Chapter 29

Leave it to the classic anime Armitage to get brain juices flowing. LOL

Disclaimer I do not own FF 8 okay?



"So much like her mother." Seifer says with a sneer, walking happily out of the house. "Stubborn, and so thick headed. Rinoa was a fine woman, I'm sure that if she was here today she would be proud of the way you raised her daughter... But the way I hear it Rin Rai wasn't always a mute. Did daddy screw up some where. I mean all my kids are happy."

"Kids? And I knew I screwed up, but it wasn't my all my fault. I couldn't protect her like the school couldn't protect the other students and faculty!" Squall snaps back.

"Tsk, tsk, a little temperamental to day are we Leonhart?" Seifer teases.

"Whatever." Squall shrugs off Seifer and makes his way to the house.

Seifer reaches out a hand and stops Squall. Forcibly stopping him in his tracks, and Squall returns the action with an ice cold stare. Seifer makes a face and decks Squall in the face, years of tension being the momentum. A loud cracking noise is heard as knuckle met jaw.

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Rin limped forward looking high and low for Seth. Seething out a little his she plops unto the ground. It was a beautiful day, birds say cheerfully, events that were earlier never bothered them one bit. 'Free as a bird' was a good saying for freedom. Rin looks to the left and notices light grey rain clouds... No bother.

"Hey Rinny." Seth greets sneaking up behind her.

Rin smiles and looks at him. Taking this as an invitation he sits beside her and wraps his arm around her shoulder. Following her gaze to the birds. He loved it out here, always so peaceful and far from the hustle and bustle of human society.

"You know Rin, I don't care that your a Leonhart. I love you all the same, personally I never got the problem between are dads are. I mean can't they ever grow up?" Seth asks.

Rin smiles and laughs her little laugh. It was true there dads would never learn.

"I don't care Rin, you are the woman I love, and no matter what you do I will forever love you." Seth kisses Rin's neck.

"FIGHT!"

Seth growls and rests his forehead on Rin's shoulder. "Can we ever have a romantic moment without our dads screwing it up?"

'No.'

"Well, lets go see how bad it is this time."

Seth gets up and then helps Rin to her feet. He was surprised how fast she still moved with all her injuries. Hell her ankle was still busted and she still never gave it one thought. Probably something she got from her dad.

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"Seifer, Squall knock it off!" Quintis screams.

Mrs. Almsy sighs and throws up her hands. "I have had it, I miss the fucking library!"

Squall tackles Seifer and both sprawl into a bed of flowers. Fists were flying so fast who could tell who was punching were and when. Quintis sported a growing black eye, product of trying to step in-between the two. Finally Mrs. Almsy looks towards Quintis and shrugs with defeat. If you couldn't beat 'em, make something useful out of it.

"Five bucks squall wins." Mrs. Almsy bets.

"You'd bet against your husband?" Quintis wonders amused.

"Yeah, he's getting soft in his old age." Mrs. Almsy chuckles. "Don't tell me you haven't seen who's on top me often."

"And for the fact of being on top, I bet for Seifer." Quintis couldn't hide a smirk as Mrs. Almsy blushes.

In a blur, Mrs. Almsy and Quintis notice Seth trying to grab either Seifer or Squall. Grab what, was not a matter in Seth's mind. Just as long as he got something worth grabbing to separate the two. Quintis steps forward and grabs Squall by the hair, giving Seth the time to grab his father.

"Dammit you to can't you ever stop fighting?!" Seth yells.

"Let go of me, let me kill that bastard." Seifer growls.

"Seth, you your dad, house now!" Mrs. Almsy orders.

Seth drags a kicking and screaming Seifer towards the house. Quintis eventually having to abandon holding back Squall, but thankfully he noted his daughter glaring at them. And as the four some entered the house Rin grabbed a pine cone from off the ground and chucked at her father.

'Must you always fight with him?' Rin knows her dad wasn't going to answer, so she continues. 'Do you think this is fun?'

A smile crept across Squalls face. He did find this fun. It was such a long time since he got to act like a kid again. Rin rolls her eyes and grabs another pine cone and chucks it at her dad as hard as she could. Squall barely dodges and grabs one of his own. He held it ready and she grabbed another one. Both locked eyes, seconds ticking down to the toss.

"So I beat up Seifer, who cares?" Squall asks coldly.

Rin shakes her head and tosses the pine cone. Squall dodges but gets pegged by another. Moving as fast as he can he chucks his pine cones back at her. The backyard air soon filled with flying pine cones. Rin and Squalls problems forgotten, this was fun, and it was not like a pine cone could hurt anyone. And in the moment of fun, Squall notices a lot more in Rin. Not only did she look and stand like her mother, but she was going to be taller then Squall soon.

Squall plops unto a log in the back yard. Having one more pine cone hitting him in-between the eyes. His breathe came in tired gasps, but his face held the widest grin.

"Still not going to stop fighting Seifer Rin Rai." Squall says panting.

Rin flicks off her dad and sits by him.

"Hey it's not like we can't work together Rin Rai. I mean we got you back didn't we?"

Rin raises an eye brow, if she remembered correctly it was Seth that first came to her rescue. Then again the old farts did fight together like old buddies. No clear evidence of an urge to kill each other like today. Squall reaches over and hugs his daughter. It had been to long since he let her know he still cared.

"Hey Rin, I'm your dad, I will always be, and you'll always be my daughter no matter what." Squall says. "And if you really must marry Seth fine, just wait till your older please."

Rin smiles, 'dad, your turning your hair grey.'

"Nope, your turning it grey Rin." Squall says with a bit to depressed sounding voice.

Rin grabs a pine cone and spikes it into her dad, her face twisting into a mock unhappiness. Squall pulls back startled, and certain on what to do.

"What Rin it's the truth!"

'Dad watch it, go get washed up, me and Seth need to have a talk, a nice romantic talk your and Seifer's bickering has prevented.' Rin signs.

"Yeah okay."

Squall gets up and walks towards the house, glaring side ways at Seth. Seth weasels by with an innocent look. Then locking eyes he smiles, and she smiles. Both having evil thoughts on there minds, and if your thinking that wrong. Revenge on there dads is what I'm talking about.

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Oh and this is to my obsessive fan. You know she still doesn't know what I'm hacking at it means? LOL