Authors Note: I don't own any of the characters or anything to do with
Final Fantasy although I wish I did (lol) the only thing I own is this
story. This is my first fan fic attempt so be kind.
Squall sat in his dorm room thinking about how his life had changed. Only a few weeks ago he had been happy he had been content, he was still grumpy but at least he didn't feel so bad on the inside. But now, he found himself exposed to new pressures and new fears. The girl he felt he loved was in a coma in the infirmary. She had been so full of life so dedicated to her beliefs, but now..looks at her. She may never wake up again because of his lack of responsibility, he may never hear her talk or feel her touch again. Thoughts were spinning around in his head, he felt angry with himself but most of all he felt lonely and scared. He got himself dressed into his casual attire and headed out of the dorm towards the infirmary.
Balamb Garden was quite lively considering what the inhabitants had just gone through, the battle between Balamb and Galbadia Gardens had left many killed and just as many wounded. Although the people in the garden still kept their humour and smiles, they had all lost something because of the fighting, Some had lost friends, others had lost family but all of them had all lost that spark of innocence and would never find that again. They had stopped to bury the dead from both gardens at the scene of the battle.
"They deserved better than the place where we buried them they were our friends they were the real heroes, they sacrificed their lives for us all and we repay them by burying them in a foul barren wasteland!" Squall told himself angrily.
When he finally reached the infirmary he hesitated before opening the door, he knew it would kill him to see her but he felt so empty without her company. Walking into the infirmary he saw that there was a few people on crutches or in wheelchairs, he couldn't bring himself to look them in the eye,
"I'm here to see her" He said quietly to the doctor who was sat behind her desk
"Sure just go right in"
She said,
"Don't blame yourself. It could have been worse"
She replied wearing a caring expression. Seeing his puzzled face she told him that she had been a doctor for more than 40 years and could easily tell how a person was feeling just by looking at their face.
The cool breeze of the open window hit Squall as he walked into the private room and found a chair and sat down. He scooped up Rinoas hand and placed it in his own, her skin was pale and her hands were icily cold, he sat there and watched her lie there for a while. Then Squall felt something that he had never felt since he was a child, he felt a single tear roll down his cheek and fall to the floor.
The door opened behind them and Squall heard quiet footsteps coming towards him, he then felt a hand lay to rest softly upon his shoulder.
"You shouldn't blame yourself it wasn't your fault."
He looked up to see a young woman wearing her SeeD attire.
"So what if you think it wasn't! We all know in our hearts that it was because of me"
Squall snarled.
"Please Squall let it rest we hate to see you like this.."
"Please Selphie, just go.."
Squall said in a lesser tone of voice. He guessed she had listened to his request because she closed the door behind him and he heard foot steps walking away. Squall stayed with Rinoa until he fell asleep.
Squall found himself in a dark dimly lit room, he was all alone. He tried to yell out but his voice jus echoed off the walls, the door to the room then opened and in strode Seifer wearing a smile.
"Look at you your pathetic, I always knew you were pathetic but not like this" Seifer said trying hard not to laugh,
"You're pitiful man".
"Where are they Seifer! What have you done with my friends"
"What friends? Oh them..We killed them or should I say you killed them" The room then started spinning and the walls dissolved along with Seifer, instead Squall found himself in the dark with no light and nobody by his side, then in the distance he heard Rinoa calling out for him.
"Squall, where are you, help me" he heard her yell,
"I'm here, I can't see anything" Squall yelled just as loudly. Squall then heard something that made his blood boil, he heard her scream
"Stop it! Stop it!" She was in pain, someone was hurting her, but he couldn't find or help her, then her screaming stopped.
"Rinoa..RINOA" He screamed out at the top of his voice, and with that he awoke, he was lying on the floor and he could feel a warm trickle of blood down the back of his neck. He lifted his head up to see Rinoa lying on the bed before blacking out.
Squall could hear voices talking but he couldn't make out who they belonged to, his vision was also blank.
"..I don't understand what could have caused this"
"I don't know but he was screaming really loud.."
"Hmmm..you don't think it could be anything to do with..her, do you?"
"What are they talking about; they can't mean Rinoa can they?" Squall thought trying to piece together what he was hearing.
"WHY CAN'T I MOVE? WHY WON'T THEY HELP ME!? Squall was using every ounce of his strength to try to move his body. Then, almost as if a weight had been lifted off his chest, as he sat bolt upright as his vision and senses retuned.
He was lying on the floor; he lifted his head to see that he was still in the room with Rinoa. Surprised he looked around the room looking for the two people who had been talking; the room was empty all except for himself and Rinoa. His attention then turned to the back of his head which was hurting really bad. He withdrew his hand from the back of his head to see it covered in his own blood.
