He's Going To Be Mine
Wow! You guys actually like the lemon? I wouldn't have thought.
I had no idea Sephiroth was so old! OO Damn! I think I must have worded the last chapter wrong. I don't like the idea that Sephy is so fucking old. Ewww! I only wanted him to be about two years older. Damn! Would it bug you guys if I made him younger? Oh, let's say about 18? Sigh I don't know. I'll let everyone in on a little secret that'll soon no longer be a secret cause I told everyone. I've never actually played FFVII. I know it's sad. I've only played FFVIII, FFX, and Kingdom Hearts. Sorry.
Chapter 10: The Baby?
The sun was high and the clouds rolled overhead as Mr. Uter made his way over to DIU (Destiny Island University) to visit his daughter who was currently attending. He had traveled across town for the day and had planned on maybe spending lunch with her.
Mr. Uter rode his Mercedes Benz down the street and to the nearest Taco Bell. He decided that he would call her and wait for her to meet him. Plus he got to eat while he waited.
Rikku sat with her best friend Emiko on the bleachers of their high school waiting for football practice to be over. They weren't waiting for anyone; they were just checking out the cute boys that played.
"Oh, Rikku! Look at number 15." Emiko said pointing her finger towards the boy.
"Wow! He's cute. But not as cute as number 24." They both looked over at him and almost drooled. The boy had seen them looking at him so he waved.
"Oh my gosh! He waved to me!" Rikku squealed.
"No way! He was looking straight at me!"
"No he wasn't!"
"Emiko." A soft voice said from below. A young woman with long dark brown hair and dark brown eyes stood at the bottom of the bleachers looking up at them. She had a long black skirt with a pink embroidered butterfly on it and a white t-shirt that had the words 'love' in capital letters. "I thought you would be here."
"Wow what a surprise to see you here. You never visit mom and I a lot." Emiko answered a little surprised.
"Well that's a friendly welcome." The woman sarcastically said.
Rikku just sat watching the two. Emiko had never told her that she had a sister.
"Emiko, you never told me that you had a sister." Rikku spoke up saying what was on her mind
"The thought to tell you never phased me." Emiko simply stated
"So this is how you treat your sister, huh? Fine." The woman was about to walk away
"No wait, Sonja. I'm sorry, it's just that you don't stop by a lot." Emiko stood up and began to walk off the bleachers. Rikku followed right after her
Sonja put a hand to her head and began to explain. "I only came because dad called me and said that he dropped by and wanted me to meet him at the Taco Bell."
"He's not my dad."
"If you feel that way, but he said he would take us shopping. I'll be sure to tell him that you're not interested."
"Wait, if he's taking us shopping, I'll come." Emiko perked up. "Hey Rikku, you wanna come?"
"Are you sure it's alright? I don't want to intrude on a family moment." Rikku was a bit unsure if she should go.
"Nah, it's ok. Besides, I need some company."
"Alright, if you insist."
"Yay!"
The three walked to Sonja's car and got in.
"I'll just call my mom to tell her where I'm going." Rikku said taking out her cell phone.
She called her mom and told her she was hanging out with Emiko and her folks for a while and that she should be home by dinner.
"Hey Emiko, you said that he wasn't your father?" Rikku asked a little later.
"Yeah, he's Sonja's dad. We have the same mother though."
"Then why are you going shopping with her dad?"
"Cause him and my mom are married."
"Then why did Sonja say that he 'dropped' by?"
"That's cause he lives across town. Him and my mom have sort of a long distance relationship." Emiko put a hand over her mouth and then lowered her voice. "But he doesn't know that my mom is seeing someone else." Rikku looked at her shocked and Emiko busted out in a fit of laughter. Sonja looked in her rear view mirror shaking her head and remembering the days she was in high school. 'High school kids are so immature.' She thought to her self and then turned her eyes back on the road.
After about ten more minutes of driving the car turned into the Taco Bell parking lot.
"Alright, everyone out." Sonja said after the car had come to a stop.
