A/N:: Hiya! Well, here I am with the next chapter, sorry it took so long...Oh and thanks for reviewing, kingleby, zellpic, and StarfireRox23! You dudes rock!

chapter 1more news than that

Rikku had walked up to the Mi'hen highroad and had passed a dozen fiends.

" Well, that was a load off." Rikku exclaimed as she had walked in Rin's store.

" Hi, what can I do for you?" The store clerk asked.

"Uh, 10 potions please!" Rikku asked nicely.

"1000 gil." The clerk said as Rikku paid him.

" Thanks." Rikku said as she exited the store.

Rikku was surprised at where she didn't know where to go.

"Man, this bites..." Rikku started walking down the road a crossing many fiends and coming to a stop.

"Well, this is bad. I guess. I'll just go on and walk from here and find a place to live." Rikku exclaimed as she walked down the path that led her there. Rikku had spotted a certain someone of the coast of the highroad, before she could come across another fiend.

" Nooj? Hiya! What are you doing here Mevyn!" Rikku said, eyes gleaming with excitement and joy!

" Rikku? Hi. What can I do for you?" Nooj asked out of the ordinary.

" Why are you here?" Rikku asked as she noticed a small dab of blood gushing thought Nooj's hand, "Nooj! Your hurt!"

" Yeah, it happened from one of Leblanc's silly goons." Nooj said as he managed to let out a small chuckle.

" Where's Leblanc?" Rikku asked with big wide eyes, wanting an answer.

" She can't get off my tail. I had to escape from my house, just so she wouldn't call me and bother me anymore." Nooj answered as he walked slowly away from Rikku.

" Well, that's what my family has been doing to me." Rikku said", they blame me, and can't leave me alone. So I left for good, and I don't know where to go."

"Don't be pathetic, there are dozens and dozens of places you could go to." Nooj said as he put a potion on the wound and started to walk away again, " Well, Rikku, good luck. I must be going."

Rikku was sad that she didn't know where to head or go. Hell yeah, there wasn't anyplace to go to.

"Argh, I just have to keep going!" Rikku walked and walked until her feet got sore, and it started to rain. Badly. She ran and ran, as lightening flashed and the thunder roared!

Rikku's shoulders where beet red as she came across a giant horrendous fiend she couldn't escape from. Why couldn't she?! She was 5 minutes away from Djose. She could've rested there. The fiend gave big bad bruises and marks. She started bleeding on her right elbow. But luckily she defeated it and was weak enough not to make it in Djose in time.

" I can make it...,"Rikku said weakly as a spiky blond hair Al-bhed came up and kneeled down.

"H-hhel-p-p...m-mm-me..."Rikku said as she fainted in the hard pounding rain. Black out...

"Cid's girl, Cid's girl, wake up..." A man said as he sprinkled some water on Rikku's nose.

"Wha..Wha...WHA?!"Rikku said as she jumped up and she fell of the bed she was sleeping on, "What happened? I don't remember any of this...Aah! What am I doin' with you Gippal?!"

"That's because your stupid Cid's girl, and now I'm gonna get my ass kicked by your father, cause of this huge, uh, thing...?" Gippal managed to say as he got up and went to his little refrigerator. He looked inside, and saw beer, beer, and beer.

'I don't have any juice, or water eh?' Gippal thought, but was gonna give her beer anyways if she says yes.

"Yo! Cid's girl, want a drink?" Gippal asked and then chuckled, "Haha! I only have beer sucker!"

"I was gonna say no, and that's Rikku! Call me that for a change..." Rikku answered, but soon enough she lied back down on his huge bed, and she heard a creek.

"Hey, Gippal. Your scared that my pops is gonna kick your patooey but don't worry, cause...Well, he won't." Rikku exclaimed and watched Gippal, when sat down next to her, and looked at her, awkwardly.

He took a sip of his beer, "Why not Cid's girl?'

"Argh Gippal! Call me Rikku!" Rikku said as she hit him in his arm, well.

"Alright, R-R-r-r-r-I-I-I-k-k-k-u-u-u.... WHY?" Gippal did that on purpose, he didn't want to use her name. It was too much fun of teasing.

