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Chapter 2: The Truth Comes Out

Squalls arms did not go around her like she wanted. He was looking down at her as if he did not know who she was. The smile on her face faded as she backed away from him. Rinoa couldn't understand how come he was looking at her like that and how he did not hug her back. Squall did not even smile at her when he saw her.
Rinoa turned around and looked at the others, who had smiles on their faces when they first brought them together, and noticed that they looked upset. Rinoa heard Quistis sigh and saw her walk over to Selphie. Rinoa walked over to them to hear what they were saying.
"He doesn't seem to reconize her either," said Quistis.
The words that she said ran through her mind. Didn't reconize me, she thought, what did she mean by that. Were they trying to tell her that he didn't know who she was. She couldn't understand and didn't want to understand. She didn't want to know that she had him, but yet she didn't.
"She was our last hope," Selphie said who didn't seem to be as happy as she usually was.
Hope? I was the last hope? she thought, he really doesn't know who am. It had hit her that he didn't know. That he had no memories of her and of her friends. She sat down in a chair and looked at him confused about someone that looked to be the same and seemed be acting the same could not know anything about himself or anyone around him.
Rinoa had to bite her tounge to keep herself from crying in front of them. She didn't want any of them to realize how upset she was. Selphie and Quistis walked over to her and sat down beside her. Rinoa remanded silent as they looked at her as if they knew her every thought and feeling about what just happened.
"Rinoa he will remember sooner or later he will remember," said Quistis.
Rinoa looked at Quistis, she knew that she was right that he would remember eventually. When would that time come though thats what she wanted to know.
"At least hes not dead Rinoa," said Selphie.
Rinoa opened her mouth to say something, but stopped herself. She just looked at Selphie shocked that had she said that. To Rinoa it was as if he was still dead and right at that moment she felt that it would be better if he was. Squall not remembering was harder for her to accept and to even think about getting over than him being dead.
"Rinoa I know that this must be harder for you than him being dead, but you have to realize that it is better that he is still alive," said Quistis. Then Quistis added, "maybe you should get some sleep things will be better in the morning and then we can think of what we can do to help him."

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Yes I know this chapter was a lot shorter than the first. I am already starting on the third chapter though so you won't have to wait much longer to find out what happeneds and what ideas they have. E-mail me any ideas you have for the next chapter at CanDyChiC09@aol.com.