Squall and Rinoa sat on the roof of their house, watching the night sky. There was a meteor shower going on, but it was strange since Squall hadn't heard anything about it on TV.

            "That was beautiful." Rinoa lay back on the roof, watching the still-falling specks of light. Squall looked at her, then took her hand in his. Rinoa was surprised by this.

            "Rinoa…" Squall seemed to be searching for his words.

            "Yes Squall?"

            "I've been thinking lately…"

            "Oh no," she teased. "About what?"

            "Do you remember when we were in space?"

            "How could I forget, silly?" She turned on her side to face him. "I DID almost die, remember?"

            "What were you thinking when you first saw me there?"

            She paused for a moment, then sat up. "I thought: here's my knight in shining armor to save me." She looked down. "I never expected to see you there at all."

            "Really?"

            "Yeah. I mean, you had been such a jerk to me and everyone else on our team. I was ready to die out there without anyone saving me. I thought it would be more likely to see Seifer there than you, Squall." Her last sentence sounded half-sarcastic.

            "Oh…" Squall had never thought of that before. "I'm sorry I was so mean to you."

            "That's okay. I don't hold it against you." Squall sighed. A long silence settled over the couple as the last few meteors fell.

            Rinoa began to shiver. She wanted to go inside, and Squall consented. As he closed the roof hatch, she let Angelo back inside and locked the doors. This was to be their first night in the apartment, and their first night together.

            Squall had been nervous about this night ever since he and Rinoa had agreed to live together. What if I make her arm fall asleep? he thought. What if I don't smell good enough? Zell had told him just to relax and not worry (Like he has any experience with this). He had even received (not asked for) Irvine's advice, which was "Never get up for the bathroom, no matter what." That hadn't helped anything. He decided to go with Zell and just relax.

            When he entered the bedroom, Rinoa had already set up the futon and had lain down. She was dressed in a dark blue, full-length nightshirt, stripped of her jewelry and wristbands. Thankfully for him, she had made the dog sleep on the floor. Squall had taken off his fur jacket and belts, and was left wearing a pair of sweatpants and his shirt. He pulled the covers up to his arms, lying on his back. Rinoa turned on her side and draped her arm across his chest. She doesn't seem nervous at all, he thought. He could feel her warm breath on his neck as he put his arm around her. As the dog began to snore quietly, Squall felt himself slowly drift off into a peaceful and sound sleep.