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Chapter 2: Once again
"Rikku..." An oddly familiar voice whispered while Rikku felt the odd sensation of warm lips on her forehead. Gloved hands gently cupped her face and the voice spoke again. "Rikku, so meddma cdyn. Fyga ib." (Rikku, my little star. Wake up.) Rikku moaned a little and smiled in her sleep. She didn't want to wake up as long as he was there. She was afraid if she opened her eyes he'd disappear like he always did in her dreams. Rikku felt his hands slip from her face to her waist and felt him shift his weight around on the bed. He was lying next to her now. So, she turned onto her side so she was facing away from him and her back was pressed against him. He pulled her closer, whispering more in Al Bhed. "Rikku, meddma lidea, fyga ib. Fruy, oui'na payidevim frah oui cmaab." (Rikku, little cutie, wake up. Whoa, you're beautiful when you sleep.) His voice got a little louder and she could tell his face was VERY close to hers. His lips brushed up against her cheek gently. Rikku waited until he kissed her lips to open her eyes, knowing he kissed with his eyes closed. She slowly slipped her hands up to hold his head, pulling him closer down.
He jerked back in surprise, as if he thought she was actually asleep. Rikku burst out laughing and shoved him off her bed. He landed with a thud and a "Oof!" She leapt off her bed to land where his head lay on the ground. "Gippal, oui'na myda!" (Gippal, you're late!) Gippal chuckled and sat down, rubbing his head were it had slammed into the ground. "Cunno, lidea." (Sorry, cutie.) Rikku smirked and crossed her arms huffily. "Don't use that sweet talk on me, sicko!" She cried, switching to the common tongue and shaking her head. He rolled to his feet, motioning over his shoulder. "Hey, if I hadn't decided to be a sicko and sneak into your bedroom, those fiends woulda eaten that pretty little head without thinking twice." Rikku gasped when she glimpsed the pyrefly streaming corpses of several fiends lying at the end of the cabin's sleeping quarters. "Oh." She muttered, her hands falling limply to her sides. Gippal nodded, as if that were thanks enough. He fixed the belt things on the front of his shirt nonchalantly.
Rikku blinked suddenly, as if realizing that Gippal had just been all over her and affectionate. Did that mean he wanted her back? She let her gaze fall from his aloof face to his neck were a gleam of faded gold caught her eye. She launched herself at his throat, praying that the coin was still on the chain, hidden under his shirt. "Whoa! Rikku! Slow down!" He laughed at his own joke until he noticed what she was gripping in her hand. Her eyes were glazed over, the coin reflected in them both sadly. "You still have it." She whispered, barely audibly. Gippal took a deep breath. "Yeah, of course I do. Did ya think I was gonna pawn it or something?" He laughed nervously. Rikku backed away from him, letting the coin fall back onto his chest. "You still have it." She whispered again, a mix of shock and happiness dripping from her voice. Gippal studied her face, trying to discern her mood, but failed when she turned away. "Uh, Rikku?" He uttered, reaching a hand out to touch her shoulder. To his surprise she jumped away, glaring at him angrily. "What?" He cried, starting to get confused by this. She seemed sorta happy he still had the coin, so why was she pulling away?
Her eyes burned with an emerald fire as she regarded the man she loved when she turned back around. "If you still had it, where were you?" Her voice was angry and it shook as if she were fighting her tears. Gippal flinched, closing his good eye in a defensive manuever. He knew she would get to that. "Rikku..." He said, slightly sadly but more frustrated sounding. "No!" Rikku stomped as she yelled this. "No! Don't 'Rikku..' me! I remember the promise you made even if you don't! I waited for you, Gippal!" She yelled until her voice cracked and tears started falling from those mesmerizing eyes. He shook his head. "Rikku, I hoped you'd understand. I couldn't come back to Home. I was being looked for by Yevon." Rikku scoffed at him, angrily wiping her tears with her scarf. "Whatever! Great excuse! I guess your next line is 'And then when I did get the chance to go Home you were already gone with Yuna. I didn't know where to look for you.' Right?"
