You Got it Bad
Chapter 7- Boiling Over
The next day was a Saturday and Yuna found herself in her bedroom all day doing her homework that she got for over the weekend. She had spoken to Rikku that day and called Paine once but wasn't surprised when the other girl didn't pick up her phone. She frowned as that thought crossed her mind. She had talked to Tidus that day as well but he couldn't hang out because he had weekend football practice. She frowned at that as well.
"That fucking man whore is cheating on you! There is no way that he spends so many hours at practice and now he's over one of his boys house going over plays at twelve o'clock at night! Come on Yuna don't tell me you believe that shit,"
Was Tidus really cheating on her?
A knock at her door pulled her out of her thought and she looked up to it as she sat up right in her bed. "It's open." She said with a small sigh. It opened, her heart dropped, and she blushed as Paine leaned against the doorframe. She swallowed hard as Paine stared at her for a moment with her arms crossed and a frown on her lips. "Paine…"She whispered and looked from her down towards her lap.
"I was wondering if I could talk to you for a minute," Paine said and Yuna looked up at her to find Paine's head titled slightly. She nodded her head and Paine returned it before she walked more into the room and closed the door behind her. Yuna swallowed hard as she watched her grab her computer chair and push it over so it was in front of her. Paine sat down in it and sighed.
Now that Paine was closer Yuna, spotted dark bags under her eyes. "How do you feel? You threw up a lot last night…,"she said as she played with the end of her skirt. Paine shrugged her shoulders.
"I have a bitch of a headache but other then that I'm alright. How are you?" she asked as she ran her fingers though her hair. Yuna shrugged her shoulders.
"Alright I guess…,"she whispered back before she looked up at her. Paine was watching her intensely. Yuna quickly shifted her eyes elsewhere as she began to pick at her comforter. Paine was making her uncomfortable right now. Really, really uncomfortable.
"Rikku told me what happened last night…,"She mumbled and Yuna looked back to her with a small frown. Paine was frowning as she looked down at her own leather-covered lap. "I'm sorry about what I did…"She mumbled before she looked up at her. "That's why I never got drunk around you Yuna…I just…lose control…I didn't mean to hurt you…"She whispered.
"It's alright. Everyone always acts out of character when their drunk." She said with a small shake of her head and a shrug of her shoulders.
"It's not alright Yuna. I busted your lip and pinned you to a bed." She said as her red eyes narrowed on her busted lip before moving up to her eyes. Yuna frowned at the look of self-loathing she could see all over Paine's face. "I'm a monster when I'm drunk…" She said with a look of disgust and Yuna frowned.
"That's not true! Don't say things like that! So, you get a little crazy and stuff. I don't care Paine…you're my friend…but if you don't like it then just stop drinking." She said with a shake of her head. Paine stared at her for a moment before she chuckled and ran her fingers though her hair. Yuna blushed as she looked down at her lap. "Are you making fun of me?" she asked and Paine shook her head as she looked back to her.
"No. You're just cute." She said as a smirk came to her lips and Yuna blushed. She looked away from her once again as she bit her busted lower lip. "I must have said some crazy shit to you last night hm?" Paine asked and Yuna looked up at her to find Paine's head titled slightly with a look of curiosity in her eyes. "What did I say?" she asked and Yuna looked away from her.
"Just…Some stuff. Nothing big." She said and waved her off. Paine's eyes narrowed slightly and she rolled the computer chair a bit closer to her. Yuna bit her lip again and turned her head away slightly. She began to play with the hem of her skirt. "I'm just really glad that you're talking to me again." She said and frowned slightly. "I didn't like not talking to you for the past couple of days." She said and watched as Paine frowned slightly before looking way as she ran her fingers though her hair.
