Disclaimer: You know the drill...I do not own Final Fantasy.
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Chapter 4
Rinoa parked her bike locked in a corner of the school's car park. As she walked up to the stairs, she spotted three cheerleaders gossiping as usual.
"There that girl's Rinoa Heartilly!" One of them pointed at Rinoa as she walked past.
'What's that all about?' Rinoa thought irritated by the way the girl, no, Tifa, the girl with the annoying voice as she vaguely remembered Selphie introducing, was talking about her as though she was a freak.
"Is she that poor? I mean, besides the Tilmitts everyone else gets to school chauffeured and there she is, arriving on a run down motorcycle. Man is she gonna bring down the school's reputation!" Aeris said with disgust.
"Remember what Squall Leonhart told everyone to do?" Yuna questioned the two girls.
"Oh yeah!" Tifa said as she let out a series of ear piercing giggles. "Let's think of something!"
The girls walk off as Rinoa glared at them. "What is that jerk up to this time?" Rinoa thought aloud.
"He's got everyone against you, ya know?"
Rinoa looked up and saw a well-built guy and a silver-haired girl staring back at her. "What do you mean? If so, then why are you telling me that?" Rinoa questioned, a little confuse by the sudden appearance of the duo.
"SEIFER SENT. BE CAREFUL." The expressionless girl spoke those four words and ran away.
"Hey wait up, Fu!" The tall guy took off after her.
'I think I should leave this for now.' Rinoa thought as she rubbed her temples.
Unknown to her, a certain figure had sneaked up behind her and stuck something on her back...
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"Oh Heartilly, we know that already! You don't have to publicize it, you know?" Garnet said sarcastically as Rinoa sat her books on the table beside Selphie's.
"What are you talking about?" Rinoa asked, baffled by sudden snickers that filled the classroom.
Quistis walked up to her and whispered, "Um...look at your back."
Rinoa tilted her head back and noticed a piece of paper stuck to her. She quickly grabbed it off and read the large letters printed on it:
I AM SUCH A HUGE FRIGGIN' LOSER
"Who did this?" She barked, furiously.
Selphie appeared in time to hear Rinoa shouting at everyone. "Er...what's up, Rin?"
"Some jerk stuck this on my back!" Rinoa blew up as she held the paper out.
"Why would anyone do this?" Selphie wondered aloud then widen her eyes as the realization hit her.
"You know that anyone who offends Squall Leonhart would get their payback..." Yuna added.
'So that's why...looks like he won't let me off...' Rinoa slumped down on her chair and heard a 'splat' sound. 'Huh?'
"Teacher's coming!" Some random student yelled.
The Maths teacher walked into the classroom. "Good morning class. Please hand in the assignments that were given a week ago."
"Sir," Rinoa stood up and the class exploded with laughter. Rinoa ignored them and continued, "I think you might be in the wrong class...there isn't maths today."
"Miss Heartilly, I'm afraid that you plan isn't going to work just because you forgot to bring you books. I've informed Zachary to tell the class that I've swap periods with your History teacher because I need to prepare you for your maths test this Friday and I don't see how you could miss that important piece of information unless you were day dreaming."
"Huh? But nobody told me about it!" Rinoa protested.
"Lies, lies, lies. I think you have an appointment in the detention room after school today. Oh, and could you please make a trip to the washroom and clean off that spot on your jeans?" Once again the class burst into laughter.
Rinoa looked behind and found a large spot of black ink on her butt. The liquid on her chair was still wet and was slowly dripping onto the floor. She felt her face turn into multiple shades of red, feeling both embarrassed and furious.
Rinoa ran out of the classroom and to the ladies. She locked herself in a cubicle and started to cry. As hard as she tried to fight back her tears she couldn't help but feel it flow down her cheeks. Feelings of fear, anger, embarrassment, frustration filled her.
She slowly regained her composure and walked over to the basin to clean the mess. 'Sigh, there goes my favourite pair of jeans, oh well...'
When all that could be removed was gone, Rinoa made her way back. Sadly, she bumped into her nemesis.
"Woah, I'm shocked! You're still here?" Squall gasped mockingly. Rinoa pushed past him and walked away.
"We'll see how long you'll last!" he shouted.
'Creep.'
"Rinoa!" Selphie ran over to her friend as she entered the classroom. "You okay?"
"I'm fine...I guess." Rinoa looked around to see that the teacher wasn't there anymore. Apparently she had been waiting in the washroom for an hour till the maths lesson was over.
