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A/N: watching Seinfeld and drinking soda, I'm really tired from track practice, barely enough energy to type…
"Rikku?" a familiar male voice asked me.
I quickly pushed Riku away from me and was face to face with Gippal.
"Rikku what were you doing?" Gippal asked me, even though I was pretty sure he had witnessed every moment of it.
"We were, umm…I was…" I stumbled over my own words. Gippal had come here, thinking he was going to save me.
"I forced her to do it. I threatened her before you got here." Riku spoke from his quiet stance by the door. I wanted to gasp but I saw a cold hardened look in his eyes. I wanted to at least mouth thank you to him as he left, but with Gippal watching me so closely I couldn't. I shuttered slightly as the door slammed shut behind him. A cold chill ran through my blood when I heard him lock the door behind him; Gippal and I were locked here together.
"Is that true? Were you forced into it? Because from where I was standing you seemed to really be enjoying…" Gippal's voice cracked a little, I could see that he was hurt more then I'd ever imagined. He must really have meant it when he said he loved me.
"It's true…" I avoided all eye contact; I didn't want to lie to him. Although the whole time when I looked at Gippal, I thought of Riku.
"Well then in that case, do you have any idea where we are?" Gippal said, quickly gathering up his famous cool and changing the subject.
"Yeah, from what I've gathered we're in a place called Hallow Bastion." I answered relaxing slightly. Gippal leaned against the wall and ran his fingers through his short spiky blonde hair.
"I've gathered as much as well. I've also heard whispers of someone named Maleficent…have you ever heard that name mentioned?" Gippal raised his eyebrows and moved across the room towards me. I stood stiffly in my position, my thoughts hanging on his last words. I thought I heard the name Maleficent at one point or another.
"I think Riku might have mentioned that name before…" I began to say, and then I caught myself. I should never ever talk about Riku in Gippal's presence. He frowned at me and walked across the room. He stood right in front of me and looked down into my wide eyes. He took his hand and tilted my chin upwards and stared even deeper into my eyes. I let myself linger in that position for awhile before brushing away his hand and looking down at my feet. I heard the door opening. Riku entered the room.
"Is anyone hungry? Riku set down a plate of corn on the cob and fried chicken. Gippal licked his lips and sat down.
"Starved." he said and he and Riku hungrily started digging into the plate of food before them. I sighed, boys were so predictable.
"Fine, it's not like I was hungry anyways." I said sarcastically. Both boys looked at me and shrugged.
"More for us." Riku said, grabbing another chicken drumstick and taking a huge bit. I cringed out of degust.
"I'm going to bed." I announced but neither guy noticed. I sighed loudly and sulked back over to my cot. I couldn't help but wonder, I mean it was good that Gippal and Riku seemed to be getting along. Maybe it was just hunger brought everyone closer together…but it was weird. Shouldn't Gippal be outraged at Gippal for "forcing me to kiss his girlfriend"? Instead they were chowing down on corn and talking about The Simpsons. Am I the only one who thought that was weird?
(Tidus POV)
The castle doors were finally opened. We were finally getting closer to finding Yuna. We had to be. The castle felt cold and unwelcoming. Paine seemed at home…sorry bad joke.
"Whose there? Sora are you up for another round? You don't know when to quit do you?" a somewhat familiar voice sneered from the top of the staircase. I saw the silvery-haired boy looking down at our small party. "I see one of your friends has abandoned you." He sneered and then began walking away.
"Hey whoever you are! Let Yuna go!" I screamed after him. He stopped walking towards the doors and turned around.
"You know of Yuna?" he looked slightly puzzled. "Sora I didn't know you had the resources capable of finding out about Yuna and her unique value to the DEK." Riku stated. Then he knitted his brows together in a puzzled look. "You have no idea what I'm talking about do you?" he asked Sora simply.
"It wasn't me who said Yuna." Sora fired back. Riku's eyes lingered on Sora for a moment longer before he turned his hateful gaze to me. He pointed at me accusingly.
"You. You know Yuna, don't you?" he asked me harshly. I nodded; maybe he would take me to her after all.
"Good, come with me. She won't listen to any of us." He smirked and quietly waited for me to follow. I stepped forward and Sora grabbed my elbow.
"Tidus don't! It's a trap! Why do you trust him?" Sora whined.
"I don't trust him the slightest. But if I go with him I have a slightly greater chance of finding Yuna somehow." I said and then without a second glance back, especially not at Paine's stare, I went with Riku into a fate unknown to me.
(Rikku POV)
"Gippal why aren't you mad at Riku?" I asked after Riku had left the room, telling us that he had some other matters to attend to.
"Because he didn't know you had a boyfriend, you were too scared to tell him, and…" he was thinking of a third reason when I piped up to fill in the blank.
"And because I'm so hot you know no guy could possibly resist me." He grinned widely at Gippal and he shrugged.
"Whatever you say…Ciiidddd'ssss Giiirrrrrllll." He grinned at me and winked. I shuttered at the sound of that stupid nickname.
Riku entered the room and looked around. He saw me sitting in a chair at the table and Gippal lying sideways on the cot staring at me. I saw him a twitch slightly before he addressed me. "Rikku, we um... I found someone who claims to know you. Someone named Tidus."
"Oh my god really? Tidus! I miss him! I almost forgot about him! Where is he?" I jumped up and down. Gippal still hasn't looked at me the same since he caught me kissing Riku and the tension was starting to really get to me. Both Gippal and Riku stiffened a bit at my over-enthusiastic reaction.
