Title: Our Hearts Call Out - 2
Author: Kryssi Louise
Rating: PG - More kissing!! What is the world coming to?!
Description: Psychotic love triangle that consists of Squall, Rinoa, and Seifer. The outcome is a Rinoa Seifer pairing.
Archive: If anyone is willing to take this story and post it on a web page, let me know first, please!
Disclaimer: Yeah, so I'm just a crazy fan fiction writer who owns nothing of these characters, Square Soft, Final Fantasy...blah blah blah, we all know the drill. I have no material gain from doing this, only the wonderful satisfaction of knowing that I'm torturing innocent people with my writing!!! *evil laughter inserted here*
Feedback: Please get back to me!! I love to hear from people! But could we have some constructive criticism please? The "I hate Seifer and Rinoa together" messages are just a bit annoying.
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Rinoa followed Headmaster Cid through the dimly lite halls of Balamb Garden. All the students were in their dorm rooms while the graduates were at the party. Trailing behind her was Xu, an instructor at the Garden and Cid's assistant. She was going to stand in on Rinoa and Cid's meeting. According to Cid she could be trusted. That brought Rinoa's mind to rest. She had been nervous when he had first mentioned someone sitting in on the discussion, she could not afford a leak of information to get out. Her resistance group was obscure and small. If their plans were to somehow be revealed to outsiders the consequences could be extremely dangerous.
Passing by the Quad she gave a quick glance over to the dark corner she had met Seifer in earlier that night. She smiled to herself at the thought of him. She had to remember to tell him how much fun she had at the ball. Though it was still a deep disappointment that he could not have been there with her. Still, it had been amusing to watch the young man she had danced with. When she had caught sight of him he looked as though he never knew how to have any fun. Rinoa counted it a great success to have made him smile at least a little bit that night. It was a shame that she did not know his name. Yet she enjoyed adding the mystery to the whole situation since he did not know her name. She let out a sigh, "men are so strange at times." Her thoughts lingered a moment longer on her blue eyed dancing partner before she was shaken back into the present time. They had reached an elevator in the main hall of the Garden and Xu reached forward to press the button. The three still not speaking a word stepped into the elevator as the doors then slide shut and they were carried swiftly upwards.
When the doors opened again the three stepped out into what looked like a lobby. It was fashionably decorated in crimson and gold with large oak doors straight ahead of them down a red carpet. They all walked into Cid's office. Rinoa stood just inside as the doors closed with a thump behind her. Cid took his seat behind his desk as Xu took her place standing at the corner of the desk. She stood straight and tall with her hands behind her back, awaiting the meeting to begin.
"Please my dear, take a seat." Cid waved his hand to one of the seat in front of his desk.
Rinoa smiled as she walked over and sat down in the comfortable leather seat. Behind Cid she could see the night sky in the large decorated window, much like the one in the ballroom, "Thank you." She replied as she delicately crossed her legs and folded her hands, putting them in her lap.
The elderly man leaned across his desk slightly, "Now young lady, what might I do for you?"
His voice was calm and comforting, letting Rinoa feel relaxed and less nervous, "As you know from my request, I am a leader of a small resistance group in Timber. Timber has been invaded by the Galbadian army." She paused a moment watching the Headmasters reactions to her words.
He sat calmly listening, "Go on my dear," he commented with a wave of his hand.
"On behalf of myself and the people of Timber who agree with our resistance, I am requesting help from your Garden. We require a few of your best SeeD's who can help us remove Galbadia's hold on us. It will be a risky job and if we are caught it could result in consequences we would rather not have to take."
Cid sat back in his seat and folded his hands in front of him. He looked at the young women as he thought. She was so young, yet a leader of a resistance. She was risking a lot for the good of what she believed in. He could see the passion behind her eyes and her anticipation of his answer. At least she did not seem to be as nervous as before. Glancing at Xu he lightly nodded his head. Rinoa watched as she then walked out of the room. When she looked back at Cid her eyes gave away her feelings. She was frightened. To quiet her fears he quickly said to her, "Xu is just going to retrieve files of our best SeeD soldiers." He smiled, "I realize that you must be a very strong women to be in charge of this, but you need not worry when you are in this Garden. You are in good hands my dear and we will help you. The soldiers we will send to you will be our best and will not only do the job but protect you as well. I give them into your hands."
