The Troubles of Love
Flaming Soul: As human beings, I am sure that you're quite curious about what's going to happen in this chapter, so you need not wait any longer! Here is chapter 6!
Read Armor King's 'Who am I?' a fellow Rikku/Yunie fic, he even has a sequel for it! It's called 'Letting go of the Past', so if you like 'Who am I?' go and read it!
"Speaking"
'Thoughts'
'Al Bhed to English'
Chapter 6: Secrets Finally Told
Rikku's mouth hung agape, as one thought ran around her mind, over and over again. 'I can't believe it. . . Yuna feels the same way. . ..'
"Surprised, Rikku?" whispered Yuna, as she slowly sat down, bringing Rikku down with her, sitting Rikku on her lap.
Rikku's mouth opened and closed, not a sound escaped her lips.
Yuna giggled, and with her hand she closed Rikku's mouth, "You look like a fish when you do that you know?"
Rikku didn't say anything back, she was just too shocked to think about anything. Besides, the warmth and softness of Yuna's hand caressing her cheek drew her attention away from the matter at hand.
Rikku snapped out of shock as she just realized that she was sitting on Yuna's lap, and blushed, her cheeks bright red.
Yuna giggled again and pulled Rikku closer to her, resting the blonde's head on her collar bone. She felt Rikku tense but slowly she relaxed, and brought an arm to Yuna's shoulder.
"Yunie. . .I-" began Rikku, but Yuna put a finger on the girls lips.
"Hush, Rikku," said Yuna, whispering. "I know, I know, let's just stay like this for a while longer."
Rikku smiled and shifted her position to get more comfortable. Rikku then sighed, 'I never knew. . . But I what about. . . 'him'? '
"Yunie, this is great and all, but what about 'him'?" asked Rikku suddenly. Her jade-green eyes, meeting the mismatched eyes of blue and green. Rikku's eyes reflected a questioning gaze while Yuna's had a distant, far-away look in her eyes, as if she was recalling a time long ago.
A silence fell on the two girls, Rikku shifted nervously, the silence making her anxious.
"I. . I don't think that. . ." Yuna began, her eyes still some what distant. "I don't think that I was ever in love with 'him' in the first place. . ."
Yuna looked down and saw Rikku's expression, if it were some other time she would have laughed but right now, it didn't quite seem that funny any more.
"But, but" Rikku's stuttered, searching in her mind of a reason. "But, then, why did we go out and look for spheres of 'him'?"
Yuna's eyes came to stare at Rikku, "I just used that as a cover-up. . . All I really wanted was. . ."
Rikku swallowed, "Was what, Yunie?"
Yuna smiled softly and leant down, and surprised Rikku by giving her a soft kiss on the lips. For a moment Rikku was startled but the feel of Yuna's warm lips was good, so Rikku's returned the kiss as well, pressing her lips softly against Yuna's. Her arms slowly wrapping around Yuna's neck, her mind devoid of any thought, as Yuna kissed her.
As they broke the kiss, and their eyes fluttered open. Yuna then rested her chin on top of Rikku's head and whispered, "All I really wanted. . . Was you, Rikku."
Rikku gasped, the words, 'Was you. . .' ran through her mind repeatedly. 'She. . .Me. . . 'Him' . . .'
Yuna looked back down at Rikku, and with a finger lifted Rikku's face to look up at her.
"I had thought that. . .You loved 'him' Yunie. . ." said Rikku, her mind still repeating the words.
Yuna sighed, "I used too, but somehow . . . When 'he' had kissed me, my mind instead of thinking it was 'him' I had thought about you. . . And when we had began this journey, I was so happy, at first it was because I had wanted 'him' back, but as it wore on. . . That changed, I was happy because, you were near me. . ."
Tears sprung from Rikku's eyes, "Do you really . . .?"
Yuna's eyes softened, and once more she leant down, and whispered, "Did that kiss mean nothing to you?" Yuna then brought up a hand and wiped away the tears that flowed down her rosy cheeks.
