What's Love got to do with it?

(a.k.a Not as Planned)

Disclaimer:: I don't own Final Fantasy 8, and also it has come to my attention that my co-writer had taken this idea, and mostly a big part of the plot from a Sailor Moon Fic. I have decided to continue the story, but directing in a different direction. Words do not explain how pissed off I am, at my ex co-writer, but I will go on never the less.

" We don't have to stay friends

Lets pretend to be enemy's

Whatever makes you happy."

Chapter 4

Home Sweet Home?

Rinoa walked into the place she was going to call home for the rest of her life, she sighed slightly looking around. It was big, beautiful, and lonely. Squall walked in after her, looking around also. Rinoa looked toward him.

" Where are my quarters?" She asked slowly. Squall smiled slightly.

"Our quarters you mean my lady." He smiled and walked forward pointing to the left side of the house.

" Up these stairs, and to the left. You'll hit another case of steps then it's the first room on the right." He finished, turning to face her. Rinoa nodded quickly, but she had missed that entire thing, during Squall pointing out thing speech, she had been scanning his body.

" You're not accompanying me?" She asked slowly, she didn't care about his company, she didn't want to get lost, and give him further pleasure by bossing her around. He shook his head firmly.

"No I need to finish some affairs, I will be up later." He nodded looking at her oddly, why did she care if he wasn't coming up with her. She nodded and they both said goodnight to each other, Rinoa walking up the stairs and turning to the left. She headed down the hallway for a bit, till she heard some voices then slowed down.

"What room is she staying in, tell me good lady please." Seifer's voice echoed down the long hallways. Rinoa stopped and pushed open a door to her left and hurried in, leaning close to the door to hear more.

" I do not know what room the lady of the house is staying in." Quistis voice answered, it sounded slightly husky. Rinoa pressed her ear against the wall listening hard.

"Listen, I need to talk to her, it is most important, do you understand, now will you help me?" He asked quickly, his voice sounded like he was on the edge of losing his temper. Rinoa quickly dashed out of the room, to run into Squall who looked like he was in a foul mood. Squall wasn't prepared for a flying Rinoa to run into him, so they both fell down, Rinoa on top of Squall, Squall on his back looking at her.

"What's the meaning.." Squall started, but Rinoa pressed her fingers to his lips, silencing him. Squall listened, then he understood. Seifer voice was heard in the silence, he was talking about meeting the lady of the house. Then it hit him, Seifer was talking about Rinoa. Rinoa removed her fingers quickly getting off him, as Seifer and Quistis appeared out of the intersection hallway, looking started. Squall jumped to his feet, and there was an awkward silence, interrupted by Squall.

"Seifer.. This is a surprise, I seem to be having many of them when you're in my company." Squall finished cooly, watching Seifer's eyes dart from Quistis to Rinoa, then lingering on Rinoa.

" Heh.. Well pardon my rudeness Sir Squall, and Lady Rinoa, I shall retire now, to my own quarters, in the tavern." He said quickly looking at Rinoa. Squall clenched his fists, he knew why Seifer had added in the tavern that information was unnecessary, he just wanted to inform Rinoa where he would be staying in case if Rinoa decided to rejoin her old lover behind his back. Squall nodded slightly.

"It is nice of you to inform us about your whereabouts, but the know age I fear shall be doubtful, now if you do not mind, we have had a long ride, all of us." Squall added looking at Quistis, who looked down quickly. After Seifer had left the household, Squall and Rinoa turned to face Quistis.

" He came here, asking for the lady of the house, he seemed rather early to have an audience with Lady Rinoa." Quistis said in one breath. Squall looked at Rinoa, suspicion covering his entire face.

"And I am curious why that is?" He asked quickly.

"The reason isn't hard to see, we use to be friends..." Rinoa started.

"Lovers." Squall interrupted, Rinoa shot him a look.

"I will not continue if you keep rudely interrupting me." She snapped, Squall nodded once but still looked ill tempered.

"That is all I wanted to say." She said shortly, looking from Squall to Quistis. Squall nodded slightly.

"I do not want you to see Seifer, by yourself." He nodded again looking at her.

'And why is that?" Rinoa asked fuming up slightly, she had no intention of seeing Seifer, but like a teenager she didn't like being told not to do anything period.

"It has come to may attention that he has certain... interests in you." He nodded quickly, looking from Quistis to Rinoa.

