Final Fantasy X-2: Road Trip!
By Silver Demon Slayer
Disclaimer: I totolly own Finel Fintasy 10 2. :)
Gippal: You see that? You see how illiterate this girl is!
Tidus: Ya know, I wouldn't be talking.
Gippal: Me no understand.
Tidus: (pauses and sighs) It's hard being the smart one. Anyway, SDS does not own FFX-2!
SDS: Anyway, I went to Canada for about like, 5 days! On the way there, our van overheated, but I was still asleep when the tow truck guy came and started raising the car! No one even bothered to wake me up. (mumble mumble)
Tidus: And your point being?
Gippal: You put the lime in the coke, you nut!
SDS: Doo Doo, Doo Doo Doo! (singing the TBS song) Doo doo, doo doo doo!
Tidus: (looks at the reviewers) . . .
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Gippal: …No one loves me? (SNIFFLE)
Now, on to the story!
Chapter 10:
"Are you positive?"
"Totally Yunie! Gippal says we have about two more hours to get to California! Then, we take the cruise from there to West Maui…we'll be there soon!" Rikku busily told her cousin as she looked at herself in the mirror. She was observing her newly done nails and she grinned.
She didn't know how, she didn't why and frankly, she didn't really care. Rikku, yes, happy-go-lucky, energetic, playful, childish Rikku, was in love and she didn't care who knew!
…Well, actually, she did care if Yuna, Paine, LeBlance, Baralai, Gippal, Nooj, Wakka, Lulu, Shinra, Cid and Brother found out. So basically, she did care if people found out. The only ones who knew were her and her diary. Tidus knew half of the story- he knew that she LIKED Gippal. Rikku didn't want to let on to her best friend that she had fallen for the tan god-like man.
(As annoying as he is, Gippal's the sweetest guy I know. If only you had the courage to tell him, Rikku, if only.) she mentally sighed to herself before humming a small but lighthearted tune. Yuna raised an eyebrow at her cousin.
"Rikku…um, I know this may be a silly question, because well…you're Rikku…but, ah, have you been feeling alright? I mean, not in a bad way, but you seem a lot more upbeat and cheerful then usual, which is a lot. But, you know. Just wondering."
"Oh, no reason, Yunie! I'm just uber happy that we're going to be arriving soon! Isn't it exciting?" Rikku let out a very Rikku squeal as Yuna giggled and shrugged.
"Whatever you say Rikku." Said Yuna. (Uber…?) Her thin eyebrows were knotted in confused but shrugged it off. Rikku always was the weird one of the family.
"And I am not weird!" Rikku stuck her tongue out at her cousin as she walked out of the café in the hotel and back up to her room. Yuna blinked. (How did she…? Oh well. I said she was weird.) and with that, the brunette sighed to herself and walked herself to the elevator.
(UPSTAIRS)
Baralai had finally finished re-packing all his items in his bedroom after the first 3 times. He didn't know why, but Baralai was desperate. Desperate to sort out his feelings for Paine and if he was going to tell her or not.
"It's your funeral," Gippal had told him wisely before shrugging off to go downstairs to the café.
Ah yes, what a wise friend Gippal was.
(You've never been one to chicken out, Baralai. Why start now?) he asked himself before frowning before sighing. (That's cuz your heart's been stolen. Stolen from the angel of darkness.)
His head shot up at the sound of someone pounding on the living room/kitchen door. "Yes? It's open." He called. His heartbeat quickened as there was a pause after the knock.
His heart sunk as he saw a few locks of blonde hair, and then Rikku's face peeking behind the door.
"Can I talk to you?" she asked quietly, searching the room for any signs of Gippal.
"1) Yes, you can talk to me and 2) Gippal just left for the café." The white haired man replied. He walked over to the love seat and motioned Rikku to take a seat.
Rikku walked over to the couch that was next to the love seat and sighed. "I know this is kind of weird and all, since we don't know each other that well, but I uh…"
"…wanna know something about Gippal." Baralai quickly finished for her.
Her head shot up, "How did you…"
Baralai rolled his eyes, "No offense Rikku, but it's so obvious that you two like each other."
Rikku's cheeks looked like they had been scribbled on with a hot pink crayon. "I…um…no! I just, uh…" her eyes averted back to the ground.
Baralai chuckled. "So, Miss Rikku, what have you come to ask me?"
"I just…wanted to know…" she twiddled with her thumbs, "if…you know…how Gippal…how Gippal…" she paused before clearing her throat as her face went even more pink. "…feels about me." She mumbled quickly.
