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Departure
"Squall! Rinoa!" Selphie's voice could be heard calling from behind the door of the last guest room.
As soon as they heard Selphie's voice, Squall and Rinoa woke at once. They were quite irritated for being woken up from their peaceful slumber.
When they did not answer, Selphie tried again. "Squall and Rinoa! Are you still asleep?"
Rinoa spoke up, "We were."
"Oh, tee-hee sorry guys. I just thought you'd be up by now since it's -"
But she didn't finish, for Squall cut in just then. "- Since it's 7:05 Selphie!"
"...... Right. Well I'll be going now," and the energetic girl couldn't help giving a stifled giggle as she ran off back to her room.
Rinoa rubbed her eyes and sighed. "Sometimes I wonder about Selphie."
"There is such a thing as being too cheerful," mumbled Squall.
Rinoa put on an unhappy face. "I'll never get to sleep now!"
"Neither will I," said Squall quietly.
"Then we may as well enjoy the time we have left in bed," smiled Rinoa.
Squall looked over at her. "Yeah."
Rinoa rubbed her eyes again and hugged Squall, looking up at him irresistibly.
Squall held her close and Rinoa sighed happily, just being content with everything she had at that moment.
Laguna, Kiros, Ward, Ellone, Squall, Rinoa, Quistis, Zell, Irvine and Selphie all stood in Esthar. They were standing in front of the Ragnarok.
It was 8:45.
The wind blew so fiercely, that everyone had to try and stop themselves from falling backwards. Selphie pulled a face in her concentration to stay on her feet (she was actually getting some help from Irvine, who was holding her arm). Quistis folded her arms and was able to stay firm.
The fierce wind blew even harder, as if it was deliberately trying to force people over.
Rinoa was desperately trying to stay upright, but the wind just wouldn't seem to give it a rest. She gave a little scream as she fell backwards, but her knight just managed to save her by holding out his arms and catching her as she fell back.
Rinoa gasped and then looked at her hero with shining eyes. "Squall, you saved me . . . again!"
Squall just looked down bashfully as all eyes turned on him. Rinoa smiled and bent down to look in his eyes. Then she gave him a quick kiss on the lips, forcing him to look up.
Irvine looked at Squall proudly and said quietly to himself, "He learns from the master."
Laguna winked cheekily and said, "Wow Squall, looks like you're the new ladies' man."
Squall reddened slightly as Irvine shouted crossly, "Hey that's my job! No one here is better than me at turning women on!"
Squall then held Rinoa tightly, so that she wouldn't have the same mishap again.
Laguna folded his arms. "Alright, alright. Now let's just go over what we have to do now. This is a serious matter -"
"- Which isn't exactly what you are," said Kiros.
Laguna shouted angrily, "Hey I could be serious if I wanted to!"
Kiros scoffed. "Hardly."
Laguna slowly turned his head back towards the others. They could all see the redness in his face.
"Anyway, back to what I was saying. It's now 8:52. We should have enough time to get to Winhill, and then stay in hiding," said Laguna.
Selphie stepped forward. "Um, excuse me Mr. Laguna, but we haven't decided the groups yet."
"Oh yeah! I was just coming to that," said Laguna, scratching the back of his head.
". . ." said Ward.
"Ward says, I bet you forgot Laguna," said Kiros.
"I did not!" yelled Laguna. "Anyway, the defending group will be: Ward, Zell, Quistis and Selphie. The fighting group will be: Kiros, Squall, Irvine and me. Got it?"
They all nodded.
"Okay, we'd better get going then!" said Laguna. "Bye Ell, I promise I'll be back soon. See ya Rinoa, take care now."
Laguna, Kiros, Ward, Quistis, Zell, Irvine and Selphie all made their way onto the Ragnarok.
"Be waiting for you on the ship Squall!" called Laguna from the steps leading into the Ragnarok. "We'll let you say goodbye to your girl first!"
Squall turned to Rinoa. She was looking sad and miserable. He hated to see her like this, so he pulled her close to him.
"I-I don't want you to go Squall. And . . . I don't want to be left behind either," said Rinoa quietly.
Squall looked at her brown eyes affectionately. "I'm sorry Rinoa. I have to go. I wish you could come, but it's too dangerous for you."
He kissed her tenderly, and Rinoa returned it, considering it the last one she would have for a while.
Hugging Squall fondly, Rinoa cried silently into his jacket. "Please Squall, whatever you do, be careful and come back to me."
"Don't worry," said Squall softly. "I'll come back . . . for your sake."
They drew apart, but still stayed in each others arms. Reluctantly, they let go completely and Squall slowly walked towards the Ragnarok.
"I'll be waiting . . ." said Rinoa, as Squall stepped onto the ship. He turned around and gave her one last smile, before boarding the Ragnarok.
