Oh Hyne, not Squall. Please don't take him. Rinoa sprinted down the street. The ravenous wind blew at her frozen body as hard as it could. But Rinoa couldn't afford to stop. Not if Squall was in trouble. The frozen rain stabbed at her body, making each movement more tormenting. But if she was right, the torment would only begin.

Flashback:

Rinoa laid in their king size bed. She bundled herself in the think blankets. Her hazel eyes were closed as she tried to sleep. She turned to her other side and opened her eyes. She noticed there was no one next to her. Rinoa sat up and looked around the room. No one else occupied the room except her.

Rinoa slipped out from under the warmth of the blankets and grabbed her blue silk robe. She placed her feet into her warm slippers and opened the door. She walked down the hall and into the living room. In the corner, she found who she was looking for. Hunched over the desk was a sleeping Squall. Once again, he fell asleep doing his work. Rinoa smiled and quietly walked behind him and tapped his shoulder.

Squall stirred for a moment and opened his eyes. He looked up at Rinoa and sat up. He rubbed his head, "How long have been here?"

Rinoa looked at the clock; 2:35. "Probably four hours. Give or take an hour. What are you doing down here?"

"Ah, just a few extra things for Irvine." Squall answered.

"I thought you and Irvine agreed not to do anymore things for each other. Anyway, come to bed. You're going to get a cold if you stay in here." Rinoa said.

"I'm going to get a cold anyways with you sick." Squall replied.

"I wouldn't be sick, if you hadn't forgotten our plans." Rinoa stated.

Squall smiled slightly. He grabbed several scattered papers and piled them up. He set them back on the desk and stood up, "You should get back to bed before you get worse."

"I'll go when you come." Rinoa said.

"I'll be up in a moment. I just need to organize these and then I'll be up." Squall replied.

Rinoa stood where she was. Squall looked up at her and sighed, "Alright. I'll go now."

Rinoa smiled and hugged him. Squall followed Rinoa out of the living room and into their bedroom. He pulled off his shirt and climbed into the bed. Rinoa took off her robe, revealing her short white nightgown to Squall.

"You could've shown me that and I would've been in here earlier." Squall said with a smile.

Rinoa smiled and lay down next to him, "But where's the fun in that?"

Squall gave a small laugh and kissed Rinoa.

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Rinoa woke to a gentle shake, "Rinoa, there's an emergency. I've got to go."

"I'll come with you." Rinoa said half asleep.

"No, Irvine, Zell, and I can handle it. You just go back to sleep." Squall said.

"Be careful." Rinoa said. She laid her head back down on her pillow. She felt a light kiss from Squall and slowly drifted back to sleep.

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Rinoa bolted upright out of her bed. She sat drenched in sweat. Her breathing was fast and hard. She looked beside her, Squall still had not returned. She looked at the clock by her bed; 3: 30. Squall couldn't have been gone more than half an hour. Rinoa quickly changed into her black shorts and top. She put her blue tank top jacket on and raced out of the house.

The rain had not let up. In fact, it had gotten worse. Rinoa looked around. The car was gone, and she had no idea where Squall could be.

Hyne, where could he be? Rinoa realized something terrible. Irvine had left the city on vacation two weeks ago. Her heart raced even faster. Zell had left three days ago as well. Rinoa burst into a sprint down the street. She didn't know where she was going, but she would search the entire city if she had to. Squall was in trouble and she needed to find him.

End Flashback