A/N: Ok I know what you are all thinking. What the hell happened to this me… yea sorry I really don't have much of an excuse except I was lazy, but I worked my butt off these past like 3 days and tried to get it out to you. I proofread it! So I think caught most of the errors! Hopefully anyway… All right well Hope you all like this chapter, I thought it was ok, but this story is going to be winding down soon, so yea.. well soon in my language mean another like 5 months seeing as how I've been updating like once a month and yet again I apologize! Oh and just in case you were wondering, not that many of you read this... I updated my other fic and I will be updating it again within the next like three days because it's done lol.. It's in the FFX-2 section 'Operation:Pay Back' is the title... Please read itt Ok well onto the fic!
Disclaimer: If you don't by now.. well then you need to be shot…
Not a Privilege, But a Responsibility
Auron was silent. He looked at Scott studying his features before he replied. "Two months isn't a very long time. When do you propose on telling Kerri this news?"
"If it were possible I wouldn't tell her, but I can't do that to her… She's going to need to know, but not now. Later, when that time comes. I don't want her to feel likes she counting down to doomsday."
"I understand." He stood up. "But since you are here, and we don't want to dwell on the sad things, let's go see Braska and Yuna."
Scott smiled. "Oh little Yuna, I haven't seen her, nor Braska-"
"In two years- I'm well aware…" he laughed. "Come on, I'll drive."
o0o
Kerri pushed Gippal. "Hey, tryouts are Wednesday are you nervous?"
"Nervous?" he laughed haughtily and gave her his cocky smirk. "I'm never nervous!"
When they reached Gippal's car, Kerri hugged Gippal and said, "How much do you love me?"
He kissed the top of her head. "A whole lot, why?"
With her arms still around him she looked up and gave him a cheesy grin. "Can I drive your car?"
"I don't love you that much…" He smirked at her as she withdrew her arms.
"Come on, why not!"
He looked at her skeptically. "Ker, this is my truck we're talking about, not Tidus' car… mine."
She put her hands on her waist. "So what? I bet I'm a better driver than you."
"Heh," He gave her a slight push, "I don't think so, sweetie."
She stood up on her tiptoes and looked into his eyes. "What? Are you Nervous?" She smirked at him.
"I'm never nervous." He threw his keys at her. "Show me what you're made of, Muratore."
She smiled triumphantly and hopped in the drivers seat. She adjusted the seat so she could reach the pedals and she fixed the mirrors. She smiled at Gippal and said, "Ready?"
He nodded. She started the car and said, "Hold on tight." She pulled out of the spot and started back towards her house. Carefully, Kerri made her way back to her house. When she parked the car she turned to Gippal. "Oh! Come in, please! My dad wants to meet you."
He hesitated. "I don't know, Ker…I mean my life was just in danger, should I really put it in danger so soon?"
"You're a jerk! I'm a great driver." She pouted. "C'mon, please…"
"Don't give me that face," he told her, but she disregarded his statement and kept pouting. "Come on, you know I can't say no to that face." He sighed. "Alright, Let's go."
She squealed in excitement and hopped out of the car. She ran around to Gippal's side, snatching his hand and dragging him up the walkway. She pushed open the door, "Dad?"
There was no answer. She looked at Gippal and he shrugged. She took his hand and they walked into the kitchen. "I wonder where everyone is." She walked over to the table and saw a note on the table.
Kerri 'n' Tidus-
Scott and I went to Braska's house.
Scott wanted to see Braska and Yuna.
Be home later.
-Auron
She turned to Gippal. "Well, I guess you lucked out, my dad isn't home."
He snapped his fingers. "Oh darn." He wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed the top of her head. "You know I love you right?"
She smiled. "Yea, I know."
He put on an insulted face as he said, "... are you going to continue…"
She laughed, but didn't say anything.
"No, I love you too, Gippal? Jeez, what a girlfriend I have."
She giggled and leaned her head on his chest. "Of course I love you." She looked up at him and puckered her lips. "Come on, don't leave me hanging," she said when Gippal hesitated to kiss her back.
