Roze's Corner: *sips tea* Hello there again and welcome to my corner :). While on facebook I came across a sudden inspiration that I had to write! It is a Final Fantasy piece where two worlds will collide! So I will not wait and I shall write! Here I go!
Overview: She saw what no one else dared to see: a human.
Prologue: Crimson eyes...
A soft sigh was heard wafting in the breeze as the humid air permiated the shop.
"You sure about this Paine?" Looking at her softly with bi-colored eyes, Yuna smiled sadly as the silver haired warrior nodded.
"You can call us anytime you need us to come and pick you up from there!" Hugging her, Rikku pulled away and waved with Yuna as their friend left for the unknown.
"I should take Rikku up on her offer..." Turning the pages of a random book, the silver haired warrior brushed a stray lock from her face and tucked it behind her ear. "What in the world ever made me come to Costa de Sol I will never know." Sweat soaked hair fell shoulder length up front and slightly past in the back. Looking up, she looked all over at the shop she was working in and rued the day she even stepped foot in here. "Pay is good but not worth the time or attire..." Often she showed her distaste in attire but her manager refused to change it, calling it "customer attraction". It was nothing more in her case a silver and black halter two piece in which the top was silver and tied in the back and the she boy shorts she wore where black with silver tracings running up the left leg. She topped it off with a black tie skirt for some modesty even if it was sheer and flipflops. Working in a humid place like this required the lack of clothes but that doesnt mean she enjoyed it. "..."
"Boy I tell ya! We needed this vacation!"
'Oh great... Customers...'
"I didn't."
"Oh lighten up Vince! You deserve it."
Standing up, Paine straighten herself and pushed her limp hair away from her face.
"Hey! There's the place I was tellin' y'all about! Best liquor around the place for miles!"
Making sure that her lipstick and eye shadow was on point, she greeted the two men that entered the shop. "Welcome, how may I help you two gentleman today?"
"Wow... I would like some Monte Alban, Bombay and a chance with you."
Ignoring the last crack, she walked from behind the counter and went over to the shelfs lined with bottled alcohol. 'Not bad looking but not my type.' She thought. Sizing him up, Paine was into the rugged and tough guys, it was one of the main reasons she was attracted to Nooj, Baralai, and Gippal. 'Messy blonde hair, scarred up, shadow and from the looks well built... I guess he's good for a fling.' "Anything else boys?" Bringing the liquor up to the counter, another voice boomed sending slight shivers down her spine.
"Finlandia, Ballantine, and Vat."
"Going for the hard stuff ay' Barret! Nice!"
'Someone save me!' If she thought that the blonde was a walking sex god she nearly lost composure with the brown eyed man. Ignoring the fact of want, she continued her job as to hurry and get the men out. 'What a day for my libido to kick the hell in, damn dry spell...' Walking over to the other side, she bent over to reach the liquor on the bottom shelf and heard both men let out a curse under their breaths. Grabbing the two bottles, she stood back up and reached up to grab a bottle on the top most shelf. "Dammit..." Her fingers skimmed the rim and she stretched a little more to try and reach it. "Almost..."
"Let me assist."
Her eyes saw red briefly before the bottle she was trying to reach was held out to her. Looking up, her eyes interlocked with a similar colored pair of her own albeit darker. Paine realized that she was staring a hair breath longer then necessary and took the bottles back to the counter, trying not to show that she was nervous. Placing the rest of the bottles on the counter, one followed right after along with the six already placed there.
"Ring up the Black Velvet as well."
The silky voice caught her off guard and she turned to see the man who helped her from before. "Sure." Excusing herself from underneath him, she made her way quickly to the register and scanned everything up. "That will be four thousand and two hundred gil." Placing everything in the bag, she heard the beads in the doorway behind her shift and her manager appear from behind them.
"Paine, whose..." Looking up, his green eyes nearly bulged out his skull before he quickly made his way to the occupants. "Cid! Barret! Vincent! Good to see ya!"
"David! Long time no see! How ya been!" Taking a long drag of his cigarette, Cid blew the smoke away from them before giving a friendly pound to the store owner.
"Good, good. I see you met Paine here."
"Met isn't even the word I want to use." Eying her up and down, he was interrupted by the gunman.
"You should pay already."
"No need! You guys did more then enough for all of us here!"
'Say what?' Keeping her thought to herself, Paine just bagged everything up so that the bottles wouldn't bang or clink against each other. She was surprised when her boss tossed in an extra bottle and grabbed the bags.
"Here ya guys go! Free on the house!"
"Thanks! We owe you big time!" Giving him a two finger salute, the blonde pilot took the bag from the silver haired beauty at the counter.
"Never a problem Cid."
Holding back a sigh and a comment, Paine bent over and returned to her magazine.
"Here, a little something for dealing with them."
"Hun?" She felt her arm being held out and something dropped in it before being pushed back to her. Looking up, the crimson eyes from before bore into her's."Oh... Thank you..."
"Not a problem at all miss."
Watching him leave, Paine opened up her palm and saw a small yet generous tip left for her along with a small piece of paper. Pocketing the money before her boss could see it, she unrolled the paper and was surprised to see an address on it. 'Hmmm, maybe this wasn't a bad move after all..'
A/N: And Im done! Let me know what you think and if there's anything I can improve! Toodles! 3