Always Together, Eternally Apart
Chapter 5
One Look
Disclaimer: I don't own FF8, any of it's characters, and I don't own Ladyhawke. (But I do own the movie:))
After a series of hugs, "oh my God you're alive's," and joyful tears, Squall's meeting with the others was almost complete. Now all that needed to be done was explaining the plan. "So everybody, you got it?" he asked after a long description of the battle strategy. Everyone nodded his or her heads in approval. Selphie suddenly asked, "So, why are we doing this?" Squall looked away, a deep pain stirring in his heart. "It's a long story, but here we go." He replied. Squall explained everything, and when he was done, Quistis rushed over to him and held him tightly. To her great surprise, Squall excepted the sisterly embrace. Zell simply said, "Oh man, I'm sorry. I really hope this works." "Thanks Zell. Let's get going." He responded as Quistis pulled away from him. And with that, Squall left the room.
"Hey Seifer," Squall started as he walked up to the blonde-headed man. "Yeah?" Squall showed slight embarrassment as he started the rest of his sentence. "I need you to tell Rinoa something for me." Seifer now understood. It was kind of embarrassing to talk about your love life with one of your old enemies and rival. "Could you tell her that no matter what happens, no matter if something goes wrong and she or I get hurt, tell her that I always loved her and her excepting my proposal was the best thing that ever happened to me." Seifer could see a spark of ache in Squall's eyes. "Okay. I'll tell her." Squall nodded, and left the room quickly. Obviously he was trying to hide something.
Dusk was almost upon them, and Squall instructed the others to wait there. Rinoa would find them as soon as she transformed. He ran through a final check of the plan, and ran into the forest.
Rinoa was puzzled to find herself on a soft gray couch, with her head resting comfortably on a matching pillow. She was also confused to find herself fully clothed. Where was she? And why were all of her clothes on? She got up, and started down the hall to find Squall, wherever he might be. She was looking down at the floor when she suddenly collided with Quistis. Rinoa apologized as she got up, until she realized who it was. Quistis crawled over to her and hugged her very tightly. She was obviously in a hugging mood today. She kept whispering, "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." Rinoa couldn't figure it out. Had something happened to Squall? An alarm went off inside her at the thought. Roughly pulling herself away from Quistis, she started asking a frenzy of questions. "Where's Squall? Why are you so sorry? Has something happened to him? Quistis I need to know!" Rinoa was shouting now. "Whoa Rinoa. Nothing's happened to him, he's fine. I was saying that because Squall told us about the curse." Rinoa's angry features softened with understanding. Nothing had to be explained further. "I'm sorry Quistis. I guess I just panicked. I do that a lot when people talk about Squall." Rinoa explained. Quistis nodded, and was about to leave, but Rinoa had more questions. "Quistis," she started. "Why did I wake up on a couch and had all my clothes on?" Quistis smiled at the inquiry. "I'm not surprised you don't remember. Okay, when you transformed, I guess you didn't expect to see us. You fainted. Probably from shock and embarrassment." Quistis giggled slightly at the memory. The look on Rinoa's face was classic. But back down to business. "C'mon Rinoa. Everyone is waiting." She told her, and Rinoa obediently followed.
After an array of hugs, "I didn't looks," and "I'm sorrys," the briefing for Rinoa started. "You are to go to the flower field in your dove form, and meet Squall there. Seifer has found a cure spell, and we hope it works. If it isn't carried out tomorrow night, you both will remain like this forever." Rinoa listened intently. This meant the difference between happiness for her and Squall. "There is to be an eclipse tomorrow night, so you will both be in your human form for a limited amount of time." Quistis continued in her buisiness like voice.