"DOCTOR!!" Squall yelled at the top of his voice,
"Oh my god!" The doctor exclaimed as she rushed into the room seeing the bloody floor. "What have you been doing?" She said sternly, "How many times do I have to tell people to be careful in the infirmary!"
"I only..." Squall who was annoyed that he was being blamed for what had happened
"I want no excuses from you Squall, you should know better" the doctor said,
"Come on we'll patch you up" The doctor, who was clearly showing no efforts at calming down, said.
Squall was lead into a room across the hall and, the doctor, began to place a bandage around his head.
"Doctor...Who were the two people in the room whilst I was out cold?"
"Why are you asking me that? I didn't even know that you were out cold so how do u expect to know who was in that room with you? But from what I remember there shouldn't of been anyone in there with you." The doctor replied annoyed but in someway curious. She finished patching Squall up and told him to go get some rest. Squall walked out of the infirmary and felt that he didn't feel much like resting, he felt more hungry than anything, so he got up and went up to the cafeteria.
"Yo man, come over here and join us!" It was Zell and he was sitting at a table with Selphie, Irvine and Quistis. Squall walked over to the table and sat down in the only spare chair.
"Squall you look pale.are you ok?" Quistis asked who was always in Squalls opinion trying to look out for his health. "Don't worry he'll be fine once I get him a few hotdogs" said Zell getting up from the table and making his way over to a tray of fresh hotdogs that had just been layed out. The four remaining people at the table were all quiet until Selphie piped up,
"Squall what happened to your head!" when she saw the bandage on his head when he brushed back his hair. Squall didn't answer he was too busy thinking about what the voices had been saying and what he had heard whilst he was out cold.
"Squall?" Selphie said pouting, a little annoyed that he wasn't paying any attention.
"It's nothing, I'm fine" Squall replied not wanting to tell the other what he had experienced. Zell returned carrying a plate full of hotdogs,
"Come on man tuck in! It's on me" Squall picked up a hotdog and took a bite out of it. He stared at it in his hand for a while before he placed it back down on the plate; he lifted himself out of his chair and walked out of the cafeteria.
"Hey man where are going, you didn't finish your hotdog" Zell called after him
"Just let him go Zell...Let him go..." Quistis said trying to verbally restrain Zell.
Squall wandered round the garden for while before it got dark and he returned to his dorm room. He couldn't stop thinking about what the voices had said, where they talking about Rinoa? What had happened to him? He was scared that something was wrong with her and that she was never going to wake up. Then it hit him out of the blue, he was going to eventually have to risk his friends lives. Whether he liked it or not..
Squall sat in his dorm room thinking about how his life had changed. Only a few weeks ago he had been happy he had been content, he was still grumpy but at least he didn't feel so bad on the inside. But now, he found himself exposed to new pressures and new fears. The girl he felt he loved was in a coma in the infirmary. She had been so full of life so dedicated to her beliefs, but now..looks at her. She may never wake up again because of his lack of responsibility, he may never hear her talk or feel her touch again. Thoughts were spinning around in his head, he felt angry with himself but most of all he felt lonely and scared. He got himself dressed into his casual attire and headed out of the dorm towards the infirmary.
Balamb Garden was quite lively considering what the inhabitants had just gone through, the battle between Balamb and Galbadia Gardens had left many killed and just as many wounded. Although the people in the garden still kept their humour and smiles, they had all lost something because of the fighting, Some had lost friends, others had lost family but all of them had all lost that spark of innocence and would never find that again. They had stopped to bury the dead from both gardens at the scene of the battle.
"They deserved better than the place where we buried them they were our friends they were the real heroes, they sacrificed their lives for us all and we repay them by burying them in a foul barren wasteland!" Squall told himself angrily.
When he finally reached the infirmary he hesitated before opening the door, he knew it would kill him to see her but he felt so empty without her company. Walking into the infirmary he saw that there was a few people on crutches or in wheelchairs, he couldn't bring himself to look them in the eye,
"I'm here to see her" He said quietly to the doctor who was sat behind her desk
"Sure just go right in"
She said,
"Don't blame yourself. It could have been worse"
She replied wearing a caring expression. Seeing his puzzled face she told him that she had been a doctor for more than 40 years and could easily tell how a person was feeling just by looking at their face.
The cool breeze of the open window hit Squall as he walked into the private room and found a chair and sat down. He scooped up Rinoas hand and placed it in his own, her skin was pale and her hands were icily cold, he sat there and watched her lie there for a while. Then Squall felt something that he had never felt since he was a child, he felt a single tear roll down his cheek and fall to the floor.
The door opened behind them and Squall heard quiet footsteps coming towards him, he then felt a hand lay to rest softly upon his shoulder.
"You shouldn't blame yourself it wasn't your fault."
He looked up to see a young woman wearing her SeeD attire.
"So what if you think it wasn't! We all know in our hearts that it was because of me"
Squall snarled.
