Author's Note: Eee. More reviews; thank you. ^^ This chapter gets all.. romantic like towards the end of it. Be aware! I don't do so well at those scenes. Let's get on with it :
The group had eventually made it to the Garden. Squall leaving the rest of them off at the door; wanting to see Rinoa as soon as possible. Zell had gone to the Training Center; to think about certain things. While Irvine decided to go to the library; studying for the SeeD written exam that he had to take tomorrow. So, it was left with just Selphie and Akurei.
"You're new here, right?" Selphie asked. She had taken all that sadness that she felt for Rinoa; and let it be lost. So she could be her normal self.
"Yeah.. I should get going, though. I have to see where my dorm and classes are." Akurei stated. Wanting to get away from Selphie, actually. Her happiness..wasn't something she wanted to be around. So, she looked around the Garden - or, what she could see of it. And was confused as to where the Headmaster's office could be.
"If you're looking for the Headmaster's office. He's on the top floor. I can get us there, c'mon!" Selphie exclaimed. Grabbing onto one of Akurei's hands and taking off in the direction of the elevator. Selphie could hear the other girl sigh; but she didn't let that get to her. All she wanted was to be nice to the other girl.
Akurei followed on; and when they reached the elevator; she waited for Selphie to press the button for the floor that the Headmaster's office was on. The third.
"You usually need special permission to see Cid. But since me and the others helped out a lot; he gave us all the permission to see him whenever we wanted." Selphie stated as she had dragged Akurei into the elevator. The doors closed; and the two girls were left silent for the moment. Akurei not giving a reply to what the other girl said; mostly because she could care less. The elevator soon made it's way up to the third floor; and the door opened. Akurei found that her hand was taken once again; and she was dragged off through the small hallway-ish area and into the Headmaster's office. Selphie had just entered in; without knocking.
I wonder why the Headmaster would give a girl like her permission to walk right in, Akurei thought to herself. She saw that the Headmaster was sitting behind a desk. Looking over papers and such. But his gaze went to the two girls; and he smiled a bit in greeting.
"Why, hello Selphie," Cid said, and then he took one glance. Part of him wanting to question if it was Rinoa; but the better part of him looked down at the student files he had on his desk. Ones of transfer students; looking over them, he noted that there was only one girl transferring, "And.. Akurei?" He questioned it; not for sure on if it was her or not.
Akurei was a bit confused; but nodded anyways. A mental sigh; and she was dragged along with Selphie again closer to the Headmaster's desk. She wondered why the girl was so happy and loveable and all that other nasty good stuff. I wonder if there's a way to break that all out of a person.., she thought; and her mind wandered off in the possibility of there being no happy, perky girl dragging her around everywhere. The thought vanished as she heard the Headmaster speaking again.
"Welcome to Balamb Garden, Akurei. I'm the Headmaster, you can call me Cid. Are you participating in the written SeeD exam tomorrow?" Cid asked, he had to know so he could tell Instructor Trepe. In which, she had gotten back to teaching after the defeat of Ultimecia.
Selphie let go of Akurei's hand, and started off towards the door of the Headmaster's office, she turned around quickly to state as to where she was heading off to. "I'll wait for you outside, Akurei. Then I can show you where everything is!" Selphie exited the office; and took a seat on one of the benches outside of Cid's office. Thinking on how Rinoa was doing.
"Squall." Quistis said quietly, as she exited one of the far 'rooms' in the infirmary. She slowly walked over to Squall; who had just entered in. There was a look of sadness in her eyes; mostly because she knew that Squall had a strong attachment to Rinoa. And that he did actually love her. She had gotten over the whole 'crush' thing with Squall. Now she was too caught up in her work as an instructor; and the time was well spent. To her, at least.
"How is she doing, Quistis?" Squall asked. Looking past Quistis and to the room that he expected Rinoa to be in. His attention turned back to Quistis; awaiting to hear her answer. As well as many others. He had to know exactly what happened to Rinoa.
"Everything is stable, so far. Dr. Kadowaki is in there right now; making sure everything is fine. She's still unconscious.." She said, quietly. After all that 'studying' that she did about Squall; she knew that he would question what happened to Rinoa. She was still 'studying' him, even though she had no feelings towards him except friendship and a great amount of trust. "At the shop we were at; the coffee shop; she had gone to get our drinks. But she paused half way to the counter. And there was a look of pain in her eyes; before she fell to the ground." She had decided to tell him what happened anyways, to save time for him.
Squall nodded. He wouldn't go and blame anyone for the thing that took place. Not yet, anyways. He wondered what had caused Rinoa to do that. "I'm going to go see her now." He stated; offering a small nod as a departing. He then walked past Quistis and towards the back of the infirmary. Looking through the empty rooms; until he found the one where Rinoa was in.
