Tease Me, Tease Me Not- Chapter 11: Balloon Beam

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TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY! I just got back from the movies. I got home and saw all the reviews from everyone. Over 150 reviews...Holy Shit. Since I'm working doubles the next few days, I decided to update for you guys. That's right, love me.

Anyways, time for more Tidus/Yuna romance.

"Hurry up Rikku! I checked with the front desk and they said the Mini Mall opens at ten! It's already 9:48!" Yuna yelled as she waited by the door impatiently for Rikku.

"I'm coming! I just need to put in my earrings." Rikku hoped over to Yuna, "Let's go!"

They left their room to be greeted by Hanzel, "Good morning, Ladies. I hope you slept well."

"Yes thank you," Yuna said with a smile, "And thank you for making our beds and cleaning our rooms while we were gone yesterday."

"It was my pleasure. The front desk notified me that you would be going shopping today."

"Yes, we were on our way down to the Mini Mall right now." Rikku said.

"Well, then allow me escort you to the Mall and assist in carrying an purchases that you might make," Hanzel said.

"That would be great."

Hanzel bowed, "This way please." Yuna and Rikku smile at each other as they walked behind Hanzel. They actually had someone to assist them in shopping! How would they ever leave this place?

The girls arrived at the Mini Mall with the help of Hanzel, "Hey Yunie, get a look at this purse. It's so pretty."

Rikku looked at Yuna, "What is it?"

"So…what happened?" Rikku asked

"What do you mean?"

"How did you date with Tidus go? Duh!"

"Rikku!"

"You gotta tell me." Yuna spent the next few minutes talking about her date with Tidus.

"That sounds so cute!" Rikku squealed. Yuna smiled and continued to shop.

The girls shopped for almost two hours and had accumulated over six bags of purchases. Hanzel had actually taken out a cart to carry everything, "You two need some new hobbies!"

Yuna turned around and saw Tidus standing with one hand on his hip. She was surprisingly glad to see him, "Hey Tidus!"

"Tidus!" Rikku screamed and hopped over to see him.

Tidus raised an eyebrow, "I thought you promised you'd spend sometime outside in the sun?" He asked jokingly.

"I haven't broken any promises, Mr. Know-it all," Yuna teased, "You never told me how much time I had to spend outside…" Yuna grinned.

Tidus sighed, "Then I guess I'll have make you go outside myself."

"And how do you plan to MAKE me?" Yuna gave a victory grin.

"Well, I guess I can just do this…" Tidus picked up Yuna and slung her over his shoulder.

"Hey! No fair!" Yuna giggled, to be honest she didn't really care. She thought the whole situation was kind of funny.

"You're going to go outside in the sun and enjoy it!" Tidus said.

"Well, atleast let me go to my room and get my bathing suit on!" Yuna yelled.

"Fine," Tidus said as he walked to the elevator with Yuna still suspended over his shoulder, "Hanzel, can you take her stuff up to her room? She's done shopping for today."

Yuna just dangled, "Aren't you gonna let me down so I can go change into my bathing suit?"

"Nope."

"But I don't want to stay in these clothes!"

"You're not going to. I'm carrying you to your room so that I know you're gonna go to the deck." Tidus said calmly with a grin. Yuna just gave in; she knew she wasn't going to win this battle. They arrived at the room.

"Drop me off here. This as far as you go…" Yuna said. Tidus took her off his shoulder and placed her back on the ground, "I'll be out in just a minute."

Yuna walked into her room, "Shit. Where did I put my new bathing suit?" Yuna rummaged through her closet, "Here we go!" She slipped into it inside the bathroom, "I love this bathing suit!"

It was different shades of blue with hula flowers across it. It tied around her neck and looked great on her. She tossed on a tank top and a pair of really short shorts and headed out the door, "Ready?"

"Took you long enough. I was able to change into my swimming shorts and drink a soda from the mini bar." He joked.

"Shut up…" Yuna said with a smile as she gave him a light shove. They walked down to the main deck. The place was packed. Kids, adults, old people, you name it and they were there. They spotted Wakka, Gippal, Lulu and Paine waving at them from the back corner of the deck right in front of a pool.

