Declaimer: I don't own FF8.

My True Feelings

Chapter 9

"Damn him. He made me look like a fool," Tommy said as he examined his two black eyes the next day.

"Well you don't exactly go pick a fight with Squall Leonhart. He's strong. Stronger than you," Rinoa said to him.

"Yes, well… I will make him pay."

"Why don't we just leave them alone? I think…I'll leave them alone. Squall does seem happy with her. I want him to be happy, even if it's not with me."

"Rinoa…I'm sorry…why don't you come to America with me?"

"America? I'll think about it."

"Good."

Rinoa smiled. She was serious. She was going to give up on Squall. As much as that hurts her. She loves him so much that she finally decided to let him have his happiness even if his happiness isn't because of her. He was right though. She was angry with him for a stupid reason. And now it's her fault that she lost him. She realized that he was the best thing that happened to her, and she just lost him for a stupid reason. Instead of working out her problem with him, she yelled at him. She felt horrible afterwards, but she didn't want to admit she was wrong for doing so. Rinoa shook the thoughts away.

"Yeah…I'll leave him alone from now on," She said to Tommy.

Tommy smiled and nodded. "As will I."

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Selphie woke up to the smell of food. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes and sat up. She looked around and saw Squall sitting at the end of the bed, looking at her. She smiled at him and crawled over to him, giving him a kiss.

"Good morning," she said happily.

"Good morning. Have a good sleep?" Squall asked.

"Yup! That bed is sooooo comfortable!"

Squall chuckled, "Yeah, it is."

Selphie looked over to the table and saw waffles with chocolate syrup all over them. She smiled and went over to the table. Squall followed her and sat across from her. She smiled at him as she took a bite of her waffles. Waffles with chocolate syrup all over them were her favorite. And from the looks of it, it seemed that it was one of Squall's too. The two of them finished their breakfast. Selphie took a quick shower and got dressed. Squall did the same after Selphie was out.

"Tonight is when the kids go trick or treating," Selphie said once Squall was out of the bathroom.

"Yeah, that's true…when do you want to leave?" He asked her as he sat next to her.

"In a few hours. I wanna see what's around here."

"Ok. We can do that."

Selphie smiled at him. She cuddled closer to him and rested her head on his shoulder. He put an arm around her and kissed her forehead. They sat like that for a while before getting up. Selphie grabbed her bag before following Squall out the door.

They walked down the streets of Tokyo, looking at stores as they went by. Selphie absolutely loved here. It was beautiful. Selphie was surprised as her hand was suddenly grabbed and she was pulled into a store. She looked around her surroundings and gave Squall a questioning look. They were in a jewelry shop. An expensive jewelry shop. Squall went to an employee and told him what he wanted. The employee quickly got what he wanted. Squall paid for what he got and pulled Selphie out of the shop.

"Squall? What is it?" Selphie asked.

Squall smiled as he took out what was in the bag. He took her hand and slipped a ring on it. She looked at him stunned. It was a beautiful white gold ring just like his Griever ring.

"Now everyone will know that we're together," He told her.

The tears in Selphie's eyes told everyone that she was truly happy. She threw her arms around his neck and cried into his shoulder. Squall gently wrapped his arms around her, hugging her to him.

"I love you, Selph," Squall said softly into her ear.

Selphie smiled big, "I love you too."

Squall held her for a few more seconds before taking her by the waist and leading her down the street. Selphie smiled happily. She watched as girls turned their attention to Squall. She saw them checking him out. She laughed inwardly knowing that they can't have him. She lend closer into Squall as they walked. He smiled down at her.

'He's been smiling a lot more lately,' Selphie thought with a smile. She couldn't help but to think it had something to do with her. Squall rarely smiled when he was with Rinoa.

From a restaurant, Rinoa watched as Squall happily passed by with Selphie at his side. She smiled. She loved it when he smiled. But of course…she had to admit. Selphie deserved Squall more than she did. Selphie was right. Rinoa only wanted Squall for his looks. She realized that now. No matter what mood Squall was in, he still looked good. He could be angry as hell, like he was last night, and still look good. Rinoa sighed. He deserved someone who could make him happy. Rinoa looked at Tommy, who was sitting across from him.

"I'll go…I'll go to America with you," She said softly.

Tommy smiled, "Great…We'll leave in a few days."

Rinoa nodded and continued eating her soup as soon as Squall was out of sight. She felt like that was last time she would ever see him.

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After spending a few hours in Kyoto, Selphie and Squall felt it was time to leave. They went back to the hotel, grabbed their bags and checked out. Selphie slept for a little while on their way home. When they got there, Selphie went to her dorm to decorate and pour all the candy in a huge bowl. She thought that she could make her room look a little scary. She wanted to put on her costume as well. Squall went to his dorm to take a nap. He was going to give out candy as well. He didn't want to not give them anything. The kids tried their best and he felt they deserved a little something. Plus, he didn't want to be almost the only one not giving them candy, although he knew that some of the upperclassmen would be out for candy as well.

At six o' clock p.m., all the junior classmen emerged from their dorms and went to the upperclassmen dorms. Selphie smiled when she saw the first three kids that came to her door. She commented on their costumes and gave them a handful of candy each. She always hated it when people would only give you one package.

The kids always came in groups of three to six. Selphie saw some cute costumes, funny costumes, and scary costumes. She smiled at them as she gave them their candy and waved good-bye as they went to the next-door down. She loved to see kids happy. If you made a kid cry around Selphie then there'd be hell to pay. She adored children and thought they were the hope of the world. She wanted to see if their generation could make a better world then hers.

At nine o' clock p.m., Selphie took off her costume and put on her pajamas. She brushed her teeth. When she came out of the bathroom, she looked at Shadow who was already sleeping. She smiled as she gently pet her cat. A few minutes later, she heard knocking at the door. She looked through the peek hole and saw Squall. She smiled and opened the door for him. He smiled at her as he walked in.

"Hey," She said.

"Hey," He said back.

"Is there something that you wanted?" She asked, thinking he would have already be asleep by now.

"I just wanted to sleep in here with you."

"Oh! Ok!"

Selphie smiled as she got into bed. He laid next to her, wrapping his arms around her. She smiled as she snuggled into his warmth. Shadow had woken up when Squall climbed into the bed and is now curled up by his head. Selphie then shut the light off, letting the darkness fill the room.

"I can't wait till tomorrow," She said to Squall.

"Neither can I. And you know I hate going to parties…but I really want to go with you," He said back to her.

This made Selphie smile She was glad t o have a guy like Squall. She kissed him before snuggling even closer and shutting her eyes for the night. Squall rested his chin gently on the top of her head before drifting off to a peaceful sleep.

A/N: Gomen! I totally made you guys wait forever! Ok, now that this one is up we have one more chapter to go! Don't worry. I'm not just gonna end it like that. There will most likely be a sequel so you can look forward to that…if you want to. Anyway, R&R!