"Well, enough of that. We've been laughing way too much." Seifer
commented after catching his breath. ["This is good. Yet too good to
last."] he felt utterly sorry for himself all of a sudden. ["If only I
could turn back the time.Xu was right, I've been always committing silly
mistakes.] He hated himself especially from turning away from Rinoa when he
still had the chance. He drifted into space, sighing.
"What's wrong, Seifer?" Rinoa asked, immediately sensing his distance. "You were all happy a while ago and then now you seemed bored,"
Seifer turned to her and sighed again. "I wasn't bored, Rin." ["I just don't know why I'm realizing right now how much I've lost since I let you walk away from my life. You're with Squall now and I knew that I can't win your heart back."]
"Never mind," he said lamely.
"Seifer," Rinoa called softly. "How about if I sing for you tonight. If you don't want to share me your thoughts, then maybe my song could ease your mind."
["Your song," Seifer looked back into her searching eyes. ["That song you used to sing for me."]
"Please do, Rinoa. I would gladly appreciate it."
Rinoa let the cool evening breeze freshen her lungs. Both she and Seifer were now facing each other. And he is waiting for her to sing that familiar melody. She blinked and sang to his request.
"Whenever sang my songs, On the stage, on my own Whenever said my words Wishing they would be heard. I saw you smiling at me Was it real, or just my fantasy? You'd always be there in the corner Of this tiny little bar."
Seifer had looked at her and he let her sweet voice carry him back to that summer they once shared.
"Rinoa, Seifer just called," Watts informed Rinoa just as she was about to help Zone prepare their breakfast.
"So? I don't care about him anymore." She replied plainly.
"He said he was sorry," Watts insisted.
"Well, its too late now." Rinoa said while setting the plates in the table.
"What's wrong with you Rinoa?" Zone asked. "You haven't even heard his side."
"Nothing's wrong with me. I just don't want to talk to him." Rinoa said.
"But you need to talk to him." Zone told her. "He keeps on calling you."
"Look guys," Rinoa struggled to keep her cool. "Stop covering for his mistakes. I don't want anything to do with him from now on. He knew I was expecting him and he didn't even bothered to give me a call. What do you expect from me?"
"What do you want him to do then?" Watts returned.
"I just want him to leave me alone," Rinoa whined, losing her appetite. She stood from the table and left her friends behind.
"My last night here for you, Same old songs, just once more. My last night here with you? Maybe yes, maybe no I kind of liked it your way How you shyly placed your eyes on me. Oh did you ever know? That I had mine on you."
"Rinoa, go immediately to your room and change into your best dress." Zone suddenly burst into the house, trying to catch his breath.
"Where's the fire, Zone? And why are you asking me to change?" Rinoa inquired, lifting her head from the Pet Pal magazine she's been reading.
"You just go ahead. It's already 5 p.m. we'll be late."
"Late for what?" Rinoa was so confused.
"We're going to a party. C'mon, move" she motioned for Rinoa to change in her room. "I'll just wait for you outside. Watts will be mad at us."
When zone went outside to their car. She couldn't help wondering what's really going on. "What party?" she asked herself. She didn't even remember somebody who sent an invitation. "Oh well," she went to her room and changed.
* * * "So, how's this?" Rinoa asked her friend who is driving the car. Zone gave her a side ways glance and quickly refocused his senses on the road. "You're gorgeous," he just said.
"Thank you. So will you tell me where we're going?" Rinoa wanted to know.
"Somebody invited us to a party. And please don't ask who 'this' person is." Zone said.
"Huh?" Rinoa was puzzled. "Do you know him?"
"You'll learn about 'this person' on the right time so just wait."
After a few more minutes, she and Zone finally stopped in front of this fancy restaurant named 'Downtown Breeze'. A man in black tux opened the door for them. "Welcome to Downtown Breeze," he greeted.
Sweet aroma of roasted meat floated about the place. Everything in there from the walls to the dining chairs looked so elegant. They had spotted Watts sitting on a nearby table beside a glass window.
