Part 3
Evening Rain
Liquid filled the chamber where Squall laid. The plug was full of LCL now and Squall stretched out. Beeping sounds echoed across the chamber. "Where am I? Why am I here" he questioned as he found himself in a seat. His breathing became harder as he noticed that he was in some type of aqueous liquid. "GET ME OUT OF HERE!" No one replied. The voices in the background rose from the depths of plug. Endless chattering about synchronization and children's number. The number six kept repeating. "GET ME OUT!" He screamed.
Squall sat up in hospital bed that was located in the nurse's office. "That number. Why does it keep appearing in my mind whenever she is around," he muttered to himself. The doors opened to reveal Quitis with her small frame glasses. Her medium blonde hair glistened in the sunshine that passed through the blinds. "How's my student?" she asked politely to the nurse. Squall toned down their voices and turned to the left. Rei stood in front of the window. One hand was open and the other was just showing one finger up. "Six," he muttered to himself again.
"Do you think we should tell him?" asked the nurse. Quitis shook her head, "No. It's not time yet. It's not time. He is not supposed to know until Gendo Ikari tells us to." Squall stood up from the bed. He placed his right hand open meeting Rei's hand. Only the glass was between them. "I'm six?" He mouthed. The girl smiled again and nodded. She mouthed off words. A quick nod answered her words. He smiled as well. Rei skipped away from the window. "I'm going to check on him. If he is okay, he'll have to fight with the whole class to make up all those tests he missed lately," continued Quitis with the nurse. Squall gulped and lay back to bed gentle. Turning his head, he drooled a bit to show that he wasn't "awake".
The nurse and Quitis walked into the room. "He's sleeping like a big baby," said Quitis. She giggled off to the side. The nurse with a stern face retorted, "Don't start. You sleep with making bubbles out of your big wide trap." The instructor stood up and gulped. Heat overcame her face. "I'm sorry. I'll go now. Make sure he'll come to my office once he wakes up," ordered Quitis. They left off to the hall to continue bickering.
Squall slipped under the bed. Passing the desk of the nurse he crawled out of the nurse's office and out into the main hall. He ran into the library. He searched and searched for two books. A title caught his eye that diverted his search. "Well, Well. Is Squall finally hit puberty," a familiar voice scolded. The boy's eyes glanced up. "Seifer. What are you doing here," He questioned lightly. Thunder echoed as the sky cried. Squall glanced to the side of the window. "What are you looking at?" questioned his Rival. They stared out into the window seeing a girl with a bright yellow dress walk. The rain drenched her whole body. Apathetic was her body language. She walked along the sidewalk being wet. "You think she's upset with that little gun-ho friend of yours," asked Seifer. His eyes seemed to soften as he watched her past by. Squall shrugged and went back reading his book about talking to girls in Japanese.
Wet clothes dripped water onto the marble floors. She entered her room and found that her new roommate wasn't home. She let her wet clothes on as she made tea. The dress was tightened to her skin as if was only clear plastic wrap but in a yellow shade. "Are you okay, Selphie?" questioned Seifer as he walked in. The girl turned and glanced to Seifer. "Hello," she said her intruder. She held a boiling hot cup of tea in her hand. "Here let me help you," as he went for to grab the tea out of her hands. He dropped it by accident on her legs at once when he touched the mug. "How can you hold that?! It's boiling hot," wondered Seifer. Selphie just stood with somber eyes glaring at her empty cup. "Doesn't that hurt?" questioned the boy with his face lost. Slowly lifting her angelic face to meet his soft eyes, the girl stated, "Was it supposed to hurt?" The boy grabbed her close to him. Tears trickled down his cheeks.
"Good night Selphie. Good night boy hugging Selphie," yawned Shinji as he walked in. He opened his door and slammed it closed. The young Eva pilot curled into a ball in his bed. "How come she is so silent like Rei but doesn't say anything to get me. However she turns to that big oaf," he thought to himself. "Women, I guess I'll never understand them," he whispered to himself and he turned on his headphones. His cassette player began to sang the songs of a piano style of Chopin. The rain still pounded the roofs of the dormitory.
A loud cock of the gun broke Seifer from his intimate moment. A long snout of a rifle pointed towards Seifer's face. "Shut the hell up pretty boy and get away from my woman!" SNAP! A whip cracked into the air. "Come here my pet. Don't worry. Rei will take good care of you," Rei whipped Irvine's hand. The rifle banged to the ground causing a fire to shoot away from Seifer and hitting Shinji's bed instead.
Rei's hand pulled Irvine by the pony tail and led him out. "Let's go get some ice-cream," she commanded. The sharp shooter ladies man whimpered, "Yes ma'am." "Whoa. . . I never thought anyone would control that guy," thought Rinoa as she walked in. She glanced at Seifer and hugged him. Selphie stared at the long blond dyed black hair girl hugging Seifer. "Warm," she muttered to him, "It was warm." Seifer pushed Rinoa to the ground, "I'm sorry. However I like Selphie. I never really liked you. I just used you to get back at Squall." The girl's eyes turned blood shot. "YOU DID WHAT!"
Selphie walked into her and locked the door. Seifer pulled Rinoa out into the hall. Her back slammed into the white marble wall. The girl's hands dropped once her lover told the truth. Seifer walked away leaving her at the wall. Huge drops of water filled her face. "I liked you! I liked you! I LIKED YOU!" she screamed in the hall as she fell down to the floor. Cold air filled the hall suddenly. Frost and ice began to cover the marble walls. Her breathes were fogging. "Come with me," asked a voice.
The voice was a young man with short silver hair. His eyes were silver. The white shirt of him seemed darker than his skin. "Come with me, my fair lady," asked the boy. Rinoa glanced up to him. Another tear escaped from her sweet eyes. "Don't cry my fair lady. I am Kaoru. We will show the world that we are better than the rest of those couples. Come with me now," pleaded Kaoru lending his hand out. Rinoa glanced to the necklace she had of two rings. A rough yank broke the black rope around her neck. She dropped the necklace to the side and took Kaoru's hand. A grin appeared on the pale boy's face. "A wise decision for a lilum. Come now my fair lady. We have much to do." They went off with out a trace. The ice on the walls disappeared. The air remained throughout the whole dormitory
Squall walked down the corridor to find this Misato. Suddenly a shimmered from a small metal appeared from afar. He closely walked closer and closer to see what it was. "What the. . . Rinoa?" he whispered as he picked up the necklace. The first ring was his ring of his favorite collection of rings. The second was similar to his designed but there was a saying on the inside. He peered closer to see the words. Squall and Rinoa truly forever 06/02. Squall tightened his fist with the rings inside. "That woman. How much more damage will she do to me now . . . my first love," He finished saying while he lie down to bed.