The next morning when I woke up, the GARDEN was moving. What the hell is going on?! I pulled on my usual attire and walked down the stairs to the controls, and Selphie, the Event Directer, is standing at the controls.
"Selphie, what in Hyne's name is going on here?!"
"Well..."
"Why did you move GARDEN without my permission!?"
"Could you just let me answer!? My goodness! You see, we got news of a missle threat from Esthar." Esthar? Father, what the hell are you doing?!
"Esthar? Who delivered the message?"
"Sir Laguna. He called, uh huh! The message is recorded downstairs in the Infirmary. I thought you were awake... I mean, I told Zell to wake you up..." I stepped onto the elevator and walked down to the infirmary. Several students walked up to me and asked what to do.
"Help where you think you are needed-stay out of trouble." That was all I could say, I had no idea what in Hyne's name was going on, and that was where I was going. I passed the cafeteria, and looked in to see Zell, shoveling hot dogs down his throat. So, that's where all of the hot dogs go... I made my way to the infirmary, and walked in. Dr. Kadowki was sitting with a worried look on her face.
"Headmaster, ...your father." I held up my hand.
"I know. Where is the message?"
"Right here, sir." She pressed "play" on a machine.
"Hello, Headmaster Squall. Yes, this is your father. We will attack your GARDEN full force. Well, there is one thing. Give us the sorceress, (Rinoa, I thought) and you will be free of your destruction. (destruction!?) Bring the sorceress to the old orphanage."
I paused slightly, in disbeleif. Yes, it was my father, I could recognize his voice.
"No one... I mean, NO ONE! Is to know of this message!" I yelled. I slammed my fist on the machine, breaking it to peices. I ran in fury to Rinoa's dorm. I took my key and opened it. Rinoa was sleeping.
"Rinoa... angel, wake up." I walked over and shook her gently.
"Squall? What are you doing here?"
"Rinoa, I have to take you away."
"What? What?!"
"I'll explain later, honey. Get dressed." I turned, trying to be as polite as possible, and she tapped me on the shoulder.
"Lets...uh, go." I walked into the cafeteria, and not really to my suprise, Zell was still eating hotdogs, I don't get how he can eat so many.
"Yo, wut up, Squall?" Zell said with a full mouthful of hotdogs.
"First of all, Dincht, you were supposed to wake me up when you were told by Selphie! Why didnt you?"
"I, uh, was hungry..." I was getting pissed off now, so I decided to leave it at that.
"Assistant Headmaster Dincht, this is the most important thing you will ever do... You are to take all of my responsibilities as headmaster for... er, until long I get back. Battle tactics and everything! Be serious about this Zell."
"Yeah, BABY!!! Gotcha man! Hey, uh, where are you goin'?"
"Well, this is classified. I'm taking Rinoa into hiding. You are to say that Rinoa doesn't live at GARDEN anymore. Fight them, if you must, but... be careful." I hated making decisions like this... Lives could be lost... "Oh, and Zell, ...if you must go to war, drop off all non-SeeD members at FH."
"But wouldn't it be good for their training?"
"Zell! I said what I did. This is serious. Esthar has new technology weapons. If we are to battle... Lives will be lost." I turned to see what Rinoa was doing behind me. I could see a small tear running down her cheek. She must of been upset, because life would be lost for her. She wiped it away, hoping that I wouldn't see it.
"Rinoa... it's ok."
"No... its not." I must admit, she was right.
"Zell, you had better get to business." Zell nodded and went over to the elevator.
"We are leaving now, Rinoa."
"Squall, you don't have to do this...! Whats the big deal...?"
"They want... to Rinoa, you know... what they almost did to you at the sorceress memorial?"
"Mhmm" I sighed.
"They want to try it again. So, come on. We have to get out of here." I took her hand and we walked upstairs, told Selpie to stop GARDEN at FH, and me, Rinoa and some students were dropped off. Rinoa and I exited FH with a rented car. I was driving to My Blue Heaven, where I met Odin. It would be a good place to hide. I was driving, when Rinoa asked me a question.
"Squall, why are you taking me? I mean, shouldnt you have sent someone else with me...? Or even sent me away with your father, you are the headmaster, you have to be sensible..."
"Rinoa, I don't trust anyone else with you... and..." I wondered if I should say the thought that had crossed my mind many times before.
"And?" Rinoa asked me. I paused then decided I had to say it sometime.
"...And, the reason I won't give you up...is because... I love you, Rinoa." Rinoa paused. Was she upset? ...Damn. Had I screwed something up?
"Oh, Squall..." She reached over and hugged me. Good, I hadn't screwed anything up.
We arrived at "My Blue Heaven" or the Centra ruins at one in the morning, and Rinoa was sleeping. I picked her up, and swung the bag with supplies over my shoulder. I placed her on the throne, and covered her with a blanket I had brought. I walked outside and started to think, which is never good. I think too much. Had I done the right thing? I had put the GARDEN at stake for personal reasons... That wasn't like me at all... I stared up at the stars, hoping they'd guide me somehow... I wondered how long Rinoa and I would have to stay here...
"Squall?" I turned to see Rinoa.
"Rinny, you should be asleep, its nearly two in the morning."
"Well, so shouldn't you." I shook my head and walked into the room with her. She turned to me.
"Hey, you know, this stupid throne isn't very comfortable. I'm gonna sleep on the floor, ok?"
