A/N: I've been suffering, once more, from writer's block. Sorry about that.
To Daniel: Wait... how'd you get that? Did I say she was? sweatdrop Well not yet anyways.
To Dr. P: w00t! You signed in! Hehe, yeah I know this chappy was boring, sry. And I'm not that great of a writer, I will keep saying it :p
To Emrelle Elendal: Yesh! HAPPY YUNIE!
To Songstresslenne: thanx
To Aj-sama: And it's about time!!
to darkdragon: thanx
Chapter Twenty-One
Breakfast Break
Nealan Rathhuasak, or just Neal, sat at a table in Luca's newest cafè, Tobli's Corner. It was a nice little shop on the edge of the ever-growing town. It was owned by Tobli himself, the little red, beaked man who was often in some sort of mischief. Working for him was... odd. There was always entertainment of some sort and food. But for a working morning, it sure was quiet.
"FOOD!"
Neal jumped at the shriek of two familiar voices. Rikku and Brother. "Yeah, so much for the tranquility," he muttered, walking behind the counter. He watched as Brother and Rikku sprinted into the room, dragging a group of people along with them. The Al Bhed siblings ran to the counter, ordering food. Behind them was a group consisting of the Machine Faction leader Gippal, the High Summoner Yuna, her friend Paine, and two other people he didn't reconize.
He looked at Rikku, sighing to himself. Neal would never get over the fact that he had let her slip through his fingers, and into Gippal's. He envied Gippal. His green eyes widened, though, when he noticed something. Rikku had a tummy! It wasn't possible that she'd ever be overweight. The girl could eat and eat and never gain a pound. She had to be pregnant. With Gippal's child.
"Hey Neal!" waved Gippal from behind his wife, who was preoccupied ordering her food.
Neal smiled and waved back. Gippal had been his closest friend for a long time. They argued and fought a lot, but they had always been close. His eyes wandered to Yuna, who was talking to a girl dressed in pink. The ring on her finger told everyone that the lovely heroine of Spira was finally settling down. The girl in pink began to poke at his curiousity though. There was something... different about her. He couldn't quite decide what it was though.
After a while, everyone had ordered their food and sat in a large booth, inviting Neal to sit with them. "So, you're Neal?" Yuna asked.
Neal nodded. "Nealan Rathuuasak. It's an honor to meet you, Lady Yuna."
Yuna waved a hand in front of her, the other hand putting food in her mouth. "No need for formalities or titles," she said, some food still in her mouth.
"I'm sure everyone in Spira will be joyous when they hear about the ring on your finger," he said, tugging on a persistant strand of blonde hair that wanted to be in his eyes. Neal kept glancing over at the pink girl, sitting beside her.
Yuna shrugged. "It's not the first time," she said. Unfortunetly. "Oh, this is my friend Aeris," she introduced.
Aeris smiled, "It's a pleasure," she said politely, meeting his gaze.
Neal nodded slowly, still keeping his eyes locked with hers. What was so strange about her? Another couple walked in the door, "We'll I better get to work," he said, waving as he walked behind the counter.
Rikku exhaled loudly once he was out of earshot. "I thought he'd never leave," she said quietly.
"What's wrong with him? He seemed nice," Aeris spoke.
"Oh he's a sweetie and everything," Rikku said, glancing at him. "But I think he still likes me."
Gippal shook his head. "No, remember our wedding? He was happy for us. I think he's over you by now."
"Loey!! Will you slow down!" a loud whine came from outside the restaurant. A toddler all dressed in pink ran into the cafè, her parents close behind her.
"Mommie! Daddy! Huwwiiiieee!" she cried.
Leblanc and Nooj hurried in, following their young daughter. "Loesia, you know better," Nooj scolded.
"I sowwy," she said quietly, then looking over at Yuna and Co. "Wikku! Yunie! Paine!" the girl shouted, her little legs carrying her to the three Gullwings.
"Hiya Loey!" Rikku said, giving the girl a hug. "Wow, you've grown a lot since we last saw you!" she said, messing with her light brown hair, styled to look much like Leblanc's. Her soft blue eyes sparkled with energy as she jumped from Rikku to Paine.
"Yeah, you're the spitting image of your parents," Paine grinned.
"Hello loves," Leblanc said, catching her breath.
"Hi Leblanc. Enjoying parenthood?" Rikku teased.
Leblanc glared at the Al Bhed, "You know Rikku, I heard you'll soon be just as busy. Of course, I don't even want to imagine the child of Rikku and Gippal. The hyperactivity and such..." Leblanc sighed dramatically. "And everyone can see you'll soon be busy," she smirked.
Rikku stuck out her tounge at Leblanc. She and Leblanc began to argue, pointlessly. The others had learned to drown them out.
No one realizes the hell we've already gone through, Yuna thought. And we're still not done...
"Yuna!" Leblanc gasped, grabbing her left hand. "You're getting married!!" She looked at Tidus, "It's about time!"
