"Oh. Him?" She wasn't looking me in the eye.

"Yeah," I blushed slightly.

"Yeah, I've seen him. He's alright," she still wasn't looking at me.

"So what can I do?" I asked her.

"Um…well you know what to do. I'm gonna go and see my other friends. Catch you later," she mumbled and rushed off.

I was confused. Surely Quistis didn't like him too…or maybe she didn't think I could get him, or something?

Oh well. I decided I'd see if her plan really worked…I began to wander around when I saw a teacher.

"Miss Heartilly?"

I turned around and remembered I wasn't in my lesson.

"Hello Rinoa, dear. How are you?"

I paused, quite angrily, but pushed away my feelings and smiled back. "I'm ok,"

"Good. Now shouldn't you be in your lesson?"

I smiled even more since it was almost a telling off. "Yes, I'll just go."

I wasn't planning on going. Quistis wasn't going. So I didn't need to either. I began to wander round when I saw more people walking outside, I guess it was time for lunch.

I always ate lunch in the cafeteria with Selphie. Just us 2. But what was I supposed to do today?

I was hungry so I couldn't exactly skip lunch…I had to go, if I saw Selphie I'd just have to make an excuse.

And if Quistis wasn't there, maybe I could find Squall and test our plan out. I hoped it would work. Why wouldn't it? Quistis knows these things, and she's right. I'm gorgeous…so he'll like me no matter how bitchy I am!

I walked over and up the steps to the cafeteria. It was filled with random people, buying food, as you'd expect in a food place…

Oh no. Selphie was sitting at a table, alone. I couldn't join her. I tried to blend into the crowd but believe me, it's hard when you're as popular as I am.

"Rinoa!" I heard a voice call me.

"Shhh….oh, it's you," I turned round and greeted Irvine. "Look, I'm really busy."

"Busy with what? Food?" He chuckled. I rolled my eyes.

"I haven't got time for this," I mumbled.

"That's ok, I've got all the time in the world for you."

"Just leave it, Irvine," I said louder.

"Why? I just wanna be around you,"

"Leave me alone!" I shouted, just as Quistis came through the door. She rushed towards me.

"You're doing great! But that's not the right guy, is it? Oh well. This guy's easier,"

"How do you know?" I asked suspiciously.

"What, you don't think I've been there?" She said quietly but with a loud laugh at the end.

I just stared at her. Was this why she didn't really want me to get Squall…because she hadn't yet?

I asked her this.

"What? What are you talking about?" She laughed again but it was more nervous. "Don't be so stupid. See if I care if you 'get' him. Go and get him right now if you think you can," she said more nastily.

"I don't know where he is right now," I retorted.

"He's over there," she pointed immediately after I spoke, and she was right. There he was at a table, also alone.

I looked at her again. "Looks like you've been…spying on him, or something?"

"No. I just know where people sit."

"That's where the cheerleaders sit," she pointed. "That's where the geeks sit." Another point.

"That's where your geeky friend Selphie sits," she pointed right to her, "Irvine usually sits with the guys who think they're cool but they're actually also geeks…"

Another point. And another. She really knew her stuff…

"And finally. That's where the cool kids sit. i.e., me," she smirked. "And now you."

"But…what about Squall? Where am I gonna sit today?"

"Hmm. Sit with us, but just go over there every now and then. Be annoying, that'll really turn him on," she cackled again. Her laughing was getting on my nerves.

"Ok…" I agreed.

"Right. Go and buy me food. Come over to us in a minute," she rushed off before I could even ask her what she wanted.

I sighed and decided to get her what I was getting.

I tried hard to sneak past Selph's table and I think it worked, she was only eating anyway, looking sorry for herself.

"Hey," I said quietly when I reached Quistis and passed her her tray.

"Hey-RIN! What do you think you're doing?"

"What?" I replied shocked. "It's your food."

"I'm a VEGETARIAN! I can't eat this!"

"I'm sorry…" I didn't know what to say.

"Get me some more!" She ordered another one of her friends who rushed up immediately.

"So, on a happier note, this is Rin, as you probably know," she gave a sickly-sweet smile to all of her friends and practically dragged me down on the seat next to her.

"Wanna try that thing yet then?" She looked at me, her eyes glazed over like she still didn't want me to do it.

"Sure…"

"You know what to do. So do it," she snapped.

"O…ok," I began to walk over, but his table was right near Selphie's, which was quite risky…

Oh well, she saw me.

"Rinoa?" She squeaked.

"Um, hey," I deliberately didn't look at her.

"What's going on?" She said in the same high pitched voice.

"Nothing, um, talk to you later yeah?" I rushed off before she could say anything else, or so I thought.

"I saw you with…Quistis," she gulped.

"Uh, yeah. She was in my Art class,"

"No, I mean just now,"

"Yeah, well it's after Art isn't it?" I felt quite bad lying to my…well, old best friend.

"Ok," she said quietly and got back to her food, I gave a sigh of relief and stepped up to Squall.

But I couldn't do it.

Why should I be nasty to someone I hardly know, let alone the fact that I really like them?

So I walked back to Quistis.

"Couldn't do it," I said quietly and somewhat embarrassed.

And that will do for chapter 9! Yay. What will happen next? I don't even know since I haven't written it. But read and review! Then I'll update quicker.