Disclaimer: I don't own FF8 (Well I own the game discs) or most of the

characters. If you have liked this story so far, please r&r and read my other story, No

Harsh reviews or flames please only constructive criticism. I am going to try to stray

away from the POV's, cause they are making it really hard to go into any detail

whatsoever. Sorry about anything unusual in the text but the site screwed it up. So I

changed it and it screwed up worse.

Ch. 5: The Fire Cross Repents

(Hallway of Balamb Garden Around 1:30 AM)

"Late night walks are normally so nice. But Seifer's presence at Garden has me so

upset that I can't even think straight." Rinoa thought to herself as she walked around

Garden's always-illuminated hallways.

"Rinoa." Came a voice from behind her.

Rinoa turned around to see Seifer standing no more than 10 feet behind her and

she barely managed to suppress a shriek of terror. "You stay away from me Seifer."

Rinoa said doing her best not to scream.

"Wait, hear me out" he said calmly, "What I did yesterday. I.uh.was not

quite.um.myself.at that time."

"What?" Rinoa asked completely confused by Seifer's last statement.

"Well, I am.sorry about anything I may have done. I remember I was going to

go and talk to you and.something happened to me.I am not quite sure what.but

something strange. I remember I was approaching you when I blacked out and later I

woke up.um.in my bed."

".OK" Rinoa replied not quite sure whether or not to trust what he had just said,

but she couldn't do anything about it at the moment.

As Rinoa turned to walk back to her and Squall's dorm room Seifer said softly,

"Oh and Rinoa, thanks for hearing me out, I know it is really hard to believe me but just

keep what I said in mind."

"I will." Rinoa replied as she walked away, as soon as Seifer was out of her sight

she started into a sprint all the way to her dorm. .................................

(Back in to dorm where since it is about 2 in the morning Squall is sleeping)

"Squall!" Rinoa shouted out of breath as she entered the room.

"What?" Squall replied a little upset after being woken up, but didn't let her know

it; because he could tell that she was a little more than upset.

"You will never believe what Seifer just said to me, there is something seriously

wrong with him." She said while trying very hard to catch her breath.

"I'll find out what is wrong with him in the morning, but right now I think it is a

better time to just sleep."

Rinoa was going to get mad at Squall and give him a piece of her mind, but before

she could, he was already asleep. .................................

(The next morning around 7:00 AM, still inside Squall and Rinoa's dorm room.)

Squall woke up and looked over at his girlfriend who was still sleeping, the

morning light shining through the window onto her fair skin and raven hair. He couldn't

help but think of how beautiful Rinoa looked when she was sleeping. He thought to

himself that it was too bad he had to wake her up so they wouldn't miss breakfast. So he

thought of the best way to wake her up, and what better way than a soft kiss on her

forehead.

"Mmmm.is it morning already?" Rinoa asked softly as she woke up.

"Yes it is, and if we don't get up, we might be late for breakfast and get the food

that was left over and got burned." Squall told her trying to persuade her to get up.

"OK." Rinoa said as she lifted herself out of bed. "I call the bathroom first."

"No problem here." Squall said teasingly.

Rinoa shot him a look that could have killed as she walked over to the bed, picked

up her pillow and hit him in the face with it. This started a short pillow fight which Squall

let Rinoa win before he pinned her down and kissed her again. ................................

(Later, around 7:45 in the cafeteria for breakfast.)

"So what are we going to do about Seifer" Rinoa asked as she sat down at a table

with her breakfast.

"Huh?" Squall asked.

"Last night, don't you remember, I told you that he had been acting a little odd"

"Oh yeah, I will find out what is go." Squall's sentence was cut short when

Quistis and Zell walked up, closely followed by Irvine and Selphie who were engulfed in

there own little world.

"I hope that you two weren't planning on eating without us," Quistis said.

"What were you talking about?" Zell asked inquisitively.

"Nothing really." Rinoa lied.

"So what is this nothing?" Selphie asked.

"It is nothing you need to know about." Squall said.

"Please tell me."Selphie whined.

"No" Rinoa and Squall said in unison.

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Bad spot to end a chapter isn't it, but I haven't updated in months so, I figured it

post what I had. I'll try to get more up soon.