Cover Me
Chapter One
A/N: If you read the prologue and reviewed it, I appreciate it more than you know! I promise for a little more action in this chapter, since that was just the prologue anyways...heh... the characters © Squaresoft. All the Bon Jovi songs I use in the following chapters belong to Bon Jovi. Thanks for reading!
*Chapter One*
It had been four months since Quistis had told Rinoa she was seeing Squall, and they were still together. It was kind of interesting to sit back, and watch the two of them act like an old married couple, which they did. Quistis would get up to get a drink, and would instinctively get Squall one as well. Squall'd do the same for her too. Plus, they even picked on each other like they were married. It was...cute. Squall had kept his promise, and he and Rinoa were still friends. The gang was actually getting along better since the split of she and Squall. Now as they all sat in a round booth at the Balamb nightclub, that was even more obvious.
Zell and Selphie seemed to have a little something too. Zell even threw out his hot dog because Selphie was crying because Irvine had another girlfriend. That's love. Needless to say, Sefie and Irvy had split up, and Irvine had found himself...several girlfriends in the last few months. But hadn't decided which one he wanted to stay with weeks ago, and he still hadn't figured it out. It seemed like the only single member of them that was single was Rinoa. And that was because she had her eye on someone she never thought would again.
Seifer was sitting with the posse, his feet up on the table, scuffing it up nicely. His trademark smirk was on his face, and he was listening to something Raijin was saying. Raijin and Fujin had the other side of the table, sitting next to each other. Where Seifer's Hyperion sat was where she used to, leaned up against his side. But that relationship was over, she told herself. Maybe one day she'd believe it.
The DJ was announcing some type of a dance contest, which immediately sparked Selphie's interest. She looked over at Zell, eyes big, and begged him to dance with her.
"PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!" she begged, and Zell sighed.
"Aw, come on Sefie, I can't dance!" he said, and Squall laughed.
"Then dance with Rinoa. She'll fix you up nice." he said, teasingly. Rinoa kicked him under the table, and he laughed again. Quistis rollled her eyes, and Squall whispered something to her, that made her nod.
"Count us in." Quistis said, and Selphie giggled.
"Squall! Master of the dance floor!" she squealed, and the two lovers across the table exchanged looks.
"You could say that." Quistis chuckled, and Squall turned bright red.
"...whatever." he said, and Selphie looked at Rinoa.
"Who are you gonna dance with?" she asked, and Rinoa shrugged.
"I've got someone in mind." she said, standing up and walking away. Selphie giggled.
"OOH! RINNY MIGHT HAVE A BOYFRIEND!" she whispered as loud as she could. Rinoa shook her head and kept on walking. She walked straight over to where Seifer was seated.
"Dance with me?" she asked, and he looked up at her, fire in his blue eyes.
"Aren't you funny? Puberty boy throws you to the curb, and you come running back to me." he said, and smirked.
She tried to pretend that didn't hurt. "One dance, Seifer. That's all I ask."
"How about this...NO." he said, and she looked away and dug in her pocket.
"Here. It's all I have. Please, just one dance!" she begged, and pulled out three fifties.
"Why you're carrying $ 150 in your pocket, I won't ask. But if you give me that money, I will dance with you." he said, and she handed it to him.
"Because it's all I have. Literally." she said, and he scooted over so she could sit down.
"What do you mean?" he asked, and Rinoa looked him in the eye.
"You heard me, Seifer. That's all the money I have left. Now, you'd better not try to lose this contest. Because if you do, I'll rip your head off. I'm paying my life savings here, and...oh well." she said, and sighed. If she would've looked up, she would've seen a look of worry on Seifer Almasy's face, something he wouldn't give to almost anyone else.
"I won't try to lose the contest. Geez, Rinoa, don't wound my manly feelings." he said, and she looked up at him.
"Promise?" she asked, and he nodded. "So, what are we gonna do?" He smirked, then, and told her all about his plan. His plan that was going to win them the contest.
