Disclaimer: I do not Final Fantasy 8 characters! Thanx for all of the reviews! I hope you enjoy the next chappie! I made it longer for your enjoyment. Will Cid's home room win the volley ball game?! Well, here goes!
Chapter IV: Loosening up?
"Rinoa, you have to get to sleep alright?" Quistis said, as she sat down beside Rinoa on her dorm bed. "I'll tell you what, why don't we call the hospital and ask if your father is alright okay?"
"Ya' think they would let me speak to him?" Rinoa asked, starting to cheer up.
"Let's try it." Quistis grabbed Rinoa by the wrist and headed out of the bedroom. She made her way to the kitchen/living room. Quistis picked the phone up and dialed Saint John's hospital number. "....Hello?..... Is there a Mr. Caraway here?....Uh, he was in a car accident....Yes, he was brought in this afternoon.....Really?! Could we speak to him then?.....Thanks!" Quistis quickly handed the phone over to Rinoa. She took the phone and brought it to her ears.
"Dad?! It's you?! Your alive?!" Rinoa asked.
"Y-yes Rinoa dear." Caraway answered back weakly through the phone. "It's me."
"Oh wow! Can I visit you?! I'm so grateful your alive! I was worried to death." Rinoa exclaimed, letting tears fall down her cheek.
"Rinoa, I want you to know that..." Caraway started coughing violently, then he continued. "I want you to know t-that I love y-you g-greatly."
"Father? What's wrong? Are you alright?"
"I'm fine dear. Now, what ever happens to me, I want you to know that your not alone....." All of a sudden, Caraway continued to cough. Rinoa could hear a loud sound. It didn't stop. The sound was so squeaky. She then heard people coming in. Someone then picked up the phone.
"Hello?" The woman on the other end spoke.
"Hello?! Where's dad?! What happened?!" Rinoa demanded.
"You'll have to come here tomorrow. I'm sorry." The doctor hung the phone up.
"Wait!" Rinoa yelled. Quistis came up.
"What happened?" She asked.
"My father... He might be..." Rinoa's knees became weak. She almost fell to the ground but Quistis caught her. She fainted. Quistis bought her back to the bed.
*
"Wahhhh! Wahhhh!" The large egg figure cried. Squall walked over to it.
"Will you shut the hell up!" Squall to it. The baby continued to cry. "I fed you, I played with you, I.. Oh no, I am not going to change you diaper." Squall slowly backed away. "But wait, it wouldn't stink would it? After all it is just a computer." Squall walked up to it and slowly unwrapped its diaper. As soon as it was taken off, there was a stench. Squall held his nose in discuss. "How can it stink?!" The baby started laughing. "You like when I yell don't you?" He picked the baby up. 'I wonder what Rinoa is doing right now? Why don't I pay her a visit. Wait! What am I saying?! Why do I care?!' Squall thought to himself. He sat on his couch alongside with the baby and flicked through channels on his small television.
"Rinoa? Are you alright? You nearly scared me." Quistis said, holding a wet rag to Rinoa. "You poor girl. Get some sleep, I'm here for you." Quistis sat on the side of Rinoa's bed.
"Thank you Quistis." Rinoa replied back weakly. She turned her back to Quistis and fell into a light sleep.
Rinoa woke back up in a cold sweat after an hour passed. She walked into the kitchen/living room to see her roommate Quistis, sleeping on the couch. Rinoa went to back to her dorm and got dressed into her usual clothes. "Maybe I should go to the secret area, where I can think." Rinoa said to herself as she made her way down the school's hall. She walked to a metal door and opened it. Once inside, she saw a long brick wall that came to her waist. It was midnight. She walked over to the wall and leaned over to see the great view of Balamb High. "So beautiful. I wish my life was beautiful right now." Rinoa sighed heavily and leaned her head on her hand. She then remembered about the phone call she made about her father.
"Yeah, I wish the same thing." A familiar voice said. Rinoa turned around to see Squall holding the baby. He walked up towards her.
