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 A/N: This fic probably not to every ones taste but I felt like I had to write it. One of my friends committed suicide yesterday and today at school this American person who was visiting our school had a go at us in assembly telling us that we were ungrateful for what we have that we abuse it and only have ourselves to blame. That England is one of the riches countries and this is the way we act, as if we have nothing. This made me really angry, so I'm writing this fic to show you that we don't all have castles and money that most of us have nothing to look forward to. I know that most people don't think like that but when most of my friends are being beaten up and then told that they only have themselves to blame, argh! I know most people have much less than us but don't judge us before you know us. We don't have perfect lives and most of us have spent most of our lives being told we are nothing by friends family and teachers. This story is set in England based on a true story, an AU Squall and Rinoa romance, please Read and review.

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 Some people are dependant on drugs,

Others drink, some sex or violence

Sometimes all

But you're dependant on yourself

And for that I respect you.

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Rinoa walked up to her friend's house – it was a Monday the only day she went to school. Hardly anybody went to school for the full week, which was only four days, a week and a four hour day starting at 10 because of the lack of teachers. She looked behind her quickly one of girls who was after her lived on this street, she couldn't even remember why they wanted her but she had enough sense not to ask, they had already fractured her jaw. Seeing that the coast was clear she walked up Selphie's path.

 She knocked on her friend's door deciding against the doorbell which was broken because she got burgled last week. Unfortunately that's was something that happens too much around her, thought Rinoa unhappily.

 She bounced on her heels waiting for Selphie answer the door, she heard arguing on the other side of the door mixed in with a babies' cry.

 Rinoa smiled at the thought of Selphie's baby, Selphie had her three years ago when she was fourteen. That was nothing uncommon around here everybody was screwed up in one-way or another. Thought Rinoa dully, Selphie had a kid and an abusive stepfather, Quistis mum smoked hash and my dad…my dad killed my mum.

 "Hey ya!" greeted Selphie as opened the door; her stepfather was standing glowering behind her. "I'll be out in a minute just need to find my bag,"

 Rinoa stepped into the house smiling slightly at Selphie's step-dad, who just gave a grunt, god she hated that man. She traced the patterns of the cheap faded wallpaper with her finger, depressed by her thoughts.

 "Ready!" shouted Selphie from the top of the stairs, running her hand over the peeling wallpaper she came down the stairs, kicking up the rug that was placed over the broken floorboards. She kicked a beer bottle out of the way "Come on lets go,"

 Rinoa gave a wide grin as she walked behind Selphie as they left her house. How can she still be so happy?

 "So your actually coming to school today, you haven't been for ages," chirped Selphie as they walked down the road, trying to lighten the conversation as she saw her friends face.

 "I haven't been off for that long only about three weeks," protested Rinoa as she checked over her shoulder for the girls, "I'm coming on Mondays now and my social worker comes over three times a week, she's a right cow."

 "So why are you coming on Mondays?" asked Selphie as redid her lip-gloss.

 "Duh! Drama. I'm going to be a famous actress of course bigger than Marilyn Monroe. Tons of money I'll leave this place for good, have a big mansion it'll be well class." Smiled Rinoa.

 "Your lucky, I don't think I'm talented at all, I'm going to be here forever." Said Selphie bleakly, "but hey you never know I might marry some one really rich."

 "What about Irvine he's gets allot of money in his line of work if you stick with him you'll be rolling in it,"

 "'Suppose, but I don't want to live with a druggie for the rest of my life." Sighed Selphie, the two walked in silence. Irvine the main drug dealer at the school and had been Selphie's on and off boyfriend for the past four year not to mention father of her child.

 "Hey," said Selphie suddenly brightening, "did you hear there's a new kid coming today."

 "No, what's are they like?" asked Rinoa suddenly interested as she pulled her skirt up a little higher. Nobody wore long skirts; well not unless you have a death wish.

 "No idea apparently Quistis has already seen him, she says he well fit."

 "Fresh blood," giggled Rinoa as they entered the school gates.

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"Right class sit down and shut up, ah Miss Heartily it's nice to see you have turned up." The teacher bellowed across the class. "Maybe you might actually get somewhere this year instead doing the usual mindless crap that you call work."

 Rinoa grimaced as she sat down at the table towards the back of the class sighing as she sat down on her broken stool. She hated this classroom it smelt and there weren't enough tables to go round so three people had to cram round one. Rinoa shivered, one of the windows was broken making the room freezing.

 "Look there he is," whispered Selphie as she pointed to the boy in front who was sitting between Zell and Irvine. "Isn't he fit?"

 "How should I know I can't see his face." Retorted Rinoa thoroughly pissed off with this lesson already.

 "Hey" greeted Irvine as he turned round to face the three girls on the table behind him, like every one else he was totally ignore the teachers efforts to get the class to quieten down.

 Quistis rolled her eyes, "shut up Irvine," sneered Quistis.

 "Shut up yourself, frigid bitch." Snapped Irvine, "I'm trying to talk."

   "Hey leave off her, just 'cause she won't sleep with you," interrupted Zell turning round to joining the conversation. "Hey Rinoa I haven't seen you ages where have you been?"

