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Chapter 4:
"She was your mother? I'm
sorry; I didn't mean to-" Selphie
apologized.
"Don't be! You didn't know."
Rinoa calmly told her.
"Wait, why is your last name
Heartily? Wasn't your mother married?
What's the story behind her
death? Tell me everything." Selphie asked.
Rinoa looked down. "Ready for a
long story?"
Selphie nodded. "I have all the
time in the world"
"Here goes nothing. Well, my
mother's stage name was Julia Heartily.
She married a man
named...General Caraway. Her first album "Eyes On
Me" went platinum and was a
huge success. She and the general married,
and a while later I was born.
She continued to release music, and a
couple days before my fifth
birthday, her newest album went platinum
ten times. She went out with
her friends to celebrate..." Rinoa paused
for a moment, then continued.
"They had a big party, with tons of
alcohol. She had a little too
much to drink and... She drove straight
off a bridge. Her body wasn't
found until a day later. The general had
just assumed she had partied
all night long but..." Rinoa sat down for
a second. Selphie gave her a
sympathetic look.
"The general always was a mean
man and always drank, but when my
mother died, he did it more
than usual. I grew up with him like that,
and it went unnoticed until I
was older and started getting in
trouble. I was taken from him
when I was about 14 and was sent to
boarding school across the
country. I eventually ended up getting
kicked out, and was sent to many
different schools, one of them where
I met Kristin. I got into the
Galbadian School of the Arts, partly
because they like the way I
sang and danced, and partly because of who
my parents were. I got kicked
out of there recently, as you already
know, for being caught in a
room full of empty bottles of Jack Daniels
and Speed. Juvenile court
decided that I was to have one last chance
and attend Balamb Garden, and
they let me live with my mother's
friend, since she lived in
Balamb. So the reason I changed my name too
Rinoa Heartily was because I
resent the general and want nothing to do
with him. How he's still
general of an entire army confuses the hell
out of me." Rinoa said as she
finally finished her story.
"Wow" was all Selphie could
say.
"Anyways, what time is it?"
Rinoa asked.
"It's 6.00," She answered.
"Uhh! There's still four hours
before we go! I don't know if I can go
that long without seeing
Squall! He's so cute!" Rinoa squealed.
"Haha! You guys would make a
cute couple." Selphie said.
"You really think? I don't know
if he likes me though. I mean, why
would he?" Rinoa asked.
"Tell me your joking. There are
too many reasons to why it's obvious
he does. Reason number one: He
barely talks to us, and you get into
actual conversations with him!
Reason number two: He never
goes out to places like the Riot Room.
Reason number three: He never
and I mean never smiles, and he starts
to smile at the sound of your
name.
Reason number four: He gets
all-nervous around you. He's the kind of
guy who always has to act like
the cool bad ass.
The last reason is that there
are a lot of girls that like him, and
he's never shown any interest
in them, he doesn't even say hi when
they talk to him. He doesn't
comment on them when some asks him about
that chick that likes him. Now,
promise you won't tell a soul I told
you this, but..." Selphie told
her.
"I promise, now tell me!" Rinoa
said dying from the suspense.
Selphie continued, "Well, I was
in class and I sit behind Squall.
Irvine and Squall were talking
with a couple other guys about
something when your name came
up. Of course Squall started to blush.
One of the guys said 'That new
chick, Rinoa I think, is really hot.'
and all of the guys, including
Squall agreed. When he said that he had
this stupid grin on his face.
Here's the best part! Kristin sat beside
one of the guys and she got an
insane look of jealousy on her face. It
was so great. She thinks she's
so hot. Anyway she was all like, 'Rinoa
Heartily is just a slut'. All
the guys looked at her and Squall said
'your just jealous 'cause no
one finds you attractive.' it was
hilarious. Everyone who heard
that started to crack up, including me."
"Are you serious? Wow, that's a
self-esteem booster. But, I dunno..."
