Author's Note: Heyyy, thanks for the reviews. I know some of you may be annoyed at the Rinoa and Quistis thing but…like, read on!

It was the end of break and I'd totally got Quistis where I wanted her. This was really unlike me, using people and planning to be bitchy, but it'd be worth it in the long run, right? I'd have Squall. And even if being popular and wonderful wasn't what he wanted, I'd find someone who did want that.

A part of me felt a little guilty about Selphie. After all, she'd been my best friend for ages. But I wasn't getting anywhere with Selphie. She didn't really help me and I'm sure she didn't really appreciate all the attention I was getting and not her, especially from Irvine. But now I was friends with Quistis, we were both going to be the most popular girls in school.

Quistis linked my arm which I accepted and we walked on down the corridor.

"So, Quistis, what do you have next?"

She rolled her eyes. "Rinoa, you sooo have to stop thinking about school. I don't know what I've got!"

"Oh," I frowned slightly then smiled. "Well I have Art…"

"Go to your Art then," she unlinked me and walked away, but glanced at me.

"Remember all the things I told you, Rin. Keep them up or we're no longer friends."

I nodded frantically. "Sure. Seeya later."

"Wait," she walked back to me. "I have Art too." She muttered and I grinned.

"Stop smiling, honestly!"

I sighed to myself, I guess I'd be getting this all the time…would it really be worth it though? Well, when people started to see us together I guess that was when I'd be getting really good.

So we walked down to Art together along with Quistis's little sidekicks. They didn't do, or say much…I suppose they were just people she liked to boss around.

I wondered who'd be in this class. I was hoping Squall would be, then I could try out my new flirting techniques. Quistis seemed to know what she was talking about so they had to work…right?

So, we got there. We entered the class and I looked around. Unfortunately there was no Squall, or Selphie or even Irvine, just some other guy I'd seen around a bit, Zell. He was quite nice I suppose. Not in that way…

"Hello Rinoa," he greeted me. I smiled.

Quistis stepped in front of him.

"Hello Quistis," he muttered.

She rolled her eyes, she did it in such a passionate way unlike me who's just boring. I guess I'd never be as popular as Quistis. Or I would, but for the wrong reasons…like I'm a princess.

"Sit next to me, Rinnie," Quistis grabbed my arm and dragged me to a table at the back of the class.

"Um…" I was going to say that usually I'd sit nearer the front but I needed to hang around with Quistis.

"Are you actually going to do any work today? 'Cos I'm sooo not…" she laughed.

I looked at her. "Well I was planning to…" I paused. Surely one lesson wouldn't hurt. "Ok, I won't."

"Good. Ok, wanna test out the flirting stuff?"

"Yeah," I jumped at the chance.

"Ok…" she giggled to herself. "Him."

I looked to where she was pointing. It was Zell.

"Sure, tell me what to do."

"You serious? Who in their right mind would like him?"

"He seems alright…"

She gave another laugh. "Riiight. Ok. Well, just go and chat him up. Use one of those lines I told you," she giggled again. Why was she laughing so much…

"Ok…" I agreed reluctantly. I didn't like her choices of chat up lines. They were cheesy but hey, I had to do it, right?

Casually I walked over to Zell.

"Hey Rinoa," he greeted me again.

I smiled back. "Uhh, Zell…"

He waited. I decided to start off small.

"So you're a guy and I'm a girl, huh?" What was I saying? Of course we were. Oh great. I sound so stupid. I am so stupid.

He stared back blankly. "It sure does seem that way."

"Yeah, and, umm…" Think Rinoa. "And I just wanted to ask…is it hot in here or is it just you?"

He grinned slightly. "Rinoa…"

"Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?"

"Rin…"

"Are you tired? You've been running through my mind all night."

He sighed. "Rin-"

"For a moment I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Now I see that I am very much alive, and heaven has been brought to me."

Ok, maybe that did go a bit far. And the whole class kinda heard and stared at us…

I smiled sheepishly.

"Well, I never knew you felt that way, Rin…"

"I don't," I mumbled and ran out of the class. I was using that power to my advantage this time.

So, here I was again, feeling stupid. Would I always feel so stupid? I couldn't do anything right! Those stupid chat up lines could NEVER work.

Quistis came after me, laughing. "Omigod Rinoa! That was hilarious."

I stared at her. "Hilarious? Did we experience the same thing?"

She tried not to laugh then, but didn't succeed. "Come on Rin. That was just…" she burst out laughing again. "Ok, ok."

I glared at her and rolled my eyes, sighing. "I feel so humiliated. Why did you tell me to do that?"

She chose not to answer that. "Oh well. So they don't work then."

"You're quick," I said sarcastically.

She was about to say something, then paused and smiled. "You're getting there on the bitchiness. Which is our next plan."

I looked at her.

"Chat up lines sooo don't work. So be MEAN!" She said excitedly.

"How will that work?" I was confused.

"Come on. We're both like, gorgeous, right? So even if we're mean, that'll just make them want us even more," she smiled nastily. "Well, you'll be trying this anyway…"

I looked at her again. I was slightly unsure about this one. "Um…" I was intrigued though, and really wondered if she was right, so I thought I might as well accept. "Sure, I'll try it…but do I have to go back in there?"

"Course not. Let's hang around outside."

Without thinking twice I linked Quistis's arm and walked outside with her. Maybe she wasn't so bad, she was kinda helping me…right?

We walked along casually, I was daydreaming all the while. So my life was getting slowly better, or was it? Well, I was getting more confident which was good. I was getting flirting tips from an expert which was also good. I was gonna be popular which was great. I'm not so annoyed about being a princess, so yeah it's all good…

But then again….was it? Was I being totally evil, and fake, just using popularity to get what I want, and abandoning my real friends?

I didn't have time to think of that, since Quistis had interrupted my thoughts.

"So. Who do you wanna try it out on this time?"

I looked around. "There's no one here."

"I didn't say right now. Just any time. Who? Got your eye on anyone?"

I was torn between telling her the truth or lying about who I liked. If I told her the truth she could help me. If I lied, it would stop her from knowing, obviously. I didn't want her to know really, I didn't want the whole world knowing. But I sighed and decided telling her may be for the best…

"Ok. It's the new guy…Squall."

Well that was cheesy. The chat up line part anyway! But yeah, chapter 8 done! Read and review! And you shall see more next chappie.