Dessert and Déjà vu
Quistis and Selphie had helped Rinoa and Squall put the dishes away and took out the cake and Rinoa's trifle out of the fridge to the table. Irvine and Zell had set up the games for the night, and each of the guests were given a plate and a couple of spoons to enjoy the luscious strawberry spiked cream and the heavenly hazelnut chocolate mousse cake prepared by Deling City's best pastry shop. Over dessert, the group had talked about Esthar Garden and Ouragan.
Zell began, "You know, I think Esthar Garden's gonna be a great opportunity for us to train extra, don't ya guys think?"
Quistis said, "Perhaps it is, but then again, why go through another few years of grueling training? I don't think it's worth it."
Selphie looked over from Irvine's shoulder and told her friend, "Quistis! Now isn't the time to pass an opportunity like this! Ah hah! I know! You are trying to avoid the Commander, am I right?"
Rinoa sighed, "Not again..."
Quistis blushed and replied, "Selphie, I am not a romantic fool to fall for some macho hunk like Ouragan! He isn't my type, so please quit yapping about him."
Selphie smirked and reminded her, "Yeah right! Macho hunk my hyne! When we came down from the elevator earlier, you were daydreaming and telling us what a brilliant man Ouragan is and all that." Selphie faked a daydreaming girl look with fluttering eyes and mimicked Quistis' voice, "He's brilliant...isn't he? I mean he's obviously smart! Look at what he was able to do in such little time! Plus...I think he's cute!"
Quistis sweatdropped, blushed, and dropped the fork on her plate. She stammered and said, "I...di...didn't s-s-s-s-ay that!" She crossed her elbows and gave Selphie her most arrogant look. "I just said that he's got a lot to boot."
Rinoa decided to join in the fun. "Oh no Quistis Trepe! You mumbled something that sounded more like cute than boot!"
Quistis threw a nasty look at the younger woman and said through clenched teeth, "Not you too Rinoa!"
The girls argued over Quistis' infatuation while the men ate their desserts. When they were finished, Irvine interrupted their arguing.
"Ladies, if you don't mind, we men who have better things to discuss are going to the entertainment room, so we'll just see you all in a few, okay?"
Quistis grinned, "Things like cars?"
Rinoa continued, "And ball games?"
Selphie looked at the towering cowboy and asked, "Or maybe other women? You guys better not be cheating on us or we'll ask Quistis to give you a good whipping!"
Irvine just winked and said, "No problem! We'll just run like horses and take the Ragnarok outta here!" He saluted the girls with a tip of the hat and left the room with Squall and Zell.
Rinoa and the women were left alone. Quistis decided there and then to take out a box from her coat pocket and showed it to her friends.
"I waited until the guys left to show you this. By the way, please don't tease me like that it front of them. It embarrasses me!"
Rinoa gave her a soft, reassuring look and said, "Don't worry Quisty, and we're sorry for teasing you like that."
Selphie widened her eyes in anticipation.
"Quisty, so you do like him?"
The instructor nodded in response.
"Okay then, I promise to stop teasing you. But what is in that gorgeous box?"
Rinoa and Selphie inched a bit closer so that they could have a better look at the merchandise Quistis had purchased from the Deling Arcade. Carefully unwrapping the silver paper, Quistis opened the box delicately to show a very attractive watch to her friends.
"Well, what do you think of it?"
Selphie's jaw dropped. "Is it for him?"
Rinoa shook her head in disbelief and said, "Quistis, it's gorgeous! It must have been costly, I mean look at that!"
Quistis smiled. "Well, at first I thought of getting him a pen, but then I don't think he's the kind who would use it except for signing documents and papers. Then I saw this and thought it would be perfect."
Selphie looked at Quistis mischievously. "So, what's the occasion?"
"It's his birthday."
Rinoa gasped. "Whoo! You remember his birthday?"
Selphie nudged Quistis lightly. "Tis love which inspires you my friend. We should hook you guys up!"
