Ahh! I'm sorry. My internet has NOT been working and I'm so upset. I'm really sorry I haven't updated in so long -_-

So on with the story. Thank you my reviewers for reviewing and waiting ^_^;;

Chapt 7: Love is not free, but death is.

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Rikku walked calmly away from Paine. She was so aggravated. What does Paine see in Yuna that she doesn't see in her? Confused and questioning herself, she went to a quiet place where no one was there.

"I've got more looks than Yuna. I'm more amusing than Yuna. Do I intimidate her? WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME??!!"

Jealousy was driving Rikku mad. She started throwing everything. Breaking windows, crushing wooden chairs, ripping drapes, and ripping pictures of the three of them. Screaming and tearing so much, her head almost exploded. She heard footsteps and started to calm down. "Rikku Rikku" she would hear. It was Yuna. Hoping it was Paine, saying her name, but it was Yuna, the one person she despises now. She wiped her tears just seconds before Yuna came in.

"Rikku. There you are. I've been looking for you, have you see-"

"Paine? She's still in bed."

"Is something wrong?"

"No. Everything is just peachy, Yuna. That's why I'm sitting here."

"Why-Why is the room so messy? Rikku, have you been crying?"

"Yes Yuna! Yes I have! Are you happy?! Everything I've wanted has been taken away from me. And it's you who has blocked out my sun! I can't see the sun shine anymore in my life. You have everything because everyone thinks you're "so special". And everyone thinks of me as Yuna's cousin or sidekick or whatever! And Paine. I don't know what she sees in her. You don't even love her! I do Yuna! I do! But I can't have her because she loves you so much!"

Rikku ran out. Yuna was, deeply emotional now. Hearing her cousin say what she had said, made her cry. "1000 words..." she said while crying.

"Yuna! Get up here fast. Rikku...she's, she's gone crazy!"

Paine, Buddy, Yuna, everyone was on top of the Celsius. Rikku, with a gun next to her head, was ready to kill herself. Ready to jump off. Ready to end her pain.

"Rikku! Get down from there! Don't do this!"

"Like I said Yunni. You've taken everything from me. Now, I have nothing. Not even a life. I just wanted you Paine. Heh, I couldn't even have that. There's nothing for me anymore."

*gun clicks*

"Stop Rikku! This isn't right! Me and Yuna can't go on without you!"

"That's a lie! You don't need me, Paine! The only person you need is Yuna! Yuna is all you want! Isn't it?"

"....Rikku...I-I-I love you."

Yuna gave Paine a sharp look when she said those words. She quickly turned away from Rikku and landed her eyes straight on Paine. Love her? Love her??! Rage started to rise in her. She knew something was going on with those two. She felt her knees getting weak. From that moment, she wished she was Rikku, about to shoot herself.

"You-You do?"

"I'm sorry Yuna...You both are great. But after you told me that you didn't want me anymore, I fell in love with Rikku."

Tears fell from all three of them. Paine, because she had mixed feelings and was very sorry for hurting Yuna. Yuna, because she was hurt from what Paine had said. And Rikku, because she was so happy, but hurt at the same time. "Fiends approaching!!", Buddy screamed. Fiends came from every direction of where Rikku was. She was trapped, no where to go. She got through, but one by one, the fiends shot her to death. A single tear and slight smile, she fell to the ground. Paine saw her, she was angry. She screamed and went to destroy every one of those things that killed Rikku. She was slaughtering every last one, until she ran out of breath. The fiends were dead. And so was Rikku. Paine grabbed her in her arms. Her hands all bloody, she knew Rikku wouldn't come alive. Everyone gathered around Paine and Rikku, even Yuna.

A funeral was performed the next day.

"Here lies Rikku, our sphere hunter. From all the pain and suffering she has experienced, let her death, set her free."

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