Midnight Meeting
[A/N] Okay! This is where my little story actually starts to make sense! Hehe, I know the past three chapters were random, but it will all lead to this moment! So here we go!!
Disclaimer: No, I don't OWN FFX-FFX/2, I wish I did though!
[Paine's Thoughts] I woke up in the morning feeling sleepy and wanting to rest some more. Last night's dinner was quite strange, with Wakka acting all weird and Rikku acting happier than usual. But whatever, their choice to feel the way they do, right? After changing and eating a Guodapple (imported from Guodosalam), I ran outside to see Rikku gazing up at the sky. I could also make out what seemed to be a pyrefly. "Rikku, what was that?" I asked as I walked over to where my Al Bhed friend was standing. She turned around violently, I supposed she though she was alone. "No, just a bird" she said with a small chuckle. I looked at her and gave her a doubtful look, but she just smiled and walked away saying 'Got to go exploring'.
That Rikku, she is so strange. You can't tell what she'll do from one hour to the other. But it's that that makes everyone like her so much, she's a genuinely good person. After my meeting with Miss Rikku, I decided to pay Wakka a visit, since I knew he was always up early so he can be there when Junior (his son) woke up. I waked to his leather door quietly, poking my head through the fabric to make sure he was awake. He turned and waved without making a sound. I motioned for him to come outside, and he did this with silence.
Wakka grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the tent, a safe distance away so we could talk normally and not wake the baby. "You're up early, ya? Anything wrong?" he asked, keeping his voice low. I looked at him with an ironic smile, "I was going to ask you the same thing." He looked at me, a little confused. "Nothing is wrong" "Oh come on Wakka! I know you better than anyone else; I can tell when you're sad." He brushed his hair with one hand and sighed. "I don't want Rikku to know..." I was confused by what he had said. "Know what?" I asked persuasively. He shook his head and ran back into his home as baby cries could be heard.
That was the first and last time me and Wakka talked about his attitude. Over the next few days, Rikku ran around like mad looking for more of those decoders; she woke up at sun rise and came back when it was pitch black. I asked her a few times where she was and what was going on, but she shrugged her shoulders and said 'Nothing' in the most innocent voice that I felt like strangling her when she said it. Wakka was no better either. He was sulking around Besaid and mumbling to himself, he was in constant confusion and didn't pay attention to what he was doing. Lulu often told me she was worried about her Wakka because his behavior was so different. I decided I would end this triangle of deceiving. I managed to wake up earlier than Rikku and Wakka one morning, so I ran to Besaid Beach in search of decoders.
I had to admit, Rikku and Wakka made it easier than it really is. Looking around for these little red things is really tiresome. I'm sure that if I found one, I'd be just as happy as Rikku. I dug many holes around the beach, and by 9 in the morning, I had myself a beach full of holes. I had no luck finding any spheres, until later that day. I stayed at the beach until around 11, when I decided to take a late breakfast. I ran to the entrance to the Caves and took my shortcut through the woods. As I was walking, I noticed a small object in my path and picked it up. I got all excited when I found a decoder with half a T on it. "Rikku found her two by the pier, and Yuna by the beach, they must all lead to this entrance! If I could just find some more..." I thought in my head. Rikku caught up to me when I headed back to the village in the afternoon and asked where I was. I tried as hard as I possibly could to imitate her 'Nothing'. I think she got the hint and laid off. The next few days were the same; I woke up and searched for some more decoders. I got lucky and found the other half of the T and D, but that was it.
Around two weeks after I had found my last decoder, I noticed a change in Rikku's attitude. She was always so grumpy and would drag her feet as she walked around. I once got so mad that I pulled her off to the side. "Rikku! What is going on with you!" I yelled. She looked at me with her green eyes, that now showed fear. "I don't know! Paine I don't know!" she said. This was the weirdest thing that she has ever told me. "Does this have anything to do with the decoders?" I asked with a calming voice. "It's Wakka. He is keeping something from me, and I don't know what. He hasn't been talking to me and whenever I do anything he blames it on me. Paine what can I do?" I looked towards the temple and shook my head. "Just don't mind him" I reassured her. From then on, Rikku began to act like herself again, and I have to admit it was great to have her back. Wakka on the other hand was still the sulky boy he had been for this past month.
