Okay...(cough cough) I know I said this before, but this is supposed to be a romantic love story...Ha...but anyway i want to have some fun and a little romance together!... this chapter is more lovey dovey than funny...err...funny

Chapter 9: 5 Days Later

"Gippal...pssh..."Rikku whispered as she crouched lower under the table.

"What do you want now?" Gippal hissed as he crouched lower than her.

"No need to be mean, tubby. We've been tracking Paine all day and I think this might be the spot!" Rikku said giddily.

"So you think she is meeting someone?"

"Yes!"

Gippal rolled his eyes. "Who? The Pillsbury Doughboy?"

Rikku looked down at Gippal and patted him on the head. "Maybe someday you'll understand, you meanie! But we have to focus on Paine because I think she and Baralai are in love!"

"Really? That would be great, Baralai always needs a little push in the right direction. Especially considering his lack of girlfriends over the years." Gippal grinned stupidly.

Rikku turned to Gippal and smiled. "This is why I love you!" she said with a grin.

Gippal gasped. "Yo...u...You...love..me?" Rikku thought for a second and realized what she said.

"Urm...um...yea...uh..." Rikku mumbled. "Tacos?"

"You said you loved me." Gippal said.

"I meant I taste you. Not love you...umm...I love you like I love food...I mean taste you like I taste food." Rikku stuttered.

"Sure..." Gippal said. Rikku pointed in the opposite direction and he watched Baralai walk in and sit down next to Paine. He grinned in disbelief, Paine was actually with Baralai.

"How are we going to pull this off?" Gippal whispered.

"Well I was thinking that we spill water or hot sauce on Paine's outfit that way she'll go home and have to change, being the gentleman Baralai is he'll take her home, she'll invite him in, and we'll lock them in the house!" Rikku said with a grin.

Gippal nodded. "So basically we drop water on he—"

"Hot sauce." Rikku corrected.

"Fine, hot sauce, then we just follow them home and tada!" Gippal said with a grin. "As easy as building Machina."

---10 Minute Later---

Gippal and Rikku peered over Paina and Baralai's table from an air vent which conviently was located above Paine and Baralai's table. Rikku held up the bottle of hot sauce and poured the contents on to Paine. She heard Paine let out a scream and Rikku giggled slightly. Gippal and Raine listened up.

"Baralai I have to go home and change, I wasn't expecting hot sauce to fall from the sky mysteriously." Paine said. "But I'll have to be calm about this or the persons responsable will be in a lot of pain."

"Okay well... I'll see you later." Baralai said.

Meanwhile

"No! They are separating! What kind of gentleman is Baralai?" Rikku whispered. "Operation B!"

Paine and Baralai began to part when Gippal and Rikku pretended to bump into them.

"Who would have thought you two would be here." Rikku said.

"Yes what a strange coincidence." Gippal chimed in.

"Yes it is really a coincidence." Paine said as she looked down at her clothes.

Rikku acted suprised. " Paine you need to change...but Baralai you can't let Paine walk home by herself. It is dangerous even for blade wielding warriors." Rikku said.

"Yeah, you're truly right." Baralai said. "What kind of gentleman would I be if I let you walk home alone." Baralai said as he led Paine away.

"Operation C, we follow them so they don't split.." Rikku whispered to Gippal.

"It's been fun." Baralai said. "Except for the outrageous hot sauce thing." Baralai said with a polite smile.

"Yeah."Paine said. Paine turned back around. "We can go out in a few minutes I just have to change my clothes."

"That would truly be fun." Baralai said as he walked in. As soon as the door closed Rikku blocked the door so it wouldn't come open even if they tried their hardest.

-5 Days Later-

Rikku rolled over on her bed when Yuna came in. Gippal was sitting next to Rikku on her bed.

"Hey." Gippal said with a wave.

"Hey Yunie!" Rikku said.

"Hey..." Yuna said but she looked troubled. "Have any of you seen Paine? I haven't seen her in 5 days."

Rikku and Gippal looked at each other. "Uh oh."