Disclaimer: No no no, I will never ever own them. Square does.

Trouble With The Ex, Graduation and an Unexpected Surprise

As Squall and Rinoa walked back to Balamb Garden in the rain, smiling to each other, their happiness was put to a halt when they saw the one person they didn't want to see come out of the front doors. 'Quisitis' Squall thought to himself. 'Damnit! I was hoping for a little alone time with Rinoa back in my room' Squall thought. (No you perverts their not going to do it, their just going to his room to talk).

Quisitis approached the soaked couple and was going to tell both of them what was on her mind. She wanted Squall back and she was going to fight for him if she had to. She made a huge mistake letting him go and now, now she was furious that he found another woman to love. By the time she reached them, the rain had stopped and she approached. Now, Quisitis is not one to get jealous, but when it came to Squall Leonhart, she was very much so.

"Listen Squall, I've been thinking, I think that we should get back together and I am not going to take no for an answer" Quisitis stated and she was ready to stand her ground and not give up without a fight. She held her head high, but really inside she was trembling at the thought of what he might say to her. By the look on his face, she was going to get tossed aside again, but she was not going to give up that easily.

Squall thought long and hard about what she said and finally reached a conclusion; a simple answer that was going to break the heart of one woman. "No" Squall said and walked away with Rinoa's hand in his. Squall's answer made Rinoa very happy. She finally had someone that cared for her. Someone who will love her not because of what she was but who she was. She smiled as they walked away, but Quisitis put that happiness to a halt once again.

"I think you should know something about your precious Mrs. Heartilly there Squall, she's not who you think she is" Quisitis said hoping that this next answer would turn him away from Rinoa for sure. As Squall turned around to hear her answer Rinoa's heart was beating faster than she could handle. "She made out with Seifer while she was dating you" Quisitis said with a sly grin on her face. Squall's face turned to shock as he turned to face Rinoa.

"Is… Is that true?" Squall asked. Rinoa didn't answer right away and he was beginning to get impatient. "Well is it?" he asked one more time with a little anger hinted in his voice.

"How can you believe that I would cheat on you? I can't believe you would actually believe her over me. But to answer your question NO I didn't cheat on you and I never will. Squall, we just got together, how could I have cheated on you when we just started dating a day or so ago. Seifer has been out of my life for 5 years now. I didn't know he would be back here. I don't know where Quisitis got this erroneous information but I love you and I would never ever cheat on you" Rinoa replied with tears in her eyes. Squall turned to Quisitis with a death glare and hoping that she did not have proof to help her answer.

Quisitis grinned with delight because she did have proof. She had pictures of Seifer and Rinoa back when she and Seifer were still dating, but Squall didn't know that. Quisitis held up a picture of the couple and Squall stared at it with disbelief.

Squall's anger rose to the point where his face was beet red. He couldn't believe that Rinoa, of all people, the only other person he trusted other than Quisitis when they were still dating, was cheating on him. He immediately withdrew his hand from Rinoa's and stormed off into the building. Rinoa broke down, fell to her knees, and started crying. She couldn't believe that Squall was gone. He believed Quisitis over his girlfriend. He was gone, and she lost him. Quisitis won; she finally got what she wanted and Rinoa was left with nothing. The only thing she cared about walked away from her within 5 minutes. Rinoa slowly got up and approached a grinning Quisitis.

"You may have won this time Quisty, but I will get Squall back and you will be the one crying next time, not me, and that's a promise" Rinoa said through her blood-stained eyes and walked away, she had nothing further to say to the woman who just broke her heart. Rinoa busted through the front doors of the school and made her way to the one place she was hoping he would be; The Training Center.

Squall was angry. No, that's an understatement. Squall was furious. He couldn't believe that Rinoa was cheating on him. He let his anger release as he tore through a couple of gnats and T-Rexaurs (spelling?). After two hours in the training center, his anger still wasn't fully released. He tried to kill a couple of more gnats, but his energy was spent. He collapsed on the ground into a sitting position (like in the final scene of the game) with his gunblade resting on his knee, and he started to cry. He thought he could trust Rinoa. She was his best friend; was a girlfriend, and now a cheating liar. He sure does pick the wrong women to date.

He heard footsteps behind him and quickly got up, turned around with gunblade in hand, but was surprised to see who it was; Quisitis' he thought to himself. 'What the fuck is she doing here?' he asked himself.

Quisitis approached Squall slowly because she knew he was angry, but she didn't know if he would attack anything. Inside, she was laughing and smiling because she won. She won the heart of the man that she broke the heart of only one year prior. She finally reached to be in front of him and slowly raised her hand to his face and caressed it. He instinctively rubbed his face against her hand and felt comfortable. 'That's it Squall, come to me, be forever mine' Quisitis thought to herself. She raised his head with her hand and laid her lips right on to his. He kissed her back and put his arms around her. For once, he kind of felt truly happy with her; like they were meant to be.

