Disclaimers: I don't own the Final Fantasy 8 characters...(how many times do I have to repeat this?) So don't sue!!! This fiction is purely for entertainment purpose only.

Author's note: Please review. I live not by eating food, but looking at the reviews...(hint hint) For the first time, I'll let you flame….hahahah but mild ones please….I'm not that fire resistant.

Special thanks to: Yuko (for reviewing) My sister (for disturbing me :p)

Note: ( ) Rinoa's thought

Chapter 3

The cry

"Is she going to knock on the door or what?" Irvine asked dully. The whole group had been watching the mysterious girl for the last few minutes.

"What the hell is she doing? Man I'm losing my patience!" Zell shouted in frustration.

"Should we actually approach her and try to talk things out?" Quistis asked.

"But we don't even know her. Besides, I'm not sure if she's unarmed," Paul answered. Everyone just sighed. They did not know what to do with the girl.

"That's it! We're not doing anything just staring at her, I'm going to talk to her," Selphie blurted out suddenly shocking everyone.

"Go Selphie!" everyone shouted in unison.

"Be careful now," Quistis warned her. Slowly, Selphie walked towards the girl and before she knew it, she was standing beside her. Ironically, the girl showed no interest towards her and acted as if she never existed. Selphie was going to speak up when the girl decided to knock on the door causing her to silent up.

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* Inside the room *

"Squall, Squall wake up! Someone's knocking the door," Rinoa patted at Squall's chest lightly. Squall just grunted before wrapping his arms around Rinoa tightly causing her to giggle. The knocking becomes louder. Sensing something amiss, Rinoa decided to check it out. "Let me go get the door."

Reluctantly, Squall released his grasp. He too, woke up groggily and began to run over his messy hair while Rinoa opened the door. What she saw shocked her. A girl was standing there with a pair of eyes full of hope. However, once she saw Rinoa, her expression changed.

Being a sorceress herself, Rinoa sensed something. She knew that the girl was not any normal girl and to make things worse, she sensed a great hint of jealousy within the girl.

"What can I help you with?" Rinoa was trying to be friendly knowing the fact that the girl could be another sorceress. (That's impossible, I thought that I'm the only sorceress left. Yet, I sensed a great power within her. What is she doing here?) As if answering her questions, the girl began to speak.

"Where's Squall Leonhart?" her question was simple yet demanding. Rinoa knew that somehow she is not the type where you can talk things out.

"What's the noise all about?" (Shit!) Squall came into the picture and somehow Rinoa knew he was making things worse with his appearance.

"Leonhart!!!" in a swift movement, the girl pushed Rinoa away and hugged a shock Squall tightly while the others looked on dumbly.

"Ooops....not good," Paul said. She knew trouble was brewing.

"She hugged Squall?" Quistis gasped. The others was too shocked to even muttered a word.

"Tch, Squall is sure a lucky guy. First is Rinoa now this girl," Irvine smirked breaking the silence. Doing her daily routine, Selphie swatted his head. Everyone was looking at Squall and the girl when Paul noticed something.

"Shit! We forgot about Rinoa!" she exclaimed. Gaining their senses, the whole group rushed to Rinoa's side. She was on the floor, surprisingly quiet. They thought that she too, was too shocked by the incident that happened. Well, you don't see an unidentified girl hugged your spouse all of sudden everyday. Unfortunately, she was in a worse condition than just being shocked.

"Frickin' hell! She's unconscious!" Zell shouted.

"Her head's bleeding!" the others exclaimed in unison. Hearing these, Squall regained his senses. He pushed the girl away roughly and went to Rinoa's side.

"What happened to Rinoa!?" Squall started to panic when he saw blood streaming down her face.

"She knocked her head when she fell down. Quick Squall, bring her to the infirmary!" Before Quistis could even finish her words, Squall already carried Rinoa in his arms and rushed to the infirmary.

"Boy, he's fast," Zell said.

"Shall we go to the infirmary too?" Selphie asked. The others nodded in agreement and began to proceed to the infirmary. However, they were stopped on their tracks when the heard a soft sob from their behind.

"I think we forgot something, don't we?" Quistis asked.

"The girl," the other answered. Slowly they turned to their back until they were face to face with the girl. They looked at each other not knowing what to do.

"I think it's time for my favorite thing," Paul broke the silence.

"What thing?" Quistis asked.

"C-O-N-F-R-O-N-T-A-T-I-O-N."
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Another chapter!!! I'm so enthusiastic to finish the whole thing I don't know why. Anyway, please....just review....just a short one will do..I'll be extremely happy...critics are happily welcome. Thanks for reading!!!