Hello there! This is my first Final Fantasy X-2 fic. I thought of this idea while being bored... I haven't finished the game yet, so some parts may be a little off, so this is definitely AU! This story features the Final Fantasy X-2 characters as well...normal people living in Spira w/o fiends and world is going to crumble plots! Hope you'll enjoy! Oh yeah, and there will be OOC-ness!
Warnings: Minor spoilers that I've twisted around a little and some out of character-ness sometimes. The character live in Spira, but they have al of our technology and most of our entertianment systems. Why? Because it goes with the story more!Disclaimer: I do not Own Final Fantasy and that stuff, just the plot Also the stores and things I don't own!
"YUNIE!" A blonde haired green eyed girl shouted as she constantly knocked the door and rang the doorbell around a million times. "OPEN UP!"
"Rikku! You have the key!" Yuna shouted coming towards the door.
Yuna was the daughter of the hero, Braska, her mother had died when she was younger and father later. Yuna then moved to Besaid and bought an apartment with her cousin Rikku and her friend, Paine. Her neighbors Wakka and Lulu where also two very close friends of Yuna and where like her siblings.. Yuna was a really sweet and nice girl with short brown hair and green and blue eyes. She would help anyone in need no matter what.
"YUNIE!" Rikku shouted as she burst through the door and hugged her cousin who nearly tripped from the surprise.
Rikku was a really cheerful and outgoing Al Bhed girl. She had a talent with mechanics and designing. Her dad, Cid, was the leader of the Al Bhed people and owned a whole mechanical company producing well...mechanical parts and airplanes. Rikku had a brother named Brother, (how original) who she swore had a crush on his COUSIN, Yuna. Ew...That's just gross... He was often very overprotective of Rikku and Yuna both. Rikku rarely held grudges and was also care free and open.
"Rikku...You're choking me..." Yuna managed to say trying to get her cousin off.
"Oopsies! Sorry Yunie!" Rikku said letting go of Yuna.
"Where's Paine?"
"Yunie, I think I ran out of respect points!" Rikku whispered looking around to make sure Paine wasn't around as Yuna giggled.
"Rikku, you where always out of respect points, I think that you're in the negatives right now..."
"Hey! How many respect points do you have, then?"
"Um...Do you think we should call Paine?" Yuna suggested. Now that she actually thought about it, how many respect points did she have? Well it can't be any less than Rikku actually...
"Ok! I want to get this sleepover party started!" Rikku said cheerfully as Yuna went to the phone and dialed Paine's cell phone number.
"Hi Paine! Paine? Where are you right now? Oh. You where supposed to be here about five minutes ago! Oh...WELL GET HERE THIS INSTANT OR I'LL TELL RIKKU OF YOUR CRUSH! Uh... please? No! I WAS KIDDING I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU LIKE! NO NOT MINUS FIVE RESPECT POINTS Oh. Rikku says hi!" Yuna yelled she then hung up the phone pouting.
"Oh...so who does Paine like?" Rikku asked Yuna.
"None of your concern, Rikku, minus ten respect points." Paine said as she stood right behind Rikku who was looking freaked out now.
Paine was a mysterious girl with silver hair and red eyes. She was often quiet and kept to herself a lot. Rikku and Yuna had tried in the past to make her all hyper and all, it didn't go so well after all however...
"Wha-! How did you get there?" Rikku exclaimed.
"I used the key into the apartment." Paine said obviously swinging the keys around.
"Let's get this party started!" Yuna siad happily jumping up and down as Rikku joined her.
"What's the point? We share the same apartment..." Paine said.
Tidus was up in a tree with binoculars trying to spy on Yuna. Tidus was one of the star Blitzball player, just like his old man, Jecht. Tidus had been having to travel around Spria with his dad for the past few years and entered in a while lot of tournaments. That of course meant meeting new people along the way, and moving a lot.
"Why don't you just go in and say that you're here and all?" Gippal suggested.
