"This would be a good time to sleep." Tidus told Wakka. "We'll reach Luca around noon."

"The games start at half past noon." Rikku added.

Wakka nodded and went below deck with Tidus. Kimahri growled.

"Jealous?" Rikku grinned.

Kimahri gave Rikku a look.

"Oh. Just being your usual protective self. No worries, big guy. I've known Wakka for almost two years. He's a total sweetheart."

"Tidus doesn't want relationship." Kimahri said.

"Why not?" Rikku asked.

"Final Summoning..."

"Oh..." The teen forced a smile, "Well maybe a little casual sex would be good for Tidus."

The Ronso's expression darkened and he went below deck.

"Oops. Shouldn't have said that. Poor Wakka..."

Tidus and Wakka were exploring the ship. They'd just come from the power room and were now talking to a man named O'aka. Once they finished their conversation they turned to leave.

"Oof!" Wakka had turned and bumped right into someone.

He looked up to see Kimahri glowering down at him.

"U-uh h-hi there big fella." Wakka grinned.

Tidus frowned. "Kimahri. What is wrong with you? Why are you being so rude?"

Kimahri growled and backed away, letting Wakka by. Tidus' frown melted into a smirk and he patted Kimahri's arm.

"I'm sorry, Kimahri. I know you're just being protective. But you don't have to worry. Wakka is a nice man."

Kimahri sort-of nodded and folded his arms. Tidus chuckled and stood on his tip toes to place a kiss on the bridge of his feline guardian's nose.

"Silly kitty."

Kimahri rolled his eyes and messed Tidus' hair up. Wakka laughed at the scene. It was obvious that Tidus and Kimahri had a strong bond.

"I'm dead tired." Rikku announced, coming down the stairs.

"Me too." Tidus replied. "I think I'm going to nap."

"You two have a good sleep. I'm going topside." Wakka said, walking off.

Kimahri grunted and followed the redhead.

"I thought Kimahri was cool with Wakka. Why is he being so defensive?" The blonde wondered aloud.

"Maybe because I mentioned you and Wakka would be having casual sex..." Rikku answered.

"What!?"

Rikku giggled, "I didn't mean it! I forgot Kimahri has no sense of humor."

Tidus sighed, "Poor Wakka. Kimahri will be following him around with a sharp object now."

"I know, but he'll get over it. Kimahri I mean. C'mon, let's catch some Zs."

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Wakka shifted nervously. Kimahri was still looking at him like he was snack food. He looked over at two men who were sitting on deck and talking.

"I heard Summoner Tidus is on board." One man said.

"That fag? Oh great..." The other replied.

Kimahri's ears flattened to his head and he growled.

[Oh. That's why Kimahri keeps hanging around me. He's afraid I'll turn out to be a homophobe.]

The redhead glared at the two men before looking at Kimahri.

"I'm not homophobic."

The Ronso looked down at him and seemed to calm a little. The Ronso walked over to the men and they looked up at him.

"Kimahri doesn't like you." He informed them before walking off.

Wakka chuckled at the confused expressions on the men's faces.

"What'd we do to him?" The shorter man asked.

"Insulted his Summoner." Wakka replied, grinning and walking off.

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Tidus opened one eye to see Kimahri staring at him. He yawned and jumped off the bunk bed.

"Are we there yet, Kimahri?"

"Ten minutes." Kimahri replied.

Tidus nodded and woke Rikku. The girl yawned and stretched.

"Where's Wakka?" Tidus asked.

Kimahri shrugged.

"You didn't throw him overboard did you?" Rikku grinned.

Kimahri half-sneered at Rikku. "Kimahri did not."

"I'll go find him."

Tidus jogged up the stairs onto the main deck.

"That's him..."

Tidus looked over his shoulder to see two men talking to the female members of the Kilika Beasts. All four people were staring at him. Tidus rolled his eyes and continued his search for Wakka. The redhead wasn't on the stern or bow decks. Tidus looked up at the second level then climbed the stairs. Wakka was sitting under the giant umbrella, fast asleep. The blonde chuckled and crouched beside his guardian.

