Author's Notes: Little short one! Enjoy! :) x

"You could at least pretend you are standing watch." Basch reprimanded. He was leaning against the cliff face watching Penelo as she did handstands, a full moon turning everything a faint shade of silver.

"I'm bored though. We haven't seen any fiends for days." She commented as she stood upright again, brushing dirt from her hands. Several days journey had brought them to the Mosphoran Highwastes; they had set up camp that night in a small gorge at the base of a cliff, a metre wide gouge in the rock the only entrance. Basch and Penelo were currently situated at the entrance to the gorge standing watch. Balthier had questioned why they needed to situate themselves so far from the rest of the group as they had walked away; night vision, Basch had countered, staying near the light of the fire destroyed his night vision, making it harder to see any fiends that may approach.

"That does not mean there are none. It would not harm you to show a little more caution."

"I am being cautious." She leant backwards as she spoke, hands flat on the floor and her back arching gracefully as she kicked her legs upwards. "I can do handstands and be cautious at the same time." She smiled playfully at him in the moonlight. He rolled his eyes and looked away from her, but not before she caught the half smile that flickered across his face.

"You agree with me, don't you?" She teased as she righted herself, walking across to him and poking him in the chest. Basch swatted her finger away, folding his arms across his chest,

"Oh stop being such a solider! There's nothing here! When was the last time we saw a fiend?!"

"Does it not concern you that we have not seen a fiend for days?" He asked.

"Not really. If they want to stay away then that suits me just fine!"

"There may be something keeping them away..." He started

"You know what does bother me?" She asked, giving no indication that she had heard him, "That you haven't kissed me for two days now!"

"Is this really the time or place?" He asked half heartedly, looking over his shoulder at the dark gorge. "What if one of the others were to wake early for their watch..."

"Oh yes, because Vaan and Balthier are known for being early for anything." She laughed as she did another handstand. "You could just say if you don't want to kiss me you know."

"You know that is not the case," He muttered, looking over his shoulder again. "I do not trust Balthier. I am sure he knows that we are..." He trailed off as she looked intently at him.

"We're what?"

"That there is something between us." He finished lamely.

"If he knew, don't you think he'd have said something by now?"

"Not if it benefitted him somehow." Basch frowned. Penelo shrugged, taking a step closer to him.

"How exactly would it benefit him?" She asked. He looked down at her, watched as she bit her lower lip, wondering why he was stalling when all he wanted to do was kiss her.

"I do not know; I just know I do not trust the man."

"Basch?"

"Yes?"

"Shut up and kiss me."

He laughed as he readily obliged, her arms around his neck, eyes closing as she pulled him down into a passionate kiss.