Gippal was an Al Bhed and leader of The Machina Faction. He was often really cocky and a 'Lady's man'. Gippal and Tidius had been friends a while back ago. Gippal was a really good leader, smart, and confident, although his job was rather trying, Gippal had managed to finally get a vacation.
"I'm with Gippal one this one, Ti, you should just go up to her, get her a rose or two and then announce why you're here." Baralai said sighing at Tidus spying on the girls. "I mean you're their friend, why spy on them?"
Baralai was the leader of New Yevon, a newer and better version of the old Yevon which was disastrous. He was also quiet sometimes and had great leadership skills. Baralai had joined Tidus and Gippal on the way of their little road trip, and now the three had become unseparable.
"Hey, does your friend have any like hot friends?" Gippal asked randomly, plotting his next move.
Tidus rolled his eyes. "Yes, and if you want me too, I'll introduce them too you g-HEY! GO AWAY YOU SQUIRREL! AH!" Tidus yelled at a squirrel that was furiously attacking him because Tidus kicked it on the head. Tidus then tried to get rid of the thing while he fell off from the tree and landed on Barlai.
"Ow..." Baralai said shoving Tidus off of him as a squirrel threw a nut at Tidus's head.
A few minutes earlier before Tidius fell off the tree...
"THIS SONG IS SO SAD AND TRUE!" Rikku sobbed listening to Graduation from Vitamin C.
"Yeah..." Yuna sighed.
"So! Anyone up for a road trip or vacation?" Rikku suggested suddenly when the girls had finished their manicures, the only thing that left them doing now was the avocado masks, movies and well girl talk!
Mood swings... Paine though Rikku just went from sobbing maniac to hyperactive once again.
"To where?" Yuna asked curiously.
"I was thinking of well to Zanarkand and just around Spira! We can have a totally fun time just looking around and all! And we can see Tidus again!" Rikku exclaimed.
"Isn't he the one conceded blonde Blitzball player that was kind of whiney?" Paine asked raising an eyebrow. Paine had remembered Tidus pulling a blind date on her earlier...
Yuna blushed. "He's not whiney and conceded! He's a really sweet and caring..."
"Oh...Paine's still mad at him about that prank he pulled and that one blind date with Nooj! Remember?" Rikku taunted as Paine glared at her. "Leblanc nearly killed you for that!"
"I'd prefer to forget what happened..." Paine said as Rikku laughed and put some of the avocado mask on her face.
"Who is Nooj dating?" Yuna asked Rikku.
"Leblanc, yeah, we saw that one coming, remember when we went to her house? Nooj portraits everywhere." Rikku shuddered. "Noojie Woojie...That was scary..."
Suddenly all of the girls heard a thump and a yell outside. Yuna then immediately ran to the window to see what had happened, only no one was there. Oh well...Must have been those crazy neighbors...
"You almost gave away our cover!" Tidus hissed at the squirrel while chucking an acorn at it.
"Man, you did," Baralai said obviously. "I mean anyone can climb up a tree and not get knocked off that easily..." He added.
"Uh huh, I'd lke to see you try," Tidus said crossing his arms and glaring at the squirrel as Baralai climed up the tree and looked in the apartment. "Wait...Why am I doing this again?"
"Because you're trying to see if there are any hot chicks in that apartment..." Gippal said sarcastically.
The girls then heard another thump and bang and yelling.
"I'll check it out..." Rikku said getting up from the floor and going to the window. This time there was actually someone on the tree in front of their house! "STALKER! YUNIE! AHHHHHH!" Rikku screamed seeing a guy with silver hair and binoculars outside the window. Rikku then pulled the curtains down, Paine could hear screaming from the other side as well as a thump.
"Rikku! What are you doing?" Yuna snapped at Rikku as Rikku began to take out her phone and dialed something.
