Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding
Rikkupart 3. After the night of Brothers funeral and party.
Disclaimer: I don't own the final fantasy rights.
Recommended music to listen to: Elton John like I have been saying. 'I've Seen That Movie Too.' Would be good for this chapter.
I woke up on my bed wondering if it had happened or not. Could something so perfect of happened to me? Was it a dream? Will Paine be the harsh old piece of sandpaper I had once become used to? I lifted myself to look about the cabin. I was the first up for a change. I strolled over to Paine's bed she was laying there sleeping so peacefully. Could she be more perfect? She could. She could be awake. Then she would be perfect. I sat on her bed in front of her. Looking her over. I didn't want anything else. I leaned down to kiss her on the check like I oh so nearly did last night but this time I didn't pull away. This time I knew I wanted it. I wanted her.
Paine spoke. "I didn't order a wake up kiss." My god she's awake.
"Hey when did you wake up?" I asked.
"A little while ago." She replied and smiled. She opened her eyes to show she really was awake. I love looking into her eyes. I grew up looking at only green ones. Red was so much more interesting and mysterious. They suited her perfectly. Paine spoke again. "Do you want to sit there and stair all day?" She asked.
Of course I did. "Yeah." I replied softly. Paine smiled then pushed me over and got up. "Hey I said Yeah." I responded wanting her to stay.
"I have things to do." Paine explained pretty poorly but then again Paine doesn't like using too many words. Paine started doing her hair.
"But Paine." I walked up behind her and placed my hands on her waist. She stopped and turned in my hands. We looked into each others eyes again. God she was beautiful even with her hair down. I raised my arms up to her shoulders and she places her hands around my waist. We pulled into one another and kissed again. It was held longer than before. I closed my eyes and savoured the magic of the embrace. I wanted to push it further I went and rubbed my tongue on her lips begging for entry.
She pulled away suddenly. "No." She protested. Why it was so magical? I didn't think it was too much of a step. She clearly saw my disappointment. "Not yet." She followed on. I felt a little better at that. She turned around and finished her hair before grabbing her dress sphere. She changed back to her normal warrior outfit and left her night wears on her bed.
She walked past me. "Where are you going?" I asked with concern and starting to follow her.
"Out." She quickly replied.
"Where?" I continued to ask.
"To get some air." She said just as quickly.
"What about breakfast?" I continued to question.
"I'm not hungry." She said as the door closed. Why does she have to leave. Well she isn't a people person so I suppose she needs some time to herself. Well I am hungry. I could use some breakfast. I turned to the bar and sat on the nearest stool. I looked over to barkeep still making breakfast.
"Good morning Rikku." A voice came from behind me.
"Yunie." I reacted happily recognising who it was. I turned and smiled to my cousin.
"You look happy today." Yuna commented. "Is it because of last night?" She asked.
"Kinda" I responded happily remembering what had happened.
"You going to tell me?" Yuna asked whist sitting next to me.
"Sure. If you won't think less of me?" I said worried about how she would take my newly discovered sexuality.
"Rikku why would I ever think less of you?" Yuna reassured me. So I continued.
"Well… I… danced with Paine and afterwards I… kissed her." I said almost reluctantly but Yuna had a right to know or a least I thought she did.
Yuna paused. "You kissed. Paine?" She responded as if she had misheard me. I sat there smiling I didn't need to answer for her to figure out what I meant. "You have a thing for another girl?" I sat there still smiling. "Well it's your choice." She said I felt slightly confused and she then went worrieingly silent.
"Yunie she is who I want. You can understand that right. Your not against it are you?" I asked. worried by her silence.
"She is protecting you right?" Yuna asked.
I thought back to Paine saving my life. "Yeah." I answered.
"And she makes you happy right?" Yuna asked again.
I thought of her dancing. "Yeah." I answered again.
"OK then. That's great." Yuna's voice picks up and I felt reassured.
Barkeep serves out breakfast. "Ah breakfast." I suddenly changed the subject.
After breakfast
Buzz.
"Shinra get that." I call out to Shinra he usually answers the door.
Buzz.
"Shinra get that!" I call again. Why isn't Shinra answering?
Buzz.
"Fine I'll get it." I give in. Stupid lazy kid. I call back to Yuna. "Yunie check on Shinra. He could be asleep."
Buzz.
"I'm coming!" I walk into the elevator and go down to the engine room. I go over to the panel on the wall by the door.
Buzz.
God some manners would be nice. I push talk they would be al bhed right. "Fru ec ed?" (Who is it?)