"Wakka...! Wake up!!"

"Huh!? Wha!?"

Wakka moved before he woke up and fell over, taking Tidus down with him. The blonde blushed as he found himself pinned under Wakka. The redhead blushed too and scrambled to his feet.

"Sorry Tidus. Are you ok?"

Tidus nodded and Wakka helped him to his feet.

"We're almost in Luca. Ten minutes." The blonde said.

Wakka nodded and made his way downstairs.

"Wow! Lookit! Giant balloons!" Rikku exclaimed, pointing up.

Kimahri looked up to see giant balloons with every Blitz team's logo on it floating above Luca stadium.

"I wanna see the Al Bhed Psyches play so bad! Their middle forward is so hot!"

Tidus shook his head and chuckled.

"Well she is!" Rikku insisted. "And we'll get awesome seats because Tidus is a summoner."

The summoner nodded and smiled. "The Aurochs will be happy to see us..."

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"Rikku!" The Aurochs chorused in unison, each giving the girl a hug.

"Stop! You'll break my ribs!" Rikku teased as Letty hugged her.

"Who's this Tidus?" Jassu asked, motioning to Wakka.

"He's Wakka. He's my guardian." Tidus replied. "Used to play for the Goers."

"Gah, boo." Botta teased.

Wakka shrugged. "Yeah, I know. My team is full of jerks."

The Aurochs all laughed.

"Gee I'm surprised Kimahri let Wakka join you guys." Datto joked.

Kimahri snorted at Datto and folded his arms. Everyone laughed.

"So? Who are you playing first?" Tidus asked.

"The Al Bhed Psyches are playing the Goers, then we're playing the Beasts, and the Fangs are playing the Glories. It'll branch out from there." Keepa answered.

"The Psyches might win it all this year. Their middle forward...what's her name..." Botta scratched his head.

"Lulu." Rikku piped up.

"Lulu. Thanks. Anyway...she's vicious. A great player. Her Thundaga Tackle has stunned the best players in the league. Almost put Zamzi Ronso out of commission once."

"I know. Isn't she great??" Rikku grinned.

"Her newest celebrity crush..." Tidus explained.

The Aurochs nodded.

"She's sexay!" The Al Bhed grinned.

Everyone shook their heads.

"You're missing one player..." Tidus pointed out.

"Yeah, Gatta missed the boat to Luca. Zax is going to fill in for him. He'll be here soon."

"Anyway, enough blah-blah the games will start soon!" Rikku said.

"We'll be cheering for you." Tidus said, following his guardians out of the locker room.

They past two of the Al Bhed Psyches in the hallway.

"Rammu." Rikku said cheerfully.

The female seemed surprised that Rikku knew Al Bhed but the male just nodded and smiled. The two Al Bhed waited until Rikku and the others were gone before speaking.

"Y syma cissuhan..." The woman murmured. "Tuh'd caa syho uv dras."

"Dryd'c Cen Tidus, cuh uv Jecht. Fa ryja du damm Lulu."

The female looked around, uncertain. "Dryd kenm...cra luimt cbayg Al Bhed."

The man shook his head, "Dryd'c hu luhlanh uv uinc, Judda. Dra cissuhan ec uin luhlanh. Lusa uh. Fa sicd damm Lulu pavuna dra kysa cdyndc."

"Pid Berrik...fryd ev cra'c Cid'c tyikrdan? Rikku? Cra muugc mega Raylei." Judda protested.

Berrik sighed, "Veha. Fa'mm damm Cid frah fa kad pylg du Home. Huf lusa uh...!"

"Ug, ug. Gaab ouin crundc uh...!"

Berrik and Judda ran off.

