Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy 8.........

Note: A was listening to the song 'Suerte' when I wrote this...........

Dedication: To Ashbear for the courage to go on and to Squall41269 for, just well, being my friend!!!

~*Mermaid's Lagoon*~

Chapter 1............

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"This is idioc." Squall complained as he brushed more dirt off of a wooden chest.

"And this sun isn't making things better." Zell added as he looked up to the sky with hand on his forehead to block out the sun's powerful rays.

"It just makes things worse when we talk!" Rinoa told them as she she brushed more dirt off of the chest. Rinoa groaned loudly and leaned back away from the chest. "This is hell." Rinoa told them as she fanned her face with her hat.

"This is worse than hell." Irvine he said as he tried to pick up the chest from the dirt.

"We have been working for three straight days now." Rinoa reminded them as she looked behind her at the miles and miles of desert. Nothing sticking or eye catching, just tan the entire way.

"At least we know we won't starve or die of dehydration." Squall said as he looked to the large canapé.

"True." Rinoa acknowledged.

"Hey you guys!" Irvine called happily as he began to pull harder on the chest. "It moved." Irvine said gleefully.

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"Thank the lord your back." Cid said as he leaned forward in his chair.

"Yes, it was very hard for us." Squall told him.

"I'm not worried about you," Cid said harshly as walked around the side of his desk. "I'm worried if you got that chest." Cid said as walked quickly to the chest. "Now leave!" Cid ordered. "You will all receive pay later." Cid told them as they walked and he took out a key from his pocket and shoved it into the lock.

"I'm not even gonna ask what's in that chest." Squall said as he walked to the elevator.

"Me either." Irvine said as he walked into the elevator with Squall.

"I could care less but it's not worth the effort." Zell said as he joined the two.

"Rinoa!" Squall called to her to try to catch her attention. She was looking back at the door's to Cid's office. The call didn't seem to catch her attention. Squall sighed and ran out of the elevator.

"Squall wait!" Zell yelled trying to stop him but the elevator went down without him in it. Rinoa turned around to the sound of the elevator and found Squall looking at the elevator doors forlornly.

"Sorry." she apologized quietly as she walked up to him.

"It's all right." he assured her as he turned to her. "but what were you thinking about a few seconds ago?" he asked. Rinoa turned to the doors again.

"I don't know." she said. "It's just the way he is attached to that box." she said as she walked closer to the door.

"Is this it?" someone said from behind the door.

"What was that?" Squall asked.

"I don't know." Rinoa said as she pressed her ear against the door. Squall followed her and pressed his own ear against ear against it.

"Yes," the voice of Cid confirmed.

"So where is she?" the man asked.

"I think she stays with Squall Leonhart." Cid told the man. Squall and Rinoa shot each other scared glances.

"What is his dormitory number?" the man asked in an impatient tone.

"203" Cid told the man. The man didn't say anything. Rinoa pushed her ear harder to the door, her eyes grew wide. She tapped Squall on the shoulder and mouther 'He's coming'. Squall got the idea and hid behind the right of the wall and Rinoa took the left. The doors swung open crushing both Squall and Rinoa. The man was dressed in normal clothes. He stormed to the elevator and got in. And the elevator shot downwards. Rinoa got out from behind the door to look at Squall. Squall looked gruffly at the elevator, for again he had missed it. Squall dropped his look as he saw that Rinoa was looking at him. he turned towards and gave her a sympathetic smile. The felt the doors close, obviously from Cid.

"That's weird." Rinoa said as she walked to Squall.

"Let's just stay on our toes." Squall informed her as he kissed her on the forehead...........

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A/N: Well? What did you think? I hope it was good.....I actually got somewhere in the first chapter, a first!!!

R+R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO FLAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You can tell me about the grammacil errors, I know they're there......