A/N- Don't own FFX.If I did, we would all be playing Final Fintasy X-3 right now!

Chapter 3 - Restaurant woes

Luca seemed endless. There were hundreds of doors, rooms, corridors, and staircases jam packed into the statium. The air was filled with with silence as Rikku, Wakka, and Lulu wandered the giant complex. After half an hour of disappointment, the three guardians decided to take a break on one of the benched situated around the water fountain.

"This is hopless!" pouted Rikku. She let out a deep sigh of frustration and then continued her series of complaints. "Lulu, I'm feeling hungry. Let's go get something to eat." Lulu and Wakka exchanged glances. Both of them knew that since their funds had been quickly depleting, they couldn't afford to treat Rikku or much rather themselves to the costly cuisine that Luca had to offer.

"Well, umm." Wakka started, "Since the Auochs haven't been able to win many blitzball games recently, me and Lu are kinda broke." A confindent smile emerged on Rikku's face once she heard Wakka's words. "Ha! Leave everything to me" Rikku exclaimed.

She began rumaging through her pockets until she pulled out a small brown bag. Slowly, she pulled the drawstrings and revealed the contents to the onlooking couple. "Man, that's a whole lotta Gil!" Wakka's eyes widdened at the sight of the golden coins. Lulu appeared disappointed with Rikku. Her dark eyes narrowed at the young Al-Bhed while she asked, "Where did you get all of that money?" Rikku's smile turned mischivious when she replied, "Mmm.some friends."

Lulu let out a sigh of disappointment upon Rikku's answer. She glanced at Wakka, who was still drooling over the large sum of money in the small sack and then commented, "Rikku.who did you steal that from?" "Well." she lingered "When we arrived here, I knew I would be hungry and so then I saw these tourists and they." Rikku trailed off as she saw the disappointed looks on Wakka and Lulu's faces. Although Rikku had given up her most of her old ways when she had become a guardian, a part of her always loved the thrilling life of a thief.

"I'm sorry." was all she could muster. Wakka was quick to consoler her when he started, "That's okay Rikku. Since we have all of this Gil with us, why don't we head over to the restaurant and." Wakka was interupted by a sharp pain in his lower abdomain. Lulu shot a glance at him that was as cold as a Blizzara. She surely didn't want him encouraging the young blonde to continue her thief-like ways. As Lulu was about to begin criticizing her lover, she heard a strange noice coming from her stomach. Hunger began to run its course through the dark mage.

Wakka seized the opportunity to begin to plead his case. "Lu, I'm worried about you. If you don't get enough food, the baby will suffer too, ya? Look, we can spend what we need, and then return the rest to charity." Refuing to argue, Lulu stood up and together, the trio made their way to the Luca café.

The inside of the restaurant was as beautiful as the outside. Many times in their journeys, the guardians had passed the upscale restaurant, but were too busy to stop in and dine. The rolled-out red carpet only was a sample of the restaurant's exuberant style. When Rikku and company entered the café, they were greeted by a Guado waiter who looked like he could care less who they were. "Take out or dine in?" asked the waiter. "For here," chirped Rikku. The waiter let them to a table in the front of the restaurant. He placed three glasses of water on the table and distributed a menu infront of each person.

Wakka greedily rubbed his hands together and grined while he glanced over the menu. "Alright. Gimme one of everything and Rikku will have a number 11. Oh, and don't forget to bring a salad for Lu, ya?" Rikku and Lulu exchanged glances before simultaneously yelling, "Wakka!" "Ey, what did I do?" he responded. Before Lulu and Rikku could tell the waiter otherwise, he left to prepare Wakka's inordinate request.

Lulu let out a sigh. "You know honey, you could at least ask us before ordering food for us." "Yeah!" Rikku added in "Plus, how are you gonna finish ONE OF EVERYTHING ON THE MENU!!"

People from nearby surrounding tables began to stare at the young girl who was creating quite a scene in the high-class restaurant. Rikku's cheeks turned a bring shade of red as she slowly returned to her seat. She murmured something to herself and felt herself begin to sink deep into her seat. "Rikku dear, you should yell things like that out in." but before Lulu could finish her repremandment of the small Al-Bhed, a man from a nearby booth jumped up and exclaimed, "Hey look, it's the Goers!"

All heads turned to the restaurant entrance and sure enough, there stood four people, two of which were part of the Luca Goers. The one to the left, looked about 5'11". He had light brown hair that accented his brown eyes perfectly. He held a blitzball in his left arm and was dressed in his Luca Goers uniform.

The man in next to him was by far the tallest, as he stood at 6'5". His blonde hair and blue eyes commanded a great deal of attention that was only matched by his sly smirk on his face. He wore a white Luca Goers muscle shirt with blue athletic pants. He had two gorgeous women with him, one hanging from each of his well-built arms. Upon their entrance, the whole restaurant fell silent. Everyone sat there, shocked at the appearance of the two blitzball players.

Rikku, however was more interested in the tallest of the two. She could recognize that arrogant attitude and those blonde locks of hair anywhere. Just mentioning his name made her blood boil. She hissed as bitterly managed to say, "Graav."

A/N- I might not be able to update for a couple weeks.Sorry! Well, anyways, don't be afraid to review!! ~Dark Blitzer