“Olympus Echo”
By: Raquel Gontijo Menezes - Rogue

Disclaimer: This fanfiction is a private story with no financier’s objectives, so, can’t sue 
me!
Note: This is my first FF8 fic, so I don’t have many experience. Hope you all enjoy it!!! I 
dedicate this fic to all people who helped me: the persons in the Forum, who gave me some ideas 
and for my boyfriend, Pedro, and my friend, GG, for the boost.

Chapter 1 – The Festival Night

In the cafeteria, Squall, Zell, Irvine, Quistis and Rinoa were having breakfast and talking. 
Selphie came leaping from the hall.
“Par-tay! Par-tay! Par-tay!” “Man, I just LOVE winter vacations!”
“Me too! To travel around the world, to buy a Christmas tree, give and receive 
presents...” “It’s sooo bad that isn’t snowing...” Rinoa got up of her sit.
“Hey, Selphie! Who’s going to sing in the festival tonight?” Quistis said and turned back 
to her coffee.
“I don’t know.... I think it’s a singer from Galbadia...”
“It’s gonna be great!!” Squall smiled.
“I just hope so...” Zell shaked.
“Why is he so nervous?” Irvine grinned.
“None of our business.”
“He gotta a date with the girl with the ponytail.” Squall tried  not to laugh.
“I HAVE NOT!!!”
“Come on, Zell! Everybody knows that already!” Rinoa said sitting down on Squall’s lap.
“Rinoa, you know I love when you do that, but I’m making a report here!” Squall 
whispered to Rinoa.
“You can do it later...” taking the note block of Squall’s hands.
“So... I’ll do it tonight.”
“In your dreams, SeeD!” “You’ll do it now!!” She got up and through the note block back 
to him.
“In one way or another, I always get what I want...” he whispered to himself.
“I heard that!!”
“Guys, I’m going to deliver this report and I’ll be back in a few minutes... Ow! And Zell, 
good luck on your date!” Squall grinned.
Squall leaves.
“Thanx!.....NO! WA-WAIT! Squall? SQUALL!!” Zell followed Squall down the hall.
“Tonight is gonna be great!!!”
“Yeah, Rinny! I’ve even bought a new dress for the festival!!!” Selphie smiled.
“I can’t wait to see it!!”
“I can show you, Quisty!” The two of them went off to the dorms.
“Bye, Rinny! I’ve to talk with Dr. Kadowaki.” Irvine said getting up.
“I’ll be alone in there?... Ow... Damn!”

*****

That evening...
Squall was leaving the dorms as he catches sigh of Rinoa standing in the hall. And Gosh, 
she was gorgeous! She had a long deep blue dress, with no sleeves and part of her hair was tied, 
forming a ponytail. She was with her back to him. As he approached her he saw a little hint of 
sadness in her expression.
“Something wrong, Rinny?” He said hugging her from behind.
“I don’t know... I fell that something very bad is going to happen.”
“Don’t worry about that! I’m sure that nothing is going to happen and, if it does, there’s 
nothing you can do about it.”
“I think you’re right!!” “Let’s go? We got a festival waiting for us!”
“Yeah! Let’s go!”
The two started walking towards the Quad. When they came in everybody was already 
there, drinking and talking.
“Now that we’re 18, we can drink anything we want... I love life!!!” Selphie was already 
a little drunk and the show hasn’t even started.
“You know, Selphie, you should slow down a little... You don’t want to get really drunk 
before midnight and lost all the show. Besides, you even can turn into a pumpkin. Hehehe!”
“I’m not drunk, I’m just a little dizzy.”
“You can’t say anything, Quisty. You’re drunk as well.” Irvine was the only one that 
looks sober. “And what was that pumpkin history all about?”
“You don’t know Cinderella? Poor guy!”
“Hey, Squally, Rinny!!! Why don’t you join us?” Selphie hugged Squall and didn’t let go 
of him.
“Hey, Selph! SELPH, WAKE UP!”
“What?!”
Rinoa was out of breath from laughing.
The show started and a singer from Galbadia started to play. Looking at her, Irvine paled: 
the woman in the stage was his ex-girlfriend.
“What’s wrong, Irvy?” Selphie seemed a little better.
“What? Nothing, just a deja vu.”

*****

The rest of the night went pretty normal as they drink and watched the show. They all got 
drunk, but nothing alarming. In a corner, we could see Zell on his date, which seemed to be 
going pretty well.
“I’m not felling well...” Squall whispered to Rinoa.
“Do you want me to take you to your room?”
“Room? Yeah, that would be good...”
“So, come on. The show is finishing already...”
Squall leaned against Rinoa and they headed to the dorms.
Rinoa put Squall on the bed and was leaving when Squall whispered.
“Please stay here with me for a while, Rinny!”
She set in the side of the bed, touching his forehead with her fingers. “Are you felling 
ill?”
“No... I’m just really dizzy.”
She yawned deeply and sighed.
Squall felt Rinoa softly lies in the bed beside him and turned around to face her. She 
really looked exhausted, but still was really beautiful. He hugged her and she rested her head on 
this chest. He closed his eyes felling Rinoa’s warm and breath.