All of this changed in a matter of seconds. I decided to wake up an hour later than I usually do, and rose to see that the village was fully awake. I ran out of my house and caught up with Yuna. "What's going on?" I asked her. She turned to me and waved. "Morning! Wakka said he has some big news!" she said excited. "Wakka! Oh I knew he would do something stupid" I told myself. I instantly saw Wakka rise on the platform used for summonings, and the crowd immediately went silent. "I've finally done it. I've come to a conclusion about the strange decoders that appeared on the island about a month ago. They are nothing but a trick. I've discovered a few ships that have been pulling pranks on islands with decoders for a laugh." I quickly turned to see Rikku behind me, and she was definitely not happy.
In a matter of moments she was up there beside him and began yelling to everyone. "Wakka doesn't know what he is saying! He's been hiding the truth this whole time from us and won't tell anyone what he knows! No one can get a new set of decoders until the previous ones are found, so your theory is wrong! He's just a big meanie!" Rikku then ran back off the stand and towards the waterfalls. "Back to the Hill she goes, I suppose" I heard Lulu say from behind me. "Let her cool off for a moment" I nodded my head and took a seat at the breakfast table and waited for my friend to return. When I saw that the sun was beginning to set, I worried Rikku wouldn't come back. I grabbed Wakka claiming 'It's your fault she ran off so you get to come with me and look'. He didn't say no, so I dragged him towards the Hill. We ran two steps at a time, and I was beginning to think of what could have held Rikku back. We both called out her name, but she didn't answer. We were about to turn back when Wakka saw a big flash of light coming from the beach. We both ran as fast as we could and saw Rikku standing at the water's edge, mouth wide open.
I turned to Wakka, who couldn't believe what he was seeing. The look on his face was enough for me to understand that what was happening was a shocker. "This is the ship. It's the same color as the decoders!" he added silently, although I could barely hear him from the distance. Rikku ran and hid herself behind me, afraid of who was in the ever approaching ship; I supposed she didn't know what Wakka was talking about. When it had finally landed, Rikku gave a slight cry, and grabbed my arm. Wakka gathered enough courage to go see who was there. The hatch to the ship opened into the ocean, and time seamed to slow down for that one moment. I saw a silhouette of a man come from the hatch and jump into the ocean, and Wakka began to run towards him.
Rikku, who was now fully hidden behind me, whispered into my ear "What now?" To tell you the truth, I didn't know. "We just wait, ok?" I could feel her head bob up and down, and then she turned her gaze to the man in the water. "Wakka!" the man yelled as loud as he could. There was something in his voice that made Rikku act up. It was manly, but yet it had a little squeak to it. It was pitch black, and I couldn't even see my hands in front of me, but I could see Rikku, I could see the tears in the corners of her eyes begin to form, I could see the distress in her face, and I wished I couldn't see her. I could see the dark blue sky filled with stars and the wide moon letting it's beams fall into the water and shine on whatever was in it. I saw Wakka punch the man in the arm and hug him tightly, to which after, he turned his gaze to me and Rikku. He began to wave frantically "Ri- ikku? Is that you?" he called out. I turned to her confused, and I knew this was it; this was what Wakka was hiding from her. I knew that from now on, everything would go wrong. And the thing is, these bad feelings of mine usually come true.
"No, it can't be. You're not here... you can't be here. You can't break my heart again."
[A/N] Did you notice Paine's last lines where similar to the one's Tidus said in FFX? "These bad feelings of mine usually come true" or something like that... Anyways, I've got the feeling that Rikku is a little too OOC (out of character), but I'm going to try to fix it in the next few chapters. R/R PLEASE!
