Author's Note: I don't want to confuse you all, so this chapter is the same thing as the last, but in Squall's point of view, okay? Great. And there is one, small, little testament in this chapter to the BEST movie ever, okay?

Curiosity swears it wasn't his fault. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. He took the blame for another's mistake. Another's dreadful mistake. And now he has to pay the price.

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Squall coughed. His head hurt. He massaged his forehead in an effort to alive the pain, but nothing happened. Squall muttered a few choice curses, and coughed again. Maybe he was getting sick. He ripped open the medicine cabinet and swallowed a few aspirin. Squall drummed his fingers on the ceramic sink and waited for the "fast-acting pain killers" to kick in. When they didn't, Squall coughed once more, and slammed his fist against the sink.

Today was just not his day.

He sighed and counted slowly to ten, trying to calm down. After he felt serene enough to function, Squall went back into the main room, and started cleaning up. Just because he was depressed was no reason to live in filth. He picked up a few beer bottles, swigged down the last few drops of one, and dropped them all unceremoniously in the trash can. The clank they made when they landed sent a sharp pain from his left temple to the middle of his forehead. Damned asprin. Squall really wished it'd work.

The only thing Squall refused to pick up was the broken vase on the floor. He crushed a few shards of porcelain under his boot as he walked past. He really tried not to think of Rinoa, but it didn't work. She had shouted, "I hate you," he shouted it back. She threw the vase, he merely ducked. She left, and he didn't bother to stop her. The vase was just another in a series of bad memories about her.

Squall flicked off the lights in his dormitory in an effort to soothe his throbbing head. It helped, a little. One last time, Squall coughed. He pulled his shirt over his head and kicked off his boots. It was time to sleep.

He collapsed wearily on top of his standard-issue bed, and closed his eyes. To Squall's aggrivation, sleep did not come. He took several deep breaths, and tried to clear his mind. Suddenly, something bumped against his wall. Squall froze, his eyes still shut. Diablos, in his mind chanted, Paranoia, paranoia, something's gonna get me… Squall cursed it mentally.

Then a few giggles floated in through the thin walls, and Squall relaxed. It was okay, it was just a few stupid students. There was nothing to be scared of. Maybe Diablos was right, maybe he was paranoid.

Squall relaxed again.

Just when he was on the verge of blissful sleep, a few mechanical tones sounded, and his dorm door creaked open. He jerked awake, and clamped his eyes shut. Maybe if the trespasser thought he was asleep, they'd let him live. Never before had Squall wanted to live so much.

It was silent for a few moments, full of panic, but then the sound of cloth rustling occurred. Squall had trouble breathing. Some odd Force in the room told him it was female. Was it Rinoa? Squall didn't know whether to hope it was, or hope it wasn't.

The rustling came closer. It paused again, and Squall could just picture his beautiful sorceress standing over him. But, maybe it wasn't. He was so curious as to who was intruding into his room, Squall had trouble pretending to be asleep.

Next thing he knew, something soft was pressing against his lips. Squall opened his eyes, expecting to see his raven-haired sorceress.

Instead, he saw a blonde-haired angel.

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Poor, poor curiosity. He deserves our pity, and respect. He had absolutely nothing to do with the cat's accident. He just stood on and watched. All the events passed before his unseeing eyes, and he couldn't do anything.

Thank yous:

Daniel Wesley Rydell- Wow. You've read a lot of my stuff, and I'm so flattered you read my sticky-romance story. I feel so special.

GothicAngelEyes- I'm glad you enjoyed this. It's actually my first Quall. Thanks for reviewing!

Madame Equinya- Thank you so much for not killing me, Miss Julia. That in itself is praise enough. I hope you liked this too.

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kannas-twin-When are you going to update? I know I ask that all the time, but I can't help it. Anyway, thanks for reviewing this, and thank GOD Quisty didn't kill me.

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