Author's notes: READ THE NOTES BELOW!!! IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!! THIS CHAPTER
IS A SPECIAL ONE!!!
Chapter 13
An unexpected twist.
Squall walked to and fro at the corridor impatiently. Now and then he would lean against the wall before muttering some 'why is it so long?', 'woman' before walking around again. He had been doing that for the last half an hour. Finally, he got impatient and knocked on the door.
"Are you done yet?" Squall knocked and knocked but only silence greeted him. Sighing, he stood beside the door and shook his head slowly. "What's taking her so long?" As he was lost in his thoughts, the door beside him opened up all of a sudden startling him. He stood at his position unmoved as a frustrated looking Rinoa popped her head out looking for someone.
After some time Squall decided to speak up. "Looking for the president?" Rinoa looked up to find Squall staring at her boringly making her blushed.
"Er...no. I am not looking for him. Actually, I'm looking for you," Rinoa tried to stifle and giggle to cover up her embarrassment but failed miserably. Squall raised an eyebrow and looked at her in a quizzical look.
"Looking for me?" He asked.
"Yeah. Come in!" Rinoa pulled him in the room before he could say another word. Inside, she locked up the door and walked towards her bed before turning her attention at Squall.
'What is she trying to do?' Squall asked himself repeatedly as he stared at Rinoa blankly.
"Well?" Rinoa asked all of a sudden.
"Well what?" Squall asked back.
"Which one do you think suits me better?" Rinoa held up two dresses for him to Squall. Squall shook his head and smiled making Rinoa confused.
"You spent the last thirty minutes in your room choosing between these two dresses?" Squall teased.
"Well, it is important how I look tonight!" Rinoa protested. "It's a ball for goodness sake."
"So?" Squall snapped back.
"Argh...you wouldn't understand what a girl wants," Rinoa growled. Squall shrugged careless.
"Well, I guess so. But seriously, if I were you, I won't choose," Squall walked towards the door.
"Why did you say so?" Rinoa asked back.
"Because...you're beautiful no matter what you're wearing," with that, Squall walked out of the room leaving Rinoa speechless but none the less happy.
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"Are we ready to go Sir?" Squall asked once he saw president Caraway at the entrance of the palace.
"Oh, hello there, Squall. Nice tuxedo. You looked very handsome tonight," Caraway complimented making Squall a little embarrass. He was not very used to all these praising things. In fact, all these while, he never really socialized much.
"Aw, come on, son. There's no need to feel embarrass. You look great!" Caraway continued. "Wait till Rinoa sees you," Caraway whispered loud enough for only Squall to hear making him blushed. Caraway laughed before shaking his head. "Children nowadays. Anyway, we have to wait for Rinoa. Once she's down, we're all set to go," Caraway changed his topic. Squall nodded silently.
Minutes later, Rinoa finally came down the stairs. Squall turned his head to have a look at her and what he saw nearly made his jaw dropped. Clad in a simple black dress, a low cut and a diamond necklace, Rinoa was ravishingly beautiful. Quickly, Squall turned his attention away, in order to avoid his blushing face to be seen.
"Ah, finally you're here. Come now, we don't want to be late, do we?" Caraway walked to the limousine leaving Rinoa and Squall alone.
"Shall we go now?" Squall asked while trying to hide his blush.
"Huh? Oh, yeah. Squall, are you blushing?" Rinoa asked while she looked at his face.
"No, I'm not," he denied before walking away. Giggling, Rinoa followed him to the limousine. Moments later they arrived at the hotel. Reporters and high-ranking officials surrounded President Caraway and Rinoa. Finally, with the help of Squall they finally escaped from the reporters and entered the ballroom.
"Wow, it sure is pretty," Rinoa gasped as she entered the ball room. The host certainly did a very good job in decorating the ballroom. Gracefully, she walked towards the heart of the ballroom leaving her father behind.
Meanwhile, Caraway was busy discussing important things with a few generals and the mayor of the city. On the other side, Squall had managed to find himself a comfortable spot at the corner of the ballroom. He didn't really enjoy socializing so he decided it's best to just keep out of the attention.
"Rinoa! Over here!" Selphie waved frantically as she saw Rinoa. Irvine sighed looking at Selphie's hyperactive behavior. Quickly, Rinoa made her way through the crowd and joined Selphie and Irvine.
"Hey! Didn't know I will see you guys here! Why are you here anyway?" Rinoa asked.
"Well, my dad got the invitation for two. He's supposed to come here with my mom but unfortunately she had some nasty flu two days ago. So, here I am, taking over her place," Selphie grinned. Her father is currently the head of the Deiling City's police department and was known as a very righteous and kind-hearted officer.
