CHAPTER 15: UTMOST THANKS
He spun around and was very surprised when he saw the intruder.
"Perfect timing, Seifer. What on earth do you want this time?" Squall said on his mind.
But his rival wasn't wearing his usual mocking expression. Instead, he looked as if he was about to speak with a long- lost buddy. "Squall," he began without a single bit of ridicule, "Can I kidnap your dance partner for a minute?"
Squall blinked, unable to register the words. "Great. Now he wants to dance with Rin after he completely ruined our momentum." His eyes fluttered from Seifer to Rinoa and them back to Seifer again. Eventually, Squall agreed.
"Sure, go ahead." He realized that Seifer could pick on him once in a while but he will never had a girlfriend like Rinoa. There's no point being selfish. With that, Squall released her hand and went to their table.
"Seifer!" Rinoa appeared to be quite amused. "What happened to you?"
"Nothing much. I slept all day and when I awoke, it was already evening. Fujin and Raijin asked me to check on the party and forced me to wear the new SeeD uniform." He straightened the collar.
"Why, it looks great on you," "Yeah?" "No kidding." "Too much of that. Let's dance"
Seifer led Rinoa as to the dance floor as another tune began. Seifer raised her wrist and saw the bracelet. "Hey, this looks familiar. I thought you've already thrown this away years ago."
"Of course, not. It's the only thing I have that reminds me of you." She answered eagerly.
The waltz started. Seifer complemented her steps with effortless grace. He twirled Rinoa around and continued to dance in harmony with the music. He gave her another twirl and that was when he touched her smooth back.
"Wow. You never told me you can dance." Rinoa remarked.
"SeeDs are supposed to know a little bit of everything, right?" he returned as he drew her closer to himself. A slow melody played and the lights slightly dimmed. Seifer placed his hand gently on her waist allowing him to graze her flawless skin. He held his breath.
"Rinoa," he said, gazing warmly at her black-brown eyes. Those eyes he fell in love with, years ago. "I'm thankful I was given a chance to get to know you. I want to thank you for everything you've been to me." Then he looked over her shoulder to Squall. "He's such a lucky guy, Rinoa. I wish you both all the happiness. Tell me when he starts to hurt you and I'll beat him into a pulp till he says he loves you so much." Seifer meant what his said. Rinoa grinned. "I'll count on you for that. I too wish for your happiness Seifer. Look, we're both SeeDs now and this was only the beginning."
"Yes." He nodded "Maybe there's much more to come. Okay, better get you back to Squall before he gets nuts with jealousy." Both of them laughed.
Squall, on a nearby table couldn't help but feel a little jealous. He saw how Seifer had looked at her and how she made her laugh. But as soon as he saw them approaching, he decided to dismiss the thought immediately.
"Hey, man, here she goes," Seifer said and moved away.
When he left, Rinoa snuggled to Squall's arms. "Do you still want to dance?" Squall asked her.
"Nah. I'm tired. Let's go to the balcony instead." Rinoa said winking. Squall held her close as they walk towards the balcony.
Rinoa smiled to herself. "Seifer will always have a special place in my heart, that I can never deny. But he'll never be greater than Squall no matter what." As she and Squall shared a passionate kiss under the gleaming moon.
*****FIN******
Woohoo! Finally completed the fic. I hope you guys out there enjoyed this one. This was my first fic on the site and I'm thanking you readers for sharing with me what you thought about my story. I'm hoping that you'll also read my next fic (that's under construction coz I'm still thinking of an appropriate plot)
Ciao, everyone! Thanks for making it this far.I really appreciated it. Love you loads!!!
~Lady in Blue ;-)
He spun around and was very surprised when he saw the intruder.
"Perfect timing, Seifer. What on earth do you want this time?" Squall said on his mind.
But his rival wasn't wearing his usual mocking expression. Instead, he looked as if he was about to speak with a long- lost buddy. "Squall," he began without a single bit of ridicule, "Can I kidnap your dance partner for a minute?"
Squall blinked, unable to register the words. "Great. Now he wants to dance with Rin after he completely ruined our momentum." His eyes fluttered from Seifer to Rinoa and them back to Seifer again. Eventually, Squall agreed.
"Sure, go ahead." He realized that Seifer could pick on him once in a while but he will never had a girlfriend like Rinoa. There's no point being selfish. With that, Squall released her hand and went to their table.
"Seifer!" Rinoa appeared to be quite amused. "What happened to you?"
"Nothing much. I slept all day and when I awoke, it was already evening. Fujin and Raijin asked me to check on the party and forced me to wear the new SeeD uniform." He straightened the collar.
"Why, it looks great on you," "Yeah?" "No kidding." "Too much of that. Let's dance"
Seifer led Rinoa as to the dance floor as another tune began. Seifer raised her wrist and saw the bracelet. "Hey, this looks familiar. I thought you've already thrown this away years ago."
"Of course, not. It's the only thing I have that reminds me of you." She answered eagerly.
The waltz started. Seifer complemented her steps with effortless grace. He twirled Rinoa around and continued to dance in harmony with the music. He gave her another twirl and that was when he touched her smooth back.
"Wow. You never told me you can dance." Rinoa remarked.
"SeeDs are supposed to know a little bit of everything, right?" he returned as he drew her closer to himself. A slow melody played and the lights slightly dimmed. Seifer placed his hand gently on her waist allowing him to graze her flawless skin. He held his breath.
"Rinoa," he said, gazing warmly at her black-brown eyes. Those eyes he fell in love with, years ago. "I'm thankful I was given a chance to get to know you. I want to thank you for everything you've been to me." Then he looked over her shoulder to Squall. "He's such a lucky guy, Rinoa. I wish you both all the happiness. Tell me when he starts to hurt you and I'll beat him into a pulp till he says he loves you so much." Seifer meant what his said. Rinoa grinned. "I'll count on you for that. I too wish for your happiness Seifer. Look, we're both SeeDs now and this was only the beginning."
"Yes." He nodded "Maybe there's much more to come. Okay, better get you back to Squall before he gets nuts with jealousy." Both of them laughed.
Squall, on a nearby table couldn't help but feel a little jealous. He saw how Seifer had looked at her and how she made her laugh. But as soon as he saw them approaching, he decided to dismiss the thought immediately.
"Hey, man, here she goes," Seifer said and moved away.
When he left, Rinoa snuggled to Squall's arms. "Do you still want to dance?" Squall asked her.
"Nah. I'm tired. Let's go to the balcony instead." Rinoa said winking. Squall held her close as they walk towards the balcony.
Rinoa smiled to herself. "Seifer will always have a special place in my heart, that I can never deny. But he'll never be greater than Squall no matter what." As she and Squall shared a passionate kiss under the gleaming moon.
*****FIN******
Woohoo! Finally completed the fic. I hope you guys out there enjoyed this one. This was my first fic on the site and I'm thanking you readers for sharing with me what you thought about my story. I'm hoping that you'll also read my next fic (that's under construction coz I'm still thinking of an appropriate plot)
Ciao, everyone! Thanks for making it this far.I really appreciated it. Love you loads!!!
~Lady in Blue ;-)