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Balamb Dream
Chapter 2
Under the stars
Squall sat on his bed, trying to clear his mind. Rinoa seemed to be angry with him, again. She always got mad because he 'didn't show enough affection'. Squall understood that she needed to be shown love, but he wanted her to understand that he didn't know how to show affection.
Today, he would make her happy.
Squall smiled at his plan and got up off of his bed. After doing a last look over to make sure he looked okay, he left his dorm.
Rinoa sat in the empty classroom. She didn't want to leave, though she'd finished her work. She just couldn't stop her brain from thinking about all the bad things. She was really scared, and now she was having trouble hiding it from everyone.
As she sat, Squall came running in, red-faced and exhausted.
"Rinoa." He panted, "I've....been looking...for you."
She laughed and got up, "Jeez, you look like you're in an awful hurry."
"Well, I wanted to talk to you."
"So talk."
Squall sighed, "I just wanted to know if you'd like to go somewhere."
She folded her arms, "Where?"
"Rinoa! It's supposed to be a surprise."
"Okay, sorry." She laughed again.
Squall shook his head and grabbed her hand, pulling her out of the classroom.
Rinoa followed Squall's lead, she still had no idea where they were headed. It would be dark soon, and she was beginning to get impatient.
"Squall, are you sure you know where we're going?"
"Of course, we're almost there, just be patient."
Rinoa rolled her eyes and continued to follow him.
A little while later, they came to a clearing, where a blanket and picnic basket had been laid out.
"Squall." Rinoa said, "I can't believe you did this!"
They both sat down and Squall looked at her. "Well, I know you're angry because I haven't been showing much affection lately. I wanted to show you that I care, so I thought we could watch the sunset and then watch the stars together."
Rinoa smiled, "I'm not angry with you, sweetie. Where'd you get that idea?"
"You've been acting weird. I guess I just figured you were mad. What's wrong?"
She sighed, "I'm just scared, I guess. I keep wondering if I'm just getting you in danger, if this is even going to last. I want it to and I know I'm being silly, but I just am scared that it's gonna end soon."
"I hope not. I didn't think anything was wrong between us. Do you want to stop seeing each other?"
Rinoa looked at him, "No! That's not what I meant. I just thought that you might not want to be with me anymore. I don't know Squall. You're a SeeD, I'm a sorceress..."
Squall interrupted her, "Rinoa, you have no idea what you mean to me. I've never had anyone to care about before, and you've helped me so much. I'd hate to lose you because I know I couldn't handle it on my own anymore. You saved me, and as much as I hate to admit it, I need you. Screw SeeD. You mean more to me than they do. If anything ever happened to you, I'd defend you with my life, even if it meant going against them. I...I love you, Rinoa Heartilly."
Rinoa was in shock. In the eight months they'd been dating, Squall had never said anything like that before. He admitted his true feelings, and now she knew he was happy. She was in so much shock, it took a minute for her to regain her composure.
"Squall," She replied, "I can't believe it. I never thought you'd do that. But now I'm starting to understand. You're all I've got, too. When I got my powers, everyone was nice to me, but not because they liked me. They were scared of me, Squall. I feel like they still are that way. You are the only one who didn't act different toward me and who didn't fear me. You've helped me, too. You don't know how thankful I am to have you. I love you, too, Squall."
Squall smiled and pulled her into a passionate embrace.
"I'll always be here." He whispered
"Me too." She replied as she cuddled close to him.
The two sat under the stars that night, in each other's arms, happy for what they had.
Balamb Dream
Chapter 2
Under the stars
Squall sat on his bed, trying to clear his mind. Rinoa seemed to be angry with him, again. She always got mad because he 'didn't show enough affection'. Squall understood that she needed to be shown love, but he wanted her to understand that he didn't know how to show affection.
Today, he would make her happy.
Squall smiled at his plan and got up off of his bed. After doing a last look over to make sure he looked okay, he left his dorm.
Rinoa sat in the empty classroom. She didn't want to leave, though she'd finished her work. She just couldn't stop her brain from thinking about all the bad things. She was really scared, and now she was having trouble hiding it from everyone.
As she sat, Squall came running in, red-faced and exhausted.
"Rinoa." He panted, "I've....been looking...for you."
She laughed and got up, "Jeez, you look like you're in an awful hurry."
"Well, I wanted to talk to you."
"So talk."
Squall sighed, "I just wanted to know if you'd like to go somewhere."
She folded her arms, "Where?"
"Rinoa! It's supposed to be a surprise."
"Okay, sorry." She laughed again.
Squall shook his head and grabbed her hand, pulling her out of the classroom.
Rinoa followed Squall's lead, she still had no idea where they were headed. It would be dark soon, and she was beginning to get impatient.
"Squall, are you sure you know where we're going?"
"Of course, we're almost there, just be patient."
Rinoa rolled her eyes and continued to follow him.
A little while later, they came to a clearing, where a blanket and picnic basket had been laid out.
"Squall." Rinoa said, "I can't believe you did this!"
They both sat down and Squall looked at her. "Well, I know you're angry because I haven't been showing much affection lately. I wanted to show you that I care, so I thought we could watch the sunset and then watch the stars together."
Rinoa smiled, "I'm not angry with you, sweetie. Where'd you get that idea?"
"You've been acting weird. I guess I just figured you were mad. What's wrong?"
She sighed, "I'm just scared, I guess. I keep wondering if I'm just getting you in danger, if this is even going to last. I want it to and I know I'm being silly, but I just am scared that it's gonna end soon."
"I hope not. I didn't think anything was wrong between us. Do you want to stop seeing each other?"
Rinoa looked at him, "No! That's not what I meant. I just thought that you might not want to be with me anymore. I don't know Squall. You're a SeeD, I'm a sorceress..."
Squall interrupted her, "Rinoa, you have no idea what you mean to me. I've never had anyone to care about before, and you've helped me so much. I'd hate to lose you because I know I couldn't handle it on my own anymore. You saved me, and as much as I hate to admit it, I need you. Screw SeeD. You mean more to me than they do. If anything ever happened to you, I'd defend you with my life, even if it meant going against them. I...I love you, Rinoa Heartilly."
Rinoa was in shock. In the eight months they'd been dating, Squall had never said anything like that before. He admitted his true feelings, and now she knew he was happy. She was in so much shock, it took a minute for her to regain her composure.
"Squall," She replied, "I can't believe it. I never thought you'd do that. But now I'm starting to understand. You're all I've got, too. When I got my powers, everyone was nice to me, but not because they liked me. They were scared of me, Squall. I feel like they still are that way. You are the only one who didn't act different toward me and who didn't fear me. You've helped me, too. You don't know how thankful I am to have you. I love you, too, Squall."
Squall smiled and pulled her into a passionate embrace.
"I'll always be here." He whispered
"Me too." She replied as she cuddled close to him.
The two sat under the stars that night, in each other's arms, happy for what they had.