"And what about you?" Rinoa shot a curious glance at the smirking Irvine.
"Well as usual, I just charm my way here," he answered earning a poke at his stomach by Selphie. "Ouch! Was that necessary? Fine! I managed to find a job as a news reporter! I'm on duty tonight! But none the less, I'll charm my way through the night as usual." Irvine grinned while both Rinoa and Selphie rolled their eyes.
"How's Zell by the way?" Rinoa asked.
"That guy? God knows. It seems that he went to another martial arts competition again," Selphie sighed. "Knowing him. He'll probably show up in front of us one fine day with some broken bones and a swollen face."
Rinoa chuckled at the statement. While the three of them were talking, a person caught Rinoa's eyes. He was standing at the corner gazing boringly at the crowd.
'Oh my god! I forgot about him!' Rinoa muttered under her breath. "Catch you guys later. I got to go now!" Rinoa walked away before Selphie could answer.
"Hm! What's the rush all about?" she fumed. Irvine looked around and found the answer.
"Perhaps you should look where she's heading," he replied.
"What..oh. Tee-hee, I get it. Ain't they cute?" Selphie squealed. Irvine smiled softly as a reply.
Meanwhile, a soon bored to death Squall was trying his best not to yawn in front of the crowd. He knew it was going to be boring but never in his wildest dream he would imagine it would be THAT boring. As he was thinking ways to get himself out of the ballroom, a voice rang through his ears.
"Aren't you going to do anything?" Rinoa looked at Squall quizzically. He shrugged and did nothing else. "What am I going to do with you," Rinoa sighed. Suddenly the orchestra started playing a song; a song that Rinoa loved the most.
"Oh, they're playing 'Eyes On Me'! Shall we dance? Shall we? Shall we? Oh, come on, Squall," Rinoa persuaded as she pulled lightly on his left arm. Squall kept quite for a moment before replying.
"I can't dance," Squall whispered softly.
"You what?"
"I said I can't dance," Squall repeated his words louder. Rinoa mouthed a silence oh and thought for a moment.
"You'll be fine. I'll guide you! I can't just dance alone! Come on!" Without waiting for any reply, Rinoa dragged a surprised Squall to the dance floor. After some struggling, Squall found his steps and pace. Gracefully, they waltz through the dance floor gaining some admiring glances from the crowd including Caraway who was grinning widely.
"Told her Squall's the right one," he chuckled silently.
Finally, the music faded away right after Squall pulled Rinoa towards him leaving both of them staring at each other in the middle of the dance floor. (You know, something like the FMV.) Rinoa blushed as she noticed the closeness between Squall and herself.
"Wow, liar, you danced so well!" Rinoa hit Squall on his arms lightly as he reluctantly let go of his grasp on her waist.
"I did not lie. I just learned from you," Squall replied. Rinoa shook her head lightly and smiled.
"Shall we go and grab something to eat? I'm starving. Before that, let me go grab my dad first," Rinoa claimed.
"Sure," Hand in hand they walked towards Caraway. Never did they know that someone was watching them with an AK-47 in his hand...
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"Nice dance. You two looked great together," Caraway complimented.
"Chat while you can Caraway. Cause after tonight, you're history," Kiros aimed his gun at Caraway. He smirked evilly. "1....2....3!"
A loud gunshot was heard shocking everyone in the ballroom. Everyone started screaming and running around until they heard a loud scream.
"Daddy!!! No!!!" Rinoa screamed frantically while Squall tried his best to restrain her from losing control. She was sobbing madly as Squall held her in his arms.
"Call the ambulance quick!" Squall shouted.
"Holy shit!!! The president was shot!!!" Irvine shouted as he and Selphie made his way through the crowd to Rinoa. Quickly, Selphie comforted Rinoa. In the middle of the messed up situation, Kiros shouted out loudly silencing the crowd.
"You fools!!! Finally the useless president is dying and I, Kiros killed him! Hahahaha!!!" he laughed wickedly.
"Get him!!!" an angry general shouted. Groups of soldiers rushed to get Kiros. Unfortunately, Kiros started firing his gun forcing everyone to take shield. He took this golden chance and ran away, disappearing from the sight of everyone.
"God damn it!" Squall cursed as he held a sobbing Rinoa.
************************************************************************ Yeah another chapter!!! I'm writing this chapter although I am having a test because...IT'S A BIRTHDAY SPECIAL! Yeap! 4th Oct is my birthday!!! Same as Quistis..cool eh? Hehehe.anyway I want to dedicate this chapter to my cousin sis...her birthday is a day after mine...you go girl!!! Love ya always!!! As for you readers out there, thank you for supporting my fic! I love you guys too!!! Please review!!!
