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Staying in Esthar
"Yeah! Check out these rooms!" yelled Zell at the top of his voice.
"Wow! I can't believe we're staying in Esthar! I mean I can believe that, but we're actually gonna stay in one of the rooms in the Presidential Palace!" shouted Selphie, jumping up in the air.
"For real, Ward? You're telling me that we get to stay in these first- class rooms?" asked Irvine questioningly.
Ward gave Irvine a look that meant, "how can I tell you anything?"
Irvine scratched the back of his head. "Oh sorry...... I guess I kind of forgot that you lost your voice."
Ward raised his hand and left them all to pick the rooms.
The three that he had shown them were fairly large, obviously guest rooms which were exactly what the gang were.
They were all the same inside, with 2 beds in each one except the last. But traces of Laguna had been left in the last room, for the bed was a double, and on the door was a piece of paper attached saying, "This room left for Squall and Rinoa, hehe"
Rinoa thought it sweet of Laguna to go to so much trouble just for them, and she told Squall that.
He just frowned.
Selphie picked the first room and said, "Yup that's the one we'll stay in, right Quistis?"
Irvine was taken aback. "What? But Seph, I thought I was sleeping in the room with you!"
Selphie shook her head. "If you stayed in the room with me that would leave Quistis with Zell. Now I don't think she wants that, do you?"
Quistis gave Selphie a grateful look.
Irvine still protested. "But - but, you and I were meant to be together Selphie! And I don't want to be in the room with Zell anymore than Quistis does!"
Selphie walked into the room, followed by Quistis. "Sorry Irvey, girls get first preference."
Irvine just shook his head and wandered into the second room. Zell followed with his shoulders hunched.
Presently, everyone's possessions arrived from the Ragnarok in 6 bags. They were delivered into the rooms.
Selphie and Quistis unpacked, while Irvine and Zell did their best to make the room look admirable. Zell was very good at making it neat and tidy, because if anyone has seen his room, it is definitely very orderly.
Meanwhile, Squall and Rinoa were just putting things in order in their room. After they had finished unpacking, Rinoa leapt onto the bed to see how bouncy it was. As it turned out, it was very springy.
Rinoa lay down and sighed pleasantly. Squall walked over to the bed and sat down next to Rinoa. She sat up, threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. The two just sat there, in a moment of affection, while kissing.
Rinoa broke the kiss and said tenderly, "Squall, you being here with me makes me feel so safe and secure. When you're not around, I feel lonely and afraid. I want to stay with you forever."
Squall took both Rinoa's hands in his, saying, "Rinoa, I will always stay with you, no matter what. You don't ever have to worry about a thing if I'm there with you."
Rinoa smiled and leaned her head on the soft, furry part of Squall's jacket, cuddling up to him even more.
She whispered, "I love you," very softly.
Squall caressed her soft hair gently, making Rinoa feel very precious.
"I love you too," said Squall, holding her tight.
Later that day, Zell was practising his martial-arts somewhere in Esthar. Quistis was exploring the city and taking in all the places of interest. Selphie was skipping around, followed by Irvine, who could never seem to keep up with her. And Squall and Rinoa were spending time together, of course.
In a secret area, the happy couple stood together. It was almost dusk and the sun was setting upon Esthar.
Squall and Rinoa were on the outskirts of Esthar, where no one would think to look for them. They were taking in the beautiful scene of the sun setting, standing on a small hill overlooking the city.
Rinoa stared at the scene, whispering, "It's so beautiful."
Squall fondled Rinoa's slender fingers, and said shyly, "Not.. as beautiful.. as you."
"Oh, Squall," said Rinoa softly, staring into the ice blue eyes that she loved so much. "You're so sweet; I don't know where I'd be without you."
Squall looked down. "Sometimes.. when I look at you Rinoa, I feel as if I don't deserve you. Y-you deserve a better person than me."
Rinoa was confused. "Squall, that's not true! If anything, I don't deserve you! You've saved my life so many times, and I can't thank you enough for that!"
Rinoa placed her arms around Squall's waist, and looked up at him, with tears in her eyes.
Squall was rather surprised at her sudden outburst of tears, and he wiped them away with his gloved hand.
Rinoa stopped crying and she took off Squall's gloves. She took one hand and held it up to her cheek.
"Squall.." Rinoa said kindly. "You're hands feel so nice. Why don't you ever take off your gloves?"
"I don't know, I guess because I'm used to having them on all the time," was the answer.
Rinoa smiled and put the gloves back on Squall's hands again. "There. Does that feel better now?"
Squall shrugged. "I guess."
