Chapter 14: Mrs.

Rikku looked down at Gippal.

Had it really happened? Or had they only thumbled around?

She rested her head on his broad chest.

Last night she had to admit had been magical. When Yuna had announced that she wasn't pregnant, she had finally forgiven Gippal and Paine. She still had had this resentment but now she felt like she could put what they had done behind them.

Gippal had been sat on the beach when she had found him. He was happy he hadn't mucked up Yuna's life. She had admitted everything that she had forgiven him and that she loved him. Now they were both led on the white sand, their clothes in a heap beside them.

Gippal slowly opened his eyes, Rikku grinned down at him.

"Hiya Sleepyhead," He smiled and kissed her nose. Rikku sat up. He stared at her, then looked around him. He sat up too as to hide her naked state to anyone passing by. He began to giggle.

"I think we should get dressed before the kids come and play on the beach," She giggled too and leaped up. He gasped as she began to run around the beach totally starkers.

"Rikku!" He hissed, trying to sound serious.

"Yes honey? What is it?" She laughed.

"You appear to have lost your clothes my dear," She looked down at herself, pretending to be shocked.

"Oh dear! What a tragedy!" She ran to him in a fit of giggles.

"Whatever will I do?" She murmured. She leaned forward and kissed him. They heard someone whistling.

They looked up to see Wakka jogging along the cliff face. Rikku let out a yelp and tried not to laugh. Gippal was having a hard time too. Trying to not leap on her and not be seen. Rikku was watching Wakka carefully. Her face was screwing up, her shoulders wiggled as she tried to compress the giggles overflowing in her. Gippal held onto her tightly.

Wakka went running past.

Rikku fell backwards onto her back laughing her head off. Gippal laughed with her. He would never be able to look Wakka in the face again. He tossed Rikku's clothes at her. She obediently put them on.

"When are we going to get off Besaid?" She asked him. He shrugged as he shook out his trousers.

"When the next ferry decides to come which should be in...2 days I think,"

"Piane must be worried," She muttered. Gippal looked at her puzzled. "Seymour said he could hurt people, like Barali. She hasn't gotten in contact with him has she?" He shook his head. "I hope he's ok. Even if he was abit stupid,"

Gippal hugged her and kissed her hair.

"All men are fools babe. He wanted to protect Paine,"

"I know," She hugged him back. "Love you," She whispered. He hugged her tighter.

"Love you too,"

Yuna sniffed.

MMmmmmm! That smelt good!

She opened her eyes. Tidus had his back turned to her, stood at the stove.

She grinned at his bare bum. Then realised what she was grinning at. She felt her self go red. He was stood naked, cooking! She felt giggles bubble in her throat. He turned his head and smiled softly at her.

"Hey there,"

"Hey," She whispered. She sat up, wrapping the covers around her. He brought over the food on the tray. On it was plates of scrambled egg, stir fryed pora grass and some green goo which tasted like seaweed. In a small vase was a rose.

"I hope you didn't go and pick this like that," She barked with a stern look on her face. He looked amused at her attempt of being strict. He wriggled his eyebrows at her. She laughed and kissed him on the cheek. She picked up the seaweed goo and looked at it puzzled.

"Arn't you ment to eat this off my stomach?" She asked raising her eyebrows.

"Is that a suggestion Lady Yuna?" He quiried. He took the bowl out of her hands. Exited foot steps raced outside.

"Yunie!" Came a cry.

Tidus leaped up as Rikku stumbled in. She stared at him, her face agog.

He quickly tipped the goo out of the bowl and tried to frantically save his dignenty. Rikku had her hands over her mouth, her shoulders shaking. Yuna snorted with laughter.

"Nice orbs Ti," Laughed Rikku as she dashed back out of the hut.

Yuna was trying to stiffle her giggles. Poor Tidus! He turned to look at her. At first she thought he was angry but his eyes were sparkling with mischeif. He tipped the eggs all over her. She screamed with laughter and tossed the plate of pora grass over him. They both stood wearing nothing but eggs and pora grass. Yuna felt adventerous.

"Feel like a shower Tidus?"

Tidus rubbed his hair dry with a towel. Yuna was doing the same. He grinned as he thought of the shower they had just shared. They had played and frolocked like dolphins. He had never thought Yuna behaving in such a way. Yuna was grinning at him. He knew she still wasn't ready, who would be after what she had just been through? It had been like that night in Macalania. Tender, beautiful and soft. An idea struck him.

"I gotta go," He said, kissing her cheek and he hurried into some shorts then ran to Wakka's hut.

He crashed in to find Rikku and Wakka laughing. Lulu was chuckling with Chadus in her arms. He felt his face go bright red. Wakka wriggled his eyebrows at him.

"We didn't do anything!" He cried. Rikku scoffed, but laughed all the same.

"What? You both lost your clothes?"

"Hey! You can't talk!" Laughed Wakka. Rikku went bright red.

"Ithought..."

"I know what you thought! Now leave poor Ti alone. If he did do it I'm sure he would be boasting the way many 18 year olds would be," Tidus grinned thankfully at Wakka. Rikku was still grinning at Tidus as she left the hut red faced.

"Wakka! Whan does the ferry come?" Wakka thought for a moment.

"Tomorrow I think...Why?" Tidus looked behind him to make sure Yuna wasn't anywhere near and began to whisper ideas in Wakka's ear.

Yuna was waiting for Tidus.

She sat on the bed patiently, grinning to herself. How could a guy as lovely as him possibly want to be with her? He was so vibrant and alive, she was so different to him. She was shy, distant and often alone. He was like sunshine lighting up her darkness. She heard giggling outside of her hut.

"Ri?" She called. Rikku poked her blonde head in the door, grinning. She bounded in and jumped on the bed.

"Hey Mrs Tidus!" Yuna chucked a pillow at her,

"Nothing happened!" Rikku gave her a sarcastic look,

"Whatever baby," She tossed the pillow back at Yuna.

"It didn't! I swear!"

"So you both felt very hot last night?"

"No...I just wanted to be close to him. I'm not ready for that yet...well I don't think I am," Rikku wriggled her eyebrows at Yuna. "Anyway, how are things with you and Gippal?" Rikku blushed.

"Rikku!" Screached Yuna. Rikku laughed. Yuna hugged her. "Wow little Rikku, a woman now. Be careful he will have you sweeping his hut in no time!" Rikku wacked her.

"Hey! No hitting my girl, Mrs Gippal!" Tidus was leaning in the doorway. Rikku threw a look at him.

"I wasn't hitting her! I was knocking sense into her!"

"Ha! Like loosing braincells is going to help my 'sense'!" Rikku leaped up.

"Well I'll leave you too love birds alone and go and sweep Gippal's hut!" Tidus chuckled and ruffled Rikku's hair. Yuna laughed at Rikku's red monkey face puff up with annoyance.

"Baboon Queen!" Giggled Tidus puffing out his own cheeks. Rikku stomped out before any more fun could be made of her.

Tidus bounded over to Yuna and landed on the bed on his back.

"What was so urgent that you left me drying my hair on my own? That sounds so shallow!" Tidus laughed at her.

"I got a surprise for you!" Yuna stared at him. No! She hated surprises!

She smiled anyway and kissed his cheek.

"What sort of surprise?"

"The kind that you have to pack a suitcase...actually I prefer you in your birthday suit so forget the suitcase!" She laughed and lightly kicked him.

"In that case I will pack a suitcase,"