  "Around why? Been missing me?" smiled Rinoa playfully as the blonde grinned at her.

 "Hey Squall," said Irvine pulling at Squall to turn around.

 "What?" replied Squall angrily readjusting his shirt collar, which like everybody else had no tie despite the school uniform rules. Quistis was right thought Rinoa he is totally fit.

 "Whoa, chill, I'm just introducing you to some of the hottest girls in the year. This is Selphie she's mine touch her and I'll kick the shit out of you," smirked Irvine.

 "Irvine!" warned Selphie smiling slightly at squall

 "What? This is Quistis a frigid cow best to ignore her, ow!" shouted Irvine as Quistis hit him "That hurt and finally this is Rinoa, now you are very lucky to see her, not usually are we graced with her presence, she going to be a famous actress and leave us all behind to stare in wonder"

 "Nice to met you," interjected Rinoa not wanting Irvine to get started talking otherwise he would never stop.

 "Yeah whatever," replied Squall rolling his eyes.

  Rinoa smiled at him, "so what happened while I was away?"

 "The police caught Nida in the back of his car with that girl in year eight." Grinned Selphie doodling on the table.

 "Wow, he really is going for the younger ones how old was she, twelve?" asked Irvine.

 "Thirteen, anyway you slept with Fenix and she was twelve so you can't talk," sneered Quistis jotting down a last few notes before the lesson ended

 "Bitch," whispered Irvine as the bell went.

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 "So what do you think of Squall?" asked Selphie mischievously as they walked to drama.

 "Well I have to admit he is fit." Confessed Rinoa as she walked around a fight that was beginning to break out between a towny and a pikey. Rather them then me, winced Rinoa remembering the last time she was in a fight with a pikey – she still had a scar on her leg were she had stabbed her.

 "Just fit?" exclaimed Selphie with mock surprise as they turned a corner into the next hallway.

 "Okay, extremely fit." Admitted Rinoa blushing madly.

"Hey! Selphie, Rinoa wait up!" Selphie and Rinoa turned round to see Zell running breathlessly to catch up. Rinoa blush deepened  when she saw Squall following Zell. "What lesson have we got next?"

 "Drama." Replied Rinoa instantly.

 "Cool." Zell reached into his bag pulled out a bottle, began to drink some of it, and pulled a horrible face.

 "Zell you shouldn't drink between class." Scolded Rinoa.

 "Bollocks!"

 "Yeah, what is it?" asked Rinoa

 "Jerkela" said Zell pulling another face. "What some?"

 "Eeew! No thanks. Did you see the fight between Rose and Adina last Friday? Adina knocked Roses front teeth out."

 "Ouch." Put in Squall as rubbed his mouth in imaginary pain.

 "Yeah she had to have fake ones put in. So Squall why did you leave your last school to come to this dump?" asked Rinoa curiously, "why anybody would want to come to dump like this is beyond me."

 "My parents spilt up. I stayed with my mum so we had to move here because my dad got almost all of her money. My last school was totally different to this one." Explained Squall looking around the dirty corridor with paint was coming off the wall, as a group of kids were smoking and talking loudly.

 "What do you mean people don't drink or take drugs between classes and kids don't lose their virginity at twelve and people can go outside alone with out being beat up?" asked Zell looking down at the floor.

 "Yeah something like that." Sighed Squall,

 "Here we are." Announced Selphie trying to lighten the mood, the group entered the small drama studio each thinking silently. Rinoa grabbed a chair from the side and sat next to Selphie, how did this place become such a shit hole? Thought silently Rinoa, do they decided before they make the school which ones are going to have all the people with the messed up lives?

 "Right class" said the teacher breaking Rinoa's chain of thought, "today I want you to work in pairs, male and female I want you to re in act something you saw that has affected your life greatly. You have half a hour than I want you to perform them to the class off you go."

 Rinoa looked around the dark studio for a partner – Selphie had gone with Zell so that left – "Squall" he jumped silently as she approached him, "wanna be my partner?"

 "Whatever." Replied Squall as they found an area of the room that no one else was using, "So what do you wanna do?"

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 Squall walked around the girl who was huddled on a chair.

 "You're a whore do you know that, I hate you every one does you're a freak," spitted Squall, the girl stayed still as he continue his verbal assault. "You're a terrible mother you're a stupid cow you sit here all day not doing anything while I do all the work, you're a lazy bitch. Do you know that?" He stopped his walking suddenly and she flinched.

 "Stand up" he whispered she did not move, "stand up" he screamed she stood up tears streaming down her face.

 He smiled slightly as he hit her across the face "Whore" he whispered, "good bye Julia." He stepped forward to hit her again.

 "Well done," said the drama teacher and Rinoa stood up brushing the tears off her face and grinned at Squall who smiled slightly back.

 The bell rung loudly showing the end of the day.

A/N: Okay, I think I might continue this, sorry about the swearing but it couldn't be helped and I don't think I've done this story as well as I could have but hey. I know there wasn't that much romance but in the next chapter there will be.  Please read and review, no flames are welcome oh yeah and pikies are people who dress like skaties but don't skate. Please read and review.