Trouble in Paradise (or "Besaid Five-YO!")

The trio of Tidus, Yuna, and Rikku frolicked in the waves like the carefree spirits that they were. Tidus was wearing a simple black pair of shorts, Yuna was wearing a green one-piece swimsuit, and Rikku was wearing an orange two piece. Wakka was lying on the wet sand in his ordinary blitz attire, which he already used to swim in anyway. She was waiting on Lulu to arrive…

He felt a boot nudge him in the shoulder. He looked up…

The sight would make the average male turn their neck and possibly break it in the process. She wore a grey tankini, similar to the color of her dress. The top was halter and trimmed with fur like her dress. Her bottom wasn't revealing enough to be erotic, but revealing enough that running around in it would probably be a bad idea. She still wore her thigh high boots, not planning on going for a swim. She sat down next to Wakka, before lying down, her shoulders across his chest…her light brown eyes eventually locked with Wakka's face…"You like?" She smiled.

One word and only one word was running through his mind at that moment – 'Wow'. He was speechless…she was beautiful, even borderline sexy. But that wasn't really Wakka's type of words. He whistled in approval…"Wow…you look stunning Lulu! I mean it, ya?" He slipped an arm under hers, resting his hand on her belly button…

The rain was still pouring, but Lulu didn't mind the least bit if she was with Wakka. She snuggled in closer, the side of her face resting on Wakka's washboard chest. She cooed happily…"Yuna and the others having fun?"

Wakka nodded, smiling down at the mass of jet black hair resting upon him. He raised his hand, and gently stroked her neck and chin with his index, middle, and third fingers…"Tidus's giving Yuna another piggyback ride, and Rikku's splashing them with water, ya? You should take a look, it's cute!"

Lulu looked over to the three of them, and smiled. She placed a little peck on his chest, and slowly sat up. She began removing her thigh boots. Wakka sat up as well…"Gonna go join them?" He sneaked a quick look at her cute little behind, before looking back at her removing her boots.

Lulu nodded, handing Wakka her boots. She got to her feet, and started walking towards the water, swaying her hips for fun, turning her glance and smiling at Wakka. Wakka blushed and waved, as she waded into the water, starting to splash Tidus and Yuna…



Auron and Kimari were as predicted, back in the tent, trying to figure out what they could wager money on. As of then, they had decided to scrap the bet about Anima winning, and decided to wager on the other individual battles the aeons would engage in at some point. Auron chuckled, and sipped his draft, then looked to Kimari…"So…what else would you like to wager on? Let's make it interesting…something involving that item…

Wakka laughed out loud, then looked back to Auron…"Twenty gil say Lulu is wearing thong!"

Auron's lips curled into a grin. It sounded like her style, but he usually never walked away from a bet when there was a 50% chance of him wining. He shook Kimari's hand…"Certainly an odd bet, but worthy of a wager none the less…"

Kimari added that wager to the growing list of topics being wagered on.

Auron froze suddenly, sensing something. He sat there for a minute, as Kimari watched him, not saying a word. Auron then got up to his feet, staring at the opening in the top of the cone shaped tent. Kimari spoke up…"Auron sense something wrong?"

Auron nodded, looking towards the exit to the tent…"I feel a disturbance…we should depart…"

He then began walking out of the tent. Kimari quickly followed soon after…



They continued to play in the water, Tidus, Yuna, Rikku, and Lulu for the very first time. Wakka was still lying on the wet sand, but he had given them his blitzball to play with.

It was Tidus and Yuna against Rikku and Lulu. The score was tied eight to eight, in a simple game of volleyball with an invisible net. Tidus served the ball…"Here we go!"

Tidus sent a spike towards Rikku. Rikku managed to hit the ball up in the air towards Lulu, who hopped up into the air and spiked it.

Somehow, Yuna managed to send the shot back into the air, but it missed going over Tidus's head and went towards Lulu. She playfully hopped into the air, clung to the ball with her arms and legs, and landed in the water. They all laughed.

But then, quick-paced footsteps could he heard running towards the shore. Wakka looked behind him to see…Auron and Kimari? He got up…"Hey, what's the deal, ya?"

Auron ran right past him and in the middle of the pouring rain, clapped both his hands around his mouth like a megaphone, and called out…"Fiends!"

The four of them all turned towards Auron, even Lulu who was floating on the blitzball.

