A/N: The man that tried to help Rinoa is a real dumbutt. I hope you understand why, lol. Please review.

Chapter 6 – Preparing for you. Anxiety

He walked tall but his body felt weak. He scrutinized everything yet his eyes were tired. His hands were clenched tight but they were still cold. Will the almighty Squall give in? … "Squall!! I'm tired!" Selphie yelled.

"No" He replied as cold as he was.

"I know you want to!"

"…"

"Is that a yes?"

"No"

"Squall, you must be frozen. Would you like something warm?" said a sweet voice not far behind them. The SeeDs turned around and looked upon a smiling face. "Hello everyone"

"Ellone" Squall said.

"It's awfully late and chilly. Please join me in for something warm, won't you?"

"You received a call"

"Mhmm, yes. So you're coming with me anyway" Ellone responded and started to walk.

Quistis went alongside Ellone and as well as Selphie. "If you don't mind me asking what just happened?"

"Oh I received a call from your headmaster. Squall can't say no to me nor Headmaster Cid. So lucky, you guys are done for the day."

Everyone arrived back to the Presidential Palace and sat around in the living room. The fireplace was on, warming everyone's cold bodies. "There are enough guestrooms for everyone but don't get too comfortable yet because I will be calling you back down here. You headmaster is going to call to talk to you all." Ellone reported.

Selphie yelled in joy and ran out of the room to see where she is going to sleep. Along followed Irvine then Zell yawning and rubbing his stomach. "Please excuse me" said Quistis and left the room also.

Ellone grabbed a seat near Squall who was hunched over staring at the floor. Her maid came in the room placing two hot teas on the table. Ellone reached for one and smelled the aroma of her tea. "They're quite nice. You should try." She spoke and sipped her own. She continued to speak. "Father is upset about how short you stayed before… but it is no matter. …You seem confused… kind of silent then usual. Did you meet a woman?"

Silence came from Squall. He just moved his head in a different direction from her. "So it's true" Ellone spoke for him.

"It's not what you think. I can't date her. …She seems quiet and tired about everything."

"But of course, that's not what she is truly like. Appearances can be deceiving, much like yours. …So she's the one your after, huh?" He didn't respond till Ellone reacted. "So that's true too."

"Maybe if I help her… I can see who she really is"

"Don't be so hasty. You might not want to know what she can do."

"I won't care… I want to just see her."

The phone started to ring and she walked a little out of the room calling "Selphie, Irvine, Quistis, Zell! You have a call!" She then walked to the phone and picked it up. "Hello… Let me put you on speakerphone…"

Everyone arrived to the room and sat around. Quistis sat next to the phone. "This is Quistis reporting. Please inform us of what you wanted, everyone is here."

"Thank you Quistis, would you please turn to channel 7" said Headmaster Cid.

Squall reached for the remote and turned it on to the channel. "We have done so" reported Quistis.

"Please just watch. There will be news for you to know. I am terribly busy here so we will discuss any of it when you return to the Garden."

"It is understood. Farewell, Headmaster"

"Goodbye. Have a nice rest tonight."

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The door opened with a single bell going off as she entered the Junk Shop. The man at the front desk looked towards her. "Hey, yo!" He cheered.

"Have you prepared my weapon?" Rinoa asked with her hood shadowing her face to not reveal her identity.

"Yeah and it's a pure beauty I tell yah! No one will be able to hear this baby but yah can feel the force no doubt about it!" The man hollers and turns on his TV that was on the counter.

"Hello, this is channel 7 news at night. I'm Tina Gong reporting to you updated news on the daughter of General Caraway. Here we have information of her escape from her nearly lifeless victim…"

"Now when will this woman stop? I tell yah der should be mo people like you savin lives instead of tryin to kill people like General Caraway's daughta." He comments.

"The victim was running to the phone to call the police saying that she noticed her and unfortunately at that moment she was stabbed in the shoulder. She did remain conscious to finish her report. General Caraway found her about a half hour after her call to the police. He confirmed Rinoa came back and finished her job of killing her. It was very ill-fated he watched his own daughter do this. The victim was reported dead today at 7:25 pm. Here are your photos of Rinoa once again. Has the age of 18 and height about 5'4. Please contact the police at…"

What incredible nuisances. They search to punish me and yet they will do nothing for my father.

"She sure has issues that daughta. A real bitchy spoiled gal I bet. Oh yea, that'll be two thousand gil" The store clerk asks.

"You think we should save lives… and yet you sell weapons of death." Rinoa said to him as she took her weapon to examine it.

"Weapons are meant to be used to save someone's life, to defend, even though you might end up killing something"

"I'll do just that." Rinoa says hastily and stabs his shoulder with a vaccination then punching him to the floor. "In the end I'll do just that" She dropped her gil on the counter and departed out of the store.

She put her chemical needle away, fastened her bag of gil to her belt and pulled the tip of her hood forward further to cover her face. Walking down the road you hear her boots tap, echoing and she takes one final gaze at the city. You're all such fools. Reality is so pleasant to you because you set an illusion. Ignorance is a true blessing that I will never understand.

I yearn for your death and yet I patiently wait for that day you're erased from my world.