Back on The Crimson Warrior Gippal and Rikku had finally gotten dressed and were sitting up on the deck. "Hey Rikku what happened between you Yuna and Paine last night?"
Rikku looked at Gippal and smiled softly. "Nothing I got lonely and was cuddled up next to Paine's black panther I guess during the night I rolled over."
Gippal looked at her with a rasied eyebrow. "You sure?"
"Yes I'm sure!" The blonde's voice had a hint of shock and hurt in it as she spoke.
"Last I heard Paine didn't have a black panther." Gippal's voice was angry as he spoke.
Paine squeezed his tapeazeus muscle hard as she leand over Gippal's shoulder and spoke. "I have one as of last night so leave her alone or your hurt."
Gippal's eyes got wide. "You do?"
Paine released Gippal's shoulder. "Yes I do."
Raven looked over at her daughter. "Damn you're testy this morning."
Paine growled. "I'm not the testy one Jade was."
Raven blinked a few times. "Yea I guess your right. Your sister was pretty testy."
Paine sighed and shook her head. "I'm just sick of being the reason Rikku has so many problems."
A snide voice came from the doorway. "Its what your good at Paine, being a problem." Paine tried to ignore the voice. "You can't deny it your the reason everything happened. Mother even blames you."
Paine growled and spun around and pinned the person to the wall before anyone could react. "And what about you huh? You are so far from perfect. It wasn't me who was pregnant at 15 Jade it was you."
"You were the one who killed father not me."
Paine pulled arm back and Yuna grabbed it. "She's your sister Paine."
Paine looked at Yuna. "She's no sister of mine." Paine pulled her arm free of Yuna's grasp and dented gthe wall next to her sisters face. "Leave Jade and NEVER come back, because next time the wall won't take the hit for you."
Jade raked her nails hard across Paine's face drawing blood. "Quit letting some bitch run you."
Paine growled and her free hand went around Jade's neck and she squeezed hard. "That bitch happens to be the high summoner and my girlfriend and I won't let you talk about her like that."
"Pain! Jade! Knock it off right now!" Raven stood and glared at her daughters. "Granted you deserve what Paine's about to give you but for the sake of Spira its been 10 years since you've seen each other and you have to come here and start a fight you know you can win. Jade really." Raven sighed. "Paine let her go."
Paine reluctently let her older sister go. "Raven won't stop me next time."
Jade brought her arm back to hit Paine and Raven saw it. "If you hit her I'll let her kill you."
Jade dropped her arm and looked at Raven. "Mother how could you pick her over me? I followed the same path as you did. She went againt your wishes and chose the Al-Bhed ways and the ways of a warrior."
Raven shook her head. "I didn't chose her over you. The paths you both chose were yours to chose. Paine didn't go against my wishes. Because of the path she chose I'm standing here right now. Your father would have killed me that night if it wasn't for Paine. I love both my daughters evenly I don't love one more then the other and I won't chose between them either."
Yuna pulled Paine over to her and held her. "Don't listen to her babe I wasn't trying to control you." Yuna burried her face in Paine's shoulder.
Paine wrapped her arms around Yuna. "I know angel. That's how Jade is she knows how to press my buttons so she does."
Yuna looked up at Paine and kissed her softly. "I love you Paine."
"I love you too." Paine offered Yuna a soft smile.
Rikku went running across the room and jumped on Paine's back. "Me too me too."
Yuna laughed. "I have to love you Rikku your my cousin."
"I ment I care about Paine too and I don't want her to worry about anything because she's not the cause of my troubles."
Paine smiled a bit. "Thanks Rikku."
Rikku hopped off Paine's back. "If you'll excuse me I must go kill Gippal." Rikku walked back over by Gippal. "Now next time you try to accuse me of cheeting get all the facts first."
Gippal nodded. "Yea well next time your lonely don't run to Paine."
Paine growled. "Gippal don't make me hurt you."
Gippal looked over his shoulder and nodded. "Sorry Rikku I didn't realize how close you three were until this morning and I guess I got a little jealous."
Yuna smiled. "Don't worry about it Gippal me and Rikku are blood so yea that would never happen."
Jade glared at Paine. "This isn't over Paine not by a long shot." In a puff of black smoke Jade was gone.