A/N: here's another chapter... i stayed up all night to finish this one! LOL XD

disclaimer: i dont own Square enix

A Commotion

Chapter16

Squall woke facing his clock and saw that it was already 9am. Oh shoot! I woke up late; I won't be able to work out anymore…better just doze off again. Squall thought as he massaged his head for waking up abruptly. "Ungh…" someone murmured, as though they woke up with Squall's movements. Squall was, of course, shocked to hear the voice; the voice of a woman. What the hell? Then he turned to face his left side, only to get shocked by seeing Rinoa lying next to him. "Why is she here?" He asked himself and tried to recall the events that occurred last night. "I'd better just let her sleep for a little more." He said as he cuddled Rinoa like a little sister in his arms.

Meanwhile at the Iota house, Quistis was starting to brief every one of the morning's agenda. "Good morning sisters! I am sorry for waking you up at this early of the day but we are in need to fill important positions in our dear society." Selphie was still worried where Rinoa was and hoped that Quitis won't look for her. She yawned and caught the attention of Quitis. "I'm really sorry Selph, for waking you up this early, but I thank you for coming down. Which reminds me," she said as she looked around at her new members. "I'm going to ask my secretary, Xu to check attendance. Xu? Where are you?" she asked as she looked for Xu amongst the members. "I'm here Quis." The raven haired girl raised her arms to indicate that she was sitting on the couch behind the huge vase on the coffee table. "There you are! Please step up here and check for attendance for the minutes of our very first meeting." Oh my Rinoa, you better get your butt down here! It's already quarter to 10!

A little while later, Rinoa woke up; finding herself in Squall's arms. She blushed furiously as she recalled last night's undertakings.

Oh my Hyne. I didn't know I would cause him to panic like he did last night…I guess I better apologize next time. She checked the alarm clock next to Squall, leaning over him in the process, and saw that it was already 10am. "Oh no…I'm late for our morning meeting!" She gasped as she realized that she was an hour late for their morning meeting…and nomination of people to be inducted as the sorority's staff this school year. And I was so eager to get the secretary position!!

"Damn!" she said as she tried to get out of Squall's hold, which was considerably easy compared to how Derick used to hold her. Why did he come across my mind at this time of the day?! It's getting worse!! Squall woke up from Rinoa's sudden movements and groaned. Rinoa covered her mouth and tried to stay still so that he'd just go back to sleep, but this caused Squall to tighten his grip on her and making her crash on him.

This will not turn out good if I do not wake him up! Rinoa repositioned herself in his arms and started to shake Squall to wake.

"Squall…? Squall? Squall! " Rinoa said as she almost shook the life out of Squall. "Wake up!" Rinoa practically yelled in his ears. Squall woke up with a groan and buried Rinoa in his chest. What the hell? Is he trying to kill me?

"Gerroff!" Rinoa screamed as she pushed Squall away. "Squall I need to go! Let go of me!" Rinoa said. By this time Squall was awake but wouldn't open his eyes. He let go of Rinoa and covered his face with a pillow.

"Thank you! Now I really need to get going…I'll borrow some normal clothes, okay?" Rinoa said as she went to his closet to search for something that might make her look normal. Then she found a plain white tee and some jeans that seemed to be 3 sizes bigger than hers. These would have to do. She thought as she went into the bathroom to wear them.

She thought of showering first but decided to make her shower to be as quick as possible. Then she wore the clothes she borrowed and tied her hair in a kind of messy pony tail.

"Hey Squall, I'm gonna leave now." She called out on the door. "Squall?" she asked again as she peered through the door. But she saw that Squall has gotten off the bed. "Squall?" she asked once more.

"I'll be taking you back to your dorm, Rin." He said as he searched for a shirt. Rinoa noticed that he wasn't wearing one and blushed. Oh Hyne… I still can't get over his abs…drools. "Rinoa? You okay?" Squall asked as he pulled a shirt on and saw that Rinoa looked red. "Are you okay? Do you need something?" Squall asked her as he went to touch her forehead.

Rinoa was so embarrassed by the fact that this is the second or third or nth time that this has happened to her. "No, no! I don't have a fever I am fine…no need to take me back…besides it's already 10:10am...I'm super duper late." Rinoa said as she explained why she was red.

Squall just laughed and said, "That is why I'm taking you back. If you run you'll be there 10 more minutes later that is why I'll take you via cart." Rinoa just nodded and went downstairs with Squall. When they got down everybody was busy in the kitchen still grabbing brunch. "…hey Irvine! Gimme back my hotdogs…!" she heard someone say as Squall opened the huge doors and led her to the golf cart.

Back the house, every one was psyched about who to vote for because they barely know anyone there. Someone asked Quistis this and she replied "Rely on your guts girls. Who does your gut tell you to vote?" she asked the brunette who asked. "Well, as of now…no one." Everyone laughed and agreed with her. "Well, shall we open the nominations?" Quistis said as she tried to hush everybody.

