Take Me Out

Summary:

Rinoa's the new student at school. She be-friends a lively girl on her first day and they become best friends. But what happens when

Rinoa falls for the stubborn, obnoxious, but coolest guy in school?

Sorry about the long wait! I've had exams and more and more and MORE work to do this past few weeks or a month, I cant actually remember the last time I updated really. So I apologise now!

Okay, okay I just read through the whole fic from where I started to where I finished and I can see why you lot like it so much it is rather amusing :P I was giggling through out most of it :P XD


"Dad…?" I whisper

Before I could think my legs started to move, I started to walk slowly towards him then broke out into a run and threw myself at him. I threw my arms around his middle and felt tears prick my eyes but I didn't care. I know I don't like crying in front of people and I knew people were looking and I didn't care. My dad was home. He was back and safe.

"Easy kiddo, you're going to break my ribs!" He says trying to laugh

"Sorry," I say letting go and looking up at him.

"No problem" He smiles at me and I grin back, I can't help it.

"You want to go home?" He asks

I nod and pick up my bag where I dropped it on the floor; I go around to the other side of the car and climb in.

He's home. Everything is going to be okay now I can feel it. My life can't get much worse, especially with what happened in the last few days.

When my dad opens the front door, my aunt appears from the kitchen and screams at my dad.

"I told you to stay in bed and rest! I told you I'd go and fetch Rinoa!" She yells at him

"Fetch? FETCH? Am I some kind of dog now then?" I ask trying to feign being puzzled.

My aunt looks extremely annoyed and I grin at her, my dad laughs.

"I have missed you little rinny-kins" he says kissing the top of my head

"LITTLE RINNY-KINS? I AM NOT SOME KIND OF CHILD!" I yell at them both, they both start laughing immediately. I stomp over to the stairs and glare at them both before walking up them.

As I open my bedroom door I can still hear them laughing and I smile a little myself. It's nice to have laughter back in the house again.

I sling my bag on my bed and sigh; I haven't felt this free in a while. I guess I've been to stressed out to even notice I've been stressed out, that makes no sense but I don't care.

"So… your aunt told me what's been happening since I've been away,"

"Oh really?" I turning to face my father and folding my arms.

"She said something about, a party, a boy with a gun and a handsome young man saving you and getting him shot himself." My dad says giving me suspicious looks

"What? It's all true, apart from the handsome guy part, because he isn't." I say shrugging

My dad raises his eyebrows a little but I know it doesn't bother him, he's seen much worse of course.

"And is it true that you've only made friends with one girl and three boys?" he says in complete shock

"Yes dad," I say rolling my eyes at him

"Wow, I thought you hated members of the opposite sex, me included" He says through laughter

"Not really just some," I say shrugging "And one of them is NOT my friend, he's more of an acquaintance"

"Ah, are we talking about the on who saved your life but you protest you don't like even though it's so obvious that you do?" He smirks at me

"How…but….I DON'T LIKE HIM!" I scream at him and he laughs at me again and shrugs

"Your aunts made some tea, want some?"

"Not more bloody tea," I say rolling my eyes "I've had enough tea in the past few weeks' thanks!" I say when I see my dad expression.

My dad just smiles and walks out of the room, I follow closely behind and shut the door behind me.

I can feel myself scowl again, this isn't funny. Not one bit.

"Oh and her lovely young man!" My aunt continues painfully

"HE IS NOT MY YOUNG MAN DAMMIT! AND HES NOT LOVELY! HES A JERK!" I scream at her for the millionth time while my dad laughs.

Yeah that's right dad laugh it up. I bet this is real funny to you, because believe me its not.

I look up at my aunt who is grinning her head off and I scowl again, this isn't funny. I hear a faint "dinging" noise over my father's laughter and jump up immediately.

"I'll get it!" I say to them both

"Oh yes you do that dear, it's properly your lovely young man!" My aunt says while my dad snorts with laughter again.

"HE ISNT! FOR THE LAST TIME!" I yell at her while I open the door

I get a quick flash of colour across my vision and someone yells at me,

"RIN! OH MY GOD! ARE YOU OKAY? YOU'VE BEEN AVOIDING US ALL DAY!" Selph screams at me.

Before I'd realised it Selph had thrown herself on me and screamed into my ear hole, no wonder my ears are now ringing.

"I…well…" I mutter sheepishly looking at my feet when she lets go

"Yeah you really gave us a fright you know?" Zell says

"Sorry Guys I didn't mean too..." I say looking up and realising Irvine's there as well.

"What on earth is going on out here?" Says my dad walking into the hallway, closely followed by my aunt who grins immediately and looks around for Squall, her grin fades slightly when she can't see him to which I smirk.

"Um well dad, this is Selphie, Irvine and Zell" I say pointing to each of them in turn

He shakes each of their hands and nods politely to all of them and they stare thunderstruck at him.

