Rinoa jumped over a chain-linked fence and kept running. Her breath appeared in small puffs before disappearing. She pushed herself to go faster. Her entire body was numb and soaked. Her blue overcoat slapped against her soaked clothes. Her boots tore through puddles of water, causing herself to become even more drenched.

Rinoa turned down the street and froze. The car in the middle of the street, set at an angle. Rinoa sprinted towards the car, ignoring the other cars driving past her. A small group of cars had stopped and the drivers were emerging from their cars, inspecting the scene. Rinoa pushed past the people and approached the drivers' door. She could hardly make out any figure from the lack of lights, but someone was in the car. Rinoa opened the front door.

Squall fell out of the car. His chest was covered in blood. Rinoa caught him and fell onto the street.

"Squall!" Rinoa screamed.

"Somebody call and ambulance!" someone yelled.

"Squall hang on. Please Squall." Rinoa said.

"Rinoa? Squall!" Rinoa turned to see Quistis running with an umbrella in her hand.

"Quistis! Squall needs help!" Rinoa said.

"There's an ambulance coming. What happened?" Quistis asked.

Squall suddenly grabbed Rinoa's hand, gasping in pain.

"Squall don't move!" Quistis said.

Squall opened his mouth, "R-R-Run."

"Don't talk Squall." Rinoa said. She took off her blue coat and covered Squall's chest. Squall didn't look at Rinoa. In fact, he didn't look at anyone near him. His eyes were at an angle, as if he was looking up. Irvine turned to see what Squall was looking at.

Squall was looking at a roof. The building was from the major corporation. But it wasn't the building that Irvine noticed, it was the glint of a barrel from an m3 shotgun. The sniper took aim again.

Irvine and Squall moved at the same time. Irvine pulled out his gun and fired while Squall pushed everyone out of the way.

"Sniper!" several shot rang out through the night. The crowd had ducked and ran. Rinoa, still be Squall's side, had felt the bullet soar past her, before a swipe of air came the other way.

Several people turned to the building. The figure fell along with his weapon. Irvine knelt next to Squall again, who had drawn his sword. A small scratch stood out from the blade. The bullet had ricochet off his blade, when he pulled it out to save Rinoa.

Sirens rang out through the air. Flashing lights and moving people revealed the ambulance had arrived.

"You're going to be ok now Squall." Rinoa said.

Squall dropped his blade. His breathing became shallower and ragged, "No, I won't be. But I hope you guys will."

Zell ran up to Irvine, holding the snipers gun and ID card. Irving took the gun and looked closer at it, "It's a standard issue m3 SeeD sniper rifle."

"The bastard was a SeeD sniper. Captain Jonathon Mitchell." Zell said.

Squall could kelp but laugh. He soon regretted it when he began coughing violently. Blood trickled down the corner of his mouth, "So, killed by a member of SeeD. That's a way to go."

"You're not going to die!" Rinoa cried.

Squall looked up at Rinoa, "Yes I am. You know it. But if I had any choice of how to die, besides this, I would still rather die in your arms, than die alone." He took Rinoa's left hand and held it close.

Rinoa couldn't stop her tears, "Squall, I don't you to go."

Squall tried to focus his eyes, "Neither do I. But I don't regret dieing in your arms." Squall took another deep breath. He exhaled deeply. The entire world seemed to fall silent. Rinoa could've sworn she could hear Squall's heart stop as his eyes fell shut.

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