A/N: hey another chapter...

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Chapter 15

The Moon Room

Aww shoot, Squall had to cancel.

Rinoa thought as she saw the message Squall just sent her. Selphie saw the disappointed look on Rinoa's face and told her, "Noa, it's fine if he can't come tonight, let's just grab pizza." Then she smiled so goofily that it made Rinoa laugh her heart out. After a while of laughing and teasing (again), Rinoa regained composure to apologize to Selphie, who was currently pouting at her and occasionally stuck her tongue out.

"Look, that WAS a goofy face. " Rinoa began. "Anyone who would've seen it would've shown you the same reaction. " Then she laughed.

"That's just plain mean! I was apologizing so sincerely…" Selphie then pouted and turned to look the other direction.

"Oh you are such a drama queen!" Rinoa exclaimed, finally giving up on the charade that Selphie was making.

Then Selphie laughed at Rinoa's exclamation of giving up. "Well I guess I won! We're gonna have pizza for dinner!" She yelled in a French accent and pulled Rinoa outside the door.

"Wait! Where the heck are we gonna get pizza?" Rinoa asked as she was being hauled downstairs by an over excited bouncing ball of yellow.

"There are a lot of restaurants just outside campus, we could walk towards them or order for delivery…but since it is such a wonderful evening I decided, for the both of us, to WALK." Selphie said as she led the way on the bricked walkway. Rinoa was walking right beside her while ogling at the nice night sky.

"Are you sure we're not gonna get lost?" Rinoa asked. "Of course not, I memorized the map this morning!" The brunette replied.

They made a left turn then a right then another left then went a couple times around the statue in the middle of the campus. "Um, Selph…" Rinoa began as she caught up with Selphie. "Why did we go around the statue for, like, 3 times?"

Selphie laughed at Rinoa's distress and told her it was just for good luck. "I believe in such things you know, anyway there's the exit and straight from there is the famous pizza place."

Rinoa just laughed and ran towards the exit of the campus and straight into the pizza place's entrance.

"Hello ma'am my name is Rona and I shall be your waitress for tonight." A waitress greeted her the moment she went in.

"Wow, fast service…" Rinoa complimented. "Well, okay can I have a table for 2?"

"Right this way ma'am." She led Rinoa, which was closely followed by Selphie, to the nearest 2 seat table.

"Pepperoni!" Selphie exclaimed. "And lots of cheese." Then she handed the menu to the waitress.

"Well, I'll have whatever she's having and a root beer float."

"Very good ma'am, I'll have your order in a few minutes."

After a few the waitress came back with their food and a couple of knives. "Enjoy your meal ma'am."

"Wow Selphie, I thought this was just a common pizza joint! This is way not normal, there're waiters, menus and such…this is like… 2nd class dining."

"Well, I didn't say that it was like the normal, now didn't I? You better get used to it, since most of the students in Esthar U are rich; this is kind of cheap to them."

"What the--" Rinoa just couldn't believe that this was a normal pizza joint but decided not to question too much or people would know they are from Esthar U and that her picture was staring her right at the face.

"Motherfuck!" Rinoa suddenly exclaimed after swallowing a huge bite of pepperoni pizza.

"What?? Is there something wrong Rin?" Selphie asked thinking Rinoa has allergies or something. "Do you need histamine blockers?"

"No, no, I'm fine, sorry for startling you." Rinoa waved off the topic and ushered Selphie to finish their pizzas and go back to the house.

After they've finished their meals, they paid, and bade goodbye to the waitress... they went on their way. "Let's hail a cab or something okay Rinoa?" Selphie asked still a bit concerned about Rinoa's sudden out burst of emotion back in the restaurant.

Rinoa just nodded then a sudden thought came to her. "Hey, mind holding that thought? I just have to get something before we go back."

Selphie was dumbstruck again by Rinoa's behavior but nevertheless she agreed and went to sit by the bench.

Rinoa ran towards the newspaper stand and went to get a paper. She looked at the entertainment page and her face wasn't there, but instead it was on the front page! Rinoa flushed and was definitely alarmed! Shit.

She rushed back to Selphie's side and clutched the paper to her chest. "Let's go Selph, it's getting darker and colder." Then she smiled and offered to help Selphie get up.

