The Meeting
Squall woke up to find himself facing the crevice between Rinoa's fine breasts. He tried to wipe the sleep out of his eyes, but felt them closing in as he let out a silent yawn. He looked over to the digital clock the Garden had given him only two days ago, and found out that it was only 5:30 AM. He needed coffee to boot.
'Hyne! Did I get up this early in the morning?'
Squall got off the bed and groggily dragged himself to his kitchenette. It was a charming room with a modern feel to it, and the black, gray, and white theme suited quite well to Squall's rather dry personality. The Commander was glad that the staff hadn't given him the pink one with butterfly tiles all over it, and was thankful that they had given that one to Selphie. Knowing him all too well, they wouldn't give him the 'Old World elegance' kitchen either, so they had given that to Quistis.
Squall began browsing through the shelves for a coffee maker, and found a brand new box that had a photo of a nice Guzzini Espresso machine on it. Plugging the contraption to the wall, he opened a cabinet to grab a bag of Blue Mountain coffee beans and scooped out a few for his serving of the morning brew. After a few minutes, coffee was ready, and he found himself invigorated by the aroma of the roasted beans.
Sitting down on one of the bar stools, he sipped the black liquid slowly as he pondered over the dream last night.
'Storm...I wonder if he was just a dream...'
After finishing a mug of Blue Mountain, he put the cup in the dishwasher, walked to his work area and turned on his laptop. He clicked on his internet browser and began typing "S-t-o-r-m" on the search engine. A second later, thousands of search results came up, most of which were about hurricanes and tornadoes and all that weather crap.
'And I thought I was smart. Of course they wouldn't have a fansite dedicated to some black-clad giant,' Squall thought to himself. Since it was winter, it would be at least an hour or two before sunrise, so Squall decided to turn his computer off and join Rinoa in bed. Since she had hogged most of the blankets to herself, he turned the air conditioner down a bit and pecked her on the cheeks. Closing his eyes, he made a mental note to get two hours more of sleep.
6:00 AM
15 minutes later, the speaker attached to the elite dorm alarm clocks blared out a P.A. from the headmaster's office.
"Squall, Quistis, Rinoa, Selphie, Irvine, and Zell, please report to the headmaster's office in an hour!" Cid said through his speakerphone. Rubbing his eyes again, Squall made a mental note to kill Cid when he gets to the spacious office. He turned to his love's side only to find her awake, smiling at him.
"Oh Squall, you look so cute when you're irritated," Rinoa said while she pinched his nose and smiled at him.
Still rubbing his eyes, he mumbled, "Whatever..."
"Whatever!" she said in perfect unison. Rinoa giggled and pulled him into an upright position.
"Come on sleepy head! I know how much you like resting on my boobs, but we have a meeting to attend!" Rinoa grinned as she dragged him out of bed.
Still naked, Rinoa gracefully strode to his bathroom before turning her head and saying, "If it makes you happy, why don't we take a shower together?" with a seductive purr in her voice.
Squall just smiled with his eyes half-open and replied, "Whatever" as he approached Rinoa and kissed her on the lips. The lovers stepped inside the bathroom as Rinoa looked around and said, "You know, the bathtub sounds nice too. Care to take on my offer?" Rinoa turned the faucets to fill the Jacuzzi with warm water and began pouring a vial of bath suds into the roaring tub.
Amused by her foreplay, Squall hugged Rinoa from behind and nuzzled her neck when she let out a yelp. She dropped the suds into the bathtub and began enjoying the feel of Squall kissing her neck. Squall moved his hands further down and began feeling her curves while nibbling at her earlobe.
Rinoa hesitantly removed his hands from her body and looked at him with a smile on her face. She kissed his lips and slowly lowered herself into the bubbly Jacuzzi. Still smiling at him, she flipped her hair to catch Squall's attention, gave him a drop-dead-on-the-ground smile and invited him in. Squall joined his sorceress in the luxurious whirlpool and began kissing her while she washed him. Grabbing a sponge, she brought the soft material over Squall's back as he took the liquid soap on his side and began rubbing it over her front. As the Jacuzzi stirred the water, the suds began to rise around Squall and Rinoa, covering them in a blanket of bubbles. Just before the bubbles rose completely to cover them, Squall shared his precious kiss with his love, and well, let's just say that the bubbles covered pretty much of what they did.
About 40 minutes later, Squall and Rinoa had finished bathing when they emerged from the bathroom covered in towels. Fiercely kissing Squall while he threatened to eat her lips, they once again made their way across the apartment to the bedroom while shedding of a layer of towel one after the other. By the time they hopped on the bed, the couple was on the verge of making love, Rinoa kissing Squall's forehead while he moved from her neck to her breasts. They were just to about to begin "another one" when the speakers screamed out another P.A. Squall just shook his head, and kissed Rinoa on the cheeks. He whispered into her ear, "We'll do this later, okay?"
