Squall was half sleeping when his chest felt suddenly heavy, but he
didn't want to open his eyes. Warm air brushed lightly on his neck.
Something gripped his shirt collar. His vision was blurry when he forced
his eyes open. Once they were adjusted, he looked to his left and saw
Rinoa's head resting on his chest. He jumped 'causing them both to fall off
the bed. Squall said, "What are you doing?"
Rinoa laughed, "Relax. I was just waiting for you to get up. So, now that you're awake, we can go have breakfast."
"Okay." He stood up and she grabbed a hold of his arm. He pulled away. "Don't do that." She sighed and went downstairs, Squall followed her to the dining room. They sat down as some servants put food on the table.
"My dad left this morning," Rinoa said. "Just thought you'd like to know." He didn't say anything back. She tried to think of something to start a conversation, but came up with nothing. After breakfast, Squall started up the stairs. She grabbed his arm. "I don't want to go to my room. I want to go outside. Please?"
He sighed, "Okay. Come on." She wrapped her arm around his and they went outside. Deling looked different in the morning. At night it was lively and full of people, but now it was dull and empty. "Where are we going?" Rinoa shrugged.
"Let's just walk around. Maybe we can stop by the shops?" She held his arm tighter and they walked across the street over the bridge. They kept going until they came to the shops. Rinoa looked at what little people were on the streets. Most were old, but there was someone there she'd never seen before. He was blonde and blue eyed. He had a long gray jacket that drug behind him. His glance caught Rinoa's and his smile made her spine tingle. She quickly looked away.
Seifer had found his target, Miss Rinoa Heartilly, and she was with someone he recognized, Squall. But he was weak and no match for Seifer. Rinoa had to be taken care of and it'd be a pleasure to take Squall out as well. Seifer followed them into one of the stores. Rinoa was smiling and saying something inaudible to Squall. He said something back before pulling away and walking out. "What happened to your boyfriend?" Seifer asked when he approached her.
Rinoa said, "He's not my boyfriend and he went to go check something. Do I know you?"
"No, but aren't you General Caraway's daughter?"
"That's right. Can I help you with something?"
"No, not really."
Squall pushed the door to the weapons shop open and came back outside. In the window of the store Rinoa was in, he saw Seifer talking to her. Anger flared inside him. What did he want? Squall pushed through everyone and grabbed Rinoa's arm. She started to say something, but stopped when he dragged her outside. He kept pulling her past the shops until she stopped. He turned around and said, "Don't talk to him anymore. You understand? Don't!" She was confused.
"Why? What's wrong?" She asked.
"Just don't talk to him! ... Come on, let's go back."
"Why? Do you know him? What's his name? Are you friends?"
Squall scoffed, "Hardly. Anyway, it's none of your business. Let's go." She sighed and followed him.
***
Rinoa stood in the crowd full of fancy dressed people, looking around. She wore her favorite spaghetti strapped, white dress that ended an inch above her knees. Music played in the background of the talking people, but she didn't care about them. She was waiting for someone. Across the room, in the doorway, stood Squall. She called to him, not hearing her own voice, but he heard her because he locked eyes with her. Her smile faded when he turned and quickly ran out the door. She raced out into the hall and followed him downstairs. She came outside where the sky was hatefully dark. It didn't take her long to realize there was nothing around her house. No lights, no people, no roads, no buildings, no city, just a vast nothingness. Something caught her eye. Off in the distance was the man in the gray coat. She ran to him and just before she reached him, everything went black.
Rinoa woke up crying for some reason she didn't know of. An invisible pain had her heart feeling heavy. It was the pain of jealousy and sadness, but she knew she was feeling someone else's jealousy. In a room nearby, Squall stirred in his sleep.
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There's chapter two. The next ones will be longer and more exciting, I
promise. I'll update when I can.
Rinoa laughed, "Relax. I was just waiting for you to get up. So, now that you're awake, we can go have breakfast."
"Okay." He stood up and she grabbed a hold of his arm. He pulled away. "Don't do that." She sighed and went downstairs, Squall followed her to the dining room. They sat down as some servants put food on the table.
"My dad left this morning," Rinoa said. "Just thought you'd like to know." He didn't say anything back. She tried to think of something to start a conversation, but came up with nothing. After breakfast, Squall started up the stairs. She grabbed his arm. "I don't want to go to my room. I want to go outside. Please?"
He sighed, "Okay. Come on." She wrapped her arm around his and they went outside. Deling looked different in the morning. At night it was lively and full of people, but now it was dull and empty. "Where are we going?" Rinoa shrugged.
"Let's just walk around. Maybe we can stop by the shops?" She held his arm tighter and they walked across the street over the bridge. They kept going until they came to the shops. Rinoa looked at what little people were on the streets. Most were old, but there was someone there she'd never seen before. He was blonde and blue eyed. He had a long gray jacket that drug behind him. His glance caught Rinoa's and his smile made her spine tingle. She quickly looked away.
Seifer had found his target, Miss Rinoa Heartilly, and she was with someone he recognized, Squall. But he was weak and no match for Seifer. Rinoa had to be taken care of and it'd be a pleasure to take Squall out as well. Seifer followed them into one of the stores. Rinoa was smiling and saying something inaudible to Squall. He said something back before pulling away and walking out. "What happened to your boyfriend?" Seifer asked when he approached her.
Rinoa said, "He's not my boyfriend and he went to go check something. Do I know you?"
"No, but aren't you General Caraway's daughter?"
"That's right. Can I help you with something?"
"No, not really."
Squall pushed the door to the weapons shop open and came back outside. In the window of the store Rinoa was in, he saw Seifer talking to her. Anger flared inside him. What did he want? Squall pushed through everyone and grabbed Rinoa's arm. She started to say something, but stopped when he dragged her outside. He kept pulling her past the shops until she stopped. He turned around and said, "Don't talk to him anymore. You understand? Don't!" She was confused.
"Why? What's wrong?" She asked.
"Just don't talk to him! ... Come on, let's go back."
"Why? Do you know him? What's his name? Are you friends?"
Squall scoffed, "Hardly. Anyway, it's none of your business. Let's go." She sighed and followed him.
***
Rinoa stood in the crowd full of fancy dressed people, looking around. She wore her favorite spaghetti strapped, white dress that ended an inch above her knees. Music played in the background of the talking people, but she didn't care about them. She was waiting for someone. Across the room, in the doorway, stood Squall. She called to him, not hearing her own voice, but he heard her because he locked eyes with her. Her smile faded when he turned and quickly ran out the door. She raced out into the hall and followed him downstairs. She came outside where the sky was hatefully dark. It didn't take her long to realize there was nothing around her house. No lights, no people, no roads, no buildings, no city, just a vast nothingness. Something caught her eye. Off in the distance was the man in the gray coat. She ran to him and just before she reached him, everything went black.
Rinoa woke up crying for some reason she didn't know of. An invisible pain had her heart feeling heavy. It was the pain of jealousy and sadness, but she knew she was feeling someone else's jealousy. In a room nearby, Squall stirred in his sleep.
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There's chapter two. The next ones will be longer and more exciting, I
promise. I'll update when I can.