Quistis shook her head firmly. "No. I can't. It's against Garden protocol for instructors to have a relationship with the headmasters or commanders of other Gardens."
Rinoa butted in, "But Quisty, you will no longer be instructor once you go to Esthar Garden, right?"
"Yeah! And I'll be a student there. That's even worse!"
Selphie looked at Quistis sadly. "But what about your childhood friendship? You're not going to condone that, are you?"
Quistis breathed. "I can't. I really can't, and I do love him. There! I said it! I love the guy, but I don't think he notices me. Frankly Rinoa, I think he was giving you rather than me the 'I-am-interested-in-you-look' during our meeting this morning."
"Oh Quistis, that's silly! I saw the way he looked at you. He's not interested in me! Besides, I have my knight. Isn't it time for you to have yours?"
"I guess."
Selphie went to the counter and took out a pack of cards. She shuffled the deck and gave each of her friends five cards. "You know, we're not going to have any fun if we're going to talk about how hopeless Quisty's relationship might be. Come on! Let's play cards and think of happier thoughts. If Quistis doesn't feel comfortable about the guy, we can talk about him tomorrow."
Quistis and Rinoa agreed, and began playing their cards on the board.
Meanwhile, in the guy's room...
"Yo Irvine! That's ten gil you owe me!"
"Cut it out Zell! I bet you I can shoot the rest of these balls into the holes better than you ever could."
"Yeah yeah yeah! Bring it on!" Zell said while posing in his usual martial arts stance.
Irvine took the billiard stick and hit the white ball, causing two balls to go to one of the holes. Irvine shook his head and sighed.
"Your turn Squall."
Squall shrugged and took the billiard stick in one hand. Using his uncanny grace, he expertly hit the white ball and sent the remaining balls on the table to go to the rest of the holes. He smirked at the flabbergasted cowboy and the wide-eyed martial artist.
"Okay guys, pay up."
Zell took a hundred gil and gave it to Squall.
"Aww! There goes my mag budget!"
Irvine reluctantly took a bill from the inside of his hat and gave it to Squall.
"Hey Squall, play you in the next round."
Squall shrugged again and said, "Whatever. Listen guys, I have to ask you something."
Zell looked shocked. "Squall! You opening up to us? I'm touched!"
Irvine bonked Zell on the head. "Hey! Don't scare him away." He whispered to the short blonde, "This we have to hear, so don't blow it or I'll call you chicken wuss!"
Zell scratched his head and gave Irvine a dirty look. "You'd better not!"
Squall was getting impatient. "Are you going to listen?"
Irvine and Zell stood up straight and said, "Yes sir!"
Squall muttered something like "whatever".
"Well, since Rinoa and I are getting married in a few months, I decided to make you guys play some important roles. Zell, I'm sorry if I won't make you my best man, but you're still single."
"No offense taken man!"
"So I wanted to make Irvine my best man. After all, you are planning to propose to Selph, right?"
"Yeah."
"Zell, do you think you can use your people skills to get us a nice chapel in Balamb?"
"Hey man, that's no problem! But why not Esthar? It's a pretty nice place too."
"It's not that. Esthar is nice, but it's a bit too close to...you know."
"Oh, you still haven't made up with Laguna, have you?" asked Irvine, knowing very well that Squall was still uncomfortable at the prospect of Laguna being his father. The two were basically polar opposites. Squall was a silent, distant, and mostly emotionless person who showed his brilliance through his actions. Scared of the limelight, he usually had things done according to the book and was prim and proper in every manner. Laguna, on the other hand, was a loud, klutzy, and romantic idiot who just loved basking in the glory of his achievements and blaring them out to the world. It was no wonder that Squall never immediately accepted the news very well.
"..."
Zell patted Squall in the back, "Hey, it's alright. I mean, it's not like you're supposed to kneel down and kiss his hands after knowing that he is your long lost dad. But you have to invite the guy to your wedding at least, even if you don't want him meddling with it."
