(Disclaimer: Not much will happen from here on. SeeD Ball's coming up!)
The Next Morning
Rinoa opened her eyes in the early morning. It was still dim outside, and all too quiet. She rubbed her eyes lightly, and looked to her hero beside her. She blinked a little to gain some focus. He was lying on his back, his eyes half way open. Was he awake?
"Squall," she whispered.
He slowly turned his head toward her, and smiled. "Good morning, Rin."
Rinoa yawned, and moved her gaze away from him, and looked briefly around the room. She felt a bit embarrassed that he slept with her, though she wasn't sure why. "What happened last night?"
Squall's smile faded. "Best not to talk about it. I'll have Quistis, Cid, and a few others investigate what happened."
Rinoa shuddered, and placed a hand over her chest to maintain normal breathing. Her heart had begun to beat quickly again. From last night's incident or Squall being at her side, she wasn't sure. "It looked like you.. how could I have been so easily fooled?"
Squall cleared his throat. "Looked like me?"
Rinoa nodded, then gasped. "Oh Gawd, how did I not know?!" She remembered how Selphie said Raiun looked so much like Squall. Tears began to run down her cheeks, and she buried her face into her pillows. "How did I not know..?"
Squall took tendrils of her raven hair into his fingers and played with them to comfort her. "You didn't know. At that time, you weren't even thinking, half asleep, couldn't see well because of the dark--you had plenty of excuses."
Rinoa pulled her face out of the pillows, but turned away from his gaze. "He's gone, isn't he?"
"He had better be, for all the mischief he caused to try and harm you."
Rinoa turned to him. "What all did he do?"
Squall looked shocked. "You didn't know? He had knocked out the power so everyone would be in a state of confusion and couldn't see what he was doing. He hijacked the elevators, so all the instructors who went to check on Cid were locked in the basement; Zell went to investigate on what was happening and became trapped in the ventilation system--"
Rinoa blinked. "How did I not know about that?"
"It was fairly late," he assured her," and you had probably fallen asleep or was about to. Since you were in the dark anyways, you probably didn't know about the power being knocked out."
"Is everyone alright?" Rinoa asked concerned.
"Don't know, haven't seen them this morning."
Rinoa rolled off the bed, and pulled a dark blue robe around her. "I need to go see Cid. This is my fault that this all happened."
Before Squall could say else wise, she had fled from the room and for the flight of stairs that led to the elevator. It was quiet everywhere, and the sounds of her bare feet padding down the tiled floors echoed down the halls. She stopped when she heard moaning coming from the Training Room, and turned to go investigate.
Zell laid on the floor, holding his right arm and wincing in pain. "Rinoa!" He shouted out when he saw her. He tried to wear an upbeat look, but his arm was hurting too badly.
She knelled to his side. "Are you okay?" She moved his left hand from his arm, and saw that there was a gash in his elbow. Nothing too severe, but he may have broken or seriously fractured his elbow.
"Just a scratch," he said all tough-like.
Rinoa helped him stand, and he walked with a light limp. "Come on, let's get over to the Infirmary." She led him down the halls, and into the Infirmary. The nurse had fallen asleep at her desk. She heard their footsteps, and awoke with a start.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I would've slept elsewhere, but since the power outage left everyone in such a haze, everyone was afraid to move anywhere," she explained, "so you might find people asleep in the Cafeteria, Library, and other places."
Zell groaned a little. "I think I may have hurt my arm. Can you take a look?" He showed her his injured elbow.
She led him into the back room, and onto one of the cots. "I'll take a look at it later. I'll give you some pain killers and medicine to prevent infection, but until it heals a little, I'm not sure what may be wrong."
Zell laid down on the cot, and remained quiet. The nurse led Rinoa away from him. "This is all craziness," Rinoa said.
"Indeed. I hope a lot of people aren't hurt because of what happened."
"Or I hope there's no hysteria. Everything's going crazy because of me."
"Child, surely you didn't do all this?"
"No, but she thinks she is," said Squall, who had just stepped in. "Someone did all this just so they can throw everyone off-guard and rape her."
"But it's me he's coming after!" Rinoa insisted.
"The person who is the victim of rape is never at fault, Miss Heartilly," the nurse told her.
"Urg!" Rinoa said, throwing up her arms as she left the room.
"Don't mind her," Squall said, "she's always like that."
"Do you know who did this to her?" Asked the nurse, concerned for Rinoa.
"I have a pretty good idea of who it is," Squall said, anger in his eyes, "and I can assure you that he won't come after her again."
(Biltmore Village is underwater oo Everyone write a letter to God and tell him to STOP ALL THE FREAKING RAIN ON THE EAST COAST, POR FAVOR! I would appreciate it '.'!)
