Chapter 3
"So what do you want to do then? I'm bored and we've got until tomorrow off." Selphie was getting frustrated. Everyone looked at Squall.
"Don't look at me. You can do what you like as long as you're back at the hotel this evening."
"Alright, I'm going shopping," screamed Selphie. "You coming Quistis?"
"Sure, why not. We'll see you guys later." With that, the two women left in the direction of the shopping mall.
"I'm gonna check out the local ladies," said Irvine, his voice as cocky as usual. "Anyone else coming?"
"Can we get some hotdogs while we're out?" asked Zell.
"Sure."
"Alright, I'm there," shouted an excited Zell. "You not coming, Squall?"
"No, go on your own. I'll see you later."
* * *
Squall returned to his hotel room to think.
"Will I have to kill Seifer? Rinoa won't like that but it looks like I don't have a choice. SeeDs don't get choices. We just follow orders." Squall sat on his bed thinking about his upcoming battle with Seifer.
"He must know I'm here. He must have guessed by now that SeeD would be dispatched." Squall couldn't shake off a bad feeling about this. "Seifer's not stupid. He must have a plan. He's ready for me."
* * *
Rinoa could here footsteps echoing down the corridor outside her room. She backed away into the corner, afraid. She heard a key turn in the lock and the door opened. A tall, ominous figure entered the room. He was very familiar to Rinoa.
"Seifer," she exclaimed, not quite believing that he was actually here.
"Rinoa, I've missed you so much," said Seifer sarcastically. "I hope the accommodation you've been given is up to your standards."
"Cut it out Seifer."
"Not really in a position to make demands are you?"
"Shut up."
"Be nice Rinoa. You shouldn't be rude to your host."
"Why are you keeping me here?"
"You'll find out soon enough."
"What do you mean?"
"Wait and see. Wait and see." Seifer began to laugh, and with that, left Rinoa alone again.
* * *
"I wonder how Rinoa is?" Squall wondered. "Maybe I should call her."
Squall was about to pick up the phone when he had second thoughts.
"She'll just think I'm being stupid if I ring her now. I only left yesterday."
At that moment the phone began to ring. Squall answered.
"Squall, is that you?" It was Headmaster Cid.
"Yes. What's wrong. Is there a change in mission plan?"
"No, nothing like that. I just wanted to check that Rinoa was okay with you."
"Rinoa?" Squall was puzzled. "Why would she be here?"
"She was spotted getting the train to Deling. I thought she would have gone to see you." The headmaster sounded worried. "There must be something wrong."
Squall fell silent and put the phone down.
"Rinoa. What have I done? This is my fault. If I hadn't have been so harsh on you when I left, you would never have come after me." A lone tear could be seen rolling down his cheek. "Rinoa."
* * *
"So what do you want to do then? I'm bored and we've got until tomorrow off." Selphie was getting frustrated. Everyone looked at Squall.
"Don't look at me. You can do what you like as long as you're back at the hotel this evening."
"Alright, I'm going shopping," screamed Selphie. "You coming Quistis?"
"Sure, why not. We'll see you guys later." With that, the two women left in the direction of the shopping mall.
"I'm gonna check out the local ladies," said Irvine, his voice as cocky as usual. "Anyone else coming?"
"Can we get some hotdogs while we're out?" asked Zell.
"Sure."
"Alright, I'm there," shouted an excited Zell. "You not coming, Squall?"
"No, go on your own. I'll see you later."
* * *
Squall returned to his hotel room to think.
"Will I have to kill Seifer? Rinoa won't like that but it looks like I don't have a choice. SeeDs don't get choices. We just follow orders." Squall sat on his bed thinking about his upcoming battle with Seifer.
"He must know I'm here. He must have guessed by now that SeeD would be dispatched." Squall couldn't shake off a bad feeling about this. "Seifer's not stupid. He must have a plan. He's ready for me."
* * *
Rinoa could here footsteps echoing down the corridor outside her room. She backed away into the corner, afraid. She heard a key turn in the lock and the door opened. A tall, ominous figure entered the room. He was very familiar to Rinoa.
"Seifer," she exclaimed, not quite believing that he was actually here.
"Rinoa, I've missed you so much," said Seifer sarcastically. "I hope the accommodation you've been given is up to your standards."
"Cut it out Seifer."
"Not really in a position to make demands are you?"
"Shut up."
"Be nice Rinoa. You shouldn't be rude to your host."
"Why are you keeping me here?"
"You'll find out soon enough."
"What do you mean?"
"Wait and see. Wait and see." Seifer began to laugh, and with that, left Rinoa alone again.
* * *
"I wonder how Rinoa is?" Squall wondered. "Maybe I should call her."
Squall was about to pick up the phone when he had second thoughts.
"She'll just think I'm being stupid if I ring her now. I only left yesterday."
At that moment the phone began to ring. Squall answered.
"Squall, is that you?" It was Headmaster Cid.
"Yes. What's wrong. Is there a change in mission plan?"
"No, nothing like that. I just wanted to check that Rinoa was okay with you."
"Rinoa?" Squall was puzzled. "Why would she be here?"
"She was spotted getting the train to Deling. I thought she would have gone to see you." The headmaster sounded worried. "There must be something wrong."
Squall fell silent and put the phone down.
"Rinoa. What have I done? This is my fault. If I hadn't have been so harsh on you when I left, you would never have come after me." A lone tear could be seen rolling down his cheek. "Rinoa."
* * *