"Yeah. I'm sorry about all that. I just…needed to do some thinking which turned out to be really hard when you were around." She said and looked to her again just in time to watch Yuna knit her eyebrows together in confusion. Paine sighed. "I'm going to be completely honest with you now Yuna. I'm really attracted to you. I always have been." She said and Yuna's eyes widened as she felt her face flush a bit. "That I could always push aside but lately it's been a bit more then that…I'm really starting to develop… feelings for you." She said and averted her eyes away from Yuna's once again as her eyebrows knitted together. "And I think-I thought I was getting mix signals from you especially with everything that went down in Rikku's room. But I don't know." She said with a shrug as she looked back to her for her response.
Yuna stared at her for a moment. Did Paine really just confess to having feeling for her? Was this real? She blinked a few times and opened her mouth to say something before she closed it. Paine arched an eyebrow at her clearly wanting to know what she thought. They only stared at each other as the moments dragged on. Paine suddenly licked her lips before she clenched her teeth.
"Well there's my answer." She sighed as she rose to her feet. "I was just imagining things." She chuckled coldly to herself.
"N-No! No Paine!" Yuna said quickly as she gripped Paine's wrist and stopped her from leaving the room. Paine turned back around to look down at her. "Don't go yet…I didn't mean to be all silent I'm just still taking it in.," she said as her grip on Paine's wrist tightened slightly and she shook her head a bit. "I'm still just so confused is all." She whispered as she stared up at her Paine stared back before she turned back around to face her more. "And then there still is Tidus." She whispered and looked to her lap.
Paine's eyes narrowed slightly as she frowned. "Why care about him when he doesn't care about you?" she asked as she put her hands on her hips. Yuna looked up at her quickly.
"Tidus does too care about me!" she said quickly. Paine scuffed and looked away. Yuna frowned at the scowl on her face. "Why would you say that?" she asked and Paine looked back at her. Her frown only appeared to increase as her ruby eyes ran up and down Yuna's frame as if wondering if she should continue to talk to her about it or demand that they just let it go. Her eyes settle back onto Yuna's once she made up her mind.
"Because it's true. Yuna the dumb-ass is cheating on you! It's so painfully obvious! You're just blinded to what you refuse to see!" She said and stepped closer. Yuna rose to her feet quickly.
"Just because your boyfriend cheated on you Paine doesn't mean Tidus is cheating on me! You just refuse to see that Tidus is a good man!" she yelled back at her. Paine chuckled bitterly. "Or you just want him to hurt me so that I can come running into your arms right?" She asked and crossed her arms. Paine looked to her quickly with a look of shock. "That's it isn't it? You want Tidus and me to break up so you can have me to yourself!" she said. Paine's silver eyebrows almost touched her hairline as she stared at Yuna with wide eyes. Yuna never saw that look on her face before but as fast as it came was as fast as it went.
Paine's face quickly retorted into one of anger. The shock in her eyes was washed away and replaced by rage as they narrowed. Her jaw clenched tightly as a frown ceased her lips. Her eyebrows knitted together tightly. "Oh is that what you think?" she asked and Yuna bit her lip. She felt fear rush though her at the look Paine was giving her. "I guess I'll just have to prove it then." She said and quickly gripped Yuna's arm. She pulled her out the room quickly and down the stairs.
"Where are you taking me?" Yuna asked as she allowed Paine to pull her out of her house. Paine didn't reply as she continued to pull her along. She probably couldn't get away if she wanted to anyways. Paine unlocked her car doors and opened the passenger's side of the car before shoving Yuna towards it. Yuna watched her cross the car and open her own door before looking up at her when she notice she wasn't in the car yet.
"Get in the car." She said lowly though clenched teeth. Yuna swallowed hard before she quickly got in the car. Paine fallowed quickly and sped off down the road. Yuna gripped her seatbelt tightly as she tried to calm her racing heart. Paine was driving like a mad man and didn't show any signs of slowly down. She was scared. Paine was speeding with the scariest look on her face.
Yuna looked out the window when she began to recognize the area. She frowned as they came to a jerking stop in front of Tidus's house. "He's not here. He's at practice." She said and looked over at Paine quickly who arched an eyebrow at her as she put the car in park and killed the engine.
