A/N: Yay! Thanks for all the reviews guys! –snug- Oh, and I just remembered more junk I have to type for the story for my beginning sentence of my whole legacy to make sense, so scratch it ending soon.

Because I think they will now be an extra chapter or two. –giggle- I just think those two make the PERFECT couple! He even says in the GAME they made quite a couple, okay?

So, yea, onto the story.

That's right. It was Yuna. Her and Paine, back with their digging tools and, surprisingly, both of them had on huge smiles, which is something you NEVER see on Paine. It's more of a smirk actually, but-er-anyway...

Now that they were back, I had to leave Gippal. JUST when we had declared our love for each other in a very different way, I had to up and leave, and that just made me feel terrible. I didn't want to put us both through the pain we had before. Because I KNOW he missed me as much as I missed him, even when he WAS with Kalla.

So, anyway, I had a plan up my sleeve-one that would at least buy me another day or two with Gippal.

"Yuna! Paine!" Rikku called happily, though it was all a put-on. "I missed you guys sooo much!" She jumped on Yuna and gave her a great big hug, along with Paine, though Paine seemed to tense up considerably.

Yuna laughed. "We found soo much stuff, and Brother is FINALLY leaving me alone for some Nhadala girl—"

Rikku giggled. She had known her. Quite a pompous, bossy jerk if you asked her. But no one was, so she kept silent.

"Oh, and we found all these bits and pieces for some kind of "machine" as the Al Bhed are calling it now, and so we went searching for more, even though Shinra was all mad, and—"Yuna talked on, and it was the most Rikku had heard her in her life.

But then again, she wasn't really listening. She was watching Gippal out of the corner of her eye, who gave a sad smile and walked off, back into the temple. Her stomach seemed to plummet. She felt terrible—she felt like she was ditching him.

And what if they did grow apart? What if her hopes and their promises meant nothing? She had gone back on the Al Bhed saying "memories are just that...memories". Could she go against a few more beliefs of a certain Al Bhed?

"Rikku? Are you listening?!" Yuna waved a hand in front of Rikku's face. She came back to earth and gave Yuna a huge smile. "That sounds AWESOME!"

There was an awkward silence.

"It sounds awesome that a flan totally burnt he skin off of my arm?"

Rikku blushed furiously. "Er-no! I meant it was awesome you beat it!"

"I didn't. I told you that! I ran back to the digging station..." She looked closely at Rikku. "Is there something else on your mind?"

Rikku shook her head violently and held up her gloved hands. "Of course not, silly!" She grinned, but deep down it was all fake. She felt bad for thinking it, but she wanted those two to leave. Let THEM go ahead on the journey, and leave her and Gippal in some peace!

"I'm bushed." Paine suddenly put in, leaning against the wall of the bridge. Rikku whirled in her direction, a bubble rising in her chest.

"Tired? Really? Come, come! We have to stay at the temple another night, because, I mean I'm NOT gonna force you guys to keep moving along the path! You look terrible! All tired and baggy-eyed..."

"Baggy-eyed?" Yuna asked quietly, gingerly touching underneath her eyes. Rikku nodded.

"Oh yea! You guys NEED rest!" She grabbed their arms and dragged them in through the temple doors, completely ignoring a protesting Paine.

"GIPPAL!" She cried, and noticed that Paine cringed slightly as she called his name. She shrugged it off though. She was going to force these guys to stay another night if it killed her!

She soon saw his blonde head walk through the top door, and even though she had seen him only moments ago, she felt like she was falling for him ALL over again.

"Rikku?" He asked, walking down the steps two at a time. "What's up?"

"These two need a room as SOON as possible!" She cried, giving him 'the look'. "I mean, look at them! Terrible! Sorry to bother you, but we're going to have to stay another night-I couldn't possibly make them leave."

Gippal's brow raised slightly, but it took him only a few seconds to process the information. "Oh, sure! I have an extra room in fact for both of you. Supper is in about two hours, and then you have the WHOLE evening to rest." He gave them a thumbs up sign and a cocky smile. "That is, if you're actually going to sleep. I mean, I know that the Summoner here can be quite a party animal—"

Yuna blushed, embarrassed. "I'll sleep."

