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Good mornings

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The soothing sound could be heard inside Squall's dormitories. No matter how

soothing it was, it still unabled Squall to sleep.



( I just can't sleep. Am I excited, am I worried? I don't know. Whenever, this

happens I tend to think a lot. I hate that. I just can't keep on keeping things to myself.

Starting today, I will be away from Rinoa, my love.)



He looks beside to his digital clock. It said 4:30. he decided to himself to return to

sleep since it was useless to. He glanced at the girl beside him. He softly caresses her

black hair and kissed her forehead lightly. He decided to get up. He lifted the blanket that

covered him and Rinoa and slipped out of bed. He put on his pants that he had worn

before they slept together the night before. He quietly tried to look for a shirt in his

drawers.



(Sleep soundly, my love, I'll be back)



He wasn't really going anywhere far. He walked towards the shower. He slipped

of his pants and places his clean shirt and a towel at the hanger beside the shower. He

turned the knob and out came steaming hot water. Moist was coming out of the

washroom. The sound of the hot water hitting against his body and to the floor made

Rinoa turn a little. She did not wake.



He turned of the knob and got out of the shower. He put a towel around him and

walked, as quietly as possible towards his room. He unwrapped the towel around him

which revealed his body. He put on his pants, and his shirt. He was still a little wet so

droplets of water pricked and dropped to the floor. He walked picked up the towel and

wiped on his head to dry it. He then went to the mirror to brush it. When he was done, he

decided that he was ready to leave.



Before he got out the door, he picked up a piece of pen and paper. He wrote:



Rinoa, My love,

I have to leave now. I wish you luck on you mission.

Know that I will always be there.

Do not cry.

I promise, I will return to you.

The way we were before.

Do not be afraid,

I promised.

Your love forever,

Squall



He picks up the piece of pare and he put away the pen. He walks toward Rinoa

and kisses her on her lips. He places the note beside the watch, it read 7:00. He opens the

door, and when he had left, the sound of the door closing made Rinoa move. She did not

wake.



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Quistis so far had a good sleep. The thought of being with Squall, without

interruption from Rinoa, excited her. This excitement had awoken her earlier that she had

hoped. She looks at her wall clock that tick-tocked loudly, and quite annoyingly. It read

5:30. she gets out of her soft bed and walked towards her dresser and prepared the clothes

she wanted to wear. She took out her usual and put it on her bed. She walks towards the

shower and slips of her clothes and steps inside. Not long after, hot water is beating

against her body.



(I-I hope everything goes well. This mission is strictly business. I cannot let my

feeling, ........for Squall......., to interrupts the success of this

mission and also the safety of Esthar.)



Even while thinking that, she still couldn't get her mind off of him.



( STOP) She tried to make herself forget. She scrubs her body with a sponge and

then she washed her hair. She steps out of the shower and got dressed. She took a glance

again towards her clock, it said 6:30 am. The Ragnarok departs at 7:15 and thought that

she had enough time to walk around. She steps out of her room, partly hoping to bump

into Squall.



As she goes out, the noticed that the garden was quiet. Barely anything could be

heard from all directions. It may sound creepy, but for Quistis, it was her best friend. She

strolls past the training center, noticing young cadets training in the early hours. She

decides to go her usual spot when she felt like thinking. She went inside the forbidden

area of the training center. For some reason, whenever she went there, it was never

empty. There was always couples, even just one, that is hanging around having a

romantic morning. She felt kind of insecure bothering them. She stared out into the

horizon. The stars could still be seen dimly and the sun was already rising. She loved the

sight of it, almost just as much as she loved the sight of the midnight sky. She was too at

ease to think about Squall or even the time. By the time she noticed, it was already 7:05.

she decided to leave and as she excited the training center, she sees Squall walking

towards the parking lot where they kept the Ragnarok. She quickly runs to him trying her

best to pretend that she didn't see him. Squall sees her and walks towards her to meet her

by the entrance of the parking lot.



" Good morning........." Squall greeted nicely in a quiet voice.



She loved that voice, even if he barely used it towards her, " Good morning," she

tried to make conversation as they started to walk to the lot together, " So, did you say

good bye to Rinoa, did you stop by her dorm?" She asks even if she was uninterested.



" Didn't need to........ we said goodbye to each other last

night......."



( What does that mean? Did they.......--What am I thinking?!) " Oh

okay........."



Squall noticed the disappointment in her voice and decided to change the subject,

"Are you ready?"



" Huh, for what?" Squall gave her the you-know-what-I-mean look, " Oh yeah.

Yes, I'm ready, are you." Her cheeks turned slightly red.



" Yes, I am. No offence, but I hope this doesn't last longer than a week or less. I

want to get beck to Rinoa."



