Welcome to the sequel of my first fanfic, "Mistake".  I was not originally 
intending on writing a second part, but several people requested that I do 
so, and looking back, I see there were a few loose ends that needed to be 
tied.  Just a small warning though, there are a few strong words in this 
fanfic (two to be exact) as well as a semi-graphic rape scene (it's not even 
"semi" graphic, to be honest, it's as non-graphic as I could make it, but I 
couldn't think of another word to describe it) so if you think you'd be 
uncomfortable reading that, I suggest you leave this fanfic alone and check 
out "Eyes On Me", an extremely good fanfic that can also be found on this 
site that has no vulgarity whatsoever.  Happy reading!

**********

"You know I can never get enough of these, really.  They're just too good!"  
Zell said as he stuffed another hot dog into his mouth.  Squall sat across 
the table, his eyes wide in awe.  Zell had finished off at least eighteen 
hotdogs, and it appeared that he wasn't finished yet.  Squall couldn't 
understand it, how could anyone like those things?  Made of god knows what 
kind of animal parts, from god knows what kind of animals.  It grossed him 
out, to be frank.
"Squall aren't you gonna have any?  Eat up!"
Squall looked at Zell's ketchup-smeared face and put his hand up.  "No 
thanks Zell, I lost my appetite when you started eating."
Zell scrunched his face up in mock sadness.  "I can't help myself.  Don't 
hate me because of my eating habits," he said shakily as he managed to 
squeeze an alligator tear from his eye.
"Aw geeze Zell, don't get upset, I was just kidding."
Zell's face turned to normal.  "Yeah I know," he said and resumed his 
eating.
After another seven hotdogs Squall finally interjected.  "You know Zell, I 
hate to tear you away from your hotdogs, but I didn't invite you to have 
lunch with me just so I could watch you make a scene."
Zell looked around, food flying off his face.  "What are you talking about?  
I'm not making a-" but before he could finish he noticed several people 
watching from a distance.  Zell's love of hotdogs was known around the 
Garden, and many people wanted to witness his archaic eating habits 
first-hand.
Seeing that he had an audience, he meekly pushed his plate away and then 
whipped around to give the people a wicked glare.  They looked away, and 
some even left the cafeteria.
"Ya think you could have told me a little sooner, Squall?"
Squall tried to hold back his smile but failed.  "Sorry Zell."
"So, exactly why did you invite me to have lunch with you?"
Squall's smile faded and in its place was a look of sadness and shame.  
"Zell there's something that's been bothering me for a long time.  I need to 
get it off my chest, and you're the only one I can turn to at this point."
"Really?  Couldn't you talk to Rinoa about it?  Or Quistis even?  Not like I 
don't want to hear it or anything, it's just strange that you'd pick me over 
them."
"When I'm done saying what I have to say, you'll understand why going to 
them isn't the greatest idea at this point."
Squall guiltily relayed the story of his and Quistis's encounter, making 
sure his voice was soft enough that no one else could hear.  The last thing 
he needed right now was this little tidbit of information going around 
Balamb.  Zell listened intently, a look of astonishment growing on his face. 
  "Squall, this is unbelievable!  How could you have done that?  I mean its 
Rinoa for god's sake!"
"I know that Zell!" Squall hissed, "It's been killing me for weeks, and I 
just can't seem to able to tell her."
Zell shook his head.  "I wish I could be able to help you out buddy, but 
unfortunately I'm not very experienced with women.  Maybe you should talk to 
Irvine.  If anyone could help you with girl problems it's him."
"I thought of that, but he would most likely tell Selphie, the guy can't 
keep anything from her, and Selphie would almost definitely tell Rinoa.  
She's too sweet to keep something like that from her."
"Yeah you're right.  Well, I guess the only thing I can say is to just 
swallow you're pride and tell her.  It won't be easy, I guarantee it, but if 
you keep this from her much longer, when you do tell her, the consequences 
will be ten times greater."  Zell looked at his watch and jumped out of his 
chair.  "Shit, I said I'd meet Quistis at the training grounds at 1300 hours 
and I'm already ten minutes late!  I really have to go Squall; I hope 
everything goes well with Rinoa and you.  Good luck!"
"Yeah that really helped," Squall said with a sigh.

