Disclaimer: no, once again, do I have to keep doing this? No, I do not own them… Square does.

Trapped With Caraway, Friends To The Rescue And A Party

Rinoa face was shocked when her father walked through the school doors. She was even more angry at the fact that her father, of all people, came in and dragged her away from the love of her life; also her best friend that she just reunited with only a few hours ago. Caraway did not even give her a reason why he was taking her away. In short, she was pissed.

Rinoa sat in her room and didn't say a word to anyone. She had been crying for what seemed like forever. After a couple hours crying over what could have been, she didn't have anymore tears to cry. She slowly got off of her bed, walked across the room and glanced at her tear streaked face in the mirror. She thought maybe she should clean up a little bit and go downstairs and get an explanation from her father. Rinoa stepped into the shower and let the water grace her skin. She finished up, tossed her hair up and got dressed and walked downstairs.

Caraway was in his study reading the newspaper when he noticed Rinoa walk into the room. She looked pissed.

"I want an explanation, and I want one now!" Rinoa demanded. She had been torn away from her best friend and would have been future husband. She needed to know now why Caraway had taken her from that; a life that would have been perfect for her; a life away from her father.

"Because I don't like Leonhart; he's not good enough for you" Caraway stated simply while continuing to read the morning paper. He hid his smug smile behind the newspaper. He had always hated the Loire's and he wasn't going to have his daughter get involved with anyone one of Laguna's offspring.

"Is that it? That's the reason you tore me away from the love of my life and my best friends? That's all you can come up with?" Rinoa demanded, her hands getting whiter by the second as she gripped her hands into fists. "I can't believe you would do this to me Dad!" Rinoa yelled. "You ruined my life and now I am going to make yours hell for what you did to me" Rinoa screamed at him and turned around and left the room.

"Good, I have every intention of enjoying your misery" Caraway stated. Now, Caraway knew about Squall from his inside sources. He didn't hate Squall. He would have been perfect for Rinoa if he wasn't Laguna's son. Caraway sighed and continued to read the morning paper. Now, he was in for a life of torture from his daughter.

Rinoa ran back to her room and threw her things around. She was pissed and now she could never ever see Squall again. The only thing that ever made her happy was now gone, gone forever.

With Squall

He ran out of the school doors in hopes that he could catch up with Rinoa. He still couldn't believe that her father came in and took her away. He had to see her. Rinoa was the only person that ever made him happy and now she was gone.

"Shit! I missed her. Now how am I going to see her?" Squall said as he punched his fist into a nearby wall. Selphie, Irvine, and Zell came outside to see what was wrong when they saw Squall punch the wall. He looked really upset and decided to go over and see what was wrong.

"Hey Squall, what's wrong?" Selphie asked.

"She's... gone" Squall said in an inaudible whisper. He didn't know what to do now. He had no way of getting in contact with her. She was gone.

Selphie came up to him and put a hand on his shoulder. "We'll find her and we'll get her back" Selphie stated with an enthusiastic tone. Irvine came up to her and nodded in agreement.

Squall stood up and faced them. He was lucky to have met these three. He was lucky to have friends like them. He nodded his head and walked back towards the school. His three loyal friends followed and they continued on with their day. They have now been separated for 3 years.

With Rinoa 3 years later

(She's now 21 and Squall's 22. Selphie didn't have much luck contacting Rinoa over the past three years, oh just go with it please? Rinoa couldn't leave even though she was legally able to. Her father has kept her there under house-arrest)

'I have no way of getting out and even if I did, he would chase after me no doubt. I have to see Squall again; I have to!' Rinoa thought to herself. She was just about to devise a plan of getting out of this hellhole when she heard a tap on her window. 'What the...' Rinoa thought as she walked over to the window. She opened it and to her surprise she saw... 'Seifer?' She thought. 'What the hell is he doing here?' She asked herself as she opened the window to let him in.

"Hey Rinoa... mind if I come in?" Seifer asked. Seifer was hoping that he would get to talk to her and change her mind about seeing Squall. He did not like the fact that Squall had chosen Rinoa. Sure, he had fun with Quisitis, but he wanted to see Rinoa again, he had to even if it meant getting slapped or beaten just to talk to her.

"Hi Seifer" Rinoa replied closing the window after he had entered. 'I don't like this... not one bit, I have to get rid of him and fast' Rinoa thought as she turned to face him.

Seifer paced around her room for a little while before speaking. His mind was made up he was going to ask Rinoa to marry him today.

"Rinoa I have something very important to ask you and I need an answer as soon as possible" Seifer said rather quickly. He paced around the room a little more and fiddled with the ring in his pocket. He had to ask her and quick before Squall got to her.

"Seifer look, you cheated on me and I want nothing to do with you anymore. I don't love you anymore, can't you see that? I know there are plenty of other girls out there that would love your attention. Please just go away Seifer, please" Rinoa said quietly as a tear escaped her eyes.