"Um hi…." Says Zell

"So that's who you were running at after school! We thought it was Squ…..Nevermind." She says seeing the thunderous look on my face

"So where is the 'handsome' young man I've been told so much about? I'm not saying you two aren't," He little grin has faded slightly adds to Irvine and Zell "It's just that I expect he isn't here seen as Julies evil …I mean…err…"

"That's it! No dinner for you tonight!" My aunt says marching into the kitchen

I giggle slightly and my dad smirks at us all. When I look at Selph, Irvine and Zell who have looks of shock on their faces.

"Guess we know that deviousness runs in the family then huh?" Irvine says grinning

"And sarcasm," Selph adds nodding

My dad cracks up laughing and they all look at him like he's insane and I laugh as well and then they turn their attention to me.

"I can tell you made friends with a good bunch at least," He says smiling and nodding to them "But I'm still dying to meet this young man Rinny," He says nudging me

"HE IS NOT HANDSOME! AND FUTHERMORE HE'S A JERK AND I DO NOT LIKE HIM!" I scream at him and this time Selph, Irvine and Zell crack up laughing as well as my father.

"So seen as she's not cooking dinner," My father says jerking his thumb at the kitchen door "What say you all have dinner out?"

"Can we? I mean if you don't mind," I say quickly

"Sure, I'm not hungry anyway;" He says with a wave of his hand "It's on me,"

He hands me a wad of money and grabs my jacket for me and hands it to me.

I take it and look at the others who immediately all take s step backwards and retreat out of the door waving goodbyes to my dad,

"Don't be too long Rin, you have school tomorrow," My dad says with a pointed look

"Whatever," I say rolling my eyes to show I understand.

Still same old dad, though I'm glad his back.

I walk to the bottom of the drive where the others are waiting. I grin at them all and they look at me as if I'm insane.

"So," Selph says linking arms with me "That was your dad huh?"

"Yup," I smile "What did you think then?"

"Not bad, seems like you get your sarcasm from him," Zell says smiling

"Ya don't say!" I say feigning being shocked

"See what I mean," Zell says to Irvine rolling his eyes which makes Selph and I giggle.


"We'll see ya tomorrow!" Selph calls from the bottom on the drive way

I turn around and wave at them all before opening the door.

"You're well past your time limit!" My aunt hisses at me before I can even shut the door.

"So?" I say folding my arms

"So your father asked you to be back ten minutes ago!" She hisses again

"Oh well," I say shrugging "It's only ten minutes for gods sakes. Where is he anyway?"

"He's in bed, asleep. Which is more than I can say for you. Come on, bed! Off you go!" She says practically pushing me up the stairs.

"All right I'm going! I'm going!" I say

I open my bedroom door and shut it behind me again, quietly so I won't wake anyone that happens to be sleeping.

I throw my school bag on the floor and curl up on my bed. Tomorrows going to be fun…


I open my eyes slowly and look around. Its only 6:45, why do you make me wake up now? Cruel world we live in, with stupid school. I sigh and sit up; dammit I fell asleep in my clothes again!

I rummage through my draw and find some clean jeans and a plain t-shirt. Dammit, my favourites in the wash and this ones got kinda small anyway. Oh well.

I pack my bag putting all the books I need into it and then open my bedroom door and drag myself out of my room and downstairs.

When I enter the living room, all I can see is my aunt's backside. Lovely, something I really wanted to see at 7:30 in the morning.

"Breakfasts on the table!" She sings

How does she do that? Maybe I think to loudly?

When I enter the kitchen I see my dad sitting at the table reading the morning paper.

"Morning Rinny-kins" He says brightly looking up briefly

"I told you to stop calling me that," I scowl

"And I told you that you had to be on the time limit that I set for you," He says whilst reading the paper "Shame neither of us can remember small things like that isn't it?"

"I said I was sorry," I say rolling my eyes and pouring myself some coffee

Old bat I have for an aunt, she told him. I didn't think she would although she told him everything else that's been happening whilst he's been away. Even every little detail about Squall, which is annoying.

"I don't like him," I mutter without realising

"You don't like who?" My dad says looking up again

"Um...did I just say that out loud?" I ask

"Of course, it's not like I'm a mind reader, though with you sometimes I wish I were" He says smiling

I just scowl at him. I am not that difficult.

I open the front door half an hour later, after having a rather difficult conversation with my father about Squall. Difficult being him teasing me and me scowling, a lot.

"Oh and by the way, I invited one of my army pals round for dinner," My dad says casually

"What army pal?" I ask

"Some guy I met while I was out on the battle field, found out he lives just around the corner from here, it was a bit of a joke actually. It was more like "Hey since you live round the corner from me, and if we both get through this want to have dinner to celebrate?" And he started laughing. Turns out he has a son of about your age as well, so you should get on well with him hopefully, he does go to your school. Anyway Ill drop you off at school and tell you more about it when you get in later." He says shrugging

"Whatever" I say shrugging and rolling my eyes.

Typical same old dad.


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