Gullwing Diary: Chapter Four
Seven Roses

This chapter is dedicated to: Mini Sorceress, for her work on 'The Random Sandwich Eating Show', quite possibly the funniest Final Fantasy X story ever! *hands an Academy Award dud* _;
Author's Note: This chapter will contain some very mild shonen-ai between Raenef and Eclipse (well, duh). When I say very mild, I mean VERY. MILD. Okay. Good.

It was Valentine's Day the night after Raenef had nightmares about Battle Royale. Everyone had been up all night trying to think about how to show their feelings for their loved ones. Well, except the Gullwings. Yuna was in love with a dream, Rikku liked Gippal, and only the Fayth knew who Paine loved, but we're not sure they wanted to know either.
Chris was pacing outside Erutis' door with a bunch of roses in his hand, blushing slightly. He had been waiting for a good twenty minutes, and it was almost noon. "Gosh, maybe she's a late sleeper," he said to himself, but his heart sank as he said it. He had probably missed his chance, and that annoying Demon Lord Krayon had probably gotten to her first! Curse his name. The sun played with Chris' hair and made it gleam brightly. "Where are you, Erutis?" he groaned. Finally, he placed the roses at her door and walked away dejectedly, tears blurring his vision.

Erutis was pacing outside Chris' door with a bunch of roses in her hand, blushing slightly. Sound familiar? It should. Erutis had been waiting for fifteen minutes now. Noontime threatened her. "I bet Paine got to him first," she swore. That female warrior had been attracting stares from Eclipse and Chris alike. Then again, with the clothes she wore, it was sort of hard not to stare at her. Erutis' green cloak swirled back and forth behind her with every turn. Finally after five more minutes, she angrily threw the flowers down and ran away in tears. "I HATE Valentine's Day!" she wailed.

High Summoner Yuna awoke to someone asking, "Where are you, Erutis?" She peeked her head out the door with half-closed eyes and saw the young cleric named Chris walking away tearfully. She rushed out in a white nightgown to comfort him.
"Oh, why are you crying?" she asked. He glanced at her sideways and sighed, slumping against a wall. His blue eyes had faded and were now dull and sad.
He explained, "I like Erutis. The redhead. But there's another Demon Lord named Krayon and he likes her too. Erutis wasn't answering her door, and I just know that Krayon got to her first!" He put his head in his hands and cried.
Yuna kneeled down and patted him on the head. "Don't cry! Your best bet is to just tell her how you feel anyways, even if she doesn't feel the same," she said.
"I guess so," Chris replied softly. "Yeah! I'll go find her and tell her my feelings!"

Erutis sat at the foot of a marble column, sobbing. Her face was almost as red as her hair. "I can't believe this is happening," she cried. After a particularly loud sniffle, Rikku the Al Bhed peeked her blonde haired head around a corner.
"Hey, what's wrong? Can I help?" she asked, kneeling next to Erutis.
Well, the same things happened (substitute Krayon for Paine) and Erutis agreed to go find Chris and tell him her true feelings for him. But, it wasn't to be that simple. If love didn't hurt, then how could you call it a crush, right? Right.

A familiar, lithe Demon Lord with an absurd name appeared merrily in the castle of Raenef. He had actually used a spell to turn the stars under his eyes into hearts, and now he was on a mission. He was going to find the beautiful redheaded swordswoman who he had loved since he laid eyes on her.

"You're cute, you know. You've got spunk. I like that," Krayon said, a hand on his chin, studying the loudmouthed, frustrated, and ultimatley cute young woman before him. The shock of those words caused her and her companions, a half-baked Demon Lord and a 'Supreme Cleric Supergenius', to drop their jaws in astomishment.
Turning a shade of pink, the young woman had stammered, "Er...what?"
"I said that I like you," Krayon said again, smiling brightly. He hadn't liked any female mortals before, and he was determined to win this girl over. But he could almost see the green tinge of jealousy in the young cleric's face. He knew that he couldn't possibly compete with a Demon Lord, oh no. Besides, the cleric was arrogant, nosy, and obnoxious. Yes, Krayon was sure to win her heart.