Gippal was slightly staring at the ground, shame written on his face. He was utterly silent. "RIGHT?" Rikku yelled, her fists clenched against her rage. Before anything else could happen, Brother burst through the door with Buddy and Shinra. The mohawked Al Bhed looked from the outraged Rikku to the shamed Gippal and immediately went into Big Bro Defense Mode. "Gippal!?! Fryd yna OUI tuehk rana?" (Gippal!?! What are YOU doing here?) Buddy and Shinra seemed just as surprised. Rikku threw her hands up and put on a smile, banishing her anger to calm down Brother. "He was just leaving! Weren't you, Gippal?" She spat his name like a curse and he nodded. A grin slipped onto his lips as he jumped down off the sleeping platform. "Hey, Brother! Sorry to just barge onto your ship, but I figured the fiends needed to be wiped out before you guys could take off. Later." He was just turning to go when Shinra stopped him. They had a rushed conversation in Al Bhed while Brother and Buddy interrogated Rikku.
"What was he doing here? In my ship?" Brother yelled in halting common-speech. Rikku sighed and shook her head. "He just wanted to keep the fiends from hurting me is all. I came out here to sleep last night. There's just somethin' about the feel of metal around you to keep you safe, right?" She threw in a giggle and the two guys relaxed. Buddy nodded. "Well, as long as he didn't touch you, I'm sure we're fine. Oh, Yuna and the others are worried sick about you. You should head up to the village before we leave." Rikku nodded and started walking away when she actually HEARD what Buddy had just said. "Wait, we're leaving? Already?" Brother nodded, a rare thoughtful crease in his forehead. "Yes. Yuna and her man are happy here in Besaid so we are not needed." Rikku stomped repeatedly, a little angry dance (if you played the game, you know what I'm talking about!). "What about me and Paine? Huh?" Brother met his sister's gaze without wavering. "We're leaving. You do what you want, Rikku." He turned and pushed past Gippal and Shinra, who were still talking animatedly.
Rikku turned to Buddy who shrugged and jogged to follow Brother. She sighed and glanced up through the windows at the tropical landscape of Besaid. 'Could I really stay here?' She thought, moving slowly up the stairs to gaze down at the island. It was so peaceful and picture perfect there. Everyone was so happy to live in the lazy heat of the island while the world turned on its turbulent axis. A breeze ran through the palm trees, rippling the waters. She spotted a familiar figure running out of the trees, the Aurochs following him closely. Tidus tossed a blitzball up into the air and caught it after back flipping near to the water. The others laughed and watched while he demonstrated his famous Jecht Shot. Tidus shouted something to them and they all plunged into the water, playing random training games.
Rikku watched, a small smile on her lips. Tidus had always understood what Rikku was trying to say about saving Yunie and stuff. They were pretty close friends, despite the whole him-not-really-being-real thing. 'I could live here with that. Yeah.' She was about to turn and hurry to tell Brother to take off when Yunie, Paine, Wakka, and Lulu walked casually out of the trees. Wakka had his arm around Lulu's waist and she was carrying their baby. Yuna waved and called something to Tidus who tossed the blitzball aside and ran over to her. They hugged and he twirled her around playfully. They were laughing and even Paine was smiling. Rikku felt like a huge distance had been spread between her and her friends. They were all so happy and she was just, well, hiding the pain. A brief glimpse of Auron in the Farplane and Gippal the night he left flashed through her head. She couldn't stay around them when she was so depressed.
Turning away from the window, Rikku jumped to see Gippal still in the airship. He was leaning against the railing of the stairs with his arms crossed, watching her pensively. "W-what are you doing?" She squeaked, checking her pulse. Gippal pushed off of the railing and took a few steps towards her. "Rikku, what's up with you? You've changed." Rikku smirked. "Very observant, Gippal! Was it the thoughtfulness or the attitude that tipped you off? Or maybe it was the fact that I didn't throw myself at you. Hmmm..." She sarcastically spat all of this while walking towards the gap in the railing. She jumped down and was about to walk through the door when Gippal said something she never though she'd hear again. "E muja oui. E naymmo tu cdemm muja oui, Rikku." (I love you. I really do still love you, Rikku.) Rikku stopped dead in her tracks, fighting the millions of emotions rushing through her. "Prove it." She called back. Then she hurried to the lift and up to the bridge.
