Note: Ah, the moment of truth! The couple that made Final Fantasy 8 famous! Here it is, a love that conquered all the destruction caused by the enemy of Garden. Read and find out who! Oh, by the way, the beginning is at the end of the game where Rinoa and Squall are at the balcony.
Chapter 2 - Written In The Stars
He watched her petite form underneath the stars. Her blue duster flowed behind her as she twirled around to look at him. A smile crept on her lips, making her even more beautiful compared to the other girls in Garden. She lifted an arm slightly and pointed a finger up at the sky. He smiled, the first real smile. This smile was for her and only her. No one else could replace that smile on his face, nor could anyone replace his love for her. They belonged together as one, with one mind and soul. He casually walked towards her and gently wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Do you like the stars, Squall?" she whispered.
He nodded, looking up above them. Stars blinked, winking at them with their gleaming lights. A hand rested softly on his cheek. He glanced down, meeting a pair of chestnut eyes. Wind blew carelessly pass them, blowing away her dark, silky hair that brushed his neck. He reached out and curled a strand behind her ear. He leaned over and kissed her on the lips, keeping her safe within in his arms.
"Hey lovebirds!" a cheery voice spoke, startling the couple.
They both looked up and saw a bouncy brunette waving at them with on eye focused on a camera she held in her hand. Squall frowned, disappointed by Selphie for not leaving them alone for a while. He felt someone's hand moving pass his arm to become entwined with his hand. He glanced at her, smiling. Rinoa waved at the camera.
"Hey everyone!" she greeted, brightly.
Selphie moved the camera towards Squall, who stopped grinning to reveal a serious look on his face. "Come on, Squall! Say something!" she urged the taller teen.
Squall sighed. 'I wish they would leave us alone,' he thought. Before he could say anything, Rinoa jumped in front of the camera, her hands clasped behind her. She looked at the camera closely, grinning through the device at Selphie.
"Hey, Selphie, do you mind if you leave us alone for a while?"
The bouncy girl nodded, a smile plastered on her face. "Sure thing, Rinny!" She removed her face from the camera and waved at the two, before leaving them alone.
Rinoa turned back around to face Squall, walking up to him. His back was to her, facing the passing trees and mountains as Balamb Garden flew pass them. She moved to his side, wrapping an arm around his waist and resting her head on his shoulder. Squall wrapped his arm around her shoulder, rubbing her arm gently to keep the cold away from her body.
She looked up. "What are you thinking?"
Blue eyes did not meet brown ones. Instead, Squall kept his face focused on the surroundings, thinking about what just happened a few days ago. Has it been a few days already that they defeated Ultimaecia? He gritted his teeth at the thought of her and at the thought of Seifer. Rinoa may forgive him for what he did, almost killing her when he tried to give her to Adel, but Seifer will never get on his good side. Seifer was a mistake to be walking on earth. Whoever his parents were, probably made him a bastard child. They got drunk one night and had him.
His resentment towards Seifer will never go away. Even if he asks for forgiveness, Squall will kill him on the spot if he dares touches Rinoa or converse with her.
"Squall?" He had forgotten that Rinoa was speaking to him. He was too busy with his anger towards Seifer, that he hadn't noticed Rinoa looking up at him in concern.
Squall kissed her temple. "I was thinking how I almost lost you in Lunatic Pandora," he replied.
"I'm here now, Squall. You'll never lose me," she responded quietly. She put her head back down to rest on his shoulder and sighed. Her mind restarted back to the time she met Seifer until the time she met Squall. She knew all along that Squall and her were meant to be. "Squall.... when you do lose me, all you have to do is look at the stars and follow it."
"Follow it?" he asked.
Rinoa nodded. She put a hand on her mouth to stifle a yawn. "Stars tell you many things by looking at them. They write the words for you and even form pictures to show you where I am," she whispered. "They'll light the path so you can find me in the dark."
He looked up at the stars and there, like magic, the stars seem to form into a young woman. He saw the exact replica of Rinoa. Squall smiled. He closed his eyes, also stifling a yawn.
Rinoa looked up, her eyes twinkling. "Are you tired?"
Squall noddded.
