What's love got to do with it?

(a.k.a Not as Planned)

Disclaimer;: Wow, am I sorry for not updating so quickly, school started -_-(). I don't own anything..

Chapter Eleven

Misunderstanding

"She said she didn't understand

And as she cried, she took the ring from off her hand

And I knew it was over, when she turned to me and said

I understand

After all is said and done I know I'm not the only one

Who had it all and threw it all away"

Rinoa walked up the stairs, she felt odd, that feeling that people get when it feels everyone is watching them, and that they are walking toward something they don't want to. She sighed slightly, reaching the door. Something inside her jerked, she felt that she didn't want to open this door that it was like opening a box and seeing snakes come out of it. She shook her head, feeling foolish; all that was in this room was Squall, sleeping. The worst thing that could be in there, was Squall maybe naked, and she would have to see that sooner or later. She gripped the door handle, and slowly turned.

Squall stopped kissing the women below him, and looked toward the door. Who would be bothering them? He looked back down at "Rinoa" and stopped instantly. Everything around him froze, her eyes...they weren't..right. He leaped off the bed as the door was pushed open. He covered his eyes quickly from the blinding light, and saw....Rinoa.

Rinoa stopped in her tracks, nothing could have prepared her for this. Zell gasped next to her, but she ignored it. She looked from Squall, to Quistis, who during this fuss had thrown the wig under the bed. No one said anything for a few seconds, the stillness in the room was unnerving. Squall stepped forward holding out his hands, he stumbled slightly. Rinoa glared at him, he looked drunk, confused, and startled.

"Rinoa.." He choked out.

"Don't let me interrupt you Squall." She snapped quickly, her voice was like a knife. Squall paused and looked at Quistis.

'What, What the hell did you DO?!" He shouted, taking a step toward her. Quistis sank deeper into the bed, watching Squall with fearful eyes.

"Don't blame her.. I should have seen this from the start.." Rinoa whispered. Squall looked quickly from Rinoa to Quistis.

"But...she was..she was you!" He shouted looking helplessly at Rinoa. She paused, she wouldn't let Squall see her cry, she couldn't, but she was already losing that battle. She sniffled and covered her mouth with her hand, turning away from the site. Squall jumped toward her, he was partly undressed, he still had his pants on but his shirt was long gone.

" Rinoa! I didn't...she....it's not what it looks like.." He sighed, defeated. Rinoa turned quickly, pointing at him.

"Don't you even say that, I know what it looks like, I'm not drunk, and I'm fine. I came here to get you, I came here to take you home. And this is what I find? I knew you were a little playboy, Sir. But I thought, I hoped when you said you loved me you did. Now I see what I fool I was, how stupid I am. I'm sorry to interrupt you to..please just ignore us." Tears were running down Rinoa's face now, Squall touched her arm gently, she pulled backslapping him.

"Don't touch me! Don't you ever touch me!!!!" She screamed swinging her arms at him. She struck him a few times, screaming, crying and slapping Rinoa finally stood still, sobbing and gasping for air.

"I thought... I thought...you loved...me.." She whispered putting her head in her hands. Squall gripped her shoulders, she didn't fight back this time, and to tired he guessed.

"I do..."He started but Rinoa's head snapped upward and the energy returned. She started jerking in his grip and he had to let go of her.

" Squall.." Zell started forward, but Rinoa held out her hand.

"It's...ok.." She finished, then looked toward Quistis frowning.

"How could.. you Quistis?" Rinoa whined, looking at her. Quistis lowered her head, she was tempted to shout what happened between Seifer and her, but she wouldn't be able to take Rinoa and Squall disappointment. This again, wasn't much better. Quistis lifted her head slightly, looking at Rinoa, then shot it back down. Rinoa was still looking at her, with amazingly pain in her eyes.

"I thought...you said we were friends..Quistis.." Rinoa sniffled and started crying again.

"Rinoa we didn't do anything!" Squall shouted looking from Quistis to Rinoa.

"I thought.. she was you!" He yelled pointing at Quistis. Rinoa looked at him and frowned.

"Did you kiss her?" She asked slowly. He nodded.

"And you didn't notice the difference?" Rinoa snapped glaring at him. Squall's head was swimming, it was taking him a long time to think and be able to respond.

"I noticed, but I'm..drunk.." He finished, Rinoa just laughed bitterly.

"That makes it all better Squall, Zell...lets leave the love birds to themselves.." Rinoa shot Squall a glare, he recoiled slightly, if hate had a look, Rinoa wore it now. Rinoa stopped and shook her head slightly as she stared at Quistis. Zell paused and looked at Squall, then walked toward him. Squall smiled slightly, happy to see Zell was not angry at him, but he was wrong. Zell punched Squall hard, across the face, sending him to the ground. Zell then kicked him in the stomach.

"..Good job sir.." He growled, pulling Squall upward and dragging him out of the room. Quistis pulled the blankets up to her mouth, tears slowly running down her face.

"What have I done?" She muttered.

