Disclaimer: Too lazy to repeat this again...it's on the first few chapters.
A/n: Damn, can't seem to get any bolded or italic words out...oh yeah, this chapter is dedicated to Exhile87 for being the 50th reviewer ^-^, and Rinoa41269 for giving me that great idea for the puppy's name!
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Chapter 7
"Kweh! Kweh!"
The constant sound resounded through Rinoa's head. Rinoa slowly opened her eyes trying to get used to the sunlight shining through the window. "Where am I?"
"Oh good, you're up!" A chubby man wearing a yellowish green shirt and blue shorts walked into the wooden hut. "I found you laying near a forest this morning when I was taking the chocobos out for their morning walk. You're still a little dirty from the mud. Guess the heavy downpour last night didn't give you a good bath, huh?"
"Who are you?" Rinoa asked, a little frightened of this jolly stranger.
"Let me introduce myself, my name's Choco Billy and you're in my little hut in this chocobo forest! Oh, and that's my son over there! You can call him Chocoboy!" He said as he pointed to a cot, which was in the corner.
Rinoa tiptoed to look at the little baby who was sleeping quietly and hugging a little tonberry stuff toy. "He's so cute!" the young girl giggled. 'Hmm...why do I have a feeling that something's missing...' Rinoa looked around and spotted a shelf of stuff toys with a little white stuffed lion placed in the middle. 'Squall!'
"Excuse me sir, did you see a boy with brown hair? Oh, and a little puppy too?"
"Oh, do you mean your friend, I think he said his name was Squall, yeah, he's outside with your puppy! What a good boy! He helped me feed the chicobos! Of course I rewarded him with some of my cookies!" Choco Billy chuckled.
Rinoa raced out of the hut and was in frenzied delight to find Squall outside with the puppy, playing with the chicobos.
"Mornin'" Squall said softly when he saw his friend.
"Wow..." Rinoa looked at the beautiful sanctuary where the chocobos and chicobos were.
"So, you enjoy the ambiance of the chocobo forests?" Choco Billy asked from behind, "Well, I'll be glad to let you know that there are seven chocobo forests around the world each possessing it's own significant beauty! My wife and siblings are taking care of the other forests and we switch our posts too to increase our affection level with each and every chocobo in every forest! You might meet me when you visit another forest too!"
"Really?" The two children asked in unison.
"Listen kids, I gotta get you back to your homes soon or your parents are gonna be really worried." Choco Billy said seriously.
"Our parents are not with us sir..." Squall answered emotionlessly.
"Um...we're staying at Matron, er, Ms. Edea's Orphanage." Rinoa said as she petted a chicobo.
"Oh, that's nearby. C'mon you guys you gotta get home now!"
"So soon?" Rinoa asked as she hugged a chicobo tightly as the poor thing struggled for air.
"I would give you a chicobo if you were old enough to take care of it...who knows? Maybe we'll meet again when you guys are older and then I'll give you your very own chicobo! If I don't, my son will! I'll tell him all about you kids when he gets older! For now, just hop on!" Choco Billy got on a chocobo as he helped the two kids up and set them in front of him. The trio soon rode off on a single chocobo that carried them in the direction of home.
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"Edea, I'm sure there're safe. Somehow, I have a feeling that these kids are strong enough to survive any obstacles!" Cid tried his best to calm him wife who was breaking down. "You didn't even get any sleep last might..."
"How in the world do you think I'll be able to sleep?! We've searched through the whole area after the rain had put out the fire and we didn't even see a cloth from them."
"Matron..." Quistis popped her head into the couple's room, "Seifer and Irvine said that they see a huge chocobo coming!" The blonde ran off and rejoined her friends.
"Oh hyne! What on earth is she talking about?" Edea wondered aloud.
*knock knock*
The couple restlessly made their way to the door and was surprised to see who they saw!
"Matron!" Rinoa hugged and held onto Edea's leg while Squall mumbled something as he carried the puppy and walked in casually.
"Thank you so much for bringing my children back! Could I kindly get to know your name?" Cid asked politely.
The man gave a huge smile and said, "You can call me Choco Billy!"
"Huh? Did someone say Choco Billy?" Seifer asked loudly from the living room.
"Yeah! He's here!" Rinoa beamed.
"AAHHH!!" Seifer raced to the door with the other kids, excluding Squall and Rinoa, close behind.
"Sign my cookie box, please?" Selphie begged.
"Hey, I got here first!" Seifer protested.
