We Think Alike
Chapter 3: Cousin to Cousin
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters! They belong to Square Enix.
Rikku felt tears roll down her cheeks. She reached up to wipe them away. She brought her hand down, and when she saw the tears, she only cried harder. Why was she acting like this? Was she really crying over Gippal? Rikku shook her head, flinging tears everywhere. A few people walking to the temple looked at her sympathetically. She ignored them.
"I can't be crying. I can't. This is Gippal we're talking about, The guy who pulled my hair when we were little kids. How can I like him? It just doesn't make since..." Rikku pulled out her tan handkerchief and wiped her face. After making sure her face looked okay, she jumped up from the spot she had been sitting at on the bridge. Rikku mumbled a few choice words as she rubbed her butt, which was sore from sitting on the stone.
"Rikku! Rikku, what are you doing?" Yuna yelled, running up to her. Rikku just shrugged and walked back towards the temple. Yuna protested. "I saw what happened in there Rikku... I'm sorry. This wouldn't have happened if Paine and I hadn't been interrogating you. You'd still be unaware of your feelings, but you wouldn't be going through this. I'll repeat it: You'd be unaware of you feelings." Rikku nodded.
"Yes Yuna, thanks a lot! Now I like someone that I can't have! I'll just take a wild guess here and say Gippal and Nhadala are dating, do you agree!?" Rikku blurted out sarcastically. Yuna physically deflated by Rikku's insult, turned around and let out a sob. Rikku looked at her feet guiltily and grabbed her cousin's shoulder. "I'm sorry Yunie. It's just, you and Tidus are getting married, Paine and Baralai are engaged, where does that leave me? Alone, that's where. And now I finally admit I like my childhood bully, and I can't have him. I just feel left out..." Yuna turned around quickly, her cheeks red from crying.
"Rikku! No! You're shouldn't feel left out! The last thing I want to do is make you feel left out! Come here." Yuna pulled Rikku into a hug, still crying. Rikku giggled and shook her head. Yuna stepped back. "What's so funny?" Rikku just shook her head. Yuna tilted her head to one side and pointed behind her. Yuna turned around slowly and smiled. Tidus was standing behind her, a baffled expression on his face. "Hey Tidus!"
"Um, hi? What's going on?" Yuna thought a moment and turned towards Rikku. Rikku shook her head. No way would Tidus find out. He had been known not to keep secrets. "Yuna?"
"Um, girl things, that's all." Yuna laughed as Tidus's face turned bright red and he started stuttering out apologies. Rikku slapped her hand to her forehead and let out snort. "Rikku! I didn't know you snorted..." This only caused her to laugh harder. Eventually, she was on the ground, having a laughing fit. No one seemed to notice someone approaching.
"What's wrong with her? She having an asthma attack or something?" Rikku immediately stopped laughing and looked up at Gippal, a horrified expression on her face.
AN: Sorry I post just short chapters, but I find that if I run out of ideas and try and force ideas, it sounds really bad.