Paine smirked. "She's got a point Rikku it is only fair she knows the language."
Rikku stuck her tongue out at Paine. "And just how do you know the language huh Miss Dark and Mysterious Past?"
Paine rolled her eyes and shook her head. "For one my past isn't that dark it's just mysterious because I don't talk about it. And I know the language because my mother was Al Bhed."
Rikku noted the sober tone Paine used. "Why do you sound so sad when you speak of your mother?"
Paine looked at Rikku and sighed. "I lost both of my parents to Sin. Not that I miss my father too much he was a drunk." Paine turned her gaze towards her cup of coffee closing her eyes to conceal the fact her eyes were glazed over and she took a deep breath to stop any emotion from showing. Paine stood from her seat. "I'll catch up with you guys in Besaide. I'm gonna go take a shower." At that Paine walked off.
Yuna watched Paine walk off then turned to her cousin. "Did you really have to ask Rikku?"
Rikku frowned. "I expected her to deduct points from me for being nosey. I honestly didn't expect her to answer me." Rikku saw Paine was just exiting the cabin and called out to her. "Paine wait."
Paine sighed and swallowed her emotion back and stopped. "What it is Rikku?"
Rikku frowned. "I just wanted to say I was sorry."
"For what?" Paine looked at her a bit confused
"For asking you that question I expected you to deduct points for being noisy not answer me."
"Don't worry about it Rikku." Paine walked past Rikku and disappeared into the elevator.
Rikku sighed and walked back to the bar and sat down. "Oh I'm such a dumb ass. Paine probably hates me now."
Yuna rubbed her back. "I'm sure she doesn't Rikku. I'll go talk to her ok. Excuse me." Yuna stood and walked from the cabin.
Paine stood in the shower with head hung as the warm water washed over her she allowed the tears to fall freely. Paine took a deep breath when she felt a bare woman's chest press up against her back and she smiled a bit feeling their arms wrap around her and spoke softly. "Yuna…"
Yuna smiled and placed a soft kiss between Paine's shoulders. "Yup." Yuna giggled a bit. "How'd ya guess?"
Paine chuckled. "You're the only one who would dare follow me into the shower."
Yuna smiled widely. "Are you complaining?"
Paine shook her head and turned in Yuna's arms. "No are you?"
Yuna blushed a little. "Not one bit."
Paine leaned in and kissed Yuna deeply. "So did you follow me in here for a reason or just to be naughty?"
Yuna moaned a bit. "If I tell you will you do more then just kiss me?" Paine smirked and nodded. "Rikku thinks you hate her now because she asked you about your mother."
Paine chuckled. "I'll talk to Rikku later." Paine then leaned in and kissed Yuna deeply pressing her against the wall of the shower. Yuna moaned into the kiss dragging her tongue up along Paine's and out of her mouth breaking the kiss of and simply looked into the crimson eyes of her lover. Paine offered Yuna a soft smile as she trailed her hand down Yuna's body and stopped just above the anticipated destination a playful smirk resting on her lips.
Yuna groaned. "Don't tease."
Paine chuckled. "You're the one who stopped first." Paine inched her hand a little lower. Yuna growled in frustration and kissed Paine deeply and pushed Paine's hand down to let the warrior know what she wanted. Paine moaned softly into the kiss and complied with Yuna's demands and slipped 2 fingers in and brought the ex-summoner to her knees as her fevered cries were silenced by a deep kiss from Paine. "We better get going before they realize what's taking us so long."
Yuna smiled at Paine. "Yea let's go."
The two girls got dressed slowly and as they exited the shower room Paine leaned in and kissed Yuna softly. "You're back at 100 so you know."
Yuna smiled. "So are you."
Paine and Yuna walked out of the shower room and Paine stretched as they walked down the hall towards the bridge. Rikku came running out the door of the bridge and ran smack into Paine who wrapped her arms around Rikku to keep her from falling. "Where's the fire Rikku?"
