Before long, even though the temple was still dark, the sun had risen. Baralai shook Paine. She woke only to look at him and close her eyes again. Baralai shook her again.
"We have to be getting back now before the guys come looking for us." Paine looked up at him and smiled.
"Good morning to you too." She stated before standing to her feet. Baralai liked to see her in a good mood because he knew, sooner or later, she would return to that quiet, angry state that she always was in.
The two of them started for Kilika and did not reach it for an hour. When they came to the gates, there was no one there to open them, so they climbed. For Kilika, the hour was still early, so Paine and Baralai simply left a note on the door of the room in which the others slept. Then they decided to head for the ship.
Paine sat on the deck of the ship. An hour passed, and she heard Gippal's loud mouth and assumed that the others were back.
Today they would have to go pick up Yuna, Rikku, and Tidus. She heard the door hiss behind her. Baralai stood behind her and joined in her silence. He finally managed to speak.
"Paine…." She looked up at him to acknowledge him. "Are you still upset?" Paine turned away.
"No…. I mean why was I upset over a little bloodshed in the first place." Paine was studdering, trying to lie about her feelings. Baralai sat and faced her. "He killed my parents after all, I mean..." Paine with nothing else to blubber on about threw herself in Baralai's arms. "Baralai, I can't ignore this anymore! I- ..!" Baralai had pulled Paine into a gentle kiss. Paine closed her eyes and felt his hand comb through her hair.
In the middle of all this, they heard someone open the door. They pulled away just before he could see what was going on. But unfortunately this was one person that wouldn't let you off so easily. This was Gippal. He examined Baralai only for a few seconds and came to find the microscopic smudge oh dark lipstick on his lips. He smiled widely.
"Heh. Did I interrupt something important? He asked sarcastically. Paine turned her head, hiding her now red face. Gippal turned. "Well I'll leave you two alone. I just came to tell ya that we are about to pick up Rikku and the gang." He smiled widely again. "Bye now!"
The two of them stood.
"Besaid is only a few minutes away." Baralai said. "Prepare to welcome back the people you question most." Paine smiled.
"That's for sure. Some of the things they do, I just don't get."
--------------------------------------------------------------------------Oky doky then. Well today has been pretty good. I sure hope your Christmas wasn't as boring as mine. I got a few things I wanted, saw family, but we did all that on Christmas Eve. Anyways I got my Microsoft Word to work so now I finally have the blessing of spell check. So I guess I'll stop running my mouth and start on the next chappie! Merry Christmas. (And as a good friend once told me, If you take the Christ out of Christmas, there wouldn't be a Christmas at all!!!)