Chapter 4
It was early in the morning, or late at night depending on your viewpoint. Rinoa had just exited Squall's room, after finding it empty and bumped into Irvine.
"Hey Irve," she said. "Don't suppose you seen Squall anywhere?"
"What, he's not in his room?"
"No, I just checked in on him and he wasn't there."
"Well, if I know Squall like I think I do, then he could be anywhere." Irvine shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'll help you look. He can't have got far." They searched the training centre, and all the dorms, the only two places open on a night, and found nothing. Afterwards, they called in on the doorkeeper.
"Yeah, sure I seen 'im, bout three hour ago. Said 'e needed sum air, wos wot 'e said." He sighed. Rinoa was starting to get worried.
"Did he say anything, like where he was going, or when he'd be back?"
"Nope, wouldn't tell me nuf'in."
"Thanks." Said Irvine, and they walked off.
"Great," said Rinoa. "Squall is gone, we don't know where, why or when he'll be back. What can we do?"
"Firstly," said Irvine, "you need to calm down. I'm sure Squall is just fine. Wherever he is, he is a trained SeeD. Remember that."
"Being a SeeD didn't help him last time did it? What can we do?"
"All we can do at the moment," Irvine took her hand "is be patient and wait for him. If he is still not back for sunrise, then we get help and go looking for him." They sat down on a bench near the entrance to Garden. "Anyway," said Irvine smiling "what were you doing sneaking into Squall's room late at night?"
"Shut up and mind your own business." Was the snappy reply.
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Two hours later, Squall had not yet returned. Rinoa had fallen asleep on Irvine's lap and Irvine himself was almost asleep lolling back on the bench.
Squall and Yannie just returned from FH and were entering the Garden when Rinoa awoke.
"Squall!" she shouted. "Where were you?" Then she saw Yannie behind him. "What are you doing with that evil cow?!" Then, with all her strength she was about to cast a firaga spell and put an end to this unknown's life. But she was tackled to the floor by Irvine, and the spell missed Yannie by five foot, leaving a big black scorch mark on the marble floor.
"Rinoa!" he shouted, "let her explain herself." Rinoa was trying to pull away from Irvine.
"Let...me...GO!" Irvine finally let go of her and she gave him an evil look before brushing herself down. "Why the hell did you bring her here?" she cut a look to Yannie that would slice metal.
"Allow me to introduce, Yannie Ocaspe." Yannie held out her hand. Rinoa ignored it. Irvine shook it. He then pulled Squall to the side.
"Squall," he whispered in his ear. "What the hell do you think your doing?" meanwhile, Rinoa was death-staring Yannie, while she just looked at the floor. She had to control herself from just ripping her head of there and then. It wasn't just the fact she almost tried to kill her boyfriend. There was just something about her she couldn't quite put her finger on. "Did you loose your memory in that coma?"
"It's not like that," he began. "She can't control it. She needs help."
"Take her to a Doctor."
"It's not medical. Let her explain. But not now. We all need some sleep." Squall moved in between Yannie and Rinoa. "There will be time for explanations in the morning. Now lets sleep. I know I'm tired." He looked at Irvine. "Irve, you escort Rinoa to the dorms. I'll take Yannie."
"I can escort myself!" she shouted and stormed off in the opposite direction of the dorms before realising and storming back past the others, head held high.
"Yikes." Irvine said to Squall. "Well I'm off then."
"Tell the others to meet in the headmaster's office tomorrow at ten o'clock." He turned towards Yannie. "There's a lot of things need explaining." Yannie looked at the floor again. Irvine went back to the dorms.
"I don't think I should be here." Yannie said meekly. "I don't think your girlfriend likes me."
"Never mind about Rinoa, she'll come round. Just as soon as we explain everything to her."
"That's the problem." She began to fiddle with her hands. "I don't think I can explain." Squall didn't know what to say. He just led her to a spare dorm and left her alone to freshen up and be alone with her thoughts.
