Hey here's chapter 2!! Wahoo!! Hope ya like it and R&R pwease! Okay I'm
going to California for a few weeks for summer vacation so I won't be able
to update chapter 3 until I get back! Well, enjoy! waves goodbye
Krissy-Chan
Chapter 2
Rikku relaxed herself on the cushioned bar stool and placed her chin onto her palms, sighing profoundly.
"Mish Rikoo what can I doo for yoo?" Barkeep said walking over to the counter.
Rikku shook her head. "Nothing. Sorry, Barkeep." She said resting her head on her arms. And before she realized she was tired...she fell asleep.
Unexpectedly, a hand had interrupted her from her deep slumber. She slowly opened her left eye, glancing over at the blonde Al Bhed man. "Gippal?" she asked in a dazed tone.
"Yeah," he replied, running his fingers through his hair. "You've been sleeping here for precisely...four and a half hours." He informed her, nudging her with his elbow.
She batted her hand at him and then lifted up her head gradually. "Did I really sleep that long?" she questioned.
Gippal nodded and elevated himself from the barstool. "C'mon we're already here."
"Where?" Rikku asked, baffled. She scratched her head and smiled halfheartedly.
"Djose." He educated her. He rolled his eyes and grinned at her lack of common sense.
"Oh yeah." She responded, standing up and following him to the bridge.
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The snow was lightly falling down around the Djose Temple as well, making it look more appealing then usual. The exterior of the temple was decorated in lively and rich colors, along with the soft melody of a classic piano coming from the inside.
"Oooh is that the party?" Yuna said clasping her hands together in anticipation.
"Yeah pretty much," Gippal replied. "It hasn't been going on too long so you didn't miss much. Let's get you all inside." He said leading them to the entrance.
Rikku stopped in her tracks and looked around Djose. It looked so much different. After the whole Vegnagun/Shuyin/Fiends-attacking-the-temples thing, Spira had changed...a lot.
"Wha?" Rikku noticed she wasn't in the group anymore, since they had all made their way into the temple, leaving her alone. "Hey wait!" she called running to the temple.
A guard had placed his arm in front of the doors, making Rikku come to a halt. "Invitation?" he asked.
"Umm...no Gippal has mine." She replied, walking closer to the entrance.
The guard stood in front of her. "Nice excuse." He laughed, rolling his eyes.
"What? But I'm telling the truth!" She whined.
The guard shook his head.
"Gippal!!" she squealed into the open doors.
Gippal ran to the entrance and peered out. He grabbed her hand and pulled her in. "She's with me." He informed the guards.
The guard nodded while Gippal pulled Rikku inside, Rikku sticking her tongue out at them as she went in.
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The large room was ornamented with red streamers and balloons while candles decorated the small lace covered tables.
Gippal grinned. "Pretty hot, hmm?" he said, hands on his hips in fulfillment
"Oooh dancing!!" Rikku squealed in delight. She spun out into the middle of the dance floor, posing with one hand on her hip and the other in the air. "Let's get this party started!" she said skipping over to the disc jockeys.
Suddenly the sweet holiday melody turned into a fast, up-beat tempo song. "Now that's what I'm talking about!" she said grabbing Yuna's hands while they both squealed in anticipation.
"I don't know you two are and I've never seen you before." Paine said sitting down on a laced chair in shame.
"Awww come on, Painey Wainey! You aint no fun!" Rikku said waving her finger at Paine.
"I prefer sitting in a corner." She said trying not to look at the two girls.
"Whatever floats your boat." Rikku said shrugging her shoulders and then leading Yuna onto the dance floor.
The dancing went on for hours. Rikku felt as if this wasn't a winter holiday party for the reason that she was sweating so much. The fast beat made her move. Even Yuna found it tough to keep up with her.
Yuna finally toddled back to the others who were laughing and eating together. She automatically took the weight off her feet and plopped herself in the lace covered chair beside Tidus. Rikku trotted over to the group swaying from side to side as she spoke, panting frequently.
"Who...wants...to...go...get...something to...drink...out there." She said in between breaths, pointing to the buffet.
Gippal stood up. "Come on. I'll walk ya there." He said whacking her hard on the back.