**********

Seifer took a swing at Squall with his sharp blade, but Squall managed to 
duck the attack and retaliated with a blow to the small of Seifer's back 
with the flat of his gunblade.  Seifer fell forward but quickly picked 
himself up and was back into a ready stance in no time.  Once again he was 
the first one to make a move, thrusting his sword in the direction of 
Squall's stomach.  Squall of course parried the attack, managing to nick 
Seifer in the leg.  It was a small cut, and Seifer paid no attention to it.  
The two clashed in the fading sun, dodging and attacking, thrusting and 
parrying until both were completely out of breath.  Seifer had the cut on 
his leg, and several on both of his arms.  Squall too had been injured.  A 
slightly large cut on his chest, plus a few on his arms as well.
	It had been a good exercise, and the two sat against a large rock, catching 
their breaths.
	Ever since Ultimecia's control over Seifer had been defeated, the two SeeDs 
were on better terms than before.  They weren't what one would call enemies 
anymore, but they most certainly weren't friends.  Squall never could trust 
Seifer, to be honest.  He had done to many unforgivable things to earn 
Squall's trust, but he did try to be as pleasant as possible when he was 
around Seifer.
	"So um, Squall.  I heard something interesting today."
	"Oh yeah?  What's that?"
	"Well apparently a certain member of SeeD slept with a certain 
golden-haired instructor, if you catch my drift."
	Squall froze.  How on earth could he know that?  "Where did you hear that 
nonsense Seifer?"
	"I think we both know it's not nonsense Squall."
	"Oh really?  And why is that?"
	"Because I heard it from your own lips."
	"You bastard!  You were listening in on my conversation with Zell weren't 
you?"
	Squall stood up and faced Seifer, his eyes on fire.  "I wasn't listening 
in, so to speak, I overheard it is all.  It really is a shame though.  Have 
you told Rinoa yet?  I'm sure this is something she should know."
	Squall reached down and grabbed Seifer by the collar.  "If you say one word 
of this to Rinoa, I swear to god I'll kill you."
	Seifer scoffed and politely removed Squall's hand from his shirt.  "Empty 
threats Squall, empty threats.  Well I'd love to stay and chat, but I really 
must dash.  I do wish you the best of luck in telling Rinoa about this 
little incident, but something tells me that once you break the news, she 
won't be quite so enthralled with you."
	Seifer casually walked away, leaving a fuming Squall behind.  His teeth 
were clenched, eyes narrow, and he stood there cracking his knuckles as he 
glared at the gradually fading figure.
This is war, he thought.
**********

Rinoa was sitting in the courtyard of Balamb Garden taking in the beauty of 
the day.  The sun was shining but it wasn't hot at all.  It was like there 
was no warmth coming from it, just light.  Occasionally a light wind blew 
through her hair, and she closed her eyes, breathing in the fresh air.
There was really nothing to do today.  Everybody was busy with their own 
agenda, which was perfectly fine, except if left Rinoa with nothing else to 
do but sit in the courtyard and watch people come in and out of the Garden.
Suddenly she felt the presence of another person and turned her head to see 
Seifer sitting next to her.  "Oh hi Seifer," she said pleasantly, glad to 
have company.
"Hi Rinoa," he said rather solemnly.  Rinoa noticed this.  "What's wrong?" 
she asked.
"I'm afraid I have some...disturbing news.  It would appear that Squall is 
not exactly the person you thought he was," Seifer said as he told Rinoa 
exactly what he had heard Seifer tell Zell in a voice filled with fake 
sadness, "I wish there was something I could do for you Rinoa."
Rinoa just sat staring in front of her.  She looked at Seifer for a second 
and then abruptly said, "Let's take a walk okay?"
Inside, Seifer smiled an impish smile, but on the outside his smile was 
friendly and warm.  "Sure Rinoa, what ever you want."

