heyz!i'm tryin to include as much of the FFVIII characters in this fic as i
can. i'm tryin to fit ellone in this chapter, hope it makes sense...o
wellz...welpsh, enjoy the fic!o yeas,this chapter is set around christmas,
sho they're shopping for christmas gifts!
~Tenshi
***Blood and Love***
**His Worst Nightmare?**
We finally arrived at mall. I stopped at the entrance to wait for Selphie and
Irvine. I sighed. I remembered when it was just us girls who went to the mall, but
that was almost impossible now. Matron was now a real matron and engaged to a
man named Cid Kramer. Xu had moved to Trabia for about a month now.
"Rinny!" I turned my head and spotted Selphie and Irvine.
"Hi Selphie!" I greeted her. She turned her attention to Squall. She raised a
brow and mouthed to me, "What's up with him?"
I looked at her, confused. Then I noticed Squall's eyes was looking intently on
the doors of the mall like it was the pathway to hell. I shrugged to her.
"This is Squall. Um, Squall? You alright?" I asked. He turned his attention to
me and looked at me questioningly. Then he noticed Selphie and Irvine.
"Hey there, Squall. Name's Irvine Kinneas," greeted Irvine, smiling. Squall
just nodded his head.
"Rinny!? Selphie!?" shouted a voice. Selphie and I turned our heads towards
the direction of the voice.
"XU!!!!" we both cried, running to our black-haired friend. We hugged each
other in a group hug.
"Awww, I missed you guys SOOO much!" Xu said, squeezing us. We parted
and started walking towards Squall and Irvine. Suddenly Xu stopped.
"We have to wait for my boyfriend," said Xu.
"Boyfriend?" I asked. Selphie looked at her angrily.
"How come you didn't tell us, girl? Thought we were best friends!" said
Selphie.
"So, what's his name?" I asked. Selphie nodded.
"Xu!...Selphie? Rinoa?" called a voice. We turned and saw Nida walking
towards us.
"Nida? Nida's your boyfriend?" I asked. Xu nodded her head, blushing. Nida
hugged Xu from behind her and kissed her cheek. Nida looked at us.
"Been way too long, Selphie. Rinoa, you stopped writing. What happened?"
asked Nida. (A.N. I forgot to add in that Rinoa knows Nida because they're cousins.
Continue reading!) He looked at Squall and Irvine, who had his arm around Selphie
protectively.
"He's your boyfriend, Rinoa?" asked Nida, gesturing to Squall. I blushed,
shaking my head.
"Awww, that's too bad, you two look cute together. What's his name?"
commented Xu. I linked my arm with Squall's again.
"Squall Leonhart, Squall, this is Xu Liao and Nida Wong." He nodded his head
at them again.
"Wells? Let's go inside the mall! We're wasting valuable shopping time!" said
Xu, dragging Nida inside. Selphie and Irvine walked in, quietly talking amongst
themselves. I felt Squall froze.
"What's wrong, Squall?" I asked worriedly.
"Nothing..." he said as he began walking towards the mall's doors. As we
entered the mall, I heard him mumble,
"My worst nightmare is coming true..." His worst nightmare?
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I looked behind my shoulders at the guys with concern.
"Are you two sure they can handle carrying our stuff?" I asked. They both
nodded. Selphie looked back at the guys, who had their arms full of bags and boxes.
Squall looked like he was having the most difficulty with the bags.
"Yup, I'm sure they can. They're men, after all," said Selphie. Xu was looking
at the guys too.
"Maybe we should rest for a little while..." said Xu. The guys were all nodding
their heads with a pleading look in their eyes. Even Squall. We went to the eatery.
(A.N. Is there such a word? You guys know what I mean, rite?) As soon as we found
some available seats, the guys tried as gently and as quickly as possible to get our
stuff out of their arms.
"We'll go get some food. You should stay with Squall, kay, Rinny?" said Xu,
winking at me before they left. I blushed. This was a setup. They were trying to get
me and Squall together. I looked at Squall and found him warily looking around the
place.
"Something wrong, Squall?" I asked. He turned to me.
"It's nothing," replied Squall.
"Oh," I said. An akward silence fell between us.
"So, Squall, what school do you go to?" I asked.
"Oh, I don't go to, uh, school," replied Squall nervously. (A.N. I know, it's un-
Squall-like!). I looked at him confusingly.
"You don't go to school?" I asked. He nodded.
"I have, er...tutors!" he responded. I nodded my head.
"Who are your parents?" I inquired. I saw a glimpse of pain in his eyes before
he turned his eyes down to the floor.
"They're dead."
"Oh... I'm sorry! I didn't m-"
"It's alright. They died a long time ago. My mother died giving birth to me and
my father never knew I was alive," he said bitterly. I looked at his face; it hurted him
to tell me all this.
"I'm so sorry, Squall..." I whispered, reaching over the table and touching his
arm. He looked at my hand, then at me. He was looking right into my eyes like he
was trying to find out what I was feeling. He frowned and shook his arm.
"Don't pity me." I took back my hand and looked down at the floor. I didn't
mean to hurt him.