"Squall?" Rinoa asked confused. "What are you doing here?"
"I always come here most of the time. The view is pretty isn't it." Squall replied. 'Is it just me or is Squall Leonhart talking for a change? It's just me right?' Rinoa thought. "What?"Squall asked. Rinoa realized she was staring at him. She quickly turned her head back in a blush. After a few minutes of silence, Squall began to speak. "This thing was giving me a lot of problems, but it's not that bad." Squall said, holding the baby up. Rinoa smiled at the thought of Squall holding the baby. It never crossed her mind that he would make a cute father. Squall looked at Rinoa. "How's your father?"
"I don't know, I spoke to him tonight but all of a sudden, he...He..." Rinoa felt tears forming in her eyes. She tried desperately to hold them back but couldn't. 'Great Squall, you made her cry! Why am I even talking to her?! I'm sure she has Selphie and Quistis's shoulder to lean on.' Squall scolded himself.
"I'm heading back." Squall carried the baby and was about to leave.
"You don't have to feel uncomfortable." Rinoa said, sniffling. She wiped the tears from her eyes. "Why do you do that? Why do you walk off on people?"
'Why does she care? Of course I'm not going to tell her why.' Squall just stood there.
"Say something." Rinoa said. Squall put his hand on his waist and shifted his head to the side. "What's wrong? Why are you always so isolated from everyone else?"
"Since when was this about me?! Why do you care?! She never cared about me! I was rejected!" Squall blurted out. Rinoa stepped back.
"Squall-" Rinoa was cut off.
"Your sorry right?! Well don't be!" With that Squall stormed out of the secret area back to his dorm. Rinoa turned back around and peered over the edge of the wall.
"That big meany! I was only curious....What did he mean when he said he was rejected? Did he ever go out on a date before? Why would he get all touchy on that area?" Rinoa turned around and headed for her dorm.
*
"Attention! Room 116 and 201 will have a volley ball game this afternoon. It will take place at two fifteen, be sure you have your gym wear ready. You should be down at the gym by the time the eighth period bell rings." The loud speaker announced.
"Oh yeah baby!!!!!!! We're gonna' kick their ass!" Zell exclaimed. He was standing next to Irvine in the courtyard. "I'm all prepared."
"So like, have you seen Squall today?" Irvine asked, changing the topic.
"Nah. I didn't see him in home room either."
"Oh well." The eighth period bell rang. "Let's go." Irvine and Zell walked down the hall to the gym room. Quistis, Selphie, and Xu were standing around talking in the gym room. They already had their clothes on. They were all wearing navy blue shorts and a white polo short. The boys wore the same thing. A lot of other students from Cid's home room sat in the bleachers. They only wanted the best to play and win. Cid stood on the sideline next to Matron.
"Sike yourself up baby!" Zell yelled, interrupting their conversation. Zell threw his fists in the air. "Man, look at the net, it's already set up. We already defeated Mr. Baldwin's home room. Now we have to beat Mrs. Matron's and then we'll win the champion ship!"
"Seriously Zell, you are over reacting. It's just a game." Quistis said. "We're probably going to loose. Mrs. Matron's home room is good."
"Attention! 116, stand to the left side of the net. 201, I want you to stand to the right side." The coach commanded. Everyone took their spots.
"Your going down." A red haired young teen said. He was one of the first two in the front. Zell stood in the front of the net, along with Irvine. Selphie and Quistis stood in the back. Xu stood in the middle.
"Pu-lease." Zell answered back.
"Get in position!" The coach yelled. "Quistis will be the first to serve." The coach threw the ball to Quistis and blew the whistle for the game to begin. Quistis threw the ball in the air and hit it hard. It flew to the other side of the net. The first teen jumped up and hit the ball back to the other side.
"Alright Nida!" The rest of his teammates cheered. Zell threw it back over. It was about to hit the floor but Michael fell to the ground and hit the ball back up. Nida threw it back over.
