Chapter 10 : Trust
Later that night when everybody was asleep, Rinoa sneaked out of the house and ran away. She couldn't use her wings, as they would reveal her 'Qi'. After running for several miles, she arrived at the river, the same one when she first saw Squall. She smiled at the memory, washed her face and drank from the stream. As she opens her eyes, she saw Squall's reflection on the water. She quickly turned around and hugged him.
"Squall…." she cried softly, hugging him tighter.
Squall was silent but hold firmly on her, caressing her soft hair.
"Why are you here? How did you find me?" she asked.
"Instinct?"
Rinoa smiled and giggled. She likes this side of Squall, simply adorable. But she also likes Squall when he's serious, he looked very smart, tall and proud. Well, she likes every angle of him.
"I was going to find you," she whispered.
"How?"
"I don't know…….. by instinct?" she smiled.
Squall gave her an evil laugh.
He tugged her chin up and kissed her, the objective they didn't succeed that day. Rinoa was surprised but nevermind, Squall had always given her heart attacks. She wrapped her arms around his neck and tip-toed to be at the same level as he is. After a while, they pulled away and gazed at each other's eyes. They smiled at first but Squall's smile soon turned into a frown. He pushed her slightly away and took off his ring.
"Keep this," he told her, and put the ring onto her hand.
"Wow…thank you Squall! I'll protect it like I protect my life!" she jumped around and gave him a kiss.
"What's this here…..a lion?" she was guessing by the looks cause it was too dark, putting it into her necklace.
"A griever ring. It has been with me since I was born. I only give it to someone I loved and trust. And that's you," he told her.
"Griever?! You really are……" she exclaimed but Squall shut her up with his palm.
"I'm sorry but I have a very important thing I must tell you. It's about your parents," she started to get too excited and her hands were trembling.
Squall was totally confused and demanded for an explanation.
"Squall, you are not the Devil's son. Your true mother is an angel and your father is a dark angel, HE'S the devil's son," she held his hands together with hers.
"Rinoa, try not to make jokes in time like this," Squall sounded very angry.
"No, no. I'm not! How would I?! This is the truth, believe me Squall," Rinoa's eyes was filled with pearls of tears cause he wasn't trusting her.
When Rinoa wanted to continue further there's goes a big lightning. Suddenly Seifer appeared carrying a torch with him.
"Don't believe her!" his brother yelled.
"All these angels are liars!"
"Seifer, what are you doing here?" Squall asked, feeling a little scared as he thought the Devil has already summon troops to make an attack.
Rinoa went in front of Squall and looked directly into Seifer's eyes.
"I knew you knew the truth too. I can see it in your eyes, why hide it? All we need is the truth. Are you scared? Are you scared of the truth?" Rinoa walked slowly to him, trying to understand him nd spoke with him with the softest voice.
"Don't come near me! I just wanted Squall back," he swung the torch several times at Rinoa like a madman.
"Brother….." Squall frowned.
Rinoa took a few more steps towards him, taking his left hand and swept away the torch from his hand, she hugged him.
"I can feel your loneliness, your fear and sadness. Don't let them conquer you, let them out. You knew what happened to Raine and Laguna didn't you? Tell Squall, tell him what you witness," she urged with softness and tranquility in her voice.
Seifer can hold on no more. He had been very suffering from this feeling for far too long. Flashbacks of him and Laguna kept sliding into his mind, their jokes and laughter together, their lively childhood until his only brother left him. He hated Raine for stealing him away from him. He had always wanted revenge and take Laguna away. But after he saw Raine and Laguna's happy life, the flame in his heart has softened, moreover seeing their cute little baby. He knew nothing could have changed the pass so let it be, it's all he need to know that is to see his brother happy. Genuinely happy with Raine. Seifer too witness and join in the war that time. He's the one who summoned Pandemonium to steal away their child from them because he knew they wouldn't survive, Squall is their only hope and happiness. From that day onwards, Seifer has played with him and took cared of him just like the olden days when he spent with Laguna.
Seifer landed on his knees and covered his face with his hands, crying Laguna's name. Rinoa and Squall went beside him and hugged him.
"Seifer, it's ok, I'm here," Squall comforted.
The blond looked up and forced a smile.
"I'm sorry Squall, I should have told you the truth earlier. I'm just a selfish moron, this is unfair to you," he apologized.
Squall shook his head.
