His Machina Heart
Chapter 3: Departure/Part 2
His heart is as cold as deactivated machina
It hurts
Disclaimer: I own nothing unless stated
This chapter has a little flashback to uhh... make this chapter long enough and... more interesting?
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Also another thing, the last chapter was bugging me since i'm new at this thing: so i had to delete the second chapter again and again
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"What are you doing here?" Rikku asked. The man turned around and grinned. His bright red hair standing out automatically, showing who he was. Wakka.
"I was waitin for you. I knew you were gonna leave. Ya?"
Rikku giggled.
"Thanks Wakka. I'm not leaving yet though."
"Yeah, but you never know."
"Right-o!" Rikku said poking him in the belly.
"Hey stop that! Ya." Wakka said clutching his stomach. Rikku giggled.
"Sure."
"Well, I better get going, ya? Lu might be getting worried 'bout me leaving wothout her knowing."
"Kay. You be good now Wakka. Make sure you tell Lulu and Vidina that I said hi and bye!" Rikku yelled, waving at him and watched him disappear through the brush.
Walking over to the water she grinned as she pulled off her scarf, arm socks, and boots. Running into the water she squealed with joy. Rikku splashed around for a while in her shorts, then she fell down purposefully and floated on her back. The rays of sun touched her bare, white skin, warming her but also giving her that i'm-in-paradise feeling. And she was. Besaid was and is a beautiful place to roam around in. She was happy for Yuna to be living in such a lovely place.
Looking up at the sky she thought about the arguement earlier.
'If I ever do get married, you will I get married to?' Rikku thought to herself. 'Nooj has LeBlanc, and he's just gross, and too old, and ugly. Baralai has the hots for paine.. totally obvious, the way he talks to her.. and Gippal... is a meanie...' Rikku paused her thoughts for a while.. 'Gippal...'
Flashback
"Owie.." A nine year old Rikku said. An orange shirt and khaki shorts clothed her frail body, her hair was pulled up into a simple ponytail. She had just tripped over a piece of machina lying in the sand at Bikanel. Her ankle was hurting really badly.
"You need help?" Rikku looked up to see a kid about one year older than her giving her a cocky grin. The boy had spiky blonde hair and emerald eyes.. beautiful green eyes - an Al Bhed, like her. Not just some weirdo tourist looking for easy money.
He had a red shirt and an odd style of black baggy pants. Taking a closer look at her through his eyehe said "Well well well, if it isn't Cid's girl." Ah.. the birth of the ever famous nickname.
"Hey! I have a name ya know!" Rikku said with a pout. She attempted to stand up so he could hurt him but the attempt didn't work out. He laughed.
"You're kinda cute when you pout." Rikku started to blush lightly. "Tell me, is you're name as pretty as you are Princess?" Rikku had added a new layer of redness to cross her face but covered it up with annoyance.
"Princess!"
"Aren't you the daughter of Cid?" Rikku nodded. "Well he is the leader of all Al Bhed. Which makes you the princess of the Al Bhed. An Al Bhed princess, Ya know, If you ever need a prince..." He said with a cocky smirk. His smile is everything one would suppose. Since he can't wink with one eye...
Rikku blushed but pouted.
"Oooh you! Who do you think you are anyway?"
"The name's Gippal, the next leader of the world!" Rikku gagged.
"Well, I'm Rikku, not-a-princess. Regardless what anyone says!"
"Pleasure to meet you Cid's Girl." Gippal teased.
"I JUST TOLD YOU MY NAME!"
"So?"
"So.. you.. should call me by my name!"
"Eh..." Gippal just shrugged. "So now that we are properly introduced.." Gippal held his hand out for Rikku so he could help her get off the ground. She looked at his hand cautiously but took it as he helped her get up. He then told her to put her arm around his neck.
"F-fryd?" (what?) Rikku said stuttering.
"Just do it. Its not like we're gonna kiss... unless you want to.." He said looking at her grinning. She blushed and scowled. She did as she was told and he helped her get into her house.
