A/N: Hey guys! So I lied. I updated this first! Don't shoot me! Thanks to r and sasukeuchiha10 for reviewing! I don't know why sasukeuchiha10 reviews as she helped with this story, but oh well! The plot kicks in this chapter and time passes quickly. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't kill me! Well, I don't want to give everything away, so... REVIEW!
Disclaimer: I still don't own Final Fantasy VIII.
SavannahX
Eyes on You
Chapter 3
"Squall, time to kill."
"Yes," Squall said, his voice low and unlike his own. "I will kill." His eyes were like glassy orbs and his Other smirked. Everything was going according to plan.
"Good boy." His Other said, still grinning. "Now go back and leave her!"
He thrust Squall toward the portal and started laughing.
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She'd cleaned up the vomit. She still felt sick. 'Must just be a stomach cold.' She thought. And where was Squall? Rinoa was wondering this, but she figured he just had some Commander's duties to cover and he hadn't wanted to wake her.
She looked into the mirror in the bathroom and sighed. She looked sick. Her face was pale and her hair was all messy, giving her the look of a person in the hospital. She yawned, figuring she just needed some rest. She'd call Squall's cell phone later and find out where he was.
She walked out of the bathroom to see Squall standing in the middle of the room. He had his arms crossed over his stomach and he was grinning like he was planning something. Yet, Rinoa hadn't heard the door open.
"Squall, where were you?" she asked him.
"Rinoa, Rinoa, Rinoa." His voice was again unlike his own. It had an evil tone to it and it scared her.
"It's over." Rinoa heard the two words and her heart fell. What had just happened? They were getting along before they laid down. Why had he suddenly decided this? After he had just proposed?
"Squall, why?" She asked, pleading with him to tell her the answer.
"I don't want to be with you anymore."
"What did I do wrong?" She said to him, and gulped, holding back the tears that were coming to her eyes.
"Just get the hell away from me you fucking bitch! I don't want to marry you. I don't want to even see your face! I'm leaving and you can't stop me Rinoa Caraway." He said, putting emphasis on the word Caraway.
He started to walk out but Rinoa grabbed his hand in a feeble attempt to stop him.
"Why?" she asked yet again, hoping maybe he'd supply her with the answer she needed this time.
He yanked his hand away from her an walked out of her life.
-
Rinoa told her friends about what had happened the next morning. They knew something was up right away as she wasn't her usual cheerful self.
Selphie had screamed. "Oh my HYNE! Why is he such a big meanie?"
Quistis had just hugged her. Irivine tipped his cowboy hat, but didn't say anything. Zell just looked away.
He had left a note in his office at Balamb Garden, resigning from the Commander position. Cid had questioned Rinoa on what had happened, but she wouldn't tell him. She just sighed and asked if there were any rooms available at the Garden for her to stay in. She was a SeeD, but she didn't think she'd be able to afford a high-class apartment as she had now.
And the sickness continued. It was like hell. She would throw up and then feel like nothing was wrong. It usually happened right after she had her Sorceress Attacks. One day she knew they would take control over her, especially with her Knight gone.
It had been about two weeks after Squall's departure. Rinoa had been moodier than hell, but they figured it was just separation from the one she loved.
"Rinny?" Selphie asked her friend. "I think you need to go see Doctor Kadowaki. You've been sick for a long time now."
"I'm not going to the stupid doctor!" Rinoa snapped at her friend.
Selphie looked taken aback by Rinoa's reaction to her suggestion.
"Sorry," she mumbled, wanting to get away from the moody sorceress.
"Attention all students." The two girls heard the voice of Quistis on the PA system. "I need Rinoa Heartilly, Selphie Tilmitt, Irvine Kinneas, and Zell Dintch to report to the 3rd floor. That is all."
"Come on Rinny!" Selphie shouted, grabbing Rinoa's hand and pulling her towards the elevator. Slephie couldn't stay mad at her friend for long.
They walked toward the elevator and met up with Irvine and Zell. The four of them went upstairs and met Quistis and a very distressed looking Cid.
"We need the 3 of you," Cid said, pointing at Irvine, Rinoa, and Zell, "to go on a mission. Miss Tilmitt will stay here and find information for you guys."
They all looked at Cid in confusion. He hadn't been very clear and nobody understood. Quistis decided to take over.
"It's Squall." she said, looking down. "We need you to go out and capture Squall."
Rinoa's heart fell when Quistis said the words. "What did he do?" She asked, hoping that it wasn't too horrible.
