-sniffle- wellp, I just finished Memory of Lightwaves… haha? Anyway, prepare for more Iming! And I hope everyone deciphered the Screen names okay! THE WINKY SMILEYS WERE SCREWED UP but it's supposed to have a shift 6 at the end of it... ffn's givin me a hard time...

Yuna and Lenne were the first people up. Rikku had somehow slipped away from Gippal, or maybe he had let her go, and was fast asleep in her own sleeping bag. Gippal was clutching onto a pillow, giving further evidence that Rikku had escaped. Shuyin, Tidus, and Baralai were as knocked out as Rikku was. But the two then realized that they were not the first ones up. Paine wasn't there. Suddenly, there was a loud beeping from Yuna's cell phone, which caused Gippal to sit up and smack back down onto the floor like a fish out of water. Lenne watched him apprehensively, and then gave Yuna the okay that he was still asleep. Yuna hastily pulled out her phone and opened it.

Wake up. I'm hungry. Paine wrote. Yuna shook her head. Lenne read over her shoulder and cleared her throat.

"ALRIGHT PEOPLE YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH BEAUTY SLEEP NOW WAKE UP!" Lenne yelled. Everyone but Gippal woke up. Lenne knelt next to Gippal and shook him by the shoulder. "Gippal! Wake up!" she demanded.

"Nooo!" he said, waving her hands away.

"Will you wake up if I give you a kiss?" Lenne asked seductively. Gippal smirked at her. Yuna was sure she saw Rikku's mouth fall into a gape this time. She looked over in time for Lenne to tuck her hair behind her ear and lean down, pressing her lips to Gippal's for a long time. The other side of her hair fell over them like a curtain, but not on the side that would hide it from Rikku's view. Yuna watched as Rikku's gape melted into a scowl, and she whirled away to start rolling up her sleeping bag.

Rikku rolled up her sleeping but couldn't get the buckles to stay together. She saw a hand come into her vision.

"Need some help?" Gippal's voice drawled, moving her hands away and buckling them for her. She huffed and stood up, stomping to the kitchen and grabbing an artichoke from a bowl in the center of the room. She walked back out and hurled it at Gippal, hitting him squarely on the head. He fell to his hands and knees with a high pitched "OW!" and looked around for the person that had thrown it, though Rikku had already stamped her foot and retreated back into the kitchen. She didn't know why she was so angry. Probably because she knew that he would only break Lenne's heart, and everyone knew Shuyin and Lenne were going to go out sometime. Paine just looked at Rikku as Rikku threw open the refrigerator door and poked around inside, soon pulling out a yogurt and diving into it like she hadn't eaten in days.

Finally, everyone was in their cars. Yuna and Rikku were up front, with Yuna driving since Rikku didn't have her license, and Tidus and Gippal in the back. Paine was driving in the other car with Lenne next to her and Baralai and Shuyin in the back. Oddly, all couples that weren't couples at all were together, but not together. They started to head out and soon, Rikku turned the radio on. (BRING ON DA MUSICA!) They heard the faint "Woohoo" of Sweet Escape and Rikku turned it up so that the car pounded with the beat.

"WOOHOO, YEEHOO, WOOHOO, YEEHOO…" Yuna and Rikku yelled. Gippal seemed to cringe at the music. "Chick Music" is what he called this. Though Tidus seemed to like it, and he swayed back and forth in time to the music with a grin on his face. When he saw Gippal's unenthusiastic expression, he died down and stared out the window. Gippal eventually took off his seatbelt and turned off the radio, only to have Rikku stubbornly turn it back on. Gippal growled at her and then grinned, pulling out his cell phone before he sat back down, seemingly to forget to put his seatbelt back on. Yuna saw this and slammed on the brakes for a second, causing Gippal to hit his head on the back or Rikku's seat. (It was cushioned; I wouldn't hurt Gippal that much!) He put both hands over his forehead, glowered at Yuna, and then put his seatbelt back on. Yuna looked satisfied and looked back at the road. Gippal flipped open his cell phone and started typing things in. Rikku then heard her cell phone beep and Gippal's snap closed. Rikku sighed and pulled hers out, and sure enough, it said that there was a text message from TADA Gippal!

