Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy 8. Yata yata yata.
I want to thank: Angel of fate 1, Stormy dreamer, tree gurl, Rinoa36, cherry 6124, x20 Vision, baka_ shinji_01, Billie the wild angel, goddessld, and Ari Morrigan for the reviews!!!!! I really appreciate them! I changed some stuff around in the first chapter. It explains more about the fake babies. You can check it out when you have time. It's at the point where Cid hands them out. Also, ff8 is kind of in the future so they have dorms in high school. ^.^
Yeah. I did get the idea from batman beyond. HEHE. That was one of my favorite episodes. Well enjoy!!!!!!!!!
Chapter III: Bad news.....
"I don't think Squall doesn't want to hold the baby because he hates you. He's probably not ready to become a father." Cid reasoned, sitting at his classroom desk. Rinoa stood in front of him, holding her baby.
"But its supposed to be for fun. It's not like we're a real couple." Rinoa replied back.
"I know, but boys get carried away like that when it comes to this subject. When I was in my younger years, I was the same way. I'll speak to him after home ed. today okay?"
"Alright." Just then, the bell rang for home room students to report to their rooms. Rinoa took her seat in the front. First, Quistis, Selphie, and Xu came in talking and holding their babies except Selphie.
"Hey Rinoa. Are you okay?" Xu asked.
"Don't let Squall's attitude get you down." Quistis added as they took a seat beside Rinoa.
"I know, Cid is going to make sure he takes responsibility for Squally." Rinoa answered. Quistis, Selphie, and Xu burst into laughter. "What?"
"Squally?.... You must really have the hot's for him." Selphie stated.
"I do not! He's such a mean jerk!" Rinoa protested.
"Keep telling yourself that." Quistis said. Zell, Irvine, and Squall came into the room.
"Zell, stay in front of me okay?" Irvine said.
"For what man?" Zell asked as they walked into the room.
"I don't want all the pretty ladies to see that I'm taken." Zell sucked his teeth.
"Tch. Man go ahead somewhere." Zell walked to his seat. Squall once again sat in the back. Cid stood from his desk.
"I can see most of you guys are having fun with your babies. It takes a huge responsibility to take care of a baby." Cid announced. "It is time for the father's to take the babies for one day. If the father already had it then the mother takes it. You take turns everyday." Cid mainly looked at Squall, who was looking down at his laptop. "Right Mr. Leonhart?" Squall looked up and sarcastically stuck two thumbs up. The bell rang once again. "Alright people, your dismissed." Everyone walked out of his class. Rinoa walked along side of Squall.
"Did you hear that Squall? You have to carry Squally." Rinoa said. She held the baby out. He shoved it away. "Come on Squall!"
"Look, I'll take it home, but I am not going to carry that thing around school." Squall answered. Rinoa smiled.
"Promise?"
"......" Squall walked ahead of her while Quistis and Selphie came up.
"Well?" Quistis asked, expecting to be informed on Rinoa and Squall's conversation.
"He's going to take he baby today! I'm excited." Rinoa screeched.
"You still do have a crush on him." Xu said.
"What?! No! I! Don't!" Rinoa yelled. Everyone headed into math class and sat down. The petite math teacher walked in.
"Good morning ladies and gentlemen." She greeted.
"Good morning Ms. Hingerton." Everyone said in unison. Ms. Hingerton walked to the board and began to write something on it. Just then, the loud speaker came on.
"Ms. Rinoa heartilly, please report to the office immediately." The female voice spoke. Rinoa walked from her seat and headed to the door. She made her way to the office with her baby.
"Yes?" She asked a lady sitting at a large desk.
"Rinoa....." The woman then went silent. "Your father...."
"What?! What about him?! Is he alright?!" Rinoa yelled. (A/N: I know Rinoa hates her father in the game, but I decided not to make her hate him. Her mother already is dead. I'll announce that later in the story.) The large woman came from her desk.
"He's been in a car crash. We don't know if he'll make it or not. They said for you to stay here until school is out because he's not ready for visitors."
