"Oh no, this is just great", Squall muttered to himself.
It was sometime past midnight, but he couldn't sleep, there was so much on his mind but only one thing came first.Rinoa. Tomorrow was her birthday, and he knew that.but he still hadn't picked out the perfect present. "What am I gonna do" he thought. Slowly, he got up from his bed and walked over to his closet.
A few minutes later he was dressed and out the door with a walk in mind. He strolled down the long hallways of the dorms and stepped into the main garden. After a few minutes, he decided to pay a visit to a secret spot, hoping to come up with some inspiration there.
Gazing up at the dark sky, he let his mind wander to Rinoa. Thinking to himself, he didn't hear the soft footsteps coming up behind him.
"Hi Squall." a female voice said from behind him.
"Huh?!" He was shocked someone was there at that time of night.
Rinoa smiled at him and slowly slipped her hand behind his neck. She looked like an angel, and Squall noticed she had on the dress she had worn the night of the SeeD ball.
"Isn't the weather perfect to night" she commented as a light breeze whipped a few strands of her beautiful dark hair around.
"Y-y-yes" he stammered, still a bit shocked to see her there....
BANG BANG BANG; someone was knocking with great force on the door. Slowly, Squall tumbled out of bed and stood up slowly.
"What." He glanced at the clock "its two AM."
"Hey, its Irvine, can I come in?"
Squall unlocked the door and opened it so Irvine could come in. Irvine stepped in and sat down on a corner of Squalls bed. He looked upset, and as if he'd been up all night. Squall noticed this, and knew Irvine must have had a good reason to come to him.
"Squall.can we.talk" Irvine let out a small sigh.
"Uh.I guess. About what though?" Squall, still wondering why Irvine was there so late at night.
"Its.its Selphie" Irvine's eyes became watery, and he looked like he could start bawling at any moment.
"Selphie? Is she ok, did she get sick?" Squall had NO idea what was happening, and really didn't care, he just wanted to go back to sleep. (A/N- yep! That's good old Squall for ya!)
"NO!.sorry, its nothing like that." Irvine replied and looked down at the floor. "Its just.I don't think she likes me."
"Look, she does, I think you should just talk to her." Squall replied sleepily.
"Alright.I guess I will.and hey, don't forget, Rinoa's birthday is next week." Irvine walked out of the room and shut the door behind him.
"I know.I know"
BEEP BEEP BEEP! The alarm clock went off 6 hours later. Squall sat up, groaned and fell back down face first into his pillow, slamming his hand down in the alarm clock. About 5 minutes passed and he got up, went to the bathroom and climbed into the shower. He stood there for 10 minutes with the warm water running down his back.
"Ugh.I feel so sleepy" He washed his hair, brushed his teeth and got dressed. On his way out the door, the P.A. system went off- Would Squall Leonhart report to the bridge immediately!
When Squall got there, the bridge was deserted. He stood there, looking around for whoever had called him. Slowly, the Headmaster stepped out of the shadows.
"Cid! What are you doing here" Squall was shocked to see the old headmaster there. 3 months ago, Cid had given Squall command of the garden and made him Headmaster. Cid had planned to travel and spend time with Edea.
"Squall.Edea is.missing" The headmaster choked and stumbled and Squall noticed crimson blood on the front of the headmaster's shirt. Squall caught Cid before he fell and set him down.
Crouching over the headmasters body, now covered in blood he questioned "What do you mean she's missing? Was she kidnapped or did something else happen?"
"She.was gone.we were supposed.to meet at the old h-house" He was losing consciousness and wouldn't live much longer.
Hurriedly, Squall called the head of the infirmary gave her a short explanation of what happened and rushed back to the old headmasters side.
"Mr. Cid, I promise to find out who took Edea. But what happened to you? And how did you get here?"
"I.I got here..with no problem, I was attacked.right before .you came."
"Do you know who it - Squall was cut off as half of the infirmary staff rushed in and surrounded Cid, cutting Squall off from view.
