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Rikku strode purposefully through the halls of the temple with her head held high. Her heels made a nice click-clack on the tile that fell into tempo with the music. She reached her destination and reached out a hand to steady herself against the wall. She poked her head around the wall and glimpsed the inside of the room.

Many people were clustered around a table of refreshments while others were standing stiffly in the middle of the dance floor. A lot of people were standing alone and looking bored. She winced.

What to do…?

She put a finger to her chin in thought and hummed a little to herself.

"Rikku?"

"Ah!" The girl flung herself to the side and nearly fell over as she searched the dark for the perpetrator.

"What are you doing?" The voice asked.

"What am I doing? What are you doing! Scaring innocent girls like that! Sheesh…" She dusted off her dress and moved forward to identify the person. "Yuna?" She said tentatively. She other girl pushed hair over her shoulder and the clinking of hairpieces signaled that Rikku had guessed correctly.

"Yes. Now, really, what are you doing?" Rikku gestured to the party.

"See that? Nobody's having any fun! We need to liven up this party somehow," she murmured. Yuna raised an eyebrow.

"What do you suggest?"

"Well…you could go in there and summon Shiva and dance dirty with her. That would make things exciting!" Rikku burst into giggles at the horrified look on Yuna's face.

"Calm down! I don't think Shiva likes to dance dirty, anyway…aw, poopie. What are we going to do?" Rikku pouted. Yuna thought for a moment. Her face brightened minutes later and she raised a hand before dropping it quickly.

"Nevermind," She said glumly. The girls frowned and thought harder.

" I know! We're going to dance," Rikku gushed.

"Um…are you sure?" Yuna looked nervous. Rikku nodded brightly.

"Yes! Once we start, everybody else will get the courage to join in! It's genius! I'm genius!" She pulled Yuna through the doorway.

"Besides-didn't they teach you to party at the temple?"

"Of course not! Rikku-Rikku!"

Nobody heard her shouts of disapprove. Her voice was lost over Rikku's laughter and the music as the two started to dance.

And to Yuna's surprise, everybody joined in.


Word Count: 384

Date Start/Date Finish: 5/04/08-5/04/08

Theme: party