Rinoa giggled, and nodded to his suggestion. She took out a couple of clothes from the dresser and in 5 minutes, the two were ready to go to Cid's office.
On the way to the elevator, they found themselves face-to-face with a very sleepy-eyed Quistis, an Irvine who had his back against the wall with his hat shading his eyes from the morning light, a Selphie with her hair surprisingly down standing next to Irvine, and a very energetic (as usual) Zell who was doing his morning exercises in the halls.
'Oh my, I think that party really exhausted me! I just can't believe the headmaster would wake us up this early on a...'
'OHHHH!!!!!! Why can't mornings come later???? Now Irvy and I have to make up for yesterday night! Maybe I had too much champagne. Just can't believe Cid would have the nerve to wake us up on a...'
'Darn it! I reckon this must be somethin' really important otherwise he wouldn't call us this early on a...'
'Man! Can't this meeting wait? The hotdogs might run out especially during a...'
'The nerve of him to steal me from my knight! Of all days, a...'
'Whatever. This has to be important or I'll slice his throat with my gunblade. For crying out loud (not that I do that much, though), it's a...'
The entire gang just mumbled out "Saturday" before sighing and heading to the elevator.
Irvine pressed the button to the third floor office and put his hat back on his face like a visor to get a few more seconds of shut-eye. When the elevator began its ascent to Cid's office, it was Selphie who spoke first.
"If this is about the Garden Festival Committee, he could ask us about it tomorrow, you know."
Quistis rebutted Selphie's statement, "Selphie, I don't think it's about the festival. We just had a grand ball, so the Garden won't be spending too much now that Ultimecia has been defeated. I believe he wants to promote us."
Zell threw his fists up to the air in the normal Dincht fashion, and said, "Impossible! We're too young to receive promotions!"
Irvine, who hated mornings, just lifted his makeshift visor slightly and muttered, "If it's possible, can all of you just shut up and act all surprised when we get there?" He put back the hat in its former position and went back to snoozing. Everyone else remained quiet throughout the entire elevator trip.
Squall, who remained quiet all this time, remembered his dream when he heard Quistis mention Ultimecia. He just stared at the intricate design of the Garden elevators when Rinoa tried to get his attention. She was holding on to his waist all this time, resting her head against his chest enjoying the feel of his toned muscles when she noticed Squall's "think deep" brow.
"Squall, is something bothering you?"
Squall smiled and looked at his love. "Nothing Rin. I just wanted the morning to last a bit longer, that's all." He didn't want Rinoa worrying about Ultimecia and Storm. He held on to her tight and kissed her on the forehead. Rinoa went back to resting her head on Squall's chest and smiled.
When the orphanage gang and Rinoa got to the headmaster's office, they were all welcomed to sit down on a sofa that was usually placed in the corner of Cid's office. The headmaster greeted them all a "good morning" and they just saluted the aging leader. Slumping into the rich-looking leather couch, the headmaster's secretary offered them all a cup of coffee or tea to give them a waker-upper. Once they seemed to regain consciousness, Cid began briefing them about his announcement.
"Children, I really am sorry for bringing you up here this early on a Saturday. I know that this could wait on a weekday, but..."
Before Cid could continue, Selphie sprang to her usual self, jumping from the sofa and causing her hair to curl on the ends, giving her that clichéd "bookyaka!" image.
'So that's how she does her do," thought Squall when Selphie's ends curled up.
"Headmaster! If it wasn't that IMPORTAANT, then why did you send that loud announcement at 6AM in the morning!? I didn't get sleep all night fixing up after the party, and now we have to do this??? Ugh!!" said a very hyper Selphie.
"Well..." grinned Cid sheepishly.
"It's alright Cid. If your students aren't interested in Esthar Garden, perhaps I can choose another group. Mind you, if they do accept my offer, they will be the youngest SeeDs in the academy."
The group looked to Cid's window to find a tall man, at least 6'5", in a SeeD commander's uniform. The only difference was, instead of having the Balamb logo on it, it had the insignia of Esthar etched on the pin. He was sipping a cup of coffee, and gingerly put it down before shifting his gaze on the group.
"Good morning, all of you. I have to apologize if I disturbed your sleep. Before I forget myself, I'd like to introduce myself. I am Commander Ouragan, headmaster and commander of the Esthar Garden Covert Ops Training organization," he said while proffering a hand to the leader of the group, Squall Leonhart.