Baralai stared at the girl, confused. "I'm sorry?"
Rikku blushed harder. "I…do you know how Gippal feels about me…?"
Baralai sighed and chuckled quietly to himself. (So that's it, huh?)
Rikku looked up when he heard the man begin to chuckle. "W…What's so funny!" she growled, standing up. "You know what, Baralai, forget it." She turned on her heel as she began to walk towards the door.
"No, no! Rikku, wait!" Baralai answered swiftly, standing up and grabbing her arm. "I'm sorry, I wasn't laughing at you or anything…please, sit down and I'll explain."
Rikku eyed him wearily before sighing and sitting back down on the couch.
"I was laughing because I find it amusing how you and Gippal harbor these feelings, which are exactly the same."
"I didn't say I like him or anything…" Rikku began quickly.
"Not from your mouth, you didn't. Your eyes simply spilled the secret. You love him, Rikku, and he loves you and you better go for him." Baralai began, "It's sad, really, because he's always flirting with you and what not! He KISSED you, Rikku! For goodness sake, he kissed you!"
"On the cheek!" Rikku argued.
"Nonetheless! You guys have even gone out before, showing that there WAS a spark in this relationship! You guys are so alike and so different in so many ways, but your personalities…sometimes they clash, sometimes they match up! It's insane! You guys are basically in LOVE with each other, without knowing the other feels the same way! He calls you, "Cid's Girl" and he stares at you all the time! You guys flirt endlessly with little pet nick names and it just bugs me that you guys, even though your flirting is rather funny to watch, can't just admit your feelings to each other and make little hyperactive children!" Baralai gushed out as his eyes widened. He didn't notice that his voice rose at the end.
Rikku's eyes were as big as an adult's fist. "…Um…thanks…?" she was confused. She stood up shakily and mumbled a "Thanks, I guess." before hurriedly rushing out of the room. (Why does everyone want us to have children?) she rolled her eyes as she bolted down the hallway. She was half way to the end when she realized she had no clue where she was going and ran back the other half to her room.
(Back in Baralai and Gippal's Room)
Baralai's eyes were still wide. "W…where did that outburst come from?" he murmured to himself.
"I'd ask you the same thing," a coy, amused voice commented from Gippal's room.
Baralai's eyes turned even bigger, if possible, as he slowly gazed up to Gippal, who was leaning on his door frame, chewing thoughtfully on a red apple.
The two were quietly for a brief moment before Gippal smirked. "So, you want me and Rikku to have kids, huh?"
"Gippal," Baralai rolled his eyes, "I merely meant that it was time for you to be together."
"I've never seen you that passionate. Care to explain?"
"I…I guess I kinda thought of me and Paine while arguing. I was wondering how long we would have to play this game of me chasing her and I got upset, I guess."
"Nice," Gippal commented before taking a loud bite of his apple. A minute passed by before Baralai frowned and looked up at the blonde man again.
"Wait, I thought you went to the café!" he argued.
"Was going to," Gippal shrugged, "I was about to open the door, but I saw Rikku headed down this way so I decided to camp out in my room and see what was happening without being seen."
"Ah. I see." Baralai smirked. "Overprotective, ne?"
"I'm so not overprotective!"
"Oh yeah? What about that time in 8th grade when I asked you if I could borrow your pet lizard Fluffy, huh? It took me 6 months after I asked you for me to convince you!"
"Hey! Fluffy was my only friend!" Gippal countered with a frown.
"Maybe cuz no one wanted a guy who called a lizard 'Fluffy' as a friend!"
"Uncalled for!"
"Your face is uncalled for!"
"…That was sad, Lai."
"Yeah…yeah…that was depressing." Baralai and Gippal sighed.
"Wanna go hit the gym downstairs?" Gippal asked.
Baralai shrugged. "Yeah." And with that, the two walked out of the room.
(IN RIKKU AND PAINE'S ROOM)
Rikku was in her room, thinking of what Baralai had said to her. Was it really possible that Gippal just felt the slightest way of her as she did of him?
"Rikku, I'm going to see Tidus and Yuna, wanna come?" the monotone voice of Paine questioned. You could tell in her voice that either way, she didn't really care if Rikku came or not.
"Yeah, lemme get dressed." Rikku called back as she changed into a yellow shirt that said "Trust Me I'm A Girl" in white shirt on the chest and dark blue hipster jeans with white K-Swiss shoes.
