Alrighty, alrighty! Yet another chappie!!! I'm actually doing good with updating this thing!! YAY!!! Okay, read on already. REVIEWWWWWW!!! -sniff-
Disclaimer: Don't own nothing but the story idea. That's all mine. YAY! Something to call mine own!! -huggles story idea-
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... or not. And I don't own Gippal's random Super Trooper quote. Broken Lizard owns that. lol... it was appropriate...
A/N- Thanks to my reviewers!!! I may not have many, but every one counts, and every single one makes me want to write more. This is, again, for you guys!!
-After It All-
A fic written to 'Slide' by the Goo Goo Dolls
-Chapter Two: Don't Cross The Line-
Do you wake up on your own
And wonder where you are
You live with all your faults
-Gippal-
There must be something wrong with me too.
I can't stop staring at her!! Or kissing her, or having the urge to kiss her, or wanting to kiss her, or wanting to see if her bra matched the underwear that was so aptly revealed, or wanting to see if she was even wearing a bra, or wanting to pull all of her clothes off and jump her right there.
This is insane. I've gone off the deep end, finally. I'm insane, and this is a dream. A dream. A dream.
It can't be a dream. I can still taste her on my lips- a hint of sand and a touch of cherry. She always did like cherry-flavored lip gloss.
WHAT AM I SAYING!?! WHAT AM I DOING?!?! FRYD?!? TYSH ED!!!
Oh man, this is Rikku. Think about what you're doing, Gippal. This is Cid's girl.
And instead of the reaction I thought I was gonna have, I smiled.
What is wrong with me?
I then got up, shaking my head. I wasn't doing this. I wasn't making moves on Cid's girl. Especially when she was unconscious. But I couldn't help notice that my eyes seemed to linger on her body, the slow swell of her breasts, tight against the fabric of her tiny dress …
Bad Gippal. VERY bad Gippal.
No way could I lose control now. I never, ever once tried anything that wasn't somewhat innocent with Rikku, because I knew her father would have my ass if we did something and he found out. Hell, he never even knew we were together, as far as I know. We never bothered to tell him … he thought we were just friends.
Just friends … heh. You could say that.
I shook my head again, and walked out of the room after stealing one more glance.
Damn it, Rikku, what have you done to me.
I wanna wake up where you are
I won't say anything at all
So why don't you slide
Yeah, we're gonna let it slide
-Rikku-
When I could finally open my eyes, all I saw was a white ceiling, and instantly I freaked out
Where am I?????
I sat up slightly, looking around the room.
Oh, it's okay. It's my room, it's all good.
I sighed, and then remembered why I was here, in a bed, hardly able to move.
Damn it!!! Damn boots. How hard did I fall?
Then I noticed something.
Gippal wasn't there … and something inside me pained a little. A small part of me had hoped he would be there with me. But hey, that's me and my wishful thinking, ya know? Gippal, have compassion? Not in this lifetime, buddy.
Not ever, really.
I really need to stop lying to myself.
Okay, so yes, Gippal can feel compassion, it's just he's not very good at it. Didn't change the fact that I was pissed that he wasn't there.
Speak of the devil. Guess who just walked in.
Don't you love the life you killed
The Priest is on the phone
Your father hit the wall
Your ma disowned you
Don't supposed I'll ever know
What it means to be a man
Something I can't change
I'll live around it
-Gippal-
As I walked back into the room to check on Rikku, I got an eyeful of daggers from the Princess in question.
"Gippal? Where were you?" she asked, her tone much softer than her look.
I lowered my eyes, trying to avoid the question, but she knew me too well.
"Don't avoid the question, Gippal. Frana fana oui?"
"I went out for a little walk. That okay with you, Princess?"
"The name's Rikku."
I smiled at that. She always corrected me, even though the title was always appropriate.
"I see you're feeling better."
"And I see you're feeling arrogant, as usual. Am I okay?"
You're okay, alright. You're a knockout.
No. Not saying that out loud. Not even going there.
"Well, seeing as you're awake, I'd say so."
"Ya know, you could stop being a smartass every once in a while, Gippal."
I smirked.
"Why? It's so much fun, especially when I'm teasing you. You always take it so offensively, and it's hilarious."
"Oh, so now that's all I'm good for, hmm? A laugh?"
I am not going to answer that question. I am NOT going to answer that question. Damn it, Gippal, get a grip! STOP thinking about Rikku naked!
"I'm not even going to dignify myself with a response to that."
Once again, she threw those dagger eyes at me- I'm sure she meant them to be threatening, but to me they looked downright sexy. Or maybe I was just in a horny mood and had a one-track mind. Yeah, that was it.
"Baralai said everyone was worried about you," I said, after the silence had lingered for a few moments.
"How long have I been out?"
"Just a couple of hours."
At that her eyes widened. She threw herself back onto the bed, curling up into a little a ball as she could manage with her stiff body. She made a primal sort of noise, and sighed loudly.
"What's up?"
"Daddy was supposed to get some machina parts from me earlier."
"Oh yeah, Cid. Don't worry, I gave 'em to him. Although he kind of hit the wall when he heard that I had been watching you in the room alone."
At that, she blushed scarlet, and I had a sudden thought that maybe she hadn't been out the whole time.
She sat up, shaking her head, and then looked up at me.
"I'm so sorry, Gippal, I didn't think he's react like that."
I raised an eyebrow at that. Rikku, apologizing. It wasn't something she did often.
"No problem, Princess."
Then she sighed.
"Gippal, you know I hate being called that, so why do you do it so often?"
"Cause it bugs you so much."
"UGH!! I do NOT understand your logic at all, oui pek sayhea!"
"You're not supposed to. By the way, your mommy was soooo worried about her little baby girl," I joked, talking about Nhadala- she had been, for the past year, trying to help Cid with Rikku.
But by the look on her face, I knew I had crossed the line and said something I was going to majorly regret.
And a second after she threw me that painful look, she started crying. And I don't mean, soft, no tears crying- I mean full out, wailing, sobbing crying, which made me feel like an absolute piece of shit. I didn't even think about the fact that Rikku was touchy about her Ma this week- two days before had been the day she had left her family- just walked out and had never been seen again, when Rikku was 6 years old. I remember, because I was the one who held Rikku when she cried. Her brothers weren't strong enough to handle it, and Cid fell apart for a while. And, being her friend already, it was the least I could do. I swear, I'm never gonna learn when to shut my mouth. She must think I'm a complete asshole. And she's right- I need to grow up … sad thing is, I don't think I can, cause part of me likes the cocky son of a bitch I've turned out to be.
'FRYD?!?'- WHAT?!?
'TYSH ED!!!'- DAMN IT!!!
'Frana fana oui?'- where were you?
'Oui pek sayhea!'- you big meanie!
Alrighty!! Whaddya think!!! I'm gonna get to writing the (technically) third chappie!! Hope ya'll enjoyed this one I'm gonna get to work -jams to song from songfic- YEA!!!!Celestial D