Disclaimer: I don't own Square or anything associated with it.
Author's Notes: Some parts in this chapter are kind of disturbing. I don't know if it's enough to be rated R though.
It was a quiet night, half a mile out of Deling. The sky was a gothic shade of black, not a cloud in sight. Thousands of glimmering stars embellish the darkness. And the moon, the moon is at it's fullest, grey with an almost silver tint.
A long road stretches out across the land. Maybe eleven or twelve cars are driving along the road all in different positions, and travelling in different directions. One car in particular, seemed to be moving at quite a slow pace.
"Squall, it's already 10pm! Can't you go an ickle bit faster? PRETTY PLEASE?" Selphie yawned as she made yet another plea for Squall to drive faster on their way home from Deling.
"...Whatever. You drive if I piss you off so much." Squall pulled over, put on the brakes and stepped out.
"ALRIGHT!!! Tee-hee!" Selphie grinned at Squall who rolled his eyes and walked round to the passenger seat.
"Here we go!" Selphie yelled as she pulled the car into the wrong gear. She began to drive unsteadily but as she sped up she drove slightly smoother, although she failed to move in a straight line.
"Great driving." Squall mumbled sarcastically. "Do you even own a licence?"
Selphie took her eyes off the road to give him a dirty look. Squall ignored her, he glanced forward and- "SELPHIE!!!"
The two cars collided at 70 miles per hour. The other car contained only one passenger, a middle-aged man on his way home from work, desperate to see his wife and two children. The man's car tumbled sideways off the highway and into a small ditch. A few seconds later the engine exploded, a great ball of fire burned out into the night sky. The man was killed instantly.
The car that contained Squall and Selphie however, had swerved into a barrier on one side of the road. The side that hit the barrier was Squall's side. Selphie hit her head on the window, it was bleeding and although she was still conscious, her vision was blurred. Confused about what had just happened, she shoved the car door open and crawled out. "SOMEONE! PLEASE HELP US! OH HYNE....please help us...." She screamed and was shaking violently as she choked on her words, her head still bleeding and tears were streaming from her eyes, distant headlights approached the scene and as they did, she fell down and blacked out.
'So, this is it. My final decision. I'm going to say yes. Wow...this is so exciting! Imagine what everyone will say. I hope they'll all be happy for us. I wonder what kind of wedding we'll have?'
10pm. Rinoa lay on her back in her dorm room. It was a quiet night in Balamb, she could hear crickets chirping outside. She gazed out at the round silver gem adorning the night sky.
'Hmph. Not so beautiful when you're close up, that's for sure.' She thought whilst recalling The Lunar Cry all those years ago.
Dismissing those memories, she closed her sparkling cocoa brown eyes, thinking, hoping that Squall would be happy when she finally gave him her answer.
'Maybe...maybe he'll smile for me.'
She smiled as she drifted off to sleep. Her dream however was not as pleasant as she would have hoped that night.
Rinoa looks around and smiles. She is in the flower field outside the orphanage. Crouching down, she picks a small flower and admires it for a moment when suddenly, the flower melted and turned red. Blood red.
Rinoa jumped up and shrieked, the blood dripping from her fingers. Slowly, the entire field began to melt and turned into a sea of blood. She runs around desperately looking for help. Finding nothing, she gives up and falls to the crimson ground. Suddenly, something grabs Rinoa's wrist and pulls her down head first.
She then found herself on the balcony, where she first kissed Squall. The blood from the flower field seemed to have disappeared, although she hadn't fully taken in her surrounding. Looking to her right, Squall was there, only this time, he wasn't smiling. He was crying. She gasps, he was crying tears of blood.
Rinoa reached out towards him, but he faded into darkness. Soon everything was dark, and Rinoa was alone.
She screamed, but no sound was made. There was no-one to help here.
Rinoa gasped as she woke up with a start. Sweat dripped down her forehead. She looked around the dark room breathing heavily. She put her head in her hands with worry.
