Just Wait

By Gem #1

Chapter Seven

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A/N: Whoo! Another chapter. Don't worry, I'm not going to complain and say my fingers hurt, cause I type as fast as I talk (....you decide). Anyway, the drama builds...dundundun -_-;;


Rinoa opened her eyes slowly, groaning at the bright light.

"You're awake!"

Someone was saying something...

"Rinoa?"

She tried to get up, but felt an arm on hers.

"Just relax."

That voice... it was unfamiliar

"I'm...am I in the hospital?" Rinoa managed to squeak out.

There was a brief pause on the other person's part.

"Yes, you most certainly are. Here, why don't you try and open your eyes fully."

"Ok."

Rinoa winced at the light once again before her eyes focused on the woman next to her bedside.

She was standing straight up, with glasses perching on her nose, and her long black hair was in a bun on the top of her head.

"Now, you want to tell me what's going on here?" She frowned.

"I'm-" Rinoa licked her dry lips. "I mean I thought- or am I--?"

Neither of them spoke for what seemed like eternity to Rinoa. She heard the clock on the wall tick 10 times before letting out a cry.

"I thought I was pregnant." She whispered softly.

The doctor bit her lip.

"Then we'll have to run a pregnancy test. Would you like to talk to your husband about this?"

Zone. He didn't even know...

"Um, probably not now. You know, not until I'm- sure."

The doctor frowned at her, but didn't say anything.

"If you wish..."

Rinoa blinked three times at her like a baby and clutched the sheets so tightly she felt her hands go numb.

What am I going to do?



Ellone Leonhart was on the phone, like she always was. Talking to one of Wedge's cousins, Squall thought.

This is the biggest nightmare...

He leaned back against the couch and flicked through the channels on the TV mindlessly. Nothing was good on, naturally. Ellone didn't have cable, it was too expensive. Just the local channel. Yep, just one channel. And it never showed anything remotely interesting, of course, just weather reports and who was the local hero of the day.

After 3 weeks here, he noticed that the heroes of the day seemed to cycle in a system.

"Squall?"

Squall turned around and saw Wedge there, looking slightly nervous. He didn't understand that. The guy was about 7 years older than him, but constantly wanted to prove that he was worthy for Ellone.

".....mm."

Well, it wasn't like it was going to be a simple task.

"Uh, there's someone at the door for you."

What?!

"Who?" Squall narrowed his eyes.

"Some guy with long hair and a weird accent."

"Oh."

He got up and walked over to the doorway.

"Don't worry, it's just a friend of mine from Esthar."

"Oh! That's it!" Wedge looked relieved. "Um, I thought it was military personnel or something..."

The younger man raised an eyebrow.

Whatever.

Squall opened the small door, which creaked softly. Just as he thought, Irvine Kinneas, now fully decked in the cowboy gear he always wore on casual day at the shop, was standing there grinning.

"Surprise Squall!" He smiled.

This is the part where I shout or stay like this in shock.

"What are you doing here?" Squall frowned.

"See, like, Zell told me where you went, and I just got a 2 month vacation cause they're rebuilding the shop... So I um..." Irvine scratched the back of his neck nervously, shifting his weight from foot to foot. This was the part he was dreading.

"Yes?"

Please don't tell me he did something stupid like--

"I moved out of my apartment building 'cause I'm kinda- uh- broke and...hehe...so I'm going to...live here...now.....?"

I knew it.

"No."

"But-"

"Irvine, go back to Esthar and live with Zell. I really do not need-"

"Squall?"

There were some footsteps behind him. Ellone had gotten off the phone.

"Who is it? Your friend?"

Irvine smirked, sensing his last chance, and bowed to Ellone.

"This is Squall's famous sister. You're even lovelier in person."

"Huh? Oh..uh..."

Well, thank god Wedge just went to the bathroom.

"And I must say, Squall is just being such a spoilsport!"

"Is he now?" Ellone grinned at Squall's expression, which clearly showed his disdain.

This is just great...


Rinoa leaned back softly on her bed. Zone was at work, before checking that she was absolutely all right for maybe the 1000th time since her stay at the hospital.

It was when she had found out the ugly truth.

Shit shit shit... why is this happening to me?

The doctor had warned her to tell Zone soon, if she wanted to have an abortion or anything drastic.

Drastic? I don't WANT a baby. There's not even a choice on my part. Now, I just have to summon up enough courage to do this without telling Zone...but...I know he wants kids.

Yep, Zone had always talked about filling up their house with children, and Selphie had bounced up and down in anticipation whenever they talked about it. It was clear that the two siblings adored little kids.

I'm not that different from them. I like little kids. But I'm too young for my little kid. I need time. But Zone would never let me go through with this.

She could almost see him jumping with joy when she told him. But what about when he heard she wasn't going to have it?

Rinoa got up and rubbed the area of her stomach softly.

What am I going to do with you?

She walked over to her computer desk and took the address book from it.

Trepe...Quistis... There...

Rinoa pressed her index finger firmly on the slot. She knew that Quistis probably didn't have the same phone number but maybe her cell phone or e-mail...

I'll call her right after this is all over. And I'll be damned if it isn't as soon as possible.

Yeah, she'd call Quistis. See what she was doing. Maybe take a break from this life. Let Zone collect his thoughts.

And Selphie, she'd definitely understand, Rinoa thought. She was her best friend, and had been for as long as her life started being important.

But what if they don't understand? And never like you again? What if Zone gets so mad he wants divorce?

And why does it seem not so important anymore?

Rinoa touched her reflection wistfully.

She had made up her mind.

When I married Zone, I promised to stay true to myself no matter what. That I wasn't going to be the normal housewife.

Rinoa knew it was time to stay true to that promise.



A/N: Tune in to see the next chapter which will hopefully come out the next week if lady luck and my muses (::cough::) are on my side.

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