Sparkle in the Silence of the Night
Chapter Eleven: Let's Get it Started
A/N: You know, I think I actually like posting at my site better. Many reasons. Meh. Either way, as I already said, I don't own any of the characters in this fic, Square-Enix does!! And, though I'm not a Rikku fan, I'm going to try to keep the bashing down to a minimum for those who are. I'm a good kid, damnit! lol.
"How am I supposed to help you?" Squall Leonhart asked Gippal, who had just explained their current situation with a little help from Rikku, who piped up and threw something in every now and then.
"Honestly, man, I'm not sure yet. I wish I knew, then I'd help you, and we'd get Yuna better. Damn Baralai is still down there, and it's been hours!" Gippal shouted, then took a huge drink of his soda. "DAMNIT!!!"
"Calm down, Yunie has a headache!" Rikku whispered, and Yuna shook her head.
"It's not...bad anymore." she told them, and Squall still looked confused.
"Are you a sorceress?" he asked Yuna, and she shook her head.
"I'm a former High Summoner, if that's any help to you."
"I can't say it is. I know nothing about your world, yet I am supposed to help you?" Squall asked, and Rikku stood up.
"Maybe that's why you're here. Maybe somebody who knew about our world would miss whatever we need to save Yunie." she suggested, and Gippal crossed his arms.
"Maybe. I hate thinking." he grumbled, and Yuna laughed quietly at him.
"Get used to it." she teased, and he glared at her, then looked back at Squall.
"I still don't get it, though. I'm as clueless as this guy is to why he's here."
"Maybe I can help?" Baralai offered, then entered the room. Paine followed him, her face a mixture of confusion and anger.
"Hopefully. I have no idea what to do to save your friend, and make it back to my world." Squall stated, then looked at the others. "And I do want to go home as soon as possible."
"Dammit." Rikku grumbled so quietly so only Yuna could hear. "How come every time I fall for a guy he has to go to a different world?"
Yuna bust out laughing, and attracted the gaze of everyone else in the room. She shrugged, then looked at Rikku and winked. "I'm just losing my mind."
"That's not very funny, Yuna." Gippal told her, then got up and sat by her on the couch. Rikku scrambled for the chair next to Squall, and started to stare at him.
"All right, here's my plan." Baralai called out, and sat in the seat Gippal left. "Gippal, I want you to stay back with Yuna. You're too impulsive."
"WHAT?!" he growled, then mentally considered strangling his best friend. Not until he makes his plan public, at least...
"You know it yourself, Gippal. You're too much of a risk. You get 'careless' from time to time. This is Yuna's life we're talking about, and I will not allow you to get careless with it!" Baralai shouted, and Gippal frowned and leaned back. It took everything he took to stay moderately calm-Baralai's words struck more than a nerve.
Yuna reached for Gippal, then, and placed her hand on his shoulder, trying to relax him a little bit. She'd seen her boyfriend get 'careless' herself, and it had nearly gotten him killed. Either way, she'd rather have him there than brooding with her. Broody was never a good mood for Gippal, considering he had an overall light, sarcastic personality. "It's all right." she told him, and he looked at her with his good eye, then nodded and put his arm around her.
"If you say so, then I guess it is." he told her, then gave Baralai the nastiest look he could. "As you were saying, King Asshole?"
"Well, we're heading to Macalania Woods. Trema gave me this item list, and told me that we'd find them all there. When we reach the forest, we'll split up into two groups. After everything's found, Squall will say this 'magic incantation', Rikku will mix the potion-" Baralai was nearly finishde when Squall cut him off.
"Hey, I don't do magical incantations." he told them, and Baralai shrugged.
"If you don't read it, you'll never get home if it's the last thing I do." he told Squall, who appeared to have a sudden change of heart. "Back to what I was saying earlier, Rikku will mix the potion and we will bring it back to Yuna. This will be a dangerous trip, so I recommend bringing your best weapons and being ready to go in about fifteen minutes."