"Oh Hyne! They already started!" Rinoa said as Squall pulled in the parking lot. "Well Rinoa, here we are." Rinoa jumped out of the cart and ran towards the entrance and pushed the white door. Squall stared at her for a while then laughed. "I better wait here for her." He muttered to himself as he went and took a nap in the cart.

"Everyone nominated people who they know…and now I will mention those nominated and I want them to stand here beside me and Xu." The blonde said to the pool of women who were all fidgeting.

As Quistis opened her mouth to read the names, the door burst open revealing to them a panting Rinoa. Everyone's attention shifted from Quistis to the raven haired girl who looked like she ran a whole mile and back.

"Well," Quistis said as she smiled at the disgruntled figure of Rinoa. "Welcome back Rinoa." Rinoa gave Quistis a smile and apologized for being late.

"You see," she explained. "I went for my morning jog and I got kind of lost." Everyone just stared at her and Selphie looked relieved. "It's okay. Come, come, sit and join us." Rinoa gave Quistis a smile and made her way beside Selphie. "Whew, I thought you're not gonna come back in time! They were just about to mention the name of the nominees for VP." Selphie muttered to Rinoa as she sat down. "Well, I don't think I'd be nominated for that one."

Contrary to what Rinoa thought, she was indeed nominated. "Well, let's now go back to the nominees." Quistis said as Rinoa sat down. "There are only 3 people nominated out of 20 possible nominees. That's not a lot, and I do not think most of you know them that much so I'll ask them to introduce themselves here in front."

Quistis cleared her throat and mentioned the first two girls who were nominated. "First we have… Miss… Selena Lewinsky. Selena? Are you here?" she called out as she extended her neck to find Selena. "Oh there you are, come here in front."

Selena was a brunette who looked like she was taking up law and would pass it like a ball. She had her hair in a sleek ponytail and she looked stern. She took her place right next to Xu, who was eyeing her shoes."Okay, now the second nominee is a Miss… Julie…Julie Francis." Quistis raised her head to look for the second nominee.

This time Ms. Julie was a red head… who emanates a playful aura. She looked playful, not like Selena, she had the look of a person who's taking up Fine Arts. Although, they looked equally pretty. "Hello!" the red head waved to the crowd who responded a nonchalant hello. Quistis laughed and then cleared her throat to announce the last nominee.

Oh I don't think I could be one of them now…I mean I wasn't here… better luck next year? Sigh. "Lastly, the third nominee is…" the blonde snickered. "Also late to attend the meeting, but she is nominated." She said. "Well then… the last nominee is Miss Rinoa Heartily." Oh crap me? I didn't expect that! OMG!

"Well Rinoa? Come here." Rinoa nodded and went to go to the front. Everyone stared at her and they all seem to think she was an utter mess. She wore a huge t-shirt and baggy, worn out jeans, and her hair was tied in a messy pony tail, but nonetheless she looked ravishing. "Hey Quis, look at me…I look like a mess, can I not introduce myself?" Rinoa whispered to Quistis who was nice enough to say, "Okay, now we start the introductions last to first." Then she gave Rinoa a teasing smile. "You first Noa."

Oh you are sooo dead Quistis! Why me? What the heck…now I need to set the standards! And both my competitors look better than me, as of now at least, and I haven't prepared anything because I was too… busy being problematic about that stupid news paper article!! Rinoa thought as she approached the podium. Oh Hyne, wish me luck. Please don't let nonsense come out of my mouth! She cleared her throat and began her impromptu speech.

"Uhm…Hi." What a bad start… damn. "My name is Rinoa Heartily, I am taking up Communication Arts, and I look like a mess." Everyone laughed at this statement and was intently listening.

Great! I bagged them! I better make this speech as comical as possible! "Well, so there… I am not prepared as you can see," she mentioned as she indicated her look.

"But I assure you I am prepared to serve you. Go IOP!" Everyone cheered for Rinoa's short speech. They all seemed to find her funny and she seemed she had a good sense of responsibility too.

"Well, that was surely entertaining," Quistis said as she walked to the podium to introduce the next candidate which was the red head."Now I shall call on the next one, Julie?" she called behind her shoulder.

Julie perked up as she was called and approached the podium so fast that she knocked the microphone and tipped it over. "Sorry about that, I was too eager I guess." Then she gave them the most dazzling smile; that everyone ogled and seemed to hang on to every word. "Haha. This is fun. Anyway…I better make a speech now." She said as she fixed the microphone.

"My name is Julie Francis, I know my name sounds weird for it sounds like I have no surname." Then she flipped her flaming red hair. "But as much as I don't want to be cheesy… I say I'll do my best with this task or job okay?" then she smiled again, it was so dazzling.