"Didn't think you would return..." Garnet spoke up. "Hey shut annoying gab for once alright!" Selphie retorted leaving Garnet was stumped for a moment.
Rinoa walked back to her table and found her seat cleaned. 'Thanks Selphie.' she thought gratefully as she looked at the hurdles of blackened tissues around Selphie's table.
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The next few days got by with Rinoa getting glued to her chair, tripped and falling face flat on muddy grounds, more rude remarks stuck on her back, getting chased by wild dogs, spending more time in the detention room and well, almost anything else one could think of.
"AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!" Rinoa screamed at the top of her lungs. "I hate you all! Damn you Squall Leonhart and your three lackeys! I hate you!" She was obviously pissed of being pushed onto the soggy field again.
Rinoa's head shot up as she heard a rustling in the bushes. She spun around to find no one present. Rinoa had been here, in the isolated flower garden behind the school building a few times to scream her anger away...never once had she met anyone here and decided to label this place as her hiding spot. She had stumbled into this area as she tried to hide from the dogs that some jackass had sent after her.
"Who's there?" Rinoa called out. She picked a stone up in case she had to ward off another jerk who was ready to play a prank on her.
A tall shadowy figure appeared around the corner. Rinoa took aim and threw the stone at the intruder without bothering to find out who it was. After all it probably was another prankster since the only one on her side was Selphie and Tidus and they were both, well...petite.
"Ow! Hey, what did you do that for?"
'Huh?'
The mysterious figure walked out of the shadows. "You don't go around throwing stones at everybody, you know?"
"Seifer Almasy?"
Seifer looked up, "Yeah, that's me."
"So you've heard what I was screaming just now?"
"Well, I've heard you a couple of times before...you would just run in all of a sudden and start yelling how much you hate this school, Squall and basically everybody." Seifer started.
'Yikes, he's been here all this time?' Rinoa thought.
"And if you're wondering whether I've been here all the while, well let's just say that I hate being around crowds and this is a get away place for me. The only reason why I didn't bother you when you were screaming is because I believe that everyone deserves their privacy," he continued.
"You're one of them aren't you? Why are you even talking to me? And why did you send those two to warn me about what was gonna happen a few days ago?" Rinoa inquired.
"Hey, why are you interrogating me as if I committed some huge crime? I did what I wanted to do and I don't think that anyone should deserve that kinda treatment." Seifer stated. "Here, clean your face." He said softly as he handed her a handkerchief.
Rinoa hesitantly accepted it and wiped her face. 'He's different from them...'
"Hey! Your...um...handkerchief!" Rinoa called out as Seifer started to walk off.
"Keep it, it's worthless now." Seifer answered without turning back.
'I stand corrected, he's just another jerk!'
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Rinoa walked back to the car park for her bike. She gasped as she saw the condition of her motorcycle. Parts were missing and the remaining parts were either damaged or badly vandalized.
Rinoa inhaled deep breaths trying to hold back her tears and anger. 'No! I won't be pushed around!'
"I'm not afraid of anyone! Show me what you've got!" Rinoa shouted in the empty car park.
SPLASH!
Next thing she knew, she was thoroughly drenched. She looked up and saw a bevy of giggling girls disappear round the corridor on the level above.
"That's it! Squall Leonhart, we'll see who's boss!" Rinoa exclaimed as she kicked the car nearest to her.
"Ow!" Rinoa yelped as she held her foot. 'I'm gonna need some help...'
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A/n: Yeah, that's another chapter down. Rinoa is definitely gonna stand up to that jerk next chapter! Right now, pls review and keep voting on the couplings! Especially Selphie's coupling since the votes for Selvines and Zelphies are *really* close!
Oh, and somebody pllllllleeeeease tell me if I should keep Zell's obsessions for hotdogs and whether Rinoa should still have Angelo! Pls review everybody and thanks for reading!
angel: Thanks for reading and reviewing again! I love the character clash too! ^_~
Rinoa-sa: Thanx for voting and reviewing and I hope you'll update your fic soon! ^-^
flutter: Uh huh, I've decided to make an FF8 version of meteor garden since it's a pity that lots of people have missed such a great show! Do you happen to be a fan of F4? :)
rebekka: Thanx for the review! ^_~
teya: Thank you soo much for the review! Don't worry, I'll make sure that lots of guys would go completely nuts for her, k? Hehe! ^_^
hay lin: Thanx for reading and reviewing! I'll try to add you idea but the cheerleading part may be impossible...