Squall looked pissed. "Do you have Gunblades here?"
"What the hell is a gunblade?" Gippal asked, and Squall put his hand on his forehead.
"Obviously not. Does anyone have a sword I can borrow?" he asked, and Rikku nodded, then ran off into another of the rooms, and came back with a huge sword.
"It's a friend of mine's. I usually use it when I equip 'Dark Knight', but I guess I can spare it for a while!" she called, then handed Squall the Masamune. Yuna looked a little surprised, and Paine was obviously still trying to get a good read on Squall.
"Thank you. I think." he said, then stood up. "I'm going outside to try it out. Come get me when you're ready to go."
"I'll go with you! Since I did give you the sword and all..." Rikku told him, and Gippal laughed.
"Shameless." he teased, and she turned around and stuck her tongue out, then followed Squall out the door.
"She really likes him, doesn't she?" Yuna asked, and Gippal shrugged, then nodded.
"I'd say." he told her, then leaned back. "You guys had better get going."
Baralai nodded, and Paine just walked out the door. Gathering a few extra potions in-case, he followed her leaving Gippal and Yuna alone.
"What's bothering you so badly?" Yuna asked, and Gippal looked at her, then frowned and sat straight up.
"Do you agree with what Baralai said?" he asked her, and she looked confused. "About me being so impulsive I was a danger to your life."
Yuna hesitated a long while, then looked at him. Gippal looked hurt, and Yuna couldn't stand it. "No. It's not that you're a danger to my life, anyway-just to this 'mission'. And I actually think you'd do more good than harm if you went along. But Baralai had final say, and I think he really cut you with his words."
"You know a guy for a few years, he figures out where your buttons are, then knows just where to push if he wants you to shut up and let him be the hero." Gippal grumbled, then wrapped his arm around her and drew her close. "Either way, it's just you and me in this big, empty house...what do you want to do?"
"Honestly? Sleep. I've been so tired..." Yuna told him, then fell asleep.
"You know, that had nothing to do with what I was gonna offer."
Chapter Eleven: Let's Get it Started
A/N: You know, I think I actually like posting at my site better. Many reasons. Meh. Either way, as I already said, I don't own any of the characters in this fic, Square-Enix does!! And, though I'm not a Rikku fan, I'm going to try to keep the bashing down to a minimum for those who are. I'm a good kid, damnit! lol.
"How am I supposed to help you?" Squall Leonhart asked Gippal, who had just explained their current situation with a little help from Rikku, who piped up and threw something in every now and then.
"Honestly, man, I'm not sure yet. I wish I knew, then I'd help you, and we'd get Yuna better. Damn Baralai is still down there, and it's been hours!" Gippal shouted, then took a huge drink of his soda. "DAMNIT!!!"
"Calm down, Yunie has a headache!" Rikku whispered, and Yuna shook her head.
"It's not...bad anymore." she told them, and Squall still looked confused.
"Are you a sorceress?" he asked Yuna, and she shook her head.
"I'm a former High Summoner, if that's any help to you."
"I can't say it is. I know nothing about your world, yet I am supposed to help you?" Squall asked, and Rikku stood up.
"Maybe that's why you're here. Maybe somebody who knew about our world would miss whatever we need to save Yunie." she suggested, and Gippal crossed his arms.
"Maybe. I hate thinking." he grumbled, and Yuna laughed quietly at him.
"Get used to it." she teased, and he glared at her, then looked back at Squall.
"I still don't get it, though. I'm as clueless as this guy is to why he's here."
"Maybe I can help?" Baralai offered, then entered the room. Paine followed him, her face a mixture of confusion and anger.
"Hopefully. I have no idea what to do to save your friend, and make it back to my world." Squall stated, then looked at the others. "And I do want to go home as soon as possible."
"Dammit." Rikku grumbled so quietly so only Yuna could hear. "How come every time I fall for a guy he has to go to a different world?"
