Sparkle in the Silence of the Night
Chapter Ten: Welcoming
A/N: AHHH!! I DID IT AGAIN!!! I'm so sorry about not updating for so long, I am such an idiot...I just ran totally out of ideas...plus, my computer was screwed up forever-and-a-half, ahh, enough with the excuses!! Thanks for all the reviews! I'm going to probably have to add another disclaimer at the end of this chapter, but adding one now would ruin the surprise! ^_^
Chapter Ten::Welcoming::
Baralai was glaring at Trema, then rattled his left pocket. A clink of glass was heard, and Trema's eyes widened.
"You want my help?" Trema screamed, then he streched his hands up, mumbled something wordless, and a flash of light appeared that was so bright both Gippal and Baralai covered their eyes.
"..what the?" an unfamiliar voice asked, and Gippal uncovered his eyes.
"Who are you?" he asked, and the man, who seemed to be around 5'10'', brown hair, gray eyes, and dressed in primarily black stood up.
"Squall Leonhart, SeeD commander. And you are...?" he asked, and Baralai looked confused.
"What's SeeD?" he asked, and Squall raised an eyebrow.
"Where...am I?" he asked, and looked around.
"Welcome to Spira, buddy." Gippal said, and it was Squall's turn to look bewildered.
"Looks like we're not..from the same area." he said, and Gippal nodded. "Trema, what's going on?"
"This man is the only one that can help you find the man who can heal Yuna. Now go, go, before it is too late. And Baralai, after the former High Summoner has healed...please return here, and keep your end of the bargain..." Trema said, and Baralai nodded.
"When she is healed, I shall return here." Baralai said, and began to leave, Gippal and Squall following him. After they were out of Trema's earshot, Gippal turned to Baralai.
"What's this 'deal'?" he asked, and Baralai frowned.
"I can't tell you....he made me keep quiet..." he said, and Gippal frowned.
"HOW!?" Gippal shouted, his considerable temper getting out of control, "You two didn't say a word!"
"Yes, we did. Now, please, take Squall to the surface, all right?" Baralai asked, and Gippal was clearly pissed as hell. He didn't like it when anyone kept a secret from him, but somewhere in his head, he knew that it was for the best. Sighing, and uncrossing his arms, he beckoned for the still bewildered man to follow him to a surface point. Squall was obviously getting pissed off, being led around like a donkey, but this guy seemed to have a monsterous amount of self-control. The two of them left, then, leaving Baralai to his thoughts. Or so he thought.
"Baralai, what the hell?" Paine asked, coming out from the shadows. "Why didn't you tell me you were going to ask Trema for help?"
"Because I knew you'd be angry." he said, and Paine walked up to him, and looked him in the eyes.
"So you kept it from me? What is it with you Yevonites and your secrets?" she asked, then looked away and shook her head.
"He's going to save Yuna." Baralai said, and Paine frowned.
"How do you know? Do you really think you can trust him?" she asked, and he shook his head.
"No, but I do have something he wants badly. And that's enough to keep him on our side for long enough to help her."
"And what might this be?" Paine asked, and Baralai pulled out a clear bottle with white, whispery looking things floating inside of it.
"His soul."
~*~
"How is she?" Gippal asked, running to where Rikku was dabbing Yuna's forehead with a cold cloth.
"Unconcious." Rikku said, then frowned. "This is disasteriffic."
"I know." he said, then put his hand on Rikku's shoulder. "But we can fix it."
"I sure hope so." she said, then smiled. Gippal had always been like a brother to her, ever since the first grade when a bully was picking on her and Gippal jumped to her defense. Since they were both 15, they had began a on-again, off-again pattern of dating, up until she was 17, when Gippal met Yuna. They accepted then that they were friends-and nothing more. No teary goodbyes, no violent screaming, just a mutual agreement. And things were working great.
"Well, this is the help we got..." he said, and pointed to Squall. If the three of them would've been in a cartoon, Rikku would probably have little pink hearts above her head. And Squall's eyes probably would've turned into little dots.
"I'm Squall Leonhart..." he began, but Rikku was already shaking his hand and grinning at him, as akward with guys and as cheesy as she always was.
"I'm Rikku! Pleased to meet ya Squall!" she shouted, then Yuna made a sound, and the mood became somber again, as the three of them walked over to where Yuna was laying down on the couch. Gippal took her hand and held it, and she opened her eyes and smiled at him.
"I feel...a little bit better." she said, and Gippal brushed some of the hair out of her face.
"That's good to hear. Don't worry, Doctor Baralai's got his special treatment coming up 'specially for you!" he joked, and Yuna chuckled softly, then looked at Squall.
"Rikku, who's that?" she asked, considering Rikku was hanging onto Squall's arm like a shipwreck victim.
"This is Squall." she said, and grinned. "I think he came here to help you!" she said, and Yuna nodded, then Baralai and Paine appeared.
"All right, guys, time to get down to business."