Unfortunately for Rinoa, she got there just in time to see the whole spectacle and ran off before Squall even noticed she was there. She ran. She ran as far away as possible tears stinging her eyes. 'If that's how he wants it then fine. I still can't believe that he believed her over me. Why Squall, why?' Rinoa thought to herself.

"What was that? I thought I heard footsteps" Squall said as he looked away from Quisitis. She grabbed his face with both of her hands and turned his attention back to her.

"It's probably nothing" Quisitis smiled and they continued kissing and holding each other. Little did Quisitis know, Rinoa had a plan up her sleeve.

"Say goodbye to Squall Quisitis, it's the last you will ever see of him" Rinoa said aloud as she ran down the hallways and into her room to begin her plan.

The Next Day

Squall and Quisitis got back together and Squall was pretty much not included in anything that his old friends used to do. Squall of course didn't care because he had the love of a woman that wouldn't cheat on him and not be dishonest with him. Little did Squall know, Quisitis was having fun on the side with Seifer.

After a few weeks of Squall dating Quisitis, Rinoa finally gave up in her plans because none of them worked. He truly was gone, gone forever.

One day as Rinoa was walking down the hallway, Seifer approached her once again. He has been trying to get her to go out with him multiple times; but every time she would always say no. Rinoa was fed up with being alone that finally she agreed to go out with him on one condition; that he not only want to get in her pants while they were dating, he agreed.

Several Months Later

It was graduation time for Balamb Garden and the students were all filing into the Ballroom to get ready for their ceremony. Rinoa and Squall stayed farther and farther apart from each other as the previous months passed. They drifted farther and farther apart and even though neither wanted to admit it, it was killing both of them. Squall missed Rinoa and she missed him. Sure he was happy with Quisitis, but it wasn't the same. He wanted to approach Rinoa many times, but when he saw her with Seifer he decided against it. Little did Rinoa know, she was going to get the surprise of a lifetime.

Graduation Ceremony

As Squall and Rinoa prepared to get their diplomas, Quisitis and Seifer were off having a fun time in the Janitor's closet. They knew they were going to get their diploma's they just didn't want to show up; they were having too much fun.

Squall bought an engagement ring hoping to propose to Quisitis after graduation. He knew she was the one, and that she would never cheat on him. He was surprised to see that she wasn't at graduation; maybe she was sick. After everyone received their diploma's, they threw their hats in the air and everyone clapped. As everyone started clearing out of the Ballroom, Squall approached Rinoa. They stared at each other for a while then she ran into his arms and hugged him tightly.

"I'm so sorry; I never cheated on you I swear. The picture that Quisitis held up was old, it was when Seifer and I were dating but that was before I met you. I don't blame you if you never want to see me again, but know this, I never cheated on you; never" Rinoa said as tears came to her eyes. She hugged him tighter hoping never to let him go. Squall put his arms around Rinoa and held her tight. He couldn't believe it, he broke up with her for no reason. He loved Rinoa; and he knew now that she was the one more than Quisitis. Quisitis was a liar and he was going to break up with her right now and be with Rinoa.

Squall and Rinoa walked down the deserted hallway looking for Quisitis when they heard moaning coming from the Janitor's closet. They yanked open the door and there before them was Seifer and Quisitis engaging in some let's just say naughty behavior. Squall and Rinoa stared for a good 10 seconds before slamming the door and rubbing their eyes.

"Did you um… see what I just saw? I think I am going to be scarred for life" Rinoa said as she giggled. She looked at Squall and smiled, then turned away and blushed when she realized she was staring. Squall grabbed her chin with his hand and forced her to look at him. He lowered his head and softly and gently brushed his lips against hers. Rinoa grabbed his head and forced the kiss more roughly this time. This time, he was not going to let her go. Now was the time to do what he wanted to do with Quisitis. He got down on one knee, took out the small box that was in his pocket and presented it to the woman he loved.

"Rinoa Heartilly, I would be honored if you would be my wife; will you marry me?" Squall asked hoping that she would say yes. Before Rinoa could answer General Caraway barged through the doors and went straight up to his daughter, grabbed her arm and dragged her away from the man that she was going to say yes to. Squall stood there speechless, she was gone. Why did he drag her away from him? He had to find a way to get her back. He ran out the front doors hoping that she would still be nearby.

A/N: Wow, umm this chapter is really short I know and kind of lame. This isn't really the best chapter, if I say so myself but tell me what you guys think of it. R&R please? I also need a couple more reviews on "The New Kid" before I continue. Peace!