A/N: YAY! Another story on Rikku and Gippal! I told you I can't leave them alone! This one is gonna be a long one though-and has nothing to do with my other story. COMPLETELY different. Different pasts, different lives different—yea.
Though my first will always be my favorite. Go read it, if you haven't. Go. Shoo.
But read this one too.
Disclaimer: I WANT TO OWN RIKKU AND GIPPAL!…but I don't. So bugger off-you know I own nothing.
Luca: Blitzball Stadium
Rikku sighed, blowing her long blond bangs out of her eyes. She hated coming to these social speeches/party things. Odd enough, considering she was something of a social butterfly. But when it usually just focused around Yuna, and her and Paine were stuck making faces in the background (usually just her, Paine would never stoop to such a childish level)…well, Rikku, plain out loud, hated going.
And she especially hated it how she knew everyone that went. Why? Because they would all ignore her and swamp towards Yuna, leaving her in a dark corner with nothing but her stuffed monkey Moo-Koo.
It was only two months after the defeat of Vegnagun. Rikku had overheard Yuna telling Tidus that this would be the last social event for a long time. Thank Yevon.
Rikku's hair was still done up in the same fashion from her journey. But now she wore a forest green headband, a dark green tank-top (spaghetti-strap), with what seemed like a gauzy scarf hanging loosely over her shoulders, and a short, dark green (near black) skirt. On her feet she wore her old white calf-high boots with the feathers-those would always be her favorite.
But, to continue, her green, swirly eyes were glaring over at a certain someone, who seemed to be having the time of his life with someone else. Someone who she would rather prefer left OUT of his life.
She anxiously jiggled the leg that rested atop her other. Her arms were crossed across her chest and she was sitting lazily in a chair. After all the speeches and 'I want to be your best friend, random stranger!' stuff, there was now the usual-a big dance where every girl was supposed to meet her true love and live happily ever after.
Yea. Right.
The gold bracelets on her left arm jiggled in tune with her bouncing leg. Finally she stopped, with only her foot bobbing quickly up and down. It was her nervous habits-lately she was always nervous. She glared over at Yuna and Tidus, smiling and sipping their wine like fine old gentlemen. Paine was off in a corner with Nooj, and Rikku saw Leblanc quickly closing in. She would have almost laughed; if she felt like it. Baralai seemed to standing just a little ways from Nooj and Paine, looking rather nervous. Even seeing Brother and Buddy strike out with some girls didn't make her day.
"All I wanted was a happy ending." She muttered, remembering after they had beaten Vegnagun.
"That's all I wanted."
Rikku sighed heavily as the Celsius sped away from Luca: and thankfully, away from all that speech-making. She chuckled at the revelation that Nooj, Gippal, and Baralai were left alone to do that. She glanced over to see Yuna in an anxious state: one she had been in ever since Vegnagun's defeat.
"So Paine! Whatcha gonna do?" Rikku asked perkily. Paine shrugged.
"I might go back to being a recorder: for what, I don't know."
Rikku just nodded and skipped over to Yuna. "And you?" "Huh? What? Oh—I don't know. Maybe settle down on Besaid…" Rikku could clearly tell Yuna was distracted, and headed off for Brother. Okay. So her friends were off, either traveling elsewhere or staying put. Rikku could handle that. She was a big girl-big girl's like her didn't worry about little things like that.
"Brother? What're you and Buddy gonna do?"
"Go to Airship RACEEESSSS!" Brother cried, pumping his fist in the air.
"Yea, we wanna show off this beauty to those suckers!" Buddy called over from the map control center. Rikku just giggled as she walked back to where Shinra usually sat: But he was gone.
She sat in his chair and took this all into account.Okay-so all her friends were abandoning her. Big deal, right? She would think of something…perhaps the Gullwings no longer existed, but something else would…she would MAKE something else exist…anything…
Rikku didn't realize she had been crying. Sniffing, she wiped at her eyes. Her happy ending was ruined. She would have to start over—everything from scratch. But she didn't want to. Her friends had left her the first journey around, and now it was happening AGAIN.
Would she EVER find her happy ending?
Rikku shook off the memory as a dancing couple came closer to where she sat. She sniffed and turned her head in the opposite direction. Sure, it looked snobby. But Rikku was feeling rather snobby herself. Rather then feeling perky and happy, she felt dull, drab, and dreary.
Suddenly a tinkly, VERY false laugh awakened Rikku from her selfish, lonely thoughts. There they were. Her heart sunk as she saw the man she had once loved dancing and enjoying the company of some-some-she devil!
That's right. You all know who.
His blond hair was the same as always: spiked and pampered-looking, with a black eye path cutting sits path across it. He wore different clothes (too fancy to describe) that were in a dark blue color. His green eye seemed to sparkle, and his smile widened with laughter. Rikku nearly vomited at the sight. But if that wasn't enough, the girl he was dancing with wasn't her.
Nhadala. Rikku wanted to spit on that name and send it to the Farplane with a fruit basket. Though she hated to admit it, the girl looked stunning, with her goggles and Al Bhed suit off, she looked, actually, normal. With a shining, sequined purple dress that criss-crossed over her shoulders and led down to her ankles, and long blond hair near her shoulders, she could actually seem-pretty.
