You're The Only Place – Chapter 12
Telling Everyone
I woke up, completely refreshed from last night… SPIRA! Last night… oh man. Let's just say if I was the praetor… I would be packing my bags right now. Yeah, NOT supposed to do that…
"Baralai?" a sleepy voice whispered my name. I gazed down lovingly at the mass of silver hair that was all over my chest. It must have come down from it's due with all of the… focus!
"Good morning, Ykam." I whispered, and kissed Paine's head. She shifted, and looked up into my face with a smile.
"Good morning to you to, Nejan." She giggled, and then kissed me lightly on the cheek.
"Nejan? Where did that come from? Isn't that 'River'?" I asked her.
She blushed, "Yes it is. I… couldn't think of anything-"
I silenced her with a soft kiss, "E muja ed payidevim. Come on, it's time to get up." When she sat up and got out of bed, something hit me. "Paine, where were you supposed to sleep last night? Like, where you bunking with Yuna or Rikku or something?"
"Yeah, Rikku… why?"
"Isn't she going to wonder where you were last night?"
Paine looked at me for a moment, and then it hit her. She groaned, "Oh, she's never going to shut UP!"
I laughed, "Well, that's not the reaction I was expecting." I climbed out of bed, and changed into new clothes. (I managed to run back to my flat and grab some stuff before the Celsius left for Besaid.)
"Baralai… where's my top?"
I frowned, trying to remember. "You can't find it?"
"Nope… good grief, where did you chuck it last night?"
"For some reason, I wasn't really paying attention, I'm sorry." I called back with a smile on my face. Then I spotted one of my smaller stage coats. I don't know why I grabbed it, but now I'm glad that I did. It had a zipper, so I knew that Paine could wear it easily without flashing anyone. I grabbed it then I went back into the bedroom. "Paine, here. This might work."
She eyed it then looked up at me. "If I wear that, they're SO going to get the picture."
I rolled my eyes with sigh, "Personally, I think they're going to get the picture even if you wore your own top."
She nodded glumly, and put on the coat. "You're kidding me, right Baralai?" I just smiled and zipped the coat up all the way. The top of the collar covered her chin, and I unzipped it a bit so she wouldn't go insane.
The coat fit much better than I thought it would. It was a little wide in the shoulders obviously, but it wasn't falling off of her frame. It fit snugly over her chest, which is probably helped keep it in place. Man… it was like a formfitting dress.
"I have some pants on the Celsius so I don't have to wear my boots, because I KNOW this looks really bad."
I snorted, and winked at her playfully, "If you're saying the coat looks bad, you've got something else coming!"
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After we ran back to the Celsius (which was docked at the beach) and got Paine her black slacks… I just stared at her. I was waiting on the beach, and when she ran back to join me, she looked like a goddess.
"We have to get you some coats like that." I told her seriously. She blushed.
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"Paine! Baralai! There you two are!" Rikku called when we entered the village. "We were wondering where you guys were!"
I looked over Rikku's shoulder and discovered that Lulu, Wakka, Yuna, Tidus, and Auron were seated around a small fire in the center of the village. Jasmine, Saria, along with Yuna and Tidus's three children were running around have a ball.
"Sorry to keep you guys waiting." I told her with a small smile.
Then Rikku saw what Paine was wearing. "Hey Paine, why are you wearing one of Baralai's coats?" The group around the fire stopped their chatter to hear Paine's response. Yuna stood up and came over.
I felt bad, but I really didn't want to be standing with three friends when Paine explained herself. So, I squeezed her shoulder and went to sit down with the rest of the group.
"You WHAT?" Yuna and Rikku cried out in unison, which made Paine go crimson. I smiled and shook my head.
"Do you know what they're talking about Baralai?" Tidus asked me. I flushed slightly, and then nodded. "Well, what's it about?"
I chuckled nervously. "Um… do I really have to say anything?"
"Yes!" Tidus nodded eagerly and Auron agreed. Wakka laughed and Lulu smiled.
I rubbed the back of my neck and looked at the ground. "You know that Paine agreed to marry me right?" When they all nodded, I went on. "Well, I gave her the ring last night. She was ecstatic to say the least, and um… well…"
"You got a little carried away?" Auron asked, an eyebrow raised.
I turned redder than Paine did. "If that's… what you want to call it."
"Wait… so you and Paine…" Tidus asked, looking into my face with a grin. When I nodded hesitantly, he gave a big cheer. "All right! Baralai's the man!"
"Yes he is." Paine deadpanned from behind me as she sat down next to me, a lot closer than she would have a few months ago. I smiled, and wrapped an arm around her waist.
"Aww… they're so cute…" Yuna whispered to her husband, sitting next to him.
"Shut up Yunie! They can hear you!" Rikku whispered back as she sat in Auron's lap. Auron looked at her hard for a while, which made her giggle nervously. Eventually he smiled and kissed her forehead. Rikku sighed with visible relief.
"We can hear both of you." I said, chuckling.
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Yuna, Rikku, and Lulu dragged Paine off after breakfast to talk about wedding details… or a bachlorette party. I forget what excuse they used. Anyway, it left me with Auron and Tidus. Wakka promised the kids that he would teach them how to play blitzball.
"So… now that you're going to get married, you need a bachelor party!" Tidus exclaimed, a wicked grin on his face.
I turned to look at Auron. "I should be afraid, huh?"
Auron nodded solemnly. "Yes, you should. You should be very afraid. He did mine, and that was a rather unpleasant experience."
I groaned. Suddenly, this seemed like a very bad idea.
A/N: Yes, sadly, I'm developing some writer's block, so, this might be the last chapter for a few weeks... I'm sorry? I'm getting alot done on I'll Be There For You, and I just have to type it up. But, I'm going to refrain myself from foucusing all my attention on that fic because I REALLY want to finish this one and Together At Last before I redirect all of my attention.
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