"No! But....! No!" Rinoa yelled. She dropped her baby on the ground, not damaging it. She began to cry and sob. All the large woman could do to comfort her was to hug her until she stopped crying, which was going to take a while......
*
"I wonder where Rinoa is?" Selphie asked. The bell for third period rang. "Man that was a long math class."
"I hope she's okay. Maybe she just had to go home early." Quistis assumed. They walked out of class, and down to home ed. Xu than came running up.
"Hey guys!" She yelled.
"Hey." Quistis said.
"Did you hear?" Xu asked.
"Hear what?" Said Quistis.
"Rinoa's father is in the hospital, they said that it's most unlikely that he'll make it." Xu informed.
"Poor Rinny." Selphie said.
"Well guys, I have to go to math class see ya." Xu ran down the hall.
"Let's go to her house today. I hope she's not in shock." Quistis said. They both walked into Cid's class room and sat down. Seifer walked up to Quistis.
"Um..." He began. "W-would you like to go to the movies this Saturday?" Quistis just stared at him, making him even more nervous.
"Um..S-sure." She nervously placed her hand over her cheek.
"I'll pick you up at seven then." Seifer walked to the back of the class. The bell rang as Squall and Irvine were the last one in. Cid shut the door. Zell got hit in the face as the door shut.
"Damn! I'm late!" Zell yelled. He knocked on the door. Cid opened.
"Why are you late? Don't let this happen again. It's the end of the year and all, but you still have to behave." Cid scolded. Zell took his seat near Irvine. "Alright class, pass your babies up. I am going to see how much it has been taken care of." Everyone did as he said and passed them up. "You guys can have some free time until I give them back."
"Yo Squall, you know that festival coming up two days from now? Are you taken a special someone?" Zell asked.
"Whatever." Was all Squall said.
"I am. I'm taking Selphie, Sarah, Michelle, Courtney, and Jessica." Irvine informed.
"Damn man, you think you can handle all of them?" Zell asked.
"I'm Irvine, you should know I can when you hear my name." Irvine tilted his hat.
"Ya conceited bastard." Zell said under his breathe.
"Squall? Could I speak to you in private?" Cid asked as he opened the classroom door and stepped out. Squall walked out of the classroom and stood in front of Cid. "Rinoa came to me this morning saying that you didn't want to take care of the baby. This is not your decision to make. Please do this for me and Rinoa. I think she needs it at times like this." Squall looked at him confused.
"......." Squall just had a confused look on his face. It was enough for Cid to answer his face expression.
"Rinoa found out her father is in the hospital. She can't even go and see him. His chances at survival are slim." Cid informed. 'So that means Rinoa is all alone, like me. I over heard her talking about how her mother died with her friends last year. I wonder how is she going to take it.' Squall thought to himself. "So are you going to take the baby home with you?" Squall nodded slowly. "Good. Your dismissed." They both walked back in the classroom to find Zell, Seifer, and Irvine throwing paper balls at Quistis, and Selphie and some other students. They all threw paper balls back at each other. The whole class was having war. "What the! Everyone! You have detention! Report here three o'clock exact! You guys are in big trouble!"
"Quistis started it." Zell said, acting like a three year old.
"I don't care who started it!" Cid snapped back. The whole class fell silent. Then after a few minutes later, the bell rang for lunch. Everyone walked out of the classroom in a hurry.
"Aw man! Now we can't visit Rinoa this afternoon. I'm booked after three. I have to help with the festival." Selphie complained as she walked down the hall with Quistis on their way to the cafeteria.
"Damn. Stupid Zell, he just had to start a fight." Quistis replied. "I hope Rinoa will be okay." They walked in a long line of people, waiting to get their food.
Squall decided to go down to the courtyard and sit near his favorite tree. It was Wednesday, so the cafeteria was always pressed for his favorite meal. He sat down on the grass and rested in the hot sun. Squall then noticed a certain raven haired girl, sitting on the bench. It was Rinoa. She had her elbows on her thighs and was looking down at the ground. Her egg baby was sitting next to her. Squall for some reason decided to go walk up to her. He took the baby and sat down beside her. "You okay?" He asked. 'Well of course she's not okay! Why did I ask a question like that?! What am I doing here anyway?!' Squall yelled to himself in his mind.
