A/n: I'm here.. writing. And It's nice. Anyhow. I'll jabber later.

(Seifer's P.O.V.)

Where the hell am I? What the hell happened?...there's no way that little whiney Rinoa took me out.

"Seifer Almasy." I looked up promptly only to be greeted with a very unhappy face. "You seem to be failing again, Seifer. She is five foot three! HOW IN THE HELL DID YOU LET HER BRING YOU DOWN!?"

I winced. I knew this was going to be bad. I had forgotten that I was working for him.

"Sir. Her powers have been unleashed to her… she's sprouted. We have our new weapon."

"Yes. So they say. But how long until side b takes over side a. How long until she realizes what's going on. We haven't all the fucking time in the goddamn world here Seifer!"

"Yes sir."

The swishing of electronic steel doors opening drew my attention to the other side of the room. I watched the lady in black I had only heard of glide across the room, her long black hair glistening in what little light there was.

"Sweetheart, there's no reason to shout at him. As much as I could have warned him about her changing, there's no way he could have expected it. Have you made friends with side b?"

I noticed she was staring at me.

"Yes. Good friends. She is staying in my apartment in Balamb. I see her on a regular basis."

"Keep eye on her. Tell me her status, how she's developed."

Oh, she's developed just fine.. her body's as gorgeous and desirable as it ever has been.

"Yes, Ma'm. No issues there."

"Seifer. Your dorm is down the hall to the right. We will need you here for a day or two more just so we know it is safe to send you back"

After stating that, the General turned, as every military general does, and walked away with a stance of I'm-a-military-general-hear-me-roar. The lady in black followed right behind him, looking quite a bit more graceful than he.

(Rinoa's P.O.V.)

"You were running... someone was chasing you and I couldn't help you, I couldn't do anything other than watch as if I was looking down at you. I.. I hated it. I would wake up and rush to your bed side to make sure you were okay. And every time I'd ask you how you were, and if you were awake, and ..other things along those lines. And every time you didn't respond, the more nervous I got."

Squall held onto my hand like he had no intentions of ever letting go.

"I had dreams of running too. But the person chasing me had you too.. they took you some how. I found your ring and I picked it up and I put it.."

I looked down at my finger to make sure it wasn't there and sighed. I looked at Squall. He had helped me so much. I looked down at my left arm where my scars were still very prominent.

"Forget the past Rin, we're going to solve this. Do you remember opening the window?"

Squall looked so serious and so sincere. All I wanted was a smile.

"I remember you defending me against Seifer… but… All I remember after you yelling at him was his condom joke…"

"We have a lot to go over then"

He let out a sigh. I wish I didn't have to let him down all the time.

"How are you feeling Ms. Rinoa?" Dr. Kadowaki looked me over a few times.

"Confused, but I suppose I'm okay."

She hooked up some test machines to check all my vitals and asked me a few more questions.

"Squall, can I speak to you in my office?"

At that, I was alone again. I watched him sit and watched her pace around as she usually does when she's thinking. Then she picked up the phone and spoke to someone for about ten minutes. I watched her nod and then shake her head. I watched Squall sit and listen.. or so I assumed he was listening.

I suppose I dosed off for a few. I awoke to Squall shaking me and waking me up.

"Do you feel like you can walk Rin?"

I nodded. I got off the bed and gathered my things into my bag that someone had packed for me, though Squall refused to allow me to carry it.

We walked to the main hall, then to the dorm hall. I followed Squall all the way to where we would branch off, and as I turned he grabbed onto me.

"You're not going back to your dorm. Headmaster's orders. You're to stay with me, indefinitely."

"Right, okay. Can I have my key?"

"No.. you're coming with me."

"Sure, later. Now please, can I have the key? I don't really care much about the bag.. you can keep that if you like."

"Rin, give it up. You're coming with me."

"Squall, this isn't funny. Come on, give me my key, please."

He obviously wasn't joking and proceeded to pick me up and carry me down to his dorm.

"Why am I staying with you?" I asked once he had set me down and put my bag on the bed next to me.

"Do you have a problem with it?"

"No, but I'd like to know why."

"I have to watch over you. It's orders."

"Oh. Orders.. right" I knew I shouldn't have, but I was hoping for more. I looked down at my feet and watched them move a little.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing. Why would something be wrong?"

"You don't look happy. What's on your mind?"

"A lot of things"

"Like what?"

"What happened?"

And that's when he told me everything. I didn't mean to hurt anyone. I didn't actually remember any of it.

"I didn't hurt you, did I Squall?

"No.. you were gentle with me. But Seifer. Speaking of… no one knows where he's gone off to. Maybe you've ridden us of him."

"..I didn't mean to.."

"Don't beat yourself up about it."

From there, it turned to awkward silence. I sat on the bed, letting my feet dangle and move in circular motions which I followed with my eyes. Squall leaned on a corner post of his bed and stared off into oblivion.

"You should get some real rest, Squall." I looked him in the eyes and could tell something was wrong.

"No, I'll be fine. I've rested enough in the infirmary."

"Squall, what's wrong?"

I didn't get a response. I waved my hand in front of his face, poked his nose, even licked the side of his face and he still didn't move. Only when I bit his ear did he come back to earth.

"Huh?"

His face had a blank, yet startled looking expression upon it.

"You zoned out, I guess."

"Oh, okay. You need to rest."

"I know. Do you have a baggy t-shirt I can borrow, just for the night?"

"Um. In the dresser, second drawer on the right side. Here, I'll get it for you."

"And I'll need a blanket too… if you don't mind."

He stopped and looked at me.

"A blanket?"

"Yes. A blanket. I imagine the couch will be my new bed."

"No Rin, you'll be in the bed."

"I don't want to take your bed from you."

He tossed me a shirt and smirked. "Who said you would?"

I could feel my face turning red. The redder it got, the bigger his smirk got, until it was almost a smile.

"You gonna go change or not?"

At that point, I realized I hadn't moved an inch.

"Where's your bathroom? And is my shampoo in my bag?"

"Yes, it is. And the bathroom is through the study, then to the left. There are clean towels hanging on the rack."

A/n: I know its not my best work, by any stretch of the imagination, but I tried to make it easier to read for everyone. Review if you'd like.