Hi all. This is the OFFICIAL Sequal to Boy meets girl :o I hope all the fans off that story will join me in welcoming back the old crew! And for this first chappy imagine 10-2 has different characters.
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to final fantasy X. But one day I will...
"So...three years of higher education really paid off right?" Gippal sarcastically asked, lazing on the rug of his mum's house. Tidus snorted in agreement not looking away from the racing game he was beating Rikku at. The blonde girl gave a small cry and threw the controller on the floor, pouting.
"Meanie!" She huffed at Tidus and stalked away to find her cousin who was making tea in the kitchen. When she had gone, Tidus switched the disk.
"Well this is about the third job i've tried for this week with no luck." Baralai added, armed with a red pen to circle vacancies in the local paper. Nooj shook his head in annoyance and went back to staring into the abyss. Paine punched him hard on the arm to break his daze.
"Guys, we can't go on like this." Yuna sighed, bringing a large cup into the room with her. "Two months ago we were all independent, fun-loving adults. And now we spend everyday cooped up in Gippal's place. Isn't your mother fed up with us taking over her house?" Paine asked, staring at the Al Bhed sprawled all over the floor. Gippal gave a lazy grin and rolled over onto his stomach.
"Its not like she's here much anyway. She's off working, the complete opposite of what we're doing." The blonde boy smirked.
"I swear to Yevon if I have to watch Tidus complete this game one more time I'm going to smash the controller on his head." Nooj scowled, tiredly staring at the tv screen that was repeating the ending to a game they were all familiar with.
"So the three political leaders of the world join hands to save Spira and the high summoner and her two best friends scoot away on an airship. Lame." Rikku yawned, watching the game ending critically.
"Who the heck calls a game Final Fantasy X-2 anyway?" Baralai asked as the high summoner on the screen announced 'It all began, when I saw this sphere of you'
"If I were the political leader of the youth league there is no way I'd forgive New Yevon." Nooj smirked, thinking back on the games story.
"What? It's clearly the youth league who caused all the problems. New Yevon is just being responsible. If I was the Praetor I would certainly agree with his decisions." Baralai exclaimed, huffing.
"Yeah, well guys that's why neither of you will ever be in charge of a political union." Gippal laughed, cutting the tension in the room.
"I can't believed she wasted two years looking for him and he only comes back if you get the right percentage." Yuna sighed, shaking her head in disappointment, "There is no way I could survive without Tidus for two years."
"Well I think the high summoners cousin didn't get enough screen time. Cute blonde like that." Rikku giggled, thinking how much the sidekick had reminded her of herself.
"Any more time speaking and she would have become the main character." Paine smirked, turning the tv off and standing in front of the screen. "Ok guys, enough of playing stupid games about summoners and fading people. That stuff doesn't happen in this universe ok? We got to seriously find a way to make money. Considering we're all living with our parents and spend every day watching Tidus complete this dumb game." Tidus pouted and crossed his arms in a huff, controller still in hand.
"Oh! I know! I know!" Rikku yelled jumping up off the floor. "Car wash!"
"No way am I taking my top off and washing my neighbour's cars." Nooj exclaimed defiantly.
"Any other ideas?" Paine asked, dismissing the idea of the car wash completely.
"Bake sale" Tidus suggested, stomach rumbling at the thought.
"How old are you, T? Ninety?" Rikku said, thinking of the Yevon bake sales her dad had taken her to as a child.
"We could sell incriminating photos of 'Lai dressed as a lady." Gippal suggested. Paine hit him hard.
"I though Rikku destroyed them like three years ago?" Yuna pondered aloud, remembering that fun sleepover.
"I could do a sponsored Silence" Nooj suggested.
"Best idea ever, Nooj." Baralai chuckled. "But I don't know anyone who'd pay someone who never speaks to be silent. Maybe if Rikku was to-"
"Hey Mister! Don't you dare insinuate that" Rikku poked her finger at the white haired boy and stormed off to the kitchen.
"We could buy into shares and sell them?" Baralai suggested. Everyone looked at him like a crazed chocobo had just entered the room. "Fine, I'll go sit in the car." He pouted, dragging himself out the room.
"That boy is just too sensible for this conversation." Paine muttered, shaking her head in disgust. Rikku came bounding back in with a huge smile.
