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Disclaimer: I do not own any of these wicked awesome characters, they belong to the creators of Final Fantasy (8 to be specific, but you most likely already knew that)
Chapter 21
Squall and Rinoa sat on the beach in silence. Rinoa watched the waves, feeling the warmth of Squall's arms around her. Obviously, he seemed to be taking his time, but that was nothing Rinoa knew about. Squall had been careful to cover his tracks; no way was she going to know what he was planning before it happened. The only question now was when. He had planned this night; down to the last detail, but now, he couldn't even do anything. So, he sat back, holding Rinoa, trying to get the nerve to do what he had meant to do.
'He's so quiet tonight...' she thought, feeling a bit odd, but quickly shaking off the feeling. 'He must be tired, poor baby.' She quickly dismissed it, and sighed softly.
" Everything okay?" he asked quietly, and she nodded in reply.
" It's so lovely out here." she added.
Squall hugged her a little tighter. He looked up into the night's sky. The stars were so bright.
Rinoa looked behind her and noticed. She looked up, too, and smiled. " Look," she said softly, pointing to a bright red star. " There's Mars."
Squall looked, and saw it. There was a really bright star, too, and Rinoa pointed to it. " Do you know what one that is?" she asked him.
" No." he replied, smiling.
" That's the North Star." she replied. She looked back at him. " Are you sure you don't know any of these stars, or are you just teasing me?" she asked, her eyes sparkling.
" I'm sure." he said, looking deep into them, almost captivated.
She softly chuckled. " I love the way you look at me." she said. " It's so funny, the way you look when you do. Almost like you're dreaming."
'Sometimes I feel like I am.' he thought, but that would be way too sappy for him to say, even now. Instead, he brushed her cheek. She giggled this time.
" You know what I wish?" she asked.
" What?" he asked.
Rinoa leaned back into him, sighing. " I wish...this had never happened to me. Ultemecia, I mean. I hold myself back from doing so many things I wish I could do. I wish I could do everything. I wish she had never taken me." She paused, trying not to let him hear her crying. " I wish..." she started, but realized she couldn't say anything else. A single tear streamed down her cheek, soon to be mimicked on the opposite cheek. She hoped he didn't notice.
He didn't-at first. He just noticed how sad the silence seemed to be, and Rinoa seemed to shrink in his arms. So, he tilted his head, and looked at the tears running from her eyes. He brushed them away, sighing. Tonight would not be his night. Right now, Rinoa needed comfort.
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Back in her Dorm, Selphie sat on her bed, dressed in her nightgown. She laughed at herself for having that nightgown; no one was going to see it yet anyway, right? She looked at the clock. Quarter past ten. She sighed, looking back at the computer screen. She was writing in her diary. This was what she had so far.
Hey, all! Today was strange. I don't even know where to begin! There's so much to tell.
She sat back, followed by yet another sigh. " I think my talk with Irvine is a little too personal for my online journal..." she said to herself quietly, " But a diary is meant for your personal thoughts...I don't think an online diary is exactly safe enough for something THAT personal...ugh, I'll do this later!" She canceled her entry, and closed the window. Suddenly, she got an IM from someone. She clicked on it.
InstructorTrepe: Hello, Selphie.
ZellsGurl: Hiya Quisty!
ZellsGurl: Sup?
InstructorTrepe: Nothing much right now. Say, have you seen Rinoa?
ZellsGurl: Out with Squall right now i think they're on the beach (?) InstructorTrepe: Oh. Any idea what they're doing right now?
ZellsGurl: I could come up with a million and one ideas but right now i have no clue :S InstructorTrepe: Oh, really? What kind of ideas do you have?
ZellsGurl: I dont kiss and tell )
InstructorTrepe: LOL. So...what are you up to?
ZellsGurl: Nothing much right now i was going to write in my online diary InstructorTrepe: 'Was?
ZellsGurl: Too much personal stuff to add right now hafta wait until i can decide wot to 'omit' :S InstructorTrepe: Oh, really? Like what?
ZellsGurl: What did i say before about me not kissin an tellin :P ZellsGurl: Its something i cant say because i dont want to hurt anyone InstructorTrepe: You can trust me! Please?
ZellsGurl: I'm sorry Quisty but no i cant tell ya TT InstructorTrepe: Fine, fine. Well, I have to go now. Have papers to grade.
ZellsGurl: GTG too TTYL Quisty :D
Selphie shut off her computer. She decided now was a good time to get some rest, so she walked over to the lightswitch. Turning the fan light off, she walked to her bed, where the lamp was on. She slid under the covers, and turned that off, too. She was exhausted. Closing her eyes, she tried to fall asleep. But, it was no use. She kept thinking about what she had told Irvine that afternoon.
'I promise I'll always be here for you, Irvine Kinneas. But, I am in love with Zell, and you have to accept that. I can be your friend, but that's it.' She opened her eyes, remembering. She also felt bad for saying those last words. 'I know you'll find someone'
She was trying to sound cheerful, to try and help him feel better. But, it didn't seem to work. He looked like he had been shot through the heart.
