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♥Every Heart♥
Chapter Five: In Hot Water
Gippel blinked.
"What?" He whispered, staring at Yuna's panicked face.
"It's Rikku! She's gone, missing! I think someone kidnapped her! After I talked to you I went to go visit her. Her bed was a mess, along with everything in the room! Gippel, she may be in danger! We have to find her!" Yuna broke down, tears streaming down her oval face. His blood ran cold. How could this happen? When could this have happened? The temple was supposed to be a very guarded place. How could my men let someone get in and take Rikku?
Tidus entered the scene, looking confused and worried as he ran quickly over to Yuna, his blond spikes bobbing up and down. He knelt down beside his sobbing girlfriend, trying to calm her down. Looking up at Gippel, his dark blue eyes questioned him.
"Rikku's gone," Gippel whispered, and then he was gone, racing into the temple. "Everyone, stop what you're doing! Someone's kidnapped Rikku, but she may still be here! Veht Rikku!" Everyone seemed to gasp simultaneously, and then it was chaos. People started running around the temple, screaming orders, women had bewildered and frightened looks on their faces, and men were no better off. Cid ran up to him, his eyes large, and his usually calm exterior pale and trembling.
"Rikku! Where's Rikku?! Where has she gone?!" He shouted hysterically, shaking Gippel's shoulders, his eyes wild.
"I don't know, Cid! Just look for her!" Cid didn't seem to hear him. His eyes had glazed over, and he was frantically darting his eyes around the room, whimpering like a baby. Gippel had never seen this side of Cid, but he wasn't going to hang around. Growling in frustration, he raced around the temple, trying to search for clues. He passed by the bathroom when he heard a female voice giggling insanely. Anxious, he ran up to the door and tried the knob. No use, it was locked. Raging mad, he pounded on the door.
Djose Temple; Bathroom- Rikku and Gippel
I giggled so insanely that I nearly freaked myself out. Here I was, in the bathroom, taking a shower, and Yuna was going hysterical right outside the temple doors. I'll admit that it was mean to pull this type of prank, making people think I was "kidnapped." But hey, I had a reason! I wanted them to know that I was really angry with them, so angry that I had allowed myself to be kidnapped. Well, that isn't how angry I really was, but if they ever did something like this again, I wanted them to know that I had feelings, and that I would seriously think about letting myself get injured. Is that a little dramatic? In this case, I don't think so!
I kept quiet in the shower after my little insane outburst, though, scrubbing my body with my favorite scent of soap, citrus. I love the smell of citron, lemon, lime, orange, and grapefruit mixed together, but mostly orange. There's a mysterious whiff to it, and it stands out the most. Plus, once I started sniffing that soap, I couldn't stop. I remember that it took both Yuna and Paine to drag me from the store even after I had bought a whole package of them.
Well, back to right now. So, I was just humming some song I made up, and I was scrubbing myself, when there was a bang on the door. No, make that like, four bangs. Whoever it was banged the door so hard that the room literally shook, and I nearly lost my balance and toppled out of the tub.
"Who's in there?!" In an instant, I realized that voice immediately. It was Gippel. Oh, crap. My plan to avoid him was crushed. I searched through my memory banks for some name he knew, but I could come up with nothing. "Come out, whoever you are! Get out of there right now!" He sounded angry. Man…"You have till the count of three, and then I'll show you no mercy and knock down this door, do you hear me?!" His voice sounded so scared that it made me feel sorry. Almost. I scowled internally. He was probably worried about Pops rethinking about his leadership skills.
Well, while I sulking and feeling sorry for myself, the door burst open and three things happened at once. I screamed so loud I'm surprised that the sky didn't fall, Gippel just stood there, gaping at me naked, and when everyone heard me screaming, they raced to my "rescue", so now nearly all of the Al Bhed, and Yuna's gang were just standing there, gaping. Quickly, I pulled the shower curtains hastily to hide my body and shouted.
"What are you guys looking at?! I'm trying to take a shower here!" I could practically feel myself burning from embarrassment. If I could rewind this day and start all over, I would've smacked myself unconscious for forming such a stupid plan. Everyone quickly zipped away, but Gippel was still there, but now he was glaring at me. "Fryd?!"
"After you're done with your shower, I'd like to have a word with you," he said softly, almost like he was hurt. Why Gippel would feel hurt, I have noooo clue. After he closed the bathroom door, I let go of a breath I'd been holding in, and I finished my bath as slowly as possible, regretting what Gippel would do to me.
After I finished drying up, I slowly opened the door and peeked out. I stepped out of the door, and there was Gippel, leaning against the wall on my right, his left eye closed.
"You know, I hate to admit it, but you had me worried," he said quietly. I huffed, crossing my arms indignantly.
"Even if I had been kidnapped, you should know that I can take care of myself!"
"Fine, so you can. Why'd you make everyone worry over you?"
"B-because!" I sputtered, already feeling myself losing the battle, "I wanted people to know that I want to make my own choices, and stupid things like this arranged marriage might make me hurt myself because I feel like no one understands!" I leaned back against the wall to Gippel's left, falling back hard with a loud thud to emphasize my point. Was it me, or did I just see Gippel wince? It must've been my imagination. He stood up straight and faced me, not a trace of a smile on his face.
"Cunno, Rikku. You should make your own decisions." He looked down, and I really did feel like a jerk. For the first time in my life, I felt like the bad guy in town. He started to walk away, but I reached out for his shoulder and turned him around.
"Wait, I'm not finished. I…argh, ok, I'm sorry too, ok?! I didn't mean to hurt your feelings…" I mumbled, feeling awkward. I looked up at him and was surprised to see that he was smirking.
"You? Hurt my feelings?" And we were back to a friendly basis. I grinned and nodded.
"Yep!" He shook his head and messed up my hair, but I beat him to it, catching his hand instinctively and pulling it away. "No way are you going to mess up my hair right after I just took a shower!" I guess I held his hand a little too much than intended because he looked down at our intertwined hands and gave me a smug smile.
"Can't resist a chance to hold my hand, can you?" I growled and harshly let go of my grip on him, glaring up at him with my eyes.
"As if, Gippel! And anyway, this little incident doesn't change a thing about me and you marrying! I still don't think that I'm ready, and with you of all people, so don't play with the idea!" He just smirked.
"Right." I don't know what I saw in him when we were younger.
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Moshi Moshi Mai
Translations:
Veht Rikku! : Find Rikku!
Cunno: Sorry
