Author's note: Hey.. Read and enjoy! What else should I say? Oh yea.. Please please please review..  And also, this fic happens on this present days, not in the future like in the game..

Chapter 3: War!

Rinoa walked to school early. She did that on purpose so she didn't have to meet that jerk headed gay! She was about to step into the class when suddenly she heard her name was called. "RINOA!"

She turned around to see Selphie, Zell and Irvine came running towards her with evil smiles on their faces. Rinoa truly became afraid. "Urmm.. Hey you guys! What's with the evil grin?" Selphie giggled.

"Oh.. It's nothing. Hey! It's still early. How about taking a walk with us first?" Zell laughed nervously, clearly hiding something. Irvine and Selphie sighed. Zell was such a poor actor. Selphie dragged Rinoa.

"Hey! Where are we going?!" Rinoa tensed. Selphie and Zell glanced to each other. Irvine spoke up, "We're going to wait for Squall outside, Rinoa. And save him from all his 'fans'." Rinoa shrieked. She pulled her hand out of Selphie's tight grip. Rinoa then hurried to the room. "Rinoa! Wait!" Irvine screamed, while chasing her. Rinoa kept running.

"No way I'm gonna wait for him and SAVE him. I don't want to be late for class just because of that idiot! Selphie! Don't join them! You'll be late too!" Rinoa screamed as she hurried to her seat. Selphie frowned, Zell lowered his head in disappointment and Irvine just walked out coolly. But Irvine stopped abruptly and screamed, "Squall! Woooaahh!! You're just in time!"

Rinoa, Selphie and Zell turned and saw Squall with his emotionless face. Squall cocked his eyebrow and said, "Whatever.." He walked past Irvine but paused when he saw Rinoa. He grinned inwardly and thought, 'Nice. She's early as I thought. My plan..' He smiled when Rinoa closed her eyes and chanted softly, "Don't sit beside me.. Don't sit beside me.." But Squall didn't care and he still sat beside Rinoa.

Rinoa looked at Squall with burning eyes. Squall whispered to her, "Don't be mad so early. I didn't do anything. Relax. Oh yeah, your skirt is too short. I can see your underwear already, sweetie." Rinoa blushed and looked at her skirt. No, it was not short and you can't see her underwear. Rinoa heard Squall chuckled and realized that he was playing her. "HOW DARE YOU! YOU JERK HEADED GAY!" Rinoa squealed. Rinoa, who just realized what she just did, blushed madly. Squall's eyes widened.

He looked around to find some of his classmates giggled and then he looked at Irvine, Zell and Selphie's horrid face. Irvine stuttered, "S-s-quall.. You're.. you're.. a.. a.. gay?!" When Irvine said that, Rinoa could hear girls screaming and crying outside and inside the classroom.

Squall turned red and shouted, "Of course not! I would never do that! I'm not gay, you idiot!" Squall buried his face on his hands. He was embarrassed! The girls started to scream in happiness at his statement. Squall turned to Rinoa, "You.."

But Rinoa found it quiet amusing so she laughed softly. "I.. I'm.. Sor.. Sorry," Rinoa managed to say through her laughter. Even though Rinoa apologized a few times after that, Squall would not let the matter just gone like that. 'This is war!' Squall thought.

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It was Biology and the teacher was Adel. Squall knew that this teacher had a major crush on him.. well, all the teachers there had. This was his chance to get revenge. They were having an experiment and unfortunately for Rinoa, she was paired up with Squall.

Squall poured some hot water on his hand and then, he smashed the beaker of hot water. "OUCH!" he shouted. Rinoa looked at him, shocked. "Are you okay?" Rinoa asked. She tried to help Squall but Squall wiped her hand away. "You did this!" Squall screamed. Rinoa became more confused.

Teacher Adel ran towards them and saw Squall's red hand. "What happened here?" she asked as she began to rub Squall's burnt hand.

Squall pointed his finger at Rinoa and said, "She did it on purpose. She said that she hates me very much and then she poured the hot water at me! Luckily, I moved fast and threw the beaker away but my hand.."

Most of the class believed him as he was a very quiet person (except when he's with Rinoa, of course) and a very serious person so he would never lie and also because that morning, Rinoa shouted at Squall. Some of the girls murmured, "Bitch" or "How dare she do that?" And the guys shook their heads. Teacher Adel shouted at her, "Rinoa Heartilly! You've tried to hurt your friend. This is unforgivable! I will report this to the principal!"

Rinoa knew that Adel liked Squall cause Selphie had told her once. 'This is unfair!' Rinoa protested, "But I didn't do this! He's lying! How can you believe him so easily?"

Adel snapped, "Silence! Now follow me to the principal office!" Rinoa clenched her fist until her knuckles went white. 'Not fair! Not fair!'

"You are being unfair! You just listen to him and not even asking me just because he's your favorite student! Are you even a teacher?!" Rinoa burst out. Everyone in the lab went silent. Rinoa was brave to say that. Squall smirked. He knew Rinoa would tell any person face-to-face if there was something she didn't like. So, teachers were no exception.

Adel grabbed Rinoa's hand and dragged her, "You impudent girl! The principal will know how to deal with you!"

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Rinoa was hurrying. She went out of the class when it was time to leave. She didn't even give Selphie to say something. Along her way home, Rinoa tried very hard not to cry. But a voice made her heart clutched with hatred.

"Hey! Wait!"

Squall ran towards her. Rinoa turned away from him. "Hey, don't be like that. Chill, sweetie."

Rinoa exploded, "Chill? Chill? It's easy for you to say! You're causing this and I'm the one who suffers! Why?! Why did you lie? I didn't do anything to you! And now, you're making me bear something that will change my whole life!"

Squall asked, perturbed, "What.. What did the principal say to you?"

Rinoa sniffed, "He said that because of my attempt of trying to hurt and nearly killed you, he will prohibit me from coming to school for 1 week. And then, I can't enter or be involved in any school competition or activities for the rest of my school days. And what worse is that, he's gonna write my so-called attempt of hurting you in my academic report! Who the hell want to recruit a worker who once tried to kill her friend, huh?!!"

 Squall felt guilty. He didn't know that his action would cause such a great suffering for this girl. He touched her hand, "I.." But Rinoa pulled her hand away.

"Let go of me. Why? You're such a bastard, you know that! So now, you're happy, right? You have made my life miserable, so your wish has come true. Good then. So, don't you ever speak to me again!" Rinoa turned away and whispered, "I hate you.." With that, Rinoa ran into her house.

Squall stood dumbfounded. He heard Rinoa's last statement. He didn't know why, but those words.. hurt him deeply. There were some girls who said that to him when he dumped them and he was cool with it. But why was he feeling depressed now? He walked slowly to his house. He knew why..

'Because this time.. Rinoa was the one who said it.'

Squall stopped abruptly. His guilt was too much to handle. He turned around and headed back to the school.

HoNeyZ-RiNoA: Hey y'all! Squall was a bad boy. I pity Rinoa. I think the worse is when she cannot join any school competitions or activities. Borriinng~ Okay then, I'm done.. Bye! Please review~ v(^^)v