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Author's Notes: another update from me! So if you don't remember correctly everyone's world went black... hmm I wonder what happened! Also special thanks to my reviewers from chapter 3: Hikaru-Chan13, Yuna But Blonde, and F-chan1.

Thanks a million!

-chloè

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Chapter 4.

Separated and Reunited.

˜In a small dark room˜

Tidus rubbed his head as his eyes fluttered open. He looked around and realized he wasn't upstairs anymore. Where am I? He wondered eyeing the surroundings nearby him. I wonder where everyone else is. He was in complete darkness and it seemed as though the room was twenty times smaller then any other room.

"Where... am I?"

He wondered feeling the walls. He got up off his knees and decided to search for the rest of the gang. All I can remember is the world going dark and then I woke up here. He thought. He then saw a shadow in the darkness,

"Whose there!"

He asked. There was no reply. He shivered in fear and walked towards the shadow and then a figure jumped out at him causing him to shout with fear. The figure was revealed as Wakka,

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Calm down, it's just me, brudda!"

"Wakka! What the heck were you doing back there?"

Tidus asked sighing in relief.

"I was trying to figure out who's shadow I saw, ya? I'm glad it's you and it's not that weird Seymour guy, ya?"

Wakka replied. Tidus chuckled,

"Yeah that Seymour guy is weird, I don't trust him at all."

"Neither do I. Anyways, let's try to find a way outta this rat hole, ya? I'm cluster phobic."

Explained Wakka. Tidus nodded,

"Alright"

The two looked towards the door that Wakka had came out of and nodded.

"I wonder how we all got separated..."

Tidus said thoughtfully. Wakka shrugged his shoulders,

"I dunno. It's creepy though, ya?"

Tidus nodded. Just then, they both heard a sound and Wakka nearly grabbed onto Tidus' arm sending Tidus to get wrong impressions,

"Whoa man don't go there!"

Tidus exclaimed. Wakka gave him a sick expression and removed his paws,

"It's a reaction, ya? I would never do it for fun."

Tidus stepped a foot away from Wakka anyways though.

"What was that anyways?"

Tidus asked changing the subject. Wakka shrugged,

"I dunno! This place is giving me the heebie jeebies though!"

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Elsewhere.

"Agh! Did I fall asleep?"

Seymour asked getting off his knees. He glanced around a small room and noticed no one was near him,

"Huh? Where is everyone?"

He asked out loud. He glanced around the room once again, hoping to get some kind of reply. He sighed and drooped his head down,

"Brilliant Seymour, you got yourself into a pickle and you're all alone in it!"

He murmured. He then noticed two shadows forming from the door. His eyes went large and he grabbed his rod,

"AHH! I AM BEING ATTACKED BY VICIOUS VILLAINS, HELP MEE!"

He shouted cowardly and started whacking his rod around like crazy.

"Whoa! Seymour! It's just us!"

Wakka and Tidus shouted in unison. Seymour grumbled and removed his rod from their reach,

"WHAT IN YEVON'S NAME ARE YOU DOING SCARING ME LIKE THAT?"

He barked at them. Tidus and Wakka raised their eye brows at him.

"Man, you need to chill. Where's the girls? Did you scare them off with that hideous face of yours?"

Tidus asked chuckling. Seymour glared at him and put his rod up threateningly,

"I would never do anything to hurt the lovely ladies! It is probably you and that mop you call your hair that scared them! I'd get nightmares just by thinking of it!"

He retorted. Tidus rolled his eyes and looked at Wakka who was raising an eye brow,

"Well what about yours? Yours isn't exactly NORMAL..."

Tidus added as-a-matter-of-factly. Seymour folded his arms as if taken back by the insult,

"Whatever! It doesn't matter what you think anyways! Now let us go find the beautiful ladies"

"That you scared away..."

Tidus added in with a cheerful grin. Seymour grumbled and Wakka folded his arms,

"Alright, alright, enough, ya? Let's go already."

He said. Seymour nodded hesitantly and put his rod down in defeat.

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Elsewhere.

Yuna rubbed her eyes and her bi-colored eyes looked up. Where am I? She wondered standing straight up. Seymour? She asked herself walking around the room; it was a room with sheets over many pieces of furniture and such.

Am I... all alone? She wondered. How did I get here? She asked herself. She walked towards the doorway and peeped her head out in curiosity. She had no idea where she was. And she had no idea where everyone else was.

"We can't find the guys."

Yuna turned around in shock and saw Lulu and Rikku standing behind her,

"W-where did you come from!"

Yuna asked in shock.