The girl walked out of her room and paused as her eyes widened when she saw her friend. "Painey?"
Paine was wearing a snug fitting black shirt with a silver design of a dragon on the front and a flowy black skirt.
"SHUT. UP." Rikku giggled. "Painey! Look at youuuuu!" she cried happily. "Wearing skirts, make up, actually begin to show signs of human emotions…"
"Don't make me hurt you."
"There's the Painey we all know and love...hey, put that knife down!"
(IN TIDUS AND YUNA'S ROOM)
"I'm telling you Tidus, rabbits and bunnies can be black, grey, white or brown!"
"No, they can't, Yuna! Bunnies are brown and white, rabbits are black and grey!"
Yuna sighed in frustration, "Tidus!"
"Yuna!" the man simply replied.
"…Tidus!"
"What?"
"I…ugh, forget it." Yuna chuckled and rolled her eyes.
Someone was knocking on the door and a familiar cheerful voice echoed out through the hallway, "Tidus! Yunniieee! Are you guys…decent?"
"Rikku!" Yuna blushed red and sighed.
"Hey Rix, describe decent." Tidus smirked and snickered as Yuna smacked him on the arm. "Tidus!"
"Oh, SO uncalled for." Rikku shivered as she walked into the room.
"Yeah, way too much information." Paine answered as she followed Rikku and sat down on the love seat next to the sofa that Tidus and Yuna were seated on.
Rikku took a seat on the ground. "Ahem! Ti-Ti, dearie, we girls are going to need a few minutes…ALONE…"
"Aww, Rikku! Tidus is a good boy! He can stay, as long as he behaves and doesn't talk to anyone else about this! Okay, Tidus?" Yuna looked down at her boyfriend whose head was in her lap.
"Yah." Tidus replied lazily, yawning like a little boy.
Yuna's eyes sparkled with simple adoration. "Isn't he cute?" she smiled greatly.
Tidus giggled and Yuna's eyes looked like they were going to pour out with tears of "AWWWWWW"ness.
"Anyway guys…I went to go visit Baralai this morning," Rikku started before sighed and rolled her eyes before giggling, "leave me alone, Paine, I didn't hit on your man or anything. Anyway, I was visiting him…to ask about Gippal." And with that, Rikku told them of Baralai's strange outburst.
(IN THE GYM DOWNSTAIRS)
"Alright," Baralai was getting out of breath. He had been running the tread mill for 55 minutes on a speed of 7.3 and it was getting him tired. "So…who…is going…first?" he panted.
Gippal's eyes widened at the boy. Sure, Gippal could go way faster, but Baralai had really committed to going for an hour. Gippal usually quit after half an hour. He paused. His abs were KILLING. "I think you should." He grunted as he did his 8th set of sit-ups. Unlike Baralai, Gippal liked to work on his abs and noticeable features. His raised his usual set of 50 sit-ups a set to 100, just so he could impress a certain Al Bhed girl.
Baralai smirked, but it was a tired smirk. His legs were going to give out soon… "Why…chicken?"
"N-no…" Gippal grunted, murmuring the number '45' under his breath. He continued to count aloud until he finally answered, "I just think that the big finale should be well worth the wait."
Baralai frowned, "And WHAT…is that supposed to mean!" he growled, glared at his friend.
Gippal smiled a shy yet cheeky smile before sighing. "Dude, don't get me wrong, Lai… I love you man, but let's face it: We both know that you don't know how much longer you'll be able to hide your feelings from…" Gippal smirked coyly, "Quote, 'The Angel of Darkness' unquote."
The white haired man's eyes widened. "I…huh! How did you…"
"You speak out loud. A lot. I'm beginning to worry about you, Lai." Gippal sighed and shook his head as he took another 12 second break.
Baralai chuckled before slamming the stop button down. "Alright then. We'll make it a competition then. Whoever asks their girl out first…despite if she says yes or no…wins."
"You're on." Gippal smirked. "Let the competition begin."
(2 HOURS LATER. The gang is in Baralai's van and has been traveling for an hour. They have one more hour to go. Baralai is driving, Paine is in the passenger's seat. Tidus and Yuna are in the front and to Rikku and Gippal's delight, they ended up sitting in the back with each other, although they tried to hide it.)
Gippal put his Game Boy Color down and sighed. "IT'S BORING IN THIS CAR." His voice shook the silence that had been going on ever since they sat in the car.