"Hey guys, guess what? Oh..where's 'lai?" The blonde stopped and looked around confused.
"In the car" Paine said, slumping into her boyfriends vacant seat.
"Did he say something sensible again?" The blonde asked, the room full of young adults nodded silently. "Well, anyway. You remember Lenne from my uni right? Well her mother runs a hotel and she said it would be great if we could work there for a couple of months over the summer. I mean the pay isn't great but they have a spa and a pool and about 50 kinds of jelly to eat!" Rikku exclaimed excitedly.
"I dunno Rikku. Doesn't this feel a little too 'High School Musical' to you?" Yuna asked from the floor.
"No, unless you guys all plan on bursting into song randomly, in which case I have a set of songs ready on my ipod!" The bubbly blonde giggled.
"What is Lenne's mum looking for job wise?" Gippal asked, hoping that the hotel would be on the beach.
"Well two serving people, receptionist, housekeeping but Lenne already helps with that, spa assistant, a Valet and general maintenance."
"So is anyone actually working at this hotel or is it for ghosts only?" Nooj snorted, finding his joke hilarious. Rikku ignored him and pulled Tidus's hat off his head.
"Hey!" He complained, reaching for his hat and falling face first into his bowl of cheese puffs.
"Its the only way to make this fair." Rikku explained.
"So if no one else is wearing a hat, Tidus can't?" Gippal asked, scratching his head like an ape.
"No silly, I have all the jobs here. I made them when I was phoning Lenne from the kitchen. I will put them in the hat and then we will all get a fair job. "
"Hey Rik, er, is Lenne's number local? I mean my mum will kill me if you run the phone bill up again with calls to Besaid." The Al Bhed boy asked with concern. The blonde girl scowled and put her hands on her hips.
"That was one time! Right, now everyone line up and pick a job. Me first!" She cried. "Fingers crossed for Spa assistant!" She giggled, digging deep into the hat. She pulled out her piece of paper and unfolded it. "Poopie! Serving girl." Yuna hugged her cousin and took her paper out.
"Receptionist." She said, putting her hands to her cheeks in embarrassment."
"General maintenance!" Gippal coolly said, excited he could finally put his machina training to good use.
"Va-let." Tidus read. "What the heck is a va-let? Is it like an estate agent?" He innocently asked.
"Its the guys who park people's cars dude." Nooj said, patting his friend on the shoulder and picking his paper.
"Come on man. Housekeeping?" He scowled, stalking back to his corner.
"And I have spa assistant." Paine sighed. "And that leaves 'Lai as...?"
"Serving boy." Rikku nodded. "Guess 'lai is the luckiest really. He gets to work along side yours truly." She giggled girlishly.
"Baralai, you can come in now." Paine yelled out the window at the black car packed in the drive. As he entered the room sulkily Paine handed him the paper. "We're all going to work at a hotel owned by Rikku's friend's mum and you're going to be a serving boy with Rikku."
"Ok...why is it you guys always make plans when I am not here?" He pouted, reclaiming his seat from Paine and pulling her onto his lap instead.
"So, where is this hotel then?" Gippal asked, dreaming of the palm trees of Kilika.
"Oh, just somewhere." Rikku giggled.
"Rikku..." Paine threatened, looking much less threatening from the comfort of Baralai's lap.
"Hehe. Well you know when I said hotel earlier..." She coyly said.
"Cid's girl please, oh please, tell me that by hotel you mean millionaire's mansion? Right? Or no hugs for a month." Gipple Growled, towering over the short girl.
"Well if you replace the word hotel with giant mountain lodge in Macalania then there's really not much difference." She nervously giggled.
"Oh my Yevon. This is how I'm going to die, isn't is?" Yuna asked, panic in her eyes. "I'm going to freeze to death."
"No wonder no one works there, Rikku." Nooj exclaimed, he's have to remember to bring spare oil. He didn't want his limbs to rust up again.
"I can't spend more than a week in Macalania Rikku! Have you seen the colour of my hair?" Baralai cried. "I'll look like a walking snow man!"
"Please tell me the lodge has a mini fridge?" Tidus asked, standing up and shaking the little Al Bhed in worry.
"Um,yes." She answered, unsure.
"Then it's decided! We shall go to Macalenia!"