"Rinoa you sure are acting awfully weird." Then she shook her head. "But no matter, Imma hail a cab okay?" then she lifted her arm to call one.

Once on the cab Rinoa contemplated about what she just seen and read… I'm another one of those tabloid items that I used to laugh at when I was in high school. And I thought I won't be one of those kinds of women who get in news papers because they do such things… oh my Hyne.

"Hey Rinoa, this is our stop… you alright?" Selphie asked her as she went out the cab and paid the driver. "You seem really out of it tonight, you better get some sleep."

"Yeah I better… but before I do, do you know where the Kappa Gamma house is?"

"Why would you wanna know that?" Selphie asked while trying to open their house's door.

"Just tell me, now, please Selphie… its way urgent!" Rinoa practically begged for Selphie to tell her.

"Oh okay, it's there… um, near the Loire fountain. I don't know what the deal is with the royal family and this school." Then Selphie shrugged. "Do you still—Rinoa?"

Rinoa sprinted off to the Kappa Gamma house. Sorry Selph, but I have to see Squall urgently! Damn this photo, they didn't even get my good side! Ugh, I remember that fountain I think it's near—there!

Rinoa was already panting when she arrived. Her cheeks were super flushed and her hair was a mess, although she still looked stunning, she was definitely a sight. A huge black man went to open the door for her and asked her who she was looking for. "I'm Rinoa…Heartily do you know where Squall is?" She was definitely short of breath.

"Well, yes… why don't you come inside and I'll bring him down here in a few." The man told her to sit down by the huge couch and offered some drinks.

"No thank you, I just really need to see Squall." Rinoa said as she gracefully declined the juice.

"Oh okay, hold on…" And with that he left her to wait.

After a few minutes, he came back down with Squall at his wake. He was already in his PJs when Rajin called him, and was probably asleep as to what his hair looked like. "Thanks Rajin. I'll take it from here; you could resume your work out now."

Rajin nodded and bade goodbye to Rinoa before going back to the gym.

"Rinoa, are you okay? You seem pale…what happened to you?" Squall was worried; he thought Rinoa was gonna faint from her being super pale. Damn she couldn't be pregnant… I didn't… we didn't! What the heck is wrong? "Rinoa?"

Then Squall cupped her face and made her face him. "Are you okay?"

When Rinoa finally regained composure, she showed Squall the paper. "Look, they went and printed my face buried in yours."

Squall sighed in relief that that was the only problem… and not her being impregnated in some weird cosmic way. "Look, they're the press, the paparazzi. You cannot tell them what to or not to print… you just have to give the right answers so that they won't mislead the people."

"Look you are used to this," Rinoa faced Squall, who was now sitting beside her. "But I'm not. I don't want to be seen in new papers just like this! I don't! What if my mom sees this? Or auntie?"

Rinoa had the look of panic written all over her face and Squall was not able to subdue the intensity of it. "Okay… I'll ask the presidential staff to take this article out of the stands by tomorrow morning." Then he gave Rinoa a hug and kiss on the forehead. "It'll be okay…I'm just wondering why they just published this now; I mean this happened like 2 days ago."

"I don't care; they might've found something quite juicier than this one…" Rinoa was in deep thought and was fidgeting in Squall's arms.

"Look Rin, you are in no shape to go back to your own house, I guess you better stay here for the night." Squall suggested and thought if his room was okay. "Anyway, this will be okay. Don't worry."

"Squall, this was in the papers last Saturday, right?" Rinoa asked.

"Yeah I think it was in the entertainment page—" Squall was cut off in midsentence when Rinoa suddenly cried.

Oh my Hyne, I didn't think she'd take it this way… I better carry her to my room…but what's she gonna wear to sleep? I guess my old t-shirts would be okay.

"C'mon Rin, stop crying…come ere'," Squall carried Rinoa in his arms like a little girl and took her upstairs, only to be startled by Irvine.

"Hey Squall! I came to your room but you weren't there so I went—" he was caught in the middle of his sentence when he came to face Squall… and a girl in his arms.

"Whoa! I know we could bring in girls here, but c'mon Squall at this early of the year? Can't you keep it in you pants?" Irvine asked as if the sun was bright and no one was asleep.

