The Fighter waited at the edge of the windowsill in the sunlight Jagd. The golden rays of morning sun gave a warm glow to the desolate buildings around him, lending the impression of standing in a strange honey-golden haven…. Strange how something so beautiful was so deadly.
Gukko turned from his window perch to meet the eyes of one of the Capos.
"Good morning, Hejaat," he commented, smiling. "What brings you here?"
Hejaat looked sullen. "I lost my rapier."
A Paladin's voice echoed from the hallway behind the door- "It's in the closet, the one with the dead moogle in it."
The Red Mage's face lit up. "Thanks!" she exclaimed and rushed out to find it.
Raven stepped in the doorway. "Hey, long time no see?" the Paladin asked.
Gukko smiled delightedly and nearly ran over to the Paladin. "Raven! You're back!"
The Paladin nodded. "Successful mission- the villagers that were… Protesting, gone."
Gukko nodded, all of his will focused into keeping a flush out of his face and to calm his pounding heart. Why did Raven always make him feel this way-
A small black bird with a blood red crest landed on the window.
"A new message?" Raven came up beside him, the Paladin's hand brushing by Gukko's lower thigh and making him shiver and nearly groan.
"Let's see… Good job stopping the merchants from coming. Your supplies will be shipped by the Mayweed, in the marina in the woods." Gukko nodded. "Ah. I see…"
Raven waited patiently for Gukko to show him the letter. When he finally did, the Paladin nodded slowly. "Would you like me and the clan to back you up?"
Gukko shook his head. "You guys aren't paid to be an escort."
Raven shook his head. "You don't have to pay us for it, it's just a favor-"
"It's better if I would… Go alone."
Raven nodded.
All of a sudden, the Fighter grabbed Raven's hands. "Wait!"
The Paladin's eyes opened wide. "Sir…?"
"Raven, I… I…" Gukko worked his mouth silently, trying to make the right words for it. "I…"
Raven looked shaken. "Um… Gukko… Are you feeling all right?"
"I… I l…" Gukko shook his head.
Raven smiled and nodded. "Nervous? Your hands are sweaty."
Gukko drew the Paladin closer so that they were only a few inches apart.
"Oh sirs!" a voice echoed from the hallway. "Si-" Raven's second-in-command Black Mage stopped at the sight of the two of them a tad bit too close to each other.
Gukko let go of Raven's hands, blushing. "Er… We were just… I'd better go now." Before either of them could ask any questions, he was gone.
Well, this is the GukkoxRaven story that we were talking about.
Mako says... "Let me define yaoi- I call it the perverted and hormonal and often times just plain just-for-kicks version of a very contriversial issue, although there are many very, very wonderful ones out there."
Mako continues... "On the other hand, this story is supposed to shed light on society's view of homosexuality. This was written 2/3 by me and 1/3 by Aria, but it was Aria's idea in the first place. You'll see later that they both go through a lot of trouble because of their... Er... Relationship. This was inspired a great by a homosexual friend of ours. If you're reading this, you know who you are, and we say:
"Hang in there! We'll watch your guy's backs for you!"
And we'd say the same for Gukko and Raven.