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"Um, look, I should really go check on my friends," Yuna told him, gently pulling her hand away.
"Oh...alright," Tidus replied, slightly bowing his head.
"I will catch up with you later, okay? My friends need me," Yuna told him, walking out of the café. She was completely confused about what to do. She wanted to be with Tidus, but she didn't want to end up hurt. I really hope I didn't just kill anything we could've had...
When Yuna exited out onto the deck, she saw no one. The fragrance of the sea could not even place a grin on her face. She walked down the deck, searching for her friends. What she next saw completely shocked her…
Rikku was in Gippal's arms, passionately making out with him. Yuna stared with widened eyes, and they shot around in a desperate attempt to find Paine. Then she spotted them.
Paine and Baralai were seated at the small Tiki bar, obviously flirting. They will be the ones who regret leaving in the end…
"Oh, who am I kidding?" Yuna thought out loud. She stormed over to the railing, frowning.
"You're part of that Albino's posse, aren't you?" A somewhat recognizable voice asked her. Yuna turned, spotting the woman Paine had struck earlier that day. I think her name was…Leblanc? "Yes, you are!" She reassured herself, approaching Yuna with two men behind her. One was a plump man, quite short, while the other was his complete physical opposite.
"No one hurts Leblanc and gets away with it," The tall man told her, glaring. They all had equally threatening expressions on their faces.
"I didn't tell her to hit you," Yuna informed her, taking the three for a joke.
"Nonetheless! You will suffer the consequences!" Leblanc told her, "Get her, boys!" Leblanc's men grabbed Yuna, turning out to be stronger than they appeared.
"What do you think you're doing? Let me go!" Yuna shouted, kicking the taller man in the shin. He groaned in pain, using a free hand to try and alleviate the pain. The fat one grabbed Yuna firmly, picking her up and throwing her on his shoulder. She pounded her fists on his back, but he had a shield secured on it. Her attempts were futile. The taller one smacked Yuna with the back of his hand, glaring. "Rikku, Paine, HELP!" She shouted, her voice drowned out by the fierce wind.
Meanwhile, Rikku pulled her lips away from Gippal's. "Did you hear something?" She asked him suspiciously.
"It was just the wind," He assured her, then rushing back in for the kiss.
As they entered the elevator, Yuna was tightly blindfolded. She heard the elevator voice say deck seven, and then she counted them walking down five flights of stairs. The place was abandoned! People were in one activity or another, and the Leblanc Gang walked through inactive areas. They were on deck two, however. Yuna heard the hum of the engine as she did waking up in the morning. She could smell the professional fragrance of the meeting room (used simply by businesses). She knew she was on deck two. The direction however, was gone to her when she was knocked over the head with a heavy object…
Yuna stirred as she awoke. The familiar cloth of the blindfold was still on her face. Suddenly, it was yanked off. She squinted as her eyes adjusted to the light. "What time is it?" Yuna said groggily.
"It's time for you to get a watch!" Leblanc replied annoyingly. Her two bodyguards cracked up as if it was the most hilarious thing they had ever heard. "Enough!" She then said, stopping their laughter abruptly.
"What're you going to do to me?" Yuna asked her, somewhat starting to get scared.
"The boss doesn't know!" The fat man called out confidently.
"Shut up, Ormi!" Leblanc shouted, smacking his arm.
"You'll never get away with this," Yuna told her angrily.
"The boss can do anything," The taller man assured her. Yuna's fear was gone. She rolled her eyes, sighing. Yuna looked down, realizing she was wearing handcuffs behind her back, and not even around the chair. Rookies…
Meanwhile, Rikku had spent the entire day searching the ship with Gippal.
"Where could Yunie have gone?" Rikku shouted angrily.
"I'm sure she's fine! You girls know how to take care of yourselves...I think," Gippal stated, realizing he didn't know much about them.
"Ugh, I'm starting to act like her! Always worrying..." Rikku exclaimed, burying her face in her hands.
"C'mon, let's go get some ice cream," Gippal sweetly suggested, wrapping his arm around her.
"Alright..." Rikku gave in, heading back inside.