But with Gippal? Augh. She couldn't wait to see how he got himself out of this one.
Too bad she had looked to glower. He caught her eye, and in a flash he and Nhadala were coming over to the punch table she was sitting beside. WHY did she choose this spot again?
Oh yea. To drown her sorrows in the drink.
"Hey—Cid's Girl—" Gippal managed, breathing heavily with a huge smile plastered on his face. Nhadala was breathing just as heavily, giggling all the while.
What a twit. Rikku thought, forgetting she used to be just the same. Only because Gippal is looking at her, and she bends herself just to fit around his little finger, like some kind of lacey glove or something…
"Hullo." Rikku said dully, her leg now starting to jiggle again. Her eyes stayed where Gippal and Nhadala had been dancing-now a couple had taken their place…man, that guy looked SO familiar…she couldn't see the girl, and the man was barely visible—they had dimmed the lights.
"What's wrong?" Gippal asked, reaching out to ruffle her hair. Instinctively Rikku ducked and swerved her head to the right. Gippal glanced down at her with a frown, and she glared right back, her eyes just narrow slits.
"Oh-huh-let's think—YOU is what's wrong." Rikku hissed, her leg bobbing madly. Gippal sighed, running his hand through his hair.
"Nhad-honey-could you get us some punch?" Nhadala smiled, nodded, and rushed off to the other side of the table.
"So when are you gonna tell "Honey" it's over?" Rikku asked with a grim smile. She watched Gippal from the corner of her eye as he sat down slowly and painfully.
"I'm not—not anytime soon, anyway."
Hmm. He had completely blown off the thing about calling Nhadala honey. Very out of character.
Rikku felt her stomach knot. He's just doing this to get you angry, take a breath…breathe…
"I thought you said you could only stand things for 'one or two days'." Rikku muttered, fiddling with a bracelet. She saw Gippal glance at Nhadala, (who was busy talking to another Al Bhed).
"Okay, you're just making a mountain out of a molehill, all right? There was no need to duck your head or anything-we promised to act normal in front of everyone else. Like nothing happened, remember?" Rikku looked up at him, and felt that her eyes were watering. She had just remembered how hard it was to look into his face without bursting into tears. The face she had once looked forward to seeing every day…
SHE hadn't promised anything! SHE hadn't said they should act like nothing happened! Because something did happen! Something she wanted to hold on to for the rest of her life.
"A molehill?" She hissed. "A MOLEHILL? Look, this was NO molehill, all right? This was a MOUNTAIN, and you know it!" Rikku cried, standing up abruptly. Gippal glanced nervously around, giving everyone an 'it's okay, I can handle it' smile.
"Rikku-listen-can we discuss this somewhere else?" Gippal asked, looking around. "Or else you can talk quieter." Rikku sighed, breathing in and out a number of times, finally decided to sit back down in her chair.
"You've never been this calm before." She muttered. Gippal shrugged.
"You live and learn."
"What? Live with Nhadala? Didn't take YOU long to hook up again."
Gippal growled, running his hand through his hair once more. "Rikku, you're making this more difficult then it has to be…"
"No I'm not. I'm being perfectly logical." Rikku muttered back, knowing she was getting into a stupid and childish argument. But she didn't want to let him go-not ever. She wanted to rub into his face how hurt she was-but at the same time, she didn't want him to know just how much pain he had caused her.
She heard another sigh. "Whatever Kid. But I'm going to be mature about it."
"That's a first." Rikku stated with a snarky tone. Gippal glared at her.
"I have a remark on the tip of my tongue, but I'll save it for when you really annoy me, Cid's Girl."
Rikku stuck her tongue out at him. "Too bad I'll never come near enough to you-your face sends anyone within 10 feet of you running."
Gippal grinned. "I've taught you well, Little Girl."
"Will you call me anything but Rikku?!" She asked, officially ticked off.
Gippal sat in mock thought. "Yes, that sounds about right, Cid's Girl."
"AUGH!" She stood up angrily, her scarf becoming more loose. Why was she exploding again? She shouldn't have been talking to Gippal about being out of character...
Neh. All well.
"Look, it's enough that you've constantly annoyed me-that I can live with. But you know what? I CANNOT, absolutely, positively, CANNOT live with you breaking my heart!" Rikku swerved around on her heel and ran off, blinded by a sudden visit of tears.
Why did she always have to break down the minute she saw him? Why did she always have to remember all the good times they had everytime she saw him smiling and talking with some other girl? WHY did she have to be so jealous and clingy? Rikku was a girl who didn't need a man…
Especially one like Gippal.
Lie! A voice screamed in her head. You NEED Gippal! If not, you'll explode from loneliness!
Rikku sighed as she ran out onto the balcony. She breathed in the salty sea air and smiled unwillingly, considering the terrible mood she was in.
I need to make a happy ending…my happy ending
A/N: Yay! I hope it was okay—I haven't written a first chapter in a while. GASP. But WHY is Rikku so mad and sad? HOW did Gippal break her heart? What's this about a one or two day fling? Nhadala wearing a purple dress?! Why is Rikku so jealous of Nhadala? And WHAT WENT ON BETWEEN RIKKU AND GIPPAL?!
Some of those rather important and/or useless questions will be answered in the…NEXT CHAAAPTER.
But only if you review!