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Squall woke up to find himself facing the crevice between Rinoa's fine breasts. He tried to wipe the sleep out of his eyes, but felt them closing in as he let out a silent yawn. He looked over to the digital clock the Garden had given him only two days ago, and found out that it was only 5:30 AM. He needed coffee to boot.
'Hyne! Did I get up this early in the morning?'
Squall got off the bed and groggily dragged himself to his kitchenette. It was a charming room with a modern feel to it, and the black, gray, and white theme suited quite well to Squall's rather dry personality. The Commander was glad that the staff hadn't given him the pink one with butterfly tiles all over it, and was thankful that they had given that one to Selphie. Knowing him all too well, they wouldn't give him the 'Old World elegance' kitchen either, so they had given that to Quistis.
Squall began browsing through the shelves for a coffee maker, and found a brand new box that had a photo of a nice Guzzini Espresso machine on it. Plugging the contraption to the wall, he opened a cabinet to grab a bag of Blue Mountain coffee beans and scooped out a few for his serving of the morning brew. After a few minutes, coffee was ready, and he found himself invigorated by the aroma of the roasted beans.
Sitting down on one of the bar stools, he sipped the black liquid slowly as he pondered over the dream last night.
'Storm...I wonder if he was just a dream...'
After finishing a mug of Blue Mountain, he put the cup in the dishwasher, walked to his work area and turned on his laptop. He clicked on his internet browser and began typing "S-t-o-r-m" on the search engine. A second later, thousands of search results came up, most of which were about hurricanes and tornadoes and all that weather crap.
'And I thought I was smart. Of course they wouldn't have a fansite dedicated to some black-clad giant,' Squall thought to himself. Since it was winter, it would be at least an hour or two before sunrise, so Squall decided to turn his computer off and join Rinoa in bed. Since she had hogged most of the blankets to herself, he turned the air conditioner down a bit and pecked her on the cheeks. Closing his eyes, he made a mental note to get two hours more of sleep.
6:00 AM
15 minutes later, the speaker attached to the elite dorm alarm clocks blared out a P.A. from the headmaster's office.
"Squall, Quistis, Rinoa, Selphie, Irvine, and Zell, please report to the headmaster's office in an hour!" Cid said through his speakerphone. Rubbing his eyes again, Squall made a mental note to kill Cid when he gets to the spacious office. He turned to his love's side only to find her awake, smiling at him.
"Oh Squall, you look so cute when you're irritated," Rinoa said while she pinched his nose and smiled at him.
Still rubbing his eyes, he mumbled, "Whatever..."
"Whatever!" she said in perfect unison. Rinoa giggled and pulled him into an upright position.
"Come on sleepy head! I know how much you like resting on my boobs, but we have a meeting to attend!" Rinoa grinned as she dragged him out of bed.
Still naked, Rinoa gracefully strode to his bathroom before turning her head and saying, "If it makes you happy, why don't we take a shower together?" with a seductive purr in her voice.
Squall just smiled with his eyes half-open and replied, "Whatever" as he approached Rinoa and kissed her on the lips. The lovers stepped inside the bathroom as Rinoa looked around and said, "You know, the bathtub sounds nice too. Care to take on my offer?" Rinoa turned the faucets to fill the Jacuzzi with warm water and began pouring a vial of bath suds into the roaring tub.
Amused by her foreplay, Squall hugged Rinoa from behind and nuzzled her neck when she let out a yelp. She dropped the suds into the bathtub and began enjoying the feel of Squall kissing her neck. Squall moved his hands further down and began feeling her curves while nibbling at her earlobe.
Rinoa hesitantly removed his hands from her body and looked at him with a smile on her face. She kissed his lips and slowly lowered herself into the bubbly Jacuzzi. Still smiling at him, she flipped her hair to catch Squall's attention, gave him a drop-dead-on-the-ground smile and invited him in. Squall joined his sorceress in the luxurious whirlpool and began kissing her while she washed him. Grabbing a sponge, she brought the soft material over Squall's back as he took the liquid soap on his side and began rubbing it over her front. As the Jacuzzi stirred the water, the suds began to rise around Squall and Rinoa, covering them in a blanket of bubbles. Just before the bubbles rose completely to cover them, Squall shared his precious kiss with his love, and well, let's just say that the bubbles covered pretty much of what they did.
About 40 minutes later, Squall and Rinoa had finished bathing when they emerged from the bathroom covered in towels. Fiercely kissing Squall while he threatened to eat her lips, they once again made their way across the apartment to the bedroom while shedding of a layer of towel one after the other. By the time they hopped on the bed, the couple was on the verge of making love, Rinoa kissing Squall's forehead while he moved from her neck to her breasts. They were just to about to begin "another one" when the speakers screamed out another P.A. Squall just shook his head, and kissed Rinoa on the cheeks. He whispered into her ear, "We'll do this later, okay?"