"I think we're a bit too early. The guests haven't filled the place," Rinoa said sitting in between her friends. Zone and Watts looked at each other and didn't say anything. A waiter had served them some expensive wine. And so they waited.
Rinoa glance around her and saw that it was nearly 6:30 p.m. "Um, we've been waiting for an hour." She said. Again, Zone and Watts ignored her. Rinoa was bored. Her friends won't tell her who really invited them to this party. She noticed that some of the people were already leaving the place. She looked at Zone who was tapping his fingers lightly on the table and to Watts who kept oon monitoring the time.
"Both of you," the suspicious Rinoa said to them, "Will you tell me now what's." Suddenly, the man who opened the door for them approached their table.
"Excuse me, there's a delivery for you, Miss Heartilly," he said politely. Rinoa turned to him, "Why, that's me"
The man handed her a large vase filled with beautiful flowers. It was arranged in a silver vase and all the other people in the restaurant turned to admire it.
"It's beautiful," Rinoa couldn't help smiling. There were sorts of fragrant flowers neatly entwined in greens. "Who gave this to me?" she asked.
"Why don't you read the card, miss." He pointed at a small envelope hanging on the side of the vase. Rinoa took the envelope and slowly opened it. The card read:
"Please meet me by the park."
There was no signature. Rinoa didn't know what to do. She casted a pleading look at Zone and Watts but the two won't meet her gaze.
"Let's go to the park," Rinoa declared as she stood up, completely forgetting about the party. His two friends followed her to their car.
"Come again, all of you!" the waiter had said as he bade them farewell.
"Who gave me these flowers? C'mon spill!" Rinoa begged her friends. "After asking me to go into that restaurant, now he wants me to go to the park."
"Princess, we don't know okay so let's just head over there and see who your mystery man is," Watts answered Rinoa rested her back on her seat feeling anxious and excited at the same time.
It was already dark when they finally got to the park. Rinoa searched for 'mystery man' hoping to know who he really is. There were lovers scattered everywhere, some sitting and petting on the benches, others licking on their ice creams.
"Miss," a young boy called from behind them. "A man just asked me to give this to you." He gave Rinoa a shopping bag. But before she can question him any further, the boy quickly ran away.
"OH, my!" Rinoa exclaimed.
"Open it!" he heard Zone said.
With trembling fingers, she opened the bag and took out a soft, light blue shawl. Rinoa wrapped it around her shoulders and found it soothing to her skin.
"That must have cost a fortune. See, the fabric is made of expensive fibers," Zone commented. Rinoa stuffed the shawl back in its bag and that was when she noticed a small white envelope sticking on the inside.
"For the sweetest girl around.Please meet me by the beach."
Rinoa closed her eyes and swallowed the lump on her throat. "Seifer! This is SEIFER!" she said out loud, turning to Zone and Watts who was expecting a happy face from her. But Rinoa's expression betrayed all of it.
"How could you do this to me?" you knew it all along." She cried, ignoring the pairs of eyes all turned to her. "You've just let me fall for his stupid game! I thought you were my friends!"
"Rinoa were just trying to get you back together." Watts reasoned.
"I can't believe you. I even got all dressed for this! You guys made a fool out of me!" Rinoa said, close to tears.
"Listen, Rinoa, please listen to us, he doesn't ."
"I can't believe he has the nerve to pull this trick on me." She said wiping away her tears. "He'll see." she stomped back to their car, fuming.
Rinoa practically jumped out of the car when they are finally at the entrance of the beach. "If he thinks that he can easily trick me with his gifts, he's wrong because I won't easily give in!" She walked her way towards the main entrance, white sand filling her sandals. Seifer was standing there half smiling.
"Rin, I'm so glad you decided to come," he greeted.
"Cut it off, Seifer. I didn't come here for you. I came here to give you back these." She almost threw the flowers and the shopping bag in his arms. "I don't want them and please don't ever call me again or ask any help from my friends. Just leave me alone!" she said to his face sarcastically.
Seifer didn't say anything but just stared back at her. Then after a long pause he said, "Are you done talking? Because if you are, I want you to listen to me so I could talk." Rinoa basically crossed her arms in her chest. "What do you have to explain?"
