In the Memory
By Soulblade Dark Knight
Disclaimer: well you know the drill, I do not own final Fantasy 8 or their characters I just got bored and wrote..... Lots. Any characters that are added, I do own and I wish to keep that way unless you ask me really nicely.
Summary: What happens when Squall loses the ability to think in his own head? (Thanks to Rinoa.) The secrets of the 'Commander' are coming out, but are some too late to tell now. A new power is rising 'the Leonhart's', and they want their revenge for a forgotten promise.
Chapter Three: Lion's Wings and a Red Dress
Rinoa couldn't find Squall anywhere, yet this gave her a chance to think. She had to say sorry, for making him like the way he was. She was also confused, Seifer and Squall, best friends. That she never thought would of ever of been used in the same sentence.
There was so much that was unknown about Squall, so much that was unanswered about him. She hardly nothing about him, except that he had always been in the Garden, and that all of them had grown up together as kids. Rinoa had always sort of felt left out since they discovered about that. In their own way they were all connected to each other, Rinoa was not part of that connection.
Rinoa walked silently on the 2nd floor of the Garden, she wondered if Squall was in his room. She realised that Squall would want to be alone for now, she walked past his room. Rinoa watched the SeeD's building more and more of their Garden determined to make it the best. She couldn't understand why Laguna, president of Esther, would care about such a disadvanced military group. Though it was one of the best, just not against Esther. But because of all the new funding the Garden was the as good as it could get. Now with a staff room, some common rooms, more class rooms, more technology, more books, a bigger study area and since of the large room that was discovered downstairs, more SeeD's were able to join the Garden.
Rinoa remembered when she first came to the Garden, so much had changed. It was bigger now and so much was always going on, but yet the corridors still managed to hold silence. Although the area in with they had first gone when the Garden was flying was still there, it hadn't been touched. Yet. She would always go out there just to get away from it all, just to think without being interrupted. No body ever went up there so Rinoa always had the area to herself, but as she entered the area she soon discovered she was not alone.
There in the left corner stood Squall, he was leaning over the edge looking down on the fields as the Garden flew over them. Rinoa tried to leave knowing that Squall always needed time with his thoughts, but she had made too much noise. Squall turned around as Rinoa tried sneaking away, back through the door.
"Don't go!" Squall called after her, "this is your spot." Rinoa looked at him puzzled, squall turned back to the view. "I've watched you here many times, I followed you here once late at night. I'm sorry, what can I say I was curious."
Rinoa's face broke into a smile and Squall relaxed a little bit, but never took his eyes away from the horizon. Rinoa stood next to him and stared off into the distance, there was a moment's pause.
"I sometimes came here when I knew you needed to be alone, with your thoughts. You know just when you needed time to think?" Rinoa whispered, she felt Squall's face turn towards her.
"I hate being alone, I hate thinking, I wish I would stop thinking and just live. Be impulsive.... Like you" Squall muttered the last bit. Rinoa turned and faced Squall, she searched his eyes, she realised that he was telling the truth.
"Never wish to be anything your not, love your self for who you are" Rinoa said, moving closer towards Squall. She rested her head on his forehead, as he put his arms around her.
"But I am nothing, only since I met you have I been able to start to see things differently. Start to question things that I never would of, start to see colour in my world. You said before that you never would have gotten far without me, but I never would have gotten any where without you." Squall whispered into Rinoa's ear.
"When did I say that?" Rinoa whispered back, now closing her eyes trying to hold on to the moment.
"That night when we came back, don't you remember? I know I certainly haven't forgotten about it?" Squall slightly amused at the thoughts in his head.
"No but I was thinking of somewhere else of what happened that night" Rinoa muttered embarrassed of forgetting then saying that. Squall gave her one of his rare smiles, and she smiled in return feeling less embarrassed. The two stood there in a calm silence, both listening to the others breathing.
"So what are we going to call this place? It needs a name, but the secret area is taken. But it never was a secret really in the beginning, but that's not the point. You should choose the name as it is your place really" Squall blabbed on.
"It doesn't have a name; it's just somewhere to come. I feel as though I really am flying, not on the Garden but by myself. Like I have wings," Rinoa muttered. She had now turned to the horizon and Squall stood behind her, with his hands on her waist.
"Angel wings" Squall muttered under his breath.
"What?" Rinoa asked, looking back at him.
"Angel Wings, like the wings on your back, like the feeling that this place gives you..... Like the feeling you give me," Squall said gently.
Rinoa bit her lip "Well it's not just my place it's also yours, hmm.... How about 'A lion's wings' then?" Rinoa asked, "partly you and partly me"
"I like it" Squall whispered just inches from her lips, "but I like you better." He brought a closer to the two's lips allowing both the Dark Lion and the White Angel to finally have their moment.... Alone.
Seifer walked aimlessly around the Garden unable to find anyone to talk too, or annoy. Then he saw her, the true beauty of the Garden, the one that had the sad smile. Oh how he wished he could be the one to make her smile, did she not realise that she was the light in his life.
When he had come back every one had been cold to him, but no, not her. She had accepted him as that he had made a mistake, she showed kindness towards him. Out of all the things that had happened to Seifer over the years, that had to be the weirdest thing that had happened. Never did he see that one coming; she had changed, just like him.
No longer did she seem to stare after Squall, for that he was grateful. Never had Seifer had this feeling for need, he felt like he had to impress her. But how? He often wondered, what could possibly impress the great Quistis Trepe. He knew though, deep down inside. He had to become a SeeD.
Quistis in her usual red suit, blonde hair pulled back into a neat ponytail, sharp deep blue eyes, came walking towards Seifer. Seifer felt his knees weaken, what was happening to him. Seifer the rough, tough and rude guy, falling for the neat, polite, beautiful and smart woman. She was followed by the 'chicken wuss', Zell, who by the looks of it was trying to act like Irvine. He was failing, Irvine at least got woman to respond positively.
"Hello Instructor and Chicken Wuss" Seifer mocked at Zell, who would of reacted had Quistis not stopped him.
"Seifer have you seen Squall?" Quistis asked him showing no emotion when their eyes locked.
"Yes I was talking to Squall but he moved on I'm afraid" Seifer responded in a very formal type manner. Zell raised an eye brow in a state of 'What the HELL.....?!'
"Thank you Seifer.... your being nice. Must I now watch out for my teaching license again?" Quistis harshly spoke. Quistis moved away, and slowly Zell followed.
"Okay, maybe she isn't being nice as ever" Seifer thought, "but better than I deserve"
Without turning around, Seifer stared at the spot where she had stood. He muttered "and who do you think got back your license." Although he thought no one heard, what he said he was wrong, as Zell heard what Seifer whispered.
Author's Notes: So how was that good please all reviews are welcome even if you hate it to bits and comments are always welcomed