Chapter 12
R: "Oh poopie." "Fro sa?" {Why me?}
The blonde theif turned towards Gippal clutching his shoulder and bending over, I want to go help Yunie, not stay with the injured, I'm not Leblanc who waits at the exit.
She heard a thud and realized Gippal had hit the floor.
"Gippal!" She ran over to him and rolled him over.
G: "I . . . could use . . . a nap." He closed his eye; if he hadn't been injured Rikku would've thought he did just fall asleep. She pulled out an X-potion and gave it to him.
He didn't move.
She stared at him, his spiky blonde hair, patch just over his eye, and nice face. He lay unconscious in front of her and worry again crept over her.
She placed a hand on his forehead, only slightly warm, his warmth, -she felt her own face growing warm-, she slid her hand from his forehead and softly ran it over the side of his face,
What if he never wakes up? An x-potion should've been enough to help him.
She moved her hand from the side of his face and very gently traced her finger over his lips, several times we came close, but never . . She pulled her hand away, realizing how embarrassing it would be if he woke up then. Her hand was near him, but still he didn't move.
She whispered, "Gippal, please wake up."
She watched him breath, but still he didn't move. She gently placed her body onto him, and put her arms around him, "Please?" her body moved on top of his, with his every breath, while she lay on top of him waiting for any signs of movement.
After a few minutes she felt a change in his steady breath and his arms reached around her back.
He's awake, and I'm - on top of him.
Gippal whispered: "I could get use to this."
She felt his fingers crawl along her nearly bare back, slightly tickling her,
"Gippal!" She looked up into his one good eye, a smile formed across his face as he looked straight into her green al bhed eyes, who's body was comfortably on top of him, his hands placed around her back.
Rikku gasped, "Well, I can see your just fine now." Her anger level quickly rising.
What if he had been awake the whole time - and knowing Gippal, he probably was. Her face beamed a red blush, angry and embarrassed for letting Gippal do this to her.
G: "There's no need to be embarrassed," he smiled, "I was enjoying it too."
R: "Oui sayhea, E's yhkno hud aspynnyccat." {You meanie, I'm angry not embarrassed.} Which was half true. She pulled up to get away from him, but his hands clasped together over her back and held her there.
Now she was really pissed, and confused. What is he doing?
Her hands pressed flatly against the floor on both sides of him and her body was just high enough to barely be off of him. But still within his grasp. She stared down at him, He gave her a gentle smile.
She was still confused by his hands that were holding her in place, she raised her body again, and again he tightened his grip.
"Mad ku." {Let go.} She whispered to him. He released his hands, she pulled her body up and he quickly placed one hand at the top of her back and the other at her lower, pulled her into him and rolled over, quickly placing her on the floor underneath him.
He placed his hands on the floor at her sides and looked down at her.
R: Oh my, Gippal's on top of me, How did I let this happen? She felt her breath quicken. I'm nervous? She whispered to him, "I said let go."
He smiled at her, "But I don't have a hold of you."
She felt as if he were towering over her, totally invading her space, and somehow, he was making her nervous. "I thought you were hurt."
G: "Whatever you gave me cleared me right up." He smiled down at Rikku.
R: Yep, he had been faking. "Hu vyen." {No fair.}
He chuckled and raised a hand over her face and let it rest on her forehead.
Rikku swallowed, he had been awake, her pulse quickened, his warm hand on her blushing face, She seriously wanted to squirm away from him, but he had placed her where it just wouldn't be that easy.
His hand moved down the side of her face, Her face completely red, and he smiled watching her carefully.
Oh no, she gulped again, knowing what she had done next, She gazed wide eyed at him. I should be angry with him, but I'm just too nervous right now.
He gave her a knowing smile and she closed her eyes to avoid him. His hand didn't move - his warm hand was resting on the side of her face, he's not going to move until I look at him.
She opened one green al bhed eye, looking up, his face still holding that knowing smile, and he slightly tilted his head, She opened her other eye,
"That's my girl." Her heart skipped, He moved his hand towards her mouth and traced a finger around her lips, Making sure her eyes stayed on him the entire time, a chill ran up her, I should be angry now, but I'm...
"Remember what happened next," he smiled.
Oh no, please don't lay on me.
He took his hand and with his fingertips gently ran down the side of Rikku's nearly bare tummy. She giggled as he hit her tickle spot.
"Hey" She smiled up at Gippal, he smiled back at her, and he really looked at her, he reached his face towards her and his lips met hers, he kissed her.
Rikku's eyes went wide, she stared at him, Gippal just kissed me, and, and, he's still on top of me.