"Saved you guys a seat and it's in prime location. We've got a bar behind us and a pool in front of us. You owe us. Where's Rikku?" Gippal asked.

"See wasn't far behind us. I'm sure she'll be her---" Yuna was cut off by a screaming behind her.

"Hey you guys!" Rikku sat down in the chair next to Gippal, "What's up?"

"Nothing so far. But there is a competition starting soon."

"What is it? We should enter!" Rikku said getting excited.

"I'm not sure yet. It's got something to do with the pool in front of us. We're just hanging around until it starts." Gippal said.

"I'll be right back," Tidus said, "I'm going to get a soda."

"I'm gonna work on my tan…" Gippal took of his shirt and laid back in his chair.

"That sounds like a good idea," Yuna said as she took off her shorts and shirt revealing her bathing suit.

"Yunie! You're wearing the bathing suit we bought yesterday!" Rikku screamed in joy.

"I know! I love it!" Yuna took out her tanning lotion and started to spread it across herself. Tidus got his soda at the bar and turned around to see a shiny Yuna.

"Holy shit…" Tidus said as he dropped his soda and raised his sunglasses slowly in disbelief, "What the…" He turned around to the bartender, "Could you get me seven sodas?"

"Right away," Tidus handed him his card.

Hanzel's head popped out from behind the bar. He jumped Tidus, "How do you keep popping up every where!"

"It's my job. Would you like me to carry those for you?" He asked.

"Sure…" Tidus walked back over to the chairs, "Hey guys. I got you all sodas."

"Thanks!" Everyone said in unison.

"Here," Tidus said as he personally handed a drink to Yuna, "You look hot."

Yuna had to raise an eyebrow at that, "I don't mean to be nosey but when you say 'You look hot.' Do you mean I look all sweaty and over heated or do you mean that I look…ya know, 'hot'?"

Tidus blushed, "I guess a little of both…"

Yuna smiled at Tidus as she put on her sunglasses and sat down next to Rikku. She closed her eyes and allowed the sun to soak in. Tidus took of his shirt, "Hey Yuna, can I borrow some tanning lotion? I left mine back in the room. And get by back cause I can never manage to get it."

"No problem…" Yuna opened her eyes and sat up in her chair.

"Thanks!" She grabbed the tanning lotion and opened up the cap to pour some into her hands. It was then that she noticed Tidus's abs. As she did she accidentally applied too much pressure to the tube and a huge glob splattered over her legs. She didn't even notice.

Tidus smiled, he knew she was shocked. All he wore were baggy shirts. How was she to know he had a six-pack? "You ok, Yuna?" He asked, laughing inside.

Yuna came out of her gaze, "Yeah! I'm fine!" Her face was completely red. She applied the tanning lotion to his back and about half way though a guy with a microphone started to talk.

"Hello everyone! My name's Mike. How are you all enjoying your cruise so far?"

The entire boat screamed, "Good to hear! I'll be your Deck Games host from now on. Are you guys ready to start our first game?" There was another load cheer.

"Great! I will need four lovely ladies and four gentlemen! Any volunteers?" There was a huge uproar of people. Tidus, Yuna, Wakka, Lulu, Gippal, Rikku and Paine included. Rikku could scream louder than any other person so she managed to get Mike's attention.

"How about you four ladies and you four guys!" Wakka looked at the guy beside him. Apparently he'd be facing him in the upcoming rounds but he had no clue who he was.

They hoped up and walked over to where Mike was standing. Three men walked into the deck with a long, black round beam. They placed it across the pool as each one of the contestants wrote their names down on a clipboard.

"Here's what's gonna happen folks! This game's called Balloon Beam! Each contestant will compete against one other person. They will have to sit and balance on the pole facing their opponent and try to knock them off. You cannot hold onto the pole with your hands and you must use this to beat them off."

Mike reached into a black trash bag and pulled out a balloon, "Your free hand must be placed behind your back. You can never use it. The first person to hit the water loses. Got it?" They all nodded.

"We start off with girls verses girls and guys verses guys. The winner of each will fight for the championship! First up is…Tidus vs. Wakka!" Tidus and Wakka smiled at each other. They each took a balloon and climbed onto the pole on each side.