Paine had found Yuna's spot on the sunbathing balcony, and she was enjoying the silence with Baralai.
"Why are you here with me? I thought you liked Rikku?" Paine asked him, quite curious to know the truth.
"Well...the truth is, I didn't want to let off that I liked you. I would have seemed like a complete imbecile," Baralai admitted, resting his arms on the banister next to hers.
"Not completely," Paine said, smirking. He smiled back at her.
"You know, you have a very nice smile. You should let it show more often,"
"Too much has happened, and it would satisfy Yuna and Rikku too much," Paine told him half-heartedly.
"Paine, Rikku, are you guys there?"
It was Yuna. They had bought three radios for the ship, and Yuna was calling in. "I never thought I'd need this," Paine told Baralai, then pressing the talk button, "Yeah, Yuna, what's up?"
"Paine! Leblanc and her men kidnapped me! I'm only alone because Leblanc locked herself in the bathroom and her men had to go find bathrooms outside of the room!" Yuna explained desperately. "I'm on the second deck, that's all I know!" Yuna continued in a hushed voice.
"I'm on my way!" Paine stated, then exchanging glances with Baralai. The two nodded in approval, then running towards the entrance. They skipped the stalled elevators and instead sprinted down the steps.
Yuna sat in the chair, having slid the handcuffs beneath her rear end and in front of her knees. She had her hands to her use, but she was also handcuffed, or leg-cuffed in this case, to the chair. She shifted powerfully, moving the chair a couple of inches at a time. She got infront of the bathroom door, and pushed back as hard as she could. The lock turned.
"Hey! What's going on? Let me out!" Leblanc shouted in anger, banging on the door. "This isn't funny, Logos!" She continued to whine, pounding on the door desperately.
"Yuna, where are you?"
Yuna recognized Paine's voice, and she was relieved. "Paine! I'm in here!" Yuna cried out as loud as she could.
"No! You musn't escape!" Yuna could hear Leblanc shouting from inside the bathroom.
"Yuna, I need to hear your voice again!" Paine continued to call out. Her voice was getting closer. Leblanc was now ramming the bathroom door.
"In here!" Yuna called back. Within moments, there was a loud bang at the door. It shook violently, but it did not open. Paine was kicking the door! Yuna extended her free hands, reaching for the door and just barely opening it with her fingertips.
"Yuna! Are you alright?" Paine asked her, trying to get Yuna out of the seat. She pulled Yuna and the chair away from the bathroom door, just as Leblanc rammed it once more. She flew out obnoxiously, stumbling and running into the vanity mirror. Paine glared at the blonde, walking towards her with a fierce presence.
"No! Wait! Don't hit me!" Leblanc pleaded, lifting her hands to protect her face. She was actually trembling with fear! Paine reached into the pocket in Leblanc's outfit, grabbing the keys to the handcuffs. She freed Yuna, and Yuna massaged her wrists. She was glad to be free of the handcuffs. Yuna was quite eager for revenge herself. She walked over to Leblanc with a pair of handcuffs, then locking her to one of the bunk beds. Yuna taunted Leblanc, jingling the keys in front of her face. "You're just going to leave me here?" Leblanc asked desperately.
"Yep," Paine simply answered. The two exited the room, and Yuna was in shock. The Leblanc crew was literally right down the hall from them! They entered their own room to find it empty, and Yuna quickly sat on her bed.
"I can't believe they actually kidnapped me!" Yuna commented, still quite shaken.
"We obviously can't leave you alone," Paine told her, folding her arms.
"I think I'll be fine, I just need to be more aware," Yuna replied, wrapping her arms around herself.
"What're you going to do now?" Paine asked her curiously.
"I-I don't know. Just thinking of what they're capable of scares me," Yuna told her. "I think I'll just take a hot shower and go to bed..." Yuna then decided.
"Are you kidding? We have to report them to security," Paine told her.
"I just need to get some rest, Paine," Yuna admitted, obviously tired.
"Alright, but first thing tomorrow we're heading up to security," Paine informed her. Yuna nodded.
"Thank you, Paine," Yuna said appreciatively.
"That's what I'm here for," Paine said, then settling down on the bed.