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Chapter 3: Dreams…
Rinoa leaned against the wall watching Squall in silence as he opened the door to his dorm room. Of course it was against regulations to have the opposite sex staying in your dorm room…but Squall was the leader of Balamb Garden so he could bend the rules just a bit. Not like anyone would find out Rinoa had stayed one night in his dorm room anyway, right?
The door clicked open and he stepped inside holding the door for Rinoa. She gazed about Squall's dorm room. The place was really plain, a desk, clothes, his case for his gunblade propped up against the wall, no pictures on the wall, completely boring and simple. She shook her head, she couldn't complain much he was a guy.
She walked to the bathroom and stood there looking around. With a soft sigh she returned looked back at Squall. "…Um do you have a shirt I could use?"
Squall looked at her completely clueless, "Huh?"
"A shirt silly. I need something to sleep in." Rinoa leaned against the inner part of the doorway.
"What do you need a shirt for you have clothes." Squall frowned, now uncomfortable with the situation.
Rinoa who had read his mind just shook her head. "Squall it's just a stupid shirt. Do you have on I can use? But if it makes you feel better…I'll go find Selphie or Quistis and borrow something from them, if they don't mind."
That made him frown even more. What did this women what from him? It's just a shirt…but still. He sighed and walked over to the closet and pulled a long dark blue T-shirt. "Will this work?" He held it up so she could see it.
"Yep, thanks." She took the shirt and stepped into the bathroom closing the door behind her, leaving Squall standing there dumbfounded.
She set the towel down near the shower and turned the water on waiting for it to warm up. She caught her reflection in the mirror, something wasn't right. But she couldn't put her finger on it or maybe she was just being a bit paranoid from the recent event. Nevertheless she stripped and stepped into the steamy fog, then into the shower.
Later the door opened, her damp hair clung somewhat to her pale skin. Squall looked up from the papers on his desk. "…Do you always spend that much time in the shower?"
Rinoa frowned slightly. "Sorry if I wanted to be clean." She snickered slightly and plopped down on his bed.
"…Whatever." He stared at Rinoa, her eye sparkling in the dim light. She looked rather small and delicate in that oversized shirt she was wearing. "Well its past eleven… you should get some sleep."
"Um Squall where are you going to sleep?"
He hadn't thought of that before. "…Well…the floor I guess."
She arched a brow at that. The bed could be big enough for them to bunk together because she wasn't that big. Maybe that made him uncomfortable…? "Squall, I don't take up much room you can have you bed and I'll manage."
"You mean sleep together?" he couldn't help that reaction from slipping out of his mouth. If he had known this would happen he would have sent her to Selphie or Quistis's dorm. …To late now. "I can sleep on the floor Rinoa. It won't kill me."
She was too tired to argue with him at this point. Sleep is what she wanted, and to be with him…but apparently she could have both. She watched him roll out a few blankets on the floor to make it softer and snatch a pillow off the bed. "You're mad aren't you…?" her voice came out very soft.
He stopped and shook his head. "I'm not…mad at you Rinoa. Not yet at least." He disappeared into the bathroom to change.
"Not at least? What does that mean?" She whispered to herself. Maybe he was sick of her, or thought she was cheating on him while she was gone all that time? Did he even care? She shook the thoughts out of her head as he came back out of the bathroom and walked over to his bed for the night.
Rinoa slipped off the bed stood looking up at him. "Squall…"
"What?" He seemed a bit colder than he meant to sound.
Rinoa lowered her head and sighed. "…Good night." She wrapped her arms around his neck and stood on her tiptoes to kiss him. Squall stood there watching her with a surprised expression on his face.
She crawled on to the bed and slipped under the covers. "Good night Rinoa." He whispered softly while turning out the lights and going to sleep.
Her eyes searched the darkened land as the cool air whipped her hair around. She turned around to see a tall figure standing in the far distance. She narrowed her eyes trying to make out who it was. Unfortunately she couldn't tell who it was, so she started walking toward it in a slow and careful pace.