"Oh, Yunie," cried Rikku, burying her face into Yuna's neck, more pearly white tears sprung from her eyes and dropped down on to the sandy floor or on Yuna's shirt.
Yuna wrapped her arms around Rikku's sobbing form and held her close, whispering comforting words of love and friendship into her ear.
Crimson eyes opened. And a smile appeared on Paine's face, 'So now. . . Finally both know. . .' Paine let her arms drop and walked away from the cave's entrance, and headed for the direction of where Wakka and Lulu were sitting.
"Where are Yuna and Rikku?" asked Lulu, as she turned towards Paine.
Paine just smiled, and sat down beside Lulu. Wakka looked confusedly at Paine, who was still smiling, while Lulu knowing what had happened even with out asking, also smiled and looked out into the white-blue ocean that laid before them.
"Umm . . . What are you smiling about, ya?" asked Wakka, looking at Paine and Lulu.
"You'll see, you'll see," said Paine, her voice evening showing her happiness, as she kept on smiling.
"Lulu?" asked Wakka, hoping that his own wife would tell him at least something.
Lulu gave him a smile and shook her head, "Just wait, as Paine said, you'll see."
Wakka sighed in frustration and ruffled his hair and waited, of course while muttering something about women, and secrets.
Soon Rikku calmed down, though she still kept a hold on Yuna. Dried tears on her cheeks, as she rested her head on Yuna's collarbone, the beat of Yuna's heart easing her mind.
"You okay now, Rikku?" asked Yuna, as she tilted her head downwards.
Rikku feeling daring, put her hand to the back of Yuna's head and pulled Yuna's head towards her, and kissed her on the lips with a passion. At first Yuna was surprised but she soon gave into the kiss, her own hand at the back of Rikku's head, deepening the kiss.
"I take it that you're okay now," smiled Yuna as she broke the kiss for much wanted air.
Rikku returned the smile and gave Yuna a quick kiss on the lips and said, "Before, how did you know that I loved you?"
Yuna smiled mysteriously, "Let's just say that someone gave me a push in the right direction."
Rikku's eye brow went up, "Who?"
Yuna kept her smile and just shook her head, "I'm not telling."
Rikku giggled, and stuck out her tongue, "That's my line!"
Yuna giggled and stuck her tongue out as well, "Too bad it's mine now!"
Both girls laughed and got up, and dusted themselves off. They both walked out of the cave, their eyes squinting as the sunlight hit their eyes.
As they were walking Rikku's hand soon found Yuna's, "Think Paine gave up?"
"Looks like it, either that or she's still looking for us," Yuna giggled, a bright smile on her face as she said this. Her eyes shining with a brightness that matches the other girl's.
"Hehehe, Paine must have given up, she knew that I, Rikku, was a master of hiding," said Rikku smugly, her fingers entwined with Yuna's.
Yuna laughed out loud and swung her and Rikku's hand, like a little kid would do when they were happy and carefree.
"Hahaha, knowing Paine, she probably still looking for us, but in the wrong place. That would just take her even farther away from here then she already is," exclaimed Rikku, as she still had that smug look, her voice changing into that of a know-it-all type of voice.
Yuna laughed harder and found that she couldn't stand quite well, and so she leaned against Rikku, holding her sides, her laughter endless.
Rikku smiled and just continued to be all smug and know-it-all, just so she can see the one that she held dear to her heart laugh.
Yuna sighed as she caught her breath, she stood up much to Rikku's dismay, but still kept a hold on her hand, which was enough for Rikku.
Yuna smiled warmly at Rikku, who returned the same warmth back at her with a smile, and slight squeeze on her hand.
Wakka sighed and leaned back into the sand from boredom and frustration from not getting a single thing out of Lulu and Paine.
Lulu sat with her hands on her lap, and her back leaning against a tree. Paine on the other hand sat on a rock , the cooling shade from the same tree that Lulu was leaning on covered her from the rays of the sun, her arm resting on a raised leg.