"Well I was stuck in the small courtroom over yonder and Lulu was stuck in some broom closet."

Rikku explained in response. Yuna nodded slowly and approached them,

"So you guys haven't found the guys yet?"

"No. We were looking for you."

Lulu added in. Yuna smiled feeling a bit important,

"Oh, I see. Well do you know how we got separated?"

She asked. Lulu and Rikku shook their heads at the same time,

"No, but soon we have to get to bed, 'cus Auron told us that at ten o'clock we should be asleep, or else..."

Rikku said in a threatening voice. Yuna cringed,

"Are you serious? Oh no, whatever will we do..."

"Let's just let the guys find their own way back, they're strong, right?"

Lulu asked. But they were interrupted by a voice,

"Now one... two... three!"

And then Tidus, Seymour, and Wakka came flying through the door, rolling on top of each other; quite a sight for sore eyes.

"What the ..."

Rikku asked but Tidus got up and coolly wiped his pants off,

"Uh yeah that looked weird didn't it?"

"Well Mr. BRIGHTSIDE over here suggested we'd break through the door if we'd all use our strength. But all I got out of the deal was a broke nail and two disgusting men on top of me!"

Seymour complained dryly staring at his broken nail. Tidus shrugged,

"Well someone has to be positive around here!"

"Well Auron gave us a curfew and we're not going by it..."

Rikku interrupted. The guys looked at her.

"It's true! He said ten o'clock or else..."

She said in the same threatening voice. Seymour looked up from his broken nail,

"You have got to be kidding me! Is Sir Auron on something?"

He asked. Tidus chuckled and walked towards the door murmuring something like "it wouldn't surprise me"

"Maybe that bottle he's been carrying around contains some kinda alcohol, ya?"

Wakka added in a joking tone.

"We have to find our partners to room with!"

Rikku squealed excitedly jumping up and down.

"Whatever you do, don't stick me with Seymour."

Tidus called from the other room. Seymour rolled his eyes and moved a piece of hair from his face,

"Hmph, not as if I would enjoy spending time with mop head, either."

"Can't you guys just get along for now?"

Wakka asked angrily.

"Enough guys! Let's just figure who's sleeping with who!"

Rikku responded causing them all to stare at her in disbelief. She blushed,

"Um, tee-hee, oopsies! Didn't mean it like that!"

She exclaimed quickly.

"Let's just put everyone's name in a hat and whoever draws who has to room with them... sound good?"

She suggested. Seymour scowled at her,

"Well I refuse to be roomed with Tidus!"

"Ok, ok, geez."

Rikku murmured,

"Anyone have a piece of paper?"

"I have the rules for the mansion..."

Lulu replied getting it out from her pocket. Rikku shredded up into tiny pieces,

"What in Yevon's name are you doing! That could tell us how to defeat the ghost and everything! You stupid pathetic AlBhed!"

Seymour shouted. Rikku muttered something and then looked around,

"Something to write with?"

"I have a pen in the name of Yevon, but why would I let some stupid AlBhed like you take it"

Before Seymour could finish Rikku stole the pen from him and wrote everyone's names on the pieces of paper.

"Hmph, selfish brat."

Seymour muttered folding his arms.

"Okay! Now we need a hat!"

Rikku squealed looking at the group.

"Use my bag."

Yuna said handing Rikku her small handbag. Rikku nodded and then handed the handbag to Wakka,

"Go ahead and chose!"

She said cheerfully. Wakka bit his lip and closed his eyes tightly, moving his hand freely around the handbag. He then brought up a piece of paper stating 'Lulu'.

"I got Lulu."

Wakka said with a faint grin. Lulu shook her head rubbing her forehead. Seymour snickered and Rikku giggled childishly. She then handed the bag to Seymour who was praying to get Yuna...

"Be lucky."

He whispered to the bag and groped around for Yuna's name. He pulled the tag out and it said 'Rikku'.

"WHY IS YEVON SO CRUEL TO ME!"

He cried angrily. Rikku grabbed the tag from him and cursed in AlBhed,

"Cred! Vilg Yevon!"

(A/n: Um I better not translate that since there's little kids reading this too lol)

"So... that means mop boy gets Yuna?"

Seymour asked in rage. Rikku folded her arms,

"Yunie would be a lot better off with Tidus then you!"

She squealed. Seymour grumbled at her and fingered her on his way towards the room.

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End Of Chapter.

I know it was short, but you probably know who the couples are going to be. TidusYuna, WakkaLulu, slight SeymourRikku but I doubt it. I wanted to make it AuronRikku and I just might do so. So hold on tight and remember to post your thoughts in your reviews!

-chloè