Disclaimer: Once again, I do not own any part of Final Fantasy 8 or any of its characters or ideas.

Okay…. So far so Good I hope…. Kind of lost for ideas but we will see how it works. So without further delay, here's chapter two.

Chapter 2: His Words

Her first boyfriend. Rinoa sighed deeply, throwing herself on the bed next to the sleeping puppy. This is what it was like.

She loved spending time with him. She loved talking to him. He was different from other guys, more gentle.

She would do anything for him, no matter what. She spent every waking moment with him. She was never at home, and her father and her grew more distant, all the while, she grew more attached to Chance.

Chance came by to see her, like always, but this time he seemed different. He didn't have the gleam of joy in his eye like usual, or the goofy grin. He looked like something she had never seen him as before…He looked sad.

She looked into his eyes, searching for an answer. "We need to talk" was the first thing he said.

He led her to their usual spot by the fountain, leaving Angelo at home. He refused to look at her. She knew something was wrong, but had no idea what was about to happen.

"I am becoming a Seed," He said, still not looking at her. "I am going away to do some training, but will come visit as soon as I can."

Her jaw dropped, unable to make words come out. Seeds went on dangerous missions and lived in Gardens. She would hardly see him.

"I'll write," he said, hoping to make her feel better, only to be unsuccessful. She still didn't speak, or look at him.

"Let me go with you," she said, so softly he barely heard her. "I don't care about the risks, I just want to be with you. I will do whatever it takes." She began to cry.

"You can't come, Rinoa. You cant…."

Telling Rinoa she couldn't come was like telling a hungry bear it couldn't eat. She refused to take no for an answer. She begged and begged, but it became clear she wouldn't get her way. And he left, that November night, leaving her broken.

Letters came everyday, along with presents. She hung his letters on the wall and displayed his gifts for everyone to see. He even sent Angelo gifts. Angelo seemed to miss him too.

He told her of his training, his room he stayed in, his instructors, the headmaster, the Garden itself. She seemed really interested in it. He described everything, leaving no details, and his letters tended to be 4 pages long front and back.

But one day his letters just stopped coming. Rinoa, at first, figured there was a big battle somewhere, and they were hiding so letters would give away their location. But as time went on and the letters still didn't come, Rinoa became worried.

"I am sure he's just lazy. All men are. Look at me? I hate doing my chores…. Rinoa seriously, I'm sure he is fine," Biggs said, patting her on the back.

"No! Something is wrong, he used to write everyday! I have to see if he's okay…" Rinoa argued, her stubborn side showing.

Desperate for help, she went to her father. He simply laughed at her. "Children and their puppy love. It is obvious he has a new girlfriend somewhere else, that's the way these childhood crushes work…"

Rinoa was furious! Surely her father was wrong. He just loved making her sad, that's all. She decided to write to him about the matter.

As she wrote the letter, she began to cry, smudging the ink on the paper as she wrote. She put in her feelings for him, her worry, and her hatred towards what her father said. But the more she thought about it, the more it seemed that maybe her father was right.

A letter came a week later. No gifts, no cute red hearts on the envelope, just a plain letter. She was afraid to open it, knowing it was either good news or bad news, and if it was bad news she was better off not knowing. Still, she was curious.

She opened the letter, her hands shaking as she unfolded the white paper from inside. On the paper she noticed his writing, slanted and neat, the way she remembered it.

She closed her eyes, remembering their times together. The shopping, walking Angelo, seeing parades together, and even her first trip she had ever been on with him by her side the whole time.

All her love was about to be either destroyed, or get stronger.

And she began to read the letter…

"Dear Rinoa,

Writing now has been difficult. My training has increased, and I just got my first ever GF. I really like him we have been battling together. I hope you are doing okay, I know how your father treats you. Chin up, darling. It will all be okay in the end.

As for your fathers guess, he is correct. I am sorry sweetheart, but I have found this wonderful girl here, and I love her very much. I am sorry to tell you this way; I have been putting it off. There is someone out there for you; just look for him and you will find him.

Best Wishes"

Rinoa read it several times, hoping that she had read it wrong somewhere. She cried hard, letting the paper wrinkle in her hands. She tore it to pieces quickly, and went to retrieve a bag from her closet.

She was going to go find him.

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There it is, chapter two. Sad huh? So what's going to happen when she finds him? Total chaos? Is there really a girl, or was he lying to get rid of Rinoa? Did he really write that letter? Guess we will see.

Lyn