"Squall- he killed someone."
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Why had he walked out on her like that? He didn't want to, but it felt like he had to. He tried to resist, but he was forced into saying it. The hurt in her eyes. It was so evident! It made him feel horrible. To see the love of his life die inside right in front of him, it was worse than any punishment he could ever imagine.
He sighed and sat on the Balamb dock, his feet dangling off the edge. It just wasn't him. He had changed. It had to have been his Other. He loved Rinoa with every ounce of his being. And now this.
Squall hopped up and started walking. He had to get away. He'd go somewhere big, where maybe he could blend in without being to noticeable. Esthar? No, his big-headed father would spot him and invite him to live in the presidential palace with him and that was torture. Deling City? Yes, Deling City. He only hoped Rinoa wouldn't' come to visit Dear Old Daddy.
He took the next train to Deling City and made it there in a few hours. Being a SeeD had it's advantages. He had so much money he could do almost anything he wanted.
He walked off of the train and he sighed, remembering his last visit here.
Flash
Squall and Rinoa walked off of the train.
"Do I have to do this Squall?" Rinoa asked him.
"Rinoa, I know you hate him, but maybe you could TRY to patch things up with him. I know how you feel, I hate my father so much, but I attempted to make up with him after not seeing him for 17 years. You need to at least talk to him."
Rinoa giggled. Squall wasn't usually that talkative. That was a big speech for him. She smiled at him.
"Ok, if you say so. I guess I'll talk with him," she said, smiling at him. She laced his hand in between his and they walked toward the Caraway Estate.
They reached the door an Rinoa pulled away from Squall. "I can't do this."
"You can do it Rin, come on."
He pulled her toward the door and knocked. She cringed as her father opened the door.
"Rinoa? Squall?" he asked looking at the two of them. "What brings you to Galbadia?"
"Rinoa just wanted to patch some things up with you, sir," Squall said.
"Oh really," he said and he invited them in.
It went on for awhile until Rinoa said something about trying to become a SeeD.
"What?" General Caraway shouted. "you are not going to become one of those low-life SeeD's who fight all the time! I did not raise to become a good for nothing SeeD!"
Tears were now forming in Rinoa's eyes. "If you could excuse me, sir, SeeD's-"
He was cut off by Rinoa. "You don't understand at all Caraway! SeeD's are not some good-for-nothing low-lifes! They're my friends! They protected me when YOU wouldn't! I want to help the world and I don't care what you say! I'm going to become a SeeD!"
With that, Rinoa grabbed Squall's hand and pulled him out.
End Flash
Rinoa was set on being a SeeD after that. She was going to and Squall helped her achieve that. General Caraway had offended him and the Garden, and Squall hadn't liked him after that.
He walked around until he found himself in front of the Presidential Palace. He thought back to when he and Irvine had went up to rescue Rinoa from Edea.
He felt himself being taken over. He felt different, like he had when he had yelled at Rinoa and told her to get out of his life. A man walked up to him and asked him a question. Squall didn't respond, only took out his Lionheart and stabbed the man. He fell to the ground, lifeless.
What had he done?
-
They went after Squall. They heard he was in Deling City and went there. Upon investigating the scene, they checked for evidence. The man was lying in a pool of crimson blood.
Blood. The very essence that Rinoa hated. She fought all the time and so people may wonder why such a girl hates blood. Rinoa had been in a car crash when she was younger. The crash that had killed her mother. The last image Rinoa saw of her mother was her lying in a pool of crimson blood.
Flash
"Mommy!"
Rinoa and Julia Heartilly-Caraway were in the car. Julia was driving Rinoa to the store, as she needed a new dress.
"Yes, darling?" Julia said, glancing back at her daughter, smiling.
"I want a blue dress! I don't like pink!"
Julia chuckled slightly at the little girl's statement. "But Rinoa, you told em yesterday that yellow was your favorite color!"
"It changed! Now it's blue."
Julia smiled. Kids could be so silly sometimes. Two days ago she liked pink and before that she liked green. Rinoa loved to imagine and change and dream, and colors were one of those dreams.
"What is this car doing?" she said, glancing in her rear view mirrors.
CRASH
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Rinoa awoke to some strange man holding her.
"Mommy!" she yelled, wanting to see her Mommy.
The man put a finger to his lips. "Shh, it's alright, you're fine."
She started crying. The man put her inside an ambulance. Next to her was her mother.
