Disclaimer: I don't own the characters…I am simply borrowing them…I promise I will return them when I finish…..I don't own Final Fantasy 8 or Miss Saigon….

Ah yes…the second chapter…Thanks for all the reviews…Only the people who have actually seen Miss Saigon will know the outcome of this story…

The Movie in My Mind

By: Ai have a boring life

Chapter Two

Welcome to Dreamland

Rinoa was walking through the streets of Balamb, not knowing where to go. 'And I thought this was a small city…' Apparently, it wasn't.

"Where in Hyne's name is it?" she asked herself. The chickenwuss had given her the wrong directions.

Tonight would be her first night working for Zell. It wasn't going to be a fun job. Sure, Zell was her best friend and all, but working for him? Geez…it would be a nightmare, not to mention that she was a whore. No, this wasn't going to be a fun job at all.

"Need some help?" a girl asked her.

"Yes, I do. I need to know where Dreamland is," Rinoa told her.

"No…you don't wanna go there."

"Well, I kinda have to…you see, I work there."

"Really now? I've never seen you around before. I guess the boss hired some people. Are you new here?"

"Yeah, my friend Zell has kindly given me a place to stay."

"No way…Zell is my boss!"

"Well, it's a small world."

"So I guess I'll be working with you now."

"Yeah."

"My name's Selphie Tilmitt. What's yours?"

"Rinoa Heartilly."

So Selphie would be working with this girl from now on. That meant more competition. The contest was tonight and it seemed that Selphie wouldn't stand a chance against this girl. True, Selphie was beatiful, but Rinoa, well…she was radiant. She had heard that SeeD was coming to Dreamland tonight. It was every girl's dream in Balamb to get whisked away by a SeeD and live a new life in Esthar. Who wouldn't want to live in Esthar?

Rinoa liked this girl. She was nice. She couldn't understand why a girl like Selphie had to live this life. There used to be a time when the world was so innocent…but now, nothing's so innocent anymore. Rinoa was probably one out of the few innocents left out in the world.

They had been walking for quite sometime now until the two girls had reached a large building. Well, saying that is was a large building was an understatement. It was HUGE!

"Wow," Rinoa breathed.

"It's pretty isn't it?"

"Yeah…"

"Well, it won't seem so pretty once you get inside," Selphie said bitterly. She couldn't stand to see people like Rinoa get changed by the cruelty of the world.

"Why?"

"Because this, my dear Rinoa, is Dreamland."

Rinoa's face paled. This was Dreamland? Looks really were deceiving. Even the name of the place had a hidden meaning. She didn't want to go in there just yet.

"Can I just stay out here a little while?" she asked Selpie.

"No. We're gonna be late. It's already seven o'clock. The show starts at seven-thirty."

"Show? What show? Zell didn't tell me anything about a show."

"Well, he can be like that sometimes. Don't worry. I'll teach you the steps when we get inside."

"We have to dance too? Oooh…I'm gonna kill Zell!"

Selphie smirked. So Rinoa disliked Zell as much as everyone else did. She liked this girl already.

"Come on. Let's get you inside."

"But Selphie, I can't move."

It was true. Rinoa tried in vain to move her feet, but found that she couldn't.

"Oh, don't worry about that. It'll go away in a few minutes. It happens every time to the newly employed here in Balamb. But, seeing as you can't move, I guess I'll just have to drag you inside."

"No…you don't have to do— Ack!"

Boy, did she drag Rinoa. It took a little while, but they both made it inside safely.

"Geez, Selphie. You didn't have to do that," Rinoa said while looking around. "This place is ugly."

"I told you it wasn't pretty once you actually step inside. Let's go. We have to get dressed."

"Don't tell me…we have costumes too?" Rinoa asked.

"Yes, but they're not like those things where you have to dress up as a cactuar or anything."

At that moment, another girl took the opportunity to show up wearing almost nothing.

"Oh, hey Xu," Selphie said to the girl who had just entered.

"Selphie, we don't have to wear that, do we?" Rinoa asked, eyeing Xu's outfit.

"Sadly, we do."

Xu and Selphie led Rinoa into the very cramped dressing room. There were girls everywhere, all in a rush to get dressed and look good for the SeeDs who would be coming later. Tonight, one of them would be crowned 'Miss Balamb.'

"All right then, Rinoa. Here's what you're gonna wear. Aw, stop complaining, it's not all that bad."

"But Selphie, I don't wanna wear it!"

"Fine. Just wear this pretty dress then."

"But it's a wedding dress!"

"So? It's prettyful. Just wear it!"

Just then Zell walked inside. He noticed Rinoa and wondered why she was in his building.

"What are you doing here?"

"I work here, remember?"

"Oh yeah! I trust that you found your way around Balamb all right?"

"Yeah, Selphie helped me, since you give such horrendous directions."

Zell was insulted, "So you want to lose your job?"

"Uh…no?"

"Well then I suggest you keep quiet."

"Okay."

"Girls! I've brought someone new!"

"Oooh! A playmate! Is she pretty? Who is she?"

"You guys act like such kids sometimes. It really scares me," Selphie told them.

"This is Rinny, our new little flower. And," he whispers, "She's a virgin too."

"Oh my!" They exclaimed and proceeded to mock her.

"My first! Be careful!"

"AHAHAHAHA!"

"I am not amused," Selphie said. She turned to Rinoa. "Don't worry about them. They're always like that."

"It must have been the chickenwuss's influence," Rinoa whispered.

"Who's this chickenwuss person? I've never heard of him before," Selphie said.

"Oh, it's just Zell," Rinoa told her.

"I HEARD THAT!"

Just then they heard voices shouting from outside. Zell peered out of the window.

"Look at that! D'you know who's out there? It's SeeD!"

"What? No way! Let me see!"

The girls all pushed Zell out of the way, leaving him on the floor. He looked at Rinoa. Why was she wearing that dress? She wasn't getting married.

"Take that off, Rinoa! That dress is way too expensive for you to be wearing it! No…wait…leave it on. "

Yes, the gown was classy. Men would flock to Rinoa. He'd be rich. Unfortunately though, Rinoa and everyone else in the room heard his plans. Rinoa came up and smacked him.

"You go girl! He deserved that!"

"You stupid chickenwuss! I hate you! Can you believe it? My best friend….hah! That's a joke!"

"Chickenwuss! Chickenwuss! AHAHAHA! Now that's a laugh!"

"Look what you did Rin! Now they all know that stupid nickname!"

"I'm sorry. I really am."

"Right…but call me that again and you DIE!"

The SeeDs were banging on the door now. They were angry. Seeing this, Zell got up from the floor.

"This is it, ladies. It's time to show your stuff. Who knows? One of you might win this contest. Just think of it, your ticket outta here!"

"Yeah right, more like your ticket outta here!" Some girls muttered.

Zell turned on them, "Shut up! Just get on stage!" He walked over to the doors and opened them, only to be trampled by what seemed like thousands of SeeDs. He got up though, not seeming to care that he was injured in so many places unimaginable.

"Voila! Welcome to Dreamland!"

END CHAPTER TWO

Author's note: Yay! I finally got this updated! Sorry for the wait! Ivy, of whom this piece of fanfiction is dedicated to, took all of my rough drafts and read them. Sadly, that will be the last time she will read any of the rough drafts for this fic. She's moving away:Runs a way and cries: Ah, well, life must go on! She can go here and read it online just like everyone else. Thanks for the reviews people. I don't want to spoil the story, but Rinoa will see Squall for the first time in the next chapter.

COMING UP NEXT— CHAPTER THREE: THE HEAT IS ON IN BALAMB

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