Gippal gave her another knowing smile, and let himself collapse onto her.
As if she wasn't surprised enough and now Gippal's weight was on her.
"Well, if you're finished mocking me, Could you get off now." She reached up to his shoulders in an attempt to push him off; she felt his weight grow heavier when she pushed. "Pimmo." {Bully.}
"I was rather enjoying our moment, but if you want me off, that's fine," his arm slide under her back and she was rolled over on top of him again.
"Gippal!"
G: "You might as well get comfy, I'm not letting go."
R: "I can get away if I want to."
He looked at her with that knowing smile again, "But you want to be on top of me."
Her eyes went wide, face flushed and she reached her body up to pull away, he immediately reached around her and pulled her onto him. "I'm not letting go."
She looked at him and thought about it for a few moments, "Veha." {Fine.} She lay her head down on him and relaxed. Her tiny body moving as he breathed. She closed her eyes and listened to his heart beat.
She stayed there for a few minutes, then raised her head to look at him.
"Gippal?" she gave him her best puppy dog green eyes look, "Can I get up now, Please," she smiled.
He chuckled and removed his hands from her back, She got up, slowly, half expecting him to pull her back down, when he didn't she started bouncing around the room.
After a few minutes of bouncing she turned to Gippal who was still laying on the floor one hand behind his head and watching her every move.
"Gippal, Do you think everyone is ok? Maybe we should go check, I don't like just sitting here waiting."
"I can tell." He smiled at her, "Alright, help me up."
She reached a hand out to him and he pulled her down, she was caught off guard and fell into him, he smiled.
R: "Oui sayhea." {You meanie.}
Gippal placed a hand under Rikku's chin and looked into her: "Rikku, be careful out there."
Rikku felt herself move, but wasn't sure that even she knew what she was doing, her lips met his, she kissed him.
She looked at him, as if studying his reaction,
G: "Ouin jano bnaddo."{Your very pretty.} "We should be joining our friends now."
R: "What about your leg - is it ok?"
G: "Enough to walk, I'll be fine," he took her hand, "Shall we?"
R: "Gippal?"
G "Yes Rikku?"
R: "Does this make us, um, you know . . ."
G: "You want to be my girlfriend?"
R: "Well, I just wanted to ask, I mean , you don't have one, do you?"
"No." He led her towards the hole.
R: "Oh poopie." "Fro sa?" {Why me?}
The blonde theif turned towards Gippal clutching his shoulder and bending over, I want to go help Yunie, not stay with the injured, I'm not Leblanc who waits at the exit.
She heard a thud and realized Gippal had hit the floor.
"Gippal!" She ran over to him and rolled him over.
G: "I . . . could use . . . a nap." He closed his eye; if he hadn't been injured Rikku would've thought he did just fall asleep. She pulled out an X-potion and gave it to him.
He didn't move.
She stared at him, his spiky blonde hair, patch just over his eye, and nice face. He lay unconscious in front of her and worry again crept over her.
She placed a hand on his forehead, only slightly warm, his warmth, -she felt her own face growing warm-, she slid her hand from his forehead and softly ran it over the side of his face,
What if he never wakes up? An x-potion should've been enough to help him.
She moved her hand from the side of his face and very gently traced her finger over his lips, several times we came close, but never . . She pulled her hand away, realizing how embarrassing it would be if he woke up then. Her hand was near him, but still he didn't move.
She whispered, "Gippal, please wake up."
She watched him breath, but still he didn't move. She gently placed her body onto him, and put her arms around him, "Please?" her body moved on top of his, with his every breath, while she lay on top of him waiting for any signs of movement.
After a few minutes she felt a change in his steady breath and his arms reached around her back.
He's awake, and I'm - on top of him.
Gippal whispered: "I could get use to this."
She felt his fingers crawl along her nearly bare back, slightly tickling her,
"Gippal!" She looked up into his one good eye, a smile formed across his face as he looked straight into her green al bhed eyes, who's body was comfortably on top of him, his hands placed around her back.
Rikku gasped, "Well, I can see your just fine now." Her anger level quickly rising.
What if he had been awake the whole time - and knowing Gippal, he probably was. Her face beamed a red blush, angry and embarrassed for letting Gippal do this to her.
G: "There's no need to be embarrassed," he smiled, "I was enjoying it too."
R: "Oui sayhea, E's yhkno hud aspynnyccat." {You meanie, I'm angry not embarrassed.} Which was half true. She pulled up to get away from him, but his hands clasped together over her back and held her there.
Now she was really pissed, and confused. What is he doing?
