Yeah so this is my first fanfiction ever so cut me some slack k? And yes I know Rinoa is out of character but that will change soon so trust me. Please review because I aim to have this story continue for a while and I know my writing is far from perfect so help me provide so a more enjoyable reading experience. Oh, and I don't own Final Fantasy 8, its characters, locations or any other affiliated properties. Square-Enix does however.

"God, I really don't want to be here" Chapter 1

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"Rinoa get up" a voice ordered over the sound of the wailing alarm clock.

"Ugh, c'mon Caraway, do you have ANY idea what time it is?"

"Yes, it's 6:15 in the morning and if you're not downstairs ready to go to class in a half hour then you're grounded"

Rinoa just waved him out of the room. "Right" she thought, "today's the day I get to completely bore myself to death at that military school. Why does he have to send me there? It's not like what I did was THAT bad".

After a quick shower, some toast, an argument about Rinoa's choice of attire, they were in the car driving from the town of Balamb to the nearby Balamb Garden Military Prep Academy. Being bored, Rinoa decided to reread a pamphlet from the school, "Balamb Garden offers children a chance to learn discipline and responsibility through its unique SeeD program. By combining the regular high school curriculum with advanced military training, Balamb Garden can turn even the most uncouth child into a respectable member of society".

"Pfft, uh-huh I give them a week" Rinoa thought to herself with a big smile.

The school was now visible in Rinoa's as the car drew closer to its destination. Caraway took the opportunity to talk. "Now Rinoa, I expect you to be on your best behaviour here. The headmaster is an old friend of mine and he was the only one that would take you after what you did in Deling so…"

Rinoa was tuning her father out; she had heard this talk too many times before, how she was to not cause any trouble and pretend to be Daddy's little girl. She has had enough of it. "Yeah yeah, whatever Caraway, I'll be good" she lied through her teeth.

Now idling beside the school, Caraway muttered an "I love you" right as Rinoa slammed the car door in his face. "Finally, I was getting sick of hearing that man's voice" she thought as she walked up the stairs towards the front gate, but she was suddenly stopped at the gate by an old man behind some glass in a booth.

"What's your name?" he asked very bored like.

"I'm Rinoa Heartilly" Rinoa said back in an equally bored voice.

"Heartilly, Heartilly…" she muttered as he moved his finger down a list on a clipboard. "No, there's no Rinoa Heartilly on my list, have a Rinoa Caraway…"

"Damn old man", "Yeah that's me".

"Well well, the headmaster requested that you go to his office immediately after getting here so you should probably go do that, his office is on the third floor, just take the elevator" the man in the booth said, slightly more amused now and without so much as a thank you, she walked off to the elevator".

"What the hell does the headmaster want to see me for?" she questioned herself while riding the elevator up, "Oh right, he's friends with the old man, which means he's heard all about Daddy's little disappointment".

After waiting a good twenty minutes, she was finally told she could go see the headmaster. While leaning in to open the door, someone else opened it from the other side causing her to fall inside. The person opening the door was a boy that looked no older then Rinoa with chestnut brown hair covering his face with the exception of his bright blue eyes. "Watch where you're walking" he said as he walked off towards the elevator.

"Bastard" Rinoa thought to herself while walking in the office, "Well he has no idea who he just pissed off so I'll just have to let him know"

"Ah Ms. Caraway, please have a seat" the man said as he waved his hand over to the chair in the middle of his office.

Rinoa was not listing to anything the man was saying after he introduced himself as Cid. She could hardly care what the rules where, it's not like she was going to be there long before they kicked her out.

"Now Ms. Caraway, here is your timetable, your first class is weapons training on the second floor. It is a SeeD level course so it would be wise to not be late. Do you have any questions?" Cid asked with a half smile on his face.

"Not a question but…my name isn't Caraway, it's Heartilly so why don't you use it old man" Rinoa said as she left the room, only to look at to see Cid's smile had disappeared while she smiled herself.