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The Lion's Past
Rinoa lay on the bed in her guest room. She felt so alone, now that Squall was gone.
"Squall," she sighed. "I wish you were here with me. I need you, and I know that you need me too. How am I ever going to bear these horrible days without you?"
Still teary-eyed, Rinoa sat up and walked out of the room. She made her way to the Presidential Palace, where she would find Ellone. She felt that talking with this kind-hearted girl would ease her pain. Wiping away her tears, Rinoa soon found her way to the Palace.
Ellone was just walking out of Laguna's office when Rinoa bumped into her.
"Oh I'm sorry Ellone. I was just coming to see you," said Rinoa, brushing the strands of black hair out of her eyes.
"That's ok Rinoa. Shall we sit down?" said Ellone, walking back over to the chairs that were still arranged by Laguna's desk.
"Yes thankyou," said Rinoa. They both sat down on two chairs. "Well firstly, I wanted to ask you something. Who is charge of Esthar, now that Laguna's gone?"
"We have many Estharian soldiers that have been trained to take his place in these sorts of situations," said Ellone. "One of them will take charge and give orders if need be." Here, she grinned. "Laguna personally trained them. He told them what to do and how to act; though I'm not sure Laguna acts right."
Rinoa giggled.
Ellone smiled again. "Was there anything else you wanted to talk about?"
"Actually yes," said Rinoa, looking down. "I . . . well, I was just wondering, could you . . . um to make it direct, tell me about Squall please?"
"But Rinoa, you already know all about Squall," said Ellone.
"No I don't, I mean, I want to know what he was like when he was . . . you know," said Rinoa.
Ellone smiled. "Oh I see, you want to know what he was like when he was a little boy, correct?"
Rinoa nodded.
"Well in that case, I can tell you lots. What do you want to know? Anything in particular?" asked Ellone.
"His personality," said Rinoa.
"Oh, Squall was a very funny little boy. He was always holding onto me, and the others got a bit jealous because they thought I was paying more attention to Squall than to them, which was partly true," said Ellone laughing.
Rinoa smiled. "I don't know which Squall I would've liked best: the young, happy little one or the older, stronger, colder, thoughtful one who always protects me and who loves me the way I love him."
"Oh you would've loved little Squall as much as you love big Squall," said Ellone. "He was very energetic, full of happiness when he was around me, and he was very loveable when he was happy. But then he became the cold, uncaring lone-wolf after I left. He just didn't seem to understand why I had to go. He thought it was because I didn't like him any more - oh no, of course I liked him!"
Rinoa listened intently. She was very absorbed in the subject of the man she loved.
"Anyway, if you had known him, I'm sure you would've become great friends. He might've even taken a fancy to you then!" said Ellone smiling.
Rinoa blushed. "Tell me about what he liked, maybe his favourite food or something."
"Ah, Squall's all time favourite snack was cookies. The home-made cookies that Matron (Edea) made were delicious," said Ellone. "I wonder how he coped without them after he left for Garden? Anyway, the children only got to eat the cookies if they were good. We used to call them 'Wonder Cookies.'"
"Wow, they must've been really yummy!" said Rinoa.
Ellone nodded. "They were. Even Mr. Kramer, or Headmaster Cid as you know him, loved them."
Rinoa smiled.
"Was there anything else you wanted to know?" asked Ellone.
Rinoa shook her head. "No I can't think of anything else, unless you can."
Ellone thought to herself for a moment and then she said, "Come to think of it, there was one thing that stood out in my mind about Squall."
Rinoa looked at her enquiringly. "What was it?"
"Well, one day Squall went out to the shop with Cid and all the other boys except Seifer, because he had been disobedient and so wasn't allowed to go with everyone else," said Ellone. "Squall was telling me about someone he met there, after he came back. He was so excited; I'd never seen him that happy before."
Rinoa was totally immersed in this subject.
