A/N: Apparently I did lose reviewers I only got two reviews, but I'm gonna continue to update for those two reviewers. So thanks so much kingleby and for your reviews. They meant a lot. Well here's the next chapter.

Chap12

He just stared at me with a look I couldn't decipher.

"Gippal... did you hear me?" I asked

He slowly nodded his head yes.

"Gippal, please... say something." I said with a hint of desperation in my voice. The longer he delayed in answering me the more pain I felt. My heart was feeling like it was being torn apart.

"I don't... I don't know what to say Rikku." He said honestly with a look of uncertainty in his eyes

I looked down at the sand. I dropped Gippal's hand as I felt tears well up in my eyes. I turned away from Gippal and ran back to Home, my tears distorting my vision.

"Hysa bmayca" (name please)

"Myto Rikku, pyikrdan uv vunsan maytan Cid" (lady Rikku, daughter of the former leader Cid)

"Hysa aqlabdat." (Name accepted) it said as it opened the door. As soon as I entered, the door slammed shut behind me.

That's when I lost it. I started crying hysterically as I ran to our room. Everything was a blur as I ran blindly to our room, the people, the white walls, with the Al Bhed writing on it. Everything was just a big blur, as tears streamed freely down face. I ran in and locked the door behind me. I sat on the bed and pulled my knees up to my chest. At that point my mind went through all the worst possibilities.

'He doesn't want our child, he was disappointed, angry. This is all my fault.'

All these things kept running through my head as I cried.

'I wish mom was still here. She would know what to do. Damn you Sin, damn you Yu Yevon, damn everything that took my mom away from me. I can't talk to father because he would completely freak at me being pregnant, and then at Gippal for making me cry. I don't even seem to have Gippal to talk to now, not that I want to at this moment.' I thought to my self

"Rikku." Gippal said as he caught up to me. He was knocking on the door and calling my name.

"Go away!" I cried

"Rikku, please. We need to talk."

"There's nothing to talk about." I shouted harshly.

"Rikku, please. I think that there's been a misunderstanding. Please Rikku, listen to me." He desperately pleaded.

"Go on then." I said coldly.

"Can you open the door...please?" he said still desperately.

I got off the bed, unlocked the door, and turned on my heel as I headed to the bed and sat down with my arms crossed and a cold glare fixed on my face. If the glare had an effect on him, he didn't show it. Instead he had a pained look on his face.

"Rikku." He said quietly. "I'm not upset about the baby. I'm elated."

My sharp cold glare lessened.

"Really?" I asked in a quiet voice. At that moment I felt so small, so weak as I waited to hear his conformation of his words.

He knelt down and took my hands in his.

"Of course Rikku. I'm going to be a father and nothing could make me happier than you being the mother of my child. It's just that I'm shocked and worried. I mean that was the last thing I thought was wrong with you. But I'm worried because as the months go by you and our baby will be more vulnerable, especially with that Al Bhed killer still out there." He told me.

I fell on my knees in front of him and threw my arms around him and hugged him tightly, crying from relief. He hugged me back just as tightly.

"Don't ever do that to me again. You scared me so much." I said "I thought you didn't want out child."

"Oh Spira." He breathed. "Rikku, please, never think that. I want nothing more than to start a family with you. It just happened sooner than I expected." He said

"I love you so much Gippal." I said

"I love you too Rikku, and I extremely happy about the baby." He replied

We just sat there holding each other. Me, I was thrilled that Gippal wanted this baby. It felt as if a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders.

"Rikku, if I ever seem distant or angry please know that it's not because of you. I'm just a little stressed over the destruction of the Machine Faction. I mean all of my friends are gone. All the hard work I put into the faction is gone. But there's also something else that's bothering me. If it's the Al Bhed that are being killed then, then why is Spira starting to hate us again?" he said

" I don't know Gippal. We'll have to go and investigate Djose temple and talk to Baralai. I'm sure he'll know what the reason is, or at least help us." I replied

"Yes I guess so... well on a lighter note, should we go tell you father the good news?" he asked

"Umm.. Do you think that's a good idea? I don't know how he's going to react." I replied warily.

