Copyright:Shock horror horror shock! i don't own Final fantasy 8. how shocking is that! i also don't own the song lyrics. They are taken from the song 'Run away" by Linkin Park. whom i do not own.they escaped.

Note:Well this is chapter 2. It's a bit of a boring chapter, but it kind of leads into the next few chapters which i promise will be very very cool and are coming soon. Again just some quick thank you's. anyone whoses vere reviewed any of my work. Anyone who read chapter one and anyone reading this. To my bro this time, it was him who i got all my linkin park songs from. To Hannah, who has been helping me out with this story hehehe pkot. And to Wayne, for the long and very cool emails! you made library's fun, and soon the happy dance will return! enjoy the story everyone.

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A million thoughts raced around Rinoa's head. This body, this poor dead soul was the boy she had seen in her dream. She immediately turned away from the body and buried her head in her hands. "It can't be" she whispered to herself. As she held her head, strange whispers started to creep into her mind. At first she couldn't make out what was being said, there were so many voices whispering at once. But then through all the tangled voices, one sickeningly familiar voice came through loud and clear. I t was the voice that had been speaking to her in her dreams, the same haunting, tormenting voice.

"It begins" the voice said with a slight laugh

"What?" Rinoa said aloud, confused by hearing this voice while she was awake "W-what's going on?"

Most people in the crowd stared at her as she appeared to be talking to herself.

"Rin, who are you talking to?" Squall asked standing up

"you know, what is going on child. You are after all responsible"

Rinoa clutched her head in pain. Each word was causing agony.

"No I'm…..I"

Squall pulled Rinoa aside a few steps, so the onlookers could not hear their conversation.

" What's going on Rinoa? Why are you talking to yourself? Are you okay"

The voice was still tormenting her, and she found it hard to focus on what Squall was saying.

"he thinks you're talking to yourself. He just doesn't understand. He never will. He isn't part of the true path Rinoa. He, like the rest will soon leave you"

"No, that's not true. It's I don't understand this. Who are you?"Rinoa gasped, tears trickling down her face

"Rinoa? Have you gone mad?" Squall asked, annoyance creeping in to his concerned tone.

"Mad? Ha! This is the beginning, the seeds of loneliness and hate." The voice laughed malevolently causing more and more pain. Eventually the pain overwhelmed Rinoa, everything went black and she collapsed to the ground.

Graffiti decorations

under a sky of dust

A constant wave of tension

On top of broken trust

Angry voices

under a sky of dust

Another wave of tension has more than filled me up

Rinoa flicked open her eyes and blinked a few times. Looking at the ceiling above her, she recognised she was in the infirmary. She was dazed, confused. "What happened?" She mumbled to herself. She sat up and rubbed her forehead. As she gradually became more awake she could here familiar voices talking outside the room.

"…I have no idea" She heard Squall say

"Look Squall, you have to do something" said the quietly confident voice of Headmaster Cid

She could hear the frustration in Squalls responses "I know I have to do something. I just don't know what. All we need is a murder investigation now. How do you think that's gonna make Garden look Cid?"

Rinoa gasped. A murder investigation. What if this all got linked back to her?

"I understand. But still, people are wanting answers. The family is furiously upset, and the students are terrified. This is a serious matter Squall. I must contact the appropriate authorities" Cid said sadly

"Fine" Squall snapped "Fine, do whatever you want"

Rinoa decided to get up, and join the conversation.

"Squall, I understand that…"headmaster cid started "Oh, hello Rinoa" he added spotting her in the door way

Squall immediately walked over to her and took one of her hands "Are you ok? What the hell happened?"

"I kind of need to talk to you about that" she mumbled quietly

"Well, I can see you have matters to discuss between the two of you, so I'll leave you to it. But please drop by my office later Squall so we can proceed with this matter" Cid said before leaving the room.

"Well?" Squall said clearly still frustrated, and waiting for an explanation. And he got one. Tearfully Rinoa explained everything to him. The dreams, the mysterious voice, and the dream of the boys death. At first she was met with a silent stare from Squall. But she was surprised at what came next. She had hoped that Squall would comfort her, and tell her it would all be okay, but that wasn't the case. Instead he blinked a few times, and trying to control the anger in his voice he said "And you kept all of this from me?"

Taken aback slightly by his attitude Rinoa struggled to explain herself "Well, I…"

"Why Rinoa? Why didn't you tell me this sooner?"

"Because, I barely understand it my self. And I was so scared…."

Squall stared up at the ceiling "So..are you telling me, that you're responsible for that murder?" he asked confusedly

"No!" Rinoa automatically answered "Well, I don't know, but I definitely saw myself do it….but I didn't!"

"Are you completely loosing it?" he snapped at her before storming out of the room.

This was the moment that the voice chose to speak again

"I warned you child, the seeds of loneliness. First comes suspicion and that so quickly becomes hatred. Don't you see were this is going"

'Why are you doing this to me?" Rinoa wailed

"I am not against you dear child, I am merely helping you find you're true path"

"What are you talking about. Who are you?" she cried. But the voice was silent once again. Rinoa stared numbly at the wall. What was going on. Why was this suddenly happening to her. Was the sorceress in her becoming too strong to hide?