"Hey you two!" Selphie popped her head once again, a smile never fading from her face. The couple broke from their reverie and turned around to face the hyper active teenager carrying a different type of camera. It grasped ever so gently around her tiny fingers. She waved a hand towards them, urging them to come to her. "Come on! We need to take pictures of all of us!" With that said, Selphie disappeared from sight, making her way towards the others who were already in position. Rinoa and Squall followed the jumpy seventeen year old. Rinoa moved a hand through Squall's arms and they sashayed towards the group. Selphie sat down on one of the three empty chairs positioned in front of Zell and Irvine, who stood, waiting for the other two. Rinoa took her place beside Selphie, while Squall squeezed in between Zell and Irvine, a serious look upon his face. He didn't like pictures. Quistis appeared later, sitting down on the other side of Rinoa. Cid and Edea took their places on each side; Cid on Zell's side, wheareas Edea by Irvine.
"Hey, kid! Can you take a picture of all of us?" Selphie stood up quickly and handed the camera to the boy who was just passing by.
The boy nodded, taking the camera from Selphie's hand and moved back a little bit to get all of them. He lifted up the camera on his face. Selphie sat back down and at the same time, all the other SeeDs smiled their best smile. Squall forced a smile on his face. He never really thought about smiling for anyone, but this time... this time was different. Rinoa was going to be in the picture.
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"Hey," a soft voice spoke. He glanced over his shoulder and saw her walking up to him. Her smile, something that made his heart soared, never disappeared from her beautiful face. She has always been there for him. Many times he wanted to tell her how much he loved her, but nothing ever came out. Those words, somehow, didn't quite fit in his mouth. Why was it so hard to tell her?
"Hi," he replied. He let her lithe arms, so fragile and beautiful, wrap around his waist. He felt her head rest for just a second on his back. He smiled, rather awkwardly, unsure how to say the right words to her. Why was it so hard?
Rinoa glanced over his shoulder at the pictures taken six weeks ago. She smiled. "That was the day we defeated Ultimaecia, wasn't it?"
Squall nodded. "Yeah," he replied, curtly. Squall put the picture back down on its usual spot on the foyer and turned around to face her. He looked down and planted a small kiss on the tip of her nose, then pulled her closer for a loving embrace. He will never let her go.
Rinoa closed her eyes. She loved the feeling of his leather jacket and fur that lined his collar. She breathed in his scent, her smile never faltering. "What were you thinking just now?"
"I was just thinking about not letting you go," he answered.
Her heart raced. She looked up and her smile brightened. She wrapped her arms tighter around him and rested her head on his chest, something she does often when she wanted to feel relaxed in his arms. "I'll never let you go either," she whispered.
Squall smiled. For a long time, he's been searching for a meaning in his life. Now he found it. She was his star, the path to his happiness, the road to his heart. He wrapped his arms tighter around her small body and closed his eyes as well. For a moment, they were lost in their own world.
For a long time, Squall has been trapped in darkness, trapped in the field of ice, trapped in a barrier that no one could break. It was until Rinoa came into his life did the darkness lightened his mood. It was Rinoa who melted the field of ice and replaced it with a field of flowers and it was Rinoa who broke the barrier down, broke the wall that kept him inside all his life.
Rinoa stared behind Squall and looked out the window. The sun shone through. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon. "It's a nice sunny day for a walk. Want to?" she asked.
Squall nodded. "Sure."
The dark headed girl grinned, unwrapping her arms from around him and took her small hand and placed it in Squall's palm. Squall closed his hands and smiled down on her. Rinoa smiled back, then, without a moment's hesitation, began pulling him with her.
"Wait, Rinoa?"
Rinoa stopped walking, pausing by the door and turned around. "What is it, Squall?"
He took a deep breath. This was it. He was going to tell her. "Um... I love you," he said.
Rinoa's eyes widened. She felt like flying. Squall had finally said it. She has been waiting for it all her life. With another smile, she let go of Squall's hand, turned around completely and jumped in his arms. Squall caught her just in time and watched as Rinoa's happy tears fell from her eyes. He waited for a response from her.
"I... I... I love you too, Squall," she replied, chockingly. They stood there, in each other's arms, isolated from the rest of the world. Squall smiled slightly. He was glad he said it. "I love you too," Rinoa repeated silently.
Rinoa... his life, his love and his star.
"I followed the stars, Rinoa and I found you," he whispered in her ear. He leaned down, putting his mouth closer to hers. Rinoa smiled, moving her mouth closer. Their lips locked into a kiss. First, the kiss was sweet and gentle, then it grew into a passionate kiss. A kiss that will change them forever. This was a kiss for the declaration of their love for each other. The sun shone on them, as if giving them a spotlight on a show, with its golden rays.
No one can change their love for each other, because it is written in the stars.
Noate: Okay, i hope you like. I think the ending was sweet, but some may think it was corny, but... whatever. I still liked it! This is my first attempt at a Squinoa, so please be gentle! I mean, i don't even like Rinoa, but I still support Squinoa. Enjoy! Oh, don't forget to r/r! Thanx!
