect her, but will they find the enemy in time, before he strikes again? Kind of like that film Bodyguard, but with a few twists. (I haven't even seen that movie!) I do not own any of the characters etc. R&R!
Prologue-Everytime
He knew what he was doing. His hand lightly brushed against the inside of his jacket, as he felt the bulge of the pistol in his pocket. His anticipation rose as he sensed the metal of it, and the sweet release it would bring. He looked around at the crowd, many young, unaware teenagers eager to see their famous singer who they idolised. Her, he thought to himself. He had watched her on TV and seen her before, and he even know which song she would choose to sing first tonight, like all the others. The one she had written when...well, no matter. The swarm of people had settled themselves around him like a flock of pigeons, clucking and cooing with excitement. In his mind he could see the next few minutes go as planned; he would make his way towards the stage, hidden from the guards by the eager audience, and in one quick motion, it would all be over and he could slip away, undetected. Effortless, the told himself, revenge. His stomach churned with delight as his mind played the word over and over. Yes, revenge, my darling...now it's my turn to taste it.
"Oh my God, Rinoa. You look bloody fantastic!" Selphie exclaimed, jumping up and down elatedly. Suddenly she paused. "Hey, can I borrow that after you?"
The girl named Rinoa smiled. "Of course you can. Phew, I'm so nervous..." she ran a delicate hand through her chocolate coloured hair as she got up and started to pace anxiously around the room. Her pale skin shone in the light, making her look even more worried than she was. Her short black dress showed off her perfect figure, and her brown eyes matched the choker around her neck.
"Don't be!" Selphie replied soothingly, taking Rinoas hand and patting it to calm her. "You're gonna be great, Rin! Now, you've only got two minutes...hey, don't panic! Just have fun! GO GET 'EM!" Selphie yelled, her short light brown hair bouncing wildly as she burst open the dressing room door and hauled Rinoa out.
"Selphie! What if-"Rinoa urged, reluctantly taking the mircophone she was being handed, and following her friend along a corridor. Various people dressed in black smiled encouragingly at her as she passed, and Rinoa caught a glimpse of her band members on stage. At once, there was a large uproar from the audience she had yet to face.
"Don't say that. Just give it your all, girl! GO!" Without another word, Selphie grabbed Rinoa and pushed her through the door onto an intensely lit stage. The crowd, no, her fans, Rinoa corrected herself, went wild; screaming so loud that she fought an urge to put her hads on her ears.
With a grin at her band members, she leapt into the middle of the stage and waved at the crowd as the feeling of estacy poured through her like water. The adreniline pumping around her body filled her with energy and excitement, she felt like she was floating on air. She turned on the mircophone ands hapily yelled "Hey, guys!"
The audience was huge; they filled up to the back of Esthar stadium. Rinoa felt giddy as she couldn't even see the back row of the crowd, she was truly famous after all! The band began to play as she cleared her throat.
You notice me
And take my hand
Why are we, strangers when
Our love is strong
Why carry on without me?
Rinoa looked up and she noticed the crowd had stopped cheering, and were now singing along blissfully. They knew the word better than she did, she thought to herself. She smiled as she carried on.
And Everytime I try, to fly
I fall without my wings
I feel so small
I guess I need you, baby..
Suddenly the crowd began to scream again; and Rinoa stopped, puzzled. She heard yells of fear as she felt an outstanding pain in her chest, like something piercing her skin. She looked down in horror to see a hot trickle of warm blood pouring from her like a fountain. She tried to scream for help, but she rapidly lost her feeling in her own body and was losing her breath. She fell to the floor with a thud as the crowd yelled out for help for her. Rinoas world went black as the stranger safely ducked under the approaching crowd and out to his freedom…
A/N: Well, what did you think? Just the first chapter, have many more to come! That is if I get enough comments….