Cover Me
A/N: This fic consists of the pairings of**SEIFOA, QUALL, and ZELLPHIE**. If you hate any or all of these couples, it is more than likely that you will hate this fic. So if you're biased towards any other couples, just hit the back button, please. I am rather sick of getting sensless flames such as "Seifoa sucks" or "I hate Qualls." You've been warned, ok? Now that I've got that out of the way....X ( Characters © Squaresoft! Any song I might use in here is © to the artist. Since I'm not sure what I'm going to use yet, I just have to leave it like that! Other than that, hope you enjoy my fic!!
**PROLOGUE**
4 Months Ago
Rinoa had been crying for a long time, but she wasn't telling anyone. She had shut herself up in her room, and locked the door, afraid someone might hear her. Tomarrow she wouldn't be here, she'd be back in Timber. There was no reason for her to stay anymore. Squall had been right, the relationship they had was shaky, and they were incompatible. But it still hurt her to know that they weren't dating anymore. But they had agreed to stay friends, so it wasn't really that bad. And he had hugged her before she left, a rare showing of emotion. She smiled. It could be worse.
She wanted him to be happy, and was willing to sacrifice their relationship to do so. That had been what she told Selphie. And Quistis. And Irvine, too. And she had started to tell Zell, too. Usually she was open and social, but she just felt like sitting on her bed sulking. Zone had called her the other day, and told her that the Owls were back in business, and would be there to pick her up as soon as they could. Rinoa smiled when he called her Princess. It was a name Seifer had given her.
She missed Seifer constantly, considering that he was under mind control, and had no intention of hurting her. He was the only comic relief in the whole situation, when she thought about it. The sight of Seifer chasing a dog with his Hyperion raised over his head, shouting, "Dammit, get away from me!" brought a smile to her face. But Squall refused to let him return to Garden, probably because he was convinced Seifer was still dangerous. Rinoa knew she could talk to Seifer, but was pretty sure he wouldn't listen. She had hurt him, even though he'd never admit it. He constantly complained about "wounding his manly feelings", and she'd tease him, tell him it would take an entire munitions factory to wound his manly feelings. Either that, or his ex-girlfriend ditching him for his rival after he goes and kidnaps the President of Galbadia for her.
She was surprised to find a tear trailing down her cheek, and wiped it away quickly. She had thought she was done crying over the whole thing, then realized that she was crying over Seifer, not Squall.
"RINOA?!" Quistis called through the locked door, interrupting Rinoa's thoughts.
"What?" she asked, and heard the taller blonde sigh.
"Rinoa, I've been calling you for five minutes! Come on down to the lobby, would you please?" she asked, and the door opened. Rinoa stood there, a little smile on her face.
"Let's go!" she said, and Quistis nodded. The two took off walking, but Rinoa reached over to take the elevator, Quistis stepped in front of her.
"A little walking won't hurt." she said, and Rinoa shrugged. The two walked down the stairs, and reached the second floor landing when Quistis turned around and faced her.
"What's up?" Rinoa asked, and Quistis sighed.
"I'm sorry. Squall breaking up with you...it was my fault." she said, and Rinoa laughed.
"Oh Quisty, don't be silly." she said, but there was sadness in the blonde's eyes.
"I'm not being silly, Rinoa. I asked him to, I told him I loved him. I..." she started, then trailed off. Rinoa reached out and hugged her friend.
"For Hyne's sake, Quistis! Calm down, it's okay!" she said, and smiled. "I'm over him!"
"Are you?" she asked, and Rinoa nodded.
"We'd better hurry downstairs, though. I don't want to be late for whatever's going on." she said, and the older girl nodded. They walked the rest of the way in silence.
A/N: This fic consists of the pairings of**SEIFOA, QUALL, and ZELLPHIE**. If you hate any or all of these couples, it is more than likely that you will hate this fic. So if you're biased towards any other couples, just hit the back button, please. I am rather sick of getting sensless flames such as "Seifoa sucks" or "I hate Qualls." You've been warned, ok? Now that I've got that out of the way....X ( Characters © Squaresoft! Any song I might use in here is © to the artist. Since I'm not sure what I'm going to use yet, I just have to leave it like that! Other than that, hope you enjoy my fic!!
**PROLOGUE**
4 Months Ago
Rinoa had been crying for a long time, but she wasn't telling anyone. She had shut herself up in her room, and locked the door, afraid someone might hear her. Tomarrow she wouldn't be here, she'd be back in Timber. There was no reason for her to stay anymore. Squall had been right, the relationship they had was shaky, and they were incompatible. But it still hurt her to know that they weren't dating anymore. But they had agreed to stay friends, so it wasn't really that bad. And he had hugged her before she left, a rare showing of emotion. She smiled. It could be worse.
She wanted him to be happy, and was willing to sacrifice their relationship to do so. That had been what she told Selphie. And Quistis. And Irvine, too. And she had started to tell Zell, too. Usually she was open and social, but she just felt like sitting on her bed sulking. Zone had called her the other day, and told her that the Owls were back in business, and would be there to pick her up as soon as they could. Rinoa smiled when he called her Princess. It was a name Seifer had given her.
She missed Seifer constantly, considering that he was under mind control, and had no intention of hurting her. He was the only comic relief in the whole situation, when she thought about it. The sight of Seifer chasing a dog with his Hyperion raised over his head, shouting, "Dammit, get away from me!" brought a smile to her face. But Squall refused to let him return to Garden, probably because he was convinced Seifer was still dangerous. Rinoa knew she could talk to Seifer, but was pretty sure he wouldn't listen. She had hurt him, even though he'd never admit it. He constantly complained about "wounding his manly feelings", and she'd tease him, tell him it would take an entire munitions factory to wound his manly feelings. Either that, or his ex-girlfriend ditching him for his rival after he goes and kidnaps the President of Galbadia for her.
She was surprised to find a tear trailing down her cheek, and wiped it away quickly. She had thought she was done crying over the whole thing, then realized that she was crying over Seifer, not Squall.
"RINOA?!" Quistis called through the locked door, interrupting Rinoa's thoughts.
"What?" she asked, and heard the taller blonde sigh.
"Rinoa, I've been calling you for five minutes! Come on down to the lobby, would you please?" she asked, and the door opened. Rinoa stood there, a little smile on her face.
"Let's go!" she said, and Quistis nodded. The two took off walking, but Rinoa reached over to take the elevator, Quistis stepped in front of her.
"A little walking won't hurt." she said, and Rinoa shrugged. The two walked down the stairs, and reached the second floor landing when Quistis turned around and faced her.
"What's up?" Rinoa asked, and Quistis sighed.
"I'm sorry. Squall breaking up with you...it was my fault." she said, and Rinoa laughed.
"Oh Quisty, don't be silly." she said, but there was sadness in the blonde's eyes.
"I'm not being silly, Rinoa. I asked him to, I told him I loved him. I..." she started, then trailed off. Rinoa reached out and hugged her friend.
"For Hyne's sake, Quistis! Calm down, it's okay!" she said, and smiled. "I'm over him!"
"Are you?" she asked, and Rinoa nodded.
"We'd better hurry downstairs, though. I don't want to be late for whatever's going on." she said, and the older girl nodded. They walked the rest of the way in silence.