A/N: Oh my gosh I love you guys! I haven't gotten a single flame yet
((rapidly knocks on wood)), so I guess I'm doing this right. Okay, this
chapter's going to be mostly Squall taking and flashbacks... Yuffie's like
watching a movie-thingy when Squall's talking. Yuffie can see the
flashback, got it? Good. Here we go!
This chapter is dedicated to hikari15candals. You really helped me on my English homework! We were doing creative writing, and I used Hikari as the main character. ((winks)). I would also dedicate this to ria-aeon-hunter because I also used Ria, but you can't be dedicated twice (yet). -- But then I would also dedicate this to all my reviewers...
ria-aeon-hunter: Here's the next one! Lets see if you're the first review this time.
hikari15candals: I got the song lyrics, but I would like that song Hikari! I love her Simple and Clean song! ((sings)) thankie!
fanficlvr: there's a new picture now. lets see if it reminds you of something ((grins))
BroncosCheer-literofpepsy: I AM I AM I AM
himaco: right now! thanks ((blushes))
madcow863: thanks so much for the lyrics! ((hugs))
angel-yuripa: I got the lyrics from madcow863, thanks though. And I'm glad you liked it!
DarkFlame666: ((giggles)) Hope ya like this new chappie
Disclaimer: I own the math homework I'm doing. Nothing else, I swear! All the characters in this story belongs to Kingdom Hearts (those bastards lol j/k) except Sorina. She's MINE! And a part of my reviewers... but... well I would like you to ask me before you use her... all my reviewers who helped already got their permission . They are: ria-aeon-hunter, hikari15candals, himaco, and fanficlvr. And the songs are either Evanescence's or Linkin Park's.
I've become so numb
I cant feel you there
I've become so tired
so much more aware
I'm becoming this
all I want to do
is be more like me
and be less like you
"Cant you see that you're smothering me holding too tightly afraid to lose control" Yuffie sang along, "These are some of my favorite songs! What does it have to do with you?" she asked.
Squall scowled. "Just listen carefully to the lyrics. You don't want me to crash, don't you?"
Yuffie sighed. This man was impossible. They stopped outside of a fancy apartment building.
"Hikari!" Squall called to the backseat of the car. Hikari? Wasn't that Cid's cat? A silver cat streaked up and landed in Squall's lap. "Hikari, you know what to do." he said, patting it on its head.
"Hey, isn't that Cid's cat?" Yuffie asked.
"Naw, she's mine. Cid takes care of her during the day time." he replied fondly.
"What's she doing?" Yuffie asked.
"Checking to see if Riona's there..." Squall whispered. Hikari streaked back, purring. "Yep, she's gone. Let's go in." Squall said, picking up Hikari. Yuffie nodded. Squall quickly slid the key into the door and opened it.
The apartment was GORGEOUS. There was a beautiful dining room, a luxurious living room, but it was nothing compared to the bedroom. Ruby-red canopy, fluffy bed sheets, hug pillows accented the large bed. Gold trimmings were everywhere. Yuffie didn't like it though. It felt... bare... unlived in. Yuffie stole a glance at Squall. Icy blue eyes stared into the space. What was it... Yuffie had never seen that expression on Squall's face before. It was a mixture of anger... and... fear. Something that Yuffie thought Squall would never show.
"Well, come on. We don't have all day." said Squall, motioning her towards the dining table, "Do you want anything?"
"A Sprite Remix, please." Yuffie replied, watching Squall as he got up to get her drink.
"Now, where do you want me to start?" he asked.
"From the beginning" Yuffie said eagerly.
"From the beginning? That's going to take a long time. I'll start with how I met Riona. I was 10..."
flashback
"What's the matter?" Squall asked a girl with long, black hair.
"Mamma and papa said they were going to come back... they were only going to the store" the girl sobbed, "But they never came back..."
"Aw don't be sad, orphanage life isn't too bad" Squall said cheerfully, "What's your name?"
"Riona..." she whispered, "What's yours?"
"Squall!" he said proudly.
"Doesn't that mean storm or something?" Riona asked, giggling.
"Yep! 'cause I'm going to grow up big and strong!" he said, laughing, pulling her out the door.
"Where are we going?" she asked.
"Matron's taking us to the beach today! It's going to be fun! We make S'mores and Selphie always gets it all over her face." Squall said.
"Hey Squall! We're making S'mores! Come on!" a blond kid said.
"Okay Tidus! But first you have to meet Riona!" Squall shouted back.
end flashback
"Wow... she seemed... so... nice..." Yuffie whispered.
"Yeah. After that we were officially a "couple"" Squall said, spacing out a bit.
"What happened next?" Yuffie asked.