"I just can't resist you," He kissed her. "Come on, what do you want to do now?"
She took his hand and led him to the living room. "You can watch TV while I go shower."
"What!" He sat on the couch and gave her a look of disappointment. "I can't come with you?"
She laughed. "For a minute there, I thought you were going to say something important. I was a little nervous."
He put on a serious face and in a 'matter of fact tone' said, "I'm being serious and that's important to me."
She smiled at him. "I know and that's what scared me." She leaned over the back of the couch and kissed him. "I'll be back in a little while."
"Alright, but if you take too long, I'm going go have to come up and check on you," he replied with a wink.
She stood at the bottom of the stairs and said, "Don't worry, I'll be super fast." With that said she ran up the stairs and into the bathroom.
o0o
Auron walked swiftly from the car to Braska's front door. He knocked on the door and waited a few minutes before a very casual looking Yuna answered it. She had on brown sweat pants with a white tank top. Her hair was pulled back and she was holding a small jacket.
She looked surprised. "Hey, Auron." She stepped out of the doorway and let the two men in. "I guess you're looking for my dad?"
He nodded. "But before we do that. You remember, Scott, the man who went to war for your father?"
She smiled and replied. "Of course. I thank Yevon everyday for him. He was very good to my father and me. Though, I haven't seen him in years."
"Well," Auron sidestepped and exposed Scott, "He's Kerri's father… and he's back."
"Oh my!" She smiled brightly. "Um… My father will be thrilled. Let me bring you to him." She motioned for the two men to follow her. She walked quickly through the living room and into the kitchen. She continued through the sliding doors and to the back porch.
"Father?" She said as she stepped through the doors.
Her father turned to face her. "Yes dear?" When he turn his mouth opened slightly at the sight of Scott.
Scott laughed and said, "Trying to catch flies, Braska?"
Braska tripped on his words before he finally said, "Scott?"
Scott nodded and he embraced his old friend. "I've missed you, Braska."
"Well Scott it has been a pleasure to see you once more. I look forward to talking again," Yuna said as she started for the front yard. "Dad, I'm going to meet up with Tidus at his house. I'll be home later ok?"
"Yea, don't be late, honey, you have school tomorrow," he said before he turned back to Scott. "When did you get here?"
"Last night."
o0o
Kerri came out of the bathroom and took a few steps before she found Gippal. She was wearing a pair of black shorts and a blue halter-top. She laughed lightly and said, "Guess you weren't kidding when you said if I took too long you were coming up."
"Actually, I was going to your room," He answered with a smirk as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "I was going to make sure you weren't hiding any guys in your closet or something."
"I would never hide someone in my closet," she smiled mischievously, "Now under the bed is another story."
He smiled, grabbed the top of her head, and gave her a big, wet kiss on her forehead. When he let her go she wiped her forehead and wiped her hand on his shirt. "Eww, Gippal. That was gross."
"Hello?" a soft female voice called from downstairs.
Kerri looked over the banister to see Yuna standing in the hall looking around. "Hey, Yunie!"
She looked up to see Kerri and Gippal upstairs. "Hey, Ker, is Tidus home?"
"Not yet, he should be home soon though, because we finished practicing a while ago. He needed to get a ride with Wakka and Wakka was driving Baralai home too, so… yea," she told her as she descended down the stairs. "Well, we were just going to watch some TV, would you care to join us?" Kerri said as she motioned to the living room.
She smiled. "Sure, I have to wait for Tidus anyway."
Kerri put on an insulted face. "So, what your saying is that if Tidus was here you wouldn't watch TV with me? That hurts, Yuna."
"No! I didn't mean that… I just… umm, Oh poop," she said growing frustrated that she couldn't get her words out.
Gippal laughed. "Yuna, don't get yourself in a bunch, she's kidding."
She smiled at her to reassure her that he wasn't lying. They walked into the living room and Kerri put the TV on while Yuna and Gippal sat down on the couches. Gippal sat on the love seat and Yuna sat on the recliner. Kerri plopped herself down next to Gippal, who put his arm around her waist and kissed the back of her head.
