Chapter 5
Back again and with another chapter...I hope all of you who have read this story and are enjoying it so far. It might seem a little boring but if you'll be paitent it does get better...at least to me it does. Okay well go on and read this chapter and enjoy it!
Paine woke up first and bandaged her arm up again because the old bandage was coming loose. Rikku rolled over and sat up rubbing her sleepy eyes.
"Hey where's Yunie?" Rikku moaned.
"What?" Paine stopped bandaging her arm up and darted her head to see that Yuna was gone.
Rikku and Paine got dressed and went down to the lower level of the cabin. They searched the whole ship, but Yuna was no where to be found. So Paine and Rikku Rushed out of the ship and out to the docks. Paine was in front of Rikku, Rikku looked to her side and saw Yuna sitting on the edge of the dock. Rikku grabbed Paine's good arm and stopped her.
"What?" Paine looked at Rikku.
Rikku pointed over at Yuna and started to walk towards her pulling Paine behind her. Paine sat on one side of Yuna and Rikkuon the other.
"What are you guys doing up? Brother, Buddy and Shinra aren't even up yet," Yuna sniffed.
"We're looking for you, Yunie," Rikku whispered, "What are you doing up? Why are you crying?"
"I couldn't sleep a lot on my mind, and uh…it's nothing," Yuna replied sniffing.
"Nothing can always mean something, and in your case it's defiantly something," Paine spoke rubbing Yuna's back comforting her, "So tell us what's on your mind?"
Yuna looked at Paine teary eyed and sighed, "Okay, well y-yesterday after we beat Ifrit, he left a huge h-hole filled with pyreflies, and…and I saw T-Tidus' face in it. And then I came out here in the e-evening he was swimming and b-begged me to c-come in for a s-swim so I dove in and h-he disappeared."
"Oh, Yunie" Rikku cried.
"I'll leave you two alone, I need to go lay down my arm is killing me," Paine groaned.
After Paine left Rikku and Yuna stood up and hugged each other. Yuna buried her face into Rikku's shoulder weeping uncontrollably.
"Don't tell Brother, or Buddy, or anyone" Yuna sobbed.
"I won't I promise," Rikku cried.
Rikku and Yuna ran back into the Celsius to see why Brother sounded the alarm.
"What's wrong Brother?" Yuna gasped trying to catch her breath.
"Djose Temple has a fiend problem," Buddy announced.
"Well looks like me and Yunie will be fighting alone this time," Rikku sighed
Yuna looked at Rikku shocked, "Paines' not coming?"
"Yeah, I'm comin'," Paine interrupted.
"Gullwings, move out!" Brother vocalized.
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The Gullwings stayed on the ship for one day to rest before they went and killed fiends. Paine rested in her bed all day long hoping that her arm would feel better by tomorrow. Yuna stayed by Paines' side the whole day in case she needed something, Yuna wanted her friend to be ready for anything that came their way tomorrow. Rikku was outside of the ship getting fresh air on the bridge, just outside of the Djose Temple. Gippal joined Rikku on the bridge not long after she got there.
"Hey kid," Gippal greeted rubbing her head.
"I have a name," Rikku grunted.
"Okay, okay you don't have to get angry," Gippal protested patting Rikku on the back, "So what have you been up to?"
"The usual, finding spheres, and fighting fiends," Rikku shrugged, "What about you?"
Gippal looked at Rikku, "Trying to keep this place from falling apart and in total panic."
Rikku glanced over at Gippal and then looked down at her hand. Gippal and Rikku were holding hands, their fingers intertwining with each other. Gippal put his other hand behind Rikku's head and pulled it closer to his. They kissed; Rikku went numb and didn't know how to react. His soft warm lips touching hers, his breath so sweet running down her neck. Gippal pulled away and apologized, Rikku starred at him in awe as he walked away. Her whole body tingling as if she was in a dream.
Rikku stood starring for quite some time, Yuna walked up to her and said that it was time for dinner.
"Rikku what's wrong?" Yuna asked looking at the expression on Rikku's face as she quietly ate dinner.
"Nothing," Rikku replied.
Paine leaned over to Yuna and whispered in her ear, "Somethings wrong, she never eats dinner quietly…she's always blabbing about something."
After dinner Rikku put Paine in her bed and made sure Yuna and Paine were both asleep before she snuck out. Quietly she went down to the lower level and into the lift. Rikku ran outside and into the temple.
Rikku walked up to an Albedsoldier and asked him, "Xnihi um Gippal?"(Where is Gippal?)
"Ni ciwd e cuddci xnuci eky,"(He left a little while ago,) the Albedsoldier replied.
"Dnergm,"(Thanks,) Rikku spoke thankfully.
Rikku walked slowly back to the Celsius disappointed that Gippal had already left. Into the lift and up to the cabin area and into bed Rikku went quietly. The next morning Brother sounded the alarm, startling Yuna, Rikku, and Paine who were sill asleep.
"What the hell is going on?" Paine voiced sitting up in bed.
"Huh?" Rikku moaned.