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Just as Rikku said the group got really good seats because of Tidus' status. Kimahri smiled before devouring his hot dog with everything. Rikku giggled and wiped a glob of mustard off Kimahri's beard.

"I can't believe I go out in public with you guys." Tidus teased.

Wakka laughed as Rikku made a face at Tidus. The redhead opened a program and looked it over.

"Let's see here. Eigaar Valda: Left Forward, Berrik Strife: Right Forward, Lulu Tsusha: Middle Forward, Blappa Valda: Right Defense, Judda Yurik: Left Defense, and Nimrook Kah: Goal Keep."

"Who took over your job, Wakka?" Rikku asked.

"Graav Malus." Wakka replied, handing the program to Rikku.

"Is he an ass like the rest of your team?" She asked.

Wakka chuckled, "Hey now. Abus and Balgerda are nice. Just Bickson, Raudy, and Doram are complete asses and I don't know if Graav is an ass...probably."

The group laughed. Tidus yawned.

"If I fall asleep on you Wakka I apologize in advance. Just wake me up for the Auroch's game."

"Didn't sleep well on the ship, huh?" Wakka asked.

Tidus shook his head, "The ship was swaying too much, kept waking me up."

"There she is!" Rikku squeaked.

Tidus averted his attention from Wakka to the Sphere Pool. The Al Bhed Psyches were swimming to their places.

"She is cute." Wakka agreed, nodding.

Soon the Goers joined the Psyches in the Sphere Pool. Bickson held his hand out to Lulu. She went to take it but Bickson took it away and swiped at Lulu.

"That jerk...!" Rikku sneered.

Lulu just smiled coolly at Bickson and tied her hair back in an elastic. She motioned for her team to spread out, showing Bickson just how much faith she had in the Goer's abilities.

"Ouch. That must've hurt." Jimma laughed.

Rikku clapped and Tidus rolled his eyes, smiling. Bickson glared at Lulu but she only continued to smile at him. The blitzball was shot into the pool and Bickson grabbed it. Before he knew what hit him Lulu zapped him a good one with a Thundaga spell as she tackled him. The Goer fans groaned in sympathy pains.

"Thundaga Tackle!" Bobba announced. "Wow! Bickson's gonna feel that one in the morning!"

Rikku practically had hearts in her eyes. "Wow! She's strong!"

Lulu plucked the ball from Bickson's hands and swam off.

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There was only twenty minutes left in the game. The Psyches were winning 10:6.

"I'm going to get a soda. Anyone want something?" Tidus asked, standing up.

"I'll have a soda too, please." Rikku grinned.

Kimahri stood too.

"It's ok, Kimahri. I'm only going to the snack bar. What's the worse that could happen?"

Kimahri nodded and sat down again.

"Wakka? You want anything?"

"No thanks."

The blonde nodded and walked off. Berrik saw Tidus leave his seat and nodded to someone in the audience.

"Y'know...with her magick skills she'd make a good guardian." Rikku said, referring to Lulu.

Wakka and Kimahri looked at Rikku.

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Tidus frowned. The snack bar was deserted.

"Hello?" He asked, leaning over the counter.

He looked down and his eyes widened. The clerk was lying on the floor, tied up and gagged. Suddenly something snapped around his mouth, muffling his cries.

"Mmmph!!"

Tidus struggled as someone tied a gag around his mouth.

"Tuh'd cdnikkma. Fa fuh'd rind oui." A female voice said.

The blonde didn't understand. He struggled more.

"Ra tuach'd ihtancdyht oui, Lakkam." A male voice said.

Tidus elbowed whoever was behind him in the nose and took off, ripping the bandanna from his mouth.

"Hel...!!"

He was tackled to the ground and the bandanna was folded and tied tighter around his mouth. The blonde kicked at his kidnappers but they managed to heft him to his feet and drag him off.

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Dun, dun, dun! Suspense!! F.Y.I. Al Bhed is a bitch when it comes to spell check ^^;; R&R Please.