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Dream a Little Dream
Chapter 3: Close calls in Luca
I've been in Luca for three and a half days. Maybe I'm procrastinating on actually getting my story told. At this point I think my story will just put people to sleep.
Everything is so calm.
So Peaceful..............
It's boring.
Where's the adventure in life? Right now all I see is the upcoming Blitzball Tournament. It's getting me kinda nervous because, I might see Tidus here, everybody is getting prepared to get into the new event. It'll start in two days, and where Tidus is, Yuna won't be far behind. and where Yuna is, Paine is bound to be in step with her.
Can you understand why I'm kinda freaking out? Yeah, yeah, I could just leave Luca and head of to Mi'ihen Highroad, but I'm still stocking up on supplies. That and the fact that I defiantly need a new style. My current one is drawing way too much attention. I love my clothes and my style, but right now, those two are just to noticeable. My somewhat unwanted fame is kinda annoying, you can't go anywhere without people pointing fingers and whispering.
It makes me feel like I'm in some sort of show. Basic Math.
Rikku Attention Not good.
Rikku - Attention very good.
See? Heh, anyway, I was heading down to the Style Salon near Luca harbor, (I don't know why they would put one so close to the harbor, must be the view), guess who I saw.
Guess! Kimahri. Yeah, no big deal right? But then behind him was Tidus.
Tidus! If he was here, then 'Oh darling cousin of mine', must also be here. This is bad. Very, very bad.
To his left, some black caught my attention. Paine. And Baralai. They were getting off the Celsius near the harbor.
Crap. This must mean they have another Tri-counsel meeting. Then I just notcied, Someone was talking to Kimahri, it was Yuna and (Insert heart wrenching gasp here) Gippal.
Double crap.
I knew he saw me cause I saw his one eye (damn him and his one eye!) look in this direction and a damnable smirk spread across his annoyingly attractive face. Plus, it became that devious "ooooh. Rikku's been a bad girl" look that I knew back when we were on friendlier terms.
I should have thrown my shoe at him.
But that would have cause some further attention directed at me. As it was I was getting strange looks from civilians because I was hiding behind a potted plant.
I waited until they were all a preoccupied with what they were doing, grabbed my stuff (new sword) and ran like a maniac to the Style Salon.
Needless to say I was lacking oxygen by the time I reached it so I said to a pretty red-head staring at me with wide gray eyes.
"I (gasp) need (gasp) a (wheeze) makeover." Okay, so I was practically dying, but hey, I was desperate.
The red head looked at me and burst out into hysterical laughter. "Suga', you just made my day, hell week." she said once she got herself under control.
Stupidly I said "What?"
"One of my lil' girls" she pointed to a well endowed brunette, "toll me that there was this cute lil' wood sprite a-hidin' behind some lil' bush" she gave another chuckle and wiped her eyes.
"We been watchin' you, watch them' suga' plum" the brunette grinned, her blue eyes twinkling. She nodded to the window
I glanced out the window, then was basically horrified to death seeing Gippal heading this direction. I did the only thing I could thing of.
I plowed under the service desk.
I felt more then just a little stupid, and I felt like I had been caught with my hand in the cookie jar. I don't know why. Gippal always had that kind of effect on me, no matter how unwarranted it was. The bastard.
Anyways the bell chimes, signaling that he had come into the salon. The brunette was eyeing him appreciatively, I tried not to roll my eyes.
See? Women flock to him. The red-head was discreetly looking at me under the desk with an amused smile on her face. I could sigh right now, but I won't. She was looking at me like I was a precious two year old. That thought nearly made me chuckle.
I looked at her and put a finger to my mouth, signaling her not to say anything about me. Her smile widened slightly, and she nodded subtly.
Glancing up, she smiled at Gippal.
"What cn' we do for you, stranger?" she said, as if there wasn't an insane seventeen year-old hiding under her service desk.
I heard Gippal chuckle. I wanted to shoot him for it. It was all his fault that I was hiding under the desk, and I'm pretty sure he knew what was going on too.
"Nothing really, but ladies," his voice took on an amused edge "Have you seen a girl come in here? dressed in bright yellow? Blond hair, green eyes, kinda insane?"
I resolved that I would shoot him. I would. Just as soon as he left I would shoot him.
The Brunette smiled "Well now that you mentioned it, suga'pie--"
The red head cut in "No one's come in here fittin' that description, sunshine" she smiled, and glanced at her friend with an even broader grin.
The brunette grinned, catching on. "Actually, honey' bun, I think we saw the little sweetheart, walkin' towards the blitzball stadium"
There was another soft chuckle coming from Gippal.
He would die. A very painful death. I would see to it personally.
"Really? hmm, you won't mind me looking around would you, ladies?" He said in that, I-don't-quite-believe-you voice.
I imagined someone running over Gippal in a hover car near Mi'ihen highroad. Him 'accidentally' tripping and falling of a bridge. Oh, the possibilities were endless.
"Sure' thing sunshine, lemme just move out of your way" the red head said, she moved closer to the service desk, effectively blocking me out from view.
I loved this woman. I really did.
The brunette grabbed Gippal's arm as he made his way closer to the desk, she did it in such a fluid motion that you would have never thought she was trying to hide something. "C'mon suga'pie, lemme show you all the nifty lil' nooks and crannies on this here lil' building."
"W-well I--" I heard Gippal say.
"Oh, come now, suga' pie, you didn't actually think that you'd get away without gettin' the grand tour now didja?" The brunette said as she happily dragged him away.
What I would have given to see Gippal's face as she dragged him off. I almost felt sorry for him, it was a big building and the brunette didn't strike me as the type of person to skip details, even small ones.
The red-head stepped away then and beamed at me "I haven't had that much fun in a loong time, sunshine, thanks again"
"Thank you" I said and meant it.
"I'm Raru, and my lil' sister showin' your friend around is Roma, she'll be gone for hours with your friend."
"Now what about that makeover you wanted?"
Within an hour, I felt like a whole new person. My hair was down, and straightened. And my cloths were considerably less revealing.
My top was almost exactly like the top I wore through fitting Sin. Only it was white. Black and red belts looped loosely around my shorts, criss-crossing one another. My blades were silver and black now instead of read and yellow. I don't know how Raru pulled that off, but she also got me a belt to hold my sword.
All in all, it wasn't half bad. I liked it. I felt bad that Raru wouldn't let me pay for any of it though.
"You helped my week not suck, sunshine, you doan have to pay for anythin' and doncha even think of it, cause I ain't taking it." is what she said
So she shooed me out of the salon and told me to visit her again when I wasn't so busy and tell her of my travels. She felt like an aunt, needless to say, It felt good to be able to depend on strangers.
I made my way to Mi'ihen Highroad, just as it was getting dark, and people wouldn't really recognize me. I was walking on the highroad when all of a sudden I hear a chuckle.
"You'd have to do better then that to shake me off your trail, Cid's girl" A wry very male voice said.
Crap.
