Eternal Rivals (Part 1)
This is my first attempt at writing a fanfic so please don't laugh at it too much. Oh and I don't own Final Fantasy.
Enjoy! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------
"Woooooooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooooooooo," Selphie screamed, landing a devastating final blow on the unlucky T-Rexaur. "That'll teach you to mess with me!"
"Wow, Selphie, that was amazing," remarked Irvine. Selphie sighed. Even though things between her and Irvine hadn't worked out, he was constantly flirting with her.
"Erm, thanks," she replied, with more than a hint of sarcasm in her voice. She decided worrying over Irvine just wasn't worth her time. "Alright, whose next?" Selphie announced, plunging head first into yet another battle. She was interrupted by the PA system crackling into life.
"This is an announcement from Headmaster Cid. Could Squall, Quistis, Zell, Selphie and Irvine please report to my office immediately."
* * *
"Just one more. I only want one more. Please," Zell begged.
"But you said you'd take me out to Balamb today," the pig-tailed girl whined. "It's the only day I'm not working in the library this week and all you can do is stuff your face with hotdogs!"
"Look, we'll go out later. We've got all day. Is it really going to kill you to wait five more minutes while I finish my breakfast?"
"You've been here for an hour already. How much longer do you need? And what kind of a breakfast is hot dogs anyway?"
"My kind of breakfast!" shouted Zell. The girl stamped her foot in disgust and began to storm out of the cafeteria. "OK, OK, OK. We'll go to Balamb," Zell said, finally giving in. He slowly got up to leave, taking one last bite of hot dog.
"This is an announcement from Headmaster Cid. Could Squall, Quistis, Zell, Selphie and Irvine please report to my office immediately."
"Saved by the bell," thought Zell as he made his way to the elevator. "Look, I'm sorry but we'll definitely go out next week," he promised to the girl before making his was to the headmaster's office.
* * *
"Paperwork, paperwork. When will it end?" thought Quistis. Although she was glad to regain her position as instructor after the Ultimecia mission, she wasn't glad to once again be inundated with lesson plans and marking. "Oh, well. I suppose it can't be helped," she thought wistfully whilst filling in yet another report card. Suddenly, the headmaster's voice could be heard over the PA.
"This is an announcement from Headmaster Cid. Could Squall, Quistis, Zell, Selphie and Irvine please report to my office immediately."
"Finally, a break," Quistis muttered to herself gladly leaving her work behind.
* * *
Squall couldn't help but stare at Rinoa. She looked so peaceful when she was sleeping. He couldn't get over how good it felt to be near her, how good it felt now just watching her sleep, her head resting on his lap. He could hardly believe that he had known her for barely two months, yet in those two months she had changed him completely. There was no way he could live without her now.
"Now that Ultimecia's been defeated," Squall thought to himself, "I hope I'll get to spend some more time with Rinoa, maybe even go on holiday."
"This in an announcement from Headmaster Cid. Could Squall, Quistis, Zell, Selphie and Irvine please report to my office immediately."
"So much for that thought." He shook Rinoa awake. "I've got to go and see the headmaster," Squall explained.
"Do you have to?" she replied.
"I'm afraid so." Squall planted a kiss on Rinoa's forehead and strode off towards the elevator.
* * *
"Now that we're all here," began Headmaster Cid, "I have a new mission for you five."
"Wooo Hooooo, we're gonna see some action again," exclaimed Selphie.
"Please try to take this more seriously, Selphie," said the headmaster. "Anyway," he continued, "since Edea killed Vinzer Deling, Deling City has been in turmoil. The Galbadian Army threw out Major Caraway because of his part in the mission to assassinate the sorceress and then took control of the whole city. In elections held after the death of President Deling, Major Caraway won by a large majority.
However, he has been unable to take up hius new position due to the presence of the military."
"That is soooooo mean," interrupted Selphie.
"Yes, well to sum it up, the city of Deling is under martial law, and your mission is to liberate it. The leader of this mission will be Squall," the headmaster finished. "Any questions?"
"Basically, you're saying that us five have to defeat the whole of the Galbadian military by ourselves," exclaimed a disbelieving Zell.
"Not exactly, no. We believe that if you kill the leader of the army, the resistance will end," replied Cid.
"Whose we?" enquired Irvine.
"Major Caraway and I," said Cid. "It is Caraway that asked us to take this mission."
