Chapter Nine-Warm Days Again
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"Rinoa," Squall called from the overhang above the beach, "They say the air conditioning's on at Garden. Ready to go back?"
"Of course!" Rinoa called up to him. She pulled her sweater back over her scars and ran up to where Squall waited for her. She slipped her hand in his, and noted (as she always did) his surprise that she could be so open about her feelings.
Memories of her time in Deling with her father still lingered, but Rinoa pushed them from her mind. She was an angel, and with her wings she could, and would, rise above.