"You're going down!"

"Not if I have anything to say about it, brudda!" They gave each other a death glare with a smile.

"Ready, Set…GO!" Tidus and Wakka took off beating the other one with the balloon. They weren't even looking at where they were hitting. Tidus got hit across the face and wobbled for a second then came back with a hit to Wakka's left shoulder which made him tumble over and splash into the water. Tidus threw his arms up in victory and made his way backwards off the pole.

The crowd cheered. Tidus just smiled, "The winner: Tidus! Next up we have Lulu vs. Yuna!"

Yuna looked over to Lulu. They each took a balloon and took their spots on the pole, "GO!" Lulu had no balance what so ever so Yuna easy knocked her off with a few hits. Not exactly the most exciting fight. The crowd cheered for Yuna, "I'm not up for a few rounds and I have to go to the bathroom. I'll be right back."

Yuna headed to the bathroom and when she came back Rikku ran up to her, "Yunie! You missed it!"

"What happened?"

"Gippal won against that other guy! So he's up against Tidus for the semi-finals! And I won against Paine! So it's you and me for the girls' semi-finals! Hurry! Gippal and Tidus are about to start!" Rikku ran off with Yuna following closely behind.

"You've got no chance, Tidus!" Gippal said as he adjusted himself on the pole.

"Bring it!" Tidus said.

"GO!" And they were off. They both were evenly matched until Tidus hit Gippal in the head. Gippal accidentally used his freehand to stop himself from falling. A whistle blew, "Player number two disqualified for using his free hand!"

"Damn it!" Gippal said. They hopped off of the pole and back onto ground.

"Next up is Rikku vs. Yuna!" Yuna smiled at Rikku.

"Good Luck against my awesome balloon fighting skills!" Rikku said. Yuna had to laugh at that. The round started and within the first second they had both fallen off.

"Judges?" Mike looked to two guys standing at each end of the poles, "It's a tie! Let's do it again!"

The girls got back on the pole and started their round over. Yuna fell to the right and Rikku fell to the left "Another tie!"

The girls sighed and got back on the pole with their balloons. Before the round started, Yuna heard someone screaming over the crowd, "You can do it Yuna!" Yuna smiled when she realized it was Tidus.

I'll do it just so that I can face him in the next round!

The round started and Yuna knocked Rikku off within only a few seconds, "Oh poopie!"

Yuna leaned into Lulu, "I have a secret weapon…" Yuna whispered to her.

"And what would that be?" Lulu asked.

"A chest!" With that Yuna pulled down her top so that she was almost completely exposed. Just enough to get attention.

"For the finals we will have Tidus vs. Yuna! Let's see who's gonna win!" Mike said.

Yuna and Tidus faced off.

"I hope you like the water!" Yuna said.

"Yeah. But you'll be in it before I am!"

"Start!" Yuna and Tidus started to smack each other with their balloons but they both failed to give. But thank god for hormones! Tidus couldn't help it anymore; he had to look down Yuna's top. And while his guard was down, Yuna hit him across the head and that was all she needed to achieve victory.

Yuna shoot her arms up and splashed into the water. The crowd went nuts. Yuna came out of the water, "Victory is mine!"

"The winner today is: Yuna!"

LATER THAT DAY

"Oh my Yevan! I didn't even know they made books like this! This library has everything." Yuna said as she took the 'DDR for Dummies' book off of the self to accompany her many other books, such as "A Chocobo In Time" and "A Mage, A Thief, and A Swordsman."

She handed the library card to the woman at the desk and walked out of the glass-incased library. She decided that the best place to read would be in the sun. When she arrived at the deck she looked around but found no one she knew. Although since she won the Balloon Beam Game, everyone seemed to know her.

She sat down in the same spot she was in earlier and cracked open her first book: "A Chocobo In Time." The more she read it the more she seemed to enjoy it. Before long she was starting to feel a little tired so she laid back in her chair and decided to drift off to sleep for a little while. Yuna turned on her Discman and relaxed.

"Hey Yuna." Yuna cracked her eyes open, blinded by the strong sun. She took an earphone off.