"Uh, huh, 911? We have a problem! There is this---"
"Rikku!" Yuna yelled as she snatched the phone from her frighten friend, Paine then caught the phone and checked caller ID.
"Rikku, you called Pizza Hut instead of 411..." Paine said staring at Rikku.
"Oh..." Rikku said blushing a little.
"Baralai!" Gippal and Tidus yelled trying to catch their fallen comrade, without much success becasue Baralai fell on the ground anyways..
"What happened? Was it THAT bad?" Gippal asked.
"Dude, he looks like he saw a ghost..." Tidus said.
"It-It was GREEN in the face!" Baralai gasped. "And it screams and said I was a stalker! I didn't know! Are you sure this is really your freinds's apartment and not someone else's?"
"Why wouldn't I be sure?" Tidus said. "I mean I saw her in there and all!"
"Well...Remember when we had to go to Killika to do some promotion? You went to Dona's house instead of the sponsors!" Baralai said recalling the memory. "And then she kicked us out and got her Body guard on us too..."
"Eh...Well...That's just once! And I got confused!"
"You wanted to go to Sports Chalet and instead we need up in a perfume shop." Gippal added.
"Nearly got sprayed to death with perfume..." Baralai continued as he rolled his eyes.
"I hope Rikku doesn't call the cops on us...Their friend Paine would definitely do that though. We should get in there and introduce ourselves properly." Tidus said trying to change the subject he then headed towards the apartment.
"Rikku! Are you sure you say a man in our window looking at us?" Paine said trying to clam down Rikku who looked freaked out.
"Yes!"
"I think that he fell of the tree from looking at you..." Yuna said matter of fact-ly as Rikku shot her a glare. "No! I don't mean because you're ugly! 'Cause you're wearing the avocado mask and all..."
"Oh!" Rikku said as she wiped off the mask thing. Just who was that stranger exactly?
Just then the girls heard a knock on the door. Yuna and Paine exchanged glances as Yuna yelled, "Who is it?"
"It's your friends, you say hi!" Baralai whispered from out the door.
"Why? But then there wont' be a surprise!" Tidus said rather loudly.
"Your cover has just been blown then...Could you possibly be any louder?" Gippal added.
Yuna heart raced, "Tidus?"
"Uh...No! Special delivery for Miss. Yuna and Rikku!" Tidus said mocking his voice as Gippal and Baralai rolled their eyes at the poor attempt.
The door then swung open as Tidus stepped into the apartment, Yuna ran towards Tidus and gave him a big hug.
"Ti!" Rikku yelled also running into Tidus and giving him a big hug.
"Hey Rikku, Yuna," Tidusmanaged to squeak. "Um...you guys an let go now...I can't really breathe..."
"Why are you here?" Yuna asked Tidus.
"Aw...I can't visit my friends?" Tidus said pouting a little as he heard a cough outside the door.
"Of course you can visit us, silly! We missed you!" Rikku said happily. "Paine is rooming with us, actually! I think you guys have met before!"
"Cough, Cough!" They heard outside the door.
Tidus then nodded at Paine, seeing that she wasn't in the mood to talk to him or say hi. "Hi! I'm Tidus!"
"Paine."
"Cough!" Baralai yelled from outside the door.
"Oh right! I'd like to introduce you to one of my friends, Baralai." Tidus said remembering that he was supposed to introduce his friends and on cue, Baralai walked in.
Rikku sheirked as she went behind Paine for cover (who was looking surprised) "IT WAS HIM! HE WAS STALKING US!" Rikku said as she pointed at Baralai who raised both of his hands up defensively.
"Hey, I didn't mean to scare you and all...You in the green mask was kind of scary too you know, and this was all his idea..." Baralai said glancing at Tidus. "Anyways, my name's Baralai." Baralai said bowing.
"You didn't call the cops on us by any chance, right Paine?" Tidus asked nervously.
"Paine?" Baralai repeated looking at Paine who smiled.
"Nice to see you again, Baralai." Paine said.
