A/N Oh no! My first chapter was so short! I'll make this one longer! Well,
I'll try. (
Rikku woke up to Gippal's voice. "Rikku, we have to get out of here! Now!" "W what! Why? What's going on?!" Gippal didn't say anything, just grabbed her wrist and pulled her outside. It was freezing! She was only in her jammies! What the heck was going on! "Gippal, why are we outside? What's happening!" Gippal looked worried. "There's something in the cave. Do you remember the one I told you about?" she didn't but she nodded anyway. "Well, there's something down there. A bunch of my men went down there, and came back petrified. They can't even talk. No one wants to go down there." Rikku smiled. "Don't worry Gippy! This is the kinda thing I do!" "Gippy? I don't want you going down there. You could get hurt." "Aw, you care about me!" "Actually I think your dad would kill me." Rikku pouted. "I'm kidding Rikku. Of course I care about you!" and he turned round to talk to his men. Rikku was practically glowing. He said he cared! Maybe he really does care about her! He'd better! Still, if Rikku did go down there and pound on whatever was down there, she could impress him! Maybe he'd be so dazzled by her, he would declare undying love to her! Well, maybe. (().
They were all out there for the whole night. Rikku woke up, and looked around for Gippal. Where had he gone? She walked over to an Al bhed she saw usually talking to Gippal, and asked where he went. "He went to check out that cave." "He did!" well there goes her plans. "How longs he been gone?" the man just shrugged at her. She frowned and decided to go look for Gippal. She walked up to the temple and was stopped by two very large guards. "Hey let me in!" "Sorry, but no one can go in. Gippal's orders." "But I need to see Gippal!" one of the guards snickered. She gave him a deadly glare. "Look buddy, you're gonna make me do something I don't want to do in a minute!" she warned him. "Oh yeah, what are you gonna do, shorty?" "No one calls me shorty!" she raised her fist and knocked him out. "Calm down! Alright you can go see Gippal but he won't be happy about it." "Thank you." Rikku smiled at him, and "accidentally" trod on the other guard. "Woops! Sorry!" a worker looked at the guard on the floor. "You're new here aren't you?" "How'd you guess?" "You tried to stop Rikku seeing Gippal!"
Rikku looked around her. The temple looked completely different. A heavy fog was swirling around her feet. The machina had all been moved outside, and no one was in there. She coughed. It echoed all around her, making it seem like there were a hundred Rikku's. She didn't like it in there. It was seriously creepy. And she was still only in her jammies. She walked over to her room to see if her clothes were there. They were. She picked up her thief dressphere, and checked if it was ok. "Good. Something to wear." She carried it back out of her room with her and made her way towards the cave.
Now that she thought about it, she did vaguely remember Gippal saying something about it. Something about a remarkable find down there, or whatever. Well it didn't matter now. All that mattered was that she found Gippal, and see if he was alright. She changed in to her dressphere and started to pull at her scarf. It was what she did when she was nervous. Or thinking. "Would Gippal want me down there? Would he tell me to get out and get angry with me? But if he was in trouble, he'd need help so... what do I do?" she looked at the cave. It was dark down there. Rikku didn't like the dark. Fiends could creep up behind you and you wouldn't know until it was too late. She took a deep breath and stepped in. The air was damp, and when she put her hand on a wall, she found it was moist. There was a lot more fog down there than in the temple. It scared her and she wanted to get out, put she knew she had to find Gippal.
Gippal looked around him. He could barely see. He knew he should have brought someone down with him. He would have asked Rikku, but she was fast asleep. He didn't get why his men were so freaked out. Sure this place was a bit creepy, but nothing to wet your pants over. He sighed and started to make his way back out. As he was walking he saw a figure walking towards him. Whoever it was, was muttering to them selves. Gippal knew that voice. He wondered if Rikku had seen him. He leant against the wall and Rikku walked past him. He smirked and walked behind her. When they were in the darkest bit, Gippal but both hands on her shoulders and shouted "Boo!" the best word ever. (Ok it was pretty lame, but you think of something then! () Rikku shrieked and leapt 5 feet in the air. Gippal laughed. "Gippal! You meanie! You scared me half to death!" "Oh only half?" she hit his arm playfully. "What are you doing down here anyway?" "I came to find you!" "Couldn't stand being away from me huh?" Rikku turned bright red. "I wont bother next time then!" he grinned at her. "Come on lets go back"
Rikku followed Gippal, always making sure she didn't get left behind. Gippal kept looking back, making sure she was still with him. "Did you find anything down there?" what Rikku really wanted to say was, "I love you Gippal! Do you love me too?" but she knew better than that. "Nope. Don't know why people were freaked out." What he really wanted to say was "did you bring any food with you? I missed breakfast." But he didn't see any, so he thought this would be a pretty pointless question. They walked along in silence for a while, and then Rikku let out a piercing scream. "Gippal help! Something's got me! Something's got me!" Gippal looked at the fiend. It was a small lupin (A/N one of those wolf thingys. (). He blasted it with his gun. It limped off. "Oh. I thought it was bigger." She looked embarrassed. He smiled and said, "It was good shooting practise."
