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A Note From Ah Megami-sama: Well! I have the Finale already planned! hurrah! Now we need to concentrate on updating the 'in between' chapters! HURRAH!!

The Translation From The French Poem:

Goddess Love, show me the true significance to be only, show me the true significance of love. The stone which you kick when you are in anguish could just rebound and become a diamond. Collect the pieces of your memory and they will appear be your heart. Collect the pieces of your courage and it will seem to be, going your days and grow up!!

Another French Poem (To be Translated Next Chapter):

Aimez-vous la déesse, que jugez-vous quand votre coeur n'est plus dans les ombres de la lune ? Vous aimez l'homme terrestre ou unearthly les dieux. Votre coeur porte-t-il des ailes ces des flys vous au côté intelligent de la lune ? Attendez-vous l'obscurité ? Vos yeux ne voient plus l''valeur d'un miracle '. Mais votre coeur le voit mieux que vos yeux peuvent. Je t'aime parce que vous ne laissez jamais le vent vous hésiter, et quand vous avez besoin d'une épaule à pleurer en fonction, je volonté toujours, sois toujours là.... VOUS OBTENEZ À LA BRÛLURE!!!

~*Into the Light*~

Written by Ah Megami-sama and Angel Greenleaf

~*Chapter 2: "A dream that is easily realized is no dream at all!" *~

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"First order of business, Laguna." Rinoa began as they walked out onto the busy streets of Esther. "Let us chat about your love life at a local restaurant!" Rinoa suggested with a smile as she turned to Laguna. "Do you know of any around here?" She asked as she looked on ahead of them.

"If we keep walking, we're bound to find some sort of restaurant." Laguna told her as he trekked on ahead through the busy streets.

"He-Hey! Wait for me!" She called after him as she ran up behind him.

"We're bound to find something!" Rinoa mocked Laguna angrily.

"Shut up!" Laguna demanded as he turned to her in front of the restaurant. "We found one didn't we!? And besides I know the guy who owns this place. He'll get us food on the spot." Laguna said with a smile.

"WE DIDN'T COME HERE FOR FOOD YOU IDIOT!!!" Rinoa screamed in his ear. "Tell him to bring our food late so we can talk more about you!" Rinoa demanded with a huff as she looked away from him and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Well... whatever." Laguna dryly responded as he was about to make his way in until he felt a strong hand grasp his shoulder.

"What did you say?" She asked as she bent her head down as so no one could see the tears welling up in her eyes.

"ummm... Whatever." Laguna answered her as he flicked her hand off of his shoulder and turned to her. Rinoa began to quiver and she let out a choked cry. She immediately flung her hands to her eyes as the tears stung her, in an attempt to relieve themselves from her.

"Whatever?" Laguna quietly repeated to himself in question. As he muttered the word his mind brought him to his son, Squall. "You wanna sit for awhile?" He asked her as he placed a hand to her back and began to massage it gently. The comfortable feeling caused the tears to retreat back and her mood to lighten. Her head picked up, revealing her face. She smiled a light smile to him and she pushed herself on ahead and into the restaurant.

As she entered the restaurant her eyes caught sight of a familiar face.

"Zell?" She questioned in a small whimper, still a bit saddened from the previous emotional breakdown.

"Do I know you?" Zell asked in his usual hyper active voice, yet his voice had deepened in the, hopefully, short time she was gone.

"Hey." A voice called from behind her to Zell. "Sorry about her." Laguna said with a smile as he looked to Rinoa.

"Another one of Squall's girlfriends visiting you?" Zell asked with a laugh.

"ANOTHER!?!?!?" Rinoa wailed in anger. "WHERE DID HE LEARN TO GET 'OTHERS'!?!?!?" She screamed once more, which caused the entire restaurant's customers to look towards the scene. "IT WAS IRVINE WASN'T IT!?!?! THAT BASTARD!!! I'LL TEACH HIM TO MESS WITH SQUALL!!!!" The two looked to her quizzically, as with the rest of the restaurant, but they all quickly forgot about her loud and annoying outburst and continued with all their idle chatting.

