Soft music played in Rinoa's apartment, accompanying the clicking of the keyboard as she typed quickly, caught up in what she was writing. Behind her, Squall was stretched out on the couch, reading quietly. With a satisfied smile, Rinoa saved the document and closed out of the program.
"You done already?" Squall asked in surprise as she turned around in her chair and stretched.
"I've been writing for…four hours," she said as she checked her watch.
He checked his quickly, surprised he had actually been reading for four hours without stopping.
"Wow, that book is really good," he stated, pointing at the half-read book he had placed on the coffee table.
"Oh yeah, what is it?" she asked, looking down at the cover.
"Um, it's called Final Fantasy."
"What's it about?" she asked, a small smile on her face.
"I haven't finished it yet but, the part I read is about this group of people who call themselves 'Avalanche' are revolting against this huge company named Midgar that controls the world. They are trying to stop the company from destroying the world. This guy named Cloud is trying to keep some dude named Sephiroth from summoning something that would destroy the world. That's as far as I've gotten."
"So you like it?" Rinoa asked curiously. Squall nodded and she smiled.
"She's an amazing author," he continued. "She's very good at expressing the character's feelings and getting the reader involved in the plot."
Rinoa's smiled widened and she blushed a little bit. Squall gave her an odd look and looked confused.
"What's got you so happy?" he asked. She stood up from her chair and moved to sit on the couch next to him. His fingers twined with hers and she pressed a kiss to his cheek.
"Nothing much. I'm just glad I got that chapter finished. Now I can send it to my editor and I'm that much closer to getting the book published."
"Oh yeah, well I guess that would make you happy," he agreed. Just then Rinoa's cell phone began to ring. She answered it and smiled as she heard Quistis' voice. She listened for a moment and turned to Squall.
"Hey, are you up for meeting Seifer and Quistis and Zell and Sally for a movie?" she asked.
He thought for a moment and nodded quickly. She answered Quistis and got the time and place of the movie before hanging up.
"Just give me a second to get a jacket and we can go," Rinoa said as they stood up. "Do you need anything from your apartment before we go?" she asked as the moved into her bedroom, looking for her favorite blue jacket.
"Nah, I've got everything I need," Squall replied as he lifted her jacket off the back of a chair in the kitchen. A moment later she walked into the kitchen and smiled as she saw Squall holding the jacket. He held it open for her and helped her put it on. She grabbed her keys and they left the apartment.
They were only on the second floor so the trip down to the street didn't take long. Rinoa clicked a button on her car remote and her black Corvette's lights flashed. Walking over to the driver side of the car, Squall opened the door to let Rinoa in and was surprised when she handed him the keys.
"All that staring at a computer screen has got my eyes tired. You wouldn't mind driving us there would you?" she asked. Squall needed no further invitation. A rare smile crossed his face and he pecked her on the cheek.
"Thanks" he said, moving quickly to the other side of the car to open her door for her. She smiled up at him as she sat in the car. As quick as she could turn around he was on the driver's side.
A quick roar of the engine and they were on their way. The trip didn't take long and soon enough they were at the theatre. The boys all bought tickets for their girlfriends and the group trooped inside.
Zell, Seifer, and Rinoa decided to go to bathroom before the movie started, leaving Squall, Quistis, and Sally in the lobby.
"So what have you two been doing all morning?" Quistis asked Squall, a mischievous grin on her face.
Squall blushed but shook his head, "Nothing much. Rin's been writing all morning and I was reading a book."
"What book?" Quistis asked, a little surprised. Squall wasn't normally much of a reader.
"Oh, it's called Final Fantasy. It's really good."
"Did Rinoa give it to you?" Quistis asked, smirking.
Squall just shook his head. "I found it on the shelf in her apartment and just picked it up," he explained.
"Oh really, that's funny," she said with a small laugh. Squall was about to question her but just then Zell, Seifer, and Rinoa exited the bathrooms and the group headed into their movie.
When the show was over the group headed out to a nearby restaurant to get something to eat for lunch. They quickly got a table and ordered their food. Then they all trooped to the bathrooms to wash their hands before their meal arrived. Squall and Rinoa were the first ones to arrive back at the table.
As they sat down again, Squall brought up the subject of the book again. "Rinoa, why would Quistis think it's funny that I'm reading that book of yours?" he asked, looking at her in confusion.
Her eyes widened a little and she looked at him in surprise. "Who…," she began to ask as the others returned from the bathroom. Her eyes went to Quistis. The blonde just smirked and Rinoa sighed. She should have known Quistis would have some fun with this.
"Never mind Squall. Just ignore her," Rinoa replied, shooting her friend a pointed look. Quistis just smiled as she sat down.
"What were ya'll talking about?" Quistis asked with a playful smile, ignoring the looks Rinoa was sending her. Squall just looked confused, seeing the exchange between his friend and his girlfriend.
"Nothing," Rinoa stated loudly, drawing looks from other patrons of the restaurant. Seifer, Zell, and Sally all took their seats, glancing oddly at Rinoa and Quistis. The waiter cautiously approached the table, not wanting to interrupt. The nervous youth carefully served the food, anxious to get away from the glaring brunette and the cheekily grinning blonde. They were freaking him out.
Seifer was looking curiously at Quistis. "What's got you so happy?" he asked. Still smirking, she leaned over and whispered something in his ear.
"Are you serious?" he asked, grinning. "He is? Really?" She nodded and Seifer looked over at Squall with a laugh.
Squall frowned at his best friend. "Why do I get the feeling that everyone knows something that I don't?" he asked.
Sighing, Rinoa glared at the grinning Seifer and Quistis before taking Squall's hand. "They think it's funny that…well…that book you were reading…well," she paused, looking into his eyes.
"She wrote it," Seifer interjected helpfully.
Rinoa shot him a glare as Squall's eyes widened and his jaw dropped. "What?" he asked, turning Rinoa's face back to look at him. "Is he serious? You wrote that book?"
She nodded with a blush on her face.
"Why didn't you tell me? Did you not want me to know or something?" he asked, looking down at the table. Rinoa, realizing her mistake, put her hand under his chin, pulling his face up to look at her.
"No," she insisted vehemently. "I was nervous about it. I didn't want you to know that I wrote it because…well, I guess I was afraid you would think I was weird for writing it or something."
"But I told you I liked it this morning," Squall objected.
"I'm just shy about my writing. It's kind of a weird story and I didn't want any of my friends to think I was weird for writing something like that. Even Quistis only read it after it got published. No one read it before it was published. I was too scared that no one would like it," she explained.
"Well I love it," he assured her, his hand moving to her cheek. She blushed again and he grinned at her. Seifer and Quistis were both smirking at the couple from their seats across the table. Sally gave Rinoa and Squall an encouraging smile before turning to look at Zell.
The hyper blonde was eating hungrily. Sally elbowed him gently in the side causing him to look up from devouring his sandwich.
"Huh?" he asked, looking at his friends, all of whom were grinning widely at him. "Did I miss something?" he asked, oblivious.
The confused Zell could only shrug helplessly to Sally as the group began to laugh.
AN:Sorry this is so short. I was trying to make it funny but didnt want to drag it out. I just started my new semester of college and am very pleased with the amount of free time I have. I hope this will enable me to write more. Also, please go to my new livejournal and look around. The link is in my profile. Please review.