Title: Behind Green Eyes

Author: sabor ice

Main Pairing: Gippal/Rikku

Rating: T...could possibly get a higher rating later on...

Author's Note: The italicized sentences are Gippal's thoughts/narration.

Summary: This story is told out of Gippal's POV. It's a little over a year since the incident with Vegnagun. Gippal wants to find an old friend that he misses dearly. But, what will he find in the process?

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Prologue

Things have been going pretty well for me since the issue with Vegnagun. I never understood exactly what was up with that dude, Shuyin, and that chick, Lenne. I had it explained to me a couple of times, but I guess it never really clicked in my mind. Anyway, like I said, things have been going pretty well. Nooj, Baralai, and myself joined forces after we realized that peace was our common goal. The only way we could stop all the fighting and help heal Spira's anger and pain was through unity. It took time. There was still alot of disagreeing going around. There were alot of fights. But, in the end, we all strived towards a new and better way of living. That way of living was our unity, and our unity is what gave us our strength. "New Yevon" and "The Youth League" became one; it's common name became "The New Yevon-Youth League." Don't ask me who the brainiac was who thought that name up, though I think it was Nooj.

Wow...it's hard to believe it's been over a year all ready. So many things have happened; I can't keep everything straight. Nooj married Leblanc after she proposed to him one day out-of-the-blue. I can't believe he actually accepted, but who am I to criticize? She's decent sometimes. Her goons, Ormi and Logos, were so lost after their boss left sphere-hunting for good, that they actually joined the army. Well, at least they're doing something useful. Both Nooj and Leblanc are the head-honchos around now. And, trust me when I say that Leblanc just eats it all up; she loves having people answer to her every whim and calling.

Baralai's been travelling around Spira alot lately. He's been giving speeches and the like at major fundraisers. Though, I have the feeling that's not the only reason he volunteered to be the one to do so. Both he and a certain sphere-hunting friend of mine have been getting pretty friendly lately. Travelling means he can go anywhere he likes, and he can stay wherever he likes as long as he wants. After all, his trips are paid for by the organization, and he's pretty much his own boss, which means no one will check up on him.

Last I heard, Lady Yuna was still living in Besaid with her friends, and get this, her husband. I guess even former summoners have settled down and gotten on with their own lives now that both Sin and Vegnagun are out of our way.

What have I been doing, you ask? Actually, I've been doing alot of different things. I happen to like doing my own projects. My last project was helping to finish rebuilding Home over on Bikanel Island. I had been meaning to do that for the longest time; Home will always be my home, no matter where I may go in life.

So...yeah...life's pretty good for me right now. But, even through everything, my life's still incomplete. There's still something missing, or rather someone...

End, 'Prologue'

TBC...

R&R