Special questions need special answers
Squall P.O.V
We spent the night at a hotel close to the shopping mall. It was a cheap but nice hotel with a balcony that came with most of the rooms up the top. We got the balcony, of course.
It was on this balcony outside our 3-bedroom hotel room that Rinoa and I talked for the first time. Yeah, we actually 'talked'. Take the word 'talked' into consideration.
I don't remember what made me go outside and sit on the balcony, looking at the stars, but there I was. Hoping for a shooting star to come flying across the sky in my vision so I could plant wish on it and know it would never come true. That's when she walked out into the crisp night air and sat next to me. We just sat there, looking at the sky, not saying a word until she finally spoke.
" So, do you come out like this often?"
"Yeah, its nice to…hope for something that's not real"
"Huh?"
I had said something even I didn't understand. Probably the whole thought of wishing on a shooting star. How could I answer? I didn't want to get all mushy.
" Oh never mind, I say strange things a lot, as you've probably noticed already"
She laughed and nodded her head. I laughed with her and realized just how carefree we were acting.
"So…Squall, tell me about yourself. I've been here for a while now and I know nothing about you. Your supposed to be my guide, I'm your guest remember?"
He voice wasn't cruel or insulting, it was just chirpy and…nice…?
" What do you want to know about me?"
"Have you always lived at the presidential palace?"
"Of course I have. Laguna is my real dad, he was president before I was born, that's why I'm the problem in his life"
"So what about your mother? What happened to her?"
"She was just Laguna's girlfriend, they made a mistake and I was born. As soon as I was in the picture, she left. I don't even know her name. No one wants to tell me anything about her. Probably Laguna's orders"
She looked down to ground and mumbled a "sorry". I didn't mind talking about my mother. I had never met her so what's there to be sad about?
" Hey, do you have a nanny, you know a personal maid or something?"
Unusual, I was told she had a housemaid, why was she so interested in me having one.
"Yeah, her names Quistis…she's on a holiday at the moment…don't you have one too?"
"Yeah, I do…"
That awkward silence. Heck I was used to it. There was this little thing at the back of my mind that was nagging at me to tell her, but I didn't want to spoil our 'chat'.
I heard some music from inside and got up to leave but Rinoa grabbed my arm.
"Hey wait, cant we talk a little more"
" Uh…I have to do a few things and…yeah alright I'll stay"
It was strange. I agreed to stay, probably because me having a few things to do was a lie.
"So" She asked, " What school do you go to?"
" Bentlak Senior High, It's not a big top school but its pretty good"
" Oh, I would have thought you'd choose a really top school, you know"
"Nah" I answered, " I prefer Bentlak"
"You seem to do lot of things that I would have thought a person on your position wouldn't do"
" You should judge people on who they are not what they are…" I whispered.
She looked down and seemed almost ashamed. I hadn't meant to be harsh.
"Well tell me about you, come on I wanna know"
She lifted her head.
" My mother works at a law firm. She's a barrister. I see her every now and then but not as often as I would like. Dad, well you know, he's the Galbadian general"
"What about your school?"
" It's the top school in Deling. Deling City Senior High"
I nodded and looked back up to the sky. I had this burning question and I just couldn't help but let it slip.
" What's it like…to have a mother?"
She seemed shocked at the question and looked at me. I continued to stare at the sky just praying that she would answer without asking why. I knew so little about her and she still didn't have a clue who I really was. It was normal for moments like this to be awkward.
"Well…" She began, " I always look up to her"
She was picking her words carefully, I could tell.
" I mean, she says things that dad just wouldn't understand. Not just because where both female, but she helps me with answers about general life because ever since I was a child, my mother has always been the one that came when I stubbed my toe or cut my finger. It's just a special bond…I think it's the same with all mothers…"
I think her own words shocked her. I was glad to hear her say what she did. But it made me realize just what I had missed out on.
"Its alright", I told her, " Thanks for telling me. No one ever really does talk me about their mother"
Jenny came bursting in. Her hair was all over the place and the music blared loudly in the background as she swung open the glass door.
" Hey you two! Rinoa your dad's on the phone"
Rinoa smiled and jumped up. She looked to me and smiled.
" Thanks Squall" She whispered.
When they both went inside I look back up to night sky once more and I swear it…I saw a shooting star.
Authors Note: Wow! Sorry if this chapter was a bit…for lack of better words, bland and short. But I really hope I got a bit of Rinoa and Squall's history confirmed. More will be revealed!
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