"Yay Michael!" The teammates cheered again, this time for the red haired kid. Irvine hit the ball back into the air. It didn't make it over the net. Zell quickly ran up to it and gave it a boost. It flew to the other side and hit the ground. The coach blew the whistle.
"116 scores!" He yelled. The coach blew the whistle again. This time, it was time for Tiffany to serve the ball. She was from Matron's home room. She hit the ball with all of her might and threw it to the other side of the net. Selphie hit it up before it could hit the ground and Irvine threw it over. Nida threw the ball back and it hit the ground.
"Damn!" Zell yelled. Some of the crowd of students cheered, while others booed. The coach blew his whistle again.
"201 Scores!" He blew his whistle. Selphie served the ball over the net. The other team hit it back. They continued hitting back and forth until Zell jumped up and hit it over the net to the ground.
*
Rinoa paid the cab driver his money and walked to the stoned steps of Saint John's hospital. She opened the clear glass door and walked into the air conditioned room. Rinoa walked to the front desk and was assisted by a woman. "H-Hi. Could I see a patient. His name is Thomas Caraway."(A/n: I don't think the game ever said Rinoa's father's first name, if they did then I must have forgotten.) Rinoa said. The woman typed the name into her desk computer.
"Are you Miss. Rinoa heartilly?" The woman asked. Rinoa nodded. "Follow me." Rinoa never changed her name to Caraway because when her mother died she wanted to remember her by using her mother's last name. The woman opened a wooden door. She walked in and so did Rinoa.
"Mr. Caraway. Someone is here to see you." Thomas opened his eyes to see his daughter standing behind the nurse. He slowly reached his arms out to her. Rinoa ran over to him and hugged him.
"Dad! Your alright! Thank hyne!" Rinoa yelled, crying. The nurse left from out of the room and shut the door.
"Rinoa. I missed you so much." He answered, half surprised. "Shouldn't you be at school?"
"Of curse not. I had to visit you on your first visit day.....How do you feel?"
"Sore. I still have pain in my legs.... The doctor said that I may not be able to use them again."
"Father?...What happened when you were in the car? I was scared to death. Mom died the same way and I don't want you gone too." Rinoa said, sobbing. She sat on her knees and laid her head on his bed.
"It's alright dear. I'd rather not talk about it, if it hurts you this much. How have you been keeping the house?"
"I didn't see it in a while. I'm staying with my friend's at her dorm."
"Rinoa, you know how I hate for you to live in dorms. Why don't you stay at home, the Nanny will fix you dinner." Rinoa lifted her head.
"It's alright father." Rinoa assured. "Are you hungry? Do you need anything?"
"The only thing that I need is for you to head back to school. Don't worry. My visiting hours are from noon until ten." Rinoa got up from her knees.
"Alright dad. Take care." Rinoa kissed him on the forehead. She wiped the tears of sorrow and joy from her eyes and slowly walked out.
*
"Alright you guys. The score is tied. We have the upper hand. We can win." Zell whispered to his team. They all huddled in a group. It was now half time. "We'll win!" Everyone broke from their huddle. The coach blew the whistle. Xu served the ball. It flew over to Zell. He hit it up and Irvine sent it over the net. Nida hit it up in the air while Tiffany threw it back over. Quistis ran up and hit the ball back over the net. Michael hit it up and sent it over with a lot of strength. It was all like slow motion. The ball fell down from the air and almost hit the ground. Selphie ran over and slid on the ground. She managed to hit the ball back in the air. Quistis hit it higher in the air. The ball came down to Irvine. He bounced it to Zell, who hit it over the net hard. The ball flew down to the ground. Nida tried to stop it but he ended up falling. The game was over. Zell and Irvine jumped up and hit each others stomach. Quistis, Xu, and Selphie leaped for joy.
"We won!" Cid yelled, coming up to them. "Great playing you guys."