"We will arrange for Alexander to go to the flower field, and we will see you there." Quistis turned dead serious now. "The only way for this to work, is if before the eclipse is over, you must make Alexander see how much you love each other. It sounds easy, but with one faulty error, things will change forever. And you and Squall will never see each other again. Be very careful Rinoa. Alexander may strike back after the curse is broken. On Squall most likely." Rinoa nodded silently, shuddering at the thoughts. "I understand. Can I go find Squall?" she asked eagerly. "No. We need to prepare. You'll see him soon enough." Quistis replied a little too sternly. "Alright," Rinoa sighed, deeply disappointed. But if this did work, she'd be able to see Squall all the time. "Hurry, we need to phone Galbadia Garden and talk to Alex." Quistis ordered. Irvine's eyebrows knotted together in anger. "That scum is at my Garden!?" he shouted furiously. Selphie put a gentle hand on his shoulder, and he calmed. Rinoa looked away. Oh, how she envied them. They could touch each other, kiss each other, she would even go so far as to make love with each other. All these things that Irvine and Sephie could do, Squall and Rinoa couldn't. She prayed hard every day that she would wake up, and see Squall's smiling face once again. The smile that he only revealed to the one who had broken down the walls he built in front of him. She hoped he prayed for that day too. And all that praying might prove to be worth it.
"Rinoa," Quistis's soft voice snapped her back into reality. "Yeah Quisty?" This surprised Quistis, Rinoa had never called her by her childhood name before. She must really be off in dream world. "Alex is to meet Squall at the flower field tomorrow just before sundown. I told him that Squall would like to challenge him to a duel. Of course, he gladly accepted. It's another Seifer!" Rinoa laughed more than she had in a long time at the comment. Quistis felt a happy tinge. She had just cheered her best friend up a lot. "Look Rin, I know you wanted to go find Squall earlier, and I was a bit harsh with you. I know you love him a lot, even if he's not with you physically. Love never dies, I know how you feel." Rinoa pondered at this for a moment. 'I know how you feel?' 'How could she know how I feel?' she thought. 'She doesn't love someone… does she?' She shoved the thoughts to the side, and listened to more of what the young woman in front of her had to say.
"Anyway, you can go see him now if you want. We can take care of things here. Go on, I know you want to." Rinoa hugged her best friend, a huge grin spreading across her face. "Thanks Quistis. I'll see you tomorrow."
Rinoa shivered slightly as she entered the dark forest. It looked so vicious, so unwelcoming. Yet she longed to be by his side, to protect him. These feelings drove her on. The moon was so bright tonight, and it shone so brilliantly that it made her Griever ring sparkle as it danced upon her chest. Another momento of Squall. She jerked her head up when she heard a long, mournful howl that could scare the skin off of a cat. Nevertheless, she ran to it.
Glowing spheres peered at her with curiosity. As she moved closer, the enormous white wolf met her the rest of the way. "Hey Squall, how are you tonight?" she asked softly, not wanting to disturb the still night air. He whined in response, and she hugged his soft fur neck. "I… heard about the cure. I have faith that it will work." She paused, and then added longingly, "Oh Hyne, I wish you could hear me." She let out a small sob as she ran her fingers through his silky fur. "Damn you Hanson! This had better work for your sake!" she shouted up at the sky. Frightened by the sudden outburst, the wolf backed away slightly. "Oh no, I'm sorry," she apologized lightly. "I didn't mean to scare you. C'mon, let's go."
Rinoa had dug a pit that night for both of them to sleep in. She nuzzled closer to the warm wolf beside her, and drifted off to sleep.
She woke suddenly as she felt movement alongside her. She looked over to see the blur of white transfiguring into Squall. A tear began to roll down her cheek. This had never happened before. They had always been apart when they changed back. She wondered if she could get one look now.
He turned to her when he was in full human form. Squall's mouth gaped open slightly when he saw Rinoa. She smiled that gorgeous smile, and his hand reached out a little to touch her sweet cheek. He was not five inches away from her face, and she looked deep into his steel blue eyes. Just before he touched her, she flew up to the sky in a flurry of white. He watched her soar, and let out a scream of anguish.
Authors Note: Okay, I know it's kind of short, I'm sorry. But I just couldn't find the right way to end this chapter. So I used another scene from Ladyhawke. Don't worry. I'll put as much blood shed in the last chapter as I can. :) Hopefully that will satisfy Rinny. :D Chapter 6 will be really short and hopefully up soon. It's mainly a conversation between Seifer and Squall. I couldn't fit it into the last chapter so I just decided to make a separate one. Stay with me k? Please R+R!!!
