/N: ahh... was scanning over the reviews for the last chapter and I'm like, 'where did my readers go?' LOL. It's like I lost some ofyou guys somewhere ahaha.Is thefic getting boring or something:( oh well, thanks to the ones that read and reviewed!Love you guys!

Ms.MerrySunshine: Thanks for sharing it with me! It's a great poem!

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A-RIKKUGIPPALfan:lol, I don'tknow! I guess I'm too much of a ffx2 nerd (Sigh)It's the only wayIcan try and understand theirpersonalities ahah.But tell me if Iscrew them up too much! .

Fire Mistress: Really? Yay! I never wrote a humor fic before so that's a boost of confidence ahha.

Lolo:Yep, that was my aim:DBut oppositeof Gippal means... well, opposite of Gippal.

Its blue reminds me of the ocean on a beautiful summer's day. With the waves a crystal blue that shines from miles away, reflecting off a clear afternoon sky. The silvery white reminds me of the blade of a sword – dangerous yet admirable. Silver like the moon in the midnight desert, watching over the land like a silent angel. Together, the two compatible colours demand the eyes of any wandering –

…Hmm? Whaaaaaaaat? (Frowns) Fine, I'll stop staring at my boots.

"Who's he?" they both asked in unison.

EEekk… I was hoping they might not notice each other.

Aww man, what do I do now? I'm caught between Chuo the Cutie and Gippal the God.

I smiled at them both sweetly. "Who's… who?"

And voila: Rikku the Retard.

Chuo suddenly beamed, "Oh, you're Gippal! The leader of the Machine Faction!"

Gippal became less tense. "Uh… yeah."

"I'm Chuo." He turned to me. "A friend of Rikku's." He held out his hand politely. "It's nice to meat you, Sir."

Aww! And he said that without doing The Bastard's Glare. (Grins) Isn't he just great?

"I really admire your work, Sir."

Gippal shook his hand uncertainly, seemingly amused. "How old are you?"

"Uh… Same age as Rikku. 18, Sir."

It was getting on my nerves. Chuo was a far better man than Gippal could ever be. "You don't have to call him 'Sir'," I said.

Chuo stared at me as if I had told him to call a king, 'dude'.

"Iunno, you could learn from him, Cid's Girl," Gippal spoke. "But it's alright… Chuo." He laughed. "Just call me Gippal."

"Yes, Sir."

Oh brother…

"RRRRReeeKKKUUUuu!"

Oh, Brother.

I turned around and saw Pops and Brother walking towards us.

"Are you ready to go?" Pops asked me.

"Oh, um, yeah, I just need to-"

"She's ready," Gippal jumped in, hurling my bag at me.

…Dot, dot, dot.

Huh…? What the -? Wait, did I-? How did he-? When did this-? ACK! Pick a question and ask it, Rikku!

I turned to Pops. "I'm – I'm going with -" (Points) "- him?"

"It's his airship," Pops answered plainly.

I whirled around and stared at Gippal.

He merely smiled and said, "Hey there."

I turned back to look at my father. "Do I have to?"

Dry.

"Why not, Rikku?" Chuo asked, seemingly flabbergasted. "You're so lucky! The Machine Faction leader's airship! Aren't you excited?"

Apparently not as much as him.

"Yeah, Cid's Girl." Gippal ruffled my hair. "Aren't you excited?"

Eh heh, yeah, right. "Do I have to? Why can't we - I take the Celsius?" I asked Pops.

"We're doing some upgrades, remember?"

"But – But –"

THUD!

I think The King just slapped my lunch back into my throat. Ewww."C'mon, it'll be just like the old times," he exclaimed and then swung an arm around my shoulders. "Gippal and Cid's Girl, Cid's Girl and Gippal." He made us seem important.

Chuo glanced at me edgily. "The old times?"

Pops glared at Gippal irritably. "The old times?"

Brother placed both hands on his hips and stared death at us both. "Yeah!"

Gippal released me. "Or… Uh-Um… the first… time…?"

…

Pops shook it off. "If you don't want to go, Rikku; then I guess I can give up my awesome duties here and take up the excruciating task of picking up orders." He gave me a slight hug. "I'll go just for you, my good daughter."

And this was my wonderful father. Seeshh, what was Ma thinking?

Now I HAD to go. The whole fate of Home's restoration depended on my leaving! (Places hand on forehead and sighs).

… No. I'm not a drama queen! Just simply Queen Rikku, remember?

"Nevermind. I'll…" I turned to Gippal. "…manage."

Pops shook my shoulders eagerly. "Are you sure? You look sick. Maybe you should stay."

"I'm fine, Pops," I replied. At least, physically. Emotionally and mentally I am exploding like a firecracker on fire! Oh, the painful pain! "You need to stay here. I'll go," I forced out.

Gippal grinned.

Pops cried.

Brother snored.

Chuo died.

No, no, he didn't die, die. I'm being dramatic again. But his face, oh lordie, look at his handsome face. It's so sad. It's so heartbroken! Oh the horror! Rikku you horridly horrible person! Do something child! Do something to bring back the lost hope into his throbbing, dying heart!