She needs you, Squall, Quistis thought, as she had turned around to watch Squall walk away from her. With that last thought; she turned around and started off to the exit. She needed to get back to her classroom. So she could prepare for the test tomorrow. Although, her mind would be on more important things.
"So, it's set. You'll be taking the SeeD exams. The written one is going to be held tomorrow; you'll have to report to Instructor Trepe's classroom. And you have her for homeroom," Cid stated, he then looked over more files before continuing on, "Oh, and you'll be sharing a room with Ms. Heartily. I hope all goes well, Akurei."
The girl just nodded. Taking the items that he had held out to her earlier, before turning around and walking to the door of the office. She wondered who 'Ms. Heartily' was; but found out that it didn't matter much. It's not like she would have to hang out with the person 24/7. She exited out of the office, only to find Selphie waiting for her. Sighing softly under her breath, Akurei folded the pieces of paper and kneeled down on the floor. Unzipping the side pocket of her bag to stuff the papers in.
"So what do you wanna see first?" Selphie asked. She listed off all the places she could show her. The parking lot, training center, library, dorms, cafeteria, the quad, and infirmary. And then stated the exact same the other way around. It annoyed Akurei, but she kept it to herself.
Akurei stood up; slinging the strap on her shoulder again and turning to face Selphie. "I think I would rather find all this out by my--"
"The place is very confusing, it's better that I help!" Selphie said, as she interrupted the other girl. She knew where Akurei's 'excuse' or whatnot was heading, so she decided to state what she knew before so. Taking the other girl's hand again, she started off towards the elevator. Hearing the other girl sighing once again.
The white curtains were swaying slightly; the cold breezes brought in by the ocean and carried over to the Garden made their way into the small room that Rinoa was currently staying at. Her face was pale; but that didn't take away any beauty that she had. It would always be with her; inside and out. Squall was seated on a chair next to Rinoa's bed. One of her hands held within his own; as his eyes looked down at the girl whom he was in love with.
What happened, Rinoa? I hate seeing you this way again. I wish that there was some way.. that I could know. Know what made you be like this. It can't be like it was before. You don't deserve going through all that again. The first time was enough; and only one good thing came from that. Us being together.
Squall continued to look down at Rinoa; bringing her hand to his lips so he could place one soft kiss to it. He didn't want to leave her side; he wanted to stay here until he could watch her wake up. And be there for her. Like how she was seemingly always there for him.
The group had eventually made it to the Garden. Squall leaving the rest of them off at the door; wanting to see Rinoa as soon as possible. Zell had gone to the Training Center; to think about certain things. While Irvine decided to go to the library; studying for the SeeD written exam that he had to take tomorrow. So, it was left with just Selphie and Akurei.
"You're new here, right?" Selphie asked. She had taken all that sadness that she felt for Rinoa; and let it be lost. So she could be her normal self.
"Yeah.. I should get going, though. I have to see where my dorm and classes are." Akurei stated. Wanting to get away from Selphie, actually. Her happiness..wasn't something she wanted to be around. So, she looked around the Garden - or, what she could see of it. And was confused as to where the Headmaster's office could be.
"If you're looking for the Headmaster's office. He's on the top floor. I can get us there, c'mon!" Selphie exclaimed. Grabbing onto one of Akurei's hands and taking off in the direction of the elevator. Selphie could hear the other girl sigh; but she didn't let that get to her. All she wanted was to be nice to the other girl.
Akurei followed on; and when they reached the elevator; she waited for Selphie to press the button for the floor that the Headmaster's office was on. The third.
"You usually need special permission to see Cid. But since me and the others helped out a lot; he gave us all the permission to see him whenever we wanted." Selphie stated as she had dragged Akurei into the elevator. The doors closed; and the two girls were left silent for the moment. Akurei not giving a reply to what the other girl said; mostly because she could care less. The elevator soon made it's way up to the third floor; and the door opened. Akurei found that her hand was taken once again; and she was dragged off through the small hallway-ish area and into the Headmaster's office. Selphie had just entered in; without knocking.
I wonder why the Headmaster would give a girl like her permission to walk right in, Akurei thought to herself. She saw that the Headmaster was sitting behind a desk. Looking over papers and such. But his gaze went to the two girls; and he smiled a bit in greeting.
"Why, hello Selphie," Cid said, and then he took one glance. Part of him wanting to question if it was Rinoa; but the better part of him looked down at the student files he had on his desk. Ones of transfer students; looking over them, he noted that there was only one girl transferring, "And.. Akurei?" He questioned it; not for sure on if it was her or not.
