(Ok this story almost made me loose my job yesterday. I was on lunch and started writing and before I knew it I had been on lunch for an hour and a half and my lunch was only a half hour. So an hour and a half 1 lecture and a write up later here is the story I hope you like it.)
(Note the first 2 reviews I received were asking me to decode the Al behed language so it's been done.)
(2nd note. I'm re working this story so to better covey the emotion between Rikku and Paine.)
Celsius Rikku's room
Rikku walked into her room dripping with sweat from both the heat of the summer day and also from running through the corridors of the Celsius. She took off her running clothes and hopped into the shower. She kept the water barely warm because it's already hot enough in the room without the water adding to it. She washed the sweat from her face and let the water fall freely on her aching muscles. She climbed out of the shower and dried off and dressed in her usual thief's outfit and walked into her room and lay on her bed. As she laid her head on her pillow she hears a piece of paper crumple beneath her head.
'What the?' She thought as she reached into her pillow case and pulled out a letter with her name on it. 'What's this?'
She opened the note and read it to herself.
'Rikku, I have waited 3 years to tell show you my true feelings. I could not tell you because of cretin reasons. But I must tell you now in person. Meet me at the Moon Flow South Warf at 9:00pm. I can't wait to see you.
With all my love,
Your admirer.'
Rikku read the letter and looked at her clock.
'Its 8:00pm now I better get going if I'm gonna meet this person.' She thought.
She stood up and walked along the corridor to the bridge.
"Brother take me to the Moon Flow South Warf." Rikku said in her native tong.
"Why?" Brother asked.
"I just want to go.)" Rikku said.
"Ok. Ok." Brother said punching the Moon Flows coordinates into the computer.
The Cellis made a sharp turn and headed right for the Moon Flow. Rikku looked out of her window from her room at the clouds passing by deep in thought.
'I wonder who it could be.' She thought. 'There are several guys that I like and I think like me but witch one?'
Rikkuwe'll be landing at the Moon Flow in 5 minutes be ready to depart. We'll be back to pick you up in 3 hours." Brother said.
Rikku walked into the hanger and stood by the hatch waiting for brother to land.
'I hope he's cute.' She thought as the ship landed.
"Ok Rikku see you in 3 hours" Brother said as Rikku jumped off the ship and landed in an open field.
Rikku walked through the field slowly seeing as she had 40 minutes before the one that left the letter was gonna show up.
'Boy it's hot.' She thought as she walked into the forest and headed for the waters edge.
Rikku walked up to the water with Pyerflys dancing across the surface.
'Wow it's beautiful here.' She thought. 'I'll never get over the beauty of this place.'
Rikku sat on the bank and looked out across the water watching the Pyerflys do their dance. She looked at her watch and saw that she still had 30 minutes until her admirer was to show up.
'Ok I can't take this heat anymore.' She thought.
She stood up with a grunt and started stripping until she was completely nude and started walking into the water. The cool water felt good on her hot body and she dove into the water and started swimming around. She dove down into the water and started swimming underwater looking for something to do as she waited. She found a few small fish to chase but finally she surfaced and looked towards the beach. Through the water in her eyes she saw a figure sitting on the beach watching her skinny dip. She wiped her eyes and looked closer at the figure. The figure was sitting in the shadows cast from the moon light so Rikku couldn't see who it was.
"Hey do you mind going behind some trees so I can get dressed?" Rikku yelled.
The figure stood up without a word and walked behind the trees letting Rikku swim to the shore and get dressed. Once she was dressed she quickly fixed her hair and turned to the trees.
"Ok you can come out now." She yelled.
She stood there with a big smile on her face waiting to see the guy that was in love with her. But her smile soon faded when Paine walked out from behind the trees.
"Hi Rikku." She said.
"Oh hi Paine." Rikku said sitting on the beach with her back faced to her.
Paine leaned against a tree looking at Rikku.
"Hey Paine I'm waiting for someone what do you need?" Rikku asked.
Rikku was looking at her watch noting that her admirer was late so she didn't see Paine walk up behind her. She put her hands on Rikku's neck and gently started to rub the back of her neck.
"Paine?! What are you doing?" Rikku asked standing up and turning to look at her.
"That wasn't the reaction I was hopping for." Paine said.
"Look what ever game your playing can it wait for later I'm meeting someone here." Rikku said.
"Rikku I'm the one that left the letter." Paine said.
"What?" Rikku asked.
"I'm in love with you." Paine said. "I have been long before we defeated Vegnagon."
"I don't believe this." Rikku said.
"Please believe it." Paine said. "I couldn't tell you because I didn't want you to loose your focus when we fought Vegnagon. But I just can't keep it inside anymore."
Pain took a step towards Rikku making her take a step back.
"Now wait Pain I'm not gay." Rikku said waving her hands in front of her.
Pain reached out and grabbed Rikku by the wrist and pulled her close to her and planted a kiss on Rikku's lips. Rikku fought against her for a moment before she felt her cheeks grow hot with passion and she felt her heart skip a beat. The arm that was not in Paine's grip fell to her side and the one that Paine had pulled free and went around Paine's waist.
'Oh my God I'm liking this.' Rikku thought. 'No I can't do this.
Rikku broke free of the kiss and pushed Paine away. Paine had a hurt look in her eyes as she looked at Rikku.
"Paine I can't do this." Rikku said. "I like guys too much to be with another woman."
"Please Rikku just give me a chance." Paine pleaded.
"No Paine." Rikku said sternly. "And never kiss me again."
Rikku turned and walked away picking up her communicator.
"Brother come get me now." She said rather angrily.
"Is there something wrong?" Brother asked.
"No I just want out of here." Rikku said and put her communicator back in her pocket.
Pain stood on the edge of the water with her heart breaking in two as she watched the only one she had ever dared show her heart to walk away.
'I should have kept it to myself.' She thought. 'Now I may have lost my best friend and only love.'
Rikku was pacing back and forth in the field waiting for Brother to pick her up throwing her hands around and damn near screaming in frustration.
'I can't believe she kissed me.' She thought as she spat of the ground. 'I mean she's a woman yuck.'
Paine winced as she watched Rikku spit on the ground from the tree line.
'She really didn't like it.' Paine thought with a tear in her eye.
Rikku was still pacing and spitting when Brother flew overhead and set the ship down and lowered the ramp for Rikku to get on. Rikku walked into her room and jumped into the shower. She felt dirty after all that had happened. She washed her lips several times with soap trying to wash the feeling of Paine's lips on hers.
'I can't wash it away.' She thought.
Rikku was finally forced out of the shower when the hot water ran out and she was just to cold to stay in any longer. It was late so she dressed in a yellow nightgown and climbed into bed.
'What a strange day.' She thought. 'Tomorrow will be better.'
Rin's travel agency in the Thunder Planes
Paine lay facing the window as the lightning and thunder rolled through out the land. She was reliving the events of earlier that night and winched every time she remembered Rikku pushing her away.
'Why did she push me away like that?' She thought as the room was filled with light from another flash of lightning. 'I was revealing my heart to her and she shut me out.'
Paine managed to suppress a small sob as she saw the image of Rikku spitting on the ground in her mind.
'She didn't have to over react.' She thought.
Paine soon drifted into an uneasy sleep dreaming of the fun she would have with Rikku and the pain if only she would let her.