Rikku stared at the campfire. Gippal sat next to her. He pulled out his stick, with three marshmallows on it. "Want one?" he offered. (A/N I don't suppose you get marshmallows in Spira. Oh well, I don't like marshmallows. () She smiled and took one. "Thanks." She nibbled it. She felt like an idiot. After screaming like a girl (A/N why do people say that? I'm offended by that. Well not really. (), because of a small lupin, she had managed to trip up, and fall flat on her face 3 times. Gippal must think she was an idiot. "You don't have to eat it if you don't want to." "No I do! I was just thinking about something." He nodded and ate another marshmallow. Rikku loved the way he did that. Just tossed it in his mouth and swallowed. She loved everything about him. She loved him. She put her head on his shoulder. He put his head on top of hers. They were in their own small spot, away from all the other workers. Rikku thought it was very romantic. Gippal put his arm around her waist. They sat like that for a while and then Rikku got tired of waiting and kissed him. She had never been so happy.
Gippal stared at the fire while putting his arm around her waist. He thought about kissing her but wasn't sure if she would like him to. So he was pretty damn surprised when she kissed him. But he liked it. Heck, he loved it. They were in their own private world and no one could disturb them. But way away, a girl sat watching them. Hate poured out of her eyes at Rikku. Jealousy ate at her stomach. How dare she kiss him. He was hers! (A/N oh no he wasn't! ()
Rikku and Gippal walked back to their tents together, and Gippal kissed Rikku goodnight. Rikku was so happy. She didn't think she had ever been happier. But she should have known better than to steal Elma's man! (I couldn't think of a name. So now Elma loves Gippal. ()
Next time: Elma loves Gippal but Gippal loves Rikku. What will Elma do to Rikku in revenge? You'll have to wait and see...
Rikku woke up to Gippal's voice. "Rikku, we have to get out of here! Now!" "W what! Why? What's going on?!" Gippal didn't say anything, just grabbed her wrist and pulled her outside. It was freezing! She was only in her jammies! What the heck was going on! "Gippal, why are we outside? What's happening!" Gippal looked worried. "There's something in the cave. Do you remember the one I told you about?" she didn't but she nodded anyway. "Well, there's something down there. A bunch of my men went down there, and came back petrified. They can't even talk. No one wants to go down there." Rikku smiled. "Don't worry Gippy! This is the kinda thing I do!" "Gippy? I don't want you going down there. You could get hurt." "Aw, you care about me!" "Actually I think your dad would kill me." Rikku pouted. "I'm kidding Rikku. Of course I care about you!" and he turned round to talk to his men. Rikku was practically glowing. He said he cared! Maybe he really does care about her! He'd better! Still, if Rikku did go down there and pound on whatever was down there, she could impress him! Maybe he'd be so dazzled by her, he would declare undying love to her! Well, maybe. (().
They were all out there for the whole night. Rikku woke up, and looked around for Gippal. Where had he gone? She walked over to an Al bhed she saw usually talking to Gippal, and asked where he went. "He went to check out that cave." "He did!" well there goes her plans. "How longs he been gone?" the man just shrugged at her. She frowned and decided to go look for Gippal. She walked up to the temple and was stopped by two very large guards. "Hey let me in!" "Sorry, but no one can go in. Gippal's orders." "But I need to see Gippal!" one of the guards snickered. She gave him a deadly glare. "Look buddy, you're gonna make me do something I don't want to do in a minute!" she warned him. "Oh yeah, what are you gonna do, shorty?" "No one calls me shorty!" she raised her fist and knocked him out. "Calm down! Alright you can go see Gippal but he won't be happy about it." "Thank you." Rikku smiled at him, and "accidentally" trod on the other guard. "Woops! Sorry!" a worker looked at the guard on the floor. "You're new here aren't you?" "How'd you guess?" "You tried to stop Rikku seeing Gippal!"
