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Chapter IX
What happened on Besaid stayed on Besaid. It was the golden rule by which Baralai and Yuna vowed to uphold. Baralai secretly feared his marriage was crackling under the pressure. Yuna tossed the idea of sabotaging the whole damn scenerio and attempting to actually save the marriage. It wasn't of any use since to Yuna this wasn't really a marriage, it was more an arrangement in which her cousins life hung in the delicate weave of things.
The days loomed onward. It had been what seemed like ages since Baralai and Yuna sat down and actually talked. The days of Baralai's intepid attempts at romance faded away leaving only the reality of the matter.He was now desperately alone and at the other side of the spectrum so was Yuna. Yuna only counted the hours in which she'd had to remain in this collaspe of a marriage. As Yuna wilted her days away locked in her room perpetually remembering her lost love, Baralai have to look for someone to bear his soul to.
Baralai had heard a rumor that Paine was staying at a hotel in Bevelle, trying her luck as so to speak. Baralai was so alone and surely Paine could lend an ear to hear him, even for a little while. He was fed up with Yuna's attitude ever since they returned from Besaid. He just wanted to hold her and talk to her. He wanted her to be a friend rather than a wife. With Yuna's fits becoming forever more impossible,Baralai had to see someone.
It was around ten at night when Paine heard a knock on her door. She huffed a bit annoyed by those damn maids, constantly asking if she needed towels. She didn't mind being waited on but she hated being smothered. As was to be expected Paine was wearing all black with scores of red and her favorite high-heeled boots. It was something about feeling so high up. It gave her a powerful feel. The knocking grew louder as she neared the door finally she opened it. In the hallway stood a tall hooded man, she peered into his eyes. Baralai.
" Your careless." Paine sighed." As to be expected."
"Paine. If you would let me pass." Baralai held the door open before Paine had a chance to close it on him." I need you now."
Baralai leaned into Paine and gave her a tight hug. Paine was emotionless refusing herself to hug him back. She didn't like being touched by him. Baralai looked into Paine's eyes. His were infused with saddness and agony. " Whats wrong?" Paine asked it was unlike her to get involed but she knew Yuna had something to do with this.
" You know," Baralai started walking to Paine's dresser mirror. " You and I always looked good together."
Paine crossed her arms and smirked. " Yeah, I remember. Nooj and Gippal. They kept teasing us about it."
" That was such a happy time in my life." Baralai smiled. " We both followed such different paths from then didn't we?"
" I wonder how it would have been if I had fallen in love with you, instead of Yuna."
" Don't be stupid Baralai." Paine was bothered " You and I could have never been."
" You never told me how you truly feel Paine." Baralai sat himself on the bed.
" Why don't you stop it."
" Is it so odd that I'd want to come see you?"
" What do you want, Baralai? For me to console you."
" No. That isn't what I want."
"Then why are you wasting my time?"
" I needed to talk to someone."
" I'm not in the mood to listen."
Baralai appoached Paine from behind and embraced her. Paine broke away. " Baralai."
"Please Paine." Baralai begged. "Just let me enjoy someone elses company."
" You have a wife. Go to her."
" Yuna, she doesn't care about me anymore. She just ignores me now. She's aways keeping to herself. Whenever I try to touch her. Hold her. She just passes me by."
Paine knew since she had seen Yuna on her wedding day that she didn't love Baralai. It was obvious to everyone else but Baralai. Paine couldn't understand how he had been so blind. Perhaps he was so in love with her he couldn't see it. Paine pitied Baralai's poor state but held her postition firmly. She was once in love with him. Back in the days of the Crimson Squad. It was a ridiculous crush. She was young and overwhelmed. Those days were over now. Now she only had a memory but felt nothing more.
"Yuna is going to be worried." Paine looked down at Baralai.
" Let her worry. Maybe then I'll know for sure." His look was forlorn. Baralai glanced at the droplets of rain on the window. It had been quite a rainy season. He remembered his wedding night. Being so close to Yuna, seeing her blush uncontrollably as he tenderly carressed her.
" Baralai this isn't like me." Paine leaned down and held Baralai in her arms. He only breathed in deeply.
" Yuna loves you." Paine lied. She realized that after so many years sometimes people needed to believe in something even if it wasn't true. Baralai needed to believe Yuna loved him if not she knew it'd tear him to bits. He was already in shambles.