*********

Squall was searching frantically through the Garden for Rinoa.  He had to 
find her before Seifer did.  If he didn't, things could get ugly.  Squall 
didn't want Rinoa to hear what happened from Seifer, it wasn't fair to her.
He caught sight of her entering the Garden through the front gate.  He was 
so happy to see her, but that happiness disappeared as soon as he saw whom 
she was with.  She and Seifer seemed to be engaged in a pleasant 
conversation.  Rinoa was smiling that melting smile of hers, and Seifer 
continually put his hands on Rinoa.  All at once it came to him.  That's 
what Seifer is up to, he thought.  It's no secret that he still carries a 
flame for her, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get close to 
Rinoa.
Suddenly panicked by that thought, he ran up to Rinoa.  "Rinoa I really need 
to talk to you," he said in an urgent tone of voice.
Rinoa turned around and without taking her eyes off Squall said, "Excuse me 
Seifer, but I have some things I need to discuss with Squall.  This won't 
take long."
The two walked out of Seifer's hearing range, and Rinoa stared at him for a 
long time.  "You have something you wanna tell me Squall?" she asked.
Squall looked to the floor.  "Rinoa I-"
"Look at me when you talk," she interrupted.
He looked up.  "So what did Seifer tell you?"
"Well you know, basically he said that my beloved slept with some other 
woman, which is bad enough in itself, but this woman happened to be a friend 
of his, his ex-instructor to be exact."
"Okay Rinoa you need to know that I was totally out of my head when I did 
it, and it's not like I enjoyed it or anything and-"
"Why didn't you tell me Squall?" she interrupted again, "If you had 
explained to me the situation, I would have accepted it.  I wouldn't have 
been happy with it, of course, but I would have accepted it.  But instead 
you chose to keep this from me, and that's what hurts more than anything."
"Rinoa I'm sorry.  You can't believe how sorry I am.  It was the biggest 
mistake I've ever made in my life.  I would never do something like that to 
you on purpose, you know that.  I love you more than life itself."
"Yeah I know that Squall, but the fact is, you did do it, and you kept it a 
secret as well.  I'm sorry Squall, but I need some time to sort stuff out, I 
think you do too.  Call me in a few days okay?"
Before Squall even had a chance to reply, Rinoa walked over to Seifer, put 
her hand on his back, and lead him away.
Well that wasn't so bad, Squall thought bitterly.