Rikku struggled a bit and tried to get out of Paine's hold but Paine simply held her tighter. "Let me go!" Rikku squirmed more and seeing that it was finally Paine she stopped and wrapped her arms around her and cried hard burring her face in the older girl's neck.
Paine looked at Yuna who in turn nodded and stomped onto the bridge. Paine held Rikku as she cried rubbing her back every now and then. "Rikku what's wrong?"
Rikku sobbed a few times then looked up at Paine. "You don't hate me do you?"
Paine gave Rikku a funny look. "No Rikku I don't. Why who said I did?"
Rikku hugged Paine tight. "Brother…he said it's all my fault you hate me."
"Oh really?" Paine's red eyes narrowed at the bridge door. Paine let go of Rikku and walked into the bridge Rikku at her heals. A slight growl exited Paine's lips as she looked at Brother. Yuna's eyes got wide when she saw Paine walk up behind Brother and tap him on the shoulder. Brother turned around and looked into the cold crimson eyes of the warrior. "You're about to be hurt…" Before anyone could react Paine had Brother up against a wall his feet inches off the floor.
"Paine!" Rikku's eyes got wide as she looked at her friend.
Paine looked over her shoulder at Rikku and then back at Brother and growled. "You ever make her cry like that again and no one will be able to stop me got it." Paine let Brother go and pushed him against the wall before exiting the air ship. Paine walked along the beach and walked to the end of the empty pier and looked out over the horizon.
Yuna and Rikku stood on the beach of Besaide and sighed softly before looking for their friend. Rikku saw her first. "Yunie look."
"What is it Rikku…?" Yuna saw Paine standing on the end of the pier arms down at her sides as the cool morning breeze blew through her silver hair, her head neither hung nor held high, her gaze locked on the horizon, though not seen by Yuna or Rikku her cheeks glistened with shed tears. "Paine…" Yuna breathed.
"You think she's ok Yunie?"
"I don't know Rikku...I've never seen her that mad before. The look on her face was nothing I've seen before…So much anger and pain in one look…"
"Should we go talk to her?"
"Let's just make sure she's ok and then we'll leave her alone for awhile."
Rikku nodded and the two girls approached Paine slowly. Paine heard them coming up behind her and wiped away any proof of any emotion she had shown. Upon hearing the footsteps stop Paine spoke in her usual emotionless tone. "I'm sorry I lost it like that."
Rikku smiled a bit. "Its ok Paine thanks though it's nice to know I have a friend that cares about me."
Yuna smiled a bit. "Are you ok Paine? I mean I've never seen you that mad before."
Her tone never changing Paine spoke. "My father, whenever he was drunk, which was quite often, would beat my mother or me, whoever was there at the time, so I started training with the sword and mastering my fighting skills and one night when I got home my mother ran to me and cried telling me to leave because my father was drunk again. And he told her the same thing Brother told Rikku today. He told my mother it was her fault I hated her." Paine sighed. "All I could think of when Rikku asked me if I hated her was that night." Paine took a deep breath and hung her head. "That was the last night I ever saw my mother."
Rikku looked at Paine then at Yuna and then back at Paine. "Paine…I'm so sorry…"
"Don't be sorry Rikku, and if I ever did anything to make you think I hated you I'm sorry."
Rikku took a few steps closer to her friend and put a hand on her shoulder and turned her around and wrapped her in a hug. "No Paine you didn't…that's what made what Brother said so hurtful."
Paine nodded and hugged Rikku back softly. "I didn't mean to scare you."
"Its ok don't worry about it ok." Rikku giggled a little and looked at Yuna who had tears on her cheek. "Yunie are you ok?"
Yuna simply looked at Paine and then at her boots. "Yuna don't cry…" Paine walked over to Yuna and pulled her into hug. "I'm gonna stop sharing things about my past with you if you keep crying every time I do."
Yuna looked up at her. "No please Paine I want to know you. I'm sorry I shouldn't be crying."