This is My Story
Chapter Three
It would be a very safe assumption to say that I was surprised. Not so much at what Leblanc was doing for I'd had more than just suspicion about what went on her bedroom. No, the surprise came from just how good the woman's hands felt on my body...
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Mission Two: Take The First Steps (cont)
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I nearly choked on my drink as the voice synced up perfectly with the name in my memories. Leblanc, of all people, seemed to be trying to seduce me.
“Hmm, give me a Cactuar Spike, straight up,” Leblanc told the woman before returning her attention to me. “You've got the feel of a girl who knows how to handle herself,” she whispered, lips brushing against my ear. “You should spend some time with me... I'll take such good care of you...” she trailed off hypnotically, practically breathing the words and sending goosebumps down my body. “I bet you give an incredible massage...” I grinned despite my nervousness, remembering just how much she had enjoyed the massage I had given her before. I took another sip of my drink, the alcohol and my recently discovered drive fusing together into a confidence I doubt I could have managed otherwise.
“I don't know, Leblanc, if you stop and think about it,” I murmured, pushing away from the bar and turning to face her, “it's your turn to give me a massage,” I said with a wink. The woman peered at me for several seconds until it clicked, her eyes nearly popping out of her head when it did.
“Yuna! What the hell are you doing here?!” I giggled at the woman and flashed her a smile.
“Getting seduced by you I think.”
“S-Seduced?! I was not! I was just feeling you out!” she shouted, looking around herself uncomfortably.
“So you were just feeling me up?” I asked, tilting my head a little and trying to look as cute as possible.
“Yes! I mean no! Gah, stop twisting my words! I recruit all my fem-goons here, I was just seeing if you had the right stuff! I'd never have done it if I knew it was you, I wouldn't want any of you Dullwings if you begged me!”
“Are you sure you don't want to check again?” I asked, stepping closer and shaking my hips a little. The woman's whole body flushed slightly, I could tell as most of it was exposed by her altered Lady Luck Dressphere.
“Are you drunk or something?” I giggled and took another sip of my drink.
“Maybe a little, but I did come here to meet a nice girl... and seeing how you offered to buy my drinks... you just jumped to the top of the list.” The blonde eyed me warily for a bit until the bartender set her drink down and walked away. Leblanc took a sip of her drink and was quiet for a moment before nodding her head towards a row of bar stools and walking off. With a surge of elation I grabbed my drink and followed, sitting down next to her and remembering to cross my legs tightly to keep from showing a little too much. “So, you're recruiting?” I asked to break the silence.
“Yeah, been having trouble keeping the Syndicate going strong since the number of rare Spheres started dropping off,” she said sadly, taking another sip of her drink.
“I thought we'd been seeing less and less of you lately, things haven't been nearly as exciting.”
“I'm sure,” she said, letting out a forced laugh.
“Hey, I was serious! It's just not the same without kicking you three's butts every time we try to get something done!” Something flashed through her eyes for a brief second but I couldn't tell for sure what it was.
“Won't even be three for long...” she muttered irritably. “Even Ormi and Logos have been talking about striking off on their own, and after all I've done for them too!” She downed the rest of her drink in one big gulp and whistled for the bartender. “Another for me and...” she looked at me questioningly for a moment before I realized she was asking if I wanted another, I looked over to see that I had finished mine without even realizing it and nodded, “another for the lady too, but make it a double, the Shiva's here are too weak for a girl like her.”
“Thanks, Leblanc,” I murmured, blushing at the impromptu complement.
“Yeah, sure,” she said, tapping her thigh impatiently as she waited for her drink.
“Something bothering you?” I asked, taking a sip of my newly poured drink and recoiling slightly at the much stronger liquid.
“That's none of your business!” she said harshly, slamming back her second drink and asking for another.
“Sorry...” The woman looked at me for a moment before her eyes softened.
“Nah, I'm sorry, love. I'm just frustrated about... well, everything.”
“We can talk about it if you want?” I offered, putting my hand on top of hers and giving it a gentle squeeze.
“Nah, I don't want to ruin your night listening to me bitch about my life, go off and have fun,” she said, although something in those violet eyes told me she wanted me to stay.
