Playlist Of Love
A/N: I shall say this every chapter!! Every chapter is a different couple. If you don't like the couple I'm doing at the moment, check back in :D Surely there should be on in there that you like!! The second one - not sure how these are turning out so far. I've been dead tired every time I write :D
Disclaimer: I wish I owned Final Fantasy 12, but I don't and am in no way making any profit off of this. I also don't own the songs :D
2: Beautiful Love
Artist: The Afters
Couple: Vaan/Penelo
Rating: K+
Summary: Through the impossible, Vaan still tries to make her smile.
Word Count: 654
Vaan had always been one of those people who was driven insane if he couldn't make the person standing next to him, or across from him, or diagonal, or even across the room, laugh. He twitched if a few funny jokes didn't even make them crack a smile, and it really irritated him especially when they told him specifically he wasn't funny.
Though in the past few years, Vaan had decided that it wasn't his goal to make everyone else laugh. After his brother's death, he didn't see the point. How could he make others smile when he himself couldn't even smile? And that's when a more serious and determined, though still slightly stupid and fun, personality kicked in, and he wasn't the same Vaan everyone remembered. For a while, it scared a lot of people, but after a period of time they grew accustomed to this cockier blonde.
Things changed again when he had decided that fateful day, seeing the new Counsel for the city of Rabanastre, to steal from the Palace. When he was caught, the look on Penelo's face struck him down, and beat him, until his mind felt numb with a weight compressing it until there was nothing more to ponder.
He had hurt Penelo. It was the one thing he had promised never to change in his whole life; it was his duty not to hurt her, and to protect her from any harm. But the expression she wore, her usually pale (though peculiar with the hot sun of Dalmasca) and beautiful features, twisted up in pain, hurt, and betrayal just wasn't his best friend.
When he finally saw her again, still her features didn't hold a smile. Though they found each other through all odds, with the help of royalty, sky pirates, and a couple ex-captains, she didn't break out into a grin as she once would have. Instead, relief flooded her features, and his name rolling off of her tongue had been the most beautiful thing he had heard in a long time.
He had always acted dense of her feelings after that. He wasn't sure, if he had failed to protect her at countless times, and failed to make her simply smile he could deal with the weight of vulnerability. And so, though it pained him to watch her slowly get closer to the others they traveled with, he kept quiet, turning away at the fondness between her and the young lord, and plugged his ears at the feebleness of her voice when speaking to the sky pirate he idolized.
Finally, when Bahumut was taken down, and the surreal aura of the situation wore off, there they sat in Rabanastre in front of the Strahl, gawking at it as though it were the most precious and sparkling gem they had ever seen with both sets of honey-brown eyes. Then it struck like a disease unwilling to stop...
He broke out into a grin, and ran up the ramp, turning around and watching Penelo from higher ground, "Think about it Penelo..." He smirked, a cocky expression finding his pursed lips, "We'll have our own airship soon... Then we can stand here and watch other people look at it like idiots!"
Watching his delighted face and the wonder that flickered through his eyes, finally at ease with the entire situation, Penelo allowed her lips to twitch upward. She allowed herself the relaxation of smiling - the first time in a long time. Normally, it was an unreadable expression, so people couldn't get into her thoughts... But now, running through Vaan's expressions and actions in her mind, she realized he wasn't as dense as everyone thought he was.
This allowed her to smile... Everything exploded in her face, making her mind finally realize what a beautiful, but fragile thing they held in their hands. It was love... Why?
Because through every tragedy, Vaan still tried to make her smile...
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A/N: Aww... Someone has to stick up for Vaan... They certainly don't like to think that he's the smartest guy in the game (which in reality he's not, but we'll cut him some slack) I hope it wasn't too bad... :D I'm still getting used to writing once again in story form. Script form really has its advantages :D I just love it!!!
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