Rikku stumbled a bit at his gesture and then strode beside him, still swaying to the flow of the music. Gippal poured the fizzing soda into Rikku's glass and then into his, taking a great swig from it.
Rikku smiled and then ran ahead of him, spinning every now and then. Then Gippal's hand on her waist stopped her from spinning. He leaned her back in his arm making her blush furiously.
Then she couldn't stand it anymore. He was watching her blush; she gulped and then took a deep breath, "Put...me...down." She said through her teeth.
"Okay." He said, grinning. He dropped her flat on her back on the floor.
"Hey!!" she said rubbing her sore back. "You...you big meanie!!" she cried chasing after him and whacking him over the head.
Paine watched the twosome out of the corner of her crimson eyes, a smile creeping across her lips. She leaned over to Yuna. "Yuna. Don't you think that...well, Rikku and Gippal..." Paine chuckled a bit. "Can't get enough of each other?" she said focusing her eyes on Rikku and Gippal.
Yuna nodded and stood up quickly, pulling Tidus along with her. "I'll be right back." She told Paine, running towards the disc jockeys, her hand in Tidus', making him stumble a bit as they ran.
Then, she wrapped her arms around his neck. Tidus cocked his head to one side and looked at her. She just grinned in response.
"Oooh I love this song!" Rikku said twirling in circles to the slow melody.
Tidus and Yuna started to dance slowly in the stage while Baralai was practically on his knees begging Paine to dance. Rikku was standing looking at everyone awkwardly. Leblanc was resting her head on Nooj, her eyes closed, Nooj looking quite uncomfortable.
"I wanna dance..." Rikku whined to the group.
Wakka and Lulu had just gotten up to dance and Gippal was now sitting by himself. Rikku looked down at him, blushed, and then scooted away. She didn't want people to see them dancing and start to...uhh...think.
"Baralai I'll dance with you." She pleaded, eyes sparkly cute, looking into his dark brown eyes.
"Sorry, Rikku." He looked back at Paine, beaming.
"I'm gonna dance with him." Paine said half embarrassed half glad that Rikku only had one choice left.
She stomped her foot and plopped on the lace covered chair. "Aww. This bites." She groaned.
Gippal looked at her in concern. "Okay she might think I'll drop her again...she might not dance...but what the heck." Gippal thought getting to his feet.
"Rikku, come on." He said hauling her to her feet.
Rikku blinked a few times and didn't move. She looked around. No one was watching. Paine and Baralai were doing their thing as was Yuna and Tidus. Rikku looked at him for a second and then smiled.
"Okay." She said shrugging her shoulders and smiling.
Gippal smiled and then led her onto the dance floor.
"Um...Gippal?" she asked, a slight shade of pink making its way across her cheeks.
He looked at her. "Yeah?"
"I don't know how to dance...um...like that." She said pointing at Tidus and Yuna slow dancing at the other side of the dance floor.
Gippal shook his head. "I guess that makes two of us." He said placing his hands on her waist.
Rikku jumped a little at his gesture, looking back at him, blushing a deep red color, now. She's never been so close to anyone before, and Gippal was the last person who she expected.
Rikku breathed deeply and put her arms around his neck.
"Is this your first time?" Gippal asked the nervous Al Bhed.
"Uh...." Rikku thought for a second. "Huh?"
"First time dancing?" he repeated.
"Oh...like this? Yeah." She retorted.
Gippal nodded and then looked at her green eyes. She smiled and then spoke up.
"So, Gippal, did you get me anything?" Rikku asked, bouncing her eyebrows up and down.
"Get you anything?" Gippal repeated nervously. "For what?" he asked.
"Christmas! Duh!" she answered, rolling her eyes.
Crap...I didn't get her anything. I should've known she would ask. Gippal thought nervously.
"I...uhh...umm." Gippal stuttered, looking for words to speak.
Rikku looked hopefully at him. "You didn't, did you?" she giggled.
Great she isn't mad. But I still want to give her something. Just to make her happy. She might use it against me later. He quickly thought of something he could give her.
"Rikku..."
Uh oh! He barely calls me Rikku. This can't be good. She thought.
"I did." He told her.
Rikku raised her eyebrows. "Oh is that so? Then give it to me!" she demanded.
