*Disclaimer* I don't own Final Fantasy 8, and instead of poking fun at it, I'm trying to make a serious story here. So, don't sue, I own nothing. Seriously...

" To love someone you hate, will burn you to death, and destroy your mind, and body"

Rinoa was trapped in the moment. She knew she shouldn't be kissing this man back, but she didn't feel like pulling back, it was too much effort. Rinoa was kind of shocked by the way that Squall was kissing her, his tongue was in her mouth. Squall never did this, he never even made a move to kiss me like this...not that I'm complaining, not at all.. Rinoa's mind was fuzzy, she was having a hard time thinking clearly, so she didn't, she just let herself be sucked into the moment.

Squall was having a hard time to, here he was kissing the girl he hated. He didn't hate her of course, but what she put him through was worse than hell, if there is such a place, Squall had been there. His emotions, of sexual hormones were grabbing him and taking him over. He was kissing Rinoa passionately, and frenching her as Irivine called her. The difference between now, and last year is he was being bold, and he was enjoying it. After some moments Squall badly needed to pull away or he was going to faint. They separated, Squall panting slightly, Rinoa pushed away quickly staring hard at him.

"Why did you kiss you me?" She asked quickly and coldly. She still hates me Squall thought sadly. Two can play this game..

"I just thought it would be fun to hurt you..." Squall said, as the words came out, he wish he could take it back. Rinoa looked hurt and taken back. She turned away from Squall walking toward the couch. She sat down crossing her arms across her chest. Squall stepped toward Rinoa.

"I didn't mean it... you know I didn't mean it.." Squall leaned down placing a hand on her shoulder. Rinoa pulled away quickly.

"Leave me alone Squall.." Rinoa sighed.

" I can't Rinoa...heh.. there isn't really any place to go..." Squall joked. Rinoa just looked up at him, Squall sighed.

"Can we just talk...normally? We're going to be in here for it looks like a long time all right?" Squall pleaded. Rinoa sighed and patted the seat next to her. Squall slowly sat down next to her, he was tense Rinoa would see that. This is Squall, just be natural, it doesn't matter what he thinks of you anymore... Rinoa thought as she stared at him.

"So Cid let you take over huh?" Rinoa asked quickly. Not the best icebreaker, but it will have to do. Squall turned to her and smiled gently.

"Yeah can you believe it?" Squall laughed slightly looking forward. This is new...she's talking normally to me.. Squall thought, watching her.

"I heard you're in newspaper business now huh?" Squall asked, trying to keep convoy going. Rinoa seemed to lighten up after Squall brought this up.

"Yeah! It's great, it's like my true calling.." Rinoa smiled happily leaning back against the pillows of the couch. Squall nodded slowly staring at her. Rinoa turned toward him.

"Squall.." Rinoa asked. Squall just kept staring at her with a dazed expression on his face.

"What?" He asked quietly shaking his head. Rinoa stood up walking toward the door.

"I have to interview you about the garden.." Rinoa looked down while saying this. Squall's mood changed completely.

"Interview me, to shut us down right? The perfect renavnge right?" Squall said coldly. Rinoa sighed heavily.

"I knew you would do this, turn it into something it wasn't.." Rinoa glared up at him. Squall glared down at her.

"Tell me the truth! Would you have done this assignment if we were still...if we were still you and me?! Would you have done a story or even thought about doing a story that could destroy something that millions cared about!" Squall said in a calm reasonable voice. Rinoa stood up pointing her finger in his face.

"Don't turn this around Squall, don't act like everything I do is something to do with you! Everything I do, does not have to do with you Squall!" Rinoa replied.

"Everything I do, has to do with you.." Squall said quietly, as if it was some secret that shouldn't be let out. Rinoa didn't know how to react to this, it was like some kind of trap.

" Squall..." Rinoa started.

"Rinoa, why can't let it go, I was foolish, I was wrong, and I'm sorry. Isn't that good enough for you? Isn't the face that I have never cared about anyone but you good enough?" Squall pleaded. Squall never did this, Squall never showed emotion, it was like a whirl around, and it wasn't fair for her to be in this position.

" Squall it's over...you know it, I know it.." Rinoa walked past him to the door and patted on it gently. Squall stood there facing the opposite way.

"Let her out...Irivine..let her out.." Squall said emotion-less.

"Squall ...I" Irivine started to explain but Squall caught him off.

"Let her out DAMN YOU..Let her please god let her out!" Squall yelled, his voice cracked. Irivine sighed and slowly unlatched the door, and pulled it open. Rinoa glanced back at Squall, who was leaning over a desk, with a hand covering his eyes.

"Bye Squall..." Rinoa whispered, and walked out of the room. Irivine stepped in after Rinoa left and looked at Squall.

"Don't even say a thing Irivine, you and your friends have done enough damage for one day." Squall snapped angrily. Irivine looked down then back up.

"There your friends too Squall.." Irivine nodded quickly. Squall shook his head facing him slowly, his eyes blood red, for the burning of the tears that wanted to come forward.

"No...no friend on mine, would do this to me. No friend of mine.." Squall growled.

"We were just trying to help!" Irivine yelled trying to defend himself and the others.

"Well don't! Don't try, every time you try you fail...Leave me be..." Squall walked passed Irivine, smashing shoulders with him, not saying a word. Irivine glanced backward at him, then looked forward again.

"What have we done..." Irivine mumbled turning and leaving the hateful room.

At this present moment, something happened that should have no happened. Seifer came into the picture, the stock up , asshole, ignorant fool was here. Now Rinoa knew that Seifer wasn't what she needed at this moment, but after Squall lip fight with her, her body needed something, something forbidden, and bad. That's where she saw Seifer walking down the hallway. She smirked raising her eyebrows.

"Hey Seifer.." Rinoa said blocking his path. Seifer looked at her kind of of odd then gently pushed her out of the way.

"I have a date Rinoa..." Seifer said quickly as if he was in a hurry.

"Really?" Rinoa slowly ran her finger down Seifer's chest. Seifer knew this game she was playing, he wouldn't of mind it if he was Seifer from last year, but he had changed, for the better, due to a women, that he was meeting at this present moment. Then again here was Rinoa, Squall's ex girlfriend throwing herself at him, this would be perfect. The nagging sensation of destroying Squall still haunted his mind. Seifer slowly smirked, back to the old Seifer. That smile made Rinoa wanted to slap him so hard, and so quickly. Seifer quickly grabbed her and shoved her hard into the wall. Rinoa winced. This wasn't what she wanted, she didn't want him, yet his lips were on her's, she ignored who it was, and made it out to be who she wanted to it be. She ran through Seifer's hair pretending it was Squall. Seifer forcefully pulled at her clothes, kissing at her neck.

"Slow down Squall..." Rinoa moaned gently. Seifer stopped and glared at her.

"I'm not Squall..." Seifer growled and tried to go at her again, but she pulled away.

"You're right...you aren't Squall.."Rinoa turned and walked out of view. Seifer just stood there looking confused.

"What the hell just happened?"

*****I'll update it soon***********