Warning: This chapter may contain some silly fluff.
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On with the show!
-Lovely Catastrophe
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Chapter Seven: Labyrinth
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"Maybe we should split up?" Kairi suggested finally, after a bit of thinking. "I know it would be safer to go in a group, but it will take us longer to reach the castle if we don't. And who knows what kind of damage the Imagi could do by then? If at least a few of us get there, then maybe we could hold them off until the others arrive?"
"Maybe…" Auron grunted. "I'm not too fond of the plan, but you do have a point…"
"Ooh ooh ooh!" Rikku squealed, jumping up and down. "I get to go with Paiiiiiiiiiiiiine!" She giggled, clinging to the warrior's arm. Paine rolled her eyes, but she made no attempt to shove the younger girl off.
"I will take the middle path." Auron stated, and then he started off through the hedges. Rikku and Paine darted off through the left-most pathway, disappearing from sight.
"So that leaves the last path to us, Yuna! Let's go." Kairi exclaimed, and she walked through the path, her companion close behind. My heart is doing flipflops… I wish I knew why… What is it about her that is so breathtaking? I hope I can keep it together…
The young Summoner was thinking along the same lines. She walks with such grace… such authority… She's so… lovely… If she looks back at me again with that smile I just might faint… or become a tomato… Oh dear.
Kairi suddenly halted to a stop, Yuna running right into her and causing them to tumble into a heap. The Princess had wanted to avoid falling into a pit that lay in the ground of the labyrinth. Unfortunately she had forgotten to give Yuna some warning. Well… maybe it wasn't so unfortunate.
Kairi could feel her face turning bright crimson. Oh crap, I can't believe… crap, this is embarrassing… dammit… she's going to think I'm an idiot now… She was uttering numerous apologies as she tried to detangle herself from Yuna, and the Princess twisted her body, trying to get out from under the Summoner.
Which placed her nose right against Yuna's, causing them to come face to face.
It would have been hard to tell who was the brighter shade of red just then, the Summoner's face blushing wildly just like Kairi's. They froze there for a moment, before Yuna regained her composure, managing to pull herself free and she stood up. Oh dear… I can't think straight… What's wrong with me…? Surely she's disgusted with me now…
Kairi stood up as well, and began to brush herself off. "U-um… er… I'm sorry about that. I should have warned you before stopping so quickly like that."
Yuna wasn't exactly sure how to reply, so she just nodded. Why is she acting so awkward again…? She seems… anxious about something.
The Princess bit her lip; sure that she had offended her companion. I wonder what she's thinking…
I wonder what she's thinking.
I screwed up… Stupid emotions… I shouldn't have blushed… I…
Perhaps she…
Is she smiling at me now? She is… Such a beautiful thing…
She smiled back… She smiled at me… Why am I so happy?
"Kairi… Shall we keep going?" Yuna asked quietly.
"Yeah… yeah… we probably should." The mission… mustn't forget the mission… Even if she's so… distracting…
They began to walk again, side by side this time, each enjoying the other's company. Though, they were too naïve to see that they were becoming infatuated. They were just friends. Just friends.
"Hey Yuna?"
"Yes?"
"I've been thinking… You're really good with magic, aren't you?" Kairi inquired. "I mean… you did heal my hand completely back to the way it was. That takes talent."
Yuna tried not to blush. She really did. "I don't know about really good, but I do know my way around spells and such…"
"Well, I was wondering if maybe you could teach me how to harness this Light stuff the water spirit gave me." The Princess cupped her hands behind her head, resting it on them. This caused her tank to rise just a bit, revealing a bit more of her tanned stomach. Of course Yuna noticed. Muah. "I know it's here inside me and all… I just can't… I can't…"
"Seem to get it to work?" Yuna finished for her, trying to keep all thoughts on the conversation and not Kairi. Which was extremely hard. "I don't know how good of a teacher I'll be, but I can try…"
"Great!" Kairi stopped and grinned brightly at her. "How 'bout we start now?"
"Eh?" She felt the blush start to return.
"Well… I mean… we didn't do so hot against those last few Imagi. And I'm not going to lie to you; I'm not a very good fighter. But you were quite the sharpshooter back there. And if we did happen to choose the path that leads us straight to the castle, I wanna be ready." Kairi poked Yuna's nose, which triggered the pink tint to spread across the Summoner's face.