"What's with all the affection today?"
"I haven't seen you in a week, I can't be affectionate?" He pushed her away. "Fine. You can go sit over there then."
"I was only joking." She tried to move back towards him, but he just pushed her back away. "Oh come on, Gippal."
"Nope, nuh uh." He pushed her back down the couch. "You don't like me to be affectionate, then I won't touch you."
She giggled. "You're being silly, c'mon." She went to hug him but he got up and moved. "Ok, Gippal, this is getting old. Stop."
He got up and moved to the other couch. "I'm not doing anything. You're the one that can't make up her mind."
She crossed her arms. "Fine, whatever." She leaned back on the couch and looked at the TV her face wrought with anger. "Be a jerk. I don't care, but don't come near me."
He looked over to Kerri to see if she was joking, but she wouldn't look in his direction. "Ker, I was only kidding."
She held up her hand. "Nuh uh, don't talk to me." He tried to move back onto her couch, but when he sat down, she just pushed him off the couch. "I said don't come near me."
Defeated, he sighed and remained on the floor. "Fine, whatever you want, dearest."
Yuna shifted uneasily in her chair. She had seen Kerri and Gippal fight before and she had seen Kerri smack Gippal, but that was all before they were a couple and this was kind of making her feel uncomfortable. I really wish Tidus were here.
And as if Yevon himself answered her prayers, Tidus walked through the door almost immediately. "Honey, I'm home!" He shouted to no one in particular.
Yuna breathed a sigh of relief and called to him, "Hey, Tidus! We're in the living room."
He dropped his stuff in the hall and walked into the living room. He immediately walked over to Yuna and gave her a kiss. His attention was then brought to Kerri and Gippal who was sitting on the floor. He looked at Yuna and whispered, "What's going on with those two?"
Yuna shrugged. "I'm not quite sure, it happened quickly. Gippal was joking around, Kerri got mad and that's how it's been for about 15 minutes now and no one has said a word," she whispered back.
"Ker, what's wrong?" Tidus said as he sat on the arm of the recliner.
Without breaking her gaze with the TV she replied, "Why don't you ask the jerk?"
Tidus looked at Gippal with a raised eyebrow. "Gippal?"
"Let the ice queen tell ya," he replied motioning to Kerri.
Tidus stood up. "One of you tell me what's going on, or.. I'll lock you both in the bathroom or something."
With that statement, Auron walked into the house. "Kids? If anyone's here they better have clothes on, or there will be some serious ass kicking's going down in this household tonight," Auron called out in a semi-joking manner. He walked into the living room and saw Tidus standing with his arms across his chest, Yuna sitting on the recliner, Kerri on the couch, and Gippal on the floor. "Or no one is even in touching distance?"
Tidus looked at Auron. "I'm telling Kerri and Gippal that if they don't tell me what happened that I'm going to lock them in the bathroom."
Kerri looked up at Tidus for the first time since he got home. "Mentioning bathrooms… Tidus, you need a shower… and I'm not joking."
He crossed his arms and scoffed, "I don't need a shower."
Auron walked a little closer to Tidus. "Yes, you do… Now go hit the showers before I kick you out of the house."
Tidus stomped his foot on the ground. "I don't smell! I was at the sphere!"
"Yea, working on Blitz, you sweat. And you reek. GO SHOWER!" Kerri shouted at him.
Gippal smirked and added in. "Man, as a friend, please go shower… I smell you from here…"
Tidus looked to Yuna for some back up, but she just looked away and said, "Tidus, I kinda agree with them."
Auron grabbed the back of his shirt. "Boy, showering is not a privilege," he dragged him to the stairs. "It's a responsibility. Now go!"
"Alright, Alright. I'm going." Tidus started up the stairs.
Kerri laughed. "Thanks, Auron. That smell was getting kind of bad…"
Auron shook his head. "I don't know what I'm going to do with that kid." He turned to Yuna, " Yuna, would you like to help me in the kitchen. I have to make you kids some kind of food, right?"
