A/N: Heyy! I'm back! Terribly sorry for the long wait, but this past weekend I had the SAT. It actually gave me some time to work on the fic, but not much. I tried my best and seriously now, what was it.. like 12… 13 days? Not to bad. I've had worse… believe me… I didn't proof read it, or send it out to be proof read cause I wanted you guys to get this ASAP- So don't crucify me for grammatical errors and what not!
Time Doesn't just Stop.
"Hello, Auron. It's been a while."
Auron stood straight up and looked at him sternly. "Yea. Almost two years. What happened to you?"
Scott looked at their surroundings. "Is this really the place for this discussion?" He then looked inside the car. "And you have those two sleeping in there."
Auron ran his right hand through his hair, giving a slight tug on it. "Well, I was going to leave them in there. I mean I don't want to wake Kerri up… Been there- don't want to go there again. And Tidus won't wake up either…" He opened the car door. "I don't think I can carry Tidus either… so… yea…"
"You losing muscles, Auron, can't carry little Tidus?" Scott said as he moved closer to the car.
" 'Little' Tidus, gain about 40 pounds since you've seen him. Not to mention he grew about 5 inches." He stepped away from the car door. "But if you think you can carry him, by all means, be my guest."
Scott leaned into the car and unbuckled Tidus' seatbelt. He shifted Tidus and dragged him out of the car. He grunted. "Dam, he got heavy." With much difficulty he lifted him into a cradle position and carefully made his way to the front door.
Auron ran ahead of him and unlocked the door. "You know where his room is right?" He asked as Scott walked by.
Scott walked by him. "Yea, but I think he'll sleep better on the couch over here."
Auron let off a laugh as he walked back out to the car. He unbuckled Kerri's seatbelt and pulled her out of the car. She stirred slightly. Auron held his breath, but let out a sigh of relief when she fell back asleep. He cradled her and kicked the car door shut. He made his way back up the house. When he got in the house, Scott walked over to them.
He pushed the hair out of her face. "She's gotten so big, not to mention beautiful."
Auron nodded. "She's been here since September. She sleeps in your old room." He started up the stairs, with Scott following closely behind him. Scott walked ahead of him and opened his the door to his old room. He took a step in and glanced around the room. He pulled down the sheets of the bed. Auron walked besides the bed and placed Kerri on it.
Scott stepped in the middle of the room and looked around. A towel along with some guy clothes thrown on the floor… Scott picked them up. "What is this?"
Auron looked them over. "I don't know. They aren't Tidus', maybe their Gippal's."
Scott raised an eyebrow. "What? Who is Gippal and more importantly why are his clothes on the floor of my baby girl's bedroom."
Auron went on to explain about the night of the semi-formal and how she had to stay at his house and those were probably her pajamas that night. Auron then looked at the floor. "I can't believe the condition she left her room in. Unbelievable."
Scott ignored him and walked over to her dresser. On it she had multiple pictures. He picked up one. It was a picture of Tidus, Kerri, and Yuna. They were in the backyard here on the hammock. Their feet were in the air and the head hanging down close to the floor. Kerri and Yuna's hair hung carelessly off the side of the hammock. They all had huge smiles on their faces and you could almost hear the laughter from the day just by looking at the picture.
"They've grown."
Scott turned around and Auron was standing behind him looking at the picture over his shoulder. He put the picture down. "I've noticed. I've missed so much over the years."
Auron put his hand on Scott's shoulder. "Come on, you're here now aren't you?"
Scott ran his hand through his hair and looked at the floor. "Yea…"
Auron looked the clock. "It's late, you can sleep in the guest room. We can talk more in the morning."
Scott nodded and walked out of the room. He walked into the guest room and sat down on the bed. Tomorrow I'll tell them.
o0o
The next morning, Tidus came running towards Kerri's room. "KERRI!"
"He's got to be friggin kidding me," she muttered as she rolled over. "It's too early in the morning for this…" I hope I locked the door…
He burst through the door, ran over to her bed, and jumped on it. "Ker, get up."
God dammit. I have to remember to keep that door locked at all times. "No."
He shook her. "Kerri you have to get up."
She turned her head and opened her eyes. "Tidus, it's Sunday. I know for a fact I don't have to get up. Now get out of my room before my foot 'gets up' your ass… k?" She buried her head in her pillow and closed her eyes again.
