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Where Is He?

Paine couldn't believe what she had been going on lately. First she was kidnapped by some crazied man, who wanted her for some unknown reason. Then Baralai chose a really crappy time to basically show his love for her, making her life even worse. And now, not only does she have an outstanding threat over her head, but Baralai has gone missing. It had been two weeks since she last saw him walking out of the door of his room on the ship. He hadn't even told her why he was leaving. He just looked at her once like he would never see her again and left. Her tears didn't stop as she locked the door to the room or even as she threw herself on the bed and cried herself to sleep. At that particular moment, she didn't care where Baralai went or why. But now as she was trying to resume life before kidnapping, she kind of missed seeing him around Besaid. She couldn't help but wonder where he had went to and if he was alright. Her heart was beginning to show her mind she needed him. Or maybe that was the lack of him around.

Her days were filled with just about nothing. She would walk to the beach and sit for hours staring out at the sea. No one seemed to know what to do for her. They found themselves out of words to help her, out of ways to show her they cared. Of course, a week after they came back to Besaid, the guys tried to find Baralai. They had no luck. Paine remembered the day that they had come back. All of the girls were out there waiting patiently for them to get off the ship. Paine watched intently as they all got off. If she would have looked at one of the guys she would have saw they didn't find him. The moment she realized it, she ran towards her haven, the beach. She kept her tears at bay until she reached the beach. A single tear slid down her face before she could stop it. That day of all days was the annual beach picnic day. There were people everywhere. Before she made a fool of herself she ran towards the lagoon and jumped in. Not caring if her clothes got wet, she swam to a small island. Every feeling she had in the last few weeks came out in tears. Curling up into a ball, she let her tears flow for the millionth time it seemed and fell asleep. Boy was everyone hectic and upset when she got back the next day. All her feelings had gotten out and she was actually smiling until she saw everyone upset. Her stomach had dropped thinking something happened to Baralai only to find out that they were worried and upset with her for just wondering off. Especially after what happened. That was the last time she had stayed out all night.

Baralai didn't know what to do. Two weeks ago he left the ship and Paine to try and find the man who threatened the woman that he loved. In two weeks he found no traces. He had started in the Calm Lands where Paine had been found at Clasko's. That was one of the first people he talked to, but Clasko didn't know anything and hadn't seen anything. You would figure out of all the tourists around here, someone would see something that would help him. He had tried over and over to remember what those two big guys looked like when he found Paine, but he kept drawing blanks. He wanted to get rid of this threat with all his heart so he could go back and tell Paine she didn't have to worry any more. That she could live her life without fear. And hopefully live it with him. But everytime he turned a corner, the maze got bigger. He longed to see her and to talk to her. To kiss her fears away and be there for her. Unfortunately, he couldn't make himself go back. He wish he could, but for some reason he couldn't go back and live with himself. If he went back he would regret not keeping the threat away from her. He couldn't help that if something happened to her again, he would never forgive herself.

His life had became centered around her once they beat Vegnagun. It was really hard to get over being possessed by a love crazed maniac. If he really thought about it, he was getting a little loved crazed lately. In his right mind, he probably wouldn't have jumped ship to try and save the day, but he couldn't help it. For some reason, in his mind, taking care of this threat seemed to make him think Paine would forget all her reserves about him and just fall in his arms...and his bed. "Oh I shouldn't have thought that!" A certain part of his body reacted to that thought. If he wasn't careful he would be in pain for a long time.

"Are you Baralai?" Two big men had shown up out of nowhere. Standing above him as he leaned back against a tree, he couldn't help but be intimitated.

As he slowly stood up, he looked them in the eyes and said, "Can I help you?" He took a quick step to the right as a fist was thrown towards him. Grabbing the man's arm he twisted throwing the man away from him and against a tree. Baralai ended up knocking him out. The second man stood there surprised that he had that much strength, but remembered he had a job to do. Number two ended up the same as the first, laying flat on the ground not moving. Baralai stood there breathing hard. How is this happening? Two weeks and nothing. Now he had kicked two guys asses in less than three minutes. Let's hope the man he was trying to find was better at fighting than his cronies. He really felt like punching someone in charge. Deciding he should leave before they woke up, he grabbed up his bag and started back towards Besaid. It would take another two weeks to get back, but he wanted to see Paine. Now he knew they were looking for him, he needed to get back and protect her and himself.

Trotting into a run, he made it to the pier before he knew it. Checking his cash, he decided to spend most of it on taking a boat ride. It would put him closer to Paine four days sooner. He would have to backtrack through some country, but it would be faster this way. Too bad he couldn't call Brother and get him to bring the Celcius to pick him up. By the time he would get here though, those cronies would be on his trail. Jumping on the boat, he started his journey back home to his woman.