"Yeah Squall, you have to be the luckiest guy in the world! We haven't even got a clue who our parents are. You found not only the love of your life, but your lost family as well. It will take time, but you must grab this chance."
Squall said, "Whatever. Look, stop telling me that it will take time. The guy left me for Ellone, okay? I mean, it's fine with me that he cares for Sis, but he could have at least come and visit me once in a while. It's hard. I guess he only wants to be with me now because I am the hero of the world, so to speak. For all we know, he might be using me for the popularity polls."
Irvine took his hat and put it on Squall's head in a friendly manner. "Look, you shouldn't look at things so badly. Maybe the man had his reasons. He might have been afraid to be a father to a son he would have to raise on his own, won't he?"
Zell helped Irvine out. "Yeah! You know, Ma Dincht told me once that parents who abandon their children are afraid to go back and apologize. He might be ashamed of himself for leaving you Squall. Give him a chance to mend the wounds, as they say."
Squall looked at his friends in disbelief. "You guys just sounded like a couple of middle age women counselors, did you know that?"
Irvine and Zell laughed at their friend.
"Yo! We're just trying to help you out man. No hard feelings?"
"...Whatever...okay...no hard feelings."
Irvine interrupted Squall and Zell. "Excuse me pardners, but about that game?"
Squall grinned and took his billiard stick. "You're on!"
Zell backed away. "You know, I think I bet too much on Squall winning earlier. No way am I joining this one."
Irvine made a gun gesture at the punk and said, "Oh come on Zell, you're no fun! It's just a friendly game, right Squall?"
"Yeah...whatever."
Three hours of fun, games, and desserts later, the gang had helped Rinoa with the cleanup and went back to their dormitories. Rinoa locked the door and went to the kitchen to put the dessert leftovers in the cooler. Suddenly, she felt Squall's arms around her waist, his teeth nibbling at her ear like he did earlier.
"Now...where were we?"
Rinoa turned around and kissed Squall softly on his lips. "I think we were in the bedroom in our underwear," she teased the brown-haired commander.
"Do you want to continue my love?" Squall asked while trailing his kisses down her white arms.
"Anything for you, my knight. I promised you something really good didn't I?"
Squall kissed her again, passionately this time, and began undressing her in the kitchen. He carefully removed the Little Black Dress off Rinoa and began doing the undressing dance with her on the way to the bedroom. Clothes were scattered everywhere on the path to bed, and when they hopped in, Squall and Rinoa were only in their underwear. Squall pinned Rinoa on the bed, his hardness crushing onto her thigh through his jockey shorts.
"Ready?"
Rinoa kissed Squall's eyes. "As ready as I'll ever be."
Squall finally removed the remaining articles of clothing from their bodies and began licking Rinoa everywhere near the vicinity of her love spot. She moaned and bucked as he pleasured her, and he continued to do so until she pulled his head up and kissed him. She silenced him with a finger and moved down to his manhood, wrapping it with her lips and began pleasuring him as he did her. Squall moaned incessantly and stopped Rinoa before he could climax and said, "Rin, I want to make love to you."
Rinoa smiled at those words and lay back on the bed. She opened her legs slightly and guided her knight into herself, moaning and screaming his name while he rushed into her. She felt his pleasure and pain as he thrust violently but gently into her while he enjoyed every bit of their lovemaking. Finally, he made the final approach into her organ as he released his seed into her as she reciprocated him with her own juices. Both lovers lay there panting when Squall kissed her lovingly.
"I love you Rinoa."
"And I love you too Squall."
Squall stayed still on top of her while keeping his softening tool inside her own. Both eventually drifted to sleep that evening, when Squall felt once again the sensation he had experienced only the night before.
'Ugh!...Not again!'
