Chapter 16-

"Get away from my fiancé now..."

Rikku glanced between the two of us worriedly. Why was she worried, I was seconds away from killing this bastard. What did she care...unless...she couldn't have fallen in love with him. She got up and stood between me and him. Tears were beginning to fall from her eyes. Her eyes held only sadness. I wanted to comfort her, but I couldn't right now...why was she blocking my shot?

"Stop it!" she cried, falling to the ground in distress. "Both of you quit it! I can't take this!"

"Rikku...why...why are you defending him?" I stuttered, letting my gun lower for a second. "Don't...don't cry please..."

I hated when she cried it was my one weakness...seeing her in tears...made me want to rush and comfort her...but before I could take one step towards her. I saw the boy behind her wrap his arms around her, as she sobbed.

My gun was back up as quickly as it had fallen. "Let go of her...get away from her now!"

Anger was building inside me. This kid was asking for it. I wanted so bad to pull the trigger but something was holding me back. I glanced at Rikku waiting for an explanation.

"Don't you..." she started, getting up and removing his arms from around her. "Don't you recognize him...? You can't kill him...he can't die...not again...please...don't let him die again."

She ran up to me and flung her arms around me. "Please Gippal...please don't kill him...I can't loose him again...please..."

I froze. Who was this kid? Why did Rikku have so much sympathy for him?

"Gippal listen to her...I was just going to help her escape..." he spoke up, seeming a bit aggravated that her arms were around me now.

"That's not what it looked like when I came in..." I scowled, glaring darkly at him.

I looked back at Rikku who was still crying into my chest. She looked up at me as well and smiled ever so lightly.

"Gippal...I couldn't have done that to you...no matter how much Keyakku once met to me..."

Keyakku...? It couldn't be...I helped bury him myself. This kid couldn't be alive.

Something wasn't right...

"Your dead...I know...don't give me this crap. He's obviously an imposter." I growled.

Paine and Cid came crashing into the room right at that moment, fully armed and ready for an attack. Cid took one look at Keyakku and lowered his weapon though. Paine shoved him but he refused to bring it back up. Rolling her eyes, she kept her weapon steady. I nodded, grabbing hold of my gun as well.

"Cid, aim now...we can take this damn piece of machina out right now."

"What if it isn't...though...this could be the real Keyakku..."

Rikku glared at Paine and me then ran to Keyakku's side. holding her arms out protectively. Her look got darker and darker by the second. She wasn't very happy.

"Rikku move." Paine snapped, lowering her gun slightly but bringing it back up as quickly as it had lowered.

"No! He's back and none of you are going to kill him!" Rikku protested.

Suddenly a sound blasted from behind me. I turned around and saw Cid with his gun, aimed steady and with a slightly worried look on his face. But suddenly it became more determined and he smirked with pleasure.

I smiled then turned around ready to embrace Rikku when I saw her lying on the ground. She was dead. Cid's bullet also seemed to take out Keyakku.

"What the hell!" Paine yelled aiming her gun towards the old man. "What did you do!?"

"It's alright Paine..." I whispered, leaning down next to Rikku and Keyakku. "They were both fake."

"My daughter could never give that awful of a look, it's against her very being. If anything she would hear us out. Besides...she knows...she lives by the saying..."

"Memories are great...but that's all they are..." I said softly, getting up slowly. "Let's find her. The real one this time."

Paine and Cid nodded and we ran out of the room. The first thing I noticed were that the guards were still there. All of them shocked as ever. Guess they witnessed the whole deal.

"So...we were guarding a robot the whole time?" one guard said quietly. "Why Cid?"

Cid shook his head, and explained to them the whole deal. That it wasn't him it was an imposter. After the explanation they nodded to each other.

"We'll help you take him out sir...least we could do for the trouble."

Cid nodded.

"Right...let's go find them."

We didn't have to go far though...in the middle of the hallway I saw my fiancé, with a run against her head. The holder was a near exact replica of Cid.

"Rikku..." I frowned...what kind of mess did we get her into.

Author's Note: A little action. Decided to save the big fight for next chapter...the story is coming to an end...it's sad I know...but I think their will be two more chapter then and epilogue. But I love you all for you reviews! REVIEW MORE! I would be really really happy if I can make 100 by the time it's done. Do I ask to much?

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