Helping her into her room he looked around. It was a nice one. His was not half as nice as Rikku's was, there weren't many things in this room that girls would noramlly have. On the right side of the room there was a 6 ft tall mirror, her bed was located on the other side, orange sheets and orange pillows, they weren't decorated with flowers or anything. Next to her bed was a nightsand with a green lamp on it. In the center of the room to the wall there was a drawer and in front of it was a green and orange carpet. But the thing that cought his eye was two daggers hanging on the wall. 'Probably just for decoration...' he thought to himself.
Setting her down on her bed he gently took off her shoe and looked at her ankle. Pulling out a small, covered cup he opened it and started to rub the contents onto Rikku's ankle.
"What are you doing?"
"You're ankle is really swollen.. this topical gel stuff should make the swelling stop, since ice can't survive in this heat..." After bandaging it up he put the things back into his pocket. (a/n: the pocket it really one of the bag thingies where people keep stuff... like.. belts.. baggies on their belts! XD ) "If you have any remedies you should drink them so that your ankle could fully heal. I'm not exactly a nurse." Rikku giggled. He looke dup at her "What did you do anyway? Trip over your own foot?"
FWAP! Rikku bopped Gippal on the head with her fist. He rubbed his head in pain, she just ignored him.
"Yeah I have some remedies." She opened up her drawer next to her bedd and pulled out a small bottle and drank all its contents. "Hey Gippal, what happened to your eye?"
"..." Gippal looked up at her and stood up and turned around. "Not much. A flying piece of metal cut out my eye, thats all." He could hear Rikku wince behind him. He turned around and raised an eyebrow. "Ya know, Spira is full of fiends, Just keep in mind, If you ever come across one you're gonna have to tough it out, I'm not gonna be there to lend a hand like I did earlier..."
Rikku pouted, ah, the famous pout, well known by now you suppose?
"Meanie..."
"Sorry but its true."
"You're still a meanie."
"Well-"
"You! Boy, What are you doing in my house?" Gippal quickly dodged something flying through the air aiming towards his head.
"Wha?" Gippal looked over at the doorway to see an angered Cid.
"GET OUT! And don't touch my daughter again, or next time you'll be blind!"
"Pops? Whaddya doing! Gippal come back!" Rikku called after him but he was already out of the house.
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He could hear her faint voice..
"What was that all about?" he asked himself.
End Flashback
Rikku continued to look at the sky thinking about that time.
'Heh, pops just had to ruin the moment...' Her thoughts shifted to earlier when they argued. 'I'm doing okay on my own now Gippal.. I saved Spira twice without you lending me a hand..'
'Though I wish you were there with me...'
'What am I thinking... I don't like Gippal, he's just a meanie... a big fat-"
"Rikku...?"
Rikku looked up to see her cousin standing there.
"Oh heya Yunie." Rkku said and grinned. Yuna smiled.
"Glad to see that someones feeling better." Yuna said.
"Well, I cooled off." Rikku was referring to the water, and showed it by splashing Yuna with it.
"Hey!"
Rikku giggled.
"Anyways, TIdus and I are sorry for teasing you earlier."
"Thats okay Yunie, i'm the one that lost steam."
"Hm.. the Rikku I know wouldn't give up that easily without a fight."
"OH POOPIE YUNIE! You know I don't have my weapons with me! You used that against me!" Rikku pouted and crossing her arms. Yuna laughed but stopped when she felt a round of water hit her. "Serves you right you meanie!" Rikku said grinning. Yuna just splashed her back.
-beep- / ssssshhhh-
"Rikku, we are ready to leave!"
"Kay Brother!"
Rikku looked up to see the Celsius lower down over the waters.
"Tell everyone I said bye,Yunie!" Rikku said as she waved from the air ship. Yuna waved back and watched as the Celsius disappeared into the sky.
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And so, a year ago, our journey began. And today.. it ended.
Our hearts stay connected to the memories. But as the Al Bhed say:
Memories are nice, but thats all they are...
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Yay! I'm on a roll! lolz I'm typing up two or so chapters each day but my meanie-of-a-father won't let me go on the internet (He takes the internet connection hardware thingy with him to work) so all I can do is type!
Next chapter up sooner than you know it! R&R Please