"So how about it?"
((EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! THERE WAS A REALLY BIG BUG THING FLYING BY MY HEAD AND I… I… I… squisheditwifapillowomgshwtf… :hyperventilating: Mreeeeeeee….))
"Y-yes… Sure. Why not?" Yuna managed a smile back, though she figured she had just about fainted when Kairi's finger came into contact with her nose.
Kairi then dropped her quiver on the ground, taking her bow in hand and a single arrow in the other. "So I pretty much know how to shoot it, I just don't know how to… make the light… thingy…" She giggled. "It just kind of happens, randomly."
"Magic is kind of a focus thing…" The Summoner replied, all business now. "You have to have your mind totally in to what you're doing. At least, you do at first. Once you've used it enough and gotten more skilled, you'll be able to devote less and less of your mind to it and still produce the same results."
"Cool… so if I…"
"Um… Kairi… you aren't…"
Fwoing! The bowstring gave a loud twang as Kairi loosed an arrow from the bow. Only… she hadn't really been holding the thing right and the arrow kind of snapped in half, the feathered end smacking the Princess in the face.
Ouch…Yuna was trying her hardest to suppress a smile, really she was, but the bewildered look on Kairi's face was just too… cute. And funny. Then she couldn't keep it in anymore. She tried to stop the first giggle, but it turned into more of a snort, and then it just went downhill from there.
Oh crap… she's laughing at me. I've officially made a complete fool of myself… Still, it was her laugh, beautiful in every way. And Kairi had noticed that Yuna didn't laugh or smile all that much. More than Paine, but a lot less than Rikku. Plus, it was cute.
Kairi laughed along with her in a good-natured way, rubbing her nose a bit as it really had kind of smarted… "Ow… I think it left a mark…"
Yuna grinned, finally managing to beat down her giggling. "Move your hand, let me see it." Without really thinking about it, the Summoner walked over to the Princess, gently moving her hand out of the way of her face.
Kairi was quiet now, her mind not really connecting the pieces of what was going on. All she managed to realize was that Yuna's face was really close to hers as those duo-toned eyes tried to find any sign of bruising.
And then… it just sort of happened.
The Princess felt soft lips press gently against the bridge of her nose, and gentle hands resting on her shoulders (seeing as Yuna wasn't as tall as Kairi, she had to lean up to do so.)
So… warm…Kairi realized her brain was basically losing all of its' processing power, and fast. She felt the color rise to her cheeks, staying there, burning. But not in a bad way.
And then. Yuna kissed her again. On one of her burning cheeks.
Please… to all the powers that be… don't let her stop…Even though the Princess was very unsure of herself at this current point in time, she did know something. She liked Yuna. She liked her a lot. Seriously infatuated. And here the other girl was, practically torturing her with her gentle lips.
Oh, but it was lovely.
Gently, as if she was afraid the slightest breath would scare Yuna away and ruin this perfect moment, she slid her arms loosely about the younger girl's waist and caused her to open her eyes.
Duo-toned met pools of sapphire.
Yuna looked nervous for a split-second, aware of what she had just done.
"K-kairi… I-I…"
"You missed."
"Wha—" But any other words from Yuna that might have been spoken were cut off, as the Princess delicately placed her lips atop the other girl's.
Holy… Yevon…The Summoner felt Kairi's lips twitch into a smile as she pulled away. The older girl drew her closer, and Yuna nuzzled into Kairi's neck, content.
You wanted this too. I know you did. I don't really know what this feeling is. Attraction? Definitely. Want. …Yes. Love? …Maybe not… yet. I barely know you. But I do know that being here with you now is the closest to perfect I've ever gotten.
I'll follow you anywhere, Kairi. Anywhere. As long as you don't let me go.
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Awwwwwwwwww.
Yay.
Fluff.
Fluff-fluff.
Love-fluff. Mmmmmmm.
Hope that didn't seem too… rushed. But technically they've been traveling together for quite sometime.
And no, they aren't… like… in love yet. There's just mutual attraction.
So yeah. Haha
I wanted to save the fighting stuff for the next chapter.
Which prolly won't come till tomorrow.