Chapter THREE: And On the Fifth Night There Was Consequence...
Note: Homo-eroticism in following chapters... MWHAHA!! There isn't going to be yaoi though... unless you don't mind... tee hee
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Squall awoke with the impossibly annoying beeping his alarm sang. He lifted his body into a sitting position and looked to his calendar to the left of him.
"3 more days..." He whispered with a tired yawn. He tossed his feet over the side of his bed, tried to stand but instead fell flat on his face onto the carpet below. "Dammed mornings..." He mumbled into the soft carpet. He pushed himself up and stumbled off like a drunkard to the bathroom....
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"Another fine day to greet the sun!" Rinoa's alarm clock exclaimed over and over. She shot up from her bed, hit a switch on the top of the alarm and hopped out of bed, full of energy. She looked at herself in the mirror with a smile as she flicked her hair, she gave a brighter smile to herself. She quickly dashed over to the window and pulled up the blinds, letting the sunlight stream through. Her room filled with light and the once dreary mood faded and in its place, an upbeat one.
"Shower shower..." She sang as she skipped out her room and into a nearby bathroom...
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Squall fumbled with the lever that worked the shower. He pulled it up from outside the shower as he still had to undress. The water shot down, freezing cold, but Squall didn't notice. He undressed and lazily stumbled into the shower.
"WAH! COLD!!" He screamed as his hand scrambled to find the shower lever. He finally found it and turned it off. He stood there, heaving and panting, traumatized, but fully awake. "We'll try this again..." He said, an annoyed look on his face. He pushed the lever to 'Warm' and and turned the shower on. The water was perfect. He sighed with relief and picked up a bottle of shampoo and was about to squirt some into his hand until he heard the door open. He looked around the curtain and found his little brother running for the toilet.
"Really gotta piss! Don't look!" He cried. Squall quickly hid his face, not wanting to see either.
"Thanks!" His brother said after a minute.
"Whatever." Squall lamely answered, wanting to get back to showering. He turned back to the shower until he heard the toilet flush. "Oh... shit..." He cursed as he watched the shower head carefully as water continued to spray down. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! IT'S HOT!!" He screamed in utter pain...
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Rinoa turned the shower lever to warm and turned it on. The shower shot the water down and Rinoa stuck her hand out to feel the comfortable water pounding against her.
"Perfect." She said with a delighted smile. She undressed and entered the shower. She began to sing as she was always did, every morning. A knock came from the door, interrupting her singing.
"I need to go to the bathroom. You in here, Rinoa?" A voice asked, it was her younger sister.
"Yes." She called back in a sing song voice.
"I'll use the other bathroom then..." The voice said, trailing off as she ran to another bathroom. Rinoa continued singing pleasantly...
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"What a craptastic morning..." Squall mumbled with a snarl, his arms crossed as he sat on the bus.
"What happened?" Zell asked, next to him.
"Nothing..." He mumbled as he put his head down to sleep. He closed his eyes and was about to lull off into dream world until he felt Zell move and someone else move into the vacant seat. He didn't know who it was, but whoever it was was lighter and smelled so much better.
"Does he always sleep on the bus?" A tender voice asked. His eyes flew open and looked to the person, it was Rinoa.
"Yeah." Zell answered. "Oh... he's up." He said, looking to Squall.
"Good morning." She greeted with a smile.
"It sucks..." He mumbled and closed his eyes again, wanting to sleep.
"Grouchy." She said with a whisper.
"He's always like that." Zell told her with a little smile, poking Squall gently in the forehead.
"That's a shame. You should sleep more." She advised him.
"I'm trying to!" He reminded her with an irritated tone.
"I mean at night." She said with a frown.
"He's not a morning person." Zell said, summing everything up for Rinoa.
"Could have just told me that." She reminded Squall as she looked to him out of the corner of her eye.
"He'll be full of energy by the time we get to school." Zell ensured. There was silence for a bit until Rinoa turned behind her, to Zell.
"You have an odd name." She said with a little nod of her head.
