Tease Me, Tease Me Not- Chapter 9: Potato Salad.
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Hello Everyone! I'm glad to see you have returned. In this chapter we will found out what I meant when I said "Potato Salad" last Chapter.
Due to all the massive reviews, I decided to update a day ahead of planned.
Just think, this is the last chapter you have to go through before you all get romance! I really don't want to give anything away, so read on. Just so that you guys know, this chapter's a little short, but the next one is HUGE!
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"Card please." The man at the exit of the ship said. Everyone passed him their card as they walked by, "Proceed."
Everyone exited the ship and walked down the off ramp, "I love the look of Kilika!" Rikku stated, "How do we get to the park?"
"We're suppose to go through town and at the very end of town there is a huge forest. I heard about this one place next to the lake. It's suppose to be really quite." Lulu said taking out her map.
"Is it that entrance over there?" Tidus said pointing to a small path leading into the woods.
"I believe so." Lulu put the map back in her pocket. They headed into the tree surrounded path until they came to a crossroads.
"Which way?" Rikku asked.
"I'm not sure. The map is only to get us through town, it wouldn't have any information on these woods." Lulu said trying to think of the right solution.
"I know," Gippal said. Everyone turned to face him. He had been pretty quite that morning, so the group wasn't expecting a response from him, "Let's just go right. We're looking for a lake right? It's got to be near the edge of the forest. If we keep to the right, we're bound to hit it."
"You may always be late, Gippal, but you know your stuff…" Rikku said bright eyed.
The group continued to take rights until they heard the sound of water, "I here water!" Yuna shouted.
"Me too! It must be around here somewhere…" The group turned the corner to find a beautiful lake that reflected the sunlight giving it the appearance that it was sparkling.
"It's so wonderful…" Yuna smiled and she was overcome with a sense of inner peace.
"Let's sit down and eat!" Rikku said. Yuna unfolded the blanket she was carrying and laid it flat across the ground. Wakka set down the picnic basket he had in his hand and started to unload the food with the help of the others. The basket contained everything from potato salad, to sandwiches, to drinks. It was a huge lunch, even for the six of them. Everyone plopped down in a circle around the food.
"Dig in!" Tidus shouted. Everyone grabbed for their food.
"This is so good!" Rikku said as she took a huge chunk out of her ham sandwich.
"If you think that's good, try the strawberries!" Gippal said as he shoved three of them in his mouth at once. The others laughed. They loved to watch Rikku and Gippal eat. They didn't even chew, they just inhaled the food.
"I'm surprised you two can even taste the food, ya?" Wakka said.
"Too bad Paine's missing this," Yuna said.
"She just wasn't feeling well. She felt really sick early this morning. Sea sickness. Even after we got to shore," Lulu said.
"Ah wahnrtid fo be ger gwo fyco pon bay gwrool!" Rikku said with her mouth stuffed full of food.
"Swallow!" Lulu demanded.
Rikku swallowed hard, "I said: I wanted to see her go psycho on a squirrel!"
Yuna, Tidus and Rikku broke out laughing uncontrollably. Wakka, Lulu and Gippal all exchanged worried looks, "Huh?"
"Forget it…" The group finished eating together, "I'm gonna go for a walk." Tidus said.
He grabbed the drink in front of him and walked to the lake. He gazed off into the seemingly endless water. He took a sip of his drink and immediately froze. He started to gag.
What the hell! What's in this! It's hot!
He smelt the top of the bottle. Tabasco Sauce…But what in Spira is it doing in my drink. Someone must have put it inside…Yuna! So much for our truce!
He stomped back to the picnic area, "What the hell is wrong with you!" Tidus yelled at Yuna, "We were suppose to be in a truce."
Yuna looked at him like he was insane, "What?"
"You know what you did! So screw you! This truce is over!" Tidus reached down to the picnic food and picked up a bowl of potato salad. He stood over Yuna, who was sitting down on the blanket, and dumped the entire bowl over her head.
"You stupid jerk! What the fuck is wrong with you, asshole!" Yuna stood up and ran off into the woods.
The others just stood staring at Tidus after his flip out. His face was still red from anger.
"What was all that about, brudda?" Wakka asked.
"She put goddamn Tabasco sauce in my drink!"
Wakka's eyes widened, "Oh…" He scratched his head, "About that…"
Tidus looked over at Wakka, "What is it?"
"What if I told you Yuna wasn't the one who put the Tabasco sauce in your drink?"
"Huh?" Tidus gave Wakka a puzzled look.