"I'm really sorry I didn't come on your birthday. But I didn't really forget all about it. There was a scheduled Garden activity the next day and I wasn't allowed to take a leave." He began. "So that evening I tried to steal a car from the parking lot but unfortunately, I got caught and was put under probation for 3 days," Seifer confessed quietly. "I tried to reach you after that but you didn't want to talk to me so I just asked Zone and Watts to help me instead and we thought of this scheme." He fidgeted the side of his trench coat. "I'm sorry if you got it the wrong way and if you don't want to forgive me.it's okay. "he slowly turned around and walked away.
"Seifer," Rinoa asked in a soft voice. Seifer turned to face her. She sighed. "I'm sorry, too, for being so selfish." She looked at her sandals and toyed at the sand. "Now, I understand."
Seifer walked back to her side and touched her arm. "you don't need to say sorry, Rin, because you were never selfish. I shall be the one saying those words to you."
Rinoa lifted her head and smiled. Let's just forget about it and start all over again, okay?" she said cheerfully.
"Does that mean I'm already forgiven?" he asked.
Rinoa laughed. "Let's just go home" she spun around and wondered what happened to Watts and Zone who was just standing behind her a while ago. "Weird." She said. "I guess you will the one to take me home then, I'm already hungry."
Seifer smiled. "Not yet," he winked. Then he grabbed her arm saying, "Come with me."
"Darling so there you are, With that look on your face As if you're never hurt, As if you're never down Shall I be the one for you? Who pinches you softly but sure If frown is shown then I will know that you're no dreamer.
Rinoa had let Seifer pull her into the beach. The place was completely deserted and the only sound that can be heard is the soft whispering of the sea. She couldn't help asking, "What are we gonna do here?" Seifer didn't respond and continued to pull her. In a short while, she had found answers to her questions. In the vast stretch of sand, a picnic blanket was spread in the middle lighted by a fire. They drew closer and Rinoa saw a placard which read: EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PRINCESS
"Seifer, this is." Rinoa was speechless. There on the blanket were lobster salad and all of her favorite foods. Seifer even brought a cassette tape filled with Rinoa's favorite music.
"Seifer, did you?" she looked at him, "I mean.wow." She said in awe.
"This is all for you. Me, Fujin and Raijin prepared this.with the help of your two sidekicks actually," he grinned. "C'mon, have fun. This night is just for you."
Rinoa sat beside Seifer who was already filling her plate. She took in a spoonful of salad and hors' d oeuvres and tasted that it was all delicious. Seifer offered her a slab of chocolate cake and a cup of punch. "Ooh, I'm sure this isn't white wine but it taste just as good." she said in between munching. After helping themselves with the dishes, they started roasting marshmallows by the fire, talking and laughing for the rest of the evening.
"So let me come to you, close as I want to be Close enough for me, To feel your heart beating fast And stay there as I whisper How I love your peaceful eyes on me Did you ever know? That I had mine on you."
Rinoa was clutching on Seifer's arm as they walk side by side along the seashore.
"Seifer, this is great," she whispered gently.
"You deserve it. After all, you are the best girl in Timber."
"In the whole world." She corrected him. They looked at each other and just as Seifer is about to kiss her, she dodged and moved away.
"You've got to catch me first before you can kiss me!" she said playfully, splashing some seawater to his face.
"You're playing hard to get Rin," he said running after her. And that was when she stepped into that so called hole and twisted her ankle.
"Rinoa are you alright?" Seifer asked, gently raising her foot.
"It hurts," she said painfully.
"Can you walk?"
"Don't touch it, it really hurts." Tears were already in her eyes. Seifer carried her to his back and he walked towards their picnic place.
Seifer looked closely at her swollen foot and began to massage it lightly.
"Ouch!"
"Sorry,"
"It's painful," she complained.
"Well, that what you get for being so nosy.." Seifer reminded her.
"You're so bad.OUCH!" she cried. "I don't think I can walk back home," she admitted.
"I got my car. You're foot looked bad." Seifer said. Rinoa looked at it and sighed. "I think you won't be able to walk for a whole week," he told her.