Rinoa giggled, and nodded to his suggestion. She took out a couple of clothes from the dresser and in 5 minutes, the two were ready to go to Cid's office.
On the way to the elevator, they found themselves face-to-face with a very sleepy-eyed Quistis, an Irvine who had his back against the wall with his hat shading his eyes from the morning light, a Selphie with her hair surprisingly down standing next to Irvine, and a very energetic (as usual) Zell who was doing his morning exercises in the halls.
'Oh my, I think that party really exhausted me! I just can't believe the headmaster would wake us up this early on a...'
'OHHHH!!!!!! Why can't mornings come later???? Now Irvy and I have to make up for yesterday night! Maybe I had too much champagne. Just can't believe Cid would have the nerve to wake us up on a...'
'Darn it! I reckon this must be somethin' really important otherwise he wouldn't call us this early on a...'
'Man! Can't this meeting wait? The hotdogs might run out especially during a...'
'The nerve of him to steal me from my knight! Of all days, a...'
'Whatever. This has to be important or I'll slice his throat with my gunblade. For crying out loud (not that I do that much, though), it's a...'
The entire gang just mumbled out "Saturday" before sighing and heading to the elevator.
Irvine pressed the button to the third floor office and put his hat back on his face like a visor to get a few more seconds of shut-eye. When the elevator began its ascent to Cid's office, it was Selphie who spoke first.
"If this is about the Garden Festival Committee, he could ask us about it tomorrow, you know."
Quistis rebutted Selphie's statement, "Selphie, I don't think it's about the festival. We just had a grand ball, so the Garden won't be spending too much now that Ultimecia has been defeated. I believe he wants to promote us."
Zell threw his fists up to the air in the normal Dincht fashion, and said, "Impossible! We're too young to receive promotions!"
Irvine, who hated mornings, just lifted his makeshift visor slightly and muttered, "If it's possible, can all of you just shut up and act all surprised when we get there?" He put back the hat in its former position and went back to snoozing. Everyone else remained quiet throughout the entire elevator trip.
Squall, who remained quiet all this time, remembered his dream when he heard Quistis mention Ultimecia. He just stared at the intricate design of the Garden elevators when Rinoa tried to get his attention. She was holding on to his waist all this time, resting her head against his chest enjoying the feel of his toned muscles when she noticed Squall's "think deep" brow.
"Squall, is something bothering you?"
Squall smiled and looked at his love. "Nothing Rin. I just wanted the morning to last a bit longer, that's all." He didn't want Rinoa worrying about Ultimecia and Storm. He held on to her tight and kissed her on the forehead. Rinoa went back to resting her head on Squall's chest and smiled.
When the orphanage gang and Rinoa got to the headmaster's office, they were all welcomed to sit down on a sofa that was usually placed in the corner of Cid's office. The headmaster greeted them all a "good morning" and they just saluted the aging leader. Slumping into the rich-looking leather couch, the headmaster's secretary offered them all a cup of coffee or tea to give them a waker-upper. Once they seemed to regain consciousness, Cid began briefing them about his announcement.
"Children, I really am sorry for bringing you up here this early on a Saturday. I know that this could wait on a weekday, but..."
Before Cid could continue, Selphie sprang to her usual self, jumping from the sofa and causing her hair to curl on the ends, giving her that clichéd "bookyaka!" image.
'So that's how she does her do," thought Squall when Selphie's ends curled up.
"Headmaster! If it wasn't that IMPORTAANT, then why did you send that loud announcement at 6AM in the morning!? I didn't get sleep all night fixing up after the party, and now we have to do this??? Ugh!!" said a very hyper Selphie.
"Well..." grinned Cid sheepishly.
"It's alright Cid. If your students aren't interested in Esthar Garden, perhaps I can choose another group. Mind you, if they do accept my offer, they will be the youngest SeeDs in the academy."
The group looked to Cid's window to find a tall man, at least 6'5", in a SeeD commander's uniform. The only difference was, instead of having the Balamb logo on it, it had the insignia of Esthar etched on the pin. He was sipping a cup of coffee, and gingerly put it down before shifting his gaze on the group.
"Good morning, all of you. I have to apologize if I disturbed your sleep. Before I forget myself, I'd like to introduce myself. I am Commander Ouragan, headmaster and commander of the Esthar Garden Covert Ops Training organization," he said while proffering a hand to the leader of the group, Squall Leonhart.
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I hope you readers are enjoying the story so far. In the next chapter, we will find out more about Esthar Garden, so keep your thumbs up and those reviews coming!