Being stranded in the water was cruel. Not to mention it was only two feet deep! This vacation kept on having its bads a lot more than goods at the moment, Rikku wanted some more excitement too, and her birthday was in a week anyways. But the good part was everyone was changing, Paine seemed so much more open than before, Yuna was way more confident and the boys had also changed. Now everyone was in Wakka, Lulu, Nooj, and Leblanc's trailer with their pink car trailing behind.
Wakka drove up to a hotel in a trailer that was blasting with music from the Backstreet Boys.
"I didn't know you where a Backstreet Boys fan..." Gippal muttered trying to look interested in the music.
"They're great, ya?" Wakka beamed as he pulled up in the parking lot.
"Yeah..." Baralai agreed. "Tidus, this is so your type of song too!"
"BACKSTREET BOYS WILL NEVER BE OVER! THEY'RE THE BEST!" Tidus shouted.
"Well, we're here!" Wakka said walking out of the car, instantly a hotel assistant went out and got all of their stuff.
"Cool, I didn't know we're staying here..." Paine said glancing at the hotel. It was in that Luca Square place. The hotel's theme was All around Spira, and they had pulled it off nicely. The hotel was called Luca Resort.
The group then walked into the lobby, which had a walk of fame and stars posters and shows in it. One picture stood out however, Rikku came up closer to examine the picture.
"Interesting..." Rikku said glancing at a poster add that had a picture of a woman with short blonde hair in a purple and pink dress with hearts. "Isn't that..."
"LEBLANC!" The group said astonished.
"Yeah! She has her own concert tomorrow!" Yuna said reading the map.
"Uh oh..." Paine muttered.
"I got a ticket to the mighty Leblanc's concert!" A guy and a girl said running past them.
"Wow, people do seem to like her..." Baralai muttered.
"What's s next? Nooj having his own rap show?" Gippal snickered.
"Let's hope not..." Baralai pointed out.
"He did come to like country music all of a sudden..." Wakka laughed.
"No way..." Tidus muttered.
"Ya, let's go and meet, Lulu." Wakka said, "We're in room 776, it's a luxury suite and we're sharing with Leblanc and Nooj too."
"All right!" Rikku said pumping up her fists as they passed by a dolphin.
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"I've always wanted to be a dancer..." Ormi said twirling around.
"And then you will be one then!" Leblanc snapped. "What about you Logos?"
"I'd prefer to be your bodyguard, Boss..." Logo said with the least amount of interest showing. What was Leblanc thinking?
"Good, Now we've got to practice for my concert tomorrow again!" Leblanc ordered. "Where are the dancers?"
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The group then walked into Starbucks and met Lulu again. She seemed really happy and excited oddly enough.
"Lulu! You look different in a more beautiful way!" Yuna exclaim hugging her friend. Wakka came up to Lulu and gave her a kiss on the lips.
"OH, Did we miss something?" Baralai said, suspicious.
"Starbucks is taking over the world! I mean you have Starbucks right across the street from Starbucks!" Rikku exclaimed as everyone stared at her.
"No...That's my job..." Paine grinned as everyone shuddered, Paine taking over the world...scary.
"Lulu ya wanna tell them or should I?" Wakka grinned.
"I will," Lulu said, barely containing herself. "We're going to get engaged! The engagement party is tonight actually! We're SO happy that you guys could make it!" Lulu said as the girls squealed.
"WE KNEW IT!" The boys shouted giving eat other high fives as well as a couple of gil. Somehow Wakka and Lulu felt like they where being bet-ed on.
"Congrats!" Rikku squealed hitting Gippal by accident when she flung her arms around.
"Ya, the party is tonight at Luca Stadium. Leblanc is performing there also, and this awesome band we managed to book!" Wakka suggested.
"That'd be awesome! I'm SO happy for you, Lulu!" Yuna shouted as Rikku and Paine nodded.
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"I'm going to go and order another drink or two..." Yuna added getting up to order more coffee.
"Same here." Rikku added getting up also. She could sense her cousin was up to something...
"Me three." Tidus said.
"Me too, actually. These frappuchinos are way too good!" Gippal added hastily, also sensing something was going on.
"Uh... All four of you?" Baralai said suspiciously.
"Yep!" Tidus added walking to the opposite corner as far away from Paine, Lulu, Wakka, and Baralai. The three went to the counter and started act as if they where really ordering something.
"Want to pull a prank that might turn into a relationship?" Yuna asked getting right to business.
"Who do you have in mind?" Tidus asked.