"Anyway," Ellone continued. "Squall was walking down one of the aisles in the shop, while all the others were probably looking at toys or something. And there he saw a girl. Squall said she was about the same age as him; 6 years old and, as Squall put it, 'looked like an angel'. She had long black hair, brown eyes and a pretty face. Squall just stared at her until she saw him looking, and walked over to him. She said hello but Squall was too shy to say anything, so he just kept staring at her. Well, the girl told Squall that she was on a holiday with her dad, and didn't live around that area. I bet Squall was slightly disappointed, because he told me that he just said, 'oh'. The girl seemed to think Squall was funny, because he didn't say much. At that moment, the girl's father started calling her. Squall didn't hear what her name was though. The girl said she had to go now, and Squall spoke up unexpectedly. He said, 'will I see you again?' The girl smiled a lovely little smile, said 'maybe' and ran off."
Rinoa said nothing, taking in this information quietly. "Did he?" she asked.
"Did he what?" asked Ellone, slightly puzzled.
"Did he ever see that girl again?" asked Rinoa.
Ellone smiled. "Yes, he did."
Rinoa sat there silently, and then took the hint. "Wait a minute! Are you suggesting that that girl was . . . me?"
Ellone nodded.
"Wow, I don't remember anything about that. I only know that I had always lived in Deling City. Nothing about a holiday comes to mind though. Are you sure it was me?" asked Rinoa.
"Positive," said Ellone. "The description fits you perfectly."
"Then how come I don't remember?" asked Rinoa.
"Probably the work of the GF's," said Ellone.
Rinoa sat silent for a short moment then asked, "Squall really told you all that?"
Ellone nodded. "He described you perfectly. I think that as soon as he saw you, he liked you."
"I'm sure I would've liked him too," said Rinoa. "Thankyou for telling me all of that Ellone."
"It was my pleasure. I like to remember back on my earlier days as a child," said Ellone. "Is there anything you want to do now?"
"Actually," said Rinoa. "I was hoping I'd be able to visit Timber today. I'd take the train and be back in the afternoon."
"Well, I thought you were going to wait until Squall comes back," said Ellone.
"Oh, Squall won't be back until late in the afternoon. Besides, this will help pass the time," said Rinoa enthusiastically. "I'll leave a note on the bed, saying where I've gone, just in case Squall gets back a little earlier."
Ellone considered this and said, "I presume it wouldn't matter if you just went on a little outing to Timber. I just hope you get back before Squall does. Even if you did leave a note for him, he'd still get worried. You know what he's like."
Rinoa smiled. "Yeah, I do know what he's like. Anyway, I'll try and be back before 3:00. Squall won't be back by then, will he?"
"No I shouldn't think so," said Ellone.
"Ok, thanks so much Ellone," said Rinoa, getting out of her chair and preparing to walk out of the room. "Oh, and if Squall does get here early, could you please tell him not to fret, and that he shouldn't worry about me?"
"Alright, you'd better get going then Rinoa," said Ellone.
Rinoa ran out of the room and called out, "Bye!"
When she had left, Ellone sighed to herself. I really hope Rinoa does come back soon. Who knows what Squall would do if anything were to happen to her, she thought.
As Rinoa ran back to her room, she quickly scribbled a note and left it on the double bed.
Gathering up all her possessions, Rinoa ran through Esthar and headed for the nearest train station. She thought happily to herself, Now I can meet Zone and Watts again and . . . I can see Angelo! But . . . I still won't see Squall . . .
On thinking this, Rinoa's tears started again, not only because she missed Squall, but also because she knew that his life was in danger.
Sorry everyone, I left my story at Ch. 9 for a little while. R+R if you liked Ch. 10, and then I will soon start Ch. 11! Thanks to everyone who reviewed my previous chapters! This chapter was dedicated to:
Angelwhispher, Wumbahi, Wolfspeaker, the-angel-of-the-lion, Renegade Seraph and Momiji-chan. Thanx so much for reviewing, it really encouraged me! ((:P
The Lion's Past
Rinoa lay on the bed in her guest room. She felt so alone, now that Squall was gone.