"Nope, you are still the brother I've always loved," Squall told him.
"Thank you. However, I'm still guilty not telling you that Laguna is your father,"
Once the magic word was told, Seifer's tongue was cut off!
"AHHHHHHH!!!!!" he screamed and rolled on the grass.
"Seifer!" Squall yelled with all his might.
"IYAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!" Seifer kept yelling in pain.
Squall tried to calm him down by hugging him tightly, tears of fresh blood keep spilling through his eyes. Seifer's whole body shook as if he was being electric-shocked. But the most gruesome moment was when Squall and Rinoa seeing Seifer's red stained mouth curved into a smile and died with his eyes opened.
"I…….. love……….. you," he forced(ok, maybe he didn't say it that perfectly but at least imagine he did).
"NOOOOOOO!!!!! SEI-FERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!" Squall yelled as he cradled the dead body in his arms.
Rinoa quickly unfold her wings and piled up her energy and cast the most powerful curaga spell. No, it wouldn't work so she tried gain and again until she's lost of energy. She sat down there, blaming herself, crying her hearts out. While Squall sat there, kept wailing his brother's name.
It starts to rain quite heavily, thousands by thousands of footsteps came rushing to their direction.
"I found them!" called Private Wedge.
Squall noticed the troops and wiped away the tears of blood on his face. He left Seifer and dragged Rinoa away as fast as possible.
"But Seifer!" she started and let go of his grip and went back to the river.
"I've lost Seifer, I don't want to loose you!!" he cried and stunned her.
She looked at him and let him drag her again, staying close to each other.
They kept running wherever their legs can take them and finally they reached the flower field. They gasped for air and sat down to rest.
"Why…. Why are they……keep….keep chasing after us? I…..I thought we were (gulp) having a negotiation," Rinoa asked.
"All that are lies…..We wanted Heaven's trust…..so we lied," he explained.
Thunder and lightning stroke like needles to Earth, rains keep pouring on their damp heads and the rays of the morning sun was soon sprayed in the sky. Rinoa was really stunned. She can't imagine how many things had happened in just two days. Before she could ask more, Squall stood up and pulled her to run away again, by then, the Hell's party had already had them covered. They stood by each other and prayed for help.
Later that night when everybody was asleep, Rinoa sneaked out of the house and ran away. She couldn't use her wings, as they would reveal her 'Qi'. After running for several miles, she arrived at the river, the same one when she first saw Squall. She smiled at the memory, washed her face and drank from the stream. As she opens her eyes, she saw Squall's reflection on the water. She quickly turned around and hugged him.
"Squall…." she cried softly, hugging him tighter.
Squall was silent but hold firmly on her, caressing her soft hair.
"Why are you here? How did you find me?" she asked.
"Instinct?"
Rinoa smiled and giggled. She likes this side of Squall, simply adorable. But she also likes Squall when he's serious, he looked very smart, tall and proud. Well, she likes every angle of him.
"I was going to find you," she whispered.
"How?"
"I don't know…….. by instinct?" she smiled.
Squall gave her an evil laugh.
He tugged her chin up and kissed her, the objective they didn't succeed that day. Rinoa was surprised but nevermind, Squall had always given her heart attacks. She wrapped her arms around his neck and tip-toed to be at the same level as he is. After a while, they pulled away and gazed at each other's eyes. They smiled at first but Squall's smile soon turned into a frown. He pushed her slightly away and took off his ring.
"Keep this," he told her, and put the ring onto her hand.
"Wow…thank you Squall! I'll protect it like I protect my life!" she jumped around and gave him a kiss.
"What's this here…..a lion?" she was guessing by the looks cause it was too dark, putting it into her necklace.
"A griever ring. It has been with me since I was born. I only give it to someone I loved and trust. And that's you," he told her.
"Griever?! You really are……" she exclaimed but Squall shut her up with his palm.
"I'm sorry but I have a very important thing I must tell you. It's about your parents," she started to get too excited and her hands were trembling.
Squall was totally confused and demanded for an explanation.
"Squall, you are not the Devil's son. Your true mother is an angel and your father is a dark angel, HE'S the devil's son," she held his hands together with hers.
"Rinoa, try not to make jokes in time like this," Squall sounded very angry.
"No, no. I'm not! How would I?! This is the truth, believe me Squall," Rinoa's eyes was filled with pearls of tears cause he wasn't trusting her.
