Ch. 4- Fallow the White Rabbit
A/n: For all of those who have seen "The Matrix" this chapter has nothing to do with the movie or the chick with the tattoo. Now that we've got that cleared up, I'd like to apologize to those who have been waiting for me to update this stupid story. I still hope it turns out well and stuffs so I hope you all like it! Oh yes, and if anyone of you happens to like Crono Cross, I have a really good story that I might be adding to so please go read it! Now with that said I'll do the crappy disclaimer: Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters or vehicles from Final Fantasy 8 and those belong to those who were creative enough to come up with that. Everything that doesn't look familiar from any game that you've played I own... Maybe...
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Despite the scare Rinoa's stalker had given her, she didn't mention anything to her friends. She met up with them, a little less cheerful as usual, and headed toward the Kurekri Inn. The old woman was right: the rooms were cheap. They checked in for only 5 gil.
Rinoa tried to act normal, and surprisingly, this time it worked. She was able to go to bed without any unnecessary (and unwanted) questioning from her companions. She just needed to think things through a little. Maybe some sleep would help.
Rinoa sunk into her bed, shockingly warm and cozy. She couldn't even try to think about her eventful day, or any of the unanswered questions she had about that strange place or the mysterious woman who might know something that could benefit her cause. "I know where he is," echoed though her mind until her eyelids couldn't stand the massive led weights holding them down, and she fell asleep.
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The wind blew slightly, rustling the dark red curtains that framed Rinoa's window. Rinoa was still fast asleep and didn't even turn when a shadowed figure appeared one the pane of her full-length window.
"Hmm... She doesn't seem to get it..." the shadow-figure whispered to herself. "We must fix this. She must know... She must find him... I must aid her on her quest... It will be more difficult than she planed..."
The figure stepped into the room with silent agility. Her long, cerulean cloak shadowed her face. Her boots made a silent click as she stepped with the same agility and nimbleness she had used to jump onto Rinoa's window without so much as a slight thump that only she could have heard. The cloaked figure extended a white glove hand over Rinoa's face. She shut her eyes slightly and enters the world of Rinoa's dreams.
~*Rinoa's Dream*~
"Squall, I want to come with you!" Rinoa pleaded as Squall packed few belongings and medicine into the pack he would take with him on a journey he wasn't even sure he would return from. "No, Rinoa. It's too dangerous for you," Squall said in his usual nonchalant tone without even taking a glance at Rinoa's pathetic puppy face. "But I have to go!" She thought for a second to think of a good excuse she could give to him to aid him in completing his mission. "I could be there to keep your HP up!" Not exactly the best answer. Squall turned to her; his foggy blue eyes met her brown ones. "Rinoa, I'm not letting you go. You're not even a SeeD." His words pierced Rinoa with the pain of a cold steel blade. Her eyes grew wide as tears began to form in the pits of her eyelids. "I'm sorry."
Flash: Scene change in sequence of dream
Finally he stopped at the gates of the garden and turned to her as a single tear slid down her pale face. He wiped the tears from her cheek. "Rinoa," she looked down to her feet and tried to think about how nice her shoes looked, but of course that didn't work. "Don't fallow me," she looked up at him. 'How did he know?' she thought. "You have a bad habit of doing that and it usually gets you in trouble." She tried to look beyond the fog that was Squall's eyes, but that didn't work either. She tried to be brave and remembered when she had to leave him because she was a sorceress. "I'll be back, I promise."
Flash: scene change in dream sequence
Rinoa stood in darkness with only a single pale light shining over her head.
"Is this what nothing looks like?" she asked herself.
"No, you are in a dream," a very familiar voce echoed off the darkness of Rinoa's mind.
"Who are you!?" Rinoa yelled. She spun around many times but all she could see was darkness beyond the pale light.
A little white bunny with red eyes hopped from the darkness.
"Fallow the white rabbit..." the same voice, Rinoa realize was the same voice as her stalker, echoed through the pitch-blackness.