"What do you care?" She asked, sniffling. Her eyes were puffy and really red. Squall could obviously see she was hurting and crying for a long time.
"Well if it helps, I'll take the baby for a day." Squall said. "So you can go see your father." 'Nice going Leonhart. You mentioned her father. She's probably going to cry even more.'
"Okay." Rinoa still kept her head down. "You can go if you want." Squall got up from the bench and sat under the tree. 'Why does it brother me to see her hurt? Is it because she's going through the same thing I went through? Being a lone and no one there for her? She was always cheerful in school and now look at her.' Squall shook his head a bit and changed the subject mentally in his mind. The bell then rang. Squall got up from the tree and began to walk to class. He noticed Rinoa still was sitting there. He didn't bother to go to her.
"I didn't see Rinoa in the office or in the cafeteria." Xu said, as she walked alongside Quistis and Selphie.
"She's probably really mad and upset. The thing about it is, she can't see her father yet. What if he dies before she can even get to him?" Selphie asked.
"That would be a real shame." Quistis answered. They both walked into social studies class. The teacher than walked in from the outside with a piece of paper in his hand.
"Good day class. I have just been told that Cid's home room will be playing volley ball against Mrs. Matron's home room tomorrow, so bring your gym wear." The social studies teacher announced.
"Oh yeah!!!!!!!!!!Baby!!!!We're gonna' kick their assess!!!!" Zell exclaimed rudely.
"Mr. Zell Dincht! Don't use profanity inside this class room! Detention today and tomorrow!"
"Sorry Mr. Bergman. I can't go today, I already have detention with Mr. Cid." Zell explained.
"I don't care. It looks like your going to be here until five o'clock." Mr. Bergman said.
"Tch. Man! I can't be here at five o'clock. I got places to be." Zell snapped.
"To bad! Anyway, let's get on with today's class."
"What?! Where's your school spirit?! It's at the end of the year man!" Zell exclaimed.
"Mr. Zell Dincht. Can you control yourself?! You seem to be the only one who is constantly interrupting me! Shut you mouth!" Mr. Bergman turned his head back to the board and continued writing his lesson.
"Zell. Watch this." Irvine whispered across from Zell's seat. He took a straw from his pocket and a piece of wet paper. He put the balled up paper in the straw and blew in it. It hit the board, right next to the teacher. It was almost a direct hit. Irvine quickly hid the straw in his pocket. Mr. Bergman turned around.
"Alright, Who did it?" There were snickers in the back of the room.
"I think there are ghosts in here." Zell said, half laughing.
"Zell...Grab your books and get out!" Zell stopped laughing.
"But I didn't do it MAN! I know who did it. It was Irvine!" Zell cried out.
"Don't blame it on anyone! Get out!" Zell took his books and left.
*
Rinoa looked at the wailing baby lying next to her. She was still sitting on the bench that she never left since lunch. Rinoa still had her elbows on her thighs. She rested the sides of her face in her palms and looked down to the ground. 'What if I just ran out right now? No one would notice me right?' Rinoa thought. "Father." 'The gates are opened but they have cameras all over the place, I'll get expelled for that. "I hope your alright." She said out loud. 'I'm sure he is. He managed to continue living after my mother died. What am I going to do when I get home? Who's going to pay the bills? Who will I live with? How will I survive? I'm......alone. I don't want to be alone.' Rinoa began to cry like her baby. Just then, a petite woman stepped up to her.
"Rinoa? What are you doing out here? Your supposed to be in class." The woman asked. Rinoa continued to cry. "Are you alright?"
"Leave me alone!" Rinoa snapped back. The woman stepped back. She then saw the crying baby next to her. She sat next to Rinoa and held the baby.
"It's alright dear. If you need any help, talk to me. I'm Ms. Hunter." The soft woman's voice comforted Rinoa. She almost sounded like her mother.'Great, she must think I'm pregnant or something by the way she's talking.' Rinoa thought to herself. "Come on. I'll walk you to class." 'Doesn't she get the point that I don't want to go to class?!' Rinoa and Ms. Hunter got up from the bench. "What happened dear?"