"Seriously." Rikku yawned.
Baralai blinked, "Alright, I'll turn on the radio." He answered slowly before Paine stopped him.
"N…no. I'll do it." Paine answered quickly before smiling politely and turning on the radio.
Baralai blushed. "Thanks, Paine." He replied. (Now that…that was so totally a dream.) he smiled. (I knew she was sweet somewhere deep down.)
Baralai looked into the rearview mirror and caught Gippal's eye. He smirked and Gippal gave him a thumbs up. His gaze shifted to Tidus and Tidus grinned at the man. Baralai smiled in return as he shifted his eyes to the road.
Paine looked back at Rikku and Rikku smiled encouragingly at her. For some reason, when Rikku listed off ways to get Baralai's attention and hint that she felt the same way as he and for some reason, Paine listened to her.
Yuna smiled knowingly at Tidus and he winked playfully at her.
Paine changed the stations for a bit before Gippal immediately bolted up. "Wait, go back a station please?"
Paine did so and Gippal grinned, "TURN IT UP!" he ordered as he began to sing along with the song. Rikku looked at Paine and shouted over the music, "What station is this?"
"THE SPHERE!" she replied back.
"I LOVE THIS STATION!" Rikku squealed. 'The Sphere' was a station of completely different songs in different genres that were most requested. For example, they'd play a rock song, then pop, then a rap song, then heavy metal, then an emo song, then a hip hop song…yeah, you get it.
"Why do they always send the poor! Barbarisms by Barbara with pointed heels!"
Rikku stared open mouthed at him. She knew the song and surprisingly enjoyed it, but who on earth knew the words to "B.Y.O.B" except for the slow chorus?
"AHH! SYSTEM OF A DOWN!" Tidus cheered. You would never strike Tidus and Rikku as the rock loving people…
"Victorious victories kneel! For brand new spanking deals! MARCHING FORWARD HYPOCRITIC AND HYPNOTIC COMPUTERS! YOU DEPEND ON OUR PROTECTION, YET YOU FEED US LIES FROM THE TABLECLOTH! LA LA LA LA LA LA OOOOO!" Tidus and Gippal sang/yelled loudly.
"Everybody is going to the party to have a real good time!" Rikku and Paine sang together. "Dancing in the desert, blowing up the sunshine!"
Poor Yuna sat there confused and her eyes hurting from the volume of the music. She and Baralai shot each other confused looks but Baralai merely chuckled among his.
Paine's eyes widened as the next song began. Yuna and Rikku giggled and looked at her. "Come on Painey, you gotta do it!"
Paine looked at them desperately.
"PLEASEEEEEE! We'll buy you that hair gel you like every month when you run out for a whole year if you just sing along!"
"…You have to get two of them." Paine instructed.
"Okay!"
The men shot each other smiles. They knew this song and it was sweet how the girls were singing this together.
"I remember the first time you guys sang this to me." Paine sighed and smiled faintly. "It was when I was dating Hetellio…"
Yuna reached over and hugged her friend. "We love you Paine! We wouldn't want one of our sisters to get hurt, would we?"
Paine was touched by Yuna's words. It was only a year ago she had met Yuna and Rikku. And she had found herself true friends that she considered family…
"Yeah Dr. P! You totally rock our world, sista!" Rikku cheerfully giggled from the back and for once in her life, Paine felt a comforting feeling within her. She knew now that she had that safety blanket that she had been searching for her entire life. Her safety blanket was her friends.
The boys grinned at each other. "How sweet…" Tidus faked sniffle. "Gippal…I LOVE YOU MAN!" and with an overdramatic sob, he leaned over and hugged his friend.
"Love you too, T! (sniff) …Lai, I'd totally give you a kiss if you weren't driving!" Gippal called to his friend. Baralai rolled his eyes and chuckled.
Rikku rolled her eyes as she began to sing. The boys paid great attention to her voice especially Gippal. The girls obviously had their little singing routine out.
"Take a minute girl, come sit down and tell us what's been happening. In your face, I can see the pain, don't you try to convince us that you're happy…we've seen this all before, but he's taking advantage of the passion, because we've come too far, for you to feel alone. You don't let him walk over your heart, I'm telling you…"
"Girl, I can tell you've been crying and you needing somebody to talk to! Girl, I can tell he's been lying and pretending that he's faithful and he loves you…" Gippal and Tidus sang loudly, holding back sobs. Baralai laughed and joined in the chorus. The girls watched on and giggled.
