Important Notes:
- This is my VERY FIRST fanfic. If you're planning to review it, please take it easy on me ^_~
- This fanfic is written ENTIRELY in Rinoa Heartilly's point of view.
- This fanfic is only one installment of this story because I haven't had enough to write the whole thing.
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[ Chapter 1 : Another day ]
Gentle breezes could be heard blowing against the windows of my dorm room in the Balamb Garden Dormitory. Angelo's soft snoring could just be heard coming from the foot of my bed. But for some unknown reason, these sounds were enough to wake me up.
Although I was now already awake, I continued to lay in bed with my eyes closed. I rolled over and opened my eyes once to check the time, but then I resumed my normal sleeping position and clamped my eyes shut again. It was only 5 am. The sun hadn't risen yet and it was still a bit dark.
I didn't want to get up in fear of waking up my dog. I felt sorry for Angelo, as we had been training solemnly for the past week to prepare for the upcoming SeeD exam.
I was determined to become a SeeD. I was willing to improve my fighting skills so that I could help my friends in battle instead of being helpless. I wanted to prove that I was capable of fighting when I really had to.
Angelo had to fight alongside me too. Angelo plays a vital role in some of my attacks and also has to put up with me calling out various commands and stuff, which is why I'm letting the poor dog rest for our next training session later on today.
The soft patter of footsteps could now be heard in the dormitory hallway. It seemed to be headed towards my room. I stayed in bed and continued to keep my eyes shut.
I then heard the door quietly swing open. Angelo stirred, but didn't get up. The poor dog must've been really tired. Angelo would've usually gotten up and barked loudly to scare away anyone who dared harming us. Yet, the dog didn't budge.
The door quietly shut and the stranger entered the room. They stealthily creeped towards my bed. I continued to pretend I was asleep in hope that the stranger would just leave. There wasn't much else I could do. My whole body felt frozen in fear.
However, they didn't stop. They kept advancing forward. As the person finally got to my bed, they leaned so close to my face that I could feel their breath brushing against my skin. To my surprise, they softly kissed my cheek. At that instant, I knew it was Squall.
My eyes slowly fluttered open. Even though it was still a bit dim, I could distinctly tell that Squall was smiling.
"Good morning, Miss Heartilly," Squall greeted playfully.
I raised my finger towards my lips and uttered a quiet, "Shhh..."
I then pointed down to Angelo.
"Oops," Squall apologetically whispered.
Squall then got on my bed and lay down next to me. He put his arms around me and held me close to him. I smiled. Squall smiled back. I closed my eyes again and leaned my head up against Squall's strong chest.
"Why are you up so early this morning?" I whispered to Squall.
"I guess I just missed you too much..." he replied.
That made me melt. I smiled at him and held him even tighter. He kissed my forehead, and then we both eventually managed to fall asleep again.
A short while later, there was a loud knock on the door. Angelo finally woke up and started barking uncontinuously. Squall and I both ignored it.
"Rinoa, you sleepy head! Wake up! Get ready and eat breakfast! Training starts in an hour and a half. Then you have a class before I take you to the fire caves for your prerequisite!" a familiar voice bellowed from the other side of the door.
It was Quistis. The rest of the students and faculty at Garden called her Quistis, or Instructor Trepe. But to her close friends, and us she was known as Quisty. Quistis made me smile. She always took care of me. Although my SeeD exam wasn't for another month or so, Quistis wanted me to get an early start on things just to make sure that I'd pass. She wanted me to get to the Fire Caves early just to make sure that I'd get an excellent GF before anyone else got a chance to.
Squall and I continued to ignore the barking, the knocking and the yelling. We were too tired to want to care. When Quistis noticed that I wasn't responding, she flung open the door.
"My, my! What on earth are you doing here, Mr. Leonhart!?" Quistis asked in shock.
Squall sat up, looked at Quistis and jokingly poked his tongue out at her. I laughed at him. Angelo finally stopped barking.
"Wait a sec! That's my response!" I joked, reminiscing the night at the SeeD ball where Squall and I had first met.
He smiled and Quisty started giggling. Quistis then resumed her serious state.
"Did you know that you're breaching one of Garden's codes of conduct?" Quistis asked, trying to keep a straight face.
"Whatever..." we all reply in unison, mocking Squall's ever-predictable line.
Quisty and I giggled. Squall just sat there and smiled goofily.
"Ok... Seriously... Start getting ready now ok? I'll see you at the Training Center at 0830 hours to review your fighting skills before we head to the Fire Cavern so that you'll still have plenty of time to practice using a GF before your exam! And don't forget to go to Class straight after Training!" Quistis said just before she left the room.
Squall turned to me and kissed my cheek softly again.
"I better let you get ready. I'll meet you at the Cafeteria for breakfast ok?" Squall said to me.
I nodded. He then gave me a soft kiss on the lips and headed out the door, shutting it behind him.
I then stared at Angelo, whom was lazily slumped out on the floor.
"Well Angelo, it's another day... Another training session..." I announced.
Angelo whimpered in response.
"I know how you feel... Don't worry. We'll be fine," I said, trying to comfort the dog.
With that, I got up and started getting dressed and ready...