Squall just gave him the death glare and went to his room. "Whatever it is that you need it'll have to wait until morning. Goodnight." And with that Squall shut the door to the Moon Room and locked it.

"Geez, I was only curious if that was the girl from the tabloid… anyway… goodnight." Irvine said through the oak doors of Squall room.

"Who was that?" Rinoa asked as she sat on Squall's Count Dracula chair.

"That? That was nobody, he's just a big bother…I'll introduce you properly some other time, right now you need a change of clothes and a goodnight's sleep, we'll deal with this problem tomorrow." Squall said as he rummaged his closet for some old boxers and a huge shirt. Rinoa on the other hand, took his advice and went in the shower.

Squall found some old shorts and a huge t-shirt. He went inside the bathroom and left the clothes on the sink for Rinoa to use. "Hey I brought you some clothes," Squall said as he opted to leave. "I left them on the sink."

Rinoa didn't respond but instead continued with her bathing and began to sing too. "Lalalala… watch your mouth...oh oh oh..." Squall just laughed and left her to finish her bathing.

"Squall?" Rinoa asked as she went out of the shower wrapped in a towel. She missed to see the clothes on the sink and went outside to look for Squall. "Squall?" She called again as she searched the dark room.

"Yeah?" Squall answered from behind the curtains, he was on the balcony staring at the night sky. "Wha— the hell?! Um ah… oh… errr…" Squall was blushing because of the state Rinoa was in. "Um… I was hoping to borrow some of your clothes… if it's okay?" Rinoa asked as haphazardly and then smiled.

"Yeah, um…I actually left some on the sink…" Squall was stuttering, which was super unlikely to happen. "Here…uh…" Squall gave Rinoa the clothes that he placed on the sink. "You didn't see them?"

"Well, I guess not." Rinoa replied, gesturing to her state and her so called clothes. She went inside the bathroom again and changed.

Oh my Hyne, what just happened? Squall thought as he waited for Rinoa to get out of the bathroom.

Oh my Hyne… I so totally own that prince. Rinoa thought as she dressed up but didn't find the time to fix her hair. She went out and found Squall staring, again, at the sky. "Hey you," Rinoa said as she wrapped her arms around Squall. "You seem to like the night sky."

Squall removed her arms and pulled her in front of him. "Well, what's not to like?" he was back to his usual self and gave Rinoa a peck on the lips. Rinoa kissed him back and this time Squall was ready. He deepened the kiss, letting Rinoa get weak in the knees and let her whole weight fall on Squall's arms. Rinoa let her fingers get tangled in Squall's messy hair as she mashed her face into his, deepening the kiss even more. Squall's hands traveled downwards towards Rinoa's rib cage, then her waist, then her hips and finally to her ass, then he carried her to his bed. Not breaking the kiss, Rinoa grabbed his shoulders and let her whole weight be carried, ever so easily by Squall. Trying not to break the kiss by placing Rinoa on the bed, he let his whole weight collapse on the bed too. "I love you Rinoa," Squall whispered as he brushed his lips against Rinoa's ear. "Yeah I know." Rinoa replied then she laughed. Squall stopped what he was doing and raised an eyebrow at her. "Well?" he asked. "Well what?"

"Aren't you gonna tell me something?" Squall asked. "Nope, none." Rinoa said trying to look serious. Squall got annoyed and tried to exchange places with Rinoa. Then he carried her like a baby, flexing his huge arms in the process. Then he shook the laughing Rinoa for an answer, "So? Still nothing?" Rinoa just laughed at him and stuck a tongue. "Why you…!" This time Rinoa got the better of Squall and used her legs to straddle him. "Okay, I love you…r… room." Then she laughed and rolled on her stomach beside Squall. "I know right?" Squall decided to just tag along Rinoa's game. Rinoa then whispered to Squall: "And I love you, too." And she gave him a small peck on the lips. They cuddled for a little while and then Rinoa finally dozed off to sleep, snuggling to Squall in the process.

"I promise I won't let those paparazzi ruin you Rin." Squall whispered in her ear and then fell asleep too.


A/N: that's chapter 15 for you, hope you liked it. if you did, review it :) kudos