Rikku and Emiko got out the car and waited for Sonja. Once she was out the car, they all began to walk across the paring lot and into the Taco Bell. The first person to enter was Sonja because she, very enthusiastically, ran to the door.
"Daddy!" Sonja walked over to her father and gave him a hug.
"How's my girl." Mr. Uter said hugging her back.
"Fine. Hey look, I brought Emiko and one of her friends."
"Really, where are they?"
"They should be walking in any second now." She said parting her hug with her father to look over at the entrance door.
Rikku was walking backwards into the Taco Bell talking to Emiko when she bumped into something that felt like a wall. She quickly turned around to say sorry when she saw a very familiar face. A face she hoped never to see again, a face that she almost died from.
There was a cold silence for a few seconds until Emiko spoke up.
"'Dad, this is-"
"Rikku!?!??!" the plump man spoke up before she got a chance to finish.
Emiko just looked at him like he had grown a second head. "Um, yeah . . . is there something I'm missing?" Emiko threw her glance from her 'father' to Rikku. "You two have met before?"
"My god, child! What happened to the baby?" Mr. Principal exclaimed.
Everyone looked at Rikku dumfounded.
"Will anyone like to alleviate this situation?" Sonja asked.
"Um, I think I'll go now." Rikku said and started towards the door.
"What are you doing here?" the man asked her while she was walking away
Rikku stopped and turned back around. 'Come on, think, think, think!' Rikku wracked her brain for an excuse.
"Visiting a friend." She smiled to him and then put an arm around Emiko's shoulder.
Emiko looked at her with every emotion you can think of at once.
"Rikku, can I speak to you in private for a second." She took Rikku by the arm over to another part of the restaurant. "What the hell is going on!?!"
"You never told me he was your father!" Rikku hissed, angry at the situation. She knew she should have never let Cloud talk her into anything!
"He's not!"
"Whatever! You never said you knew him or we were going to meet him!" Rikku banged her head against the wall beside her.
"I didn't think it mattered! What is going on?!?" Emiko demanded
"Look," Rikku grabbed onto Emiko's shoulders.
"A few days ago, my cousin stepped in some deep shit, needed my help to wipe it off his shoe, and then I stepped in half!" Rikku said shaking her.
"That still doesn't tell me what the FUCK is going on! All I hear is crap about dog shit!"
"I can't explain it all now but just go along with everything I say, okay?"
Emiko looked at her for a few seconds and then shook her head. "Sure, whatever Rikku, you just better explain everything to me latter or I may have to tell number 24 that you though he was ugly."
"You wouldn't" Rikku glared at her
"Oh I would." She glared back
"Okay, deal."
The two walked over to Sonja and Mr. Uter after getting everything straightened out. It appears that he was telling Sonja what had happened in their little run-in.
"Well hello, Sir. How are you?" Rikku said extending a hand out to him.
He extended a hand out to her and raised an eyebrow curiously.
"I'm fine but what about you?"
"Well . . . it's a small world, sir."
"Indeed but what about the baby?"
"The baby? Oh yes the baby!" Rikku quickly recovered when she saw Mr. Uter raise his eyebrow even higher.
"What happened to it?"
"I had it." She shrugged
"So soon? I just saw you last week."
"I know but right after I left your office, I went into labor. Isn't that weird?" Rikku started laughing nervously while she put a hand behind her head.
"Where is it?"
"What?"
"The baby!?!?!"
"Oh! Why didn't you say so? Home." 'Smooth one, Rikku.' She thought
"You left your new born baby at home?"
"Yes! But she's in the loving care of her father."
"But what if the baby got hungry? Surely you would need to breast feed it, right?" Sonja said. Emiko just looked at Rikku and the principal in amazement. What the heck was going on?
"Oh! You know, I hadn't thought of that. I should get home then." Rikku smiled once more
"Do you need a ride?" Mr. Uter asked sounding very concerned
"Um . . .no!" 'All I want to do is leave'
"But surely you don't have any transportation."
"I . . . took . . .," 'Come on Rikku think!' "A cab!"
"But surly that cost a fortune! I don't think you should spend what little money you have on an expensive cab."
