Chap 7 (Changed)
Rinoa exited her room after glancing at the mirror and looking at herself. She looked
different, no not only the clothes, she felt different. As if weak. She decided to ignore
the feeling and go on. She walked in the garden's hallways everyone staring at her.
She kept her mind focused. I have to talk to Xu about Adel, we have to defeat
her. Rinoa said in her thoughts. "Man, can everyone stop staring!" Rinoa said to
herself. She then saw Quistis out in the hallway walking toward her. Quistis walked
over to her and spoke. "Umm…Rinoa…I know you miss him…Squall left his
necklace huh?" Quistis said meekly, "He always treasured it. It's nice that he left it
with you." "Thanks Quistis." Rinoa said quickly and walked toward the elevator
trying to ignore her. "Rinoa…I'm worried…I know you really didn't mean that."
Quistis said after her. "Whatever…stop worrying about me, I can take care of
myself. I know reality's harsh," said Rinoa walking away surprised by her own
words. Why did I say that? Quistis was just trying to help…
Shunning her thoughts and trying to avoid to hear Quistis' reaction, Rinoa ran to the
elevator and went up the headmaster's office. "Oh my…she's…she's like Squall,"
said Quistis in retrospect. She remembered on how Squall always wanted people not
to get close, not to talk to him. She remembered on how he had told her that reality
was harsh and everyone has to move on. Hearing those out or Rinoa's mouth truly
shocked Quistis.
Rinoa opened up the door of the headmaster's office and took the lift up to the pilot
deck on where Nida and Xu were. They both stared at her in surprise as she made it
up the deck. Rinoa decided not to tell them to knock it off and spoke directly to Xu.
"Xu, when are we going to take care of the Sorceress Adel?" "Uh…um…Squall
would usually decide that…but…he's…" Rinoa didn't let Xu finish. "Stop. please.
Squall's gone. Let's just go now and defeat the sorceress." "Rinoa!" Nida said
surprised. "Set course for Esthar Nida, I'll call for my party." Rinoa said in the tone
Squall took. Nida didn't say anything and inputed the next location in the control
system and started moving the garden. Rinoa pushed the button for the intercom and
started to make her announcement.
Students, Seeds, we will be now going to Esthar. Selphie, Quistis, Zell, and Irvine, please report to the headmaster's office. That is all. Rinoa let go of the
button and went to the lift with only saying a mere "thank you" to Xu and Nida. She
waited for the others, and they showed up in a couple minutes. Selphie talked first.
"Rinoa! What's going on…uh…umm…Rinoa, nice outfit. It looks just like…like…S"
Once again Rinoa did not let her finish her sentence. "We're going to Esthar to defeat
the sorceress," Rinoa said cutting of Selphie. "You're all coming with me, right?"
"You're going Rinoa?" said Zell surprised. "Of course." answered Rinoa, "Now are
you all going with me?" "Of course we are Rinoa, but are you okay? I'm a little
worried…" said Irvine reluctantly. "I can take care of myself Irvine…worry about
someone else." Rinoa was once again surprised at her own words and she walked to
the elevator and inputed the floor watching the shocked faces of all her comrades.
The elevator then took her down and she ran right to her dorm. She sat at her bed
confused. Maybe it's better if I treat them like that…after all, I can never be
happy…At least I'm being more like him…Rinoa said in her thoughts.
Rinoa took her gunblade and left her dorm to go to the training center to practice.
Time to master this gunblade…this is what I'll use to beat you Adel, and you too Ultimecia…