Rikku looked herself once over in the mirror. Hair, check. Make-up,
check. Yes, she was ready, and at perfect timing.
"Rikku, hurry up!" Tidus yelled, sticking his head in the door of her room.
"You hurry up!" she yelled back, skipping out of the hotel room, and looking over him and Yuna. She could already hear the party raging outside of the hotel they were in. Yes, Luca was a terribly busy place for tonight.
"Oh, Yuna! You look so good!" Rikku commented on her cousin, as they began the walk down the hall, granted she didn't look much different from usual, but still, that wasn't the point.
"You too." She smiled at him, looking around Tidus he stood in the middle of them, arms behind his head, whistling.
It wasn't long before they were outside, surrounded by such hustle and bustle, and it was a struggle to stay together, until they reached a high point, above the town center, where they managed to commandeer a small table, against the railing of a restaurant, much to small for this kind of attention, but the view was great. Rikku could see all of Luca at this point.
It was awhile before she recognized anyone, Tidus making a drink run more than once, and she sipped on, well..whatever it was he got for her, before a hand crashed down onto her shoulder, and she was startled out of her wits, dropping her drink.
"RUMO CRED!" (HOLY SHIT!)
She jumped up, and angry turning around at the hand, eyes flashing.
"My, my, if it isn't---" his voice caught a moment. This wasn't Cid's girl, he thought to himself suddenly, taking note of piercings and make-up, along with the state of her colorless clothing, or lack there of. Whoever this was, this is not the Rikku he had seen just over a year ago.
"---Rikku." He finished, instead.
"Oui busbuic zang! E cbemmat so tnehg." (You pompous jerk! I spilled my drink.)
Gippal was suddenly very aware of the situation, and covered up his surprise quickly with a nod to the High Summoner, and to the man who kept calling himself Tidus, as if hoping someone would hear him.
Baralai, always the gentlemen, reached out from behind Gippal, and handed Rikku a long cloth napkin, which she took gratefully, blushing and wiping the sticky liquid away from her lap, as she stood awkwardly. The blush made something dark churn in Gippal, and he suddenly had an urge to toss Baralai away from her, but his steady.
"Thank you." Rikku said happily, setting the cloth on the table, moping up the rest of the spilled liquid, and nodded to him, sitting back down, as Yuna and Tidus stood up.
"We're gonna' go dance and stuff." Tidus said, pulling at Yuna's hand, and dragging her away with a smile. Rikku nodded, and wished them luck, setting her arms behind her head, bracelets banging together.
"Sit down." She said to Baralai, and he did so shyly, looking at her with a great sparkle. She gave Gippal and indifferent glance as he did so, as well.
"So, how're you two?"
"Oh, fine thank you." Baralai said simply, and she smiled at him.
"What about Home," she looked hopefully at Gippal, and he glared in return.
"Re-construction would have gone faster if you had been around to help." He teased lightly, and was suddenly sorry for doing so as her face darkened. It was true, she should have been there, if for nothing else, for her father and her brother.
Baralai noted the sudden atmospheric change in her demeanor, and with a sudden, un-thought through bout, stood, offering his hand to her.
"Would you like to dance?" he asked lightly, trying to sound as confident as he could, trying desperately to ignore the daggers Gippal was sending. Rikku saw them too, and looked at Baralai, taking his hand gratefully, sticking her pierced tongue out at the Al Bhed man, and the were whisked into the crowd, leaving a red face Gippal behind.
A/N: Okay, I know what you're all thinking, that this blew...and, I took forever. I did, I'm sorry! I set up the end of the last chapter so bad, it was hard to start this one. I'm sorry. It's going to take a little while before we get to the REAL Gippal/Rikku stuff, and I that a little Baralai in there for spice. I hope you all don't hate me now. ^_^
"Rikku, hurry up!" Tidus yelled, sticking his head in the door of her room.
"You hurry up!" she yelled back, skipping out of the hotel room, and looking over him and Yuna. She could already hear the party raging outside of the hotel they were in. Yes, Luca was a terribly busy place for tonight.
"Oh, Yuna! You look so good!" Rikku commented on her cousin, as they began the walk down the hall, granted she didn't look much different from usual, but still, that wasn't the point.
"You too." She smiled at him, looking around Tidus he stood in the middle of them, arms behind his head, whistling.
It wasn't long before they were outside, surrounded by such hustle and bustle, and it was a struggle to stay together, until they reached a high point, above the town center, where they managed to commandeer a small table, against the railing of a restaurant, much to small for this kind of attention, but the view was great. Rikku could see all of Luca at this point.
It was awhile before she recognized anyone, Tidus making a drink run more than once, and she sipped on, well..whatever it was he got for her, before a hand crashed down onto her shoulder, and she was startled out of her wits, dropping her drink.
"RUMO CRED!" (HOLY SHIT!)
She jumped up, and angry turning around at the hand, eyes flashing.
"My, my, if it isn't---" his voice caught a moment. This wasn't Cid's girl, he thought to himself suddenly, taking note of piercings and make-up, along with the state of her colorless clothing, or lack there of. Whoever this was, this is not the Rikku he had seen just over a year ago.
"---Rikku." He finished, instead.
"Oui busbuic zang! E cbemmat so tnehg." (You pompous jerk! I spilled my drink.)
Gippal was suddenly very aware of the situation, and covered up his surprise quickly with a nod to the High Summoner, and to the man who kept calling himself Tidus, as if hoping someone would hear him.
Baralai, always the gentlemen, reached out from behind Gippal, and handed Rikku a long cloth napkin, which she took gratefully, blushing and wiping the sticky liquid away from her lap, as she stood awkwardly. The blush made something dark churn in Gippal, and he suddenly had an urge to toss Baralai away from her, but his steady.
"Thank you." Rikku said happily, setting the cloth on the table, moping up the rest of the spilled liquid, and nodded to him, sitting back down, as Yuna and Tidus stood up.
"We're gonna' go dance and stuff." Tidus said, pulling at Yuna's hand, and dragging her away with a smile. Rikku nodded, and wished them luck, setting her arms behind her head, bracelets banging together.
"Sit down." She said to Baralai, and he did so shyly, looking at her with a great sparkle. She gave Gippal and indifferent glance as he did so, as well.
"So, how're you two?"
"Oh, fine thank you." Baralai said simply, and she smiled at him.
"What about Home," she looked hopefully at Gippal, and he glared in return.
"Re-construction would have gone faster if you had been around to help." He teased lightly, and was suddenly sorry for doing so as her face darkened. It was true, she should have been there, if for nothing else, for her father and her brother.
Baralai noted the sudden atmospheric change in her demeanor, and with a sudden, un-thought through bout, stood, offering his hand to her.
"Would you like to dance?" he asked lightly, trying to sound as confident as he could, trying desperately to ignore the daggers Gippal was sending. Rikku saw them too, and looked at Baralai, taking his hand gratefully, sticking her pierced tongue out at the Al Bhed man, and the were whisked into the crowd, leaving a red face Gippal behind.
A/N: Okay, I know what you're all thinking, that this blew...and, I took forever. I did, I'm sorry! I set up the end of the last chapter so bad, it was hard to start this one. I'm sorry. It's going to take a little while before we get to the REAL Gippal/Rikku stuff, and I that a little Baralai in there for spice. I hope you all don't hate me now. ^_^