Squall, with high effort managed to propel himself through the door of his room, as a young cadet rounded the corner he straightened and forced his mask, blinking his eyes a few times and lowering his head to hide his reddened cheeks. Thus his eyes were on the ground when he inevitably ran straight into Rinoa Heartilly.
Squall lifted his head as the raven-haired girl jumped away and glared back at him.
"Squall? That's not like you...."
Squall lifted his eyes but didn't say a word, just watched momentarily, the other would know to go on.
Rinoa shook her head and stepped forwards, lifting a hand to roll over the other's reddened cheek and leaning in to press a kiss to the warm, stinging cheek.
Squall stepped away from her and lifted a hand to hold her back. "No..."
Rinoa sighed. "What is wrong with you? It's not like you to cry, Squall...and it's not like you to push me away any more. We're over that remember. We're a couple, that's what couples do..."
Squall shook his head again. "We're not a couple, and I can cry whenever I want to..."
By now, a few cadets had stopped around them, and Rinoa stepped away from Squall. "You're only saying that to keep up your macho appearance around here..." She hissed, "Well stop it in the future...or we will break up!"
Squall opened his mouth to protest but the girl turned and walked off, hands clenched at her sides and wiggling her butt angrily.
"Whatever..."
Squall turned to move away himself, but of course he found himself facing Seifer, The blonde boy blushed quite brightly and instantly stepped away from Squall he pursed his lips in anger as Seifer turned tail and walked quite quickly away.
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Two days, one meal, thirty chocolate bars and twelve and a half pots of chunky munky ice cream later found Squall sitting in his room watching yet another romantic film, under the light of candles and with half a pot of chunky munky ice cream left in his hand.
"But I love you!" Cried the romantic, long haired woman on screen, causing the dark haired, suave man to shake his head and step away, closing his eyes.
"You know I can't return that..." He said softly, hardly saying it at all.
The woman was crying by now, exaggerated tears that made her face curl up with pain. "No! I won't let you! You have to love me!"
Squall shook his head: This woman was more pathetic than he was.
"Love me! Love me!!!" She cried, over and over, dropping to her knees to sob as the man walked away into the darkness.
Squall curled up on the sofa, hugged his blankets and swallowed another mouthful of ice cream.
Squall lifted his head as the raven-haired girl jumped away and glared back at him.
"Squall? That's not like you...."
Squall lifted his eyes but didn't say a word, just watched momentarily, the other would know to go on.
Rinoa shook her head and stepped forwards, lifting a hand to roll over the other's reddened cheek and leaning in to press a kiss to the warm, stinging cheek.
Squall stepped away from her and lifted a hand to hold her back. "No..."
Rinoa sighed. "What is wrong with you? It's not like you to cry, Squall...and it's not like you to push me away any more. We're over that remember. We're a couple, that's what couples do..."
Squall shook his head again. "We're not a couple, and I can cry whenever I want to..."
By now, a few cadets had stopped around them, and Rinoa stepped away from Squall. "You're only saying that to keep up your macho appearance around here..." She hissed, "Well stop it in the future...or we will break up!"
Squall opened his mouth to protest but the girl turned and walked off, hands clenched at her sides and wiggling her butt angrily.
"Whatever..."
Squall turned to move away himself, but of course he found himself facing Seifer, The blonde boy blushed quite brightly and instantly stepped away from Squall he pursed his lips in anger as Seifer turned tail and walked quite quickly away.
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Two days, one meal, thirty chocolate bars and twelve and a half pots of chunky munky ice cream later found Squall sitting in his room watching yet another romantic film, under the light of candles and with half a pot of chunky munky ice cream left in his hand.
"But I love you!" Cried the romantic, long haired woman on screen, causing the dark haired, suave man to shake his head and step away, closing his eyes.
"You know I can't return that..." He said softly, hardly saying it at all.
The woman was crying by now, exaggerated tears that made her face curl up with pain. "No! I won't let you! You have to love me!"
Squall shook his head: This woman was more pathetic than he was.
"Love me! Love me!!!" She cried, over and over, dropping to her knees to sob as the man walked away into the darkness.
Squall curled up on the sofa, hugged his blankets and swallowed another mouthful of ice cream.