I blurted, "You should come with us, Chuo."

Pops froze.

Chuo smiled.

Brother snored.

Gippal went wild. "Who said he could come!"

… What? What? OUUU! Do I smell jealousy in the air? You smell it too? (Sniffs) Yep, yep! Smells like Gippal! EEE! This will be so much fun, just you watch!

"Why not?" I asked. "He could help us with the loading and unloading." I deliberately looked at Chuo and fluttered my eyelashes noticeably. "He's strong…"

Too bad Chuo sensed where I was trying to lead this, and he didn't want to end up fighting against his idol. "It's alright, Rikku," he said. "I'll probably be of more use staying here, helping with the rebuilding."

Aw. He's always thinking about other people.

"You guys should be going," Pops spoke up. "We need those supplies."

"Don't worry," Gippal said. "We'll be back, two days max."

"How are you so sure?"

And then suddenly, a huge shadow shielded us from the flaming sun and an atmosphere of anticipation and surprise filled the air! A gust of wind appeared out of nowhere and rushed through us all with such force and rendered us ever so speechless that we all fell and fainted cold at the sight of the gigantic monstrous object before us! Oh, the tragedy!

… Okay, fine, we didn't. That was my inner Drama Queen again. In fact, it was just Gippal's super dupery new airship that he had his crew fly over to us just so he could show it off. Pffftt.

"Get back soon, you two." Pops shook his head solemnly. "I'll be in my tent." He turned away and left. Brother followed without a goodbye.

And this was my loving sibling. Seeshhh... What was fate thinking?

I heard a sound behind me and realized that Gippal had just left to board his ship.

It was just me and Chuo now.

(Gulp) Aww, I hate goodbyes.

"Come back soon," he said, reaching out for my hair. But I knew he wasn't going to mess it up like Gippal had earlier. No… he was fixing it. (Smiles)

"You sure you don't want to come with us?" I asked.

He glanced at Gippal's figure, disappearing through the door. "Yeah… I don't think he'd like it very much if I went. He seemed a bit… upset when you mentioned it."

Awwe. Poor guy. "No, that's just him. He's upset about everything."

Chuo laughed. "I don't know. It's alright… I'll just stay here; learn to fix things on my own for once."

I giggled softly. "Naww... You need me."

EEkkk, I know! My cheeks are burning from all this flirtatious behavior.

"I'll see you soon, Rikku." He released me. "Don't miss me too much."

… Ohhh, should I do it? Gippal will kill me. No, wait he'll kill poor Chuo first.

Heh, that would be funny to watch. (Slaps self) No! Bad, bad Rikku! Grrr, but it would make Gippal just explode! But I can't leave Chuo here. Ack! What do you think?

… (Grins) I love the way you think! See, you and I, we make a good team!

I grabbed Chuo and pulled him along with me towards the airship.

"Rikku!" he shouted as he staggered after me. "What are you doing!"

"You're coming with us!" I told him. "Maybe I won't have to miss you."

He blushed.

We reached the stairs and we began to climb up. But we were stopped when oh-mighty-His Highness blocked the entrance.

"Excuuuuuuuuuse me!" I said, rather politely I think.

"Rikku," Gippal hissed, his eye swarming with rage.

See? Didn't I tell you this would be funny?

"We could always use help with the unloading and loading," I said.

Gippal sighed. He leaned back and looked at Chuo. "You wanna come help?"

Chuo rubbed the back of his neck shyly. "If – If – That is, you don't mind, Si- Gippal."

The King shrugged his shoulders. "Alright then. There's one extra bed in the crew's cabin room."

Chuo stared at him in surprise. "Oh, thank you."

"Eh," Gippal said and moved out of the way for us to go through.

Chuo rushed in immediately and examined the airship like a kid in a candy store.

...You know, that whole thing wasn't so funny.

...I know. I'm a bit disappointedas wellBulma BriefsYue Lover.

I turned to the party-pooper as he shut the entrance. "Why'd you let him on?"

Gippal snickered. "You wanted him on."

"Yeah, but I didn't expect you to actually say yes."

He laughed. "And what were you expecting?"

I looked down. "I don't know… That you'd get… You'd be…"

"Was I supposed to get jealous?"

I rolled my eyes and gasped in utter disbelief. "Noo…"

He gestured his arms in the air. "Was I supposed to get all suspicious and overreact? Was I supposed to be torn into pieces and have the sudden desire to rip him apart limb from limb and fall into a pit of misery, alone and brokenhearted for an eternity longer than forever?"

(Blinks) Never knew he had an inner drama king.

I officially abandon my inner drama queen.

Chuckling, he tousled my hair and began to walk away. "You're cute Cid's Girl…"

I sighed. I knew what was coming. "…but…?"

He turned back. "But what?"

I glared at him. "…not that cute."

He smirked. "Aww, don't be so hard on yourself now."

PFFFTT.

And this was the guy I fell for. Seeshhh… Why wasn't I thinking?

I watched him walk away calmly.

...Yeah, I hear you Mistress Delavaire. He was supposed to be jealous!

I feel insulted.

He's up to something, I know it.

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