AN: Okay, well... let's see if I get this done today or not. If I don't I'll
attempt to finish it tonight. But I don't get off of work until 10:45 and I
might be exhausted. But... who am I kidding? I'm never tired. Lol. And if I
am... I'll just eat some sugar from the bag. Yum yum. () So, the first
chapter to my second Ripple Fanfic. I've decided to call it. 'My Little
Deal.' I really hope you enjoy it.
Emerald on Emerald
Chapter 1- "My Little Deal"
It had been ten minutes later and still no sign of Paine or Yuna. I walked to the door of the temple and looked around, nope. They were nowhere near the temple. Maybe this was a good time to tease on my favorite little girl again. "You must run pretty fast." I grinned slightly and turned back to her. She had been looking at the machina I just rebuilt and modeled. "Oh, so Cid's little girl like's my work? Huh?"
"Please, Gippal. Call me Rikku." She pleaded with me, turning to look at me.
"Uh-huh." I replied staring at another machina, half paying attention. It needed a tune up. "Hey..." I started. "You want to play with a machina? I have one here that needs a tune up." It was the perfect time to test her skills and see if she still matched my own. I finally turned to her. "What do you think? ...Cid's girl?"
She looked at me resentfully, ooohhh scary. "Fine." She said meanly and skipped over to the machina, bending over to look at it. My brow rose slowly as she grinned. "I found the problem!" She chimed. Oh... burn. That wasn't even thirty seconds and she already knows what's wrong. "See this piece right here?" She indicated, pointed to a small piece on the side. "It was put in the wrong way."
I crossed my arms in front of my chest and nod slowly. "So... are you gonna fix it or what, Cid's girl?"
She gave me a glare and then smirked. "I'm getting there, Mr. Smarty Pants." She pressed a button on it's back and the whole machina fell apart. Then I watched her start to put it back together. About twenty minutes later she stood back up and sighed heavily. "Done!" She suddenly chimed, raising a hand in the air.
Yup... she was still good. I shook my head and walked over to it. I stuck my hand behind my head and inspected it. She was VERY good, I could use someone like her. "Hey, Rikku." I said surprised that I used her name.
"Hmmm?" She sent me a smile. Probably happy that I used her birth name for a change.
I sighed, scratching the back of my head. "Do you... ever miss working around machina?" I started. My one good eye pointed in her direction with a serious look on it.
"Hmmm..." She looked surprised for a moment. "Yeah... I guess." She admitted. Looking at her boots as she clicked them together. "What's it to you?" She asked, looking straight up at me, her green swirls piercing my gaze.
Now it was my turn to look at my own boots, "You wanna stay here and help... uhm... help out?" I asked, scratching the back of my head. "I'll pay you... of course. It's just that-"Why was this so hard? It was just Cid's little girl for cryin' out loud. I looked back at her. She probably wouldn't stay anyways, but it was worth a shot. "-You seem to know what you're doing."
She looked at me, wide eyed. I guess she wasn't expecting that. Heh, am I good or what? She put a hand to her chin thoughtfully and closed her eyes. "I guess... it wouldn't be THAT bad." She looked at me with a smile. "Sure... but under a few conditions."
"And what's that Oh Princess of the Machina?" I asked, chuckling slightly.
Rikku walked up to me and looked me square in the eye. "I want my own room. And I get to see Yunie and Paine whenever I want." She extended her index finger and poked my stomach lightly. Or at least it had felt lightly.
I put my hands to my sides and laughed. "Aw darn, I was hoping you'd share a room with me." I said sarcastically. "And I wouldn't want to keep you from your friends. Go find your room and come back and tell me when you're ready." I messed up her hair and walked away.
"Sayhea!!!" I heard her shout after me. I laughed and heard her gentle footsteps run towards the side where the rooms were kept. Some employees looked up at me as I walked out of the temple. I crossed my arms and smirked as I saw The High Summoner and Paine walking towards the temple.
"Took you long enough." I put a hand to my side and my gaze went from the two-toned eyed ex-summoner to the ruby-eyed warrior. "So, how's it been going? Oh, I've managed to BORROW Cid's little girl for awhile."
Yuna stared up at me with a confused look on her face. "Borrow?" She asked. "What exactly do you mean?"
"I mean what I said." I smirked. "She's gonna be working fore me for a bit." I grinned.
Just then, some blonde haired man came up behind Yuna and wrapped his arms around her, kissing her head. "Sorry, I just really wanted to kill that damn Basilisk." He smiled warmly.
"It's fine, Tidus." She giggled. "Oh, how rude of me." She cupped her mouth. "Tidus, this is a friend of ours, Gippal."
"Nice to meet you Gippal." Tidus put a gloved hand towards me but I just looked at it with a raised brow.
