"Are you ready?"

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

Dedication: This chapter is dedicated to Cats Eye for actually being excited as to what happens next! thank you!

~*Hero*~

Chapter 7.....

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"What did you say?" Angelo asked, a shocked expression all over his small face.

"I-I" Rinoa stuttered, "I want to be a human." Rinoa stated as she moved ever so closer to the portrait.

"But I thought you said-" Angelo began but was cut off by Rinoa.

"I thought, and I was wrong." she said as she moved away from the portrait.

"Well," Angelo began, "even though I don't like this idea, I will help you achieve it and I won't stand in the way." Angelo said in a defeated tone. A smile lit up Rinoa's face. She grabbed his fins and gave him a big bear hug.

"I'll help you to." Quistis said.

"Thank you, both of you." Rinoa said gratefully.

"But i actually know a way that you can become human!" Selphie exclaimed as she desperately swam up to Angelo's head. She landed on Angelos head panting.

"How?" Rinoa asked eagerly as she swam close to Selphie. Selphie backed away slightly from the face just inches away from her.

"The sea witch." Selphie told her softly.

"The sea witch?" Rinoa repeated, she began to back away from her. "No, I couldn't possibly." Rinoa told her as she shook her head.

"But you will be human." Selphie reminded her quietly. Rinoa took a deep breath in.

"Ok." Rinoa finally stated.

"Follow me, or ahem, Angelo." Selphie said as she pointed a claw to the top of the cave where the few light rays came through.

"But I would like to spend some time alone with Angelo for awhile." Rinoa said as she looked to everyone's faces. "C'mon Angelo." she ordered as she swam out of the top of the cave. Angelo shook Selphie off of his head and followed Rinoa, without getting stuck this time.

"I guess we will wait here for them." Quistis said as she swam down to look at the human objects they had collected previously. Selphie followed.

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"So you are serious about doing this?" Angelo asked as they swam along slowly.

"I am dead serious." Rinoa told him as she began to swim up. Angelo didn't follow her this time. "I want to atleast walk." she told him as she did a small flip in the water. "I want to dance." she told him as she began to twirl around in the water. "I want to do more than just flip my fins." she said as she wiggled her fins.

"Yes, I understand." Angelo told her as he swam over to her. "Let us not waste any more time and lets get going!" Angelo said in an fast tone. Rinoa smiled and nodded and swam for the hole that lead to her cave where the rest were waiting. Angelo stayed behind as a tear slipped from his eye. He shook his head hard and swam after her.

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"Here we are." Selphie told them from atop Angelo's head. Ahead of them lay the dwelling of the sea witch. "Just a heads up, she is an octolady." Selphie warned. Rinoa nodded and swam ahead of everyone else and into the large opening.

"I see you have come to be a human?" someone said. The entrance was large and circular. Rinoa looked around at all the sides to see who was saying that. "Just swim ahead my child." the voice told her, she did as the voice commanded and swam forward. The rest followed her closely. Now they were in a large room with a cauldron in the middle of it. Someone slid from the very top of the room, it was the sea witch. "You want to become a human, correct?" she asked. Rinoa nodded. "Well, that's just way to simple." she said. "I also understand you are in love with this prince fellow?" she asked again. Rinoa nodded again. "Well my child, I shall turn you into a human on one condition and there is also a catch to this." she said.

"Ok." Rinoa said as she swam toward her and the cauldron.

"The catch is you must have the prince fall in love with you by the third day at sunset or you will turn into foam on the waves." she told her. "and since you can't get something for nothing,." she began but was cut off.

"But I don't have anything." Rinoa told her but the sea witch slammed one of her tentacles into her mouth.

"All I want from you is your voice." she said as if it was no big deal. Rinoa gulped loudly but nodded.

"Rinoa no!" Angelo called out but Rinoa didn't pay any attention to him.

"Perfect." she said happily. "Now stand in front of the cauldron." the witch commanded, Rinoa obliged and stood in front of the cauldron. The witch raised her hands above her head and one beautiful golden line came up from the cauldron. "Now sing." she commanded, Rinoa, again, obliged and began to sing. The stream quickly lunged for her mouth, hesitsted and dove into her mouth pulling out her wonderful voice. The beautiful ball of light sang on it s own. Rinoa watched as the golden line returned to the cauldron and her voice was trapped in a shell. The witch began to laugh as the same golden line circled her, ripping her tail into two and becoming legs. Rinoa frantically began to move around trying to swim up. Quistis, Angelo and Selphie swam to her quickly and began to swim up with her towards the surface as fast as possible. They reached the surface and Rinoa blasted out taking a much needed breath of air. She sank back in to the water and the three began to help her swim to the shore..............

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A/N: Well, she is human....How was this chapter? I hope it was good!!

R+R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!