The sun, glowing behind the sand, began to set, the horizon lighting up.
Though, it was beginning to turn night, the atmosphere remained hot and
humid, but
A smirk was made across the young man's tiers, his one eye glancing over to the girl next to him. "So she's your cousin, huh?"
"Yeah..." Spinning around, spiraled occuli stared at him. "Yunie's gonna die if she proceeds with the Final Summoning! I... Can't let her do that..."
He stepped forward, not wanting to stare into her eyes. "I figured you'd leave one day... Just didn't think I'd be so soon."
"Gippal..." As if to stop him, her hand reached out, but his footsteps continued onward. A single finger came up to scratch the tip of her chin, teeth gripping down onto her lower lip. There was something different; he was not like the other Al Bhed men. Unlike the others, his whole life wasn't revolved around making Machina all day and night around, but instead, liked to have fun and get into trouble -- Much like Rikku.
"Ooo..!" Feet pitter pattered angrily against the sand as she jumped back and fourth. "I'm not done talking to you!"
A laugh was made, glancing back at her. Turning around, hands came up as if to defend himself from the tantrum of the fifteen year old. "Hey, you're the one who's running off to kidnap your own family."
"Crib ob!" Those small hands of hers clentched together, forming fists as she stood there, frusterated as ever.
"Tellin' me to shut up?" Walking back, his arms wrapped around her, pulling her small frame close against him. Rikku, struggling at first, slowly fell into the embrace, resting her head underneath his. Slowly, Gippal's hands trailed down to her sides, taking a deep breath in while grinning. Suddenly, Rikku burst out with laughed, rolling around in his arms as the blonde man began to insanely tickle her, laughing too, while doing so.
"I -- !" Rikku gasped for air, her cheeks a bright red and hurting from the constant smile on her face. "Can't... Breathe!" It was just like Gippal to do something like this -- to brighten up the sad moment. Finally, he released his grasp from her, and she fell to the ground.
By now, the stars and moon shone down onto the two. His eye watched as she lay there, completely helpless and resistant from the breath which she wished to receive. Grinning some, he bent down next to her. "I'm... Gonna miss you, kid." Being the 'young-lady' she was, Rikku spoke up, "Heeey..! I told you not to call me--" and before she could finish, Gippal wrapped his arms around her small figure once more, pulling her close, his chin resting ontop of her head. For a minute, Rikku was ready for more tickling, but after a few seconds, she felt her arms wrap back around him smiling, only giving him a simple reply. "I'll miss you too... Gippal..."
A smirk was made across the young man's tiers, his one eye glancing over to the girl next to him. "So she's your cousin, huh?"
"Yeah..." Spinning around, spiraled occuli stared at him. "Yunie's gonna die if she proceeds with the Final Summoning! I... Can't let her do that..."
He stepped forward, not wanting to stare into her eyes. "I figured you'd leave one day... Just didn't think I'd be so soon."
"Gippal..." As if to stop him, her hand reached out, but his footsteps continued onward. A single finger came up to scratch the tip of her chin, teeth gripping down onto her lower lip. There was something different; he was not like the other Al Bhed men. Unlike the others, his whole life wasn't revolved around making Machina all day and night around, but instead, liked to have fun and get into trouble -- Much like Rikku.
"Ooo..!" Feet pitter pattered angrily against the sand as she jumped back and fourth. "I'm not done talking to you!"
A laugh was made, glancing back at her. Turning around, hands came up as if to defend himself from the tantrum of the fifteen year old. "Hey, you're the one who's running off to kidnap your own family."
"Crib ob!" Those small hands of hers clentched together, forming fists as she stood there, frusterated as ever.
"Tellin' me to shut up?" Walking back, his arms wrapped around her, pulling her small frame close against him. Rikku, struggling at first, slowly fell into the embrace, resting her head underneath his. Slowly, Gippal's hands trailed down to her sides, taking a deep breath in while grinning. Suddenly, Rikku burst out with laughed, rolling around in his arms as the blonde man began to insanely tickle her, laughing too, while doing so.
"I -- !" Rikku gasped for air, her cheeks a bright red and hurting from the constant smile on her face. "Can't... Breathe!" It was just like Gippal to do something like this -- to brighten up the sad moment. Finally, he released his grasp from her, and she fell to the ground.
By now, the stars and moon shone down onto the two. His eye watched as she lay there, completely helpless and resistant from the breath which she wished to receive. Grinning some, he bent down next to her. "I'm... Gonna miss you, kid." Being the 'young-lady' she was, Rikku spoke up, "Heeey..! I told you not to call me--" and before she could finish, Gippal wrapped his arms around her small figure once more, pulling her close, his chin resting ontop of her head. For a minute, Rikku was ready for more tickling, but after a few seconds, she felt her arms wrap back around him smiling, only giving him a simple reply. "I'll miss you too... Gippal..."