*****

Squall woke up in the middle of the night and felt an unusual weigh by his side. He 
turned over to see Rinoa sleeping like a little child: softly, innocent... He stood there for a few 
moments, watching her sleep. “I don’t remember a thing!” he though “I just hope that we 
didn’t... nah, she wouldn’t do it knowing I was drunk.” “I should get up...” He tried to get of the 
bed , but Rinoa woke up.
She realized that she was in a different room and it smells like Squall. She raised her eyes 
to see Squall sitting in the bed.
“Hey...” He whispered.
“Hey... It’s day already?”
“No... it’s 3 o’clock in the morning.”
“So, what’re you doing up?”
“Was going to drink some water...” “How I came in there? I don’t remember nothing...”
“You don’t remember? You were too drunk so I brought you here and you asked me to 
stay...”
A little smile played in Squall’s face.
“What?”
“Nothing... it’s just funny... having you in the same bed...”
“Squall!”
“No, it’s not like that... It’s that I’m not used to it... I’ve never felt nothing like it...”
“You’ve never liked somebody?”
“Well, I have, but not like this.”
“That is so sweet!”
“Well, is the truth.”
She reached over and kissed him, pressing him against the wall.
“Why that?”
“You’re too cute!”
“Thanx... You know, you really should do this more often...”
Squall got up and fell a strong dizziness and set down again.
“My poor sweet Squall...” “You stay here, I’ll go get you some water.”
As she got back, Squall was already on his feet.
“Felling better?”
“A lot, thanx.”
They stood there in silence looking at each other.
“It’s better you stay here for the night, if a faculty sees you getting out of here...”
“Yeah...” She moaned.
“Rinny... I need to ask you something but I don’t want you to be angry with me, OK?” 
He set down and drank the water.
“Shoot.”
“Did we...”
“Ow...”
“WHAT?”
“I can’t remember... I think not, but I’m not totally sure... I was drunked myself, you 
know...”
“Oh, God...”
“But let’s not worry about one thing that we’re not sure of... Maybe nothing happened...”
“You’re right! Good night, Rinny!”
“Good night...”
He lied down and she lied beside him. The two embraced and slept for the rest of the 
evening.

*****

“Irvine!!! I didn’t expected to met you here...” The singer came and hugged Irvine, who 
didn’t retribute it. Zell, Quistis and Selphie looked obvious thinking that that was oddly.
“A-Amanda!! What a surprise! (that doesn’t mean it is pleasant)”
“So, these are your friends?”
“This is Zell, Quistis and Selphie.”
“Nice to meet you!”
“So, how long do you know Irvy?” Quistis asked sarcastically, seen Irvine’s 
embarrassment.
“Since he entered the Garden... that when we started dating.”
“Excuse me, I have to go. Pleased to meet you, Amanda.” Selphie looks at Irvine with 
anger...
“Nice girl...”

*****

Some time later, Irvine made an excuse and went after Selphie. He looked for her all over 
the Garden and for F.H. and found her at the Ragnarok.
“Why didn’t you told me?”
“Tell you what, Sefie? That I’ve dated sometimes in my life? I thought that this was 
pretty clear.”
“Yeah, you have a point. After all, it’s your life...”
“Why were you like that? Are you jealous?”
“A little... I mean, we’re best friends since we were little kids and the thought of been 
replaced, scares me.”
“Replaced?” “Selphie, you’ll always be my best friend... really. Is that the only reason?”
“Yeah. (Why am I lying to him?)”
“Don’t you worry then, you’ll never be replaced.” With that he hugged her tight.
“(I’ve to do something about this...)”

*****

The next morning, Quistis went to Squall’s.
“Squall!... Oh My God...” she paled as she saw Rinoa sleeping with Squall.
She walked away from the room trying not to wake them up.

*****

“Quisty, what’s wrong? You’re pale...” Selphie asked as Quistis came in the cafeteria.
“So did you told Squall about the mission?” Irvine took off the hat, slipped his hand 
thought his hair and put the hat back on.
“No, we REALLY should do this later.”
“Why?” Zell asked.
Squall and Rinoa walked in and greeted everybody.
“Squall, I need to talk to you later, but now we have things more important to do. We’ll 
have to go to Centra on a mission. There have been rumors about disappearances. All of you 
have to be at the Ragnarok by 0900 hours. Roger?”
“Roger.”
“Roger.”

*****

At the Ragnarok.
“Squall, are you still worried about that thing?” Rinoa whispered in Squall’s ears.
“Not worried, but intrigued.”
“But, what’s the big deal? And if indeed we slept together? What that would change?”
“Come with me.” Squall said holding Rinoa hands and leading her to the computer’s 
room.
“Rinny, I really want to sleep with you, but I want that to be special, like our first kiss. 
Not when we were drunk and don’t even remember...”
“I understand how you fell...” They embraced for a moment, when the Ragnarok landed.

*****

“They tell that the Centra Ruins are responsible for the disappearances.” Quistis 
informed.
“So, we have to go there.” Zell presumed.
“Yes.”
“What’re we waiting for? Let’s go for it!!” Selphie started running ahead.

*****

“Sefie,... could... you... slow down?” Rinoa said out of breath.
“WHO HAVE THE DARINGNESS TO DISTURB THE GREAT ZEUS?”
“But, we’ve already won Odin! Who is in there now?” Selphie asked.
“That’s a question I’m not sure if I want to know the answer.” Squall drew his gunblade.


So, that’s it! You’ve got the first part of “Olympus Echo” if you have any questions, 
feedback or critics, I’ll be more than happy to hear, sorry, read it!!! Submit it to 
Rogue@fantasysquare.com And Part 2 will been released very soon.