Now I find myself in question

They point the finger at me again

Guilty by association

Will You point the finger at me again?

That night Rinoa's sleep was disturbed again, disturbed by another vision of death. Once again she saw herself violently attack someone using magic. It was an older girl this time. A girl who Rinoa recognised as a student-instructor at Garden. Once again Rinoa could feel the energy rising inside her as she tried to fight against the dream. But it was too late, she saw the girl fall to the floor doubled over in pain.

The moment she woke up, just as early morning sun was first starting to make it through the windows, she knew she had to find Squall and tell him all about this dream. If she truly was seeing these vents, perhaps it was possible to stop them. She raced into the corridor and found it was completely empty, unusual even though it was early in the morning. She headed up to Squalls office and opened the door. Inside the room she saw Squall sitting behind his desk, resting his head on his hands. Irvine and selphie were stood in the corner looking upset, and zell was comforting a sobbing Quistis. "She, s-she was my friend" she sobbed "she was such a wonderful girl, why would anyone……" at that point a fresh wave of tears burst and she was unable to speak.

"W-what happened?" Rinoa asked, fearing she might already know the answer. Had her vision come true again?

"Another murder" Irvine said glumly from the corner

"Squall can we talk outside for a second" Rinoa asked choking back tears

He followed her into the hallway and shut the door behind him.

"Another murder? I had another vision last night. A young girl. I saw her death again. But Squall…it was worse this time…I think I saw myself do it…but I..couldn't have. I…"

At that moment Cid came rushing up the hallway.

"Squall. The students are in mass panic. I was thinking, before the police arrive you could call the students together, perhaps a brief meeting, just to explain events."

"Sure. I'll make an announcement"

An hour later the student population as well as the instructors all sat in Rows of chairs in the quad waiting to be addressed by their commander. Squall stood on the stage, behind the podium, while Cid, Edea, Irvine, Selphie, Zell, Quistis and Rinoa, being the team holding the most power in Garden, sat on the stage behind him. At the back of the Quad Squall noticed the unit of police who had come to investigate the murders, obviously interested in what he had to say.

"Ok, thank you everyone for coming so promptly" Squall began "it's a shame we gathered under such circumstances. I'm sure you all know what's happened by now. Two murders have taken place. Our students, our friends. And it's tragic. We have no choice but to conduct a formal investigation. We know this will be hard on everyone, but please co-operate fully. Please answer any questions directed to you, and if there is anything you know that could contribute to the investigation please make it known to the police. Are there any questions?"

A voice came from the back row of the quad. "I don't have a question. But I think there's something everyone should know." the person speaking was none other than the guy whom Rinoa had encountered in Squalls office the other day. 'Everyone should know, that I lost a close friend. So you're conducting an investigation right? Well you're purposefully ignoring the facts right in front of you. Everyone knows right, both deaths were caused by magic? Powerful magic. And who carries that kind of magical power? Sorceresses! We are all looking so far for a culprit, when chances are they are right in front of our faces. Two known, existing sorceresses, are sitting before you right now, and no one has thought to investigate them. Whys that I wonder? Maybe because our two leaders, the leaders of Seed itself, have chosen to…"

"That's enough!" Squall shouted to the guy, who stormed out of the back of the Quad. A few of the investigators followed him, obviously intrigued by what he had to say.

"This will not end well" Squall muttered to himself as the students started to leave the quad.

By that evening Garden was crawling with police, questioning each and every student for information. Rinoa and Squall were in his office. Rinoa was sitting tears streaming down her face, and Squall was pacing the room. She had been trying to explain the dreams to him again.

"I don't know what to make of any of this" Squall said frustrated

"What, what if the police think it was me? After what that guy said this morning" Rinoa asked him

"I don't know. I'm beginning to think that maybe …you are involved."

The words hit Rinoa like a fist. "You think..I'm a murderer?"

"I don't know. But you were the one who said you saw it. And these deaths, were caused by magic and after all, it's true…you are …"

"…..a sorceress" she finished. "An evil sorceress" she whispered to herself. She headed quickly across the room and slammed the door behind her.

I want to run away but never say goodbye

I want to run away and never wonder why

Gonna runaway, gonna runaway

Rinoa lay on her bed staring at the ceiling. She had no faith in herself anymore. Maybe she was evil, murdering people, being manipulated into these crimes by this mysterious voice. Maybe she couldn't fight against the evil within. All night she had thought about what to do. And she had come up wit one solution, but she didn't like it. But it was the only way she could make sure no one else could be hurt, that's she couldn't be a danger to the people around her. She reached for a piece of paper and a pen from the desk and slowly, with tears falling, she began to write. Tears were splashing onto the page, making little marks in the ink from her pen. She folded the piece of paper and placed it on the pillow. Walking over to the desk again, she picked up a frame that held a picture of her and squall. A brief smile played upon her lips. There had been such happy times for them, but it seemed that had come to an end. Removing the back, she took the picture from the frame and slipped it into her pocket before leaving the room, shutting the door behind her, and walking away into the night. As she reached the entrance of Garden she muttered one word before heading away and leaving her past behind.

"Goodbye"

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So theres chapter 2. please kkep with this story, it gets better soon. Any comments or sugestions are welcomed. hope you like the story.