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AN: okie dokie! i'd like to note that this is the last chapter I wrote actual Al Bhed in. *sighs* It gets kinda confusing to write and constantly refer to my Al Bhed translation page every word. Sorry, if you absolutely LOVE the Al Bhed language, but I'm kinda lazy. Expect another update soon! love and peace! ~~~sa~~~
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Chapter 2: Once again
"Rikku..." An oddly familiar voice whispered while Rikku felt the odd sensation of warm lips on her forehead. Gloved hands gently cupped her face and the voice spoke again. "Rikku, so meddma cdyn. Fyga ib." (Rikku, my little star. Wake up.) Rikku moaned a little and smiled in her sleep. She didn't want to wake up as long as he was there. She was afraid if she opened her eyes he'd disappear like he always did in her dreams. Rikku felt his hands slip from her face to her waist and felt him shift his weight around on the bed. He was lying next to her now. So, she turned onto her side so she was facing away from him and her back was pressed against him. He pulled her closer, whispering more in Al Bhed. "Rikku, meddma lidea, fyga ib. Fruy, oui'na payidevim frah oui cmaab." (Rikku, little cutie, wake up. Whoa, you're beautiful when you sleep.) His voice got a little louder and she could tell his face was VERY close to hers. His lips brushed up against her cheek gently. Rikku waited until he kissed her lips to open her eyes, knowing he kissed with his eyes closed. She slowly slipped her hands up to hold his head, pulling him closer down.
He jerked back in surprise, as if he thought she was actually asleep. Rikku burst out laughing and shoved him off her bed. He landed with a thud and a "Oof!" She leapt off her bed to land where his head lay on the ground. "Gippal, oui'na myda!" (Gippal, you're late!) Gippal chuckled and sat down, rubbing his head were it had slammed into the ground. "Cunno, lidea." (Sorry, cutie.) Rikku smirked and crossed her arms huffily. "Don't use that sweet talk on me, sicko!" She cried, switching to the common tongue and shaking her head. He rolled to his feet, motioning over his shoulder. "Hey, if I hadn't decided to be a sicko and sneak into your bedroom, those fiends woulda eaten that pretty little head without thinking twice." Rikku gasped when she glimpsed the pyrefly streaming corpses of several fiends lying at the end of the cabin's sleeping quarters. "Oh." She muttered, her hands falling limply to her sides. Gippal nodded, as if that were thanks enough. He fixed the belt things on the front of his shirt nonchalantly.
Rikku blinked suddenly, as if realizing that Gippal had just been all over her and affectionate. Did that mean he wanted her back? She let her gaze fall from his aloof face to his neck were a gleam of faded gold caught her eye. She launched herself at his throat, praying that the coin was still on the chain, hidden under his shirt. "Whoa! Rikku! Slow down!" He laughed at his own joke until he noticed what she was gripping in her hand. Her eyes were glazed over, the coin reflected in them both sadly. "You still have it." She whispered, barely audibly. Gippal took a deep breath. "Yeah, of course I do. Did ya think I was gonna pawn it or something?" He laughed nervously. Rikku backed away from him, letting the coin fall back onto his chest. "You still have it." She whispered again, a mix of shock and happiness dripping from her voice. Gippal studied her face, trying to discern her mood, but failed when she turned away. "Uh, Rikku?" He uttered, reaching a hand out to touch her shoulder. To his surprise she jumped away, glaring at him angrily. "What?" He cried, starting to get confused by this. She seemed sorta happy he still had the coin, so why was she pulling away?
Her eyes burned with an emerald fire as she regarded the man she loved when she turned back around. "If you still had it, where were you?" Her voice was angry and it shook as if she were fighting her tears. Gippal flinched, closing his good eye in a defensive manuever. He knew she would get to that. "Rikku..." He said, slightly sadly but more frustrated sounding. "No!" Rikku stomped as she yelled this. "No! Don't 'Rikku..' me! I remember the promise you made even if you don't! I waited for you, Gippal!" She yelled until her voice cracked and tears started falling from those mesmerizing eyes. He shook his head. "Rikku, I hoped you'd understand. I couldn't come back to Home. I was being looked for by Yevon." Rikku scoffed at him, angrily wiping her tears with her scarf. "Whatever! Great excuse! I guess your next line is 'And then when I did get the chance to go Home you were already gone with Yuna. I didn't know where to look for you.' Right?"