"That long?"
"Yeah, it's true. But at least it is just temporary." He said as he continued to caress it gently. "This is a disaster." Rinoa stammered. Seifer laid down her foot and inched closer to her. A gust of wind blew about them. "Sorry about that."
Rinoa flashed again her megawatt smile. "But I won't care. This night is still perfect." She rested her back into Seifer and she allowed him to put his arms around her waist, both of them facing the crashing waves. "Rinoa," Seifer whispered to her ear. "Before I take you home, I want to give you something."
"Huh?"
Seifer searched for a small box in his pocket and then he opened it in front of her. Rinoa's eyes sparkled as he took out an expensive silver bracelet. It was a silver chain with a narrow strip of another silver studded with glittering gems. Engraved underneath that narrow strip were the initials, S.A.
"It's beautiful," she admired as she wore it around her right wrist. "You've given me too much" she said looking at him.
"It wasn't enough. Ireally want you to know how important you are to me, Rinoa." He kissed her forehead. Rinoa wrapped her arms in his neck. "thank you so much," seifer pulled her closer and kissed her lips. "I love you," he whispered in between kisses.
"Darling so share with me, Your love if you have enough Your tears if you're holding back, Or pain if that's what it is How can I let you know? I'm more than the dress and the voice Just reach me out then you will know that You're not dreaming."
Seifer carried the sleeping Rinoa inside the Forest Owls cabin.
"What happened?" Zone asked as soon as they had finally arrived.
"Shh. You'll wake her up. Where is her room?"
Zone had let Seifer follow him upstairs into the girl's room. "She can't walk. She twisted her ankle." Seifer explained, lowering his voice the best he could to prevent Rinoa from waking. He opened the door and gently palced Rinoa into the bed. A small smile was curved on her lips and he was again tempted to kiss her. But then he decided against it and walked away.
"Seifer," Rinoa called. He went immediately to her side to see if she was awake.
"She's dreaming." He tucked a strand of her behind her ear and planted a soft kiss on her cheek. He turned off the lampshade, stood up and walked outside the door.
[To be continued.^-^ I had a hard time typing the chapter.it's a bit long..well, thanks for reading!!!]
"What's wrong, Seifer?" Rinoa asked, immediately sensing his distance. "You were all happy a while ago and then now you seemed bored,"
Seifer turned to her and sighed again. "I wasn't bored, Rin." ["I just don't know why I'm realizing right now how much I've lost since I let you walk away from my life. You're with Squall now and I knew that I can't win your heart back."]
"Never mind," he said lamely.
"Seifer," Rinoa called softly. "How about if I sing for you tonight. If you don't want to share me your thoughts, then maybe my song could ease your mind."
["Your song," Seifer looked back into her searching eyes. ["That song you used to sing for me."]
"Please do, Rinoa. I would gladly appreciate it."
Rinoa let the cool evening breeze freshen her lungs. Both she and Seifer were now facing each other. And he is waiting for her to sing that familiar melody. She blinked and sang to his request.
"Whenever sang my songs, On the stage, on my own Whenever said my words Wishing they would be heard. I saw you smiling at me Was it real, or just my fantasy? You'd always be there in the corner Of this tiny little bar."
Seifer had looked at her and he let her sweet voice carry him back to that summer they once shared.
"Rinoa, Seifer just called," Watts informed Rinoa just as she was about to help Zone prepare their breakfast.
"So? I don't care about him anymore." She replied plainly.
"He said he was sorry," Watts insisted.
"Well, its too late now." Rinoa said while setting the plates in the table.
"What's wrong with you Rinoa?" Zone asked. "You haven't even heard his side."
"Nothing's wrong with me. I just don't want to talk to him." Rinoa said.
"But you need to talk to him." Zone told her. "He keeps on calling you."
"Look guys," Rinoa struggled to keep her cool. "Stop covering for his mistakes. I don't want anything to do with him from now on. He knew I was expecting him and he didn't even bothered to give me a call. What do you expect from me?"
"What do you want him to do then?" Watts returned.