'He should have known better!' she thought, a bit angrily. 'He knew months ago that it was over, and he knew we never really had anything going! I just followed him around blindly, and he flirted with most everyone else. He...didn't care until I stopped caring. Then, all of a sudden, I was important to him. I don't believe it.' She sighed yet again, and closed her eyes, trying to fall asleep. This time, it worked, and she drifted off into a peaceful slumber.
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Squall walked Rinoa to her room. He was a little disappointed, since he hadn't gotten to accomplish anything he had planned so hard for. 'Another time.' he thought. 'Tonight was not the night. They reached her door. She turned to face him, but she was looking down. He looked down at her a moment, then lifted her chin slowly with his finger.
" Are you going to be okay?" he asked.
She nodded. " You don't have to worry about me, Squall." she replied. " I'm fine."
He looked into her eyes, which still seemed a little sad. 'I should trust her judgement.' he thought, and nodded. " Well, then, I guess I'll see you in the morning."
She nodded again, this time, smiling a bit. " Stop worrying so much." she assured him. " It was just a feeling. I'm fine now." She kissed him lightly. " Besides," she added, " You didn't used to worry."
" That's because I didn't really know YOU." he replied. " It wasn't the same."
She shook her head at him. " Sweet Squall..." she sighed. She teasingly waved at him. " Goodnight." she said. She was about to walk into her room, when he pulled her close.
" Right." she said, grinning. " Forgot my REAL goodnight kiss." Then, their lips met. It took them awhile to finally pull away, but when they did, Squall loosened his grip, and slipped away.
" Goodnight, Rinoa." he said, walking slowly to his room, a place he didn't usually stay.
She smiled. " Goodnight, Squall." she replied, " Sweet dreams." She felt a bit tipsy, almost as if he had made her drunk. She bit her lip, and closed her bedroom door. -
When Squall got to his room, he got undressed, and stepped in the shower to wash up before bed. He stepped into the water stream, closing his eyes. He was deep in thought. 'Sleep well, Rinoa.' he thought. 'We'll try again tomorrow'
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Author's Note: What is Squall tryin to do, huh?! I'm even starting to get impatient, and there was only suggestion that he had a plan in the last chapter! LoL I AM crazy, after all...I'll thank all my R&Ring fans in the next chapter. Is the story drawing to a close? Find out! Trin
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these wicked awesome characters, they belong to the creators of Final Fantasy (8 to be specific, but you most likely already knew that)
Chapter 21
Squall and Rinoa sat on the beach in silence. Rinoa watched the waves, feeling the warmth of Squall's arms around her. Obviously, he seemed to be taking his time, but that was nothing Rinoa knew about. Squall had been careful to cover his tracks; no way was she going to know what he was planning before it happened. The only question now was when. He had planned this night; down to the last detail, but now, he couldn't even do anything. So, he sat back, holding Rinoa, trying to get the nerve to do what he had meant to do.
'He's so quiet tonight...' she thought, feeling a bit odd, but quickly shaking off the feeling. 'He must be tired, poor baby.' She quickly dismissed it, and sighed softly.
" Everything okay?" he asked quietly, and she nodded in reply.
" It's so lovely out here." she added.
Squall hugged her a little tighter. He looked up into the night's sky. The stars were so bright.
Rinoa looked behind her and noticed. She looked up, too, and smiled. " Look," she said softly, pointing to a bright red star. " There's Mars."
Squall looked, and saw it. There was a really bright star, too, and Rinoa pointed to it. " Do you know what one that is?" she asked him.
" No." he replied, smiling.
" That's the North Star." she replied. She looked back at him. " Are you sure you don't know any of these stars, or are you just teasing me?" she asked, her eyes sparkling.
" I'm sure." he said, looking deep into them, almost captivated.
She softly chuckled. " I love the way you look at me." she said. " It's so funny, the way you look when you do. Almost like you're dreaming."
'Sometimes I feel like I am.' he thought, but that would be way too sappy for him to say, even now. Instead, he brushed her cheek. She giggled this time.
" You know what I wish?" she asked.
" What?" he asked.
Rinoa leaned back into him, sighing. " I wish...this had never happened to me. Ultemecia, I mean. I hold myself back from doing so many things I wish I could do. I wish I could do everything. I wish she had never taken me." She paused, trying not to let him hear her crying. " I wish..." she started, but realized she couldn't say anything else. A single tear streamed down her cheek, soon to be mimicked on the opposite cheek. She hoped he didn't notice.
He didn't-at first. He just noticed how sad the silence seemed to be, and Rinoa seemed to shrink in his arms. So, he tilted his head, and looked at the tears running from her eyes. He brushed them away, sighing. Tonight would not be his night. Right now, Rinoa needed comfort.
