Chapter 2 Continuing the Fun

So I was lounging poolside by the Oasis with my girlfriend, Yuna. When I get distracted by giggling. I recognized it. How could I not? Rikku had arrived with Tidus in hand and they were in the middle of a deep kiss. A pang of jealousy punched my heart. They could clearly see us, we were just past the bushes. And Rikku looked stunning with her long legs and slender figure.

Tidus pulled away and took of his shirt.

Yuna stood up and ran over to Rikku, who was bouncing over to the Diving Rock.

"Yunie!" Rikku squeeled. " Lets jump off together."

Yuna laughed. "Okay, sure." She said in that pleasant voice.

They lined up at the top, ready to jump in.

Yuna went first, gracefully pulling her arms up and legs positioned in a beautiful

stance. She dived in, water splaying gracefully about her. She giggled. I could see why she was flirted with a lot. She was pretty, pleasant, and caring.

Then Rikku readied herself. Spread her arms like a gullwing, and jumped.

"CANNONBALL!" she yelled, hitting the water with a big, audible splash.

I laughed so hard. That was what I loved about Rikku. She was not trying to be beautiful or graceful, but she was. She was funny, quirky, outgoing, and loveable. She was just my kind of gal.

…

Wait, what?

I got up and walked to the top of the Diving Rock, pulling off my shirt.

"Rikku, ouin cu cdnyhka."(your so strange.) I laughed.

"Hey! Meanie! Frydc fnuhk fedr y lyhhuhpymm?" (Whats wrong with a cannonball?) She stuck out her tongue.

Hands shoved me from behind, and I went tumbling into the Oasis. Right onto Rikku. Haha. I swam up glaring up at Tidus. He laughed and jumped in. Him and Yuna had a splash fight, before Rikku came up and joined in with me.

We did a few different dives, even made up our own.

"The Tornado!" Rikku yelled, before spinning right off the Rock into the water where Tidus brought her up and held her in his arms.

I swallowed. "Belly Bounce!" I yelled running off the rock and flying down on my belly. Landing with a sting.

"Ouch!" I cried. My tummy was turning a shade of pink. I puckered out my lip. Yuna gave me a hug and a kiss. "Thanks mommy."

I really loved that girl sometimes.

"Hahaha, oh, no way!" Someone laughed.

We all turned our head to look.

It was Paine, laughing her ass off next to Baralai. I swear that guy could really get her to laugh. They were really in love.

She stopped when she saw us, but still kept a smile on her face. "Guess some people already beat us to it, Baralai."

"Come on in! There's enough for everyone!" Rikku yelled, splashing loudly.

"Yeah, okay."

They stripped, and jumped in next to us.

We were having a great time, all us couples cuddling with each other. But something felt wrong. Like, secrets. Was I feeling guilty about looking at Rikku? But I wasn't looking at her like that. I've known her way to long to like her like that, besides, I liked Yuna. Who at the moment was asking me a question.

"Huh? Sorry, say that again?"

She gave me her worried look. "I was asking if you wanted to leave. Are you okay? Is the heat getting to you? A chill?"

"No, no, I'm fine. Yeah, we can go."

"Good. 'Cause I need the finishing touches for Rikku's party." She smiled.

I grinned. "I'm sure it'll be the best party in all of Spira."

I turned my head. Rikku was spitting nearby in the bushes, while Tidus was off doing laps like the blitzball player he was.

It may not have been lady like, but that was Rikku. I smiled. "We're taking the Celsius? Where is the party being held anyway?"

"Hmm, the party is being held here. No we don't need the Celsius. Did you really forget Rikku's birthday?" she asked.

"No way. I got her a necklace." I shrugged, "I didn't know what else to get her."

She smiled. "Sounds perfect." She gave me a kiss.

I was currently trying to spit out the supposedly fresh water of the Oasis. Eww, that stuff tasted icky. I looked up to see Gippal and Yunie kiss. They were so cute. Yunie was such a loyal girly, while Gippal was quite the flirt. Opposites attract, right?