"What do you mean?" Selphie
asked curiously.
"What if he only likes me cause
he thinks I'm easy?" Rinoa asked
"He doesn't! He's not like that
at all. You guys have stuff in common
too. Rinoa, as your best
friend, I'm telling you that he is totally in
too you. Trust me." Selphie
told her.
"Awww, thank you Selphie, you
the best!" Rinoa said.
"No problem!" Selphie said as
she looked at her watch. "Hey it's 7:00.
We've been talking for an hour!
Now all we have to do is do something
for another three hours and
were on our way!"
Rinoa got an evil grin on her
face "Hey Selphie..."
"W-Why are you looking at me
like that? What are you planning?"
Selphie said
"If were using fake ID's to get
in, you can't go dressed like a little
school girl." She said, "I
think you need a make-over."
Squall and Zell were watching
TV when suddenly Zell asked, "So, do you
like, like Rinoa?"
"Yeah she's cool." He answered
simply
Zell glared at him. "Come on,
you know what I mean. I've seen the way
you look at her. You got a
crush on her, don't ya?" Zell teased.
Squall started to blush.
"Whatever..."
"HA! You do! This is great! I
never though I'd see the day when Squall
Leonhart would fall in love!"
He shouted.
"Zell, I never said I was in
love." Squall said.
"Sure, sure." Zell said smugly.
"Whatever. I'm gonna take a
shower." Squall told him as he got up off
the couch.
"I think you need to take a
cold one Squall!" He shouted.
As Squall turned the corner,
Zell saw him give a one-fingered solute.
As Squall got dressed, he looked
at his watch. '9:20. another 40
minutes.' He thought.
He walked out in the living
room where Zell was still watching
cartoons. And he wasn't just
watching any cartoon. He was watching
Pokemon!
"So, Zell, what is this episode
about" Squall asked
"This is the one where Ash has
to fight Sabrina, but he has to get a
ghost Pokemon, because her and
her poke- Ahhh! I was just flipping
through the stations! There was
nothing on! I used to watch this show
when I was little! I saw this
episode when I was baby sitting!" Zell
shouted
"Sure, sure. They should be
here in ten minutes anyway." He told Zell
"Oh yeah. So where are we going
again?" Zell questioned
"Were going to the place where
Rinoa's aunt plays. The Riot Room, I
think it's called." Squall told
him.
Eventually the channel was
turned and they ended up watching a weird
show called "Shingo Mama".
"That is a man in drag." Zell said
"I think it's supposed to be an
angel." Squall told him
"That is a man in drag." Zell
repeated
"It's just a television
show..." Squall told him.
"That is a man in drag." Zell
said once more.
"Zell, when they get hear, you
and Selphie can sit in back." He
commanded.
"I wonder why." He said
sarcastically "Fine."
"Rinoa!" Selphie shouted, "We
have to leave! Hurry up!"
"Ok, ok, I'm ready. Hey, I told
you that's your color. And that shirt
looks hot on you!" Rinoa said
"Oh, thank you. And thanks for
not dressing me like a total skank."
She replied
"No problem. Your a good girl."
Rinoa said. 'But not for long....' She
whispered to herself.
"Now lets go! Wouldn't want to
keep them waiting." Rinoa joked.
They walked across the street
and up to the large house. Rinoa rang
the doorbell and Squall opened
the door.
"Hey Squall!" She said coyly
Squall blushed "Hey. Are you
guys ready?"
"Of course. Let's go." She told
him. As soon as she finished her
sentence a large dog came
running towards her.
Squall grabbed the dog by the
collar before he could knock her to the
ground.
"Oh, your dog is so cute!" She
said scratching behind his ears.
"What's his name?" The dog
wagged his tail.
"Clash" Squall answered. "Hmm,
He usually doesn't like
strangers...hey, we should
probably get going now."
The group headed to the car.