Emiko busted out laughing. She couldn't believe her ears. Whatever Rikku told him must have been pretty dramatic.
"Emiko! I would expect better from you! We do not laugh at others misfortune!" Sonja stomped on the floor.
"I'm sorry" Emiko said between laughs. Rikku just looked at her with a flat expression.
"Well, we should be on our way then." Mr. Uter said standing up.
"I really don't want to be a bother." Rikku wasn't in the mood for any more drama. All she wanted to do at this point was be somewhere else besides Taco Bell.
"No bother at all." Mr. Uter turned to Sonja's direction. "Sonja dear, I hope you don't mind if I have to cut my visit short?"
"Not at all, dad. I think you should take Rikku home." Sonja walked over to Rikku. "Rikku, I hope things work out for you. Here's $50." She took the money out of her purse and gave it to Rikku.
"But-"Rikku said looking at the money.
"No buts, and dad, come visit me again soon." With that she walked out of the restaurant.
"Come now Rikku."
Mr. Uter, Rikku, and Emiko walked out of the Taco Bell and over to his car. 'Oh great! Now I have to go all the way across town. And where the hell am I going to get a baby? Oh Crap! I left my car at the school! And I can't use my phone cause I have to seem poor. Awww man!' Then Rikku got an idea.
"I'm really sorry about all this. Look, I have an idea; spend the rest of your day with your daughter and I'll have Emiko's mom take me home." Rikku said using her last resorts to try and stay.
"My mom doesn't have a car." Emiko reminded her
"Well then she can drive your neighbors." Rikku sneered at her. 'I think she forgot to play along.'
"No, no, no. Emiko should stay here because tomorrow is Monday and it's a school day. Now get in Rikku." The old man said while almost forcing her in the direction of the car door.
"Well, you heard him Rikku. I guess I'll go." Emiko said backing away from the car smiling. Rikku looked at her with a look that said, 'Please don't go!' Emiko saw this and said, "Look, Rikku, it seems you're in a tough situation and I don't really think I should become a part of you drama- er I mean make your situation any harder. So I'll see ya!" Emiko walked away.
"Emiko! Come back! Yeah, you're such a friend!" Rikku shouted for her but was completely ignored.
"Well, Rikku, we don't have all day so I suggest we get going."
Rikku sighed. Obviously she was defeated.
"Ok."
Rikku got on the passengers side of the car and buckled her seat belt while she waited for Mr. Uter to get in.
'Oh Cloud! I swear to goodness I'm gonna kill you!' she thought with a horrible look of scorn on her face.
Sora and Riku stood next to each other out side of Cloud's house. Leon had got a few tools from the shop down the street and started trying to fix the door while Cloud looked around inside to see if anything was missing.
"So how does it look?" Riku asked Leon in between munches. He was eating a bag of Sour cream and onion chips.
"Ok. I think I can fix it."
"I hope you don't 'fix' things as bad as you cook." He joked
"Shut up Riku! You always have to add your two cents don't you? I don't get what Sora sees in you."
"You shouldn't, you're my brother."
Riku turned his head and looked down the street while he continued on his bag of chips.
"Hey Riku, can I have a chip?" Sora asked looking at the chips hungrily. Truly the only thing he had eaten today was a piece of fruit since breakfast and he was very hungry.
"No way Sora, this is my lunch."
"Please." He pulled on Riku's arm.
"No!"
"Awww, come on Riku, don't be like that."
"I can be any way I want."
"Just one chip." Sora tried to reach for the bag but Riku moved it away.
"Fine." Riku took one chip and gave it to him.
"One?"
"You asked for one."
"I meant one, o-n-e."
"You don't get a chip for each letter of the word." Riku glared
"Yes I do, it's the silver rule."
"Fine." Riku took Sora's chip out of his hand and then broke it up in three pieces. "There you go. O-n-e." He put them in Sora's hand.
"Riku, that's not fair! You have a whole bag!" Sora tried to take the bag again.
"Sora, if you want some chips that bad go in the house and get some."