"Please Squall let it rest we hate to see you like this.."
"Please Selphie, just go.."
Squall said in a lesser tone of voice. He guessed she had listened to his request because she closed the door behind him and he heard foot steps walking away. Squall stayed with Rinoa until he fell asleep.
Squall found himself in a dark dimly lit room, he was all alone. He tried to yell out but his voice jus echoed off the walls, the door to the room then opened and in strode Seifer wearing a smile.
"Look at you your pathetic, I always knew you were pathetic but not like this" Seifer said trying hard not to laugh,
"You're pitiful man".
"Where are they Seifer! What have you done with my friends"
"What friends? Oh them..We killed them or should I say you killed them" The room then started spinning and the walls dissolved along with Seifer, instead Squall found himself in the dark with no light and nobody by his side, then in the distance he heard Rinoa calling out for him.
"Squall, where are you, help me" he heard her yell,
"I'm here, I can't see anything" Squall yelled just as loudly. Squall then heard something that made his blood boil, he heard her scream
"Stop it! Stop it!" She was in pain, someone was hurting her, but he couldn't find or help her, then her screaming stopped.
"Rinoa..RINOA" He screamed out at the top of his voice, and with that he awoke, he was lying on the floor and he could feel a warm trickle of blood down the back of his neck. He lifted his head up to see Rinoa lying on the bed before blacking out.
Squall could hear voices talking but he couldn't make out who they belonged to, his vision was also blank.
"..I don't understand what could have caused this"
"I don't know but he was screaming really loud.."
"Hmmm..you don't think it could be anything to do with..her, do you?"
"What are they talking about; they can't mean Rinoa can they?" Squall thought trying to piece together what he was hearing.
"WHY CAN'T I MOVE? WHY WON'T THEY HELP ME!? Squall was using every ounce of his strength to try to move his body. Then, almost as if a weight had been lifted off his chest, as he sat bolt upright as his vision and senses retuned.
He was lying on the floor; he lifted his head to see that he was still in the room with Rinoa. Surprised he looked around the room looking for the two people who had been talking; the room was empty all except for himself and Rinoa. His attention then turned to the back of his head which was hurting really bad. He withdrew his hand from the back of his head to see it covered in his own blood.
"DOCTOR!!" Squall yelled at the top of his voice,
"Oh my god!" The doctor exclaimed as she rushed into the room seeing the bloody floor. "What have you been doing?" She said sternly, "How many times do I have to tell people to be careful in the infirmary!"
"I only..." Squall who was annoyed that he was being blamed for what had happened
"I want no excuses from you Squall, you should know better" the doctor said,
"Come on we'll patch you up" The doctor, who was clearly showing no efforts at calming down, said.
Squall was lead into a room across the hall and, the doctor, began to place a bandage around his head.
"Doctor...Who were the two people in the room whilst I was out cold?"
"Why are you asking me that? I didn't even know that you were out cold so how do u expect to know who was in that room with you? But from what I remember there shouldn't of been anyone in there with you." The doctor replied annoyed but in someway curious. She finished patching Squall up and told him to go get some rest. Squall walked out of the infirmary and felt that he didn't feel much like resting, he felt more hungry than anything, so he got up and went up to the cafeteria.
"Yo man, come over here and join us!" It was Zell and he was sitting at a table with Selphie, Irvine and Quistis. Squall walked over to the table and sat down in the only spare chair.
"Squall you look pale.are you ok?" Quistis asked who was always in Squalls opinion trying to look out for his health. "Don't worry he'll be fine once I get him a few hotdogs" said Zell getting up from the table and making his way over to a tray of fresh hotdogs that had just been layed out. The four remaining people at the table were all quiet until Selphie piped up,
"Squall what happened to your head!" when she saw the bandage on his head when he brushed back his hair. Squall didn't answer he was too busy thinking about what the voices had been saying and what he had heard whilst he was out cold.
"Squall?" Selphie said pouting, a little annoyed that he wasn't paying any attention.
"It's nothing, I'm fine" Squall replied not wanting to tell the other what he had experienced. Zell returned carrying a plate full of hotdogs,
"Come on man tuck in! It's on me" Squall picked up a hotdog and took a bite out of it. He stared at it in his hand for a while before he placed it back down on the plate; he lifted himself out of his chair and walked out of the cafeteria.
"Hey man where are going, you didn't finish your hotdog" Zell called after him
"Just let him go Zell...Let him go..." Quistis said trying to verbally restrain Zell.
Squall wandered round the garden for while before it got dark and he returned to his dorm room. He couldn't stop thinking about what the voices had said, where they talking about Rinoa? What had happened to him? He was scared that something was wrong with her and that she was never going to wake up. Then it hit him out of the blue, he was going to eventually have to risk his friends lives. Whether he liked it or not..