"No, but she is just as weird." Laguna whispered to him, answering Zell's previous question.

"She looks cute to me." Zell said with a sly smirk as his eyes scanned her up and down.

"Oh! Don't get started with me hot dog boy!!!" Rinoa whispered venomously to Zell.

"Oh, she seems cute but watch what she can do." Laguna said as he ignored Rinoa's death threats. "Rinoa, who are you?" Laguna asked with a smirk.

"Rinoa?" Zell questioned under his breath.

"I am Goddess Love." She told them sweetly. Normally she would show off her beautiful wings but because of the small space she was in she wouldn't.... soooo... she did it anyway! Her wings spread and the 'ooohs' and 'awwws' played in the background. Zell clapped with his trade mark dorky smile as he looked on at her.

"I'll get you the finest table I have! But... unfortunately, the service might be slow because some of the waiters have called in sick." Zell told them, his voice quieting down as he continued.

"Oh good!" Rinoa squealed as she slapped Laguna on the back. Laguna stumbled forward as the stinging pain seared through his body.

As they both took their seats at the table they were given, Laguna began.

"Why do you need to help me?" Laguna asked her as he propped his elbows on the table and bent forwards, toward her.

"If I help enough people I'll be able to see my true love that I have missed for so long! Also while helping people with love problems I gain class points!" She said with a smile.

"Class points?" Laguna questioned curiously.

"Yes, class points. If I get 100 class points I get a new license. Right now I'm license C, with restrictions, and once I get 100 points all rise to license B, with restrictions." Rinoa told him, her smile remaining intact.

"What are these restrictions you keep talking about?" Laguna asked.

"The restrictions just simply mean that I have limited places to travel, that I have no choice as to who I pick to help, and that I cannot grant a wish." Rinoa told him. "But now to talk about you!" She said with a smile. Laguna sighed in annoyance, he didn't want dive into the upcoming conversation.

"What happened to you a few years back?" She asked, her voice softening to fit the atmosphere of sorrow that swayed in the room.

"Someone left me, not physically, but mentally, well sorta physically." Laguna told her, feeling comfortable with the topic and discussion now.

"Go on. And please tell me who." She said with a sweet and warm smile.

"When my sons girlfriend disappeared, he fell into a deep depression." Laguna continued on the push that Rinoa gave him. Rinoa was beginning to regret that she asked him to continue as her bottom lip began to tremble. "Naturally, he blamed it on the person who had been away from him for so long, which was me." Laguna told her as he hid his eyes from her view with a tilt of his head.

"So it's fatherly love." Rinoa told herself under her breath as a tear threatened to escape the boundaries of her eye.

"No. No it's not." Laguna told her as he swiftly picked his head up, obviously overhearing her little whisper. His hair flicked about his head, which caused the tears that were caught in his hair to flicker off and land in random spots along the table. Rinoa could easily spot the bruised and hurt area where she had touched upon, his heart.

"Then what is it?" Rinoa asked, herself losing all emotions as she stared on at him.

"I-I think I loved her." The words finally slipped through his mouth, with a few stutters that tried to bar the way of the confession. Rinoa's eyes expanded as to fit the large quantity of information that was just given to her. But she quickly resized her eyes as she attempted to remain calm.

"Why did you love her when you knew that your son loved her?" Rinoa asked in the steadiest voice she could muster up from herself.

"She was always so spirited... and, I guess it was kind of a turn on to do something forbidden like that." He said with a deep, red blush. He pulled his face away from hers and to his right, as to conceal most of his blush from her. Rinoa felt like throwing up. She had turned Laguna 'on'?? Oh God, I'm gonna throw up. Rinoa thought as she felt her bottom lip jut out lightly and begin to tremble as a sickening feeling wrenched through her body.

"How old was she?" Rinoa asked, calming herself down a bit.

"17" Laguna answered her, as he turned back to the Goddess across the table from him.