Squall took a seat by the window and looked out to see Rinoa still standing there.
She wasn't far from the ship, so he made out the words, "I love you" to her motionless figure.
Rinoa saw and understood his silent words. She imitated it and smiled one of her warmest smiles.
Selphie was piloting the ship as usual, and she took off shouting, "Here we go!"
Ellone came up to stand next to Rinoa. She waved to the passengers and they waved back, everyone except Squall.
He just looked longingly at Rinoa, who still had tears in her eyes. The wind blew her hair about gracefully, which Squall thought made her look even lovelier. If it weren't for her forlorn face, she would be picturesque.
But he didn't get to look at her face for much longer, because Selphie flew off, and Rinoa became a tiny speck in Squall's view.
Rinoa watched as her knight flew away. She still had tears in her eyes, but she wiped them away when Ellone put her hand on Rinoa's shoulder.
"Don't worry Rinoa. He'll make it back. He always does," she said reassuringly.
"I know, but . . . what if something happens?" said Rinoa anxiously.
"I'm sure that everyone will make sure he gets back to you, safe and sound. Remember, this is Squall we're talking about here," said Ellone, laughing softly at her last sentence.
Rinoa smiled. "Yeah, I guess you're right. I shouldn't worry so much. He can take care of himself. It's just that I'll miss him so much . . ." Rinoa trailed off and looked down at her feet.
The two were silent for a while until Rinoa spoke up, "Well, there's no point in me pining for him, because that won't do any good for anyone. I need to have a good rest in my room."
"Good idea. Oh, and if you need anything, or need someone to talk to, I'll be in the Presidential Palace. Have a nice rest," said Ellone, and they both walked back into the Palace, Ellone going one way, and Rinoa going another.
In Squall and Rinoa's guest room, Rinoa lay on the double bed alone, crying her eyes out silently.
Good. Another chapter done, so if you liked it please R+R! I'm not sure whether it was too short or too long, but I did it anyway. I'll be motivated to write more chapters if I get some reviews. Thankyou to the people who read and reviewed my previous chapters, it really helps! This chapter was dedicated to:
Angelwhispher, emerald-queen, Wolfspeaker, Renegade Seraph, cloud strife, the-angel-of-the-lion, Momiji-chan and Wumbahi (:D). Thanks so much for reviewing; it was really nice of you! ( ( (!!!
Departure
"Squall! Rinoa!" Selphie's voice could be heard calling from behind the door of the last guest room.
As soon as they heard Selphie's voice, Squall and Rinoa woke at once. They were quite irritated for being woken up from their peaceful slumber.
When they did not answer, Selphie tried again. "Squall and Rinoa! Are you still asleep?"
Rinoa spoke up, "We were."
"Oh, tee-hee sorry guys. I just thought you'd be up by now since it's -"
But she didn't finish, for Squall cut in just then. "- Since it's 7:05 Selphie!"
"...... Right. Well I'll be going now," and the energetic girl couldn't help giving a stifled giggle as she ran off back to her room.
Rinoa rubbed her eyes and sighed. "Sometimes I wonder about Selphie."
"There is such a thing as being too cheerful," mumbled Squall.
Rinoa put on an unhappy face. "I'll never get to sleep now!"
"Neither will I," said Squall quietly.
"Then we may as well enjoy the time we have left in bed," smiled Rinoa.
Squall looked over at her. "Yeah."
Rinoa rubbed her eyes again and hugged Squall, looking up at him irresistibly.
Squall held her close and Rinoa sighed happily, just being content with everything she had at that moment.
Laguna, Kiros, Ward, Ellone, Squall, Rinoa, Quistis, Zell, Irvine and Selphie all stood in Esthar. They were standing in front of the Ragnarok.
It was 8:45.
The wind blew so fiercely, that everyone had to try and stop themselves from falling backwards. Selphie pulled a face in her concentration to stay on her feet (she was actually getting some help from Irvine, who was holding her arm). Quistis folded her arms and was able to stay firm.
The fierce wind blew even harder, as if it was deliberately trying to force people over.
Rinoa was desperately trying to stay upright, but the wind just wouldn't seem to give it a rest. She gave a little scream as she fell backwards, but her knight just managed to save her by holding out his arms and catching her as she fell back.
Rinoa gasped and then looked at her hero with shining eyes. "Squall, you saved me . . . again!"
Squall just looked down bashfully as all eyes turned on him. Rinoa smiled and bent down to look in his eyes. Then she gave him a quick kiss on the lips, forcing him to look up.
Irvine looked at Squall proudly and said quietly to himself, "He learns from the master."
Laguna winked cheekily and said, "Wow Squall, looks like you're the new ladies' man."
