Chapter 6- Before the field exam
I'll be here... I'm not coming back.
I'll be 'waiting' here...
Squall, I've found somebody else. I'll be waiting for you... so if you come here, you'll find me...
I promise...
... You're impossible...
One day before the final exam... Squall, Quistis, Zell and Selphie were to lead the exam, so they were busy preparing everything. Irvine still had some details to take care of for the SeeD Inauguration Party. Rinoa was walking around the Garden.
Rinoa "(... ... ... Last night didn't turn out so well at all... Lani was furious... And he was right... Maybe I should go talk to him... Yeah, at least to see if his wound is ok now...)"
The black-haired girl stopped a second to look around, then started running towards the Quad.
Rinoa "What are you reading?"
Lani takes his eyes off the book and smiles "The Sorceress' Knight- scenario edition"
Rinoa sits down next to Lani "How is it?"
Lani "I like it."
Rinoa "You know, I always wanted to read this book, but I never had a chance... Maybe I can borrow it from you when you're done reading?"
Lani "Sure. Hey, I see your leg's doing fine now."
Rinoa "Yup. Squall rushed me to the Infirmary last night... What about you? You never had a doctor take a look at your wound..."
Lani "Ah, it's fine... Really! I cleaned it up last night and now it's starting to heal."
Rinoa "You know, there was something I wanted to ask you last night, but I never got a chance to do it..."
Lani "Oh? What is it?"
Rinoa "You remember that time when you fought Seifer in the Training Center... I came in between you two and you almost stabbed me by accident... You seemed totally scared that something like that could have really happened... I've been meaning to ask you: Did you really care?"
Lani "Of course... Why would you think I didn't?"
Rinoa "I don't know... You just seem so ready to kill at anytime... I didn't think killing meant anything to you..."
Lani "Do I really seem that way?... I guess it's because I had to do a lot of fighting so far... and for me it's always been 'kill or be killed' ..."
Rinoa "Oh... So I guess you would have reacted the same with anybody else..."
Lani "Yeah..."
Rinoa "..."
Lani evil smile "Were you expecting a different answer?"
Rinoa turns red "What!? No!"
Lani "Haha... Yes you were... you turned red... Well... stands up ... Maybe I lied..." walks away to exit the Quad
Rinoa was speechless... What else could she have said? She never had the courage to admit to herself that she likes him, and he found that out even before she could decide to let him know...
Seifer had walked into the Quad just on time to catch the last few sentences that Rinoa and Lani exchanged. He walked up to her.
Seifer "Rinoa... What's going on?..."
Rinoa "Hm? What to you mean?" tries to look innocent (she wasn't ready to tell any other people about this... even if they were her friends...)
Seifer "I heard the last part of your conversation... Do you... really like him?..."
Rinoa "I... I don't know... I guess..."
Seifer "Well, you'd better make up your mind... Squall isn't gonna be to happy to hear this..."
Rinoa "... Things went pretty cold between me and Squall... If he hadn't pushed me away from him, maybe this wouldn't have happened...?..."
The preparations for the field exam were ready. Selphie went to help Irvine with the final adjustments for the party. It was about lunch time when Squall, Zell and Quistis made their way to the Cafeteria. Rinoa was already there, talking to Seifer. They all sit down at the same table.
Rinoa "Hey, guys! Everything ready for the exam?"
Quistis "Yes. All we need now is to rest up a bit before it starts."
Zell "That isn't gonna be a problem... The exam is only tomorrow."
Selphie just came in the Cafeteria with Irvine "Hey, hey! What did I miss?"
Squall "Nothing much... We were just saying that we have plenty of time to rest."
Selphie "Well, I don't know about you guys, but I'm gonna turn in early tonight... I'm beat..."
After lunch things were pretty calm. Lani was nowhere to be found until about 8 PM, when he came to bed. They were all to tired and nervous about the field exam to argue or even to talk. Tomorrow was gonna be a tough day for all of them...