"But I want a chip that came out of your chip bag."
"Aw, aren't I special." Riku sarcastically said. "You're not getting a chip!"
Sora thought for a second and then an idea struck him. He even had a light bulb over his head.
Sora moved closer to Riku and cupped his chin. Riku just looked at him emotionless to see what he was going to do. Sora put his lips on Riku's and kissed him. Riku complied and kissed him back. While Sora thought Riku was too involved in the kiss he snaked a hand over toward the chip bag but just before his hand got in the bag, Riku pulled it away and broke the kiss.
"Sora! You should be ashamed of your self! Trying to seduce me so that you can get what you want." Riku huffed and then turned around.
Cloud walked out the house and sat down on the top step.
"Well, it looks like nothing's missing."
"That's good." Leon answered
Cloud watched as the two lovers argued over the chips. He shook his head and then looked down the street looking at nothing in particular until he saw a Mercedes Benz coming their way.
"Hey, Leon."
"Hmmm?"
"That's a nice car isn't it?"
Leon looked down the street to see what Cloud was talking about.
"Yeah, that's a nice car." He turned away but then looked back again. "I think that's the school principal's car."
Cloud looked at him "You've got to be kidding me."
"No I'm not and I think he's stopping in front of my house too."
Sure enough the car stopped on the side of the street. Cloud and Leon walked over to the other house. Mr. Uter opened the car door and stepped out.
"So what can we do for you sir?" Cloud asked as he saw the principal step out but his mood quickly changed when he saw the passenger's side open and Rikku step out. "Rikku, what are you doing here!?!?"
Rikku looked at him very enraged but then calmed her self. "Don't you remember I live here? Did you hit your head today dear cousin?" She said walking up to him.
"Nooaaah I mean yes! Yes you do! I think I did hit my head today." Cloud had totally forgotten about the scam to get back in school.
"And how are you dear?" She walked over to Leon and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Cloud flinched a little when she did it but he went unnoticed.
Sora and Riku went over to the car to see what was going on.
"What going on?" Sora asked.
"I just brought Rikku home. She was up town and needed a ride." The principal amswered
"He thought I needed to come home and be with the baby so he brought me home." Rikku chimed in
"The baby?" Leon looked confused for a second and then he remembered. "Oh yes! The baby! Right."
"Where is the baby?" The principal asked
"Um . . . in the house."
"Let me see the baby." The principal said. He was beginning to believe that their little baby story wasn't real.
Everyone stood there unmoving and in silence until Mr. Uter cleared his throat.
"Now?" Leon asked
"No tomorrow." He sarcastically remarked
"Oh."
A moment of silence passed by.
"That was sarcasm Mr. Leonhart."
"Oh! Sorry sir." Leon walked to the door of his house and went in.
'Where the hell am I going to get a baby from!?!? Damn! And Rikku kissed me!' Leon wiped his face and then resumed looking for a baby. 'I'm not going to find a baby in here! And I can't go back out there without one!' Leon walked over to the window facing the back of the house. He opened it and crawled out. He snuck around the back and ran down the street. 'Come on! Look for something!' he continued wondering down the street.
"Ice cream soda, ginger ale pop, tell me the name of your sweetheart, is it and A, a B . . ."
There were two little girls playing jump rope on the sidewalk. One of then had a baby stroller with a baby doll in it.
'Bingo!' Leon thought as he ran over to the stroller.
"Excuse me! I hope you don't mind if I borrow this." He quickly said and took the baby.
The girls look at him and then screamed as he ran down the street saying, "Ma, some man took my baby doll!"
'Damn! I hope their mom doesn't find me.'
Leon ran to the window and climbed back in.
"I wonder what's taking him so long." The principal said impatiently.
"Yeah, me too." Rikku said. 'What is he doing, making a baby by hand!?!?!'
Leon opened the door and walked out cradling the baby doll.
"That's the baby?" the principal asked
"I guess so." Rikku said
Leon walked over next to Rikku.
"Um, well, your baby sure is different from you two."