"That's because G-g-g-g-g-I-I-I-I-p-p-p-p-p-a-a-a-a-l-l-l-l-l-l, were both mad at each other, and we I wanted to run away, but he found out. He told me to do what ever I wanted, and so I ran away." Rikku also did that on purpose, and she took his beer and took a sip out of it.

"You really were thirsty, weren't ya Cid's girl?!" Gippal had taken his beer back, got up and got another beer.

"Cid's girl? Why are you always stupid?" Gippal asked, as he took a towel out of his closet.

"It's Rikku and I'm not going to answer that!" Rikku replied, just when Gippal threw the towel over her head.

"Take a shower Cid's girl!" Gippal said as he went back to his kitchen and started to make a sub.

"Gippal? What time is it?" Rikku asked, as she got of the bed and started to make her way to the bathroom.

"8:06 PM! NOW TAKE A SHOWER!" Gippal had answered, "Man, your making my house smelly and carpet wet, and I'll get you some clean clothes."

Rikku got into the shower and thought about all the things that had happened today. The water was warm and she stayed under it for ages. She had to relax. Where was she going to stay? How was she going to get through this?

She gotten out of the shower and something hit her head! Where's her stuff! She had no clothes so she changed into a white mage dress and quickly ran outside.

"Gippal? Gippal?" Rikku saw the alarm clock sitting on his nightstand and it read 8:47 PM.

She got to the side of his bed and saw her suitcase. She opened it up and got black baggy capri pants, some socks and a red soft no sleeved top. She quickly changed in the bathroom, took out her braids, put her hair in a bun and got out, when Gippal came in with no shirt and just smiley-faced boxer shorts.

"Hey Cid's Girl. I couldn't find any clothes but I see you found some." Gippal exclaimed with a grin on his face, as he jumped on his bed, "Oh, and by the way, you can stay over and watch a movie with me."

"EEEW! Pervert! I would like to stay in own helly room! Now, good-night!" Rikku shouted but he got up and grabbed her shoulder.

"How do you know which room's yours?" Gippal asked, a little joke hint in his voice.

"Uh..." Rikku blushed, she didn't know and his body was touching her back.

Inner Rikku- EEW! Get offa me Gippal!

"It's down the hall on the left. Room 23." Gippal answered.

"T-Thanks, I guess..." Rikku said as she made her way to the door.

"You can stay in Djose if you like Cid's girl." Gippal said as he marched over to his bed.

Rikku suddenly felt happy, but she was here with Gippal and he was probably worse than brother.

"Uh, I'll think about it." Rikku exclaimed as she turned around and looked at him and eyed him suspiciously, "What movie do ya got?"

"My favorite... "Finding Nemo."" Gippal exclaimed as he kissed his movie's cover.

Rikku squealed! "That's my favorite movie!"

"But we're watching "The Girl Next Door". Gippal replied back.

Rikku rolled her eyes. That movie was weird and when she saw a bit in Brother's room, she was grossed out.

"Please! Let's watch Finding Nemo." Rikku exclaimed.

"NO! Who says your watching it with me anyways?" Gippal asked when he hugged his movie and lay on the bed in defense.

"I am!" Rikku screamed.

"No your not." Gippal exclaimed.

"Gippal...Please?" Rikku whined, she jumped on his bed and punched him on his shoulder.

He was enjoying it. And he turned around and landed atop of her. Rikku blushed crimson red. At least he couldn't see her blushing cause of his shadow. She felt his toned arms on her shoulders. He got up and put his hand on his head and sighed. At least Cid wouldn't know.

"Cid's girl?" Gippal asked as he turned around to see Rikku blushing. She wasn't so close to guy like that close before, and she got scared.

"Let's just watch a movie." Gippal said again.

Rikku nodded. It probably was gonna be a long night.

A/N:: WHADYA THINK! Well please review! Hehe! The next chapter might be called Girl Next Door or something... I dunno. Well, if guys are looking for Zanarkand High, the dudes took it off cuz it had like a chatting script on it, you know like Yuna: Hiya! Like that... Well, I'll write a better version of it! And with "quotations". And guys, I hate writing romantic parts so please don't kill me if I do it weird! Later dudes...

--gip-Rik