Chapter 4


Don't be surprised if this whole chapter revolves around Rin's first b-day. She's just so cute. :)


Disclaimer I do not own FF VIII.



Selphie peeps her head into Squalls room. She looks around. A nude Rin runs out of the bathroom. Followed by a Squall who was trying to dry his cloths with a towel.


"Hey Rinnny! Daddy give you a bath?" Selphie holds her arms out for Rin.


Rin smiles and runs to Selphie.


"You spoil her to much." Squall says in his usual monotone.


"I know."


"Selphie get Rin dressed, while I get changed."


"Okay Squall I will!"


Selphie runs into Rin's room and digs throw the closet. Finially Selphie finds a little dress that suited her. It was sky blue and it was similar design to the one Rinoa wore when she first danced with Sqaull.


"How about this Rin?" Selphie asks.


Rin claps her hands and bounces up and down.


"Okay then... Now where did your daddy put your diapers." Selphie ponders and to begins to look for them. "Ha found them!"


Rin tries to crawl away but Selphie catches her. Lightly she taps Rin on the nose.


"Bad Rinny, don't run away on me."


Rin sticks out her tongue.


"I still don't get where you got that one Rin."


Selphie puts Rin's diaper on and then her dress. Combing down Rins black hair. Then she leans back and observes her work.


"My Rinny you look like a princess."


Rin sticks out her bottom lip and sticks up her nose. Looking so much like Quintis.


"A spoiled rotten princess."


Selphie picks up Rin, and goes into the living room. Squall sat on the chair waiting patiently. Rin reaches out for Squall. Squall stands up and takes her into his arms.


"She looks nice Selphie." Squall compliments.


"Thank you." Selphie chirps.


Selphie starts up her recorder and follows Squall down the hallways. In the ball room kids gathered in hordes to with Rin happy birthday. In front of the serving counter packages built. From there stretched a long 'Happy First Birthday Rin Rai Leonhart'.


Rin looks up at her daddy and claps her hands. It was the first time she seen so many people. And when there saw her come in they all started to cheer. Rin jumps in startlement and hugs her daddy tight.


"It's okay Rin." Squall comforts.


Selphie takes pictures of the crowds of people, and of course the stacks of presents.


"Squall let Rin run, we got the exits blocked." Selphie insists.


Squall finds a chair and sits down. Reluctantly he lets his daughter run free. She tots over to the first table and peeps over the edge. A woman reaches down and pets Rin's head.


"Happy birthday little one." She said and gave Rin a hot dog.


Rin plops on the floor and eats the hotdog happily. She rarely got these. Once done she smacks her lips and moves to the next table. This time a group of men.


"Hey Squalls daughter. Your one now, getting to be a big girl." One of the guys look down at her. "Want a hotdog?"


Rin shakes her head yes. A hotdog is handed down to her. She plops unto the floor and takes a bite of the hotdog. There was something white ontop but she didn't care. It was very spicy but she liked it. The man at the table looks at Squall.


"Hey Squall, you won't believe this your daughter likes horseradish!"


Squall looks at his daughter worried then calms down as she moves to the next table. She just caught on how to get hotdogs. Then the main obstacle comes up. Zell sat his table a pile of hotdogs in front of him. Squall reaches for Selphie's arm.


Selphie turns around and zooms in on Squalls face. Squall points to the unfolding scene. Selphie's camera follows his finger and notices what Rin was doing.


Zell paused mid stuff and looked down at little Rin. Her eyes were open wide and melting him inside. Zell whimpers. He didn't want to give up his prize. Then the unthinkable happened. Zell reaches down and sits Rin on the table. Rin makes a face that if she could squeal she would.


Zell grunts at the other people and continues to eat. Rin helping herself to his pile. After a while someone puts a container of horseradish and another thing of hot dogs on the table. Rin proceeds to dip her hotdog into the horseradish and eat like Zell.


Selphie lowers the camera for a second and points it at herself. "I'd be the God of all chocobo's Zell gave up some of his hot dogs."


Zell and Rin pig out on hotdogs till none more are left. Zell sits back and belches. Rin does her best to mimic Zell. A few people give out snickers.


"Happy birthday to Rin, Happy birthday, happy birthday. Happy birthday to RIn."


Irvine comes out of the back with a giant cake. Quintis doing her best to help him carry it. Two of the students push two tables against Zells to make room. Irvine and Quintis slide on the cake.


"Blow out the candly Rin." Irvine says with a smile.


"Don't forget to make a wish." Quintis adds.


Selphie moves behind Irvine to get a better shot of Rin.


Rin looks at the cake, then at the group around her then at the cake. Then does one great big dive into a center of it. The frosting barring the candle. Rin comes up smacking her lips and a wide smile.


"Okay everyone hurry get a piece before Rin ruins the rest of the cake!" Selphie calls out laughing.


Squall moves to sit behind Rin. Rin ate happily at her giant piece of cake. Carefully Squall takes a piece for his own.


Rin turns around and sighs her first word. 'dad.'


Squall stares, he didn't exspect her to catch on so soon.


"Got that!" Selphie calls out.

Someone started music and people started to dance. Rin begins to dance and stuff her face.


"Rin do you want to dance?" Squall asks.


Rin smiles. Squall picks up carefully and sits her on the floor. If anyone didn't want to be caked they'd have to dodge her themselves. Rin ran out unto the dance floor and began to dance her little dance. So much like her mother.


Hours pass and several kids amerge covered in cake. Quintis calls time for present openings. Rin is plopped unto Squalls lap. At first Zell had to help her open presents then Rin caught on. Rin had a field day opening packages to see what she got.


An outfit that looked like her moms, toys upon toys, more out fits, shoes, you name it she probably got it. Even a little roll chocobo. She tore into the gifts till she reached a long big anonymous package. Rin rips it open and reveals something that is her favorite of all.


A toy that crossed between a gun blade and her mom's weapon. Rin squeals with delight and hops on her ride chocobo. Chasing kids with it. Soon she discovered that it launched off a disk. So like any little kid she fired it at people, or at least tried. And someone always brought it back to her and reloaded it. Several people mock died.


Squall watches his daughter. "Something tells me she's never going to put that down."



Selphie looks down from her camera. "Yup."


The party continues till Rin falls asleep on her chocobo. Her toy weapon leaned against her. Squall picks up the limp Rin.


"I got the rest." Irvine says and grabs her chocobo and the toy weapon.


"Thanks."


Irvine fallows Squall to his room. Squall lays a dirty Rin into her crib. Irvine puts Rin's stuff in the corner of Rin's room.


"Say Squall me and Selphie will bring the rest of the stuff to you." Irvine says.


"Okay."


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Can't continue have school.