Chapter 13
An unexpected twist.
Squall walked to and fro at the corridor impatiently. Now and then he would lean against the wall before muttering some 'why is it so long?', 'woman' before walking around again. He had been doing that for the last half an hour. Finally, he got impatient and knocked on the door.
"Are you done yet?" Squall knocked and knocked but only silence greeted him. Sighing, he stood beside the door and shook his head slowly. "What's taking her so long?" As he was lost in his thoughts, the door beside him opened up all of a sudden startling him. He stood at his position unmoved as a frustrated looking Rinoa popped her head out looking for someone.
After some time Squall decided to speak up. "Looking for the president?" Rinoa looked up to find Squall staring at her boringly making her blushed.
"Er...no. I am not looking for him. Actually, I'm looking for you," Rinoa tried to stifle and giggle to cover up her embarrassment but failed miserably. Squall raised an eyebrow and looked at her in a quizzical look.
"Looking for me?" He asked.
"Yeah. Come in!" Rinoa pulled him in the room before he could say another word. Inside, she locked up the door and walked towards her bed before turning her attention at Squall.
'What is she trying to do?' Squall asked himself repeatedly as he stared at Rinoa blankly.
"Well?" Rinoa asked all of a sudden.
"Well what?" Squall asked back.
"Which one do you think suits me better?" Rinoa held up two dresses for him to Squall. Squall shook his head and smiled making Rinoa confused.
"You spent the last thirty minutes in your room choosing between these two dresses?" Squall teased.
"Well, it is important how I look tonight!" Rinoa protested. "It's a ball for goodness sake."
"So?" Squall snapped back.
"Argh...you wouldn't understand what a girl wants," Rinoa growled. Squall shrugged careless.
"Well, I guess so. But seriously, if I were you, I won't choose," Squall walked towards the door.
"Why did you say so?" Rinoa asked back.
"Because...you're beautiful no matter what you're wearing," with that, Squall walked out of the room leaving Rinoa speechless but none the less happy.
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"Are we ready to go Sir?" Squall asked once he saw president Caraway at the entrance of the palace.
"Oh, hello there, Squall. Nice tuxedo. You looked very handsome tonight," Caraway complimented making Squall a little embarrass. He was not very used to all these praising things. In fact, all these while, he never really socialized much.
"Aw, come on, son. There's no need to feel embarrass. You look great!" Caraway continued. "Wait till Rinoa sees you," Caraway whispered loud enough for only Squall to hear making him blushed. Caraway laughed before shaking his head. "Children nowadays. Anyway, we have to wait for Rinoa. Once she's down, we're all set to go," Caraway changed his topic. Squall nodded silently.
Minutes later, Rinoa finally came down the stairs. Squall turned his head to have a look at her and what he saw nearly made his jaw dropped. Clad in a simple black dress, a low cut and a diamond necklace, Rinoa was ravishingly beautiful. Quickly, Squall turned his attention away, in order to avoid his blushing face to be seen.
"Ah, finally you're here. Come now, we don't want to be late, do we?" Caraway walked to the limousine leaving Rinoa and Squall alone.
"Shall we go now?" Squall asked while trying to hide his blush.
"Huh? Oh, yeah. Squall, are you blushing?" Rinoa asked while she looked at his face.
"No, I'm not," he denied before walking away. Giggling, Rinoa followed him to the limousine. Moments later they arrived at the hotel. Reporters and high-ranking officials surrounded President Caraway and Rinoa. Finally, with the help of Squall they finally escaped from the reporters and entered the ballroom.
"Wow, it sure is pretty," Rinoa gasped as she entered the ball room. The host certainly did a very good job in decorating the ballroom. Gracefully, she walked towards the heart of the ballroom leaving her father behind.
Meanwhile, Caraway was busy discussing important things with a few generals and the mayor of the city. On the other side, Squall had managed to find himself a comfortable spot at the corner of the ballroom. He didn't really enjoy socializing so he decided it's best to just keep out of the attention.
"Rinoa! Over here!" Selphie waved frantically as she saw Rinoa. Irvine sighed looking at Selphie's hyperactive behavior. Quickly, Rinoa made her way through the crowd and joined Selphie and Irvine.
"Hey! Didn't know I will see you guys here! Why are you here anyway?" Rinoa asked.
"Well, my dad got the invitation for two. He's supposed to come here with my mom but unfortunately she had some nasty flu two days ago. So, here I am, taking over her place," Selphie grinned. Her father is currently the head of the Deiling City's police department and was known as a very righteous and kind-hearted officer.
