Chapter 4 : First Sight
Squall and the others tried to flap their wings but they won't work cause when they realize it, they have already landed. Squall was hesitated to get up at first, he still hasn't accept the fact that he has landed on earth, he didn't accept the fact that his father was treating him like this just because he wanted to see his brother. He didn't blame Zell and Irvine, he knew they were just doing their duty and they were guilty about it, he knew it from their face and actions.
"Your highness, what should we do now?" Zell asked.
"Please address me as Squall," he replied.
"I don't know," he told him truthfully after a short silence.
"I guess we'll be stuck here for the time being,"
"Thank you," Rinoa said after receiving the bowl of medicine from Raine.
She smiled and drank her cup of medicated tea.
"How do you feel lately?" she asked.
"I'm fine. I can use my wings now," Rinoa replied with a smile.
Suddenly Ellone and Selphie dashed in with a lot of flowers in their arms. They threw them to Rinoa and she caught every bouquet of them.
"Wow, they are beautiful!" Rinoa exclaimed.
"Nice catch," Selphie commented.
"Looks like you're fully recovered ne?" Selphie asked, hanging in the middle of the air.
"Uh huh, and I'm thinking of looking around the neighbourhood, wanna join?" Rinoa asked.
"Sure!"
"I'll stay and prepare lunch for you,"
"Aw…..Come on, join us, Raine," Selphie urged.
"Nope, not today, maybe next time, dear," she answered.
Later, they went off to explore the woods, where they were surrounded by trees and birds and lots of beautiful flowers. Rinoa was mesmerized by the beauty of Mother Nature, she hasn't seen such beautiful scenery in her life cause the scenery in Heaven is very much different.
Meanwhile, Squall and his new buddies were walking from mountains to mountains and forests through forests. They couldn't seem to find a way out or to make plans.
"Squall, I think we are lost," Zell spoke and rubbed his hands. It's the fifth time he told him that morning.
*As if I didn't know.
"What should we do?" the other one asked.
*How would I know?
"Squall,"
*Now what…..
Squall frowned and purposely turned away from the direction Irvine was pointing at. Irvine had to twist his head when he still refused to look at his finding. To his amazement, he was watching several eye-catching girls playing in the crystal clear stream and one of them attracted him as if he was shocked by electricity. She indirectly pulled him like a magnet by making him staring at her actions.
Rinoa suddenly felt uneasy, she felt like she was being watched. She moved her eyes from her instinct to the direction of some bushes she thought she was being watched and there……. Their eyes locked. That few seconds lasted like milleniums, that moment was the most awkward time in her life and the moment she knew that, she was feeling sick all over again! That stunned position of Rinoa alerted Ellone and she splashed her with the icy cool water from the stream. Rinoa jerked and splash her back with the same icy cool water. They were laughing and exhausted. But when she take another look back to the bushes, those pair of eyes disappeared.
"Rinoa, are you alright?" Ellone asked curiously.
"No…. I'm not too sure but what I'm sure is, I saw the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen in my life….." she said dreamily and pointed to the bushes.
"Hmm….. I don't see anyone there," Selphie tiptoed to inspect and Ellone nodded with agreement.
Rinoa was feeling dizzy, not quite herself. She thought it was maybe due to her lack of rest after her injury but not before she saw those eyes. She was feeling something she couldn't tell. The feeling she couldn't explain.
"Shh….. I think they've found us," Irvine whispered while covering Squall's mouth.
"You are hallucinating, Rinoa, let's go back and take some rest,"
Maybe they are right, Rinoa thought. Maybe she IS hallucinating…..But no! That can't be! That moment was so real….. She didn't object nor she agreed, however, she took a glance back at those bushed on her way back to Raine's house.
On that very night, Rinoa went to have a little chat with Raine regarding the incident that morning. She had to tell it to someone despite Ellone and Selphie whom they said they didn't believed her.
"Raine?" she called as she pulled the door curtain.
"Yes Rinoa, come in," she answered while combing her hair.
"Is something bothering you? You don't seem well after your outing this morning,"
Rinoa kept quiet, she was finding words and making sentences to try to make Raine understands her. She really needs people to understand what she had gone through that day.