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I'll be here... I'm not coming back.
I'll be 'waiting' here...
Squall, I've found somebody else. I'll be waiting for you... so if you come here, you'll find me...
I promise...
... You're impossible...
One day before the final exam... Squall, Quistis, Zell and Selphie were to lead the exam, so they were busy preparing everything. Irvine still had some details to take care of for the SeeD Inauguration Party. Rinoa was walking around the Garden.
Rinoa "(... ... ... Last night didn't turn out so well at all... Lani was furious... And he was right... Maybe I should go talk to him... Yeah, at least to see if his wound is ok now...)"
The black-haired girl stopped a second to look around, then started running towards the Quad.
Rinoa "What are you reading?"
Lani takes his eyes off the book and smiles "The Sorceress' Knight- scenario edition"
Rinoa sits down next to Lani "How is it?"
Lani "I like it."
Rinoa "You know, I always wanted to read this book, but I never had a chance... Maybe I can borrow it from you when you're done reading?"
Lani "Sure. Hey, I see your leg's doing fine now."
Rinoa "Yup. Squall rushed me to the Infirmary last night... What about you? You never had a doctor take a look at your wound..."
Lani "Ah, it's fine... Really! I cleaned it up last night and now it's starting to heal."
Rinoa "You know, there was something I wanted to ask you last night, but I never got a chance to do it..."
Lani "Oh? What is it?"
Rinoa "You remember that time when you fought Seifer in the Training Center... I came in between you two and you almost stabbed me by accident... You seemed totally scared that something like that could have really happened... I've been meaning to ask you: Did you really care?"
Lani "Of course... Why would you think I didn't?"
Rinoa "I don't know... You just seem so ready to kill at anytime... I didn't think killing meant anything to you..."
Lani "Do I really seem that way?... I guess it's because I had to do a lot of fighting so far... and for me it's always been 'kill or be killed' ..."
Rinoa "Oh... So I guess you would have reacted the same with anybody else..."
Lani "Yeah..."
Rinoa "..."
Lani evil smile "Were you expecting a different answer?"
Rinoa turns red "What!? No!"
Lani "Haha... Yes you were... you turned red... Well... stands up ... Maybe I lied..." walks away to exit the Quad
Rinoa was speechless... What else could she have said? She never had the courage to admit to herself that she likes him, and he found that out even before she could decide to let him know...
Seifer had walked into the Quad just on time to catch the last few sentences that Rinoa and Lani exchanged. He walked up to her.
Seifer "Rinoa... What's going on?..."
Rinoa "Hm? What to you mean?" tries to look innocent (she wasn't ready to tell any other people about this... even if they were her friends...)
Seifer "I heard the last part of your conversation... Do you... really like him?..."
Rinoa "I... I don't know... I guess..."
Seifer "Well, you'd better make up your mind... Squall isn't gonna be to happy to hear this..."
Rinoa "... Things went pretty cold between me and Squall... If he hadn't pushed me away from him, maybe this wouldn't have happened...?..."
The preparations for the field exam were ready. Selphie went to help Irvine with the final adjustments for the party. It was about lunch time when Squall, Zell and Quistis made their way to the Cafeteria. Rinoa was already there, talking to Seifer. They all sit down at the same table.
Rinoa "Hey, guys! Everything ready for the exam?"
Quistis "Yes. All we need now is to rest up a bit before it starts."
Zell "That isn't gonna be a problem... The exam is only tomorrow."
Selphie just came in the Cafeteria with Irvine "Hey, hey! What did I miss?"
Squall "Nothing much... We were just saying that we have plenty of time to rest."
Selphie "Well, I don't know about you guys, but I'm gonna turn in early tonight... I'm beat..."
After lunch things were pretty calm. Lani was nowhere to be found until about 8 PM, when he came to bed. They were all to tired and nervous about the field exam to argue or even to talk. Tomorrow was gonna be a tough day for all of them...
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