Seifer was shocked at the reply he had received and he didn't even get to ask her his question. "Fine, if that's how you feel, then forget it, forget about me and everything that we ever shared" Seifer said with a hint of anger in his voice. He walked over to Rinoa's window, unlocked it, and jumped out. 'She has made her decision, if she wants nothing to do with me then fine she'll have it her way' Seifer thought to himself as he walked down the street.

Rinoa closed the window and walked back over to her bed and sat down. 'He has some nerve showing up here' Rinoa thought to herself. 'Hyne, will I ever get to see you again Squall?' Rinoa thought as tears streaked her face once again.

Caraway had heard the whole discussion between Rinoa and Seifer. Caraway had always liked Seifer. Maybe there was something he could do about it. Maybe there was a way to get Rinoa and Seifer back together and Squall out of her life. 'Oh yes Rinoa my dear, you will be the one who's life I will make miserable not you making my life miserable' Caraway thought to himself and laughed a wicked laugh as he walked back down the stairs.

With Selphie, Irvine, and Zell 3 years later

Selphie, Irvine, and Zell had come up with a plan to get Rinoa back to Garden and keep her there (They had been working on it for three years, yes I know that's a long time but come on, cut me some slack... it kind of makes the story more interesting). This summer would be the time Rinoa turned 21 and she would be separated from Squall for 3 years.

Selphie had talked to Headmaster Cid a couple of hours prior to their meeting and asked him what Rinoa's home phone number was (She doesn't know why she didn't do that in the first place). He gladly gave it to her and she ran back to the group and told them she got the number.

"That's great Selph, but how are we going to get Rinoa back with just her phone number?" Zell asked while eating his plate full of hot dogs.

"I was just getting to that. Listen, we can call Rinoa and tell her to pack some things in a suitcase the minute we contact her and she can get ready to leave tonight" Selphie smiled knowing that her plan would work; it had to work.

"Squall is getting worse by the minute you know that right Selphie? He hasn't been out of his office in 3 years. He has been drowning himself in work and I think he's been drinking; he hasn't come near any of us. I'm really worried about him" Irvine said with a hint of sadness in his voice.

"I know that's why we're going to get Rinoa tonight and surprise him at the party! You do know that the celebration is tonight right?" Both looked at her dumbstruck. "Oh my goodness, you do know that Edea and Cid's party is tonight right?" Selphie asked. When the boy's still stared at her she threw her arms in the air and walked off preparing for tonight and calling Rinoa right now. Irvine and Zell just sat there dumbfounded.

With Selphie

Selphie dialed Rinoa's number and a man with a rather husky voice picked up "Hello?" the man asked.

"Hi, my name's Selphie and I am a friend of Rinoa's, may I speak with her please?" Selphie stated in a very happy tone.

"Yes, hold on one moment please" the man said and put Selphie on hold. She was listening to elevator music for 5 minutes before her best friend picked up the phone.

"Hello?" Rinoa asked hoping it would be someone she could talk to.

"Hello there Mrs. Rin" Selphie said with a smile to her face.

"Selphie? is that you?" Rinoa asked shocked to hear from her friend in 3 years.

"You bet. Now listen to me Rin cause I am only going to say this once; Irvine, Zell, and I have come up with a plan to get you out of there tonight. If we can get you out, then we are going to surprise Squall tonight with you at Edea and Cid's party. Do I still have your attention?" Selphie asked. When she heard a 'yes' she continued. "Ok, what I need you to do is to pack some clothes, not a lot, just a couple pairs cause we can go shopping later for more and put it under your bed until later tonight when we get to your window. After that, Zell and Irvine will be waiting in a car near the corner of the street and we'll drive back to Garden and we'll get you back together with Squall. You got all this Rin?" Selphie asked hoping that she would soon be reunited with her best friend. "He's missed you a lot Rin. He hasn't come out of his office in 3 years since you left. Irvine thinks he might be drinking" Selphie said on the brink of tears as she said the last part.

"Oh my god, Selphie you have to get me out of here, please!" Rinoa begged hoping that her friends plan would work and she could get away from Caraway as soon as possible. Rinoa wrote down everything she was told to do and hung up the phone with Selphie. She stuffed the note in her pocket and began to pack some clothes for tonight. Tonight she would be reunited with her love after three years. She was going to see Squall again.

With Squall

Squall sat as his desk doing paperwork when he started thinking of Rinoa again. 'God, why can't I just fucking forget her? She's gone, she's never coming back. It's been three years and she hasn't called or anything, what the hell am I waiting for?' Squall thought to himself. He banged his hand on the desk. He reached over into one of his desk drawers and pulled out some liquor. This had been the only thing keeping him sane since she left that day. The day that was supposed to make him to happiest man alive. The one woman that he cared about was gone and now he was calming himself by drinking. 'I won't go to the party tonight, it will just make things worse' he thought to himself. As he took a swig of the liquor he thought about Rinoa once again. Her face was everywhere. He couldn't get her out of his head. He needed a distraction. 'I guess I could go to the party; maybe something interesting will happen. 'I doubt it' Squall thought to himself. He took one more swig and put it back in his drawer. He stood up and left his office and prepared to get ready for tonight's event.