"What?" Yuna groaned.
"Gullwings, hibyhd dy dni phutki," Brother commanded over the intercom, "Gullwings, report to the bridge."
The Gullwings got dressed as fast as they could, Yuna helped Paine put on another bandage on her arm. Rikku, Paine and Yuna darted down to the lift and up to the bridge.
"What's wrong?" Yuna asked.
"It better be good," Paine glared angrily at Brother.
Buddy stepped forward, "The fiends are out of control they can't hold the back the fiends much longer."
The girls looked at each other and ran as fast as they could into the temple up the stairs and into the Cloister of Trials. There in the Cloister of Trials were many bodies that were killed by fiends. Finally they came to the stairs leading to the room just outside the Fayth. There stood an electric horse-Ixion, he looked charged up and the battle didn't even begin.
"I can't believe it…" Yuna gasped.
"Another aeon?" Rikku sighed.
"Figures," Paine huffed.
The girls took their fighting stances, Ixion threw and areospark at Paine. Paine nearly dodged it, but it still sliced across her back. Paine fell to the floor; getting up slowly she regained balance and stabbed Ixion.
"Paine! Are you okay?" Yuna screamed.
"I'm…f-fine…" Paine finally blurted out, "Yuna…l-look out!"
Ixion threw another areospark at Yuna cutting deep into her sides. Yuna gripped her sides wailing in pain. Yuna got her pistols back out and fired multiple shots at Ixion. Paine jumped up and sliced it. Rikku chucked a blue grenade at its head. Finally the mighty horse fell to the ground. The girls walked over to the enormous hole and looked down it. Ixion with the little bit of life left did one of his magical lightening spells.
"Look out!" Paine shouted rolling off to the side.
"What!" Rikku screamed rolling to her side.
Yuna with no place to go fell into the hole of pyreflies, shrieking.
Yuna woke up in a beautiful field of flowers, but she was in her songstress outfit. Pyreflies danced around her, Yuna looked over at the glittering waterfalls. Yuna looked over where there was a heavy fog, a mysterious figure walked out of the fog.
"Is it really you?" Yuna gawked.
"I've been looking for you for so long, Lenne," the young man said walking closer to Yuna.
Yuna stood up looking at him confused, "I'm not Lenne," turning to face the other direction of the man.
"Don't you remember me Lenne? It's me Shuyin," Shuyin said walking closer to Yuna.
Shuyin was at arms length of Yuna, he touched her shoulder. "Don't touch me," Yuna thought to herself. Shuyin turned Yuna around and hugged her. Her songstress outfit glowed, "Whose feelings are these? Are these Lennes' feelings?" Yuna thought to herself again.
"Open your eyes!" Nooj said walking up behind Yuna.
When Yuna opened her eyes she was hugging Baralai. Baralai walked away from Yuna and opened a portal and walked off the Farplane saying, "The end is near." Nooj and Gippal handed Yuna two spheres and asked her to give them to Paine.
"What's on these?" Yuna uttered confusedly.
"Our wills," Nooj joked.
"He's kidding, just give them to Paine," Gippal said turning around to face Yuna.
"How do you know Paine?" Yuna asked still confused.
"The four of us go way back," Gippal replied walking into the portal.
"Take care of things topside," Nooj told Yuna, walking into the portal joining Gippal and Baralai on the other side.
Yuna sat there for a moment. Thinking about what just happened and what is she going to do now. She was all alone in the Farplane with no way to get out. Yuna screamed out of frustration.
"One thing after another and I'm all ready confused," Yuna blurted out.
Yuna heard a whistle in the distance. Yuna ran towards the whistle, but found herself getting no where. She heard the whistle again, and ran towards it. She heard it again but didn't know what direction it was coming from. She heard one last time and just stood their not knowing if she should go towards it or just stand there. She slumped to the ground and closed her eyes.
Yuna heard a buzz come from her pocket, and opened her eyes. She was lying on a blue platform. Yuna stood up and said, "Yuna here."
"Yuna!" Everyone yelled over the commshere.
Yuna came back on the Celsius with a lot of blood on her clothes. Paine, Brother and Rikku ran up to Yuna and brought her into the cabin area. Paine already had bandages around her back and new bandages on her arm. Brother went back to the bridge leaving Paine and Rikku to bandage up Yuna's sides.
"So what did you see down there?" Rikku questioned while finishing up onYunas bandages.
"Well…nothing really," Yuna lied, "But I did see Shuyin."
"Did he look like you-know-who?" Rikku wondered.
"Well, just his face," Yuna admitted, Brother walked in to come see how Yuna was doing.
Yuna let out a long sigh and fell back into Brothers arms. Brother looked down and smiled. He picked her up and carried her to her bed. Rikku looked at him and went to go help Paine into her bed. Rikku went to lie down in her bed but didn't go to sleep right away, she was to busy thinking about Gippal and how soft and tender his lips were. And with that thought in her head she fell fast asleep. But in Besaid was a surprise for the Gullwings.
Next Chapter: Lulu and Wakka have a new family member!
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