"Oh, at least someone around here does, I thought for a moment, I was dull." Rinoa smirked slightly. Squall's teeth clenched slightly, his brow furrowing.

" Shall we?" Rinoa said tilting her head to the side, obvious happy that she had gotten under Squall's skin. Squall and Rinoa retired to their room, Rinoa planned was to bathe herself, then get into bed, with the hopefully already Squall. Rinoa sighed wrapping a towel around her head, and putting her robe over her wet body. She entered the room, and looked around. It was dark now, and the heavy breathing told her Squall was asleep. Rinoa stripped down quickly, putting her sleeping outfit on, then brushing her hair. After a period of time, she slowly and carefully got into the bed. Squall made some sort of noise, indicating that he was now up. She sighed into her pillow that's all she needed.

"Good Night, My lady." He grunted sleepily.

"Good Night, my keeper." She snorted back.

"What?" He asked his voice still sleepy.

'Nothing." She sighed. Squall sat up looking at her now.

"Excuse me, but I heard you say something." He said firmly, his eyes staring hard into hers.

"I didn't say anything, I said good night." She said firmly looking up at him.

"You know.." He started, his brow furrowing.

'Yes I know, I do not need to be such a little wench." She said shortly.

"That wasn't what I was going to say!" He said quickly, looking slightly hurt.

" Yes, I bet it wasn't what you were planning to say.' She laid her head against the pillow. He sighed looking down, then looked back up at her.

"Were to be wed, the day after tomorrow." He nodded quickly. She turned and looked at him.

"So soon?" She asked looking confused.

"Yes, I need to receive the deeds to this household, and my income." He said shortly looking at her, as if she should have known this.

"Oh, I forgot about your money." She turned away again, closing her eyes.

"Unless you wish to what..?" He started.

" It does not matter what I say." She answered her eyes still closed. Squall's teeth clinched.

"I wish you would stop acting like this entire act is my fault. This isn't my entire mistake you do understand?" He growled grabbing her shoulders and turning her to face him. She winced slightly, looking up at him.

"I understand. I take blame for sitting in my library, and being taken away. Damn, I wish I had done that." She said coolly. Squall raised his hand again, then he saw a flash of fear in her eyes, and lowered it quickly as it had come up. Squall covered his hand over his eyes, frowning.

"You are being unfair to me." He said quietly. Rinoa paused then answered her voice low and quiet.

"As you are to me." She whispered. Squall removed his hand and looked down at her, they're eyes meeting.

" We do not need to be lovers you understand." He said shortly. Rinoa blinked at him a few times.

" We just need to be civil around each other, maybe some day we can be friends? But I do not want you to be near Seifer." He added quickly.

"Does he make you nervous? If we are not to be lovers, then why can I not talk to him?" She asked raising an eyebrow.

"Because, Seifer as you may, or already know, is a ...play boy.." He said shortly.

"I've heard the same about you." She said smugly. Squall glared at her.

'That is different, that is what I use to be." He nodded quickly, hoping she let that one go.

"Oh, but maybe that is the same with Seifer?" She asked tilting her head to the side.

" Or maybe he is putting on an act?" Squall countered losing his patience.

"Or maybe he isn't." She added, he was now hovering over her, watching her carefully.

" Good Night." He said quickly, then paused over her waiting for her to return his words.

"I hope so!" She smiled up at him, then turned slightly and closed her eyes. Squall sighed and lay on the opposite side of her, back to back.

Squall grumbled hitting the arrow in the bull eye for the third time in a row, it wasn't that satisfying when others thing plagued your thoughts. He sighed leaning against his quill looking at Zell and Irivine. Irivine moved closer to him, as Zell shot.

'How are things?" He asked shortly. Squall looked at him, then forward and merely grunted.

"She leaves you sore and speechless huh?" He laughed slightly, then stopped when Squall glared at him.

"Speechless yes, but not for the reason you are thinking of. She leaves my mind sore and tired of her arguments, then happy to hear her say stuff to me." He said sighing as Zell's arrow flew over the target completely.

" My lord is you losing sleep over the Seifer factor?" He asked slowly. Squall grunted again, as Irivine moved toward, pulling back the arrow.

" Our lord does not fear any man." Irivine smirked letting the arrow fly, and strike the middle.

"I do not fear Seifer himself; I fear Seifer's ability with women." Squall grumbled.