Gippal was slightly staring at the ground, shame written on his face. He was utterly silent. "RIGHT?" Rikku yelled, her fists clenched against her rage. Before anything else could happen, Brother burst through the door with Buddy and Shinra. The mohawked Al Bhed looked from the outraged Rikku to the shamed Gippal and immediately went into Big Bro Defense Mode. "Gippal!?! Fryd yna OUI tuehk rana?" (Gippal!?! What are YOU doing here?) Buddy and Shinra seemed just as surprised. Rikku threw her hands up and put on a smile, banishing her anger to calm down Brother. "He was just leaving! Weren't you, Gippal?" She spat his name like a curse and he nodded. A grin slipped onto his lips as he jumped down off the sleeping platform. "Hey, Brother! Sorry to just barge onto your ship, but I figured the fiends needed to be wiped out before you guys could take off. Later." He was just turning to go when Shinra stopped him. They had a rushed conversation in Al Bhed while Brother and Buddy interrogated Rikku.
"What was he doing here? In my ship?" Brother yelled in halting common-speech. Rikku sighed and shook her head. "He just wanted to keep the fiends from hurting me is all. I came out here to sleep last night. There's just somethin' about the feel of metal around you to keep you safe, right?" She threw in a giggle and the two guys relaxed. Buddy nodded. "Well, as long as he didn't touch you, I'm sure we're fine. Oh, Yuna and the others are worried sick about you. You should head up to the village before we leave." Rikku nodded and started walking away when she actually HEARD what Buddy had just said. "Wait, we're leaving? Already?" Brother nodded, a rare thoughtful crease in his forehead. "Yes. Yuna and her man are happy here in Besaid so we are not needed." Rikku stomped repeatedly, a little angry dance (if you played the game, you know what I'm talking about!). "What about me and Paine? Huh?" Brother met his sister's gaze without wavering. "We're leaving. You do what you want, Rikku." He turned and pushed past Gippal and Shinra, who were still talking animatedly.
Rikku turned to Buddy who shrugged and jogged to follow Brother. She sighed and glanced up through the windows at the tropical landscape of Besaid. 'Could I really stay here?' She thought, moving slowly up the stairs to gaze down at the island. It was so peaceful and picture perfect there. Everyone was so happy to live in the lazy heat of the island while the world turned on its turbulent axis. A breeze ran through the palm trees, rippling the waters. She spotted a familiar figure running out of the trees, the Aurochs following him closely. Tidus tossed a blitzball up into the air and caught it after back flipping near to the water. The others laughed and watched while he demonstrated his famous Jecht Shot. Tidus shouted something to them and they all plunged into the water, playing random training games.
Rikku watched, a small smile on her lips. Tidus had always understood what Rikku was trying to say about saving Yunie and stuff. They were pretty close friends, despite the whole him-not-really-being-real thing. 'I could live here with that. Yeah.' She was about to turn and hurry to tell Brother to take off when Yunie, Paine, Wakka, and Lulu walked casually out of the trees. Wakka had his arm around Lulu's waist and she was carrying their baby. Yuna waved and called something to Tidus who tossed the blitzball aside and ran over to her. They hugged and he twirled her around playfully. They were laughing and even Paine was smiling. Rikku felt like a huge distance had been spread between her and her friends. They were all so happy and she was just, well, hiding the pain. A brief glimpse of Auron in the Farplane and Gippal the night he left flashed through her head. She couldn't stay around them when she was so depressed.
Turning away from the window, Rikku jumped to see Gippal still in the airship. He was leaning against the railing of the stairs with his arms crossed, watching her pensively. "W-what are you doing?" She squeaked, checking her pulse. Gippal pushed off of the railing and took a few steps towards her. "Rikku, what's up with you? You've changed." Rikku smirked. "Very observant, Gippal! Was it the thoughtfulness or the attitude that tipped you off? Or maybe it was the fact that I didn't throw myself at you. Hmmm..." She sarcastically spat all of this while walking towards the gap in the railing. She jumped down and was about to walk through the door when Gippal said something she never though she'd hear again. "E muja oui. E naymmo tu cdemm muja oui, Rikku." (I love you. I really do still love you, Rikku.) Rikku stopped dead in her tracks, fighting the millions of emotions rushing through her. "Prove it." She called back. Then she hurried to the lift and up to the bridge.
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AN: okie dokie! i'd like to note that this is the last chapter I wrote actual Al Bhed in. *sighs* It gets kinda confusing to write and constantly refer to my Al Bhed translation page every word. Sorry, if you absolutely LOVE the Al Bhed language, but I'm kinda lazy. Expect another update soon! love and peace! ~~~sa~~~