Stepping out of the elevator, Kairi, Rikku and Paine decided that Kairi should wait in the hallway until the other two explained themselves a bit. Rikku and Paine walked onto the deck of the Celcius just as Shinra said something very out of character.
"I just can't figure it out…" At this, Brother began to rant in Al Bhed. He was so upset that not even Rikku could understand a word he was saying. Buddy was sitting on the steps while Brother paced and ranted. Shinra was sitting where he always sat: in front of his computer. Rikku nudged Buddy with her foot, and he turned around. Seeing the girls, he stood up so fast he nearly fell over again. Brother and Shinra looked up as well. Buddy eyed them suspiciously.
"What have you got to say for yourselves?" He asked finally, trying to seem angry but sounding more curious than anything else. Before either of them could answer, Brother shouted.
"Hey! Where is Yuna?" he asked loudly, noticing that the third Gullwing girl was missing. Buddy nodded.
"Yeh, where is Yuna anyway?" he asked. All three guys looked at Paine and Rikku expectantly. Paine shrugged.
"She's sleeping." she answered lazily.
"…with Tidus." Rikku added, giggling uncontrollably. Paine rolled her eyes and Brother lost it.
"WHAT! Fryd yna oui tymgehk ypuid? Fru ec Yuna cmaabehk fedr! E'MM GEMM RES!" what! what are you talking about? who is yuna sleeping with! i'll kill him! He yelled, lunging towards the steps. Rikku launched herself at him, knocking him backwards. Scrambling back up, Brother pushed past the others, racing for the hall to the elevator. Rikku sat up.
"Kairi! Stop him!" She yelled, standing up. Paine had started after him but she was just a few seconds to late on her start. Brother was through the doorway and running down the hall toward the elevator when there was a strange snapping sound and something caught Brother's pants. Before he knew what was happening, his left foot was stuck to the wall and the momentum had tripped him, so he was lying on his stomach on the floor. He looked first at his foot. There was a round metal disk that had caught his pant leg and had embedded in the wall. He tried to pull it out, but the sharp edges kept him from managing it. Instead, he started to pull on the cloth that was pinned to the wall. The cloth was thick denim, and was proving hard to rip. He growled. He was stuck. He looked up at Kairi, glaring at her.
"Who are you? What do you think you are doing? Get off my ship!" He ordered savagely. Kairi looked startled.
"I just…well Rikku told me to stop you, so…" she stuttered, detaching the disk from the wall with her claws. Once again, the Al Bhed man tried to scramble up and get to the elevator, but this time, Paine was in the way. Brother glared at her.
"E'mm gemm res!" i'll kill him! He repeated, still raging. Paine calmly stood in his way, her voice deadly quiet.
"Oui'na hud kuehk du gemm yhouha." you're not going to kill anyone. she told him. Brother fell silent, looking helpless. The silence was heavy, so Rikku decided to break it. She slung her arm around Brother's shoulders and swung him around to face Kairi.
"So I see you've met the newest addition to the Gullwings! This is Kairi!" She said cheerily. She grabbed Kairi's wrist and pulled her onto the bridge, getting over-excited. "That was Brother. He's my brother. This is Buddy, our navigator and this is Shinra, our resident boy genius!" She spoke very quickly. Kairi grinned, waving at them. Buddy smiled at her and Shinra nodded. Brother was, once again, furious.
"New Gullwing? I am leader! I choose who joins the Gullwings! And I say no, no, no, no, NO!" He bellowed, strutting back onto the bridge. Rikku sighed.
"At least he forgot about killing Tidus." she murmured to Kairi, who hid a smile. However, apparently Brother's hearing was better than they thought it was, because he instantly turned his rage back to Tidus. He turned on his heel and started back toward the elevator, but this time, Rikku was ready. She ran up behind him and grabbed his shoulder. He was pulled to a stop, and he glared at his little sister. Rikku rolled her eyes.
