A/N: Special thanks to: MaroonAngel of Darkness, Bebedora, Walker of Nothing, ohnoitisKatie, and Charly117. :)
~ To her, his voice was like magic; it was deep and even though it seemed forced sometimes, - monotone even - she thought that it was still pleasant to the ears. ~
V. - Voice
The soft sound of approaching footsteps had made her look up, hopeful and scared at the same time.
When Squall walked - no, staggered - over to her, she immediately dropped whatever she'd been holding and rushed over to him to give him a bone-crushing hug. Rinoa honestly didn't care that she probably looked like an idiot, what with the way she was clinging to her husband like a frightened child. She had all the right to act this way after not having heard anything from him for so long.
Just when Squall had overcome his initial surprise and wanted to put his arms around her, the raven-haired woman pushed him away roughly. It almost made him lose his balance, because he had to put all his weight on one leg now. His brows furrowed in pure confusion, not sure what was wrong. This was not how he'd imagined his homecoming.
"Rin, what's-"
"Do you have any idea what I've been through these past few days!? You were supposed to come back from your mission three days ago! But did you even bother to let me know that it would take a while!?" At this point, Rinoa was yelling at him in blind rage. The thought of losing him was so unbearable that she couldn't control herself anymore. "No calls, no notes, nothing! Did you even care how worried I was!? I thought you were... th-that you-"
Before she could stop herself, something inside her broke and she burst into tears.
This time, Squall was quick to pull her into a tight embrace and she didn't fight him. "I'm sorry," he whispered truthfully. "I know I promised to be home by then, but... We were in the middle of nowhere. We had no signal."
Squall kept whispering sweet nothings in her ear until her breathing had calmed down a little.
To her, his voice was like magic; it was deep and even though it seemed forced sometimes, - monotone even - she thought that it was still pleasant to the ears.
And right now, it was, without a doubt, the most beautiful sound she had ever heard.
After a while, when her panic had subdued and she was sure she could trust her voice again, she asked softly, "What happened to your leg?"
"A monster left me a nice present," he replied through gritted teeth.
At that, Rinoa looked up at him with big eyes. His grimace was all it took for her to snap into action. Before the brunet man could even blink, she had him seated on the couch and was giving him butterfly kisses everywhere to ease the pain somewhat.
Despite the pain he felt, Squall's heart fluttered when he watched her inspecting his thigh. He knew that from now on, Rinoa would spoil him rotten until his leg was healed completely. Nothing would be able to change her mind, so why not enjoy it for as long as it would last?
A/N: Next chapter: "Go talk to a wall," he said uninterested, leaving the poor young woman alone in the room.