Chapter 7:

"I'll open it." she presented to open the door. When she opened the door, she was

horrified to see Seifer standing outside. He was surely in a bad timing. He'll just ruin the

sweetmoment she is sharing with Squall.

"Hi there babe!" Seifer greeted.

'What are you doing here?" she asked with an irritated tone.

'I heard that you were not feeling well this morning."

"Yeah and so what?"

"I came here to check on you."

"I'm fine now! Now go away!"

"Rinoa, who's in there?" she heard Squall asked.

"Oh, it's just a friend of mine."

"Who was that Rinoa?"

"Uh-oh….I smell trouble" she thought. "Um…" she didn't finish what she wants to say

because Seifer made his way inside her room. She quickly followed him so that he can

stop him in whatever things he'll do. And besides Squall was there inside, she doesn't

want to involve him in whatever business Seifer and her have to discuss.

"Who the hell is this guy Rinoa?" she heard Seifer asked.

"It's none of your business." she said.

"Rinoa, who is he?" Squall asked.

"Oh, he is –"

"I'm her boyfriend." Seifer answered for her that was surely not right.

When she looked at Squall, she saw shock written all over his face. And for a second she

thought that she saw sadness within his eyes.

"Maybe I'm thinking too much!" she thought within herself.

"Oh! My sincerest apologies. Maybe I should leave now." Squall said.

"Yeah, you should." Seifer added which made her angrier.

"Rinoa, I'll leave now. Please take care of her. Goodbye." Squall added.

"Squall, wait!" she tried to stop him.

"I'll just see you around. I have to go." he said then he went out of the room.

Squall was really surprised on what he found out. He didn't expect that Rinoa's boyfriend

will show up. He really felt hurt because he felt cheated. Eventhough he knows that he

doesn't have the right, he can't stop himself from feeling jealous. He didn't feel this

feeling before. He feels so down and insulted. He even feels that he wanted to cry at this

very moment. But crying is not a very good thing to do in front of other people. Maybe

he'll just walk even if he doesn't know where to go.

"Hey there Squall!" he heard someone said.

When he looked up, he saw Kiara waving at him with a sweet smile plastered on her lips.

Yes, she is pretty but he just didn't feel excited whenever he'll see Kiara. Unlike when he

see Rinoa, his heart beat always increase and he feels very excited when they're together.

But he know that it's not right to like someone that already somebody else's. Besides as

a prince, he must do the thing that he was taught. The best thing to do is to avoid Rinoa

before he fall in love with her completely. But hell! It's so hard to just forget her like that.

"Are you okay there Squall?" he heard Kiara said

"I'm fine. Ahm….Kiara? Do you want to go out sometime?" he almost forgot that

Kiara was there. Maybe he should try to like someone else. Someone like Kiara, maybe.

"Yeah! Sure! I'd love to." then she gave him a smile.

Rinoa is mad and sad at the same time. Mad because of what Seifer did and sad because

of what Squall might be thinking about her and Seifer. She will really do everything just

to let Squall see that there's nothing going on with her and Seifer. And before she forgets,

"What did you just do?" she asked him with all her anger with it.

"I was just making him see that you're mine." he said casually.

"Excuse me? I was never yours and I don't even like you a bit."

"And who do you like? That guy that is not worthy to be my rival?"

"What if I say yes?" she knew that it will cause trouble but it's the truth.

"Then he'll suffer his life here in Balamb and maybe he'll wish to be back wherever he

came from."

She knew that Seifer will tell something like that. Knowing Seifer, he can do anything

especially when he can't get what he wants.

"I don't care whatever you'll do but I like him!" she yelled to him then she left the room

to look for Squall.

Squall was walking across the Training Center, but he wasn't really sure what he was

doing there. Maybe he can fight some monsters since he brought with him his gunblade.

Ever since, when he wants to let his feelings out, he would get a sword then he'll slash

whatever he can slash. That was simply his way. He went deeper inside the Training

Center. He was walking when he saw a dinosaur that's about ten feet in height. He didn't

know what to do. He just felt that he needed to slay the monster or else he'll be the one to

be attacked. He tried to attack the monster but it moved away even before his gunblade

hits it.

"Why can't I hit it?" he asked himself. He was starting to get confused and annoyed. The

monster attacked him. He tried to defend but it's too late. He was hit and he knows that

he's damaged so much.

"You'll pay for that!" he said then he pulled the trigger of his gunblade. He used every

last bit of his strength. He felt his whole body weaken and his hands went numb. His

vision was starting to get blurry. He couldn't hold any longer. But before he fainted he saw

the monster was defeated already.

Rinoa had looked everywhere but he couldn't find Squall. She was walking along the hall

of the Training Center when she saw many people running towards inside. She didn't

know what made her go inside the Training Center too. She just felt she needed to. When

she was inside the center, she saw a group of people crowding at something. Then she

saw some volunteer students from the Infirmary carrying a stretcher with a gravely

damaged man. And it wasn't just anybody, it was Squall. She is sure that it was Squall.

She felt her knees weaken and she wanted to cry just seeing Squall in is condition.

"What happened to him?" she asked in a soft voice.

"Oh, you're his girlfriend right? Well, he was gravely damaged when he fought a T-

Rexaur and it was a miracle that he actually defeated it." said the volunteer student.

She wanted to correct what the volunteer student said but at this moment, all that she

cared about is the safety of Squall.

"Come on, we need to hurry to the Infirmary because he is damaged severely."