Chapter 2

I know the last chapter was very short. I'm new at this, so bear with me. I think I'm making YRP seem a little OOC. Please tell me if I am.

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"Paine?"

"What?"
"You do know that we have to tell Lulu about this, don't you?", Yuna asked, prepared for the worst.
"Yes, but I'm not telling her", Paine smirked, pointing at the former summoner.

"No! The last awful thing I told her was that her goldfish died, and when I left the village I had a giant fire spell branded into my butt!", Yuna complained, shuddering at the thought.

"That bad huh?", Paine said, thinking about how the Black Mage acted during that time of the month.
"Hell yes!", Paine didn't know she could say such things, "That's why we send Rikku to tell her bad news. The worst punishment she got was a spanking. And she enjoyed it!".

"She would", Paine muttered, "Next stop Besaid", she gave Yuna an evil smile.
"Damn", Paine wondered where Yuna learned to curse like a sailor. {Note: I'm just kidding around about Yuna cursing, she won't do that anymore.}

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"Hi Wakka, where's Lulu?", Yuna reluctantly asked.

"She's inside. I think she's sad because she hasn't seen the blonde in a while", He explained, then paused as he looked at them. Seeing only the Y and the P, but no R made him curious, "Hey, where is....."

He was quickly interrupted, "Excuse me, but I think Paine can answer your questions for you", Then the half –Al-Bhed girl ran as fast as she could into the hut, leaving Paine behind with explanations.

Wakka turned around to ask questions, but..... "Hey! Where did she go?!".

"There's no way in Hell am I going to be stuck with storytelling", Paine whispered, hiding in a tree.

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" Hi Lulu, how are you?", she asked, thinking that was a stupid thing to ask, "(Of course she's not okay you idiot! It's been months since she last saw Rikku how do you think she feels?!)", her own mind threw insults at her.

"Fine", she replied ,obviously lying, judging by the look on her visage.

"(This is going to be harder than I thought)", the sphere hunter thought. She took a deep breath and explained the situation to her.

Lulu urged herself not to cry, then she stood up with a determined look in her eyes, "When are we leaving?", she asked suddenly.

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me. I'm going with you whether you like it or not", the mage said, looking even more determined.
"But what about Riku?", Yuna asked, trying to come up with an excuse.
"Wakka can take care of him. After all that is part of the reason why he lives here", she explained with a smile.
"We leave tomorrow", Yuna said, defeated.

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"Did Paine tell you everything you wanted to know, Wakka?" Yuna asked, wondering how their conversation went.
"She sure did", he grinned, pointing at a figure chained to a pole in front of the temple.

Yuna walked over to the red-eyed creature.

"Unchain me if you want to live", Paine hissed.

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Back on the Celcius, Lulu made herself at home. Found a bed to sleep in, had a good meal and bath, and Brother made sure he followed her every order, making it very obvious that he was afraid of her.
She didn't pack a lot of things to bring with her. Only a couple pieces of clothing, her toothbrush, an ether or two, and, of course, a cute little stuffed moogle that Rikku gave her.

"Um ....Lulu?", A voice spoke up from the bar.

"Yes?"

"Um....You sure you want to do this?"

"Ramm Oac!", she replied in Al-Bhed.

"But it has been a while since you......." ,Yuna was interrupted.
"Are you saying that I'm inexperienced?!", Lulu said, her evil side starting to show.

"N.. no", Yuna squeaked and quietly left the cabin.

That left the Black Mage alone to think.

"Rikku where are you?", she asked. She started to cry when she didn't receive an answer.

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Somewhere in a distant, unknown area, a small figure spoke up, "Why can't I leave? I wish you were near me Lu"

The words faded away as the figure cried.

{Note: I'm sorry that was so crappy. I'll try harder next time}