The Lost Earring

Chapter 1: That's the Trouble With Gambling

By July 1st

A/N: Yes, this is a parody. That means everyone will be extremely out-of-character and impossible things will happen. But isn't that fun? Flame me if you want. It's interesting. XD

Yuna gave a nostalgic look to the shores of Besaid Island. Large, beautiful waves crashed ashore as little children giggled and played, their parents looking on adoringly. An abandoned boat was lodged in the sand, becoming a toy for the children as they crawled over it, chasing each other. She sighed at the seemingly perfect scene, and got ready for yet another day of sulking and eating onion rings obsessively.

She searched through her jewelry box, engraved with a picture of Sin. Remarkably, people had been making millions of gil selling memorabilia of Sin. "One would think that they'd be sick of Sin, seeing how it destroyed their family and all," Yuna pondered. She put in her earrings as she found them, but she searched through the whole box and couldn't find a trace of her large earring.

Just then, Rikku waltzed into the room. "Well, hi there Yunie! What'chu doing here?"

"Uhm... it's my room, Rikku."

"Oh, oh, yeah, of course, my bad. What'cha looking for?" She plopped down on Yuna's bed.

"I can't find my large earring anywhere. I've searched my whole jewelry box, even!" Yuna remarked, glancing at Rikku as she grabbed an onion ring to snack on. "You haven't seen it, have you?"

Rikku stopped fidgeting as soon as Yuna addressed her. Tears filled her eyes. "I... I lost it! Yunie, I'm so sorry," Rikku babbled, latching onto Yuna's arm. "I... er... borrowed it temporarily. I was wearing it when Wakka and I were dancing the Ikai Okuri to the Chocobo music, darn it that's catchy, and, and... I don't remember what happened after that! I lost it! Oh, I just know you're going to kill me..." Rikku let go of Yuna and started wringing her hands in her lap.

Yuna stared at Rikku for a minute, trying to take in the story. Yuna and Rikku jumped as something hit the door. There was something that sounded like grunting and pushing, as a shrill scream filled the air: "YOU IDIOT, WAKKA. YOU MISSED YOUR CUE." Lulu's voice, in a tone Yuna had never heard and never wanted to again, pierced the silence. Yuna could swear it was echoing as Wakka burst into the room, apparently shoved by Lulu from behind. "Wha? Oh, ya! Sorry, man! I was busy getting my hair done! But, by golly, isn't it beautiful?" He stroked his hair as Rikku nodded slowly. After a few moments Wakka snapped out of his trance and looked around. "Ooops. Sorry." He walked back out the door and shut it. Yuna blinked as he rushed into the room once more. "We're SO SORRY YUNA!"

Yuna stared at them both as Wakka continued to babble. "You see, we uhh... Well, we we drank too many potions. Don't you think they taste like rum? Well, really, they do. We put them in some egg nog we had randomly lying around and, well, we got so drunk that we don't remember what happened, but I think we must've sold that earring to someone! Look, I have the gil right here in my pocket!" Wakka thrust his hand into his pocket and pulled out 20 gil, handing it to Yuna.

Yuna took it slowly and then burst into a fit of sobs. "I loved that earring! It accented my outfit so perfectly!" Her perfect poise was lost as her nose dribbled and tears littered her face. "I, I'm sorry." She pulled herself together as best she could, and continued. "We have to get it back! Where should we look first?" She demanded of them.

As if on cue, Kimahri and Lulu walked into the room. "Well, like, you see, we should, like, go to, like, the bar in, like, Luca first, like, because there's, like, totally a lot of, like... people there! Uh!" Lulu said in a perfect valley girl impression. Everyone stared at her in a confused daze.

"What? Kimahri and I were playing truth or dare last night and he dared me to talk like a valley girl today. Uh!" Hearing this, Kimahri giggled like a little girl and ran out of the room.

"That was creepy," Wakka commented.

"...Anyway," Rikku said after a moment of silence, "That's a good idea!" She and the team trotted out the door.

However, Wakka stopped in front of Yuna. Glancing up at him, she asked, "What is it?"

"Don't ya think ya should finish gettin' dressed first?" He said.

Yuna, embarrassed, blushed and rushed back to her room, slamming the door behind her.