A look of relief came over her face, "Thank you so much! I am usually not so worried but I fear not for myself but my group. I have to look out for them."
"I understand. Balamb Garden with stand by your side through this." He smiled getting up as Xu walked back into the room.
"The files are ready, Headmaster." She said as she resumed her place at the corner of the desk.
"Excellent." Leaning down and pressing a button near his desk, a holographic image appeared of a young man. The image slowly spun around, showing him off from front to back. He had blonde hair that spiked up and wore a smile of pride as he was dressed in a SeeD uniform. There was a strange marking on the left side of his face, an intricate black tattoo.
"This is Zell Dincht. He was born and raised in Dollet where his family still lives. His grandfather was a renowned soldier and he shows excellent potential to live up to his grandfather. Mr. Dincht's specialty is martial arts. He is a master of his skills and of great value to this Garden. He is one of our new graduates." Xu read off the information for each soldier as they appeared.
"Next is Selphie Tilmitt." At the click of another button the image of the young man disappeared and was replaced with that of a spunky young girl. She too was in a SeeD uniform yet looked as though she should be off running in the forests with bunnies. Even though it was only an image there was a certain amount of innocents about her. Rinoa found it hard to believe that this girl could be one to help out in battle. "Miss Tilmitt transferred here from another Garden last semester. She too is a new graduate."
"She looks so young though." Rinoa looked at Xu then back to the hologram.
"Miss Tilmitt is one of our more," She paused a moment, "spirited soldiers, but she knows how to handler herself well in battle. She has superior control of her weapon of choice being her nunchaku. She adds a great deal of vigor to the group she is placed in and we believe that she will be a help to keep up moral."
"I see." Rinoa took one more look at the girl and smiled, "I look forward to meeting her."
Xu continued, "Here is our last solider. He also is a new graduate." She pressed the button once more and up came an image of another young man. He had brown, shaggy hair and his face was emotionless. He wore the same SeeD uniform as the other two and held a large gunblade in his hand. Rinoa felt her stomach do a flip flop. It was the same young man who she had danced with earlier that night.
"Squall Leonhart. A born leader with top fighting skills of the class. He is a gunblade expert at this Garden. Mr. Leonhart will be the leader of the group so you will be discussing plans with him. He is well focused and will get the job done." With one last click of the button the hologram was shut off. "Any questions Miss. Heartilly?"
Rinoa was pulled out of her thoughts. "Squall Leonhart is it?" She smiled to herself,"boy is he in for a surprise." She looked up at Xu, "No, they sound like they will make a wonderful team. I look forward to their arrival in Timber." She then looked to Cid, "I have one issue though. I really do not have much Gil to pay you. We can only offer 25 000 for the job."
Cid looked to Xu once again and then back at the girl seated in front of him, "I realize that. Usually we would not take such a job on that low of a price. But I can see you are in desperate need of help and this Garden is here to help out in any way possible."
"You have no idea how much this means to me. How much it will mean to Timber." Her excitement grew inside of her at the thought of freeing Timber from Galbadian rule. She held herself in check though and continued, "Your soldiers can take the train from Dollet into Timber. At the Timber train station I will have someone there to meet them. One of my men will reveal themselves by saying 'The forests of Timber sure have changed.' which your soldiers will then answer, 'But the owls are still around.' That way everyone will know that they have the right person."
Cid stood up from his chair and Rinoa did the same. He leaned over the desk and shook her hand, "Our soldiers will be there as soon as possible. They will be on the morning train out of Dollet tomorrow. We pray your safety getting back tonight."
She smiled as she shook his hand back, "Thank you. Thank you so very much. I look forward to their arrival. Well it is late, I must be going."
"Yes, do you need an escort? We would be happy to accommodate you with one, my dear, for your safety." Cid walked around his desk to where the young women stood and motioned towards the door.
"A few of my men are waiting outside of the Garden, I should be fine. Thank you anyway." She gave the old man a smile.
"Still, I want you to be safe." He turned to Xu, "Call Seifer. Maybe he can rake up some brownie points for doing a good deed."
"Yes sir." Xu walked out of the room into the lobby outside as Cid and Rinoa followed.
"This young man is one of most excellent students, yet is having a hard time passing SeeD exams." Cid explained. He had a look of disappointment about him as he thought of the young man who could be so valuable to them as a SeeD member.