"Squall," she sighed. "I wish you were here with me. I need you, and I know that you need me too. How am I ever going to bear these horrible days without you?"
Still teary-eyed, Rinoa sat up and walked out of the room. She made her way to the Presidential Palace, where she would find Ellone. She felt that talking with this kind-hearted girl would ease her pain. Wiping away her tears, Rinoa soon found her way to the Palace.
Ellone was just walking out of Laguna's office when Rinoa bumped into her.
"Oh I'm sorry Ellone. I was just coming to see you," said Rinoa, brushing the strands of black hair out of her eyes.
"That's ok Rinoa. Shall we sit down?" said Ellone, walking back over to the chairs that were still arranged by Laguna's desk.
"Yes thankyou," said Rinoa. They both sat down on two chairs. "Well firstly, I wanted to ask you something. Who is charge of Esthar, now that Laguna's gone?"
"We have many Estharian soldiers that have been trained to take his place in these sorts of situations," said Ellone. "One of them will take charge and give orders if need be." Here, she grinned. "Laguna personally trained them. He told them what to do and how to act; though I'm not sure Laguna acts right."
Rinoa giggled.
Ellone smiled again. "Was there anything else you wanted to talk about?"
"Actually yes," said Rinoa, looking down. "I . . . well, I was just wondering, could you . . . um to make it direct, tell me about Squall please?"
"But Rinoa, you already know all about Squall," said Ellone.
"No I don't, I mean, I want to know what he was like when he was . . . you know," said Rinoa.
Ellone smiled. "Oh I see, you want to know what he was like when he was a little boy, correct?"
Rinoa nodded.
"Well in that case, I can tell you lots. What do you want to know? Anything in particular?" asked Ellone.
"His personality," said Rinoa.
"Oh, Squall was a very funny little boy. He was always holding onto me, and the others got a bit jealous because they thought I was paying more attention to Squall than to them, which was partly true," said Ellone laughing.
Rinoa smiled. "I don't know which Squall I would've liked best: the young, happy little one or the older, stronger, colder, thoughtful one who always protects me and who loves me the way I love him."
"Oh you would've loved little Squall as much as you love big Squall," said Ellone. "He was very energetic, full of happiness when he was around me, and he was very loveable when he was happy. But then he became the cold, uncaring lone-wolf after I left. He just didn't seem to understand why I had to go. He thought it was because I didn't like him any more - oh no, of course I liked him!"
Rinoa listened intently. She was very absorbed in the subject of the man she loved.
"Anyway, if you had known him, I'm sure you would've become great friends. He might've even taken a fancy to you then!" said Ellone smiling.
Rinoa blushed. "Tell me about what he liked, maybe his favourite food or something."
"Ah, Squall's all time favourite snack was cookies. The home-made cookies that Matron (Edea) made were delicious," said Ellone. "I wonder how he coped without them after he left for Garden? Anyway, the children only got to eat the cookies if they were good. We used to call them 'Wonder Cookies.'"
"Wow, they must've been really yummy!" said Rinoa.
Ellone nodded. "They were. Even Mr. Kramer, or Headmaster Cid as you know him, loved them."
Rinoa smiled.
"Was there anything else you wanted to know?" asked Ellone.
Rinoa shook her head. "No I can't think of anything else, unless you can."
Ellone thought to herself for a moment and then she said, "Come to think of it, there was one thing that stood out in my mind about Squall."
Rinoa looked at her enquiringly. "What was it?"
"Well, one day Squall went out to the shop with Cid and all the other boys except Seifer, because he had been disobedient and so wasn't allowed to go with everyone else," said Ellone. "Squall was telling me about someone he met there, after he came back. He was so excited; I'd never seen him that happy before."
Rinoa was totally immersed in this subject.
