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Betrayed Secrets

"Squall we found Rinoa."

"So what?!" Squall yelled over the phone.

There was silence for a few seconds, but Zell continued. "I think you should come. Because..."

"There's no reason why I should come." He spat into the phone.

"Squall, you can't go blaming Rinoa when you don't know the whole story!"

"Well, do you know the whole story?" He said coldly.

"...Well no. But when Rinoa wakes up, she'll tell us."

"...Wake up?"

"She fainted when she saw us. She looks bad Squall. I think there's more to this than you think. Come." Zell said it as a command, not a question. He waited for Squall's reply.

"...Where are you?"

"Deling Hospital."


Rinoa was falling, deeper and deeper into an endless hole. She couldn't scream, and when she did, nothing came out. She felt the wind and her heart beating.

When will I stop falling?

Soon...

Who are you??

No one, just your thoughts...

Where am I??

No where, but in your thoughts...

What???

A dream...

Squall found the room in the hospital, 216. He rode the elevator silently up, his hand in his pocket fidgeting with the piece of paper that had the words help me printed on it.

The elevator door opened, and he walked down a hallway that seemed to be endless. 213, 214, 215, and he finally reached 216. He didn't want to turn the knob, but he did.

All his friends were around a bed in the center of the room. He stepped closer, and saw the figure sleeping on the bed.

....Rinoa??

"Rinoa??" He said out aloud.

Everyone turned towards him, they hadn't notice him enter.

Squall stepped closer. "Is that...Rinoa??"

Quistis nodded, "Don't you reconize her Squall?!"

"...I do... but she... she's different..." Squall didn't turn to talk to Quistis, but continued to stare at the pale girl on the bed.

Rinoa's hands were tightly holding onto the blanket sheets, and her face showed of fear. "Seifer..." She mumbled in her sleep.

Squall felt the anger again. "Seifer, Seifer, Seifer, damn it!"

All his friends looked up at him in shock.

"That's all she thinks about!" He spat.

"Go away!!" Rinoa screamed.

Zell jumped up in his seat. "Whoa!"

"She's dreaming..." Irvine said.

Squall unclenched his fists. The group was silent.

"...I'm going to run away....."

"Far away....."

"But.........what about Squall??"

The group looked over at Squall to see his reaction. He stood still as a stone, showing no emotion but a frown.

"She's gone crazy." Squall said bitterly. "I don't care. She just sleeps with other people, and when she gets sick of them, she moves onto another." He spat.

"Squall!" Quistis jumped from her seat. "For Hyne's sake Rinoa was your girlfriend! You can't talk about her like that!"

"It's the truth." Squall said annoyingly.

"He'll get hurt........ but he can protect himself...... I have to run..." Rinoa's sleeping form shook.

Her eyes fluttered opened. She saw five pair of eyes starring down at her. One pair was starring at her coldly.

Her eyes adjusted and she could tell that the people were Selphie, Zell, Quistis, Irvine, and... and Squall. She felt a sudden rush of relief. She was with her friends, she wasn't alone, Seifer wasn't around, she was safe!

"Rinoa? Are you alright?" Selphie asked, patting her friend on the shoulder.

Rinoa winced in pain. Selphie pulled back. "Oh, I'm sorry!!"

Rinoa looked over at Selphie, and gave her a weak smile. "....That's ok...."

Everyone noticed her voice was trembling, as if she was frightened.

"...What happened Rinoa? Where did the cuts and bruises on your face come from??" Zell demanded.

Rinoa shrank back, and looked at Squall. He was still starring at her coldly, she shrank farther into her blankets.

"...Seifer...."

She saw Squall's fist tighten. "Don't mention that name bitch!"

Rinoa's mouth fell open. Irvine and Quistis both glared at Squall.

Rinoa felt a tear go down her cheek, she quickly brushed it away. "Seifer... he raped me."

Squall glared at her. "Nice excuse, but I saw you with him. And I didn't seem like you were unhappy about it!"

"Squall, calm down!" Quistis said sternly. "Continue Rinoa..."

"A week before Squall saw Seifer raping me, that was already the seventh time. He treathened that if I was to tell any of you, he would hurt Squall." Rinoa starred blankly at her friends. "After Squall found out, Seifer and I moved into a little hotel room in Deling." Rinoa's filled with tears, and anger. "Thirty days, do you know how long that is?! Thirty damn days of being used!" Rinoa broke down and started sobbing.

Selphie came over to her, and gave her a hug. "Oh Rinoa.... I'm so sorry...." Selphie felt her own tears rolling down.

Squall slowly went up beside Rinoa's bed. Everyone was quiet, except the sounds of crying.

"...I'm.....I'm sorry...."