"Kerri! That's it, you made me do this." He grabbed the blankets and ran out of the room with them.
Furiously she sat up. I'm going to kill him. "TIDUS! GIVE ME BACK MY FREAKIN' BLANKETS BEFORE I COME OUT THERE AND KILL YOU!" she screamed after him as she stood up.
Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Scott and Auron were sharing a cup of coffee. They exchanged glances before Tidus came running into the kitchen, with the blankets in his arms. Auron looked at him over his cup of coffee. "Are you seeking death or something?"
"It's the only way she would get up…"
Scott turned around and looked at him. "Well, not really, eventually she would have waken up on her own…"
"Now, she's only in a bad mood and she's probably going to punch you in the face…" Auron finished.
Tidus dropped the blankets and took out the back door of the house. Not four minutes had passed when Kerri came into the kitchen. She looked at the blankets on the floor and walked to the back door. "Just wait till I get my hands on him… I'll kill him."
Scott looked at her and then at Auron. "She didn't even notice me."
Auron laughed. "She's on a mission plus she just woke up, don't worry she didn't forget you."
A few minutes later an audible smack was heard followed by a cry of pain and a 'remember that for next time you try to wake me up on a weekend.' She stormed back to the house followed by Tidus who had his hand to his cheek. She walked over to her blankets, picked them off the floor, walked into the living room and plopped herself down on a couch.
Tidus looked at Scott and shrugged. "Sorry."
Scott laughed and said, "Let me give it a try."
"Wait!" Auron told him. "Make sure there are no objects she can throw and stay out of her hitting range."
Scott laughed and said, "I know, I mean she is my daughter. I was going to tell Tidus not to wake her up, but he was gone before I could." He walked into the living room and sat down on the couch Kerri was sleeping on. He brushed the hair out of her face. "Rise and Shine, morning glory."
"I don't wanna get up," she whined.
"Come on, Berry. For me?"
Berry? Her eyes shot open. She looked at her father. Her eyes widen and she didn't say or do anything, she just stared at him. I want to scream DAD! And pull him into a hug, but I'm like paralyzed, what the hell is going on?
He frowned. "Whats the matter? Don't recognize you're old man? I mean it hasn't been that long…"
She opened her mouth, but no words came out. Eventually she managed to mutter. "I… uh, I thought you were dead…"
He put his hand on cheek. "I would never leave you without saying goodbye first."
She sat up and wrapped her arms around his neck, tears streaming down her face. "Daddy!"
He wrapped his arms around her waist. "I've missed you."
She buried her head in his shoulder. "I've missed you so much, Daddy."
He pulled out of the hug and held her at arm's distance. He pushed her hair out of her face and wiped the tears from her eyes. "You've grown so much. Not to mention you're beautiful, Ker." He gave her a gentle smile. "What are you fifteen now?"
"Close…" She laughed. "Dad, I'm seventeen."
He sat back and looked at her face. "Seventeen? Wow. I'm sorry, I've missed so much."
"You were gone for four years, dad. But, you're here now." She stood up and took his hand, pulling him up with her. "So, let's catch up on things."
"Alright, go get dressed. We'll talk over breakfast."
Her excitement shone through her smile. "Okidooki." She ran off towards her room. This is so unreal! I can't believe it. He's here! With me! I've missed him so much! I told mom he was alive… mom. I haven't really thought about her. She must be sick with worry. First she loses her husband and now she loses her only daughter. I wonder how she is and what she's doing now…
Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock at the door. She turned to see Tidus standing in the doorway. "What's up Tidus?"
"Just wanted to let you know, I forgive you for slapping me," he said as he pointed to the red hand mark on his left cheek.
Kerri bit her bottom lip. "Oops. Sorry…"
She walked over to her closet and pulled out a pair of black low-rise jeans. She then walked to her dresser to look for a shirt. She pulled out two shirts. "Tidus what's you favorite color out of red and blue?"
"Red. Why?"
She threw the red shirt on her bed. "Didn't know what shirt to wear…"
"Oh…" He paused. "Hey! Didn't I say I wasn't going to help you with your clothes anymore?"