"Gippal! You're wasting my money!" she said as she whipped it open.

Play some sexy music for me, huh? It'll go perfectly with your dance! ;D

Ugh… You bug me. And stop winking at me! It's getting annoying!

Well you know, I find that smiley very insulting.

Why?

Because I can't wink with my right eye! Rikku had to think about this. She finally realized that the smiley was winking with its right eye. She couldn't help it—she started giggling at the realization of it. (Read the note at the top if you haven't already)

/- There. Now I look like I have a scar over my right eye and I'm chibi on my left, but we're getting somewhere. Rikku started laughing more as she shut her phone. Sometimes being fifteen gave her giggle fits that would never cease.It took her a few minutes to get under control, and then she fell asleep in her seat. Gippal started thinking of things to do to her while she was asleep when Yuna's cell phone started ringing. She took it out and opened it with one hand.

"Hello?" she said.

"Pull over into the Ramada Inn. Everyone's asleep in my car." Baralai said.

"Lai? But, you're not the one driving…"

"Exactly! Pull over!" Yuna flipped her phone closed with a face in its direction and turned into the Ramada Inn parking lot. Rikku's yellow car soon pulled in after them. Yuna, Tidus and Gippal looked out the window to see Baralai leaning over from the back to steer the car with a panicked look. Paine seemed to be out cold in her seat. Baralai finally stopped the car and wilted with relief. Tidus and Gippal got out of the car and Gippal opened Rikku's door. She was still asleep, and opened her eyes blearily.

"We there yet?" she asked Gippal. He grinned and nodded.

"C'mon." he said. She shook her head.

"I'll stay here." She said, looking away from him as her forehead went red.

"Will you come out if I give you a piggy back ride?" Gippal asked, exasperated. Yuna hid a smiled and pulled Tidus by the arm towards Rikku's car. Rikku seemed to think about it then nodded. She climbed out of the car and jumped onto Gippal's back, her arms draping over his shoulders. By every appearance, she went back to sleep. Gippal shifted her weight on his back and walked towards the group.

"Aww, Gippy, you're like a big brother!" Lenne said, pinching his cheek. He cringed while Yuna put on a smile that was only half hearted and Shuyin looked at the ground, then at the sky. Anywhere but the two of them. Yuna linked her arm around Tidus's and pulled him inside the huge hotel, the others following close behind. Gippal looked form the running group to the bags and then shrugged and walked towards the spinning doors.

Rikku opened her eyes to see a huge chandelier. She looked on and saw her seven friends at the front desk. She got up from the armchair they had left her in and went to the group to hear Lenne screaming. She sighed and walked more slowly.

"I SHOULD BE ABLE TO CHECK INTO THIS GODDAMN PLACE! I'M FRICKEN EIGHTEEN!" she yelled.

"All right, all right! I'll see what I can do…" said the lady at the front desk. Rikku tapped Yuna on the shoulder.

"Was goin on?" she whispered to Yuna while rubbing her eyes. Yuna just smiled at her and turned back to the front desk.

Rikku sighed and turned around, looking for her yellow suitcase. She soon realized it wasn't there and pulled out her cell phone and scrolled through her contacts until she got to Gippal. She typed in a short message and sent it.

/- Gippal opened his phone and laughed a bit, then put it away and grinned at her. She pushed through her group of friends until she was at the front next to Lenne, who she extremely disliked for an unknown reason right now, and rested her elbows on the front desk.

"I need a king size bed." She stated simply.

"You're not getting it without sharing." Gippal said from the back of the group. Rikku scowled at him and turned back to the front desk with a charming smile. The lady at the front desk grinned in Gippal's direction and Rikku felt her smile fall. Why does everyone love Gippal? She asked herself before pushing back out through the group, making sure to avoid Gippal completely.

"Where're you going?" Yuna asked her.

"I'm going to get my suitcase, change into my jammies, and then I'm going to bed!" She yelled back at them, swinging open the doors. Everyone stared after her except Lenne, who was staring icily at the lady at the front desk.

Ages!!!

Rikku- 15

Gippal- 16

Paine- 16

Yuna- 17

Tidus- 17

Lenne- 18

Shuyin- 18

Baralai- 18