A/N: this is my first fic sooo please don't judge it to bad I hope you like it well here goes nothin'

Disclaimer: I do NOT own ff8 but I do own this story line so HANDS OFF. Thank you

Chapter 1: Misunderstanding

Squall could hear Rinoa's shoes as she stormed off the dance floor and out into the night, he couldn't believe what had just happened and it had been his entire fault. Every one was now filling up the pathway, which Rinoa had walked down. All the eyes that were focused on Squall withdrew their look and the unnerving silence began to fill, the music began to play again as Squall walked out to where Rinoa had gone.

Squall reached his dorm and sat on his bed

I had best go and see her in case she takes it offensively,

he thought so he walked down the corridor which separated the two sexes and apprehensively opened her door. He could hear her sobs muffled by the pillow she was sobbing into; he bowed his head in shame and moped off towards his dorm thinking about what he had done.

FLASH BACK:

It was the beginning of year dance and the music began to play; the dance went as planned until the DJ announced that it was time for the leader of the group who defeated Ultimacea (Squall) and his date to have their own dance. It was all going well until something that had been lurking in the back of his mind came forward. Rinoa and Squall had had their first fight since they became a couple; last week they were kissing in his dorm and he slid Rinoa's sleeve down her shoulder. He thought this was fine but she on the other hand did not, she pushed him away and slapped him around the face. She stood up and glared at him before stalking out of the room, and although they had both said sorry he thought that almost certainly she had not recovered completely. Squall began to stumble over Rinoa's feet and with a loud thump they fell to the floor. All the people watching started to laugh and point; Rinoa stood up and brushed herself off and began to shout

"I can't believe you, you of all people, just one night I wanted you to be normal but nooo you had to fall over and humiliate me in front of all these people!" she exclaimed and stormed out. Squall stood up and was left standing there.

END FLASHBACK

As he lay down on his bed he thought about what she had said "Just one night I wanted you to be normal". Was he really odd and was this end of their relationship? He sat up, a tear spilled down his face

Don't cry, what does it matter, of course it's not the end of your relationship, you're just being stupid

he reassured himself, but deep down he was very unsure.

The next morning, the cafeteria was busy, but he wasn't hungry, he just wanted to speak to Rinoa, but she wasn't there. He spotted Zell and went to ask where she was.

Zell (as always) was stuffing his face with hotdogs,

"Zell, do you have any idea where Rinoa is?"

"Yeshinimfirbary" said Zell with a mouthful of hotdogs. He swallowed and then said

"Yeah I was coming to tell you that she was in the infirmary but I saw that there is 50 off all hotdogs, isn't that great!"

"W-what?" Squall stuttered

"Yeah I know I couldn't take it in either but here's proof" he held up a sign, which clearly stated that all hotdogs were 50 off

"No ... about the infirmary, is she ok? ... never mind" and he sped off to the infirmary.

He burst in and gazed around for Rinoa, he saw her sitting up on a bed in the far corner reading a magazine.

"Rinoa, Rinoa, are you all right? I was so worried" he said looking her up and down only to find out that she had sprained her ankle.

Rinoa raised her head uninterestedly.

"Why should YOU care?" she said, obviously still upset about last night.

"Because I love you and I don't know what I would do without you," he said, his voice quavering.

"And now I've lost you and ruined our relationship!" he said, and he knelt down beside her and began to cry, tears spilling down his face. Rinoa looked surprised, she had never seen him like this.

"It's ok, I ...um think that ... well. Um. Don't cry, we were both stupid! I shouldn't have been so worked up about it!" she shouted. By this time Squall had stopped crying, he stood up and hugged her.

"I'm sorry," he said

"I'm sorry too," she said and they kissed.