The Man in Black
Rinoa stayed pinned against the balcony, and looked down below to the hundreds of feet that dropped off the side of the Garden. She feared this would end the way it did the night Raiun attempted to rape her.
Raiun backed for the Garden doors, crawling back on his hands and knees. He heard the clicking of boots coming at him slowly, and attempted to stand. He felt the man swiftly kick him in his side, and returned to a feeble position.
Raiun heard the "clink" of metal hit the ground. He followed a blade all the way up to the man's hand, and found it being pointed in his face. He felt sweat trickle down the back of his neck and the blade was inches from his eyes.
"So, you wanted to act like me?" Raiun heard him say.
He lifted the blade, and swung it downward, starting to swing for between Raiun's eyes, but then hesitated, and swung at him again. He, instead, cut a deep gash in his cheek. Raiun yelped in pain, and moved his hand to his cheek, feeling the mark in his face, and wiped away some of the blood.
"Now you can't look just like me--" Raiun heard him say. He stepped out of the shadows, and Raiun could see his face. "Not with a scar unlike mine," Squall said. "Now scram, before I decide to leave a scar down your neck and chest."
Raiun stood, still holding his cheek, the blood dripping off of his hands. He removed the key to the lock keeping the door shut from his pocket. He unlock it, grinned, and flung the doors open.
"Looks like the bad guy got away," he laughed.
Squall smirked, and glanced past the doors.
Raiun turned around, finding a crowd behind them, Selphie, Zell, and Irvine in front. Zell smiled, and Selphie stuck her tongue out. Quistis and Cid were at either end of them.
"Take him away, Zak, Tameo," Quistis ordered.
Two tall boys dressed in distinguished SeeD uniforms took each of Raiun's arms tightly, and "escorted" him away from the school. Selphie giggled, and ran for Rinoa, who was still leaned against the balcony. It appeared that she had passed out. Selphie smiled.
"You're going to be fine, Rinny," she said.
Zell walked over to Squall, Irvine by his side. "Playing hero again, Squall?" Zell joked.
Squall shrugged, at first looking serious, but then was relieved, and smiled. "Of course. Wasn't she a damsel in distress?"
Irvine rolled his eyes. "Please don't be all mushy around us. You got your princess back."
Zell laughed. "I don't know, Squall. Wouldn't you agree that Irvine looks mighty attractive in those braids? I think he's jealous."
Irvine frowned. "I'm not that drunk, you know."
Selphie groaned. "Oh, man. I was going to pull some stuff on you if you were."
"I'll make sure to stay sober, then," Irvine assured her.
"You had better," Quistis added. "Alright, enough nonsense. Show's over. Get everyone back inside."
"Yes, ma'am," Irvine said.
Everyone went back inside. Zell, Irvine, and Selphie had returned to the dormitories. They stayed in Selphie's dorm room, laughing and reminiscing back on all that had happened. Everyone else departed to their own destinations.
Squall had taken Rinoa to the infirmary, and lied her down on one of the beds. He sat at her side in a chair, staring at her radiating face, and smiled. He leaned down, lightly kissing her on the forehead just before drifting off to sleep in the chair at her side.
(The story is coming to an end. Get ready for the ending coming up! Sorry this chapter was shorter than f00k. I expected it to be longer S)
Rinoa stayed pinned against the balcony, and looked down below to the hundreds of feet that dropped off the side of the Garden. She feared this would end the way it did the night Raiun attempted to rape her.
Raiun backed for the Garden doors, crawling back on his hands and knees. He heard the clicking of boots coming at him slowly, and attempted to stand. He felt the man swiftly kick him in his side, and returned to a feeble position.
Raiun heard the "clink" of metal hit the ground. He followed a blade all the way up to the man's hand, and found it being pointed in his face. He felt sweat trickle down the back of his neck and the blade was inches from his eyes.
"So, you wanted to act like me?" Raiun heard him say.
He lifted the blade, and swung it downward, starting to swing for between Raiun's eyes, but then hesitated, and swung at him again. He, instead, cut a deep gash in his cheek. Raiun yelped in pain, and moved his hand to his cheek, feeling the mark in his face, and wiped away some of the blood.
"Now you can't look just like me--" Raiun heard him say. He stepped out of the shadows, and Raiun could see his face. "Not with a scar unlike mine," Squall said. "Now scram, before I decide to leave a scar down your neck and chest."
Raiun stood, still holding his cheek, the blood dripping off of his hands. He removed the key to the lock keeping the door shut from his pocket. He unlock it, grinned, and flung the doors open.
"Looks like the bad guy got away," he laughed.
Squall smirked, and glanced past the doors.
Raiun turned around, finding a crowd behind them, Selphie, Zell, and Irvine in front. Zell smiled, and Selphie stuck her tongue out. Quistis and Cid were at either end of them.
"Take him away, Zak, Tameo," Quistis ordered.
Two tall boys dressed in distinguished SeeD uniforms took each of Raiun's arms tightly, and "escorted" him away from the school. Selphie giggled, and ran for Rinoa, who was still leaned against the balcony. It appeared that she had passed out. Selphie smiled.
"You're going to be fine, Rinny," she said.
Zell walked over to Squall, Irvine by his side. "Playing hero again, Squall?" Zell joked.
Squall shrugged, at first looking serious, but then was relieved, and smiled. "Of course. Wasn't she a damsel in distress?"
Irvine rolled his eyes. "Please don't be all mushy around us. You got your princess back."
Zell laughed. "I don't know, Squall. Wouldn't you agree that Irvine looks mighty attractive in those braids? I think he's jealous."
Irvine frowned. "I'm not that drunk, you know."
Selphie groaned. "Oh, man. I was going to pull some stuff on you if you were."
"I'll make sure to stay sober, then," Irvine assured her.
"You had better," Quistis added. "Alright, enough nonsense. Show's over. Get everyone back inside."
"Yes, ma'am," Irvine said.
Everyone went back inside. Zell, Irvine, and Selphie had returned to the dormitories. They stayed in Selphie's dorm room, laughing and reminiscing back on all that had happened. Everyone else departed to their own destinations.
Squall had taken Rinoa to the infirmary, and lied her down on one of the beds. He sat at her side in a chair, staring at her radiating face, and smiled. He leaned down, lightly kissing her on the forehead just before drifting off to sleep in the chair at her side.
(The story is coming to an end. Get ready for the ending coming up! Sorry this chapter was shorter than f00k. I expected it to be longer S)