SA
Chapter 5
One Look
Disclaimer: I don't own FF8, any of it's characters, and I don't own Ladyhawke. (But I do own the movie:))
After a series of hugs, "oh my God you're alive's," and joyful tears, Squall's meeting with the others was almost complete. Now all that needed to be done was explaining the plan. "So everybody, you got it?" he asked after a long description of the battle strategy. Everyone nodded his or her heads in approval. Selphie suddenly asked, "So, why are we doing this?" Squall looked away, a deep pain stirring in his heart. "It's a long story, but here we go." He replied. Squall explained everything, and when he was done, Quistis rushed over to him and held him tightly. To her great surprise, Squall excepted the sisterly embrace. Zell simply said, "Oh man, I'm sorry. I really hope this works." "Thanks Zell. Let's get going." He responded as Quistis pulled away from him. And with that, Squall left the room.
"Hey Seifer," Squall started as he walked up to the blonde-headed man. "Yeah?" Squall showed slight embarrassment as he started the rest of his sentence. "I need you to tell Rinoa something for me." Seifer now understood. It was kind of embarrassing to talk about your love life with one of your old enemies and rival. "Could you tell her that no matter what happens, no matter if something goes wrong and she or I get hurt, tell her that I always loved her and her excepting my proposal was the best thing that ever happened to me." Seifer could see a spark of ache in Squall's eyes. "Okay. I'll tell her." Squall nodded, and left the room quickly. Obviously he was trying to hide something.
Dusk was almost upon them, and Squall instructed the others to wait there. Rinoa would find them as soon as she transformed. He ran through a final check of the plan, and ran into the forest.
Rinoa was puzzled to find herself on a soft gray couch, with her head resting comfortably on a matching pillow. She was also confused to find herself fully clothed. Where was she? And why were all of her clothes on? She got up, and started down the hall to find Squall, wherever he might be. She was looking down at the floor when she suddenly collided with Quistis. Rinoa apologized as she got up, until she realized who it was. Quistis crawled over to her and hugged her very tightly. She was obviously in a hugging mood today. She kept whispering, "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." Rinoa couldn't figure it out. Had something happened to Squall? An alarm went off inside her at the thought. Roughly pulling herself away from Quistis, she started asking a frenzy of questions. "Where's Squall? Why are you so sorry? Has something happened to him? Quistis I need to know!" Rinoa was shouting now. "Whoa Rinoa. Nothing's happened to him, he's fine. I was saying that because Squall told us about the curse." Rinoa's angry features softened with understanding. Nothing had to be explained further. "I'm sorry Quistis. I guess I just panicked. I do that a lot when people talk about Squall." Rinoa explained. Quistis nodded, and was about to leave, but Rinoa had more questions. "Quistis," she started. "Why did I wake up on a couch and had all my clothes on?" Quistis smiled at the inquiry. "I'm not surprised you don't remember. Okay, when you transformed, I guess you didn't expect to see us. You fainted. Probably from shock and embarrassment." Quistis giggled slightly at the memory. The look on Rinoa's face was classic. But back down to business. "C'mon Rinoa. Everyone is waiting." She told her, and Rinoa obediently followed.
After an array of hugs, "I didn't looks," and "I'm sorrys," the briefing for Rinoa started. "You are to go to the flower field in your dove form, and meet Squall there. Seifer has found a cure spell, and we hope it works. If it isn't carried out tomorrow night, you both will remain like this forever." Rinoa listened intently. This meant the difference between happiness for her and Squall. "There is to be an eclipse tomorrow night, so you will both be in your human form for a limited amount of time." Quistis continued in her buisiness like voice.
