Ahahahaha I'm so cruel. I'm going to make you wait to find out what scared poor Kairi out of her wits. BWAHAHAHAH!
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The three Gullwing girls were sitting on a bench not far from the stadium, silent. Rikku was pouting, Yuna had her eyes closed and Paine looked on edge. All three of them were desperately trying to figure out a way to get to Tidus. Finally Yuna sighed.
"This is going to take a lot longer than we'd first thought." she decided.
"We need something that will draw a lot of attention." Paine said absently.
"Something big." Rikku agreed.
"Something big…" Yuna repeated, her eyes lighting up. "That's it!" she shouted, jumping up. Rikku jumped in surprise and Paine stared up at her, her expression one of blank misunderstanding.
"What's it?" Paine asked, standing up.
"The Thunder planes! Big! Lenne or me or…and Shuyin on the screen! For Lenne and Shuyin!" Yuna babbled, so excited that she couldn't get the words out. Rikku and Paine satred at her, eyes wide. They'd never seen her act like this before. Suddenly, Rikku tackled Yuna in an enormous hug.
"That's an awesome idea, Yunie!" she said, laughing. Paine's expression was still blank. It was clear that poor Paine still didn't understand. Rikku waved her hands. "Yunie wants to do a concert, like the one in the Thunderplains that day!" she explained, exasperated. Paine nodded.
"That would definitely draw a lot of attention…"
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Tidus was wandering towards the stadium. This was the day that The Abes were being officially awarded the title of Best Team. There were tens of thousands of people streaming towards the stadium for the presentation. Tidus grinned. He's only done this once before, and it was always an amazing time. There were the presentations first, and then there were always festivities afterwards, parties that lasted well into the next morning. He and his team would be the honoured guests at everything. He stepped into the stadium, and a man pulled him aside.
"This way, the team is gathering through those doors there." he said, pointing.
"Thanks." Tidus replied quickly, heading casually toward the doors. He slipped into a sparsely but comfortably furnished room, where the members of the top three teams were awaiting the beginning of the presentations. He wandered over to his team, his mind elsewhere. A young woman dressed in staff uniform came to get them soon enough. She lead them out onto a platform set up in the center of the stadium, and an older man, chairman of the blitzball league, began to speak. It was something of a boring speech. Tidus' eyes wandered, and he wondered when the real entertainment would begin. The crowd erupted into cheers: the man was obviously finished speaking. That was his queue to step up onto the first place spot on the podium with his co-captain to accept the award.
"Thank you, this is a great honour, and we're glad to be considered the best team in the league…" He said graciously. Yada yada yada…thank you, I'm honoured, and I'm bored… Despite his outer appearance, he found having to deliver the classic acceptance speech to be really quite dull. The crowd erupted into cheers again, and Tidus waited for the other team captains to speak. Finally, the chairman stood up to speak again.
"And now, what you're all really here for… Tonight we have a special opening to the festival for you…" As he spoke, an older man led the teams off to the side, so they could enjoy the show without getting in the way. Tidus heard the crowd's cheers again, and the lights flickered off. The show was just beginning.
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Yuna, Rikku and Paine walked carefully through the halls of the stadium, trying to decide how they were going to crash the show.
"I say we just wait for the right time, walk up on stage and steal the show." Paine suggested.
"Oh, come on Paine, we have to have more style than that." Yuna replied, grinning.
"Then what do you propose?" Paine asked, curious. Yuan blushed.
"I haven't quite worked out the plan yet…" she answered quietly. Paine rolled her eyes. They were walking single file along the wall, trying to avoid the river of people. Rikku was first, then Yuna, then Paine. The girls were silent for a little while, each off in their own minds, formulating a plan, when Rikku squeaked. Yuna and Paine looked up on time to see Rikku being grabbed by a pair of hands and pulled into a room.
"RIKKU!" They started to run, when a head poked into the hall from the room Rikku was pulled into. It was a young woman, red haired and wearing glasses. She looked to be about 25.
"There you girls are! We've been waiting for you! Where have you been?" She asked, showing Yuna and Paine into a small dressing room. "You're on in 30 minutes, and you have time for 3 songs. Now hurry up!" With that, she left. Rikku, Paine and Yuna all stared at each other.
"Whaa…?" Rikku asked, confused.
"She thinks we're part of the show…" Paine said, slightly awed.
"Well, that just made our lives a whole lot easier!" Yuna said with a grin. She changed into her songstress dressphere and started to hum. "I think I'm going to sing 1000 words, like at the Thunder plains. It seems to have a really great effect on people. I have to admit that Real Emotion is a pretty good song too. You think I should sing that as well?" she asked. Rikku nodded vigorously. Paine thought a moment, then cleared her throat.
"That's all well and good, but we have a problem. We're supposed to be singing 3 songs. That's only two. Unless you know another song you haven't told us about?" She eyed Yuna suspiciously. Yuna frowned. She hadn't thought of that.
"I can't just write an entire song in 30 minutes!" She said, thinking hard. "Umm…" She sighed, her eyes wandering the room. It seemed to be a blue themed room, with mint green walls and blue and green carpets. The vanity was white, but the things on it were all green as well. There was a staircase that lead up into a loft, where a few boxes and trunks were sitting. The room was enveloped in silence; once again, all three girls were lost in thought as they tried to find a way out of their current situation. Rikku bit her lip.
"What do we do now?"
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O.o I'm on a roll! I feel so mean, not telling you what happened to poor Kairi. Well, you'll find out….next chappie! RR!