Yuna bust out laughing, and attracted the gaze of everyone else in the room. She shrugged, then looked at Rikku and winked. "I'm just losing my mind."
"That's not very funny, Yuna." Gippal told her, then got up and sat by her on the couch. Rikku scrambled for the chair next to Squall, and started to stare at him.
"All right, here's my plan." Baralai called out, and sat in the seat Gippal left. "Gippal, I want you to stay back with Yuna. You're too impulsive."
"WHAT?!" he growled, then mentally considered strangling his best friend. Not until he makes his plan public, at least...
"You know it yourself, Gippal. You're too much of a risk. You get 'careless' from time to time. This is Yuna's life we're talking about, and I will not allow you to get careless with it!" Baralai shouted, and Gippal frowned and leaned back. It took everything he took to stay moderately calm-Baralai's words struck more than a nerve.
Yuna reached for Gippal, then, and placed her hand on his shoulder, trying to relax him a little bit. She'd seen her boyfriend get 'careless' herself, and it had nearly gotten him killed. Either way, she'd rather have him there than brooding with her. Broody was never a good mood for Gippal, considering he had an overall light, sarcastic personality. "It's all right." she told him, and he looked at her with his good eye, then nodded and put his arm around her.
"If you say so, then I guess it is." he told her, then gave Baralai the nastiest look he could. "As you were saying, King Asshole?"
"Well, we're heading to Macalania Woods. Trema gave me this item list, and told me that we'd find them all there. When we reach the forest, we'll split up into two groups. After everything's found, Squall will say this 'magic incantation', Rikku will mix the potion-" Baralai was nearly finishde when Squall cut him off.
"Hey, I don't do magical incantations." he told them, and Baralai shrugged.
"If you don't read it, you'll never get home if it's the last thing I do." he told Squall, who appeared to have a sudden change of heart. "Back to what I was saying earlier, Rikku will mix the potion and we will bring it back to Yuna. This will be a dangerous trip, so I recommend bringing your best weapons and being ready to go in about fifteen minutes."
Squall looked pissed. "Do you have Gunblades here?"
"What the hell is a gunblade?" Gippal asked, and Squall put his hand on his forehead.
"Obviously not. Does anyone have a sword I can borrow?" he asked, and Rikku nodded, then ran off into another of the rooms, and came back with a huge sword.
"It's a friend of mine's. I usually use it when I equip 'Dark Knight', but I guess I can spare it for a while!" she called, then handed Squall the Masamune. Yuna looked a little surprised, and Paine was obviously still trying to get a good read on Squall.
"Thank you. I think." he said, then stood up. "I'm going outside to try it out. Come get me when you're ready to go."
"I'll go with you! Since I did give you the sword and all..." Rikku told him, and Gippal laughed.
"Shameless." he teased, and she turned around and stuck her tongue out, then followed Squall out the door.
"She really likes him, doesn't she?" Yuna asked, and Gippal shrugged, then nodded.
"I'd say." he told her, then leaned back. "You guys had better get going."
Baralai nodded, and Paine just walked out the door. Gathering a few extra potions in-case, he followed her leaving Gippal and Yuna alone.
"What's bothering you so badly?" Yuna asked, and Gippal looked at her, then frowned and sat straight up.
"Do you agree with what Baralai said?" he asked her, and she looked confused. "About me being so impulsive I was a danger to your life."
Yuna hesitated a long while, then looked at him. Gippal looked hurt, and Yuna couldn't stand it. "No. It's not that you're a danger to my life, anyway-just to this 'mission'. And I actually think you'd do more good than harm if you went along. But Baralai had final say, and I think he really cut you with his words."
"You know a guy for a few years, he figures out where your buttons are, then knows just where to push if he wants you to shut up and let him be the hero." Gippal grumbled, then wrapped his arm around her and drew her close. "Either way, it's just you and me in this big, empty house...what do you want to do?"
"Honestly? Sleep. I've been so tired..." Yuna told him, then fell asleep.
"You know, that had nothing to do with what I was gonna offer."