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~Chapter 7: What Relationship? ~


"How could you do this to me? You know I hate the guy; and did you hear the rumors? I mean, what the hell dad?" Rinoa was fuming by the time she got home in Deling at the Caraway Mansion.

Julia Heartilly quietly stood at the entrance of her husband's study. She didn't understand her mate's point in putting Rinoa with Squall Leonheart, especially since no one was good enough for his daughter. Julia knew not to question her husband's ambitions, plans or anything else involving his daughter. She knew he, just as Rinoa was, relieved of the cancellation of the Almasy engagement. So, there she stood, listening to their stupid conversation.

"The mission would be accomplished much more quickly … " Caraway responded calmly, only too used to his daughters fusses and fits over small … or big things.

"Quickly? Yeah, maybe with him getting on my nerves or me killing him, just MAYBE we can squeeze in traveling the outskirts of the country looking for a fucking rat!!" Rinoa slammed her hand on the desk impatiently.  People still asked her why she didn't get along with her father. She'd remembered once an old dignified lady at a party had asked her if she had a good relationship with her father. WHAT relationship?

"I'd pray you didn't use that language. You aren't supposed to.  It's not in your blood and not in your class."

"You'll be praying for a few teeth back; unless you cancel this shitty plan of yours!!"

"You are challenging me? You think you'd be able to knock me senseless? Has all the blood rushed to your head my dear?" Caraway had no patience with these things anymore.

"Anytime old man, I'll kick your ass, up, down, and all fucking year round." Rinoa said but she had immediately regretted saying so, she knew she couldn't beat her father … and he knew it too. So the pain commenced as her father gestured towards the training center. Julia turned away from the study, thinking what fools they both were. She went to check up on her other daughter.




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Squall shoved clothes in his black travel bag, the one Garden had provided, glancing at his clock from time to time. 10 more hours until he was officially shipped off on another mission; but this was special. He was going with the Garden commander. This could actually be fun… maybe. Besides, she was beautiful. He should at least be thankful for that. Right? Right… No use worrying about it. A knock was heard at the door of his small SeeD dorm. He casually opened it and to his greatest surprise, Selphie, Rinoa's friend was there.

"Uhh … hi?" He said un-sure of what her business was here.

"Hi. Can I come in?" It was more of a command then a question; but then again, she probably took that up from Rinoa.

"Yah… what is it?"

"About the mission… "She said simply, he should have known. Why else should she communicate with *him? Maybe to know about Zell.

"Yah …" He said more intrigued by her presence here.

"Well… Rinoa, as much as she tries to hide it, there isn't anything that I can't figure out so here's what I came to say… She likes you… And technically … she's not allowed to have a "relationship" with any guy." She made big quotation marks with her fingers.

"Yah… She likes me, which is why she'd hire anyone to kill me." He said annoyed, for some reason she reminded him of a younger sister nagging him. She had grown up with him at the orphanage. They never really DID get along.

She smiled, "Hey, don't worry… She's like that… All the people she loves truly she tried to kill… Her father, her mother, her sister… Me sometimes… You… VERY often …" She emphasized on the word very and smiled mischievously.

"Yah, yah… " He said not believing a word and thinking this was all set up.

"But I've got a favor to ask you…"

"What?" He scowled annoyed.

"Don't touch her or start any form of relationship with her."

"Why? A guy's got hormones; and if she's up to it then I won't be-"

"Yah but that would totally ruin our relationship."

"OUR relationship? You and I? What relationship?"

"That's the thing, if you were her boyfriend, you and me would… Well, HAVE to have a relationship… Something that would COMPLETELY wreck both of our lives."

"Selphie, you're DATING my best friend. Would it make a difference if I dated YOURS?"

"Chh… yah!" She said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Listen Squall, no offense, but I know you more then she does; and all the past girlfriends you've had… I mean, where did you pick them up? A whore house? Rinoa's my best friend; I don't think it'd be great if her first boyfriend slept with 30 girls before getting to her. She's a noble, "jump and get dumped" isn't her type of thing."

Squall laughed. "Right … ok." He rolled his eyes.

"If I learn that you-"

"Selphie, shut up, I get it. Now get out." He took her by the shoulders, lead her out of his dorm and slammed the door.




Sammy-Chan: Will Rinoa survive her father's smacks? Will Squall be stupid enough to try a move on Rinoa? ALL THIS ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF…. Uhh … *looks at small writing on her hand but it's illegible* well, you know the title!