Squall jumped in the drivers seat, and
Selphie and Zell immediately
jumped in the back, leaving only one
place left for Rinoa.
"So, Rinoa, where is this place
again?" Squall asked
"It's 1631 Sunrise Boulevard, next
to the Maternity shop. Go figure."
She said as she picked up
Squall CD case. She looked through it until
she saw one she wanted to put
in.
"Hey Squall, do you mind if I
put a CD on?" She asked
"Go ahead." He told her.
"Ok." She took out the Nine
Inch Nails CD and put it in the player.
Zell and Selphie looked at each
other and Zell whispered, "They're so
weird"
Selphie nodded in agreement.
Rinoa looked back at them and
asked, "What are you guys saying?"
"Uhh, we were just
you turn it up?" Zell asked
"Hmm." Rinoa said giving them a
weird look, "Fine."
"Now that they can't hear us,"
Zell whispered to Selphie "we can talk
about them."
"Yeah! Rinoa is sooooo into
Squall, but she keeps telling me that he
isn't interested in her. She so
insecure..." Selphie told him.
"Dude! Today I was asking
Squall if he, you know, like liked her and
he started to blush. Every time
someone even mentions her name he gets
this stupid look on his face.
It's funny as hell." Zell finished his
sentence just as the car came
to a halt. Rinoa turned off the music
and unbuckled her seatbelt.
"Okay you guys," She shouted as
she opened her handbag "Here are your
fake ID's."
Zell took his and examined it.
"Hey, this looks real! Thanks!" He
said.
"Don't thank me, thank Roko."
She told them.
The group walked into the club
as they looked for an empty table.
Rinoa searched the building for
Faye. It wasn't quiet crowded yet, but
would be soon. "Hey guys, I'm
gonna step out side for a second." She
told her friends. They nodded
and she left.
"Rinoa!" She heard a familiar
voice calling her.
'No...' She thought.
Reluctantly, she turned around
"Rinoa, what are you doing
here? I haven't seen you for a while..."
The man said.
Rinoa cringed and put on a fake
smile. "Hi Seifer..."
"You know, it's been along time
Rinoa. I haven't stopped thinking
about you." He said.
She looked down. "Really, so
who's name were you screaming when you
were doing Beverly?" She asked
in a bitchy tone.
He turned his head and
answered, "You know that was just a fling. I
was confused. I love you all
along, I just had to make sure that I
really did."
She smirked. "That's bullshit.
If you really loved me, you never would
have done the things you did."
"I told you I was sorry. I
didn't mean that stuff. Come on Rinoa,
please forgive me..." He said
apologetically.
Rinoa had to look away. She
felt tears coming on, but pushed them
back. "Last time this happened
to us, you went and screwed me over
again. You expect me to go
through the same shit, over and over?"
Seifer rolled his eyes "Look
Rin, I know you won't find anyone else
out there. They don't want you
because they love you; they want you
because you're easy." he said
coldly as he grabbed her by the
shoulder.
"Since when the hell do you
know anything about love Almasy?" A deep
voice said from behind Rinoa.
"What the fuck are you doing
here, Leonhart?" Seifer said in an angry
tone, letting go of Rinoa.
"I'm here with Rinoa." Squall
answered putting his arm around her. She
smiled at the warmth of his
body and decided to play along.
Seifer looked shocked at first
and then irritated. "Rinoa, what the
fuck are you doing with this
guy? You don't even know him, he could be
a complete psycho."
"The only psycho I see here is
you Seifer." She answered.
Seifer gave her a cold stare.
If looks could kill, she would have been
dead. "This is the same old
bull, Rin. Once he gets tired of screwing
you, you'll come crawling back.
You always do." He said as he walked
away. He purposely rammed
shoulders with Squall on the way out.
Squall and Rinoa walked back
inside. "Are you gonna be okay?" Squall
asked considerately.
She looked up at him into his
clear blue eyes and smiled. "I'll be
just fine. Thanks."
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