The haze of sleep began to lift off of Rikku conscience. As she was about to open her eyes she realized she was holding something. 'I don't remember Paine's dolly wearing leather' Rikku thought to herself. With her heartbeat quickening, she opened her eyes and held in a gasp as Paine's chest appeared before her. Rikku's face reddened as she shut her eyes again, not daring to look up at Paine's face.

'How did Paine end up next to me? Did Yunie's talk really go THAT well?' Rikku snuck a glance at the neon clock, '3am? I must have fallen asleep with Paine's doll on her bed,' Rikku squinted her eyes, 'Paine is probably really mad at me. Does she know I am awake?'

Slowly, without moving any other part of her body, Rikku opened her eyes and cautiously glanced up at the warrior. Her heart skipped beat as she realized Paine was still asleep, her smoky hair slightly covering one eye. 'She looks so cute,' Rikku thought while looking at Paine, 'almost like a kid or even an angel.'

Rikku's mind wandered with questions of Paine's past, 'How old is Paine? She can't be over twenty…or can she?' She mentally scolded herself for not asking the simplest of questions when she first met the girl, 'Is her favorite color black? Or does she just wear it because she looks good in it?' Rikku squinted her eyes, trying to force the questions out of her head, but they just came back stronger than ever. 'Is Paine really her real name? Is silver really Paine's natural hair color? Does she wear contacts too?'

Paine made a sudden movement in her sleep, accidentally kicking Rikku's shin in the process. Rikku held back a whimper, but the throbbing pain in her shin quickly dissolved as she felt Paine pull her close and nuzzle into her. 'So she is a snuggler,' Rikku thought with a smirk. Deciding to use this to her full advantage, Rikku curled up next to Paine and listened to the warrior's breathing, matching hers with the quick yet simple pattern.

Paine's body shifted again, pushing Rikku out of her comfortable state in the process. Rikku held in a whine as Paine rolled onto her other side, making another kitten noise in the process.

"Aww..." Rikku murmured, careful not to wake anyone else as she realized Paine had subconsciously given her the cold shoulder.

"Hey meanie!" Rikku hissed, "that was not nice at all."

Rikku clasped her hand over her mouth when she heard Paine say a muffled apology, 'Is she sleeping still?' Rikku questioned herself, worried her comfort would soon be disrupted. 'What did she say? Sorry?'

Rikku shook her head, whispering, "If you were really sorry I wouldn't be cold and alone over here, meanie."

Before Rikku had time to compute what she had said Paine rolled on her back, moved sideways and patted the bed where she had previously been laying. Rikku grinned and climbed over Paine, careful not to wake her up completely and piss her off. 'I've lost enough respect points already.'

As Rikku adjusted herself again under Paine's arm, she sighed contently as she could feel herself falling back asleep.

A few hours later, Paine woke up. Still dazed from sleep she could feel somebody next to her, before freaking out, memories flooded her mind of the previous night and how Rikku wouldn't let go of her. Paine opened her eyes, glancing down at the young thief, smirking she thought to herself, 'I like her this way, but I think I like her better hen she is loud…'

Yawning, Paine glanced at the clock, '5:29? I should get up.' As she moved her arm, she heard a growl of disapproval. She looked down to see Rikku with a death grip on her limb, but the thief was not awake.

Paine rolled her eyes, "Rikku," she called in a hushed voice, "want to let me get up?"

Subconsciously, Rikku shook her head no, surprising Paine slightly.

Feeling her nose tickle Paine realized Rikku's scarf was right under her nose, Paine threw the scarf away from her face and tried to hold back the sneeze with all her might. Just as se thought she was in the clear, a powerful sneeze shook her body and more than likely Rikku's.

The loud noise caused Rikku jump up, and flip off the bed in the process. Halfway scared to death, she looked up to see Paine scratching the back of her neck.

"What the heck was that?" Rikku gasped looking to see if Yuna had woken up from the ruckus.

Paine raised one eyebrow before stating, "a sneeze."

"Well duh, I knew that much, but I was comfy and warm and cozy." Rikku whined, grump and irritated from such a sudden wake up.

Rikku was never a morning person; it always took her at least an hour to get back into her cheerful happy state of mind. So if Rikku was provoked or someone made her angry, more than likely she would make a big fuss or an argument out of thin air.

Paine shrugged her shoulders, "It was your scarf that made me sneeze, so go nag at it."

Rikku crossed her arms, "I do not nag, if anybody nags its YOU. Naggy McNag Pants."

Paine rolled her eyes, 'maybe I like her better when she was sleeping. It's too early for this. And this is really starting to piss me off. '

"Whatever." Paine stated nonchalantly.

Careful to keep her voice down, Rikku continued the argument, "You are a big meanie."

"Oh dear, whatever will we do," Paine stated as she stood up and started to make her way to the exit. She wanted to go watch the sunrise on the deck.

"Hey," Rikku nearly shouted, "where are you going?"

Paine continued walking, "Out."

Rikku was starting to get aggravated, "It's too early to go out."

Paine laughed, "Oh yes, 'Little Miss I sleep until noon', it is way too early to go out."

Rikku's anger increased, "Hey, don't make fun of me. I like sleeping."

Paine shrugged her shoulders before suggesting, "Then why don't you go back to sleep?"

Rikku growled, nearly furious now, "Fine. I will, I hope you have fun on your walk and never ever EVER come back."

Rikku's eyes widened as she remembered who she was talking to. She looked up to see Paine had stopped walking just for a moment.

"Fine," She muttered and stepped out the door.

Rikku stopped and listened as she heard the door hiss closed and the lift go downward. 'Why is she going down?' Rikku wondered. Rikku's eyes widened and her heart sank as she realized the airship was stopped in Luca. 'How am I going to find Paine there, of all places?' Rikku questioned herself angrily, 'Stupid Rikku, look at the mess you made now.'