"Tidus, let's get out of here. Paine and Baralai wanna be alone anyway." I waved.

"Kay, let's grab something to eat." He smiled, his ripped muscles flexing after a few laps.

We walked hand in hand after changing back into our clothes.

When we got back Home, I fried him some eggs and bacon before serving it. He ate like a pig, but so did I when I was hungry.

He had to leave afterwards, which made me feel sad. I pouted my lip. "But why?"

"Because, pretty, I have a game at 9." He gave me a kiss, then left.

"Awww! Its already that late?" I looked at the clock. 7:56PM.

I scrambled to find something to do. I ran into my messy room, tripping and falling on my face. Damnable clothes. Why don't I have a hamper? No, I do…I just don't use it.

What a pain in the ass.

So bored.

"BROTHER! E ys P-U-N-A-T! Mad'c ku du Djose yht veht ib fryd vydran'c ib du!" (I am B-O-R-E-D! Let's go to Djose and find up what father's up to!)

Brother huffed and yelled up the stairs, "Rikku! Cdub cruidehk! Fa yna fungehk uh yh esbundyhd bynd dra Machine Faction haatc!" (Stop shouting! We are working on an important part the Machine Faction needs!)

"Yay! Can I help?" I ran down.

"No."

"What? But I'm the best of the best!"

"Eh. No."

"Forget you then! I'm going anyway!" I skittered around him before he could catch me.

"RIKKU!" he chased after me.

"SHUT UP! What's the deal anyway?"

He was fast but I was much faster, I sped down the hallway, reaching the main machina building facility.

I pushed open the doors, and ran right into Gippal's chest.

He didn't move a muscle. "Hey there, Cid's girl! What a beautiful night, huh? Come on outta here, I've, uh, got something to, er…show you."

He hugged my face closer. I could feel my face turn beet red.

"What are you doing! Lemme go!" I struggled. You smell heavenly.

He tightened his grip and walked me out into the hall. I was walking backwards practically, still struggling out of his 'hug'.

People were starting to stare. "Gippal, drec ec aspynyccehk! Massa ku!" (this is embarrassing! Lemme go!) I shouted.

He laughed, "Okay Cid's girl." He backed up quickly. Well, I'm going to go. Bye!"

"I have a name!" I stuck my tongue out. My face was still heated. What the hell was that about?

I didn't even want to think about it. I crawled into my room and jumped in bed. It was still early, only 9:00PM, but I was worn down.

I wished I could catch Tidus' blitzball game. Oh well…

I walked back into the machina building facility of Home, smiling to myself.

Ha. Did you see Rikku's face? She looked about to kill me her face was so red. She must've been extremely mad.

Yuna smiled at me. "Nice work, Gippal. She didn't see any of the decorations right?"

"No way, Jose. Didn't catch a peep." I grinned. "She looked extremely annoyed too, which is what's so funny."

Yuna laughed. "It would've been a waste if all this work was for nothing."

"Wasn't Brother supposed to make sure she stayed out of here?" I glanced at him, sitting down on the bench.

"Ur, cunno. Cra uidnyh sa. Oui ghuf ruf vycd cra ec." (Oh, sorry. She outran me. You know how fast she is.) he apologized. Aloud he said to Yuna, "I stopped her, but then a fiend came and started attacking some people, so I went to go and help out." He said in his thick accent.

"You're so brave. Thanks for trying though." She smiled to him.

He grinned, ear to ear.

All I could think was, Bro, you need to calm down a little. She's your freaking cousin for Spira's sake.

"Well we're about done with the decorations. Let's go. Good night, Brother." Yuna said, yawning.

"Good night, Yuna." Brother shouted.

I walked Yuna to her guest bedroom before giving her a goodnight kiss and heading off to my own room, where I settled in for the night.