"Yeah, nice to meet you too." I replied. Not extending my own hand to meet his. He slowly withdrew his hand after getting the message. "Cid's lit- "
"-YUNIE!" Rikku came running out of the temple. Heh, timing couldn't have been better. I wonder if that girl has a timer in her. She stopped when she saw Tidus's arm slung around her and avoiding his eye contact. "Tysh..." I was pondering why she had done and said that, when she turned to me. "Gippal, I found a room that I like. Is there anything you'd like me to do?"
I shrugged then rubbed the back of my head. It was a habit I had had since I was young. "We should be getting new machina parts, why don't you go check and see if they're in yet for me."
"Alrighty!" She smiled and skipped off, then paused and turned around. "hey Gippal!" she half-shouted. Looking quite confused as she scratched her cheek. I looked at her and tilted my head. "Where am I supposed to go?"
I laughed and pointed towards the Small Inn that I had turned into a Sign-Up room. "They should be in there."
"Okie-dokey!" She began to skip towards the building.
"Don't get lost, Cid's girl!" I shouted after her.
She turned around and stuck out her tongue childishly. I put my hand to my head and laughed. Then looked back at Yuna and her boyfriend. "What did you guys come here for anyways?" I asked, slightly puzzled.
Yuna shrugged. "Rikku kept bugging Brother until he finally went even more crazy then usual and stopped The Celsius in mid air to let us all off. We were pretty close to Mushroom Rock Road. So he said we could just walk."
I gaped at her for a couple of seconds. "Why would Cid's little girl want to come see me?" I almost stuttered, but I'm pretty good at hold myself back.
Paine rolled her eyes. "Why does it matter?" She asked, finally saying something. She stared at me and then turned around, "I'm going back to the ship. Take care." She said and then silently walked away.
WoooOOoow, what had gotten into her. "Hmph, you guys should leave too." I smirked and began to walk away. I heard a thud and turned around to see Tidus on the ground, Yuna helping him up and giggling. He was just like Rikku... Speaking of the girl. Where could she be? I walked towards the temple.
"Sayhea" – "Meanie"
"Tysh" – "Damn"
A/N: Okay, so this is my first chapter. I'm trying to lead it on slow. But I promise it'll get better. And the chapters will get longer. I just don't have much time and I wanted to finish it now. So, tell me what you think. Will this fic work out? Too much Gippal? Do I need to do something else? Give me a hint on what I should do in my next chapter and maybe I'll like them better than my ideas. =P Well, keep the population down, kiddies. –That'll come later on in the story, It's something my chemistry teacher used to say every Friday. Well. Imma let you go and don't forget to R&R!
Emerald on Emerald
Chapter 1- "My Little Deal"
It had been ten minutes later and still no sign of Paine or Yuna. I walked to the door of the temple and looked around, nope. They were nowhere near the temple. Maybe this was a good time to tease on my favorite little girl again. "You must run pretty fast." I grinned slightly and turned back to her. She had been looking at the machina I just rebuilt and modeled. "Oh, so Cid's little girl like's my work? Huh?"
"Please, Gippal. Call me Rikku." She pleaded with me, turning to look at me.
"Uh-huh." I replied staring at another machina, half paying attention. It needed a tune up. "Hey..." I started. "You want to play with a machina? I have one here that needs a tune up." It was the perfect time to test her skills and see if she still matched my own. I finally turned to her. "What do you think? ...Cid's girl?"
She looked at me resentfully, ooohhh scary. "Fine." She said meanly and skipped over to the machina, bending over to look at it. My brow rose slowly as she grinned. "I found the problem!" She chimed. Oh... burn. That wasn't even thirty seconds and she already knows what's wrong. "See this piece right here?" She indicated, pointed to a small piece on the side. "It was put in the wrong way."
I crossed my arms in front of my chest and nod slowly. "So... are you gonna fix it or what, Cid's girl?"
She gave me a glare and then smirked. "I'm getting there, Mr. Smarty Pants." She pressed a button on it's back and the whole machina fell apart. Then I watched her start to put it back together. About twenty minutes later she stood back up and sighed heavily. "Done!" She suddenly chimed, raising a hand in the air.
Yup... she was still good. I shook my head and walked over to it. I stuck my hand behind my head and inspected it. She was VERY good, I could use someone like her. "Hey, Rikku." I said surprised that I used her name.
"Hmmm?" She sent me a smile. Probably happy that I used her birth name for a change.
I sighed, scratching the back of my head. "Do you... ever miss working around machina?" I started. My one good eye pointed in her direction with a serious look on it.
"Hmmm..." She looked surprised for a moment. "Yeah... I guess." She admitted. Looking at her boots as she clicked them together. "What's it to you?" She asked, looking straight up at me, her green swirls piercing my gaze.
