A/N: I don't know if you noticed it yet but do you see a difference in the attitude to when she thinks and when she speaks? Well you'll definitely see it in the next few chapters and if you keep on reading you'll find out why. haha, you'll never figure out why. I think it's the hardest thing for you guys to figure out before I start spoiling things. The answer is pretty much told in the story indirectly so you just need to do some questioning.

Chapter 7 – What will you do? Detestation.

He stood at a window leaning on to the wall. Gazing out the window it started to snow on the city of towers. His warm breaths of air fogged the window and saw a joyful Rinoa in the reflections, one that smiled and teased. "Squall, you're going to leave?"

Squall turned to her. "I'm sorry Ellone I know you wanted us to keep you company." He said.

"You've made me happy enough. I guess the sooner you find her the better."

"Best chances are now"

"If Quistis sees how involved you are with this mission. You know what'll happen."

"Yeah"

"Since Zell is already eating my food, would you care to join before you go?"

"No, actually we should leave now. I'll go drag Zell out of your kitchen." Squall said and walked away.

Ellone followed and watched Squall pull him away. "I just made that sandwich and now I can't eat it?! My poor sandwich is upset." Zell complained. The other three friends were already waiting in front of the home chatting time away. Everyone walked out of the palace and Ellone said her goodbyes before her father would come home and notice that they were there.

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"Anything?" Quistis asked.

"Not yet." Squall answered.

"Yo, this seems pointless. Can you tell me why were back on this train? It's been forever." Zell asked.

"There's no where else for her to go."

"So how much longer till it's safe to say we maybe missed her?"

"Hold it in for a few more hours then we'll head to Balamb Garden and report to the Headmaster then you can have your hotdogs."

"Alright!!" Zell yelled and punched his fist in the air.

Quistis approached Squall and said "Squall, you've been working every minute. Take a rest I'll start searching."

"You've been a SeeD longer than me. You rest." Squall told her and slid the door open and walked out.

Quistis watched him walk away. She took a deep breathe and exhaled. "You're so tense. Squall can see it, you know." Zell said. UWAAA went his stomach loudly. "Hehe" Zell giggled.

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Squall walked to the end of the train and stared at the seat Rinoa sat in last time. Then as he looked around, he noticed on the end of the train a door. Through its window, Rinoa was standing right outside. He made his way there and slid that door open. She was bent over with her elbows on the railing and head in her palms. She was watching the view, smiling. The wind blew her hood off and her hair just blew with it. "Nice isn't it?" She spoke knowing he was there.

He let the door behind him slide closed and he set his back against the door. He didn't respond. She had this wise look on her face all of the sudden. "The deep blue sky is big, dark and mysterious but it has its stars which will guide anyone lost within it. As for the moon…" Rinoa thought for a moment, biting her lip "…it just looks like cookie dough." She giggled.

Squall smiled but not for long. He gave a serious face and held out his hand. He wanted to ask a question. "You want to know about the woman on the news…" Rinoa said.

"Yeah…" He answered pulling his hand away.

"I did try to prevent her from calling the police… but I didn't kill her."

"I knew… I figured. You'd never try to kill anyone."

"One day… I will. When I start the job I will finish it and to remove all my sins... I will take myself away." Rinoa said. She stood up and held her necklace. "I feel something when I'm with you. This serenity… I want it when I go… when I'm no more."

"…No. No more. Come with me Rinoa. If you really kill someone you won't be let to live… I want… I want you to live." He told her.

"Killing is for the damned." Rinoa said and lifted herself on the railing and jumped off the train. Squall tried to stop her… he reached for her. She stood in mid air as the train was riding away. Her face showed a sad, tired smile.

Squall leaned on the railing reaching out to her. "Damn, I want to help you!" He yelled.

"Don't patronize me" He heard her voice uttered near him. The train kept moving away. The air became foggy and gray. Squall tried to look through the mist but when he was finally able to she disappeared.

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Everyone back where Quistis was had followed her to the end of the train. They watched Squall yell out to Rinoa through the door window. Quistis raised her head high with a look of disappointment on her face. "We can't trust Squall anymore. I'm having him removed from this assignment. This is to be kept to your selves. Understand?"

"Yes…" The others said with their head down.

"Ugh!" Quistis groaned as she walked away. Anger in each step, her face grew with hate.

Moments later, Squall came back in the train. He saw Zell, Selphie and Irvine waiting. They picked their head up and looked on to him. Walking away, his face was emotionless as he said "We're getting off this train once we get to Balamb."

When Squall was gone, Selphie turned to Irvine and tugged on this coat. She had this sad confused look on her face and asked "What's happening?"