Rikku had been digging in Bikanel desert for half of the day. She decided she had earned herself a nice cool bath. She jogged back to the hover, her arms full of nameless pieces of machina.

~*~*~*A half hour later...*~*~*~

"Ah......This feels so good....." she said quietly to herself as she laid back in the oasis' pond.

"Mmm, it does," came a familiar male voice from behind.

Rikku turned. "Kyyr!" She fell back into the water. She came back up a second later. Gippal laughed.

"Kut! Fryd'c fedr oui, Gippal? Chaygehk ib uh sa mega dryd!" Rikku face was red. She only had her yellow bikini suit on.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Gippal said, puting on a mock frown. "Did I scare widdle Rikku weeku?"

"Oh, shut up." Rikku grumbled. "What are you doing here anyways?"

"Well," Gippal started, "It got uber boring at Djose Temple, so I decided to come here."

~*~*~Silence.......~*~*~

"Well," Rikku said, standing from the refreshing water. "I have to get going. Caa oui ynuiht, Gippal."

"Caa oy, get." he replied, smiling.

Rikku waded out of the cool water. She turned around to see if Gippal was still there, and sure enough, he floated in the water, watching her while grinning stupidly.

"Banjand...." Rikku said under her breath as she stalked away.