"Yep." She walked over to him. "That's why I asked your favorite color instead of which shirt." She smiled slyly and started pushing him towards the door.
He narrowed his eyes. "Damn you and your damn cleverness…" He walked out into the hall. "You've won the battle, Muratore, but the war is far from over!" he shouted in an overly dramatic voice.
She rolled her eyes and laughed. "Oh I'm scared…" She closed the door and walked over to her bed and got dressed. When she finished she was wearing the black low-rise jeans, a red halter, and a small denim jacket with black Reebok sneakers to complete the look. She pulled her hair back into a long ponytail, with the side bangs swept to the side. She looked herself over and smiled. She grabbed her red bag and walked out of her room. She descended the stairs. "Dad?"
He appeared behind her. "Ready to go?"
"I was born ready," she replied as her lips spread to form a pearly white smile.
The two of them walked into town, finally stopping at a small diner, 'Perkins.'
"So, Ker, uh how long have you been here?"
She put her hand to her head and then started counting on her fingers. "Almost six months, now."
He ran his hand through his hair. "Wow, that long already?" He looked over at his daughter. "I can't get over how much you've grown"
She looked up from her menu. "Well, you were gone for four years. Time didn't just stop during that time." She went back to looking at her menu. I haven't seen him in so long, and I'm excited and everything, but like… I just feel this isn't going to end happily.
The waitress came over to us. "Hey, can I help you two?"
She smiled. "Surely, I'd like an orange juice with chocolate chip pancakes."
Scott nodded at the waitress and said, "I'll have the same." After the waitress left, he directed his attention back towards his child. "How's your mother."
"Well… last time I spoke to her…" she paused. I told her I hated her… She continued bitterly, "She had another boyfriend, trying to replace you again…"
"So…" He nervously wrung his hands together. "She moved on?"
"Well, tried to…" She looked into his eyes. "Dad, it was horrible. Her boyfriends used to abuse us, and the last one… well I think I sent him to the hospital."
He laughed. "I thought you said they abused you."
She shot him a cold glare. "I wasn't joking." She looked down at the table. "I was coming home from a softball game and Ralph was in the house, he was beating on mom, so I tried to help her, but he threw me into a wall," her words started coming together as she started speaking quickly. "So… I got up, took my bat and hit him over the head with it."
She paused. He took this as an opportunity to speak. "I…"
"I'm not done…" She looked up at him. "Do you have any idea what it was like? I woke up every night, fearing what might happen. Wondering 'am I going to get by tonight' will mom even come home tonight?" she twirled her ponytail nervously. "Life went downhill after you disappeared. I lost everything. I distanced myself from my friends. The only thing I was interested in was Soccer, baseball, and school. I made no time for friends. I basically got away from everything and everyone…"
"Ker, I'm so sorry. I tried to come home, I wanted nothing more than to be with you and your mother." He took her hand in his. "I never wanted that to happen to you. If I could change it, I would. You mean too much to me. I love you, honey."
She lifted her gaze from the table to his face. "I love you too, dad."
"Honey, if I could do it, I would some how go back and change it that you never had to go through that."
"No!" She snatched her hand back away from him. He looked at her strangely obviously confused by her actions. "I know it was a lot and I wish I never have to go through it again… ever, but I'm happy now. I have friends, I'm doing well in school and I have a boyfriend. Life is good. I don't want to go back to that."
The waitress came with their food and he looked at her and replied, "Well as long as your happy." He started eating and said, "Ok well other than pure joy of being here, what have you been up to?"
She looked up from her food. "Well…I've been training with Gippal, Tidus and Wakka, for Blitz Ball. I promised Gippal that if he went out for the Blitz team that I would train with him and I would go out for the team as well."
"You think you'll make the team?"
She shrugged. "Who knows? It depends upon how many spaces they have and what not." She paused. "Though, I'd have to admit… it would be pretty cool if I got on the team wouldn't it?"
"Eh, my little girl can do anything she wants." He smiled. "You want to play Blitz… you'll make it… I know you will… you have that determination in you. You're spirit isn't easily broken. Unless for some reason that's changed since I last saw you…?"
She gave him a big smile. "Nope… that's still me."
"So, I've heard this boy's name, Gippal, a lot. Is he Tidus' friend or something…?"
Kerri blushed a little. "Auron didn't tell you?"