Rinoa giggled with delight at Squall's unsophisticated answer. She put her arms around his neck once more, and he put his arms around her waist. Rinoa leaned forward looking deeply into Squall's eyes, as did he, before sharing a long passionate kiss in the sunset.
At night-time, the gang sat at a long table eating their dinner. Laguna had ordered a fine meal for them all, and they tucked into it with much enthusiasm. At least, Zell did, eating two pieces of meat at once. Everyone stared at him.
"What?" he inquired, in between a mouthful.
"Don't worry. Just keep eating," said Quistis.
When everyone had finished, Zell patted his stomach like he always did when he'd just eaten an enormous meal, saying, "Man! I won't be able to eat anything for a week at least!"
"I bet you he will," whispered Selphie to Rinoa.
Rinoa giggled.
"Hey, I heard that!" yelled Zell angrily.
Selphie shrugged.
Some Estharian servants came into the room and collected all the empty plates after they had finished.
"Gee, I've gotta hand it to Laguna, because we're being treated like royalty here!" said Irvine excitedly.
They got up off the chairs and headed to their rooms.
"G'night everyone!" said Selphie, while yawning.
"See ya's in the mornin'!" said Zell.
Irvine tipped his hat forward to everyone.
Quistis nodded.
Rinoa smiled cheerfully and said, "Good-night to you too!"
Squall said nothing.
In the last room, Squall and Rinoa were getting ready to go to sleep. When they were, Squall got in on one side and Rinoa the other. They had lots of space to move.
Squall got out again turning off the light, and then he got back in again. The bed was very comfortable.
Rinoa cuddled up to Squall and put her arm across his chest. She kissed his lips softly, then again more passionately. Squall put his arm around her waist, while facing her.
"Goodnight Squall," whispered Rinoa.
"Goodnight Rinoa," said Squall.
He kissed Rinoa's forehead and for the whole night, Squall's lips stayed against Rinoa's forehead lovingly.
There we are, Ch. 7 done. Hope it was good enough. Sorry I didn't post it in sooner; please review. If you do, there'll be dedications for you in the next chapter. Also I need to know if I'm an ok writer, otherwise I won't bother. This chapter was dedicated to:
Momiji-chan, the-angel-of-the-lion, Angelwhispher and Phoenix Blade. Once again, thanx for reviewing!
Staying in Esthar
"Yeah! Check out these rooms!" yelled Zell at the top of his voice.
"Wow! I can't believe we're staying in Esthar! I mean I can believe that, but we're actually gonna stay in one of the rooms in the Presidential Palace!" shouted Selphie, jumping up in the air.
"For real, Ward? You're telling me that we get to stay in these first- class rooms?" asked Irvine questioningly.
Ward gave Irvine a look that meant, "how can I tell you anything?"
Irvine scratched the back of his head. "Oh sorry...... I guess I kind of forgot that you lost your voice."
Ward raised his hand and left them all to pick the rooms.
The three that he had shown them were fairly large, obviously guest rooms which were exactly what the gang were.
They were all the same inside, with 2 beds in each one except the last. But traces of Laguna had been left in the last room, for the bed was a double, and on the door was a piece of paper attached saying, "This room left for Squall and Rinoa, hehe"
Rinoa thought it sweet of Laguna to go to so much trouble just for them, and she told Squall that.
He just frowned.
Selphie picked the first room and said, "Yup that's the one we'll stay in, right Quistis?"
Irvine was taken aback. "What? But Seph, I thought I was sleeping in the room with you!"
Selphie shook her head. "If you stayed in the room with me that would leave Quistis with Zell. Now I don't think she wants that, do you?"
Quistis gave Selphie a grateful look.
Irvine still protested. "But - but, you and I were meant to be together Selphie! And I don't want to be in the room with Zell anymore than Quistis does!"
Selphie walked into the room, followed by Quistis. "Sorry Irvey, girls get first preference."
Irvine just shook his head and wandered into the second room. Zell followed with his shoulders hunched.
Presently, everyone's possessions arrived from the Ragnarok in 6 bags. They were delivered into the rooms.
Selphie and Quistis unpacked, while Irvine and Zell did their best to make the room look admirable. Zell was very good at making it neat and tidy, because if anyone has seen his room, it is definitely very orderly.
Meanwhile, Squall and Rinoa were just putting things in order in their room. After they had finished unpacking, Rinoa leapt onto the bed to see how bouncy it was. As it turned out, it was very springy.
Rinoa lay down and sighed pleasantly. Squall walked over to the bed and sat down next to Rinoa. She sat up, threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. The two just sat there, in a moment of affection, while kissing.