The house was not a all around good place to be at the present moment, glares, spitting, slapping, and screaming rung throughout the house. Mostly the spitting had to do with all the slapping. The next day, Squall, Rinoa, and Zell were all in foul moods. None of them would speak or breathe a word to Quistis, who now had taken up board in her quarters. Zell annoyed with Squall, annoyed with Rinoa for not letting Squall explain himself, annoyed with himself for agreeing to go with Rinoa. Zell, even though he didn't want to, was still talking to Squall. Rinoa on the other hand was going out of her way to avoid him, even if that meant missing a meal or two. Squall was furious. Furious with Quistis, and furious with himself, Squall refused to eat, only drank, and what he drank, wasn't good for him. With the wedding only two days away, Squall found himself, all day sitting at the pub bar, hitting back spirits.

Seifer had done it, he had planned something so perfect, so evil, that it was just satisfying for him to watch Squall in misery, Zell in internal agony, and Rinoa. Well, he just liked watching Rinoa. What he had not accepted came the 2 days before the wedding, Quistis. She walked up to him, when he was at the pub, leaning against the bar, watching Squall a few seats down, look sadly at the drink in his hand.

"Seifer.." She whispered, glancing at Squall, then back at him. Seifer's head jerked toward her, a furious expression covered his face, he maintained the calmness in his voice, but if you saw his face, the two would cancel each other out.

"Quistis, never in public.." He said calmly, looking back at Squall.

"We need to.." She started, but he held up his hand.

"No, we do not." He growled watching Squall. Quistis blinked, looking confuse.

"Yes.." She started, he turned on her, his jaw tightening.

"No...we...do not, do you understand?" He growled, looking around, he was trying to keep himself calm now, it was turning into a hard battle. Quistis bit her lip, and lowered her head. She turned around and left the pub. Seifer ran his hand through his short blonde hair and turned his attention to Squall, but to his horror, Squall was already watching him, with a puzzled expression on his face.

Squall was confused, and well fuzzy. He knew where the fuzzy part was coming from, and maybe a tad of the confused part to, but what he had just seen, the interaction between Quistis and Seifer, set his brain to ask million of questions. The first one was What the hell was Seifer doing talking to Quistis? Second, Why did Quistis lie about her and Squall's "night of passion", the one that never happened. Last, was why did Seifer look so angry when he was speaking to her. He rubbed his forehead thinking, but it was too cloudy to think, to fuzzy to concerted Everything was being mashed together, it was to late to think, to hard. Something inside of Squall was poking at him, telling him to think about these new puzzlements, try to figure them out. But the spirits had clouded his judgment and thinking, so he merely shrugged them off, and returned to his drinks.

Seifer left the bar, left drunk Squall and entered into the Leonhart household. He was not a wanted guest, but after shaking the guard's hand a few times, with something inside, the guard looked the other way. It wasn't hard to guess where Rinoa would be, the library of course. He walked in quietly, shutting the door behind him. Her back was facing him, she was staring hard into the fire as if trying to read it. He stepped toward her, but then she spook.

"Go away, Squall." She growled, then looked over. Her expression changed from fury to confusion, then snapped right back to fury. She looked forward again.

"Please, Seifer do leave me be tonight." She sighed. Seifer ignored her and walked toward her, standing by her chair, he looked down at the fire.

"I am.." He started, but Rinoa cut him off.

"You're sorry, I know this. Everyone is sorry in this household, who means it is what I rather hear, then that word." Rinoa stood up and walked away from Seifer, her hands were cupped together. Seifer walked after her, their backs to the door, he grabbed her and spun her back toward him. She screamed as he pressed her against him. He smiled slightly and tilted her head upward, then leaned down and kissed her.

Quistis was walking down the narrow hallways toward the library with a tray of food for Lady Rinoa, even though half of the castle knew she wouldn't eat it. She paused and looked inside the door, then stopped; Seifer was in there. She watched him carefully, as he spun Rinoa to face him, and kissed her. Quistis gasped, lifting her hands to her mouth, and sending the tray of food flying to the ground. The metal hitting the ground echoed throughout the house.

Rinoa pushed Seifer away hard, before she heard metal hit the ground. She looked toward the door, then back at Seifer, raising her hand and slapped him clear across the face. Seifer jerked his head slightly, from being hit. Then glared at Rinoa, and charged forward. He pushed her firmly to the couch, holding onto her wrists tightly, as she struggled.

"Unhand me Seifer!" Rinoa screamed. Seifer held on tighter and grinned at her, then moved his hands about, so he pinned her flaring arms down with one hand, as he started grabbing at her clothes. A sudden movement behind Seifer caused Rinoa to close her eyes. The weight on her arms was gone, and a loud crash was heard. Rinoa opened her eyes, to see Zell hovering over Seifer, who was curled up into a ball on the floor. Quistis standing close, but far away from Zell. Seifer slowly stood on his feet, swaying back and forth; Zell grabbed Seifer's collar and shoved him hard against the wall, pointing a treating finger at him.

"If you ever.. ever come back, I will kill you.." Zell said calmly, but his voice was full of hatred. Seifer glared at Zell, then jerked toward him, but Zell moved to the left and punched Seifer again in the face. Seifer bent down holding his bleeding face, then stood up and left the room in a hurry. Zell looked at Rinoa and nodded slightly, he was still annoyed with Rinoa and Squall.

"You all right Milady?" He turned, facing her. Rinoa stood and nodded fixing her dress. Zell turned toward Quistis, who glanced at him, then backed out of the room quickly.

"How did you know?" Rinoa asked quickly. Zell looked back at Rinoa then toward the door that Quistis had left from, then once again back at Rinoa.

"Quistis told me.." He rubbed the back of his shrugging slightly