Love lies bleeding

Paine Part 3. I am so sorry about it again being late. I spent the new year at my dads house and I arived on Sunday to find his Internet was down but I have returned so I Will give you this chapter. hope you enjoy it.

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Recommended music: Wake Up Wendy by Elton John

I was lying there awake, just waiting for something to happen and pretending to be asleep. I felt a slight tingle on my cheek. It could only be one thing. "I didn't order a wake up kiss." I said to what must have been Rikku. If it was anyone else I would have been worried.

"Hey when did you wake up?" She asked.

"A little while ago." I answer and crack a slight smile. I open my eyes to the prettiest girl on the ship. She just stayed there looking at me never wanting to look away, nor did I. But I had to ask. Things needed to be done after all. "Do you want to sit there and stair all day?"

She replied sweet and playfully. "Yeah." I smiled at her before pushing my way up. "Hey I said Yeah." Rikku continued with her last comment.

"I have things to do." I explain and start making myself up for the day.

"But Paine." Rikku managed to argue without actually arguing about anything. I stopped when I felt her soft touch around my waist. I turned and her hands stroked my back and abdomen as I did. I looked into her irresistible eyes. Why did I get out of bed? She lifted her arms to my shoulders again softly stroking my sides as she did. I couldn't help my self I had to hold her too. My hands wrapped around her waist. She seemed to move closer to me so I pulled closer to her. We kissed again. The world went away all that mattered was that we were together and nothing else. I noticed Rikku wanting entry to my mouth with her tongue. Yes. WAIT NO.

I pull away from her. "No." I complain. If she was to do that she would be able to feel my fangs. Ah Faith what a catch 22. Shit my vampirism if I stay here I will put everyone in danger again. I look back to her she looks like she is about to cry. "Not yet." I add on to my last sentence. Maybe on day once I can explain this all to you. I turn back to the mirror and the Got 2b. Once that had been done I grabbed my Dress sphere and tried to get out of there.

"Where are you going?" Rikku asked worried when I walked past her.

"Out." I quickly added.

"Where?" She pushed on. She was following.

"To get some air." I say without reason.

"What about breakfast?" She asked.

I'm going out for it. "I'm not hungry." I say as the door closes.

Later with Paine in the desert.

This was a dumb Idea. I'm in the middle of nowhere the only life out here is me and some fiends and lizards. I can feel my hunger building. I might as well go strait to it. At least I'm away from the Gullwings. Then I collapse in to the sand.

I stand up. The middle of nowhere. I have to find someone. I set off running and don't stop for about an hour all I do is run looking for any signs of human life. Normally running for an hour in a desert would be hard but when you're this driven you seem to gain an infinite stamina. I at last find some tracks but witch way do I go. I chose right hoping it would be a good way to go. It paid off I found it lead to an airship. My first thought for some reason was don't go here. It was then obsolete by the thought there was obviously human life here. I could feed. Walked up to it and saw someone jump off? I ran up to this person.

He spoke "No leave me here. I want to die." He was still alive just. I leaned down too his neck I clearly didn't have long before he died. I bit down and claimed his blood. Finally my sweet sustenance. I indulged on his glorious life force and I fell to the familiar state of addictive trance as I took his blood. My hunger was satisfied as he died.

I stood up again. "Shit buddy. I was trying not to kill the crew." I must have gone in a circle. Wait buddy jumped off? He committed suicide? What was it buddy? Well at least I don't feel so bad knowing he was trying to kill himself anyway. I had to clean this off. Well at least it wasn't going to be a long walk back. I walk in. thankfully the engine room is deserted. I go to the cabin. Oh fuck. Rikku. I kept walking trying to hide all the blood.

She notices me. "Paine?" I enter the showers. Made it. I think as I lock the door. "Paine!" I hear from the other side. "Paine." She yells again.

"Rikku." I responded to show I am not ignoring her.

"Shinra's." She knows. I say something quick.

"I'm a bit busy Rikku. I'm" covered in blood "covered in sand."

"But this is important." She tries to get trough to me.

"It can wait." I say as I turned on the shower it was cruel but I had to do it.

I clean off the blood there was actually quite a lot of sand too.

After the shower.

I exited the shower and looked left to see Rikku who had clearly been crying. "Rikku. You have been crying." I thought she would be a little Pissed off but not crying. Well they did find Shinra. I'm so sorry Rikku.

"Well Shinra's been killed and I really needed you here." Rikku said in between tears.

"Shinra's dead?" I acted surprised. "I'm sorry." That part was real. I go forward and cradle her. She sighs in relief. "I didn't know." That part was a lie but, if it helps Rikku I would do it.

Yuna came over the intercom. "Can everyone come to the Bridge." I helped Rikku up and took her to the bridge. She held on to my arm like a child clinging to its mother.

We walked on to the bridge and Yuna was there with some Al bhed. Yuna left saying something to the Al bhed man. Then Al bhed started talking to us. "We think we have found someone else's DNA on Brother." Shit. "It turns out the most likely killer of Brother is" Paine. "Buddy" What? "As we have found his DNA on Brother." It was me? That makes no sense?

"Do you think he killed Shinra to?" Rikku jumps in and asks.

"That's not my job." He says coldly without a care. How dare he talk to Rikku like that?

"But it's your job to find out who killed people." Rikku explained.

"Yes but not everyone's death. Brother was of political importance. Shinra's isn't." This world isn't fair but am I in the clear?

"That's not a fair system." Rikku said quite rightfully.

"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 came back to us. I hope that is dead or alive.

"You're not going to help?" Rikku said you could tell she was getting annoyed.

"That's not my job." Oh for fucks sake.

"Get off my ship!" Rikku yells. That will show that arsehole. Wait Rikku's ship?

I turn to her. "So you're the captain now?" I ask.

She answers. "Yeah. Come on lets go look for Buddy." I guess she was.

We look over the ship I knew he wasn't on board so I decide to act along with Rikku's clueless ways. I eventually had to show her as we were looking over the deck. Good timing Yuna had just found him.

"Rikku." I call her over to the end of the deck.

"What?" She says. I point down.

I hope it lives up to what you wanted. i had the story done by Sunday as I left but you know Internet. problem is i now have about a day to do the next chapter. it might be delayed a little but i will try my best to get it out on Monday. Review if you want to say anything.

Thanks for reading.