"Huh?" He asked as the bus made a stop. The doors opened and Quistis and Selphie stepped onto the bus. Their walks: sultry and inviting. Zell totally forgot about Rinoa's comment and looked with total lust to the two girls.
"Hey... Zell. Do you remember what I was talking about?" Rinoa asked with a teasing smile.
"No.. not really." He mumbled blindly as he watched them take a seat across from Rinoa. She laughed and turned back ahead of her.
"Thought so..." She said with an evil smirk.
"Well, Rinny? What's the verdict?" Selphie asked, leaning across the aisle towards her.
"He totally forgot what I was talking about. He concentrated on your sultry walk and your cleavage which might I add you did a nice job of showing!" She remarked pointing to the cleavage.
"Oh why thank you! It hurts my boobs to make them show like that..." She whimpered and tried to adjust her bra as best as possible. Zell just watched and drooled all over the seat and himself.
"Dude... Irvine!" Zell said as he punched him in the face lightly waking him from his sleep.
"What?" He asked groggily. He suddenly caught what Zell was talking about. His mouth hung open, his tongue plopped out and he drooled. Rinoa turned to them with a scowl then back to Selphie.
"Why don't you adjust it where its private... like in the bathroom at school." She advised to Selphie was still fiddling with her bra and breasts.
"But it hurts like a bitch." Selphie whimpered through clenched teeth.
"Then at least turn away!" Rinoa exclaimed, giving quick nods to the two staring at her.
"Oh! You perverts!" Selphie exclaimed with a deep glare, snapping the boys out of their trances. She turned away from them and fiddled a bit more, Quistis helping her.
"Squall..." A sweet voice began behind him. He turned around and found Yuki there, all to much cleavage visible.
"Yuki. What are you doing here?" He asked, looking around at the white surroundings. "... in my dream?" He finished.
"I came to talk to you Squall." She said as a bench appeared between them. They both took a seat, Squall at one end and Yuki at the other.
"What did you want to talk about?" He asked, not moving from his position.
"When?" She asked sounding hurt.
"Huh?" He questioned as she advanced towards him.
"Why not?" She asked, that same hurt tone coming through.
"What are you talking about?" He asked, pressing himself to the end of the bench. She fell onto him, her arms draped him.
"Just ask me..." She said with a whisper as she closed her eyes as if she was to fall asleep. The bench vanished and the two were left standing. Yuki hugging Squall tightly as he just stood there, not knowing what to do exactly. She looked up and smiled into his eyes... then smacked him over the head...
Squall woke with a jolt. He looked around and Zell, Rinoa, Selphie and Quistis. The only sound was Irvine's soft and irritable snoring who had just fallen asleep again. There was more silence as they continued to stare.
"Awkward silence..." Selphie broke in as she whistled a little tune.
"I always sleep on the bus." Squall said, answering all of their silent questions.
"That's an interesting way to start the day." Selphie commented as she finally fixed her bra. Her cleavage was gone and in its place was none... just humble breasts.
"Why do you care about me so much? Irvine sleeps to." Squall reminded them in a very factual manner. He pointed to the sleeping figure who was curled up next to Zell.
"He's so cute when he sleeps!" Zell said with a giggle as he pet Irvine's hair like a little puppy.
"BARK!" Irvine exclaimed as he turned to a new position.
"Awww... I'll call you Sparky." Zell stated with a smile as he pulled a piece of string out and tied it loosely around Irvine's neck as a make shift leash. "Puppy..." Zell cooed with an infectious smile as he giggled even more.
"Ready for the math quiz, Squall?" Rinoa asked turning to him. He was half asleep, but that ended quickly...
"What math quiz?" He asked. "It's only been two friggin' days!" He exclaimed, challenging Rinoa's credibility.
"We're being quizzed on the stuff we learned last semester." She said with an annoyed frown. "Don't you pay attention?" She asked as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"That class is to early for me to operate." Squall complained as he turned to look out the window at the passing trees. She sighed, shrugged and ignored it...