"Oh yeah baby! Three champion ships in a row. We worked so hard for this!" Zell yelled. The coach approached them. He gestured for everyone to hold their hands up. They did.
"These are the winners!" The crowd went wild. There were some boos but it was over powered by the noise of the crowd. "Alright everyone! School Dismissed! Don't forget! Tomorrow's the Summer festival." Everyone ran off of the bleachers and headed out of the door. The two teams walked in the locker room and got changed.
*
Squall rolled over in his bed. He tried to fall back to sleep but couldn't. There was to much noise. Squall quickly opened his eyes. "I over slept!" He looked at his alarm clock. "Damn." Squall hopped out of bed and in the shower. He came out with his leather pants and his white shirt. The temperature was to hot for a jacket.
"Wahhhh! Wahhhhhh!" Squall grabbed the crying baby. He had learned how to rock it softly, even though at times he rocked it too hard. The baby was silent.
"I have to give you back to Rinoa." Squall walked out of his dorm.
"We won! Damn that was great!" Zell yelled as he headed for his dorm with Irvine. He was his roommate. Zell spotted Squall. "Yo Squall!" Zell and Irvine ran up to him.
"Hey man, where have you been? You missed the game." Irvine asked.
"Overslept." Squall continued walking down the hall to Quistis's dorm. 'I wonder if Rinoa is upset with me? No, she wouldn't get upset over me. She had no right invading in my personal life.' Squall was so into his thoughts that he bumped into Rinoa. She fell to the ground. Rinoa quickly got back up though. "Sorry."
"Well if it isn't Mr. Can't-talk-to-anyone Squall." Rinoa said back.
"Whatever. I just came to give you this." Squall handed over the baby to Rinoa.
"Aww. But you where looking so cute with it." Rinoa said. "....Hey, are you going to the summer festival tomorrow night?" Rinoa took the baby from him. He just shook his head. "Oh come on. It's a Friday night. You can't be busy."
"....." Rinoa just stared at him.
"There you go again. Your so silent. Say something. Why don't you come with me tomorrow, maybe I can get your mind off of things."
"......." Squall just walked off, leaving Rinoa without an answer.
"Jerk." Rinoa said under her breathe. She walked to her dorm and opened it. Quistis wasn't there. Rinoa assumed she was with Seifer and their 'baby'. Rinoa sat her baby down on the bed. There was a knock on the door. She walked over and opened it. "Hey Selphie and Xu. Come in." They both made their way in. Selphie had her baby in her hand.
"Hi Rinoa!" Selphie exclaimed. "Are you feeling better?"
"Now that I know my dad is alright, of coarse!" Selphie's eyes lit up. She started jumping.
"That's great!" Xu yelled. "I'm glad to see you back to normal Rinoa." The three girls sat on the couch.
"I heard you guys won the game today." Rinoa said.
"Yeah! I can't believe it. Zell was the one who hit the ball over for us." Selphie explained.
"Hey you guys. Are you doing anything tonight?" Xu asked.
"I have to meet Irvine. He promised that he would help me out on the festival. Their's still a lot that has to be done." Selphie answered.
"I'm free." Rinoa answered.
"Great! Maybe Quistis, you, and I can have a slumber party tonight." Xu exclaimed. "I know we're a bit old but who cares? It's almost the end of the school year and we'll be adults. We'll be getting jobs and all that stuff. I don't think we'll even have time to see each others."
"Yeah. I'm really going to miss you guys. Four high school years went by fast." Rinoa said.
"And to think, this was my first year here." Selphie said in a bummed out tone. She quickly cheered up. "Hey Rinoa, I saw you flirting with Squall this afternoon. You want him to go to the festival with you."
"I was not flirting! I only said I would go with him just to get his mind off of things. He's always so deep in thought!" Rinoa yelled, blushing. The three girls just giggled.
"Squall and Rinoa, sittin' in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g." Selphie teased. Rinoa got up and threw a pillow at her.
