A/N: hey! im back i am STILL busy with school but... c'mon what can i say? i love to write, i love this story and i love FF8 so i wrote the long awaited... (or not) chapter 12.

Chapter 12-

First Day?

Rinoa woke up with a smile on her face, for she knew today was the first day of school, well not officially but she moves in the school today. Despite the "little" argument she and her aunt fought about the night before she was clearly ecstatic to go to school. Perfect new friends, new opportunities! And the best part Squall's with me!

Angelo went to jump on her bed and started licking her on the face pretty much like to wake her up from her dreamy state. "Hey girl, today's first day of school, you excited?" she said as she stroked Angelo behind the ears.

"I better get up now." Rinoa yawned and checked the clock; it was exactly 7:00AM. Perfect timing to wake up, for she needed to be there at the sorority house by 9:00AM sharp and she was going to be picked up by Squall by 8:00AM.

She got up and lined some clothes for her to pick out the best one. "Hmm…." She whispered as she opened the closet to see all her clothes to be placed in color coordination. "Wow, auntie sure did her part well, maybe I should cut her some slack, but maybe some other time… because right now…" her little monologue was cut short with three knocks on her bedroom door.

"Rinoa, are you up?" her aunt's voice fluttered in from the door.

"Yeah, I'm picking out some clothes to wear." Rinoa replied as she opened the door to let her aunt in. Aunt Cecile settled herself on the bed as she told Rinoa she was sorry for yelling at her last night. "Sorry, it was I guess maternal instincts but then again make sure you forewarn me before you go and do that again okay?" she added as she peered in to see Rinoa's reaction.

Rinoa was thoughtful for a moment and then finally spoke up. "It's okay." She said as she went to sit beside her. "I guess you're just concerned about me, which is a good thing." Then she smiled at her aunt and gave her a hug. "I'm sorry too." Aunt Cecile patted her on the back and offered a helping hand to find the suitable clothes to wear.

"Sure thing… I'll pick out some of my clothes and then show you and lemme know what you think!" Rinoa said as she jumped up and down. "Well, I have an idea Rinoa…"

"Yeah what is it?"

"I'll find you a set of clothes to wear while you go take a bath." She said as she motioned to Rinoa's bathroom door. "Well?"

Rinoa was thoughtful again and wondered if they could she could trust her auntie to even allow her to choose her clothes. After much consideration she did nod her head and went to get her towel and head for the bathroom.

When she got out her aunt has already laid out three sets of clothes: one was a simple white blouse with blue beading on the back, some regular faded out jeans, and some sneakers. Two she chose a denim mini skirt, a yellow blouse with white prints and some strappy heals. And the third one was consisted of a turquoise racer back blouse which she matched with some plaid board shorts and flip flops.

"Wow auntie, I gotta hand it you; you surprised me with your choices!" Rinoa exclaimed as she saw the line up of clothes. "I swear all three of them are great! I can't even choose… I think I wanna wear them all in one day! Three changes!" Then she laughed.

"Well, I figured dressing you up with dresses won't work unlike before when you were a kid, so I went a little trendy, pretty much like when I was in your age, and besides," she looked around to see if anyone was there, well there weren't anyone. "I'm updated with the trends thanks to the "bible"."

Rinoa roared with laughter after finding out that her aunt still reads the Cosmo. "Well, you really surprise me auntie…" then she took a look at the clothes and tried to find one that suited her mood perfectly. And today she was feeling pretty boyish… so she chose the third option: The turquoise racer back, the board shorts and the flip-flops.

Once she was done dressing up she went down with her aunt to grab breakfast, and it was then 7:45AM. "Squall'll be here I a couple of minutes, why not offer him something to eat."

And just like a cue the sound of the roaring engine of Squall's jaguar.

"Squall's here!" Rinoa rushed to open the door to let him in. This time Squall looked like a male model. He was going to move in his own dorm there and was wearing a green polo shirt, some loose, hip hugging pants, and a pair of white with green trimmings slips. He topped the outfit off with a pair of Oakley Juliet Emerald Edition.

