Chapter 4: What happened?
A few weeks after the Christmas holiday, Rikku was tossing and turning in her bed. She didn't want to get up, but she had a really bad pain in her lower stomach. Hopefully it's just my period. Rikku thought to her self. She sat up on the edge of the bed. She knew Gippal was still asleep, so it must be early. She sighed and stood up, walking downstairs to the bathroom.
Yuna was awake and already in the kitchen cooking for the gang she would soon have to wake up. She noticed her cousin coming downstairs. Rikku must be sick, she thought, She never get's up this early. "Hey Rikku, are you alright?" Instead of hearing an answer from her usually talkative cousin all she heard through the bathroom door was the muffled sound of vomiting. She quickly ran upstairs into Rikku's room. "Gippal get up! Rikku's throwing up." Within seconds Gippal was out of bed and downstairs and into the bathroom. "Rikku?" His voice sounded terrified, "Are you okay babe?" Rikku only nodded as she continued to throw up, her face growing constantly paler, and paler. There was sweat all over her slender body.
When Rikku finally came out of the bathroom her face was a bright shade of red and despite the sweat running down her skin, she was shaking as if she was cold. Gippal looked up from the table and into her pained eyes. "Rikku go get dressed." She looked at him, confused, "Gippal no, I don't want to go anywhere but bed." She protested. Gippal shook his head, "You are going to see a doctor." Rikku was obedient and went upstairs to change out of her pyjamas.
4 hours later that day
Rikku sat on the edge of an examination table waiting for the doctor to tell her what was wrong. She knew Gippal was waiting out in the waiting room. "Well Miss, nothing is seriously wrong, except you really should eat better." Rikku was preparing to get off tha table when the doctor motioned fer her to stop. He looked up t her face, "And you are pregnant. Two weeks, just so you can keep track." Rikku's face wen't pale and tears started rolling down her silky cheek. "Thank you doctor." She stood up and walked out the door. Gippal stood up as soon as he saw her come out, but as he approached he could see the tears, he didn't say anything, he just took her hand and led her to his airship. Once they reach the cabin Gippal looked down at Rikku, she was still sobbing, "What's wrong Rikku, not Cancer, please gods not Cancer." Rikku shook her hand and looked him in the eye, "No Gippal, not cancer, but worse for you. I'm pregnant." Gippal looked at her and smiled, "How's that bad Rikku?" She looked at him with an outraged face, "You don't understand Gippal! I'm 17 years old and my FATHER still treats me like a baby!" Gippal looked stunned for a moment as he remembered Cid's Warning.
Flash back"Anythong happens to my little girl and you, Gippal, will suffer a fate worse than death." Cid's eyes were fierce and serious, not at all like the kind old man Gippal knew. He had just done the impossible, He got permissio to date Cid's one and only Daughter, 17 year old Rikku. Of course Cid never knew that Gippal had already dated Rikku, but had ended up drifting apart. He had thought that the two were just close friends as they had been since his little girl was a baby. I promise Cid. Gippal said mentally. "Yes Sir, I promise to keep her safe and unharmed." Gippal stood in a soldier like postion as Cid turned to face him, "Now go on boy, don't keep my baby waiting." Gippal turned and walked out of the tent. Instead of his 'too cool' strut he ran the whole way to Rikku's tent, only to find both of their bags already packed to go live in the Besaid with her Cousin Yuna and Tidus. "Hey Rikku," Rikku looked up with a pained look in her eyes, "Hey princess, Why do you look like someone just died. Your dad said yes!" Her face lit up as she jumped up into his arms and embraced him, giving him a long, loving kiss. "Only on problem darling, We can't let him ever find out that you're not a virgin." Rikku nodded and giggled, "Well silly we're not gonna be anywhere near him anymore."
Flashback ends"Honestly Gippal, you don't think that when a baby suddenly appears, he won't noticed that I'm not a virgin." She started to cry softly, as Gippal layed on the bed, pulling Rikku into his arms so she could rest during the two hour drive back to Yuna's, "You gonna tell Yuna?" Rikku nodded slowly and almost right after she fell asleep.
Gippal woke her up when the airship landed outside the gates of the Besaid village. He took her to the largest house there, a real house, not a thatched hut. It really was quite a large house for only four people. As he and Rikku walke dinto the house, Yuna and Tidus rushed to the door, Yuna was the first to reach Rikku and grab her cousin into a soft warm embrace. "Are you okay Rikku? What did the doctor tell you." Rikku gulped ad looked up at her older cousin. "Um, well, Yuna... I' actually fine, there's nothin wrong with me." Tidus looked down at her, "You didn't look okay this morning." Rikku looked up and smiled, "Well Tidus there is a reason for that, You see." Her eyes were almost glowing with delight, "I'm pregnant. 2 weeks to be exact." Yuna was nearly hysterical with happiness and grabbed her younger cousin and kissed her cheek. "Congratulations Rikku!"
Gippal motioned for Rikku to follow him upstairs th their room. "Rikku lay down and get sime rest." Rikku opened her mouth to object, but Gipal stopped her, "Not for me, but for your baby." Rikku shook her head and arched her head to look at him, "No Gippal, OUR baby." And she kissed him with so much passion that Gippal started to feel the blood rush down to his lower regions. "Okay, sweet dreams princess."
A/N: Well whatch'ya guys think? Sorry it took so long to update but we're nearing our Final Exams at school... So here, Chapter 4. I hope to have 5 up soon. Remember, No reviews no new Chappies...