It was early in the morning, or late at night depending on your viewpoint. Rinoa had just exited Squall's room, after finding it empty and bumped into Irvine.
"Hey Irve," she said. "Don't suppose you seen Squall anywhere?"
"What, he's not in his room?"
"No, I just checked in on him and he wasn't there."
"Well, if I know Squall like I think I do, then he could be anywhere." Irvine shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'll help you look. He can't have got far." They searched the training centre, and all the dorms, the only two places open on a night, and found nothing. Afterwards, they called in on the doorkeeper.
"Yeah, sure I seen 'im, bout three hour ago. Said 'e needed sum air, wos wot 'e said." He sighed. Rinoa was starting to get worried.
"Did he say anything, like where he was going, or when he'd be back?"
"Nope, wouldn't tell me nuf'in."
"Thanks." Said Irvine, and they walked off.
"Great," said Rinoa. "Squall is gone, we don't know where, why or when he'll be back. What can we do?"
"Firstly," said Irvine, "you need to calm down. I'm sure Squall is just fine. Wherever he is, he is a trained SeeD. Remember that."
"Being a SeeD didn't help him last time did it? What can we do?"
"All we can do at the moment," Irvine took her hand "is be patient and wait for him. If he is still not back for sunrise, then we get help and go looking for him." They sat down on a bench near the entrance to Garden. "Anyway," said Irvine smiling "what were you doing sneaking into Squall's room late at night?"
"Shut up and mind your own business." Was the snappy reply.
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Two hours later, Squall had not yet returned. Rinoa had fallen asleep on Irvine's lap and Irvine himself was almost asleep lolling back on the bench.
Squall and Yannie just returned from FH and were entering the Garden when Rinoa awoke.
"Squall!" she shouted. "Where were you?" Then she saw Yannie behind him. "What are you doing with that evil cow?!" Then, with all her strength she was about to cast a firaga spell and put an end to this unknown's life. But she was tackled to the floor by Irvine, and the spell missed Yannie by five foot, leaving a big black scorch mark on the marble floor.
"Rinoa!" he shouted, "let her explain herself." Rinoa was trying to pull away from Irvine.
"Let...me...GO!" Irvine finally let go of her and she gave him an evil look before brushing herself down. "Why the hell did you bring her here?" she cut a look to Yannie that would slice metal.
"Allow me to introduce, Yannie Ocaspe." Yannie held out her hand. Rinoa ignored it. Irvine shook it. He then pulled Squall to the side.
"Squall," he whispered in his ear. "What the hell do you think your doing?" meanwhile, Rinoa was death-staring Yannie, while she just looked at the floor. She had to control herself from just ripping her head of there and then. It wasn't just the fact she almost tried to kill her boyfriend. There was just something about her she couldn't quite put her finger on. "Did you loose your memory in that coma?"
"It's not like that," he began. "She can't control it. She needs help."
"Take her to a Doctor."
"It's not medical. Let her explain. But not now. We all need some sleep." Squall moved in between Yannie and Rinoa. "There will be time for explanations in the morning. Now lets sleep. I know I'm tired." He looked at Irvine. "Irve, you escort Rinoa to the dorms. I'll take Yannie."
"I can escort myself!" she shouted and stormed off in the opposite direction of the dorms before realising and storming back past the others, head held high.
"Yikes." Irvine said to Squall. "Well I'm off then."
"Tell the others to meet in the headmaster's office tomorrow at ten o'clock." He turned towards Yannie. "There's a lot of things need explaining." Yannie looked at the floor again. Irvine went back to the dorms.
"I don't think I should be here." Yannie said meekly. "I don't think your girlfriend likes me."
"Never mind about Rinoa, she'll come round. Just as soon as we explain everything to her."
"That's the problem." She began to fiddle with her hands. "I don't think I can explain." Squall didn't know what to say. He just led her to a spare dorm and left her alone to freshen up and be alone with her thoughts.