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Note: /..../ Squall's thoughts. (This chapter only)
Chapter 8
Love is in the air
Squall stirred slightly before opening up his eyes. "Where the hell am I? What was I doing? ......??????? Damn! I was in the middle of the collision, and some rock fell and...Rinoa. Where's she?" Squall tried to get up when he accidentally hit his left arm making him to wince in pain.
Only then did Squall notice that his left arm was broken and was wrapped and hanged in the an arm sling. Despite the pain, he tried to get up. / I got to find Rinoa./ As he was struggling to get up the bed, a person near his bed stirred lightly as she leaned her face towards the bed.
"Who the....Rinoa?" Squall finally realized he was back inside his room in the presidential palace. Squall sighed lightly and averted his gaze back to Rinoa. Somehow, he found he's got the liking of staring at her angelic face. /Since when Squall Leonhart started to notice and like someone? Is this what they call love? No way!/ Squall kicked himself mentally and chuckled slightly out of embarrassment from his own thoughts. However, what Squall did not know was while he was busy thinking all those things, someone was watching at him curiously.
"Why are you chuckling?" Rinoa's voice broke the silence and startled Squall. /Shit! She's awake./ Squall did not know how to answer so he decided to give the next best thing - a shrug.
"Come on, tell me," Rinoa persuaded only to be answered by a shrug again. "Fine! Meanie!" Rinoa scowled and push Squall's left arm.
"Hey, watch that hand. It's broken!" Squall winced in pain.
"Gosh! I'm so so sorry! Are you all right?" Rinoa asked, concerned.
"I'll be all right as long as you didn't hit me again," Squall chuckled lightly when he heard an annoyed grunt from Rinoa. "But, my forehead is the thing that really gives me the pain."
"Do you need any painkiller? I have dozens of them," Rinoa offered. Squall smirked and shook his head.
"Where did you get those things from?"
"You mean the painkiller? My dad bought them for me when I complained that my head was aching after the kidnappers hit my head on the floor," Rinoa laughed recalling the incident where her father bought the whole box of painkillers into her room. Seconds later her laughter stopped and the room was silence once more.
/Say something. Anything. Whatever./ Squall was busy finding for words to start a conversation. He got to admit that social class was never his favorite class.
"The doctor said the bandage can be removed tomorrow," Rinoa said.
"Huh? Did you say something?" Squall asked in confusion.
"The doctor said the bandage on your forehead can be removed tomorrow," Rinoa repeated.
"Oh,"
"But....."
"But what?"
"She said there's going to be a scar on your forehead. Sorry,"
"What's with the sorry?" Squall was getting confused at the sudden change of Rinoa's mood. /I thought she was happy just now./
"If it is not because of protecting me, you won't be suffering all the pain. And now, there's going to be a permanent scar on your forehead. I....I feel terrible," Rinoa muffled softly. Only then Squall noticed she was began to cry.
"Hey, hey. It wasn't your fault. Besides, I'm used to all the bone breaking stuff and a scar on my forehead won't hurt. At least, /This is leading nowhere. Argh! Who cares?/ I have proof of me doing a perfect job of protecting the Galbadia President's daughter right?" Squall was trying very hard to comfort Rinoa.
Knowing Squall was trying his best to crack a joke to entertain her, Rinoa laughed between cries. "Thanks Squall. I'm feeling better. It's just I felt scared. What will happen if you died? I can't bare to think."
"That's why I am alive," Squall answered shortly. Rinoa nodded before laughing again.
"I think I'm a little hungry. I'm going down to the kitchen," Squall announced.
"I'm going too. And Squall? Mind if I ask you a question?" Rinoa asked suddenly. Squall shot her a quizzical look before nodding.
"If protecting me wasn't your job....would....would you still save me like what you did all these while?"
/If it wasn't my job I won't even know you so how in the world can I save you?.....oh./ Squall finally understood what she was trying say.
"So will you?" Rinoa asked again when she obtained no answer. Finally she sighed. "Forget about it. I wait for you outside your room." Rinoa got up from her chair and was walking out of the room when she found Squall tapping on her shoulders.
".....I'll protect you whenever and wherever you are. I'm just doing what I wanted to do," Squall answered before walking out of the room leaving a dumbfounded Rinoa alone.
"Did he just say that?" Rinoa regained her composure. Before long she started to smile happily again. "Squall wait up!" she shouted before running out of the room to join Squall.
Out in the corridor, Squall leaned against the wall while waiting for the approaching Rinoa. "You're slow."
"No I'm not!" Rinoa protested. Squall smiled softly and together they walked down to the kitchen. / I must have changed. /
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Sorry if you think this chapter is too short but I just can't seem to find the right time to type on. Anyway the real chapter is coming up a few days after this temporary chapter. Anyway, please submit your reviews. The more reviews I received, the faster I'll write. Wink wink. Thank you.
