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Disclaimer: I didn't create any of the main characters (sadly) but I love the people who did! You guys rock!!!!
Chapter 12
Rinoa sat at her desk, staring blankly at the computer screen, which was idly blinking. She was trying to come up with a song, something that would be so passionate, so beautiful, that Squall would be completely taken by. 'This is for him...' she thought. 'I know Selphie will understand.' Suddenly, she got an idea. 'Of course!' she thought, 'How stupid of me!' Suddenly, her instant messenger popped up a message. It was Selphie.
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Zell-phie: Hiya, Rinny! Whatcha up to?
RinoaWings: Tryin 2 write a song. U?
Zell-phie: Oh, ooh!! For me? Or SQUALL?!?! :)
RinoaWings: obviously Squall. U dont mind if I do at least one song for him, do u? I wanna surprise him.
Zell-phie: Awww!!! Sure, why not a few? Well, some that make u think of him, and one FOR him.
RinoaWings: That's PERFECT!!! Selph, ur a GENUIS!!
Zell-phie: Really? Hey, you just gave me a nickname!!! Selph...:D
RinoaWings: Glad ya like it! Well, I've gotta get to writin, so TTYL, k?
Zell-phie: Sure, later!
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Rinoa sat back for a moment. 'Just think of how he makes you feel, dummy.' she thought to herself. "Grrr...." she growled quietly. 'WRONG!' her mind said, 'Try again.' This time, her thoughts were interrupted by a new message. She grinned. 'There's a hint!' her mind said, but she temporarily ignored it to talk to her love.
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GrieverWings: Rin?
RinoaWings: Hi :)
GrieverWings: Hi :D
RinoaWings: LoL whatcha doin sweetheart?
GrieverWings: Talking to my g/f, that's what.
RinoaWings: LoL ur too sweet, I mean other than that
GrieverWings: Catching up on some light paperwork...
RinoaWings: How light is light paperwork?
GrieverWings:...okay, maybe not light...say three hundred pages...
RinoaWings: SQUALL!!! I told you that you would fall behind!
GrieverWings: yeah well...
RinoaWings: Don't work too hard, okay? kiss
GrieverWings: #sweeps you off your feet# How about I work hard at THIS instead?
RinoaWings: LoL get your ass back to work! pat
GrieverWings: Oh thats it Im coming for you now!
RinoaWings: When?
GrieverWings: When is it good for you?
RinoaWings: Meet me tonight, right before sunset. I wanna watch it with you.
GrieverWings: ...hmmm....okay...tonight love #kiss#
RinoaWings: Youd better have finished at least most of your work by then! LoL
GrieverWings: Rinoa?
RinoaWings: yeah?
GrieverWings: I love you.
RinoaWings: ....I love you too....:) Kisses and more kisses
GreiverWings: See you before sunset...
RinoaWings: waves Until then...cant wait
GrieverWings: Me either. :)
RinoaWings: goodbye then!
GrieverWings:...goodbye
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Rinoa sat back in her chair, and sighed, her heart pounding rapidly. 'NOW do you know how to write this damn thing?' her mind asked impatiently. " Hell yes!" she replied quietly, typing away.
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Squall was trying his best to finish his paperwork, but found it hard to concentrate. His mind kept itself focused on Rinoa. Her long, silky, dark hair, her beautiful figure, her deep, warm eyes, and her perfect lips that formed a loving smile. 'I can't wait...' he thought to himself again, trying once again to concentrate on his work. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. He sat back, sighing. " Come in." he said.
Headmaster Cid walked in. " Squall," he said, " Enjoying a little light work?"
Squall almost chuckled, but held it back. " Always nice to have something time consuming; don't you agree, Headmaster?" he replied, signing another paper.
" Yes, yes," the old man agreed, " Which brings me to the reason I came here."
" Which is?" Squall asked, studying another form.
" Your current relationship with Miss Heartilly." he replied.
Squall immediately looked up. " You have my undivided attention, Headmaster." he said, waiting for whatever may come next.
Cid paced around the room. " You realize, as Commander, that you have a lot of responsibilities," he started, " And with responsiblity comes loyalties. Yours, of which, have seemed to change within the past few months." He gave Squall a thoughtful look. " When I made you Commander, it was because I knew you were the right man for the job. Dedicated to your work, you don't let other things get in the way." He paused. " Or, so I thought." He stood before the young Commander with determination. " You need to decide what's more important, Squall," he said, " Either your work, which is to the benefit of everyone, or your relationship with Miss Heartilly, which only benefits yourself and her. The choice is yours, Squall," he said, adding, " And if you decide to resign, I'm afraid I'm going to have to accept. And I'm going to give the position to Mr. Almasy."
