Title: Mixing Love with War

Author: Rageful Fairy

Rating:R

Warnings: Violence, bloody scenes, death, m/m romance, sexual m/m events. Most of that for later.

Summary: How can an outrage between New Yevon and the Machine Faction be settled without a sentimental relationship being destroyed along the way? [Gippal x Baralai]

Author's Notes: Part three. Gippal's side. OH JOY! This is short since Gippal doesn't know much yet!

[ [ [ MIXING LOVE WITH WAR ] ] ]

[ [ [ PART THREE OF MANY ] ] ]

[ [ [ GIPPAL'S SIDE ] ] ]

I stared at the back of his head, wondering what exactly is going through his mind.

I hope he's not as confused as I am, because as far as I'm considered, I didn't do anything. So he gets to tell me what exactly is going on. The machines are not a bunch of tinker toys. I told Baralai specifically to make sure nobody messes with their controls unless they have consent of the Faction. So, the only thing I know is some of Baralai's people didn't follow the rules...

I told them that I wasn't goin' to get into anything if they screw up. Well, what do you know, they're brining me into things. How great. I know it isn't Baralai's fault, but it certainly is his problem, with him being the Praetor.

He told me he understood why I refused to lend a hand to help the ignorance of the Bevelle Temple Excavation Team. He knows I'm there for him, but I'm not there for New Yevon.

He told me he understood that, too. After all original Yevon has done to the Al Bhed, he understood. He is a little too understanding.

All his understanding makes me feel guilty. I love him and you know, I should help him through rough times but this is way beyond my comfort zone to even be comforting somebody else. He's basically saying that he doesn't care if I don't, but yet it makes me feel guilty because I know I'm supposed to.

But you all must be crazy if you think I'm blowing Djose to pieces to lend New Yevon a victory. But I told him that I would for him. Never for New Yevon.

And he told me he understood that, too.

But now, I'm probably the most un-understanding person since I do not understand why I am forced into a situation like this because of someone else's dumb-ass self.

So, maybe he'll tell me this if I ask nicely?

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That's Gippal's side. See, he doesn't know much since he didn't do jack-squat to New Yevon but they're on the verge of war anyway. I think New Yevon needs to take lessons from ye ol' Elder Kimahri. "Ronso deal with Ronso problems." ... "New Yevon deal with New Yevon problems."