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[timberwings]

Character(s): Rinoa, and Squall
Content: Rinoa and Squall meet up for the first time in Paixao. Or atleast the first time as far as Rinoa's concerned.
Setting: Niflheim Gate
Time: Week 32
Warnings: None for the moment

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[maybeimaleon]

Fortunately for the both of them, the train system is at least on time, if not the fastest. Faster than walking, yes. But even with that it still took a moment or three before he managed to arrive at the stop nearest the gate in question. Far too long, if he was going to be honest about it, but what could you do? It wasn't like there was any faster way through the city. Still, as soon as the train had come to a stop he couldn't keep himself from hurrying through the streets towards the gate itself. It had been far too long since he'd seen anyone from home, and the fact that she didn't seem to remember the place was an inconvenience, but one trumped by the fact that she was present at all.

She wasn't hard to find, even in the crowd of people milling around the gate. He could probably have found her even in a crowd of brunettes, to be honest, and there was the start of a smile on his face as he made his way towards where she was waiting.

[timberwings]

Rinoa waited patiently for Squall to arrive, her attention switching from searching the crowds, to further taking in the scenery, and then back to the journal. Most of the time she found her attention mostly on the crowds, eager to spot the face that had become so very well known to her.

As the time ticked by, her hand moved up to grip the Griever ring out of a habit. So many questions wandered through her mind. Some of those questions had been answered by others over the journal, but that hardly seemed to lessen the amount of them. Perhaps when Squall arrived he would be able to clue her in more.

The moment she spotted him, the thoughts in her mind instantly vanished for the moment and were replaced by Squall as she quickly moved forward to meet him, her hand waving in the air to make sure he saw her, even if she already knew he did. "Squall!"

[maybeimaleon]

There it was. The face that he hadn't been aware he'd missed so badly until he'd seen it again. She was here. He wouldn't have to be alone, wouldn't have to cling to the few fragments he had or turn a blind and uncaring eye to the goings-on of the city just to make it through yet another day. He had something now.

The start of a smile that had been on his face earlier was just about threatening to make it into a proper smile at Rinoa's wave. Even if he hadn't really needed it, it was a welcome sight, and he picked up his pace as he made his way over to her.

"Rinoa."

[timberwings]

She continued towards him until she was only a few feet away before stopping and holding her arms wide open, smile plastered on her face, especially when she saw the spark of one on Squall's. "How about a hug?" She asked playfully, waiting patiently for him to close what was left of the distance between them.

[maybeimaleon]

She wouldn't have to wait long. As a matter of fact, he was already closing the distance between them before she'd even finished speaking. Even if he could have said no to that suggestion he wouldn't have wanted to. Not after all these months (was it really that long?) alone.

He didn't say anything though. He figured the hug itself would be answer enough.