By Rinoa Leonhart



Disclaimer: Sorry I forget these, I don't own any characters, its all SquareSoft, I WISH!!!

Chapter 2

A New Mission

"Ready?" Squall asked quietly as Rinoa came out of the bathroom.

She looked up at him, "oh sorry Squall I forgot someone was waiting for me, I just lost track of time, come on you must be starved lets go!" Rinoa said happily as she grabbed Squall's hand and led him to the door, "oh wait!"

She went back to the bed and picked up the ring and put it on, "it fits perfectly." She said softy, she looked up at Squall, who was staring at her, " I wanna show it off!" she chirped, then again grabbed his arm and walked with him to the cafeteria.

Squall walked into the cafeteria with a grim look on his face like he always does, whereas Rinoa wore a huge smile, she guided them both to a table where Selphie, Irvine and Zell where having breakfast.

"Hey guys!" Rinoa said to them, Squall pulled out a chair for Rinoa to sit down on and then pulled out one for him, not saying a word.

"Rinny! What a beautiful ring!" Selphie squealed. All three of them crowded around Rinoa's hand, which was being propped up by Selphie.

"See Irvine why can't you be like that!" Selphie whined at Irvine.

"Because dear all my love comes from the heart and I don't need some cheap ring to prove myself," Irvine calmly replied back but the second he saw Squalls face he added, "Also I'm broke right now sweetie, maybe later on." He finished up hastily.

"Rin I'm happy for ya, now I gotta go meet Amy, I'm going to try to ask her out finally." Zell said very nervously.

"That's great Zell I'm happy for you I know you can do it!" Rinoa said happily to him.

"Hey we gotta go to Rinoa, we have to go to Balamb to pick something up," Irvine said to both Rinoa and Squall.

"Yea I'm going to force him to look at some rings! tee-hee!" Selphie said jumping up and grabbed Irvine's hand.

"Bye" they all chorused to each other.

"Now some time alone," Squall said looking at Rinoa, "ahee, well not exactly.turn around." Rinoa said giggling nervously.

Coming into the cafeteria was Seifer with his posse Fujin and Raijin.

"So here's the big boy on campus, huh, got some lame thing to say to me now?" Seifer said smirking at Squall.

Squall got up instantly on his feet and looked steely into Seifer's eyes, "Squall please lets just go, .. Please!" Rinoa said quietly, nudging Squall towards the door.

Rinoa and Squall, who was literally being dragged by Rinoa, left the cafeteria, while Seifer slumped down into a chair looking back at them both angrily.

"Whew!" Rinoa sighed, hugging onto Squall, "That was a close one."

"Did you think I couldn't take him on?" Squall asked her coldly.

Rinoa looked up at him in utter shock, "of course not Squall, I just didn't want to see blood this early in the morning.," She said slowly looking up at him, and then said " you can take anyone on, I know that but please we all live in this garden together we need to get along."

"Okay." Squall said looking down.

"Morning Headmaster," Rinoa stopped instantly to jump and wave at Headmaster Cid, who was walking towards them with Quistis quietly following him.

"Hello Rinoa, Squall, how are you all doing this morning?" Cid said to both of them smiling.

~ " Squall is like a son to me I'm happy he's found someone to make him so happy."~

"Great!" Rinoa said back instantly.

"Good sir." Squall said back in a solider like fashion.

"At ease Captain, enjoy yourself right now," Cid chucked, Squall just nodded mutely, "But Squall can I see you at my office for a few minutes?"

Squall nodded again.

"Good bye Rinoa," Cid said to her one last time.

"I'll see you in a minute Rin, okay?" Squall asked her.

"Sure no problem, I'll probably be in the library." Rinoa said to him, she reached up and gave him a peck on the check, waved to Quistis and walked off.

"Lead the was sir." Squall said to Cid, who was trying very (VERY) hard not to laugh, same as Quistis.

" Squall I'm sorry to bother you, but I wanted to ask you about Seifer." Cid said to him seriously.

"Seifer sir..?" Squall asked confused and looked at Quistis and then back to Cid, " what for?

"Well, after everything you have done, I am giving you a rank almost as high as me, so I respect your judgment on these matters." Cid said back to him massaging his temples.

Squall stared at him shocked, ~ " I've been promoted?"~ And then he noticed Quistis smiling at him.

"Well I think Seifer should be expelled." Squall said bluntly.

"Okay, Quistis will you please inform Mr. Almasy to pack his things." Cid said to Quistis.

"Sorry sir but no." Quistis said quietly.

"Excuse me Quistis?" Cid asked appalled, "you are aware that he is one of the main reasons you had your license removed?"

Quistis bit her lip, " yes.s.. sir but I think he should still be given a second chance.

"Squall you may leave." Cid said to him.

"Yes sir." Squall turned and left, but waited behind the door.

"So Quistis, you want him to get a second chance?" Cid asked her again. She nodded mutely.

"Okay then I have a proposition for you, train Seifer and make him a SeeD and make him follow rules and get along with everyone and I'll make you a instructor again."

Quistis gasped, "but sir.."

"No buts, and if you refuse this, kindly inform Seifer to pack his things." Cid said in a final way.

"Yes sir, I'll do it." Quistis said looking down.

She turned and walked out, "Quistis wait!" someone yelled.

She turned and saw Squall standing behind her, "why. why are you helping him?" Squall asked confused.

Quistis smiled, "because of you, you dimwit, you and Seifer are so alike its scary sometimes and now that I see that you can change to become so great so can he, and who knows we can always use the help."

Squall stared at her, "you know I always that you didn't know what you were doing, but now I feel like you were just setting us up.

"Go Squall I know Rinoa is waiting for you, and good job on the ring." Quistis said chuckling, seeing Squalls face go red.

"Its not what you and Selphie think!" He said firmly and turned around.

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