"Rikku gets out of the hospital today, doesn't she?" Wakka asked Yuna and Tidus as they came over for breakfast with him and Lulu.

"Yeah, I think so." Tidus replied when Yuna didn't.

"We should do something nice for her, ya?" Wakka said. "She didn't deserve what happened."

"True, but she is half a world away." Lulu pointed out with a smile, remembering how during Yuna's pilgrimage he hated Rikku just for being an Al Bhed. It made her happy that now he was the first to want to cheer her up. "How exactly do you propose we do something for her from here?"

"Why don't we ask Gippal?" Yuna finally spoke. She felt simply awful about her behavior the last time she saw her cousin, and needed to ease her conscience. "He could fly us there in no time."

"Just sign these forms please, sir." the head nurse said to Baralai, handing him a clipboard with a few papers on it. He quickly scanned each sheet before signing them and handing it back to her. "Thank you, sir. An orderly is bringing your wife out."

Baralai nodded. He remembered officiating the groundbreaking ceremony for this hospital four years ago, and now he was glad it had done so well.

"Come on, Beccie, this thing's got wheels, doesn't it? Mush!" Trophy's giggles echoed down the hall as the former Crusader pushed her wheelchair towards Baralai.

"Beclem! What are you doing here?" he asked in surprise.

"My superiors felt I needed a broader outlook on life." Beclem replied sourly. "Here's your wife. She had her last required medication about an hour ago, but she'll quit being loopy soon enough." He helped her stand up and then left abruptly, muttering about having better things to do.

"Does my chariot await?" Trophy giggled again, this time at her husband.

"Not quite." he smiled at her as he led her to the elevator and hit the button for the rooftop.

"What's going on?" she asked.

"You'll see." was all he would tell her. When the elevator got close to the roof, he put her hands over her eyes and warned her to not try and peek. When the doors dinged open, he carefully helped her forward out of the elevator, then removed his hands.

"SURPRISE!" all her dearest friends shouted from the deck of a small airship parked on the rooftop of the hospital.

"What is all this?" she asked them when she and Baralai joined them on the deck. Tidus and Wakka were holding balloons, and Nooj and Solace were holding a sheet cake that said GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK!, as Lulu and Yuna stood next to a little table, arranging the presents on it.

"Something for you two to relax in while your house is being repaired." Gippal explained. "After all, you guys never had a proper honeymoon thanks to Mr. Workaholic here," Gippal paused to poke Baralai in the arm. "And it's almost your first anniversary. Just don't tell Cid. I kinda…borrowed it from him."

"A honeymoon." Trophy groggily repeated, then realized she was waking up in a bed that wasn't her own or the hospital's. "Where am I?"

"The hotel next to the hospital." Baralai replied from the table where he was immersed in paperwork. "You were giggling one moment and then out like a light the next after they released you. We can't go home yet for another couple days until the repairs are done, so this was a good second choice." He deliberately left out wanting to be close to the hospital in case any more complications arose. "How are you feeling?"

Trophy shuddered, not wanting to be close to that place, then smiled at him. "So could this be our honeymoon, Master?" she asked.

"Honeymoon?" Baralai looked sharply at her. "Are you okay?" he inquired, but anything she might have said was forestalled by a knock on the door.

"Who is that?" she asked.

"I don't know. I didn't order room service." Baralai got up and went to the door, looking through the peephole. "Well, I'll be…" he opened the door and all their friends came swarming in, carrying either balloons or food.

"I hope you're up for a party!" Tidus said. "Thought we'd try something new, it's not a welcome home party, more of a glad you're sticking around party."

"Are there presents?" Trophy asked, delighted.

"Does Lulu's special crackling cake count?" Wakka held out a plate and disposable fork to her.

"It sure does!" she replied, grabbing the plate. A very festive time ensued, until Yuna sat down on the bed next to her.

"You guys really didn't have to do all this, you know." Trophy told her.

"Yes, we did." Yuna firmly replied. "After everything…"

"Don't say it!" Trophy shrieked, interrupting her and suddenly everyone was looking at them. "I meant you didn't have to try and cheer me up. After three days in the hospital, I finally figured it out." she said in a much calmer voice. "This isn't real. It's just another weird convoluted dreamy nightmare thing. After all, I dreamed you guys threw me a party, and you have! I don't know when, but I'll wake up and everything will be fine and we'll have the big family I always wanted. I mean geez, you two wrote your own happy ending stories, and you were just a dream yourself!" she told Yuna and Tidus, ignoring the concerned pity on everyone's faces. "I'm gonna have my happy ending too, just you wait and see!" she announced brightly.

"I think my wife has had too much excitement after just getting out of the hospital." Baralai spoke into the awkward silence following her declaration. "It's probably best if you all leave now."

"Uh, yeah. We should probably get back to our…" Wakka faltered, wondering if he should mention children in front of her.

"Well, let's get you home then." Gippal told him as he and Lulu went out the door.

Tidus and Yuna were the last to leave, and she paused in front of the door. "Rikku…" she tried to offer her apology and condolences one last time.

"I told you, I'm not Rikku anymore! I'll see you again for that lunch we auctioned you two off for." she cheerfully waved goodbye to them.

Once they were alone again, Baralai sat next to her on the bed. "Trophy, do you need to go back to the hospital?"

"No, Master!" she rejected the idea immediately. "I'm sorry I lost my temper. So can we have the honeymoon while we're here? Once we have the baby, we won't have time for anything else probably." Trophy quickly changed the subject.

Baralai took a deep breath before answering. "The doctor said you need to take it easy for a few days, remember?" He turned to look at his slave wife and found she had fallen asleep again already. "Rest well, my golden Trophy." he murmured, kissing her gently on the forehead, knowing he'd have to break her heart again when she awoke.