The bunny hopped from the light again. "Hey wait!" Rinoa called after it. She began to follow it, the dim light fallowed her as she ran after the rabbit until they hit new scenery. There were flowers; pink, purple, red and light blue; they stood tall, about to Rinoa's knees. But even then Rinoa didn't stop. The scenery grew lighter the farther she ran and Rinoa could tell that the rabbit was slowing down for some reason.
When it finally stopped, Rinoa caught up fast. Once she got a chance to catch her breath and absorb her scenery. Flowers... It looked like Edea's garden. She sat down next to the rabbit and closed her eyes.
"So, who are you?" She asked eyes still shut. "That is not important at this time," the echoing voice sternly said. "Open your eyes!" Rinoa hesitated, but obeyed. The first thing she noticed was that annoying rabbit was gone. "Hey, wha-"she stopped mid-sentence when she saw, lying asleep in the bed of wildflowers, Squall.
She leaned down to hug him, instead ending the dream by opening her eyes and found she was back at the Inn in Kurekri.
She heaved a sigh of sorrow and sat up. She had more questions than ever.
"Who is that woman... and the rabbit?"
"How did she know about Squall?"
"Was it only, just a dream?"
"Should I tell someone?"
"Will she continue to stalk me?"
"Is Squall okay?"
Full of confusion, Rinoa got dressed and packed to go to Edea's house.
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Again I want to apologize to my fans...if I have any... Well Yayo loves me! (notl like that but in a friend type of way)
Well anyways now to respond!
Karla3- Thank for reading my story and I hope you liked this chapter
Yayo- I thought I was going to discontinue too, but then I came up
with more ideas. I hope this story turns out well! ^.^
Earth's_Rain- I haven't finished the game either so we're in the same
boat!
Midas- Thank you for reading my story. I'm sorry it took forever for me to update but I had writers block and homework!
phrozen-heart- Thank you! I hope to have FF Survivor out soon. They
took it down for some reason but I'll fix it so you all can read it
without me getting in trouble!
Taylor15-Thankyou! I hope you like this chapter! Thank you all for your reviews!
A/n: For all of those who have seen "The Matrix" this chapter has nothing to do with the movie or the chick with the tattoo. Now that we've got that cleared up, I'd like to apologize to those who have been waiting for me to update this stupid story. I still hope it turns out well and stuffs so I hope you all like it! Oh yes, and if anyone of you happens to like Crono Cross, I have a really good story that I might be adding to so please go read it! Now with that said I'll do the crappy disclaimer: Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters or vehicles from Final Fantasy 8 and those belong to those who were creative enough to come up with that. Everything that doesn't look familiar from any game that you've played I own... Maybe...
~*~
Despite the scare Rinoa's stalker had given her, she didn't mention anything to her friends. She met up with them, a little less cheerful as usual, and headed toward the Kurekri Inn. The old woman was right: the rooms were cheap. They checked in for only 5 gil.
Rinoa tried to act normal, and surprisingly, this time it worked. She was able to go to bed without any unnecessary (and unwanted) questioning from her companions. She just needed to think things through a little. Maybe some sleep would help.
Rinoa sunk into her bed, shockingly warm and cozy. She couldn't even try to think about her eventful day, or any of the unanswered questions she had about that strange place or the mysterious woman who might know something that could benefit her cause. "I know where he is," echoed though her mind until her eyelids couldn't stand the massive led weights holding them down, and she fell asleep.
~*~
The wind blew slightly, rustling the dark red curtains that framed Rinoa's window. Rinoa was still fast asleep and didn't even turn when a shadowed figure appeared one the pane of her full-length window.
"Hmm... She doesn't seem to get it..." the shadow-figure whispered to herself. "We must fix this. She must know... She must find him... I must aid her on her quest... It will be more difficult than she planed..."
The figure stepped into the room with silent agility. Her long, cerulean cloak shadowed her face. Her boots made a silent click as she stepped with the same agility and nimbleness she had used to jump onto Rinoa's window without so much as a slight thump that only she could have heard. The cloaked figure extended a white glove hand over Rinoa's face. She shut her eyes slightly and enters the world of Rinoa's dreams.