Squall reddened slightly as Irvine shouted crossly, "Hey that's my job! No one here is better than me at turning women on!"
Squall then held Rinoa tightly, so that she wouldn't have the same mishap again.
Laguna folded his arms. "Alright, alright. Now let's just go over what we have to do now. This is a serious matter -"
"- Which isn't exactly what you are," said Kiros.
Laguna shouted angrily, "Hey I could be serious if I wanted to!"
Kiros scoffed. "Hardly."
Laguna slowly turned his head back towards the others. They could all see the redness in his face.
"Anyway, back to what I was saying. It's now 8:52. We should have enough time to get to Winhill, and then stay in hiding," said Laguna.
Selphie stepped forward. "Um, excuse me Mr. Laguna, but we haven't decided the groups yet."
"Oh yeah! I was just coming to that," said Laguna, scratching the back of his head.
". . ." said Ward.
"Ward says, I bet you forgot Laguna," said Kiros.
"I did not!" yelled Laguna. "Anyway, the defending group will be: Ward, Zell, Quistis and Selphie. The fighting group will be: Kiros, Squall, Irvine and me. Got it?"
They all nodded.
"Okay, we'd better get going then!" said Laguna. "Bye Ell, I promise I'll be back soon. See ya Rinoa, take care now."
Laguna, Kiros, Ward, Quistis, Zell, Irvine and Selphie all made their way onto the Ragnarok.
"Be waiting for you on the ship Squall!" called Laguna from the steps leading into the Ragnarok. "We'll let you say goodbye to your girl first!"
Squall turned to Rinoa. She was looking sad and miserable. He hated to see her like this, so he pulled her close to him.
"I-I don't want you to go Squall. And . . . I don't want to be left behind either," said Rinoa quietly.
Squall looked at her brown eyes affectionately. "I'm sorry Rinoa. I have to go. I wish you could come, but it's too dangerous for you."
He kissed her tenderly, and Rinoa returned it, considering it the last one she would have for a while.
Hugging Squall fondly, Rinoa cried silently into his jacket. "Please Squall, whatever you do, be careful and come back to me."
"Don't worry," said Squall softly. "I'll come back . . . for your sake."
They drew apart, but still stayed in each others arms. Reluctantly, they let go completely and Squall slowly walked towards the Ragnarok.
"I'll be waiting . . ." said Rinoa, as Squall stepped onto the ship. He turned around and gave her one last smile, before boarding the Ragnarok.
Squall took a seat by the window and looked out to see Rinoa still standing there.
She wasn't far from the ship, so he made out the words, "I love you" to her motionless figure.
Rinoa saw and understood his silent words. She imitated it and smiled one of her warmest smiles.
Selphie was piloting the ship as usual, and she took off shouting, "Here we go!"
Ellone came up to stand next to Rinoa. She waved to the passengers and they waved back, everyone except Squall.
He just looked longingly at Rinoa, who still had tears in her eyes. The wind blew her hair about gracefully, which Squall thought made her look even lovelier. If it weren't for her forlorn face, she would be picturesque.
But he didn't get to look at her face for much longer, because Selphie flew off, and Rinoa became a tiny speck in Squall's view.
Rinoa watched as her knight flew away. She still had tears in her eyes, but she wiped them away when Ellone put her hand on Rinoa's shoulder.
"Don't worry Rinoa. He'll make it back. He always does," she said reassuringly.
"I know, but . . . what if something happens?" said Rinoa anxiously.
"I'm sure that everyone will make sure he gets back to you, safe and sound. Remember, this is Squall we're talking about here," said Ellone, laughing softly at her last sentence.
Rinoa smiled. "Yeah, I guess you're right. I shouldn't worry so much. He can take care of himself. It's just that I'll miss him so much . . ." Rinoa trailed off and looked down at her feet.
The two were silent for a while until Rinoa spoke up, "Well, there's no point in me pining for him, because that won't do any good for anyone. I need to have a good rest in my room."
"Good idea. Oh, and if you need anything, or need someone to talk to, I'll be in the Presidential Palace. Have a nice rest," said Ellone, and they both walked back into the Palace, Ellone going one way, and Rinoa going another.
In Squall and Rinoa's guest room, Rinoa lay on the double bed alone, crying her eyes out silently.
Good. Another chapter done, so if you liked it please R+R! I'm not sure whether it was too short or too long, but I did it anyway. I'll be motivated to write more chapters if I get some reviews. Thankyou to the people who read and reviewed my previous chapters, it really helps! This chapter was dedicated to:
Angelwhispher, emerald-queen, Wolfspeaker, Renegade Seraph, cloud strife, the-angel-of-the-lion, Momiji-chan and Wumbahi (:D). Thanks so much for reviewing; it was really nice of you! ( ( (!!!