Author's note: Thank you so much for the reviews, y'all! Hee-hee, I know I'm very evil, mwahaha, leaving you all hanging like that. At least not for too long! Since it was raining and thundering the whole week, I decided to write the next chapter for this ficcy in my spare time. Hope y'all will like it! Oh and also, you people that read this fic before I posted chapter 3 DID re-read the first 2 chapters, right? Lol I hope so because you would know who and how that guy (oh come on, lol, I think we should know who that is already ^_^) dropped the mysterious "envelope" (it says that at the end of chapter 2-hint hint). Well, now that that is out of the way, read on now!

Disclaimer: Don't own anything. Final Fantasy VIII belongs to Squaresoft.

The Promise in a Kiss

~Chapter 4~

Heartbroken

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Oh my Hyne…

Rinoa's heart jumped to her throat when she realized who had written the aforementioned letter. The words may have been simple and short, but to her, it was completely captivating at heart. The reason for this was because after waiting for some kind of confrontation or anything for that matter, she was finally granted with a hint that the person in question was still thinking about her, even in the slightest way. Delicate tears formed at the corner of her amber eyes as she continued reading.

Dear Rinoa,

Did you enjoy that kiss we shared nights ago? Well, I don't know about you, but I certainly did. Anyway, let me get to the point. I would tell you why I had to suddenly kiss you after I gave you my two favorite rings, but I'm telling ya, you would be very heartbroken if I did. It'll remain confidential for now. I don't have much time left, so I guess this is goodbye till we meet again, my angel. I'll be waiting for you here, so if you come to this place, you'll find me. I promise.

P.S. Nice voice, by the way. Hee-hee, was that song dedicated to me?

Yours truly,

S.L.

As her mind took in everything that was written, Rinoa couldn't help but fall onto her bed.

She cried.

The brittle tears that were threatening to come out earlier were now sliding freely out of her chocolate pools. They fell down her sodden face and onto the cold floor beneath her. She didn't even bother wiping them away.

Her vision was blurred. So much was racing through her mind right now.

What did he mean, "I had to suddenly kiss you?"

Me, "heartbroken?" What was he talking about?

"Don't have much time left?" Was he dying? Or no…

"Until we meet again, my angel?" What's the meaning of this? And since when am I his angel?

"I'll be waiting here?" Where is 'here'?

"So if you come to this place, you'll find me." Huh? What place?

"I promise." The hell?

"Nice voice?" Wow, that's sweet of him to think so…but he could have just been sarcastic. Damn bastard…

 "Dedicated to me?" Yes, that's quite obvious…at least he figured this part out.

S.L.? His initials?

She closed her eyes in frustration from all of the unanswered questions.

Hyne, why am I so depressed? I barely even know this guy…but for some strange reason…I feel like…I'm in love with him.

Rinoa's soul was burning right now.

He did write, "Anyways, let me get to the point," but where was it? He didn't really get to any point in that letter. Unless it was the promise he made. Was that it?

So many thoughts were dashing throughout her brain.

Too many.

How can one person bear this much pain and enigma? She certainly didn't know.

Rinoa sighed sadly and looked out of her window.

"I'll find you, S.L. I'll find you…"

-*****-

"Yo Squall! Ya there? Open your door!" A ghetto young man with spiky blonde hair and a unique tattoo on the left side of his face exclaimed as he banged on his roommate's door.

The male on the other side groaned in annoyance when he heard his friend yell.

His wake-up call, Zell.

"Hello!!! Earth to Squall Leonhart! Get up!"

He kept knocking rapidly on the closed door until his roommate finally opened it, only to be face to face with a bothersome shorter man.

"Where's the fire, Zell? It's 8:00 A.M. on a Saturday morning. Can't you see that we humans need some sleep from time-to-time?" the brunette said, deadpanned.

Zell chuckled.

"Oh, c'mon Squally. Hotdogs are waiting for us at the Cafeteria! Don't ya want to grab those little yum-yums before anyone else?! I always miss em cause of you and your stupid beauty sleep. You got 5 minutes before we go. Hurry up!"

Squall rolled his eyes irritability and slammed the door in front of Zell's face before plainly saying, "whatever."

Zell grabbed his face in pain and crushed his knuckles into the wall.

"Damn you Squall! I'm going to the Cafeteria without you whether ya like it or not. See ya!" the Blondie said as he ran off.

Hyne why are people so annoying these days? Zell especially. I'm gonna have to ask Headmaster Cid to change rooms sometime if that freak doesn't ever shut up, the chestnut-haired teenager thought while he went to the bathroom to take a shower. When he was finished, he changed into his usual leather outfit and exited the dorm.

