The Dreams of Gaia

Hey sorry guys about not updating a lot. Me and Cheerlygal have been very busy lately so we had no time for this, so any way just to say sorry for that. I know this fic is confusing, but it will become clearer soon. Please enjoy the next chapter of Dreams.

Chapter 8- Links


Author's POV

Rinoa awoke the next morning, her arms wrapped her pillow. Rinoa rubbed her eyes and sat up lazily, leaning her body weight on her elbow. "Squall...?" She asked quietly as she looked around the dorm.

Rinoa smiled and climbed out of bed before stretching, "Gone again…" She mumbled walking over to the desk where her History homework was set in a neat pile, a small piece of note people placed on top.

She grabbed the paper and unfolded it slowly, reading the scribbled writing on the paper.

Rinoa,

Sorry that I had to go so suddenly. I got a call from Cid that he needed to see me urgently, I don't know what's wrong but don't worry, and I'll be back by the end of the day. I know we were supposed to go out today, but I can't miss this.

I'll see you tonight; I promise I'll treat you.

I love you,

Squall

Rinoa sighed and held the note to her out, "You broke another promise Squall." She mumbled sad fully, dropping the note onto the desk and walking into the bathroom to take a quick shower.

She climbed out of the shower about ten minutes later with a towel wrapped around her. She heard the phone ring and she picked it up, bringing it to her ear.

"Hello?"

"Rin, it's me, Squall. I'm calling to tell you I won't be able to meet you tonight. I have to go to Galbadia for the meeting."

"It doesn't matter, I guess I'm used to it now…" She whispered lightly, sitting down on the desk chair.

"I'm really sorry."

"I know I'm just fed up with you breaking promises." Rinoa felt a minor headache come on and she breathed in air as she felt dizzy…

In the past…

"I know I'm just fed up of your promises." Lenore shouted at her husband, Leon.

"I know, but I promised Griever I'd take him into the mountains."

Lenore sarcastically laughed and turned her back on her new husband, "Fine! Go abandon me for you little pet."

"Lenore, please." Leon begged as he touched her shoulder.

"Just go, Leon." Leon sighed and nodded slowly, walking out of the cave and into the light rain. Lenore's eyes softened as she watched Leon leave.

"You really do need to learn…" Lenore whispered, smiling.

Back to present...

"Rinoa...! Are you there?" Rinoa groaned as she held her head, she shook her head and wondered what the hell that feeling was before picking up the phone she had dropped on the floor.

"Yeah, I'm here…" She whispered, letting go of her head.

"What happened? Are you okay?" She heard a concerned Squall on the other side of the line.

"Yeah, I'm good. You should get going, don't want to miss your flight."

"Yeah, I'll call you when I get there. I love you."

"You too..." She heard the flat line and she sighed, dropping the phone from her ear and putting it on her desk. "Fantastic…" She mumbled sarcastically as she stood up from her chair, dropping her towel to the floor.

Rinoa walked over to the wardrobe and opened it up, looking at her clothing. She decided on a pair of jeans and a white blouse to look smart for her History class. Rinoa put them on quickly and glanced at the clock on the bedside table.

"Oh no...! I'm late!" She shouted running out of the dorm and ran down the halls before getting to the elevators, "Oh hurry up!" She screamed at them, she looked at her watch and the doors swung open, revealing an instructor holding a tray full of papers. Rinoa ran straight into her and pressed the button for the 1st floor, "Sorry!" She shouted as the doors shut.

Rinoa ran out of the elevator and down the halls toward her History class. She saw the class at the end of the hall and she walked down to the door, she looked into the glass and noticed the whole class was already engrossed into their new text books they had received.

She sighed and walked in, the automatic doors opening for her. The whole class looked up and stared at her as she walked in, her teacher, Instructor Aki looked up also and glared at her, through the top of her glasses. "Ah Miss. Heartilly, glad you could join us. Have you got your homework?"

Rinoa smiled and then panicked, her homework, it was left on her desk. She ran out and forgot about it, "Instructor it's in my dorm, I forgot it; I was in a rush this morning."

"Look, Miss. Heartilly you may be the commanders 'girlfriend' but that does not give you the right to get away with not doing your homework. You have a detention at lunch time." Instructor Aki looked back to her work and Rinoa stood there, her mouth agape.

"But Instructor Aki, I left it on my desk upstairs. I can go get it right now!"

Instructor Aki sighed and looked up to Rinoa, "Go sit down and get on with your work before I make it an after hour detention too. I'll have to talk to Commander Leonhart then won't I?" Rinoa grumbled as she walked up to her seat and sat down.

"He won't care… I am his girlfriend after all." Rinoa smirked and logged in on her computer and went on with her work.

In the past…

Lenore sat down on the beach where she arrived on the world and sighed as the breeze rushed through her long locks of hair. "What are you doing here, master?" Angelo asked as she sat beside Lenore.

"Just thinking..." Lenore turned to Angelo and smiled, "Do you think this plan will work, Angelo? Leon seemed sure that it would work."

