Wow, thank you for the nice reviews, guys! The last chapter was written in
a fit of madness - never meant to be a serious story in other words!
Disclaimer applies.
FFH
Paine releases Baralai's hand and runs to Nooj and Gippal. Gippal picks her up and swings her round playfully and Nooj hugs her gently as if she might break. He catches Baralai's eye and Baralai nods, smiling politely – too happy to catch the look in his old friend's eye. He watches Nooj walk over to the promontory with Gippal who has forgotten about Rikku.
"You don't mind that Baralai likes her?" Gippal blurts out. Nooj remains by the statue, looking thoughtfully down upon Besaid. Gippal looks at Nooj a moment longer and then scratches the back of his head shyly.
"No. We're honestly just friends." Nooj said, turning around to face Gippal who nodded and turned away, swinging his arms by his body.
Nooj looked back down onto Besaid and thought about what he had just told Gippal. Yes; it was true. While he had always found himself attracted to Paine in the Crimson Squad, he had never dared asked her out. As a result, he had spent the second part of his adolescence masturbating over her, thinking about her eyes when they caught the light or her perfect hourglass figure.
And he had got close to her. Close enough to touch. She had considered him a really close friend although not as close as her and Baralai – those two had always been hugging and sitting next to each other in the Squad which was probably why Nooj never asked her out before. Nooj knew that neither Paine or Baralai would speak to him ever again if he told her what was in his heart. Nooj looked down upon Besaid, the village reduced to toy-size from perspective. The blue waves contrasted with the yellow sound. Corny. From the beach squeals could be heard, probably from the children who were free from lessons. The occasion? Lady Yuna's return and reunotion with this Tidus.
Nooj turned stiffly away from the drop, feeling the enticing call of an unnamed demon, coaxing his over the edge.
As he turned away he saw Paine and Baralai in the distance. He was talking animatedly, hands flying to illustrate his speech for an amused Paine. Nooj smiled to himself, quietly happy to be the one to observe his friend in this private moment. Paine was walking alongside him, peeling an orange as he spoke, occasionally looking up to smile at him or to say something.
Nooj turned away from the happy couple and walked down to the village, deciding that he'd like to see the few Youth League members.
Paine releases Baralai's hand and runs to Nooj and Gippal. Gippal picks her up and swings her round playfully and Nooj hugs her gently as if she might break. He catches Baralai's eye and Baralai nods, smiling politely – too happy to catch the look in his old friend's eye. He watches Nooj walk over to the promontory with Gippal who has forgotten about Rikku.
"You don't mind that Baralai likes her?" Gippal blurts out. Nooj remains by the statue, looking thoughtfully down upon Besaid. Gippal looks at Nooj a moment longer and then scratches the back of his head shyly.
"No. We're honestly just friends." Nooj said, turning around to face Gippal who nodded and turned away, swinging his arms by his body.
Nooj looked back down onto Besaid and thought about what he had just told Gippal. Yes; it was true. While he had always found himself attracted to Paine in the Crimson Squad, he had never dared asked her out. As a result, he had spent the second part of his adolescence masturbating over her, thinking about her eyes when they caught the light or her perfect hourglass figure.
And he had got close to her. Close enough to touch. She had considered him a really close friend although not as close as her and Baralai – those two had always been hugging and sitting next to each other in the Squad which was probably why Nooj never asked her out before. Nooj knew that neither Paine or Baralai would speak to him ever again if he told her what was in his heart. Nooj looked down upon Besaid, the village reduced to toy-size from perspective. The blue waves contrasted with the yellow sound. Corny. From the beach squeals could be heard, probably from the children who were free from lessons. The occasion? Lady Yuna's return and reunotion with this Tidus.
Nooj turned stiffly away from the drop, feeling the enticing call of an unnamed demon, coaxing his over the edge.
As he turned away he saw Paine and Baralai in the distance. He was talking animatedly, hands flying to illustrate his speech for an amused Paine. Nooj smiled to himself, quietly happy to be the one to observe his friend in this private moment. Paine was walking alongside him, peeling an orange as he spoke, occasionally looking up to smile at him or to say something.
Nooj turned away from the happy couple and walked down to the village, deciding that he'd like to see the few Youth League members.