"Anyway," Ellone continued. "Squall was walking down one of the aisles in the shop, while all the others were probably looking at toys or something. And there he saw a girl. Squall said she was about the same age as him; 6 years old and, as Squall put it, 'looked like an angel'. She had long black hair, brown eyes and a pretty face. Squall just stared at her until she saw him looking, and walked over to him. She said hello but Squall was too shy to say anything, so he just kept staring at her. Well, the girl told Squall that she was on a holiday with her dad, and didn't live around that area. I bet Squall was slightly disappointed, because he told me that he just said, 'oh'. The girl seemed to think Squall was funny, because he didn't say much. At that moment, the girl's father started calling her. Squall didn't hear what her name was though. The girl said she had to go now, and Squall spoke up unexpectedly. He said, 'will I see you again?' The girl smiled a lovely little smile, said 'maybe' and ran off."
Rinoa said nothing, taking in this information quietly. "Did he?" she asked.
"Did he what?" asked Ellone, slightly puzzled.
"Did he ever see that girl again?" asked Rinoa.
Ellone smiled. "Yes, he did."
Rinoa sat there silently, and then took the hint. "Wait a minute! Are you suggesting that that girl was . . . me?"
Ellone nodded.
"Wow, I don't remember anything about that. I only know that I had always lived in Deling City. Nothing about a holiday comes to mind though. Are you sure it was me?" asked Rinoa.
"Positive," said Ellone. "The description fits you perfectly."
"Then how come I don't remember?" asked Rinoa.
"Probably the work of the GF's," said Ellone.
Rinoa sat silent for a short moment then asked, "Squall really told you all that?"
Ellone nodded. "He described you perfectly. I think that as soon as he saw you, he liked you."
"I'm sure I would've liked him too," said Rinoa. "Thankyou for telling me all of that Ellone."
"It was my pleasure. I like to remember back on my earlier days as a child," said Ellone. "Is there anything you want to do now?"
"Actually," said Rinoa. "I was hoping I'd be able to visit Timber today. I'd take the train and be back in the afternoon."
"Well, I thought you were going to wait until Squall comes back," said Ellone.
"Oh, Squall won't be back until late in the afternoon. Besides, this will help pass the time," said Rinoa enthusiastically. "I'll leave a note on the bed, saying where I've gone, just in case Squall gets back a little earlier."
Ellone considered this and said, "I presume it wouldn't matter if you just went on a little outing to Timber. I just hope you get back before Squall does. Even if you did leave a note for him, he'd still get worried. You know what he's like."
Rinoa smiled. "Yeah, I do know what he's like. Anyway, I'll try and be back before 3:00. Squall won't be back by then, will he?"
"No I shouldn't think so," said Ellone.
"Ok, thanks so much Ellone," said Rinoa, getting out of her chair and preparing to walk out of the room. "Oh, and if Squall does get here early, could you please tell him not to fret, and that he shouldn't worry about me?"
"Alright, you'd better get going then Rinoa," said Ellone.
Rinoa ran out of the room and called out, "Bye!"
When she had left, Ellone sighed to herself. I really hope Rinoa does come back soon. Who knows what Squall would do if anything were to happen to her, she thought.
As Rinoa ran back to her room, she quickly scribbled a note and left it on the double bed.
Gathering up all her possessions, Rinoa ran through Esthar and headed for the nearest train station. She thought happily to herself, Now I can meet Zone and Watts again and . . . I can see Angelo! But . . . I still won't see Squall . . .
On thinking this, Rinoa's tears started again, not only because she missed Squall, but also because she knew that his life was in danger.
Sorry everyone, I left my story at Ch. 9 for a little while. R+R if you liked Ch. 10, and then I will soon start Ch. 11! Thanks to everyone who reviewed my previous chapters! This chapter was dedicated to:
Angelwhispher, Wumbahi, Wolfspeaker, the-angel-of-the-lion, Renegade Seraph and Momiji-chan. Thanx so much for reviewing, it really encouraged me! ((:P