"Yeah…he has some business with the boss. He'll probably be held in here though." Riku said in a matter-of-fact way. Which had me wondering, why were we being held here exactly? And who was the "boss"? And was Riku a really good cook or were these bad guys some sort of food tycoons, because I do remember being blasted here by some guy from Brother's pizza…
"Rikku? Rikku!" Gippal yelled into my face. I blinked and looked into his frustrated face.
"What?" I asked.
"Haven't you heard me talking to you at all? I was just saying that when Riku goes to get the dinner food we should sneak out of the room and figure out what is going on around here." Gippal hissed into my ear. I shrugged and decided to beg Riku for a nail file so I could give myself some form of a manicure.
(Sora POV)
"Paine… that's an odd name. Where did you get it?" I was trying to strike up some form of conversation with the only member left in my party.
"My parents." She answered monosyllabically. I mentally kick myself, of course her parents named her. What else should I ask her to even start some kind of conversation?
"This door looks like it leads somewhere." Paine spoke, interrupting my thoughts. She kicked open the door and we found ourselves standing in a small area filled with bookcases. I noticed a large green book sitting on a table, and then my eyes focused on a spot in the book shelves where the green book seemed to belong.
"A dead end." Paine started to leave the room, but I put a hand up to stop her.
"Nothing in this world is what it looks like. Trust me I didn't get this far stopping at every "dead end"." I say and then I place the green book back on the shelf. The bookcase swings open revealing a slightly larger room.
"Looks like we'll be organizing books here for awhile…" Paine sighs and picks up large yellow book. I shrug and get to work.
(Rikku POV)
"Forty-nine bottles of beer on the wall, forty-nine bottles of BEER! Take on down, pass it around, forty-eight bottles of beer on the wall…" Gippal finally cut me off by putting a hand over my mouth.
"Geesh Rikku you've been singing that song for over an hour, isn't there some other way you could occupy your time?" Gippal poked me in the arm and I turned away from him. I have been in this room for three days now and it was getting old. Riku came in three times a day and gave us something to eat and then he left again. I was starting to agree with Gippal's little plan to sneak out when Riku brought us our dinner.
"Gippal, do remember yesterday when you wanted to sneak out?" I faced him again.
"Yeah, I also remember you shooting me down. Did you have a change of heart? Eh?" He elbowed me jokingly.
"Well I'm getting bored just sitting here. All day." I looked at him and pouted. I was sweaty and dirty. I hadn't had a shower since the morning of the sleepover and I was wearing the same clothes. I felt horrible and gross. I was also bored and I needed a change of scenery, Gippal and the occasional Riku were nice to look at, but after awhile too much of a good thing was too much of a good thing.
"Yeah you're pretty boring yourself. We should start planning." Gippal sat down on the twin-sized cot we now shared, Riku had failed to provide a second bed for Gippal. Anyways, Gippal sat on the cot and pulled out a small pen from his bulky pockets.
"Shut up Gippal, I'm not boring. Look at you, with your puffy shirt." I poked at one of his puffy-ish shoulders and giggled.
"You don't like this shirt? Fine I won't wear it then." Gippal smirked at me and took off his shirt, leaving me with a good view of his rock-hard abs and tanned skin. It took all of my concentration to keep my jaw from dropping. "Like what you see?" he teased me and threw me his shirt. It was really heavy and I was surprised he had put up with it so long in this humid room.
"Whatever Gippal, back to the planning." I shoved him lightly and he shoved me back.
"Cid isn't going to like it when he finds out his little princess is becoming violent." Gippal waved his finger at me and attempted a wink. I giggled and pushed him a little harder; he wasn't expecting this sudden shove and fell backwards on the bed. I fell on top of him and started tickling him. Who would have known it, but the guy was extremely ticklish.
"Ciiidddd'ssss Giiirrrrlllll! Sto-stop-p it p-pl-pleas-e!" he managed to say during short gasps for breath between laughs.
"What's my name? Come on say it! Say my name and I'll stop!" I loved having power over him.
"Fine! Ri-k-ku!" I grinned and stopped tickling him. I still stayed on top of him and collapsed onto his chest. He didn't seem to mind; in fact he stroked my hair lightly. Just as I felt my eyes closing in for a nap I heard the door open. I turned around and saw…
"Baralai?"
That's right Baralai was standing in the door looking at me lying on top of a shirtless Gippal, after taking time to digest the scene I noticed something was off with him. He had some sort of mark on his clothing. It looked like a heart with an X through it.
A/N: Those of you have played Kingdom Hearts know what that means!
Anyways I'm not sure who I want Rikku to end up with, so I'll let you guys vote, not saying that I'll defiantly go with your choice, but it will persuade me a lot.
Gippal: (still without his shirt) you know you want to vote for me.
Riku: You know you want to not not not not not not not not not not not not not not vote for me! Beat that Gippal reverse psychology.
Gippal: You'll only confuse them.
Baralai: Vote for me
Me: you're not a contestant. Go back to the closet.
Baralai: Fine, but only if I can borrow your etch-a-sketch
Gippal: …
Me: …
Riku: …
Baralai: oookkkaaayyy then, review people and vote, for one of them…
And thanks for the reviews thus far, P.S. if you know any good Disney villains can you name some in your reviews or email me the names of some , because I need lots of villains for the upcoming chapters (foreshadowing…) and I don't want ones that are in Kingdom Hearts, because technically they were already killed by Sora in this story, except for Maleficent, because he is already at Hallow Bastion…if you played the game you get it…yea…I need to start my Trig homework now, so if you want a quicker update then review!
Lucy!