"I don't want to talk about it." Rinoa replied bitterly. They continued walking. Rinoa took her baby from the woman and walked ahead. She continued walking until she came to her class. She slid down on the wall of the classroom and brought her knees to her chest.
"Hey Rinoa. How come your not in class?" Zell asked, holding his books and standing in front of the door. She didn't reply. "Come on, don't act like Squall."
"Zell?" Rinoa almost whispered out.
"What?"
"Shut up!" Zell dropped his books.
"Man! I was just wonderin'! Damn." Zell folded his arms around his chest. "What happened to you?" 'I surprised my 'situation' didn't spread all over school by now. I really want to see my father. What if he's... I don't even want to think about it.' Rinoa thought. The bell than rang to go home. "No! Not detention!" Zell yelled. Quistis, Selphie, and Xu came out walking.
"That class was funny. Thanks Zell." Quistis said, being sarcastic.
"Shut up." Zell said back. Selphie spotted Rinoa on the ground.
"Rinoa!" She gasped. They both knelt down to where Rinoa was. "Are you alright? We were so worried about you." Rinoa looked up to them in watery and red eyes. Quistis brought her over and hugged her.
"It's okay Rinoa...You want to stay over in my dorm for tonight?" Quistis asked in a sweet voice. Rinoa nodded in Quistis's chest.
"I'll meet you in detention, okay Quistis?" Selphie asked. Quistis just nodded. Selphie walked into Cid's class room. The halls were then cleared. Quistis walked away from Rinoa.
"I'll meet you at the front gate." Quistis said. She walked into Cid's room. Rinoa continued to sit on the ground and wait for Quistis. Squall then came out from the room and stood in front of her. She looked up at him and handed th baby to him. He took the baby and left for his dorm.
A/N: This chappie was long. Anyway, I was going to make it longer but I know you guys would probably get tired. Don't worry, I'll update the next chappie soon. I hope you enjoyed! PLZ. R&R!!!!!!!
I want to thank: Angel of fate 1, Stormy dreamer, tree gurl, Rinoa36, cherry 6124, x20 Vision, baka_ shinji_01, Billie the wild angel, goddessld, and Ari Morrigan for the reviews!!!!! I really appreciate them! I changed some stuff around in the first chapter. It explains more about the fake babies. You can check it out when you have time. It's at the point where Cid hands them out. Also, ff8 is kind of in the future so they have dorms in high school. ^.^
Yeah. I did get the idea from batman beyond. HEHE. That was one of my favorite episodes. Well enjoy!!!!!!!!!
Chapter III: Bad news.....
"I don't think Squall doesn't want to hold the baby because he hates you. He's probably not ready to become a father." Cid reasoned, sitting at his classroom desk. Rinoa stood in front of him, holding her baby.
"But its supposed to be for fun. It's not like we're a real couple." Rinoa replied back.
"I know, but boys get carried away like that when it comes to this subject. When I was in my younger years, I was the same way. I'll speak to him after home ed. today okay?"
"Alright." Just then, the bell rang for home room students to report to their rooms. Rinoa took her seat in the front. First, Quistis, Selphie, and Xu came in talking and holding their babies except Selphie.
"Hey Rinoa. Are you okay?" Xu asked.
"Don't let Squall's attitude get you down." Quistis added as they took a seat beside Rinoa.
"I know, Cid is going to make sure he takes responsibility for Squally." Rinoa answered. Quistis, Selphie, and Xu burst into laughter. "What?"
"Squally?.... You must really have the hot's for him." Selphie stated.
"I do not! He's such a mean jerk!" Rinoa protested.
"Keep telling yourself that." Quistis said. Zell, Irvine, and Squall came into the room.
"Zell, stay in front of me okay?" Irvine said.
"For what man?" Zell asked as they walked into the room.
"I don't want all the pretty ladies to see that I'm taken." Zell sucked his teeth.
"Tch. Man go ahead somewhere." Zell walked to his seat. Squall once again sat in the back. Cid stood from his desk.
