Author's Note: Sorry I'm rushing with the story again. I really don't know what to say about this chapter.Rinoa will go crazy? Wow, she's my favorite character and I'm making it seem like she's deranged! But she's not insane, no worries.
Okay, time to thank my reviewers. Thanks, The wise. Do you really want Squall and Rinoa to be together that much? That's pretty rare among people, you know. Thank you, diamonddust1414. To tell you the truth, as of now I have no idea what Laguna wants from Squall.I'm still thinking, which could delay my updates. But I'll try not to take too long. Lastly, thank you to LionHeart823. I'm quite glad that you think my story is good. I hope you continue to enjoy reading the next chapters.
Chapter Thirteen
Seifer decided to stay in Winhill until his wound had healed a little. Of course, before he decided on that he made certain Squall already left. He was pleased as he lay in bed. Rinoa was lovingly fondling with his hair as she sat on the side of his bed. "How are you, Seifer?" she asked, the concern was evident in her voice.
"Good," he answered. She leaned down and pressed her lips onto his. This made him feel even more pleased.
She gently ran her fingers across the bandage that covered his wound. "Does it hurt much?" she queried softly.
"Yes," he answered.
She leaned down again and kissed his wound through the bandage very lightly. "How's that, Seifer?" she asked him, rubbing her nose to his.
"Better," he replied. "I love you, Rinoa." She crawled into his bed and rested her hand on his chest as she curled closer to him.
"You shouldn't have fought Squall, Seifer," she said. "Look at you. You got hurt." He turned to look at her and smirked.
"Hey, I showed him, didn't I?" he said. "That asshole never should have even met you! It would have been much easier if he didn't!"
"No it wouldn't," Rinoa said. "I could have been raped or killed or both if I hadn't met him. He saved me, Seifer; don't forget that."
He looked back up at the ceiling. The thought of Rinoa getting raped made him furious. And the thought that another man would dare touch her made him angry enough to kill. Then he remembered.he had wanted to ask her if Squall had ever made love to her. He suddenly grimaced. He faced her again, fury burning in his eyes. He hadn't even asked her but somehow he knew what the answer would be.
"Seifer?" she asked. "Is something wrong?"
"No," he replied, immediately forcing himself to soften the expression on his face. He wouldn't ask her now. He'll wait for her to tell him. He lay on his side and pulled her closer, his hands exploring her body.
"Seifer." she mumbled uncomfortably. "What are you doing.?" He kissed her and shot his tongue into her mouth. She played with his tongue as he did with hers and a groan escaped him. 'Shit, Squall, what have you taught her?' he thought angrily. Her hands uncertainly roamed his body for a while before she was sure of what she was doing.
He pushed his luck a little further and his hand slipped into her panties. However, the moment he did that she pulled away and sat up. "Rinoa?" he asked.
"I know where this is going," she said. "Not yet, Seifer, I'm sorry. I'm very sorry but we can't do this just yet."
Seifer scowled. "I want to make love to you," he said.
"Not yet," she said, looking at him.
"Why can't we do this?" he asked her.
"I don't know." she said. "I guess I just don't want it now. Please?"
He hated it when she said that. He hated it when she pleads. It was rare that he could resist her. "Fine," he said. She lay back down again and returned to her position. She kissed him and mouthed the words 'I'm sorry,' before closing her eyes. Seifer watched her as she slowly fell into slumber. "I love you," he whispered and he too went to sleep.
However Rinoa was still awake. She opened her eyes and looked at Seifer. She smiled but her heart longed to be with Squall. What was this? She wanted to scream out or run away from Seifer and fall into Squall's embrace. But she couldn't and it only made her heart hurt and scream out more and more, making it unbearable.
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"Squall, my boy, you're finally here!!" Laguna greeted as Squall walked through the door. "I'm so glad to see you! Huh? What's that bandage on your head for?"
Squall walked right past his father without saying a singly word and went to his sister, greeting, "Hey, sis, how's it going? How are you?"
"I'm fine," she answered. "I don't think you're doing too well, are you, Squall? Where did you get this wound? I hope you haven't been fighting again."
He shrugged. "I'm a guy; it's in me to fight."
"Now, now, why are you greeting your sister but not your old man?" Laguna said. "Come on, Squall! You can't ignore me forever, you know."
"I can sure as hell try," Squall replied without even looking at his father. Ellone looked knowingly at Laguna as Squall went to his room.
Once Squall was out of earshot, Ellone spoke. "I told you it would only make him angrier. What did you plan to do when you told him to come here anyway?"
Laguna shrugged. "I don't know." He sighed. "I guess I really can't do anything right anymore." He paused for a minute, and then said, "But he's staying here until he's changed his ways. He has to stop being this way. And I seriously don't like that incident with Seifer Almasy and Rinoa Heartilly to ever happen again."
Ellone shook her head. "Well, I guess I'll just wish you luck." She went to Squall's room, laughing a little to herself.
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Seifer's wound soon healed and they only had one more night to spend at Winhill. Seifer was already fast asleep but Rinoa remained awake. At the foot of the bed sat the chocobo doll Squall had gotten her. She trembled as she looked at it. She could almost hear its squeaky voice saying, "I love you." Then suddenly the voice became deeper. And soon she realized she was hearing Squall's voice.
"Stop it!" she said in a half-scream and half-whisper. The voice only became louder. It pounded in her ears and echoed in her mind. "Stop it!" She felt as though she was going crazy. There were voices in her head. It was often amazing what a simple emotion such as love could do but in this case it scared Rinoa. She almost felt as though she didn't want to be in love anymore. It was wonderful, but it brought too much with it.
Seifer opened his eyes and sat up as Rinoa hugged her knees. "Stop.please stop." she said. He moved closer to her. He felt her cringe at his touch but soon she relaxed. She started to shake and Seifer kissed her hair. "What's the matter, Rinoa?" he asked her, unease obvious in the tone of his voice. "What's wrong?"
"Squall." she said. "I keep hearing him."
He embraced her tighter and started to murmur words in her ear. "It'll be alright, hush now. Don't worry. It's going to be just fine."
Seifer slowly lay her down and let her curl up beside him. "Relax now, okay?" he said. Her words were a blur to Rinoa. She could understand him clearly. She almost didn't know where she was or what she was doing. What was happening? As she lay with Seifer, she thought of Squall. But when she was with Squall, she thought of Seifer. 'You can't have them both!' she thought to herself. 'Just accept that fact!'
"Rinoa, calm down," he said, kissing her again. "I love you."
"I love you, too, Squall," she answered absentmindedly. Once it hit her, she looked at Seifer apologetically. "I.I'm sorry.I don't know what's wrong with me."
He looked at her in anger. Rinoa knew how quickly he loses his temper. One moment he's happy and caring, the next he's furious and harsh. He breathed deeply. "Rinoa.get some sleep, okay? I need a glass of water." He got up from bed. Rinoa waited for him to come back and when he didn't she began to cry. She sat up again and grabbed the doll by the neck.
"You are so stupid!" she screamed. "Stop haunting me with those fucking words! You piece of shit!" She was losing control of herself and it was all because she couldn't choose between Seifer and Squall. "It's all your fault!" She threw the doll as hard as she could at the wall and curled up beneath the blankets. "It's all your fault.'