"I guess that means you're sick of hearing my problems." Baralai chuckled.
" Thats about the size of it." Paine said in her usual mellow tone.
Baralai appoached the door. He decided this wouldn't be the last time he saw Paine. She at least held him and that was all he wanted from Yuna. He just wanted to be on the receiving end of an embace for once. He was tired of giving so much of himself to Yuna. He flashedback to the night of their fight in the temple. Perhaps she was in love with another man? Baralai brushed that thought away. He knew things could have been so different if he had let himself fall for Paine so many years ago. However he couldn't help but love Yuna. His concious mind and heart didn't connect. His heart's one desire was to love Yuna. His head was telling him otherwise.
Back at home Yuna trembled with nervousness. She had worried herself sick over Baralai. Tromell tried to comfort her by bringing her some warm tea. Yuna had a distaste for tea of any sort but to calm her nerves she accepted. "It's midnight now." She thought to herself mad and worried at the same time. Yuna paced back and fourth. "You really have no idea where he might have gone?" Yuna inquired. "Well he did say that he went to visit a friend staying in the city, but as to exactly where I do not know." Tromell responded tracking Yuna. " He didn't take any bodyguards with him?" Yuna panicked.
"No." a voice boomed from the corridor.
"Baralai!" Yuna ran to him. " don't you dare ever do that again!"
Baralai stood unwavingly.
"Who did you go see?!" Yuna demanded.
Baralai simply ignored her question.
"It's late Yuna."
Yuna's eyes widened." I was so worried."
"You were worried?" Baralai felt tension in his chest.
"Yes I was." Yuna embraced Baralai for the first time since they had fought.
Baralai felt a bit guilty about seeing Paine. He was looking for a womans touch. But in a way he was glad he left. Now he knew that Yuna loved him. Or at least he believed she did.
" Yuna. I don't want us to be like this ever agian."
"Like what?" Yuna asked.
" Distant." Baralai kissed her forehead. Yuna didn't love him. But she didn't want them to fight either. It made her feel horrible. Yuna and Baralai shared a warm kiss that forgot all fears.Baralai wondered how Paine was. He didn't know if he wanted to see her again because he knew old feelings would start to resurface.
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Chapter IX
What happened on Besaid stayed on Besaid. It was the golden rule by which Baralai and Yuna vowed to uphold. Baralai secretly feared his marriage was crackling under the pressure. Yuna tossed the idea of sabotaging the whole damn scenerio and attempting to actually save the marriage. It wasn't of any use since to Yuna this wasn't really a marriage, it was more an arrangement in which her cousins life hung in the delicate weave of things.
The days loomed onward. It had been what seemed like ages since Baralai and Yuna sat down and actually talked. The days of Baralai's intepid attempts at romance faded away leaving only the reality of the matter.He was now desperately alone and at the other side of the spectrum so was Yuna. Yuna only counted the hours in which she'd had to remain in this collaspe of a marriage. As Yuna wilted her days away locked in her room perpetually remembering her lost love, Baralai have to look for someone to bear his soul to.
Baralai had heard a rumor that Paine was staying at a hotel in Bevelle, trying her luck as so to speak. Baralai was so alone and surely Paine could lend an ear to hear him, even for a little while. He was fed up with Yuna's attitude ever since they returned from Besaid. He just wanted to hold her and talk to her. He wanted her to be a friend rather than a wife. With Yuna's fits becoming forever more impossible,Baralai had to see someone.
It was around ten at night when Paine heard a knock on her door. She huffed a bit annoyed by those damn maids, constantly asking if she needed towels. She didn't mind being waited on but she hated being smothered. As was to be expected Paine was wearing all black with scores of red and her favorite high-heeled boots. It was something about feeling so high up. It gave her a powerful feel. The knocking grew louder as she neared the door finally she opened it. In the hallway stood a tall hooded man, she peered into his eyes. Baralai.
" Your careless." Paine sighed." As to be expected."
"Paine. If you would let me pass." Baralai held the door open before Paine had a chance to close it on him." I need you now."
Baralai leaned into Paine and gave her a tight hug. Paine was emotionless refusing herself to hug him back. She didn't like being touched by him. Baralai looked into Paine's eyes. His were infused with saddness and agony. " Whats wrong?" Paine asked it was unlike her to get involed but she knew Yuna had something to do with this.
