Later that night, Rikku, Tidus, Wakka, and Lulu were sitting around
Wakka and Lulu's table. They had just eaten, and Chappu was playing with
Verda in the living room. Involuntarily, Rikku yawned. She blushed
deeply, and Lulu smiled.
"It was my intention to teach you the magic tonight, but I see that you are worn out. Perhaps you should rest now, and we can start early tomorrow," Lulu said.
Rikku sighed and nodded. "Maybe that'd be best. Can I help you with anything, first?" she asked, gesturing to the dishes.
"Nawww," Wakka put in. "You're out guess, ya? We can do this."
"Thank you very much," Rikku replied. "you've got him well-trained, Lulu," she teased. They all laughed.
"You'll sleep in our guest house, yah? It's just out back."
Rikku nodded. "We're really grateful for this, you know."
Wakka took her hand, and his eyes met hers. "We only wish we could do more." Lulu was nodding and smiling sadly.
"Don't be silly. You're doing plenty! No worries there." Rikku smiled. "You just stay here and keep safe, and we'll have a big party when we get back, ok?" ^_^
Wakka stood up and punched the air. "You betcha! Now let me show you to the guest house." Tidus and Rikku stood and followed him out the door. It was just starting to get dark out, and a few stars twinkled in the sky. The only thing cluttering the small, well-kept yard (besides the guest house), was a child's jungle gym. It had obviously been put together with care by Wakka.
"Well, here we are," Wakka said, gesturing towards the small wooden cabin. "Sleep well, yah? See you in the morning." Smiling at both of them, Wakka turned and went back towards the house, leaving Tidus and Rikku alone.
"Pretty, isn't it?" Rikku said, looking up at the few stars sprinkling the early night sky.
"Sure is," Tidus said, moving to stand next to her. They stood together for a few moments, simply watching the twinkling dots appearing in the sky.
"Hey Tidus," Rikku said, looking up at him, eyes gleaming. "Let's go see the cabin." Tidus smiled and nodded, and together they entered the door. It was a simple place, only one room. The furnishings were kept to a bare minimum- one couch, one dresser, one medium-sized bed, and one well- worn chair. There was a small enterance for coats and shoes, as well as a small fireplace, and that was it. It brought one word to mind: cozy.
Rikku stepped in first and twirled around. "I love it! It's adorable!" She grinned. Tidus smiled back at her and sat down on the bed.
"You're right, it's very cute," he said.
Rikku jumped on the bed beside him. "Mmm hmm, it sure is." Stretching out on the bed, she put her head in his lap. "You know, Tidus, I've been thinking…" she paused, and lowered her eyes. "Well, we probably won't have a lot of time alone for a long time now…" she paused again. Letting out a big sigh, she continued. "Well, I just thought, maybe, well, you know…" she trailed off.
Getting the drift, Tidus pulled her up into his arms and kissed her hair lightly. "Are you sure you want to, Rikku?" he asked gently.
Nodding hard, she lifted her eyes to his. "Yah. I've been thinking about it hard, and, well…yah, I'm ready."
Tidus drew her close and kissed her. "If you're sure…" he felt her nodding. "I love you, Rikku," he whispered into her hair. She looked at him innocently, her eyes shimmering. "I love you too, Tidus." She smiled. The lights dimmed and night closed in…
"It was my intention to teach you the magic tonight, but I see that you are worn out. Perhaps you should rest now, and we can start early tomorrow," Lulu said.
Rikku sighed and nodded. "Maybe that'd be best. Can I help you with anything, first?" she asked, gesturing to the dishes.
"Nawww," Wakka put in. "You're out guess, ya? We can do this."
"Thank you very much," Rikku replied. "you've got him well-trained, Lulu," she teased. They all laughed.
"You'll sleep in our guest house, yah? It's just out back."
Rikku nodded. "We're really grateful for this, you know."
Wakka took her hand, and his eyes met hers. "We only wish we could do more." Lulu was nodding and smiling sadly.
"Don't be silly. You're doing plenty! No worries there." Rikku smiled. "You just stay here and keep safe, and we'll have a big party when we get back, ok?" ^_^
Wakka stood up and punched the air. "You betcha! Now let me show you to the guest house." Tidus and Rikku stood and followed him out the door. It was just starting to get dark out, and a few stars twinkled in the sky. The only thing cluttering the small, well-kept yard (besides the guest house), was a child's jungle gym. It had obviously been put together with care by Wakka.
"Well, here we are," Wakka said, gesturing towards the small wooden cabin. "Sleep well, yah? See you in the morning." Smiling at both of them, Wakka turned and went back towards the house, leaving Tidus and Rikku alone.
"Pretty, isn't it?" Rikku said, looking up at the few stars sprinkling the early night sky.
"Sure is," Tidus said, moving to stand next to her. They stood together for a few moments, simply watching the twinkling dots appearing in the sky.
"Hey Tidus," Rikku said, looking up at him, eyes gleaming. "Let's go see the cabin." Tidus smiled and nodded, and together they entered the door. It was a simple place, only one room. The furnishings were kept to a bare minimum- one couch, one dresser, one medium-sized bed, and one well- worn chair. There was a small enterance for coats and shoes, as well as a small fireplace, and that was it. It brought one word to mind: cozy.
Rikku stepped in first and twirled around. "I love it! It's adorable!" She grinned. Tidus smiled back at her and sat down on the bed.
"You're right, it's very cute," he said.
Rikku jumped on the bed beside him. "Mmm hmm, it sure is." Stretching out on the bed, she put her head in his lap. "You know, Tidus, I've been thinking…" she paused, and lowered her eyes. "Well, we probably won't have a lot of time alone for a long time now…" she paused again. Letting out a big sigh, she continued. "Well, I just thought, maybe, well, you know…" she trailed off.
Getting the drift, Tidus pulled her up into his arms and kissed her hair lightly. "Are you sure you want to, Rikku?" he asked gently.
Nodding hard, she lifted her eyes to his. "Yah. I've been thinking about it hard, and, well…yah, I'm ready."
Tidus drew her close and kissed her. "If you're sure…" he felt her nodding. "I love you, Rikku," he whispered into her hair. She looked at him innocently, her eyes shimmering. "I love you too, Tidus." She smiled. The lights dimmed and night closed in…