~TBC~
Haha, betcha nobody was expecting Squall to show up! Or for this fic to turn into a Squikku! Heh. Squall is © to Square too! ^__^ Reviews are always appreciated! ^_^
Chapter Ten: Welcoming
A/N: AHHH!! I DID IT AGAIN!!! I'm so sorry about not updating for so long, I am such an idiot...I just ran totally out of ideas...plus, my computer was screwed up forever-and-a-half, ahh, enough with the excuses!! Thanks for all the reviews! I'm going to probably have to add another disclaimer at the end of this chapter, but adding one now would ruin the surprise! ^_^
Chapter Ten::Welcoming::
Baralai was glaring at Trema, then rattled his left pocket. A clink of glass was heard, and Trema's eyes widened.
"You want my help?" Trema screamed, then he streched his hands up, mumbled something wordless, and a flash of light appeared that was so bright both Gippal and Baralai covered their eyes.
"..what the?" an unfamiliar voice asked, and Gippal uncovered his eyes.
"Who are you?" he asked, and the man, who seemed to be around 5'10'', brown hair, gray eyes, and dressed in primarily black stood up.
"Squall Leonhart, SeeD commander. And you are...?" he asked, and Baralai looked confused.
"What's SeeD?" he asked, and Squall raised an eyebrow.
"Where...am I?" he asked, and looked around.
"Welcome to Spira, buddy." Gippal said, and it was Squall's turn to look bewildered.
"Looks like we're not..from the same area." he said, and Gippal nodded. "Trema, what's going on?"
"This man is the only one that can help you find the man who can heal Yuna. Now go, go, before it is too late. And Baralai, after the former High Summoner has healed...please return here, and keep your end of the bargain..." Trema said, and Baralai nodded.
"When she is healed, I shall return here." Baralai said, and began to leave, Gippal and Squall following him. After they were out of Trema's earshot, Gippal turned to Baralai.
"What's this 'deal'?" he asked, and Baralai frowned.
"I can't tell you....he made me keep quiet..." he said, and Gippal frowned.
"HOW!?" Gippal shouted, his considerable temper getting out of control, "You two didn't say a word!"
"Yes, we did. Now, please, take Squall to the surface, all right?" Baralai asked, and Gippal was clearly pissed as hell. He didn't like it when anyone kept a secret from him, but somewhere in his head, he knew that it was for the best. Sighing, and uncrossing his arms, he beckoned for the still bewildered man to follow him to a surface point. Squall was obviously getting pissed off, being led around like a donkey, but this guy seemed to have a monsterous amount of self-control. The two of them left, then, leaving Baralai to his thoughts. Or so he thought.
"Baralai, what the hell?" Paine asked, coming out from the shadows. "Why didn't you tell me you were going to ask Trema for help?"
"Because I knew you'd be angry." he said, and Paine walked up to him, and looked him in the eyes.
"So you kept it from me? What is it with you Yevonites and your secrets?" she asked, then looked away and shook her head.
"He's going to save Yuna." Baralai said, and Paine frowned.
"How do you know? Do you really think you can trust him?" she asked, and he shook his head.
"No, but I do have something he wants badly. And that's enough to keep him on our side for long enough to help her."
"And what might this be?" Paine asked, and Baralai pulled out a clear bottle with white, whispery looking things floating inside of it.
"His soul."
~*~
"How is she?" Gippal asked, running to where Rikku was dabbing Yuna's forehead with a cold cloth.
"Unconcious." Rikku said, then frowned. "This is disasteriffic."
"I know." he said, then put his hand on Rikku's shoulder. "But we can fix it."
"I sure hope so." she said, then smiled. Gippal had always been like a brother to her, ever since the first grade when a bully was picking on her and Gippal jumped to her defense. Since they were both 15, they had began a on-again, off-again pattern of dating, up until she was 17, when Gippal met Yuna. They accepted then that they were friends-and nothing more. No teary goodbyes, no violent screaming, just a mutual agreement. And things were working great.
"Well, this is the help we got..." he said, and pointed to Squall. If the three of them would've been in a cartoon, Rikku would probably have little pink hearts above her head. And Squall's eyes probably would've turned into little dots.
"I'm Squall Leonhart..." he began, but Rikku was already shaking his hand and grinning at him, as akward with guys and as cheesy as she always was.
"I'm Rikku! Pleased to meet ya Squall!" she shouted, then Yuna made a sound, and the mood became somber again, as the three of them walked over to where Yuna was laying down on the couch. Gippal took her hand and held it, and she opened her eyes and smiled at him.
"I feel...a little bit better." she said, and Gippal brushed some of the hair out of her face.
"That's good to hear. Don't worry, Doctor Baralai's got his special treatment coming up 'specially for you!" he joked, and Yuna chuckled softly, then looked at Squall.
"Rikku, who's that?" she asked, considering Rikku was hanging onto Squall's arm like a shipwreck victim.
"This is Squall." she said, and grinned. "I think he came here to help you!" she said, and Yuna nodded, then Baralai and Paine appeared.
"All right, guys, time to get down to business."
~TBC~
Haha, betcha nobody was expecting Squall to show up! Or for this fic to turn into a Squikku! Heh. Squall is © to Square too! ^__^ Reviews are always appreciated! ^_^