-
Back in her Dorm, Selphie sat on her bed, dressed in her nightgown. She laughed at herself for having that nightgown; no one was going to see it yet anyway, right? She looked at the clock. Quarter past ten. She sighed, looking back at the computer screen. She was writing in her diary. This was what she had so far.
Hey, all! Today was strange. I don't even know where to begin! There's so much to tell.
She sat back, followed by yet another sigh. " I think my talk with Irvine is a little too personal for my online journal..." she said to herself quietly, " But a diary is meant for your personal thoughts...I don't think an online diary is exactly safe enough for something THAT personal...ugh, I'll do this later!" She canceled her entry, and closed the window. Suddenly, she got an IM from someone. She clicked on it.
InstructorTrepe: Hello, Selphie.
ZellsGurl: Hiya Quisty!
ZellsGurl: Sup?
InstructorTrepe: Nothing much right now. Say, have you seen Rinoa?
ZellsGurl: Out with Squall right now i think they're on the beach (?) InstructorTrepe: Oh. Any idea what they're doing right now?
ZellsGurl: I could come up with a million and one ideas but right now i have no clue :S InstructorTrepe: Oh, really? What kind of ideas do you have?
ZellsGurl: I dont kiss and tell )
InstructorTrepe: LOL. So...what are you up to?
ZellsGurl: Nothing much right now i was going to write in my online diary InstructorTrepe: 'Was?
ZellsGurl: Too much personal stuff to add right now hafta wait until i can decide wot to 'omit' :S InstructorTrepe: Oh, really? Like what?
ZellsGurl: What did i say before about me not kissin an tellin :P ZellsGurl: Its something i cant say because i dont want to hurt anyone InstructorTrepe: You can trust me! Please?
ZellsGurl: I'm sorry Quisty but no i cant tell ya TT InstructorTrepe: Fine, fine. Well, I have to go now. Have papers to grade.
ZellsGurl: GTG too TTYL Quisty :D
Selphie shut off her computer. She decided now was a good time to get some rest, so she walked over to the lightswitch. Turning the fan light off, she walked to her bed, where the lamp was on. She slid under the covers, and turned that off, too. She was exhausted. Closing her eyes, she tried to fall asleep. But, it was no use. She kept thinking about what she had told Irvine that afternoon.
'I promise I'll always be here for you, Irvine Kinneas. But, I am in love with Zell, and you have to accept that. I can be your friend, but that's it.' She opened her eyes, remembering. She also felt bad for saying those last words. 'I know you'll find someone'
She was trying to sound cheerful, to try and help him feel better. But, it didn't seem to work. He looked like he had been shot through the heart.
'He should have known better!' she thought, a bit angrily. 'He knew months ago that it was over, and he knew we never really had anything going! I just followed him around blindly, and he flirted with most everyone else. He...didn't care until I stopped caring. Then, all of a sudden, I was important to him. I don't believe it.' She sighed yet again, and closed her eyes, trying to fall asleep. This time, it worked, and she drifted off into a peaceful slumber.
-
Squall walked Rinoa to her room. He was a little disappointed, since he hadn't gotten to accomplish anything he had planned so hard for. 'Another time.' he thought. 'Tonight was not the night. They reached her door. She turned to face him, but she was looking down. He looked down at her a moment, then lifted her chin slowly with his finger.
" Are you going to be okay?" he asked.
She nodded. " You don't have to worry about me, Squall." she replied. " I'm fine."
He looked into her eyes, which still seemed a little sad. 'I should trust her judgement.' he thought, and nodded. " Well, then, I guess I'll see you in the morning."
She nodded again, this time, smiling a bit. " Stop worrying so much." she assured him. " It was just a feeling. I'm fine now." She kissed him lightly. " Besides," she added, " You didn't used to worry."
" That's because I didn't really know YOU." he replied. " It wasn't the same."
She shook her head at him. " Sweet Squall..." she sighed. She teasingly waved at him. " Goodnight." she said. She was about to walk into her room, when he pulled her close.
" Right." she said, grinning. " Forgot my REAL goodnight kiss." Then, their lips met. It took them awhile to finally pull away, but when they did, Squall loosened his grip, and slipped away.
" Goodnight, Rinoa." he said, walking slowly to his room, a place he didn't usually stay.
She smiled. " Goodnight, Squall." she replied, " Sweet dreams." She felt a bit tipsy, almost as if he had made her drunk. She bit her lip, and closed her bedroom door. -
When Squall got to his room, he got undressed, and stepped in the shower to wash up before bed. He stepped into the water stream, closing his eyes. He was deep in thought. 'Sleep well, Rinoa.' he thought. 'We'll try again tomorrow'
-
Author's Note: What is Squall tryin to do, huh?! I'm even starting to get impatient, and there was only suggestion that he had a plan in the last chapter! LoL I AM crazy, after all...I'll thank all my R&Ring fans in the next chapter. Is the story drawing to a close? Find out! Trin