Chapter 18 (Confusion)
Rinoa looked behind her and saw Squall on his knees, the gun blade stuck in his body. He
was the one that had tried to stop her. Rinoa's eyes widened. "No! Squall! Hold on!"
Rinoa yelled out quickly getting on her knees and going over to Squall. She pulled out
the gun blade from his bleeding body quickly so he wouldn't feel so much pain. He
yelled out in agony, coughing as Rinoa did it. Then he opened his eyes and tried to speak.
"Rinoa…" said Squall between gasps for breath. Rinoa quickly took off her, blue
vest/dress (You know the one she wears at the game) and started soaking up the blood.
"Squall! Please don't try to talk!" Rinoa said as tears leaked out of her eyes, "You're
going to be okay, just don't worry." But Squall still continued. "Rinoa…my blade…did
it…did it pierce my heart?" Squall asked gasping for breath trying to hold in the pain.
"No! Of course not! You're going to be okay, Squall. Don't ask that!" said Rinoa soaking
up the blood while crying at the same time. She then heard voices, and remembered that
her friends. She looked back, and saw that they were coming her way. "They're coming
Squall, our friends," said Rinoa through her tears, "You're going to be okay." Squall
closed his eyes and sighed. "Rinoa…please…please kill me…" said Squall in a soft
voice, "end this pain… please kill me…" Rinoa gasped. Squall reached for the bloody
Lionheart and placed it on Rinoa's trembling hands. "Please…It'll be okay…if you're the
one that would pierce my heart," said Squall as he looked at Rinoa with eyes filled with
sadness. Rinoa quickly threw the gun blade off to the side and yelled at him. "What are
you talking about! I can never kill you! I never will!" said Rinoa aggravated, "why would
you ask me to do that?" Finally, she heard footsteps behind her and saw her friends. They
all gasped as they saw Squall. "I…I don't believe it…" whispered Quistis in awe. Rinoa
yelled at them aggravatedly, "Well are you just going to stand there? We have to get
Squall to the infirmary! Help me!" Everyone snapped out of their senses. Zell and Irvine
went over to Squall and each took one of his arms and started to walk him to the
infirmary. Quistis quickly sent the garden a call to come over to the flower field, and
Selphie and Rinoa kept on trying to get Squall's bleeding to stop. Then suddenly, after a
few minutes, Squall abruptly stopped. "Yo Squall! You okay man?" asked Zell worried.
"Don't you dare die on us!" yelled out Irvine, "The garden's almost here!" Squall sighed
and then spoke. "Put me down, don't worry about me," said Squall softly. "What do you
mean Squall? Of course you're we're worried! You need medical help!" Quistis told him
firmly. "No…please…let go of me. Put me down…" Squall said again. Irvine looked at
him with stern eyes and yelled at him. "What do you mean put you down? You'll die!
You want us to just leave you to your death? No way!" Irvine then calmed down and
started to walk again. But Squall repeated his message again. "Please, don't worry, just
put me down!" said Squall in pain as though he was trying to hold back something,
"Please! Let me go!" Rinoa ran up to him. "No way! Stop it Squall! Please! Please don't
say that!" Irvine and Zell still kept walking carrying Squall, refusing to let him go. Squall
closed his eyes and yelled out, "LET ME GO!" As he said those words, Irvine and Zell
were struck by a powerful force that sent them sprawling on the ground. Irvine got up.
"Squall, why?" Irvine asked confused. Squall started breathing heavily and then replied.
"I'm sorry…I didn't mean to…but you wouldn't let go…Please don't worry. I'll be fine."
Squall said as he closed his eyes. Rinoa ran over to him, concerned, but then suddenly,
Squall collapsed on the ground. Everyone gasped and went over to him. Rinoa got there
first. "Squall?" said Rinoa feeling for a heartbeat, "Please Squall! You can't be dead!"
Rinoa felt Squall's pulse and he chest. Then her eyes widened. "He's not…breathing,"
said Rinoa horrified.
Well that's all for chapter 18. Sorry it was so short. Don't worry. Squall does not die in this story. I'll update tomorrow. Sorry it took so long to update! Please review!
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