“You're right,” I said with a hint of deviousness in my voice,” I think I will... but only after I've sat right here and had a few more drinks with an old... sort of friend,” I said with a smile, watching her brighten considerably at my words.
“Alright... I guess a little girl talk and a few more drinks couldn't hurt...”
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I woke to the most splitting headache I could ever remember having in my entire life and joining it was an irritating amount of stiffness in my back and a terrible case of cottonmouth. I opened one bleary eye and instantly regretted it as the dim rays of the morning sun sent a wave of pain and nausea through my body. I quickly shut the eye and nestled my cheek against the pillow, fully content to sleep for another week if need be... that is, until I felt somebody stirring against my back.
“A little to the left... don't make me give you the heel...” a sleepy voice murmured behind me. Both eyes snapped open with the full realization that I wasn't alone in bed along the fact that I wasn't even in my own bed but one in a room I didn't even recognize. I reached down and lifted up the sheets to find that I was not only naked, but had an arm draped over my waist. Summoning up a bit of willpower I turned my head to see an equally nude Leblanc curled up against my back. I groaned as the vague memories of her crying about something on my shoulder, me leaning in to kiss her, and something about begging Rikku for something came back to me in a painful haze. I slowly lifted the woman's arm from my waist and crawled out of bed to stumble towards an open door into a bathroom.
“Oh my...” I murmured as I took in my reflection. My hair was a tangled mess and my eyes looked swollen and puffy. Much more embarrassingly I had what looked to be a long series of nibble marks running down my neck towards my chest. I turned the faucet to as cold as it would go and began liberally splashing my face with it in an attempt to sober up enough to think clearly. The freezing cold liquid had the desired effect of bringing me to full consciousness with only the minor side effect of making my head throb a little harder. Slowly but surely it was starting to come back to me.
I'd been talking and having drinks with Leblanc and she'd been upset about something and I tried to comfort her. I kissed her... I kissed her a bunch of times until she mentioned something about rooms they had in the back. Next thing I remember I was begging Rikku for something and then running off with her purse and then... I blushed bright red as memories of what had happened after that began drifting back, primarily me kissing my way up her thighs towards... I shook my head a little to bring myself back to reality. Quietly as possible, I tiptoed back into the room and began gathering my things, groaning not only at the small pile of shredded ribbons that had once been my outfit but the faint indication of claw marks on the woman's back.
“Yunie?” Rikku's muffled voice suddenly announced from somewhere in the room. I blinked confusedly for a second before realizing what was going on and began searching the room. I managed to find Rikku's purse, underneath Leblanc's panties of all places, and fumbled numbly with the latch, biting back a curse as the contents spilled out in all directions. There amongst a few scattered gil notes was the little blinking communicator that I had figured would be there.
“I'm here, Rikku,” I said as quietly as possible to avoid waking the other woman.
“Where the hell are you?! We were worried!” Rikku shouted, seemingly as loud as possible.
“Don't yell! I've got the worst headache!”
“Oops! Sorry Yunie... where are you though?” she asked in a much more tolerable tone.
“I'm in some kind of hotel room, I think it's part of the club or something, I was pretty drunk when I came here.” I think I could actually hear her grinning through the communicator.
“Is that cutie blonde you were last seen running off with there with you?”
“Yes, and shut up!” I muttered, realizing at this point that I was still holding Leblanc's underwear and tossed them away, suddenly very glad that the communicators were audio only.
“Oh! Yunie got laid! That's so cute!” she cooed sweetly.
“I said shut up! Listen, my clothes are kinda... well... in bits and pieces so I need you to come get me and bring me a new Grid. And I swear you'll regret it if you tease me any more!”
“Sure thing naughty girl, what room are you in?” I wracked my brain for the memory from last night.
“Four, I think.”
“Kay, I'll be there in a few!” There were a few moments of silence before the inevitable... “So, how was she compared to Lulu?” I promptly shut off the communicator and went about gathering up the scattered gil notes and packs of mints that had spilled out of Rikku's purse. When finished I settled in to wait amidst the returning memories of last night, a smile creeping slowly across my face as I did so. After a few minutes there was a knock at the door. I crept over and opened it just enough to get my arm through as, sure enough, Rikku was bouncing up and down to try and see who was in the room with me.
“Just give me the grid, I'll be out in a minute!”