"Um...right here?" he asked.
Rikku nodded. "Of course." She answered.
Gippal nodded. "Okay."
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Krissy-Chan
Chapter 2
Rikku relaxed herself on the cushioned bar stool and placed her chin onto her palms, sighing profoundly.
"Mish Rikoo what can I doo for yoo?" Barkeep said walking over to the counter.
Rikku shook her head. "Nothing. Sorry, Barkeep." She said resting her head on her arms. And before she realized she was tired...she fell asleep.
Unexpectedly, a hand had interrupted her from her deep slumber. She slowly opened her left eye, glancing over at the blonde Al Bhed man. "Gippal?" she asked in a dazed tone.
"Yeah," he replied, running his fingers through his hair. "You've been sleeping here for precisely...four and a half hours." He informed her, nudging her with his elbow.
She batted her hand at him and then lifted up her head gradually. "Did I really sleep that long?" she questioned.
Gippal nodded and elevated himself from the barstool. "C'mon we're already here."
"Where?" Rikku asked, baffled. She scratched her head and smiled halfheartedly.
"Djose." He educated her. He rolled his eyes and grinned at her lack of common sense.
"Oh yeah." She responded, standing up and following him to the bridge.
=============== =============== =============== ==============
The snow was lightly falling down around the Djose Temple as well, making it look more appealing then usual. The exterior of the temple was decorated in lively and rich colors, along with the soft melody of a classic piano coming from the inside.
"Oooh is that the party?" Yuna said clasping her hands together in anticipation.
"Yeah pretty much," Gippal replied. "It hasn't been going on too long so you didn't miss much. Let's get you all inside." He said leading them to the entrance.
Rikku stopped in her tracks and looked around Djose. It looked so much different. After the whole Vegnagun/Shuyin/Fiends-attacking-the-temples thing, Spira had changed...a lot.
"Wha?" Rikku noticed she wasn't in the group anymore, since they had all made their way into the temple, leaving her alone. "Hey wait!" she called running to the temple.
A guard had placed his arm in front of the doors, making Rikku come to a halt. "Invitation?" he asked.
"Umm...no Gippal has mine." She replied, walking closer to the entrance.
The guard stood in front of her. "Nice excuse." He laughed, rolling his eyes.
"What? But I'm telling the truth!" She whined.
The guard shook his head.
"Gippal!!" she squealed into the open doors.
Gippal ran to the entrance and peered out. He grabbed her hand and pulled her in. "She's with me." He informed the guards.
The guard nodded while Gippal pulled Rikku inside, Rikku sticking her tongue out at them as she went in.
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The large room was ornamented with red streamers and balloons while candles decorated the small lace covered tables.
Gippal grinned. "Pretty hot, hmm?" he said, hands on his hips in fulfillment
"Oooh dancing!!" Rikku squealed in delight. She spun out into the middle of the dance floor, posing with one hand on her hip and the other in the air. "Let's get this party started!" she said skipping over to the disc jockeys.
Suddenly the sweet holiday melody turned into a fast, up-beat tempo song. "Now that's what I'm talking about!" she said grabbing Yuna's hands while they both squealed in anticipation.
"I don't know you two are and I've never seen you before." Paine said sitting down on a laced chair in shame.
"Awww come on, Painey Wainey! You aint no fun!" Rikku said waving her finger at Paine.
"I prefer sitting in a corner." She said trying not to look at the two girls.
"Whatever floats your boat." Rikku said shrugging her shoulders and then leading Yuna onto the dance floor.
The dancing went on for hours. Rikku felt as if this wasn't a winter holiday party for the reason that she was sweating so much. The fast beat made her move. Even Yuna found it tough to keep up with her.
Yuna finally toddled back to the others who were laughing and eating together. She automatically took the weight off her feet and plopped herself in the lace covered chair beside Tidus. Rikku trotted over to the group swaying from side to side as she spoke, panting frequently.
"Who...wants...to...go...get...something to...drink...out there." She said in between breaths, pointing to the buffet.
Gippal stood up. "Come on. I'll walk ya there." He said whacking her hard on the back.
Rikku stumbled a bit at his gesture and then strode beside him, still swaying to the flow of the music. Gippal poured the fizzing soda into Rikku's glass and then into his, taking a great swig from it.