I get a male response. "Oui duug ouin desa." (You took your time.) How rude of him. He continued. "E's rana ypuid Brothers taydr yht dra DNA nacimdc fa ycgat vun." (I'm here about Brothers death and the DNA results we asked for.) Fine I will let him in.
"Cunno Shinra's paehk y meddma mywo drec sunhehk." (Sorry Shinra's being a little lazy this morning.) I try to explain but he keeps to himself and doesn't respond. We walk and wait for the elevator Yuna's probably using it. This guys giving me some worrieing looks.
We finaly arrive at the Bridge. The door at the end of the corridor opens and Yuna is crying next to a. Dead Shinra. Blood everywhere. Neck wound. I turn and run crying before I see too much but I think I already had. How can Shinra be dead? Is someone trying to kill the crew? I rush into the elevator and hit cabin six hundred times. No this is to surreal who would want to kill the Gullwings?
I rush into the cabin and Buddy finally shows himself. He's eating a sandwich at the bar "Buddy help!" I call out him trying not to get my words mixed up with my tears.
He rushes over to me "What is it?" he asks his face is growing with concern.
"Shinra. He's been killed to." I reply then I can't hold off my feelings much longer and break down crying.
"What? Where?" Buddy says confused but he runs to the elevator to find out.
I run the other way and throw myself on my bed trying to get as much comfort out of it as possible. Damn it why did Paine have to go out? I really need her right now.
Later that day.
I shot up at a noise "Paine?" I look down and see the girl in the black leather enter the showers. "Paine!" I ran down the stairs and to the door for the showers. She had locked it. "Paine." I called through the door.
"Rikku." She responded through the door.
"Shinra's –." I tried to explain to her about Shinra being killed.
I was cut off by Paine "I'm a bit busy Rikku. I'm covered in sand."
"But this is important." I tried to explain.
"It can wait." Paine said as she turned on the shower.
"But Shinra dead." I called through the door. Paine didn't respond. "Paine can you hear me?" Still no response. "Turn off the shower so you can hear me." I was being drowned out. "Aww." I kicked the door. "Owie." I wander to a stool and sat there waiting.
Eventually Paine did exit she looked over to me "Rikku you have been crying." She said with a worry to her voice.
"Well Shinra's been killed and I really needed you here." I replied.
"Shinra's dead? I'm sorry." She stept forwards and hugged me. I breathed a sigh of relief as she takes me in her arms. "I didn't know." She continued. These were comforting.
The Speakers came in "Can everyone come to the Bridge." It was Yuna's voice. We got up and walked to the elevator for bridge. I held onto Paine's arm for the comfort of having her near me.
We arrived and stepped in to the room it had already been cleaned up and Shinra was out of sight somewhere. Yuna walked out. "I'll go look for him." What? Who?
The Al bhed started talking. "We think we have found someone else's DNA on Brother." Why didn't the guy say he could speak Spiran? He continued "It turns out the most likely killer of Brother is Buddy as we have found his DNA on Brother." It was Buddy that makes no sense.
"Do you think he killed Shinra to?" I asked. Wondering if he knew.
"That's not my job." He replied. With a voice that has a feeling of 'I don't care' about it.
"But it's your job to find out who killed people." I returned.
"Yes but not everyone's death. Brother was of political importance. Shinra's isn't." He explained. Shinra means a lot to us. What about us.
"That's not a fair system." I returned again.
"Well too many people die in Spira everyday to do all of them. Anyway you should worry about catching Buddy in case it is him." He replied.
"You're not going to help?" I asked. Getting pissed with him and his tone of voice.
"That's not my job." He said it again. OK this guy pushed me too far.
"Get off my ship!" I yelled at him. It made me feel better and feel in control. He got out of there pretty quickly at it.
Paine turned me. "So you're the captain now." I guessed I was.
"Yeah come on lets go look for Buddy." I asked in an upbeat tone of voice. I was Feeling better just from looking at Paine and getting rid of that annoying man.
We looked over the ship for him but he couldn't be found or Yuna. We eventually went outside to look on deck he wasn't here nor was Yuna. "Well where could he be?" Paine walked to the end of the deck.
"Rikku." She called me over.
"What." I said as I walked over. Paine pointed down. I looked and saw Yuna at Buddy. I ran through the ship and out the engine room door to where Buddy lies. Yuna was standing there hand over her mouth. Shocked at how Buddy was. "Yuna did you kill Buddy." I asked. In the panic.
"No." She replied staring at Buddy. I looked over Buddy and found a really bad neck wound which was just like the one Shinra had…
Oh my god was Yuna killing people.
OK Rikku part 3 is done hope you enjoyed it. Lets see Rikku realises how much she needs Paine and changes her view on her cousin.
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