“Oh poo, you're no fun! I just want to congratulate the lucky...” I quickly shut the door in her face and activated the grid, finding only the Thief Dressphere inside. With a sigh I allowed the frilly short skirt and bikini top to wrap themselves around my body. When finally dressed I considered saving myself the embarrassment and simply leaving but realized it would be way too cold hearted to do so. I shuffled slowly over to the bed and lightly shook the woman's shoulder.
“Leblanc?”
“Hm?” she murmured.
“Leblanc,” I said, shaking her a littler harder. One violet eye slowly slid open to look me up and down. “Good morning,” I offered feebly.
“Good morning to you too, love,” she said sleepily as a dopey grin spread across her face. She took in a deep breath and started to stretch out... only to pause midway as both eyes suddenly flew open. One hand reached down to slowly lift up the sheets then quickly pull them tight around her body. “I... you... we...” I giggled at the stuttering woman and leaned down to give her a quick kiss on the cheek.
“I have to get going... but I just wanted to say thank you for the... absolutely incredible night.”
“I... we had...”
“You okay?”
“I just... never thought I'd be waking up with... you really stayed to say goodbye?” she asked, sounding genuinely surprised.
“Am I not supposed to?” I asked, suddenly wondering if I'd broken some rule I didn't know about.
“No, no! It's just... not something I'm used to...”
“Oh, okay...” I said, something about that making me really sad.
“Yunie! We need to get going, we have to go pick up those lazy bums today!” Rikku called out through the door.
“Right, you said you had to go.”
“Yeah, um... I'll see you around I guess?” I offered.
“Yeah, see you later.” I chewed my lip nervously for a second before leaning down and kissing her again, this time a light peck on the lips. Blushing, I stood and left the room, quickly closing the door behind me before Rikku could poke her head in.
“Ohh, come on, Yunie! You've got to give me something! Paine was fidgety all night wondering about who you were with!” Rikku whined as we walked down the hall.
“I'll tell you later,” I hissed, rubbing at my temples in hopes of easing the throbbing headache. I felt a tug at my waist and looked down to see Rikku snatching her purse from my belt.
“You practically mugged me for it last night,” she giggled. “I needsh deposit for somethin!” she slurred in a drunken imitation.
“Please tell me it wasn't that bad...” I groaned. She giggled again and started fishing through the purse.
“Oh don't worry, you're an adorable drunk!” She paused then and took another quick look through the messy contents of the tiny hand bag.
“Sorry, I accidentally dumped it out when the communicator went off and just kinda crammed everything back in.”
“Oh, I was just wondering where the...” she drifted off as her mischievous smile assumed it's usual position on her face. “Never mind!” I eyed her warily for a bit before deciding my head hurt too much to care...
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–Mission Complete!–
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Mission Three: Find A New Path
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“Aww, she's like a little hung over angel!” Rikku's voice cooed as something hard and pointy kept poking me in the cheek.
“For the love of Spira, at least let me sleep a few hours” I groaned, still feeling the aftereffects of the alcohol I'd drank. Rikku giggled.
“You've been asleep for six hours!” My eyes fluttered open and groggily searched out for the nearby clock, seeing that it was already five o'clock. I groaned and pushed myself up off the bed, feeling stiff and miserable, just in time to see Paine coming up the stairs with a lightly smoking drink and a cup of milk.
“Ugh, what's that?” I asked, turning my nose away from the pungent smell coming off it.
“Drink this, it'll help,” she said, offering it to me. Up close it smelled even worse.
“What is it?”
“A bunch of things,” she said simply.
“It tastes like crap, but it works!” Rikku announced happily. “Just... plug your nose and try not to let it touch your tongue.” I looked between the two of them warily for a moment before taking the mixture and drinking it using Rikku's instructions, still gagging on the bitter taste regardless. Paine then handed me the milk to wash it down with. “Yay! You'll be good as new in an hour or so!” Rikku said, clapping happily.
“Ugh, is it always like this when you drink a whole bunch?”
“You're body's just not used to it, but that's a good thing I suppose. Drinking and partying is fun and all, but only if it's every once in a while.”
“I think I'll take it a little easier next time...” I murmured, figuring I'd drank a lot more than I should have because I was nervous.
“Next time?” Rikku asked hopefully.