"I can see most of you guys are having fun with your babies. It takes a huge responsibility to take care of a baby." Cid announced. "It is time for the father's to take the babies for one day. If the father already had it then the mother takes it. You take turns everyday." Cid mainly looked at Squall, who was looking down at his laptop. "Right Mr. Leonhart?" Squall looked up and sarcastically stuck two thumbs up. The bell rang once again. "Alright people, your dismissed." Everyone walked out of his class. Rinoa walked along side of Squall.
"Did you hear that Squall? You have to carry Squally." Rinoa said. She held the baby out. He shoved it away. "Come on Squall!"
"Look, I'll take it home, but I am not going to carry that thing around school." Squall answered. Rinoa smiled.
"Promise?"
"......" Squall walked ahead of her while Quistis and Selphie came up.
"Well?" Quistis asked, expecting to be informed on Rinoa and Squall's conversation.
"He's going to take he baby today! I'm excited." Rinoa screeched.
"You still do have a crush on him." Xu said.
"What?! No! I! Don't!" Rinoa yelled. Everyone headed into math class and sat down. The petite math teacher walked in.
"Good morning ladies and gentlemen." She greeted.
"Good morning Ms. Hingerton." Everyone said in unison. Ms. Hingerton walked to the board and began to write something on it. Just then, the loud speaker came on.
"Ms. Rinoa heartilly, please report to the office immediately." The female voice spoke. Rinoa walked from her seat and headed to the door. She made her way to the office with her baby.
"Yes?" She asked a lady sitting at a large desk.
"Rinoa....." The woman then went silent. "Your father...."
"What?! What about him?! Is he alright?!" Rinoa yelled. (A/N: I know Rinoa hates her father in the game, but I decided not to make her hate him. Her mother already is dead. I'll announce that later in the story.) The large woman came from her desk.
"He's been in a car crash. We don't know if he'll make it or not. They said for you to stay here until school is out because he's not ready for visitors."
"No! But....! No!" Rinoa yelled. She dropped her baby on the ground, not damaging it. She began to cry and sob. All the large woman could do to comfort her was to hug her until she stopped crying, which was going to take a while......
*
"I wonder where Rinoa is?" Selphie asked. The bell for third period rang. "Man that was a long math class."
"I hope she's okay. Maybe she just had to go home early." Quistis assumed. They walked out of class, and down to home ed. Xu than came running up.
"Hey guys!" She yelled.
"Hey." Quistis said.
"Did you hear?" Xu asked.
"Hear what?" Said Quistis.
"Rinoa's father is in the hospital, they said that it's most unlikely that he'll make it." Xu informed.
"Poor Rinny." Selphie said.
"Well guys, I have to go to math class see ya." Xu ran down the hall.
"Let's go to her house today. I hope she's not in shock." Quistis said. They both walked into Cid's class room and sat down. Seifer walked up to Quistis.
"Um..." He began. "W-would you like to go to the movies this Saturday?" Quistis just stared at him, making him even more nervous.
"Um..S-sure." She nervously placed her hand over her cheek.
"I'll pick you up at seven then." Seifer walked to the back of the class. The bell rang as Squall and Irvine were the last one in. Cid shut the door. Zell got hit in the face as the door shut.
"Damn! I'm late!" Zell yelled. He knocked on the door. Cid opened.
"Why are you late? Don't let this happen again. It's the end of the year and all, but you still have to behave." Cid scolded. Zell took his seat near Irvine. "Alright class, pass your babies up. I am going to see how much it has been taken care of." Everyone did as he said and passed them up. "You guys can have some free time until I give them back."
"Yo Squall, you know that festival coming up two days from now? Are you taken a special someone?" Zell asked.
"Whatever." Was all Squall said.
"I am. I'm taking Selphie, Sarah, Michelle, Courtney, and Jessica." Irvine informed.
"Damn man, you think you can handle all of them?" Zell asked.
"I'm Irvine, you should know I can when you hear my name." Irvine tilted his hat.
"Ya conceited bastard." Zell said under his breathe.
