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Waving at the crowd, she steps out of the limousine onto red carpet displayed below. As she puts on her biggest smile ever, she can't help but think, "What's so special about this red carpet?" Maybe because a lot of stars and celebs are standing on it, that's what makes it so desirable. The screaming fans, they wouldn't take a second to think if she was to trade lives with them. "I should be more grateful," she said to herself as she walked through the doors of the theater.
Watching the big premier with her two costars, Yuna and Paine, Rikku thinks about how different her character is from her. "The movie portrays me as a jumpy, bubbly person; I'm actually pretty quite in real life. I guess none of my fans knew that, they'd think I'm boring," Rikku thought. Final Fantasy X-2 was a highly popular movie squeal to Final Fantasy X, made by the producers Square Enix. They were watching the premier of their movie tonight, all of the cast was there. Rikku, being starred in both movies liked the plot and the characters that played them. Yuna and Paine were very nice girls, even though Paine seems mean in the movie. She was even invited to Yuna's wedding; Tidus the main character is going to marry her.
"That's so cute; they really do love each other, in real life!" Rikku thought after the premier, standing in the back of the room near a wall. She enjoyed watching everyone interact, seeing Yuna give a speech to the press about her wedding plans. She signed how great that would be to have a person who loves you. With the movie done, Rikku didn't know what to do with her life. Feeling a slight tap on her shoulder, Rikku turned her head to see a black suit. Looking at the face of the body standing next to her, she felt a slight shock go into her heart. One of her costars and longtime friend, Gippal was standing next to her, flashing a big grin. In real life, Gippal was a really sweet guy who had a little problem with cockiness, just a little.
"Hey Rikku, how'd you like the movie? I was pretty stunning huh?" he said, wrapping his arm around her, resting it n her left shoulder. Rikku just laughed and smiled deeply. "Of course you were," A trademark move, Gippal moved his hand to the back of his head, smiling. Rikku looked stunning tonight, a sparkling blue ankle dress with a halter strap. Her long golden hair was done in ringlets. Everyone on the set knew blue was her favorite color. "You did a pretty good job too, nice acting. I really liked some of those reveling costumes you were wearing," Gippal mentioned, saying the last sentence low and sexy.
Rikku turned red, looking away. She did have a big interest in him; he was a gorgeous man with a kind heart, someone she had known since, well when that happened. Sometimes he could be a little flirty on the set, but never that much. "Gippal!" she responded, slugging him in the arm. He laughed at her response, loving the way she reacted. "I'm only kidding Rikku! So anyways, what are your plans after this?"
She thought for a minute as she looked at him; Gippal was wearing a black pinstripe suit with a blue shirt underneath. "Blue, nice choice!" she said to herself. She looked up "I'm going to go back to Home I think, yah know to see if they need any help rebuilding. Even though I may be a celebrity, it doesn't hurt to help out and work, yah know." Gippal smiled, that's what he loved most about her, she wasn't stuck up like other stars. She got dirty and did her fair share of work. "That's right, you're always bragging about how good you are as a machine mechanic, probably not as good as me,"
Rikku looked into his eyes and smiled, "You're probably right, so what are you going to do?" Gippal grinned, "I'm going to continue running the Machine Faction, it'll be easier to have the workers get stuff done now that the camera crews aren't filming over there any more. Tell your pops that I'll have his orders completed soon for me, will yah?"
"Course Gip! But why, are you scarred to talk to him, huh?" Rikku said in a teasing voice while nudging him, green eyes twinkling in the bright lighting. He looked at her defensibly, "No, not having to talk to him about late orders will save me a trip to the doctor for a hearing aid, I don't have time for that," Rikku giggled at that statement, Cid was getting mad that his machine orders have been delayed.
"What I meant to say princess is what are you doing after the premier?" Rikku was shocked at his question, when did he care? "Well… I was going to leave soon; it's really Yuna's night to shine anyways. I'll probably just go home, I don't like the food here and I'm starving!" Gippal laughed, "You're always hungry, what's new? I agree with you, I'm not liking the food much either. You came with Yuna's limo right; she won't be leaving for awhile. How about I take you to dinner, I can give you a ride home as well,"
Rikku was thinking a million thoughts. "How sweet, he wants to take me to dinner. Don't think of it as a date, that's all. I can't believe he'd want to do something like that with me. Just like old times I guess" "Are you sure? I'd hate to be a burden and really, I could walk home- it's no trouble at all and…"
"Rikku, relax. It's my pleasure. You are not a burden, think of this as a congratulatory dinner on your amazing acting skills. And yes, I'm sure." Gippal responded coolly, a hint of sarcasm thrown in.
"Oh, sorry! No wait! I… I mean uh thanks Gippal. Sorry," she said, tongue tied but beaming with joy. Gippal laughed, "C'mon, go tell Yuna you're leaving with me, I'll go get my car. But first," Gippal pushed Rikku lightly out from the wall. He walked behind
her, snaking on something cold around her neck. When she looked down, she gasped. Hanging on her delicate neck was a necklace made with a thin chain holding a blue star shaped gem pendant.
"I made this for you myself," Gippal said softly, "You did an amazing job princess. I'm really proud,"
She threw her arms around him, squeezing herself into him. "Oh Gippal, I love it! No one has ever done anything like this, it's so sweet. You made it yourself, I'm sure it took a lot of work. How did you fit it in with your schedule? We were all so busy,"
"I can make time for you Rikku, you're my best friend. You'll always carry a piece of me now, if you ever need me, let me know," He gave her a simple, warm kiss on the cheek, still embracing her tightly. "Alright, hurry up and get your things, I'm getting the car," As Gippal started to leave, Rikku felt warm inside, touching the pendant. "Where's Yuna now, I can't wait to tell her!"
Yeah, my first time writing. Please review, I won't continue this story unless someone out there liked it. Thanx for reading.