GoodGurl
Chapter 2 - Written In The Stars
He watched her petite form underneath the stars. Her blue duster flowed behind her as she twirled around to look at him. A smile crept on her lips, making her even more beautiful compared to the other girls in Garden. She lifted an arm slightly and pointed a finger up at the sky. He smiled, the first real smile. This smile was for her and only her. No one else could replace that smile on his face, nor could anyone replace his love for her. They belonged together as one, with one mind and soul. He casually walked towards her and gently wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Do you like the stars, Squall?" she whispered.
He nodded, looking up above them. Stars blinked, winking at them with their gleaming lights. A hand rested softly on his cheek. He glanced down, meeting a pair of chestnut eyes. Wind blew carelessly pass them, blowing away her dark, silky hair that brushed his neck. He reached out and curled a strand behind her ear. He leaned over and kissed her on the lips, keeping her safe within in his arms.
"Hey lovebirds!" a cheery voice spoke, startling the couple.
They both looked up and saw a bouncy brunette waving at them with on eye focused on a camera she held in her hand. Squall frowned, disappointed by Selphie for not leaving them alone for a while. He felt someone's hand moving pass his arm to become entwined with his hand. He glanced at her, smiling. Rinoa waved at the camera.
"Hey everyone!" she greeted, brightly.
Selphie moved the camera towards Squall, who stopped grinning to reveal a serious look on his face. "Come on, Squall! Say something!" she urged the taller teen.
Squall sighed. 'I wish they would leave us alone,' he thought. Before he could say anything, Rinoa jumped in front of the camera, her hands clasped behind her. She looked at the camera closely, grinning through the device at Selphie.
"Hey, Selphie, do you mind if you leave us alone for a while?"
The bouncy girl nodded, a smile plastered on her face. "Sure thing, Rinny!" She removed her face from the camera and waved at the two, before leaving them alone.
Rinoa turned back around to face Squall, walking up to him. His back was to her, facing the passing trees and mountains as Balamb Garden flew pass them. She moved to his side, wrapping an arm around his waist and resting her head on his shoulder. Squall wrapped his arm around her shoulder, rubbing her arm gently to keep the cold away from her body.
She looked up. "What are you thinking?"
Blue eyes did not meet brown ones. Instead, Squall kept his face focused on the surroundings, thinking about what just happened a few days ago. Has it been a few days already that they defeated Ultimaecia? He gritted his teeth at the thought of her and at the thought of Seifer. Rinoa may forgive him for what he did, almost killing her when he tried to give her to Adel, but Seifer will never get on his good side. Seifer was a mistake to be walking on earth. Whoever his parents were, probably made him a bastard child. They got drunk one night and had him.
His resentment towards Seifer will never go away. Even if he asks for forgiveness, Squall will kill him on the spot if he dares touches Rinoa or converse with her.
"Squall?" He had forgotten that Rinoa was speaking to him. He was too busy with his anger towards Seifer, that he hadn't noticed Rinoa looking up at him in concern.
Squall kissed her temple. "I was thinking how I almost lost you in Lunatic Pandora," he replied.
"I'm here now, Squall. You'll never lose me," she responded quietly. She put her head back down to rest on his shoulder and sighed. Her mind restarted back to the time she met Seifer until the time she met Squall. She knew all along that Squall and her were meant to be. "Squall.... when you do lose me, all you have to do is look at the stars and follow it."
"Follow it?" he asked.
Rinoa nodded. She put a hand on her mouth to stifle a yawn. "Stars tell you many things by looking at them. They write the words for you and even form pictures to show you where I am," she whispered. "They'll light the path so you can find me in the dark."
He looked up at the stars and there, like magic, the stars seem to form into a young woman. He saw the exact replica of Rinoa. Squall smiled. He closed his eyes, also stifling a yawn.
Rinoa looked up, her eyes twinkling. "Are you tired?"
Squall noddded.
"Hey you two!" Selphie popped her head once again, a smile never fading from her face. The couple broke from their reverie and turned around to face the hyper active teenager carrying a different type of camera. It grasped ever so gently around her tiny fingers. She waved a hand towards them, urging them to come to her. "Come on! We need to take pictures of all of us!" With that said, Selphie disappeared from sight, making her way towards the others who were already in position. Rinoa and Squall followed the jumpy seventeen year old. Rinoa moved a hand through Squall's arms and they sashayed towards the group. Selphie sat down on one of the three empty chairs positioned in front of Zell and Irvine, who stood, waiting for the other two. Rinoa took her place beside Selphie, while Squall squeezed in between Zell and Irvine, a serious look upon his face. He didn't like pictures. Quistis appeared later, sitting down on the other side of Rinoa. Cid and Edea took their places on each side; Cid on Zell's side, wheareas Edea by Irvine.
