Strangers From The Past
Chapter 1: The Dream
The flashlight wondered the fields surrounding Esthar Military School. A dark figure hid in the shadows. He reached inside his long coat and pulled out a photograph. He looked at the woman in the photo. He looked at her raven coloured hair and her chocolate coloured eyes. He smiled weakly at her warm smile. He then said bitterly, "I will find you Julie." He then raised his head when he heard dogs barking and men shouting. He knew they had found him missing from his room. A flash of lighting lit up his face his. His brown eyes searched for where he could run. He was escaping from the school, which he had been sent to for something he didn't do. He closed his eyes as he remembered when he was dragged away from this woman in the photo. He opened his eyes when he heard the dogs barking and the men shouting for him. He took one last look, desperate to get away. His eyes settled on a small forest in front of him; it was his only chance. He brushed a lock of hair out of his eyes. He then ran through the rain and the lighting. The lighting revealed his long dark hair flowing behind him. He knew he'd been seen the dogs were racing behind him. He ran towards the small forest in front of him. The thunder crashed in the sky above him and the lighting lit up with beautiful flashes of colour. He heard the voices of the men searching for him; he heard the dogs barking getting louder they were closing in around him. He knew they were so he ran faster. He stopped there were two pathways he could take; he could take the left pathway or carry straight on. The lighting lightened up the forest and the thunder echoed through it. He glanced back; he saw torch light's searching the forest for him. He made a quick decision and down the left pathway.
Rinoa tossed and turned in her bed. She was muttering things. She started to toss and turn more violently. She started crying, "NO!" she flung her right arm out. It came thudding down on Squall's chest. Accidently hurting him Squall shot up clutching his chest where Rinoa had hurt him. He looked at Rinoa tossing and turning violently. Her whole body was wet from her sweat. She was also shivering. Squall was alarmed, as he had never seen Rinoa act like this before. He nudged her to wake her. She sat screaming. Squall held her tight in his arms repeating softly, "You're ok. It was just a dream." Rinoa buried her tear-streamed face in his chest. She was crying. Squall rocked her back and forth trying to calm her down. Squall tried to figure out what she dreamt about that scared her so much. Squall looked at himself cradling his shivering girlfriend in the mirror.