Nothing Love
By Cheerlygal
A/N: Sorry guys for the late update! I had been very busy with school's activities that I did not have enough time to update!
Terrible sorry guys!
Zornoid13: Thanks for your review! Hope you will enjoy the story!
Shortie630: I am glad you like the little romance between Squall and Rinoa! Sorry to keep you waiting but here is the next chapter!
Silver-nex: Yep! Storm is smart! Don't forgot who his parents is...hehe. Anyway...hope you enjoy this chapter!
Chapter 10: The Letter.
The next morning...
Rinoa woke up as the sunlight shone through the window of her bedroom and onto her face.
She sat up slowly on her bed and turned to her side.
He was not there, yet again.
For the past 8 years, despite the fact that they were living in the same room, they rarely met up with each other.
Reason?
Because every time she came back from her duties, Squall was either not yet back from his own work or had already fallen asleep.
And every morning when she woke up, he was not there already.
Even they had met; it was just a simple "Good morning" or "Good night"
Rinoa lay on her bed again and thoughts were running through her mind.
Yesterday night, had been really a different night for them. Did Squall really mean what he said? Or he had just made a simple comment out of it?
Whichever it was, the words he had said yesterday, made Rinoa really happy.
I admit I did have a crush on him years ago. But what he said yesterday, had make me realise that perhaps, the feeling has not been over yet...
Rinoa thought. She smiled to herself. Maybe, she needed to add something on to their suppose married life and perhaps with the help of
Storm. He really brought us closer... I guessed.
Rinoa thought.
She was about to close her eyes again for a little rest when Sharon bust into the room shouted
"BAD NEWS YOUR MAJESTIC! PRINCE STORM HAD GONE MISSING!!!"
"WHAT!"
Rinoa shouted before she leaped off from her bed and rushed forward to Sharon, holding her shoulders tight and asked anxiously,
"What happened?!" And upon seeing the expression of Sharon's face on her tight grip, Rinoa quickly released her hands and Sharon proceed to tell her what she knew.
"May, Her Highness Ellone Maid-in-waiting was trying to wake Princess Ellone up when she noticed that she was still wearing her evening grown.
And when she woke the Princess up, she asked the latter the question and that's when Princess Ellone started to panic,"
Sharon paused for awhile and then said
"She just quickly ran into Prince Storm's room and that's when we found out that he's missing. Dear Hyne, Princess broke down in tears and fainted soon after. She is now resting in her room and now His Majesty Squall is trying to comfort her,"
When Sharon finished what she needed to say, Rinoa quickly rushed towards Ellone's room, without even bother to change her outfit and was followed by Sharon closely behind.
"Is my fault. I should have been more careful with the surroundings,"
Ellone cried, eyes red from her crying.
"Is not your fault. The kidnappers must have planned this carefully and no matter who's with Storm, they would still get their way,"
Squall said, trying hard to comfort his sister. For the past hour, when he received the news that his son was kidnapped right after he was risen for his duties, he quickly rushed to the scene of crime and what he saw was Ellone trying desperately to seek his forgiveness for not protecting her nephew well.
He knew it was not her fault, the kidnappers had came prepared and though he was very worried and fearful of what they might do to his son, he kept his calm and gathered his thoughts together.
"Ellone are you okay?" the first thing Rinoa asked when she got into Ellone's room.
"Oh Rinoa!" Ellone cried as she hugged Rinoa.
"I am so sorry that Storm is gone! Sorry!"
"It's okay Ellone...is okay..." Rinoa said, trying to calm her down.
Just then, a soldier ran in and quickly said
"Your Majesty! A letter regarding the Prince is here!"
Squall turned around swiftly and said
"Where is it?!"
"In the Throne Hall Your Majesty," the soldier answered.
"The other council member are inspecting the letter for more clue."
"What!?" Squall roared.
"How dare they looked at the letter first!"
With that, he rushed to the Throne Hall.
Rinoa soon followed and Ellone too, wanted to follow, but was stop by Rinoa when she noticed Ellone struggled to stand up and go to the Throne Hall.
"You rest here Ellone," Rinoa said. Ellone protested but Rinoa assured her that she would tell her more information.
Ellone reluctantly agreed and Rinoa quickly followed Squall to the Throne room.
At the Throne Hall...
"From what I examined, this letter had been written a few days ago. Do you think this might be the clue gentlemen?" one of the ministers said, discussing and finding more clues on the kidnapper.