"I just want him to leave me alone," Rinoa whined, losing her appetite. She stood from the table and left her friends behind.
"My last night here for you, Same old songs, just once more. My last night here with you? Maybe yes, maybe no I kind of liked it your way How you shyly placed your eyes on me. Oh did you ever know? That I had mine on you."
"Rinoa, go immediately to your room and change into your best dress." Zone suddenly burst into the house, trying to catch his breath.
"Where's the fire, Zone? And why are you asking me to change?" Rinoa inquired, lifting her head from the Pet Pal magazine she's been reading.
"You just go ahead. It's already 5 p.m. we'll be late."
"Late for what?" Rinoa was so confused.
"We're going to a party. C'mon, move" she motioned for Rinoa to change in her room. "I'll just wait for you outside. Watts will be mad at us."
When zone went outside to their car. She couldn't help wondering what's really going on. "What party?" she asked herself. She didn't even remember somebody who sent an invitation. "Oh well," she went to her room and changed.
* * * "So, how's this?" Rinoa asked her friend who is driving the car. Zone gave her a side ways glance and quickly refocused his senses on the road. "You're gorgeous," he just said.
"Thank you. So will you tell me where we're going?" Rinoa wanted to know.
"Somebody invited us to a party. And please don't ask who 'this' person is." Zone said.
"Huh?" Rinoa was puzzled. "Do you know him?"
"You'll learn about 'this person' on the right time so just wait."
After a few more minutes, she and Zone finally stopped in front of this fancy restaurant named 'Downtown Breeze'. A man in black tux opened the door for them. "Welcome to Downtown Breeze," he greeted.
Sweet aroma of roasted meat floated about the place. Everything in there from the walls to the dining chairs looked so elegant. They had spotted Watts sitting on a nearby table beside a glass window.
"I think we're a bit too early. The guests haven't filled the place," Rinoa said sitting in between her friends. Zone and Watts looked at each other and didn't say anything. A waiter had served them some expensive wine. And so they waited.
Rinoa glance around her and saw that it was nearly 6:30 p.m. "Um, we've been waiting for an hour." She said. Again, Zone and Watts ignored her. Rinoa was bored. Her friends won't tell her who really invited them to this party. She noticed that some of the people were already leaving the place. She looked at Zone who was tapping his fingers lightly on the table and to Watts who kept oon monitoring the time.
"Both of you," the suspicious Rinoa said to them, "Will you tell me now what's." Suddenly, the man who opened the door for them approached their table.
"Excuse me, there's a delivery for you, Miss Heartilly," he said politely. Rinoa turned to him, "Why, that's me"
The man handed her a large vase filled with beautiful flowers. It was arranged in a silver vase and all the other people in the restaurant turned to admire it.
"It's beautiful," Rinoa couldn't help smiling. There were sorts of fragrant flowers neatly entwined in greens. "Who gave this to me?" she asked.
"Why don't you read the card, miss." He pointed at a small envelope hanging on the side of the vase. Rinoa took the envelope and slowly opened it. The card read:
"Please meet me by the park."
There was no signature. Rinoa didn't know what to do. She casted a pleading look at Zone and Watts but the two won't meet her gaze.
"Let's go to the park," Rinoa declared as she stood up, completely forgetting about the party. His two friends followed her to their car.
"Come again, all of you!" the waiter had said as he bade them farewell.
"Who gave me these flowers? C'mon spill!" Rinoa begged her friends. "After asking me to go into that restaurant, now he wants me to go to the park."
"Princess, we don't know okay so let's just head over there and see who your mystery man is," Watts answered Rinoa rested her back on her seat feeling anxious and excited at the same time.
It was already dark when they finally got to the park. Rinoa searched for 'mystery man' hoping to know who he really is. There were lovers scattered everywhere, some sitting and petting on the benches, others licking on their ice creams.
"Miss," a young boy called from behind them. "A man just asked me to give this to you." He gave Rinoa a shopping bag. But before she can question him any further, the boy quickly ran away.
"OH, my!" Rinoa exclaimed.
"Open it!" he heard Zone said.