KC: Thanks for the review and I would definitely keep that idea in mind! ^_~
Angelprinzcess29: Thanks for voting and r&r-ing! Hope you'll keep reading! I love you fic - Never Free! ^_^
Athena88: Thank you for reviewing! Keep writing too, k? Never seen any fics from you in a while...:(
Icedragon6171: I really appreciate your review! Thanks soo much! ^_^
Geminigirlz: Thanx for your votes!! And a huge thankies for checking out my other fic!! ^^
FloralBlackMoon: Thanx sooo much for your votes! Your idea would definitely be in use!! There wouldn't be much focus on Selphie since the main couplings are Squinoa and Seinoa. But pls do vote anyway! Let's just say that Zell's and Irvine's personalities would be their original one, k? Thanks and love ya!!
SummonerYuna: Thanks for the review! Rinoa does have her eye set on Seifer now, but there will still be Squinoa and Seinoa stuff somehow! Thanks again! ^_^
PinkStarz: So you've voted for a Seinoa? Okie, the votes for a Seinoa has increased again! Thanks a bunch! ^_^
Squall's girl: Don't cha worry! Rinoa would just fall for Seifer first and well...whether she'll still love him in the end will all depend on the lovely reviewers!! ^_~
HoneyD: Thanks for reading and reviewing!! ^_^
Digi*girl: Hehe, thanx for voting! Don't worry the Mr. Nice guy in Squall will kick in soon!! Maybe in umm...about a few chapters?? Thanx again!! ^-^
Angelfaced: My thoughts exactly! Thanx for the review! Keep voting, k? ^_^
Lil Angel: Thanks soo much for reviewing! I really appreciate the votes!! ^^
Rinoa41269: Hiz!! Thanx for voting!! Whether Squall's gonna be nice...you'll find out soon!!
IsidraC: Thankies for voting again!! I'll add more Seinoa stuff, k?
Lionheart: Hizzzz!! Thanks sooo much for the review and good luck with catching up on the stories, which I bet you already, have!! Ttyl on MSN!! ^_^
Trajik007: Haha, thanks for the vote but I'm afraid that's the only vote for that pairing!! Lol but thanx again anyway!!
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Chapter 4
Rinoa parked her bike locked in a corner of the school's car park. As she walked up to the stairs, she spotted three cheerleaders gossiping as usual.
"There that girl's Rinoa Heartilly!" One of them pointed at Rinoa as she walked past.
'What's that all about?' Rinoa thought irritated by the way the girl, no, Tifa, the girl with the annoying voice as she vaguely remembered Selphie introducing, was talking about her as though she was a freak.
"Is she that poor? I mean, besides the Tilmitts everyone else gets to school chauffeured and there she is, arriving on a run down motorcycle. Man is she gonna bring down the school's reputation!" Aeris said with disgust.
"Remember what Squall Leonhart told everyone to do?" Yuna questioned the two girls.
"Oh yeah!" Tifa said as she let out a series of ear piercing giggles. "Let's think of something!"
The girls walk off as Rinoa glared at them. "What is that jerk up to this time?" Rinoa thought aloud.
"He's got everyone against you, ya know?"
Rinoa looked up and saw a well-built guy and a silver-haired girl staring back at her. "What do you mean? If so, then why are you telling me that?" Rinoa questioned, a little confuse by the sudden appearance of the duo.
"SEIFER SENT. BE CAREFUL." The expressionless girl spoke those four words and ran away.
"Hey wait up, Fu!" The tall guy took off after her.
'I think I should leave this for now.' Rinoa thought as she rubbed her temples.
Unknown to her, a certain figure had sneaked up behind her and stuck something on her back...
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"Oh Heartilly, we know that already! You don't have to publicize it, you know?" Garnet said sarcastically as Rinoa sat her books on the table beside Selphie's.
"What are you talking about?" Rinoa asked, baffled by sudden snickers that filled the classroom.
Quistis walked up to her and whispered, "Um...look at your back."
Rinoa tilted her head back and noticed a piece of paper stuck to her. She quickly grabbed it off and read the large letters printed on it:
I AM SUCH A HUGE FRIGGIN' LOSER
"Who did this?" She barked, furiously.
Selphie appeared in time to hear Rinoa shouting at everyone. "Er...what's up, Rin?"
"Some jerk stuck this on my back!" Rinoa blew up as she held the paper out.
