From A to Z

by WishingDreamer5

Not in a zillion years had he thought that he would admit it to himself, but there might be a small chance that he was...in love with her. It was pretty pathetic and he'd rather die than tell anyone, but he couldn't fight it anymore. She'd found the way to his heart... -26 Squinoa snippets about their complex relationship, with the letters of the alphabet as a prompt.

8. Hope

~ She seemed always so full of hope, as if she knew for sure that there would be a happy ending for all of them. Little did she know that it inspired him to believe in it, too. ~

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H. - Hope

Just great.

Squall ran a gloved hand through his dark, chestnut locks, after hearing the bad news of today. He felt much for banging his head on the oak desk, but fortunately, the more rational part of his brains refrained him from doing so. He didn't want to make an idiot out of himself in front of the whole school.

He sighed, wearily, holding his head in his hands for a while. He was so not in the mood for this and his upcoming headache was a proof of it. Why did everything have to go wrong here? And why was he the one who had to fix all of it? Who did they think he was? Hyne? Frankly, he didn't even want to know.

Catching Rinoa staring at him (as always), he asked, somewhat bluntly, "What?"

"Relax, Squall. I'm sure it's all going to be okay. Just wait and see," Rinoa ensured Squall with a small smile.

The young woman held his gloved hand and squeezed it lightly. The silent male merely nodded briefly to show that he might agree with her, even if it was just a little, before he returned the gesture and squeezed back. This caused Rinoa to smile radiantly.

She seemed always so full of hope, as if she knew for sure that there would be a happy ending for all of them. As if she could see the future. It was quite adorable, to say the least and little did she know that it inspired him to believe in such a happy ending, too. Not only his way of thinking, but his acting, too, had changed thanks to her. He became more open to her and talked more about what bothered him.

Not that he actually had to talk about it. She always seemed to know exactly what was going on in his mind, despite the fact that Squall made it seem otherwise. It annoyed him to no end sometimes. Yet, at most times, he found himself being glad by it, too.