With trembling fingers, she opened the bag and took out a soft, light blue shawl. Rinoa wrapped it around her shoulders and found it soothing to her skin.
"That must have cost a fortune. See, the fabric is made of expensive fibers," Zone commented. Rinoa stuffed the shawl back in its bag and that was when she noticed a small white envelope sticking on the inside.
"For the sweetest girl around.Please meet me by the beach."
Rinoa closed her eyes and swallowed the lump on her throat. "Seifer! This is SEIFER!" she said out loud, turning to Zone and Watts who was expecting a happy face from her. But Rinoa's expression betrayed all of it.
"How could you do this to me?" you knew it all along." She cried, ignoring the pairs of eyes all turned to her. "You've just let me fall for his stupid game! I thought you were my friends!"
"Rinoa were just trying to get you back together." Watts reasoned.
"I can't believe you. I even got all dressed for this! You guys made a fool out of me!" Rinoa said, close to tears.
"Listen, Rinoa, please listen to us, he doesn't ."
"I can't believe he has the nerve to pull this trick on me." She said wiping away her tears. "He'll see." she stomped back to their car, fuming.
Rinoa practically jumped out of the car when they are finally at the entrance of the beach. "If he thinks that he can easily trick me with his gifts, he's wrong because I won't easily give in!" She walked her way towards the main entrance, white sand filling her sandals. Seifer was standing there half smiling.
"Rin, I'm so glad you decided to come," he greeted.
"Cut it off, Seifer. I didn't come here for you. I came here to give you back these." She almost threw the flowers and the shopping bag in his arms. "I don't want them and please don't ever call me again or ask any help from my friends. Just leave me alone!" she said to his face sarcastically.
Seifer didn't say anything but just stared back at her. Then after a long pause he said, "Are you done talking? Because if you are, I want you to listen to me so I could talk." Rinoa basically crossed her arms in her chest. "What do you have to explain?"
"I'm really sorry I didn't come on your birthday. But I didn't really forget all about it. There was a scheduled Garden activity the next day and I wasn't allowed to take a leave." He began. "So that evening I tried to steal a car from the parking lot but unfortunately, I got caught and was put under probation for 3 days," Seifer confessed quietly. "I tried to reach you after that but you didn't want to talk to me so I just asked Zone and Watts to help me instead and we thought of this scheme." He fidgeted the side of his trench coat. "I'm sorry if you got it the wrong way and if you don't want to forgive me.it's okay. "he slowly turned around and walked away.
"Seifer," Rinoa asked in a soft voice. Seifer turned to face her. She sighed. "I'm sorry, too, for being so selfish." She looked at her sandals and toyed at the sand. "Now, I understand."
Seifer walked back to her side and touched her arm. "you don't need to say sorry, Rin, because you were never selfish. I shall be the one saying those words to you."
Rinoa lifted her head and smiled. Let's just forget about it and start all over again, okay?" she said cheerfully.
"Does that mean I'm already forgiven?" he asked.
Rinoa laughed. "Let's just go home" she spun around and wondered what happened to Watts and Zone who was just standing behind her a while ago. "Weird." She said. "I guess you will the one to take me home then, I'm already hungry."
Seifer smiled. "Not yet," he winked. Then he grabbed her arm saying, "Come with me."
"Darling so there you are, With that look on your face As if you're never hurt, As if you're never down Shall I be the one for you? Who pinches you softly but sure If frown is shown then I will know that you're no dreamer.
Rinoa had let Seifer pull her into the beach. The place was completely deserted and the only sound that can be heard is the soft whispering of the sea. She couldn't help asking, "What are we gonna do here?" Seifer didn't respond and continued to pull her. In a short while, she had found answers to her questions. In the vast stretch of sand, a picnic blanket was spread in the middle lighted by a fire. They drew closer and Rinoa saw a placard which read: EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PRINCESS
"Seifer, this is." Rinoa was speechless. There on the blanket were lobster salad and all of her favorite foods. Seifer even brought a cassette tape filled with Rinoa's favorite music.
"Seifer, did you?" she looked at him, "I mean.wow." She said in awe.
