Please note that Riona did not meet Squall and the others yet.
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Chapter 1 - Hello... you look nice
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(It's the beginning of the new school year in Balamb Garden. A brunette named Rinoa was new to the school as like many others. She was given her dorm number and she went up, unpacked and straight to sleep for the new day)

(Rinoa dreams)

(Lost in the forest. She walks around trying to find her way out. When she hears something in the bushes)

Rinoa: (Turns around) Hello? ...Is somebody there?

(A wolf comes out approaching her ready to attack)

Rinoa: Gasp! (Turns back around and runs away as the wolf follows) Help!! Help!!! (The wolf runs faster and Rinoa tries to escape) Squall!! Squall Help!!! (The wolf pounces on her and the Rinoa awakes)

(End of dream)

Rinoa: AHHHH!!!!!! (Breaths in and out deeply frightened) Oh my god. What was that dream about?! (Breathes in and out again) Squall? Who's Squall? ...I must of dreamed of the name when I heard a bunch of girls talking about him. (She rubs her eyes and gets out of bed. Walks to her dresser and takes out her usual outfit. She dresses up and gets washed up. Looks at her schedule she was given and her first and only class was in an hour) Hmmm... I'm hungry. I wonder where the cafeteria is.

(Rinoa goes to the lobby and stops the first girl she sees)

Rinoa: Umm... excuse me do you know where the cafeteria is?

Girl: Oh! You must be new here?

Rinoa: Yeah... I didn't really look around when I got here yesterday.

Girl: Oh, Let me show you around?!

Rinoa: Sure that'll be nice. Oh, hey my name is Rinoa Heartilly.

Girl: My name is Selphie Tilmitt! Nice to meet ya!

Rinoa: Alright Selphie lead the way.

(Selphie leads her to the cafeteria where she sees her friends and introduces them)

Selphie: Hey everyone! Look who I met!

Rinoa: Hello

Selphie: This is Rinoa Heartilly. She's new here. (Turns to Rinoa and points out to her friends' one by one) This guy here in the cowboy hat is Irvine.

Rinoa: Hello

Irvine: Hello beautiful!!

Selphie: Irvine!!

Irvine: Sorry...

Selphie: Ignore that please. This one next to him with the funny tattoo is Zell.

Rinoa: Hi

Zell: Hey! It's not a funny tattoo Selph, it a hot one!

Selphie: The girl next to him is Instructor Quistis Trepe.

Rinoa: Hey.

Quistis: Hello Rinoa. I heard of you. Your Caraway's daughter? Correct?

Rinoa: (With annoyance in her voice) that is true Instructor.

Quistis: Seems like you don't like being his daughter.

Rinoa: Not anymore.

Quistis: I see. Sorry to ask. Oh, you can call me Quistis when were not in class.

Selphie: The next one is Commander but you can call him Squall.

Rinoa: (Rinoa is shocked! She doesn't think she heard right. Rinoa turns to Selphie) Umm... I'm sorry, did you say Squall?

Selphie: Yeah?

Rinoa: (Looks at Squall) Oh, hello there.

Squall: (Waves his hand once as a sign of greeting and doesn't even look at her. Keeping his mind occupied)

Rinoa: You can say hello you know.

(Squall takes notice of her and hesitates. He stares at her face then snaps back to reality)

Squall: Oh hey (He looks at her face once more and turns his face down trying not to stare) umm... hi... Rinoa

Rinoa: (Smiles) Hello

Selphie: Sit down Rinoa, let's chat!

Zell: I'm hungry man! I'm gonna go get some hotdogs, anybody want? Rinoa?

Rinoa: Yes please!!! I'm starving! (Hands over money to Zell to pay for it and he pushes her hand back)

Zell: My treat! Plus you'll love these hotdogs! They're the best!

Rinoa: Alright, I have your word.

Quistis: Say? What class you have first? I'm pretty sure you're in mine.

Rinoa: Well if Quistis Trepe is your real name then I have you first!

Quistis: Great!