"Be quiet Selphie!" Rinoa yelled. Xu and Selphie continued to tease her.
"Leave me alone!"
Chapter IV: Loosening up?
"Rinoa, you have to get to sleep alright?" Quistis said, as she sat down beside Rinoa on her dorm bed. "I'll tell you what, why don't we call the hospital and ask if your father is alright okay?"
"Ya' think they would let me speak to him?" Rinoa asked, starting to cheer up.
"Let's try it." Quistis grabbed Rinoa by the wrist and headed out of the bedroom. She made her way to the kitchen/living room. Quistis picked the phone up and dialed Saint John's hospital number. "....Hello?..... Is there a Mr. Caraway here?....Uh, he was in a car accident....Yes, he was brought in this afternoon.....Really?! Could we speak to him then?.....Thanks!" Quistis quickly handed the phone over to Rinoa. She took the phone and brought it to her ears.
"Dad?! It's you?! Your alive?!" Rinoa asked.
"Y-yes Rinoa dear." Caraway answered back weakly through the phone. "It's me."
"Oh wow! Can I visit you?! I'm so grateful your alive! I was worried to death." Rinoa exclaimed, letting tears fall down her cheek.
"Rinoa, I want you to know that..." Caraway started coughing violently, then he continued. "I want you to know t-that I love y-you g-greatly."
"Father? What's wrong? Are you alright?"
"I'm fine dear. Now, what ever happens to me, I want you to know that your not alone....." All of a sudden, Caraway continued to cough. Rinoa could hear a loud sound. It didn't stop. The sound was so squeaky. She then heard people coming in. Someone then picked up the phone.
"Hello?" The woman on the other end spoke.
"Hello?! Where's dad?! What happened?!" Rinoa demanded.
"You'll have to come here tomorrow. I'm sorry." The doctor hung the phone up.
"Wait!" Rinoa yelled. Quistis came up.
"What happened?" She asked.
"My father... He might be..." Rinoa's knees became weak. She almost fell to the ground but Quistis caught her. She fainted. Quistis bought her back to the bed.
*
"Wahhhh! Wahhhh!" The large egg figure cried. Squall walked over to it.
"Will you shut the hell up!" Squall to it. The baby continued to cry. "I fed you, I played with you, I.. Oh no, I am not going to change you diaper." Squall slowly backed away. "But wait, it wouldn't stink would it? After all it is just a computer." Squall walked up to it and slowly unwrapped its diaper. As soon as it was taken off, there was a stench. Squall held his nose in discuss. "How can it stink?!" The baby started laughing. "You like when I yell don't you?" He picked the baby up. 'I wonder what Rinoa is doing right now? Why don't I pay her a visit. Wait! What am I saying?! Why do I care?!' Squall thought to himself. He sat on his couch alongside with the baby and flicked through channels on his small television.
"Rinoa? Are you alright? You nearly scared me." Quistis said, holding a wet rag to Rinoa. "You poor girl. Get some sleep, I'm here for you." Quistis sat on the side of Rinoa's bed.
"Thank you Quistis." Rinoa replied back weakly. She turned her back to Quistis and fell into a light sleep.
Rinoa woke back up in a cold sweat after an hour passed. She walked into the kitchen/living room to see her roommate Quistis, sleeping on the couch. Rinoa went to back to her dorm and got dressed into her usual clothes. "Maybe I should go to the secret area, where I can think." Rinoa said to herself as she made her way down the school's hall. She walked to a metal door and opened it. Once inside, she saw a long brick wall that came to her waist. It was midnight. She walked over to the wall and leaned over to see the great view of Balamb High. "So beautiful. I wish my life was beautiful right now." Rinoa sighed heavily and leaned her head on her hand. She then remembered about the phone call she made about her father.
"Yeah, I wish the same thing." A familiar voice said. Rinoa turned around to see Squall holding the baby. He walked up towards her.
"Squall?" Rinoa asked confused. "What are you doing here?"