"Oh your right! He is at practice." She said sarcastically before she rolled her eyes and looked back to Yuna with a frown. "I'm so sick and tired of that old excuse." She said and pointed ahead of them. Yuna followed her finger and frowned at seeing Tidus's car parked a bit farther up from them. She looked back to Paine slowly. "Looks like he's home to me." She said and reached over her to open the passenger door. "You should go check for yourself." She mumbled as she leaned back in her own seat with a frown. Yuna stared at her for a few moments before she turned to get out the open door. "I'll be here when you get out." She heard Paine sigh from behind her.
She took a deep breath as she closed the door and walked towards the front door of Tidus's house. She shook her hands out before she reached under the mat and pulled out a spare key Tidus had told her about a while again. There was no way he was cheating on her. Tidus was a good man. He was a good boyfriend. She stepped into the house and slowly walked up the stairs. Her shaking legs wouldn't make her move any faster.
She swallowed hard as she made her way down the long hallway. She stopped in front of his door and her heart dropped as her ears burned. Moans and grunts came from the door she now stood in front of. She felt tears well up in her eyes quickly as her hand shook on the doorknob. She bit her lip tightly before she quickly opened it.
Her breath hitched and she stiffened as Tidus quickly jumped off the chick he was currently banging with the force of a bull. "Yuna!" He said quickly as he tried to cover himself. She covered her mouth to try and stop the sob from coming up her throat. "It's not what it looks like! I can explain!" he said and quickly moved towards her only to trip on the sheets that he had wrapped around his waist. He hit the ground hard and Yuna quickly spun around on her heels and rushed down the hall. Her legs feeling like jelly. "Yuna!" Tidus called after her.
Paine's red eyes shot up towards the door of the house as it swung open and Yuna flew out of it. Paine got off her car she was leaning on and opened the passengers side door before walking towards the house quickly. She allowed Yuna to rush pass her and into the open car door before her eyes fell on Tidus who came out the house with barely anything coving him. Her eyes narrowed.
"Get out of my way!" he said as he stopped in front of her. Paine quickly raised her fist and slammed it into his nose. He fell backwards onto the pavement of his sidewalk as he held his bleeding nose. "Damn it!" He shouted as he rolled onto his side. His eyes burning with tears brought on by the stinking of his nose. Paine shook her fist out as she stared down at him with a frown.
She turned away and walked back towards her car. She jumped into the drivers seat and pulled off. She frowned as Yuna sniffling and small sobs filled her car. She glanced over to the girl. She was bent down over her lap with her face buried in her hands. "Yuna." She sighed and reached over to put a comforting hand on her back.
"Don't touch me!" Yuna yelled as she slapped her hand away. Paine clenched her teeth as she returned her hand to the wheel and her eyes to the road. "You know this is your fault!" she yelled though her tears as she sat up to glare at the driver with glossy eyes. Paine released a scuff as her eyes narrowed and she glanced over to Yuna.
"My fault! How is this my fault Yuna! I've been trying to tell you that he's been cheating on you! You're so dense sometimes! I had to make you see it for yourself!" she yelled and Yuna bit her lip tightly as she shook her head.
"But we were happy together…"she whispered.
"But he was cheating on you!" Paine shouted quickly. Her temper quickly rising. "I don't give a damn how happy you two appeared on the outside! It doesn't change the fact that when you wasn't around he was shoving his dick in some slu-" The slap to her face came without warning and Paine quickly looked to the road when her car swerved a bit at the impact. She clenched her teeth as her cheek began to turn red. She pulled her car over quickly and killed the engine before turning to Yuna. "Don't ever hit me when I'm driving." She gritted though her teeth. "You could have killed us both."
"I'll hit you when I want!" Yuan shouted though her tears as she slapped Paine again before shoving her roughly by the shoulders. Paine quickly gripped Yuna's flinging arms and still them tightly in her grip. "Let me go! Let me go! I was happy before you Paine! I actually knew who I was! I had a boy friend! A good boyfriend!" She yelled at her as she tried to pull her arms free but Paine's grip was too tight.
