It was quiet in the tunnels of Guadosalam. Well, perhaps not so quiet. Voices echoed around its thick dirt walls, surrounding visitors with the conversations of Guado, Al Bhed, Yevonites, Ronso, and even Hypello. There was a reason Guadosalam was the Town of The Dead. Within the tunnels, Paine and Kinoc approached a grand mansion in the very center.
"Paine, please be courteous to Maester Jyscal." Kinoc said in an exasperated tone.
"No sweat, Kinoc." Paine said. "But hey, can I go check out the Farplane?" Kinoc sighed.
"Very well, Paine. But please be back in 15 minutes." Paine wandered away from the ancient mansion. Like I'd rather spend time with a bunch of boring religious monkeys when I could be talking to Dad, Paine thought.
She wandered up the carved dirt bridges and tunnels, up the sleek marble staircase, and into the Farplane. There, a familiar face was waiting.
"Baralai!" Paine cried. She ran up to him and gave him a tight, Paine-brand hug. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm working with the Maester's son, Seymour. What are you doing here?"
"Kinoc dragged me here to meet the maester and set me up with Seymour." Paine fake-gagged. She strolled over to the edge on the stone platform, and closed her eyes. Paine thought about her father, how much she missed him, and how much she wanted to see him, to tell him about everything.
Paine opened her eyes. There was nothing but the pyreflies crying.
Baralai spoke next to her. "That means he's alive."
Paine turned to face him. "I've missed you."
"What about Nooj and Gippal? Nooj still lives in Kilika, and Gippal's your boyfriend." Baralai said the last part with a touch of bitterness.
"We broke up. It wasn't safe to be sneaking from town to town all the time. And I don't see much of Nooj any more. You were...my best friend. I missed you dearly."
"I've missed you too."
Baralai was quiet. They drew closer to each other.
"I've missed you too."
He bent down and whispered in her ear.
"E muja oui."
They kissed for what seemed an eternity. Paine couldn't remember what she had been saying a few minutes ago, although perhaps it had something to do with cheese. She could hear the pyreflies howling above them. Paine had never felt this way before, even when she had kissed Gippal. It was a strange, rushing feeling, like she was sprinting 200 yards in only 2 minutes. Finally, their lips parted.
"E muja oui duu."
They kissed again. Again, Paine was so…so joyous; she could barely remember what she had said, but again suspected cheese.
"How long has it been?" Paine asked him.
"I guess 14, 15 minutes."
"Oh no! Kinoc is going to slaughter me! I have to run!"
"I could walk you there...if you'd like." Baralai said in little more than a whisper.
Paine smiled. "Thanks, but I wouldn't want you to get in any trouble with Mr. Antler-Head in the robes." She dashed out of the Farplane, unable to wipe the silly looking smile off her face.
What she saw when she stepped onto the marble staircase made her stop. There was a man with greyish-black hair and sunglasses standing at the bottom. He wore a long crimson coat with a large belt holding it closed. His left hand rested in a makeshift sling of the coat and belt. A long sword was at his side. Paine knew at once who this man was.
"Dad!"
A/N: Yay for Baraine. :) And yes, it's time for the third appearance of everybody's favorite bishi: Auron!
Translations:
E muja oui: I love you.
E muja oui duu: I love you too.
"Paine, please be courteous to Maester Jyscal." Kinoc said in an exasperated tone.
"No sweat, Kinoc." Paine said. "But hey, can I go check out the Farplane?" Kinoc sighed.
"Very well, Paine. But please be back in 15 minutes." Paine wandered away from the ancient mansion. Like I'd rather spend time with a bunch of boring religious monkeys when I could be talking to Dad, Paine thought.
She wandered up the carved dirt bridges and tunnels, up the sleek marble staircase, and into the Farplane. There, a familiar face was waiting.
"Baralai!" Paine cried. She ran up to him and gave him a tight, Paine-brand hug. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm working with the Maester's son, Seymour. What are you doing here?"
"Kinoc dragged me here to meet the maester and set me up with Seymour." Paine fake-gagged. She strolled over to the edge on the stone platform, and closed her eyes. Paine thought about her father, how much she missed him, and how much she wanted to see him, to tell him about everything.
Paine opened her eyes. There was nothing but the pyreflies crying.
Baralai spoke next to her. "That means he's alive."
Paine turned to face him. "I've missed you."
"What about Nooj and Gippal? Nooj still lives in Kilika, and Gippal's your boyfriend." Baralai said the last part with a touch of bitterness.
"We broke up. It wasn't safe to be sneaking from town to town all the time. And I don't see much of Nooj any more. You were...my best friend. I missed you dearly."
"I've missed you too."
Baralai was quiet. They drew closer to each other.
"I've missed you too."
He bent down and whispered in her ear.
"E muja oui."
They kissed for what seemed an eternity. Paine couldn't remember what she had been saying a few minutes ago, although perhaps it had something to do with cheese. She could hear the pyreflies howling above them. Paine had never felt this way before, even when she had kissed Gippal. It was a strange, rushing feeling, like she was sprinting 200 yards in only 2 minutes. Finally, their lips parted.
"E muja oui duu."
They kissed again. Again, Paine was so…so joyous; she could barely remember what she had said, but again suspected cheese.
"How long has it been?" Paine asked him.
"I guess 14, 15 minutes."
"Oh no! Kinoc is going to slaughter me! I have to run!"
"I could walk you there...if you'd like." Baralai said in little more than a whisper.
Paine smiled. "Thanks, but I wouldn't want you to get in any trouble with Mr. Antler-Head in the robes." She dashed out of the Farplane, unable to wipe the silly looking smile off her face.
What she saw when she stepped onto the marble staircase made her stop. There was a man with greyish-black hair and sunglasses standing at the bottom. He wore a long crimson coat with a large belt holding it closed. His left hand rested in a makeshift sling of the coat and belt. A long sword was at his side. Paine knew at once who this man was.
"Dad!"
A/N: Yay for Baraine. :) And yes, it's time for the third appearance of everybody's favorite bishi: Auron!
Translations:
E muja oui: I love you.
E muja oui duu: I love you too.