"Agh..." Squall grunted as he stuck his tongue out as he exited his math class. "That was awful. It was so hard!" He complained. "I don't remember half that stuff." He whispered under his breath.
"It wasn't that bad. Actually... it was quite easy." Rinoa commented as she tried to think of the things on the test.
"You're one of those people aren't you?" He asked with an annoyed frown.
"What's that mean?" She asked.
"You get perfect grades! You become depressed when you get a 99%!" Squall told her.
"I am NOT like that!" She exclaimed with as she stomped her foot down, angered by his acquisition. "Okay, well, maybe just a little." She mumbled as she scratched her forehead.
"I knew it!" He yelled. "You just exude perfection!" He stated as he waved his arms about her, showing her her 'aura of perfection'.
"Would you stop it." She scolded as she slapped his arms away. He smiled. "What's so bad about getting good grades?" She asked.
"Nothing. I didn't say it was bad! I was just pointing out a fact." Squall told her as he held up his hands in defense.
"I'm sure." She said sarcastically. "If you'll excuse me. I have a class to get to." She said as she walked off, her head held high. He only smiled at her disappearing figure. He rubbed the back of his neck and turned for his class...
"So... Rinoa." Selphie began as they sat on the tennis court's bleachers. They were wearing the customary Gym uniform's for girls. White shirts and tight, short and black jogging shorts. "Find anyone attractive?" She asked.
"Selphie. Everyone here is attractive." Rinoa reminded her with a smile. She turned back to the tennis game involving Zell and some other guy who's face couldn't be seen what with all the hair in the way.
"Okay then. The most attractive." Selphie corrected as she tucked her knees to her chest.
"I don't know." She blurted out hastily... to hastily. Selphie quickly became suspicious.
"Really?" She asked, leaning closer to her friend.
"SHH!" Rinoa scolded. "I'm trying to watch the game." Rinoa told her as her eyes watched the ball move from court to court.
"I'll make you talk." Selphie whispered menacingly with a malicious grin. Rinoa instantly became worried, but kept her cool as her eyes continued to follow the match.
"RINOA WANTS TO HAVE YOUR BABY, ZELL!!!" Selphie screamed. Zell suddenly stopped moving, like someone had put him on pause. The ball was returned and smacked Zell in the face, he didn't even flinch.
"Really!?" He cried, his eyes watering with joy.
"Oh my god, Selphie! What have you done!?" Rinoa yelled as she backed herself all the way to the top of the bleachers as Zell hunted her down like some kind of lizard. He was even crawling on all fours as he slinked up all the seats. "WAH! Your scary!" Rinoa screamed as she ran past him, down the seats and out of the tennis courts. Her arms flayed around like the heroine in the movie 'The Shining' (The one with Jack Nicholas). "STAY AWAY!!" She screamed.
"Thanks for backing me up." Selphie said with a smile and a wink.
"No problem. It was fun." Zell told her, standing like a normal person. They stared at each other a bit until Zell looked away with a blush. "Hey uhh... would you like to go to a movie on Friday?" He asked as he kicked the bleacher lightly, not looking to her. She giggled at his shyness.
"Sure. I'd love to." She answered with a pretty smile. He looked up, a smile that stretched from ear to ear was splayed on his face. It looked like his head was going to rip in two.
"Pick you up at 8?" He asked, making the final arrangements.
"Sounds perfect." Selphie agreed, that same smile remaining. "But... I could meet you there. It's gonna be awkward with your parents in the car and everything." She reminded him, looking slightly nervous.
"Ha! No worries!" He ensured. "I have my own car and can drive." He told her. She immediately grabbed hold of his arm and began to rub her head against him.
"Ahehe... you can drive!" She giggled with a high pitched voice.
"Umm... yeah." Zell said as he looked around with shifty eyes.
"But... mind if we bring some people? I have an idea..." She said as an evil glint entered her eye.
"Mwhaha!!" Zell laughed evilly with her, even though he had no idea what she was planning.
"Hey Rinny!" Selphie greeted after school. They were going to walk home today, despite the hot weather.
