Okay ladies and gents, begin the Drama. Some surprises in this chapter, and will Gippal and Kymora realize their feelings are mutual?
you'll need an albhed translator for this chapter. just go to Google and search "Al hed Translator" (make sure you leave it in quotes) and the first option should be the right one!
I'm open to suggestion as to where the story should go after this point. keep in mind, Kymora still loves Gippal, and Gippal is infatuated with her, but very emotional. Rikku may not be completely gone, either... just because she left Gippal, doesn't mean she's not interested in someone else... please submit me some ides, thanks
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(((((GIPPAL)))))
Myran is sitting in front of my place when I get home, no doubt wondering when I may hire him for more odd jobs around the place, or perhaps just seeking conversation. I invite him in and as him to sit.
"I was talking to Baralai today. I think he and Kymora are having problems"
I can't believe he just said that… I hate that I hope it's true… that maybe she'd leave him for me… but she'd never tolerate my screaming in the night… my strange dreams….
I try to push those memories away and respond to Myran. "What do you mean by problems?"
"Well, Baralai drinks all the time, and says he's not good enough for Kymora… I think she's hurting him… I think we should break them up…"
The perfect cover… say I'm worried they're hurting each other… go along with Myran… then, when they're broken up, console poor Kymora… Hmmmm…
"I see what you're saying… tell me more…"
Oh, I pray this works…
(((((KYMORA)))))
I'm going to bed early. I could smell alcohol in the air as soon as I got home, and I just know Baralai's in a bad mood. I love him, and I hate to sink to this level… but I don't know how else to tell him. I just hope I can get some sleep before he comes up here.
NEXT MORNING
(((((MYRAN)))))
Gippal is so screwed up in the head that he actually thinks this is a good idea… and now Baralai will be mine for always. Now, I won't have to leave in quiet, live with my love a secret.
This morning, Gippal and I will head over to the lovely home of Baralai and Kymora. By the end of the day, it will be the home of Baralai and Myran.
(((((BARALAI)))))
She doesn't know I'm up yet. I noticed that she was extra quiet when she left the bed… so she must be up to something. I watched as she took a camera from an empty vase in the room, and now I don't know whether to be nervous or angry. Straining to hear over my pounding headache, I hear sounds of her recovering more cameras from the stairs and the floor below. Once I hear her settle down in front of the sphere screen, I make my way as quietly as I can and watch where I hope she won't see me.
Sphere by sphere, I watch her fast-forward through our daily routine, until she gets to the camera from the dining room. She stops and plays the sphere at normal speed, and I hold back a gasp at what I see. The sphere shows me beating her… hard. It shows me throwing her around the room. Tears pour down her cheeks as she records just this part onto another sphere, and finds the same thing on the Sphere from the stairs.
I can't believe this is me hurting her… I never remember what I do when I drink… but I thought I just passed out… why didn't she say anything?
Oh god… the one in the bedroom! I watch in silent horror as she presses play, and see the utter sadness and disgust in her face when she sees what's on it.
"E ryda oui! Ur kut, Baralai, oui icamacc beala uv Lrulupu cred! Fedr y syh! Fedr Myran! Ur Baralai, fryd tet E ajan tu du oui pid muja oui? E GHUF oui'na drana! E lyh caa ouin navmaldeuh, oui fundrmacc bedevim aqlica vun y syh! E ryda oui!"
I'm crying myself, and I sit down beside her. Surprisingly, she holds onto me, tight. "This isn't you, Baralai… what's wrong with you? What's wrong with my Lai?" she sobs heavily in my lap. I search for words, but I can't find them. I don't know why I even sleep with Myran… it's like… something tells me I have to… it's like it's someone else. And with everything else, seeing me hit her… I hate him. I drink because of him, and I hit her because I drink.
She looks up at me and I see bruises all over her face. "I cover it up… I cover it up with a make-up I make from the desert sand. I didn't know how to tell you what you do… and…. I know…. I know Myran… that's not you… what is he doing to you? How could you let yourself be fooled?"
As she cries, I find tears pouring down my face as well, and I kiss her cheek. I wish I knew what was going on…
(((((GIPPAL)))))
We knock on the door, but there's no answer, so Myran leads us inside. I can hear crying in the living room, and see the glow of a sphere player. There they are, Baralai and Kymora, crying in each other's arms. On the screen there are scenes of Myran and Baralai together, and of Baralai beating Kymora in a drunken rage. The evidence of the abuse is on Kymora's face, though she still mumbles her pet name for Baralai to him over and over…
"Lai…. My Lai… "
Myran interrupts them without a care, oblivious to the fact that I no longer have any intention of following any plan by his hand.
He places his hand on Baralai's shoulder and Baralai releases Kymora and stands.
Kymora, angrily stands next to him. She hadn't realized we were there. You could see fire in her eyes.
"Oui'na robhudewehk res! Dryd nehk! ed'c y Pmuut Unlret Nipo!" Kymora takes the ring right off his finger and smashes it to bits. As soon as she does so, Baralai collapses to the ground.
"Oui... oui tacanja du nud eh ramm! Ruf tyna oui dinh cilr y kahdma syh ehdu fryd oui tet! Oui yna camvecr yht fundrmacc du dra Al Bhed yht du Spira! E cruimt gemm oui rana, frana oui cdyht! Oui yna dra mufacd uv camvecr clis. oui yna mufan dryh dra cred uv y sykkud dryd vaatc uh Lrulupu tnubbehkc! Pa kuha vnus rana pavuna E nasaspan frana e mavd so cfunt!"
Myran leaves in fear, but I'm sure he will return. Meanwhile, I help Kymora tend to Baralai. Deep inside, I think I can't believe I'm helping them stay together.