( To be continued... )
- This is my VERY FIRST fanfic. If you're planning to review it, please take it easy on me ^_~
- This fanfic is written ENTIRELY in Rinoa Heartilly's point of view.
- This fanfic is only one installment of this story because I haven't had enough to write the whole thing.
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[ Chapter 1 : Another day ]
Gentle breezes could be heard blowing against the windows of my dorm room in the Balamb Garden Dormitory. Angelo's soft snoring could just be heard coming from the foot of my bed. But for some unknown reason, these sounds were enough to wake me up.
Although I was now already awake, I continued to lay in bed with my eyes closed. I rolled over and opened my eyes once to check the time, but then I resumed my normal sleeping position and clamped my eyes shut again. It was only 5 am. The sun hadn't risen yet and it was still a bit dark.
I didn't want to get up in fear of waking up my dog. I felt sorry for Angelo, as we had been training solemnly for the past week to prepare for the upcoming SeeD exam.
I was determined to become a SeeD. I was willing to improve my fighting skills so that I could help my friends in battle instead of being helpless. I wanted to prove that I was capable of fighting when I really had to.
Angelo had to fight alongside me too. Angelo plays a vital role in some of my attacks and also has to put up with me calling out various commands and stuff, which is why I'm letting the poor dog rest for our next training session later on today.
The soft patter of footsteps could now be heard in the dormitory hallway. It seemed to be headed towards my room. I stayed in bed and continued to keep my eyes shut.
I then heard the door quietly swing open. Angelo stirred, but didn't get up. The poor dog must've been really tired. Angelo would've usually gotten up and barked loudly to scare away anyone who dared harming us. Yet, the dog didn't budge.
The door quietly shut and the stranger entered the room. They stealthily creeped towards my bed. I continued to pretend I was asleep in hope that the stranger would just leave. There wasn't much else I could do. My whole body felt frozen in fear.
However, they didn't stop. They kept advancing forward. As the person finally got to my bed, they leaned so close to my face that I could feel their breath brushing against my skin. To my surprise, they softly kissed my cheek. At that instant, I knew it was Squall.
My eyes slowly fluttered open. Even though it was still a bit dim, I could distinctly tell that Squall was smiling.
"Good morning, Miss Heartilly," Squall greeted playfully.
I raised my finger towards my lips and uttered a quiet, "Shhh..."
I then pointed down to Angelo.
"Oops," Squall apologetically whispered.
Squall then got on my bed and lay down next to me. He put his arms around me and held me close to him. I smiled. Squall smiled back. I closed my eyes again and leaned my head up against Squall's strong chest.
"Why are you up so early this morning?" I whispered to Squall.
"I guess I just missed you too much..." he replied.
That made me melt. I smiled at him and held him even tighter. He kissed my forehead, and then we both eventually managed to fall asleep again.
A short while later, there was a loud knock on the door. Angelo finally woke up and started barking uncontinuously. Squall and I both ignored it.
"Rinoa, you sleepy head! Wake up! Get ready and eat breakfast! Training starts in an hour and a half. Then you have a class before I take you to the fire caves for your prerequisite!" a familiar voice bellowed from the other side of the door.
It was Quistis. The rest of the students and faculty at Garden called her Quistis, or Instructor Trepe. But to her close friends, and us she was known as Quisty. Quistis made me smile. She always took care of me. Although my SeeD exam wasn't for another month or so, Quistis wanted me to get an early start on things just to make sure that I'd pass. She wanted me to get to the Fire Caves early just to make sure that I'd get an excellent GF before anyone else got a chance to.
Squall and I continued to ignore the barking, the knocking and the yelling. We were too tired to want to care. When Quistis noticed that I wasn't responding, she flung open the door.
"My, my! What on earth are you doing here, Mr. Leonhart!?" Quistis asked in shock.
Squall sat up, looked at Quistis and jokingly poked his tongue out at her. I laughed at him. Angelo finally stopped barking.
"Wait a sec! That's my response!" I joked, reminiscing the night at the SeeD ball where Squall and I had first met.
He smiled and Quisty started giggling. Quistis then resumed her serious state.
"Did you know that you're breaching one of Garden's codes of conduct?" Quistis asked, trying to keep a straight face.
"Whatever..." we all reply in unison, mocking Squall's ever-predictable line.
Quisty and I giggled. Squall just sat there and smiled goofily.
"Ok... Seriously... Start getting ready now ok? I'll see you at the Training Center at 0830 hours to review your fighting skills before we head to the Fire Cavern so that you'll still have plenty of time to practice using a GF before your exam! And don't forget to go to Class straight after Training!" Quistis said just before she left the room.
Squall turned to me and kissed my cheek softly again.
"I better let you get ready. I'll meet you at the Cafeteria for breakfast ok?" Squall said to me.
I nodded. He then gave me a soft kiss on the lips and headed out the door, shutting it behind him.
I then stared at Angelo, whom was lazily slumped out on the floor.
"Well Angelo, it's another day... Another training session..." I announced.
Angelo whimpered in response.
"I know how you feel... Don't worry. We'll be fine," I said, trying to comfort the dog.
With that, I got up and started getting dressed and ready...
( To be continued... )