"Why would anyone do this?" Selphie wondered aloud then widen her eyes as the realization hit her.
"You know that anyone who offends Squall Leonhart would get their payback..." Yuna added.
'So that's why...looks like he won't let me off...' Rinoa slumped down on her chair and heard a 'splat' sound. 'Huh?'
"Teacher's coming!" Some random student yelled.
The Maths teacher walked into the classroom. "Good morning class. Please hand in the assignments that were given a week ago."
"Sir," Rinoa stood up and the class exploded with laughter. Rinoa ignored them and continued, "I think you might be in the wrong class...there isn't maths today."
"Miss Heartilly, I'm afraid that you plan isn't going to work just because you forgot to bring you books. I've informed Zachary to tell the class that I've swap periods with your History teacher because I need to prepare you for your maths test this Friday and I don't see how you could miss that important piece of information unless you were day dreaming."
"Huh? But nobody told me about it!" Rinoa protested.
"Lies, lies, lies. I think you have an appointment in the detention room after school today. Oh, and could you please make a trip to the washroom and clean off that spot on your jeans?" Once again the class burst into laughter.
Rinoa looked behind and found a large spot of black ink on her butt. The liquid on her chair was still wet and was slowly dripping onto the floor. She felt her face turn into multiple shades of red, feeling both embarrassed and furious.
Rinoa ran out of the classroom and to the ladies. She locked herself in a cubicle and started to cry. As hard as she tried to fight back her tears she couldn't help but feel it flow down her cheeks. Feelings of fear, anger, embarrassment, frustration filled her.
She slowly regained her composure and walked over to the basin to clean the mess. 'Sigh, there goes my favourite pair of jeans, oh well...'
When all that could be removed was gone, Rinoa made her way back. Sadly, she bumped into her nemesis.
"Woah, I'm shocked! You're still here?" Squall gasped mockingly. Rinoa pushed past him and walked away.
"We'll see how long you'll last!" he shouted.
'Creep.'
"Rinoa!" Selphie ran over to her friend as she entered the classroom. "You okay?"
"I'm fine...I guess." Rinoa looked around to see that the teacher wasn't there anymore. Apparently she had been waiting in the washroom for an hour till the maths lesson was over.
"Didn't think you would return..." Garnet spoke up. "Hey shut annoying gab for once alright!" Selphie retorted leaving Garnet was stumped for a moment.
Rinoa walked back to her table and found her seat cleaned. 'Thanks Selphie.' she thought gratefully as she looked at the hurdles of blackened tissues around Selphie's table.
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The next few days got by with Rinoa getting glued to her chair, tripped and falling face flat on muddy grounds, more rude remarks stuck on her back, getting chased by wild dogs, spending more time in the detention room and well, almost anything else one could think of.
"AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!" Rinoa screamed at the top of her lungs. "I hate you all! Damn you Squall Leonhart and your three lackeys! I hate you!" She was obviously pissed of being pushed onto the soggy field again.
Rinoa's head shot up as she heard a rustling in the bushes. She spun around to find no one present. Rinoa had been here, in the isolated flower garden behind the school building a few times to scream her anger away...never once had she met anyone here and decided to label this place as her hiding spot. She had stumbled into this area as she tried to hide from the dogs that some jackass had sent after her.
"Who's there?" Rinoa called out. She picked a stone up in case she had to ward off another jerk who was ready to play a prank on her.
A tall shadowy figure appeared around the corner. Rinoa took aim and threw the stone at the intruder without bothering to find out who it was. After all it probably was another prankster since the only one on her side was Selphie and Tidus and they were both, well...petite.
"Ow! Hey, what did you do that for?"
'Huh?'
The mysterious figure walked out of the shadows. "You don't go around throwing stones at everybody, you know?"
"Seifer Almasy?"
Seifer looked up, "Yeah, that's me."
"So you've heard what I was screaming just now?"
"Well, I've heard you a couple of times before...you would just run in all of a sudden and start yelling how much you hate this school, Squall and basically everybody." Seifer started.
'Yikes, he's been here all this time?' Rinoa thought.
"And if you're wondering whether I've been here all the while, well let's just say that I hate being around crowds and this is a get away place for me. The only reason why I didn't bother you when you were screaming is because I believe that everyone deserves their privacy," he continued.
"You're one of them aren't you? Why are you even talking to me? And why did you send those two to warn me about what was gonna happen a few days ago?" Rinoa inquired.