She knew something was wrong.
The next morning, Xu was pacing around on the third floor. 'Squall is late. What's going on? Squall is never late.'
ring- ring ring- ring
The phone ringing makes Xu jump. Letting out a sigh, she calmly answers.
"Balamb Garden, Xu speaking. How may I help you?"
"Ma'am, last night we found one of those SeeD vehicles on a road near Deling. The passengers were involved in a car accident. We identified the two as Squall Leonhart and one Selphie Tilmitt." A gruff voice replied.
Xu's eyes widen and she gasps. "Oh my, a-are they O.K.?"
"Both were admitted to Deling city hospital. They were driving carelessly at high speeds. The man in the other car was killed. We're still examining his body and due to the extent of the burns, we haven't been able to identify him yet. Could you send someone over here? There is a small amount of paperwork to be dealt with. I don't think either of the victims are in a state to see to it."
"Um....Yes, o-of course. Um...I'll be there right a-away. Thank you, good-bye." Xu stutters. Still in shock, she hangs up.
Xu frowns for a moment and walks over to the intercom microphone. "Quistis Trepe, please report to the bridge. I repeat. Quistis Trepe, please report to the bridge."
Xu plugs in the coffee machine, making two. One for Quistis and one for herself. A few moments later Quistis walks in.
"Xu, what is it? I have a class." She pauses as she sees Xu. "What's wrong? You look so pale." Quistis walks quickly towards Xu takes the coffee from her and pulls out a chair.
"I-I need you to take c-care of Garden for a-a while."
"Why? What happened?"
"Squall an-and Selphie, I don't know how...th-they were involved in a c-car accident. I need to see them and, p-paperwork. Uh, l-lots of paperwork..."
"Oh my goodness. No, I'll go, you're in no state to do this. I mean, Hyne, you're shaking. I'll round up Zell and the others. I'll go with them."
"O-oh, O.K...I'll, um...I'll s-stay here then..." Xu takes a large sip of her coffee and splutters as she almost chokes on it.
"Take care, Xu." Quistis walks over to the intercom and tells Zell, Irvine and Rinoa to meet her in the parking lot. She then tells her class to go to the training centre for the rest of the period.
Quistis leaves Xu alone and speed walks to the parking lot, passing her confused class on the way.
One girl runs up towards Quistis. "Instructor Trepe! What's going on?" She asks whilst walking briskly beside Quistis, trying to keep up.
"I have some business to attend to, you will have a substitute for the rest of the week. Stay in the training centre, Instructor Montoya is there with another class, tell him I sent you all and he is to take you for the rest of the period. After that, two of you go to the third floor and ask Xu for the next arrangement. Understood?" By now, Quistis and the small girl have reached the entrance to the parking lot.
"Um...I think I got it." The girl replies, sounding somewhat confused.
"Good. See you next week."
Quistis walks off as the girl scratches her hear and runs back to her class.
"Hey! Quistis! 'Sup? We got a mission or somethin'?" Zell raises his hand for a high five as Quistis enters the parking lot, but Quistis ignores him.
"Squall and Selphie are in Deling City hospital. Late last night, they were involved in a car crash." Quistis informed them.
Rinoa gasps as her eyes water. Irvine catches her quickly as she stumbles. "I knew it. I knew something happened. Oh Hyne." Rinoa bites her lip and tries to stand up straight.
"So, we going down there now?" Zell asks. Finding the keys to a SeeD van.
"Yes, we only have to fill in paperwork, but I'm sure we all want to stay there for a while with Squall and Selphie, correct?" Quistis raises an eyebrow, waiting for a response.
The three of them nod.
Irvine helps Rinoa into the van, followed by Zell. Quistis gets into the front and begins driving.
"Don't worry Rin. I'm sure they're fine. Trust me, they always are." Zell says in an attempt to comfort Rinoa.
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