"It was probably the best time I had in my life..."
flashback
"Squall... when you're 18 what do you expect to do?" Riona asked.
"Go get a job, of course." Squall said.
"What job?" Riona persistently asked.
"I... it seems impossible... but... I want to go to school. Get a degree. LEARN something. Then I'll get a job."
"Then... what?"
"I'll marry you, of course." Squall said, kissing her on the forehead.
end flashback
"You were going to MARRY her?" Yuffie cried in disbelief.
"She was nice back then... even YOU admit it" Squall said coldly.
"What made her bad?"
"Her mom..."
flashback
"Hey Squall, come look! A limo's here!" Riona called.
"What? A LIMO came?" Squall replied, hurrying to her side in disbelief.
"My mom..." she whispered.
"Your mom? What?" Squall asked, confused. The bell rang. Matron quickly came and opened it.
"Hi. I am Riona's father. I am here to pick her up." a snotty-looking woman said simply.
"WHAT?" yelled Squall, but Riona was already hugging her father. "MOMMY!" she shrieked happily, "You came and got me!"
"Yes dear, now lets leave" her mom said. Riona looked at Squall. "I want him, Mommy." she said, pointing at Squall.
"Okay. I'll set up one of my friends to adopt him. Then he's all yours." her mom said.
"WHAT? I'm not your play thing!" Squall yelped. A few days later, a man came and adopted Squall.
end flashback
"Wow..." Yuffie said, "What a slap in the face"
"She really used me..." he whispered. Yuffie could tell he was getting close to crying. "Well, here I am. I am to do Riona's bidding at all times, even worse than Hikari here." A single tear dropped onto his cheek. He quickly wiped it away, but Yuffie saw.
"Squall..." she whispered, walking over to him.
"It's Leon..." he muttered while she hugged him. Yuffie felt a pair of strong arms around her, shirt getting slightly damp from his tears. "I don't think I can love anymore, Yuffie..." he whispered.
"MERROW!" Hikari yowled.
A/N: Okay, sorry it's so short guys... I think I have the dreaded writer's block groans. I can't decide if I want them to manage to escape or let Riona catch them. You don't know HOW many times I've rewritten the ending to this... so I just ended up deleting it. You faithful reviewers get to choose! YAY! And I'm probably going to be updating more cause summer's starting in a week! WOOT!!!!!! Oh, and I got rid of the squirrel. Just too too fuzzy... got up a kitty though! Though not exactly Hikari... I'll show Hikari to you guys next time. Well ttfn and R&R!!!!!! rawr
This chapter is dedicated to hikari15candals. You really helped me on my English homework! We were doing creative writing, and I used Hikari as the main character. ((winks)). I would also dedicate this to ria-aeon-hunter because I also used Ria, but you can't be dedicated twice (yet). -- But then I would also dedicate this to all my reviewers...
ria-aeon-hunter: Here's the next one! Lets see if you're the first review this time.
hikari15candals: I got the song lyrics, but I would like that song Hikari! I love her Simple and Clean song! ((sings)) thankie!
fanficlvr: there's a new picture now. lets see if it reminds you of something ((grins))
BroncosCheer-literofpepsy: I AM I AM I AM
himaco: right now! thanks ((blushes))
madcow863: thanks so much for the lyrics! ((hugs))
angel-yuripa: I got the lyrics from madcow863, thanks though. And I'm glad you liked it!
DarkFlame666: ((giggles)) Hope ya like this new chappie
Disclaimer: I own the math homework I'm doing. Nothing else, I swear! All the characters in this story belongs to Kingdom Hearts (those bastards lol j/k) except Sorina. She's MINE! And a part of my reviewers... but... well I would like you to ask me before you use her... all my reviewers who helped already got their permission . They are: ria-aeon-hunter, hikari15candals, himaco, and fanficlvr. And the songs are either Evanescence's or Linkin Park's.
I've become so numb
I cant feel you there
I've become so tired
so much more aware
I'm becoming this
all I want to do
is be more like me
and be less like you
"Cant you see that you're smothering me holding too tightly afraid to lose control" Yuffie sang along, "These are some of my favorite songs! What does it have to do with you?" she asked.
Squall scowled. "Just listen carefully to the lyrics. You don't want me to crash, don't you?"
Yuffie sighed. This man was impossible. They stopped outside of a fancy apartment building.
"Hikari!" Squall called to the backseat of the car. Hikari? Wasn't that Cid's cat? A silver cat streaked up and landed in Squall's lap. "Hikari, you know what to do." he said, patting it on its head.
"Hey, isn't that Cid's cat?" Yuffie asked.
"Naw, she's mine. Cid takes care of her during the day time." he replied fondly.
