Squall (POV) Flashback

'I'm going to do it tonight,' I thought as I clutched the small box in my pocket. I had asked Rinoa to dinner with me earlier to the 'Blue Moon' in Dollet. It was a very comfortable place and also respectable at the same time. I had chosen to wear for this occasion my SeeD uniform from the first time I had seen Rinoa. When I got to the Caraway I slowly walked up to the house. This was the first time I had been here other than for business. Then I knocked on the door.

"Squall, how're you doing?"

"Fine sir, and you?"

"Never better, never better. You don't have to call sir, you can call me Caraway."

"Okay, is Rinoa home?"

"Yes she is, where are you taking her anyway?"

"Dollet," I've been meaning to ask you something by the way. Sir, would you allow…"

"Who's there daddy?" Rinoa asked from upstairs cutting me off.

"Squall is," Caraway had replied.

"Oh yay!" Rinoa said as she appeared from a doorway, ran down the stairs and into my arms.

"Be careful you two, drive safe," Caraway said as we shook hands and left. We went to my Mazda Miata. I opened the door for Rin and then shut after she had gotten in.

"Thank you," she said once I had gotten into my side of the car. "That was very polite, where are we going?"

"It's a surprise." I said and put from forth into fifth. It was a short drive since they had finished construction on a road through the forest that was in between. It was a warm night so once we got to the restaurant I our reservations changed so that we could sit by the ocean.

After the waiter had taken our orders I had decided it was a good a time as any so I asked her. I knew she wouldn't be expecting me to do anything really in public which made it so perfect. "Rinoa, I have loved you since the very first time I had laid my eyes on you, would you allow me the pleasure of marrying you?" I said as I pulled out the ring that I had gotten for her.

Rinoa (POV)

"Yes, oh Hyne yes! Of course I will. I love you Squall, why wouldn't I?" I said throwing my arms around him and kissing him. Normally, he wouldn't let me do this in public, but he had preposed; it was expected.

Just then the waiter came back with our food, "Can I get you anything else?"

"Yes, some of your finest wine," Squall replied.

"Yes sir."

"Squall, I'm so happy, I never thought you'd ask me in public, with all your fears and stuff. I must be dreaming, Hyne, how I love you Squall!"

"I love you to Rinoa."

After supper we went home and I packed. I had decided to move in with Squall. Daddy wasn't there so I left a note 'I need to see you Dad, don't worry, I'm with Squall, love Rinoa.' I couldn't take care of all of my clothes seeing as how Squall's apartment back at Garden wasn't all that huge. So I left some. After that we got back into the car and drove to Balmb Garden