Fly like an Eagle
Chapter 8: The Road to Esthar
A/N: Reader discretion is advised. Just a heads up, don't say I didn't warn you.
Squall awoke early the next morning in a very relaxed mood. He knew that they had a lot to do and a long way to go, but was very reluctant to wake the raven haired girl asleep on his shoulder. He lay there, cradling the girl he had made a woman. Minutes seemed to him like hours, and the sun rose very slowly. When he felt he could no longer put it off, he leaned in to wake her up. His lips met hers as he kissed her gently. When their lips parted, he was rewarded with a sigh of approval from his sleeping lover.
"Good morning." he whispered to her.
"What... time is it?" she asked with a yawn, as she slowly and cautiously opened her eyes, letting them adjust to the light.
"Nearly 9:00, and we have a lot to do today."
"That's nice, just give me a few more minutes..." she said, nuzzling against Squall's chest and beginning to doze again.
"I'm sorry Rin," he said as he sat up, causing her to fall back on the sheets. She inhaled sharply.
"Aaah! It's cold!" she complained.
"You better get up, we gotta go."
"Fine."
She sat up, still clutching the blanket to her naked body. Squall looked over at her, and was mesmerized by her stunning beauty in the early morning sun.
"Are you ok?" she asked
"You are so beautiful," She smiled, and looked into his blue eyes. Blue eyes? They were definitely his eyes, she recognized them, and the way they captivated her was the same, but still... blue eyes? They looked lighter, less harsh than before. More pleasure and less business. They seemed to make him look more human. "Are you ok?" Squall asked her, smiling at her.
"Oh, yes. Sorry, I was... looking at your eyes. They're beautiful, but they're different now than they were."
"Really?" Squall got up and moved across the room to look in the mirror. "Are you sure?"
"Positive."
"Well I believe you, but they look the same to me." he said, still looking in the mirror. "I'm gonna go shower, take your time waking up for now, but be ready to get in when I come out."
"Ok." Rinoa said. Squall turned toward the bathroom, and Rinoa couldn't help but be enticed by his body. Her eyes started on his lean muscular shoulders and back but began to roam all over his body. Before her eyes had had their fill, he disappeared into the bathroom. Moments later, she heard the shower turn on, and steam began to pour out of the crack between the bathroom door and the floor. Then she got an idea. As quietly as she could she got up, letting the sheets fall back on the bed. She slowly made her way over to the bathroom door, feeling the heat of the steam around her feet. She gently and quietly opened the door and snuck into the bathroom. The steam was so thick she could hardly see, but then again, neither could he. She focused intently on where she knew the shower had to be, and it slowly came into focus. She noticed there was a space in the back between the wall and the shower curtain. He must not have closed it all the way, she thought.
Carefully and as quietly as possible, she climbed into the shower. She found him soaking wet, with his back to her. She snuck up on him, and wrapped her arms around him. He jumped slightly, and turned to face him.
"What are you doing here?" he said with a playful expression on his face.
"Just thought I'd say hi, and see if you wanted to, I don't know, have sex with me."
"You don't waste any time do you? You know you coulda just –" he was cut off by Rinoa grabbing him around the neck and bringing his lips to hers. Her tongue gently worked it's way into his mouth as the kiss deepened. To her surprise, he broke the kiss and began to kiss his way down her neck and shoulders.
"Mmnm... what'r you doin'?" she asked as he went still slower over her body. The warm water fell over them both as Squall continued to kiss her body. When he reached her breasts, he took one in his mouth and began massaging her with his mouth. Moving from one to the other, he excited her more and more, and more and more she wanted to please her man. "Mmn... stop."
"Are you ok?"
"Better than ok." she said. She dropped to her knees and took him in her mouth. He inhaled sharply and his eyes closed. She could tell how much he was enjoying himself. After a few minutes of this, he gently pushed her off of him, and indicated that she should stand up. She did so and wrapped her arms around his neck and her right leg around his waist. When he entered her this time, there was no pain, just a deep satisfaction that only sex can bring. They began to move together, slowly at first, but then faster as they became used to this position. After about 45 minutes or so she felt that warmth building deep inside her. Just as it built to its peak, she yet again felt him explode inside her. She kissed him as she recovered. "Thank you, I'll let you finish your shower now."
"Oh thank you, you're too kind." he replied. Rinoa exited the shower with a backward glance at Squall, and a smile. She grabbed a towel, dried off, and put her clothes back on. She realized that they may need to go into town and buy more clothes and supplies. Sure enough, when Squall came out of the shower, he was wearing his SeeD uniform. He took off the jacket, and anything that would identify him as an elite soldier of balamb, so that he was wearing a black dress shirt and black dress pants, both of which had yellow trim around the cuffs, collar, and waistline, and she could just barely see the silver of the metal splints on his wrists.. He looked very good, but this wasn't a suitable outfit for traveling.