Just then, Squall stormed into the Hall and almost shouted,
"How dare you guys read the letter concerning my son without letting me read first! Have you guys no respect for me!"
The ministers, stared in shock of their enraged King, they did not expect any outburst from him like that, however, one replied,
"We're trying to find clues of the kidnappers whereabouts as soon as possible so that Your Majesty would not be so worried about."
Squall knew that arguing with his minister would be futile. Instead, he just walks over to the minister and took the letter from his hand and started to read the details in the letter.
Your Majesty,
Well, I like to get things straight to the point.
I got your precious son here. What I want? Well, is a 'personal' visit from you and Queen Rinoa.
The venue of meeting place? Well, you have to find it yourself, cause if I told you now; you will come visiting with your bunch of army. I will not risk that.
All right, I am sure you know it takes 80 days to go around the world. So I am giving you 80 days to find my location. You will not know if the next place you going will or will not be the location. It comes with it naturally.
And if you not here in 80 days starting today or do things that upset the 'rules', such as ordering your troops to find him while you sit your lazy ass at the throne, your son will be dead.
So, heed my warning.
The first clue:
Where the tears meet at the centre of the point.
I hope you will understand and knew where is it.
Will be waiting for you here.
Yours Truly,
The Unknown Guy.
Squall threw the letter aside when he finished reading it.
What the hell was the kidnapper thinking? He swears that he would kill him when he laid his hand on him.
"Squall, what does the kidnapper wants?" Rinoa asked.
Squall turned his attention to her; he had been so busy thinking on what to do with the kidnapper that he did not notice that Rinoa had entered the Hall.
"The Kidnapper stated that he wanted us to go and find him. But he did not make it easy for us. He only gave us 80 days to find him. I wondered what does where the tears meet at the centre of the point means,"
Squall said, the last sentence to himself rather than Rinoa.
"Your Majesty, I suggest that the army will handle this. We will do our best to find back the Prince," the ministers said.
"Can't you read!" Squall said angrily, "If anyone of you interfered, Storm will be in danger!"
"Is just a threat Your Majesty, you shouldn't." but the minister was cut off by Squall, who went on and said,
"I don't care, I can't afford to take any risk. Rinoa and me shall set off in the afternoon. Kiros and Ward, both of your take care of the state matters when I was away. And gentlemen, this is final."
The ministers had no choice but to remain quiet. They had to obey their King and not defy his order.
"Rinoa, let's get ready." Squall said as he took her hand and went to back to their room.
In their room...
When they reached their room, Rinoa, who was holding back her tears all along, burst into tears and cried onto Squall. Squall was shocked by her reaction, as she seemed fine all along.
"I am scared Squall," Rinoa cried, "What if they did something bad to Storm?"
Squall hold her close and comfort her, saying "Is all right Rinoa, we are going to find me, and then, we shall go on to a trip together as what I promise him"
Rinoa looked up at him and nodded. She pulled herself away from him and wipes her tears away. She then went into the washroom to wash her face.
Meanwhile, Squall took the things necessary for the search. Rinoa came out of the washroom and said, "What we supposed to bring Squall?"
"I am not sure. Just bring some money and commoner's clothes will do,"
Squall answered.
Rinoa nodded and set packing her things as well.
Near the exist of The Palace...
"Are you sure you all will be all right?" Ellone asked as she set them off from there.
"Don't worry Sis. We will. Do take care of your health. We will find Storm back." Squall said.
Ellone nodded as she see Squall and Rinoa off.
When both of them was about to leave, Kiros suddenly asked Squall.
"Your majesty, how shall we tell the people of your absence?"
Squall pondered this for a moment and then replied
"Tell them. Her Majesty and I, are taking our second Honeymoon"
Kiros nodded in replied as Squall and Rinoa set off in their commoner's outfit, in serach of their son.
A/N: Finally one chapter done! I am so sorry that it took so long! Hope you guys don't mind.
I don't think this is a well-written chapter as I somehow think it just lack something...I am not sure what it is...
By the way guys, you know 'where the tears meet at the centre of the point' is?
If you guess is correctly, well, I guess is maybe an update within 1 week?
That is the prize I could give anyway...(No cookies...sorry)
Please R&R! It meant a lot to me and inspire me to write faster! I promise you guys that the next update will be much faster!
Chapter 11: Let the search begin!
Squall and Rinoa embarked their journey to find their son, on the pretext of a second honeymoon.
Meanwhile, we shall see what happened to Storm as he woke up in a new place.
What does the kidnappers really want?
Find out in the next chapter of Nothing Love!