When Rinoa wanted to continue further there's goes a big lightning. Suddenly Seifer appeared carrying a torch with him.
"Don't believe her!" his brother yelled.
"All these angels are liars!"
"Seifer, what are you doing here?" Squall asked, feeling a little scared as he thought the Devil has already summon troops to make an attack.
Rinoa went in front of Squall and looked directly into Seifer's eyes.
"I knew you knew the truth too. I can see it in your eyes, why hide it? All we need is the truth. Are you scared? Are you scared of the truth?" Rinoa walked slowly to him, trying to understand him nd spoke with him with the softest voice.
"Don't come near me! I just wanted Squall back," he swung the torch several times at Rinoa like a madman.
"Brother….." Squall frowned.
Rinoa took a few more steps towards him, taking his left hand and swept away the torch from his hand, she hugged him.
"I can feel your loneliness, your fear and sadness. Don't let them conquer you, let them out. You knew what happened to Raine and Laguna didn't you? Tell Squall, tell him what you witness," she urged with softness and tranquility in her voice.
Seifer can hold on no more. He had been very suffering from this feeling for far too long. Flashbacks of him and Laguna kept sliding into his mind, their jokes and laughter together, their lively childhood until his only brother left him. He hated Raine for stealing him away from him. He had always wanted revenge and take Laguna away. But after he saw Raine and Laguna's happy life, the flame in his heart has softened, moreover seeing their cute little baby. He knew nothing could have changed the pass so let it be, it's all he need to know that is to see his brother happy. Genuinely happy with Raine. Seifer too witness and join in the war that time. He's the one who summoned Pandemonium to steal away their child from them because he knew they wouldn't survive, Squall is their only hope and happiness. From that day onwards, Seifer has played with him and took cared of him just like the olden days when he spent with Laguna.
Seifer landed on his knees and covered his face with his hands, crying Laguna's name. Rinoa and Squall went beside him and hugged him.
"Seifer, it's ok, I'm here," Squall comforted.
The blond looked up and forced a smile.
"I'm sorry Squall, I should have told you the truth earlier. I'm just a selfish moron, this is unfair to you," he apologized.
Squall shook his head.
"Nope, you are still the brother I've always loved," Squall told him.
"Thank you. However, I'm still guilty not telling you that Laguna is your father,"
Once the magic word was told, Seifer's tongue was cut off!
"AHHHHHHH!!!!!" he screamed and rolled on the grass.
"Seifer!" Squall yelled with all his might.
"IYAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!" Seifer kept yelling in pain.
Squall tried to calm him down by hugging him tightly, tears of fresh blood keep spilling through his eyes. Seifer's whole body shook as if he was being electric-shocked. But the most gruesome moment was when Squall and Rinoa seeing Seifer's red stained mouth curved into a smile and died with his eyes opened.
"I…….. love……….. you," he forced(ok, maybe he didn't say it that perfectly but at least imagine he did).
"NOOOOOOO!!!!! SEI-FERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!" Squall yelled as he cradled the dead body in his arms.
Rinoa quickly unfold her wings and piled up her energy and cast the most powerful curaga spell. No, it wouldn't work so she tried gain and again until she's lost of energy. She sat down there, blaming herself, crying her hearts out. While Squall sat there, kept wailing his brother's name.
It starts to rain quite heavily, thousands by thousands of footsteps came rushing to their direction.
"I found them!" called Private Wedge.
Squall noticed the troops and wiped away the tears of blood on his face. He left Seifer and dragged Rinoa away as fast as possible.
"But Seifer!" she started and let go of his grip and went back to the river.
"I've lost Seifer, I don't want to loose you!!" he cried and stunned her.
She looked at him and let him drag her again, staying close to each other.
They kept running wherever their legs can take them and finally they reached the flower field. They gasped for air and sat down to rest.
"Why…. Why are they……keep….keep chasing after us? I…..I thought we were (gulp) having a negotiation," Rinoa asked.
"All that are lies…..We wanted Heaven's trust…..so we lied," he explained.
Thunder and lightning stroke like needles to Earth, rains keep pouring on their damp heads and the rays of the morning sun was soon sprayed in the sky. Rinoa was really stunned. She can't imagine how many things had happened in just two days. Before she could ask more, Squall stood up and pulled her to run away again, by then, the Hell's party had already had them covered. They stood by each other and prayed for help.