Now it was my turn to look at my own boots, "You wanna stay here and help... uhm... help out?" I asked, scratching the back of my head. "I'll pay you... of course. It's just that-"Why was this so hard? It was just Cid's little girl for cryin' out loud. I looked back at her. She probably wouldn't stay anyways, but it was worth a shot. "-You seem to know what you're doing."
She looked at me, wide eyed. I guess she wasn't expecting that. Heh, am I good or what? She put a hand to her chin thoughtfully and closed her eyes. "I guess... it wouldn't be THAT bad." She looked at me with a smile. "Sure... but under a few conditions."
"And what's that Oh Princess of the Machina?" I asked, chuckling slightly.
Rikku walked up to me and looked me square in the eye. "I want my own room. And I get to see Yunie and Paine whenever I want." She extended her index finger and poked my stomach lightly. Or at least it had felt lightly.
I put my hands to my sides and laughed. "Aw darn, I was hoping you'd share a room with me." I said sarcastically. "And I wouldn't want to keep you from your friends. Go find your room and come back and tell me when you're ready." I messed up her hair and walked away.
"Sayhea!!!" I heard her shout after me. I laughed and heard her gentle footsteps run towards the side where the rooms were kept. Some employees looked up at me as I walked out of the temple. I crossed my arms and smirked as I saw The High Summoner and Paine walking towards the temple.
"Took you long enough." I put a hand to my side and my gaze went from the two-toned eyed ex-summoner to the ruby-eyed warrior. "So, how's it been going? Oh, I've managed to BORROW Cid's little girl for awhile."
Yuna stared up at me with a confused look on her face. "Borrow?" She asked. "What exactly do you mean?"
"I mean what I said." I smirked. "She's gonna be working fore me for a bit." I grinned.
Just then, some blonde haired man came up behind Yuna and wrapped his arms around her, kissing her head. "Sorry, I just really wanted to kill that damn Basilisk." He smiled warmly.
"It's fine, Tidus." She giggled. "Oh, how rude of me." She cupped her mouth. "Tidus, this is a friend of ours, Gippal."
"Nice to meet you Gippal." Tidus put a gloved hand towards me but I just looked at it with a raised brow.
"Yeah, nice to meet you too." I replied. Not extending my own hand to meet his. He slowly withdrew his hand after getting the message. "Cid's lit- "
"-YUNIE!" Rikku came running out of the temple. Heh, timing couldn't have been better. I wonder if that girl has a timer in her. She stopped when she saw Tidus's arm slung around her and avoiding his eye contact. "Tysh..." I was pondering why she had done and said that, when she turned to me. "Gippal, I found a room that I like. Is there anything you'd like me to do?"
I shrugged then rubbed the back of my head. It was a habit I had had since I was young. "We should be getting new machina parts, why don't you go check and see if they're in yet for me."
"Alrighty!" She smiled and skipped off, then paused and turned around. "hey Gippal!" she half-shouted. Looking quite confused as she scratched her cheek. I looked at her and tilted my head. "Where am I supposed to go?"
I laughed and pointed towards the Small Inn that I had turned into a Sign-Up room. "They should be in there."
"Okie-dokey!" She began to skip towards the building.
"Don't get lost, Cid's girl!" I shouted after her.
She turned around and stuck out her tongue childishly. I put my hand to my head and laughed. Then looked back at Yuna and her boyfriend. "What did you guys come here for anyways?" I asked, slightly puzzled.
Yuna shrugged. "Rikku kept bugging Brother until he finally went even more crazy then usual and stopped The Celsius in mid air to let us all off. We were pretty close to Mushroom Rock Road. So he said we could just walk."
I gaped at her for a couple of seconds. "Why would Cid's little girl want to come see me?" I almost stuttered, but I'm pretty good at hold myself back.
Paine rolled her eyes. "Why does it matter?" She asked, finally saying something. She stared at me and then turned around, "I'm going back to the ship. Take care." She said and then silently walked away.
WoooOOoow, what had gotten into her. "Hmph, you guys should leave too." I smirked and began to walk away. I heard a thud and turned around to see Tidus on the ground, Yuna helping him up and giggling. He was just like Rikku... Speaking of the girl. Where could she be? I walked towards the temple.
"Sayhea" – "Meanie"
"Tysh" – "Damn"
A/N: Okay, so this is my first chapter. I'm trying to lead it on slow. But I promise it'll get better. And the chapters will get longer. I just don't have much time and I wanted to finish it now. So, tell me what you think. Will this fic work out? Too much Gippal? Do I need to do something else? Give me a hint on what I should do in my next chapter and maybe I'll like them better than my ideas. =P Well, keep the population down, kiddies. –That'll come later on in the story, It's something my chemistry teacher used to say every Friday. Well. Imma let you go and don't forget to R&R!