"Girlllll, you don't have to be hidin', don't you be ashamed to say he hurt you! I'm your girl, you're my girl, we your girls, don't you know that we love ya? Girl…"
Paine sighed before singing loudly, "See, what ya'll don't know about him, is I can't let him go because he needs me. It ain't really him, it's stress from his job and I ain't making it easy…I know you see him bugging most of the time, but I know deep inside he don't mean it…It gets hard sometimes, but I need my man…I don't think ya'll understand, I'm telling you…"
"GIRLLLL," Tidus and Gippal began louder this time, Baralai singing background, "I CAN TELL YOU'VE BEEN CRYING AND YOU NEEDIN' SOMEBODY TO TALK TOOOOO! (We understand, don't be ashamed of your friend!) GIRLLLLL, I CAN TELL HE'S BEEN LYING (oh, I can tell he's been lying to you…) AND PRETENDING THAT HE'S FAITHFUL AND HE LOVES YOU (He's not good for you!) GIRL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE HIDING! DON'T BE ASHAMED TO SAY HE HURT YOU! I'M YOUR GIRL, YOU'RE MY GIRL! WE YOUR GIRLS! DON'T YOU KNOW THAT WE LOVE YOUUUUUUUUU!" and the boys repeated that chorus for a second time. Rikku and Yuna looked like they were ready to die of laughter.
"Girl, take good look at yourself! He got you going through hell…we ain't never seen ya down like this…what you mean, you don't need us to help? We known each other too well…I'm your girl…you're my girl…we your girls…and don't you know that we love you?" Yuna sang hugging her cousin and friend tightly.
"Hey, is that Wakka's car?" Gippal pointed to a car to the right lane of them while Yuna sang.
"Yeah!" Tidus nodded. The two shot each other devious looks as Gippal rolled down the window to sing to Wakka's PT cruiser.
(IN THE OTHER CAR)
Wakka looked over, seeing one of Baralai's windows roll down…and out popped Gippal and Tidus's faces. He and the others shot each other looks.
"GIRLLLLLL! I CAN TELL YOU'VE BEEN CRYING AND YOU NEEDIN' SOMEBODY TO TALK TO!" the two sang on perfect pitch, but sobbing overdramatically.
LeBlanc giggled before rolling her eyes and resting her head on Nooj's shoulders. "They're going to get us killed, love."
Nooj chuckled before laying his arm around her. "Yeah."
"GIRLLLL! I CAN TELL HE'S BEEN LYING AND PRETENDING THAT HE'S FAITHFUL AND THAT HE LOVES YOUUUU! GIRLLLL! YOU DON'T HAFTA BE HIDIN'! DON'TCHA BE AFRAID TO SAY HE HURT YOU!"
Lulu giggled softly to herself as Wakka snorted and made a sharp swerve, almost running into a stop sign.
"I'M YOUR GIRL! YOU MAH GIRL! WE YOUR GIRLS! WANTCHA TO KNOW THAT WE LOVE YOU!" the two finished their duet and Gippal shouted, "I LOVE YOU WAKKA! YOU OUR GIRL!"
"I love you guys too, yeah? Now, lemme drive!" he chuckled and waved to the two boys. He waved to the guys and they blew kisses before rolling up the window.
(IN HAWAII)
"Frah ec ra mayjehk!" (When is he leaving!) Brother cried in frustration angrily. He didn't know how much longer he could stand this.
"Not until Rikku leaves…or probably when she gets here. You know how smart she is." Cid answered his son, watching the football game on TV.
Brother's head jolted up. "I…wait, what! You mean…he's not marrying my sister?"
"Of course not, Brother! I'm not marrying her off! I'm just boosting Gippal's jealousy so he can finally pop the question!"
"Bubc dra xiacdeuh! Aglica sa? Vydran, drao'na uhmo 18!" (Pops the question! Excuse me? Father, they're only 18!) Brother cried, eyes wide.
"Frydajan. Oui ghuf Gippal'c sayhd vun ran, Brother. Ed'c desa oui kud ujan ed. E tet. Rikku ec so meddma kenm. Cra'c dra uhmo ymufan eh y vysemo uy picrac cehla ran sussy teat. E fyhd
dra pacd vun ran, Brother, yht Gippal'c fryd'c pacd vun ran." (Whatever. You know Gippal's meant for her, Brother. It's time you got over it. I did. Rikku is my little girl. She's the only flower in a family of bushes since her momma died. I want the best for her, Brother, and Gippal's what's best for her.) Cid murmured quietly and sighed.