Leon had picked up a baby that was twelve shades darker than them. Now how does that look, a white mother claiming to have given birth to a black baby when the father is white too?
"Yup, but this is our baby." Leon kept rocking the baby when all of a sudden the head popped off. The Principal watched in horror as the 'babie's' head rolled onto the ground. Everyone looked at the head rolling on the ground. The Principal turned very pale.
"Ok, we can explain." Leon said looking over to Rikku for some way to explain. She just looked back at him. Riku and Sora on the other hand had managed to slip out of this seen so that they wouldn't be there when all hell broke loose.
Rikku fell to her knees and began to sob. "I confess! I lost the baby!" their Rikku was again saving the day. "I left the baby with a friend and she lost it."
"She lost it!?!?!?" the principal asked
"Yes but I will find it!"
"Oh dear. Look, all this mess is too deep for me to handle so I think I'll get out of here." Mr. Uter said getting back in his car. "The five of you need to get things straightened out. Leon, is your job coming along?"
"Yes. I start working at the grocery store tomorrow."
"Good, I'll see you on Wednesday. Cloud?"
"Um, yeah I have a job."
"Where do you work?"
"In the mall."
"What shore?"
'Oh, shit! Now I have to say where I work.'
Cloud just sighed. "The nail saloon."
Leon and Rikku both snickered.
"Ok, what day do you start?"
"Tomorrow." He sighed again.
"I see you on Thursday then. What about the other two?"
"We don't know." Leon said still snickering at the fact that Cloud had a job doing nails. How ironic.
"Well, I'll see all of you later. I hope you find your baby Rikku."
Mr. Principal shut the door to his car and drove off.
"Well." Riku said coming from behind the house with a happy Sora eating an ice cream cone.
"Where did you get that?" Leon asked
"Don't ask."
"Ok . . ." Leon turned to look at Cloud and busted out laughing again.
Rikku growled and put a fist up. The vain on her forehead was pulsing "CLOUD! I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" She jumped up and plunged for him. She knocked him to the ground and started to try to rip his hair out. Leon was busy trying to pull her off of him while she kicked and screamed, "I HATE YOU CLOUD! YOU TOTALLY FUCKED UP MY LIFE! HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO GET HOME WITH NO CAR?!?!" Leon finally pulled her off of Cloud and fell back.
"Well, today was hell." Riku said
"What would you know, you went behind the house to get an ice cream cone." Leon snapped
Cloud just got up off the ground and walked to his house.
"Oh don't you walk away! I'm not done with you!" Rikku yelled running after him
"I better go break up the fight" Leon followed
"Come on Riku, let be nosey." Sora said pulling him across the street
"Listen Cloud, you better fix this!" Rikku continued yelling at him.
Cloud put a hand on the door. "What the fuck do you want me to do? I can't fix it!"
Rikku's anger was replaced with a feeling of fear, frustration, and sorrow. She couldn't stop herself and began to cry. "Bu- but Cloud."
Cloud was getting very annoyed and pushed against the door. What was a surprise was the door came down. Cloud fell down with the door.
"No! Leon, what the fuck did you do to my door!?!?!"
Riku chuckled and then smirked. "Well I guess your fixing is just as bad as your cooking."
"Shut up!"
"Well, I guess we all have to stay at Riku's house again." Sora said. This didn't upset him at all. He could cuddle some more with Riku.
Cloud sighed. He just couldn't win. "Come on Rikku, you're staying with us."
Rikku cried even harder. She just wanted to go home and forget all this ever happened.
"Well Sora, come on. I think we should take our most valuable things since the whole door fell down." Cloud said motioning Sora to go in the house.
Well, that was a pretty long chapter.
It's a thing we say at the schools in my area when someone gets dissed. There's housed, appartmented, mansioned, streeted, boxed, and a lot more. It gets stupid though cause people start to make up stuff like, chicken-boxed, and dog housed (I made that one up).
So R&R.
Revisions 11/10/04
Wow! You know, I actually liked this chapter. Although it did break into the chaotic side of my story, the plot twist was excellent. Good job Shiva!