**********

"I'm really sorry things aren't going very well with you and Squall," Seifer 
said as they made their way to his dorm.
"Yeah...yeah I am too."
"You know that if you ever need to talk I'm here for you right?"
"I know Seifer."
Rinoa had been talking with Seifer since he met her in the courtyard.  She 
was doing this for two reasons.  One, she did want to talk with Seifer, he 
was her friend after all, and two, and this was the most important reason, 
she wanted to make Squall jealous.  Rinoa knew it was petty, but it in no 
way compared to what he had done to her.  Maybe he had been drunk, but that 
didn't change the fact that he had slept with Quistis.  Just saying it made 
her skin crawl.
"So do you want to come in for a little bit?  There's still a lot to talk 
about," Seifer said.
Rinoa hadn't even noticed that they had reached Seifer's dorm.  Seeing no 
harm in coming in for a few minutes, Rinoa accepted his offer.
When they got in, Seifer threw himself down on his bed and let out a deep 
sigh.  "Man I love this bed," he said.
He pushed himself onto his elbows and patted the area of bed next to him.  
"Have a seat."
Rinoa was reluctant.  Should she really be sitting on Seifer's bed?
"Come on," he coaxed, "sit down."
She went over to the bed and sat down next to Seifer.
"So are you sure you're okay Rinoa?  I know the last couple of hours haven't 
exactly been the easiest for you" he said.
"I'm okay," Rinoa replied.
Seifer sat up and leaned closer to her.  "I hate seeing such a beautiful 
creature such as you," he said as he caressed her cheek, "being treated so 
wrong."
Before she had a chance to speak, Seifer planted his lips on to hers.  
Surprised by the sudden advance, Rinoa yelped.  She pulled herself away, but 
Seifer wasn't going to let her get away that easily.  He grabbed her arms 
and pulled her to him, kissing her again.
For some reason, Rinoa found herself kissing him back.  It was a rough, 
frenzied kiss, almost painful.  Seifer moved his hands down to her chest and 
started unbuttoning her shirt.  He had not planned on making his advances so 
soon, he was going to wait until she was closer to him, but he could wait no 
longer.  He had been waiting for this too long.
Rinoa didn't know why she kissed Seifer, but she did know that she did not 
want him touching her.  This is getting carried away, she thought.  Rinoa 
pulled herself away from Seifer.  "I have to go now Seifer, I'm sorry," she 
said as she got up.
She turned around and went to grab the doorknob but was stopped by Seifer's 
grasp.  This time there was no chance of her getting away, his grip was too 
strong.
"Don't leave Rinoa, the fun's just starting."
He kissed her yet again.  It was another rough kiss, and his teeth scraped 
against her lip, hurting her.
He pushed her onto his bed, holding her down with his strong arms.  She 
tried to scream but he managed to get a hand over her mouth.  "I wouldn't do 
that if I were you," he said in a warning tone of voice.
He ripped off the unbuttoned shirt and threw it behind him.  Rinoa screamed 
again, and this time when he put his hand over her mouth, she sunk her teeth 
into his hand so far that she could taste blood in her mouth.
This earned her a backhand across the face.  Now not only did she have 
Seifer's blood in her mouth, but also blood pouring out from her nose.
He lifted up her skirt, pushing the material up to her waist.  Rinoa's eyes 
widened with the realization of what he was going to do.  In a sudden burst 
of energy she began kicking and thrashing wildly, trying to make as much 
noise as possible.  She knew she couldn't get away, but maybe someone would 
hear their struggle.  "Shut the hell up," Seifer said, and hit her in the 
face again.  Rinoa could feel her eye swelling up already, but she couldn't 
just lie there and let Seifer have his way with her.  She continued to fight 
him, and yet again she was rewarded with another backhand.
Rinoa's burst of adrenaline was wearing thin, and she knew that she couldn't 
continue to fight much longer.  Seifer, seeing Rinoa's energy nearly gone, 
unzipped his pants and in one swift movement, entered Rinoa.
Rinoa cried out in pain.  She had never been with anyone before, and this is 
not how she pictured her first time.  This can't be happening, she thought.  
She wanted Squall to save her from this disgusting experience, and was soon 
sobbing tears of terror and panic.
"Come on Rinoa," Seifer said evilly, "This is what you've always wanted, you 
know it."
Suddenly the door of Seifer's room flew off its hinges and landed in several 
pieces on the floor.  There standing in the door, his gunblade ready, stood 
Squall.
"Squall help me!" Rinoa screamed through her tears.
.He pulled Seifer off Rinoa and lifted her up off the bed.  "Get out of here 
Rinoa!" Squall yelled.  She went to the door, but didn't go through it.  
Instead she threw herself into a corner, watching.
Seifer was on the ground, a scowl on his face, while Squall stood in a ready 
stance, his gunblade in his hands.  "You have three seconds to explain what 
you were doing before I rip your fucking head off," Squall said viciously.
Seifer got to his feet, still scowling, and said, "I was just having a 
little fun Squall, that's all.  I mean, she was practically begging for it"
"Wrong answer," Squall spat.  He drew his gunblade up and brought it down 
lightning fast, across Seifer's left arm.  He staggered back as blood poured 
out of the wound.  "Would you like to try again?" Squall asked.
Seifer looked up at him.  "Fuck off," he said venomously.
"Wrong again," Squall said, and brought the gunblade down across Seifer's 
right arm.  He fell backwards and landed up against the wall, a pool of 
blood surrounding him.  He tried to speak but passed out from the loss of 
blood.
The blood began to stop pounding in his ears, and Squall could hear 
whimpering from behind him.
He turned around and saw his sweet Rinoa huddled in a corner, crying.  
Squall dropped his gunblade and stood staring as he she stood up and slowly 
walked towards him.  When they reached each other they embraced, and fell to 
their knees, kissing, ignoring the blood pooling at their knees.
Rinoa buried her head into Squall's chest and let out all of her tears.
"Shhh," he soothed, "It's okay.  I'm here now," he said as he hugged her.
"I forgive you Squall," Rinoa said looking up at him.
Squall looked at Rinoa's face, which was now red from the blood and tears, a 
large bruise on her cheek and felt water forming in his eyes.
"Oh Rinoa," Squall said as he let the tears he had been holding in flow down 
his face, "I'm so, so, sorry."
He sat there with a trembling Rinoa, comforting her the best he could, blood 
around them, with the limp body of Seifer Almasy lying in the corner.