Irvine: So you have a boyfriend cutesy? ~

Selphie: Hello?! Did you forget about me Irvine? I'm your girlfriend!

Irvine: Don't worry I'm not going to hit on her.

Rinoa: (Giggles) No, no boyfriend. Single all the way.

Squall: (Confused he looks at Rinoa. Then looks out the window and makes an effort to say) Why not you look nice... look like a nice person I mean.

Rinoa: (blushes then sarcasimily says) Oh... well I don't speak 'guy' so I don't really get why they break up with me.

(Zell runs back with 5 hotdogs in his hands)

Zell: How many you want?!

Rinoa: (laughs) I'll have one, thanks.

Zell: You sure?

Rinoa: Go ahead.

Zell: More for me~!

Selphie: Oh wait I forgot. Were on a tour! Grab your hotdog and lets go! (She pulls on Rinoa's arm happily in the direction of the exit. Rinoa grabs her hotdog and goes)

Rinoa: (turns around) Talk to you all later.

Irvine, Zell, and Quistis: Later!

Squall: Yeah Rinoa, later.

Rinoa: (Looks at Squall and smiles more as she is being pulled by Selphie) Bye Squall~

(Selphie and Rinoa leave the cafeteria)

Irvine: Yo Zell I think Squall likes her!

Squall: What?

Quistis: I saw that look you guys gave each other!

Squall: Whatever

Irvine: Don't ignore it! I saw you too and you were breath taken by her beauty huh?!

Squall: She doesn't like me.

Irvine: So you admit you like her!

Squall: I didn't say that.

Zell: Come on man! She's single why don't you ask her out.

Squall: She'll say no and I'm not asking her anything.

Quistis: I'm sure you never looked at someone like that.

(Squall gets up)

Squall: I'm not going to sit here with you talking nonsense

(Squall leaves and heads for the training center. When he gets there he sits down on a rock to think a bit)

(Squall thinks)

Rinoa Heartilly. Nice name... she's pretty... really beautiful... her lips look like a blush pink... and eyes...Wait... NO! Stop thinking of her! She probably doesn't even like me and not like that I think she has the greatest look I've ever seen. Time to battle.

(Squall finds him a T-rex. During battle Rinoa enters the Training Center by herself and sits down on a rock near Squall but behind him so he doesn't see. Eventually he beats the T-Rex and hears someone clapping. Squall turns around and Rinoa was smiling and clapping about his defeat)

Rinoa: Nice job! I haven't seen anyone battle that good.

Squall: Thanks

Rinoa: Why don't you sit here next to me so we can talk a bit. Selphie had to run off and do something so I though it'd be nice to be with you for a while.

Squall: Yeah, sure. (Squall goes and sits down next to Rinoa on the rock not to close to her but not to far.)

Rinoa: Weird.

Squall: What?

Rinoa: I had a dream about me yelling for ...never mind. (She gets up and walks around)

Squall: what? For what? (Squall follows her)

Rinoa: Never mind. So tell me what did you mean when you said sound nice?

Squall: You know. Nice. Sweet, gentle you know.

Rinoa: Never judge someone by its cover. I can be harsh.

Squall: Really? Yeah right.

Rinoa: What you don't believe me?

Squall: I never said that it's just i haven't seen a girl like that.

(Rinoa drops down, spins and her leg trips him making him fall backwards. He lays on the floor on his back.)

Squall: Oh... ou… ouch....

(Rinoa drops to her knees besides him and looks in his eyes)

Rinoa: And they call you commander. (Silently laughs) Sorry about that. Just seemed like I needed to prove you wrong.

Squall: (closes his eyes and says) yeah i think you did pretty well with that.

(Rinoa gets up and pulls him to his feet. Where they stand face to face. Very close. Rinoa giggles)

Rinoa: I can't believe you didn't dodge that.

(Squall smiles and looks in her eyes longer. Rinoa smiles as well and then turns away making her hair brush against his face. She walks out looking back at Squall winking to him.)

(Squall thinks)

What was that about?