Before Squall knew it, he was grasping onto the side of a hospital bed that was being dragged furiously through the delivery room doors.
"Rinoa, Honey" he replied in a soft tone. "You're gonna be ok. I'm right here" His voice changed from soft to petrified as the doctor unveiled many extremely frightening metallic objects on a tray.
Rinoa didn't scream like you see in the movies, all she did was cry softly from the pain. Her knight was there and that was all that mattered. Squall had the job of keeping her cool by wetting her face with a face cloth and holding her hand. Not once did she let go of it.
Only 2 hours later, baby Alliance Edea Leonhart arrived into the world. Rinoa held her daughter dearly. Alliance opened her eyes to take a peak at the big bright world. Squall leaned in to see her tiny face. Two big blue eyes stared up at Squall and at that moment, he knew his daughter had stolen his heart away.
{She's a piece of me...} He reached over to touch her hand. With amazing strength, she took a grasp of his finger and would not let it go. Squall laughed nervously as he did not know what to do. He tried to pull away, but she held on tighter. Rinoa gave in to her daughter's wishes and handed her to Squall. He gingerly held the baby and stroked her tiny face. She slowly closed her eyes and drifted to sleep. Rinoa smiled though her tear stined face.
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A few days later, Rinoa and Alliance were allowed home. Squall had picked them both up from the hospital and it was their first time as a family in the house. Alliance's room was beautifully painted and was perfect for her. By the time the baby had got her first glance of her room, sleepiness was already taking over. Rinoa carefully put Alliance in her crib and tip-toed over to the baby monitor. She switched it on and softly left the room. While Rinoa was closing the door, she felt two strong hands grab her around the waist. Knowing it was Squall, she relaxed into his embrace.
"I've missed you so much" he whispered as he left a trail of kisses down her neck.
"I missed you too, but we're both home now" she smiled at the though of their new child.
Rinoa turned to face her true love. His eyes were full of happiness. He cupped her face and leant in for a soft kiss.
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"Ally..." Rinoa heard Squall whisper their daughter's name and smiled. It was around 2am in the morning and Rinoa had awoken when Squall left the bed. He was as quiet as a mouse, but she rightly felt his presence had gone. Earlier, the couple had decided to move the crib into their room to keep a good eye on Ally. Rinoa slowly crept out of bed and walked over to her husband in the corner of the room. She slowly wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Good morning sweetie. Why aren't you asleep?" She whispered in his ear.
"Hey... I couldn't keep my eyes off this angel" he smiled. Squall softly touched Ally's face. Rinoa knew that Squall cared deeply for his daughter and was thankful for it.
"Come on Squall. Lets go to sleep hey" she whispered. Squall nodded in agreement and they both returned to bed.
When Rinoa awoke the next morning, she was shocked to see that she was once again alone in bed. Squall was once again with their daughter, but this time, he held her gingerly in his arms while being seated on the floor.
"Geez!" Rinoa said to Squall he slightly jumped at the noise that broke his silence. "You know, if she was 22 and single I would be jelous at the amount of time your spending with her!" Squall laughed at Rinoa's comment.
"I still love you Angel... Come sit down with us" As she walked towards him, Rinoa noticed that Squall looked truely contented.
"You look so happy" Rinoa said to Squall as she layed down and rested her head on his crossed legs. She looked up Squall's upside down face and laughed. "Reminds me of how you used to be... A smile upside-down is a frown. Your smile is so big that for me it looks like a huge frown"
"You know... We've got the best baby in the world... All she does is sleep and she never cries" Squall said to his wife.
"Wait til she's older. I bet our little Ally's got a good set of lungs to scream with" Rinoa sat up. Ally's big blue eyes slowly opened to see what all the movement was about. "I wonder what she's thinking" Rinoa pondered out loud.
Squall slowly leant over and kissed Rinoa on the forehead which made her smile.
"She's probably asking herself how did she get such a beautiful mother"
Ally slowly closed her eyes and a picture of her parents was stuck in her mind. Those were two faces she would never forget...
THE END
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Authors Note : I've decided that this is the last chapter of this wonderful story. I'm kinda sad it's over. I know the ending's not great., but thanks to everyone that reviewed and said nice things to me! If anyone wants to use the name Alliance, feel free to, just a small bit of credit for the name would be cool though.