Chapter 4
Usual Author's note: I'm waiting for more reviews and inspiration to strike...But in the meantime, I'll still write for my readers, if I have any...As usual, only one of these characters is mine, and the rest of them belong to Squaresoft. On with the show!
Dark Life
Squall couldn't help but think about Rinoa after today. He had seen her that night at the club Chase and his band frequented. She had only gotten more beautiful over time. So she was here too. What was he supposed to do about it? It wasn't as if he wanted to see her again, was it? Did he know yet? He couldn't help but wonder sometimes. Maybe what he had done was wrong. There was no going back now, though. He couldn't talk to her now.
Chase looked down at the car pulling up near the hotel room. Rinoa turned to him and smiled. Thanks for the ride. she said as he left. He smiled back, even though he had only done it because Squall wouldn't. He wanted to make Squall go back to Rinoa, just to make her happy. It had been a couple of weeks since their first encounter, and he and Rinoa had become friends, sort of. He liked her a little more than that, but he was positive that she didn't like him that much. He timed his leaving the hotel with the exit of the figures from the car. Good evening Quistis. he said to the girl. She stopped dead in her tracks. Who are you? she asked.
You don't remember me? he asked innocently, though he was sure she wouldn't. It had been a while, after all. Almost five years, in fact. Quistis stared at him for a moment, then shook her head. Another came up behind her. Who's this, Quisty? He asked.
I-I'm not sure. he said. She knew she remembered him from somewhere, but she wasn't sure where. Maybe...No. That couldn't be him. There was no way. Come on then, let's find Rinoa. Seifer told her, hugging her briefly to erase the confused look from her face.
Rinoa so happy to see her friends that she forgot all about seeing Squall at the club. It was, admittedly, a little awkward to talk to Seifer again, but she enjoyed the encounter. Quistis, though, seemed a little confused. She wondered what about, then decided it was wrong to probe and didn't ask. She got a feeling, though, that she would find out eventually.
Chase smiled to himself as he walked back to his home. Everything was coming together beautifully.