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Yes! I'm done with Chapter 10! Thank you very much for the nice reviews. I hope you're enjoying the way it's progressing, and please do tell me if I need anything at all that would make this a better story. Next chapter: Glitches in Time
Quistis and Selphie had helped Rinoa and Squall put the dishes away and took out the cake and Rinoa's trifle out of the fridge to the table. Irvine and Zell had set up the games for the night, and each of the guests were given a plate and a couple of spoons to enjoy the luscious strawberry spiked cream and the heavenly hazelnut chocolate mousse cake prepared by Deling City's best pastry shop. Over dessert, the group had talked about Esthar Garden and Ouragan.
Zell began, "You know, I think Esthar Garden's gonna be a great opportunity for us to train extra, don't ya guys think?"
Quistis said, "Perhaps it is, but then again, why go through another few years of grueling training? I don't think it's worth it."
Selphie looked over from Irvine's shoulder and told her friend, "Quistis! Now isn't the time to pass an opportunity like this! Ah hah! I know! You are trying to avoid the Commander, am I right?"
Rinoa sighed, "Not again..."
Quistis blushed and replied, "Selphie, I am not a romantic fool to fall for some macho hunk like Ouragan! He isn't my type, so please quit yapping about him."
Selphie smirked and reminded her, "Yeah right! Macho hunk my hyne! When we came down from the elevator earlier, you were daydreaming and telling us what a brilliant man Ouragan is and all that." Selphie faked a daydreaming girl look with fluttering eyes and mimicked Quistis' voice, "He's brilliant...isn't he? I mean he's obviously smart! Look at what he was able to do in such little time! Plus...I think he's cute!"
Quistis sweatdropped, blushed, and dropped the fork on her plate. She stammered and said, "I...di...didn't s-s-s-s-ay that!" She crossed her elbows and gave Selphie her most arrogant look. "I just said that he's got a lot to boot."
Rinoa decided to join in the fun. "Oh no Quistis Trepe! You mumbled something that sounded more like cute than boot!"
Quistis threw a nasty look at the younger woman and said through clenched teeth, "Not you too Rinoa!"
The girls argued over Quistis' infatuation while the men ate their desserts. When they were finished, Irvine interrupted their arguing.
"Ladies, if you don't mind, we men who have better things to discuss are going to the entertainment room, so we'll just see you all in a few, okay?"
Quistis grinned, "Things like cars?"
Rinoa continued, "And ball games?"
Selphie looked at the towering cowboy and asked, "Or maybe other women? You guys better not be cheating on us or we'll ask Quistis to give you a good whipping!"
Irvine just winked and said, "No problem! We'll just run like horses and take the Ragnarok outta here!" He saluted the girls with a tip of the hat and left the room with Squall and Zell.
Rinoa and the women were left alone. Quistis decided there and then to take out a box from her coat pocket and showed it to her friends.
"I waited until the guys left to show you this. By the way, please don't tease me like that it front of them. It embarrasses me!"
Rinoa gave her a soft, reassuring look and said, "Don't worry Quisty, and we're sorry for teasing you like that."
Selphie widened her eyes in anticipation.
"Quisty, so you do like him?"
The instructor nodded in response.
"Okay then, I promise to stop teasing you. But what is in that gorgeous box?"
Rinoa and Selphie inched a bit closer so that they could have a better look at the merchandise Quistis had purchased from the Deling Arcade. Carefully unwrapping the silver paper, Quistis opened the box delicately to show a very attractive watch to her friends.
"Well, what do you think of it?"
Selphie's jaw dropped. "Is it for him?"
Rinoa shook her head in disbelief and said, "Quistis, it's gorgeous! It must have been costly, I mean look at that!"
Quistis smiled. "Well, at first I thought of getting him a pen, but then I don't think he's the kind who would use it except for signing documents and papers. Then I saw this and thought it would be perfect."
Selphie looked at Quistis mischievously. "So, what's the occasion?"
"It's his birthday."
Rinoa gasped. "Whoo! You remember his birthday?"
Selphie nudged Quistis lightly. "Tis love which inspires you my friend. We should hook you guys up!"
