Author's Note: I am back again! I'm kind of disappointed with this chapter...Oh well. Hope you like it. Let me know what you think!
Disclaimer: I do not own FF8 in any way, shape, or form.
Chapter Five
"Rinoa, are you okay?" Selphie asked as everyone walked in and sat down in Rinoa's living room.
"I don't know. I think I am going crazy!"
"What happened?" Zell asked as he threw a pillow at Irvine, who was making faces as Selphie.
Rinoa seemed not to notice all of that. "Everything was fine all day. Then around three or so I was looking outside and seen Squall. So I went outside."
"He did hurt you did he?" Zell said all big brother like.
"No, he didn't. Thing is, when I was walking over to him, I noticed he was talking to someone. It was Seifer. That alone would have been weird. That's not the end of it. As I got closer, Seifer put his hand around Squall's neck and they just kind of... disappeared."
Everyone stopped what they was doing, and stared silently at Rinoa. After a few seconds she looked up at them.
"So, do you all think I am crazy?" She asked softly.
"No! Rin, your just over worked! Stress that's all. Come on, take a long bubble bath, and get a good night's sleep. I'm sure you'll feel better in the morning!" Selphie encouraged her. "Don't you have that zoning meeting tomorrow? Your not going to be any help if your wigging out over this. Look, your here in your pj's. I bet you was dreaming, and when you woke up, you thought it was real. You haven't slept much lately, have you?" Selphie insisted, hoping Rinoa would buy into it.
"Maybe your right Selphie. I guess I didn't notice I was in my pj's when I called Zell. I'm sorry guys. I'm just not thinking straight." Rinoa whispered, her eyelids getting heavy.
"Well, Rin. If the emergency is over, we'll leave you to get some sleep." Zell said, standing up. "Call me later, okay?"
"Okay, I will." Rinoa smiled, and turned to go upstairs. She heard everyone go outside, and she turned back around to lock her front door. A dream. That was all it was. She wasn't going crazy. She had just been dreaming. Stress and lack of sleep. Nothing more. She laughed at herself as she finally crawled back into bed and fell asleep.
Rinoa walked into her office and closed the door behind her. She tossed a large stack of folders onto her desk. Today had been a long day. Four of her current cases, had sudden emergencies and she couldn't ignore them, then she had the committee meeting. Luckily everything there went smooth. The estate was rezoned, and was now the property of Mr. Squall Leonhart. Rinoa sat down in a chair. Now that it was all over, would she ever see him again? A knock on the door interrupted her thoughts. "Come in." She said as she sat up straight in her chair. She watched the door open, as Squall walked into her office, then shut the door behind him. He walked over to her desk, and sat down. Speak of the devil.
"Hello." He said with a soft smile on his lips.
"Hi, I was just about to call you. I just got back from the committee meeting. Everything went as planed. The estate is now your property and properly zoned. Your all set."
"That is wonderful news." He smiled again.
"I'll get all the documents in order, and have then sent to you, or you can pick them up in about a week. Just a few final touches need to be made."
"Alright. Sounds good. Now, that aside, I was wanting to know if you wanted to go to dinner with me?"
Rinoa frowned. "I would love to, but I already have plans for tonight. How about tomorrow night?"
"It's a date. I must be off, loads of planning to do, with the estate mine now. Until tomorrow." He bowed slightly after he stood, then turned and left the office.
As he was walking out, a very excited Selphie walked in.
"Rin! Guess what?"
"What, Selphie?"
"We are going all out tonight! First we are going to go dancing, then we going out to eat, then maybe hit another club or bar! So be ready with your dancin shoes on by six!" Selphie danced around Rinoa's office as she spoke. this caused Rinoa to bust out laughing. "What's so funny?" Selphie asked, stopping her dance and looking very confused.
"Nothing Selphie. I'm around ready to leave here, I'll be ready by six."
Selphie smiled and walked out of the room.