"What if I told you that I was the one who did it?" Wakka said, "And Yuna had absolutely nothing to do with it…"
"Wakka!" Lulu shouted as she smacked him in the back of the head.
"I'm sorry, ya! I thought it would be funny. I had no clue he'd go ballistic on Yuna like that!"
"Poor Yuna…" Rikku said.
"Ya, brudda. You need to apologize to her." Wakka said, still ashamed of the prank he pulled.
"I guess this is as good a time as any to pack up and head back to the ship. It'll be shipping off in a little over an hour. Plus it's getting cold," Gippal said as he started to repack the food, shoving in as much of the leftovers in his mouth as he could manage.
They entered the ship and played a few rounds of games at the arcade to pass the time until dinner. Rikku walked in to her room, "Yuna, I'm back!" she said.
Rikku couldn't seem to find Yuna. She wasn't in the bathroom or in the main room. Rikku then heard a sniffle come from the balcony, "Yuna?"
She walked to the sliding doors that were half open, "Yuna?" She asked again as she peeked her head outside. Yuna was sitting on a chair, back to Rikku, on the balcony. There were little bits of potato salad still in her hair. Rikku saw Yuna's arm move across her face, most likely wiping away the tears.
"Are you alright?" She asked.
"Ya, I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?" Yuna's voice was dry and silent.
She must have been crying out here for hours…"I was just on my way to dinner in a few minutes. Are you coming?" Rikku asked.
"No thanks…I'm not hungry…" Yuna whispered, barely even making a noise.
"Alright," Rikku ran back inside.
She came out onto the balcony carrying a blanket. She walked in front of Yuna and placed it around her. Yuna's eyes were now fully visible, they were red and puffy from crying so long, "I don't want you to catch a cold out here."
Rikku leaned in and gave Yuna a hug, "If you ever need a friend, or even just someone to talk to, I'm here for you…" Rikku left the balcony and shut the sliding door behind her.
Yuna sat underneath the blanket. Rikku had made her feel a little better.
She'll probably end up being like every other friend I've ever had. Yuna thought, She'll be all nice to me and then stab me in the back just like everyone else. Except for Lulu. But for some reason Rikku seems different I don't even think it's in her to be mean like that…
Yuna smiled as more tears fell from her eyes.
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"Everyone ready for dinner?" Gippal asked.
"We just ate a few hours ago, so I'm not all that hungry." Lulu said.
"I'm starving!" Gippal shouted. Paine walked out of her room, looking even more pale than usual. As she took a step out she covered her mouth and ran for the bathroom, "Poor Paine, she's still getting sick."
"Let's go!" Wakka said.
"I'll catch up to you guys in just a minute! Tidus, I need to talk to you…" Rikku said as the others left.
"What is it?" He asked, anticipating dinner.
"It's about Yuna…"
"What about her?"
"You need to make up for the potato salad incident."
Tidus sighed, "She'll get over it. Besides, she's just a slut, she can't be that upset about some potato salad."
Rikku looked at the wall behind Tidus, she refused to make eye contact, afraid that she would start to cry herself, "When I came back from the arcade with you guys I found her out in the balcony. I wasn't sure what she was doing out there at first and then I realized she was crying."
Tidus was puzzled by this statement. Rikku started to fidget with her hands and continued, "She could barely even talk. Then I saw here eyes…"
Rikku had to pause. She was about to start crying, "It was the sadist thing I have ever seen. Her eyes were red and puffy. They looked like they were saying: 'Why me?'. You really hurt her..."
Tidus felt like such an ass at that moment.
I made her cry…"She wont even come out to eat dinner."
I really am an asshole…"I'll apologize to her first thing in the morning…" Tidus said. He felt worse at that moment than he had at any time he could remember.
Rikku shook her head, "I don't think it's enough. You accused her of something she didn't do and broke her trust. It'll take more than an 'I'm sorry' to make up for this one."
"Well, then what am I suppose to do?" Tidus asked.
"Here," Rikku handed him a piece of paper.
He looked down and read it, "You're kidding, right?"
"Nope."
"And your sure that there's no other way…"
"This is it."
Tidus sighed, "Alright…"
Aw.w.w.w.w... I love that scene between Rikku and Yuna. Next chapter you'll get a Yuna and Tidus date! Yay! But I was evil and cut this chapter off before you know what their gonna do! I know what it is because I already wrote chapter 10 and it's damn long! We also find out the answer to one of the major questions everyone is asking: Why is Yuna a whore? So don't miss the most important and exciting chapter so far: The Way I Am.
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