Chapter 4
Rinoa woke up in his arms. They had gone down to the beach to watch the firework display, and she must have fallen asleep. He looked down at her, and smirked. She quickly sat up, blushing.
"Good morning, sleeping beauty." He said
"Oh, I'm so sorry."
"Nothing to be sorry about." He stood up; "Better get you back."
"Yeah, it's getting late"
They walked back to the station, while they waited for the train; Rinoa let out a shiver. Not 10 seconds later, she felt his coat fall onto her shoulders.
"Thanks." She said, pulling it around her tightly.
"Don't mention it." He replied, looking her in the eyes.
She couldn't believe she was going to do this. Wrapping her arms around him, she pressed her lips against his.
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Rinoa woke up, and looked over in his direction. The bed was empty next to her. Her eyes filled with tears as memories came flooding back to her. "Not again." She sobbed, clutching her pillow.
"Well, this is an interesting sight," said a voice from the door.
Rinoa opened her eyes, to find Seifer standing in the doorway. He held a tray of food, eggs, and toast. Rinoa jumped from the bed, and ran to him. Knocking the tray to the floor, she wrapped her arms around him.
"Rinoa, I wouldn't do that to you." He said into her ear, softly.
Rinoa's tears turned into tears of joy, as he embraced her back.
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Rinoa and Seifer embraced each other outside the station. A week had passed since Seifer had arrived, and he needed to go back to the garden. Rinoa didn't want to let him go, but he promised he would come back. He stood on the train, looking into her eyes until the train disappeared from sight.