Rinoa's father, on a last attempt to make things right, sends her to Balamb to live with an old friend of her mothers. There, she meets Squall Leonhart. Two completely different people forced to live under the same roof. R & R.

Rinoa's father transfers her to Balamb Garden to become a SeeD, where she crosses the path of Squall Leonhart when he is forced to help her train before the SeeD examination. But emotions spark and Rinoa is forced to deal with her own little secret. R&R!