Rikku smiled and then ran ahead of him, spinning every now and then. Then Gippal's hand on her waist stopped her from spinning. He leaned her back in his arm making her blush furiously.
Then she couldn't stand it anymore. He was watching her blush; she gulped and then took a deep breath, "Put...me...down." She said through her teeth.
"Okay." He said, grinning. He dropped her flat on her back on the floor.
"Hey!!" she said rubbing her sore back. "You...you big meanie!!" she cried chasing after him and whacking him over the head.
Paine watched the twosome out of the corner of her crimson eyes, a smile creeping across her lips. She leaned over to Yuna. "Yuna. Don't you think that...well, Rikku and Gippal..." Paine chuckled a bit. "Can't get enough of each other?" she said focusing her eyes on Rikku and Gippal.
Yuna nodded and stood up quickly, pulling Tidus along with her. "I'll be right back." She told Paine, running towards the disc jockeys, her hand in Tidus', making him stumble a bit as they ran.
Then, she wrapped her arms around his neck. Tidus cocked his head to one side and looked at her. She just grinned in response.
"Oooh I love this song!" Rikku said twirling in circles to the slow melody.
Tidus and Yuna started to dance slowly in the stage while Baralai was practically on his knees begging Paine to dance. Rikku was standing looking at everyone awkwardly. Leblanc was resting her head on Nooj, her eyes closed, Nooj looking quite uncomfortable.
"I wanna dance..." Rikku whined to the group.
Wakka and Lulu had just gotten up to dance and Gippal was now sitting by himself. Rikku looked down at him, blushed, and then scooted away. She didn't want people to see them dancing and start to...uhh...think.
"Baralai I'll dance with you." She pleaded, eyes sparkly cute, looking into his dark brown eyes.
"Sorry, Rikku." He looked back at Paine, beaming.
"I'm gonna dance with him." Paine said half embarrassed half glad that Rikku only had one choice left.
She stomped her foot and plopped on the lace covered chair. "Aww. This bites." She groaned.
Gippal looked at her in concern. "Okay she might think I'll drop her again...she might not dance...but what the heck." Gippal thought getting to his feet.
"Rikku, come on." He said hauling her to her feet.
Rikku blinked a few times and didn't move. She looked around. No one was watching. Paine and Baralai were doing their thing as was Yuna and Tidus. Rikku looked at him for a second and then smiled.
"Okay." She said shrugging her shoulders and smiling.
Gippal smiled and then led her onto the dance floor.
"Um...Gippal?" she asked, a slight shade of pink making its way across her cheeks.
He looked at her. "Yeah?"
"I don't know how to dance...um...like that." She said pointing at Tidus and Yuna slow dancing at the other side of the dance floor.
Gippal shook his head. "I guess that makes two of us." He said placing his hands on her waist.
Rikku jumped a little at his gesture, looking back at him, blushing a deep red color, now. She's never been so close to anyone before, and Gippal was the last person who she expected.
Rikku breathed deeply and put her arms around his neck.
"Is this your first time?" Gippal asked the nervous Al Bhed.
"Uh...." Rikku thought for a second. "Huh?"
"First time dancing?" he repeated.
"Oh...like this? Yeah." She retorted.
Gippal nodded and then looked at her green eyes. She smiled and then spoke up.
"So, Gippal, did you get me anything?" Rikku asked, bouncing her eyebrows up and down.
"Get you anything?" Gippal repeated nervously. "For what?" he asked.
"Christmas! Duh!" she answered, rolling her eyes.
Crap...I didn't get her anything. I should've known she would ask. Gippal thought nervously.
"I...uhh...umm." Gippal stuttered, looking for words to speak.
Rikku looked hopefully at him. "You didn't, did you?" she giggled.
Great she isn't mad. But I still want to give her something. Just to make her happy. She might use it against me later. He quickly thought of something he could give her.
"Rikku..."
Uh oh! He barely calls me Rikku. This can't be good. She thought.
"I did." He told her.
Rikku raised her eyebrows. "Oh is that so? Then give it to me!" she demanded.
"Um...right here?" he asked.
Rikku nodded. "Of course." She answered.
Gippal nodded. "Okay."
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