"Okay kids, you'll all get your boxes signed!" The bubbly man proceeded to sign each box as Cid stood there to make sure that none of the kids were going to drive the man nuts. Seifer, Quistis and Selphie were shooting all sorts of questions about cookies while Zell and Irvine were trying to climb onto the chocobo.
Edea walked into the living room where Squall and Rinoa were. "You kids got me really worried! Don't ever do that again, do you hear?" Edea bent down and hugged her children. "Yes matron!"
"Where did you get that puppy?" Edea questioned. Rinoa started explaining everything.
"So, can we keep it? I'll take care of it!" Rinoa begged.
"I guess you may...what are you going to name it?"
"Gee.I dunno.what do you think Squall?"
"I dunno either!"
"This is getting nowhere! Right now, go get a bath you two and then we'll all be ready for lunch!" Edea decided.
The two headed for their respective bathrooms as Rinoa brought along the puppy for a good wash.
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*After dinner*
The kids were at the beach playing 'Murderer' as suggested by Seifer. Seifer was the murderer and he had to look for the others who were hiding and 'murder' them. Those 'murdered' would become 'murderers' too and the last person to be found would be the sole survivor a.k.a the winner of the game. Quite a lame game really. But what can you expect from a game made up by a 5 year old?
Rinoa sat on a rock still trying to figure out an appropriate name for the puppy that Squall was playing with near the sea.
"Boo!" Seifer shouted into Zell's ear as he crept behind the defenseless victim.
"Aw shucks! Now I've gotta be a 'murderer' too!" Zell grumbled.
"Hey! It's the rules!"
The two blondes crept around and saw a cowboy hat sticking out of the bushes.
'What an idiot! Doesn't even know how to hide!' Seifer thought.
"Boo!" They both shouted loudly and pulled Irvine out.
"Could you guys keep it down? I'm trying to think here!" Rinoa shouted.
"Sooooorrry! But we're playing 'Murderer'!" Zell yelled back.
'Argh, what's with all this 'Boo' stuff? Boo here and boo there, that's so boring! Hmm...' Rinoa felt an idea coming up.
"Boo!" The three boys shouted even louder when they found Selphie.
"That's it!" Rinoa exclaimed and rushed over to Squall.
"What's up?" Squall asked, curious about Rinoa's sudden outburst.
"Guess what Squall? Meet our new friend Boo!" Rinoa said happily as she picked the little puppy up and held it to his face.
"Boo?!"
"Yup! That's right!" Rinoa nodded.
"Er...okay..."
Rinoa cuddled the puppy as Squall just petted it. Boo wasn't just their new friend, it was the bond of their growing friendship.
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A/n: Well, that's it for chapter 7, so sorry that it was kinda boring cause I didn't really know what to write and added anything that came into my mind. Thanks for reading it anyway and pls review everybody!! I'm planning to add just one more chapter and end with an epilogue. Whadaya think? Once again, thank you all who have read this! ^_^
Pink Cherry Blossom: Yup, I agree, Sakura flowers sure are pretty!! Thanx for the whole list of names!! ^_~
Lionheart: Heyz!! I'm gonna go watch Goldmember with my friends soon! Just watched the first two movies around last week...my sis had the DVD all along!! ^-^
Rinoa41269: Haha, you said they should think of a silly name, huh? Was running through my DVDs the other day and I saw Monsters Inc.!! That's how the idea hit me!! Thanks for the review!!
Exhile87: Oh, there's nothing wrong with the name. Just *didn't* want the doggy to be Angelo. By the way, is Angelo female or male? Cause' I've always thought that it's a guy's name and saw this guy on TV whose name was Angelo...but lotsa people say that Angelo's female!! *Scratches head* Now I'm confused!! And nope, they won't get gastric coz there's the super hero dudes who saved the world from time compression!! Yeah, I know I'm crazy...must be due to all that stress *mutters* evil school...
NadiaZimbabwa: Thankies for reading this all the way and reviewing too!!
Neoshipper: Thanx for reviewing and checking out my other fic!! You know I wouldn't be *that* mean to leave Squall and Rinoa in a burning forest, right? Right?? Anyway, thanx again!!
Abby215: Thanx so much for reviewing!! I always have them talking like kids for a certain part and I would always drift off and then they start talking like 17 year olds!! Oh well...I'll just hafta keep working on that!!