"I always come here most of the time. The view is pretty isn't it." Squall replied. 'Is it just me or is Squall Leonhart talking for a change? It's just me right?' Rinoa thought. "What?"Squall asked. Rinoa realized she was staring at him. She quickly turned her head back in a blush. After a few minutes of silence, Squall began to speak. "This thing was giving me a lot of problems, but it's not that bad." Squall said, holding the baby up. Rinoa smiled at the thought of Squall holding the baby. It never crossed her mind that he would make a cute father. Squall looked at Rinoa. "How's your father?"
"I don't know, I spoke to him tonight but all of a sudden, he...He..." Rinoa felt tears forming in her eyes. She tried desperately to hold them back but couldn't. 'Great Squall, you made her cry! Why am I even talking to her?! I'm sure she has Selphie and Quistis's shoulder to lean on.' Squall scolded himself.
"I'm heading back." Squall carried the baby and was about to leave.
"You don't have to feel uncomfortable." Rinoa said, sniffling. She wiped the tears from her eyes. "Why do you do that? Why do you walk off on people?"
'Why does she care? Of course I'm not going to tell her why.' Squall just stood there.
"Say something." Rinoa said. Squall put his hand on his waist and shifted his head to the side. "What's wrong? Why are you always so isolated from everyone else?"
"Since when was this about me?! Why do you care?! She never cared about me! I was rejected!" Squall blurted out. Rinoa stepped back.
"Squall-" Rinoa was cut off.
"Your sorry right?! Well don't be!" With that Squall stormed out of the secret area back to his dorm. Rinoa turned back around and peered over the edge of the wall.
"That big meany! I was only curious....What did he mean when he said he was rejected? Did he ever go out on a date before? Why would he get all touchy on that area?" Rinoa turned around and headed for her dorm.
*
"Attention! Room 116 and 201 will have a volley ball game this afternoon. It will take place at two fifteen, be sure you have your gym wear ready. You should be down at the gym by the time the eighth period bell rings." The loud speaker announced.
"Oh yeah baby!!!!!!! We're gonna' kick their ass!" Zell exclaimed. He was standing next to Irvine in the courtyard. "I'm all prepared."
"So like, have you seen Squall today?" Irvine asked, changing the topic.
"Nah. I didn't see him in home room either."
"Oh well." The eighth period bell rang. "Let's go." Irvine and Zell walked down the hall to the gym room. Quistis, Selphie, and Xu were standing around talking in the gym room. They already had their clothes on. They were all wearing navy blue shorts and a white polo short. The boys wore the same thing. A lot of other students from Cid's home room sat in the bleachers. They only wanted the best to play and win. Cid stood on the sideline next to Matron.
"Sike yourself up baby!" Zell yelled, interrupting their conversation. Zell threw his fists in the air. "Man, look at the net, it's already set up. We already defeated Mr. Baldwin's home room. Now we have to beat Mrs. Matron's and then we'll win the champion ship!"
"Seriously Zell, you are over reacting. It's just a game." Quistis said. "We're probably going to loose. Mrs. Matron's home room is good."
"Attention! 116, stand to the left side of the net. 201, I want you to stand to the right side." The coach commanded. Everyone took their spots.
"Your going down." A red haired young teen said. He was one of the first two in the front. Zell stood in the front of the net, along with Irvine. Selphie and Quistis stood in the back. Xu stood in the middle.
"Pu-lease." Zell answered back.
"Get in position!" The coach yelled. "Quistis will be the first to serve." The coach threw the ball to Quistis and blew the whistle for the game to begin. Quistis threw the ball in the air and hit it hard. It flew to the other side of the net. The first teen jumped up and hit the ball back to the other side.
"Alright Nida!" The rest of his teammates cheered. Zell threw it back over. It was about to hit the floor but Michael fell to the ground and hit the ball back up. Nida threw it back over.