"Hey Tidus. I was just about to take a nap." Yuna said.

"That's cool. What are you listening to?"

"1000 Words by Jade. It's one of my favorites!"

"Awesome." Tidus said. Yuna put her headphones back on and rolled over onto her stomach. She knew Tidus was watching her. There was no way she would be able to get to sleep knowing that he was sitting next to her. Suddenly she felt something cold on her back. Yuna ignored it and continued to 'pretend' to sleep. Then she felt it again.

She turned her head and opened her eyes to witness Tidus dropping water on her back in little droplets off his finger. He laughed when he saw her face. Yuna couldn't help but laugh back.

Meanwhile, Wakka, Lulu, Rikku and Gippal were watching the entire thing from the top balcony. "They don't know it yet, but they like each other…" Gippal said with his arms crossed.

"Duh. It's obvious to everyone around them. I mean, just look at them together! They look so happy!" Rikku said leaning over the railing.

"It's hard to imagine they despised each other not to long ago, ya?" Wakka said, "I'm not sure what happened on that Chocobo Ride, but it worked."

"I wish they would just realize that they liked each other." Rikku pouted.

"Rikku, I've known you for as long as I can remember and I cannot think of a single time that you've just stood by watching…" Gippal questioned. Rikku smiled, "I know that smile. You already have something planned, don't you?"

Rikku gave an innocent smile, "Maybe…"

"What is it?" Lulu asked.

"We don't need to do much. We just need to speed up the process and throw in a few hints here and there." Rikku looked below her at Tidus and Yuna laughing again.

"Maybe I could talk to Tidus and say---"

"Leave the first part to me…" Lulu said as she walked down the stairs, "All I need is for Wakka and Gippal to go to the arcade. I'll see you guys at dinner." They watched as Lulu descended the stairs and headed towards Yuna and Tidus.

Lulu approached them and coughed. They immediately stopped laughing and looked up to her, "Hey Yuna. I was wondering if you wanted to go see the movie that's playing in the Theater Room with me?"

"Sounds like fun!"

"Great. Go change and I'll meet you in the lobby."

"Ok. See ya round Tidus!" Yuna ran off to her room to change.

Lulu turned to face Tidus, "The guys want you to meet them in the arcade. But before you go I want to tell you something." Tidus raised an eyebrow and Lulu continued, "Yuna's birthday is on Saturday and…"

"This Saturday! You mean the one in two days!" Tidus said in shock, "I wonder why didn't she tell me."

"Yuna doesn't even think I know. I talked to the head of events manager on the ship and he said that we could throw her a big party. It's a surprise of course and she can't know. I just wanted to fill you in."

"Thanks."

Lulu paused and sighed, "I'm not sure if I should be telling you this but a few years back Yuna was hurt really bad by her…"

"Boyfriend? I know she told me." Tidus said.

Lulu's eyes widened in shock, "She told you? Wow. You should feel really lucky right now. She's only told me and one other person before in her life. Anyway, don't forget about the party and don't forget that guys are waiting for you at the arcade." Tidus nodded. Lulu turned away from Tidus and started to leave.

"And Tidus…" Lulu said as she stopped with her back still towards Tidus.

"Yeah?"

"She likes you, ya know. Don't break her heart." Lulu continued to walk back inside.

Tidus froze. His eyes were wide and he couldn't even manage to get out the word 'What?' to Lulu. He was in full shock. He couldn't even think.

"Man Lulu's awesome!" Wakka said after he, Gippal and Rikku saw Lulu exit.

"Oh! Wakka. Sounds like someone's got a thing for Lulu!" Rikku teased.

Wakka blushed, "Ok Gippal. Let's head down to the arcade before Tidus beats us there!" Wakka ran away in the opposite direction of the arcade, still refusing to give an answer to Rikku.

"Arcade's that way," Gippal pointed out.

"I knew that…"

Oh! Was that a hint of Wakka&Lulu romance I just spotted? We shall see... Anyway, I'm off to finish Chapter 12! By the way, I made a Chapter 1 prototype for A Seaside Affair so if any of you were interested, check it out in my profile! And REVIEW! Because I love your reviews! I love them good!
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