Paine looked at the direction of her left, and smiled and then turned around to Lulu and winked. Lulu didn't smile but her eye's reflecting her mirth. Wakka didn't see this for his muscular arm covered his eyes, and slight snoring was heard.
Lulu gave a small laugh and waved Paine as a signal as not to wake up Wakka.
Paine nodded and looked over to her left, her crimson eyes squinting ever so slightly. A smirk on her face.
Two figures appeared, as far off as they are, Paine had managed to see just who they are.
Rikku and Yuna walked in a comfortable silence, and when they were in clear view, Rikku waved to Paine, who by now was standing.
"Hey Paine!" yelled Rikku, waving her hand energetically. She then lowered her voice to normal, "I told you that she gave up, on account that I, Rikku, is a master of hiding." Said Rikku in that voice of hers, her free hand across her chest in mock triumph.
Yuna laughed once again, so hard that she nearly fell over again, so she leaned again against Rikku.
Rikku blushed, she knew that Paine could see them and by now she knew that Paine was smirking, and when Rikku was within hearing range, no doubt Paine is going to show her up. . . .again . . . Rikku sweatdropped but she savored the closeness of her and Yuna.
Rikku continued making up things about being the 'master of hiding' and how she 'skillfully' hid her and Yuna from the 'revengeful' Paine. At this, Yuna laughed harder, and she didn't even notice that they were in front of Paine, Lulu, and Wakka, even though Wakka was asleep.
Paine smirked at Rikku, "So you finally came out." Lulu smiled at this, and got up as well to stand near the three girls.
Rikku tensed, and Yuna stopped laughing, "What?"
Paine's smirk got a bit wider, "The hiding place and such."
Rikku gave a sigh of relief that didn't go unnoticed to Paine, "We got bored, and so we figured that you gave up so we just got out and went back here."
"Isn't there anything you'd like to share with us, Rikku? Yuna?" teased Lulu. A smile grew on her face as she saw Rikku and Yuna both blush.
"No, nothing at all," said Yuna, a bit to quickly, her voice higher then normal. Paine smirked got bigger and almost looked as if she was smiling.
Paine walked around Rikku and Yuna, as if she was a detective and Yuna and Rikku were suspects. "Really?"
"Yah. There's nothing wrong," responded Rikku, as she glanced at Paine who was behind her.
"Leave them alone Paine, you don't need to be that cruel to them, after all, you already know anyways," said Lulu.
Rikku's mouth dropped but she quickly regained her posture, "What does Paine know?"
Lulu smirked at Yuna, and Yuna blushed. Rikku noticed this and her mouth dropped again, "Paine was the one who gave you a push?"
Paine put her arms around Yuna's and Rikku's shoulders, bringing them closer together, "I am surprised Yuna. That you didn't tell Rikku that it was me, who had helped you realize her feelings about you."
Rikku and Yuna blushed crimson, and seeing an opportunity, Paine pushed Rikku and Yuna together, their faces only centimeters away.
Both Yuna and Rikku stared deeply into each other's eyes, and making the first move, Rikku kissed Yuna on the lips. Not even giving it a moment's thought, Yuna wrapped her arms around Rikku, and kissed her back.
Unfortunately for the two, Wakka had just woken up. His eyes grew wide, "What in Spira?!?"
Yuna and Rikku broke of their kiss as they heard Wakka's voice, and jumped apart, their faces deep red from blushing.
Lulu and Paine laughed, "Talk about good timing!" Laughed Paine, holding her sides. Wakka continued to yell and Lulu didn't want everyone to know that Yuna and Rikku were together, Lulu placed a charm on Wakka, silencing him.
Wakka's mouth formed into words but none came out, which made Yuna, Rikku and Paine laugh hard. Lulu then walked up too Wakka, "We'll explain it but you promise that, you are not to yell okay?"
Wakka nodded and Lulu took of the charm, "No explaining, I already knew about those two."
