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My True Feelings

Chapter 8

Squall pulled into the parking lot of the festival. He turned off the car engine. He looked over at Selphie, who was still sleeping soundly. He smiled and shook her awake gently. She woke and looked at him. Once his face came into focus, she smiled. She then looked out at the truck window. Her smile went bigger. The festival looked beautiful. The falls colors made it look beautiful. She could imagine what it looked like at night. The sound of a car door slamming shut brought her back to reality. She saw that Squall had gotten out of the truck and was making his way to her side. She smiled as he opened the door for her and helped her out.

"Thank you, sir," Selphie said with a laugh.

Squall chuckled and shut the door behind her. He took her by the waist and led her to the entrance of the festival. He paid for the both of them and entered. There they saw many stands that had games. There were also a few rides. There was dancing and singing. There was many children to adults where costumes. Selphie saw a few Inuyashas, some Kyos and Yukis. Little kids were dressed like Pikachu and characters like that. There was also rockers dressed as Kyo from Dir en Grey and Meguru from PanicCH and other bands. Selphie found it rather cute. She now wanted to dress up as Kanon from AnCafe.

"This is amazing, Squall!" Selphie said excitedly.

Squall nodded and lead her to were all the singing and dancing was. At first, Selphie thought he wanted to dance, but then she remembered he didn't like to dance. Selphie smiled at the performers and all the people dancing around her. Then she was grabbed by Squall. He took her in his arms and started dancing with her. Selphie was surprised. She didn't think he would actually dance with her. But he was. And he had a smile on his face too. She couldn't be more happy. He was really surprising her lately.

Hours past. Squall and Selphie were still having fun. They danced, Selphie song, they ate, rode on some rides. They played games. Selphie won a fish. Squall won a stuffed bear for her. Selphie hugged it to her while Squall lead her around by the waist. Squall actually had fun at a festival. He never really cared for them. He would tell Rinoa that he was busy when she wanted to go. But he felt something different with Selphie. He actually wanted to go with her.

Up head, Squall spotted Rinoa and Tommy. They made eye contact with and Rinoa started coming in his direction. He sighed.

"Damn, can't we go anywhere without us seeing them?" Squall asked.

"Mmmm, guess not," Selphie answered him with a frown.

Rinoa mad her way over to them and gave them a small wave with a smile on her face. Squall pulled Selphie away and went for the parking lot. Rinoa started running for them. She soon caught up and started yelling. Squall ignored it and unlocked the truck so Selphie could get in.

"Squall, I'm talking to you?" Rinoa yelled.

"No, you're yelling at me," Squall said as he helped Selphie in the truck.

"I thought you said you weren't going out with her!"

"Well I decided that I wanted to."

"What for?"

"Because I love her. You know what? I'm just going to tell you what I told her…my true feelings weren't for you…they were for her. Every time I would get a chance to sit and talk with her, you would always be around. The only other time I got see her was in battle. Not a good place to ask someone out, right? Besides, I wasn't really interested in a relationship at the time."

"But you went out with me!"

"Because you were so damn persistent on having a relationship. Sure you didn't say it, but you showed that you did."

Tears came to Rinoa's eyes. She really couldn't believe what he said. He usually doesn't say things like that. But he just did to her. But he was only speaking his mind, right? And he was sick of Rinoa bothering him lately. She was yelling at him when she had some American guy shadowing her. He was willing to follow her to the end of the earth, or so it seemed to Squall.

Squall rolled his eyes. He turned around and went for the driver's side of the truck. He opened the door and was about to get in when someone punched his arm. Squall looked at who did it. Tommy. Squall glared at him. He shut the door and faced him. From inside the truck, Selphie's eyes widen. She watched as Squall punched Tommy in the face, making him fall to the ground.

"Don't touch me," Squall said afterwards.

"You made a girl cry," Tommy said with anger in his voice, getting up from the ground.

"And that gives you the right to punch me?" Squall asked, now getting angrier.

"No. But you made Rinoa cry for a stupid reason."

"She's mad for a stupid reason."

"But you still made her cry for your selfishness."

"She cries for everything that she thinks I'm doing wrong. It's nothing new. I've told her already, I don't want her bothering me when I'm with someone else."

"She loves you. She wants to be with you."

"Well I don't want to be with her. Don't you understand? Leave me the hell alone." Squall said opening the truck door again.

Tommy punched Squall again. Even harder. Squall gave him the most evilest glare. So evil, it could be deadly. He slammed the door shut He faced Tommy. Tommy looked like he was ready to tackle Squall. Tommy charged at Squall, but Squall already saw it coming. He stepped out of the way, letting Tommy's head smash into the truck. Squall felt that was indeed a cheap shot, but he didn't care right now. All he wanted was to be left alone. Once Tommy hit the ground Squall held him down, punching him repeatedly in the face. Tommy pushed him off with all his might and Squall slammed into the truck. Selphie was watching him from the window as Squall took a couple of blows to the face.