Quistis shook her head firmly. "No. I can't. It's against Garden protocol for instructors to have a relationship with the headmasters or commanders of other Gardens."
Rinoa butted in, "But Quisty, you will no longer be instructor once you go to Esthar Garden, right?"
"Yeah! And I'll be a student there. That's even worse!"
Selphie looked at Quistis sadly. "But what about your childhood friendship? You're not going to condone that, are you?"
Quistis breathed. "I can't. I really can't, and I do love him. There! I said it! I love the guy, but I don't think he notices me. Frankly Rinoa, I think he was giving you rather than me the 'I-am-interested-in-you-look' during our meeting this morning."
"Oh Quistis, that's silly! I saw the way he looked at you. He's not interested in me! Besides, I have my knight. Isn't it time for you to have yours?"
"I guess."
Selphie went to the counter and took out a pack of cards. She shuffled the deck and gave each of her friends five cards. "You know, we're not going to have any fun if we're going to talk about how hopeless Quisty's relationship might be. Come on! Let's play cards and think of happier thoughts. If Quistis doesn't feel comfortable about the guy, we can talk about him tomorrow."
Quistis and Rinoa agreed, and began playing their cards on the board.
Meanwhile, in the guy's room...
"Yo Irvine! That's ten gil you owe me!"
"Cut it out Zell! I bet you I can shoot the rest of these balls into the holes better than you ever could."
"Yeah yeah yeah! Bring it on!" Zell said while posing in his usual martial arts stance.
Irvine took the billiard stick and hit the white ball, causing two balls to go to one of the holes. Irvine shook his head and sighed.
"Your turn Squall."
Squall shrugged and took the billiard stick in one hand. Using his uncanny grace, he expertly hit the white ball and sent the remaining balls on the table to go to the rest of the holes. He smirked at the flabbergasted cowboy and the wide-eyed martial artist.
"Okay guys, pay up."
Zell took a hundred gil and gave it to Squall.
"Aww! There goes my mag budget!"
Irvine reluctantly took a bill from the inside of his hat and gave it to Squall.
"Hey Squall, play you in the next round."
Squall shrugged again and said, "Whatever. Listen guys, I have to ask you something."
Zell looked shocked. "Squall! You opening up to us? I'm touched!"
Irvine bonked Zell on the head. "Hey! Don't scare him away." He whispered to the short blonde, "This we have to hear, so don't blow it or I'll call you chicken wuss!"
Zell scratched his head and gave Irvine a dirty look. "You'd better not!"
Squall was getting impatient. "Are you going to listen?"
Irvine and Zell stood up straight and said, "Yes sir!"
Squall muttered something like "whatever".
"Well, since Rinoa and I are getting married in a few months, I decided to make you guys play some important roles. Zell, I'm sorry if I won't make you my best man, but you're still single."
"No offense taken man!"
"So I wanted to make Irvine my best man. After all, you are planning to propose to Selph, right?"
"Yeah."
"Zell, do you think you can use your people skills to get us a nice chapel in Balamb?"
"Hey man, that's no problem! But why not Esthar? It's a pretty nice place too."
"It's not that. Esthar is nice, but it's a bit too close to...you know."
"Oh, you still haven't made up with Laguna, have you?" asked Irvine, knowing very well that Squall was still uncomfortable at the prospect of Laguna being his father. The two were basically polar opposites. Squall was a silent, distant, and mostly emotionless person who showed his brilliance through his actions. Scared of the limelight, he usually had things done according to the book and was prim and proper in every manner. Laguna, on the other hand, was a loud, klutzy, and romantic idiot who just loved basking in the glory of his achievements and blaring them out to the world. It was no wonder that Squall never immediately accepted the news very well.
"..."
Zell patted Squall in the back, "Hey, it's alright. I mean, it's not like you're supposed to kneel down and kiss his hands after knowing that he is your long lost dad. But you have to invite the guy to your wedding at least, even if you don't want him meddling with it."