**********

Rinoa looked around the Quad, searching.  Eventually her eyes caught a 
glimpse of gold, and she knew she had found who she had been looking for.
Rinoa walked up to Quistis who was sitting on a bench reading a book.  She 
walked up to the instructor, and sat down next to her.  "Hi Quistis," Rinoa 
said.
Taken by surprise, Quistis jumped a little bit.  "You scared me Rinoa."
"Sorry."
"Don't worry about it."
Quistis wanted to ask how Rinoa was feeling, but Squall had told her not to 
bring up the rape issue, and she didn't blame him.  Rinoa was going through 
emotional turmoil, and she didn't need to be constantly reminded of that 
horrible day.  I wonder if Squall told her about what happened between us, 
she thought.  Probably not, I mean she has enough on her plate
"So Rinoa, how are things with-"
"I know Quistis," Rinoa interrupted.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, I know what happened with you and Squall."
"You...you do?"
Rinoa nodded her head.  "Yeah.  And I just want you to know that I don't 
hate you."
"You don't?"
"No...I understand the circumstances.  That doesn't mean that I'm condoning 
it, or that I'm okay with it yet, but...I'm still your friend."
"You have no idea how wonderful that makes me feel," Quistis said with a 
smile, "So things are okay with you and Squall?"
"Yeah, things are okay.  It's going to take some time to heal, and Squall's 
been very patient."
Quistis smiled.  "I bet."
"Well Quistis, I just wanted to come to talk to you.  I know you probably 
haven't been feeling the greatest either, but I know that in time, things 
will be back to the way they used to be."
"Okay, Rinoa."
Quistis watched as she walked away.  She'll be okay, she thought.  At least 
Seifer has been discharged from the Garden.  Since he was stripped of his 
SeeD title, there's no way he'll ever get back into another one.  It's a 
good thing too, otherwise Squall would kill him the first chance he got.  
Not like I blame him, I would do the same thing.
Quistis got up from the bench and lightly stretched.  There wasn't much else 
she could do, except wait.  It would be a difficult few weeks, but at least 
the mistake had been corrected.

**********

Well that's it.  I realize that this fic doesn't cover as much as the first 
one did such as other character's relationships, but I really didn't see the 
need.  The whole idea of Ceri and Quistis was my co-author's idea, but since 
she's no longer in the picture, I didn't feel any desire to pursue a plot I 
wasn't comfortable with in the first place.  If however, you enjoyed that 
whole thing I could possibly write a fic dedicated to just those two, if I 
get enough requests.  The same thing goes with Irvine and Selphie.  Other 
than that, I think all the loose ends have been tied.
I know some people have not been impressed with my fanfic, mainly because it 
was like a "teen soap opera" and I just wanted to say that I'm sorry this 
fic doesn't appeal to all readers.  In the future I'll try writing one that 
does.
Thanks for reading my fic and if you have any comments or suggestions email 
me at irvysgurl@hotmail.com.