[A/N] Okay! This is where my little story actually starts to make sense! Hehe, I know the past three chapters were random, but it will all lead to this moment! So here we go!!
Disclaimer: No, I don't OWN FFX-FFX/2, I wish I did though!
[Paine's Thoughts] I woke up in the morning feeling sleepy and wanting to rest some more. Last night's dinner was quite strange, with Wakka acting all weird and Rikku acting happier than usual. But whatever, their choice to feel the way they do, right? After changing and eating a Guodapple (imported from Guodosalam), I ran outside to see Rikku gazing up at the sky. I could also make out what seemed to be a pyrefly. "Rikku, what was that?" I asked as I walked over to where my Al Bhed friend was standing. She turned around violently, I supposed she though she was alone. "No, just a bird" she said with a small chuckle. I looked at her and gave her a doubtful look, but she just smiled and walked away saying 'Got to go exploring'.
That Rikku, she is so strange. You can't tell what she'll do from one hour to the other. But it's that that makes everyone like her so much, she's a genuinely good person. After my meeting with Miss Rikku, I decided to pay Wakka a visit, since I knew he was always up early so he can be there when Junior (his son) woke up. I waked to his leather door quietly, poking my head through the fabric to make sure he was awake. He turned and waved without making a sound. I motioned for him to come outside, and he did this with silence.
Wakka grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the tent, a safe distance away so we could talk normally and not wake the baby. "You're up early, ya? Anything wrong?" he asked, keeping his voice low. I looked at him with an ironic smile, "I was going to ask you the same thing." He looked at me, a little confused. "Nothing is wrong" "Oh come on Wakka! I know you better than anyone else; I can tell when you're sad." He brushed his hair with one hand and sighed. "I don't want Rikku to know..." I was confused by what he had said. "Know what?" I asked persuasively. He shook his head and ran back into his home as baby cries could be heard.
That was the first and last time me and Wakka talked about his attitude. Over the next few days, Rikku ran around like mad looking for more of those decoders; she woke up at sun rise and came back when it was pitch black. I asked her a few times where she was and what was going on, but she shrugged her shoulders and said 'Nothing' in the most innocent voice that I felt like strangling her when she said it. Wakka was no better either. He was sulking around Besaid and mumbling to himself, he was in constant confusion and didn't pay attention to what he was doing. Lulu often told me she was worried about her Wakka because his behavior was so different. I decided I would end this triangle of deceiving. I managed to wake up earlier than Rikku and Wakka one morning, so I ran to Besaid Beach in search of decoders.
I had to admit, Rikku and Wakka made it easier than it really is. Looking around for these little red things is really tiresome. I'm sure that if I found one, I'd be just as happy as Rikku. I dug many holes around the beach, and by 9 in the morning, I had myself a beach full of holes. I had no luck finding any spheres, until later that day. I stayed at the beach until around 11, when I decided to take a late breakfast. I ran to the entrance to the Caves and took my shortcut through the woods. As I was walking, I noticed a small object in my path and picked it up. I got all excited when I found a decoder with half a T on it. "Rikku found her two by the pier, and Yuna by the beach, they must all lead to this entrance! If I could just find some more..." I thought in my head. Rikku caught up to me when I headed back to the village in the afternoon and asked where I was. I tried as hard as I possibly could to imitate her 'Nothing'. I think she got the hint and laid off. The next few days were the same; I woke up and searched for some more decoders. I got lucky and found the other half of the T and D, but that was it.
Around two weeks after I had found my last decoder, I noticed a change in Rikku's attitude. She was always so grumpy and would drag her feet as she walked around. I once got so mad that I pulled her off to the side. "Rikku! What is going on with you!" I yelled. She looked at me with her green eyes, that now showed fear. "I don't know! Paine I don't know!" she said. This was the weirdest thing that she has ever told me. "Does this have anything to do with the decoders?" I asked with a calming voice. "It's Wakka. He is keeping something from me, and I don't know what. He hasn't been talking to me and whenever I do anything he blames it on me. Paine what can I do?" I looked towards the temple and shook my head. "Just don't mind him" I reassured her. From then on, Rikku began to act like herself again, and I have to admit it was great to have her back. Wakka on the other hand was still the sulky boy he had been for this past month.
