My Heart's Torment Part 7
As Squall and Rinoa made their journey towards the dark force they had sensed
earlier , they both kept their senses at full alert , Squall floating ahead making sure
nothing took Rinoa by surprise . Rinoa had been so happy she had never asked Squall
how he had exactly managed to contact her so she asked , " Squall , exactly how did you
manage to talk to me even after you were dead ? I thought only sorceress were allowed to
stay on this Earth until they passed their powers on and then pass on to Heaven or Hell . "
. Squall turned around to face her and floated back to her and said , " Let's have a rest for
a bit , you've been walking for hours . " Rinoa nodded her head and walked to a rock by a
large tree , took off her pack and sat down . She almost fell of as the gunblade tugged at
her waist imbalancing her but she grabbed it's hilt and steadied herself . " Before you
start talking can you tell me how to wear this thing Squall ? I can't imagine how you
walk around with this heavy thing tugging at you all the time . " said Rinoa . Squall
smiled and said , " Here , first of all wear it on your left hip so that your Shooting Star
will balance your right hand a little compared to the Lionheart on your left . Then let the
ammo belt sag down the sheath so it'll rest the gunblade on your calf . Try doing that . "
said Squall . Rinoa made the necessary changes , walked around a little , and said , " Hey
Squall thanks , this works great and I can unsheathe it easier too . " exclaimed Rinoa . "
Just don't cut yourself in your enthusiasm . " sniggered Squall . " Very funny Squall . "
chided Rinoa .
After they stopped laughing they were forced back to reality . " So Squall , care to
explain how you did talk to me from the dead ? " asked Rinoa . Squall thought about it
for a little while , " It was , weird . I can't really explain . At first , I was really
disoriented and cold , I felt pain all the way through my body . Like something was not
there , like something was pulling me to you . I figured it out later . We loved each other
so much even death couldn't overcome it . IT was true love that saved me Rinoa . It was
you , you saved me because you loved me so much , Heaven gave me another chance , to
be with my angel . " said Squall ruefully . Rinoa was pushed to tears at this comment and
sobbed quietly to herself , not out of sadness , but out of happiness at the thought of
always having Squall when she needed him , always . Now the phrase ' True Love is
Eternal' meant more to her than anything in this world other than Squall . " There was
something else too . " said Squall , hoping to pry Rinoa away from crying . " It was that
weird cloud I saw . The dark one with shimmers coming from inside itself . " explained
Squall . Rinoa thought about it and said , " I still think it is a dark force enveloping a light
one . We went over this a number of times . How come you bring it up so much Squall ?
" . Squall hesitated and said , " Well , I don't want you rushing into danger and killing
yourself . You're still young and I love you too much for you to die . One more thing is
that this power is also stronger than Ultima Weapon . Another danger lies ahead . I want
you to be prepared as much as possible to face it , but if you think it is a dark force , we'll
go with that as our base of attack . " . " Don't worry Squall , I'll do anything in this world
if it could bring you back , and nothing you say or do can stop me . " said Rinoa
adamantly . Squall smiled inwardly at her headstrong attitude . " She'll need it . "
thought Squall to himself . With that being said , Rinoa picked up her things and started
trekking toward the nearing temple , Squall floating ahead ready to warn Rinoa of any
danger and try to hold it off somehow as long as possible .
As they walked the treacherous path getting nearer to the temple , Squall and
Rinoa sensed the dark presence more than ever . The jungle begin to grow quieter and
darker around them as if an invisible shadow was choking the life and light out of things
around them . IT also got much colder in that area of the jungle . Squall wasn't affected
physically as he wasn't technically solid , just a shimmering figure . Rinoa on the other
hand was shivering considerably and was slowing down to conserve body heat by
rubbing herself with her arms . Squall saw this and said , " Rinoa , look in the pack in the
main section , there should be an extra jacket of mine there . Put it on . " . Rinoa took out
the jacket and thankfully put it on making her feel much warmer . " There is some brandy
in there too , drink it , it'll conserve your body heat a lot more . " said Squall . Rinoa
reached in the pack and brought out the little bottle of brandy for emergencies like this .
