Part 2-
After a couple of minutes of Rikku trying to contact the Celsius, she finally did it and said, "ok, now,
this really strong guy…Cliff right? Well you carry ol' blue hair, and the rest of you guys stand right
over here." She said pointing to a spot on the ground. And in a minute or so, the Celsius had
transported them to the ship. "Hello, my name is Yuna, and these are my friends Paine, Lu-Lu,
Wakka, Auron, and you've already met Rikku, so you all can talk to us if you need anything."
"Wow! Check out the local hotties! I'm liking this place already!" Cliff said staring at Paine. He
then carried Fayt to the infirmary on the ship where he'd be under Yuna's care, while Sophia sat
down outside his room. Rikku came by to talk to her, "Sophie…you're sad aren't you? I can tell…
was Fayt your boyfriend?" "Who F-Fayt? N-n-no…um, not at all, he considers me as a friend is
all…just a friend, I'm just here because I'm worried about him." Rikku looked down in sadness,
and then said, "Hey I know this may seem pretty random, but who's that one guy with the mean
look on his face all the time?" "Oh, you mean Albel? He's very rude, and why would you want to
know?" "Um…because well…he's just really dreamy is all." Rikku said blushing. "Albel? … You
mean obnoxious Albel? Are you serious….never mind, but if you say you like him, then why don't
you try talking to him?" "Talking to him? You're right I should! Besides, what do I have to lose!?"
Rikku then ran off to go see Albel, while Cliff was looking for Paine. He found her looking out the
window on the top floor of the ship with a very serious look on her face. "Uh…hey Paine…how
are you?" Paine just looked at him like he was crazy and started walking off. Cliff caught up with
her and grabbed her by the arm to get her attention. She then kicked him in his…y'know, and
punched him in the face. "What the hell was that for!" cliff said. "Don't ever grab onto me like that
again, and if you want my attention, talk to me like a regular human being." "But I tried, and you just
walked off." "Well then learn to take a hint that someone's just not into you, no matter how cute
you think you are." And with that she left the room. Leaving Cliff feeling like a real jackass.
Meanwhile, Rikku was still looking for Albel, and found him sitting by himself, and she went and sat
right next to him. "hiya Albel!"
She said in a bubbly voice. "hi." He said without much interest. "Hee-hee, looks like someone's not
in a good mood today huh?" she said he looked like he was about to hurt someone. "Listen…
Rikku, what is it you want?" "Well…um, y'know, I just wanted to spend a little time with you
because-" "oh please" he interrupted, "I don't have time for your little childish crushes. You're just
wasting my time. And although I have gratitude for you finding us, I still don't want you here
expressing how much you like me…because I for one don't care." And Albel spoke no more…
rikku's eyes began to water, and said, "You know what Albel? You're a real pain in the ass! I come
over here saying that I wanna spend time with you because I have feelings for you…and you just
take my heart, rip it out, and step on it….I hate you ya big jerk! Your dark cold heart could've
been changed if I was in your life, but you just don't want me to even try! I really just wanna hit you
in the face y'know…but I won't because I LIKE YOU! And even though you don't want to hear
it, I'll say it again so you can get it through your thick head I LIKE YOU…A LOT!" and after her
little speech she left in tears with a broken heart. "It's not that easy Rikku…I wish I could just
come up to you and kiss you…but it's not that easy…not for me…" Albel said to himself. Back
in the infirmary, Sophia was going to check on Fayt. "So Yuna…how is he?" "Oh Fayt? Well, he's
okay, he just went unconscious because of how exhausted he was….but he's fine nothing to worry
about, all he needs is bed ret and he should be back to his old self in no time." As Yuna was about
to walk out of the room, Sophia said, "Yuna, listen we need to talk." "is something wrong?" "Yes.
Something is very wrong…you see, we aren't from here." "Well yes, I kind of figured that out
seeing as you and your friends didn't know you were in the Calm Lands." Yuna responded with a
smile. "No, you don't get it, I'm not from this world…let me tell you the story…"
If you want to know how the story ends...read the conclusion in part tgree.