"I see." Rinoa held back here giggles from the ironic occurrence.
Xu walked back over to the two, "Seifer is on his way. He will meet you at the elevator on the first floor."
"Thank you Xu." Rinoa turned to the old man again, "Headmaster Cid. I want to thank you again for all your help." Before he knew it the women had her arms wrapped tightly around his neck and was hugging him. He hardly knew what to do so he just lightly hugged her back. She pulled back and pressed the button to the elevator. The doors opened and she walked in, turned around to face Cid and Xu and smiled as the doors closed and she was being carried away downstairs.
Xu looked at the stunned man beside her, "She is a strong women. If she was a SeeD she would be an exceptional leader."
"Yes. Yes she is." He said, turning Xu's words around. He turned away without a word and walked back into his office, closing the large doors behind him.
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"I had the most wonderful time tonight!" Rinoa exclaimed when she first saw Seifer.
He could not help but smile at her enthusiasm, "well, I'm happy for you. This is the smile from you that I wasn't getting before the ball." She let out a girlish giggle as she leaned into the kiss he gave her before offering her his arm, "M'lady, may I escort you outside?"
Laughing she tried to become serious and replied, "That is what you are here for is it not?"
"Too true, too true." He let her link her arm through his as they started to walk down the stairs and towards the main entrance of the garden.
She glanced around the dim hall ways, "I'm glad you're here. I probably would have never found my way out."
"But I'm sure you refused my help to Headmaster Cid." Seifer gave her a knowing look.
"Yes. But all the same, I am glad you are here." She lightly hung off his arm, laying her head down on it as they walked along.
The sound of water could be heard as they walked down the last set of steps before the front entrance. Rinoa always enjoyed this place in the Garden. Walls of water spilled over into a pond through the day and night. At night coloured lights could be seen shining through the rippling waves and creeping up the waterfalls. She thought it was a shame that not many of the students would ever see this unless they broke the Garden's curfew rule.
In silence they reached the front gate. Standing in the shadows was three of her men. Rinoa motioned to them and they slowly walked over, checking over their shoulder constantly to be sure know one saw them, "How did the meeting go?" one asked. He wore dark jeans with a black shirt and a cap on his head.
"It went well. We have their support." She looked the boy up and down and then straight into his eyes, "How are you feeling?"
"Princess, you don't have to worry about me."
"Yes I do. Now how do you feel?" Her words were firm as she kept looking directly at him.
Reluctantly he answered, "I'm fine today. I've been doing ok. Now can we go? I think we have been here long enough." He glances around again.
"Alright, just give me a minute." She sent them back into the shadows a little ways off as she then turned to Seifer, "Thank you for walking me out here. I'm glad I could see you again before I left. Who knows how long it be will until we see each other again."
He moved his hands through her hair as he gazed down into her eyes. He did not appear to be listening to anything she said as he gazed at the moonlight reflecting in the darkness of her eyes and adding to her beauty. He leaned down and kissed her forehead, down her nose, kissing her cheek and then softly kissing her lips. They faintly tasted of fresh strawberries and wanting more he kissed her deeper. Seifer could feel her arms wrap around him and her fingers explore his back. Her touch sent chills through his body as the scent of her perfume assaulted his senses. From the deepness of their kiss he heard a soft whimper come from Rinoa and she held him tighter with a type of urgency, like she would not be with him for a long while. Finally he pulled back and looked at her, seeing that her eyes were still closed and watched them slowly flutter open. A deep sigh of satisfaction escaped her lips as she then smiled lovingly up at him. He ran the back of his hand along her soft cheek a few times before leaning down and whispering into her ear, "I will always be looking for you. No matter what crosses our paths, no matter where you are, or what happens. I will always be looking for you because our hearts call out to each other." He kissed her ear lobe gently as he almost mouthed the words, "I need you, my angel."
She kissed him once more, her body still trembling from the last kiss and his words. Her big brown eyes gazed far into his, speaking words to him that could never be expressed with her voice. Slowly she pulled back from him and her pure smile was back, "You better come looking for me or I might start thinking you don't care." Her teasing brought a smile to his face as he then watched her hurry over to her men. Four shadows could be seen scurrying into every dark corner they could find so they would not be seen. Seifer kept watch until he heard the sound of a car motor starting and knew that they were safely on their way back to Timber.
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