"One last question,"stated Quistis. "Who is the leader of the Galbadian Army?"
"We believe the leader of the army is.Seifer Almasy." A shocked silence engulfed the entire room. Everyone turned and looked at Squall, whose face had darkened with anger. His fists were clenched and he looked eager to renew the rivalry with his old adversary.
"Get ready everyone. We leave as soon as possible,," Squall ordered.
* * *
"You're leaving me here!"
"Rinoa, don't start this," Squall pleaded. "You know this is a SeeD mission, an important one."
"And I suppose defeating Ultimecia wasn't an important SeeD mission," she retorted. "Why shouldn't I be able to go? I can fight."
"I know you can fight but this mission takes the discipline that SeeDs are taught. I'm sorry."
"I may not be a SeeD but I should still go. What if that man does something stupid. He doesn't value the lives of SeeDs, he sees you as expendable." Rinoa was becoming angry. Squall usually found it hilarious when she was angry, but not this time. She really meant it.
"You shouldn't be so harsh on your father, Rinoa."
"Don't call him that!" she screamed.
"I'm sorry." Squall backed down and strode across the dormitory towards Rinoa. He put both his arms around her and hugged her tight. "If anything were to happen to you I would never forgive myself. I want you to stay here so you're safe." Rinoa seemed to calm down. "I don't want you getting hurt. Okay?"
"Fine, I'll stay," Rinoa sighed, giving in.
"Thank you," replied Squall, pulling her even closer. He leant down and kissed her softly. Rinoa never wanted that moment to end. Every time Squall kissed her butterflies appeared in her stomach. No matter how many times it happened, it still felt almost magical to her and she knew that she truly was in love. Right then, there was no way she would disobey Squall and leave Balamb Garden.
* * *
Everybody was focusing on the mission ahead. The ride to Balamb station was uncomfortable and filled with a numbing silence, only broken when Zell began 'swatting flies.'
"Stop that, will ya," Irvine moaned. "I'm trying to relax here."
"It's good for my concentration," replied Zell indignantly. "I don't know what your problem is. It's not like it's bothering anyone else."
"Of course it is. They're just too polite to say it."
"Will you two please shut up or else you'll both be walking," threatened Quistis. The silence continued, hanging over the party like a thunder cloud. All Squall could think about was how much he'd miss being without Rinoa, even if it was only for a few days. Rinoa was nestling in Squall's arms and couldn't help thinking that something bad would happen to him. She had pleaded with him not to go but that SeeD pride of his just wouldn't let him back out of a mission. Rinoa became even more apprehensive when they arrived at the station. She just couldn't shake off the bad feeling that she had.
"Are you sure you have to go?" Rinoa asked, already knowing the answer but still hoping that Squall might change his mind.
"You know I have to. Don't worry, I'll be back before you know it." Suddenly, and without warning, Rinoa threw her arms around Squall, surprising him so much he almost fell over backwards. After regaining his balance, Squall returned the hug, holding Rinoa tightly with one hand and stroking her hair with the other. "I'll miss you," he said with deepest sincerity.
"Make sure you keep in touch," Rinoa shouted after Squall as he turned to board the train. He smiled at her and closed the door. The guard on the platform blew his whistle and the train departed for Deling. As the train drew away from the platform, a small tear could be seen falling down Rinoa's cheek.
* * *
An hour later Rinoa's bags were packed and she was ready to leave. She turned to look back at Garden, thinking of how mad Squall would be when she found him in Deling. She gulped with dread at that thought, but she was still determined to find him.
"My bad feelings are usually right, I have to go," she thought to herself, trying to dispel the doubts she had about her actions. Having convinced herself she was doing the right thing, she walked out of the gate and headed to Balamb.
* * *
Rinoa stopped in front of Balamb Station.
"No turning back now," she muttered to herself after handing over her 3000 gil for the train ticket. She approached the train and took a deep breath. "I'm gonna be OK," she repeated over and over again out loud. As she stepped onto the train, she noticed the guard was staring at her as if she had sprouted three heads. "There's nothing wrong with talking to yourself," she thought before taking her seat by the window and setting off for Deling.
As soon as the train had pulled away from the station, the guard pulled his radio out and began speaking into it frantically.
"There's going to have to be a change of plan. She just boarded the train for Deling. It should be arriving shortly. Be ready for her."