“Yeah, what about it?”
“So you did have a good time!” Rikku shouted happily, tackling me back onto the bed. “Paine and me were worried you'd be all bummed out because of the embarrassing things we had you do.”
“We?” Paine asked indignantly.
“Hey, I'm not the one that sucked on her tongue!” Rikku shot back.
“Yes you did! And you're the one that had her lick salt of your boobs!” I settled back against the headboard and giggled despite my stiff and sore body.
“I loved all of it!” I announced happily. “The body shots, the dancing, seeing all those women acting so free and uninhibited, it was incredible!” Rikku grinned and slid across the bed seductively to walk her fingers across the nibble marks on my chest.
“And I'm sure getting these was a nice treat too. Come on, Yunie, give us some juicy details!” I groaned and shoved her away.
“A lady doesn't kiss and tell,” I said, sticking my tongue out at her.
“You had drunken sex in a seedy hotel room behind an underground bar and dance club, that's hardly ladylike,” Paine said with a short laugh, sitting down on the side of the bed and crossing her arms and legs. I retracted my tongue and lowered my head.
“Promise you won't laugh?”
“Hell no!” Rikku announced, only to yelp as Paine tugged on one of her braids. I shot her a foul look before sighing, figuring they'd find out sooner or later anyway.
“Leblanc...” Both pairs of eyes went wide.
“Come again?” Rikku murmured.
“It was Leblanc... I slept with her...”
“You mean fan waving, haughty as hell, 'give you the heel', Leblanc?” I nodded sheepishly.
“Wow... Yunie had sex with Leblanc... there's another thing I never imagined myself saying! Although...” she said, drifting off and grinning mischievously, “the way you described that massage from before... I can totally see it!” I looked up surprised.
“Really? You're not gonna make fun of me?”
“Oh no, I'll be giving you crap about it for months, but if it means you got all the super hornies out of your system then lucky her!”
“Thanks a lot!” I shouted, smacking her with a pillow.
“How did it happen?” Paine asked.
“Well...” I started, blushing at the memories, “I went to the bar to order a drink, bumping into Elma and Lucil on the way I might add, and she came up behind me and offered to pay for it all seductive like. She didn't know who I was and she offered to take real good care of me and all this other stuff while... feeling me up...”
“Ooh! Naughty Yunie! I bet you just loved being...” I silenced her with another blow from the pillow.
“I told her who I was and she got all nervous, trying to say she was just trying to recruit me as a fem-goon but I could tell she was really lonely. We had a few drinks while she talked about how her Syndicate is kinda falling apart and then it gets a little hazy after that. I remember her telling me something that made her really sad so I... well... I kissed her. I guess one thing led to another from there and the next thing I know I'm waking up with her.”
“Aww, you skipped the best part!” Rikku whined.
“Quiet you!” I said, threatening her with the pillow again. “Anyway, after I got dressed in the morning I woke her up to say goodbye and she was really surprised that I had, said something like she wasn't used to it or something.”
“That's kinda sad...”
“I know...” I murmured.
“But that just means you made her night and her day! I knew you'd be a natural at this!”
“I've decided something...”
“Oh?” Paine asked, picking up on the determination in my voice.
“I don't like how Spira's attitude is towards people that are... different. Hearing the two of you talk about it and seeing the deep depression Elma and Lucil share from having to hide who they really are... it sucks.”
“Yunie...” I held up a hand to stop her.
“This isn't the Spira we fought so hard for, people shouldn't have to be afraid anymore!”
“You realize fighting this could be a lot harder than fighting Sin or Vegnagun,” Paine said somberly. I nodded, taking her and Rikku's hands into mine.
“Will I have you girls backing me up?” Rikku and Paine looked at each other and nodded.
“Always,” Paine said, squeezing my hand.
“Count me in!” Rikku announced happily. “Oh! Guess we know what we're going to do with the ship now!”
“What do you mean?”
“Oh yeah, you've been asleep. We finally found out what the boys have been working on all this time!”
“Oh?”
Rikku grinned and reached up to pull aside the curtains hanging above my bed. The sudden blinding light sent a wave of pain through my head but eventually my eyes were able to adjust, gazing in wonderment once they had done so. Floating in the sky next the Celsius... was a massive black airship.