"Hello Selphie. How was your day?" She asked with a smile. "Where's Quistis?" She asked, looking around.
"Never mind her." Selphie said with a giggle.
"Stupid Selphie!" Quistis yelled in annoyance. "I bet she didn't even lose her notebook... and why the hell am I searching for it!?" She asked as she crawled out from under a desk.
"Anyways..." Selphie said with a smile. "Would you like to go to a movie on Fri-Fri?" She asked, trying to act cute.
"Sure. What movie?" Rinoa asked.
"Don't know. We have to see what's coming out." She said as she danced around Rinoa with a happy smile.
"Are you okay?" Rinoa asked her.
"Of course! Never better!" She said with a smile as she hugged her friend.
"Oh... umm... okay." Rinoa said with a shrug and a smile.
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The days leading up to Friday were totally uneventful. Yuki hadn't done anything stupid. Squall hadn't angered/embarrassed anyone except himself when he comically slipped on a banana peel. Zell hadn't been lusting after anyone. Irvine hadn't been... well... doing much of anything. Selphie had freaked out less and Quistis... well Quistis is Quistis.
Selphie and Zell had secretly decided on an action movie called 'Torgue: The Hunter'. It had the worst title in history but they didn't care. Selphie and Rinoa had decided on 'Countdown 2 Destruction'. Another awful movie title, but was supposedly good.
As Zell's car pulled up to Rinoa's house Rinoa gave it a puzzled look as she saw Selphie waving from the passenger seat. She got into the back seat with a confused face.
"Hello Zell." She greeted questionably. "Selphie?" She asked. Selphie already knew her question.
"Ahehe... I just invited him at the last minute!" She lied. They drove for a bit more in the night until they came to a stop at another house.
"Who else did you invite?" Rinoa questioned as she saw Squall walk towards them in a casual strut. He opened the door to the back seats and seated himself next to Rinoa.
"Hey Rinoa." Squall greeted with a smile. "Didn't know you were coming!" He said. "You like these kinds of movies?" He questioned with a smile.
"Sure. Why not?" She asked. "Girls can like destructive things to you know!" She countered.
"You just seem like the girl that-" He was about to finish his rude stereotypical sentence until Selphie butted in.
"So!? Wanna do anything after the movie?" Selphie interrupted with a smile.
"Sure! Like what?" Rinoa asked. "The arcade?" She asked/pleaded.
"Sounds good to me!" Zell exclaimed with a smile.
"Me to." Squall agreed.
"Then it's settled! After the movie we head for the arcade!" Selphie exclaimed triumphantly.
They arrived at the movie theater and parked out front of it.
"Squall, Rin. You guys get out. We're gonna go find a parking space. Go ahead and buy your tickets." Selphie told them with a wink to Squall as the two got out. Zell drove away with Selphie, leaving Rinoa and Squall.
They walked to the counter, Squall ahead of Rinoa.
"Two for Countdown 2 Destruction." Squall said.
"That'll be 15 dollars." The man said as he pulled out two tickets. Squall handed him the money and the man handed him the tickets in exchange.
"Hey! Why did you get two?" Rinoa asked him, sounding confused.
"One for you... and one for me." He told her like it was a no-brainer.
"How much did it cost. Let me pay you back." Rinoa said as she dug into her purse for money.
"Don't. You really don't have to." He told her, placing a hand on top of hers.
"I want to." She exclaimed with tight resolve.
"Fine. But not now." He told her. She shrugged but sighed and nodded.
"Then when?" She asked. It was obvious to Squall that she was feeling guilty.
"How about. When you get four times that amount." Squall answered with a wink. Rinoa sighed with defeat but nodded none the less. "Want anything to eat or drink?" He asked as they walked by the food bar.
"Yes... and I'll get it this time." She said with a tiny growl. She went up to the counter where a man with a horrendous case of acne waited.
"Can I get a small Coke and a small popcorn?" She asked with a smile.
"Sure." The man said with a frown, not responding to her optimistic ways.
"Are we going to share a small?" Squall asked, sounding hurt.