Note: /..../ Squall's thoughts. (This chapter only)
Chapter 8
Love is in the air
Squall stirred slightly before opening up his eyes. "Where the hell am I? What was I doing? ......??????? Damn! I was in the middle of the collision, and some rock fell and...Rinoa. Where's she?" Squall tried to get up when he accidentally hit his left arm making him to wince in pain.
Only then did Squall notice that his left arm was broken and was wrapped and hanged in the an arm sling. Despite the pain, he tried to get up. / I got to find Rinoa./ As he was struggling to get up the bed, a person near his bed stirred lightly as she leaned her face towards the bed.
"Who the....Rinoa?" Squall finally realized he was back inside his room in the presidential palace. Squall sighed lightly and averted his gaze back to Rinoa. Somehow, he found he's got the liking of staring at her angelic face. /Since when Squall Leonhart started to notice and like someone? Is this what they call love? No way!/ Squall kicked himself mentally and chuckled slightly out of embarrassment from his own thoughts. However, what Squall did not know was while he was busy thinking all those things, someone was watching at him curiously.
"Why are you chuckling?" Rinoa's voice broke the silence and startled Squall. /Shit! She's awake./ Squall did not know how to answer so he decided to give the next best thing - a shrug.
"Come on, tell me," Rinoa persuaded only to be answered by a shrug again. "Fine! Meanie!" Rinoa scowled and push Squall's left arm.
"Hey, watch that hand. It's broken!" Squall winced in pain.
"Gosh! I'm so so sorry! Are you all right?" Rinoa asked, concerned.
"I'll be all right as long as you didn't hit me again," Squall chuckled lightly when he heard an annoyed grunt from Rinoa. "But, my forehead is the thing that really gives me the pain."
"Do you need any painkiller? I have dozens of them," Rinoa offered. Squall smirked and shook his head.
"Where did you get those things from?"
"You mean the painkiller? My dad bought them for me when I complained that my head was aching after the kidnappers hit my head on the floor," Rinoa laughed recalling the incident where her father bought the whole box of painkillers into her room. Seconds later her laughter stopped and the room was silence once more.
/Say something. Anything. Whatever./ Squall was busy finding for words to start a conversation. He got to admit that social class was never his favorite class.
"The doctor said the bandage can be removed tomorrow," Rinoa said.
"Huh? Did you say something?" Squall asked in confusion.
"The doctor said the bandage on your forehead can be removed tomorrow," Rinoa repeated.
"Oh,"
"But....."
"But what?"
"She said there's going to be a scar on your forehead. Sorry,"
"What's with the sorry?" Squall was getting confused at the sudden change of Rinoa's mood. /I thought she was happy just now./
"If it is not because of protecting me, you won't be suffering all the pain. And now, there's going to be a permanent scar on your forehead. I....I feel terrible," Rinoa muffled softly. Only then Squall noticed she was began to cry.
"Hey, hey. It wasn't your fault. Besides, I'm used to all the bone breaking stuff and a scar on my forehead won't hurt. At least, /This is leading nowhere. Argh! Who cares?/ I have proof of me doing a perfect job of protecting the Galbadia President's daughter right?" Squall was trying very hard to comfort Rinoa.
Knowing Squall was trying his best to crack a joke to entertain her, Rinoa laughed between cries. "Thanks Squall. I'm feeling better. It's just I felt scared. What will happen if you died? I can't bare to think."
"That's why I am alive," Squall answered shortly. Rinoa nodded before laughing again.
"I think I'm a little hungry. I'm going down to the kitchen," Squall announced.
"I'm going too. And Squall? Mind if I ask you a question?" Rinoa asked suddenly. Squall shot her a quizzical look before nodding.
"If protecting me wasn't your job....would....would you still save me like what you did all these while?"
/If it wasn't my job I won't even know you so how in the world can I save you?.....oh./ Squall finally understood what she was trying say.
"So will you?" Rinoa asked again when she obtained no answer. Finally she sighed. "Forget about it. I wait for you outside your room." Rinoa got up from her chair and was walking out of the room when she found Squall tapping on her shoulders.
".....I'll protect you whenever and wherever you are. I'm just doing what I wanted to do," Squall answered before walking out of the room leaving a dumbfounded Rinoa alone.
"Did he just say that?" Rinoa regained her composure. Before long she started to smile happily again. "Squall wait up!" she shouted before running out of the room to join Squall.
Out in the corridor, Squall leaned against the wall while waiting for the approaching Rinoa. "You're slow."
"No I'm not!" Rinoa protested. Squall smiled softly and together they walked down to the kitchen. / I must have changed. /
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Sorry if you think this chapter is too short but I just can't seem to find the right time to type on. Anyway the real chapter is coming up a few days after this temporary chapter. Anyway, please submit your reviews. The more reviews I received, the faster I'll write. Wink wink. Thank you.