Chapter 2
"Cid's girl!" Gippal stood and hugged her,"RIkku! How are you?"
Rikku went to hug him back and then went right through him, she opened her eyes and saw that she had been dreaming. ' How much of that was a dream?' she wondered and realized she was on the warm sand of the beach where she and Paine had been talking the night before.
The blonde girl rose to her feet and changed into her bikini, stepping into the water she shivered. The turquoise water was freezing. She waded into the water then went under feeling the cold seep into her skin. So much had happened through out the past while that she couldn't even remember how it felt to relax. She laughed as she thought of the day when the three girls had found the hot spring on Mt.Gagazet and had let go of the hunt for a while. That day had been so much fun. Rikku sighed knowing that she was now the only one who even thought about fun anymore. Paine was making wedding arrangements Yunie was preoccupied with Tidus and, well, Lulu and Wakka had a child. She sighed, at least there was Gippal. She laughed out loud and thought about that time when they were little.
(FLASH BACK)
"Hey MEANIE!" The small Al Behd shouted as the taller blonde held her machine above his head.
"Nuh- un! I'm not giving it back Rikku! You have to jump for it!" Gippal had teased.
Raising the small machine higher above his head .
The small girl jumped and missed. She pouted blonde ponytail bouncing as she did so, her bottom lip stuck out.
"Oh POOPIE!" She whined and jumped for the machine again. Catching the boy of uard she managed to tackle him but he was stronger than her and within seconds he had her pinned down and was tickling her.
(END FLASH BACK)
Gippal looked out the window of his hut. The sun was out and he could hear Tidus and Wakka discussing Blitzball. He snorted, he never much cared for the game but it was fun to play with someone who was his level, not the best but not beginner either. He took out his blitzball and carried it to the beach. Seeing Rikku he smiled and asked her to join him.
She got out of the water and laughed. "Okay but don't cry too hard when I win!"
Gippal poked her in the side" Like you're gonna' win." He teased as she recoiled from his pokes.
"Hey Meanie don't!" She cried. Took the ball throwing it to him. " You start!"
(In the temple)
Yuna knelt on a cushion, Tidus knelt beside her.
"What am I going to tell Rikku?" Yuna asked him. " Uncle Cid is out of his mind!"
Tidus put a hand on her hair. "Don't worry about it, things will work out."
"Yes but doesn't he know she'd crazy about Gippal?" Yuna asked in concern. " I mean like why not him?"
(Back to the beach)
The two Al Behds got out of the water and dried off. Rikku's hair was down and not in it's usual pony tail. It reached the small of her back. She saw her father coming towards the beach.
"Hi Daddy!" She called and Gippal looked up.
"Hey Cid." He called to the older man now beside him.
"Rikku I need to talk to you." He pulled Rikku to the side and spoke quikly."
"We need to go to Djose immediately." He started. "There is a very wealthy man who has a son, I need you to meet him, well them and if you like the boy then you will marry him."
RIkku looked shocked. "What? No way! I' m not going!" She turned around to leave but Cid grabbed her arm.
"You don't have a choice my daughter it's already arranged." He said.
Tears sprung to his daughters eyes. "I hate you." She said and ran away from the beach.
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