Stop it Seraphy, you're reading way too far inbetween the lines. It's getting FE like now and that scares me, it cannot be good for yours or anyone elses health lol. Rinoa fancies Squall but doesn't want to admit that she needs someone (fiercely independent rebel chick as she is) the discussion about the ring originally takes place I believe in the past and occurs as flashback in to the game at a later point. As the game progresses she generally comes to realize that relying on Squall wouldn't be a sign of weakness since in his own way he relies on his friends and her too. An example of his reliance on them is in the Garden to Garden battle with the Gabaldians, when Zell can't save Rinoa, Squall relies on him and Quistis to lead a successful assault on the enemy base. After the prison escape, Squall relies on Selphie to get to the missile base and destroy the missiles aimed at balamb, the fact he has backup plans is just because he's an elite mercenary he'd be thorough. Add their ages to this, they're barely adults. Think how every other teenager acts about liking someone. "He's so funny and I wish I could be half as funny as him...no it's not like that! stop it! stop thinking like that! I do not fancy him" <--- typical if slightly exaggerated girlie convo between teenagers I know, I witnessed enough of these in college. The convo between Rinoa and Zell is exactly one of these it's where Zell first realizes she REALLY fancies Squall but Rinoa being embarassed for some reason denies it.