Staring out at the sea a sigh escaped out of his thin lips, its been years since her death, everyone he'd known that lost a loved one said there was some sort of emptiness inside of them…but he didn't feel it, not at all…in fact he still thought she was out there. Hastily wiping his burning eye and shaking his head Rikku's voice clearly cut through the mass of chatter and sounds of the Machine Faction. "Gippal, hey!" Turning away from the view he smiled brightly.

"Well well,if it isn't Cid's girl." Her smile always brightened his day, no matter how dark it got…a voice tickled the back of his mind just as Arina's did ignoring it as Rikku got closer he leaned against the wall. "So what did you want?" Chuckling as she danced in place she grabbed his hand.

"Paine and Yuna are going to Besaid, seems like the villages new Fiend Hunter found a sphere she wants us to look at, and I wanna see Lulu's baby but I also want you to come too…pleaseeeee?" Loving her little pout he cupped her cheeks in his hands and kissed her full lips,

"How?" Her eyes lit up, but immediately faded.

"Oh uh well-Brother's picking us up…" frowning Gippal leaned in closer

"What?" taking a deep breath she leaned into his touch, pulling his hands away and tucking them behind his back he quirked an eyebrow. "One more time." Sighing she sagged, her arms dangling.

"Brother's picking us up on the airship." Nodding he pursed his lips,

"Good, I need to torment him…that thing still works?" He asked changing the subject as her face altered to a puzzled look Arina use to wear.

"Of course it works, no thanks to you!" Giving her his trademark smile he crossed his arms over his chest.

"It wasn't my fault he didn't want any help with the thing, but now does Brother know you're dragging me along?" Again her pout formed.

"Um not really, you see I was planning on telling him but we got sidetracked with a lot of stuff! Yeah important stuff." Raising his eyebrow again he chuckled,

"The more tormenting the better." He said, snaking his arm around her slender waist and pulling her against him. Why can't you make me forget her? Leaning in he kissed her slowly, for years he's tried to drown himself in her kisses, sometimes it worked others it left him pining helplessly, over the years he's gotten even better at hiding his emotions…hell the crimson squad helped mostly.

Pacing back and forth on the sandy beach, Nina bit her bottom lip ignoring the Aurochs as they practiced a few feet away, how in the hell was she going to get to Djose now? Growling and rapping her knuckles on her forehead she sighed real smooth Rei, real smooth…first you get yourself dragged off by some dumb idiot in Luca then wind up here in Besaid. Yevon! You're really smart! "Damn it!" she whispered, the never ending knot in her stomach tightened… "what if he doesn't remember me…what if-" get a grip! Her mind shouted, do you seriously think Gippal would forget about you? You saw the way he was as he gave his speech! "He acted like he didn't have a care in the world…" stopping she shook her head and slapped her forehead "great now I'm talking to myself, what's next a flying…" spinning around as a twig snapped behind her she leveled her gun the things chest.

"Whoa, Lu just sent me to look for ya." Sighing and pushing a lock of her hair behind her ear she grinned.

"Sorry Wakka, I thought oui were a fiend." Noticing his weird look she frowned, "what?" She asked taking a step back,

"Oui? That's Al Bhed, you don't look Al Bhed." Opening her mouth she quickly shut it crap! "yea, I lived with the Al Bhed before their home was destroyed." That's not a complete lie exactly…

"Well, come on dinners ready." Nodding she followed him her thoughts distracting her from Wakka's own lack of conversation, usually he'd be asking her how many fiends she got rid of but even he was quiet.