The 4 girl's jaws dropped. Wakka looked at them, "What?"
"How-How did you know" squeaked Rikku, her eyes wide.
Wakka blinked, "I dunno, I just knew, ya'know?"
The 4 girls sweatdropped. "Then why did you say, 'What in Spira' for?" asked Yuna.
"Just surprised me, youz kissing right there, when I woke up. Besides, what would you say if you just woke up and saw 2 girls kissing, eh?" stated Wakka.
"For once, Wakka has a point," said Paine, as she caught her breath back.
"What does that supposed to mean?" whined Wakka, as stood up.
"Never mind," waved off Lulu.
"So, you all are okay with Rikku and I being together?" asked Yuna softly.
"Well, what else does it look like?" said Paine, rolling her eyes.
Yuna and Rikku both stuck their tongue out and laughed. Getting bolder, Yuna wrapped her arms around Rikku from behind, holding her close. Even though Rikku was surprised, she didn't even blush.
Paine chuckled, "Let's leave the two lovebirds alone." And started walking back to the direction of the hut. Lulu and Wakka chuckled as well and followed Paine. Yuna and Rikku blushed at the word 'lovebirds' but both were happy for the privacy.
Yuna took a hold of Rikku's hand and led her to a rock wall, they climbed up and found themselves facing old ruins of a building. Yuna and Rikku sat down on a ledge, facing the ocean. Yuna then placed Rikku on her lap, wrapping her arms protectively around the other girl, and leaned back against the wall.
Rikku sighed and snuggled closer to Yuna, and whispered, "E muja oui, Yunie." 'I love you.'
For once, Yuna didn't need to wonder what Rikku said, she knew what it had meant. And just to surprise Rikku, Yuna replied in perfect Al Bhed, "Yht E muja oui vunajan yht ymfyoc so tayn, Rikku." 'And I love you forever and always my dear Rikku'
Rikku smiled and cuddled closer to Yuna, entwining their hands together, and she then placed a feather light kiss on their entwined hands, signifying that the feeling was mutual.
From a distance, you could see on top of a building, two lovers holding each other, facing the ocean, as the sun sets before them. The evening sky painted with blues, purples, reds, and oranges, all blended together, creating a scene to behold, a master piece in the night sky.
A whispered promise of love, carried by a warm wind and into the sky above, as the lovers souls became one and their hearts floated upon a cloud.
Together forever. . .
Flaming Soul: Well there you have it, the very last chapter of 'The Troubles of Love'.
I would like to give a huge 'Thank you' to, all that reviewed my story and giving me inspiration. Also to Armor King and Erufu-chan for supporting me throughout this whole story and for being the Best Internet Friend's I have ever had!
Thank you to those that reviewed the last chapter:
AAAyekoms: Yah! Alright email me when you get the story up. Don't worry, I'm tied down with homework since school has started again, so I know what it feels like.
Rikku ist die Beste: Glad that you liked the previous chapter, unfortunately, seeing as this is the last chapter, you get the idea.
Armor King: I thought the previous chapter was 'Kawaii!' as well when I had read over what I had written. I knew that you would've liked the ending in the previous chapter. Yah, sorry about the grammar mistakes, I did the read-over really quick, it was really late. As you know from the chapter, Paine did know, and yes it was quite obvious. Hope that you can update your story soon, -wink, wink-, hoping to read it soon.
Flametongue: That's okay. Glad that this story of mine touched your heart. Also, I'm glad that you think the Rikku/Yunie pairing is sweet, that's why I had started this fic. Yah, sorry about the grammar mistakes, you see, when I usually finish my chapters for stories, it would be like at 1-3am in the morning, so I read over my finished work really quickly 'cause I want to get to sleep and all. And right now, its like 2:30 in the morning, so forgive me for any grammar mistakes and stuff from this chapter.
Flaming Soul: To my readers don't worry, I will be making more Rikku/Yunie fics, so watch out for those and I'll see you all later! Ja ne!