CHAPTER 7
That night everyone had went home both happy and drunk or at least half all except Tidus and Yuna who were quiet sober laughing and enjoying each other's company. Out of everyone Rikku had to be in the worse state barely able to walk or stand for that matter.
She had to be lifted out by both Wakka and Paine on the way to the car. Tidus gave the blonde a concern look as she fell off the car seat and slammed to the ground.
"Is she…gonna be alright?" his brow scrunched together still watching Rikku who was struggling to sit up.
"She'll be fine I'm sorry you have to see my cousin like this. She normally isn't this bad." Yuna apologized feeling she began to blush from her cousin's rash behavior.
"Nah I always knew she was a wacky one, its fine." Tidus assured calmly as Paine's angry voice came into the air.
"Rikku you idiot not in the car!!" she screamed nearly at the top of her lungs getting both teens to worry and walk over.
Within a short distance both Tidus' and Yuna's faces were bundle up as something foul came to their noises.
"What's that smell?" Yuna asked pinching her nose shut
"Rikku just puked in the back seat, ya and it isn't a sweet smell." Wakka coughed as he opened up all the car doors to air it out.
"I hope it wasn't on the seats!" Tidus cried
"Just the floor, god Rikku, we are going to have a nice talk once you're awake and NOT passed out!" Paine yelled cleaning Rikku up the best she could then sat the snoring Al Bhed in a sitting position.
"Oh it smells so bad." Yuna cried
"Ya, ya telling me, but it's the only ride we got to get back home." Wakka pointed out getting into the front.
"I'm not sitting in there!" Tidus squealed Wakka raised a brow at him rolling down the windows.
"Ya got a better way home?" Tidus was silent and shook his head. "Then hop in the back and stay quiet." Wakka pointed to the back seat "Just be careful to not step in it ya?"
"This is so gross!" Tidus growled walking over to the car with Yuna. "You can take the front." He pointed to the passenger seat in the front.
"Huh…oh you don't have to do that I'll sit in the back with everyone else." Yuna suggested
"I know you won't like the smell and it isn't so nice to smell, so take the front I'll be ok back here just as long as Rikku doesn't decide to do it again. Really it's fine." Tidus insisted Yuna looked from him to the front and back.
"Thank you." She gave him a firm hug and settled into the front while Tidus took the back. He tried his best to not gag and throw up as he sat in stepping away from the vomit. Then Wakka started the car getting back into the road in a hurry to get home.
But this was the night where Yuna went to bed even more confused and it only made her sadder when she was told this night would make her happy and less stress; Rikku was wrong. Rolling to her side Yuna stared at the clock to the night stand it was 4am, she wouldn't be getting much sleep but she tried anyway to try and get some amount of sleep before she went to learn Blitzball with Tidus tomorrow. And with a sigh Yuna closed her eyes hoping to go into some sort of dream land for a short while.
Late afternoon is when everyone awoke, most have recovered but Rikku was another story. She was with a very bad hang over and didn't have the energy to move or wanting to move. She stood in bed while Paine came to nurse her back to health leaving Yuna to play Blitzball with Tidus alone.
She was nervous not knowing what to except from this game or Tidus she wasn't sure what to wear either being that she knew nothing about this game. She just decided to come with her normal summer clothes since it was a very hot day this time.
Tidus was out front waiting for her, he was already in his game play outfit ready to go and have some fun.
"Hey you made it, great but…you might need to change." Tidus motioned to Yuna's clothing "I don't think a skirt and a tank top will do you good. You'll also need; some shine pads, shoulder pads, and an arm bracelet."
"Oh er…I don't have any of those." Yuna began to shift uncomfortably.
"It's alright we can uh…hang on a sec…Hey Wakka!" Tidus yelled over to the other side of the street. Wakka peeked out from his car seat trying to clean the back seat to get the smell out that seemed to have lingered.
"Ya, what's all this yellin?" he stood up with a sponge in one hand on top of the car.