"Tell me what happened while you were in the woods?" she asked patiently and out her palms on Rinoa's lap.
Rinoa was afraid, she was afraid that Raine would not believe her like the others. She just needed some support and Raine's smile has made her make her move and express what's in her heart.
"H….Have you ever seen a pair of gorgeous blue eyes in the woods? I mean, Selphie and Ellone convinced me that I'm dreaming but I'm positive I saw them! I really did!" she blurted out.
"Uh huh….. how did you feel then?" Raine asked, smiling more sweetly matching her sparkling eyes.
"I…I don't know, I just know that I felt uneasy and dizzy and hot all over my body. I thought I was sick cause my palms were sweating and my heart beats faster than usual. Even my brain couldn't work properly…. Oh, I know this sound ridiculous," she explained and sighed heavily.
"Oh my God, Rinoa. You're not sick, you're in love! Those feelings were just like when I first met….. him….." Raine exclaimed excitedly and clasps her hands with Rinoa's but her cheerfulness subside as she remembered the man she once loved.
Raine looked away from Rinoa to her own lap and clenched her fists on her pants. Rinoa tried to search her eyes, to see what happened to make her change her moods so quickly. The one who saved her covered her face with her hands, tears were spilling between her fingers and suddenly Raine threw her hands to Rinoa and hugged her tight, weeping on her shoulders.
"Wh….. What happened? Did I say something wrong?" Rinoa asked innocently.
"J…Just let me cry," she mumbled.
Rinoa silently nodded and allowed Raine to express her sadness. She was feeling guilty and was sure that it must have something she had said to make her cry. The Raine Leonhart she knew was always a cheerful and open-minded lady, who speaks for herself and afraid of nothing. She had hid her fear and sadness behind her smiles, to compress them by time and forget them. However, today's the day that they couldn't be compressed anymore and she had to pour them out. She never thought it was Rinoa who comforted her, she never really knows her but somehow, they share a bond strong enough like best friends do. She could find comfort and peace in Rinoa and she spread out her wings and covered Raine to comfort her like a mother to a child.
Squall and the others tried to flap their wings but they won't work cause when they realize it, they have already landed. Squall was hesitated to get up at first, he still hasn't accept the fact that he has landed on earth, he didn't accept the fact that his father was treating him like this just because he wanted to see his brother. He didn't blame Zell and Irvine, he knew they were just doing their duty and they were guilty about it, he knew it from their face and actions.
"Your highness, what should we do now?" Zell asked.
"Please address me as Squall," he replied.
"I don't know," he told him truthfully after a short silence.
"I guess we'll be stuck here for the time being,"
"Thank you," Rinoa said after receiving the bowl of medicine from Raine.
She smiled and drank her cup of medicated tea.
"How do you feel lately?" she asked.
"I'm fine. I can use my wings now," Rinoa replied with a smile.
Suddenly Ellone and Selphie dashed in with a lot of flowers in their arms. They threw them to Rinoa and she caught every bouquet of them.
"Wow, they are beautiful!" Rinoa exclaimed.
"Nice catch," Selphie commented.
"Looks like you're fully recovered ne?" Selphie asked, hanging in the middle of the air.
"Uh huh, and I'm thinking of looking around the neighbourhood, wanna join?" Rinoa asked.
"Sure!"
"I'll stay and prepare lunch for you,"
"Aw…..Come on, join us, Raine," Selphie urged.
"Nope, not today, maybe next time, dear," she answered.
Later, they went off to explore the woods, where they were surrounded by trees and birds and lots of beautiful flowers. Rinoa was mesmerized by the beauty of Mother Nature, she hasn't seen such beautiful scenery in her life cause the scenery in Heaven is very much different.
Meanwhile, Squall and his new buddies were walking from mountains to mountains and forests through forests. They couldn't seem to find a way out or to make plans.
"Squall, I think we are lost," Zell spoke and rubbed his hands. It's the fifth time he told him that morning.
*As if I didn't know.
"What should we do?" the other one asked.
*How would I know?
"Squall,"
*Now what…..
