You're The Only Place – Chapter 11
I Turn To You
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I sighed, and cuddled closer to Baralai. He smiled into my hair and tightened his hold on me. A few minutes ago… damn, I didn't know it would be anything like THAT. Oh well… moving on…
"What time is it?" I mumbled sleepily.
Baralai chuckled, "I have no idea, but I do know that it should be illegal to be up at this hour."
"There's a clock on the nightstand behind me."
"Oh, that's probably why you asked me to look huh?" He kissed the top of my head and then looked over my sleepy form. "Ugh, it's one in the morning."
I groaned, "It's official. I make it illegal to be awake right now."
Baralai chuckled once again, and kissed my temple, then squeezed me, which made me squeak. (He's really good at doing that now…) "But how am I supposed to go to sleep when Spira's most amazing woman is on top of me?"
I looked up into his face, "I'm not on TOP of you!" I sputtered, blushing.
He raised an eyebrow at me. "Oh really?" he asked, and then flipped me over so I was laying face down on his chest.
I lifted my face up and put my hands on his bare chest. (He's so muscular… PAINE! Get a grip! Geez…) "That's mean!"
"How is this mean?"
I blushed a darker shade of pink, "It… just is!"
"What, embarrassed that you're laying on top of your naked fiancé? Didn't seem to bother you a few minutes ago…"
I turned redder than my eyes when he said that. "Baralai!" I squeaked, "Please!"
He laughed from deep down in his chest, causing it to rumble. That sent shivers down my spine. "If you insist." He said, and then he moved my body so I was lying next to him.
"Hey!"
"What?" He asked, slowly becoming confused.
"But I didn't say I wanted to move!"
Baralai smiled, "My apologies." He murmured in my ear.
Then I got a bright idea. "Turn over."
"Huh? Why?"
"Roll over onto your stomach. I need to calm you down so you'll actually SLEEP."
Baralai looked at me then sighed, "All right…" He let go of me, then rolled over onto his stomach with a sigh. "So what are you going to do, and more importantly, should I be afraid?"
I snorted as I straddled his hips, "You're afraid of a massage?"
"Massage? Where did this come from?"
I sighed helplessly as I began to massage his shoulders. "How else am I supposed to get you to quit flirting and go to sleep?"
"Like this." Baralai chuckled, then fell silent. "Okay, where did you get so good at this?"
"Yuna."
"Yuna taught you?"
"Yeah. While we were getting half of the broken sphere from Leblanc, okay, well, really steal it back, we snuck in with those ridiculous outfits so we wouldn't be spotted. Naturally, we were mistaken for actual members. So, Yuna had to give Leblanc a massage. Turns out that she was really good, and she actually put Leblanc to sleep."
"Leblanc fell asleep? Oh, that's priceless." Baralai smiled, enjoying the massage that I was now administering to his upper and middle back. "I'm going to have to thank Yuna that she taught you…" he mumbled. I giggled. After a few minutes of silence, I couldn't help but start to hum.
"Whatcha humming?" Baralai asked sleepily.
I blushed from being caught, "A song."
"That's obvious, but what one?"
"You won't know it."
Baralai chuckled, "That's beside the point. Can you sing it for me?"
"Me? Sing? You're nuts." I snorted.
"I'm not nuts. You give Yuna a run for her money. Come on, let me hear you sing, just this once?"
"Knowing you, you'll get me to sing plenty of other times."
Baralai laughed, "Perhaps… but, please? Sing?"
I sighed, "If it'll make you shut up…" Baralai and I laughed. I cleared my throat and opened my mouth to sing. "It may not sound to pretty because I don't have any music to sing to…"
Baralai sighed, "Paine…"
I giggled, "All right, keep yourself together… geez." Once I managed to quit giggling (Since when did I giggle? This is insane…) I opened my mouth to sing.
When I'm lost in the rain
In your eyes I know I'll find the light
To light my way
And when I'm scared
And losing ground
When my world is going crazy
You can turn it all around
And when I'm down you're there
Pushing me to the top
You're always there
Giving me all you've got
I smiled when I felt Baralai slowly relax. I continued to sing in hopes that he would conk out before long. I moved my hands back to massage his shoulders and neck.