He shook his head. She sighed and continued, "He's my uh… boyfriend." She went into her bag and took out her wallet. She opened it and pulled out a small wallet sized picture of the two of them. "That's us at the Semi-Formal, they took pictures. Gippal has the bigger ones back at his house."
"Wow." He studied the picture. "Ker, you've gotten so beautiful. He's a lucky guy. Is he nice to you, does he treat you right?"
She laughed. "Yea, he's a sweetheart. I think you'd like him. I'll have him come by the house tomorrow, after we practice for Blitz and I'll introduce the two of you."
He handed her the picture back. "I look forward to it."
Soon after that, the waitress came back and gave them the check. As Scott was taking out money to pay for the food, Seymour walked into the diner. Kerri was getting up from the table and picking her jacket up when she noticed him. She immediately turned her back to him and hoped he wouldn't see her.
If only her luck were that good. She tensed as a hand ran across the bare part of her back.
"Kerri, what a pleasant surprise. Are you here with Gippal?"
She stepped away from him. "Don't touch me."
"Oh, now is that any way to treat a friend?" He asked as he caressed her arm.
She pushed his hand away. "You are no friend of mine."
"Kerri, I don't know why you fight it… I will have you." He came closer to her and lowly said, "Whether you like it… or not."
As Kerri and Seymour were exchanging words, Scott came over to Kerri. "Ready, hun?"
She smiled and said, "I was-"
"Born ready? Yea I know, let's go…" He then caught a glance at Seymour. "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't see you standing there. I'm Kerri father, are you one of Kerri's friends?"
He smiled and said, "Yes, it's very nice to meet you, Mr. Muratore. I go to school with Kerri. Kerri and I have a special kind of relationship." He stuck out his hand. "My name is Seymour."
Scott took his hand. "It's very nice to meet you."
Kerri stood there, glaring at Seymour. What the hell does he think he's doing? Special kind of relationship? The only kind of relationship we're going to have is the relationship of my fist connecting with his face in about 3 minutes…She looked up at her father. "Uh, dad… I have to go back home. I have to um… clean…?"
He looked at his watch. "Oh of course. Sorry." He turned back to Seymour. "It was very nice meeting you. Hope to see you again."
Kerri rolled her eyes and muttered under her breath, "Yea… just not too soon." She then raised her voice to normal level and said, "Well, uh… Bye!"
She went to walk by him, but he grabbed her face and gave her a kiss on her right cheek and then went for her left cheek, but instead of kissing it… he licked it. He then leaned in towards her ear and whispered, "You can't fight it…" She pushed him off and gave him a look of disgust. She pushed past him and continued walking out the door.
Unclean… dirty…eww…need to get home… Need to shower. …She shuddered at the thought of his touch and started to get herself physically sick over it. "Oh, God…"
Scott walked over to his daughter. "Kerri? Are you ok?"
"I think I'm going to be sick…" she said as she took off running towards the house. She ran the whole five blocks and didn't stop when she reached the house. She ran straight into the bathroom. She turned the sink on and grabbed the bar of soap and started scrubbing her face.
o0o
Scott walked into the house five minutes after Kerri. He was red in the face and a little winded. Damn she can run fast… He walked in and saw Tidus watching TV in the living room. "Tidus, is Kerri ok?"
Tidus turned his attention away from the TV and looked at Scott. "Yea… why wouldn't she be?"
"Well, after we ate we ran into one of her friends and she cut the encounter short saying she needed to clean and then after we walked out of the restaurant she came running back here saying she was going to be sick." He paused. "I couldn't keep up with her, so I thought maybe you saw her."
Tidus got off the couch and walked over to Scott. "What friend did you meet?"
"Oh what was his name… He was very polite. A little strange looking…"
Oh crap. Please don't tell me it was Seymour…"Blue hair? A Guado? Seymour?"
"Oh yea that was him, but is Kerri ok?"
Tidus nodded. "Yea she's fine. I think the food upset her stomach a little…" I wonder what happened. "I'll be right back…" He ran past Scott and straight upstairs to the bathroom, but no one was there. Where could she be? He walked out of the bathroom and into her room, but yet again it was empty. Maybe she's in my bathroom. He walked down the hall to his room and sure enough the sound of running water was coming from his bathroom. "Ker? Are you in there?"