"Oh, get over it already. I was kidding anyways. Yunie's sleep and Tidus is looking after her." She explained, dragging Brother back onto the middle of the bridge. He was still fuming, but didn't make a run for the elevator at least. He started to grumble, and Paine sighed.
"This is going to be a long day."
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Tidus stifled a yawn, still cradling Yuna in his lap. She smiled up at him.
"Tired?" she asked, snuggling closer and yawning as well. "I'm still a bit drowsy too." she admitted. Tidus kissed her forehead.
"I guess I'm a bit tired, but the Fayth said that the journey back to Spira exhausted you. You need more rest than I do." As he spoke, he lifted her off of him and onto the bed, and started to stand up. Yuna grabbed his arm.
"You need sleep too." She insisted.
"I don't mind" he told her, though his eyes drooped and he was blinking tiredly. Yuna shook her head, smiling.
"You need sleep." She repeated resolutely.
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It took Paine, Rikku and Kairi a long time to explain what had happened to them, and to explain it in such a way that would keep Brother from starting to rant like a lunatic again. Once they were convinced that Brother would try to murder Tidus the moment they let him into the cabin, they agreed to take the three Al Bhed guys to see Yuna and Tidus. They walked into the cabin, and Rikku was over-excited again, for no reason at all. She skipped ahead and ran up the stairs.
"Yu!" Once she reached the top of the stairs, she stopped dead. Regaining her senses a moment later, she skipped back down the stairs, grinning. She grabbed Brother's arm and started back toward the elevator. Brother pulled out of her grasp and glared at her suspiciously.
"Rikku! What are you doing?"
"They're asleep, we should come back later." She replied quickly. Brother's rage flared once again.
"RIKKU! You told me they were not sleeping together!" He shouted. Rikku cringed, shrinking away from him. She laughed nervously.
"Uhhh…they weren't before…?" She squeaked in reply. Brother was about to set off running toward the stairs but stopped when he heard Yuna's voice.
"What are you guys doing?" She asked, looking down at them. She was standing, leaning on the railing, smiling amusedly. Tidus came into view a moment later, walking up behind her.
"Good morning everybody." He said, looking slightly confused. Rikku grinned, jumping up and down.
"Hey Tidus! These are the rest of the Gullwings! That's Brother and that's Buddy and that's Shinra!" She called, laughing. Tidus scratched his head.
"That's great. What are the Gullwings?" He asked. Brother looked shocked.
"You do not know the Gullwings?" He asked. Tidus shook his head. Brother brought himself up to full height. "We are the greatest sphere hunters in all of Spira!" He announced. Tidus still looked confused.
"That's cool, but what are sphere hunters?" He asked. Brother almost fell over.
"You do not know what sphere hunters are? What, have you been living under a rock for the last two years?"
"No, but I've been living in a dream." Tidus replied smugly. Brother frowned.
"Yes, yes, Rikku told me." He muttered, looking rather confused. Shinra sighed.
"Now if we're all quite finished there's a commsphere I have to be fixing in Besaid." At that, everyone slowly wandered back to the bridge. As they were walking down the stairs, Tidus nudged Yuna.
"Exactly what is a sphere hunter?" He asked. Yuna smiled.
"We hunt spheres." She explained simply. Tidus frowned.
"I gathered that." He replied. Yuna grinned.
"There are four more famous sphere hunting groups, and three of those are the largest in Spira. The bigger ones are the Youth League, New Yevon and the LeBlanc Syndicate. There's the Machine Faction, but they're not really sphere hunters. The other famous group is…well…this one. Everyone got really interested in the Gullwings after Paine and I joined, just because, well, first of all because of who I am, and second, there were a couple of rumors floating around about Paine. Sphere hunters are usually people looking for adventure and wanting to learn more about Spira's past."
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Woohoo! Next chappie: Sora stuff! Should be cool! Please please R+R. I'm not writing just to get reviews, but reviews definitely encourage a faster update! Thankies kindly!