" Well I do not understand My lord, isn't this a benefit?" Zell blinked looking at Squall. Squall shot him a curious glance then looked toward the target.

"Explain." He demanded, as he knocked the arrow onto the bow.

"It's simple, if Seifer and Rinoa do run off together, you will be free to continue your life as it was beforehand." Zell nodded slightly. Squall stopped and looked back at Zell. It hit him there, that Zell was right, he could let Rinoa do as she please, and he could do as he pleased. Why was this bothering him so much, why did it eat at his very thoughts? He wondered. Squall looked forward focusing now on the target.

"Or maybe you care for her?" Irivine added, and Squall's arrow went flying sky high.

" Or maybe that is not the reason." Zell finished looking from Irivine to Squall. Squall turned and glared at Irivine.

" I do not care for her, I merely do not like when others touch things that belong to me, and me alone. I want only her for me, she may wait in our room, in the bed for me, and only me to mount her. Then leave her, I do not care for the small wench, I care only about what belongs to me, my things." He growled, pointing downward. Footsteps behind Squall, and blank expressions on Zell and Irivine, told Squall who was behind him before he turned, but never the less, he prayed, he begged. He turned slowly, and saw Quistis and Rinoa standing there. Rinoa was dressed in normal clothing for the daytime, a dress that was rather tight on her upper half of her body, her hair down and flowing. Squall gulped slightly, reading Rinoa's expression was harder then anything. It was blank, but never the less Squall felt a sudden wave of panic, and guilt sweep into him. He stepped forward, his mouth opened slightly. What was there to say? What was there to do?

"..Tongue Tied?" Rinoa asked her voice quivered slightly. She didn't have the same cocky-ness to her, the same belief in herself as she mostly had. Even now, when Squall was suppose to be the unsure one, the quiet one, she looked sad and unsure. She cleared her voice slightly, watching him carefully.

" May I have a word?" She asked, to formally. Squall merely nodded, he shouldn't care that she knew what he thought of her, it wasn't really what he thought, and just a blind moment of angered made his tongue lose. They walked into a empty hallway, as Rinoa turned toward him. Most of her face was in the shadows, but Squall noticed a single tear running down her cheek.

"Now please listen to me, and do not interrupt me. Do you understand?" She asked firmly.

"Rinoa..." He started but Rinoa cut him off.

"Just answer the question Squall." She snapped, and Squall merely nodded. Rinoa nodded then cleared her throat.

"I may belong to you in title only, but I do as I wish, I share myself with who I wish. And I do not want to share myself with you ever. I am not as easy as you say, I do not sleep with men cause they claim they are my husband, and you sir, are only that in name. If you do touch me, I will never forgive you, I will never offer my friendship or my body willingly. So take advanced of me now, pay for it the rest of your days." She finished standing up straight now. Squall clenched his fists together, all feelings of regret or sadness leaving him as the words entered his ears. He pushed her firmly against the wall, pointing a threaten finger in her face.

"Now you listen to me, I am your husband, and yes in name only. But I am the husband, you will respect me, and not talk out of line to me, talk to me in a disrespectful matter, you will share my bed with me. But do not misunderstand, I have no plan to share myself with you either. I can do much better, then a snotty wench like yourself, my lady. And to remind you, this marriage is only in the way of money and property. That is all, and you shall not forget that. Last of all, you will not be seen with Seifer, you will not embarrass me, anymore then you have!" Squall shouted glaring at her.

"Embarrasses you? How have I done this?" She asked fuming.

"Your appearance!" He shouted pinning her firmly against the wall. Rinoa eyes flickered slightly, tears dwelling up in them.

" You think me plain?" She whispered her voice quivering now. Squall stood back, smirking slightly.

"I think you plain." He nodded slightly. This was a lie, she wasn't plain, he was just letting the anger get to him.

" I think you spoiled." Rinoa shouted, stomping slightly. Squall grabbed her wrists.

"Watch what you say!" He growled increasing the pressure on her wrists, she cried out and jerked away from him. Once away from him, she raised her hand and slapped him firmly across the face. Squall stood there stunned for a second, then looked at Rinoa standing up straight.

" I will never care for you, you understand?" Squall asked shortly. Rinoa nodded once.

"You understand, that I will come near you?" Rinoa asked, and Squall glared.

"You do as you wish..." Squall turned and walked away. Rinoa turned and stormed off, heading toward the library.