"Squall? Could I speak to you in private?" Cid asked as he opened the classroom door and stepped out. Squall walked out of the classroom and stood in front of Cid. "Rinoa came to me this morning saying that you didn't want to take care of the baby. This is not your decision to make. Please do this for me and Rinoa. I think she needs it at times like this." Squall looked at him confused.
"......." Squall just had a confused look on his face. It was enough for Cid to answer his face expression.
"Rinoa found out her father is in the hospital. She can't even go and see him. His chances at survival are slim." Cid informed. 'So that means Rinoa is all alone, like me. I over heard her talking about how her mother died with her friends last year. I wonder how is she going to take it.' Squall thought to himself. "So are you going to take the baby home with you?" Squall nodded slowly. "Good. Your dismissed." They both walked back in the classroom to find Zell, Seifer, and Irvine throwing paper balls at Quistis, and Selphie and some other students. They all threw paper balls back at each other. The whole class was having war. "What the! Everyone! You have detention! Report here three o'clock exact! You guys are in big trouble!"
"Quistis started it." Zell said, acting like a three year old.
"I don't care who started it!" Cid snapped back. The whole class fell silent. Then after a few minutes later, the bell rang for lunch. Everyone walked out of the classroom in a hurry.
"Aw man! Now we can't visit Rinoa this afternoon. I'm booked after three. I have to help with the festival." Selphie complained as she walked down the hall with Quistis on their way to the cafeteria.
"Damn. Stupid Zell, he just had to start a fight." Quistis replied. "I hope Rinoa will be okay." They walked in a long line of people, waiting to get their food.
Squall decided to go down to the courtyard and sit near his favorite tree. It was Wednesday, so the cafeteria was always pressed for his favorite meal. He sat down on the grass and rested in the hot sun. Squall then noticed a certain raven haired girl, sitting on the bench. It was Rinoa. She had her elbows on her thighs and was looking down at the ground. Her egg baby was sitting next to her. Squall for some reason decided to go walk up to her. He took the baby and sat down beside her. "You okay?" He asked. 'Well of course she's not okay! Why did I ask a question like that?! What am I doing here anyway?!' Squall yelled to himself in his mind.
"What do you care?" She asked, sniffling. Her eyes were puffy and really red. Squall could obviously see she was hurting and crying for a long time.
"Well if it helps, I'll take the baby for a day." Squall said. "So you can go see your father." 'Nice going Leonhart. You mentioned her father. She's probably going to cry even more.'
"Okay." Rinoa still kept her head down. "You can go if you want." Squall got up from the bench and sat under the tree. 'Why does it brother me to see her hurt? Is it because she's going through the same thing I went through? Being a lone and no one there for her? She was always cheerful in school and now look at her.' Squall shook his head a bit and changed the subject mentally in his mind. The bell then rang. Squall got up from the tree and began to walk to class. He noticed Rinoa still was sitting there. He didn't bother to go to her.
"I didn't see Rinoa in the office or in the cafeteria." Xu said, as she walked alongside Quistis and Selphie.
"She's probably really mad and upset. The thing about it is, she can't see her father yet. What if he dies before she can even get to him?" Selphie asked.
"That would be a real shame." Quistis answered. They both walked into social studies class. The teacher than walked in from the outside with a piece of paper in his hand.
"Good day class. I have just been told that Cid's home room will be playing volley ball against Mrs. Matron's home room tomorrow, so bring your gym wear." The social studies teacher announced.
"Oh yeah!!!!!!!!!!Baby!!!!We're gonna' kick their assess!!!!" Zell exclaimed rudely.
"Mr. Zell Dincht! Don't use profanity inside this class room! Detention today and tomorrow!"
"Sorry Mr. Bergman. I can't go today, I already have detention with Mr. Cid." Zell explained.
"I don't care. It looks like your going to be here until five o'clock." Mr. Bergman said.
"Tch. Man! I can't be here at five o'clock. I got places to be." Zell snapped.
"To bad! Anyway, let's get on with today's class."
"What?! Where's your school spirit?! It's at the end of the year man!" Zell exclaimed.
