Chapter 4 : Making the Music Box
Squall was spreading the sack when Zell suddenly came in.
"Need my help?" he asked.
Squall handed him an old scroll. Zell put on his specs and began to read from it (Specs? Zell wears specs?).
"Ok, do you have the screws? Um…8 of them," he started.
"Got it," Squall replied and put the 8 to another place.
"What about 5 Shear feathers?" Zell continued the list.
"Check,"
"6 Iron Pipes,"
"Check,"
"5 Magic Stones,"
"Check,"
"3 Cockatrice feathers,"
"Check,"
"And 2 bottles of sparking water,"
"Check,"
"Finish," Zell let out a heavy sigh after reading that not-so-long list.
"Scroll down," Squall commanded.
Zell's eyes widen when he did that. There is still a long list to go. He didn't remember stocking that many materials with Selphie. The rest must have been stock by Squall.
"Hum…. 2 Rune Rings and 1 Revive Ring,"
"Check,"
"2 Ammo Bullets, 1 Dark Bullet and 2 Wave Bullets,"
"Check, check and…. Check,"
"2 Windmill and two Sharp Nails,"
"Got them,"
"Finally, piano scores and Dino Bone!" Zell cried triumphantly.
"Check and ch…" he started.
"Damn!" Squall cursed.
"What? No Dino Bone?" Zell asked.
"Damn, where did I put it!" his friend cried and went on his knees to check the floor.
"Have you check your pockets and jeans?" Zell lowered his head under the table and asked him.
Squall digs his pocket and found it there.
"Phew!" he let out a sigh.
"Squall, I think you should take a rest before starting to build it. You look awful these days," his friend advised him.
Squall yawned and nodded.
The next day, Squall went to fetch Rinoa from the hospital. He saw Irvine at the elevator and nodded. He has brought flowers for Rinoa, which he didn't. Feeling a little guilty, he walked towards him.
"Hi, Squall!" Irvine greeted cheerfully.
"What are you doing here?" Squall asked rudely.
"I… um… ah, let's visit Rinoa first," he couldn't give him the answer.
Rinoa jumped up right after she saw them.
"What takes you guys so long?" she asked and packed her bag.
"If not my father has gone for his meeting, I should have been home by now," she complaint.
*Woman.
"For me?" Rinoa asked Irvine and took the flowers from his hands.
"Y…Yeah, for you," he lied and sweat-dropped.
"Um…Squall, mind car polling me to Balamb Garden?" he asked.
He didn't give him a direct answer but through his facial expression showed that he agree to do so.
Squall was thinking bad of Irvine while driving his car. Irvine was sweet-talking with Rinoa who giggled and played with the flowers. This really irritates Squall. He hasn't say single word during the journey. After arriving at Garden, Irvine dashed to meet Quistis. Squall was to drive Rinoa home but she insisted to follow him. After much persuasion, Squall give up and respected her choice.
During their way to Squall's dorm, they walked by the music room and saw Irvine and Quistis chatting and laughing. Rinoa smiled.
"Why are you smiling?" Squall asked.
"Irvine is such a warm hearted person, unlike you. He knows how to sweet talk, unlike you. He is caring, unlike you," Rinoa said sarcastically.
Squall was like being stabbed from the back by her words. Though he knew her meaning, he ignored her.
They left the area and head to the dorm. On the hallway, they spotted Zell and Selphie. Zell threw Squall a why-is-she-here look and Squall threw him back a why-not look. After a short greeting to Rinoa, Zell pulled Squall aside.
"Do you want her to see the stuff in your room, idiot?" he scolded in a whisper.
"Shit! I forgot all bout it!" Squall exclaimed in a whisper bit too loud and cause the girls to look at them.
"Guys' business," Zell turned to them and smiled.
"What to do now?" his friend asked and pulled him back to the conversation.
"Hide it of course! Here's my plan, I'll tell Selphie bout it and you tell Rinoa chan about Selphie,"
"What about Selphie?" Squall asked curiously.
"She knew about Irvine and Quistis already," his friend told him.
"What are you guys talking about?" Rinoa shouted from the fountain.
"Just a minute!" Zell yelled back.
Squall nodded at his explanation.