All of this changed in a matter of seconds. I decided to wake up an hour later than I usually do, and rose to see that the village was fully awake. I ran out of my house and caught up with Yuna. "What's going on?" I asked her. She turned to me and waved. "Morning! Wakka said he has some big news!" she said excited. "Wakka! Oh I knew he would do something stupid" I told myself. I instantly saw Wakka rise on the platform used for summonings, and the crowd immediately went silent. "I've finally done it. I've come to a conclusion about the strange decoders that appeared on the island about a month ago. They are nothing but a trick. I've discovered a few ships that have been pulling pranks on islands with decoders for a laugh." I quickly turned to see Rikku behind me, and she was definitely not happy.
In a matter of moments she was up there beside him and began yelling to everyone. "Wakka doesn't know what he is saying! He's been hiding the truth this whole time from us and won't tell anyone what he knows! No one can get a new set of decoders until the previous ones are found, so your theory is wrong! He's just a big meanie!" Rikku then ran back off the stand and towards the waterfalls. "Back to the Hill she goes, I suppose" I heard Lulu say from behind me. "Let her cool off for a moment" I nodded my head and took a seat at the breakfast table and waited for my friend to return. When I saw that the sun was beginning to set, I worried Rikku wouldn't come back. I grabbed Wakka claiming 'It's your fault she ran off so you get to come with me and look'. He didn't say no, so I dragged him towards the Hill. We ran two steps at a time, and I was beginning to think of what could have held Rikku back. We both called out her name, but she didn't answer. We were about to turn back when Wakka saw a big flash of light coming from the beach. We both ran as fast as we could and saw Rikku standing at the water's edge, mouth wide open.
I turned to Wakka, who couldn't believe what he was seeing. The look on his face was enough for me to understand that what was happening was a shocker. "This is the ship. It's the same color as the decoders!" he added silently, although I could barely hear him from the distance. Rikku ran and hid herself behind me, afraid of who was in the ever approaching ship; I supposed she didn't know what Wakka was talking about. When it had finally landed, Rikku gave a slight cry, and grabbed my arm. Wakka gathered enough courage to go see who was there. The hatch to the ship opened into the ocean, and time seamed to slow down for that one moment. I saw a silhouette of a man come from the hatch and jump into the ocean, and Wakka began to run towards him.
Rikku, who was now fully hidden behind me, whispered into my ear "What now?" To tell you the truth, I didn't know. "We just wait, ok?" I could feel her head bob up and down, and then she turned her gaze to the man in the water. "Wakka!" the man yelled as loud as he could. There was something in his voice that made Rikku act up. It was manly, but yet it had a little squeak to it. It was pitch black, and I couldn't even see my hands in front of me, but I could see Rikku, I could see the tears in the corners of her eyes begin to form, I could see the distress in her face, and I wished I couldn't see her. I could see the dark blue sky filled with stars and the wide moon letting it's beams fall into the water and shine on whatever was in it. I saw Wakka punch the man in the arm and hug him tightly, to which after, he turned his gaze to me and Rikku. He began to wave frantically "Ri- ikku? Is that you?" he called out. I turned to her confused, and I knew this was it; this was what Wakka was hiding from her. I knew that from now on, everything would go wrong. And the thing is, these bad feelings of mine usually come true.
"No, it can't be. You're not here... you can't be here. You can't break my heart again."
[A/N] Did you notice Paine's last lines where similar to the one's Tidus said in FFX? "These bad feelings of mine usually come true" or something like that... Anyways, I've got the feeling that Rikku is a little too OOC (out of character), but I'm going to try to fix it in the next few chapters. R/R PLEASE!