"Mr. Zell Dincht. Can you control yourself?! You seem to be the only one who is constantly interrupting me! Shut you mouth!" Mr. Bergman turned his head back to the board and continued writing his lesson.
"Zell. Watch this." Irvine whispered across from Zell's seat. He took a straw from his pocket and a piece of wet paper. He put the balled up paper in the straw and blew in it. It hit the board, right next to the teacher. It was almost a direct hit. Irvine quickly hid the straw in his pocket. Mr. Bergman turned around.
"Alright, Who did it?" There were snickers in the back of the room.
"I think there are ghosts in here." Zell said, half laughing.
"Zell...Grab your books and get out!" Zell stopped laughing.
"But I didn't do it MAN! I know who did it. It was Irvine!" Zell cried out.
"Don't blame it on anyone! Get out!" Zell took his books and left.
*
Rinoa looked at the wailing baby lying next to her. She was still sitting on the bench that she never left since lunch. Rinoa still had her elbows on her thighs. She rested the sides of her face in her palms and looked down to the ground. 'What if I just ran out right now? No one would notice me right?' Rinoa thought. "Father." 'The gates are opened but they have cameras all over the place, I'll get expelled for that. "I hope your alright." She said out loud. 'I'm sure he is. He managed to continue living after my mother died. What am I going to do when I get home? Who's going to pay the bills? Who will I live with? How will I survive? I'm......alone. I don't want to be alone.' Rinoa began to cry like her baby. Just then, a petite woman stepped up to her.
"Rinoa? What are you doing out here? Your supposed to be in class." The woman asked. Rinoa continued to cry. "Are you alright?"
"Leave me alone!" Rinoa snapped back. The woman stepped back. She then saw the crying baby next to her. She sat next to Rinoa and held the baby.
"It's alright dear. If you need any help, talk to me. I'm Ms. Hunter." The soft woman's voice comforted Rinoa. She almost sounded like her mother.'Great, she must think I'm pregnant or something by the way she's talking.' Rinoa thought to herself. "Come on. I'll walk you to class." 'Doesn't she get the point that I don't want to go to class?!' Rinoa and Ms. Hunter got up from the bench. "What happened dear?"
"I don't want to talk about it." Rinoa replied bitterly. They continued walking. Rinoa took her baby from the woman and walked ahead. She continued walking until she came to her class. She slid down on the wall of the classroom and brought her knees to her chest.
"Hey Rinoa. How come your not in class?" Zell asked, holding his books and standing in front of the door. She didn't reply. "Come on, don't act like Squall."
"Zell?" Rinoa almost whispered out.
"What?"
"Shut up!" Zell dropped his books.
"Man! I was just wonderin'! Damn." Zell folded his arms around his chest. "What happened to you?" 'I surprised my 'situation' didn't spread all over school by now. I really want to see my father. What if he's... I don't even want to think about it.' Rinoa thought. The bell than rang to go home. "No! Not detention!" Zell yelled. Quistis, Selphie, and Xu came out walking.
"That class was funny. Thanks Zell." Quistis said, being sarcastic.
"Shut up." Zell said back. Selphie spotted Rinoa on the ground.
"Rinoa!" She gasped. They both knelt down to where Rinoa was. "Are you alright? We were so worried about you." Rinoa looked up to them in watery and red eyes. Quistis brought her over and hugged her.
"It's okay Rinoa...You want to stay over in my dorm for tonight?" Quistis asked in a sweet voice. Rinoa nodded in Quistis's chest.
"I'll meet you in detention, okay Quistis?" Selphie asked. Quistis just nodded. Selphie walked into Cid's class room. The halls were then cleared. Quistis walked away from Rinoa.
"I'll meet you at the front gate." Quistis said. She walked into Cid's room. Rinoa continued to sit on the ground and wait for Quistis. Squall then came out from the room and stood in front of her. She looked up at him and handed th baby to him. He took the baby and left for his dorm.
A/N: This chappie was long. Anyway, I was going to make it longer but I know you guys would probably get tired. Don't worry, I'll update the next chappie soon. I hope you enjoyed! PLZ. R&R!!!!!!!