Chapter 4

The water was warm as I soaked in the shower. Man how good it felt to get out of a bed and clean yourself off. Even if you had a partner while in the shower. Ever since that morning that we fought we hadn't been able to get enough of each other.
"So how about today we can go out for a picnic." He asked as he soaped my back with soap.
"Sounds great" I replied. "You know I only let you join me because you said you'd help me clean up. If your going to do what your doing you might as well get the hell out of my shower." I laughed as he nipped my shoulder, and then, moaned when he but harder in the same spot the took his tongue across it.
We stayed in the shower until the water was cold enough to freezing. Then we ended up on the bathroom floor. When we were both finally sated I cuddled up so that my back was pressed up against his chest.
"I love you Rinoa." He whispered in my ear.
"I love you to Irvine" I said back and kissed him on the mouth.
There was a loud knock at the door about five minutes later. I groaned aloud. "Who in the hell could that be."
"I'll get it you go and get changed." Irvine said pulling his pants from the floor and slipping them on. I watched him as he struggled to put them on over wet skin down the stairs.
In the bedroom I found a small blue top and white jeans, with white sneakers. As I brushed my hair walking down the stairs I heard raised voices. Running down the stairs I watched as Squall tried to push past Irvine into the house. Then he looked at me and smiled.
"Baby." He said. "Man how I've missed you."
I looked at Seifer who was smiling at me his gunblade over his shoulder. Then I glanced back at Squall, he looked drunk. "Don't give me that Squall. What do you want?" I said coming down the rest of the stairs standing next to Irvine, taking his hand in mine.
"Come on baby I want you back. I can't sleep without knowing your mine again." He said sadly.
I wasn't falling for it no this time. "I'm sorry Leon but I am at the moment in a relationship." I said holding Irvine's hand tighter as I watched Squall's eyes go from fake sad to serenely pissed off in seconds. "Now if you don't mind I want you to leave, now."
Squall stared at Irvine, who stared back. "So what is this Irvine, you let your woman fight your battles?"
"Don't put him in this Leon." I said using his real name again. Seifer grabbed him by the shoulder and began leading him out of the house. I turned my back for one quick second, and then I hear Seifer yelling "no". When I turn around Squall has the gundblade pointed at Irvine, he fired it and I stood in its path.
I felt the bullet hit me hard in the back, the burning sensation as I fell to my knees, Irvine catching me. There were tears in his eyes, as he kept telling me to hold on. I felt the cool metallic taste of my own blood in my mouth, choking me. I coughed and only caused the pain in my back to increase.
I heard the distant wail of sirens as I looked up at Irvine. He was holding me so close, I felt my self-slipping away. I could hear in my ear a small noise; it was Irvine telling me that he loved me begging God not to take me. I couldn't stop it, first I'm lying on the floor the next thing I know I was watching as Irvine tried to fight the ambulance people as the lifted me out of his arms.
I tried to touch him, but my hand went right through him, as I watched him suffer. But before I could morn I was being carried away again, towards the door this time actually. The next thing I know is that I am in the emergency van watching as the try and revive my body.
The only thing I could think about was Irvine and how much I wanted to see him again, and the next thing I know I see a flash of light and then someone says. "We got her back. A stat now!"
All the voices were loud, I closed my eyes and tried to drown them out, Irvine where was Irvine.