"Yay Michael!" The teammates cheered again, this time for the red haired kid. Irvine hit the ball back into the air. It didn't make it over the net. Zell quickly ran up to it and gave it a boost. It flew to the other side and hit the ground. The coach blew the whistle.
"116 scores!" He yelled. The coach blew the whistle again. This time, it was time for Tiffany to serve the ball. She was from Matron's home room. She hit the ball with all of her might and threw it to the other side of the net. Selphie hit it up before it could hit the ground and Irvine threw it over. Nida threw the ball back and it hit the ground.
"Damn!" Zell yelled. Some of the crowd of students cheered, while others booed. The coach blew his whistle again.
"201 Scores!" He blew his whistle. Selphie served the ball over the net. The other team hit it back. They continued hitting back and forth until Zell jumped up and hit it over the net to the ground.
*
Rinoa paid the cab driver his money and walked to the stoned steps of Saint John's hospital. She opened the clear glass door and walked into the air conditioned room. Rinoa walked to the front desk and was assisted by a woman. "H-Hi. Could I see a patient. His name is Thomas Caraway."(A/n: I don't think the game ever said Rinoa's father's first name, if they did then I must have forgotten.) Rinoa said. The woman typed the name into her desk computer.
"Are you Miss. Rinoa heartilly?" The woman asked. Rinoa nodded. "Follow me." Rinoa never changed her name to Caraway because when her mother died she wanted to remember her by using her mother's last name. The woman opened a wooden door. She walked in and so did Rinoa.
"Mr. Caraway. Someone is here to see you." Thomas opened his eyes to see his daughter standing behind the nurse. He slowly reached his arms out to her. Rinoa ran over to him and hugged him.
"Dad! Your alright! Thank hyne!" Rinoa yelled, crying. The nurse left from out of the room and shut the door.
"Rinoa. I missed you so much." He answered, half surprised. "Shouldn't you be at school?"
"Of curse not. I had to visit you on your first visit day.....How do you feel?"
"Sore. I still have pain in my legs.... The doctor said that I may not be able to use them again."
"Father?...What happened when you were in the car? I was scared to death. Mom died the same way and I don't want you gone too." Rinoa said, sobbing. She sat on her knees and laid her head on his bed.
"It's alright dear. I'd rather not talk about it, if it hurts you this much. How have you been keeping the house?"
"I didn't see it in a while. I'm staying with my friend's at her dorm."
"Rinoa, you know how I hate for you to live in dorms. Why don't you stay at home, the Nanny will fix you dinner." Rinoa lifted her head.
"It's alright father." Rinoa assured. "Are you hungry? Do you need anything?"
"The only thing that I need is for you to head back to school. Don't worry. My visiting hours are from noon until ten." Rinoa got up from her knees.
"Alright dad. Take care." Rinoa kissed him on the forehead. She wiped the tears of sorrow and joy from her eyes and slowly walked out.
*
"Alright you guys. The score is tied. We have the upper hand. We can win." Zell whispered to his team. They all huddled in a group. It was now half time. "We'll win!" Everyone broke from their huddle. The coach blew the whistle. Xu served the ball. It flew over to Zell. He hit it up and Irvine sent it over the net. Nida hit it up in the air while Tiffany threw it back over. Quistis ran up and hit the ball back over the net. Michael hit it up and sent it over with a lot of strength. It was all like slow motion. The ball fell down from the air and almost hit the ground. Selphie ran over and slid on the ground. She managed to hit the ball back in the air. Quistis hit it higher in the air. The ball came down to Irvine. He bounced it to Zell, who hit it over the net hard. The ball flew down to the ground. Nida tried to stop it but he ended up falling. The game was over. Zell and Irvine jumped up and hit each others stomach. Quistis, Xu, and Selphie leaped for joy.
"We won!" Cid yelled, coming up to them. "Great playing you guys."
"Oh yeah baby! Three champion ships in a row. We worked so hard for this!" Zell yelled. The coach approached them. He gestured for everyone to hold their hands up. They did.
