Okay, it's Sunday, and, I've been thinking a lot about Paralai fic, I may not even post this on fanfiction, that hasn't been decided. I don't know. Cause, the thing is, even though I've wrote 17-ish stories for a different show I'm nervous about this one. Oh well, oh one more thing, special thanks to my good friend Becky, for somewhat swaying me to Paine and Baralai fics. Here we go...
Paine's POV
Sometimes, I wonder, what would my life have been like, without my participation in the Crimson Squad, or the Gullwings. Would I be a different person?Would it change who I was, or who I am? All the people I've met, the things I've seen. Would I even be here today? I laid back, letting the thoughts evaporate in the heat of the Besaid sun. My feet dangled in the water, feeling the light coolness sway around my ankles. Rikku had made me put on some relatively normal clothes, claiming that I wasn't walking around on a beautiful summer day in my Warrior Dressphere. I had to admit though, I felt some relief, not fighting for my life all the time, instead, soaking up sun, letting the light breeze take me away from it all. Then, the sun vanished. I opened one eye, and surprisingly saw Baralai. I shot up like a rocket.
"Hello Paine, wonderful day, no?" he asked me in obvious appreciation to the day
Baralai, the one person I knew I would be different without. The one person, that fate and the Crimson Squad, had brought us together. He did make a difference to me. The one person, that made my guard collapse, without even trying. When I was around him, the secretive Paine disappeared, and the open-book Paine came out. We could have long conversations about nothing of relevance, or we would talk about growing politics in Bevelle, something Baralai obviously was interested in.
"Paine," he asked again, shaking me from my thoughts. His face held concern. "Are you okay? You seemed like you were a thousand miles away just now."
I forced a smile. "No, I was just...thinking. But, why are you here, why aren't you in Bevelle?"
"I wouldn't want to miss my best friends upcoming wedding would I?"
I had to stop myself from smacking myself on the forehead. Of course, he was here for Gippal and Rikku's wedding. How could I forget that fact so easily. And that I was going to have to wear a bridesmaid dress. "Oh, yeah the wedding." I said, trying to sound a little excited.
"Would you like to walk to the village with me?" He asked, smiling. "I have to get fitted for a tux."
I laughed. Something I rarely did, he could make happen. As long as Rikku didn't put Baralai and my happy mood together, I was fine. I didn't need her trying something stupid to push us together. Yuna, even if she noticed something, she would keep quiet, she knew how Rikku was. Besides, now that Tidus was back, Yuna barely took her eyes away from him. Rikku said that it was because she was still a little afraid he would disappear again. I looked up, seeing Baralai waiting for an answer. God, I need to stop thinking so much.
"Sure," I said, dusting some sand off of the capris Rikku had gave me.
We started walking away from the beach, up the green slopes, and over the bridges lining the waterfalls. We walked in comfortable silence, passing the old ruins, finally reaching the downward slope into Besaid. Baralai looked at what I guessed was the scenery of Besaid. He didn't say anything, but just kept walking. Soon we were at the entrance to Besaid. Before I could say anything, Rikku came running in front of me.
"Paine, we need to get a dress for you! You've been putting it off for too long. The wedding is in 4 days!"
I ran a hand through my hair. Glancing at Baralai, I saw him giving me a sympathetic smile. He started to wave goodbye, and walk away, but Rikku saw him.
"Oh, no you don't mister! You need to get your tux fitted, don't think you can get out of it."
He stepped back, eying Rikku. But, wisely put his hands up in defeat. He knew better to mess with Rikku when she was post-marriage crazy. "Okay, okay, I'm not going anywhere."
Rikku smiled sweetly. "Good Baralai, if only Paine," she said shooting me a death glare, "could be so cooperative. Like Yuna too," she added.
"Im sorry I can't be like Yuna okay, but you know that Tidus is going to propose to her any day now. She's only to happy to do what you say," I said a-matter-a-factly.
"What am I too happy to do?" Yuna said, walking up behind me, with her hand in Tidus's.
Rikku grinned in satisfaction. "To do wh-"
Before she could finish her sentence, I interrupted. "Nothing, just..uh...wedding talk." I said.
Yuna smiled, and with her hand still in Tidus's, turned to Rikku. "Do you need help with anything, Rikku?"
Rikku smiled at her cousin. "Tie up Brother after the vows, so he doesn't get drunk at the wedding reception."
Everyone laughed. "I'm on it," Tidus said a grin on his face. Yuna just shook her head, and with a roll of her eyes, was leading Tidus away.
I sighed. That was a little close. I glanced at Rikku. "Let's see the dress," I said in defeat, as I glanced at Baralai's smirking face.
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