"Oh come on Rikku. I'm sure he won't get mad." Gippal said

"I hope you're right." I muttered "Fine. But let's tell him in the morning, it's kinda late now."

"All right." He said

We climbed into bed, but instead of me pressing my back against his chest like always, I turned on my side and cuddled against his chest instead. That's how we fell asleep, with my head resting under his chin.

When I woke up, Gippal was still asleep, or so I thought. I got up and made it as far as putting my feet on the floor when he grabbed my waist and pulled me back, causing me to fall on top of him.

"Hey!" I complained

"Where are you going?" he asked groggily.

"To the bathroom. Is that ok?" I asked sarcastically.

"Are you ok?" he asked

"Yes, I just have to use the bathroom."

"Alright." He said, letting me up.

I rolled my eyes as I went into the bathroom, and I locked the door so he couldn't check on me. I loved the fact that Gippal wants this child and is worried about me, but if he's going to be over protective then we're going to have to have a talk. I took a shower and brushed my teeth. When I walked out of the bathroom I was surprised to see Gippal up and dressed. He was never up this early.

"Gippal, are you feeling ok?" I asked

"Yea. Why?" he responded

"Because your never out of bed this early." I responded

"Well I just thought that it would be better to tell your father as soon as possible." He said.

"Oh.. Right. Ok. Well the bathroom's all yours." I said

I had forgotten that today we were going to tell my dad that I was pregnant. I sighed as I started looking through my dress spheres. I decided to wear my songstress outfit as I realized that I needed new outfits.

Gippal came out of the bathroom a few minuets later.

"Well I guess we should get this over with." I said turning to the door.

But Gippal stopped me by putting his hand on my shoulder. "Rikku Wait." He said turning me to face him. "No matter what your father may say or do, just know that I love you and I want this child just as bad as you do."

"I know Gippal." I said hugging him.

He lifted my chin up with one finger, so I was looking at his one green eye. He brought his lips down to mine and kissed me. Now most people communicate through words, others such as singers, through their songs, poets, through their poetry, writers through their stories, and fighters through their fists. But Gippal and I, and I'm sure other couples as well, communicate through our kisses, and this kiss confirmed everything Gippal just said to me. I could tell just how much he loved me and more, like how much he wanted our child. But through this kiss I could also tell how worried he was about me and our baby, and about the person trying to kill the Al Bhed, and also his frustration over the faction's demise. As I kissed him back, I hoped he could feel my feelings also. I tried to convey my love for him and our baby, and reassure him that I'll be ok and so will this child. I also tried to convey my hope and confidence that we will catch this guy and avenge the faction. Doing this was easier than I expected it to be.

Somehow during the kiss and my thoughts running all over the place, my hands had managed to creep their way up his chest, up and around his neck and into his hair, and his arms snaked their way around my waist, pulling me closer to him, if that was even possible. We eventually pulled away slowly, but reluctantly. Too bad we both needed air. Otherwise who knows how long that kiss would've lasted. But our close proximity remained.

"Now we can go." He said lightly kissing my forehead.

I opened the door and we stepped out of our room. Gippal kept his hand around my waist the whole way there. As we were walking through the halls, we kept getting curious stares from the other Al Bhed. I noticed that all the Al Bhed women we passed had disappointed looks on their faces as they noticed his hand firmly on my waist. I smirked thinking 'that's right he's mine, so back off.'

When we got to the hospital section we walked to my fathers room and knocked on the door. The doctor opened it up and let us in.

He looked at me with a knowing smile as he said "Hello Rikku, Gippal. You're just in time to hear me give your father a clean bill of health and tell him he can leave whenever he likes."