~*Rinoa's Dream*~
"Squall, I want to come with you!" Rinoa pleaded as Squall packed few belongings and medicine into the pack he would take with him on a journey he wasn't even sure he would return from. "No, Rinoa. It's too dangerous for you," Squall said in his usual nonchalant tone without even taking a glance at Rinoa's pathetic puppy face. "But I have to go!" She thought for a second to think of a good excuse she could give to him to aid him in completing his mission. "I could be there to keep your HP up!" Not exactly the best answer. Squall turned to her; his foggy blue eyes met her brown ones. "Rinoa, I'm not letting you go. You're not even a SeeD." His words pierced Rinoa with the pain of a cold steel blade. Her eyes grew wide as tears began to form in the pits of her eyelids. "I'm sorry."
Flash: Scene change in sequence of dream
Finally he stopped at the gates of the garden and turned to her as a single tear slid down her pale face. He wiped the tears from her cheek. "Rinoa," she looked down to her feet and tried to think about how nice her shoes looked, but of course that didn't work. "Don't fallow me," she looked up at him. 'How did he know?' she thought. "You have a bad habit of doing that and it usually gets you in trouble." She tried to look beyond the fog that was Squall's eyes, but that didn't work either. She tried to be brave and remembered when she had to leave him because she was a sorceress. "I'll be back, I promise."
Flash: scene change in dream sequence
Rinoa stood in darkness with only a single pale light shining over her head.
"Is this what nothing looks like?" she asked herself.
"No, you are in a dream," a very familiar voce echoed off the darkness of Rinoa's mind.
"Who are you!?" Rinoa yelled. She spun around many times but all she could see was darkness beyond the pale light.
A little white bunny with red eyes hopped from the darkness.
"Fallow the white rabbit..." the same voice, Rinoa realize was the same voice as her stalker, echoed through the pitch-blackness.
The bunny hopped from the light again. "Hey wait!" Rinoa called after it. She began to follow it, the dim light fallowed her as she ran after the rabbit until they hit new scenery. There were flowers; pink, purple, red and light blue; they stood tall, about to Rinoa's knees. But even then Rinoa didn't stop. The scenery grew lighter the farther she ran and Rinoa could tell that the rabbit was slowing down for some reason.
When it finally stopped, Rinoa caught up fast. Once she got a chance to catch her breath and absorb her scenery. Flowers... It looked like Edea's garden. She sat down next to the rabbit and closed her eyes.
"So, who are you?" She asked eyes still shut. "That is not important at this time," the echoing voice sternly said. "Open your eyes!" Rinoa hesitated, but obeyed. The first thing she noticed was that annoying rabbit was gone. "Hey, wha-"she stopped mid-sentence when she saw, lying asleep in the bed of wildflowers, Squall.
She leaned down to hug him, instead ending the dream by opening her eyes and found she was back at the Inn in Kurekri.
She heaved a sigh of sorrow and sat up. She had more questions than ever.
"Who is that woman... and the rabbit?"
"How did she know about Squall?"
"Was it only, just a dream?"
"Should I tell someone?"
"Will she continue to stalk me?"
"Is Squall okay?"
Full of confusion, Rinoa got dressed and packed to go to Edea's house.
~*~
Again I want to apologize to my fans...if I have any... Well Yayo loves me! (notl like that but in a friend type of way)
Well anyways now to respond!
Karla3- Thank for reading my story and I hope you liked this chapter
Yayo- I thought I was going to discontinue too, but then I came up
with more ideas. I hope this story turns out well! ^.^
Earth's_Rain- I haven't finished the game either so we're in the same
boat!
Midas- Thank you for reading my story. I'm sorry it took forever for me to update but I had writers block and homework!
phrozen-heart- Thank you! I hope to have FF Survivor out soon. They
took it down for some reason but I'll fix it so you all can read it
without me getting in trouble!
Taylor15-Thankyou! I hope you like this chapter! Thank you all for your reviews!