It was sometime past midnight, but he couldn't sleep, there was so much on his mind but only one thing came first.Rinoa. Tomorrow was her birthday, and he knew that.but he still hadn't picked out the perfect present. "What am I gonna do" he thought. Slowly, he got up from his bed and walked over to his closet.
A few minutes later he was dressed and out the door with a walk in mind. He strolled down the long hallways of the dorms and stepped into the main garden. After a few minutes, he decided to pay a visit to a secret spot, hoping to come up with some inspiration there.
Gazing up at the dark sky, he let his mind wander to Rinoa. Thinking to himself, he didn't hear the soft footsteps coming up behind him.
"Hi Squall." a female voice said from behind him.
"Huh?!" He was shocked someone was there at that time of night.
Rinoa smiled at him and slowly slipped her hand behind his neck. She looked like an angel, and Squall noticed she had on the dress she had worn the night of the SeeD ball.
"Isn't the weather perfect to night" she commented as a light breeze whipped a few strands of her beautiful dark hair around.
"Y-y-yes" he stammered, still a bit shocked to see her there....
BANG BANG BANG; someone was knocking with great force on the door. Slowly, Squall tumbled out of bed and stood up slowly.
"What." He glanced at the clock "its two AM."
"Hey, its Irvine, can I come in?"
Squall unlocked the door and opened it so Irvine could come in. Irvine stepped in and sat down on a corner of Squalls bed. He looked upset, and as if he'd been up all night. Squall noticed this, and knew Irvine must have had a good reason to come to him.
"Squall.can we.talk" Irvine let out a small sigh.
"Uh.I guess. About what though?" Squall, still wondering why Irvine was there so late at night.
"Its.its Selphie" Irvine's eyes became watery, and he looked like he could start bawling at any moment.
"Selphie? Is she ok, did she get sick?" Squall had NO idea what was happening, and really didn't care, he just wanted to go back to sleep. (A/N- yep! That's good old Squall for ya!)
"NO!.sorry, its nothing like that." Irvine replied and looked down at the floor. "Its just.I don't think she likes me."
"Look, she does, I think you should just talk to her." Squall replied sleepily.
"Alright.I guess I will.and hey, don't forget, Rinoa's birthday is next week." Irvine walked out of the room and shut the door behind him.
"I know.I know"
BEEP BEEP BEEP! The alarm clock went off 6 hours later. Squall sat up, groaned and fell back down face first into his pillow, slamming his hand down in the alarm clock. About 5 minutes passed and he got up, went to the bathroom and climbed into the shower. He stood there for 10 minutes with the warm water running down his back.
"Ugh.I feel so sleepy" He washed his hair, brushed his teeth and got dressed. On his way out the door, the P.A. system went off- Would Squall Leonhart report to the bridge immediately!
When Squall got there, the bridge was deserted. He stood there, looking around for whoever had called him. Slowly, the Headmaster stepped out of the shadows.
"Cid! What are you doing here" Squall was shocked to see the old headmaster there. 3 months ago, Cid had given Squall command of the garden and made him Headmaster. Cid had planned to travel and spend time with Edea.
"Squall.Edea is.missing" The headmaster choked and stumbled and Squall noticed crimson blood on the front of the headmaster's shirt. Squall caught Cid before he fell and set him down.
Crouching over the headmasters body, now covered in blood he questioned "What do you mean she's missing? Was she kidnapped or did something else happen?"
"She.was gone.we were supposed.to meet at the old h-house" He was losing consciousness and wouldn't live much longer.
Hurriedly, Squall called the head of the infirmary gave her a short explanation of what happened and rushed back to the old headmasters side.
"Mr. Cid, I promise to find out who took Edea. But what happened to you? And how did you get here?"
"I.I got here..with no problem, I was attacked.right before .you came."
"Do you know who it - Squall was cut off as half of the infirmary staff rushed in and surrounded Cid, cutting Squall off from view.