Huh? Restless Lion? What's that? Oh, yeah... new chapter! *fanfare*

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Quistis sat alone at the beach, wearing her new blue bikini. She sighed as she pressed her chin into her knee, {What's wrong with me? }The blonde stared into the water, inching closer to the foot on her extended leg. {I've always felt like I loved Squall, but now he's acting like he loves me. What am I supposed to feel now?} She jumped at someone's touch that crept it's way to her shoulder.

"What's the matter, Quisty?" Zell asked as he sat down in the warm sand next to her.

"Oh, nothing." Quistis turned around to see Selphie sit down next to her. "Just thinking."

"About what?" Selphie looked out into the calm blue water, it reminded her of... "Squall?"

Zell took notice of her lack of response. "Is he still mad at you?"

"No." Quistis looked out over the horizon. Selphie started drawing something in the sand with her finger.

"Still ignoring you?" Zell continued.

{What is this? Twenty questions?} Quistis leaned back, supporting her weight with one arm. "No..."

"Did he do something to you in the woods?"

Quistis blinked, then looked at the blonde boy. "Yes... but I don't want to talk about it."

"Okay then... We'll leave you alone." Zell got up and started to walk away.

Selphie got up and put her hand on Quistis's shoulder. "When your ready to talk... I'll listen." She turned and skipped after Zell, toward the campsite.

Quistis sighed as the two left, then she turned to Selphie's drawing. It was heart, something was written in it...

Q.T. + S.L.

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"Hey, Squall!" Irvine yelled out. Squall was heading to the forest, gunblade in hand. "Why do you have Lionheart with you?"

"Training... I'm bored." He didn't bother to turn around.

"Training? You're on vacation, you should be doing nothing."

"Nothing's boring... I need something to do." He turned to the cowboy.

"Do what I do when I'm bored... pick up chicks." Irvine grinned.

Squall smiled, to the suprise of Irvine. "Tried it..." He walked past a tree and out of Irvine's view.

"... What!?" Irvine paused for a second, then tried to follow. He finally caught up to him, "What are you talking about?"

"You know what I'm talking about..." Squall mimiced Irvine's grin.

"... Not really. It isn't like you."

"Then ask Quistis." Squall started to walk past him.

Irvine's eyes lit up, then he grabbed Squall. "Details. Be a teenager and give me details, now."

Squall grinned, he had Irvine right where he wanted him. "You sure? You might be too young for them."

Irvine's eyes shot open, seeing a new Squall. "I'm older than you, Squall. I want to know about you and Quisty."

"Alright, I'll tell you everything if you and Zell meet me right here." Squall tried to brush the cowboy off of his jacket, but he already ran off in hunt of the martial artist.

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"Rinoa, can you give us a minute?" Quistis interuppted Rinoa and Selphie. "I want to talk to Selphie."

"Okay... about what?" Rinoa wasn't quite ready to leave her half-made sand castle.

"... Squall." Quistis looked down.

"What?" Rinoa got up.

"Squall, I saw him over there." She pointed in a random direction, which was the campsite. "He looked like he wanted to talk to you."

Selphie watched as Rinoa left, and Quistis sat down in the sand in her place. "What did Squall want?"

"Squall isn't there, he's what I wanted to talk about."

"Your finally ready to tell me what's wrong?"

Quistis looked at Selphie's eyes. She was always so happy, and full of energy. She looked much younger than Quistis, although there was really a difference of one year. "He... wasn't mad earlier about the shirt."

"Oh, good."

"In fact, I think he was happy I took it."

"Huh? That doesn't sound like him."

"He also... tried to hit on me, I think."

Selphie stood up, "What!?" She was yelling loud enough for anyone nearby to hear clearly, "Squall likes you!?"

Quistis looked to the campsite, "Keep it down, Sefie. I don't want Rinoa to know."

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{Where's Squall?} Rinoa looked around the abadoned campsite. Her Squally was nowhere to be found. {Maybe he's in the woods.}

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"I got Zell." Irvine walked over to Squall, Zell in tow. He let him go, "Now make with the goods. Tell me everything."

"What's going on!?" Zell looked at Squall. "Why'd Irvine drag me here?"

Squall looked at the annoyed blonde and the Selphie-like-hyper Irvine. "Alright, I'll tell you guys every detail about me and Quistis this morning. Neither of you can tell the girls, got it?"

Zell nodded, stupified. Irvine nodded as well, almost drooling over all of his hopes for Squall's words.

"Alright then. It started out in a clearing of the woods..." Squall got ready for the biggest string of lies he would ever say.

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{How much woods can there be? I've been wandering in her for at least five minutes.} Rinoa stopped and rested on a tree. She stopped breathing so heavily when she heard a distant voice. {Squall?} She walked in the voices direction. It was Squall, alright. She thought about rushing over and throwing her arms around him, but decided to hear what he was talking about. {It must be interesting if Irvine and Zell are both listening...}

"... And then I finally unhooked her bra, while Quistis kept moaning out my name."

"Squall!?" Rinoa jumped up upon hearing his words.

"Rinoa!?" Squall backed away as his very angry girlfriend walked into view. "What are you doing here!?"

"You ass!" She slapped him in the face, "You can take Quistis if you want, because I'm done with you!"

"Rinny, it's not what you think!!" Squall watched as she ran away from the three.

"Well... what happened next?" Irvine stood up and looked at Squall.

Squall glared at him, "This story is done." He chased after Rinoa, "Sweetie, wait!"

Zell stood up and brushed off his shorts, "Well, that was fun. Now what?"

Irvine looked over, then readjusted his hat, "I think the real show is about to begin."

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o_O..... Ooh, I should write soap operas... read and review.