Those 5 Words Chapter 4: Distraction In The Hall, a final fantasy viii fanfic

Disclaimer: No, once again, I do not own them... Square does.

Distraction In The Hall

"Now how about we go inside the cafe and have some coffee? Just as friends" Rinoa said as she stepped out of his car. She smiled to him as they walked towards the entrance of the Moonlight Cafe as it was called.

When they entered, the place was not busy at all. There were maybe 7 people in the cafe. The surroundings were absolutely beautiful. There were wooden tables covered delicately with white tablecloths. The chairs had soft red coverings that made your bum feel extra comfortable. There were small votives sitting in the center of the table lighting it just enough so that it wasn't too much. The pair found a table near the window and sat down. They ordered two coffees and now the moment was here.

"So Mr. Leonhart what would you like to know?" Rinoa asked politely. She sat there with a smile plastered on to her face.

Squall looked at her with interest. He pondered what the first question was going to be. Then he thought of the perfect one.

"How come you didn't tell anyone your real last name?" he asked curious to hear her answer.

"Well, I didn't want people to hate me because I was General Caraway's daughter. I wanted people to like me because of me; not for who my father is" she stated with sadness in her tone and tears on the brink of pouring out. "I have always been judged based on who my father was. People have never taken the time to get to know me. They always say "oh there's Caraway's daughter, let's hit the road before she gets here" she stated with tears rolling down her cheek. She hated her father. She wanted to run away and never return to him again.

Squall could see her discomfort, but he didn't know what to do. He wanted to ask her more questions, but he didn't know if she would break down and cry again. He was confused. Maybe he could trust this girl. Maybe the pair could become really good friends. He decided to not ask anymore questions and become her friend. It also looked like she needed one right now.

"Alright how about this, how about we skip the questioning and just be friends?" Squall said with a slight smile on his face. He really didn't know what he was getting himself into, but he didn't care at the moment. The girl sitting across from him looks like she needs a friend and god damnit he was going to be that friend, no matter what other people may think.

Rinoa stopped crying and looked up at Squall with an "Are-you-serious-"kind of look. Squall caught the look and nodded his head. Rinoa jumped out of her chair and went over and hugged Squall. This was the happiest day of her life. She had made so many new friends. She was going to love this school.

The pair finished their coffee and Squall drove Rinoa home. She thanked him for the coffee and the ride and that she will see him tomorrow at school.

"Goodnight Rinoa" Squall whispered to her.

"Goodnight Squall, I'll see you tomorrow" Rinoa said with a grin on her face. She turned and walked to her front door. Squall waited outside until she was safe inside her house. Once she was inside, Squall turned the car around and headed back to Balamb.

Squall didn't waste any time getting to his bed. He didn't even bother changing his clothes. He crashed right on to his bed and went to sleep. Only this time his dreams would be filled with one spectacular woman. Her name: Rinoa Heartilly.

The Next Morning

Rinoa's alarm went off at 6:00a.m; a little too early for her. Rinoa made her way from her nice, cozy, warm bed to the ice cold shower and got ready for class. She was happy to know that she would get to see Squall again today. Unfortunately, someone from her past would haunt her this very same day.

Squall was ready and out the door of his room 15 minutes before his first class started. He smiled as he remembered last night. He was glad that he didn't question her anymore. She seemed like a very nice girl. A girl that he would like to get to know better; he smiled all the way to his classroom. When he got there, his happiness was put to a halt when he saw once again who was teaching his first class; a Mrs. Quisitis Trepe.

'Oh god why are you punishing me? What did I do to deserve this?' Squall thought to himself as he ran his hand down his face. He quickly took his seat and avoided eye contact with her. He thought that before class started he would quickly go to the bathroom; any excuse to get out of the classroom and avoiding Quisitis.

Rinoa ran down the hallway in hopes of getting to class on time. She turned her head around in hopes that no teachers were around to scold her about being late and running to class. She didn't see where she was going and ran right into someone.

"Oof, oh, I am so sor...oh great not you, anyone but you" Rinoa said angrily. She got up and backed away from this person and tried getting away; but she was stopped by a hand grabbing her wrist.

"Wait! Rin... please, can I talk to you?" the mystery man said with a look of hope in his eyes.

"No Seifer, you can't talk to me. You've made my life a living hell. Why the hell are you here anyway? I thought your ass was expelled from Garden? That was the last I heard from my father anyway" Rinoa said with anger in her voice. She started to walk away but was stopped again by Seifer.

"Let me go Seifer! NOW!" Rinoa screamed in his face. She tried wiggling her wrist out of his grasp but it didn't happen. Rinoa then heard footsteps behind Seifer coming down the hallway.

"Seifer, let go right now, it's probably a teacher and I'm going to get in trouble for being late to class" Rinoa pleaded with tears in her eyes.

"Let go!" Rinoa yelled with her eyes closed. When she was about to yell at him again, she felt his wrist suddenly being yanked away. She kept her eyes closed and was about to apologize profusely to whatever teacher was there. When she opened her eyes, there stood her knight. She was forever in his debt from this point on.

