Chapter 29

Hey! Sorry for the late update! I've been soo busy studying for our exams this week. I hate exams! Anyway I really hope you enjoy this chapter. R&R

Shuyin walked over to Rikku and wrapped his arm around her waist and held a gun to her head. Rikku's eyes looked like they had been hypnotized. She just stared at the back wall of the room. Gippal rushed in just in time, Shuyin was ready to pull the trigger.

"I'm glad you came," Shuyin said smiling.

"Shuyin let her go!" Gippal said running over to Rikku.

"I was hoping you would do that," Shuyin spoke under his breath.

Shuyin aimed his gun at Gippal, but Gippal kept on running.

BANG!

Gippal quickly got back up and started to run again.

"Why don't you just give up!" Shuyin said pulling the trigger once more.

BANG!

Gippal got to his knees, "Because I love Rikku."

"I love you Rikku," Gippal moaned in his sleep.

"Huh?" Rikku questioned looking at Gippal in bewilderment.

Gippal got up once more thins time he walked, loosing blood by the second. His breath got heavy, and his vision blurred.

"DIE!" Shuyin bellowed.

BANG!

The sound of the gun shot snapped Rikku out of her hypnotized state and saw Gippal lying on the floor in a puddle of blood, "NNNNNOOOOO!"

Gippal slowly opened his eyes when he heard Rikku scream, "Rikku…"

Rikku struggled to get out of Shuyin's arms. She squirmed her way out and picked Gippal up, "Gippal, can you hear me?"

"Rikku, I…love you," Gippal said using the rest of his strength.

"I…love y-you too," Rikku cried, her tears hitting Gippal's bloody face.

Rikku rested Gippal back on the ground and buried her face into his chest and sobbed.

Gippal shot straight up in a cold sweat, breathing heavily.

"Gippal are you ok?" Rikku asked whipping his forehead with a wet washcloth.

"Yeah, why?"

"Cause you were moaning loudly and you're sweating."

"It was just a dream."

"Oh…"

"How long have I been out of it?"

"Hours."

"Sorry, how are you feeling?"

"Fine, did you stay up all night?"

"Yeah, watching over you, but I must have nodded off."

"It's okay," Rikku blushed.

"Let's go join the others," Gippal said getting out of bed holding Rikku's hand, making Rikku blush a deeper shade of red.

As they approached the group Yuna hugged him, "How are you feeling? You and Tidus had me worried."

"Yeah I'm fine, so how are we going to get to Shuyin now?" Gippal questioned.

"It will be much harder to get to him now," Tidus chimed in.

"Well, we could-" Yuna began.

"I'm not going," Rikku interrupted looking at the ground.

"What!" everyone said in unison even Nooj.

"I'M NOT GOING!" Rikku bellowed running into the room that she exited only minutes before.

"Well you can't blame her for not wanting to go after what they did to her," Gippal told the group.

"You do have a point, but we can't leave her here, I mean what if they come looking for her and we're not here to protect her?" Yuna questioned.

"Let me go talk to her," Lulu said standing up.

Gippal put his hand on her shoulder, "No, let me go talk to her."

Lulu nodded and sat back down next to Wakka. Gippal left the group and walked outside of the room. He opened the door and heard muffled sobs.

"Rikku…"

"Leave me alone!"

"Just let me talk, ok?"

"Fine"

"We can't leave you here, because if they come here and capture you I may never see you again, and…I'll never be able to tell you."

Rikku looked up from her wet pillow and hugged Gippal, "Gippal…tell me what?"

"Nothing, you know that dream I had?"

"Yeah"

"I died in it and you were all alone, I don't want that to happen for real."

"Gippal I won't let you die. I just can't go back there."

"Why"

"Because…I'm terrified."

"You shouldn't be, I won't let that happen to you again."

"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!"

"Rikku, I won't let anything happen to you…I promise."

"I'm not going."

"Ok, I really didn't want to do this."

Gippal pulled Rikku to his chest, he rested her shoulders on his arm and put his other arm went under her legs and he picked her up.

"PUT ME DOWN!" Rikku demanded thrashing about wildly.

Gippal walked out of the room and into the lobby.

"GIPPAL, PUT ME DOWN NOW!"

Everyone that was in the lobby turned their attention towards them. He walked over to the group, they just stared at him, shocked that he was forcing her to go.

"Let's go," Gippal groaned.

"LET ME GO!" Rikku screamed as Gippal carried her out of the agency.

"Don't you think you being a little mean?" Yuna questioned Gippal.

"Yeah, but it's the only thing that we can do to make her go with us," Gippal replied.

"I knew I should have talked to her," Lulu whispered in Wakka's ear as they watched Gippal carry Rikku.

"PLEASE, LET ME GO!" Rikku pleaded beginning to cry.

It went on like that until they got to their hiding spot where Gippal set Rikku down and kissed her romantically. Rikku slapped Gippal, the slap echoed over Bevelle. Everyone stared at her in amazed that she did that. An awkward silence fell over them.

"I-I guess I disserved that," Gippal said putting his hand on the side of his face.

Rikku cried and fell to the ground.

"Did I j-just slap G-Gippal?" Rikku thought burying her face into her hands.

Lulu, Yuna and Paine comforted her.

"Maybe we shouldn't force her to go," Baralai whispered to Nooj.

"It's a little late for that," Nooj whispered back to Baralai.

Gippal looked out over Bevelle, "What have I done?"

Rikku stood up and tackled Gippal.

She passionately kissed him. "I'm sorry…sorry…sorry," Rikku said between kisses.

"It's ok," Gippal said standing up after Rikku stopped kissing him.

They both brushed themselves off and held hands walking towards Bevelle.

"Are you ready?" Gippal asked Rikku.

"Yeah," Rikku replied gripping Gippal's hand tighter. Gippal gave her a weak smile.

Everyone followed after them. As they approached the entrance they were attacked by guards. Yuna, Gippal and Nooj brought out their guns. Tidus and Paine took out their swords, while Kimahri and Baralai got their staffs. Wakka got his blitzball, and Rikku stood still unable to move, her body frozen with fright as flash backs raced through her mind. Everyone attacked one guard, but another guard noticed Rikku unarmed and just standing there. He aimed for her, and pulled the trigger.

BANG!

I hope that was long enough for yall. If not sorry! For the next chapter I hope that I can update a whole lot earlier than this one! I'll see yall next chapter fo sho! peace!
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