"What's she doing?" Yuffie asked.
"Checking to see if Riona's there..." Squall whispered. Hikari streaked back, purring. "Yep, she's gone. Let's go in." Squall said, picking up Hikari. Yuffie nodded. Squall quickly slid the key into the door and opened it.
The apartment was GORGEOUS. There was a beautiful dining room, a luxurious living room, but it was nothing compared to the bedroom. Ruby-red canopy, fluffy bed sheets, hug pillows accented the large bed. Gold trimmings were everywhere. Yuffie didn't like it though. It felt... bare... unlived in. Yuffie stole a glance at Squall. Icy blue eyes stared into the space. What was it... Yuffie had never seen that expression on Squall's face before. It was a mixture of anger... and... fear. Something that Yuffie thought Squall would never show.
"Well, come on. We don't have all day." said Squall, motioning her towards the dining table, "Do you want anything?"
"A Sprite Remix, please." Yuffie replied, watching Squall as he got up to get her drink.
"Now, where do you want me to start?" he asked.
"From the beginning" Yuffie said eagerly.
"From the beginning? That's going to take a long time. I'll start with how I met Riona. I was 10..."
flashback
"What's the matter?" Squall asked a girl with long, black hair.
"Mamma and papa said they were going to come back... they were only going to the store" the girl sobbed, "But they never came back..."
"Aw don't be sad, orphanage life isn't too bad" Squall said cheerfully, "What's your name?"
"Riona..." she whispered, "What's yours?"
"Squall!" he said proudly.
"Doesn't that mean storm or something?" Riona asked, giggling.
"Yep! 'cause I'm going to grow up big and strong!" he said, laughing, pulling her out the door.
"Where are we going?" she asked.
"Matron's taking us to the beach today! It's going to be fun! We make S'mores and Selphie always gets it all over her face." Squall said.
"Hey Squall! We're making S'mores! Come on!" a blond kid said.
"Okay Tidus! But first you have to meet Riona!" Squall shouted back.
end flashback
"Wow... she seemed... so... nice..." Yuffie whispered.
"Yeah. After that we were officially a "couple"" Squall said, spacing out a bit.
"What happened next?" Yuffie asked.
"It was probably the best time I had in my life..."
flashback
"Squall... when you're 18 what do you expect to do?" Riona asked.
"Go get a job, of course." Squall said.
"What job?" Riona persistently asked.
"I... it seems impossible... but... I want to go to school. Get a degree. LEARN something. Then I'll get a job."
"Then... what?"
"I'll marry you, of course." Squall said, kissing her on the forehead.
end flashback
"You were going to MARRY her?" Yuffie cried in disbelief.
"She was nice back then... even YOU admit it" Squall said coldly.
"What made her bad?"
"Her mom..."
flashback
"Hey Squall, come look! A limo's here!" Riona called.
"What? A LIMO came?" Squall replied, hurrying to her side in disbelief.
"My mom..." she whispered.
"Your mom? What?" Squall asked, confused. The bell rang. Matron quickly came and opened it.
"Hi. I am Riona's father. I am here to pick her up." a snotty-looking woman said simply.
"WHAT?" yelled Squall, but Riona was already hugging her father. "MOMMY!" she shrieked happily, "You came and got me!"
"Yes dear, now lets leave" her mom said. Riona looked at Squall. "I want him, Mommy." she said, pointing at Squall.
"Okay. I'll set up one of my friends to adopt him. Then he's all yours." her mom said.
"WHAT? I'm not your play thing!" Squall yelped. A few days later, a man came and adopted Squall.
end flashback
"Wow..." Yuffie said, "What a slap in the face"
"She really used me..." he whispered. Yuffie could tell he was getting close to crying. "Well, here I am. I am to do Riona's bidding at all times, even worse than Hikari here." A single tear dropped onto his cheek. He quickly wiped it away, but Yuffie saw.
"Squall..." she whispered, walking over to him.
"It's Leon..." he muttered while she hugged him. Yuffie felt a pair of strong arms around her, shirt getting slightly damp from his tears. "I don't think I can love anymore, Yuffie..." he whispered.
"MERROW!" Hikari yowled.
A/N: Okay, sorry it's so short guys... I think I have the dreaded writer's block groans. I can't decide if I want them to manage to escape or let Riona catch them. You don't know HOW many times I've rewritten the ending to this... so I just ended up deleting it. You faithful reviewers get to choose! YAY! And I'm probably going to be updating more cause summer's starting in a week! WOOT!!!!!! Oh, and I got rid of the squirrel. Just too too fuzzy... got up a kitty though! Though not exactly Hikari... I'll show Hikari to you guys next time. Well ttfn and R&R!!!!!! rawr