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The Dinchts had a small house so Squall and Zell shared a room. Squall slept on the floor until he got his own bed. Since coming to a new school, a few girls had their eyes on Squall. Of course, he took no notice of them. Sure they were attractive but he didn't feel compelled to go after them. He felt pathetic so he didn't even tell his friends that he was looking for "the one". It was usually the girl who fussed about that- or that's how it seemed to him anyway. He needed someone to take away the ill feeling of loneliness. He wanted someone who could understand him. Maybe he could find someone that understood him better than he did himself, if that was possible.

When Quistis started hitting on Squall, he was reminded of Janie. Those confused feelings washed over him again and he wasn't sure how to react, so he didn't. He kept a blank look on his face and said nothing. Most of the time they –whoever was flirting with him- didn't notice. This sent a signal to his brain that said, 'They don't get it'. Those messages were never good and he got one upon meeting Quistis. As soon as she introduced herself, just by the way she said her name; he knew she was after him. Thus started a minor disaster. The day she approached him she'd stuck by his side. He felt stupid because throughout different classes, she kept saying, "If you don't understand something, I can help you." Even if he said no she ended up helping him anyway. The only time he could escape her was at lunch.

"S'up, Squall," Zell said. "What's with that girl following you every where?"

Squall sighed, "I don't know. She wanted me to sit at her table with her too. I mean, she's nice and everything but damn. I need a break from her."

"Know what you mean, man." Squall scoffed and thought, 'Do you now?' Zell shoveled his food down while Squall just picked at it. He wasn't too fond of school lunch. It was okay sometimes but he hated it on days like this when they served tator-tot hot dish. Just looking at it made him want to throw up. So why did he take the damn tray? He always ended up in one of the lines, even if he hated what they were serving. He just did it without thinking.

He felt a light tap on his back. When he looked behind him he saw Quistis walk by with a slight smile on her face. "You going to go out with her?" Zell asked. Squall only shook his head. She wasn't what he was looking for. At least that's what his instincts told him. Zell didn't question it further anyways. Squall took his time grabbing his stuff from his locker. He noticed two girls over by Zell. Both girls were short but one was dressed in a jean outfit and her hair was black. The other was in a yellow dress and she had brown hair. He wondered what they'd be talking to Zell about. Not many girls talked to Zell, unless Squall was with him.

"Who was that?" Squall asked.

Zell answered simply, "Some friends of Quistis."

"What did they want?"

"They just asked me something. Why? You looking for Quistis?"

"No. I was just curious. Have I seen them before? They look familiar."

"Well," Zell said, "they're in our English class. Quistis is in there too."

"Yeah I know. She's in ALL my classes. It's like she's stalking me or something."

"Maybe she is."

"You're a great comfort," Squall said sarcastically. The bell rang and everyone headed for their fifth hour class. Soon Squall would be out of here, thank God. The day seemed to go slower when Quistis was around. Sixth hour they (Squall, Zell, and Quistis) were in Geography. The teacher gave them tons of notes that day. Quistis kept jabbing Squall in the back with her pen. She giggled every time he squirmed. He restrained himself from backhanding her. The point of her pen was really digging into his back and it hurt. The teacher had to leave the room for a second so Quistis took the opportunity to pass Squall a note. It said, 'Hey, Squall, what are you doing this weekend?'

He wrote, 'I'll be busy' and handed it back. He thought that would end the conversation right there. He was wrong. She slipped it back to him just before the teacher came in.

'Maybe when you're not busy we can do something like go to a movie,' she'd written. So in other words, he thought, she's asking me out on a date. This is too weird. He didn't give an answer. In fact, after class he immediately ducked her clutches and headed for his last hour, English. He thought he'd be the first one there but one of the girls that had been talking to Zell was already sitting in her desk. She looked up at him for a second then back down at whatever she was writing- a note maybe. He could've sworn he saw her cheeks turn a slight pick color when she looked at him. He sat down in his seat.

"You're Squall Leonhart, right?" she asked. Her voice came out quiet and gentle as if she almost wanted to remain unnoticed. He turned to face her and found she had her head down.

He said, "That's right. You are...?"

"Uh, Rinoa Heartilly. Quistis talks about you a lot." When she added the last part, Squall could hear a sense of hurt in her voice and wondered why. Before he got the chance to ask anything else, people started filing in the classroom. The teacher entered shortly after. Quistis shot Squall a flirtatious smile as she took her seat. She didn't see him roll his eyes.

Squall's place was in the back; Rinoa's was near the front. He found himself staring at the back of her head. He wished he could've gotten a better look at her face but she put her head down so fast. Maybe if he got a chance, he could talk to her after class. The only obstacle would be getting past Quistis. Once she had him, Rinoa might not want to talk to him. As a start, he avoided eye contact with Quistis. In fact, he didn't even look at her. A few minutes before the bell rang, the teacher gave them time to talk so Squall moved into an empty desk in front of Rinoa. "Hey," he said.

She smiled sweetly and said, "Hi." Now he could see her face. She was a little bit pale but nonetheless beautiful. Her eyes were dark but not unkind and her mouth was a gorgeous light rose color. Squall thought her mouth was her best of many attractive features.

"So you're a friend of Quistis, huh?"

"Yeah but sometimes it doesn't feel that way."

"How come?" She just shrugged. Obviously she wasn't up to discussing it- at least, not with him. "Sorry, I didn't mean to- Well you barely know me so-"

"It's okay, I just don't know how to explain it, I guess. You're friends with Zell, right?"

"He's my foster brother," Squall said.

"Oh I'm sorry to hear that." He laughed as she hurriedly added, "I mean, I'm sorry to hear you're in a foster home."

"I know what you meant." As soon as the bell rang, everyone sprang up. Squall walked with Rinoa down the hallway where they split paths to their lockers. Squall and Zell met by the exit and headed out. Luckily for them they had made a few new friends at the end of the summer. A woman with silver hair pulled up in her dark blue jeep Cherokee. A man with brown skin and dark hair sat in the passenger seat. The woman is Fujin; the man is Rajin. Both are juniors that met Squall and Zell when they moved into town. Fujin drove them everywhere since they couldn't drive themselves yet. Squall shoved Zell into the backseat, growling, "Hurry up."

"YOU hurry up," Zell snapped back.

"How do you expect me to find that insulting when YOU'RE the one being slow?"

Fujin yelled, "Will you two just get in damn it!" Squall was glad to be associated with Fujin and Rajin but sometimes Fujin's temper could be scary. She usually didn't say much unless she was mad or something. Rajin did most of the talking if any. "When are you guys going to get a license?" Fujin asked.

Squall said, "When we're sixteen. You going to have to wait a few years so you can drive us 'til then."

"Yeah right. I'll be gone once I graduate. I'm getting out of that fucking house." Fujin has had conflicts with her parents since they got divorced five years ago, but it's not an issue she discusses with people. Her home life is a mystery to those who don't see it firsthand. The most anyone knows is that she has a strong bond with her former stepbrother, Rajin. What they don't know is that it took a while for that bond to form since Rajin is the product of an affair. Though the marriage between Rajin's mother and Fujin's father is terminated, their friendship is not. They both share the feeling that their father let them down.

Squall and Zell were dropped off not more than five minutes later. Really, they don't live that far away from school, but walking changes it into a whole different story. Zell raced to the living room to watch TV while Squall headed upstairs. He couldn't get the image of Rinoa out of his mind. She's so beautiful, it's like she's in a category all her own. He could catch this woman and call her his own. He's surprised that door isn't being knocked down by a horde of guys. If she is as compassionate as she is beautiful, Squall has then found what he has been secretly searching for.