A/N: If you read the prologue and reviewed it, I appreciate it more than you know! I promise for a little more action in this chapter, since that was just the prologue anyways...heh... the characters © Squaresoft. All the Bon Jovi songs I use in the following chapters belong to Bon Jovi. Thanks for reading!
*Chapter One*
It had been four months since Quistis had told Rinoa she was seeing Squall, and they were still together. It was kind of interesting to sit back, and watch the two of them act like an old married couple, which they did. Quistis would get up to get a drink, and would instinctively get Squall one as well. Squall'd do the same for her too. Plus, they even picked on each other like they were married. It was...cute. Squall had kept his promise, and he and Rinoa were still friends. The gang was actually getting along better since the split of she and Squall. Now as they all sat in a round booth at the Balamb nightclub, that was even more obvious.
Zell and Selphie seemed to have a little something too. Zell even threw out his hot dog because Selphie was crying because Irvine had another girlfriend. That's love. Needless to say, Sefie and Irvy had split up, and Irvine had found himself...several girlfriends in the last few months. But hadn't decided which one he wanted to stay with weeks ago, and he still hadn't figured it out. It seemed like the only single member of them that was single was Rinoa. And that was because she had her eye on someone she never thought would again.
Seifer was sitting with the posse, his feet up on the table, scuffing it up nicely. His trademark smirk was on his face, and he was listening to something Raijin was saying. Raijin and Fujin had the other side of the table, sitting next to each other. Where Seifer's Hyperion sat was where she used to, leaned up against his side. But that relationship was over, she told herself. Maybe one day she'd believe it.
The DJ was announcing some type of a dance contest, which immediately sparked Selphie's interest. She looked over at Zell, eyes big, and begged him to dance with her.
"PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!" she begged, and Zell sighed.
"Aw, come on Sefie, I can't dance!" he said, and Squall laughed.
"Then dance with Rinoa. She'll fix you up nice." he said, teasingly. Rinoa kicked him under the table, and he laughed again. Quistis rollled her eyes, and Squall whispered something to her, that made her nod.
"Count us in." Quistis said, and Selphie giggled.
"Squall! Master of the dance floor!" she squealed, and the two lovers across the table exchanged looks.
"You could say that." Quistis chuckled, and Squall turned bright red.
"...whatever." he said, and Selphie looked at Rinoa.
"Who are you gonna dance with?" she asked, and Rinoa shrugged.
"I've got someone in mind." she said, standing up and walking away. Selphie giggled.
"OOH! RINNY MIGHT HAVE A BOYFRIEND!" she whispered as loud as she could. Rinoa shook her head and kept on walking. She walked straight over to where Seifer was seated.
"Dance with me?" she asked, and he looked up at her, fire in his blue eyes.
"Aren't you funny? Puberty boy throws you to the curb, and you come running back to me." he said, and smirked.
She tried to pretend that didn't hurt. "One dance, Seifer. That's all I ask."
"How about this...NO." he said, and she looked away and dug in her pocket.
"Here. It's all I have. Please, just one dance!" she begged, and pulled out three fifties.
"Why you're carrying $ 150 in your pocket, I won't ask. But if you give me that money, I will dance with you." he said, and she handed it to him.
"Because it's all I have. Literally." she said, and he scooted over so she could sit down.
"What do you mean?" he asked, and Rinoa looked him in the eye.
"You heard me, Seifer. That's all the money I have left. Now, you'd better not try to lose this contest. Because if you do, I'll rip your head off. I'm paying my life savings here, and...oh well." she said, and sighed. If she would've looked up, she would've seen a look of worry on Seifer Almasy's face, something he wouldn't give to almost anyone else.
"I won't try to lose the contest. Geez, Rinoa, don't wound my manly feelings." he said, and she looked up at him.
"Promise?" she asked, and he nodded. "So, what are we gonna do?" He smirked, then, and told her all about his plan. His plan that was going to win them the contest.