After Krayon had his little flashback, he went on thinking about what he would say to his princess if he happened to find her, alone. And, as luck would have it, he smacked right into her as she was rushing to find Chris.
"Hey! Watch where you're going, would you?" Erutis snapped, getting up and dusting herself off. When she looked up with her hands clenched into fists, her eyes widened and she stepped back a little. "Umm...hello...Krayon," she said apologetically, turning a deep shade of crimson.
How horrible it must be to blush, Krayon thought, it looks so uncomfortable. Why, if I turned red every time I looked at Erutis, I'd be pink as a pistol. Gah! What a horrible simile!
"Hello, Erutis," he greeted cheerfully, flashing a dazzling smile. She shifted her weight uncomfortably.
"What's wrong?" Krayon asked, looking her over. She seemed concerned. And she looked as if she had been crying recently. Well, my my my, didn't this just get more interesting?
Erutis looked away and explained, "Well...I'm in love with a cleric. But I think another Sword Master got to him first, and I misssed my chance. I'm trying to look for him to tell him my feelings." She could have sworn that she heard glass breaking.
It was Krayon's heart.
"Oh...I'm sorry," he said softly. He materialized a single red rose in his pale hand and held it out to her. "Here. I was going to ask if you'd be...um...my 'girlfriend', to use the human expression. But you love Chris, and that's okay." Krayon couldn't have lied more. It was NOT OKAY!! The dazzling swordswoman would now belong to...that dumb CLERIC?! The fact that he was a High Cleric of Rased was even more infuriating. But then he thought aloud, "Well, maybe I can help you."
Eritis looked up immediatley, taking the rose. "Really?!" she asked, smiling broadly. It was flattering that Krayon wanted her to be his girlfriend, but she didn't feel the same. And she wasn't sure if she could ever love a Demon Lord. Having Raenef call her 'sis' was the extent of her love for Demon Lords; she loved him like a big sister would her infant brother.
"Sure! Just you wait," Krayon said, more bubbly than ever. He might not get Erutis, but he'd make her happy. He rushed off to find that idiot cleric as Erutis was left with a red rose in her hand.

Eclipse was on the warpath. Eclipse was on the warpath! Raenef didn't know WHY Eclipse was on the warpath, but he guessed that it had to do with him skipping his lesson on Demonic Etiquette. Again.
This time, Raenef had a very good reason for skipping it. Well, he thought it was a very good reason, at least. He had been weaving an illusionary rose for Eclipse with a spell, and after a few seconds of when he gave it to him, it would burst in a mini-fireworks show. His gaiety was evident as Eclipse came storming into the room with a fireball in his hand.
Raenef looked at Eclipse, smiled shyly, and approached him with his masterpiece. He held out the rose to the tall, raven-haired demon, whos expression softened immediatley. He took it gently and turned the rose over and over as Raenef tried to supress his giggles. Suddenly Eclipse's eyes grew wide and he started, "Hey-"
The rose shouted, "Surprise!" and exploded into fireworks. Raenef erupted into peels of laughter at Eclipse's startled expression. He had never seen Eclipse like that, and it amused him greatly.
"I see you've been studying," Eclipse commented, a smile dancing across his pale face. Raenef nodded, but then his expression turned slightly serious.
"Umm...ai shiteru, Eclipse," he said softly, shifting nervously from foot to foot. Eclipse was stunned, looking as if he had just been shot by Cupid's arrow. And he was, in a sense. So he threw his arms around the young Demon Lord and planted a kiss full on his lips. Raenef's movements screeched to a halt and he turned as red as the exploding rose.

Author's Note: To be continued! Haha...I need to tease you all! Review! Flames will be used to melt Barbie dolls!
Erutis: *walks in with Chris* HEY! Where's our fondu kit?
Me: We didn't get any flames! *leads Erutis on a maniac dance around the room*
Chris: ¬¬' We didn't get any REVIEWS, dummy.