She smiled and nodded. They walked into the kitchen, leaving Kerri and Gippal alone. Some how in the course of Tidus being told to shower the TV was turned off, so they just sat there in silence. Kerri looked at Gippal from the side of her eye and he did the same to her. When the locked gazes they both quickly averted their eyes elsewhere.
Gippal slowly turned his head in her direction. "Ker?"
"What?" she said not looking at him.
"I didn't mean it… seriously."
She smiled slightly and forgave him in her head. She turned to him and pouted. "But you really hurt my feelings."
He made a sad face and in a baby voice said, "I'm weally sowwy."
She tried not to smile, but she couldn't help it. "I don't know, Gippal…"
He smiled knowing she had forgiven him, or at least was close to doing so. He jumped off the floor and on top of her. "Oh please, Kerri. PLEASE! I am soo sorry!" he shouted over dramatically.
She laughed and hit his shoulder. "You're so stupid… get off of me, you're crushing me!"
He smirked and said, "Not until you forgive me."
She shook her head and shouted, "NEVER!"
"Ok well you made me so this." He smirked before tickling her mercilessly. She started to squirm and tried to get him off of her. He continued tickling her and said, "Do you forgive me?"
She laughed again and managed to say, "No! I'll never surrender to the likes of you!" She managed to roll off the couch taking him with her. Now she was on top of him. She smiled and with a hint of malice said, "Pay back's a bitch…" She started tickling him back and to her surprise Gippal was extremely ticklish.
"Alright, Alright," he said in between laughs, "I give up! You win!"
She smiled triumphantly and crossed her arms across her chest. "I knew you'd see things my way…"
He rolled his eyes and put his hands on her thighs. "Alright, oh great one, do you forgive me?"
She thought about this for a moment before she replied, "Yea sure…" She stood up and brushed herself off before helping her boyfriend up off the floor. "Come on, let's go in the yard before Tidus comes back and starts questioning us again."
"So you guys made up?"
Kerri and Gippal turned their head to the left and saw Tidus standing there in a pair of green shorts with no shirt on. "Too late" Gippal whispered to Kerri.
She giggled and said, "We can so outrun him." She looked at Tidus again and said, "Hey, Tidus, don't look behind you!"
"Huh? Why?" he turned around.
She laughed and grabbed Gippal's hand and dragged him through the kitchen and out the back door, before Tidus knew what happened.
When he turned back around he realized they were both gone. He stood there confused for a moment. "Hey!" he said as he walked into the kitchen. "Where did those two go?"
"Kerri dragged Gippal out the back door," Yuna said as she walked towards Tidus. She gave him a hug. "Good, you smell a lot better now."
He rolled his eyes and hugged her back and said, "What happened with Gippal and Kerri while I was showering?"
She shrugged. "I don't know. I was helping Auron cook, well, no, I was watching Auron cook."
Tidus turned to Auron. "You knew they'd make up didn't you?"
Auron turned away from the stove. "Yea, I knew they needed time alone, you can't force people to make up… that only make them more stubborn." He turned back to the stove. "Now get out of the kitchen, I'll call you when dinner's ready."
Yuna took Tidus' hand and said, "Come on, Kerri and Gippal are outside. We can go hang out with them."
Tidus followed her outside to the hammock where Kerri and Gippal were laying gazing up at the brilliant sky above them. "Hey you two," he called out to them.
Kerri lifted her head and smiled. She plopped her head back on the hammock and continued gazing at the sky. "It's pretty, isn't it?"
Yuna looked up and nodded. "Yea, it is."
Tidus grabbed Kerri's leg and said, "Ker, move over so me and Yuna can sit with you and Gippal."
Kerri and Gippal spread themselves out even more over the hammock and Gippal said, "No way, man."
Tidus turned to Yuna and smirked. She returned the smirk and replied, "On the count of three?"
Kerri looked at Tidus and Yuna and then at Gippal. "This could be bad." Gippal just nodded at her.
