And so opens yet another chapter. Two updates this year...really lucky...Lol. Anyway enjoy.

The day seemed to be never ending for Squall. His thoughts wandered to Rinoa and the events reported to him were a distant memory. Xu was hovering over Squall forcing him to do his job. Finally by 9:30 PM the paper work was done and the woman was tired of trying to get the stubborn man to get his heart back into it. The lights were shut off and after hours had gone in effect awhile ago.

Squall walked down the hallway towards the training room after being informed by a few people that Rinoa was headed that way. In the corner of his eye he caught Fuujin standing there with her arms crossed and an unhappy look on her face. "Fuujin." Squall muttered as he passed.

"SQUALL," She waddled behind him her injuries would take awhile to heal but no serious damage had been done.

"What do you three want?" Squall looked over his shoulder at the injured woman by no means was she defenseless even at this state.

"HELP," her eye glanced down at the floor as she shifted weight to the other foot.

"You can stay here, all of you." Fuujin nodded and turned to head back to the dorms.

His foot steps made soft thumping noises as he walked down the spot free floor. "Rinoa?"

"Ego nutus tu!" A voice shouted and a few seconds later a screech.

"Rin? Rinoa!" Squall pulled out his gunblade and threw himself into the foliage racing towards the cries. Emerging from the wilderness' grasp he finds himself between the Sorceress and fiends…the monsters that are raised for training.

Blood covered her arm and her clothing. Tears ran down her pale cheeks and her eyes wide in fear, her voice gone horse from screaming. "Squall!"

A few of the monsters turned to look at Squall but the majority just ignored him. Squall gritted his teeth and ran at them hacking and slashing his way there…creating a blood bath.

Climbing to her feet she flung herself onto him. "Squall they…they…" Her voice seemed to die.

"They what?" He tried to coax it out of her.

"…They all of them came out me…like..I…I'm not sure. They're not suppose to do that!"

"Did you hear someone shouting a few minutes ago?" He kneeled down so she could get on his back. As so as he did she climbed on and wrapped her arms around his neck…shaking.

"No…my arm..it's bleeding." She stated as if she didn't realize it earlier. "and I don't feel…so-" and her vision turned blurry as the darkness sucked her in.

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Her vision cleared and she was in a darkened field. The wind blew gently and the sky was cloudy however it still seemed bright enough to see. Something caught her eye and she turned so fast that she tripped on a fallen log. "Who's there!" her voice sounded desperate.

"You or rather will be you." The words seemed to float in the air.

"Me? You can't be me…" She staggered to her feet and scanned the darkness.

"Not yet, but I will be Ms. Rinoa Heartilly." The voice paused, "The only Sorceress left known… Love of Squall Leonhart…"

"W-who are you?" Looking around widly Rinoa pulled out her weapon.

"I am the Forgotten Sorceress Devona Mei." The voice said.

"Devona Mei?" Rinoa closed her eyes, is this a dream? I has to be.

"Killed even though proven innocent in a crime I never heard of until my sentencing. I've waited for centuries for my revenge…Until you came along."

A frown passed Rinoa's face and her chocolate brown eyes narrowed. "Why does that matter?"

"I have unfinished business and only a powerful Sorceress can be used as a vessel." Devona sounded bored now.

Powerful…? "I…don't think so."

"You doubt yourself child. Lend me your body and I shall show you toward your true destiny."

"Seen that one don't care to live it…Thanks but no thanks." Rinoa squeezed her eyes shut and thought "home" then "awake".

"Fool you cannot resist much longer." The words become almost inaudible as consciousness over took.