Angelfaced: Thanx soo much for reading and reviewing my fics!! Hehe, loved your suggestion!! ^_^
A/n: Damn, can't seem to get any bolded or italic words out...oh yeah, this chapter is dedicated to Exhile87 for being the 50th reviewer ^-^, and Rinoa41269 for giving me that great idea for the puppy's name!
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Chapter 7
"Kweh! Kweh!"
The constant sound resounded through Rinoa's head. Rinoa slowly opened her eyes trying to get used to the sunlight shining through the window. "Where am I?"
"Oh good, you're up!" A chubby man wearing a yellowish green shirt and blue shorts walked into the wooden hut. "I found you laying near a forest this morning when I was taking the chocobos out for their morning walk. You're still a little dirty from the mud. Guess the heavy downpour last night didn't give you a good bath, huh?"
"Who are you?" Rinoa asked, a little frightened of this jolly stranger.
"Let me introduce myself, my name's Choco Billy and you're in my little hut in this chocobo forest! Oh, and that's my son over there! You can call him Chocoboy!" He said as he pointed to a cot, which was in the corner.
Rinoa tiptoed to look at the little baby who was sleeping quietly and hugging a little tonberry stuff toy. "He's so cute!" the young girl giggled. 'Hmm...why do I have a feeling that something's missing...' Rinoa looked around and spotted a shelf of stuff toys with a little white stuffed lion placed in the middle. 'Squall!'
"Excuse me sir, did you see a boy with brown hair? Oh, and a little puppy too?"
"Oh, do you mean your friend, I think he said his name was Squall, yeah, he's outside with your puppy! What a good boy! He helped me feed the chicobos! Of course I rewarded him with some of my cookies!" Choco Billy chuckled.
Rinoa raced out of the hut and was in frenzied delight to find Squall outside with the puppy, playing with the chicobos.
"Mornin'" Squall said softly when he saw his friend.
"Wow..." Rinoa looked at the beautiful sanctuary where the chocobos and chicobos were.
"So, you enjoy the ambiance of the chocobo forests?" Choco Billy asked from behind, "Well, I'll be glad to let you know that there are seven chocobo forests around the world each possessing it's own significant beauty! My wife and siblings are taking care of the other forests and we switch our posts too to increase our affection level with each and every chocobo in every forest! You might meet me when you visit another forest too!"
"Really?" The two children asked in unison.
"Listen kids, I gotta get you back to your homes soon or your parents are gonna be really worried." Choco Billy said seriously.
"Our parents are not with us sir..." Squall answered emotionlessly.
"Um...we're staying at Matron, er, Ms. Edea's Orphanage." Rinoa said as she petted a chicobo.
"Oh, that's nearby. C'mon you guys you gotta get home now!"
"So soon?" Rinoa asked as she hugged a chicobo tightly as the poor thing struggled for air.
"I would give you a chicobo if you were old enough to take care of it...who knows? Maybe we'll meet again when you guys are older and then I'll give you your very own chicobo! If I don't, my son will! I'll tell him all about you kids when he gets older! For now, just hop on!" Choco Billy got on a chocobo as he helped the two kids up and set them in front of him. The trio soon rode off on a single chocobo that carried them in the direction of home.
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"Edea, I'm sure there're safe. Somehow, I have a feeling that these kids are strong enough to survive any obstacles!" Cid tried his best to calm him wife who was breaking down. "You didn't even get any sleep last might..."
"How in the world do you think I'll be able to sleep?! We've searched through the whole area after the rain had put out the fire and we didn't even see a cloth from them."
"Matron..." Quistis popped her head into the couple's room, "Seifer and Irvine said that they see a huge chocobo coming!" The blonde ran off and rejoined her friends.
"Oh hyne! What on earth is she talking about?" Edea wondered aloud.
*knock knock*
The couple restlessly made their way to the door and was surprised to see who they saw!
"Matron!" Rinoa hugged and held onto Edea's leg while Squall mumbled something as he carried the puppy and walked in casually.
"Thank you so much for bringing my children back! Could I kindly get to know your name?" Cid asked politely.
The man gave a huge smile and said, "You can call me Choco Billy!"
"Huh? Did someone say Choco Billy?" Seifer asked loudly from the living room.
"Yeah! He's here!" Rinoa beamed.
"AAHHH!!" Seifer raced to the door with the other kids, excluding Squall and Rinoa, close behind.
"Sign my cookie box, please?" Selphie begged.
"Hey, I got here first!" Seifer protested.
