by: Zandra Leonhart
Author's note: This fanfic is me first and I hope it turns out great. My latest hobby is reading 
fanfics and one of my favourites is The Orphan by Kate Wong although the ending was really 
(and I do mean really) sad. I do hope you guys out there enjoy this fanfic as much as I enjoyed 
reading the other fanfics. If you have any comments or insults or anything you wanna tell me, 
email me at z_leonhart@hotmail.com. 
-The Sorceress's Knight-
CHAPTER 1
Zell, Irvine, Quistis and Selphie barged into the sorceress's chamber which was filled with evil, 
pure evil. The sorceress stood there standing at her throne smiling an evil grin. The throne where 
she had planned to destroy the world for god-knows-what reasons. She laughed a high shriek that 
could shatter any wine glass within distance. As the laughed echoed in the air filled with her evil, 
she revealed her two knights beside her, and a girl laying helpless on the ground, as if she was 
casted a spell to not move, but it was not terror that held her pinned on the floor, it was sadness. 
The girl dressed in blue looked up to one of the sorceress's knight. His face was emotionless, as 
if he had never felt pain, happiness nor sadness. There was silence as everyone's attention turned 
to the sorceress's knight.
"Kill her..." the voice of the sorceress boomed to end the silence of the room.
"Please, don't do this....." the girl in blue pleaded in sobs to the heartless knight. The knight 
raised his weapon, a shiny long sword, but as he did this, the reflection of the knight flashed to 
meet his own eyes. 
"Please don't do this.....Squall....." Rinoa cried out as the cold, steel blade met contact with her 
smooth skin and releasing puddles of blood.
Squall woke up with a jerk. Cold sweat drenched his head. "What was that all about? Me killing 
Rinoa???? What the heck??? It's the third time now....There has to be an explanation...." Squall 
thought to himself, burying his face in his hands. "But, nightmares do happen....I guess its 
nothing then. After all, everyone has nightmares...I'll just go back to sleep..." As he pulled the 
covers above his head, he convinced himself it was just a simple nightmare and it was nothing to 
discuss about with his friends, especially Rinoa. "I mean, what the heck would she say if I told 
her I'd this dream three times decapitating her with my gunblade?????Sheeeesh..." 
*******
"Hahahahaha.......the world is now mine!!!!!!!It belongs to me, Sorceress 
Rinoa!!!!!!Hahahahaha....."
Squall turned around to see Rinoa wearing a HUGE head dress of a sorceress which she had took 
from the props of the Garden Festival. "Hahaha..ha?" The overweight head dress had pulled 
Rinoa to fall back head first. Squall noticed it as he quickly supported Rinoa before she fell and 
took advantage of that moment to kiss her. "Then thy shall be thee's knight in shining 
arrrmorrr...." 
"Squall, your french accent is terrrrible...." Rinoa said it with her perfect french 'rrrrrr' accent. 
Both of them laughed as Squall put Rinoa back on the floor.
"Hey, I'm only trained to fight....unlike you, came from the best school in Galbadia that teaches 
their students to speak purrrfect French" Rinoa giggled as Squall tried to roll the R in the french 
manner but failed.
"So Squall, where's our date going to be today? It's your turn to decide....I hope it's somewhere 
special...."
He frowned at the thought of deciding. His frown changed into horror as he remembered 
something.
"Uh oh......I forgot bout' the meeting with Quistis, Selphie, Irvine, Zell and Xu!!!!!! I was 
suppose to inform you too......"
Rinoa sighed. "I guess the date's off, huh?"
"No it's not....Don't forget that the commander's the one who dismisses the meetings..."he replied 
with a sly grin.
The couple scurried off to the headmaster's office which held the meetings for SeeDs.
*******
Selphie, Zell, Xu, Irvine was in the meeting room with a bored look. Quistis looked impatiently 
at her Rolex watch that cost her 10 000 gil. "Squall's late again..." she mumbled. 
"Chill out, Quistis. It's not to say the first time..." Zell tried to calm the hot headed blonde 
instructor.
"But I'm really glad that he changed so much since the battle with Ultimecia ended. It's only been 
1 week y'know?"
"Irvy's rite, Quisty....He did change alot in such short time....I really like the Squall now...so 
don't change him...pretty please??????"
"I don't know, Selphie. He might be cheerful a thousand times more than last time, but he IS the 
leader of all Garden students and SeeDs. You DO know Headmaster Cid's retiring and giving all 
responsibilities to Squall." 
Xu was a bit irritated at Squall's 'punctuality'.
"He's becoming rather childish if you guys realized. He was late for one of his training for 45 
minutes!!! I had to give him a serious lecture on punctuality. I could've swore I heard him calling 
me a meanie under his breath as i dismissed him!" Quistis said with a frown.
Selphie, Irvine, Zell and Xu laughed. It was so unusual of Squall to call someone names such as 
meanie.It sounded more like....Rinoa! "Anyway, Selphie have you finish decorating the 
ballroom? The election of Balamb Garden as well as SeeD's new leader is a very important for 
us."
"Yeah, the decorations are ready thanks to the Garden Festival commitee members. Rinoa helped 
me a lot too!"
"Emm...is Rinoa still a...you know..sorceress?" Xu asked. The words that came from her mouth 
came slowly and softly as she knew Rinoa was one of the people who saved the world and 
realised it was a stupid question but she HAD to know.
"Nah, she's not a potential sorceress any more. She only was a sorceress coz Ultimecia couldn't 
find anyone else to pass her powers on. She was just being possessed.
"She never was a potential sorceress anyway..." Everyone turned and saw Squall standing at the 
door grinning beside a smiling Rinoa. Xu looked down, ashamed of what she asked. Rinoa 
realised this and quickly went over to comfort her. "Hey, everyone has the right to know...I don't 
blame you for asking. It's better for more people to know so there's no misunderstanding." Xu 
smiled at Rinoa for her comforting words. "Thanks Rinoa..."
"Now that everyone's here, Squall, can you read out your speech for the Garden Festival?"
Squall looked at Quistis with an 'uh oh' look in his eyes. "Emmm...the dog ate my homework..."
"Yeah, yeah...blame it all on innocent Angelo!!!!" Rinoa scolded Squall as she stuck out her 
tongue.
"Thanks for blowing my cover Rinoa!" Squall replied sarcasticly.
"Squall, the Garden Festival is only 1 week away. I hope you can be more responsible and 
reliable. I want you to prepare that speech by this week. After all, I still AM your instructor until 
you get your title of headmaster. This meeting is dismissed."
Quistis walked out the room with an angry look on her face. "You know how it is Squall, when 
it's the time of their month..." Irvine patted Squall's back with a sympathiased look on his face. 
"Yeah, I know Irvine, I know...." Squall said with a look of fake sadness in his face. Selphie and 
Rinoa both glared at them.
*******
"Thanks for the great dinner Squall. I really enjoyed it." Rinoa gave Squall a good night kiss as 
she closed her room door quietly. It was way after midnight and the whole Garden was asleep. 
"Good night Rinoa."
Squall walked to his dorm slowly to avoid the sound from his shoe to wake the other students. 
He locked his door and sat on his fluffy bed polishing his second love of his life....the gunblade 
that was engraved with Griever on its blade. Suddenly, he felt a strange pain in his head...as if his 
head were about to burst. "Squaaaalllllllll..." an eerie voice played over and over in his head. 
Squall covered his ears with his hands as he closed his eyes trying to bear the pain in his head. 
He cried in pain one last time before he passed out.
to be continued.......