Brother stared at his father with his mouth open. Cid rarely spoke Al Bhed and only did when he was talking about someone in the room who didn't speak Al Bhed or when he was really serious or in a really bad mood.
"Pi…Pid ruf tu oui ghuf fryd'c pacd vun ran?" (Bu…But how do you know what's best for her?) the 19-year-old blonde Mohawk man asked nervously, twiddling with his thumbs. Zysach was asleep in the living room on the couch and the two men were standing in the kitchen.
"Oui tuh'd, Brother. Yht ev Gippal ahtc ib paehk fnuhk vun ran, drah ed'c ugvo. Fa'mm mad Rikku syga ran ufh taleceuhc." (You don't, Brother. And if Gippal ends up being wrong for her, then it's okay. We'll let Rikku make her own decisions.) The 40-year-old sighed. "It's time to let her go, Brother. She's getting older. I'm her FATHER, Brother, think about what it feels like for me to let my little girl go. I know that oui muja ran as well. But you've got to let her go." (…that you love her…) Cid sighed and with that, he mumbled a, "I'll be in the garage.", and walked out.
Brother watched his father leave and he hung his head low. "But I don't know how…" he murmured to himself. He loved his sister, even though they were always fighting. Was it really just yesterday that she was 5 and banging on his head with the telephone? Or when she was 14 and he let her dye his Mohawk pink? And was it really only 2 years ago that Rikku decided to move with Yuna?
"She's falling out of my reach…" Brother sighed to himself as he prepared his dinner. (Father is right. I suppose I must let Rikku go.)
(AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER IN THE CAR)
"CALIFORNIA, HERE WE COME! RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROMMMMMMMM!" Gippal sang off pitch.
Paine held a giggle back. (He's been singing for an hour and a half. His voice is going to crack or die out soon. Not exactly a bad thing.) she smirked.
"Gippy…" Rikku hit him tiredly. "Shut up."
"But Cid's Girl, it's the perfect song! We're in California now! Well, actually, we've been here for an hour, but hey, guess what! We can actually see the cruise port!" Gippal waved his arms excitedly.
Tidus rose an eyebrow. (Gippal is full of energy and Rikku is getting tired? What's wrong with this world?)
(IN THE OTHER CAR)
Wakka sang along with the music, happy that now Nooj was driving and he had some time with Lulu.
"Hate it or love it, the under dog's on top! And I'm goin' shine, homie, until my heart stop! Go'head 'n envy me! I'm rap's MVP and I ain't going no where, so you can get to know me."
Lulu hit him playfully and laughed softly. "Wakka, you're so ruining the mood."
Wakka smirked, "Aww, sorry baby." He teased, ruffling her hair the slightest bit.
Lulu glared at him as she hissed in her warning tone, "Wakka…"
"Okay, okay, sorry Lu." Wakka giggled as he smiled at his girlfriend adoringly. "It's just…you're so cute when you're mad."
Lulu surprised him when she simply kissed him on the cheek and returned to her position. "And you're cute when you're not rapping…which you're horrible at, honey." She giggled at him.
Wakka simply chuckled while Nooj fumed and made a face. "Hey you two! Get a freaking room!"
LeBlanc rolled her eyes in disgust, "Yeah, seriously. Not in public, please."
Lulu smiled politely, "Would you rather have us groping each other all over, exchanging saliva in public?"
The couple made no sound and Wakka smirked at her. (That's what I love about this girl.)
(10 MINUTES LATER IN BARALAI'S CAR)
"Alright, well, the cruise is leaving in about," Baralai checked his watch, "A day and 2 hours. So let's go check into the hotel." He suggested and everyone else agreed.
(2 HOURS LATER IN THE HOTEL)
"We're so mean! Tee hee." Rikku giggled to Yuna as they sat in their new hotel room.
"Hmm, but it's about time that Paine and Baralai got together, don't you think? Yuna mused quietly. She was met by silence but it was broken when she heard a sound of buttons being pressed.
This time, Yuna had insisted on checking them in. So this time, she was in charge of the rooms. She, Rikku, Tidus and Gippal had planned this out way before. Tidus and Gippal would share a room, Rikku and Yuna would share a room and before Baralai and Paine could disagree, they bolted into their rooms.
She raised an eyebrow and looked to her cousin, who was speaking into a yellow walkie talkie. "FoxyChica in."