Tidus nodded at Yuna and she went, "one, two…"
"Three!" Tidus shouted as they grabbed the hammock and flipped it over.
"AH!" Gippal and Kerri called out in unison. The both just lied face down on the floor for a few minutes before Kerri muttered a, "I hate you, Tidus."
Tidus and Yuna laughed as they sat down on the hammock. Kerri popped her head up off the ground and look at Gippal. She moved closer to him and said, "Pay back?"
He nodded and they crawled out from under the hammock. Kerri glared at Tidus and stalked off and Gippal followed closely behind her. She walked over to the side of house, where the hose was. She smiled maliciously at Gippal and said, "Grab the buckets."
He picked up two buckets and handed them to Kerri who filled them both to the brim. When she finished doing that they each took a bucket and quietly made their way over to the hammock. They slowly crept up on the unsuspecting Tidus and Yuna. She whispered, "One… two…" She stood behind the hammock and shouted. "Three" as they both dumped their buckets of water on Tidus and Yuna. They both jumped up with a yelp. They glared at Kerri and Gippal who smiled innocently.
Tidus pointed a finger at Kerri and said, "Your ass is mine."
She turned around and took off running and Gippal did the same with Tidus and Yuna in hot pursuit. Kerri ran to the front gate, climbed up it and jumped down on the other side. Gippal did the same and when he jumped down the both took off running again. Kerri ran towards the front door, but it wasn't open. "Crap..." she muttered under her breath.
She turned back to the stairs to run, but Tidus was there armed with a bucket of water. She looked behind him, Gippal was standing there, crossed armed, soaking wet with Yuna standing next to him giggling. Tidus smirked at her and tossed the water at her. She just happened to duck the moment the water would have hit her. But unfortunately for everyone, the front door happened to be open and Auron was standing there, sopping wet.
Tidus dropped the bucket. "Crap…"
Kerri looked up at him and smiled sheepishly. Auron motioned to Tidus to come to him and Kerri took this opportunity to jump the side banister and try to make a get away.
Auron noticed this and shouted, "Muratore, get back here."
"Not on your life," she shouted as she started to run, but the get away was quickly put to and end when a strong grip took hold of her left arm. She turned to her left to see her father standing there. "Where do you think you're going, missy?"
She laughed nervously and then sighed. He pulled her to the front door where Tidus was. He let her go as she stood next to Tidus. By this time Gippal and Yuna had run away. Kerri mumbled something about killing him at a later time.
"Tidus, what have we said about soaking me with water?" Auron said, not raising his voice at all.
"It's a bad thing." He muttered.
He crossed his arms. "Alright, I'll let it go, because it wasn't done purposely, but don't forget it for next time…you're off the hook."
Kerri put her hands on her hips. "Wait, does this apply for everyone when you soak someone they get in trouble? Because if it does…"
"Kerri should get in a lot of trouble for soaking me!" Tidus interjected.
She glared at him. "No… but I do recall someone placing me in the shower with my clothes on and put the water on… hmm? Ring any bells, Auron?"
"Yes and I also do recall a shoe being throw at my head, along with a fist."
She laughed nervously. "Oh yea… heh… Never mind then," she said quietly.
"Good." He turned his back to them. "Now, dinner is ready."
When they got to the table, Tidus, Kerri, Auron, and Scott sat down. There were two empty seats for Yuna and Gippal. Auron looked at the seats and then at Tidus and Kerri. "Where are Gippal and Yuna?"
They both shrugged and said, "I don't know." They both looked at each other. "He wasn't talking to you!" they said again. "No, he was talking to me!"
Scott laughed at this. They both looked at him and said, "What so funny? This is annoying."
Kerri glared at him, but didn't say anything. Instead she took out her cell phone and Tidus did the same.
"What are you doing?" Scott asked still amused by the way they say everything in unison.
"Calling Gippal/Yuna," was their response.
"Ugh, why do you do everything I do?" she said to him as she gave him a nudge with her elbow.
