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Rinoa had escaped from her home in Timber as soon as she saw the oppurtunity. She had always wanted to attend a graduation ball in Garden and this was as good an excuse as any.

She stood nervously to the side of a plant, watching couples dance, their eyes gazing lovingly into each other's. How she longed for someone to look at her like that.

She straightened her yellow silk dress for what seemed like the hundredth time - it probably was.

She looked at the reflection in one of the window panes.

Her beautiful brown eyes set in her flawless pale skin, perfectly accompanied by her high-lights in her raven black hair.

She smiled at herself, remembering she was meant to be enjoying herself.

Rinoa, why did you come here? You know you wouldn't know anyone here, you should have stayed at home.

She pushed the thought out of her head and replaced it with a new one.

Listen, the next single guy to walk through that door will be your dance partner for at least the next dance.

She vowed to keep to that thought.

Just then, a dark man in a SeeD uniform stumbled in, pulled by a brunette who was obviously very excited by this whole affair. They looked like a couple.

Damn, he was kind of cute as well. Oh well, I'll just have to wait for the next one.....

She carried on staring at the door, but everyone who came in seemed to have a partner.

How stupid can I be? Of course everyone would have a partner, why would any single person come to an occasion like this? Stupid girl!

She let her gaze drift from the door to the crowd that had developed on the dance floor. And then to one of the pillars opposite her.

Her eyes settled on the guy with the dark features. He didn't look like he was enjoying himself. Where was his date? Shouldn't she be cheering him up?

She scanned the room for the brunette. She finally spotted her on the dance floor with a bonde guy who had a tattoo running down the left side of his face. They both had manic grins on their face and they were definitely enjoying themselves.

Rinoa smiled to herself.

Maybe she wasn't his date afterall.....Good news for me then.....

With this new thought, she wandered over to where the guy with brown hair stood. He seemed to not notice her. Too bad, he soon will.

Here goes.....

Rinoa walked right up to Squall, who didn't even notice her until she grabbed him.

She took him by the hand and led him to the dance floor.

Oh Hyne! His face, can he dance? I should have checked first, never mind!

Rinoa moved her body to the music, whilst Squall stumbled on. He soon got the hang of it but wondered who this girl was - he didn't recognise her at all. Who is she?

Rinoa smiled at him, and grinned to herself, thinking how weird it must feel to have a complete stranger grab you for a dance without asking first.

When the music for the second dance stopped, Rinoa slinked away into the crowd before Squall could open his mouth.

That was fun.



Author's notes: Sorry if that was bad, but I just wanted to type something about the dance from Rinoa's point of view. Hope you didn't get too bored, and please write NICE reviews!!