" You know," Baralai started walking to Paine's dresser mirror. " You and I always looked good together."
Paine crossed her arms and smirked. " Yeah, I remember. Nooj and Gippal. They kept teasing us about it."
" That was such a happy time in my life." Baralai smiled. " We both followed such different paths from then didn't we?"
" I wonder how it would have been if I had fallen in love with you, instead of Yuna."
" Don't be stupid Baralai." Paine was bothered " You and I could have never been."
" You never told me how you truly feel Paine." Baralai sat himself on the bed.
" Why don't you stop it."
" Is it so odd that I'd want to come see you?"
" What do you want, Baralai? For me to console you."
" No. That isn't what I want."
"Then why are you wasting my time?"
" I needed to talk to someone."
" I'm not in the mood to listen."
Baralai appoached Paine from behind and embraced her. Paine broke away. " Baralai."
"Please Paine." Baralai begged. "Just let me enjoy someone elses company."
" You have a wife. Go to her."
" Yuna, she doesn't care about me anymore. She just ignores me now. She's aways keeping to herself. Whenever I try to touch her. Hold her. She just passes me by."
Paine knew since she had seen Yuna on her wedding day that she didn't love Baralai. It was obvious to everyone else but Baralai. Paine couldn't understand how he had been so blind. Perhaps he was so in love with her he couldn't see it. Paine pitied Baralai's poor state but held her postition firmly. She was once in love with him. Back in the days of the Crimson Squad. It was a ridiculous crush. She was young and overwhelmed. Those days were over now. Now she only had a memory but felt nothing more.
"Yuna is going to be worried." Paine looked down at Baralai.
" Let her worry. Maybe then I'll know for sure." His look was forlorn. Baralai glanced at the droplets of rain on the window. It had been quite a rainy season. He remembered his wedding night. Being so close to Yuna, seeing her blush uncontrollably as he tenderly carressed her.
" Baralai this isn't like me." Paine leaned down and held Baralai in her arms. He only breathed in deeply.
" Yuna loves you." Paine lied. She realized that after so many years sometimes people needed to believe in something even if it wasn't true. Baralai needed to believe Yuna loved him if not she knew it'd tear him to bits. He was already in shambles.
"I guess that means you're sick of hearing my problems." Baralai chuckled.
" Thats about the size of it." Paine said in her usual mellow tone.
Baralai appoached the door. He decided this wouldn't be the last time he saw Paine. She at least held him and that was all he wanted from Yuna. He just wanted to be on the receiving end of an embace for once. He was tired of giving so much of himself to Yuna. He flashedback to the night of their fight in the temple. Perhaps she was in love with another man? Baralai brushed that thought away. He knew things could have been so different if he had let himself fall for Paine so many years ago. However he couldn't help but love Yuna. His concious mind and heart didn't connect. His heart's one desire was to love Yuna. His head was telling him otherwise.
Back at home Yuna trembled with nervousness. She had worried herself sick over Baralai. Tromell tried to comfort her by bringing her some warm tea. Yuna had a distaste for tea of any sort but to calm her nerves she accepted. "It's midnight now." She thought to herself mad and worried at the same time. Yuna paced back and fourth. "You really have no idea where he might have gone?" Yuna inquired. "Well he did say that he went to visit a friend staying in the city, but as to exactly where I do not know." Tromell responded tracking Yuna. " He didn't take any bodyguards with him?" Yuna panicked.
"No." a voice boomed from the corridor.
"Baralai!" Yuna ran to him. " don't you dare ever do that again!"
Baralai stood unwavingly.
"Who did you go see?!" Yuna demanded.
Baralai simply ignored her question.
"It's late Yuna."
Yuna's eyes widened." I was so worried."
"You were worried?" Baralai felt tension in his chest.
"Yes I was." Yuna embraced Baralai for the first time since they had fought.
Baralai felt a bit guilty about seeing Paine. He was looking for a womans touch. But in a way he was glad he left. Now he knew that Yuna loved him. Or at least he believed she did.
" Yuna. I don't want us to be like this ever agian."
"Like what?" Yuna asked.
" Distant." Baralai kissed her forehead. Yuna didn't love him. But she didn't want them to fight either. It made her feel horrible. Yuna and Baralai shared a warm kiss that forgot all fears.Baralai wondered how Paine was. He didn't know if he wanted to see her again because he knew old feelings would start to resurface.