"We will arrange for Alexander to go to the flower field, and we will see you there." Quistis turned dead serious now. "The only way for this to work, is if before the eclipse is over, you must make Alexander see how much you love each other. It sounds easy, but with one faulty error, things will change forever. And you and Squall will never see each other again. Be very careful Rinoa. Alexander may strike back after the curse is broken. On Squall most likely." Rinoa nodded silently, shuddering at the thoughts. "I understand. Can I go find Squall?" she asked eagerly. "No. We need to prepare. You'll see him soon enough." Quistis replied a little too sternly. "Alright," Rinoa sighed, deeply disappointed. But if this did work, she'd be able to see Squall all the time. "Hurry, we need to phone Galbadia Garden and talk to Alex." Quistis ordered. Irvine's eyebrows knotted together in anger. "That scum is at my Garden!?" he shouted furiously. Selphie put a gentle hand on his shoulder, and he calmed. Rinoa looked away. Oh, how she envied them. They could touch each other, kiss each other, she would even go so far as to make love with each other. All these things that Irvine and Sephie could do, Squall and Rinoa couldn't. She prayed hard every day that she would wake up, and see Squall's smiling face once again. The smile that he only revealed to the one who had broken down the walls he built in front of him. She hoped he prayed for that day too. And all that praying might prove to be worth it.
"Rinoa," Quistis's soft voice snapped her back into reality. "Yeah Quisty?" This surprised Quistis, Rinoa had never called her by her childhood name before. She must really be off in dream world. "Alex is to meet Squall at the flower field tomorrow just before sundown. I told him that Squall would like to challenge him to a duel. Of course, he gladly accepted. It's another Seifer!" Rinoa laughed more than she had in a long time at the comment. Quistis felt a happy tinge. She had just cheered her best friend up a lot. "Look Rin, I know you wanted to go find Squall earlier, and I was a bit harsh with you. I know you love him a lot, even if he's not with you physically. Love never dies, I know how you feel." Rinoa pondered at this for a moment. 'I know how you feel?' 'How could she know how I feel?' she thought. 'She doesn't love someone… does she?' She shoved the thoughts to the side, and listened to more of what the young woman in front of her had to say.
"Anyway, you can go see him now if you want. We can take care of things here. Go on, I know you want to." Rinoa hugged her best friend, a huge grin spreading across her face. "Thanks Quistis. I'll see you tomorrow."
Rinoa shivered slightly as she entered the dark forest. It looked so vicious, so unwelcoming. Yet she longed to be by his side, to protect him. These feelings drove her on. The moon was so bright tonight, and it shone so brilliantly that it made her Griever ring sparkle as it danced upon her chest. Another momento of Squall. She jerked her head up when she heard a long, mournful howl that could scare the skin off of a cat. Nevertheless, she ran to it.
Glowing spheres peered at her with curiosity. As she moved closer, the enormous white wolf met her the rest of the way. "Hey Squall, how are you tonight?" she asked softly, not wanting to disturb the still night air. He whined in response, and she hugged his soft fur neck. "I… heard about the cure. I have faith that it will work." She paused, and then added longingly, "Oh Hyne, I wish you could hear me." She let out a small sob as she ran her fingers through his silky fur. "Damn you Hanson! This had better work for your sake!" she shouted up at the sky. Frightened by the sudden outburst, the wolf backed away slightly. "Oh no, I'm sorry," she apologized lightly. "I didn't mean to scare you. C'mon, let's go."
Rinoa had dug a pit that night for both of them to sleep in. She nuzzled closer to the warm wolf beside her, and drifted off to sleep.
She woke suddenly as she felt movement alongside her. She looked over to see the blur of white transfiguring into Squall. A tear began to roll down her cheek. This had never happened before. They had always been apart when they changed back. She wondered if she could get one look now.
He turned to her when he was in full human form. Squall's mouth gaped open slightly when he saw Rinoa. She smiled that gorgeous smile, and his hand reached out a little to touch her sweet cheek. He was not five inches away from her face, and she looked deep into his steel blue eyes. Just before he touched her, she flew up to the sky in a flurry of white. He watched her soar, and let out a scream of anguish.
Authors Note: Okay, I know it's kind of short, I'm sorry. But I just couldn't find the right way to end this chapter. So I used another scene from Ladyhawke. Don't worry. I'll put as much blood shed in the last chapter as I can. :) Hopefully that will satisfy Rinny. :D Chapter 6 will be really short and hopefully up soon. It's mainly a conversation between Seifer and Squall. I couldn't fit it into the last chapter so I just decided to make a separate one. Stay with me k? Please R+R!!!
SA