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Rinoa opened her eyes wearily. She had fallen asleep a few hours ago after all of that crying and thinking. Deciding to put those thoughts aside for now since she was being too hard on herself before, the raven-haired stunner got up quickly and made her wrinkled bed. After doing so, she fixed her messy hair and went to check on Selphie in her room. It was empty.

That's strange. Wonder where she went…

Her first idea was the Cafeteria, so she decided to go there. And it was not only to satisfy her stomach's daily needs, but to also relieve the stress that was slowly consuming her slender body within its smooth, ivory flesh. The sun enhanced her alluring features as she made her way towards the lunchroom. Unfortunately, it could not blossom her upset mood.

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As he walked down the complex halls of Balamb Garden, Squall couldn't help but think of that ravishing girl, Rinoa. However, someone abruptly interrupted his thoughts when they loudly called his name out, bringing the brunette out of his musing.

Squall turned around and saw Zell spontaneously waving and motioning him to come to his table in the Cafeteria. The brown-haired teenager would have felt deeply embarrassed by this moronic scenery if it weren't for his impassive demeanor. Squall entered casually and sauntered towards the tattooed teenager, stolid to the people who were giving him weird looks to having an acquaintance with someone as absurd as Zell Dincht. Nonetheless, he didn't care.

"Sup Squall! Finally got me some hot dogs, heh heh," Zell told him in his usual cheerful voice as he munched down a few. Squall nodded nonchalantly and went onto the lunch line. He ordered a slice of pizza and a drink.

I still don't get how Zell and everyone else in here can like those hideous hot dogs. Yuck… Squall shook his head in disgust at the thought of eating those evil things.

When Zell saw Squall approach his table, he gulped down his fourth hot dog before speaking.

"Say, Squall," Zell started before taking another bite out of his meal. "Did you drop off that letter we wrote?"

Squall took a seat and sighed. "Yes. I left it on the floor of the ballroom. Still can't believe you made me kiss some random girl weeks ago," Squall reminisced

Yeah, then leave her with some stupid letter promising that we will meet again some day.

"You were half drunk anyway, Squall! And you probably didn't even know what the hell you were doing. Me and Nida were watching from a distance and you were acting like some perverted bimbo! She bought it anyway, heh heh. Plus, we saw the look on her face, Squally; she loved it." Zell added while smirking.

"Yeah, half drunk thanks to you. Remind me to never drink again till I'm eighteen. I also had to give away my favorite rings because of my drunkenness. This never would have happened, Zell, if you wouldn't have to illegally buy five boxes of Heineken beer from some crack head on the street, then pour it into a number of ice tea cans. So there. Now this girl is going to think I was serious when I said we shall meet again," the auburn-haired male replied, frenziedly.

Which I hope never happens, Squall added to himself.

Zell laughed at his enigmatic friend's awkward behavior and started on his sixth hotdog.

"Aw, come on, homeboy. She likes you! That girl even dedicated a song to you. You should have stayed at the Festival."

Squall scowled. "Whatever, Zell. Besides, I couldn't stay because then we would be late for our plane ride back to Balamb Garden." Plus, I'm never going to do any more dares again. See what this one got me into?

The ghetto boy grinned while eating his, hopefully, last hotdog. "You are bizarre, Squall."

-*****-

Rinoa was searching Trabia Garden's loaded Cafeteria when she finally spotted Selphie eating breakfast with Irvine at one of the tables.

Wow, can't believe those two are officially together now.

When Selphie noticed Rinoa she waved enthusiastically, telling her to come over.

"Hey guys," the girl with ebony-black hair greeted with slight sadness, which came unnoticed by her friends.

Selphie replied with a wide grin, while Irvine took his hat off and winked. They must have been too caught up in a previous conversation to be fully excited to see her, much like they usually were.

Oh well, Rinoa thought. There were far too many things waiting for her to go into within her mind in the upcoming future.

The three began chatting endlessly with one another until Selphie said something arousing to her boyfriend's taste that made him kiss her hungrily. She gave in to it, but this little stunt between the happy couple triggered Rinoa's previous moments in the morning, causing her body to burst into tears uncontrollably.

When the two heard her sob violently, they parted right away and comforted the crying adolescent.

"Oh my God, Rinoa what's wrong?" Irvine asked softly as Selphie embraced her with questions escaping her lips.

Rinoa slowly let go of a very panicked-looking Selphie before replying weakly.

"Guys…please help," Rinoa said in between sobs before suddenly fainting onto the marble floor, its dull color matching the couple's mood, and soon most of the Cafeteria's.

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Author's notes: Hahaha! I'm the queen of cliffhangers, aren't I? Hehehe, well, I hope you enjoyed reading this chappy and lolz be patient till I write and upload the next part, which should be in a couple of weeks. Please review! ^_^