Rinoa spotted Selphie and decided to take her frustrations out on her. She opened the door and pulled Selphie out of the truck. Selphie fell to the ground. Rinoa pinned her down. Selphie, being a trained SeeD, was easily able to push her off. Rinoa fell back. Selphie let Rinoa get up. She really didn't want to beat up her friend, but Rinoa was getting on her nerves too. Rinoa ran over to Selphie, fist pulled back ready to strike. But Selphie caught the punch before in came in contact with her face. Selphie then punched Rinoa square in the face. Rinoa fell back, nose bleeding. Selphie watched her. She waited for Rinoa's next move, which was charging at her. Selphie stepped to the side and grabbed Rinoa's arm. She pinned it behind her and wrestled her to the ground. She didn't beat her, but just held her down. Now these fights might not seem fair, but it was Rinoa and Tommy that started it. And they were fight rank A SeeDs. Not a good idea to start a fight with someone that high of a rank.

Selphie looked back over to Squall. He was beating the hell out of Tommy.

'Must be to let him know not to mess with him,' Selphie thought happily. Selphie actually thought it was funny when Squall beat people who got on his nerves so much. It taught them not to mess with him. After Squall gave them a beating, they never did again. She knew not many people could win against Squall. It was either Squall being really strong, or the guys being really weak. While she watched Squall, she realized that there was a crowd forming, watching Squall and Tommy as well. Squall didn't seem to notice though. If he did seem to notice, he really didn't care either. Even if you tried, you won't get Squall's attention. Selphie saw a small smile on his face. He was enjoying beating up Tommy.

Selphie let go of Rinoa and went to try and pull Squall off of Tommy. He didn't feel anything, if he did; he ignored it and keep beating Tommy up. The moment Selphie poked his side repeatedly; he noticed that someone was there. He turned as was about to punch Selphie, but he realized it was her and stopped his fist coming in contact with her face.

"Come on, Squall. I don't want to get in trouble," Selphie said taking his arm.

"Why would we get in trouble? They're harassing us." Squall said coldly.

" I know. But still, we should leave."

Squall looked at her, then looked at Tommy. His face and blonde hair was covered in blood. He was sure to have two black eyes the next day. His nose might be broken. His lip was bleeding badly. Squall really did a number on him. Squall looked back at Selphie.

"Alright. Lets go," He said as he got up.

Selphie nodded and got in the truck. Squall got in the drivers side and drove off. There was silence in the truck. No music, no talking, nothing. Selphie glanced over at Squall. His eyes were on the road. He also still seemed piss off at Tommy and Rinoa. Selphie looked at the road. She watched at little raindrops started to fall on the windshield. Squall turned on the windshield wipers.

"Squall?" Selphie said, breaking the silence.

"Yeah?" He asked.

"Are you mad?"

"Not with you. Don't worry."

He looked at her and smiled. She smiled back. Squall reached for her hand and held it. He wished that they could have stayed longer at the fair, but there would just be too much trouble. He hated how Rinoa and the stupid American of hers have to go and ruin everything. But then again, he was kind of happy. He could spend the rest of the night with Selphie alone. He pulled her hand up to his lips and kissed it. Selphie smiled at him even more and leaned into his shoulder.

A few minutes later, Squall pulled into the parking lot of the hotel. He got his and Selphie's stuff out from the back of the truck and took out his umbrella that he keeps for just in case. He set the luggage on the ground and helped Selphie out of the truck. He then picked the luggage up with one hand, and carrying the umbrella in the other. He and Selphie walked to the entrance the hotel. Squall checked in and lead her to their room. He opened the door for her and shut the door behind him.

"Wow!" Selphie exclaimed once she saw the room. "This is a really nice room!"

"It pays being commander of SeeD," Squall said with a smile.

Although they would only be staying in the hotel for a night, Squall felt that he should get a nice room. The room had a bed, which was nicely decorated in shades of gray and black. The walls were a nice gray color. The bathroom had two sinks, a tub, shower, and hot tub. The room balcony over looked beautiful scenery. Selphie ran out the door to the balcony and looked out. She then turned around and looked at Squall with a huge smile on her face.

"Squall, this room is great!" She said happily.

"I knew you'd like it," He said with a smile.

He fell back on the bed and closed his eyes. He felt Selphie come and lie next to him, laying her head on his chest. His arm went around her waist to pull her closer. He could honestly say that he never felt more happy. The girl that he loved most was by his side. She loved him back. She loved him for him. He knew that. Squall knew he isn't easy to get along with all the time. But…Selphie didn't care. She was taking everything step by step. She was patient with him. She didn't get mad at him when he didn't answer her right away or if he didn't answer at all. She just smiled and said "That's ok. You don't have to tell me."

People probably would have thought that the two would never get together. But Squall always believed in opposites attract. She was his complete opposite. But then again, she might not be. She does hide her feelings in when she doesn't want people to see. She was good at it. She grew up as an orphan just as he did. That is what made him think that they are the same in some ways. But as for different…she covers up her sadness with happiness. She pretends to be happy when she's not…and people see right through it. But not Squall. He knew when she wasn't happy, but he didn't say anything.

Squall looked down at Selphie. She was sound asleep. He smiled and kissed her forehead. He turned out the light and settled back into the pillows before drifting off to blissful sleep.

A/N: Ok…I mentioned before in chapter 7 that Squall was happy he didn't have to listen to Ayumi Hamasaki again…Don't get me wrong. I like her music. It just seemed to me that he's not one to listen to that kind of music. And I'm soooooooo sorry for the wait, but here it is! I hope you liked it. R&R! OH! And thank you sooooo much for your reviews!