Good Morning
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Early morning. Balamb Garden was just beginning to awaken, refreshed and revitalized for another new day. Night lights turned out to be replaced by early morning sun; pleasant sounds and pleasant smells escaped the cafeteria, enticing the school awake; and half the student population called out for five more minutes to imaginary mothers. It was a good morning.
A bit of sunlight shone through the half-draped window overlooking his bed, and cast a healthy glow on the skin it touched. Squall shifted under the light, sensing it was time, and a low yawn rumbled in his throat. He blinked his eyes to half-open and searched for the familiar glowing red numbers; his clock read 7:00 AM. He redirected his sight to his pillow, and a small smile tugged at his lips.
Rinoa woke slowly, rising from the best sleep she'd ever had, somewhat unwillingly. She murmured a name, struggling to hold on to the beautiful dream she had been blessed with the night before, frowning when it left her. And then suddenly she was half-awake. But with the warmth surrounding her and the sun caressing her skin, it would've been easy to recapture her blissful sleep. Her eyes wouldn't listen to her commands however, and they fluttered open - and Rinoa threw away all her desires to fall asleep again.
She found herself tangled up in Squall, with his eyes on her and his arms wrapped around her. Already, her heart was pounding out a fast beat. And then she noticed the content look on his face, and the smile resting on his lips… and she was a puddle in his arms. What more could a girl ask for?
Squall could feel it again - that feeling that told him that this was right. The familiar fluttering of his heart when he was with her, and the tingles he got when he was holding her; he could feel them, and he trembled under their power. Right here, with perfection in his arms and the beauty of life about him, he could understand love. And he knew he was in it. *Deep,* he mused.
"I'm six feet under, and still falling," he whispered into her hair. He caught her questioning look, but only smiled. "Good morning. Class starts in an hour."
And she started falling in love with him all over again. She snuggled a little closer to his warmth.
"Just five more minutes."
~fin.
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A/N - just a little short thing to let people know I'm alive. ^_~ sorry I'm so slow with "The Kiss", but I want it to be perfect. If anyone wants to be my editor or inspire me or something, I'm more than open to the help, so e-mail me @ lady_coolness@hotmail.com . This is just a short, but it might get integrated into "The Kiss" later on, who knows. ^_^ Thanks for reading.