"No…" a muffled voiced replied through the door.
He opened the door to find Kerri still scrubbing her face. She turned to face Tidus and with tears in her eyes, that were barely visible she said, "I can't get clean…"
"What are you talking about?" he said as he handed her a towel to dry her face with.
After she dried her face she looked at Tidus. Her face was red from repeatedly washing it. "It's Seymour…"
Tidus didn't ask what happened. He just pulled her into a hug and said, "It's alright, Ker…" He took her out into his room and locked his door. He faced her again. "Ker, tell me everything that happened."
She sat on his bed and told him everything that happened. "It's just… I'm scared of him. Like what if he tries… tries to uh…." She stopped talking and started to sob. Tidus just pulled her into a hug.
"Kerri, that will never happen. You have way to many people watching out for you."
"But what happens when someone isn't there. I won't always be with you guys…"
Tidus tightened his hug on her. "Nothing will happen."
She pushed him off. "You say that, but where was everyone the night of the dance when he almost freakin' abducted me!"
He ran his hand through his hair. I was with Yuna… "Kerri… I'm sorry… I didn't – I mean I would…"
"No, it's not your fault." She stopped and hugged him. "You do more for me than anyone, it's just like that's what I'm talking about. You can't just stop living your life to watch me. You wouldn't want it and I don't want you to have to do that. It's just that is what I'm afraid of…"
Tidus ran his hand over her head as she let a sob escape her lips. "Kerri, don't let him run your life. Don't let him scare you. You're a lot stronger than he is… and I can practically guarantee that. I mean jeez have you seen the way you are in the Blitz sphere? Damn. I thought I had to worry about Gippal coming at me, but no, it's you I have to watch for."
Kerri laughed. "Well… I guess I just let my stress out in the sphere…"
He ruffled her hair. "And you are one tough cookie… Seymour better watch out, cause it's not a punch from me he's going to have to worry about- it's you…"
She smiled. "Thanks, Ti."
"Hey, that's what best friends are for." He got off the bed and walked to the door. "I would tell you to wash your face, but I think it would look worse…" He unlocked the door. "Come on, we'll go for a walk, maybe head down to the sphere pool."
She nodded and walked out the door after him. "Auron, Kerri and I are going for a walk and maybe down to the sphere pool. We'll be back later…" Tidus called as they walked out the door.
o0o
"Alright, don't be late though!" he called back to them as the door shut. He turned to Scott. "I don't know why I bother, it's not like they listen."
Scott laughed and poured himself a cup of coffee. "They're teenager, they have their own interests and family is not one of them. Come on Auron, you aren't that old, you should remember…"
"I remember, but I wasn't like that!" He sat back in his chair. "Now you've been gone for quite a while, any good stories?"
Scott ran his hand through his hair, sighed and slumped down in a chair. "There's a reason I haven't been back…"
Auron sat up eyeing him. "What is it, Scott?"
He sighed. "Well… during the war, I had gotten attacked by an alcyone. I'm sure you've heard of them…"
"Yes, they aren't very strong, but you have to be careful around them. They carry diseases that can be fatal…" He stopped and looked at Scott.
"Yea. I know." He paused. "So, apparently I had contracted one of the diseases it spreads. One night I got very and was put into the hospital wing. I was in there for a few months. When the war was finished they thought they had gotten the disease under control and eliminated it… but as I was packing up to come back to Besaid I fell ill again."
He stared off past Auron and his voice seemed distant. "The doctor told me that he would try an experimental operation on me. So I underwent surgery, but it didn't work. I still had the disease. The doctor told me that there wasn't anything else he could do except to make the rest of my time a comfortable one." He looked at Auron. "Well I finally came to my senses and realized that I wasn't going to survive much longer, I decided I wanted to see you all once more before I went…This is where I feel most comfortable."
"Scott…" He paused. What am I supposed to say? What are we going to do… I wonder… "Does Kerri know yet?"
He looked down at his hands. "No… and I couldn't bring myself to tell her either…" He brought his gaze back to Auron. "She just seemed so happy, I don't want her to be upset. She's gone through so much already. I don't want to add any more distress to her life…"
o0o… Meanwhile…
Kerri threw her jacket and bag in a locker in the girl's locker room and headed out to the sphere pool where Wakka, Tidus and Baralai were waiting. "Ready guys?"
