"Squall. Let's go back to Garden , rest up, and stock up on items and magic." Zell said softly. "Then we'll come back and look for Rinoa and we won't stop 'till we find her."

"Yeah, that battle with Ultima Weapon took a lot out of us, Squall. We need to rest a bit." Irvine said, jumping in.

"You two can go on back to Garden, but I'm not going back until I find Rinoa." Squall continued to clench the grass in his fists. "And if she was kidnapped I'm going to kill the guy who did it."

"Come on, Squall. You need to get a little rest, plus, you need to get that wound checked out." Zell said.

"No Zell! I'm not going back to Garden until I get Rinoa back. She's the most important thing to me. I need her with me."

"But you'll do much better at finding her and rescuing her, when your rested up and have had time to calm down a bit." Zell continued.

Squall looked back at Zell. "Whatever."

"Squall you won't do any good if you are tired and are in pain from that wound." Irvine said, jumping in again, trying to help Zell's case.

After several minutes of Zell and Irvine's arguments , Squall jumped to his feet.

"Alright! Shesh!" Squall angrily stormed past Zell and Irvine, almost knocking them down.

Back at the kidnappers house......

"Ahh... there you go my beauty. A nice comfy bed." he said as gently placed her on the bed.

On his way out he stoped in front of the mirror and watched his icy blue eyes stare back at him.

"Don't worry, Omar, she'll fall back in love with you. How could she not? Your 26 years old, 6 feet tall, muscular, handsome....." he said to himself as he ran his hand through his shoulder length blue hair. He left the room and locked the door behind him.

Early the next day at Balamb Garden......

"Zell! Hurry UP!" Squall yelled as he pounded on Zell's door. "Or I'm going with out you!"

"Alright! Alright! I'm coming." Zell came out of his room and noticed that Irvine wasn't there with Squall. "Hey. How come your here yelling at me when Irvine isn't even here."

"Because Irvine is already at the gate, now let's go already."

"Alright! You don't have to be so mean.... Oh, yeah, of course, I shouldn't expect you to be in the best of moods, after what happened to..... I'm sorry man." Zell hung his head.

"No it's alright, Zell. I'm sorry, I shouldn't be yelling at you."

"Wow!"

"What?"

"You, Squall Leonhart, saying he's sorry and is actually showing concern for people's feelings. I'm shocked. Rinoa has really changed you, man."

"Whatever."

"Now that's more like the Squall Leonhart I know."

Squall rolled his eyes. "Let's just get going."

Few minutes later at the front gate...

"Hey! What took ya'll so long? I was beginning to think ya'll ditched me or something."

"Let's just get going." Squall said pushing past Irvine.

Omar's house......

Rinoa groaned and rolled onto her back as she began to wake up. She layed there watching the door as it opened.

"Ah... so you are awake." Omar said as he stepped in.

Rinoa sat up. "Wh... who are..you?"

Omar looked at her with a confused look. "Don't you remember me? First, you hurt me by leaving me on our wedding day, and now your pretending not to know me."

"I don't know who you think I am, but I assure you I am not her and I do not know you."

"Why must you hurt me, Lana?"

"I'm not Lana."

"I will make you love me again."

Omar grabed Rinoa and started kissing her. Rinoa pushed herself away from him in disgust.

"Witch!" Omar yelled as he hit Rinoa knocking her down on the floor.

Rinoa reached for her weapon but found that it was not there.

"What's the matter? Can't find your weapon? Surely you didn't think that I would be so stupid as to leave your weapon on you, would you?" Omar reached down and picked Rinoa up with one hand. Rinoa stared at him in fear. "If you ever even think about killing me, I will kill you first." Omar said. Omar kissed her one more time and threw her back against the wall. Rinoa slid down to the floor, out cold.

~~"Rinoa. Rinoa wake up."

Rinoa slowly opened her eyes and looked toward where the voice was coming from.

"Squall!" She said with excitement.

Squall smiled, "Yes, Rinoa, It's me." Squall leaned forward and kissed her long and hard.

All the sudden the door flew open, banging into the wall. Squall turned around and his eyes instantly fell upon the intruder.

"Who the hell are you." Omar screamed.

"I'm Rinoa's knight and I'm taking her back home with me whether you like it or not.." Squall said as he stood up and unsheathed his gunblade.

"You're not going anywhere with my future wife, little 'Knight'."

"Your future wife my foot. Rinoa is mine and I'm not leaving here without her."

"Well then, little 'Knight', your going to be here a long time, 'cause she's staying right here with me."

"Over my dead body."

Omar raised an eyebrow, "Have it your way."

Rinoa ran up to Squall and threw her arms around him. "Please be careful Squallie. I love you."

"I love you too, Rinoa. Now get back I don't want you to get hurt."

Rinoa walked over to a corner, sat down,and drew her knees to her chest, hugging them with her arms.

"Are you ready to die little 'Knight'?

Squall just glared at Omar. Squall ran up to Omar and swung his gunblade at him. Omar moved causing Squall to miss. Omar then pulled out a knife and stabed Squall in the chest. Squall droped his gunblade and fell to his knees. He then looked over at Rinoa and mouthed the words 'I love you' and fell all the way to the floor, dead.~~