Yay! I'm back. Sort of. Oh yes, I got grounded from the computer for like, the rest of my life… (at least the internet) so… Basically I come on before after and (erm.. during) school. But –gasp- what sort of hellish punishment is SPRING BREAK? Okay that a little odd sounding. Spring break is a break. Nuff said. So, uh, I found a computer and… well obviously… -shuts up- Thank you to everyone, including oOoDancingQueenoOo, mushimars, Klyssa, CrimsonReaper, interceptorshero, Hakkai'sHerFavorite, Laura, and Lemy. If I forgot you please shoot me. I mean… Okay you know what, on with the story…
He was looking at her with the most curious of expressions; it was almost a mixture of lust and confusion, with a side of frustration.

Rikku gulped. "Gippal..? Are you feeling all right...?"

Gippal made no move to answer; he just kept staring at her intently.

"Uhhm.. We're playing this game, and I don't have a partner anymore, so I was thinking that maybe-"

The dazed mist was still present in his eyes as Rikku chattered on, and Gippal edged closer to her, mumbling incoherent things under his breath.

Worriedly, Rikku continued, "Gippal, are you sure you're alr-"

Rikku gasped as Gippal was on her in a flash, mouth on hers, alcohol reeking from his breath. Her eyes were plastered open and her thoughts were fuzzy as shock encompassed her body.

'Is this really happening?' her thoughts were still blurred, her intuition indistinct. 'What is this? Bliss, heaven, ecstasy?'

'Wait just one vilgehk minute...'

The faintly romantic soundtrack screeched to a halt as realization dawned on her.

Violently attempting to push the drunken Al Bhed away, she irately screamed out, "I'm not one of your whores, Gippal!"

Unfortunately for Rikku, he must not have understood, for directly after her statement, he grabbed something Rikku did not want fondled.

"Oui cuh uv y pedlr!" She screamed, vigorously bringing up her knee and slamming it into his abdomen.

He flinched, taking in a sharp breath and collapsing for a split second into Rikku. The two clamorously crashed into the wall a few feet of way, making a great deal of racket.

"What was that?" Paine's head snapped up, her eyes wandering.

"Rikku!" Yuna gasped.

"Gippal!" Baralai uttered simultaneously.

"I knew it was a bad idea for her to go get him..." Yuna continued worriedly. Rising up, she looked at Tidus. "Tidus stay here, I'll be right back."

"I'm coming," Paine stated, following suit and rising from her seat.

Tidus blinked. "Wha's goin' on?" As he watched the others leave him, he immediately shouted, "The game's not finished yet! HEY!"

Baralai stopped in his tracks and sighed. Turning to Paine, he said, "I'll be right there. Tidus?"

Tidus glared at him. "We were winning."

And so Paine and Yuna dashed off to the happy barroom as Baralai convinced Tidus that no, the game in fact, was not over yet.

Dashing into the bar, the two women enttered to see Gippal all over Rikku and Rikku looking pissed, with a dash of 'I'm-scared-shitless-and-yet-aroused-at-the-same-time'.

"Rikku?" Yuna's eyes widened.

"Yunie, you don't happen to have gun I could borrow, do you?"

"...No..."

"Damn," Rikku yet again attempted to push Gippal away (her heart wasn't really into it, though). "Well, can you at least make sure Leije doesn't see us like this-"

"Leije?" Gippal finally spoke and temporarily cocked his head, his eyes blood shot and wide. "Frana?"

"Paine, is everything okay?" Baralai's voice sounded out in the hall, and he entered the barroom.

Gippal's eyes snapped on his friend's form. "Oui vilgehk bnelg!" He pulled out his very familiar automatic handgun.

"Gippal, fryd dra ramm yna oui tuehk?" Rikku screeched, flabbergasted, eyes distended.

'"Gippal, please calm down," Baralai's voice was edgy. Sure, he was used to his friends randomly pointing guns at his head, but most of the time they were sober. Usually.

"Cdyo yfyo vnus Rikku!"

"Ohh, boy. Isn't this fun?" Paine commented sarcastically as Gippal aimed in the general vicinity of "Leije"'s (Or in this case, Baralai's) direction and shot a few times.

Baralai clutched his arm as one of the bullets slightly grazed his shoulder. "Okay, you know what? This room is officially off limits."

With blurry eyes Gippal shakily aimed from Yuna to Baralai to Paine, right back to Baralai, attention off Rikku for the moment.

"Oii! I found the broom!" Rikku grunted as she swung the wooden object at Gippal's head, a loud crunch echoing as Gippal was knocked to the floor. His gun fell right after him with a loud clang.

"Well this is just great." Rikku complained loudly. "Now where am I going to find a partner?"

"Hmm. Poor Gippal," Yuna sighed.

Later that Night

"Holy hell... My head..." Gippal breathed, tenderly rubbing a large bump on the back of his head. "When did this happen..."

He slowly sat up, making sure not to rise too fast and pass back out. "Whoa..." Gippal muttered, noting that it was night time outside. "Must have slept in... Damn... huh?"

Gippal looked up, slightly startled as Rikku meekly opened the door. "Oh.. Sorry! You're up, I see."

"Eh... Yeah..."

"You feeling all right?"

"I've got a killer headache..."

"That's not surprising," Rikku rose an eyebrow.

"Huh?" He blinked.

"I sort of knocked you out with a broom."

"Fryd dra vilg?"

Rikku just looked at him and giggled, clearly amused at Gippal's apparent loss of memory, either from the blow or alcohol content. "'Lai locked up the barroom. No one's allowed in anymore. Good goin', Gippy."

Gippal blinked. "Okay, you've lost me."

Rikku just continued to giggle. Sitting cross-legged on the bed next to him, she continued, "So, I knew you didn't like Leije, but I had no idea that you were jealous..."

"Fryd? Nuh-uh, don't know what you're talking about."

"Sure, Gippal. What ever you say."

"Where the hell did you get that idea?"

Rikku just eyed him for a moment, clearly contemplating something. Eventually she took a deep breath and rose to her feet.

"Leije is something else, isn't he?" She sighed dreamily, staring up at the wall, her apparent infatuation never reaching her eyes.

"..." Gippal's eyes narrowed.

"And just think," Rikku bent down and grabbed his hands with her own. "If it weren't for you, I never would have met him!"

(Of course this was a lie, but he was oblivious to this.)

Giggling, Rikku stood up and left the room, softly shutting the door behind her as she exited.

It's short, but at least it's something. Sorry I like, sort of died... If there's any mistakes (like ummm… not spelling, but like… Urgh..) it's 'cause of the god damn effing Mac. Let meh quote: ' This editor requires Internet Explorer 5.0, Netscape.. bla, bla, bla… A regular textarea will be displayed instead.
So basically it's html to fix mistakes. Whoop-dee-freaking-do.