Whew, he looks like a model! While I look like I am so laid back that I do not care about what people think about me.

"Good morning, Auntie." Squall stated as he waved to Aunt Cecile. Aunt Cecile was shocked at the name he used but what the heck he's the president's son anyway. "Morning Rin, I expect that you are already packed? Don't worry we'll leave them there in your house or dorm then we could go home." Squall explained as he sat himself on the couch.

"Squall why don't you grab breakfast?" Aunt Cecile asked Squall as she set another plate on the table. "Why thank you, I would love to." Then he stood up and went to sit next to Rinoa.

As Squall settled himself next to Rinoa, he motioned for her to move a little bit closer for he was going to whisper something to her. "Rin, are you and your auntie okay now? I mean she is nicer today than she was yesterday." He added.

Aunt Cecile got back from the kitchen with some pancakes and set them on the table and sat in front of the couple. "So Squall, for all I know you are already acquainted with the people in the Esthar U?"

Squall finished putting pancakes on Rinoa's plate, and then she pouted as she was given 4pancakes to eat! She was protesting with her mouth open when Squall answered Aunt Cecile's question. "Yes, I am acquainted with the faculty and some of the students there. I studied there when I was a kid and some of my buddies from military school will be studying there too." He explained as he placed 2 pancakes on his plate, and Rinoa took the opportunity to dump 3 of hers on his plate. "What the--, " Squall started and Rinoa cut him off by sticking a tongue out to tease him.

"Oh I see, so you wouldn't have problems fitting in,…" Aunt Cecile sure was worried about Rinoa. To answer the worried tone her aunt was giving out, Rinoa said, "Its okay, I'm sure Squall won't let me die of shame there or something." Then she gulped her last slice of pancake and went to get her bags and fetch Angelo.

"Woof, Woof!" Angelo was protesting and didn't want to be placed in the pet porter. "Oh, will you just stay in there! I promise it'll only take a while! A few minutes? Seconds??"

Rinoa was getting frustrated as Squall approached her and told her it'll be fine if Angelo would stay here in her aunt's house for the duration of the semester. "Look Rin, it'll be okay if Angelo there would stay here. I mean he does take a liking for your aunt and she'll be a hassle and a bother if you take her, with the load you are taking now." He suggested earnestly. Rinoa was thinking of it and she was going to miss Angelo alright, but Squall had a point. "Okay." She muttered.

And with that they went their way to the Esthar U.

As they arrived at the campus, people were already flocking the list of rooms for the dorms, some were trying to pass the humongous line or pack of people blocking the way to get to their respective frats or sororities. "Rinoa, did you get a dorm or a sorority?" Squall asked Rinoa before he searched the place for a parking space. "Sorority." Rinoa answered as she pointed a parking space for Squall. As soon as they were parked he gave Rinoa a confused look. "Look Squall, I passed their exam when I was in school and the old team captain of the cheer squad gave me a sure position in her sorority." Rinoa explained to Squall, pretty much like a daughter to a father. "Oh, I see. Who is this friend of yours?" he asked. "Her name is Quistis Trepe." She said. "She was a senior when I was a junior and we go way back." She added as she deemed that Squall was going to ask another question. "You were a cheerleader?" he asked as he suppressed a snicker. "Yeah I was! Anything wrong with that??" Rinoa was red with embarrassment and anger. "Look buster I am a cheer captain!"

"Look I am not saying you weren't I just realized that this cleared up my query on why you scream all the time and why you are very, very bubbly." Squall explained to clean his name. "I'm sorry for laughing." Then he gave Rinoa a kiss on the forehead and turned the engine off.

He got out of the car first and took out most of their things and laid them on the walk way. A "bell boy" sort of assistant approached them and asked if he may carry the bags for them. "Sure thing, can you follow me to registry line?" Squall asked. "I need to get my papers to settle in my house."