"Thanks doctor." I said

"Well Cid, I'll just go and get the paperwork ready and then you can fill them out whenever you're ready to leave."

"Thanks doc." Cid said as the doctor turned and left the room.

"Hey dad. How do you feel?" I asked

"Better then I've felt in years."

"That's good." I said distractedly.

"Rikku. What's wrong? You seem distracted." He asked

"Nothing's wrong."I said quickly.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, actually things are great." I paused. "Dad I'm pregnant." I said.

There was an uncomfortable silence for a few minuets.

"You're what?" he asked incredulously.

"I'm pregnant." I said again, but in a small voice hoping he won't get angry.

"Boy!" he said in a low tone. "I'm gonna kill you." He said with a slightly angry look in his eyes.

"What did I do?" Gippal asked backing away slightly.

"You got her pregnant, and she's only 18." He shouted.

"So what? I want this child vydran." I said "and if you kill him, not only will I never speak to you again, but my child won't have a father to grow up with.

"But.." He started

"No buts' dad. I had to grow up without mom. But at least I had 8 years with her. Can you really live with the guilt of knowing that you're the reason your grandchild has to grow up without a father?" I asked standing in front of Gippal and glaring at my father.

After a few minuets he looked down ashamedly. "No.. You're right. I'm sorry."

"Dad why are you so uptight?" I asked

"What... I'm not." But he stopped at the look I was giving him. He sighed. "Because I made some mistakes when I was your age, and I don't want you to do anything you might regret later on."

"Dad. Things have changed since then." I said

"Yea I know but now people starting to hate us, and now that you're pregnant you're going to be in a lot of danger." He said

"I know that dad, and so does Gippal. I know he won't let anything bad happen to me or this baby." I said as I grabbed Gippal's hands from behind me and entwined my fingers with his as he wrapped them around my waist form behind.

"Cid, I promise you that nothing's going to happen to Rikku, or the child she's carrying." Gippal said to my father.

"I'm holding you to that. If anything happens to her or this child you're a dead man walking."

"If anything happens to her or this child I'll kill myself." Gippal said seriously.

My father studied Gippal's face for a few minuets, probably to see if he was telling the truth or not. He nodded apparently pleased with his answer.

All of a sudden a wave of nausea washed over me. I got light headed and I wobbled a bit in place but Gippal held me steady.

"Rikku? Are you alright?" he asked me

"No." I said as I got out of his embrace and ran to the bathroom just in time.

'This is going to be the only thing I hate about being pregnant. Hopefully it won't last the whole nine months. But knowing my luck it probably will.' I thought to my self as I sat on the floor of the bathroom, and my head leaning over the toilet as another wave of nausea over took me.

(Gippal pov)

I sighed and ran my hand through my hair as Rikku ran to the bathroom. I hated to see her sick, and I felt a little bad knowing that it was kinda my fault she felt this way.

"Cid. How long do you think the morning sickness will last?" I asked him

"I don't know. Each pregnancy is different. When her mother was pregnant with Brother, it last until her second trimester. But when she was carrying Rikku it lasted the end of her first trimester."

I sighed again. "So there's no way of knowing is there?"

"No there isn't. I know it's hard to see a loved one sick like this, especially knowing that you caused it. But all you can do is just be there for her and comfort her as best as you can." Cid said as if he had read my thoughts.

Rikku came out of the bathroom a few minutes later. She looked better, but still slightly nauseous.

"Well dad, I'm glad to see that you're better and I wish we could stay longer but we've already taken to much time away from the investigation, we really need to find this person before someone is actually killed." she said "Oh, and dad please don't tell anyone that I'm pregnant yet. I don't want word to get out for as long as possibly. For safety reasons." I said

"Sure." he said in an understanding tone

As we were to leave the hospital. There was a commotion out side.

"Everyone clear the hallways, we have an emergency patient coming through." the nurses cried.

We saw the stretcher come speeding past te door, and to my surprise I recognized the person on it.

It was Dravidian.

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