" What?!" Squall exclaimed, jumping out of his seat. " But, Headmaster, Seifer isn't even a SeeD, you couldn't possibly-"
" I can and I will, if I must," he replied. " Mr. Almasy is the only other option that even comes close to standards. His position as a cadet is only a minor technicality."
" But-"
The Headmaster sighed. " As I said before, the choice is YOURS."
Squall watched as the door shut. 'Dammit.' he thought. He sighed, and leaned back in his chair, staring at the ceiling. 'Now what?' he thought, lost and confused.
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Rinoa had been typing up ideas happily for hours. " This is going to be golden..." she sighed, deeply content. She sat back for a moment, and sighed, grinning. Suddenly, her thoughts were interrupted when she heard somthing strange on the radio. She sat up, and turned up the volume. " What the hell?" she muttered. 'Strange,' she thought, 'But how?'
Rinoa was listening to her singing on the radio.
" How did they get my demo?!" she exclaimed, " No one else has it but-"
" That Was Rinoa Caraway with her first single, 'Coming Home', which was donated by her manager AND father! Thanks for the donation, General!"
Rinoa screamed. " NO!" She fell back on the floor. She sat there, shaking her head. " No no no no no no NO NO!!! I TOLD him NO!"
Thankfully, no one was within hearing range of this racket, otherwise, she'd have to explain. " AUGH!" she cried out, hugging her knees. She sat for a few minutes quietly, trying to calm down. " Wait...'Come Home'.... damn him! He's trying to guilt trip me into coming back!! If that doesn't work, then he's gonna try and set a fan base, screaming for concerts and apperances. I TOLD HIM I didn't want that life!" she muttered angrily. Angelo, whom had been hiding under the bed during her scream out, walked toward her sympathetically, and nuzzled her hand with his nose. She smiled. " Thank you, boy." she said quietly. She looked out the window- " Almost time to meet Squall!" she softly exclaimed. She ran to the closet to find something nice.
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Squall finished the last piece of paperwork, disturbed. 'How can he do this?' he thought, 'Seifer isn't right for the job at all! Hell, even Zell could be Commander, and be better at it than Seifer. Seifer would order every SeeD and cadet out to war, capturing other Gardens if he had the power!' Sighing, he looked outside. "Shit!" he cried, running out the door. He was still in his SeeD uniform, but he didn't care. He just kept running, praying he wasn't too late. It was already mid-sunset.
When he arrived at the Secret Area, he saw her standing alone. She slowly turned around, and smiled at him. " Hi." she said softly, just loud enough for him to hear.
He was speechless. She was quite a sight to behold. She wore a light, flowing dress, not too fancy, but enough to make her seem graceful, and the sun behind her seemed to make her glow. It was almost perfect. He walked toward her, stunned. She chuckled.
" Haven't you ever seen a sunset?" she asked.
He put his arms around her waist, and she put her arms around his neck. " Nothing as beautiful as this." he replied, kissing her passionately. She pulled away, biting her lip. She smiled at him.
" I guess you really missed me, huh?" she asked slyly, holding him tighter.
" Badly." he replied softly. Rinoa only shook her head.
" You poor thing, you." she said softly, sympathetic. She carressed his face, and tunred around. " Let's watch the sunset, okay?" she asked.
Squall nodded, and they watched as the amber sun slowly made it's way below the plains, and the first star made it's solo appearance in the sky. Rinoa smiled, and leaned back into his arms. " Make a wish." she whispered.
Squall stared at the sky for a moment, then kissed her cheek. She giggled. " Guess what I wished for."
Rinoa turned around. " You're not supposed to tell me," she said solemnly, " Otherwise, it won't come true."
Squall smiled. " Okay..." he sighed. He kissed her neck this time. " Did you wish for anything?" he asked.
" Only that tonight would never end." she replied softly, staring at the night's sky.
" I thought you weren't supposed to say." he gently teased.
Rinoa turned around. " Hyne, you're right..." she replied sadly, looking at the ground. He lifted her chin, and stared thoughtfully into her eyes.
" Don't worry about it," he replied, " Because we'll always have more than tonight."
Rinoa smiled lovingly. " Promise?" she asked.
" I swear as long as I'm alive," he vowed, " I will always be there for you."
A single tear streamed down her cheek, and she kissed him. " Thank you." she whispered.
He looked down at her, with care and love in his eyes and heart. They stood on that balcony until late into the night, talking.
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What the couple never realized was that they might be wrong. The phone call Headmaster Cid recieved that night strongly suggested it.
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Author's Note: Augh! NOW what's happening?! I guess you'll have to wait until the next chapter to find out! This chapter, if you all are lucky, will be posted the EXACT same day as the last one! The server for fanfiction.net was down when I tried to past chapter 10, so I had to wait. Well, maybe this means something special for you guys! Love you all! Keep on R&Ring!!!! Trinity
Disclaimer: I didn't create any of the main characters (sadly) but I love the people who did! You guys rock!!!!