"Well we'd love to stay," Paine said, pushing along the others, "but we really have to go."
"But I wasn't finished eating..." Rikku whined as they left. "Why did we have to leave so fast Paine?"
Shinra ran out of the airship, "I found them!"
"Found who?" asked Aeris.
"Sephiroth and Seymour. I was able to track them," the Al Bhed boy genius said, proud with himself.
"All right Shinra!" Rikku exclaimed, punching her fist in the air. The group ran into the Celsius, gathering around the giant screen.
"I've sent a CommSphere v3.5 there to keep an eye on them." Shinra entered a few characters in the giant keyboard, bringing a video screen up. Sure enough, Sephiroth and Seymour were both in a dark cave, sitting by a strange glowing sphere.
"What's that?" Paine wondered.
"It's an energy source. If my theory is correct, that energy source is the only thing keeping them alive," Shinra spoke.
"So then we destroy that, and we win?" Rikku asked.
"It seems too easy," Aeris shook her head.
Shinra shrugged. "I suggest you check it out. It should be easy to destroy. Then you just send them back to the Farplane and that's it."
"Send them?" Yuna echoed, a warning tone in her voice.
"Sorry Yuna. You've gotta do it or they will be able to escape," Buddy said.
Yuna sighed. She didn't want to go back to that old tradition of sending the dead. That was what she did when she was a summoner. Not now. But if it trapped Sephiroth and Seymour... well, it'd have to do. "Okay, let's do it. Where are they anyways?"
"The Den of Woe."
The Gullwings were silent. They remembered what had happened the last time they went there. But Shuyin was in the Farplane now. Maybe this time would be different...
"Okay!" laughed Rikku.
"Whoa, not you two," Shinra said to Gippal and Rikku.
"Why not?!" Rikku whined.
"Because you could hurt the baby, and both of you are still recovering," Aeris said.
"That's not fair!"
"Come on Rikku," Gippal said. "We can watch it happen through the CommSphere."
"Oh gee, that's fun..." she muttered.
A/N: Yes, I know. Short, boring chapter. Ch 23 will be the final fight (mebbe). The story will be finished by chapter 28 and an epilouge.
BUT! I already have the first chapter of the sequel written. I was up until midnight last night writing it and planning out the rest of this story. I think I'm going to change the title of this story... it doesn't really make sense. Any ideas?
Oh and Neal, don't worry about him. I'm just introducing him. He'll play a bigger part in the sequel, okies? LYL. -Letselina
To Daniel: Wait... how'd you get that? Did I say she was? sweatdrop Well not yet anyways.
To Dr. P: w00t! You signed in! Hehe, yeah I know this chappy was boring, sry. And I'm not that great of a writer, I will keep saying it :p
To Emrelle Elendal: Yesh! HAPPY YUNIE!
To Songstresslenne: thanx
To Aj-sama: And it's about time!!
to darkdragon: thanx
Chapter Twenty-One
Breakfast Break
Nealan Rathhuasak, or just Neal, sat at a table in Luca's newest cafè, Tobli's Corner. It was a nice little shop on the edge of the ever-growing town. It was owned by Tobli himself, the little red, beaked man who was often in some sort of mischief. Working for him was... odd. There was always entertainment of some sort and food. But for a working morning, it sure was quiet.
"FOOD!"
Neal jumped at the shriek of two familiar voices. Rikku and Brother. "Yeah, so much for the tranquility," he muttered, walking behind the counter. He watched as Brother and Rikku sprinted into the room, dragging a group of people along with them. The Al Bhed siblings ran to the counter, ordering food. Behind them was a group consisting of the Machine Faction leader Gippal, the High Summoner Yuna, her friend Paine, and two other people he didn't reconize.
He looked at Rikku, sighing to himself. Neal would never get over the fact that he had let her slip through his fingers, and into Gippal's. He envied Gippal. His green eyes widened, though, when he noticed something. Rikku had a tummy! It wasn't possible that she'd ever be overweight. The girl could eat and eat and never gain a pound. She had to be pregnant. With Gippal's child.
"Hey Neal!" waved Gippal from behind his wife, who was preoccupied ordering her food.
Neal smiled and waved back. Gippal had been his closest friend for a long time. They argued and fought a lot, but they had always been close. His eyes wandered to Yuna, who was talking to a girl dressed in pink. The ring on her finger told everyone that the lovely heroine of Spira was finally settling down. The girl in pink began to poke at his curiousity though. There was something... different about her. He couldn't quite decide what it was though.
After a while, everyone had ordered their food and sat in a large booth, inviting Neal to sit with them. "So, you're Neal?" Yuna asked.
Neal nodded. "Nealan Rathuuasak. It's an honor to meet you, Lady Yuna."
Yuna waved a hand in front of her, the other hand putting food in her mouth. "No need for formalities or titles," she said, some food still in her mouth.