This is my first attempt at writing a fanfic so please don't laugh at it too much. Oh and I don't own Final Fantasy.
Enjoy! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------
"Woooooooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooooooooo," Selphie screamed, landing a devastating final blow on the unlucky T-Rexaur. "That'll teach you to mess with me!"
"Wow, Selphie, that was amazing," remarked Irvine. Selphie sighed. Even though things between her and Irvine hadn't worked out, he was constantly flirting with her.
"Erm, thanks," she replied, with more than a hint of sarcasm in her voice. She decided worrying over Irvine just wasn't worth her time. "Alright, whose next?" Selphie announced, plunging head first into yet another battle. She was interrupted by the PA system crackling into life.
"This is an announcement from Headmaster Cid. Could Squall, Quistis, Zell, Selphie and Irvine please report to my office immediately."
* * *
"Just one more. I only want one more. Please," Zell begged.
"But you said you'd take me out to Balamb today," the pig-tailed girl whined. "It's the only day I'm not working in the library this week and all you can do is stuff your face with hotdogs!"
"Look, we'll go out later. We've got all day. Is it really going to kill you to wait five more minutes while I finish my breakfast?"
"You've been here for an hour already. How much longer do you need? And what kind of a breakfast is hot dogs anyway?"
"My kind of breakfast!" shouted Zell. The girl stamped her foot in disgust and began to storm out of the cafeteria. "OK, OK, OK. We'll go to Balamb," Zell said, finally giving in. He slowly got up to leave, taking one last bite of hot dog.
"This is an announcement from Headmaster Cid. Could Squall, Quistis, Zell, Selphie and Irvine please report to my office immediately."
"Saved by the bell," thought Zell as he made his way to the elevator. "Look, I'm sorry but we'll definitely go out next week," he promised to the girl before making his was to the headmaster's office.
* * *
"Paperwork, paperwork. When will it end?" thought Quistis. Although she was glad to regain her position as instructor after the Ultimecia mission, she wasn't glad to once again be inundated with lesson plans and marking. "Oh, well. I suppose it can't be helped," she thought wistfully whilst filling in yet another report card. Suddenly, the headmaster's voice could be heard over the PA.
"This is an announcement from Headmaster Cid. Could Squall, Quistis, Zell, Selphie and Irvine please report to my office immediately."
"Finally, a break," Quistis muttered to herself gladly leaving her work behind.
* * *
Squall couldn't help but stare at Rinoa. She looked so peaceful when she was sleeping. He couldn't get over how good it felt to be near her, how good it felt now just watching her sleep, her head resting on his lap. He could hardly believe that he had known her for barely two months, yet in those two months she had changed him completely. There was no way he could live without her now.
"Now that Ultimecia's been defeated," Squall thought to himself, "I hope I'll get to spend some more time with Rinoa, maybe even go on holiday."
"This in an announcement from Headmaster Cid. Could Squall, Quistis, Zell, Selphie and Irvine please report to my office immediately."
"So much for that thought." He shook Rinoa awake. "I've got to go and see the headmaster," Squall explained.
"Do you have to?" she replied.
"I'm afraid so." Squall planted a kiss on Rinoa's forehead and strode off towards the elevator.
* * *
"Now that we're all here," began Headmaster Cid, "I have a new mission for you five."
"Wooo Hooooo, we're gonna see some action again," exclaimed Selphie.
"Please try to take this more seriously, Selphie," said the headmaster. "Anyway," he continued, "since Edea killed Vinzer Deling, Deling City has been in turmoil. The Galbadian Army threw out Major Caraway because of his part in the mission to assassinate the sorceress and then took control of the whole city. In elections held after the death of President Deling, Major Caraway won by a large majority.
However, he has been unable to take up hius new position due to the presence of the military."
"That is soooooo mean," interrupted Selphie.
"Yes, well to sum it up, the city of Deling is under martial law, and your mission is to liberate it. The leader of this mission will be Squall," the headmaster finished. "Any questions?"
"Basically, you're saying that us five have to defeat the whole of the Galbadian military by ourselves," exclaimed a disbelieving Zell.
"Not exactly, no. We believe that if you kill the leader of the army, the resistance will end," replied Cid.
"Whose we?" enquired Irvine.
"Major Caraway and I," said Cid. "It is Caraway that asked us to take this mission."