The Next Morning
Rinoa opened her eyes in the early morning. It was still dim outside, and all too quiet. She rubbed her eyes lightly, and looked to her hero beside her. She blinked a little to gain some focus. He was lying on his back, his eyes half way open. Was he awake?
"Squall," she whispered.
He slowly turned his head toward her, and smiled. "Good morning, Rin."
Rinoa yawned, and moved her gaze away from him, and looked briefly around the room. She felt a bit embarrassed that he slept with her, though she wasn't sure why. "What happened last night?"
Squall's smile faded. "Best not to talk about it. I'll have Quistis, Cid, and a few others investigate what happened."
Rinoa shuddered, and placed a hand over her chest to maintain normal breathing. Her heart had begun to beat quickly again. From last night's incident or Squall being at her side, she wasn't sure. "It looked like you.. how could I have been so easily fooled?"
Squall cleared his throat. "Looked like me?"
Rinoa nodded, then gasped. "Oh Gawd, how did I not know?!" She remembered how Selphie said Raiun looked so much like Squall. Tears began to run down her cheeks, and she buried her face into her pillows. "How did I not know..?"
Squall took tendrils of her raven hair into his fingers and played with them to comfort her. "You didn't know. At that time, you weren't even thinking, half asleep, couldn't see well because of the dark--you had plenty of excuses."
Rinoa pulled her face out of the pillows, but turned away from his gaze. "He's gone, isn't he?"
"He had better be, for all the mischief he caused to try and harm you."
Rinoa turned to him. "What all did he do?"
Squall looked shocked. "You didn't know? He had knocked out the power so everyone would be in a state of confusion and couldn't see what he was doing. He hijacked the elevators, so all the instructors who went to check on Cid were locked in the basement; Zell went to investigate on what was happening and became trapped in the ventilation system--"
Rinoa blinked. "How did I not know about that?"
"It was fairly late," he assured her," and you had probably fallen asleep or was about to. Since you were in the dark anyways, you probably didn't know about the power being knocked out."
"Is everyone alright?" Rinoa asked concerned.
"Don't know, haven't seen them this morning."
Rinoa rolled off the bed, and pulled a dark blue robe around her. "I need to go see Cid. This is my fault that this all happened."
Before Squall could say else wise, she had fled from the room and for the flight of stairs that led to the elevator. It was quiet everywhere, and the sounds of her bare feet padding down the tiled floors echoed down the halls. She stopped when she heard moaning coming from the Training Room, and turned to go investigate.
Zell laid on the floor, holding his right arm and wincing in pain. "Rinoa!" He shouted out when he saw her. He tried to wear an upbeat look, but his arm was hurting too badly.
She knelled to his side. "Are you okay?" She moved his left hand from his arm, and saw that there was a gash in his elbow. Nothing too severe, but he may have broken or seriously fractured his elbow.
"Just a scratch," he said all tough-like.
Rinoa helped him stand, and he walked with a light limp. "Come on, let's get over to the Infirmary." She led him down the halls, and into the Infirmary. The nurse had fallen asleep at her desk. She heard their footsteps, and awoke with a start.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I would've slept elsewhere, but since the power outage left everyone in such a haze, everyone was afraid to move anywhere," she explained, "so you might find people asleep in the Cafeteria, Library, and other places."
Zell groaned a little. "I think I may have hurt my arm. Can you take a look?" He showed her his injured elbow.
She led him into the back room, and onto one of the cots. "I'll take a look at it later. I'll give you some pain killers and medicine to prevent infection, but until it heals a little, I'm not sure what may be wrong."
Zell laid down on the cot, and remained quiet. The nurse led Rinoa away from him. "This is all craziness," Rinoa said.
"Indeed. I hope a lot of people aren't hurt because of what happened."
"Or I hope there's no hysteria. Everything's going crazy because of me."
"Child, surely you didn't do all this?"
"No, but she thinks she is," said Squall, who had just stepped in. "Someone did all this just so they can throw everyone off-guard and rape her."
"But it's me he's coming after!" Rinoa insisted.
"The person who is the victim of rape is never at fault, Miss Heartilly," the nurse told her.
"Urg!" Rinoa said, throwing up her arms as she left the room.
"Don't mind her," Squall said, "she's always like that."
"Do you know who did this to her?" Asked the nurse, concerned for Rinoa.
"I have a pretty good idea of who it is," Squall said, anger in his eyes, "and I can assure you that he won't come after her again."
(Biltmore Village is underwater oo Everyone write a letter to God and tell him to STOP ALL THE FREAKING RAIN ON THE EAST COAST, POR FAVOR! I would appreciate it '.'!)