Akurei was a bit confused; but nodded anyways. A mental sigh; and she was dragged along with Selphie again closer to the Headmaster's desk. She wondered why the girl was so happy and loveable and all that other nasty good stuff. I wonder if there's a way to break that all out of a person.., she thought; and her mind wandered off in the possibility of there being no happy, perky girl dragging her around everywhere. The thought vanished as she heard the Headmaster speaking again.
"Welcome to Balamb Garden, Akurei. I'm the Headmaster, you can call me Cid. Are you participating in the written SeeD exam tomorrow?" Cid asked, he had to know so he could tell Instructor Trepe. In which, she had gotten back to teaching after the defeat of Ultimecia.
Selphie let go of Akurei's hand, and started off towards the door of the Headmaster's office, she turned around quickly to state as to where she was heading off to. "I'll wait for you outside, Akurei. Then I can show you where everything is!" Selphie exited the office; and took a seat on one of the benches outside of Cid's office. Thinking on how Rinoa was doing.
"Squall." Quistis said quietly, as she exited one of the far 'rooms' in the infirmary. She slowly walked over to Squall; who had just entered in. There was a look of sadness in her eyes; mostly because she knew that Squall had a strong attachment to Rinoa. And that he did actually love her. She had gotten over the whole 'crush' thing with Squall. Now she was too caught up in her work as an instructor; and the time was well spent. To her, at least.
"How is she doing, Quistis?" Squall asked. Looking past Quistis and to the room that he expected Rinoa to be in. His attention turned back to Quistis; awaiting to hear her answer. As well as many others. He had to know exactly what happened to Rinoa.
"Everything is stable, so far. Dr. Kadowaki is in there right now; making sure everything is fine. She's still unconscious.." She said, quietly. After all that 'studying' that she did about Squall; she knew that he would question what happened to Rinoa. She was still 'studying' him, even though she had no feelings towards him except friendship and a great amount of trust. "At the shop we were at; the coffee shop; she had gone to get our drinks. But she paused half way to the counter. And there was a look of pain in her eyes; before she fell to the ground." She had decided to tell him what happened anyways, to save time for him.
Squall nodded. He wouldn't go and blame anyone for the thing that took place. Not yet, anyways. He wondered what had caused Rinoa to do that. "I'm going to go see her now." He stated; offering a small nod as a departing. He then walked past Quistis and towards the back of the infirmary. Looking through the empty rooms; until he found the one where Rinoa was in.
She needs you, Squall, Quistis thought, as she had turned around to watch Squall walk away from her. With that last thought; she turned around and started off to the exit. She needed to get back to her classroom. So she could prepare for the test tomorrow. Although, her mind would be on more important things.
"So, it's set. You'll be taking the SeeD exams. The written one is going to be held tomorrow; you'll have to report to Instructor Trepe's classroom. And you have her for homeroom," Cid stated, he then looked over more files before continuing on, "Oh, and you'll be sharing a room with Ms. Heartily. I hope all goes well, Akurei."
The girl just nodded. Taking the items that he had held out to her earlier, before turning around and walking to the door of the office. She wondered who 'Ms. Heartily' was; but found out that it didn't matter much. It's not like she would have to hang out with the person 24/7. She exited out of the office, only to find Selphie waiting for her. Sighing softly under her breath, Akurei folded the pieces of paper and kneeled down on the floor. Unzipping the side pocket of her bag to stuff the papers in.
"So what do you wanna see first?" Selphie asked. She listed off all the places she could show her. The parking lot, training center, library, dorms, cafeteria, the quad, and infirmary. And then stated the exact same the other way around. It annoyed Akurei, but she kept it to herself.
Akurei stood up; slinging the strap on her shoulder again and turning to face Selphie. "I think I would rather find all this out by my--"
"The place is very confusing, it's better that I help!" Selphie said, as she interrupted the other girl. She knew where Akurei's 'excuse' or whatnot was heading, so she decided to state what she knew before so. Taking the other girl's hand again, she started off towards the elevator. Hearing the other girl sighing once again.
The white curtains were swaying slightly; the cold breezes brought in by the ocean and carried over to the Garden made their way into the small room that Rinoa was currently staying at. Her face was pale; but that didn't take away any beauty that she had. It would always be with her; inside and out. Squall was seated on a chair next to Rinoa's bed. One of her hands held within his own; as his eyes looked down at the girl whom he was in love with.
What happened, Rinoa? I hate seeing you this way again. I wish that there was some way.. that I could know. Know what made you be like this. It can't be like it was before. You don't deserve going through all that again. The first time was enough; and only one good thing came from that. Us being together.
Squall continued to look down at Rinoa; bringing her hand to his lips so he could place one soft kiss to it. He didn't want to leave her side; he wanted to stay here until he could watch her wake up. And be there for her. Like how she was seemingly always there for him.