"One last question,"stated Quistis. "Who is the leader of the Galbadian Army?"
"We believe the leader of the army is.Seifer Almasy." A shocked silence engulfed the entire room. Everyone turned and looked at Squall, whose face had darkened with anger. His fists were clenched and he looked eager to renew the rivalry with his old adversary.
"Get ready everyone. We leave as soon as possible,," Squall ordered.
* * *
"You're leaving me here!"
"Rinoa, don't start this," Squall pleaded. "You know this is a SeeD mission, an important one."
"And I suppose defeating Ultimecia wasn't an important SeeD mission," she retorted. "Why shouldn't I be able to go? I can fight."
"I know you can fight but this mission takes the discipline that SeeDs are taught. I'm sorry."
"I may not be a SeeD but I should still go. What if that man does something stupid. He doesn't value the lives of SeeDs, he sees you as expendable." Rinoa was becoming angry. Squall usually found it hilarious when she was angry, but not this time. She really meant it.
"You shouldn't be so harsh on your father, Rinoa."
"Don't call him that!" she screamed.
"I'm sorry." Squall backed down and strode across the dormitory towards Rinoa. He put both his arms around her and hugged her tight. "If anything were to happen to you I would never forgive myself. I want you to stay here so you're safe." Rinoa seemed to calm down. "I don't want you getting hurt. Okay?"
"Fine, I'll stay," Rinoa sighed, giving in.
"Thank you," replied Squall, pulling her even closer. He leant down and kissed her softly. Rinoa never wanted that moment to end. Every time Squall kissed her butterflies appeared in her stomach. No matter how many times it happened, it still felt almost magical to her and she knew that she truly was in love. Right then, there was no way she would disobey Squall and leave Balamb Garden.
* * *
Everybody was focusing on the mission ahead. The ride to Balamb station was uncomfortable and filled with a numbing silence, only broken when Zell began 'swatting flies.'
"Stop that, will ya," Irvine moaned. "I'm trying to relax here."
"It's good for my concentration," replied Zell indignantly. "I don't know what your problem is. It's not like it's bothering anyone else."
"Of course it is. They're just too polite to say it."
"Will you two please shut up or else you'll both be walking," threatened Quistis. The silence continued, hanging over the party like a thunder cloud. All Squall could think about was how much he'd miss being without Rinoa, even if it was only for a few days. Rinoa was nestling in Squall's arms and couldn't help thinking that something bad would happen to him. She had pleaded with him not to go but that SeeD pride of his just wouldn't let him back out of a mission. Rinoa became even more apprehensive when they arrived at the station. She just couldn't shake off the bad feeling that she had.
"Are you sure you have to go?" Rinoa asked, already knowing the answer but still hoping that Squall might change his mind.
"You know I have to. Don't worry, I'll be back before you know it." Suddenly, and without warning, Rinoa threw her arms around Squall, surprising him so much he almost fell over backwards. After regaining his balance, Squall returned the hug, holding Rinoa tightly with one hand and stroking her hair with the other. "I'll miss you," he said with deepest sincerity.
"Make sure you keep in touch," Rinoa shouted after Squall as he turned to board the train. He smiled at her and closed the door. The guard on the platform blew his whistle and the train departed for Deling. As the train drew away from the platform, a small tear could be seen falling down Rinoa's cheek.
* * *
An hour later Rinoa's bags were packed and she was ready to leave. She turned to look back at Garden, thinking of how mad Squall would be when she found him in Deling. She gulped with dread at that thought, but she was still determined to find him.
"My bad feelings are usually right, I have to go," she thought to herself, trying to dispel the doubts she had about her actions. Having convinced herself she was doing the right thing, she walked out of the gate and headed to Balamb.
* * *
Rinoa stopped in front of Balamb Station.
"No turning back now," she muttered to herself after handing over her 3000 gil for the train ticket. She approached the train and took a deep breath. "I'm gonna be OK," she repeated over and over again out loud. As she stepped onto the train, she noticed the guard was staring at her as if she had sprouted three heads. "There's nothing wrong with talking to yourself," she thought before taking her seat by the window and setting off for Deling.
As soon as the train had pulled away from the station, the guard pulled his radio out and began speaking into it frantically.
"There's going to have to be a change of plan. She just boarded the train for Deling. It should be arriving shortly. Be ready for her."