They stopped talking to each other when they got in touch with Gippal and Yuna. Kerri hung up first and got up from the table and walked to the front door. "He's outside, he didn't want to run too far in case Auron tried to kill us or something," she said in a joking manner. "Oh and Yuna is with him."
Auron nodded and looked to Scott. "So I guess you finally get to meet the Infamous 'Gippal'."
Scott nodded. "He better be a good kid or I'll kick his ass so quick he won't know what happened."
o0o
Kerri opened the door and Gippal quickly picked her up. "Oh machina you're ok!"
"Eww. Gippal, you're still soaking wet."
He simply stated, "In the word of a beautiful girl, 'Pay back's a bitch…"
She laughed. He smirked and with a shrug her placed her back on the floor. "So, I saw you're dad as Yuna and myself made our get away."
"Yea! You finally get to meet him!" She took her hand and led him to the kitchen with Yuna follow closely behind them. "Daddy?"
Scott stood up and looked at Kerri and Gippal. He stuck out his hand. "Gippal, I presume?"
Gippal shook Scott's hand with his free one. "Yes, sir. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Scott sat back down and patted the seat next to him. "Come on, son, sit next to me. We have a lot of getting to know each other to do."
He smiled nervously as he slowly made his way to the seat. He sat down and Kerri sat besides him. Auron looked at Kerri and Gippal who were both shifting uneasily in their chairs. He laughed. "Kids, this isn't a prison- relax."
Kerri smiled weakly. "Yeah, easy for you to say, Auron."
He chuckled and served dinner. The rest of dinner went smoothly and it seemed that Scott and Gippal were getting along.
"So you take good care of my daughter when you're together right?" Scott asked as Kerri took his plate to clear off the table.
"Well, all honesty she doesn't need someone to take care of her." He laughed. "She's pretty self sufficient herself."
"Yea, actually I remember it was the first week of school or so for Kerri and she smacked Gippal so hard he was knocked down off his chair," Yuna told Scott as Tidus took her plate and brought it to the kitchen.
"Yea, well… I… umm"
Auron laughed. "Why wasn't I told about this?"
Tidus shrugged. "Never thought to tell you."
"Well, how about the time Kerri beat up Seymour in school?" Gippal threw in there.
Tidus laughed. "Yea, to save your butt."
"If I do recall correctly you were involved in that fight too," Yuna added in.
Kerri dropped the plate in the sink. Oh no... She turned slowly around and looked at her father who was giving her a confused look. "Kerri, that wasn't the same Seymour we saw today was it?"
She ran her hand through her hair and started playing with her hands. "Actually… it was…"
His eyes were drawn to her hands. Why is she so nervous about this topic of this kid? He went to question her further but before he could Gippal blurted something out. "hey remember that time in Luce when Kerri chased off Bickson, Graav and Abus?"
Kerri sighed and enthusiastically went alone with it. "Yea, because you guys were getting your butts handed to you."
"Yea but if I do recall, after you casted that spell you passed out and some handsome gorgeous guys had to carry you back to Besaid…"
She smiled and replied, "Well I don't know about handsome and gorgeous. Truth be told, I hear that guy is a jerk."
"Well, without that jerk you'd still be in Luca."
"Yea and without me you'd all be in the hospital somewhere unconscious," she said with a smirk. "But I guess that jerk wasn't too bad, so I guess we'll have to keep ya right?"
o0o
The rest of the night's conversation avoided the subject of Seymour and his gang. Kerri and Gippal told her father about school and the prom, of course leaving out a few details. All and all the night was enjoyable and Scott seemed to like Gippal.
"Gippal, you can relax, I like you. And if you pull anything, I think my daughter would teach you a lesson before I could," he said as he patted Gippal on the back. "I'll see you around. 'Nite." He turned and walked upstairs.
Kerri jumped into Gippal's arms. "He likes you!" She gave him a kiss before releasing him from her grip.
"I'm glad he does, because I like you."
She smiled. "Ok well, I'll see you tomorrow, k?"
He nodded and gave her another kiss before he turned around and left. She closed the door behind him and walked upstairs to her room. She threw herself down and sighed. "At least he likes him. That's really important."