Yuna picked up her white walkie talkie, "CutieYunie in."
They waited a moment before Gippal's voice was heard. "Rikku'sHotBoi, in."
"Gippal!" Rikku hissed.
"Ah ah ah, it's Rikku'sHotBoi!" Tidus voice scolded over the walkie talkie, "Anyway, SoccerHottie in."
"Alright. Does everyone have their extra walkie talkie with the receiver taped down? CutieYunie, over."
"We've got ours! FoxyChica, over!"
"We've got ours too. SoccerHottie, over."
"Baralai just ran out to grab flowers for the victim. Rikku'sHotBoi, over."
"Gippal…! Argh. Whatever…FoxyChica is going in for the investigation. I'll go ask Paine if she could go grab Yunie a "personal item" and I'll say she's in too much pain to go and I'm making her some stuff to feel better…FoxyChica, over and out."
"Love you Foxy! Rikku'sHotBoi, over."
Rikku rolled her eyes as she left her walkie talkie with Yuna and quickly went to distract Paine.
"Did she have to mention the 'personal item' part? SoccerHottie, over."
"Yeah, that was something I totally didn't need to know or hear about it. I think I'm scared for life. Rikku'sHotBoi, over."
"Oh, grow up. You guys seriously have no lives. CutieYunie, over." Yuna giggled.
"Uh oh. Murderer is heading back to room! I repeat, murderer is heading back to room! Rikku'sHotBoi, over!" Gippal was panicking.
"Gippal! Oi vey. Go distract…" Yuna began but was interrupted.
"Oh, nevermind! Foxy's distracting him and it seems Paine is already gone. I love that girl. So clever. Rikku'sHotBoi, over."
Tidus chuckled. "Alright, well, whatever Rikku told him, he went for it! He's going back downstairs!" he paused and Yuna could hear a knock on the door. Gippal went to answer it and Yuna could hear a, "Hey Foxy!" and a "OW!" Yuna giggled. "Hey Rikku! Good job! What'd you tell him? SoccerHottie, over."
"Hi Yunie! I told him that he should grab Paine some chocolates if he really wants to make her happy and that he should keep the door open and unlocked because Paine forgot to bring her key card! FoxyChica, over!" Yuna giggled and replied, "Hey Rikku! Come back soon! You grabbed the extra talkie, right?"
"Yup yup! Gippal…no...yes, I'm sure this will work! Hmph. Now gimme that talkie!" Rikku could hear Rikku growl.
A pause and then a door slammed shut before Rikku's voice was heard again. "Check, check. Check 1, 2. FoxyChica, over."
"Check and go! CutieYunie, over!"
"Check and go. SoccerHottie, over."
"Check and go. Rikku'sHotBoi, ovahhhh!"
"Uh, okay that was weird. FoxyChica, over and out."
It was about 5 seconds before Rikku was heard again. "Check. Check. Check 1, 2. FoxyChica, over!"
"Check and go." The 3 replied.
"CutieYunie, over!"
"SoccerHottie, over!"
"Rikku'sHotBoi, over!"
"Alright, cool! I'll be back in a minute! See you guys! FoxyChica, over and out!" and Rikku's voice disappeared.
Rikku looked around before stuffing a walkie talkie under one bed and the other one hidden in the drawer which was in between the two beds. Her eyes widened as she swore loudly. She heard Paine walking up the stairs.
She bolted out of the room as quickly as possible and back into her original room.
"Okay guys, Paine is on her way in her room. We've gotta be quiet. DO NOT SAY ANYTHING at all, until in the end, when Tidus knocks on the door and tells them we're all going out to the restaurant at 8:45 PM, okay? FoxyChica, over and silent."
"Love you Foxy. Rikku'sHotBoi, over and silent." Rikku rolled her eyes, she could feel Gippal's smirk.
"Bye Bye CutieYunie!" Tidus whispered and made a kissing noise. "SoccerHottie, over and silent."
"Love you SoccerHottie. You rock my world! CutieYunie, over and silent."
Yuna stood up and answered the door, to which Paine was knocking. "Here." Paine gave her a bag of (ahem) items and Yuna smiled. "Thanks, Paine." She hugged her. "Well, I'm going to take a shower and Rikku is uh, going to make out with Gippal. Bye!" she waved and shut the door closed.
Rikku's eyes widened as she stared at her cousin. ". . ."
Yuna giggled. "What? It's not all a lie."