"Before you go, just wanna tell you to avoid the music room section," Squall informed.
"There something she doesn't wanna see there…regarding Irvine," he continued.
Zell mouth formed an 'O' shape but nothing came out of it. And so they went to tell each girl. Squall told Rinoa about Selphie's case and she understood what to do. Meanwhile Zell told Selphie what to do to avoid Rinoa being suspicious at them. And so the guys went to Squall's dorm and the girls went the other way.
After putting everything back to the sack, they put the whole thing into the closet and they went to the cafe. A group of girls giggled as they arrived. One of them is the girl Zell secretly has a crush on. They giggled and pointed at them. The girl smiled and nodded. Zell replied her smile and blushed a bit. Later Selphie and Rinoa came. After chatting and eating, Squall took Rinoa away and left Zell and Selphie together there. The bunch of girls traced the pair until they disappear and some of them hit their fist on the table. Of course they were Squall's fans. He has attracted many young ladies to fall for him. His looks, his coolness, his attitude and the scar on his face simply lure people to fall for him. Zell looked sad when the girl and her friends leave the place after Squall went away. Selphie comforted and patted his back.
Squall brought Rinoa to his dorm. He hoped Rinoa would not explore every inch of his dorm. She was looking everywhere like a little girl. She suddenly spotted his gunblade in its case and attempt to hold it. However the weapon is too heavy for her. Her hand slipped and let go of it. Squall pulled Rinoa by her waist before the gunblade could injure her. She looked up to face him and blushed. She apologized and went towards the window for some nice scenery. Indeed Squall's room has the nicest view of Balamb, only he didn't know about it. She sat on his bed, closed her eyes and admired the evening sunshine, which shone into the room.
Squall couldn't resist her sweet and lovely face and stole a kiss from her. He had one hand in his pocket and the other holding her hand on her lap. Rinoa was shocked at first but then she got used to it, eased herself and drew him nearer to have a better taste of his lips. At least Rinoa now knew Squall is not as cold as he looks. Their kiss lasted for some time before they pulled away. They smiled, Squall sat beside her and put his hands on her shoulder and admired the setting sun with his beloved.
Squall was spreading the sack when Zell suddenly came in.
"Need my help?" he asked.
Squall handed him an old scroll. Zell put on his specs and began to read from it (Specs? Zell wears specs?).
"Ok, do you have the screws? Um…8 of them," he started.
"Got it," Squall replied and put the 8 to another place.
"What about 5 Shear feathers?" Zell continued the list.
"Check,"
"6 Iron Pipes,"
"Check,"
"5 Magic Stones,"
"Check,"
"3 Cockatrice feathers,"
"Check,"
"And 2 bottles of sparking water,"
"Check,"
"Finish," Zell let out a heavy sigh after reading that not-so-long list.
"Scroll down," Squall commanded.
Zell's eyes widen when he did that. There is still a long list to go. He didn't remember stocking that many materials with Selphie. The rest must have been stock by Squall.
"Hum…. 2 Rune Rings and 1 Revive Ring,"
"Check,"
"2 Ammo Bullets, 1 Dark Bullet and 2 Wave Bullets,"
"Check, check and…. Check,"
"2 Windmill and two Sharp Nails,"
"Got them,"
"Finally, piano scores and Dino Bone!" Zell cried triumphantly.
"Check and ch…" he started.
"Damn!" Squall cursed.
"What? No Dino Bone?" Zell asked.
"Damn, where did I put it!" his friend cried and went on his knees to check the floor.
"Have you check your pockets and jeans?" Zell lowered his head under the table and asked him.
Squall digs his pocket and found it there.
"Phew!" he let out a sigh.
"Squall, I think you should take a rest before starting to build it. You look awful these days," his friend advised him.
Squall yawned and nodded.
The next day, Squall went to fetch Rinoa from the hospital. He saw Irvine at the elevator and nodded. He has brought flowers for Rinoa, which he didn't. Feeling a little guilty, he walked towards him.
"Hi, Squall!" Irvine greeted cheerfully.
"What are you doing here?" Squall asked rudely.
"I… um… ah, let's visit Rinoa first," he couldn't give him the answer.
Rinoa jumped up right after she saw them.