"Certainly Mr. Leonhart." The bell boy said. "I think you don't need to go there though, the headmaster is calling you right there." He added as he pointed towards the rear part of the busy hallway. Rinoa bade Squall a short goodbye to get her schedule and map to find her sorority house. Squall approached the headmaster and gave him a small smile of thank you. "Thanks for fixing my papers Headmaster Cid."

"Don't worry about it Squall." He waved his thank you off and continued, "Least I can do for the president's son and president of the Kappa Gammas."

"Well then I take my thank you's back." Squall said as he gave a laugh and then said, "And I am not the president of Kappa Gamma, Seifer is. He got the part… unlucky him."

"Oh so Seifer got the position? Unlucky him… too much pressure for leading the best Frat in school… I wonder if he'll end up with his batch mate."

Squall cocked an eyebrow at him and asked who the person might be. "She's a sophomore too much like Seifer. She's been hanging with him the past year and I think Seifer was courting her, but I guess she turned him down because she was to lead her own sorority, the best one in fact." Rinoa came back with two papers, a map and a welcome note from her sorority sister. "Look at this Squall, Quistis sent me a personal letter stating where I am designated and how I am to work!" Then amongst her giggles she found the headmaster and apologized. "It's okay dear, so you are included in the elite crew huh?" Cid asked Rinoa.

"Elites?" she was confused at what the headmaster was talking about.

"Yes Elites," Cid continued. "The elite circle of sororities and fraternities, and as I can see and hear, you are in the top most sorority at campus: the Iota Omicron Phi."

"Yes I am in that sorority. And Quistis Trepe is the president."

"I was just talking about Quistis and Seifer a little while back." Then the headmaster winked at him and left.

Rinoa was startled by his sudden exit and asked Squall if he was really that weird. And Squall smiled and nodded.

"I better take you to your dorm Rin."

"Wait, so our groups are like sister companies?" Rinoa asked.

"Yeah pretty much, Seifer was my officer back in military school. He wasn't strict to me so he became my friend." He said. "He offered me a place here and I was in a good mood to accept. Now I think I regret it because I think Cid wants me and you to play match maker."

"ooohhh! Exciting!" she exclaimed as she went to pick up her things and went to her sorority house.

Squall led Rinoa back to the main entrance of the building and went to get one of the golf carts parked at the middle. "Squall, are you sure we could just go ahead and take one of these? I mean they could belong to someone else." She said worriedly.

"Don't worry Rin, look at this," Squall showed her a set of keys. "I own one of them. You didn't expect me to walk now did you?" he added with a smile and led the way to the black golf cart.

As usual it's black…. Expect only the executive package for the "Executive Package"

"Rinoa, c'mon!" he said as he hauled all the things on the back. "I'll take you to your place first before I head to my place."

"okay." Then he started the engine and went to the university's heart. It was a long way from the entrance hall. And it sure was ROUND.

Wow this place sure is big, I wonder why Squall doesn't get lost, and he must've been here more than once to remember where he heads.

"Hey, what's up with you hun?" he said. "You seem to be preoccupied." Rinoa blushed and waved him off. "Don't worry it's no problem… I …. I think I am just nervous with my new sorority house."

"Don't worry about it, you'll be fine and Quistis will be there to help you anyway." Then he made a right turn and stopped in front of a white house with blue shutters. "Here you are… Iota Omicron Phi."

Gulp

This is it! Damn! I wonder if Quistis will be there!! I mean she is my only friend and I hope she stills remember me! I'm so frigging nervous!

"Hey Rin, calm down." Squall said, breaking her trance and noticing her pale skin turn paler. "You okay? Do you want me to come in there with you? I mean I could take you up until the inside of the house you know." He offered but Rinoa refused and insisted that she was fine on her own and that she could take care of herself. So she went to the doorbell leaving her things with Squall at the road side. She plastered her "cheering" smile and pressed the doorbell. Okay that wasn't so hard….. then her thoughts were cut short because of a tiny bubbly little girl who went to greet her. "Hello! Welcome to the Iota Omicron Phi, Sorority House! I'm Selphie and I am the current door man/woman whatever." She said as she jumped up and down at the sight of Rinoa.