"If Leon thinks it will work, it must work. Griever seems sure it will work too, we just hope your messages are working."

"I'm not 'that' stupid Angelo." Lenore laughed as she ran her hand down Angelo's fur. "We'll just have to wait and see…" Lenore trailed off as she looked out to the ocean, the world she had not yet seen…

Back to the present…

"Miss. Heartilly...!" Rinoa's head shot up and came face to face with Instructor Aki's angry face. "Stop dozing off in my lessons!"

"Sorry, Instructor…" Rinoa mumbled as Instructor Aki walked back to her desk and sat down.

"Now please answer this question." Aki paused and looked down to her computer to read the question. "What as one of the main problems in the war between Dollet and Timber?"

Rinoa sighed and thought as they whole class looked at her, "The conditions were disgusting. If the men weren't dying out in the field they were dying from the spread of disease of where they were staying."

"Well done." Rinoa smirked as she saw Aki's face frown; she had hoped Rinoa would have got that wrong. The bell rang and Rinoa gathered her things before leaving the lesson quickly, ignoring Instructor Aki's shouting for her to come back.

Rinoa out into the hallways, the walking students rushed to their next lesson or chilled out because they had a free lesson. For Rinoa she had a free lesson, so she went to the cafeteria for something to eat, since she had nothing for breakfast.

She walked into the cafeteria and saw Zell and Selphie sat there, Zell eating hotdogs and Selphie drinking a soda. Rinoa smiled and walked over to them, sitting beside Selphie.

"Hey Rin, how was History?" Selphie asked as she looked away from Zell scoffing as many hotdogs down his throat as he could.

"Boring. I have a detention at lunchtime for not handing my homework in. I did it, but left it up stairs, and Instructor Aki wouldn't let me get it…" Rinoa felt gutted that she had a detention, she wanted to skive it, but she knew she couldn't. She'd get a 'telling off' from Squall.

"Well you know Aki…she's always like that!" Selphie replied before sipping some of her soda.

"Umf…frite…" Selphie and Rinoa looked at Zell and gave him an awkward look.

"Can you say that without hotdog in your mouth?" Selphie asked him, wiping some half eaten hotdog off her dress.

Zell swallowed his food and sighed, "I said…too right." Zell picked up another hotdog and began eating it again, bits of hotdog flying everywhere.

"Nice…" Rinoa mumbled sarcastically as Zell squirted nearly all the bottle of Tomato Sauce on half his hotdog and ate it in one mouthful. "You know…lately I've been dozing off a lot." Rinoa said, turning her attention to Selphie.

"You're sleepy?"

"No… I felt fine this morning, awake and everything. And then… I just felt like falling asleep in my seat today and I keep on having these really weird dreams."

Selphie shrugged and put her soda can down, "Maybe you're just stressed. Have you been doing anything 'vigorous' lately?" Selphie and Zell laughed, but Rinoa blushed and looked away.

"Oh my Hyne! You have!" Zell shouted after he swallowed his hotdog, he pointed at Rinoa and half the cafeteria stared at them.

"Shut up! I didn't do anything!" She mumbled a shout.

"Would this involve the Commander in any way?" Selphie asked nudging Rinoa in the ribs.

"Shut up…" Rinoa blushed even more which made Zell and Selphie laugh even more. "Oh I'm leaving!" Rinoa stood up from her seat and grabbed her books before leaving a laughing/apologizing Selphie and Zell behind.

Rinoa sat down in the Quad and pulled out the book she had got from the Library. She opened it and began to read; she read a part of the paragraph and then paused.

She went back and read it again…

It sounded very familiar…

He sat on the beach and contemplated his feelings for her. He was always the distant type, not the one to get into other people's lives. A lone-wolf you might say.

She was always the one to be involved, especially with him. He knew she loved him, he probably loved her too.

But what was love?

What 'is' love?

Rinoa stopped reading and sighed, "Sounds like Squall…" She laughed before continuing to read, she knew her next lesson was in ten minutes but she didn't care, she was too engrossed in this book.

On the flight to Galbadia…

Squall sat silently on the plane, thinking over what Cid could possibly want with him in Galbadia. He had never had to go that far before.

He missed Rinoa. He promised her he'd stay the whole day with her, but no…he got called away, like usual.

He felt tired and he tilted his head so he looked out of the window, all he could see was clouds…and then he fell asleep.

In the past…

Leon stared out to the clouds as he sat on the mountain with his trusty sidekick Griever sat beside him, "I'm sorry if I ruined your chances with Lenore, master…"

"It doesn't matter, Griever. Lenore can handle herself."

"Are you sure, master?"

"Yes, why wouldn't I be?" Leon asked as he looked down to his lion looking up to the sky.

"I don't know… Just a feeling…" Griever replied before lying on the ground and falling asleep, feeling Leon's hand on his coat gently stroking him to sleep…


Well guys I'm going to end it there, I know it's short but yeah…sorry. I'm kind of busy. Actually I enjoyed that chapter, yeah for me! Please review!

Angel's Fallen Knight and Cheerlygal