CHAPTER 11: SEIFER'S PLEA
Rinoa's eyes were already brimming with tears as memories of her and Seifer's past burned inside her head.
"If frown is shown then, I will know that you're no dreamer." her voice was very soft now as she ended the song. She looked away and wiped her tears but she couldn't help crying.
"Oh, how good that summer was!"
It was still clear in her thoughts as if it just happened yesterday. Seifer put his arms around her and when she looked at his face, he saw that he was crying too.
"I miss you, Rinoa. I've been thinking so much about you lately although I knew that I'm just torturing myself," he murmured. He cupped her chin and gently wiped the tears away from her eyes.
"I never knew I was still loving you until now.but it was too late. TOO LATE." Seifer thought helplessly.
"Rin, I know that you're so happy with Squall and I can't grant you that same happiness," he said huskily. He knew that he had to let out those words. This is the right time to tell her what he has been thinking. "but I want you to do me a favor. I want to have you in my arms tonight just for the last time."
Rinoa's eyes opened wide in amazement.
"Please, Rin, please let me have this opportunity." He begged. "I've been dying to hold you."
The girl closed her eyes and all she can think of were Seifer's pleas. She had never been this close to him as if in a million years. His voice was dripping with pain and longing and somewhere deep inside her she felt a sudden burst of emotion. His kiss, his voice, his strong arms.all felt so familiar to her.
"Just for tonight. Just for tonight.." his voice repeated.
"I don't know Seifer.it will be." Rinoa whispered but Seifer stopped her.
"Shh. Don't think of anything else. It will just be you and me." He was staring directly into his eyes and his voice was now filled with a depth of new passion, piercing her very soul.
An image of Squall flashed through her mind but Seifer's aqua blue eyes looked so warm and yet so lonely.
"Just for tonight," she said to herself as she wrapped her arms around his neck and returned his embrace. Seifer knew at the instant that it was what he's been waiting for.
"Thanks, Rin. Just for tonight and I'll be content. I will never ask for more."
He then kissed her passionately and Rinoa left all her worries behind.
* * *
Rinoa tried to shield her eyes from the stinging rays of the morning sun before she realized that she and Seifer had fallen asleep under the oak tree last night. She saw that he had removed his trench coat and wrapped it around her in place of a blanket. She smiled and decided to wake him up.
"Seifer, wake up." She nudged on his side. "C'mon, let's go to the shore and wait for rescue before someone will catch us here."
She helped Seifer to his feet and they both walk to the shore. Seifer, indeed, was right. Balamb rescue had been already waiting for them at the eastern shore before they arrive.
"Look, everyone, there they are!" Selphie squealed in delight. "Rin, Seifer, over here!" she ran towards them, waving her hands in the air. Just behind her were Squall, Irvine, Quistis, Zell, and Xu.
Rinoa was so happy to see her friends. Each of them gave her a tight hug and she laughed merrily.
"Whoa, Rin! Glad you're back," Zell said.
"Told ya, people. Rin will be fine. See?" Irvine added.
"Yeah, Rinoa. I'm thankful you're safe." Squall said quietly.
Quistis laughed. "He actually breaks into pieces when he realized that you're in trouble. But of course, he will do anything human to find you. All of us will."
Rinoa blushed. "Thanks, guys. I'm also glad to see all of you here. But, you shouldn't be so worried. Seifer had defended me against all those villains," she announced proudly, searching for him.
"He's been taken by Raijin and Fujin inside." Zell told her.
"Let's go then." Selphie took Rinoa's arm and pulled her inside the garden vessel.
On their way back, everybody informed Rinoa that Raijin and Bruce had managed to escape but they didn't made it to the shore in tim. Instead, they rented a yacht at the Winhill harbor and sailed the whole night back to Balamb. There, they told the rest everything that had happened.
"They already rejected 'Project Barrier' and that puny governor and all his allies had been thrown inside the jail." Irvine continued. "Bruce had been thankful to the three of you that all that governor's plans had been salvaged."
"Jackson deserves it. I hope he'll rot in prison" Rinoa said.