"Hey, why are you interrogating me as if I committed some huge crime? I did what I wanted to do and I don't think that anyone should deserve that kinda treatment." Seifer stated. "Here, clean your face." He said softly as he handed her a handkerchief.
Rinoa hesitantly accepted it and wiped her face. 'He's different from them...'
"Hey! Your...um...handkerchief!" Rinoa called out as Seifer started to walk off.
"Keep it, it's worthless now." Seifer answered without turning back.
'I stand corrected, he's just another jerk!'
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Rinoa walked back to the car park for her bike. She gasped as she saw the condition of her motorcycle. Parts were missing and the remaining parts were either damaged or badly vandalized.
Rinoa inhaled deep breaths trying to hold back her tears and anger. 'No! I won't be pushed around!'
"I'm not afraid of anyone! Show me what you've got!" Rinoa shouted in the empty car park.
SPLASH!
Next thing she knew, she was thoroughly drenched. She looked up and saw a bevy of giggling girls disappear round the corridor on the level above.
"That's it! Squall Leonhart, we'll see who's boss!" Rinoa exclaimed as she kicked the car nearest to her.
"Ow!" Rinoa yelped as she held her foot. 'I'm gonna need some help...'
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A/n: Yeah, that's another chapter down. Rinoa is definitely gonna stand up to that jerk next chapter! Right now, pls review and keep voting on the couplings! Especially Selphie's coupling since the votes for Selvines and Zelphies are *really* close!
Oh, and somebody pllllllleeeeease tell me if I should keep Zell's obsessions for hotdogs and whether Rinoa should still have Angelo! Pls review everybody and thanks for reading!
angel: Thanks for reading and reviewing again! I love the character clash too! ^_~
Rinoa-sa: Thanx for voting and reviewing and I hope you'll update your fic soon! ^-^
flutter: Uh huh, I've decided to make an FF8 version of meteor garden since it's a pity that lots of people have missed such a great show! Do you happen to be a fan of F4? :)
rebekka: Thanx for the review! ^_~
teya: Thank you soo much for the review! Don't worry, I'll make sure that lots of guys would go completely nuts for her, k? Hehe! ^_^
hay lin: Thanx for reading and reviewing! I'll try to add you idea but the cheerleading part may be impossible...
KC: Thanks for the review and I would definitely keep that idea in mind! ^_~
Angelprinzcess29: Thanks for voting and r&r-ing! Hope you'll keep reading! I love you fic - Never Free! ^_^
Athena88: Thank you for reviewing! Keep writing too, k? Never seen any fics from you in a while...:(
Icedragon6171: I really appreciate your review! Thanks soo much! ^_^
Geminigirlz: Thanx for your votes!! And a huge thankies for checking out my other fic!! ^^
FloralBlackMoon: Thanx sooo much for your votes! Your idea would definitely be in use!! There wouldn't be much focus on Selphie since the main couplings are Squinoa and Seinoa. But pls do vote anyway! Let's just say that Zell's and Irvine's personalities would be their original one, k? Thanks and love ya!!
SummonerYuna: Thanks for the review! Rinoa does have her eye set on Seifer now, but there will still be Squinoa and Seinoa stuff somehow! Thanks again! ^_^
PinkStarz: So you've voted for a Seinoa? Okie, the votes for a Seinoa has increased again! Thanks a bunch! ^_^
Squall's girl: Don't cha worry! Rinoa would just fall for Seifer first and well...whether she'll still love him in the end will all depend on the lovely reviewers!! ^_~
HoneyD: Thanks for reading and reviewing!! ^_^
Digi*girl: Hehe, thanx for voting! Don't worry the Mr. Nice guy in Squall will kick in soon!! Maybe in umm...about a few chapters?? Thanx again!! ^-^
Angelfaced: My thoughts exactly! Thanx for the review! Keep voting, k? ^_^
Lil Angel: Thanks soo much for reviewing! I really appreciate the votes!! ^^
Rinoa41269: Hiz!! Thanx for voting!! Whether Squall's gonna be nice...you'll find out soon!!
IsidraC: Thankies for voting again!! I'll add more Seinoa stuff, k?
Lionheart: Hizzzz!! Thanks sooo much for the review and good luck with catching up on the stories, which I bet you already, have!! Ttyl on MSN!! ^_^
Trajik007: Haha, thanks for the vote but I'm afraid that's the only vote for that pairing!! Lol but thanx again anyway!!