"I don't want you to be indebted to me." She told him with a smirk.
"We can call it even if you get me a medium Sprite." He said with a nudge. He knew the offer was tempting.
"Fine." She said, finally caving in. The man returned with what she ordered. "And can I also get a medium sprite?" She asked with the same pleasant smile.
"Yes, your majesty." The man said with a scowl. Rinoa gave him a quizzical look, but she ignored the comment for the most part. He brought back the drink and slammed it down next to the popcorn and the other drink. Rinoa cringed and took a step back away. "7.70" He said. She handed him the money and didn't even bother saying thanks as she quickly walked away towards Squall.
"You're welcome!" He called back, mocking her. She handed the stuff to Squall, turned around and flicked him off.
They entered the theater when it was still light and the screen was dark. Rinoa looked around at all the available seats. She tried to point out an area with four seats in a row. She found a few, but they were all in the second or third row.
"Crowded." Squall pointed out as he looked about the theater with her. "Oh! Right there!" He exclaimed with a smile as he pointed to a spot as he placed his hand on Rinoa's shoulder.
Rinoa's breath caught in her as her heart skipped a beat for the briefest of seconds. As Squall tried to guide her to the seats he noticed her odd behavior, she stumbled a bit from the sudden feeling that overwhelmed her. Squall took quick notice.
"You okay?" He asked, worried as he peered into her eyes.
"Huh... oh yeah." She said lamely as Squall led the way to the seats
'What was that Rinoa? Oh my god... this is just like a cliché ridden romance movie! When the person that that person loves touches them their heart skips a beat n'stuff... could I be? What? No! Why are you basing all of your supposed 'feelings' on stupid romance movies you watched as a kid? Fuck you Titanic. Huh! I said fuck! I said it again! I've never said the F word before! Well... I didn't say it. Okay, false alarm. Relax Rinoa, just relax. Act natural... look like you know where you're going. Focus on the seats...'. She sighed with a tiny nod as she agreed with her thoughts and scanned over the area where they were heading for. There weren't four seats. "Are you sure you know where you're going?" She asked, her eyes squinting about the room, looking for where he was talking about.
"Yeah." He said with a smile. He pointed to two seats right on the edge of the aisle.
"But..." She whispered, totally confused.
"Oh.. uhh... well... I figured we all wouldn't like sitting up at the front so I thought we could just sit in pairs." He said craftily. She narrowed her eyes at him, questioning him silently but nodded none the less. They took their seats as the lights dimmed and the previews began to play.
'I can't believe this...' Squall thought silently as he watched the previews, but was secretly falling into his own little reality. 'This is how I get my first date. Then again, I never would have had the courage to ask her myself and this is just like a stereotypical romance movie. Those always work out in the end. Not in Titanic though! Fuck you Titanic!' He thought as a worried feeling crept over him. 'God... this is so stupid. I just want to leave. I'm an embarrassment to myself.... is that even possible? Not the time Squall, not the time! Just concentrate on the movie, no matter how bad it is... You just need to make polite conversation afterwards. Right.' He agreed to himself as sweat began to form on his forehead.
Rinoa looked over to him and noticed his worried look and the sweat on his forehead.
"Are you alright?" She asked. Squall turned to her, even more nervous than before.
"Fine, never better!" He insisted with a smile. He grabbed his drink from the holder and took four large gulps.
"Okay then..." Rinoa mumbled and began to eat her popcorn as she continued to watch the previews.
"Are you ready?" The preview asked. "To get ready to... dance?" It finished. There was total silence when all of the sudden tons of images came flashing at them with dramatic music to back it and it ended.
Rinoa bent over, close to Squall's ear. Her fingers pushed locks of his hair out of the way of his ear. She came closer to his ear, about to whisper something, her soft breath touching his cheek lightly. Squall's breathing quickened as did his heart. He could feel it against his chest like a drum. The world outside became a distant memory as his five senses focused on her. Steadily, his heart jumped to his throat as her mouth opened, ready to speak.