"Rinny, what's wrong?" asked Selphie worriedly, sitting down next to me. I
looked at her and forced a smile.
"Nope, it's nothing."
"Are you sure?" asked Xu, sitting down on my other side.
"Yea, don't worry 'bout me! Now let's start eating!" I said as Nida and Irvine
set the trays of food on the table and sat down.
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For the rest of the time at the mall, I tried to talk to Squall again but he kept
ignoring me. When I looked at him, he looked like he was deep in thought. When we
exited the mall, someone grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the group. A
hand covered my mouth from screaming and I was dragged to a dark room.
"Please don't scream. I did not take you here to harm you," said a feminine
voice as she took her hands off my mouth and arm. I turned around I saw a woman
who looked about three years older than me. She had short brown hair, blue eyes,
and wore a blue tank top and a white skirt.
"Who are you?" I asked, eyeing her warily.
"My name is Ellone. I am the one who gave you that dream," she said. I
looked at her with surprise. I had forgotten about that dream until now. How did she
give me a dream showing me and Squall like that?
"That's impossible! No one has that kind of power!" I said, getting ready to
leave.
"But I do. I have the ability to show a person's past. Rinoa, you must believe
me!" said Ellone, her eyes pleading. I looked at her. She seems to be sincere to me,
maybe I should trust her...
"Why did you gave me that dream?"
"To show you how much Squall has changed. You can change him back;
you're his only hope left. Change him before his heart is completely covered in ice,"
pleaded Ellone.
"Do...you have a relationship with Squall? Is this why you're asking me to do
all these things?" I asked, a bit hurt.
"No! It's not like that!" she said before laughing. "I guess you can say I'm
his... Sis."
"Oh." I was blushing. She just smiled warmly and showed me out of the room.
"Your friends are searching for you. Squall's waiting." I got out and sure
enough my friends were looking around for me and Squall was waiting.
"How did you know..." I had turned around. Ellone wasn't there. I went back
into the dark room. No signs of Ellone anywhere. Where did she go? She couldn't just
disapper into thin air...
"Who are you looking for?" asked Squall. I turned around.
"Ellone, she was just here a minute ago..." I said, walking towards him.
"Ellone? Are you sure that was her name?" asked Squall in disbelief. I nodded.
"Sis...You came back..." whispered Squall, looking like he was in his past. He
shook his head and looked at me.
"Let's go, your friends are waiting." I nodded and followed him.
There was so many questions I had, like why I had a dream of me dying?
What's with Seifer? What is this fluttering feeling I get in my heart whenever I see
Squall? Does he feel the same way?
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sho,watcha think?i know et kinda sucks, but i was kinda in a hurry to finish et cos i didn't want yooh readers to wait too long!membuh to REVIEW!!!!! ~Tenshi
***Blood and Love***
**His Worst Nightmare?**
We finally arrived at mall. I stopped at the entrance to wait for Selphie and
Irvine. I sighed. I remembered when it was just us girls who went to the mall, but
that was almost impossible now. Matron was now a real matron and engaged to a
man named Cid Kramer. Xu had moved to Trabia for about a month now.
"Rinny!" I turned my head and spotted Selphie and Irvine.
"Hi Selphie!" I greeted her. She turned her attention to Squall. She raised a
brow and mouthed to me, "What's up with him?"
I looked at her, confused. Then I noticed Squall's eyes was looking intently on
the doors of the mall like it was the pathway to hell. I shrugged to her.
"This is Squall. Um, Squall? You alright?" I asked. He turned his attention to
me and looked at me questioningly. Then he noticed Selphie and Irvine.
"Hey there, Squall. Name's Irvine Kinneas," greeted Irvine, smiling. Squall
just nodded his head.
"Rinny!? Selphie!?" shouted a voice. Selphie and I turned our heads towards
the direction of the voice.
"XU!!!!" we both cried, running to our black-haired friend. We hugged each
other in a group hug.
"Awww, I missed you guys SOOO much!" Xu said, squeezing us. We parted
and started walking towards Squall and Irvine. Suddenly Xu stopped.
"We have to wait for my boyfriend," said Xu.
"Boyfriend?" I asked. Selphie looked at her angrily.
"How come you didn't tell us, girl? Thought we were best friends!" said
Selphie.
"So, what's his name?" I asked. Selphie nodded.
"Xu!...Selphie? Rinoa?" called a voice. We turned and saw Nida walking
towards us.
"Nida? Nida's your boyfriend?" I asked. Xu nodded her head, blushing. Nida
hugged Xu from behind her and kissed her cheek. Nida looked at us.
"Been way too long, Selphie. Rinoa, you stopped writing. What happened?"
asked Nida. (A.N. I forgot to add in that Rinoa knows Nida because they're cousins.
Continue reading!) He looked at Squall and Irvine, who had his arm around Selphie
protectively.
"He's your boyfriend, Rinoa?" asked Nida, gesturing to Squall. I blushed,
shaking my head.
"Awww, that's too bad, you two look cute together. What's his name?"
commented Xu. I linked my arm with Squall's again.
"Squall Leonhart, Squall, this is Xu Liao and Nida Wong." He nodded his head
at them again.