"These are the winners!" The crowd went wild. There were some boos but it was over powered by the noise of the crowd. "Alright everyone! School Dismissed! Don't forget! Tomorrow's the Summer festival." Everyone ran off of the bleachers and headed out of the door. The two teams walked in the locker room and got changed.
*
Squall rolled over in his bed. He tried to fall back to sleep but couldn't. There was to much noise. Squall quickly opened his eyes. "I over slept!" He looked at his alarm clock. "Damn." Squall hopped out of bed and in the shower. He came out with his leather pants and his white shirt. The temperature was to hot for a jacket.
"Wahhhh! Wahhhhhh!" Squall grabbed the crying baby. He had learned how to rock it softly, even though at times he rocked it too hard. The baby was silent.
"I have to give you back to Rinoa." Squall walked out of his dorm.
"We won! Damn that was great!" Zell yelled as he headed for his dorm with Irvine. He was his roommate. Zell spotted Squall. "Yo Squall!" Zell and Irvine ran up to him.
"Hey man, where have you been? You missed the game." Irvine asked.
"Overslept." Squall continued walking down the hall to Quistis's dorm. 'I wonder if Rinoa is upset with me? No, she wouldn't get upset over me. She had no right invading in my personal life.' Squall was so into his thoughts that he bumped into Rinoa. She fell to the ground. Rinoa quickly got back up though. "Sorry."
"Well if it isn't Mr. Can't-talk-to-anyone Squall." Rinoa said back.
"Whatever. I just came to give you this." Squall handed over the baby to Rinoa.
"Aww. But you where looking so cute with it." Rinoa said. "....Hey, are you going to the summer festival tomorrow night?" Rinoa took the baby from him. He just shook his head. "Oh come on. It's a Friday night. You can't be busy."
"....." Rinoa just stared at him.
"There you go again. Your so silent. Say something. Why don't you come with me tomorrow, maybe I can get your mind off of things."
"......." Squall just walked off, leaving Rinoa without an answer.
"Jerk." Rinoa said under her breathe. She walked to her dorm and opened it. Quistis wasn't there. Rinoa assumed she was with Seifer and their 'baby'. Rinoa sat her baby down on the bed. There was a knock on the door. She walked over and opened it. "Hey Selphie and Xu. Come in." They both made their way in. Selphie had her baby in her hand.
"Hi Rinoa!" Selphie exclaimed. "Are you feeling better?"
"Now that I know my dad is alright, of coarse!" Selphie's eyes lit up. She started jumping.
"That's great!" Xu yelled. "I'm glad to see you back to normal Rinoa." The three girls sat on the couch.
"I heard you guys won the game today." Rinoa said.
"Yeah! I can't believe it. Zell was the one who hit the ball over for us." Selphie explained.
"Hey you guys. Are you doing anything tonight?" Xu asked.
"I have to meet Irvine. He promised that he would help me out on the festival. Their's still a lot that has to be done." Selphie answered.
"I'm free." Rinoa answered.
"Great! Maybe Quistis, you, and I can have a slumber party tonight." Xu exclaimed. "I know we're a bit old but who cares? It's almost the end of the school year and we'll be adults. We'll be getting jobs and all that stuff. I don't think we'll even have time to see each others."
"Yeah. I'm really going to miss you guys. Four high school years went by fast." Rinoa said.
"And to think, this was my first year here." Selphie said in a bummed out tone. She quickly cheered up. "Hey Rinoa, I saw you flirting with Squall this afternoon. You want him to go to the festival with you."
"I was not flirting! I only said I would go with him just to get his mind off of things. He's always so deep in thought!" Rinoa yelled, blushing. The three girls just giggled.
"Squall and Rinoa, sittin' in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g." Selphie teased. Rinoa got up and threw a pillow at her.
"Be quiet Selphie!" Rinoa yelled. Xu and Selphie continued to tease her.
"Leave me alone!"