For a shield from the storm
For a friend, for a love
to keep me safe and warm
I turn to you
For the strength to be strong
For the will to carry on
For everything you do
for everything that's true
I turn to you
When I lose the will to win
I just reach for you and
I can reach the sky again
I can do anything
'Cause your love is so amazing
'Cause your love inspires me
And when I need a friend
You're always on my side
Giving me faith
taking me through the night
For a shield from the storm
For a friend, for a love
to keep me safe and warm
I turn to you
For the strength to be strong
For the will to carry on
For everything you do
for everything that's true
I turn to you
For the arms to be my shelter
through all the rain
For truth that will never change,
For someone to lean on,
For a heart I can rely on through anything,
For that one who I can run to...
I suddenly realized how much I loved song, and why I loved it so much. The first time I heard it was the day after I left Bevelle, or the day I reached Besaid. I loved it so much because it reminded me of Baralai and what we had… and it was also a memory of what I threw away. But now… it was a good memory. This was exactly how I felt about my fiancé… funny. I never I thought I would compare my relationship to a SONG. Guess time changes people, huh?
For a shield from the storm
For a friend, for a love
to keep me safe and warm
I turn to you
For the strength to be strong
For the will to carry on
For everything you do
for everything that's true
I turn to you
For a shield from the storm
For a friend, for a love
to keep me safe and warm
I turn to you
For the strength to be strong
For the will to carry on
For everything you do
for everything that's true
I turn to you
I turn to you...
As I sang the last part, I stopped my massage. I crawled off Baralai's back and layed down next to him. I was surprised when he wrapped his arms around me. I thought he was asleep.
"Beautiful," he murmered, "Simply beautiful. I'll never get tired of hearing you sing."
I smiled, and kissed his jaw. "Thank you."
Baralai smiled back down at me, and gently kissed me on the lips. "Goodnight, payidevim." He whispered in my ear.
I smiled. 'Goodnight, beautiful.' Is what he said. I guess he picked up a little Al Bhed when Gippal was teaching me. "Kuuthekrd... so caqo, rud-" ((Goodnight… my sexy, hot-))
"Hey! What happened to being calm and relaxed, then going to sleep?" Baralai cried. He knew more Al Bhed than I thought he did…
I giggled helplessly. "I'm… sorry…" my giggles turned into laughter as I tried to defend myself. "I… just couldn't… help it!" I finished, erupting into side-splitting laughter.
Baralai shook his head and sighed, "Well, I guess I'm just going to have to wear you out again…"
"Huh?" I looked in his eyes with confusion. I didn't get any farther before I was silenced with a passionate kiss. Baralai positioned himself on top of me, his weight on his hands and knees. When I realized what he was doing, I giggled.
"Oui yna uha JANO hyikrdo syh... oui ghuf dryd nekrd?" ((You are one VERY naughty man… you know that right?"))
"Yhkam, dryd'c hud rambehk..." ((Angel... that's not helping…)) He growled, kissing me again.
"Yhkam…E mega dryd." ((Angel… I like that.))
I heard that rumble from him again. "Drana ech'd y helghysa eh drec funmt dryd fuimt tu oui ahuikr zicdela." ((There isn't a nickname in this world that would do you enough justice.)) Baralai muttered, kissing my neck.
"Ur, yht DRYD'C rambehk?" ((Oh, and THAT'S helping?))
Baralai's laughter rang out through the village.
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Yuna sat up from her sleep. "Did you hear that?" She asked Tidus.
He opened a sleepy eye. "Hear what?" he replied.
"Someone laughed…"
Tidus groaned, "Spira Yuna! It's just someone laughing…"
"At one in the morning?"
Tidus smirked, and pulled her back down. "It's fine. Now, come back here before I freeze."
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A/N: NAUGHTY NAUGHTY! Hey, I told you there wouldn't be a lemon, so don't have a hissy fit. Besides… lemons… ((shudders)) yeah.
I would like to give some MAJOR thanks to Angel Taisha because she's been an AMAZING person to review and give me some great feedback. It's also so COOL to have one of my favorite authors come read and review my stories... ((does a little dance)) Anyway, if you haven't read her fic, The Loves In His Life, you need to go read that... NOW! Go now, or I won't update! Muahahahaha! ((okay, that's a fib, but you get my point.))
-Vincent's Angel of Chaos-
Song: I Turn To You - Christina Aguilera
