Rikku yanked off her boots and ran to the water. Cautiously, she dipped her toe into the murky water and shivered with pleasure. She sighed, causing all the steam to billow away from her.
"Come on, Gippal, its great!"
She pulled off her bow-covered sleeves and hung them carefully on an overhanging rock. Gippal couldn't help staring as she pulled off her miniskirt, revealing more of her curves. She was beautiful and always made him smile.
Rikku sprinted to the Hot Springs. The hot water felt wonderful against her skin. She leaned back against the smooth rocks and sighed. She glanced over at Gippal, who was slowly unbuckling his boots.
"Hurry up, Gippal! You're so slow!" she shouted from the water.
"I'm slow? You're the one who took a whole month to build a dishwasher, only to have it explode."
"It didn't explode! It just… sparked a bit."
He grinned at her. "Whatever you say, Princess."
She tried to splash him, but he was too far away. Impatient, she waded out of the water.
"You take far too long to undress," she said, watching him carefully fold his shirt.
"That sounds so wrong," he smirked at her.
She draped her arms around his shoulders.
"Isn't that what I usually say to you?" she said, batting her eyelashes.
Gippal laughed and pulled her into a kiss. She ran her hands through his hair while he deepened the kiss, making her knees buckle. She pressed herself against him and he could feel her heartbeat one with his own.
"E muja oui, (I love you)" whispered Gippal, pressing his forehead to hers.
She smiled against his lips.
"E muja oui duu, (I love you too)" she murmured back and kissed him again.
Brother walked away in disgust, while Paine shook her head slowly and Tidus laughed. Yuna held her hand to her mouth in shock, blushing bright red. Buddy just gaped, and eventually had the sense to cover Shinra's goggles with his hand.
"You never know who you see at the Mt. Gagazet hot springs, Yuna," said Shinra knowingly as he swatted away Buddy's hand.
"E drehg fa't nydran hud caa… (I think we'd rather not see…)" muttered Brother from the other side of the bridge.
"E drehg fa't nydran hud caa… (I think we'd rather not see…)"
Rikku heard Brother's voice float from the Commsphere and froze. She pulled herself away from Gippal and ran towards the Commsphere. Looking down, she could clearly see the rest of the Gullwings faces except Brother.
"Oh my goodness…" said Rikku, turning bright red.
"Look's like Rikku's finally grown up," grinned Tidus.
Gippal appeared in the screen next to Rikku, who was hiding her face in her hands.
"Cred…" he swore, scratching the back of his head. "How embarrassing…"
At the sound of his voice, Brother ran back to Shinra's corner.
"Gippal! Cdub vaamehk ib so cecdan! (Stop feeling up my sister!)" he yelled at the screen.
Rikku glared at him.
"You pervs!" she screamed and threw a towel onto the screen.
Paine didn't know what was more disturbing; watching them, or not. All she knew was that Rikku was seriously regretting installing that Commsphere…