"Yeah, sure." I sat on the throne and watched her sleep, then I eventually fell asleep too.
End Chapter 2.
"Selphie, what in Hyne's name is going on here?!"
"Well..."
"Why did you move GARDEN without my permission!?"
"Could you just let me answer!? My goodness! You see, we got news of a missle threat from Esthar." Esthar? Father, what the hell are you doing?!
"Esthar? Who delivered the message?"
"Sir Laguna. He called, uh huh! The message is recorded downstairs in the Infirmary. I thought you were awake... I mean, I told Zell to wake you up..." I stepped onto the elevator and walked down to the infirmary. Several students walked up to me and asked what to do.
"Help where you think you are needed-stay out of trouble." That was all I could say, I had no idea what in Hyne's name was going on, and that was where I was going. I passed the cafeteria, and looked in to see Zell, shoveling hot dogs down his throat. So, that's where all of the hot dogs go... I made my way to the infirmary, and walked in. Dr. Kadowki was sitting with a worried look on her face.
"Headmaster, ...your father." I held up my hand.
"I know. Where is the message?"
"Right here, sir." She pressed "play" on a machine.
"Hello, Headmaster Squall. Yes, this is your father. We will attack your GARDEN full force. Well, there is one thing. Give us the sorceress, (Rinoa, I thought) and you will be free of your destruction. (destruction!?) Bring the sorceress to the old orphanage."
I paused slightly, in disbeleif. Yes, it was my father, I could recognize his voice.
"No one... I mean, NO ONE! Is to know of this message!" I yelled. I slammed my fist on the machine, breaking it to peices. I ran in fury to Rinoa's dorm. I took my key and opened it. Rinoa was sleeping.
"Rinoa... angel, wake up." I walked over and shook her gently.
"Squall? What are you doing here?"
"Rinoa, I have to take you away."
"What? What?!"
"I'll explain later, honey. Get dressed." I turned, trying to be as polite as possible, and she tapped me on the shoulder.
"Lets...uh, go." I walked into the cafeteria, and not really to my suprise, Zell was still eating hotdogs, I don't get how he can eat so many.
"Yo, wut up, Squall?" Zell said with a full mouthful of hotdogs.
"First of all, Dincht, you were supposed to wake me up when you were told by Selphie! Why didnt you?"
"I, uh, was hungry..." I was getting pissed off now, so I decided to leave it at that.
"Assistant Headmaster Dincht, this is the most important thing you will ever do... You are to take all of my responsibilities as headmaster for... er, until long I get back. Battle tactics and everything! Be serious about this Zell."
"Yeah, BABY!!! Gotcha man! Hey, uh, where are you goin'?"
"Well, this is classified. I'm taking Rinoa into hiding. You are to say that Rinoa doesn't live at GARDEN anymore. Fight them, if you must, but... be careful." I hated making decisions like this... Lives could be lost... "Oh, and Zell, ...if you must go to war, drop off all non-SeeD members at FH."
"But wouldn't it be good for their training?"
"Zell! I said what I did. This is serious. Esthar has new technology weapons. If we are to battle... Lives will be lost." I turned to see what Rinoa was doing behind me. I could see a small tear running down her cheek. She must of been upset, because life would be lost for her. She wiped it away, hoping that I wouldn't see it.
"Rinoa... it's ok."
"No... its not." I must admit, she was right.
"Zell, you had better get to business." Zell nodded and went over to the elevator.
"We are leaving now, Rinoa."
"Squall, you don't have to do this...! Whats the big deal...?"
"They want... to Rinoa, you know... what they almost did to you at the sorceress memorial?"
"Mhmm" I sighed.
"They want to try it again. So, come on. We have to get out of here." I took her hand and we walked upstairs, told Selpie to stop GARDEN at FH, and me, Rinoa and some students were dropped off. Rinoa and I exited FH with a rented car. I was driving to My Blue Heaven, where I met Odin. It would be a good place to hide. I was driving, when Rinoa asked me a question.
"Squall, why are you taking me? I mean, shouldnt you have sent someone else with me...? Or even sent me away with your father, you are the headmaster, you have to be sensible..."
"Rinoa, I don't trust anyone else with you... and..." I wondered if I should say the thought that had crossed my mind many times before.
"And?" Rinoa asked me. I paused then decided I had to say it sometime.
"...And, the reason I won't give you up...is because... I love you, Rinoa." Rinoa paused. Was she upset? ...Damn. Had I screwed something up?
"Oh, Squall..." She reached over and hugged me. Good, I hadn't screwed anything up.
We arrived at "My Blue Heaven" or the Centra ruins at one in the morning, and Rinoa was sleeping. I picked her up, and swung the bag with supplies over my shoulder. I placed her on the throne, and covered her with a blanket I had brought. I walked outside and started to think, which is never good. I think too much. Had I done the right thing? I had put the GARDEN at stake for personal reasons... That wasn't like me at all... I stared up at the stars, hoping they'd guide me somehow... I wondered how long Rinoa and I would have to stay here...
"Squall?" I turned to see Rinoa.
"Rinny, you should be asleep, its nearly two in the morning."
"Well, so shouldn't you." I shook my head and walked into the room with her. She turned to me.
"Hey, you know, this stupid throne isn't very comfortable. I'm gonna sleep on the floor, ok?"
"Yeah, sure." I sat on the throne and watched her sleep, then I eventually fell asleep too.
End Chapter 2.