Her hands pressed flatly against the floor on both sides of him and her body was just high enough to barely be off of him. But still within his grasp. She stared down at him, He gave her a gentle smile.
She was still confused by his hands that were holding her in place, she raised her body again, and again he tightened his grip.
"Mad ku." {Let go.} She whispered to him. He released his hands, she pulled her body up and he quickly placed one hand at the top of her back and the other at her lower, pulled her into him and rolled over, quickly placing her on the floor underneath him.
He placed his hands on the floor at her sides and looked down at her.
R: Oh my, Gippal's on top of me, How did I let this happen? She felt her breath quicken. I'm nervous? She whispered to him, "I said let go."
He smiled at her, "But I don't have a hold of you."
She felt as if he were towering over her, totally invading her space, and somehow, he was making her nervous. "I thought you were hurt."
G: "Whatever you gave me cleared me right up." He smiled down at Rikku.
R: Yep, he had been faking. "Hu vyen." {No fair.}
He chuckled and raised a hand over her face and let it rest on her forehead.
Rikku swallowed, he had been awake, her pulse quickened, his warm hand on her blushing face, She seriously wanted to squirm away from him, but he had placed her where it just wouldn't be that easy.
His hand moved down the side of her face, Her face completely red, and he smiled watching her carefully.
Oh no, she gulped again, knowing what she had done next, She gazed wide eyed at him. I should be angry with him, but I'm just too nervous right now.
He gave her a knowing smile and she closed her eyes to avoid him. His hand didn't move - his warm hand was resting on the side of her face, he's not going to move until I look at him.
She opened one green al bhed eye, looking up, his face still holding that knowing smile, and he slightly tilted his head, She opened her other eye,
"That's my girl." Her heart skipped, He moved his hand towards her mouth and traced a finger around her lips, Making sure her eyes stayed on him the entire time, a chill ran up her, I should be angry now, but I'm...
"Remember what happened next," he smiled.
Oh no, please don't lay on me.
He took his hand and with his fingertips gently ran down the side of Rikku's nearly bare tummy. She giggled as he hit her tickle spot.
"Hey" She smiled up at Gippal, he smiled back at her, and he really looked at her, he reached his face towards her and his lips met hers, he kissed her.
Rikku's eyes went wide, she stared at him, Gippal just kissed me, and, and, he's still on top of me.
Gippal gave her another knowing smile, and let himself collapse onto her.
As if she wasn't surprised enough and now Gippal's weight was on her.
"Well, if you're finished mocking me, Could you get off now." She reached up to his shoulders in an attempt to push him off; she felt his weight grow heavier when she pushed. "Pimmo." {Bully.}
"I was rather enjoying our moment, but if you want me off, that's fine," his arm slide under her back and she was rolled over on top of him again.
"Gippal!"
G: "You might as well get comfy, I'm not letting go."
R: "I can get away if I want to."
He looked at her with that knowing smile again, "But you want to be on top of me."
Her eyes went wide, face flushed and she reached her body up to pull away, he immediately reached around her and pulled her onto him. "I'm not letting go."
She looked at him and thought about it for a few moments, "Veha." {Fine.} She lay her head down on him and relaxed. Her tiny body moving as he breathed. She closed her eyes and listened to his heart beat.
She stayed there for a few minutes, then raised her head to look at him.
"Gippal?" she gave him her best puppy dog green eyes look, "Can I get up now, Please," she smiled.
He chuckled and removed his hands from her back, She got up, slowly, half expecting him to pull her back down, when he didn't she started bouncing around the room.
After a few minutes of bouncing she turned to Gippal who was still laying on the floor one hand behind his head and watching her every move.
"Gippal, Do you think everyone is ok? Maybe we should go check, I don't like just sitting here waiting."
"I can tell." He smiled at her, "Alright, help me up."
She reached a hand out to him and he pulled her down, she was caught off guard and fell into him, he smiled.
R: "Oui sayhea." {You meanie.}
Gippal placed a hand under Rikku's chin and looked into her: "Rikku, be careful out there."
Rikku felt herself move, but wasn't sure that even she knew what she was doing, her lips met his, she kissed him.
She looked at him, as if studying his reaction,
G: "Ouin jano bnaddo."{Your very pretty.} "We should be joining our friends now."
R: "What about your leg - is it ok?"
G: "Enough to walk, I'll be fine," he took her hand, "Shall we?"
R: "Gippal?"
G "Yes Rikku?"
R: "Does this make us, um, you know . . ."
G: "You want to be my girlfriend?"
R: "Well, I just wanted to ask, I mean , you don't have one, do you?"
"No." He led her towards the hole.