"Yeah Squall, you have to be the luckiest guy in the world! We haven't even got a clue who our parents are. You found not only the love of your life, but your lost family as well. It will take time, but you must grab this chance."
Squall said, "Whatever. Look, stop telling me that it will take time. The guy left me for Ellone, okay? I mean, it's fine with me that he cares for Sis, but he could have at least come and visit me once in a while. It's hard. I guess he only wants to be with me now because I am the hero of the world, so to speak. For all we know, he might be using me for the popularity polls."
Irvine took his hat and put it on Squall's head in a friendly manner. "Look, you shouldn't look at things so badly. Maybe the man had his reasons. He might have been afraid to be a father to a son he would have to raise on his own, won't he?"
Zell helped Irvine out. "Yeah! You know, Ma Dincht told me once that parents who abandon their children are afraid to go back and apologize. He might be ashamed of himself for leaving you Squall. Give him a chance to mend the wounds, as they say."
Squall looked at his friends in disbelief. "You guys just sounded like a couple of middle age women counselors, did you know that?"
Irvine and Zell laughed at their friend.
"Yo! We're just trying to help you out man. No hard feelings?"
"...Whatever...okay...no hard feelings."
Irvine interrupted Squall and Zell. "Excuse me pardners, but about that game?"
Squall grinned and took his billiard stick. "You're on!"
Zell backed away. "You know, I think I bet too much on Squall winning earlier. No way am I joining this one."
Irvine made a gun gesture at the punk and said, "Oh come on Zell, you're no fun! It's just a friendly game, right Squall?"
"Yeah...whatever."
Three hours of fun, games, and desserts later, the gang had helped Rinoa with the cleanup and went back to their dormitories. Rinoa locked the door and went to the kitchen to put the dessert leftovers in the cooler. Suddenly, she felt Squall's arms around her waist, his teeth nibbling at her ear like he did earlier.
"Now...where were we?"
Rinoa turned around and kissed Squall softly on his lips. "I think we were in the bedroom in our underwear," she teased the brown-haired commander.
"Do you want to continue my love?" Squall asked while trailing his kisses down her white arms.
"Anything for you, my knight. I promised you something really good didn't I?"
Squall kissed her again, passionately this time, and began undressing her in the kitchen. He carefully removed the Little Black Dress off Rinoa and began doing the undressing dance with her on the way to the bedroom. Clothes were scattered everywhere on the path to bed, and when they hopped in, Squall and Rinoa were only in their underwear. Squall pinned Rinoa on the bed, his hardness crushing onto her thigh through his jockey shorts.
"Ready?"
Rinoa kissed Squall's eyes. "As ready as I'll ever be."
Squall finally removed the remaining articles of clothing from their bodies and began licking Rinoa everywhere near the vicinity of her love spot. She moaned and bucked as he pleasured her, and he continued to do so until she pulled his head up and kissed him. She silenced him with a finger and moved down to his manhood, wrapping it with her lips and began pleasuring him as he did her. Squall moaned incessantly and stopped Rinoa before he could climax and said, "Rin, I want to make love to you."
Rinoa smiled at those words and lay back on the bed. She opened her legs slightly and guided her knight into herself, moaning and screaming his name while he rushed into her. She felt his pleasure and pain as he thrust violently but gently into her while he enjoyed every bit of their lovemaking. Finally, he made the final approach into her organ as he released his seed into her as she reciprocated him with her own juices. Both lovers lay there panting when Squall kissed her lovingly.
"I love you Rinoa."
"And I love you too Squall."
Squall stayed still on top of her while keeping his softening tool inside her own. Both eventually drifted to sleep that evening, when Squall felt once again the sensation he had experienced only the night before.
'Ugh!...Not again!'
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Yes! I'm done with Chapter 10! Thank you very much for the nice reviews. I hope you're enjoying the way it's progressing, and please do tell me if I need anything at all that would make this a better story. Next chapter: Glitches in Time