"We've been ready, we were waiting for you, slowpoke," Tidus said as he jumped into the sphere pool.
"Oh, shut up," she said as she followed him in.
Wakka and Baralai shrugged and hopped in after her.
The group gathered in the center of the pool. "Ok, well since I've taken enough beatings from Kerri over the break… I'm going to be on her team. So it'll be me and Kerri versus you and Wakka, ok?" Tidus said.
Baralai smirked and winked at Kerri. "I'll go easy on ya, Ker."
"Ok, but don't expect me to go easy on you…" she replied.
Wakka turned to Baralai. "Don't under estimate her. She's pretty good and she packs a hard punch, ya?"
Baralai rolled his eyes and swam to the right.
"Let's Blitz!" Tidus shouted as he threw the blitz in the air and both Kerri and Wakka went for the ball.
Kerri got it first and immediately passed it to Tidus. The second she released the ball, she took off to the right going up the 'field' as the ball traveled to Tidus. Tidus swam up towards the top of the pool as Kerri continued down the field. Wakka went for Tidus as he passed it to Kerri. She reached out and grabbed the ball and shot it into the goal.
She swam to the middle once again getting ready to Blitz. This time it was Wakka ball, he passed it to Baralai who at a fast speed took off toward the other goal. Tidus kept by Wakka who was slowly creeping towards the goal as Kerri sped off after Baralai. She popped up in front of him, just as he was going to shoot.
Baralai smirked. "Kerri you might want to move, I don't want my shot to hurt you…"
"Hm… How bout no." She then tackled into Baralai, stealing the ball in the process. She passed it to Tidus who took it up out the top of the pool and did his sphere shot. She smirked back at Baralai, "Easy, huh?"
Baralai swam back to the middle where the other three were gathered. He rubbed the right side of his chest. "Wow, I will never again under estimate a girl"
They laughed. "Hey, I warned ya." Wakka replied.
Kerri gave Tidus a high five before asking, "Hey, Ti, how do you do that sphere shot thing you did?"
"Want me to teach you?"
Her eyes widened in delight. "That would be awesome!"
They spent the next two hours practicing with Kerri's sphere shot. Finally, she got it. "Oh my God! I did it! I did it! Did you see it? Cause I saw it and I did it!"
"Hey, don't let it go to your head. Let's see you do one more time."
"Gladly!" She set up the shot and performed it once more.
"Dam. I've been playing Blitz for years and I still can't do that," Wakka said as he retrieved the ball.
"Well, what can I say? I'm talented!" Kerri said as she did a back flip in the water.
"Hey! Where is that kiss I've been so patiently awaiting." A familiar voice called from outside the sphere.
"Gippal, I guess I could give it to you know, but do you really want everyone to see," Baralai called back to him.
He put one hand on hip and said in a feminine voice, "Oh darn. Come on, B. I've been waiting for a whole week for it!"
"Hey!" Kerri called as she swam to the exit. "I'm getting a little jealous here. I don't like this competition."
"Yea, how are you going to compete with this body!" Baralai called to her.
She stepped out of the pool. "I won't be able to, that's why I can't leave him alone with you," she joked. She turned back to Gippal, her hair and clothes wet from the sphere pool. She jumped into his arms and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Great, now I'm going to have change into dry clothes. Machina, some girlfriend I have… So inconsiderate." He smirked at her.
She looked up into his eyes and smiled. "And yet you still love me."
"More than anything," he replied as he planted a kiss on her lips.
"Hey! Get a room you two, ya?" Wakka called from the sphere pool, while letting out a laugh.
"No one told you to watch, Wakka." Kerri shouted back as she stuck her tongue out at him.
Gippal picked her up. "You're coming with me."
"Whoa! Gippal, stop! I have to get my stuff out of my locker."
He walked over to the girl's locker room door, paused, and then walked right in. "Jeez, Gippal, I can walk you know?"
"I know, but I haven't seen you all week, wanna spend all the time I can with you to make up for it," He said as he walked over to a slightly ajar locker. He opened and took out Kerri's denim jacket and bag.
"Are you going to follow me into the bathroom too," she said sarcastically.