She thought , " Squall sure is prepared for these things . " . " You should be thankful for
it . " chuckled back Squall in her mind . Rinoa half choked on the brandy , swallowed
and said , " How did you do that ? " . " Remember when I first talked to you in your mind
? Well , as long as I'm a ghost I can talk to you no matter where I am , we have a mental
link . What I think you'll know if you channel it right . Try to right now , think about
getting into my mind . " said Squall .
Rinoa focused her mind at Squall and thought about his thoughts revealing
themselves to her . Suddenly , it felt like a third eye had opened , she was seeing things
she never thought she had never seen in her life , experiences she had never been through
, maturing at an extremely fast rate , and ………. Pain unlike any she had ever felt . Then
, just as soon as it had started , she lost sight in her third eye or mental eye . She opened
her eyes to see pain in Squall's eyes . " You shouldn't have seen those , you probed to far
into my mind . " muttered Squall . In a flash of sadness Rinoa understood his whole life ,
he had been through misery unlike any other . It was horrible , she had felt the numerous
times in his life his heart had been stabbed by emotional blows . She said , " Squall
………. I'm so sorry . I understand now . Please forgive me . " . Squall turned to her and
said , " I'm the one who should be sorry for giving that pain to you , that suffering , and
that sadness . " . Squall and Rinoa now shared a mental bond that was almost as string as
their love for each other . Rinoa had in that brief moment , seen Squall's entire life flash
through her eyes , all that he had felt and done . His sadness and his happiness . She was
surprised that the people in his happiness were only Edea , Cid , Zell , Quistis , Irvinne ,
Selphie , Ellone and most of all ………. her . They were his only happy memories .
Everyone else had cause him some kind of pain or other . She understood him more than
anyone did , possibly more than Squall himself did . This was the bond of true love .
Squall and Rinoa resumed their journey across the jungle after a few minutes .
Squall had dismissed the fact Rinoa knew his past as nothing as he didn't mind she alone
had his secrets . Rinoa remembered Squall telling Quistis to come get them if they didn't
report back punctually everyday after a week . They had been here four days now , three
more and Balamb should be here . She hoped they survived until then . She asked Squall ,
" Shouldn't Balamb come look for us soon Squall ? " . Squall answered , " They should
be here in approximately four days if not sooner . If I'm right Quistis and the others will
come a day or two early . " . Rinoa hoped against hope they did as it would increase their
chances of survival dramatically . Suddenly , Squall and Rinoa heard a roar up ahead a
little to the right . Squall muttered , " Damn , it's a T-Rexaur . Rinoa get your weapon
ready and take cover behind that fern . I'll see if I can probe it . Hurry get back there . "
commanded Squall . Rinoa obeyed and they took cover behind the jungle fern and waited
for the monster to come . Squall tried to see if he could probe the creatures mind . It was
clouded with a black fog , the dark force had sent it ! He told Rinoa telepathically , " The
dark force sent it Rinoa . Be on your guard . " . Rinoa replied , " I sense it too Squall .
Squall , I don't know if this will work , but try to control it's animal instincts instead of
it's mind . I think you can control it telepathically . Brains over brawn . Try ! " . Squall
began to focus his mind on the T-Rexaur and make it bend to his will as Rinoa readied
her weapon and focused her sorceress' powers to maximum power . Then the T-Rexaur
crashed through the tree in front of them and emitted a mighty roar , "
RRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR . " IT stood and
sniffed the air around itself for a second ,then turned to face Squall and Rinoa's hiding
place . It moved toward them , with one swipe of it's feet , exposed Squall and Rinoa in
the open .
Author's Note : Alright first of al I'm really sorry for not writing for sooooo long .
School and getting things for a website ca get you busy you know ? lol . I was listening to
the ' Eyes On Me ' midi while writing this so sorry for the love being mentioned all you
guys . The cliffhanger thing is getting old I suspect but if you like it then great . In the
next chapter they will finally reach the temple and possibly the entire battle . You'll see
what I mean . Alright e-mail me anything you want to tell me and please REVIEW this if
you read it . I get like 500 hits and 50 reviews . lol .