"Wells? Let's go inside the mall! We're wasting valuable shopping time!" said
Xu, dragging Nida inside. Selphie and Irvine walked in, quietly talking amongst
themselves. I felt Squall froze.
"What's wrong, Squall?" I asked worriedly.
"Nothing..." he said as he began walking towards the mall's doors. As we
entered the mall, I heard him mumble,
"My worst nightmare is coming true..." His worst nightmare?
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I looked behind my shoulders at the guys with concern.
"Are you two sure they can handle carrying our stuff?" I asked. They both
nodded. Selphie looked back at the guys, who had their arms full of bags and boxes.
Squall looked like he was having the most difficulty with the bags.
"Yup, I'm sure they can. They're men, after all," said Selphie. Xu was looking
at the guys too.
"Maybe we should rest for a little while..." said Xu. The guys were all nodding
their heads with a pleading look in their eyes. Even Squall. We went to the eatery.
(A.N. Is there such a word? You guys know what I mean, rite?) As soon as we found
some available seats, the guys tried as gently and as quickly as possible to get our
stuff out of their arms.
"We'll go get some food. You should stay with Squall, kay, Rinny?" said Xu,
winking at me before they left. I blushed. This was a setup. They were trying to get
me and Squall together. I looked at Squall and found him warily looking around the
place.
"Something wrong, Squall?" I asked. He turned to me.
"It's nothing," replied Squall.
"Oh," I said. An akward silence fell between us.
"So, Squall, what school do you go to?" I asked.
"Oh, I don't go to, uh, school," replied Squall nervously. (A.N. I know, it's un-
Squall-like!). I looked at him confusingly.
"You don't go to school?" I asked. He nodded.
"I have, er...tutors!" he responded. I nodded my head.
"Who are your parents?" I inquired. I saw a glimpse of pain in his eyes before
he turned his eyes down to the floor.
"They're dead."
"Oh... I'm sorry! I didn't m-"
"It's alright. They died a long time ago. My mother died giving birth to me and
my father never knew I was alive," he said bitterly. I looked at his face; it hurted him
to tell me all this.
"I'm so sorry, Squall..." I whispered, reaching over the table and touching his
arm. He looked at my hand, then at me. He was looking right into my eyes like he
was trying to find out what I was feeling. He frowned and shook his arm.
"Don't pity me." I took back my hand and looked down at the floor. I didn't
mean to hurt him.
"Rinny, what's wrong?" asked Selphie worriedly, sitting down next to me. I
looked at her and forced a smile.
"Nope, it's nothing."
"Are you sure?" asked Xu, sitting down on my other side.
"Yea, don't worry 'bout me! Now let's start eating!" I said as Nida and Irvine
set the trays of food on the table and sat down.
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For the rest of the time at the mall, I tried to talk to Squall again but he kept
ignoring me. When I looked at him, he looked like he was deep in thought. When we
exited the mall, someone grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the group. A
hand covered my mouth from screaming and I was dragged to a dark room.
"Please don't scream. I did not take you here to harm you," said a feminine
voice as she took her hands off my mouth and arm. I turned around I saw a woman
who looked about three years older than me. She had short brown hair, blue eyes,
and wore a blue tank top and a white skirt.
"Who are you?" I asked, eyeing her warily.
"My name is Ellone. I am the one who gave you that dream," she said. I
looked at her with surprise. I had forgotten about that dream until now. How did she
give me a dream showing me and Squall like that?
"That's impossible! No one has that kind of power!" I said, getting ready to
leave.
"But I do. I have the ability to show a person's past. Rinoa, you must believe
me!" said Ellone, her eyes pleading. I looked at her. She seems to be sincere to me,
maybe I should trust her...
"Why did you gave me that dream?"
"To show you how much Squall has changed. You can change him back;
you're his only hope left. Change him before his heart is completely covered in ice,"
pleaded Ellone.
"Do...you have a relationship with Squall? Is this why you're asking me to do
all these things?" I asked, a bit hurt.
"No! It's not like that!" she said before laughing. "I guess you can say I'm
his... Sis."
"Oh." I was blushing. She just smiled warmly and showed me out of the room.
"Your friends are searching for you. Squall's waiting." I got out and sure
enough my friends were looking around for me and Squall was waiting.
"How did you know..." I had turned around. Ellone wasn't there. I went back
into the dark room. No signs of Ellone anywhere. Where did she go? She couldn't just
disapper into thin air...
"Who are you looking for?" asked Squall. I turned around.
"Ellone, she was just here a minute ago..." I said, walking towards him.
"Ellone? Are you sure that was her name?" asked Squall in disbelief. I nodded.
"Sis...You came back..." whispered Squall, looking like he was in his past. He
shook his head and looked at me.
"Let's go, your friends are waiting." I nodded and followed him.
There was so many questions I had, like why I had a dream of me dying?
What's with Seifer? What is this fluttering feeling I get in my heart whenever I see
Squall? Does he feel the same way?
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sho,watcha think?i know et kinda sucks, but i was kinda in a hurry to finish et cos i didn't want yooh readers to wait too long!membuh to REVIEW!!!!! ~Tenshi