Chapter 7
Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy 8
"Where are they?"
"I don't know, sir. We lost sight of them in the explosion."
"Dammit." Squall stormed off the bridge, shouting, "Find them," at Nida as he went.
Squall angrily slammed the door of his dorm behind him, and paced up and down his room deep in thought.
"Squall. Is that you?" Rinoa came out of the bathroom.
"I'm sorry if I disturbed you."
"That's okay. What's wrong?"
"Just annoyed. I let them get away."
"It wasn't your fault. Don't forget that there would have been so many more lives lost if you hadn't of been there." She motioned for him to sit on the bed, and she sat beside him, putting her arm around his shoulder and squeezing him tight. "Nobody blames you."
"Whatever." As he got closer to Rinoa, he noticed two red rings around her eyes. "Have you been crying?"
"A little."
"I'm sorry," he said, hugging her. "I forgot how much Timber meant to you."
"It's okay. You have a lot on your mind."
"Tell me about it. I shouldn't be the commander of Garden. I screwed up the first thing that came my way. I should let someone else take charge."
"Squall, I won't hear you talk like that. You are the perfect person to command the Garden. There was nothing you could do about Timber. You can't blame yourself for this."
"Can't I?"
"I won't let you." She grabbed Squall's hand and kissed him softly on the lips. "I believe in you."
"Could Commander Leonhart please come to the bridge?"
"I'm already here," Squall said as he got off the elevator. "What is it?"
"Sir. There's no sign of Galbadia Garden in the area. Where do you want us to go?" Squall thought long and hard.
"Balamb."
"Yes, sir."
"Squall, what's wrong? Something's been bothering you ever since we set out for Balamb."
"It's nothing."
"Squall. I'm going to be your wife. You can tell me." Squall could see the pleading look in Rinoa's eyes.
"I'm worried we won't get there in time."
"To Balamb? What's the rush?"
"That's where Galbadia Garden's heading."
"How do you know?"
"I'm sure of it. They wanted to kill off the resistance in Timber but we saved the residents. They'll want revenge and go after Balamb. I won't let that happen."
Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy 8
"Where are they?"
"I don't know, sir. We lost sight of them in the explosion."
"Dammit." Squall stormed off the bridge, shouting, "Find them," at Nida as he went.
Squall angrily slammed the door of his dorm behind him, and paced up and down his room deep in thought.
"Squall. Is that you?" Rinoa came out of the bathroom.
"I'm sorry if I disturbed you."
"That's okay. What's wrong?"
"Just annoyed. I let them get away."
"It wasn't your fault. Don't forget that there would have been so many more lives lost if you hadn't of been there." She motioned for him to sit on the bed, and she sat beside him, putting her arm around his shoulder and squeezing him tight. "Nobody blames you."
"Whatever." As he got closer to Rinoa, he noticed two red rings around her eyes. "Have you been crying?"
"A little."
"I'm sorry," he said, hugging her. "I forgot how much Timber meant to you."
"It's okay. You have a lot on your mind."
"Tell me about it. I shouldn't be the commander of Garden. I screwed up the first thing that came my way. I should let someone else take charge."
"Squall, I won't hear you talk like that. You are the perfect person to command the Garden. There was nothing you could do about Timber. You can't blame yourself for this."
"Can't I?"
"I won't let you." She grabbed Squall's hand and kissed him softly on the lips. "I believe in you."
"Could Commander Leonhart please come to the bridge?"
"I'm already here," Squall said as he got off the elevator. "What is it?"
"Sir. There's no sign of Galbadia Garden in the area. Where do you want us to go?" Squall thought long and hard.
"Balamb."
"Yes, sir."
"Squall, what's wrong? Something's been bothering you ever since we set out for Balamb."
"It's nothing."
"Squall. I'm going to be your wife. You can tell me." Squall could see the pleading look in Rinoa's eyes.
"I'm worried we won't get there in time."
"To Balamb? What's the rush?"
"That's where Galbadia Garden's heading."
"How do you know?"
"I'm sure of it. They wanted to kill off the resistance in Timber but we saved the residents. They'll want revenge and go after Balamb. I won't let that happen."