A loud thud sound came from behind, she turned too fast and tripped on rock. She stared up at the huge beast and it stared back. It yellow eyes was locked on the petite woman, drool dropped from its huge mouth filled with blood stained pointy teeth.
She screamed as loud as she could manage to get some help. Her gaze flicked past the beast to a man holding a gunblade at his side. "SQUALL!!!"
Squall charged toward the beast, his gunblade high above his head. Before the blade could do any damage to the monster it slashed at Squall knocking him back. He stumbled regaining is footing and charged again at the monster. The gunblade ripped through the flesh of the monster spilling blood everywhere.
Rinoa stood there watching them fight, frozen. She couldn't move, think, or talk. Stuck there frozen in time watch her loved one fight for her. The monster had knocked the gunblade out of Squall's hand, he scrambled to get to his weapon but failed. It grabbed him and literally started ripping the knight a part. Horrid sounds of ripping flesh and bones cracking came, as he called out.
Tears where running down Rinoa's face as she watched him die…in the hands of a monster. She had done nothing to save him. She cried because she couldn't have helped him if she wanted to, and because she failed as his girlfriend and a sorceress. Free to move after Squall was gone she fell to her knees crying her heart and soul out as the monster stood there before her, watching and waiting…
Her eyes fluttered open, while she screamed silently. Tears stained her beautiful face. Squall sat on the side of the bed trying to comfort her. "..Rinoa, its ok it was just a nightmare."
Once her dark brown eyes focused on Squall she sat up covering her face with her hands crying. "Squall…" Slowly he crawled up on bed and encircled her in his arms rocking her gently. "…I couldn't do anything…" she muttered lowly over and over again.
"Couldn't do anything about what?" He said softly while looking into her eyes.
"…I couldn't…stop it. It…" She trailed off. He held her listening to her breathing slow down as she began to fall asleep in his arms. He laid there with her because if he moved he probably would end up waking her.
She couldn't stop what? He asked himself mentally while he tried to get comfortable as possible. Whatever that was about really upset her. Slowly he drifted a sleep with Rinoa in his arms for the first time ever…he felt safe and like he belonged.
Chapter 3: Dreams…
Rinoa leaned against the wall watching Squall in silence as he opened the door to his dorm room. Of course it was against regulations to have the opposite sex staying in your dorm room…but Squall was the leader of Balamb Garden so he could bend the rules just a bit. Not like anyone would find out Rinoa had stayed one night in his dorm room anyway, right?
The door clicked open and he stepped inside holding the door for Rinoa. She gazed about Squall's dorm room. The place was really plain, a desk, clothes, his case for his gunblade propped up against the wall, no pictures on the wall, completely boring and simple. She shook her head, she couldn't complain much he was a guy.
She walked to the bathroom and stood there looking around. With a soft sigh she returned looked back at Squall. "…Um do you have a shirt I could use?"
Squall looked at her completely clueless, "Huh?"
"A shirt silly. I need something to sleep in." Rinoa leaned against the inner part of the doorway.
"What do you need a shirt for you have clothes." Squall frowned, now uncomfortable with the situation.
Rinoa who had read his mind just shook her head. "Squall it's just a stupid shirt. Do you have on I can use? But if it makes you feel better…I'll go find Selphie or Quistis and borrow something from them, if they don't mind."
That made him frown even more. What did this women what from him? It's just a shirt…but still. He sighed and walked over to the closet and pulled a long dark blue T-shirt. "Will this work?" He held it up so she could see it.
"Yep, thanks." She took the shirt and stepped into the bathroom closing the door behind her, leaving Squall standing there dumbfounded.
She set the towel down near the shower and turned the water on waiting for it to warm up. She caught her reflection in the mirror, something wasn't right. But she couldn't put her finger on it or maybe she was just being a bit paranoid from the recent event. Nevertheless she stripped and stepped into the steamy fog, then into the shower.
Later the door opened, her damp hair clung somewhat to her pale skin. Squall looked up from the papers on his desk. "…Do you always spend that much time in the shower?"
Rinoa frowned slightly. "Sorry if I wanted to be clean." She snickered slightly and plopped down on his bed.
