A/N: This is the second chapter, a little longer than last time! Enjoy!!

Disclaimer: sigh look back a page, it's not me who owns FFVIII, but i do own Ira, who's now in it! (Just about!)

Chapter 2:

"What's the big deal? It's only a file! Doesn't Cid have copies of them all?" Rinoa was struggling to keep up with Squall. Squall stormed down the hallways and into the elevator. "Squall!" She ran into the elevator in time and caught her breath.

"Rinoa, those files were confidential! All of the SeeD files are never to leave Balamb Garden! And what's worse is that your file states all of your sorceress abilities as well!" Squall looked at Rinoa with a concerned expression, "whoever has that file can do a whole lot of damage." Squall made his way out the elevator and straight to Quistis's classroom leaving Rinoa to wonder behind him.

Quistis was standing outside her office when Squall approached, "Squall! Where's Rinoa?"

"Back there." He pointed behind him, "What happened Quistis?"

Quistis looked at Squall through her small glasses, she sighed softly, "Rinoa needed her files, she had an interview with Cid, you know, to see how she was coping with the academic stress," Squall nodded, he had the same thing, he could pass in his training but the academic part was always hard, "and I told her to return them when she was done." Quistis dropped her head, "they were stolen. They weren't anywhere in my classroom and..." she looked up at Rinoa who had joined Squall's side, "...it seems only Rinoa's file was taken...as if that was the main goal."

Rinoa looked at Squall, "what does that mean?" She held onto his arm and looked at him, a slight confused expression on her face.

"It means someone knows about you Rinoa, you're not safe." Squall looked at Rinoa square in the eyes, he always had a way of getting right to the point as painful as it was. He sighed and looked at Quistis again, "have you spoke to Cid?"

"I have to see him soon. He's talking with a few of the faculty now." Squall nodded and looked into the classroom, there was several people in there searching about the room, "they're checking for anything like clues."

"Instructor?" Quistis turned and saw a young SeeD standing before her, she saluted and Quistis returned the salute, "Headmaster Cid is waiting for you now."

"Thank you." She looked at Squall.

"I'm coming too. Rinoa," Squall turned to Rinoa, "Rinoa, go to Selphie, she's the nearest, explain it all to her and please, don't leave there until I'm back." Rinoa nodded and leaned up to kiss Squall's cheek. She turned and made her way to Selphie's dorm.

"Come on Squall, let's go." Quistis made her way to Cid's office with Squall closely behind her.

"Quistis, do you think Rinoa's in danger?"

"I don't know. I hope not..."

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"Selphie! Selphie come on!" Rinoa banged on the dorm door desperately, "Selph!!" Rinoa glanced around her; she didn't know where else Selphie would be...before she had time to think about it, the door opened.

"Rinni? Are you ok?" Selphie had red eyes and she was clearly still tired. "Hey, come in..." She opened the door further as Rinoa stepped in, Selphie closed to door and then looked at Rinoa, "What's wrong Rinni?"

"They think I'm in danger..."

"Who do?" Selphie watched as Rinoa sat down on her bed and brought her knees up to her chin. Selphie walked into her little kitchenette and made Rinoa a cup of tea.

"Squall, Quisty, everyone." She took the cup as Selphie offered and nodded her thanks. "Last night...my files, they were taken. Quistis said it was the only file that was taken, as if that was what they wanted." She sighed and looked at Selphie, "Squall says I might be in danger, that's why I came to you, I'm not to leave until he's back...I'm going to be such a nuisance." She put the cup on the bedside table and rested her head on her knees.

"No your not! Squall's right, you know them files might say everything about you, don't worry, we have Squall on our side! It'll all be fine! You will not be a nuisance! That's my job!" Rinoa looked up and Selphie gave a lopsided grin. "Come on, don't worry about it," she sat down next to Rinoa and hugged her.

"Thanks Selphie," Rinoa smiled and returned her hug, she couldn't help but feel Selphie was only saying it to make her feel better, none the less it was working.

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"Ah, Squall glad you could come too." Cid motioned for Squall and Quistis to take a seat in front of him. "Well, we need to decide what kind of problem we are facing."

Quistis looked at Squall and then at Cid, "I think that the files that were taken where the same files that she came to you with for the interview you two had." She sighed softly, "I don't know exactly what was in those files, because I don't use them often, I know about all my students anyway."

"Those files had numerous points of information in them." Cid looked at Squall, "unfortunately the file that was stolen includes a lot of her sorceress abilities." He looked at Quistis, "you were told that she came to see how she was doing in her academic work, is that correct?" Quistis nodded, "I'm afraid that isn't true. I told her to say that in case anyone else overheard. She was actually here to see how her sorceress capabilities were affecting her SeeD training."

"You mean that file had everything about her being a sorceress?!" Squall looked at Cid. "Sir. Does this mean that Rinoa is in danger of being found out?"

Cid nodded and added grimly, "and she'll have to have extra protection from now on."

"Sir, I for one don't want to see Rinoa having SeeD guards everywhere she goes. Irvine, Zell and Selphie will been informed via Rinoa and surely enough them three, and me and Squall are enough to protect her?" Quistis's bright blue eyes were pleading with Cid.

Cid nodded, "fair enough, but you need to be extra careful from now on. I don't know if we'll ever find the person behind it all."

Quistis stood up and saluted, "thank you sir." She left the room. Squall went to stand up but Cid stopped him.

"Squall, wait a moment." Squall turned around and faced Cid, "one piece of advice, do not let your personal relationship with Rinoa get in the way of doing what's best for her."

"Yes sir." Squall saluted and walked out feeling very confused.

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"Ah, good work, you have proved yourself worthy. But I have a more important mission for you, which involves Miss Heartilly. You are to pose as a SeeD trainee, get into the inner circle and kill her." The young man nodded at his boss and turned to exit the dark room, "Oh and Ira. Don't screw it up this time."

"Yes sir." The young man walked out the room and looked around. He made his swift exit out of the Balamb Pub and straight to Balamb Garden. "Might as well start as early as possible..."

A/N: Well? Better or worse? Or what? Let me know what you think, i'm trying to get the chapters a little longer, but some work better short!