"Well since you, Rikku and Yuna are here, and so am I, I guess that leaves Baralai and Paine." Gippal said slyly catching on. Everyone glanced at Paine and Baralai's direction, they where apparently sitting as far away from each other as well as giving each other occasional glances. Paine then shot Yuna a look, seeing the four people grouped together. Gippal instead smiled back and waved as Paine rolled her eyes.
"Yep! And I got just the perfect service for it too!" Yuna said raising up an add that had an overload of hearts on it.
"Hm...there's something familiar about this..." Tidus studying the add, "But we'll drop them a visit anyways."
"Aright then! Mission Time, everybody!" Yuna said enthusiastically. "Tidus, you go and keep Paine and Baralai busy, so it' not suspicious, and tell them that we had to uh... Well just think of something." Yuna ordered as Tidus nodded and walked back towards Paine and Baralai. Yuna, Rikku, and Gippal then nodded.
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Are you sure this is the place?" Yuna asked glancing at the trailers, "I mean a trailer park?"
"Yep, and I think we just spotted our matchmaker's trailer..." Gippal said staring directly at a pink and purple trailer with hearts all over it. And they thought their car was scary... Rikku, Gippal, and Yuna then walked up to the trailer and knocked on the door.
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"Well, you see, DON"T HURT ME!" Tidus shouted sitting as far away from Paine, Baralai, Wakka and Lulu as possible.
"Well, what are they up too?" Lulu asked.
"Well you see...Yuna kind of broke a nail..." Tidus added stupidly as Paine glared at him.
"That's all? And Gippal's going?" Baralai reasoned.
"Uh...Yeah! Getting me a Blitzball and stuff..."
"Well...If I may say...I think something is going on between Gippal and Rikku." Wakka laughed.
"Anyone wanna play matchmaker?" Lulu said smirking.
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"Boss, you have a customer," Ormi said to Leblanc in her trailer. "Something about matchmaking?"
"Oh! SO the ads did go out!" Leblanc said excitedly. "Wait! I'm not ready yet!" She added running around her lovely pink and purple trailer as Yuna, Rikku, and Gippal walked in.
"Welcome, loves." Leblanc said from behind the curtains.
"I can recognize that voice anywhere..." Yuna said.
"Yeah...same here..." Rikku said thinking.
"It's that voice that's in your head maybe..." Gippal joked as Rikku whacked him playfully.
"What was that for?"
"That comment!"
"My goodness, dears, please don't tell me I'll have to hook you two up...It's going to be a lot of work." Leblanc said coming out behind the curtains.
"AH HA! It's Leblanc! I KNEW it!" Yuna squealed, as Leblanc looked shocked.
"Wow! Are you doing here, loves?" Leblanc said embracing each of them. "Oh great! I just remembered! The vacation!"
"Very, Are you and 'Noojie' going to join us soon?" Yuna asked curiously.
"Of course we are! Tonight actually during Lulu and Wakka's engagement party. Expect Paparazzi and TV crews to be there."
"So you're a big time celebrity now?" Gippal said sitting on a huge air bean bag that had a heart on it. Rikku also plopped down at the same time he did and grinned.
"Ah yes! Who couldn't love The all Mighty Leblanc?" Leblanc grinned widely as everyone rolled their eyes. "Just don't let me see that Shelinda, she's SO annoying..." Leblanc moaned.
"So, what's up with this matchmaking business?" Gippal asked.
"I love making people be in uncomfortable positions, basically. And I suppose that is why you came here?" Leblanc said nudging Rikku who hissed back. "I always knew you two would be here together...You'd make such a cute couple..."
"It's not them; it's Baralai and Paine." Yuna voiced in.
"Ah, yes, those two need some serious help..." Leblanc said getting out a file. She then opened it to reveal facts about Paine and Baralai as well as DNA samples and pictures.
"Where did you get that?" Rikku asked.
"Top secret stuff, my fans will seriously do anything to get tickets..." Leblanc smiled widely.
"STALKER!" Yuna and Rikku screamed as Gippal laughed and Leblanc glared at them.
"That is how I got Nooj to notice me... But nevertheless, let's see here... He's a smart and polite guy and she's a stubborn and cold girl...This is going to be hard..."
"Well Paine changed a little..." Rikku voiced in again. "She's a lot more outgoing."
"Alright then, we will began Operation: Matchmaking tonight, during the party." : Leblanc said.
So that's what they did for the next hour. They did the most evil and hilarious plans that they could of think of. Little did Rikku and Gippal know that they too where part of it. Leblanc had something else in store for those two. Yuna amazingly could come up with awesome plans. Finally they got it. The perfect plan for Operation: Matchmaking. After that, Yuna, Rikku, and Gippal left the trailer.