"And how long has it been since she has left?" Rinoa asked.

"2 years." Laguna responded to the question. I'M 19 AND I STILL HAVEN'T LOST MY VIRGINITY!?!?! Rinoa screamed to herself. Rinoa's brow began to furrow in anger at herself and Squall.

"So this 'Rinoa' girl is the reason you're heart is broken?" Rinoa asked shakily, trying to keep her voice as level as possible. Laguna sniffed, hoping to keep tears from flowing. Rinoa couldn't stand to see the man who fathered her lover in pieces over… HER.

"Yeah… pretty much. When she disappeared, and Squall blamed me, I guess I just… fell apart."

Now it was Rinoa's turn for heartache. She had caused him pain when she was lost. But Laguna LOVING her? It just didn't seem possible… or natural. How was she supposed to help him when she was the reason for his pain? This wasn't going to be as easy as she'd thought it would be. Damn Hyne… you knew this all along didn't you?

"What would e-ease your grief?" she asked softly, knowing that if she said it loudly, it would come out uncomfortable and obvious. He looked up at her, still holding back the tears. Emerald eyes held her attention for a moment, but she quickly averted her gaze and went back to the original question.

"Could you… find her?" he asked, his heart lifting a little at the newfound hope. Rinoa hated to shoot him down, but she couldn't lie. What other Rinoa was there? She alleviated her facial features, saying quietly and taking hold of his hand gently, "I don't think I'd be able to do that Laguna. Remember? I only can go a certain amount of places, till I move up with my licenses. But I'll help you as much as I can okay?"

"I know it's only a dumb dream, but still." Laguna said with a small chucle, trying his best to conceal the sadness that his heart was pouring out.

"A dream that is easily realized is no dream at all." Rinoa said with a light smile as she clasped her hands over his.

"Thank you." Laguna said with a smile.

"Oh! No prob-" Rinoa was about to continue until a small stark white feather dropped into the center of the table. Rinoa crept her finger towards and was about to poke it until it shined a great blinding light. The two flung their arms in front of their eyes in order to shield themselves of the light. When the light disappeared, there stood Hyne on his two hind legs with his wings proudly being shown off.

"Oh! It's you." Rinoa said with a smile as she leaned close to his tiny and frail little body.

"Yah! Just little old me. Anyways. I told you about Mei-Mei, right?" Hyne asked her.

"She is the Evil Goddess, right?" Rinoa questioned.

"Exactly!" Congratulated Hyne. "In any case, she is in the area. I'd prepare yourself. And to help you prepare, I have brought a gift for you." Hyne told her with a smile as a small red jewel appeared before him.

"What's that?" Rinoa asked as Hyne grabbed hold of the jewel.

"It's a 'fire emblem'." Hyne told her as he held it over her bracelet that fit loosely on her wrist. The jewel hummed lightly and sank into the bracelet.

"What did that do?" Rinoa asked, a bit puzzled.

"It embedded itself into your bracelet, which means you know have the element of fire on your side!" Hyne said with a smile. "Here is a picture of Mei-Mei! Bye!" He said as he tossed her a photo and left in a puff of smoke. Rinoa picked the picture up and found a girl with long turquoise hair streaming down her back and to her waist.

"What the?" Laguna questioned, not being able to finish his question.

"Nothing important." She told him with a smile as she pocketed the picture.

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Meanwhile out in the middle of the fields of Balamb stood a man with hooded and dark attire. His cloak swayed around his shoulders in the wind and he let his hand grab the hilt of his sword that hung on his belt that sloped lightly at the right side of his pants. He swiftly brought forth his sword and held it in front of him, ready to charge forward.

"No dream... no realization." He murmured quietly to himself.....

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A/n: Hello!! Well, second chapter done!! HURRAH!! PLEASE DON'T HATE ME FOR NOT UPDATING MY FICS!!! But I ask a favor of all of you... could you please not constantly remind that I don't update my fics... it causes some people to leave my writing, and I don't really want that to happen... if you know what I mean... Thank you.