"uhm… hello to you too, Selphie. I'm Rinoa, I'm new here." Rinoa started and tried to sound not too surprised.

"Well, I'm a freshman too, but I came here a tad bit earlier than most of the others so they set me to do this task. Quistis will be here shortly to greet you… now… where're your bags?" She asked while her eyes searched Rinoa's sides to see if she brought some bags with her.

"My bags are over there." She said as she pointed to the golf cart on the road side. "Do I have to bring them in now? Wait, I'll go get them." And then Rinoa went to the golf cart to extract her bags from the back. Squall offered a helping hand and took most of the load from her and went with her up to the doorway, where Selphie was standing and waiting for Rinoa.

"Where do I put these….Miss??" Squall asked politely.

Obviously the girl was a bit star struck and wasn't able to answer the question. Not until the president decided to interject and went and carried the conversation off Selphie's shoulders.

"Sorry, I am not able to be here anymore sooner, Rinoa." Then she smiled at them while she shooed Selphie and sent her upstairs to do some chores. "Oh, I see you are with someone… who obviously does not belong in our sorority." Then she laughed and asked for his name.

"The name's Squall Leonhart. I'm here to escort Rinoa." He replied while he flashed the handsomest smile he could muster, which was not at all hard.

"Hmmm… Leonhart huh?" then she turned to Rinoa. "I didn't know you were affiliated with the First Family?"

"Well, I am not affiliated with them before I came here to Esthar. I mean we… um…" Rinoa began trying to think of how she could explain this when Squall intervened and told Quistis that she'll tell her some other time, when she's already okay with her room.

"But of course," Quistis said while flashing them a smile and finally letting them in. "Your room Rinoa, is at the last door on the right. Right in front of the President's," she told them as she led the way to the room. "I chose that spot for you. So that you could come to my room to chat." Then she pointed to the room and let them in.

"Well Squall I believe our by-laws can only allow you access up to this part of the room, well in the morning of course." Then she left them together and told Rinoa to settle in and for Squall to leave as soon as possible because she didn't want any issues with her sorority. "Listen, it's not like I don't want you here, it's just the rules don't allow it… sorry but you have to go." And with that she bade them goodbye and told Rinoa to meet after dinner, before then she could do whatever she wants.

"Wait!"Rinoa tried to call her back but it was too late. "Oh well I'll just ask her later…"

"What were you going to ask her?" Squall asked while he threw the bags on the vacant lavender bed. "Window side right?" he asked.

"Yep, thanks.." Rinoa muttered. "I was going to ask her who my room mate is… I mean there are two beds and I don't think the other one is for you."

Squall laughed as he took a look around the room and found it big for two people. "Elites….so anyway whoever your roommate is I am sure she'll like you. And it is pretty obvious that the other one is not for me… it has a bear and it's pink."

Rinoa laughed at the comment and decided to shoo Squall to his own dorm. "You better go now, so that I could get settled, thanks." Then she gave him a small peck on the lips before he went on his way.

Once the door was shut Rinoa laid down on the bed and thought, this place ain't half bad. It's actually great! Like my bedroom in Deling!"

Then the door opened again, making Rinoa sit up on her bed. "Oh I am sorry! Did I wake you up?" It was Selphie the girl from the door. "And I am also sorry for being stuck-up when I greeted you guys."

Rinoa waved her hand and told her it was okay.

"Whew! Thank Hyne, I was getting nervous… I mean." Then she smiled goofily. "Anyway, my name's Selphie Tilmitt, freshman and I am taking up CommArts!" she introduced herself with such enthusiasm… she reminded her of Helga.

"Wow, what a coincidence! I'm taking up CommArts too! My name's Rinoa Heartilly." Then she shook hands with this new girl she calls her friend.

A/N: so what did you think this timE? lol... anyway guys i am not bout to leave this story to end with a hanging ending so dont worry...moreover, bear with me because i am busy and i dont update everyday or every week but i try... R & R... Thanks! Kudos! XD