Chapter 12
Rinoa sat at her desk, staring blankly at the computer screen, which was idly blinking. She was trying to come up with a song, something that would be so passionate, so beautiful, that Squall would be completely taken by. 'This is for him...' she thought. 'I know Selphie will understand.' Suddenly, she got an idea. 'Of course!' she thought, 'How stupid of me!' Suddenly, her instant messenger popped up a message. It was Selphie.
----
Zell-phie: Hiya, Rinny! Whatcha up to?
RinoaWings: Tryin 2 write a song. U?
Zell-phie: Oh, ooh!! For me? Or SQUALL?!?! :)
RinoaWings: obviously Squall. U dont mind if I do at least one song for him, do u? I wanna surprise him.
Zell-phie: Awww!!! Sure, why not a few? Well, some that make u think of him, and one FOR him.
RinoaWings: That's PERFECT!!! Selph, ur a GENUIS!!
Zell-phie: Really? Hey, you just gave me a nickname!!! Selph...:D
RinoaWings: Glad ya like it! Well, I've gotta get to writin, so TTYL, k?
Zell-phie: Sure, later!
----
Rinoa sat back for a moment. 'Just think of how he makes you feel, dummy.' she thought to herself. "Grrr...." she growled quietly. 'WRONG!' her mind said, 'Try again.' This time, her thoughts were interrupted by a new message. She grinned. 'There's a hint!' her mind said, but she temporarily ignored it to talk to her love.
----
GrieverWings: Rin?
RinoaWings: Hi :)
GrieverWings: Hi :D
RinoaWings: LoL whatcha doin sweetheart?
GrieverWings: Talking to my g/f, that's what.
RinoaWings: LoL ur too sweet, I mean other than that
GrieverWings: Catching up on some light paperwork...
RinoaWings: How light is light paperwork?
GrieverWings:...okay, maybe not light...say three hundred pages...
RinoaWings: SQUALL!!! I told you that you would fall behind!
GrieverWings: yeah well...
RinoaWings: Don't work too hard, okay? kiss
GrieverWings: #sweeps you off your feet# How about I work hard at THIS instead?
RinoaWings: LoL get your ass back to work! pat
GrieverWings: Oh thats it Im coming for you now!
RinoaWings: When?
GrieverWings: When is it good for you?
RinoaWings: Meet me tonight, right before sunset. I wanna watch it with you.
GrieverWings: ...hmmm....okay...tonight love #kiss#
RinoaWings: Youd better have finished at least most of your work by then! LoL
GrieverWings: Rinoa?
RinoaWings: yeah?
GrieverWings: I love you.
RinoaWings: ....I love you too....:) Kisses and more kisses
GreiverWings: See you before sunset...
RinoaWings: waves Until then...cant wait
GrieverWings: Me either. :)
RinoaWings: goodbye then!
GrieverWings:...goodbye
----
Rinoa sat back in her chair, and sighed, her heart pounding rapidly. 'NOW do you know how to write this damn thing?' her mind asked impatiently. " Hell yes!" she replied quietly, typing away.
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Squall was trying his best to finish his paperwork, but found it hard to concentrate. His mind kept itself focused on Rinoa. Her long, silky, dark hair, her beautiful figure, her deep, warm eyes, and her perfect lips that formed a loving smile. 'I can't wait...' he thought to himself again, trying once again to concentrate on his work. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. He sat back, sighing. " Come in." he said.
Headmaster Cid walked in. " Squall," he said, " Enjoying a little light work?"
Squall almost chuckled, but held it back. " Always nice to have something time consuming; don't you agree, Headmaster?" he replied, signing another paper.
" Yes, yes," the old man agreed, " Which brings me to the reason I came here."
" Which is?" Squall asked, studying another form.
" Your current relationship with Miss Heartilly." he replied.
Squall immediately looked up. " You have my undivided attention, Headmaster." he said, waiting for whatever may come next.
Cid paced around the room. " You realize, as Commander, that you have a lot of responsibilities," he started, " And with responsiblity comes loyalties. Yours, of which, have seemed to change within the past few months." He gave Squall a thoughtful look. " When I made you Commander, it was because I knew you were the right man for the job. Dedicated to your work, you don't let other things get in the way." He paused. " Or, so I thought." He stood before the young Commander with determination. " You need to decide what's more important, Squall," he said, " Either your work, which is to the benefit of everyone, or your relationship with Miss Heartilly, which only benefits yourself and her. The choice is yours, Squall," he said, adding, " And if you decide to resign, I'm afraid I'm going to have to accept. And I'm going to give the position to Mr. Almasy."