"…Whatever." He stared at Rinoa, her eye sparkling in the dim light. She looked rather small and delicate in that oversized shirt she was wearing. "Well its past eleven… you should get some sleep."
"Um Squall where are you going to sleep?"
He hadn't thought of that before. "…Well…the floor I guess."
She arched a brow at that. The bed could be big enough for them to bunk together because she wasn't that big. Maybe that made him uncomfortable…? "Squall, I don't take up much room you can have you bed and I'll manage."
"You mean sleep together?" he couldn't help that reaction from slipping out of his mouth. If he had known this would happen he would have sent her to Selphie or Quistis's dorm. …To late now. "I can sleep on the floor Rinoa. It won't kill me."
She was too tired to argue with him at this point. Sleep is what she wanted, and to be with him…but apparently she could have both. She watched him roll out a few blankets on the floor to make it softer and snatch a pillow off the bed. "You're mad aren't you…?" her voice came out very soft.
He stopped and shook his head. "I'm not…mad at you Rinoa. Not yet at least." He disappeared into the bathroom to change.
"Not at least? What does that mean?" She whispered to herself. Maybe he was sick of her, or thought she was cheating on him while she was gone all that time? Did he even care? She shook the thoughts out of her head as he came back out of the bathroom and walked over to his bed for the night.
Rinoa slipped off the bed stood looking up at him. "Squall…"
"What?" He seemed a bit colder than he meant to sound.
Rinoa lowered her head and sighed. "…Good night." She wrapped her arms around his neck and stood on her tiptoes to kiss him. Squall stood there watching her with a surprised expression on his face.
She crawled on to the bed and slipped under the covers. "Good night Rinoa." He whispered softly while turning out the lights and going to sleep.
Her eyes searched the darkened land as the cool air whipped her hair around. She turned around to see a tall figure standing in the far distance. She narrowed her eyes trying to make out who it was. Unfortunately she couldn't tell who it was, so she started walking toward it in a slow and careful pace.
A loud thud sound came from behind, she turned too fast and tripped on rock. She stared up at the huge beast and it stared back. It yellow eyes was locked on the petite woman, drool dropped from its huge mouth filled with blood stained pointy teeth.
She screamed as loud as she could manage to get some help. Her gaze flicked past the beast to a man holding a gunblade at his side. "SQUALL!!!"
Squall charged toward the beast, his gunblade high above his head. Before the blade could do any damage to the monster it slashed at Squall knocking him back. He stumbled regaining is footing and charged again at the monster. The gunblade ripped through the flesh of the monster spilling blood everywhere.
Rinoa stood there watching them fight, frozen. She couldn't move, think, or talk. Stuck there frozen in time watch her loved one fight for her. The monster had knocked the gunblade out of Squall's hand, he scrambled to get to his weapon but failed. It grabbed him and literally started ripping the knight a part. Horrid sounds of ripping flesh and bones cracking came, as he called out.
Tears where running down Rinoa's face as she watched him die…in the hands of a monster. She had done nothing to save him. She cried because she couldn't have helped him if she wanted to, and because she failed as his girlfriend and a sorceress. Free to move after Squall was gone she fell to her knees crying her heart and soul out as the monster stood there before her, watching and waiting…
Her eyes fluttered open, while she screamed silently. Tears stained her beautiful face. Squall sat on the side of the bed trying to comfort her. "..Rinoa, its ok it was just a nightmare."
Once her dark brown eyes focused on Squall she sat up covering her face with her hands crying. "Squall…" Slowly he crawled up on bed and encircled her in his arms rocking her gently. "…I couldn't do anything…" she muttered lowly over and over again.
"Couldn't do anything about what?" He said softly while looking into her eyes.
"…I couldn't…stop it. It…" She trailed off. He held her listening to her breathing slow down as she began to fall asleep in his arms. He laid there with her because if he moved he probably would end up waking her.
She couldn't stop what? He asked himself mentally while he tried to get comfortable as possible. Whatever that was about really upset her. Slowly he drifted a sleep with Rinoa in his arms for the first time ever…he felt safe and like he belonged.