Quistis imitated Julie's movements as she approached the podium once again to announce the third and final candidate. "It doesn't suit me I guess." Then she stuck her tongue out to the audience as they booed her poor imitation. "I know, I know…I'll stick to this then." She cleared her throat and announced the last candidate; she was more serious than she was a while ago too. "Okay that was too serious; I call on Ms. Selena Lewinsky."

Selena stood from the couch she was sitting on behind the podium with the utmost grace; it was like she was gliding, and not walking. "Thank you Quistis. Well now, I shall introduce myself," she said with her voice like silk. "I am Selena Lewinsky, I am of Russian-Jewish descent and I am running for the position that said I was to run for." She said it like she memorized it and yet she sounded spontaneous too. She was definitely the winner.

Oh no, I think I just lost…30 to nothing. Rinoa thought as she fidgeted in her seat. "Well, that is all and I would just like to say, I am not as serious as you may think I am." She smiled and stuck a tongue out. "Here Quis." She said as she handed the microphone to Quistis.

"So those are the people who you're going to choose from...so now I as ask you to raise your hands for Rinoa." Quite a lot of people raised their hands. "24…hmm okay..now for Julie." "One, two, three…" Xu was counting the votes as Quistis waited. "21…wow, close fight. One more candidate and then we'll know who."

An awful lot of people raised their arms. "Okay…how many was that Xu?" she turned to look at Xu, who was busy trying to sum all the votes. "22 Quis, it's 22 for Ms. Lewinsky."

Oh my Hyne! I knew it I would lose!! I knew it!! Rinoa was looking for a place to breathe…because they were placed in another room.

"Well, if I may ask the candidates to come out of the room please." Quistis said as she told Xu to call the three women. "Hmm, so who do you think won?" she asked directly at the three women.

No one spoke from them, and Rinoa let out a goofy smile oh what the heck, I'll smile for getting the lowest number of votes! She thought she lost… but turns out…

"Okay the winner for the Vice President position is…" Quistis was purposely teasing the candidates just to see if they'll falter. "Ms. Rinoa Heartily."

Everyone applauded, Selphie was bouncing like a ball, everything was a blur…everything was spinning. Oh shit it's like when I won captain…I'm slipping…away—then everyone screamed.

Squall woke with a start when he heard the commotion inside the Iota house. Oh Hyne, what happened this time! He stood up from the cart and ran to the door. No time to knock this time. He pushed the door open and saw everybody huddling over a fallen figure.

Oh shit that might be her. Squall then approached the huddled pile of women and was able to pull Selphie out. Selphie was shocked to see him… a royalty in person. "Hey, tell me, what happened?!" panic was resonating all over Squall's little line. Selphie shook herself and was able to say: "It's Rinoa, she fainted."

Shoot. Squall pushed past the women and went to collect Rinoa in his arms. Everyone stared, some gasped, some also muttered incoherent words and some even yelped. "Quistis? Are you here?" He asked as he spun around to find the sorority's president. "I'm here!" Quistis was able to answer him after pushing past 5 girls to get to the clearing. "She's unconscious obviously and I think she hyperventilated."

Quistis stared at Rinoa and agreed of Squall's assessment. "We better take her to the hospital because the clinic here is—. " She was cut off. "—unreliable." Squall finished her sentence for her. "Correct. Um, we could use my car it's right outside." The disgruntled blonde said as she led him outside, shooing girls in the process. Squall rushed to the red Chrysler Crossfire. He placed Rinoa on the back seat and asked Quistis for her keys. "Be careful with that car, Squall!" she yelled as Squall revved up the engine. "I just got it last month…" the disgruntled and worried blonde said as Squall sped up the spine road.

Squall took Rinoa to the nearest yet the best hospital there is and had her confined in a room. He sat there and waited until Rinoa woke and talked to every doctor about how she is doing. "She's doing fine Mr. Leonhart no need to fret…she's going to be okay." Dr. Kadowaki said.

"Thanks Doc, I know I could count on you." The Doctor smiled as she checked Rinoa's temperature. "Well, Squall she'll be fine, I promise…but now I have to go for a while and before I forget say hi to your dad for me."

"Thanks doc, will do." Squall held Rinoa's hand whilst waiting for her to wake. He fell asleep for it was already two hours since she was confined and she was still unconscious.

Where the heck am I? Rinoa thought to herself as she heard the faint beeping of the IV machine. She then opened her eyes and was shocked to find Squall sleeping beside her bed. The sudden movement of her hand woke Squall from his nap and made him jump.

"Oh hey…you're okay now." He said as he stroked her cheek. "The doctors said you hyperventilated and fainted." Rinoa blushed and quickly said. "This always happen to me! I am used to it don't worry I'll be okay." Squall just looked at her. "Don't worry me like that again. And by the way I borrowed Quistis' car to get here." I better thank Quistis then…and I better explain! "Well, thanks Squall," Then she gave him a peck on the cheeks. "I promise I won't scare you next time."

"Good to hear."

A/n: R & R thanks! sleeps now