"This is all for you. Me, Fujin and Raijin prepared this.with the help of your two sidekicks actually," he grinned. "C'mon, have fun. This night is just for you."
Rinoa sat beside Seifer who was already filling her plate. She took in a spoonful of salad and hors' d oeuvres and tasted that it was all delicious. Seifer offered her a slab of chocolate cake and a cup of punch. "Ooh, I'm sure this isn't white wine but it taste just as good." she said in between munching. After helping themselves with the dishes, they started roasting marshmallows by the fire, talking and laughing for the rest of the evening.
"So let me come to you, close as I want to be Close enough for me, To feel your heart beating fast And stay there as I whisper How I love your peaceful eyes on me Did you ever know? That I had mine on you."
Rinoa was clutching on Seifer's arm as they walk side by side along the seashore.
"Seifer, this is great," she whispered gently.
"You deserve it. After all, you are the best girl in Timber."
"In the whole world." She corrected him. They looked at each other and just as Seifer is about to kiss her, she dodged and moved away.
"You've got to catch me first before you can kiss me!" she said playfully, splashing some seawater to his face.
"You're playing hard to get Rin," he said running after her. And that was when she stepped into that so called hole and twisted her ankle.
"Rinoa are you alright?" Seifer asked, gently raising her foot.
"It hurts," she said painfully.
"Can you walk?"
"Don't touch it, it really hurts." Tears were already in her eyes. Seifer carried her to his back and he walked towards their picnic place.
Seifer looked closely at her swollen foot and began to massage it lightly.
"Ouch!"
"Sorry,"
"It's painful," she complained.
"Well, that what you get for being so nosy.." Seifer reminded her.
"You're so bad.OUCH!" she cried. "I don't think I can walk back home," she admitted.
"I got my car. You're foot looked bad." Seifer said. Rinoa looked at it and sighed. "I think you won't be able to walk for a whole week," he told her.
"That long?"
"Yeah, it's true. But at least it is just temporary." He said as he continued to caress it gently. "This is a disaster." Rinoa stammered. Seifer laid down her foot and inched closer to her. A gust of wind blew about them. "Sorry about that."
Rinoa flashed again her megawatt smile. "But I won't care. This night is still perfect." She rested her back into Seifer and she allowed him to put his arms around her waist, both of them facing the crashing waves. "Rinoa," Seifer whispered to her ear. "Before I take you home, I want to give you something."
"Huh?"
Seifer searched for a small box in his pocket and then he opened it in front of her. Rinoa's eyes sparkled as he took out an expensive silver bracelet. It was a silver chain with a narrow strip of another silver studded with glittering gems. Engraved underneath that narrow strip were the initials, S.A.
"It's beautiful," she admired as she wore it around her right wrist. "You've given me too much" she said looking at him.
"It wasn't enough. Ireally want you to know how important you are to me, Rinoa." He kissed her forehead. Rinoa wrapped her arms in his neck. "thank you so much," seifer pulled her closer and kissed her lips. "I love you," he whispered in between kisses.
"Darling so share with me, Your love if you have enough Your tears if you're holding back, Or pain if that's what it is How can I let you know? I'm more than the dress and the voice Just reach me out then you will know that You're not dreaming."
Seifer carried the sleeping Rinoa inside the Forest Owls cabin.
"What happened?" Zone asked as soon as they had finally arrived.
"Shh. You'll wake her up. Where is her room?"
Zone had let Seifer follow him upstairs into the girl's room. "She can't walk. She twisted her ankle." Seifer explained, lowering his voice the best he could to prevent Rinoa from waking. He opened the door and gently palced Rinoa into the bed. A small smile was curved on her lips and he was again tempted to kiss her. But then he decided against it and walked away.
"Seifer," Rinoa called. He went immediately to her side to see if she was awake.
"She's dreaming." He tucked a strand of her behind her ear and planted a soft kiss on her cheek. He turned off the lampshade, stood up and walked outside the door.
[To be continued.^-^ I had a hard time typing the chapter.it's a bit long..well, thanks for reading!!!]