"Yea and he's probably changing his underwear right now because it looked like he was ready to piss himself."
Kerri propped her head up and saw Tidus standing in her doorway. "Is it really that scary meet a girl's father?"
"Petrifying" he said as he stepped into the room. "I remember how horrifying it was when I met Braska for the first time and me and Yuna weren't even going on then."
"I guess so." She rolled onto her stomach and reached behind her pillow and pulled out get jammies. "Alright, well I'm going to hit the hay. Gotta get up early tomorrow morning."
"Alright, see ya in the morning, sunshine."
She rolled her eyes and shook her head slowly as she got up and followed Tidus to the door, shutting it behind him.
o0o
The next morning wasn't a painful awakening like the previous morning. Surprisingly Kerri was the first person up. "Mornin'" she chipperly greeted Tidus as he stumbled into the kitchen.
"Why are you so happy?" he mumbled as he reached for a bowl of cereal. He was wearing a pair of jeans with a Zanarkand Abes jersey. His hair was disheveled, so she assumed he must not have brushed it yet.
She shrugged. "Been up for a while now." She stood up and flattened the white capris she was wearing and fixed the orange halter she was wearing.
"Why?"
But before she could respond a car horn honked outside. "Gippal's bringing me to school, so… yea. So I have to go." She picked up her bag and ran out the front door shouting a 'bye' to anyone who was listening.
She gave Gippal a kiss hello before he took off for the school. When they got in the hallways were empty, not that it was surprising they were there early. Kerri linked arms with Gippal as they walked to his locker. She waited patiently for him as he packed his thing and they set off for her locker.
"Babe, I'll be right back. Gotta use the toilet."
"By all mean go," she said as he walked towards to the bathroom. She walked to her locker and did the combination. After she opened her locker she leaned in and grabbed a few books.
"Good morning, Kerri," an all too familiar voice said as a hand touched her back.
This sudden touched caused her to jump, smacking her head on the wall in her locker. She grabbed her head. "Ow, son of a bit… shoopuff."
"Are you alright, my dear?"
She turned to glower at him. She swallowed hard before she said, "Don't call me dear, Seymour."
He had a twisted smile on his face. "Oh, come now. You aren't going to hold a grudge against me are you?" he said as he took a step closer to her.
She took a step back, into the locker. Kerri glared at him suddenly having a feeling of courage stood tall and said, "Why do you keep bothering me? I don't like you. What don't you get?"
His smile turned into a face full of anger. He stepped forward. "I don't care if you don't like me. It matter not, but you will be mine."
He stuck his face about two inches from her face. "Get away from me," she said as she pushed him away.
He grabbed her wrist and twisted it back. "You might want to watch what you do with your hands, missy. Wouldn't want to have to hurt you."
She grimaced as the pain from her wrist shot up her arm. She closed her eyes tightly and tried not to yell out in pain. When she didn't scream out Seymour only twisted it more. She finally gave in and let out an "Aahh!" He released her from his grip and she opened her eyes, tears were in them from the pain.
"I always get what I want and I want you, dearie. So get used to the idea," he hissed as he gave her a shove into the locker and walked away.
She just slid down the locker, held her wrist with her other hand, and cried. What the hell is this guy's problem? She pulled her legs up to her chest and buried her face in her knees and cried some more.
When Gippal came out of the bathroom he spotted Kerri on the floor. He immediately ran over to her. "Kerri? What's the matter?" he said as he wrapped his arms around her.
She leaned into him and continued to sob into his chest. "S…Se.. Seymour," she sputtered out.
He put his hand under her chin and brought her face to his eye level. "Ker, what happened?"
She looked at him with tears in her eyes. "When you went to the bathroom… he came here… and he… hurt me." She held up her wrist, which was red and was starting to bruise.
He looked at her wrist and then back to her face. "the hell!" He stood up and pulled Kerri to her feet. "I'll kill him."
"No! Gippal, please just let it go. I don't want to go near him again," she pleaded.
He turned to her. Her face was pleading for him not to go. "Ker?"
