4. Together, yet apart..
Time had flown and Squall and Rinoa had done so much together, having so much fun and were both so deeply in love.
Every night though, Rinoa would stand at the balcony, crying. She would tell the stars how much she loved Squall
and how many days she had left to spend with him.
Squall had often heard her, he would wake up and look at his love crying. After all the fun they
had each day, Squall just couldn't understand why she would be so sad every night and why she would say the
same thing every night again.
He would just watch her, pretending to be asleep. He thought he owed Rinoa her privacy, she obviously didn't like
it when he had come to her, asking her what was wrong. He felt how she was feeling uncomfortable.
No, he wouldn't bother her again, right?
"Maybe I should ask her later on, when she..." his mind drifted off as he heard Rinoa speak again.
"My Lord, how I love Squall, he's everything to me! I never knew how strong our love was until now, until that.........
.........I want to be with him forever!" She screemed out into the field.
"Forever!" she started to cry heavier. "Forever Squall...I will love you into eternity.." she collapsed on the balcony,
crying her heart out. "I love you Squall, how I do! And now..this week has almost come to an ending,
two days with you left...one and a half, who knows...."
"She must feel awfull leaving this place, not being together, just the two of us anymore...
I feel so awfull seeing her cry, she loves me so much, but what is it that's bothering her? And since when did
she started to talk to the Lord?" Squall wondered. He watched Rinoa for a little while longer.
She stood back up now, still crying, turning back to the flower field... "I'll be here Squall...I promise" she whispered,
not hearable for Squall, as he was already back to sleep.
* * *
The next day went as the others, it seemed all so normal what they did together, eating, walking, laying in the flower
field together, talking about how they met. Rinoa had cried a couple of times, she seemed to do that more and more
now the end of their vacation was near the end.
Though when Squall asks, she would say it was of love and happiness. Squall didn't knew what to believe, but he do believed
that they were truly in love, his mind was made up.
She was the women he would share his life with, grow old with...
* * *
Squall had arranged a small picnic in the middle of the flower field, as a good ending of their perfect week alone.
"Squall, this is...is...perfect" Rinoa sighed as she watched the starlit heaven sparkle above her heads.
Squall picked up the last strawberry and brought it to his mouth, half in his he bended over to Rinoa, letting her
bite off the other end. Giggling she appoved of his idear and did, turning the fruit into a strawberry kiss.
Suddenly Squall broke the kiss. "Rinoa...I Love you" she wanted to tell him she did too, but he stopped her,
"Rinoa, you are everything to me... You are the one I want to share everything with, my life, you are the one I want
to grow old with, have children with, I want to share everything I have with you Rinoa...I love you.......
Will you marry me?" he pulled out a black velvet box out of his jacket, opening it, showing a beautifull ring, decored with
diamants and a small lion with angel wings on both sides, the gold matched her highlights perfectly.
Over and over Squall had reversed the moment, for a month now....and now was the time, now she would....
Tears fell from her eyes as she watched how sweet he was, how he tried at all his might.
"Squall, I can't! I just can't" she ran away in pain.
How she wanted to tell him she wanted the same, she just couldn't! Not after what happend that day,
just a day before they left for vacation. Squall hadn't remembered, for the better maybe...
Squall sat on the blancet as he saw Rinoa run into the house,
"she...she won't...she...doesn't love me....I thought....." he bursted out into tears, letting the velvet
box with the ring he had made for her especially drop next to him.
Squall felt as if his heart was ripped out, he was so certain she loved him!
"she....Rinoa....why?...I...love..you....why..won't...you....Rinoa...no...." he cried himself into sleep.........
"Why...why did this have to happen...if only...that one day..Squall! I love YOU!!! Rinoa hollored through the room,
crying, just as her boyfriend was. "If only...God, WHY?! WHY?! WHY?!?!!? she slammed the wall's in anger,
it wasn't fair, she just couldn't help it, that one day.....
* * *
The next morning, Squall found himself still in the flower field, his tears had dried up, which gave his face and
awkward feeling. His head ached because of the many tears he had shed.
"Rinoa...why?" he stood up, bringing the blancet and all the stuff that was in the field aboard
the Ragnarok.
He turned back, watching the house, as suddenly Rinoa appeared in the entrance.
She ran for him, jumping into his embrace, "Squall...don't hate me.." she cried.
"I will never...but why" he asked.
"I'm just not ready..." she lied. It satisfied Squall, "I do love you...forever" she whispered to him.
"I love you too Rinoa, forever and always..." he was dissapointed, but still happy he had her in his arms again.
"Let's go home sweety..." he picked her off her feet, making her smile the smile he loved.
She giggled and embraced his neck, "My knight, my love..." she said. "You will understand why I had to say
no to your proposal soon..." Rinoa thought.