"Same."
"You guys could've just introduced yourselves instead of spying on us!" Yuna said unhappily to Tiduswho shurrged.
"Rikku called Pizza Hut instead of the cops..." Paine sighed as Tidus and Baralai laughed.
"Oh, well...I'm Rikku, and this is my cousin, Yunie!" Rikku said waving and doing a dance.
"Where's Gippal?" Tidus asked, "Wasn't he just with you?"
"Gippal!" Rikku said shocked, this couldn't be the same Gippal she knew...
"Well, if it isn't Cid's girl!" Gippal said as he instantly came in ran up to Rikku and gave her a hug and ruffled her hair.
"Gippal!" Rikku said as she managed to break free from Gippal's hug and tried to fix her hair. The two hadn't seen each other in years. This was definitely her Gippal...By the looks of it, he hadn't changed much.
"That's my girl." Gippal teased. "What did you do to make Baralai fall off a tree?"
"You two know each other?" Tidus asked rasing an eyebrow, home come all of this friends knew each other somehow? Weird...
"Yep, we made quite the couple!" Gippal winked putting his arm around Rikku's shoulder as Rikku took his arm off.
"I have a name, you know!" Rikku pouted at Gippal smiling.
"Well then I guessed everyone is introduced...Now I was wondering, how does a road trip sound?" Tidus asked.
"Hey! You took my idea!" Rikku pouted.
"Road trip? With you guys?" Paine laughed, "That's just great..."
"Hey!" Baralai and Tidus and Gippal exclaimed.
"C'mon Paine! It'll just be like old times! Without Nooj that is..." Baralai pleaded as Gippal nodded. The four had met each other while trying out for the crimson squad ( a military type group that wasn't exactly sucessful), Paine was thier recorder.
"Aw...Paine! Open up! C'mon Dr. P!" Rikku taunted.
"Minus ten respect points, Rikku."
"What?" Rikku whined and shut up as the boys started at Paine then at Rikku, Respect points? Who seriously did that?
"Well I thought we could use this time to get to know each other more, enjoy the summer vacation, go sightseeing, and well yeah." Tidius said.
"I'm in." everyone but Paine said at once. The idea of a vacation sounded great, especially with the whole group here too.
"Dr. P?" Gippal said using Rikku's nickname for Paine.
"Minus fifteen respect points from the cocky blond." Paine giggled to Gippal. Was it just them or was Paine a lot more open and actually laughing now since she saw Baralai and Gippal?
"Hey! I didn't say anything!" Rikku and Tidus shouted.
"I meant the one that seems to have the hots for Rikku..." Paine smirked rolling her eyes, she knew she had hit a nerve because Rikku then blushed red and Gippal smirked. Somehow Paine could use this to her advantage...
"We're not dating!" Rikku snapped as Gippal scratched the back of his neck, not making eye contact with Rikku.
"Painey! PLEASE!" Yuna begged. "It wouldn't be fun without you!"
"Ugh, but under my circumstances, ok?"
"What would that be?" Tidus asked.
"One: No calling my Dr. P, Two: No PRANKS WHAT SO EVER! Three-"
"Ok, ok, we get it." Rikku said dancing around the room.
"Cool! I'll go see if we can get a car tommorow and then we can start heading out. So you guys should pack or somthing tonight" Baralai suggested.
"Oh, yeah. Have you guys ever called Animal Control on the animal outside? That squreil was really evil..." Tidus said rubbing his head "Even worse then those monkeys that robbed us..."
"If you think that's bad, you should meet Paine's bird, Flurry..." Rikku muttered as Flurry went on Rikku's shoudlers and started to pull her hair.
Well that was my first chapter, I kind of made it a bit too long actually...Anyways, poor first Chapter I know... But oh well! Future chapters will be much better! Also, would you prefer to do couples in this story or not? And today is my birthday so yay! Feedback and suggestions and comments are always welcomed!