"Mommy!" she said again. Julia didn't respond to her daughter. She was covered in blood.
"MOMMY!"
End Flash
She shivered. This scene was all too familiar. She thought about it. Usually Squall would comfort her whenever she saw a scene like this. But her Knight was no longer here.
"Squall," she muttered, wanting to see her Knight. She fell to her knees.
Squall appeared in front of her. He tipped his Gunblade behind his back and nodded at her, smiling.
"Rinoa?" she heard Irvine's voice say, but she could no longer see Squall as Irvine was blocking her view.
Rinoa felt her body start to shake. A Sorceress Attack was taking place within her body and she knew it.
"Rinoa!" Irvine yelled, trying to calm the girl. He put his arms on her shoulders trying to sustain her. Her eyes rolled back into her head and she shouted "FIRAGA!" making Irivine let go. She passed out on the ground.
-
Rinoa woke up in the familiar setting of the Infirmary. She sat up and rubbed her eyes.
"So, you're awake?" she heard Dr. Kadowaki say.
"What happened?" Rinoa asked. The last thing she remembered was seeing the man covered in blood and the flashback.
"You went into Angel Wing and attacked Irvine and then you passed out."
Rinoa gasped. "I... hurt Irvine?" her voice shook at this. She knew it was only a matter of time before this happened and now that her Knight was gone...
"He's fine, don't worry. And he doesn't blame you in the slightest," Dr. Kadowaki said cheerfully. "Oh, and after I did a few checks on you, I came to a conclusion on some things. Edea helped me out. She said when a Sorceress gets separated from their Knight, things happen in her mind and she sees illusions and can't control herself. And Miss Tilmitt said you've been moody and sick lately. Edea and I checked you over and we came up with a result."
Dr. Kadowaki gulped and nodded slightly. Rinoa looked at her, waiting to hear the result.
"You're pregnant Rinoa."
Rinoa felt her whole world collapse beside her. How could her and Squall have been so stupid? They had made a mistake, and now everything was messed up. She felt hot tears forming in the corner of her eyes and they fell down her pale face.
"Rinoa, it's ok," Dr. Kadowaki said, trying to comfort her.
-
Time passed. Selphie and Rinoa had their children. Selphie had a little girl, Emma. She looked exactly like the little girl in Rinoa's dream. Rinoa had a boy. She named him Matthew, Matt for short. The two children got along great. Emma was learning to take her first few steps and Matt was helping her along. He didn't know how to walk either, but working together they found they accomplished more.
"Mama?" Emma asked, her brown hair falling into her face. She crawled over to Selphie and she picked her up.
"I try!" the little girl said enthusiastically.
"Yes, you do. You and Matt are doing great!"
Rinoa didn't understand one thing. Emma and Matt were about a week apart. Emma could talk, and she was quite talkative, but she hadn't heard Matt say a word yet. He could do everything but talk.
Looking at him sometimes pained Rinoa. He looked so much like his father. He had the stormy blue eyes, the brown hair, the lips, the smile. He had Rinoa's nose and face shape. But he looked mostly like the Ex-Commander/Knight. Looking at him made her want to see Squall again.
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Squall was walking in Balamb. He couldn't just walk around, as SeeD would come and capture him. So he had disguised himself. Pretending to be someone else kept him sane.
He walked my the park. He saw Rinoa and Selphie sitting on a bench. His first thoughts were to go over and talk to his old friends, but then he remember what he had done. A little boy climbed onto Rinoa's lap. She kissed his forehead and he heard Rinoa's angelic voice say, "Go play in the sand with Emma." She smiled and put the boy down in the sandbox right below her. He started digging.
Squall was pissed now. Rinoa had gone off and had a child with someone else! Did she ever really care about him? Or was that all a lie. He had cared about her, and still did. He walked closer to the boy and realized he was wrong. That was his son. The hair, the eyes, the smile, all his.
He walked away, glancing back at the boy. He saw Rinoa giving him a weird look, but she clearly didn't recognize him. He had to leave Balamb. Rinoa would recognize him, that was for sure. And he couldn't have that. Yet, all he wanted was to sit and stare at her all day.
End Chapter
A/N: Sorry for the wait! First I had camp, then vacation, then I had my computer break, then my computer messed it all up, so it hasn't been up! Well, here it is. Hope you like it and please don't kill me! Review! Review! I love reviews. I promise to get the next one out a lot faster. Thanks!
SavannahX