Rikku looked around her. The temple looked completely different. A heavy fog was swirling around her feet. The machina had all been moved outside, and no one was in there. She coughed. It echoed all around her, making it seem like there were a hundred Rikku's. She didn't like it in there. It was seriously creepy. And she was still only in her jammies. She walked over to her room to see if her clothes were there. They were. She picked up her thief dressphere, and checked if it was ok. "Good. Something to wear." She carried it back out of her room with her and made her way towards the cave.
Now that she thought about it, she did vaguely remember Gippal saying something about it. Something about a remarkable find down there, or whatever. Well it didn't matter now. All that mattered was that she found Gippal, and see if he was alright. She changed in to her dressphere and started to pull at her scarf. It was what she did when she was nervous. Or thinking. "Would Gippal want me down there? Would he tell me to get out and get angry with me? But if he was in trouble, he'd need help so... what do I do?" she looked at the cave. It was dark down there. Rikku didn't like the dark. Fiends could creep up behind you and you wouldn't know until it was too late. She took a deep breath and stepped in. The air was damp, and when she put her hand on a wall, she found it was moist. There was a lot more fog down there than in the temple. It scared her and she wanted to get out, put she knew she had to find Gippal.
Gippal looked around him. He could barely see. He knew he should have brought someone down with him. He would have asked Rikku, but she was fast asleep. He didn't get why his men were so freaked out. Sure this place was a bit creepy, but nothing to wet your pants over. He sighed and started to make his way back out. As he was walking he saw a figure walking towards him. Whoever it was, was muttering to them selves. Gippal knew that voice. He wondered if Rikku had seen him. He leant against the wall and Rikku walked past him. He smirked and walked behind her. When they were in the darkest bit, Gippal but both hands on her shoulders and shouted "Boo!" the best word ever. (Ok it was pretty lame, but you think of something then! () Rikku shrieked and leapt 5 feet in the air. Gippal laughed. "Gippal! You meanie! You scared me half to death!" "Oh only half?" she hit his arm playfully. "What are you doing down here anyway?" "I came to find you!" "Couldn't stand being away from me huh?" Rikku turned bright red. "I wont bother next time then!" he grinned at her. "Come on lets go back"
Rikku followed Gippal, always making sure she didn't get left behind. Gippal kept looking back, making sure she was still with him. "Did you find anything down there?" what Rikku really wanted to say was, "I love you Gippal! Do you love me too?" but she knew better than that. "Nope. Don't know why people were freaked out." What he really wanted to say was "did you bring any food with you? I missed breakfast." But he didn't see any, so he thought this would be a pretty pointless question. They walked along in silence for a while, and then Rikku let out a piercing scream. "Gippal help! Something's got me! Something's got me!" Gippal looked at the fiend. It was a small lupin (A/N one of those wolf thingys. (). He blasted it with his gun. It limped off. "Oh. I thought it was bigger." She looked embarrassed. He smiled and said, "It was good shooting practise."
Rikku stared at the campfire. Gippal sat next to her. He pulled out his stick, with three marshmallows on it. "Want one?" he offered. (A/N I don't suppose you get marshmallows in Spira. Oh well, I don't like marshmallows. () She smiled and took one. "Thanks." She nibbled it. She felt like an idiot. After screaming like a girl (A/N why do people say that? I'm offended by that. Well not really. (), because of a small lupin, she had managed to trip up, and fall flat on her face 3 times. Gippal must think she was an idiot. "You don't have to eat it if you don't want to." "No I do! I was just thinking about something." He nodded and ate another marshmallow. Rikku loved the way he did that. Just tossed it in his mouth and swallowed. She loved everything about him. She loved him. She put her head on his shoulder. He put his head on top of hers. They were in their own small spot, away from all the other workers. Rikku thought it was very romantic. Gippal put his arm around her waist. They sat like that for a while and then Rikku got tired of waiting and kissed him. She had never been so happy.
Gippal stared at the fire while putting his arm around her waist. He thought about kissing her but wasn't sure if she would like him to. So he was pretty damn surprised when she kissed him. But he liked it. Heck, he loved it. They were in their own private world and no one could disturb them. But way away, a girl sat watching them. Hate poured out of her eyes at Rikku. Jealousy ate at her stomach. How dare she kiss him. He was hers! (A/N oh no he wasn't! ()
Rikku and Gippal walked back to their tents together, and Gippal kissed Rikku goodnight. Rikku was so happy. She didn't think she had ever been happier. But she should have known better than to steal Elma's man! (I couldn't think of a name. So now Elma loves Gippal. ()
Next time: Elma loves Gippal but Gippal loves Rikku. What will Elma do to Rikku in revenge? You'll have to wait and see...