"Lets go shopping!" Rinoa said excitedly.
"What?"
"Look, you have all that money, and we need new travel outfits."
"I guess it couldn't hurt to get some supplies, and I was discharged yesterday."
"Alright, lets go!"
Squall sighed, grabbed his bag of weapons, and followed her out the door. When he made it outside, he found the car that had been left for him, and dropped his bag in the back. He and Rinoa got in, and drove into town.
The first place Rinoa wanted him to pull over was outside a popular clothing store. He agreed that a new wardrobe would be a good place to start. It was overwhelming to Squall, but when they went inside, Rinoa seemed right at home. She rushed off to her section, in search of things that looked good on her, leaving squall alone to wander. The men's section went on forever, but none of it looked to appealing to him. He finally found a section of T-shirts of a variety of colors. He found his size and grabbed both black and all three white shirts that were left, and moved on. He came across a whole section of jeans, and, not knowing where to start, grabbed a pair of blue and several pairs of black jeans his size, then went looking for a jacket, as the season had begun to change to autumn and he knew brisk weather was on the way. He finally found a jacket he liked. It was made of black leather, with a white fur collar. It reminded him of his bomber jacket he had once had. He found his size and was about to go pay for the items he had selected when he came across a pair of black leather pants that he supposed one would wear when riding a motorcycle. They were good quality leather, and he didn't think they would rip or tear. He grabbed a pair, and three work belts that hung on a nearby rack. As he went to pay for all his purchases he ran into Rinoa, who had apparently been looking for him.
"Come here for a minute, I want to see what you think of this one outfit." she began pulling on his free hand, leading him to the dressing rooms. She pushed him onto the bench in between the men's and women's dressing rooms, and went in to change. She came out in a black tank top with a denim skirt and a long, sky blue, sleeveless overcoat that Squall could see had wings designed into the back of the garment. "Whad'ya think?" she asked with a smile.
"Whatever."
"I like it too. Let me see what you got." She grabbed the clothes Squall had laid on the bench beside him. "Not very colorful are you?"
"This isn't supposed to be about making yourself look good, You're supposed to buying things that are practical. I'm sure You'll be getting cold in that outfit. That's why I got this." squall said, indicating the black leather jacket next to him.
"Well yea, but I mean, come on, the only things with any personality are these pants and that jacket. Go throw this on and lets see how it looks." She handed him a white shirt, the black leather pants, his jacket, and, confusingly enough, all three belts.
"You want me to wear all three of these? At once?"
"Well yea, why?"
Squall sighed and took his stuff into the changing room. He looked in the mirror. He thought he looked pretty good in that stuff, but even if he had hated it, he wouldn't have cared. With the exception of the belts draped around his hips, this outfit was practical. It was warm, but it could breathe so he wouldn't sweat when wearing it in warmer conditions. He reached into the neck of his shirt and pulled out the silver emblem of a lion.
"Ooh, hello badass." Rinoa said upon his exit of the changing room. "Go change out of that so we can pay for it, then change back. That's really cool." Squall did as he was told, and when he came out she was gone from sight.
"I have one more thing to show you, wait right there." her voice came from the changing room. When she came out, Squall was stunned. His face was cool and indifferent, but he was truly speechless at her beauty. She was in a pale yellow dress that was lined in white, with a white strap that crisscrossed and wrapped around her neck. She stood there kind of uneasily, letting Squall's eyes pass over her. "What do you think?" she asked timidly. Squall could tell that she was desperately seeking his approval.
"I like it." he said simply, and her eyes lit up.
"Really! I knew you would, I absolutely love this dress. Let me change back and we can go checkout and change into our other clothes."
"Whatever."
She reappeared in a flash grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the cash register, seeming to be in a good mood.
"That'll be 27,435 gil." said the cashier.
"How much was that dress?" Squall asked Rinoa as he paid for their clothing.
"Can we use the dressing rooms again? We want to change into some of these."
"Sure." said the cashier.
Rinoa again took Squall's hand and pushed him into the changing room, where he changed into the outfit that she liked.
"Ready to go?" Rinoa asked, now clad in blue, with a black tank top.
"I guess so, we'll need food, fuel and other supplies, so we'd better hurry up."
The rest of the day went pretty fast. Squall bought a tent (though Rinoa said she'd rather sleep in the car), fuel, food for about a week, sleeping bags, a new combat knife, travel bags for their clothing, and a pair of polarized (reflective) aviator sunglasses. The day had nearly ended, but they were finally on the road to Esthar.
A/N: Surprise! Another lemon! Anyway, I wanted something to happen in this chapter, but oh well. Things will have to happen in the next chapter because this is just what I call "Transition fluff." I like it ok though. If you can't picture the outfits I described, just play through Final Fantasy VIII. As always, your support is greatly appreciated, so read and review with comments and/or suggestions.