"What takes you guys so long?" she asked and packed her bag.
"If not my father has gone for his meeting, I should have been home by now," she complaint.
*Woman.
"For me?" Rinoa asked Irvine and took the flowers from his hands.
"Y…Yeah, for you," he lied and sweat-dropped.
"Um…Squall, mind car polling me to Balamb Garden?" he asked.
He didn't give him a direct answer but through his facial expression showed that he agree to do so.
Squall was thinking bad of Irvine while driving his car. Irvine was sweet-talking with Rinoa who giggled and played with the flowers. This really irritates Squall. He hasn't say single word during the journey. After arriving at Garden, Irvine dashed to meet Quistis. Squall was to drive Rinoa home but she insisted to follow him. After much persuasion, Squall give up and respected her choice.
During their way to Squall's dorm, they walked by the music room and saw Irvine and Quistis chatting and laughing. Rinoa smiled.
"Why are you smiling?" Squall asked.
"Irvine is such a warm hearted person, unlike you. He knows how to sweet talk, unlike you. He is caring, unlike you," Rinoa said sarcastically.
Squall was like being stabbed from the back by her words. Though he knew her meaning, he ignored her.
They left the area and head to the dorm. On the hallway, they spotted Zell and Selphie. Zell threw Squall a why-is-she-here look and Squall threw him back a why-not look. After a short greeting to Rinoa, Zell pulled Squall aside.
"Do you want her to see the stuff in your room, idiot?" he scolded in a whisper.
"Shit! I forgot all bout it!" Squall exclaimed in a whisper bit too loud and cause the girls to look at them.
"Guys' business," Zell turned to them and smiled.
"What to do now?" his friend asked and pulled him back to the conversation.
"Hide it of course! Here's my plan, I'll tell Selphie bout it and you tell Rinoa chan about Selphie,"
"What about Selphie?" Squall asked curiously.
"She knew about Irvine and Quistis already," his friend told him.
"What are you guys talking about?" Rinoa shouted from the fountain.
"Just a minute!" Zell yelled back.
Squall nodded at his explanation.
"Before you go, just wanna tell you to avoid the music room section," Squall informed.
"There something she doesn't wanna see there…regarding Irvine," he continued.
Zell mouth formed an 'O' shape but nothing came out of it. And so they went to tell each girl. Squall told Rinoa about Selphie's case and she understood what to do. Meanwhile Zell told Selphie what to do to avoid Rinoa being suspicious at them. And so the guys went to Squall's dorm and the girls went the other way.
After putting everything back to the sack, they put the whole thing into the closet and they went to the cafe. A group of girls giggled as they arrived. One of them is the girl Zell secretly has a crush on. They giggled and pointed at them. The girl smiled and nodded. Zell replied her smile and blushed a bit. Later Selphie and Rinoa came. After chatting and eating, Squall took Rinoa away and left Zell and Selphie together there. The bunch of girls traced the pair until they disappear and some of them hit their fist on the table. Of course they were Squall's fans. He has attracted many young ladies to fall for him. His looks, his coolness, his attitude and the scar on his face simply lure people to fall for him. Zell looked sad when the girl and her friends leave the place after Squall went away. Selphie comforted and patted his back.
Squall brought Rinoa to his dorm. He hoped Rinoa would not explore every inch of his dorm. She was looking everywhere like a little girl. She suddenly spotted his gunblade in its case and attempt to hold it. However the weapon is too heavy for her. Her hand slipped and let go of it. Squall pulled Rinoa by her waist before the gunblade could injure her. She looked up to face him and blushed. She apologized and went towards the window for some nice scenery. Indeed Squall's room has the nicest view of Balamb, only he didn't know about it. She sat on his bed, closed her eyes and admired the evening sunshine, which shone into the room.
Squall couldn't resist her sweet and lovely face and stole a kiss from her. He had one hand in his pocket and the other holding her hand on her lap. Rinoa was shocked at first but then she got used to it, eased herself and drew him nearer to have a better taste of his lips. At least Rinoa now knew Squall is not as cold as he looks. Their kiss lasted for some time before they pulled away. They smiled, Squall sat beside her and put his hands on her shoulder and admired the setting sun with his beloved.