Rinoa broke the kiss and said tenderly, "Squall, you being here with me makes me feel so safe and secure. When you're not around, I feel lonely and afraid. I want to stay with you forever."
Squall took both Rinoa's hands in his, saying, "Rinoa, I will always stay with you, no matter what. You don't ever have to worry about a thing if I'm there with you."
Rinoa smiled and leaned her head on the soft, furry part of Squall's jacket, cuddling up to him even more.
She whispered, "I love you," very softly.
Squall caressed her soft hair gently, making Rinoa feel very precious.
"I love you too," said Squall, holding her tight.
Later that day, Zell was practising his martial-arts somewhere in Esthar. Quistis was exploring the city and taking in all the places of interest. Selphie was skipping around, followed by Irvine, who could never seem to keep up with her. And Squall and Rinoa were spending time together, of course.
In a secret area, the happy couple stood together. It was almost dusk and the sun was setting upon Esthar.
Squall and Rinoa were on the outskirts of Esthar, where no one would think to look for them. They were taking in the beautiful scene of the sun setting, standing on a small hill overlooking the city.
Rinoa stared at the scene, whispering, "It's so beautiful."
Squall fondled Rinoa's slender fingers, and said shyly, "Not.. as beautiful.. as you."
"Oh, Squall," said Rinoa softly, staring into the ice blue eyes that she loved so much. "You're so sweet; I don't know where I'd be without you."
Squall looked down. "Sometimes.. when I look at you Rinoa, I feel as if I don't deserve you. Y-you deserve a better person than me."
Rinoa was confused. "Squall, that's not true! If anything, I don't deserve you! You've saved my life so many times, and I can't thank you enough for that!"
Rinoa placed her arms around Squall's waist, and looked up at him, with tears in her eyes.
Squall was rather surprised at her sudden outburst of tears, and he wiped them away with his gloved hand.
Rinoa stopped crying and she took off Squall's gloves. She took one hand and held it up to her cheek.
"Squall.." Rinoa said kindly. "You're hands feel so nice. Why don't you ever take off your gloves?"
"I don't know, I guess because I'm used to having them on all the time," was the answer.
Rinoa smiled and put the gloves back on Squall's hands again. "There. Does that feel better now?"
Squall shrugged. "I guess."
Rinoa giggled with delight at Squall's unsophisticated answer. She put her arms around his neck once more, and he put his arms around her waist. Rinoa leaned forward looking deeply into Squall's eyes, as did he, before sharing a long passionate kiss in the sunset.
At night-time, the gang sat at a long table eating their dinner. Laguna had ordered a fine meal for them all, and they tucked into it with much enthusiasm. At least, Zell did, eating two pieces of meat at once. Everyone stared at him.
"What?" he inquired, in between a mouthful.
"Don't worry. Just keep eating," said Quistis.
When everyone had finished, Zell patted his stomach like he always did when he'd just eaten an enormous meal, saying, "Man! I won't be able to eat anything for a week at least!"
"I bet you he will," whispered Selphie to Rinoa.
Rinoa giggled.
"Hey, I heard that!" yelled Zell angrily.
Selphie shrugged.
Some Estharian servants came into the room and collected all the empty plates after they had finished.
"Gee, I've gotta hand it to Laguna, because we're being treated like royalty here!" said Irvine excitedly.
They got up off the chairs and headed to their rooms.
"G'night everyone!" said Selphie, while yawning.
"See ya's in the mornin'!" said Zell.
Irvine tipped his hat forward to everyone.
Quistis nodded.
Rinoa smiled cheerfully and said, "Good-night to you too!"
Squall said nothing.
In the last room, Squall and Rinoa were getting ready to go to sleep. When they were, Squall got in on one side and Rinoa the other. They had lots of space to move.
Squall got out again turning off the light, and then he got back in again. The bed was very comfortable.
Rinoa cuddled up to Squall and put her arm across his chest. She kissed his lips softly, then again more passionately. Squall put his arm around her waist, while facing her.
"Goodnight Squall," whispered Rinoa.
"Goodnight Rinoa," said Squall.
He kissed Rinoa's forehead and for the whole night, Squall's lips stayed against Rinoa's forehead lovingly.
There we are, Ch. 7 done. Hope it was good enough. Sorry I didn't post it in sooner; please review. If you do, there'll be dedications for you in the next chapter. Also I need to know if I'm an ok writer, otherwise I won't bother. This chapter was dedicated to:
Momiji-chan, the-angel-of-the-lion, Angelwhispher and Phoenix Blade. Once again, thanx for reviewing!