"Where are you Rinoa? Please come back to me... please" Squall said in a whisper as he entered his room and started getting dressed for tonight.

With Rinoa

Rinoa was finished packing and waited for Selphie to arrive. It would be a matter of minutes before she shows up. Rinoa turned off her light to fool her father into thinking that she was asleep. She dove under the covers and pretended to be asleep as she heard her father's footsteps come up the stairs. Caraway opened the door and saw that his daughter was asleep and closed her door.

'Tomorrow my dear, you will be married off to Seifer' Caraway thought to himself as he opened and closed his bedroom door and went to sleep (yes I know that's early, but just go with it).

8:30 p.m.

Selphie had just climbed up the tree that lead to Rinoa's room and slightly tapped on it. Rinoa slowly walked over to the window and opened it. She immediately threw her arms around her best friend. Selphie put her finger up to her lips to signal her to stay quiet and ushered her to get her things. Rinoa quickly grabbed her bag and closed the window behind her. The pair climbed down the tree and saw the car that Selphie mentioned. They got in and drove off. Once they got in the car, they all hugged and cried, happy that they were once again together. Once again, that Rinoa will see her Knight.

With Squall

Squall had entered the lavish ballroom and immediately went over to the corner near a pillar and supported his body on it. He really didn't want to be here, but he would feel bad if he didn't show up for Cid and Edea's sake. It was around 9:30 p.m. when Cid finally approached Squall. He had a few things to discuss with the young Commander.

Rinoa's Room

Selphie helped Rinoa get ready for tonight's event. She picked out a light blue dress that cut off at her knee's and was a halter design; and she curled Rinoa's hair. Selphie finally finished around 9:30 p.m. just in time to be at the party for a couple hours. Just enough time to see her Squall once again.

With Cid and Squall

"Squall my boy, I would like to ask you something" Cid said as he walked over to the depressed looking 22-year-old (remember it's been three years). Cid had been contacted by Selphie a couple minutes earlier and told him that Rinoa was coming. She told him not to tell anyone because she wanted it to be a surprise. Cid happily agreed but saying that he would hint at Squall to stay longer at the party.

"Sure Headmaster, what is it? oh and by the way, nice party" Squall commented while trying to keep an upbeat attitude.

"Oh thank you and please call me Cid" he replied. "Listen, I think you should take a break from your duties as a Commander for a little while" Cid said hoping that he didn't sound too harsh.

Squall was shocked to hear this from Cid of all people. He didn't know what to say. The only thing he did was the SeeD salute and nodded. After Cid left Squall relaxed against the pillar and continued with his brooding. Little did Squall know, he was about to get one hell of a surprise tonight.

With Rinoa

Rinoa slowly and quietly made her way through the school and snuck into the ballroom. There she saw him; he was against a pillar and brooding. She decided to sneak up behind him and cover his eyes and say "Guess who?" Then she decided against it when she saw him moving out to the balcony. She thought that it was now or never to talk with the man she loved and hadn't seen in 3 years. She slowly made her way over to the balcony and arrived at the double doors. She stood there for a minute or two just looking at him. Taking in his features once again.

Squall stood at the edge of the balcony and looked up to the night sky. He silently whispered "I wished on a shooting star that I would get to see you again one day, but so far my wish hasn't come true, I hope that if I see another shooting star tonight, make a wish that it will come true."

Rinoa clutched her chest as she heard these words. She decided that now was the time to speak. "Don't lean too far ahead, you may fall off, then who would save you?" Rinoa said as she saw his reaction of jumping and turning around and having a shocked look on his face.

"Wha... how? Am I dreaming?" Squall asked hoping that this wasn't a dream. He watched as she slowly walked over to him and put her hands on his face.

"No, you're not dreaming. Your three friends there saved me Squall, and for that I am very grateful. I am happy, no that's an understatement, ecstatic that I get to see you again" She said as tears came to her eyes and she threw her arms around Squall and hugged him till he set her down.

"I can't believe your here. I thought I would never see you again. I guess my wish did come true" Squall said with a small smile on his face.

"And to answer your question that I didn't get to answer three years ago; my answer is yes, that is if the offer is still valid" Rinoa stated hoping that he hasn't lost faith or love for her; a small blush rose to her face.

"Of course it still stands. You are the only person that I would want to spend the rest of my life with Mrs. Rinoa Heartilly. Or should I call you Mrs. Rinoa Leonhart now?" He said with a grin on his face.

Rinoa smiled and she said "Leonhart sounds good to me." She threw her arms around Squall once again and he twirled her around in his arms.

Rinoa and Squall spent the rest of the evening out on the balcony just enjoying each other's company. Squall was thrilled that he has his Angel back and Rinoa was happy that she get's to spend the rest of her life with her Knight.

A/N: Ok, wow, good chapter, although rather confusing even for me. hehe... well umm please R&R and I will update as soon as I can. Also read my other story "The New Kid" I just need a few more reviews on that one before I update. Anyway, other than the confusing parts it was an okay chapter if I do say so myself. Peace!

Kat