Selphie Kinneas
"Journey To The Past"
Chapter Three- Pity Trip To Esther

Three days later

Rin opened her eyes. Light shined causing her to blink several times. She yawned as she slowly began to sit up. A sharp pain raced up her back. Rin let out a small yelp. She then discovered where she was.

"Are you alright?" A soft voice asked her. Rin weakly turned her head. "My head is killing me…and my back,"

"Say no more." The voice replied kindly as a hand stroked her hair gently. The room was very bright with vases full of large flowers and marble flooring. What gave the room away was the hospital bed she laid on. She blinked again trying to make out the person who was talking. It was a lady in white.

"Who are you?" Rin whispered.

"I'm Dr. Kadowaski." She replied.

"Doctor? Why am I in a nice room?"

"Oh…dear those two young gentlemen came and said they had hit you. They paid for all this." The doctor replied.

"Ugh…I really don't feel very well." She contiued tuning out what the doctor had just said.

"That isn't very surprising, you had a pretty bad hit. You've been asleep for three days though."

Rin closed her eyes. "Who…? I was hit?"

"Yes dear, by a fast car. The gentleman who hit you has came to see you everyday." Dr. Kadowaski explained.

"Oh………can I go back to sleep?"

"You must be hungry though." Dr. Kadowaski advised. Rin suddenly heard her stomach growl.

"I am." She admitted.

"Oh, worry not dear. Let me get you a little something."

oooo

"Yeah, hello Ellone? Yeah it's me Squall……………………yeah I'm going to have to stay in Trabia for like I think a few more days. No, I'm fine………………No, we're both fine! ...Whatever. Okay just tell everyone I'll be late.. I know I was supposed to come on Sunday. Okay whatever bye."

Squall slowly hung the receiver away. Irvine sat in a corner of the waiting room with his feet propped on a table. His hat sat over his eyes.

"You messed up big Squally." He whispered coolly.

"Thanks for enlightening me Kinneas. I KNEW THAT!" Squall countered angrily.

"Rarar." Irvine meowed. Squall rolled his eyes as he sat himself on a chair.

"Do you think we should head back to the hotel?" He suggested.

"I dunno." Irvine shrugged. Squall crouched his head over his knees.

"Mr. Loire?" Dr. Kadowaski called. Squall raised his head and walked over to her.

"Yes Doctor?"

"Ms. Rin has woken. She is a bit delirious though. Since you've been waiting so long to assure she was all right you may go see her. I'll be back soon." With that, Dr. Kadowaski disappeared down the hall. Squall shrugged as he entered Rin's room. The room as lighted by the window. The curtains were drawn back allowing the sunlight to pour in. Rin laid on the bed with her eyes slightly closed.

"Uh, hi." He said quietly. Rin turned her head.

"Hey it's you…the big tipper." She said. Squall nodded.

"Yeah, that' me, Squall Loire is my name."

"I'm Rin Heartitly."

"I know." Squall shrugged, "You okay?"

"My head hurts…a lot, and my back too." Rin yawned. "There's something else isn't there?"

"Well, good news is your back will be fine in two weeks or so. Bad news is, you have a broken leg."

Rin moaned, "I can't get to work like this!" Squall bit his lip as he left the room. Dr. Kadowaski approached him holding a tray of food.

"Doctor, can I see Rin's file?"

"Well... I'm not supposed to be doing this. Hmm, well alright. No telling anyone though." Dr. Kadowaski replied. A few minutes later she returned with a thin folder. "Here you go." She said as she went to check on Rin. Squall began reading the file immediately, his jaw dropped. He continued to read quickly. Irvine realized his surprised attention and started to read with him.

Rin Heartilty

DOB- Unknown

Blood Type- O

Occupation- Waitress at Nida's Naryal Drinks & Employee at Finer Coats of Martin factory

Rin was in an accident nearly eight years ago. She suffered a severe case of amnesia and was unable to remember a name. A new and fresh file has been created since then. She has been an orphan since and most likely before the accident.

"Oooh, man that ain't good." Irvine said with a whistle.

Squall nodded. "She has no family and she's nearly broke. I can't leave her in this condition."

"Not to sound degrading, but we'll go broke if we don't get back to our jobs, we only came to get one thing."

"I know. What do think we should do?" Squall thought aloud not thinking Irvine would actually reply.

"You tell me, you didn't keep your eyes on the road." Irvine reminded. Squall sighed. What was he going to do?

oooo

Ellone Loire walked quietly passed the silenced hall. The corridor was filled with fancy carved doors with a pair of Esther guards in front of each of them. At the end of the hallway there was a grand doorway, which was shut tightly and had a single guard chatting soundly with an elegantly dressed lady.

"Mother." Ellone called softly. The gentle figure turned around gracefully and smiled sweetly.

"Yes Ellone dear?"

"Mother, I was on the phone with Squall just a moment ago." Ellone began.

"Oh, what news?"

"He'll be late…again."

"Again?" She asked awkwardly. Her face quickly turned, "Oh Hyne! He's not hurt is he?"

"No, at least that is what he says." Ellone finished. Her mother turned her head in disappointment.

"He leaves for a business trip which should have lasted five days and he's already been gone for a week and a half. He was supposed to arrive on Sunday."

"I know." Ellone sighed.

"Miss Raine." A guard called gently. Ellone's mother curved towards the voice and disappeared through the grand doors.

oooo

Squall reentered Rin's room. Rin was fast asleep ignoring the tray of, now cold, food. Squall bit his lip. I don't want to wake her up. Rin's chocolate brown eyes suddenly opened, though Squall, too busy in his own thoughts, didn't notice.

"Ms. Rin, I sorry for all this havoc I've caused you…I'm willing to make it up to you, but that'll mean you'll have to leave. I'm going to take you to Esther, you'll be tended for and well treated until you feel better. Good, that sounds good Squall." That was usually mentally performed but by mistake it wasn't.

Squall sighed as he turned to repeat the same message over again. Rin's eyes were opened and a smiled was wiped across her face. She looked at him appreciatively.

"That sounds pretty good to me as well."

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