AUOTHERS NOTE: Thanks Vinnie my loyal ninja slave (KageOnizuka) for all your help
Three days past and slowly the crimson eyes of the warrior opened slowly and she saw Lulu's feet. "What the..."
"Don't move." Lulu put her hand on Paine's back. "I'm cleaning this wound on your back moving wouldn't be good."
Paine winced slightly. "Ouch...And here I thought you were looking at my ass." Paine rolled her eyes. Lulu's eyes narrowed and she applied a little pressure to the wound. Paine's eyes got wide. "FUCK THAT HURT!" Paine growled. "A simple shut up would have been fine Lulu."
Yuna shook her head. "Children play nice."
Lulu looked at Yuna and pushed a braid back over her shoulder. "That was me being nice."
"Hate to see you being mean..." Paine sighed softly.
"What was that?" Lulu spoke with a devilish tone.
"Nothing Lulu."
Lulu chuckled. "I thought so but was just checking."
"I was afraid that you weren't going to pull through ya know." Yuna looked at Paine with tears starting to well up in her eyes.
"Yuna..." Paine looked up and saw the tears in Yuna's eyes. "I'll never die as long as your heart still beats. Besides tears don't belong on such a pretty face. Don't be sad."
Yuna looked at Paine as tears rested on her cheek. "Paine..." Yuna walked over and took Paine's hand.
Paine held Yuna's hand as Lulu finished up cleaning Paine's wound. Lulu smiled. "There you are all clean. Sit up romeo so we can put clean bandages on."
"What did you call me?" Paine looked up at Lulu.
Yuna chuckled. "Where did that come from?"
Lulu shruged. "Seemed like the thing to say. Are you just going to lay there or are you going to sit up?"
"I'd rather lie here all day but if i must." Paine forced her aching body up from the bed. she flung her legs over the side of the bed feeling ground under her feet for the first time in weeks.
Lulu grabbed a roll of gauze and wrapped it around Paine's torso.
"Ouch watch it, that's tight." Paine said grinding her teeth.
"It has to be tight, quit being such a baby." Lulu said finishing with her patient.
"How can you can take being shot and walk away like it's nothing but getting a bandage on bothers you." Yuna said teasing her lover.
"I didn't walk away like it was nothing I was drug away by Gippal."
Yuna looked at Paine with glassy eyes. "Was it really that bad?"
"Yea Yuna it was really that bad through n through from the back out my chest missed my heart by a few centameters."
Yuna looked at Paine with tears now resting on her cheeks. "I'm sorry I'm so sorry."
Paine shook her head. "Don't be sorry Yuna none of that was your fault."
Yuna looked at Paine. "Yea but still..."
Paine cut her off with a deep passion filled kiss. "Drop it Yuna you won't win." Paine caressed the young gunners cheek slightly.
Yuna looked at Paine and nodded. "Your right all that matters is that your here now."
Lulu looked at the two and smiled faintly. "You know you're lucky Rikku's not here."
"Why are they lucky Lu?"
Lulu closed her eyes and flipped a braid back over her shoulder. "Because you'd be picking on them."
"What I miss?"
Paine shook her head. "Nothing Rikku, well nothing important anyways."
Rikku eyed the three. "You're not haveing fun at my expence again are you?"
Yuna shook her head. "No Rikku I swear we're not. But had you not missed what just happened you would be having fun at Paine's expence."
Rikku looked at Paine and then at Yuna and smirked. "If you say so Yunie."
Yuna looked at Rikku funny. "What's with the smirk?"
"Lulu made a baby outta Paine like I didn't hear her yell." Rikku giggled
Paine growled. "Don't make me hurt you Rikku."
Rikku looked at Paine and frowned. "Sorry Paine was just trying to lighten the mood I didn't mean anything by it really."
Paine nodded and then sighed. "To quote Yuna who's hungry?"
Yuna and Rikku laughed while Lulu just simply smirked and shook her head. "I have an idea. Yuna you and Rikku go and get us a table, I'll finish dressing Paine's wounds and then me and her will join you."
Yuna nodded. "You got it Lulu." Yuna and Rikku went running off towards the cafe.
Paine looked over at Lulu. "You dressed the only wound that needed dressing what secret are you holding?"
Lulu pushed a braid back over her shoulder. "Take off your left glove, i know its not fully healed yet."
Paine raised an eyebrow and slowly removed her glove. When she saw the metal 'bones' in her hand she chuckled. "Great machina..." She watched as the 'skin' grew over and quickly covered up the metal. Paine made a fist then relaxed it and put her glove back on. "Thanks for not saying anything infront of them."
Lulu nodded. "I think it should be left up to you to tell them. They'll never know unless you tell them. But lets go eat shall we?"
"Yea lets." The two walked to the cafe and joined Yuna and Rikku at a table. The whole time they were there everyone even their server would stare and whisper about what Paine had done. Paine sighed. "Maybe I should go."
Yuna growled. "No you'll stay right here." Yuna stood and slammed her hands down on the table. "What you're all doing is wrong and if you gossip about her that means you've all done the same about me and as high summoner I think i'll let the next Sin or Vegnagun win why should I die to save a bunch of ungratful people like you!"
Paine stood and placed a hand on Yuna's shoulder. "Calm down now come on sit and finish your food what they say about me doesn't matter now sit please."
Yuna shook her head no. "No Paine I won't these people have no idea what its like being us and yet they are so quick to judge." Tears now sat on Yuna's cheeks.
Paine set gil on the table for the meal and tip and carried Yuna bridal style out of the cafe. "Walk with me." Paine took Yuna's hand in her right and the two walked towards the beach. "Hey Yuna would you think less of me if I tell you I'm not quite the same because of the fight with Jade?"
Yuna looked at Paine's funny. "No babe I wouldn't. I love you Paine and no matter what you tell me I'll not think less of you."
Paine looked over at Yuna and noded. "Well what I'm about to tell you stays between you and me ok. I'll tell Rikku when I think she can handle it ok." Yuna nodded. "Ok well you see..." Paine removed her glove from her left hand and showed Yuna her palm. The 'skin' hadn't finished healing yet and Yuna saw the metal 'bones' and again tears rested on her cheeks. Paine put her glove back on and hung her head. "Sorry Yuna..."
Yuna shook her head. "No Paine don't be sorry, that changes nothing between us nothing." Yuna pulled Paine to her and kissed her deeply full of raw emotion not holding anything back.
When they broke for air Paine looked at Yuna and smiled. "I'm glad you feel that way Yuna."
Yuna smiled and threw her arms around Paine and burried her face in her neck. "I love you so much."
Paine put her left arm around Yuna's waist. "I love you too."