Author's note: Hey guys this is my first time to write a story :) i would really appreciate it if you were to R & R my work. I've been a member here for almost a year now and this is the first time i was able to find time to write. :) Anyway i give you my first chapter !:)
Disclaimer: i do not own Square Enix nor do i own any other developers because if i did i won't be writing this i would be making this a video game :D
Chapter 1
What Lies Ahead
"Everything is set for you, sweetie" Julia said to her fidgeting daughter, "there is no need to fret."
Julia Heartilly knew her daughter was nothing short of perfect but she still thought of her as a little girl who couldn't possibly make up her mind if she wants a lollipop or a chewing gum. She always wanted to be there for Rinoa but she also needed to accept that she was growing up. Since now her baby is graduating she still can't figure out if she could let her choose her own college.
"I know mom but then I can't help but feel a bit uneasy by this." replied Rinoa. "I still don't know if Esthar is the place for me."
Rinoa and her mom are rich and quite prominent in their city. They inherited a large sum of money from Rinoa's grandparents and also got some from Jack Caraway's support funds for Rinoa. Her mom is a divorcee and they lived together in a huge estate which was given to them by the state in her parents' divorce trial.
"Nonsense!" Julia whispered to her ear, "You are the only person thinking that and we all know, you know, that that is not true."
"Come now, and finish dressing up, we don't want to be late." Julia said while beckoning her daughter to the dresser.
They went into Rinoa's monstrous dresser. Hundreds of beautifully made dresses and clothes hung in her closet. They were color coded and they all had matching shoes underneath every dress. There were also jewerly placed on a safe with a code-lock. It was much like a princess's dresser rather than a high school student's.
After much bussling and frantic searching they finally picked the suitable dress for Rinoa to wear underneath her toga.
"There! Finally a perfectly elegant yet simple dress." Julia said with a sense of accomplishment. A simple light blue, tube dress with sequins sewn on the bottom part, which suited the dark blue toga of the Deling City High, was chosen for Rinoa to wear. She was nothing short of a princess. "What do you think, sweetie?"
"Its perfect mom." she replied while trying to wear the light blue heels with diamond studded bands.
"Those shoes look good on you!" Julia said while cleaning up, or rather tidying up the whole closet. "I knew that I bought them just for you and not really for me."
Rinoa laughed.
"There I am now ready to go." she said while making a few more adjustments and checking if her hair was perfect.
"Alright then." giving her daughter one big hug and a kiss. "Let's go"
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As Rinoa got out of the car she immediately felt the winds of the warm march day, heard the chimes and bells of freedom and the beating of the drums that was the marching band.
Yes, all of these were signs. Signs of Rinoa Heartilly's leaving the high school world and saying hello to her college life.
She was finally going to break free from the crazy projects and the daunting teachers, from all the pressures of being a senior class president and the head of the cheerleading squad, and from being with her ex boyfriend who is nothing short of annoying.
She was leaving high school with no strings attached.
"Rinny-poo!!"
"Hey Helga," replied Rinoa while trying to break free from her best friend's death hold. Helga Amethyst was probably the perkiest girl in Deling High. She's a member of the cheering squad and the acting crew as well. She was also the most confident person Rinoa has ever met. She came up and talked to Rinoa about Barbie TM back when they were kids without even asking for her name first. It was a funny thing for Rinoa to be treated as a normal kid so she befriended her. Little did she know that she'd be stuck with this girl from pre-K up to this very moment of their high school graduation. "It's like you haven't seen me for years, when in fact you only haven't seen me for 3 hours!"
"Rinoa, sweetie, I'll be heading in to the gym now, make sure you don't ruin your dress, and hello to you Helga." and she gave Helga a warm smile.
"Hello Mrs. Heartilly! My parents are waiting for you inside. "finally letting Rinoa loose.
"Thank you, hunny. Congratulations too. "said Rinoa's mom while turning to enter the crowded gym.
"Say Helga, why not we go inside now?" Rinoa called out while cocking an eyebrow. She turned to the direction of the gym, when she saw the nightmare of her whole last four months in Deling High. It was big, brawny and good looking, but it somehow needed to refer to a 1st grade student for pick up lines that don't reek. Sadly enough for her, it was coming straight for her, with a big cocky smile and a smug expression on its face.
"Hello Rinoa."
"Hello to you too, Derick." she replied nonchalantly.
"Aww babe, don't be so cold. Not when you see that the summer heat is on."
"Well I see that even on our last day here you still haven't changed a bit." she replied with utter disgust.
Derick Mendez, the biggest hunk that Deling High ever admitted. He came to this school wearing his best smile that could've melted any woman's heart. He was the captain of the soccer team in a short while after he came to school. He only studied here for a total of 2 years and was Rinoa's boyfriend for a year and a half. He had always had a crush on Rinoa and can't seem to get over the fact that they were already broken up. He was also the biggest ass that ever walked in the school for he was caught by the whole cheerleading squad, Rinoa included, banging the president of the environmental committee, who also happened to be the biggest slut in school.
"So you still think I am as hot as when I first walked into Deling High?" he replied in a booming voice, that everyone on the back part of the gym looked at them.
But despite his cocky and ass-wipe attitude Rinoa only gave him a big fat..." No." and walked away to her seat to await the ceremony's start.
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Once it ended Helga came to talk to her with tears in her eyes. "Rinny-poo! I will miss you soooooooo much!!" she cried.
"Me too Hels, me too." and Rinoa hugged her now sobbing bestfriend. "Tell you what Miss-Best-In-Conduct, I'll come visit you in Dollet okay? It'll only be a 24hr flight nothing wrong with that now?" and she gave a hearty laugh.
"Stop mocking me! Can't you see that this is my moment? hahaha"
"I'm sorry but I can't stay for the after party my flight leaves early tomorrow, and I don't want to catch a later flight." she added seeing the puppy dog look on Helga's face. She gave her one last hug and promised that she'll always be in touch. That is when tears started streaming down her face, and as she walked to her waiting mom she decided she better be strong after this.
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"Boy, that was eventful huh Rinny?" her mom asked her on their way back home. "Who would've thought Helga got the best in conduct award."
"Yeah, and I still wish I could've stayed for the after party." she replied with a pout and a scoff.
"Don't be silly. You need to be up bright and early tomorrow for you'll be going to Esthar and spend the rest of the vacation there."
"I want to enjoy my last summer here with my friends mom!"
"But sweetie everything has been arranged and the tickets are already here. There is no turnng back now, you hear me?" said her mother so sternly that it meant that their dispute has ended.
Rinoa went straight to bed without saying goodnight to her mom. She lied on her bed thinking what will happen to her in Esthar? Will it be worse that Galbadia? Or will it be as promising as a future in Dollet? She didn't know, she wanted to be certain that she made the right choice of going to Esthar. She would have to start from scratch there, make new friends, be competitive in school, and hopefully find a new boyfriend. She pondered endlessly through the night; she cannot sleep because of so many things floating around her head. Sleep only took over her before midnight.
A/N: So what did you think? The next chapter is just around the corner :) it'll be out in a few days (or even hours depending on my mood) :) R&R please and thank you :)