"And what about you?" Rinoa shot a curious glance at the smirking Irvine.
"Well as usual, I just charm my way here," he answered earning a poke at his stomach by Selphie. "Ouch! Was that necessary? Fine! I managed to find a job as a news reporter! I'm on duty tonight! But none the less, I'll charm my way through the night as usual." Irvine grinned while both Rinoa and Selphie rolled their eyes.
"How's Zell by the way?" Rinoa asked.
"That guy? God knows. It seems that he went to another martial arts competition again," Selphie sighed. "Knowing him. He'll probably show up in front of us one fine day with some broken bones and a swollen face."
Rinoa chuckled at the statement. While the three of them were talking, a person caught Rinoa's eyes. He was standing at the corner gazing boringly at the crowd.
'Oh my god! I forgot about him!' Rinoa muttered under her breath. "Catch you guys later. I got to go now!" Rinoa walked away before Selphie could answer.
"Hm! What's the rush all about?" she fumed. Irvine looked around and found the answer.
"Perhaps you should look where she's heading," he replied.
"What..oh. Tee-hee, I get it. Ain't they cute?" Selphie squealed. Irvine smiled softly as a reply.
Meanwhile, a soon bored to death Squall was trying his best not to yawn in front of the crowd. He knew it was going to be boring but never in his wildest dream he would imagine it would be THAT boring. As he was thinking ways to get himself out of the ballroom, a voice rang through his ears.
"Aren't you going to do anything?" Rinoa looked at Squall quizzically. He shrugged and did nothing else. "What am I going to do with you," Rinoa sighed. Suddenly the orchestra started playing a song; a song that Rinoa loved the most.
"Oh, they're playing 'Eyes On Me'! Shall we dance? Shall we? Shall we? Oh, come on, Squall," Rinoa persuaded as she pulled lightly on his left arm. Squall kept quite for a moment before replying.
"I can't dance," Squall whispered softly.
"You what?"
"I said I can't dance," Squall repeated his words louder. Rinoa mouthed a silence oh and thought for a moment.
"You'll be fine. I'll guide you! I can't just dance alone! Come on!" Without waiting for any reply, Rinoa dragged a surprised Squall to the dance floor. After some struggling, Squall found his steps and pace. Gracefully, they waltz through the dance floor gaining some admiring glances from the crowd including Caraway who was grinning widely.
"Told her Squall's the right one," he chuckled silently.
Finally, the music faded away right after Squall pulled Rinoa towards him leaving both of them staring at each other in the middle of the dance floor. (You know, something like the FMV.) Rinoa blushed as she noticed the closeness between Squall and herself.
"Wow, liar, you danced so well!" Rinoa hit Squall on his arms lightly as he reluctantly let go of his grasp on her waist.
"I did not lie. I just learned from you," Squall replied. Rinoa shook her head lightly and smiled.
"Shall we go and grab something to eat? I'm starving. Before that, let me go grab my dad first," Rinoa claimed.
"Sure," Hand in hand they walked towards Caraway. Never did they know that someone was watching them with an AK-47 in his hand...
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"Nice dance. You two looked great together," Caraway complimented.
"Chat while you can Caraway. Cause after tonight, you're history," Kiros aimed his gun at Caraway. He smirked evilly. "1....2....3!"
A loud gunshot was heard shocking everyone in the ballroom. Everyone started screaming and running around until they heard a loud scream.
"Daddy!!! No!!!" Rinoa screamed frantically while Squall tried his best to restrain her from losing control. She was sobbing madly as Squall held her in his arms.
"Call the ambulance quick!" Squall shouted.
"Holy shit!!! The president was shot!!!" Irvine shouted as he and Selphie made his way through the crowd to Rinoa. Quickly, Selphie comforted Rinoa. In the middle of the messed up situation, Kiros shouted out loudly silencing the crowd.
"You fools!!! Finally the useless president is dying and I, Kiros killed him! Hahahaha!!!" he laughed wickedly.
"Get him!!!" an angry general shouted. Groups of soldiers rushed to get Kiros. Unfortunately, Kiros started firing his gun forcing everyone to take shield. He took this golden chance and ran away, disappearing from the sight of everyone.
"God damn it!" Squall cursed as he held a sobbing Rinoa.
************************************************************************ Yeah another chapter!!! I'm writing this chapter although I am having a test because...IT'S A BIRTHDAY SPECIAL! Yeap! 4th Oct is my birthday!!! Same as Quistis..cool eh? Hehehe.anyway I want to dedicate this chapter to my cousin sis...her birthday is a day after mine...you go girl!!! Love ya always!!! As for you readers out there, thank you for supporting my fic! I love you guys too!!! Please review!!!