Cover Me Chapter 2

A/N: Thanks to all who reviewed, you know how much I love you all!!! Characters © Square, as all us die-hard FF fans know...hehe...

The contest was just beginning, but had already started out to be a disaster. A fellow named Irvine Kinneas had entered the contest seven times-each with a different partner! The disk jockey and organizer of the contest had banned him, unfortunately. Now, all of his girlfriends even knew what he was up to, and had literally dragged him out of the club. Irvy wouldn't be back for a while, at least. Selphie and Zell were up now, and were dancing to a song that not too many others had ever heard. But they were enjoying it, and dancing well enough to possibly win as well. The scores for them were all higher than a 7.5, and that was clearly enough to make the already perky teens even perkier than ever. Scary thought.

Squall and Quistis were going next, and were having a little fight over what they were going to do. Quisty wanted to do something fast, and Squall wanted to do a slow, romantic number. Their argument nearly made them late, but (come on, it's Quistis and Squall) they made a logical compromise; a romantic fast song. They had Zell and Selphie beat by a half a point, by the end of their routine.

Rinoa and Seifer were next. Seifer had picked a medley of three songs, each by the legendary Bon Jovi. In order, these songs were; "Shot Through the Heart", "Raise Your Hands", and "I'd Die for You". The dancing duo worked the songs perfectly, and halfway through "Raise Your Hands," Selphie(who had been watching) walked back to the table where the others sat.

"I didn't know Seifer could dance!" she said. Squall spit out his drink, and accidentally swallowed the olive. Quistis reached over to attempt to Heimlich him, but Zell was up first, and the olive flew across the table as he sunk back into his seat.

"No." Squall said, when he was able to speak again. By then, Rinoa and Seifer had moved on to "I'd Die For You, and Selphie was back up watching. Quistis had her hand on Squall's chest, and Zell was standing over him, prepared to dislodge more food from Squall's windpipe. But as it seemed that Squall had calmed down, Selphie ran over with more news.

"SEIFER'S KISSING RINOA!!!" she shouted, and Squall nearly passed out, followed by Zell. Quistis' eyes just widened up.

"No way." Zell said, and Selphie nodded.

"See for yourself!" she shouted, and Zell followed her up to the dance floor, where sure enough, Rinoa and Seifer were kissing. He was holding her off the ground, and her arms were around his neck. They both looked rather happy.

Meanwhile, back where Squall and Quistis were sitting, there was an argument going on. It was their first argument that couldn't just be waved off, this time they were both damn serious.

"Squall, you broke up with her. Let her be happy." Quistis said, and Squall glared at her.

"You don't understand, Quis. What kind of a friend would I be if I just sat here and let Rinoa get involved with someone like Seifer?" he asked, and Quistis rolled her eyes.

"A good one, Squall. Remember, she dated him before she even knew you. So I think she knows what she's doing."

"But...I can't do that!" he shouted, and she hugged him.

"Try." was her only response. Looking down into her eyes, he felt his anger leave him, and he hugged her back.

"You're right...kind of. But, I don't care if she's my ex or not, if he hurts her there'll be hell to pay." he spat.

"Understandable. But in the meantime, let them be." she spoke soothingly, and he nodded. She buried her head in his chest, then, and they laid there without speakng for what seemed like hours. Squall Leonhart was the perfect guy to date if you liked a constant silence.

Back on the dance floor, Rinoa and Seifer stepped off of the dance floor, and recieved their scores. They had beaten Squall and Quistis, and not to mention won the contest! Seifer reached out to put his arm around her, but she pulled back.

"What?" he asked, and she looked him in the eye.

"That was acting, Seifer, remember? We're not going back out." she said, and walked away. Five steps into her exit she realized what she had done, and longed to turn around. But even Rinoa knew that it was important to keep some dignity, and she just stormed off to the bathroom, where she broke down and cried.