(We haven't even left, and already he misses her, if only he feels the same

towards me............)



The conversation seemed to take so long, however, they have finally made it to

the parking lot. There they saw the red airship, the Ragnarok........



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A cold chill was blowing inside Squall's dormitory. Rinoa felt it and shivered a

little. She twists and turned inside the comfort of Squall's soft blanket. She opened her

eyes, she could no longer sleep. She took a deep breath and smelled Squall and also moist

from the shower. She then realized that Squall had left. She looks beside her only to see

an empty spot.



( He'd probably left already.)



She takes a glance towards the watch at the other side of the bed. It read 8:30.

what she also saw was a piece of paper. She quickly got up and sat on the corner of the

bed. She picked up the pare and silently read it to herself. After reading it, a small tear

dropped out from her eyes, without even realizing it.



( Squall........ I'll be waiting.........)



She wiped the tears from her eyes and put kept the paper. He stood up and

realized that she had no clothes on. She went to squall's dresser and decided that she

would wear his big clothes. She loved wearing his clothes because it was comfy and it

smelled like him. She set aside the clothes and got inside the shower. She turned it on.

She rubbed herself with a sponge. She wiped around her neck, her legs and she savored

the feeling of the hot water against her body. She stepped out of the shower and put on

Squall's clothes.



(I wonder if they've departed. Maybe I can still catch up with

Squall........and Quistis) The thought of him being with Quistis struck her

mind. now she was even more determined to see him. She left the dorms and headed

straight to the bridge to check the deportation time for the Ragnarok. She found her

search to be in vain when she found out that they were no longer there. She

disappointedly walked out of the headmaster's office and walked towards the parking lot

where she kept her personal car.



(Maybe, I could go to Zack's and start the operation. I just hope that Squall will

be alright.......... he promised.........)



She got inside her car and the time inside said 9:30.



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Zack was also awoken. However, his was because of a dream. Hastily sat down

when he realized that he was no longer dreaming, but in a harsher reality.



(What happened? Emily? Rinoa? Was it just a dream?)



What he dreamt was set in a little town called Winhill. There he saw the villagers,

the buildings, and also it's surrounding. He saw it so precisely as though it he lived it. As

though he's been there even though he hasn't. This terrified him a bit. He walked around

town and noticed a shop that said "EMILY'S" It was almost as run-down as his was. It

had a red roof, and flowers on the windows just as she described to him in her few letters

that she sent him. He went inside the store and there he saw.her.his girlfriend that he

hasn't seen or heard from in months. He tried to run towards her. She sees him but just

turns around as if she didn't care. He runs to her but he seems to have been put in slow

motion. He tries to call her name. "E-M-I-" He suddenly paused when the woman he was

calling to suddenly turned around. And instead of it being Emily, his girlfriend, it was

Rinoa. "Rinoa?" The woman suddenly dropped everything that she was doing and started

running towards him. She arrived quicker than he had tried. When she did, she kissed

him. Them he woke up...........



He was now panting. Thinking about it confused him even more. He didn't know

what the dream meant. He decided that it was time for him to get up. He got up and got

dressed. By the time he finished and was on his way downstairs, it was now 7:30.



" Good morning ma," he greeted his mother who was preparing breakfast for him.

" Good morning........." the 45 year old woman was now looking

at her son's face, "are you alright? Did you have a good sleep? You look kind of clammy.

Maybe you should stay home from school today........." She now dropped

what she was doing and walks towards Zack to feel his forehead to check if he was sick.



He quickly avoids her as if he was embarrassed, "MA!! I'm okay, alright? I'm

perfectly fine."



" Okay. So how's work. Is that SEED thing working out?" She picked up where

she left off.



" Yeah, ma. They treating' me fine. Just fine." ( I just hope she does more than

that.)



" Who did they send you? I hope they send that Squall kid. He's a friend with Zell

you know. The kids who defeated the Sorceress."



" Nah, they didn't send me the almighty Squall........." he

sounded quite irritated almost as if he was jealous of him. He has the right to be jealous. "

they sent me his girlfriend though.........."



His mother gave him the ooohhhh look, " oh really." She smiled at him, " what's

the girls name?"



" Rinoa Heartily, she was also one of the people who defeated the Sorceress."

" Well of course she was, there is no way a man with half a brain would le go a

pretty woman such as her."



( You're right about that..........)



" So you going soon?" Zack was now eating the breakfast that her mom had

prepared.



" Yeah, I have to open up soon." With that said, he stood up and put away his

dishes. He drank some juice and walked towards the door , " Bye ma! I'll be back soon."



He walked away from his house, quickly glancing back at it and then started his

walk around Balamb town and towards the station. When he arrived at the station, he saw

that the next train will come at 8:10, it was now 8:00.



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