"Same here." Paine butted in, giving him a glare. "And I don't party." She added coldly, and this seemed quite stupid to Rikku, though she could tell it meant some kind of weird importance to Paine.

Gippal nodded. "I know that already."

'How?' Rikku thought, feeling a little hurt. Had something gone on with him and Paine as well?

"I'll actually go have a nap right now." Yuna said, walking up to Gippal.

"Where's the room?" Paine asked sharply. Gippal pointed to a door behind him.

"Right there, you MAJESTY." He added with a little snarl—and for some reason it seemed to sound a little angry. Paine just glared at him and walked ahead quickly through the door. Yuna turned around.

"Sorry to leave you Rikku, I mean—"She stopped. "But before I sleep, I have to ask you this-what did you DO when we were gone?"

Rikku shrugged, trying to avoid the obvious. "Oh, you know, this and that. This lug here needed someone GOOD to work on the machina."

"Machines." Gippal corrected.

"Right."

Yuna just grinned, a twinkle in her eye. "Oh. Okay. MACHINES." She just winked and whirled around through the door. Rikku just sputtered after her, eyes slightly larger than normal.

"Quick thinking, Rikku." Gippal added quietly moments after the door closed. Rikku looked up at him.

"What do you mean?"

Gippal just smirked and stuck a hand on his hip. "Oh come on, you know what I mean! YOU wanted to spend more time with me so you forced them to stay another night." He leaned down and blew in her face, Rikku's bangs to fly up. "But I mean, who WOULDN'T want to spend another day with me?"

Rikku just shoved him away. "Wipe that smirk of your face, you loser!" She stuck her tongue out at him.

"Aw, that's not a nice thing to call your booooyyyfriend!" Gippal teased, grabbing her around the waist and tickling her stomach. Rikku shrieked with laughter. Even if she laughed, it still hurt. That was the weird thing about tickling.

"Gippal-Gipp-STOP!" She shrieked, snorting with laughter. Gippal just chuckled and stopped, spinning her around so she faced him. She breathed heavily, rubbing at her bare stomach.

"Ouchie..."

"Aw, suck it up Princess." Gippal stated, patting her in the head. Rikku tried to hit him in the arm, but Gippal just stepped to the side. "Haha. For once I BEAT you!" He cried, grinning widely.

Oh, she hadn't seen him grin a grin like that forever-not since back at Home. This was a genuine smile, like the ones back when they would throw rocks over the walls of Home, or just lay together looking at the stars—she was so glad to have it back.

"Just one more night..." Rikku suddenly stated. This wiped the smile of Gippal's face.

"Aw, do we HAVE to talk about it? Can't we just pretend you'll NEVER leave?"

Rikku just smiled sadly and hugged his arm. "Sorry, Gipp, but we have to face facts. I'll try to hurry that trip along fast so we don't move at a snail's pace. I'll come visit as much as I can-promise." She nodded and looked up at him.

Gippal just smiled and kissed her on the forehead. "Good. Because if you're gone for too long I might just have to hook up with another Al Bhed—what was that one you guys were talking about again? Oh yead-Nhadala." He gave her a cocky smile.

"NO! GIPP! EW! She's such a stuck-up jerk, thinking she knows all about the desert-"Rikku sniffed. "I forbid you to go within 10 feet of any female other than me."

Gippal smiled. "Apology accepted." He than started to walk towards the door.

"Wha-? Gippal! I didn't apologize for anything! I didn't DO anything! What would I NEED to apologize for? Gippal?! GIPP!!!"

But he just held up his hand as a still wave, and than walked out the door. Rikku growled. What was THAT all about? Didn't he WANT to spend time with her? Something rustled on the top of her head as she whirled around. She stuck her hand up near her headband and patted around, feeling for the bit of junk stuck in her hair. She groaned as she ripped a piece of paper out of her bangs. How stupid had SHE looked with that? But as she was just about to crumple it up, she saw writing.

In Gippal's familiar scrawl, it read

Meet me on the Djose Highroad after supper. Come alone, I have a surprise.

Gippal

Rikku felt her heart swell. A surprise? For her? Boy, that guy sure knew how to seduce a girl.

Hmm..what could he be doing? She knew this question would be bother her for the rest of the day—at least until after supper. Then she would have her answer.