"Hey, kid! Can you take a picture of all of us?" Selphie stood up quickly and handed the camera to the boy who was just passing by.
The boy nodded, taking the camera from Selphie's hand and moved back a little bit to get all of them. He lifted up the camera on his face. Selphie sat back down and at the same time, all the other SeeDs smiled their best smile. Squall forced a smile on his face. He never really thought about smiling for anyone, but this time... this time was different. Rinoa was going to be in the picture.
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"Hey," a soft voice spoke. He glanced over his shoulder and saw her walking up to him. Her smile, something that made his heart soared, never disappeared from her beautiful face. She has always been there for him. Many times he wanted to tell her how much he loved her, but nothing ever came out. Those words, somehow, didn't quite fit in his mouth. Why was it so hard to tell her?
"Hi," he replied. He let her lithe arms, so fragile and beautiful, wrap around his waist. He felt her head rest for just a second on his back. He smiled, rather awkwardly, unsure how to say the right words to her. Why was it so hard?
Rinoa glanced over his shoulder at the pictures taken six weeks ago. She smiled. "That was the day we defeated Ultimaecia, wasn't it?"
Squall nodded. "Yeah," he replied, curtly. Squall put the picture back down on its usual spot on the foyer and turned around to face her. He looked down and planted a small kiss on the tip of her nose, then pulled her closer for a loving embrace. He will never let her go.
Rinoa closed her eyes. She loved the feeling of his leather jacket and fur that lined his collar. She breathed in his scent, her smile never faltering. "What were you thinking just now?"
"I was just thinking about not letting you go," he answered.
Her heart raced. She looked up and her smile brightened. She wrapped her arms tighter around him and rested her head on his chest, something she does often when she wanted to feel relaxed in his arms. "I'll never let you go either," she whispered.
Squall smiled. For a long time, he's been searching for a meaning in his life. Now he found it. She was his star, the path to his happiness, the road to his heart. He wrapped his arms tighter around her small body and closed his eyes as well. For a moment, they were lost in their own world.
For a long time, Squall has been trapped in darkness, trapped in the field of ice, trapped in a barrier that no one could break. It was until Rinoa came into his life did the darkness lightened his mood. It was Rinoa who melted the field of ice and replaced it with a field of flowers and it was Rinoa who broke the barrier down, broke the wall that kept him inside all his life.
Rinoa stared behind Squall and looked out the window. The sun shone through. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon. "It's a nice sunny day for a walk. Want to?" she asked.
Squall nodded. "Sure."
The dark headed girl grinned, unwrapping her arms from around him and took her small hand and placed it in Squall's palm. Squall closed his hands and smiled down on her. Rinoa smiled back, then, without a moment's hesitation, began pulling him with her.
"Wait, Rinoa?"
Rinoa stopped walking, pausing by the door and turned around. "What is it, Squall?"
He took a deep breath. This was it. He was going to tell her. "Um... I love you," he said.
Rinoa's eyes widened. She felt like flying. Squall had finally said it. She has been waiting for it all her life. With another smile, she let go of Squall's hand, turned around completely and jumped in his arms. Squall caught her just in time and watched as Rinoa's happy tears fell from her eyes. He waited for a response from her.
"I... I... I love you too, Squall," she replied, chockingly. They stood there, in each other's arms, isolated from the rest of the world. Squall smiled slightly. He was glad he said it. "I love you too," Rinoa repeated silently.
Rinoa... his life, his love and his star.
"I followed the stars, Rinoa and I found you," he whispered in her ear. He leaned down, putting his mouth closer to hers. Rinoa smiled, moving her mouth closer. Their lips locked into a kiss. First, the kiss was sweet and gentle, then it grew into a passionate kiss. A kiss that will change them forever. This was a kiss for the declaration of their love for each other. The sun shone on them, as if giving them a spotlight on a show, with its golden rays.
No one can change their love for each other, because it is written in the stars.
Noate: Okay, i hope you like. I think the ending was sweet, but some may think it was corny, but... whatever. I still liked it! This is my first attempt at a Squinoa, so please be gentle! I mean, i don't even like Rinoa, but I still support Squinoa. Enjoy! Oh, don't forget to r/r! Thanx!
GoodGurl