"Yuna and I are gonna play some Blitzball you wanna come? She could use some teaching." Tidus asked
"I can't, I'm busy and Lulu will kill me if I don't get the smell outta this car you'll have to be on ya own. But she can use some of my equipment ya I know it won't fit her but it's all we have." Wakka encouraged going back into the car
"Hey thanks man," Tidus gave a wave and turned to the brunette. "Wait right here I'll be right back." He dashed back inside leaving Yuna to wait.
Tidus had come back out in ten minutes with things inside his hands, "Alright we're ready to go! Come on I found a near by place where we can play." Tidus motioned for Yuna to follow and began to walk across the street.
"Here have another cup of water it should help you." Paine suggested sliding a cold cup to Rikku who was still in pain, still hung over, and still in bed.
She was buried underneath both her blanket and her pillow the only thing visible was a few thin streaks of blonde hair and casual grumbling and groans. The blonde Al Bhed stuck her hand out to take the cup.
"Uh…Rikku you'll need to sit up to take this." Paine reminded Rikku growled and slowly sat up.
"You look horrible." Paine cringed and Rikku gave her a deadly look getting Paine to turn away.
She went back to drinking the cup; there was a light knock upon the door. The door was carefully pushed open and Lulu peeked in before stepping fully inside.
"Hung over I see." Lulu pointed to Rikku who just gave out another sound and a dirty look to the black mage. "That's not so bad considering what you did to the car. Which Wakka is still trying to clean."
"Sorry about that." Rikku gave a weak giggle
"Was there something you needed?" Paine asked taking the empty cup Rikku finished
"I was hoping to see Yuna here but I see she's gone. Do any of you know where she went? I have something important to talk to her about." Lulu asked down to business.
"I heard she went somewhere with Tidus today, to play Blitzball." Paine replied as Rikku went back into her covers to hide.
"Hmm…thank you." Lulu's eyes became narrow and dark with some emotion Paine has never seen on from Lulu before.
Paine gave a nod and Lulu walked out closing the door behind her, and the swordsmen looked to the thick piled blankets.
"Do you notice how odd Lulu's been acting lately?" Paine asked wondering if Rikku was even awake.
"What do you mean?" came her girlfriend's mumbled reply.
"I mean the way she gets when she's around Yuna or the way she looks at her." Paine explained
"Lulu isn't that way I mean she has Wakka I mean HELLO!" Rikku pointed
The grey haired woman gave a sigh, "And you call your self gay. Lulu is into Yuna! I can't believe you can't see that Rikku are you that blonde?"
Rikku jolted up into a sitting position to defend her self quickly, "Hey I am not! What's next…you're gonna say Yunie's into Lulu!" Rikku exclaimed Paine gave a small smile and then a nod. "No…No way, Yuna defiantly isn't that way! I-I mean I would know, she's my cousin! We're like best friends or sister almost!"
"And Yuna doesn't even know it." Paine confirmed
"But…Tidus, she always hangs around him and smiles and laughs when they talk! Isn't that something?" Rikku noted
"You know it could just be that Yuna's being polite and doesn't want to turn him down." Paine suggested Rikku scratched her head giving out a frustrated yelp.
"This is just TOO weird!"
"Why's that?" Paine raised a brow
"Cuz if Yunie's into Lulu then there will be a whole lot of trouble! I mean Lulu's been with Wakka for a while and I'm pretty sure he's in love with her and then there's Tidus he's all school boy crushing on Yuna and then there's the whole age thingy with them! Lulu's WAY older then Yunie and Yunie…I don't think Yunie's even 18 yet!" Rikku stated
"Lulu isn't that old just a few years, I do see your point, but you love who you love don't you?"
"I just don't want to see anyone get hurt or Yuna end up in some bad love triangle or something." Rikku sighed out Paine leaned in giving her girlfriend a light kiss on the head.
"It'll be ok Rikku, things will work out." Paine pulled her into a warm hug
"Yeah…yeah you're right." Rikku looked up to Paine with a sweet smile and dipped in to give her a chaste it kiss the quickly deepened. Paine pulled back when she felt Rikku's hands beginning to wonder.
"Feeling better I see." Paine gave a chuckle while Rikku held a smug grin
"A little bit."
They went back in for another kiss this time it was more passionate and heated with big grins on their faces.