"That movie looks so bad." She whispered. Squall's heart fell, his shoulder's slumped and his expression soured. He was expecting something different... but why? 'What was I expecting from her? The way she touched me... wait... she never touched me. I guess, I just hyped it up beyond belief.' He finally realized with a heavy sigh.
"Yeah. It does look bad." He agreed with a nod and a forced smile.
"Now! For our feature presentation!" A voice boomed and the 'before' credits began to roll, backed with dramatic music.
"I hope Zell and Selphie got here in time." She said as she pushed her head up a little bit, trying to see if she recognized their heads. She couldn't see as it was far to dark.
"I'm sure they made it." Squall insisted. 'I wonder how they're doing in their movie?'
'I'm going to KILL you Selphie!' Rinoa thought venomously as she clenched her fist around a handful of popcorn, turning it into dust. She knew what she had done, and she wasn't going to take it sitting down... until after the movie.
A good way into the movie the main character was lurking around, holding a butcher knife. He was in a dark parking garage, no cars though which didn't seem right to Rinoa. The spooky music continued to play as the character heard a sound from behind him. He turned with haste but found nothing. Another sound came from behind him, he turned but found nothing. He continued forward when suddenly the killer popped out with his giant ax.
Rinoa shrieked and tossed her head into Squall's shoulder, closing her eyes. Squall rolled his eyes.
"I thought you said you liked these kinds of movies." He reminded her with an annoyed stare.
"I-I do. They just scare me like hell." She told with a whimper.
"Can't take the heat, get out of the fire." He said to her. She scowled and turned back to the movie. "Just kidding." He said with a smile.
"I know." She admitted with an equally pleasant smile.
When the movie was finished they walked outside, closer than they had been before.
"It was so cool when the guy was like 'I'm gonna kill you!'" Rinoa squealed with an excited laughter as she imitated someone holding an ax above their head. "And the ending was so kick-" She was about to finish her comment until she spotted Zell and Selphie. She remained stoic as Squall looked to her curiously. He followed her eye line and saw what she was staring at. They were coming out of a different movie, Squall new that from the beginning, but what he didn't expect is what they would be doing when they got out. They were holding hands. They were so close to each other, it's like they had been dating for years.
Rinoa steadily walked for them, Squall behind her. She walked to Selphie who just smiled at her with a little giggle.
"I see you made a friend..." Rinoa said, totally disgusted. "IN A DIFFERENT FRIGGIN' MOVIE!!" She finished with a scream as she began to throttle her.
"Woah! Rin! Calm yourself!" Squall told her as he wrapped his arms under her shoulders and pulled her back and away from Selphie. Rinoa began to kick wildly.
"If I ever catch you again!" Rinoa warned as her eyes filled with intense hatred as she began to breath fire on unsuspecting people passing by the scene.
"Sorry Rin... the movie was uhhh... sold out." Selphie lied with a tender smile.
"I'm sure." Rinoa said with a scowl as she calmed herself. Squall slowly set her down, realizing it was safe. "Let's just go to the arcade so I can vent off my frustration with Time Crisis 3." She said as she stormed off. "C'mon Squall!" She ordered. Squall obediently came to her side.
"I'm not your dog you know." He reminded her with a little frown.
"I know. You're just the person I can trust right now." She told him with a smile.
"That's good to know." He said with a bright smile...
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A/n: AHHH!! IT WAS SO CHEESY!! I just couldn't help myself. I also couldn't help making pop-culture references... like 'The Shining' and Time Crisis 3. Stuff like that. Oh! I have the best idea for the next chapter! MWHAHA!
In the Next Chapter!!!! Irvine who has been mysteriously quiet throughout this entire story finally reveals why he has been so quiet and the whole group is shocked at the revelation. At school, a new student appears... None of the girls have seen her before and neither have any of the boys! Well, except one boy... Squall. As she begins to make her 'moves' on Squall the seeds of jealousy begin to flare up in Rinoa. But why? She can't figure it out... and she doesn't really want to either... or does she?
All That In The Next Chapter!!
The Seed Has Told This Tale
Bye You All!