******to be continued****thanks for reading!!!!
Rinoa's eyes were already brimming with tears as memories of her and Seifer's past burned inside her head.
"If frown is shown then, I will know that you're no dreamer." her voice was very soft now as she ended the song. She looked away and wiped her tears but she couldn't help crying.
"Oh, how good that summer was!"
It was still clear in her thoughts as if it just happened yesterday. Seifer put his arms around her and when she looked at his face, he saw that he was crying too.
"I miss you, Rinoa. I've been thinking so much about you lately although I knew that I'm just torturing myself," he murmured. He cupped her chin and gently wiped the tears away from her eyes.
"I never knew I was still loving you until now.but it was too late. TOO LATE." Seifer thought helplessly.
"Rin, I know that you're so happy with Squall and I can't grant you that same happiness," he said huskily. He knew that he had to let out those words. This is the right time to tell her what he has been thinking. "but I want you to do me a favor. I want to have you in my arms tonight just for the last time."
Rinoa's eyes opened wide in amazement.
"Please, Rin, please let me have this opportunity." He begged. "I've been dying to hold you."
The girl closed her eyes and all she can think of were Seifer's pleas. She had never been this close to him as if in a million years. His voice was dripping with pain and longing and somewhere deep inside her she felt a sudden burst of emotion. His kiss, his voice, his strong arms.all felt so familiar to her.
"Just for tonight. Just for tonight.." his voice repeated.
"I don't know Seifer.it will be." Rinoa whispered but Seifer stopped her.
"Shh. Don't think of anything else. It will just be you and me." He was staring directly into his eyes and his voice was now filled with a depth of new passion, piercing her very soul.
An image of Squall flashed through her mind but Seifer's aqua blue eyes looked so warm and yet so lonely.
"Just for tonight," she said to herself as she wrapped her arms around his neck and returned his embrace. Seifer knew at the instant that it was what he's been waiting for.
"Thanks, Rin. Just for tonight and I'll be content. I will never ask for more."
He then kissed her passionately and Rinoa left all her worries behind.
* * *
Rinoa tried to shield her eyes from the stinging rays of the morning sun before she realized that she and Seifer had fallen asleep under the oak tree last night. She saw that he had removed his trench coat and wrapped it around her in place of a blanket. She smiled and decided to wake him up.
"Seifer, wake up." She nudged on his side. "C'mon, let's go to the shore and wait for rescue before someone will catch us here."
She helped Seifer to his feet and they both walk to the shore. Seifer, indeed, was right. Balamb rescue had been already waiting for them at the eastern shore before they arrive.
"Look, everyone, there they are!" Selphie squealed in delight. "Rin, Seifer, over here!" she ran towards them, waving her hands in the air. Just behind her were Squall, Irvine, Quistis, Zell, and Xu.
Rinoa was so happy to see her friends. Each of them gave her a tight hug and she laughed merrily.
"Whoa, Rin! Glad you're back," Zell said.
"Told ya, people. Rin will be fine. See?" Irvine added.
"Yeah, Rinoa. I'm thankful you're safe." Squall said quietly.
Quistis laughed. "He actually breaks into pieces when he realized that you're in trouble. But of course, he will do anything human to find you. All of us will."
Rinoa blushed. "Thanks, guys. I'm also glad to see all of you here. But, you shouldn't be so worried. Seifer had defended me against all those villains," she announced proudly, searching for him.
"He's been taken by Raijin and Fujin inside." Zell told her.
"Let's go then." Selphie took Rinoa's arm and pulled her inside the garden vessel.
On their way back, everybody informed Rinoa that Raijin and Bruce had managed to escape but they didn't made it to the shore in tim. Instead, they rented a yacht at the Winhill harbor and sailed the whole night back to Balamb. There, they told the rest everything that had happened.
"They already rejected 'Project Barrier' and that puny governor and all his allies had been thrown inside the jail." Irvine continued. "Bruce had been thankful to the three of you that all that governor's plans had been salvaged."
"Jackson deserves it. I hope he'll rot in prison" Rinoa said.
******to be continued****thanks for reading!!!!