"Thank you for back there Squall. Seifer is quite an ass" Rinoa said with a smile on her face.

"It's no problem, I just needed to get out of the classroom and I heard you yelling down the hall so I decided to check out and see what the problem was" Squall said with a smile. "In short, you're welcome" he said with a blush, but turned his face so she wouldn't see it.

Rinoa lowered her head as they walked back to the classroom and hid her blush that was creeping to her face. She thought that this day couldn't get any better. Little did she know, it was about to get worse.

When Squall and Rinoa entered the classroom, Squall's happy mood was once again drenched with heartache as he saw who was in the room with him; Quisitis.

'Oh man, this day is going to be one hell of a trip' Squall thought to himself as he went to his seat and Rinoa went to hers.

"Mr. Leonhart and Mrs. Heartilly, why are you late?" Quisitis asked with a look of heartache, anger, and melancholy but covered it so well that no one noticed.

"Oh, I was having problems finding my classroom and I just happen to see Mr. Leonhart out there and asked him to help me" Rinoa said hoping that she would buy it.

"And I was going to the bathroom" Squall stated simply. He really did not want to talk with Quisitis very long nor did he want to spend much time with her in the same room.

Quisitis nodded and turned around to continue her lesson on the board. With her back to the class, she thought about why that young woman was with Squall. 'Is he dating already? Who is that woman?' Quisitis asked herself. She shook her head and continued writing on the board, no matter how much it hurt to have her ex-boyfriend in the room sitting with another woman. The lesson dragged on and Quisitis was getting more depressed even though she didn't show it on the outside.

The bell finally rang and when Rinoa was done packing her bag, Squall grabbed her hand and ran out the door. Rinoa had no idea what he was doing, but she wasn't complaining; if she got to spend some alone time with Squall that was fine with her.

Squall dragged her down the hallway and to his locker. He was catching his breath when Rinoa finally decided to speak up about the even that just took place.

Squall caught his breath and was beginning to put his books in his locker when he spoke up. "Sorry, I just couldn't be in that room with her anymore" Squall said putting the rest of his books in his locker, closing the door, and putting his lock on it.

"Oh I see" Rinoa stated simply. She didn't know what to say. What was she supposed to say? This guy she barely knows is talking with her about how much he can't be around her. What was she going to do? 'Ok think Rinoa, what should you say to him? He obviously looks like he needs a friend' Rinoa thought to herself. Rinoa gently raised her hand to touch his face and have him look at her. She didn't know what she was doing. The only thing she knew was that he was a friend in need. She had his undivided attention.

"Anytime you need a friend just come to me; I will always be here" Rinoa said to him then let go of his face and walked out the front door of the school. She didn't care that she had classes for the rest of the day. She felt like taking a walk in the park and enjoying the rest of the day outside.

Squall's face was beet red at this point. 'Did... did she just touch my face? Why is my face all warm? Do I like her? I should ask Irvine and Zell what this means as much as I don't like talking about my relationships with them' Squall thought to himself. He walked out the front door with a crimson face. He walked briskly in hopes that no one would catch him in this state. He spoke too soon...

"Hello Squall old buddy" the deep masculine voice said behind him.

Squall froze in his tracks; he had his hand on his gunblade in case he was to try anything stupid. Squall already knew who it was after those four words were spoken.

"Hello Seifer what can I do for you?" Squall asked without even turning around. He smirked knowing that there would be a battle coming up soon so he kept his hand on his gunblade. He hid his hand well so Seifer wouldn't know that he had his hand on his weapon.

Seifer grinned knowing that Squall was going to try something with his gunblade. He loved pissing Squall off. Seifer drew out his gunblade and stated "Let's just get the show on the road and get this over with" he smirked.

Rinoa walked home and was greeted by an energetic ball of fur; her lovable dog Angelo. Rinoa had no idea what to think about her earlier encounter with Squall. If he hadn't been there to save her from Seifer who knows what would have happened. Rinoa walked up the stairs from her walk in the park and crashed on her bed. She lay there thinking about her feelings towards Squall. Sure she only knew him a couple days but she feels like she has known him forever. Like he was her best friend from when she was a little kid. Suddenly, a flash of light came before her eyes and she fell unconscious.

Flashback/ in a dream

"Hey Squall come here I want to talk to you!" a young girl, age 7 with raven hair yelled to the brunette a couple yards away.

The young boy, age 8, came running towards the young girl laughing. He was out of breath by the time he reached her. "What... do... you want... Rinoa?" the young boy stated in between breaths.

"Squall will we umm... be friends forever?" she asked avoiding eye contact with him. This was a question that was bothering her. She had overheard her father's friend Laguna say that Squall was leaving for Balamb Garden in a couple of weeks. She dreaded the day that would come because Squall was her first friend. Of course, Squall didn't know he was moving yet; and she didn't tell him either; it just broke her heart too much.

"Of course silly, where would you get that idea?" Squall asked cocking his head to the side. He liked Rinoa a lot. She was his first friend; but it looked like something was hurting her; something that she wasn't telling him. He looked at her with confusion; wondering why she thought of a question like that.