"I'm sure everyone in Spira will be joyous when they hear about the ring on your finger," he said, tugging on a persistant strand of blonde hair that wanted to be in his eyes. Neal kept glancing over at the pink girl, sitting beside her.
Yuna shrugged. "It's not the first time," she said. Unfortunetly. "Oh, this is my friend Aeris," she introduced.
Aeris smiled, "It's a pleasure," she said politely, meeting his gaze.
Neal nodded slowly, still keeping his eyes locked with hers. What was so strange about her? Another couple walked in the door, "We'll I better get to work," he said, waving as he walked behind the counter.
Rikku exhaled loudly once he was out of earshot. "I thought he'd never leave," she said quietly.
"What's wrong with him? He seemed nice," Aeris spoke.
"Oh he's a sweetie and everything," Rikku said, glancing at him. "But I think he still likes me."
Gippal shook his head. "No, remember our wedding? He was happy for us. I think he's over you by now."
"Loey!! Will you slow down!" a loud whine came from outside the restaurant. A toddler all dressed in pink ran into the cafè, her parents close behind her.
"Mommie! Daddy! Huwwiiiieee!" she cried.
Leblanc and Nooj hurried in, following their young daughter. "Loesia, you know better," Nooj scolded.
"I sowwy," she said quietly, then looking over at Yuna and Co. "Wikku! Yunie! Paine!" the girl shouted, her little legs carrying her to the three Gullwings.
"Hiya Loey!" Rikku said, giving the girl a hug. "Wow, you've grown a lot since we last saw you!" she said, messing with her light brown hair, styled to look much like Leblanc's. Her soft blue eyes sparkled with energy as she jumped from Rikku to Paine.
"Yeah, you're the spitting image of your parents," Paine grinned.
"Hello loves," Leblanc said, catching her breath.
"Hi Leblanc. Enjoying parenthood?" Rikku teased.
Leblanc glared at the Al Bhed, "You know Rikku, I heard you'll soon be just as busy. Of course, I don't even want to imagine the child of Rikku and Gippal. The hyperactivity and such..." Leblanc sighed dramatically. "And everyone can see you'll soon be busy," she smirked.
Rikku stuck out her tounge at Leblanc. She and Leblanc began to argue, pointlessly. The others had learned to drown them out.
No one realizes the hell we've already gone through, Yuna thought. And we're still not done...
"Yuna!" Leblanc gasped, grabbing her left hand. "You're getting married!!" She looked at Tidus, "It's about time!"
"Well we'd love to stay," Paine said, pushing along the others, "but we really have to go."
"But I wasn't finished eating..." Rikku whined as they left. "Why did we have to leave so fast Paine?"
Shinra ran out of the airship, "I found them!"
"Found who?" asked Aeris.
"Sephiroth and Seymour. I was able to track them," the Al Bhed boy genius said, proud with himself.
"All right Shinra!" Rikku exclaimed, punching her fist in the air. The group ran into the Celsius, gathering around the giant screen.
"I've sent a CommSphere v3.5 there to keep an eye on them." Shinra entered a few characters in the giant keyboard, bringing a video screen up. Sure enough, Sephiroth and Seymour were both in a dark cave, sitting by a strange glowing sphere.
"What's that?" Paine wondered.
"It's an energy source. If my theory is correct, that energy source is the only thing keeping them alive," Shinra spoke.
"So then we destroy that, and we win?" Rikku asked.
"It seems too easy," Aeris shook her head.
Shinra shrugged. "I suggest you check it out. It should be easy to destroy. Then you just send them back to the Farplane and that's it."
"Send them?" Yuna echoed, a warning tone in her voice.
"Sorry Yuna. You've gotta do it or they will be able to escape," Buddy said.
Yuna sighed. She didn't want to go back to that old tradition of sending the dead. That was what she did when she was a summoner. Not now. But if it trapped Sephiroth and Seymour... well, it'd have to do. "Okay, let's do it. Where are they anyways?"
"The Den of Woe."
The Gullwings were silent. They remembered what had happened the last time they went there. But Shuyin was in the Farplane now. Maybe this time would be different...
"Okay!" laughed Rikku.
"Whoa, not you two," Shinra said to Gippal and Rikku.
"Why not?!" Rikku whined.
"Because you could hurt the baby, and both of you are still recovering," Aeris said.
"That's not fair!"
"Come on Rikku," Gippal said. "We can watch it happen through the CommSphere."
"Oh gee, that's fun..." she muttered.
A/N: Yes, I know. Short, boring chapter. Ch 23 will be the final fight (mebbe). The story will be finished by chapter 28 and an epilouge.
BUT! I already have the first chapter of the sequel written. I was up until midnight last night writing it and planning out the rest of this story. I think I'm going to change the title of this story... it doesn't really make sense. Any ideas?
Oh and Neal, don't worry about him. I'm just introducing him. He'll play a bigger part in the sequel, okies? LYL. -Letselina