OK, finally (after months) I can proudly present chapter 2! Hope you'll like it! And please review, OK? Please!
Chapter 2: Back in the desert
"Rikku!" Cid screamed as his daughter walked out of the airship. He hugged her and smiled at her. "How are you?""I'm fine, Dad. Really, but you are smashing me, you know."
A certain young man was watching her from the distance. She was absolutly. There she was, how long had he waited for her to appear? As soon as he had heard that Cid was calling everybody back into the desert, he had went there.
Day after day had passed without a sign of her and now she was there, a whole bunch of people surrounding her and not a single chance to meet her alone right now.
He knew that Rikku had a lot of friendsâ and sighed suddenly. He wondered if she remembered that night when she had kissed him. Later, when he had found out that she had been leaving he thought that she didn't know what she was doing but on the other hand
He had been hoping that this kiss meant something her – as it meant so much to him.
But hey – she was Cid's little girl. There were a lot of guys who were after her. He knew some of them though he didn't think that they would ever win her heart.
When he had met her, he had played the funny one. He had even tried to provoke her every time she was around. It was his way to hide his fear of beeing rejected.
'There, look at her. She's all you're dreaming of and now you're standing here.' his heart told him and he knew that it was ture. Rikku was everything he was dreaming about.
'Yeah, as if it's so easy to win her heart.'
How ironic that he didn't know that her heart already belonged to him and that she had spotted him as soon as she had left the airship. She thought that she'd find him in a crowd of more than thousand people just because shefelt where he was.
the same evening
The sun was sinking already and many small groups of people where sitting around campfires, talking about what had happened in the past few years.
Gippal walked through the whole camp, looking around, seeing many people he knew but Rikku didn't seem to be there.
"Gippal!"
It was Yuna. She waved and smiled at him while the blonde man next to him watched him carefully as if he was going to take his Yuna away.
"Gippal, this is Tidus." she introduced him.
'Ouch, a pretty happy coupleâ doesn't that make you feel more lonely than before?' his heart demanded to know while he asked: "Yuna, do you know where Rikku is?"
A hint of understanding flashed through her eyes as she nodded slowly. "She went to the oasis."
"Thanks." Without saying much more he turned around, heading for the oasis. But someone touched his shoulder. It was the blonde guy, Tidus.
"Listen to me carefully, guy. Rikku is one of my closest friends and she's Yuna's cousin. If you hurt her or dare to break her heart, I know a lot of people who would be really angry, you know. I don't know what has been going on between you an Rikku – no one is telling me that – but I'm not blind."
"I won't break her heart – in fact, I'm more afraid that she'll break mine." Gippal whispered softly, not knowing why he was telling this to a stranger.
"There is always a chance of getting hurt if you fall in love. But you'll never know how she feels if you're too afraid to be hurt." With those words he returned to his place beside Yuna.
This guy was right
Rikku sighed as she watched the sun disappear behind sand and nothing but sand. She hadn't realized how badly she had missed those image in the last few years.
It made her calm, though she was mad at herself for avoiding Gippal as best as she could. It wasn't as if she didn't to see him but then she would have to face all the old feelings that she kept hidden in her heart.
Why didn't he change a little bit since she saw him for the last time? Why did he have to be soâ Gippal-likeâ?!
"All alone?" asked someone from behind and Rikku closed her eyes. She knew it had to be him. Who else would be able to make her shiver by just talking to her. Her heart was beating like a drum right now and she didn't dare to turn around and face him.
"Well, the sunset is something beautiful – I just wanted to find the best place to watch it." Rikku answered without turning around.
"You didn't visit Temple Djose after your battle with Vegnagun." It was a statement not a question.
"I was busy." she lied still not looking at him though he sat down beside her.
"So"
Rikku felt guilty all of sudden but she couldn't have visited him there, maybe seeing him with another girl and then she would have
"Do you remember the night before you left HOME?" he asked suddenly. This was the last thing she'd expected him to say.
Should she tell the truth?
'Rikku! You're acting like a ten years old girl who is scared. Just tell him and then wait for his answer and if he breaks your heart you can go and cry.' It was her mind again. It worried her that she was talking to herself lately
"I remember." she said slowly, surprised as he reached for her right hand.
"It meant a lot to me, you know." Gippal whispered.
"What do you mean?" Her heart seemed to skip a beat as he leaned in and his lips met hers in a tender kiss.
Before she knew what she was doing she kissed him back. It was like one of her dreams and she was sure that she'd wake up every minute.
â but she didn't wake up. All she felt were his warm lips on hers and that she was stroking his hair.
He pulled away suddenly and she almost felt the pain of rejection as he whispered: "E muja oui."
TBC
Did you like this chapter? It took a lot of time and I just had the feeling that it's really difficult to make them become a couple 'cause both of them are stubborn and all.
Please, review!
Chapter 3 will follow soon!