"Stop blaming your fucked up life on me Yuna and stop calling Tidus a good boyfriend because he wasn't and we both know that! Stop lying to yourself all the damn time!" she yelled as she yanked Yuna closer to her by her arms. "And do you actually think I purposely tried to make you confused about your sexually! That I wanted to you to have confused feelings for me! I never wanted any of this to happen Yuna and I sure as hell didn't want these feeling for you! A girl who doesn't even have enough confidence in herself to be without her cheating, man-whore quarterback boyfriend!" By the time Paine was done she was out of breath and her face was completely red. She released Yuna and moved back into her own seat with a heavy sigh.
Yuan lowered her head as fresh tears worked their way down her cheeks. She balled her fist up tightly on her lap. "You're a cold-hearted bitch…"She whispered with a shaky voice. Paine sighed though her nose as she raised her hips slightly and reached into her back pocket to pull out her cell phone. "And I hate you…"She whispered. Paine's eyes flickered to her at her words and her frown increased before she looked back to her phone and finished putting in the number.
"I know." She mumbled back as she put the phone to her ear. She restarted the car and pulled off the shoulder of the road to be back on the main road. "Rikku." She said into the phone and Yuan bit her lip hard enough to draw blood. "I have your cousin. I'm going to drop her off at your house.," she said before she glanced over to her. "She needs some comfort I can't give her." She said and Yuna bent forward again as her shoulders shook with sobs. She rested her head on her knees.
She heard Paine hang up and it was silent the rest of the way to Rikku's house. She slowly opened the door when they came to a stop in front of her house. Rikku rushed out the front door to meet them. "Yunie." Rikku said with a frown at seeing the state her cousin was in. She quickly looked to the car. She clenched her teeth and her eyes narrowed before she swung the door open and bent down to look inside it at Paine. "What did you do to her?" she demanded and Paine only snorted.
"Nothing." She said as she reached over and pushed Rikku out her car by her forehead. "She's standing right in front of you. Ask her yourself." She said before she reached a bit farther and gripped the handle of her door. She slammed it shut and Rikku stepped back as she sped off down the street. She frowned before she turned back to Yuna. She wrapped her arm around her and ushered her into the house.
"Yuna. What happened?" she asked once she got her upstairs and under the blankets on her bed. She sat by the side of the bed on her knees as she rubbed Yuna's arm who sobs finally died down into small sniffles. She looked up at Rikku with blood shot two-toned eyes. They quickly glossed over again as fresh tears entered her eyes.
"Tidus cheated on me." She whispered. Rikku frowned.
"Aww. I'm sorry sweetheart." She said and quickly climbed in bed with her. She wrapped her arms around her as Yuna's shoulders shook once more. "He wasn't worth it anyways. That ass-hole! You can do better then him." She said and stroked her hair as she rested her head on the pillow. Yuna nodded her head slowly.
"I-I told Paine it was her fault and that I hated her." she cried and closed her eyes tightly. Rikku frowned once again.
"Don't worry about that. She knows you didn't mean it. You're just hurt right now. She'll come around. I promise." She said and Yuna shook her head slightly.
"I don't think so." She whispered into the pillow and Rikku's eyebrows knitted together. "She said she never wanted to have feelings for me. A girl who has no confidence in herself." She whispered before she closed her eyes tightly. Rikku shot up with a frown.
"She said that?" she asked and Yuna nodded her head.
"But she's right." She cried. "She tired to tell me over and over again and Tidus was cheating on me. That he was no good for me but I wouldn't believe her." she cried and shook her head. "I should have just believed her instead of thinking it was just because she hated men." she whispered. Rikku laid back down next to her with a frown.
"She still had no right to say that." She mumbled and Yuna sniffled and whipped her face. Rikku looked over to her. "Don't worry Yuna. We'll get though this together. I promise.' She said and offered her a small smile. "Because no matter what you'll always have me!" she said with a wink. Yuna nodded her head before she turned more into her pillow.
"Thank you Rikku." She whispered.