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"Leblanc?" Tidus and Baralai said shocked. "Matchmaking?"
"Yep." Yuna replied. "It gets that bad..."
"And we got floor front row seats to her concert tomorrow." Rikku added.
"No! I don't wanna wear Leblanc's shirt again! It was pink and purple and said I LOVE the Mighty Leblanc!" Baralai moaned.
"Leblanc's a matchmaker now?" Lulu said, "She always had a talent for that..."
"Yep. And a highly persistent one at that." Yuna added.
"Yeah... Hear anything from Noojester?" Baralai asked.
"No, he wasn't there with " Gippal frowned.
"Interesting, Ya." Wakka added. "I just saw him around today; he looked highly suspicious..."
"Hm..." Yuna and Tidus thought. Maybe Nooj was pulling a prank? This was interesting...
Rikku and Gippal couldn't help but get paranoid at the occasional giggles Lulu, Wakka, Tidus, Paine and Baralai where giving them whenever they where close together or had their little arguments...Perhaps something else was going on?
"FIVE MORE HOURS TIL YOUR PARTY!" Rikku squealed a questioning look on her face.
"We should head to Luca Stadium then, and just prepare." Lulu said getting up.
"NO! Leave it to us!" Yuna suggested.
"Yep! We'll plan this party and it'll be GREAT!" Tidus added.
Wakka and Lulu grinned at this, this was a must see. "Alright then." Wakka and Lulu said.
"Whoo Hoo!" Rikku cheered pumping her fist into the air.
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"Wait...I thought that this was a wedding..." Tidus said drowsily.
"It's an ENGAGEMENT party!" Yuna pointed out. "You're not supposed to use white or a wedding cake, yet."
"Yunie!" Rikku squealed. "They ran out of stuff! so these where the only paper plates left!" Rikku said dramatically as Yuna glanced at the Barbie wedding plates.
"You've got to be kidding me..." Paine said while carrying a few boxes of drinks.
"LA ID DA DA LA DI DA!" They heard someone screech. It was definitely Leblanc.
"Who dragged the cat in?" Tidus muttered.
"I need more drinks!" Leblanc shouted. "My voice isn't working right!"
"It never does, now does it?" Gippal and Tidus muttered to themselves. Apparently, Leblanc heard them...
"I don't see you having concerts, loves." Leblanc said as she took out her huge fan and whacked the boys on the head.
"Ow! What's that for!" Gippal and Tidus shouted rubbing their heads.
"Next time, I'll get Ormi to deal with you..." Leblanc said as she wheeled around to go and get a drink. Ormi then walked into the room with a tutu on and dancing ballet...
Everyone then stopped what they where doing to see Ormi dancing, they then laughed and reluctantly went back to work. Paine snickered as she video taped this.
Ah yes...Blackmail...Gotta love it. Paine smiled wickedly.
"GUYS! Bad news!" Yuna shrieked running into the room. "THE BAND CAN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT!"
"Huh! Tidus said while plugging a few cords into the stereo system.
"IN OTHER WORDS," Yuna then took a breath and whispered. "Leblanc is our only entertainment!"
"WHAT!" Tidus shouted getting up, he then hit his head on the speaker. "That's horrible! Is there a back up!"
Yuna shook her head and frowned. "No...Unfortunately..."
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"Did I ever tell you about Operation Matchmaker?" Tidus said after finding Yuna.
"Between Paine and Baralai? Yes, I heard that one already." Yuna said looking up at Tidus.
"Well...They're not the only ones...So watch your back..." Tidus said as h ran off singing the mission impossible theme.
"Interesting..." Yuna muttered.
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"Ok, loves," Leblanc said dragging in Gippal and Rikku.
"What is it this time?" Gippal moaned.
"Operation Matchmaking is going to go into progress tonight, ok?" Leblanc said.
"But there was never a plan..." Rikku pointed out, glancing behind her shoulder to Baralai and Paine.
"Of course there was!" Leblanc snapped as she whispered the plan.
"That's not a plan..." Gippal and Rikku said at the same time.
"But it'll work never the less! Now GO!" Leblanc snapped as she shooed them out with her huge fan.
"This is going to be one interesting party..."
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A/n: so sorry for the late update! I've just been so busy and well I kind of got over my FF obsession stage lol, but I'm still continuing this fic, it's just going to be slow updates...sorry about al of this...But thank you for reviewing, but I feel like I'm loosing my reviewers...