" What?!" Squall exclaimed, jumping out of his seat. " But, Headmaster, Seifer isn't even a SeeD, you couldn't possibly-"
" I can and I will, if I must," he replied. " Mr. Almasy is the only other option that even comes close to standards. His position as a cadet is only a minor technicality."
" But-"
The Headmaster sighed. " As I said before, the choice is YOURS."
Squall watched as the door shut. 'Dammit.' he thought. He sighed, and leaned back in his chair, staring at the ceiling. 'Now what?' he thought, lost and confused.
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Rinoa had been typing up ideas happily for hours. " This is going to be golden..." she sighed, deeply content. She sat back for a moment, and sighed, grinning. Suddenly, her thoughts were interrupted when she heard somthing strange on the radio. She sat up, and turned up the volume. " What the hell?" she muttered. 'Strange,' she thought, 'But how?'
Rinoa was listening to her singing on the radio.
" How did they get my demo?!" she exclaimed, " No one else has it but-"
" That Was Rinoa Caraway with her first single, 'Coming Home', which was donated by her manager AND father! Thanks for the donation, General!"
Rinoa screamed. " NO!" She fell back on the floor. She sat there, shaking her head. " No no no no no no NO NO!!! I TOLD him NO!"
Thankfully, no one was within hearing range of this racket, otherwise, she'd have to explain. " AUGH!" she cried out, hugging her knees. She sat for a few minutes quietly, trying to calm down. " Wait...'Come Home'.... damn him! He's trying to guilt trip me into coming back!! If that doesn't work, then he's gonna try and set a fan base, screaming for concerts and apperances. I TOLD HIM I didn't want that life!" she muttered angrily. Angelo, whom had been hiding under the bed during her scream out, walked toward her sympathetically, and nuzzled her hand with his nose. She smiled. " Thank you, boy." she said quietly. She looked out the window- " Almost time to meet Squall!" she softly exclaimed. She ran to the closet to find something nice.
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Squall finished the last piece of paperwork, disturbed. 'How can he do this?' he thought, 'Seifer isn't right for the job at all! Hell, even Zell could be Commander, and be better at it than Seifer. Seifer would order every SeeD and cadet out to war, capturing other Gardens if he had the power!' Sighing, he looked outside. "Shit!" he cried, running out the door. He was still in his SeeD uniform, but he didn't care. He just kept running, praying he wasn't too late. It was already mid-sunset.
When he arrived at the Secret Area, he saw her standing alone. She slowly turned around, and smiled at him. " Hi." she said softly, just loud enough for him to hear.
He was speechless. She was quite a sight to behold. She wore a light, flowing dress, not too fancy, but enough to make her seem graceful, and the sun behind her seemed to make her glow. It was almost perfect. He walked toward her, stunned. She chuckled.
" Haven't you ever seen a sunset?" she asked.
He put his arms around her waist, and she put her arms around his neck. " Nothing as beautiful as this." he replied, kissing her passionately. She pulled away, biting her lip. She smiled at him.
" I guess you really missed me, huh?" she asked slyly, holding him tighter.
" Badly." he replied softly. Rinoa only shook her head.
" You poor thing, you." she said softly, sympathetic. She carressed his face, and tunred around. " Let's watch the sunset, okay?" she asked.
Squall nodded, and they watched as the amber sun slowly made it's way below the plains, and the first star made it's solo appearance in the sky. Rinoa smiled, and leaned back into his arms. " Make a wish." she whispered.
Squall stared at the sky for a moment, then kissed her cheek. She giggled. " Guess what I wished for."
Rinoa turned around. " You're not supposed to tell me," she said solemnly, " Otherwise, it won't come true."
Squall smiled. " Okay..." he sighed. He kissed her neck this time. " Did you wish for anything?" he asked.
" Only that tonight would never end." she replied softly, staring at the night's sky.
" I thought you weren't supposed to say." he gently teased.
Rinoa turned around. " Hyne, you're right..." she replied sadly, looking at the ground. He lifted her chin, and stared thoughtfully into her eyes.
" Don't worry about it," he replied, " Because we'll always have more than tonight."
Rinoa smiled lovingly. " Promise?" she asked.
" I swear as long as I'm alive," he vowed, " I will always be there for you."
A single tear streamed down her cheek, and she kissed him. " Thank you." she whispered.
He looked down at her, with care and love in his eyes and heart. They stood on that balcony until late into the night, talking.
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What the couple never realized was that they might be wrong. The phone call Headmaster Cid recieved that night strongly suggested it.
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Author's Note: Augh! NOW what's happening?! I guess you'll have to wait until the next chapter to find out! This chapter, if you all are lucky, will be posted the EXACT same day as the last one! The server for fanfiction.net was down when I tried to past chapter 10, so I had to wait. Well, maybe this means something special for you guys! Love you all! Keep on R&Ring!!!! Trinity