"Okay kids, you'll all get your boxes signed!" The bubbly man proceeded to sign each box as Cid stood there to make sure that none of the kids were going to drive the man nuts. Seifer, Quistis and Selphie were shooting all sorts of questions about cookies while Zell and Irvine were trying to climb onto the chocobo.
Edea walked into the living room where Squall and Rinoa were. "You kids got me really worried! Don't ever do that again, do you hear?" Edea bent down and hugged her children. "Yes matron!"
"Where did you get that puppy?" Edea questioned. Rinoa started explaining everything.
"So, can we keep it? I'll take care of it!" Rinoa begged.
"I guess you may...what are you going to name it?"
"Gee.I dunno.what do you think Squall?"
"I dunno either!"
"This is getting nowhere! Right now, go get a bath you two and then we'll all be ready for lunch!" Edea decided.
The two headed for their respective bathrooms as Rinoa brought along the puppy for a good wash.
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*After dinner*
The kids were at the beach playing 'Murderer' as suggested by Seifer. Seifer was the murderer and he had to look for the others who were hiding and 'murder' them. Those 'murdered' would become 'murderers' too and the last person to be found would be the sole survivor a.k.a the winner of the game. Quite a lame game really. But what can you expect from a game made up by a 5 year old?
Rinoa sat on a rock still trying to figure out an appropriate name for the puppy that Squall was playing with near the sea.
"Boo!" Seifer shouted into Zell's ear as he crept behind the defenseless victim.
"Aw shucks! Now I've gotta be a 'murderer' too!" Zell grumbled.
"Hey! It's the rules!"
The two blondes crept around and saw a cowboy hat sticking out of the bushes.
'What an idiot! Doesn't even know how to hide!' Seifer thought.
"Boo!" They both shouted loudly and pulled Irvine out.
"Could you guys keep it down? I'm trying to think here!" Rinoa shouted.
"Sooooorrry! But we're playing 'Murderer'!" Zell yelled back.
'Argh, what's with all this 'Boo' stuff? Boo here and boo there, that's so boring! Hmm...' Rinoa felt an idea coming up.
"Boo!" The three boys shouted even louder when they found Selphie.
"That's it!" Rinoa exclaimed and rushed over to Squall.
"What's up?" Squall asked, curious about Rinoa's sudden outburst.
"Guess what Squall? Meet our new friend Boo!" Rinoa said happily as she picked the little puppy up and held it to his face.
"Boo?!"
"Yup! That's right!" Rinoa nodded.
"Er...okay..."
Rinoa cuddled the puppy as Squall just petted it. Boo wasn't just their new friend, it was the bond of their growing friendship.
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A/n: Well, that's it for chapter 7, so sorry that it was kinda boring cause I didn't really know what to write and added anything that came into my mind. Thanks for reading it anyway and pls review everybody!! I'm planning to add just one more chapter and end with an epilogue. Whadaya think? Once again, thank you all who have read this! ^_^
Pink Cherry Blossom: Yup, I agree, Sakura flowers sure are pretty!! Thanx for the whole list of names!! ^_~
Lionheart: Heyz!! I'm gonna go watch Goldmember with my friends soon! Just watched the first two movies around last week...my sis had the DVD all along!! ^-^
Rinoa41269: Haha, you said they should think of a silly name, huh? Was running through my DVDs the other day and I saw Monsters Inc.!! That's how the idea hit me!! Thanks for the review!!
Exhile87: Oh, there's nothing wrong with the name. Just *didn't* want the doggy to be Angelo. By the way, is Angelo female or male? Cause' I've always thought that it's a guy's name and saw this guy on TV whose name was Angelo...but lotsa people say that Angelo's female!! *Scratches head* Now I'm confused!! And nope, they won't get gastric coz there's the super hero dudes who saved the world from time compression!! Yeah, I know I'm crazy...must be due to all that stress *mutters* evil school...
NadiaZimbabwa: Thankies for reading this all the way and reviewing too!!
Neoshipper: Thanx for reviewing and checking out my other fic!! You know I wouldn't be *that* mean to leave Squall and Rinoa in a burning forest, right? Right?? Anyway, thanx again!!
Abby215: Thanx so much for reviewing!! I always have them talking like kids for a certain part and I would always drift off and then they start talking like 17 year olds!! Oh well...I'll just hafta keep working on that!!
Angelfaced: Thanx soo much for reading and reviewing my fics!! Hehe, loved your suggestion!! ^_^