A True Knight
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Last Chapter: Last time in 'A True Knight', Rinoa and Squall sped up the wedding because
Rinoa was pregnant and they didn't want the King and Queen to know. The
royal family agreed but Queen Tavela wanted to have a talk with Rinoa. It
turns out that Queen Tavela is really Rinoa's mother Julia. She was brought
to the past by some unknown force during the car crash that supposedly killed
her. Rinoa also discovered that there was no Princess Lydia before she arrived
meaning that this time altered to fit her and Squall in it and would revert back
to what it was when they left. Anyway, the wedding went on as planned and Olivia
finally realized that you truly love someone enough when you let them go. Pressing
on, the wedding is over and Squall managed to compose the tune 'Waltz to the moon'
for their dance and as their dance concluded with fireworks, ( A gift from China), they
were once again engulfed in the mysterious white light.
Epilouge: Back Again
The white light was gone once again and instead of being in the Middle Ages we were in
Garden's Quad. The hall errupted into applause because we had supposedly finished the dance here
that we were supposed to six months ago! I looked at Rinoa and she had the same look on her features
as I did. I decided not to question her about it for the moment. When I looked down at myself I noticed
that I was now wearing my SeeD uniform again but Rinoa still had on her wedding dress that Maven
made for her. I took her hand and we went back over to our friends who were still where we left them
when we seperated to dance.
Selphie saw us coming and waved us over. " Rin, did you change your outfit or somethin'?," she
asked. Rinoa blushed but said nothing. Irvine slipped an arm around Selphie's slender waist. " Who
cares as long as it looks good," he said winking at Rinoa. Selphie frowned while I continued to smile.
Quistis then came over and took a lock of my hair into her fingers. " It was shorter before," she stated.
I shrugged my shoulders. " Maybe it grew while I was dancing," I mused. She frowned when she noticed
I was mocking her and went back to sipping her drink. Zell was staring down at Rinoa's hand so I looked
there as well to see what he saw. On Rinoa's ring finger sat the beautiful diamond wedding ring that King
Lance provided me with. He said he would have nothing but the best for his daughter. " Hey Rinoa, where
did that come from?," he inquired. Everyone then looked at the ring and wanted to know the same question.
Rinoa smiled at them and replied, " It's my engagement ring. Squall proposed to me upstairs. I
had just put it on before I came over here because I wasn't sure how you guys would react." Their eyes
turned to me but I just shrugged my shoulders again. " It was bound to happen anyway," I said smoothly.
After a moment of silence they errupted with cheers and that's how it went on for most of the night.
When the party was over Rinoa and I retreated back to our room where we stayed up and talked
about what happened. " What did Queen Tavela want?," I inquired. Rinoa kicked off her shoes and laid back
on my bed. Her now, long black hair spread out around her like a dark sheet of silk. " Tavela was my real
mother Squall. Her spirit or something was sent back to the past. She told me a lot of stuff that I wasn't
expecting to hear," she said. I crawled into bed beside her and she placed her head on my chest. " Like...," I
urged. " There was no princess before I showed up. She told me that the time adjusted to fit me into the
history and would revert back when we left. That means that no one will remember us Squall," she explained.
I heard her voice crack near the end. She was crying. I kissed the top of her head to sooth her. " I figured
that would happen. Don't worry. As long as they live on in our hearts that is enough," I said. She snuggled
closer to me. " But is it really?," she asked. I sighed deeply. " No," I replied. We were silent again until we
both fell asleep by the sound of each others rhythmic breathing.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Almost a month had gone by since our trip to the past. Squall and I had another wedding since
our friends didn't attend the last one. We got a brief honeymoon and now it's back to work. I ressumed
my responsibility as Squall's secretary and our lives went on as usual. Now that Squall was back he had
to give the three new SeeDs the drill. He invited me to sit it on the event so I could correct him in case
he forgot some things.
Promptly at 8:00 the three SeeDs came in but Squall and I could barely hide our surprised looks.
The new SeeDs looked exactly like Maven, Bradley, and Olivia. After the initial shock passed Squall fell
into his role of commander. The three saluted until Squall told them to be at ease. He sat down at his desk
while they stood in front of it. " Which Garden did you come from?," he asked. " Esthar Sir!," they replied
in unison. He smiled despite himself. " I see. You all preformed especially well during your exams therefore
making me believe you are talented soldiers. Your SeeD careers should go very far if you use your skills
to the best of your ability. I will be looking out for you three so don't dissapoint me," he said. " Yes Sir!," they
replied in again in unison. " Good, you are dismissed," he said. The SeeDs saluted then filed out. I decided
to follow them to see if they said anything.
" Geez he's strict. He needs to loosen up a bit," the girl who resembled Olivia said. " I bet you
would loosen him up in your bed if you could Livi," the boy who looked like Bradley said. She blushed then
glared hotly at him. " Well, he'd have to move over to make room for you wouldn't he Bradley," she retorted.
I smiled. They had the same names like in the past. Olivia then turned to Maven. " What do you think Mav?,"
she asked. " I think he's cute, but I could've sworn I've seen him somewhere before," she said quietly. They
stopped for a moment. " Yeah me too. I had this sudden urge to call him 'captain'. Weird," Bradley said.
Olivia frowned. " Don't worry about it. We'll get to know him soon enough. Let's go, we have to see Instructor
Trepe for our new mission," she said. Maven and Bradley saluted. " Yes Ma'am," they said in unison. She
blushed then walked off. After the duo finished laughing they ran to catch up.
I smiled again until I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned around and found Squall smiling at me. I
blushed lightly because I was caught spying. " It's okay Rinoa. Just because they don't remember doesn't
mean that we can't still be friends with them," he said. I nodded hugging him tightly. " I know. As far as I
can tell, they do act the same. It'll be great having them around again," I said. He nodded. " I agree," he said.
We watched their vanishing forms then went back to work. It'll be like old times. Just older than they happen
to think.
THE END
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