Music of the Heart Chapter One- Broken Like An Angel by Crossfade
Rinoa's POV
She had to breathe. She needed air. She ran out of her father's house as fast as she could before he went into yet another one of his tangents. She has suffered enough of him. She had to get away. Where she didn't know. But she knew she had to leave. She was his punching bag, She had the scars and bruises to prove it but no one would believe her. Because no one would ever suspect that the General of such a crime. Because in front of the cameras, Caraway showed nothing but the purest love for his daughter. But behind closed doors, he hated her. He wanted Julia all to himself but no. She had to come along. He killed Julia for having the child instead of aborting it. And Rinoa witnessed it when she was just five years old. Now, Caraway was after her. So she ran. She ran all the way to the train station in Deling City. She bought a ticket to Balamb. She got to the Balamb Hotel and called the only person she knew there but he didn't answer. So he obviously didn't know she was there. But he would definitely let her stay with him. After she checked into the hotel, she went searching for food with the little money that she did have. Still watching her back for the time being, for she knew that the General would be hot on her trail. She was almost in the center of Balamb when she heard a loud commotion. She walked over to realize it was music. She got closer and closer and realized it was a concert. The strobes were dancing violently and the crowd was cheering. The band seemed to be enjoying themselves too.
She never really liked rock music until her father started to beat her. The rock music she listened to grabbed her attention. It made her feel. She's never heard this band before though. She loved the beat. She was in a trance. That was until she looked up at the lead singer and thought , "He doesn't know I was staring right at him. Hyne does he have such gorgeous blue stormy eyes. And the hair-". Her thought was broken by the realization of the lyrics.
She was a queen
Lost within a dream
Misconceived that he was fit to reign
Lies take victims
Separate them at the seams
Cause them to fall apart
Then move along to better things now
Squall's POV
Squall was the lead singer of Griever. He was enjoying his crowd of fans. He felt the sincerity of his lyrics express themselves to his audience. They could feel his lyrics. "Yeah that's right" he thought. "HIS lyrics". He looked around the crowd. He loved watching everyone enjoy themselves. That was until he saw her. She looked so angelic. She had raven hair and doe brown eyes. She was simply beautiful. The most beautiful thing that he has ever set his eyes upon. "Hyne is she beautiful. She probably thought that I don't know that she is staring at me." He thought that to himself and smirked. But he couldn't take his eyes off her. But he kept singing.
She
Wants to Fall in Love Again
Don't you know that
He's
Satisfied to own her.
Rinoa's POV
He was staring back at her. "No he is not staring at you, Rinoa! If he is, he probably thinks your ugly! No. He's staring at the person behind me. Yeah that's it. He sees right through me." She thought to herself.
No time permits to open up
When you've been hiding thoughts so strong
She's been holding out for an angel to come along
No reply from the sky
But she just keeps looking up
She just keeps looking up now.
Squall's POV
"She's more beautiful than my girlfriend now. Hyne she is an angel. But she looks lost. Her eyes are troubled."
She
Wants to Fall in Love Again
Don't you know that he
He's
Satisfied to own her
Rinoa's POV
"I wonder if he has a girlfriend. Of Course he does. I mean look at him. Who wouldn't want that? No one would ever want to date me if they knew who my father was. I'm a whore. Just like her. Well that's what he says."
She'll never know love's true potential
Lost in the open wind
To his impatience
Never feeling they would fall apart
She let her feelings grow
To tears she'll never show now.
Squall's POV
"She probably has a boyfriend. But it's not likely I'll ever see her again. She's probably just a groupie like everyone else. But HYNE! I'll never get her out of my head now!"
She
Wants to fall in love again
Don't you know that he
He's
Satisfied to own her
You know he couldn't see
That she could be his everything
Bringing light to everything now
Oh
She just wants to
Fall in love again
She's broken like an angel
Rinoa's POV
The song ended. Those lyrics had definitely hit home. And the tears just started flowing. She gave him one last look and then took off. Running scared. She ran back to her hotel room and crawled into bed and cried herself to sleep.
Squall's POV
"Was she crying when the song ended? She was, wasn't she? Seems like those lyrics had more of an effect on her than anyone else in the audience. Something must have happened to her like it did my mother. But now that I think of it. That girl, she looked… familiar. Where have I seen her before? No point in dwelling on it now. I'm never going to see her again. And went to sleep after much thought.
Elsewhere in Deling City
"Ah! My elite soldiers Biggs and Wedge!" General Caraway said. " Find that whore of a daughter of mine and bring her here! I will show her why NOT to runaway!"
" Yes SIR!" Biggs said.
"And Biggs?" Caraway said with a threatening tone.
" Yes sir?"
"CHECK EVERYWHERE! Because if you fail, you know what's underneath lieutenant?" Caraway screamed.
Biggs gulped. "YES SIR!"
" Good. Now. DISMISSED! And don't come back until you have her!"