Suddenly, something clamped around Lulu's leg. It wasn't like a beartrap, but it was soft and gummy. It didn't stop from trying to pull her under though. She gasped and flailed her arms around, trying to stay up, but she lost hold of the blitzball and was pulled under.

Wakka's eyes went wide. "LULU!" He clambered to his feet and rushed into the water, quickly getting into a decent stroke swim towards the source of a bunch of air bubbles.

Tidus, Yuna, and Rikku were both unarmed, and not dressed for combat. They quickly piled out of the water and took shelter below a tree.

However, Auron and Kimari were armed and ready for combat. Kimari was wielding his pike, while Auron was toting his Masamune. They started walking through the water slowly.

Whatever the heck it was that had a grip on Lulu suddenly splashed above the water. It was a gigantic blob. What looked like two flubbery arms and a face with two red eyes appeared in front of Wakka. Lulu was gripped by her right leg, dangling, screaming out in pain. She screamed Wakka's name and cried for help.

Wakka quickly greeted what looked like the creature's teeth with a series of jabs and haymakers. He wasn't about to take something like this lying down. They seemed to suck his fists in, but it seemed like Wakka was more concerned with tearing the creature apart literally.

The arm holding Lulu was greeted with Kimari's pike being thrown. It connected right at the socket, causing the greenish gel to turn blue. The arm numbed and fell off, causing Lulu to fall with it into the water, the weight of the arm pulling her down.

Auron was next on the scene as Wakka dove underwater to free Lulu. He began to slice the living daylights out of that gelatin dish gone horribly wrong.

Lulu was choking and starting to drown. She seriously felt threatened. Her magic was useless in this kind of a situation. Lightning would have hit everybody, water was useless, and blizaga wasn't going to make her escape any easier.

Wakka locked glance with Lulu. His heart rate quickly heightened as the adrenaline rush that he would commonly get during the second half of a blitzball game overcame him. He dove at the arm, tearing it piece by piece away from Lulu's caught leg.

Lulu's time was running out. Her right leg was numb; she couldn't feel it at all. Suddenly, she stopped struggling…

Wakka finally freed Lulu from the trap of that arm, and pulled her into his arms. The two of them floated at the surface, as Wakka finally realized that Lulu had slipped unconscious. He quickly carried her in arm, trying to get her to shore…

Auron had already sliced up the fiend into little individual servings. He eyed Wakka carrying Lulu…he slowly began chanting, as if something out of Moses, the water around Wakka began to separate, leaving a clear path for him to begin darting towards the sand.

Out of breath, Wakka arrived at the shore, setting down Lulu. She was still out of it…he started getting her ready to perform CPR. He set her up, checked her airway, then pressed his lips to hers, breathing in…

The other five were gathered around Wakka and Lulu, still trying to give him space. Yuna began praying to Yevon…

Wakka removed his lips from hers, and began pumping her chest. He stopped, then pressed his lips to hers again, and then began pumping. All was silent…

Lulu coughed suddenly then coughed again. Wakka stopped pumping then kneeled before her, gazing into her eyes, placing a palm on her cheek.

Lulu coughed violently again, then murmured. She slowly opened her eyes, and looked up at Wakka…"Wakka…you saved me…"

Wakka and everyone else sighed in relief. Yuna quit praying, and smiled. Wakka scratched the back of his head again, picking Lulu up into his arms, and stood up. He smiled, and held her close…"You A-OK Lulu?"

Lulu nodded for a second…"I can't feel my right leg…it's numb…"

Auron broke in…"That fiend grabbed you by that leg, it probably temporarily paralyzed it. It should be fine in a few days…"

Lulu clung to Wakka, not wanting to be an inch from him. Her arms were around his chest like that thing had gripped her leg. She sniffled and began to cry quietly, burring her face into his chest.

Wakka was holding her, one arm supporting her back; the other was below her knees, in a very meaningful way. He smiled, and pecked Lulu on the top of her hair…"You're going to be fine Lulu…" He decided to let her cry herself out again. It had been a rather big few days, and she probably still had some emotions to let out. She cried and sobbed as Wakka carried her back towards the camp. She eventually calmed down, and fell asleep in his arms…she murmured something in her sleep as they arrived…"I love you Wakka…"

Wakka smiled, and pecked her one last time…"I love you too Lulu…"

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Aww, Wakka comes in to save the day ^_^. Lulu's leg will be out of it for a few days, but all the more reason to rest with Wakka! Give me another review; give me an excuse to write up the Aeon Tourney!