Strangled Feelings
A Rikku and Gippal Fanfiction
Author's Notes: Everyone's gotta love the Rikku/Gippal romance. So, this is my version of the story of this fine couple. I kinda wanted to put a bit of drama in it though and make Rikku a bit less bubbly. I guess I'll see what happens as the story progresses. :) R&R!! And smile and be happy!!!
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy X or X-2. But, I am totally fascinated and obsessed with them!! Like everyone else isn't?!?
Prologue: Changes
Everyone had been in ecstasy since the defeat of Vegnagun, but I could never really feel the difference. Nothing had changed; no one had changed. Spira was just the same, and so were its people, but no one else could see it. At first I thought everyone was just over-reacting and all the happiness just angered me. But back then I couldn't see it. I didn't seem to realize that I still felt for him the way I used to, and that it pained me everyday knowing that once everything settled he would leave again. But I still couldn't see it and when I finally did, I realized that it was just too late: too late for him and too late for me.
Bevelle had never been one of my favourite cities. It had always been wrapped in its secrets, putting on a façade of peace and serenity. I remember when I was little, the older Al Bhed would tell us stories of this place, and the mystique that surrounded it. But standing there at night made the once deceitful place somewhat calm and relaxing. It was actually pleasant.
I stood at the edge of one of the balconies that was attached to the guest rooms the others and I were sleeping in, letting the cool air wash over me. Closing my eyes and breathing deeply, I let the sound of the distant waves lull my troubled mind away from its problems. Shivering slightly, I pulled my bare arms closer to my body.
"Here," came a familiar voice from behind my left ear, as a warm woolly blanket was draped over my shoulders. "Why are you out here alone?"
"Enjoying the peace," I said, still facing the city. I pulled the warm blanket closer to me, a chill running up my spine.
"You better go inside," he said, his warm breath warming the back off my neck. "It's too cold." Still not turning around, I could hear the sound of his footsteps as he walked away and the click of his door as he went back to his room.
Gippal, I thought, you have changed.
Hey! Sorry about the re-posting, but I just needed to make some spelling corrections and fix the alignment. Thanks for reviewing if you already have, and if you haven't go ahead and do so!!