He pondered this for a moment. "Maybe…"
She leaned over his shoulder, sighing in defeat. "You're unbelievable. You know that right?"
"Yep, and hot and smart and wonderful."
"..and stupid and a jerk and needs to get a life.. "
"And sexy and a great Blitzer"
"And a loser…" As he was walking out the door Kerri's eye saw an interesting looking sign. She stopped calling him names and said, "Wait! Gippal, I wanna see something."
He turned around. "See what?"
She rolled her eyes. "Honey, either put me down, or turn back around so I can read the sign on the wall."
"What sign?" He walked to the wall. "This one, about the variety show fundraiser?"
"Well, I don't know I didn't get to see it now did I?" She leaned down and smacked his butt. "Now turn around!"
"Yes, Ma'am!" He said as he turned around.
"That sounds like a lot of fun?" she said after reading the whole sign.
"Yea, Tidus and me should get our band back together and play. Only thing we don't have a lead singer…" He smirked and smacked Kerri's butt. "Hey you can be our singer."
She grabbed her butt. "Ow, that hurt! Jerk! Ya know, unlike you I do not appreciate being spanked okay?"
"Spanked? Oh sounds kinky…" Gippal said with a smirk.
She laughed. "There is something wrong with you. Put me down. Please."
"Only cause you were nice about it." He placed her back on the ground. "Seriously though, you should be our singer. I've heard you. You're pretty good."
"Sure! It'd be pretty cool. My dad could come. He loves these things! When is it?"
"Two months."
o0o… Back with Auron and Scott…
Well… this is going to be a whole new experience. Kerri's going to be crushed when she realizes it… and not only her, but so will Tidus. Tidus was crushed when he left for the war… Oh Yevon, Help us… "Scott… You're going to have to tell her sooner or later… and if you don't tell her. You know her. She's smart… she'll find out."
Scott nodded. "I know, but I don't want to tell her yet. I'm feeling fine now… Later when I feel she needs to know… then we'll tell her, but promise me Auron… promise me you won't tell her…"
Auron rubbed the temples of his head. "I won't… but let's be serious. How much longer do you have?"
He sighed. "Give or take… some where around the time span of Two months…"
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A/N: Well I hope you guys liked that one! Cause I sure did! Well, no I didn't.. maybe… I don't it took me too long to write lol.. Ok well Review! thanks I love you all!
Thank You: I have fourteen people to thank for this chapter.. that's insane, my other story only has like 14 reviews for 3 chapters lol… and I thought that one was better.. psh what do I know! Lol…
LeNna: Everyone seemed to enjoy the 'bubblebutt' incident lol.. I'm glad because it was either that was going to go over well or sink, but it went over well so I'm happy. I can't wait to read the end of 'The Taste of My Real Life' It was such a great story! So I can't wait for the updates on that! (and of course the others and this new one that looks awesome FYI) I'm going to be bringing this to an end soon enough too,but not too soon, got a lot of things I want to happen. I still gotta get in Blitz try outs, at least one or two blitz games, the show.. a few things with Scott and some… other surprises that will lead you all into the sequel!
The Earth Mystic: Oh man! I would have died if a spider like that was anywhere near me, like seriously… I wouldn't be here now.. I would be dead… deceased.. Cease from existing… lol.. I'm such a loser… well I'm really glad you liked it!
Akiraine of Gia: lol Yea I like the front seat, cause if I have to sit in the back I'm usually sharing it with like three other kids and they lean on you and drool and its gross and uncomfortable, but if I'm alone I like it cause I just spread myself across the back seat and relax … lol but now I get to drive so hehe im in the drivers seat :smiles:
green-eyed-blonde: lol I know.. I hate spiders! When I see them I start screaming like I'm being murdered and run away. One time I saw one in my room and I refused to sleep in there for a week lol.. I'm such a loser a 17 year old afraid of a spider lol.. o well…
GiGgLyGaL: lol I love it when people tell me the chapters are funny. I like it when I make people laugh. That's basically what I do everyday with my uber stupidity! Lol Some times I feel like I'm trying to hard, but it usually comes out ok in the end! So I'm glad you liked it! And as for moms, they are all strange lol I get that too, she always thinks there is something wrong with me when I'm laughing….
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