Time had flown and Squall and Rinoa had done so much together, having so much fun and were both so deeply in love.
Every night though, Rinoa would stand at the balcony, crying. She would tell the stars how much she loved Squall
and how many days she had left to spend with him.
Squall had often heard her, he would wake up and look at his love crying. After all the fun they
had each day, Squall just couldn't understand why she would be so sad every night and why she would say the
same thing every night again.
He would just watch her, pretending to be asleep. He thought he owed Rinoa her privacy, she obviously didn't like
it when he had come to her, asking her what was wrong. He felt how she was feeling uncomfortable.
No, he wouldn't bother her again, right?
"Maybe I should ask her later on, when she..." his mind drifted off as he heard Rinoa speak again.
"My Lord, how I love Squall, he's everything to me! I never knew how strong our love was until now, until that.........
.........I want to be with him forever!" She screemed out into the field.
"Forever!" she started to cry heavier. "Forever Squall...I will love you into eternity.." she collapsed on the balcony,
crying her heart out. "I love you Squall, how I do! And now..this week has almost come to an ending,
two days with you left...one and a half, who knows...."
"She must feel awfull leaving this place, not being together, just the two of us anymore...
I feel so awfull seeing her cry, she loves me so much, but what is it that's bothering her? And since when did
she started to talk to the Lord?" Squall wondered. He watched Rinoa for a little while longer.
She stood back up now, still crying, turning back to the flower field... "I'll be here Squall...I promise" she whispered,
not hearable for Squall, as he was already back to sleep.
* * *
The next day went as the others, it seemed all so normal what they did together, eating, walking, laying in the flower
field together, talking about how they met. Rinoa had cried a couple of times, she seemed to do that more and more
now the end of their vacation was near the end.
Though when Squall asks, she would say it was of love and happiness. Squall didn't knew what to believe, but he do believed
that they were truly in love, his mind was made up.
She was the women he would share his life with, grow old with...
* * *
Squall had arranged a small picnic in the middle of the flower field, as a good ending of their perfect week alone.
"Squall, this is...is...perfect" Rinoa sighed as she watched the starlit heaven sparkle above her heads.
Squall picked up the last strawberry and brought it to his mouth, half in his he bended over to Rinoa, letting her
bite off the other end. Giggling she appoved of his idear and did, turning the fruit into a strawberry kiss.
Suddenly Squall broke the kiss. "Rinoa...I Love you" she wanted to tell him she did too, but he stopped her,
"Rinoa, you are everything to me... You are the one I want to share everything with, my life, you are the one I want
to grow old with, have children with, I want to share everything I have with you Rinoa...I love you.......
Will you marry me?" he pulled out a black velvet box out of his jacket, opening it, showing a beautifull ring, decored with
diamants and a small lion with angel wings on both sides, the gold matched her highlights perfectly.
Over and over Squall had reversed the moment, for a month now....and now was the time, now she would....
Tears fell from her eyes as she watched how sweet he was, how he tried at all his might.
"Squall, I can't! I just can't" she ran away in pain.
How she wanted to tell him she wanted the same, she just couldn't! Not after what happend that day,
just a day before they left for vacation. Squall hadn't remembered, for the better maybe...
Squall sat on the blancet as he saw Rinoa run into the house,
"she...she won't...she...doesn't love me....I thought....." he bursted out into tears, letting the velvet
box with the ring he had made for her especially drop next to him.
Squall felt as if his heart was ripped out, he was so certain she loved him!
"she....Rinoa....why?...I...love..you....why..won't...you....Rinoa...no...." he cried himself into sleep.........
"Why...why did this have to happen...if only...that one day..Squall! I love YOU!!! Rinoa hollored through the room,
crying, just as her boyfriend was. "If only...God, WHY?! WHY?! WHY?!?!!? she slammed the wall's in anger,
it wasn't fair, she just couldn't help it, that one day.....
* * *
The next morning, Squall found himself still in the flower field, his tears had dried up, which gave his face and
awkward feeling. His head ached because of the many tears he had shed.
"Rinoa...why?" he stood up, bringing the blancet and all the stuff that was in the field aboard
the Ragnarok.
He turned back, watching the house, as suddenly Rinoa appeared in the entrance.
She ran for him, jumping into his embrace, "Squall...don't hate me.." she cried.
"I will never...but why" he asked.
"I'm just not ready..." she lied. It satisfied Squall, "I do love you...forever" she whispered to him.
"I love you too Rinoa, forever and always..." he was dissapointed, but still happy he had her in his arms again.
"Let's go home sweety..." he picked her off her feet, making her smile the smile he loved.
She giggled and embraced his neck, "My knight, my love..." she said. "You will understand why I had to say
no to your proposal soon..." Rinoa thought.