Squall frowned and purposely turned away from the direction Irvine was pointing at. Irvine had to twist his head when he still refused to look at his finding. To his amazement, he was watching several eye-catching girls playing in the crystal clear stream and one of them attracted him as if he was shocked by electricity. She indirectly pulled him like a magnet by making him staring at her actions.
Rinoa suddenly felt uneasy, she felt like she was being watched. She moved her eyes from her instinct to the direction of some bushes she thought she was being watched and there……. Their eyes locked. That few seconds lasted like milleniums, that moment was the most awkward time in her life and the moment she knew that, she was feeling sick all over again! That stunned position of Rinoa alerted Ellone and she splashed her with the icy cool water from the stream. Rinoa jerked and splash her back with the same icy cool water. They were laughing and exhausted. But when she take another look back to the bushes, those pair of eyes disappeared.
"Rinoa, are you alright?" Ellone asked curiously.
"No…. I'm not too sure but what I'm sure is, I saw the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen in my life….." she said dreamily and pointed to the bushes.
"Hmm….. I don't see anyone there," Selphie tiptoed to inspect and Ellone nodded with agreement.
Rinoa was feeling dizzy, not quite herself. She thought it was maybe due to her lack of rest after her injury but not before she saw those eyes. She was feeling something she couldn't tell. The feeling she couldn't explain.
"Shh….. I think they've found us," Irvine whispered while covering Squall's mouth.
"You are hallucinating, Rinoa, let's go back and take some rest,"
Maybe they are right, Rinoa thought. Maybe she IS hallucinating…..But no! That can't be! That moment was so real….. She didn't object nor she agreed, however, she took a glance back at those bushed on her way back to Raine's house.
On that very night, Rinoa went to have a little chat with Raine regarding the incident that morning. She had to tell it to someone despite Ellone and Selphie whom they said they didn't believed her.
"Raine?" she called as she pulled the door curtain.
"Yes Rinoa, come in," she answered while combing her hair.
"Is something bothering you? You don't seem well after your outing this morning,"
Rinoa kept quiet, she was finding words and making sentences to try to make Raine understands her. She really needs people to understand what she had gone through that day.
"Tell me what happened while you were in the woods?" she asked patiently and out her palms on Rinoa's lap.
Rinoa was afraid, she was afraid that Raine would not believe her like the others. She just needed some support and Raine's smile has made her make her move and express what's in her heart.
"H….Have you ever seen a pair of gorgeous blue eyes in the woods? I mean, Selphie and Ellone convinced me that I'm dreaming but I'm positive I saw them! I really did!" she blurted out.
"Uh huh….. how did you feel then?" Raine asked, smiling more sweetly matching her sparkling eyes.
"I…I don't know, I just know that I felt uneasy and dizzy and hot all over my body. I thought I was sick cause my palms were sweating and my heart beats faster than usual. Even my brain couldn't work properly…. Oh, I know this sound ridiculous," she explained and sighed heavily.
"Oh my God, Rinoa. You're not sick, you're in love! Those feelings were just like when I first met….. him….." Raine exclaimed excitedly and clasps her hands with Rinoa's but her cheerfulness subside as she remembered the man she once loved.
Raine looked away from Rinoa to her own lap and clenched her fists on her pants. Rinoa tried to search her eyes, to see what happened to make her change her moods so quickly. The one who saved her covered her face with her hands, tears were spilling between her fingers and suddenly Raine threw her hands to Rinoa and hugged her tight, weeping on her shoulders.
"Wh….. What happened? Did I say something wrong?" Rinoa asked innocently.
"J…Just let me cry," she mumbled.
Rinoa silently nodded and allowed Raine to express her sadness. She was feeling guilty and was sure that it must have something she had said to make her cry. The Raine Leonhart she knew was always a cheerful and open-minded lady, who speaks for herself and afraid of nothing. She had hid her fear and sadness behind her smiles, to compress them by time and forget them. However, today's the day that they couldn't be compressed anymore and she had to pour them out. She never thought it was Rinoa who comforted her, she never really knows her but somehow, they share a bond strong enough like best friends do. She could find comfort and peace in Rinoa and she spread out her wings and covered Raine to comfort her like a mother to a child.