She pulled him into a hug. "Please, just don't." she lowered her voice to a whisper. "I'm scared of him…"
He wrapped his arms around her and held her tightly. "Ker, I'm worried. He has such an affect on you." He held her at arms distance. "I mean, look at you. This isn't the girl that punched Bickson and Graav in the face, or that smacked me in the cafeteria, or the girl who punched Seymour in the cafeteria."
She swallowed and wiped the tears from her eyes. "I know. I'm just… scared."
"Don't be. I'll always be here for you," he said as he pushed her bangs out of her face.
"Tidus said the same thing, but HELLO? Are we just forgetting the whole prom incident! That doesn't matter. There will always be a way for him to get to me!" She shouted getting stares from the few random people that were in the hallway.
His expression immediately fell downcast. "I'm sorry…"
She grabbed his face. "No! You saved me! Don't be sorry… I'm just saying, don't say I have no reason to be scared because I do! And it is in no way your job to be my babysitter."
"I love you, Ker."
"I know, and that's what keeps me going," she said as she released his face.
He smiled at her and leaned down to pick up her school bag. "Ready?"
She smiled and shut her locker and took his hand. "I am now."
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A/n: well what did you all think? I threw in some more Seymour drama along with some fun, this was kinda just a fill in chapter, but for s fill in chapter I thought it was cute lol… I'm such a loser… Ok well I'm going to try my best to update soon. Next chapter will be the Blitz tryouts! Soo yay!
Thanks:
GiGgLyGaL:Gasp: you wouldn't dare deprive me of my holidays! Lol- And yeaa I did a tad bit better on my SAT 570 on Math and 560 on Verbal… and 560 on the stupid essay we had to write totaling 1690 lol it's a good grade and what not but I wanted a 1700 so I'm pissed it's like getting an 89 when you wanted the 90 lol and homework. That was me Tuesday I had an insane amount of homework, including a stupid 4 page essay to write on Bon Jovi lol but I did it .. lol
green-eyed-blonde: lol Yea well I basically took the dialog from conversations me and my friends have had lol.. you're definitely one of my friends lol.. how weird would that be? Lolol… and since you mentioned spiders I thought you might like to know that when I was driving home the other day there was this HUGE spider on the window and I started freaking out and swerving on the road lol.. but it was all good cause it blew off lolol
The Earth Mystic: Not saying anything because I'm still toying with a few ideas, but whatever I do, I don't think you'll be disappointed, I hope…
Akiraine of Gia: Well no, I don't think they have Reeboks in Spira, but that's ok because I said they are .. now they are! Awesome… I can't wait to read your story, so I look forward to it being posted! Lol and I have no idea where Gia is, but I do have a friend named Gia lolol
SiriuslyDepp: NOOTZIE! I'm glad you like it! I'm loving your stories too yay! Math B sucks ass! But that's ok cause its almost oveRrrrrr!
ChakaTehMoogle: Carrie! Lol yea I don't think many people expected that, but eh that's what I do completely do the opposite of what others think lol, most the time out of spite lol and don't worry about not being able to proof read yet, sall good lol and when you left me your email.. you didn't say where it was.. what server are you using .. hotmail.. aol.. yahoo… msn.. aldephi.. and the list goes on and on lol
KrystallTrensk: hehe :laughs evilly: Yea I agree something is wrong with Seymour, but ehh what can ya do… lol I hope you like this chapter cause I worked really hard on it. And I am SO SO SO SO SO SOOOO SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT!
LoserKid05: lol yeaa.. I did pretty nice on my SAT but eh… college … totally not looking forward to it… I'm glad you like the story :smiles: lol and as far as the variety show goes.. You'll just have to wait and see… hehe
DarkFairyWarrior: lol…I love getting your reviews.. they are muy funny lol
I'm a tad bit upset tho… Some of my reviewers… didn't review.. :cries: well.. Colleen had an excuse her computer like died… but shh that's ok.. Well Thank you even if you didn't review and you read it because I know you're still interested or else you wouldn't be reading this now hehe