"Well... umm... never mind" Rinoa said with sadness. She wanted to tell him, she really did, it just hurt too much to know that her first and best friend was leaving in a couple of weeks and he didn't even know.

Suddenly, Laguna, Squall's father came out and told Squall that it was time to come inside for dinner. That was the last time that Rinoa ever saw her best friend. She didn't even get to say goodbye. Rinoa cried since the day he left. She would stay locked in her room for hours and wouldn't come out until it was absolutely necessary.

She didn't even get to say goodbye.

End Flashback

Rinoa woke up gasping for air. "Oh my god, no wonder I have felt like I have known him forever; he was my best friend from 10 years ago" Rinoa thought to herself. 'What am I going to tell him? How am I going to tell him?' Rinoa thought. 'I know... I'm a sorceress, I can make him have a dream of when we were little and maybe then he will remember me' Rinoa smiled at her witty idea. 'I can't believe that's really him. I have found my knight again' Rinoa smiled at that thought and began to work out her plan. The sooner she did it, the sooner the two would be back together.

Squall and Seifer

Squall and Seifer were at a standstill. No one made a move. Maybe Seifer wasn't here to stir up trouble. Suddenly, Seifer put his gunblade away and started walking away. Before he got too far he said "See you around Leonhart."

Squall was as confused as ever. For as long as he can remember, Seifer and he have been enemies. Is he finally giving up? 'I better watch my back just in case' Squall thought to himself, he put his gunblade away and walked off towards his room.

Squall's Room

Squall walked into his room and immediately collapsed on the bed; he was too tired to change out of his clothes. As soon as he closed his eyes, a weird dream of when he was a kid appeared.

Squall's Dream

"Hey Squall come here I want to talk to you!" a young girl, age 7 with raven hair yelled to the brunette a couple yards away.

The young boy, age 8, came running towards the young girl laughing. He was out of breath by the time he reached her. "What... do... you want... Rinoa?" the young boy stated in between breaths.

Squall didn't know what she wanted to say, but after that day, it was the last he was to see of her.

"Squall, come here my boy" Laguna said as he patted the spot on the couch next to him, Squall immediately sat down.

"Now Squall, there is something I want to tell you and it is going to change the rest of your life" Laguna said hoping the Squall wouldn't hate him for this. "You will be attending Balamb Garden in a couple of weeks. You won't really have enough time to be with Rinoa" Laguna said praying that his son wouldn't take this the wrong way.

"Oh... I see. Well, I guess I'll be going now. I should start packing then" Squall said and Laguna nodded. Squall stood up and walked upstairs and slammed his door and started packing. That was the last time he ever saw Rinoa. Since then, he has been a little offish when it came to making friends. Rinoa was the first person he ever trusted. But since he came to Balamb Garden, he has made a bunch of friends even though he doesn't really talk to them that much. The last thought that ran through his mind was he didn't even get to say goodbye.

End Dream

Squall abruptly woke up in a dripping sweat. 'Oh man, what was that all about? That was Rinoa? The same Rinoa I met only a couple days ago?' Squall thought to himself. He ran his hands over his face, got up, went to the bathroom and splashed water on his face. 'I gotta talk to Rinoa about this; but it will have to wait until tomorrow.' After he finished in the bathroom, he changed into his pajamas and went to bed.

The Next Morning

Squall's alarm went off at 6:00a.m and he groggily made his way to the shower. He was done and ready to go in 15 minutes. He walked out the door in hopes that today he would get to talk to Rinoa about his dream.

When Squall entered his first class, he didn't see Rinoa. 'That's strange, usually she's in class by now' Squall thought to himself. 'Maybe she's sick; I'll go and visit her later' He thought.

Rinoa

Rinoa's alarm didn't even go off when she woke up at 11:45 a.m. 'Shit! I missed most of my classes; oh well, I'll spend some time cleaning up my room anddoing other chores' She thought to herself.

4 Hours Later

'Phew finally done! Squall should be out of class by now' She thought to herself.

Squall was walking back to his dorm when he heard a faint what sounded like crying. It sounded like it was coming from Rinoa's room. He walked up to her door and knocked on it lightly. Rinoa didn't hear his knock so he slowly opened the door.

"I didn't even get to say goodbye, I didn't even get to say goodbye, I didn't even get to say good..." Rinoa was cut off when she saw Squall standing right there in her doorway. "Oh, hi Squall, what are you doing here?" She said.

"I came to see if you were alright seeing as how you weren't in class today. I wanted to make sure you were feeling alright" Squall said in kindness.

"Oh, my alarm didn't go off, that's why I wasn't in class; sorry to have worried you" She said. 'Why didn't I notice it before? He looks almost exactly the same as he did when we were younger. Should I tell him?' Rinoa thought to herself. She was about to open her mouth and say something but Squall beat her to it.

"Rinoa..."

A/N: Wow, quite interesting chapter. I don't really know where I am going with this, but if you have any ideas let me know. Please do read my other fic "The New Kid" an IY/KAG fiction. Also do keep R&R it will keep me updating a lot more frequently. Love you all! Kat