"She's right. Over and silent, Rikku'sHotBoi."
Rikku glared at the walkie talkie and at Yuna before huffing.
(10 MINUTES LATER)
Rikku and Yuna had stopped play rock paper scissors in their room, and Gippal and Tidus had stopped arguing over who was hotter: Rikku or Yuna when they heard Baralai's voice. "Uhm, hello Paine."
"Hi Baralai." Rikku gave an excited look to her cousin.
"I um…can I talk to you?"
"Sure."
"Okay, so before I make an absolute fool of myself, I need to ask you: are you currently involved?"
(IN BARALAI AND PAINE'S ROOM)
Paine's eyes widened. (Oh my god, is he…no…only Yuna and Rikku get so lucky…I…just…tell him the truth. Nothing can go wrong with the truth.) "No." she answered calmly.
(Yes. Alright. 1 question down, just one more to go…) "Oh, ok. I uh…listen, I need to tell you something, so please don't interrupt me until I'm done. Then you can pummel me." Baralai began. "I know, I may just come off as annoying." He said quietly, his eyes down cast. "But that doesn't stop me from caring about you. I don't care if you feel the same way as me, but…I think I should let you know that…I love you." Baralai smiled sadly. (There…it's finally out…)
(Oh my GOD.) Paine resisted the urge to squeal. "This isn't some joke, right?" she asked, eyeing him wearily.
Baralai chuckled. "Not at all. Paine, you're beautiful. I know that you're very sweet, intriguing and caring. If you really were a cold person, you wouldn't have befriended someone as bubbly as Rikku. You're beautiful inside and out. And like I said, I thought you should know. And since there is no way that you could love me back, I decided to give you these flowers and chocolates to see if I could bribe you." He grinned. (Whoa. I'm nervous as hell…how did I manage to joke about that?)
The pounding of his heart quickened and got louder in his head as he watch Paine gracefully pick them up. She looked up smiling. "You idiot. Thinking you could bribe me with chocolates and flowers. You didn't even need to bribe me with those, Baralai…I love you back, no matter what you think. I really like you, ever since I met you although I tried not to. Ever since Hetellio, I've tried to avoid relationships, but you changed my mind." She smiled gratefully at him. "Thanks."
"Don't thank me." Baralai grinned. "Just kiss me." (No…WAY. You did NOT just say that, Baralai! You sly dog…) he chuckled softly. Never did he think he would find the Gippal in him.
"Don't hafta tell me twice." Paine grinned at him and within a second, she politely dropped the flowers and chocolates on the bed and the lips that had been longing to meet since day 1 had finally been brought together.
(IN TIDUS AND GIPPAL'S ROOM)
Gippal grinned as he spoke into the walkie talkie, "Yo Lai!"
(IN BARALAI AND PAINE'S ROOM)
To Baralai's disappointment, Paine broke off the kiss and looked around. "What was that?"
"Yo Lai. It's Gippal. Just wanted to let you know that this was my plan all along, dude. Rikku'sHotBoi, over!"
"A walkie talkie?" Paine exclaimed, eyes wide as she bent under her bed. Her eyes narrowed before she chuckled and picked up a green walkie talkie.
"Hi Painey! Baralai! Can I be the Maid of Honor?" Rikku squealed. "FoxyChica, over!"
Baralai frowned as he walked towards the dresser.
"Rikku! Gippal! You two are terrible! We weren't supposed to let them know we were listening!" Yuna groaned before she clamped her mouth shut. "Err…oh, man! CutieYunie, over."
Baralai smirked as he opened the drawer and took out a pink walkie talkie.
"Well, since you all let yourselves be known and Rikku or Gippal would have ratted me out anyway, I'm here too. And Yuna, you SO could have gotten away with it. You're little Miss Innocent! SoccerHottie, over."
"Hey! You suck! No kissing for you tonight! CutieYunie, over and pouting!"
"Dude, pouting is SO Cid's Girl's thing. Rikku'sHotBoi, over."
"I can defend myself! FoxyChica, over and running to Paine and Baralai's room to SMOTHER THEM WITH HUGS!" Rikku squealed as she bolted out of her room and into the room across the hall.
"COPY THAT!" the other 3 replied and followed her.
"PAINEYYYYYY HAS A MAN!" Rikku did her little Rikku dance before giggling. "Yay Painey!"
"Nice job, Lai." Gippal grinned. "Proud of you man." He and Baralai high fived.
Baralai smirked. "Thanks, but what did you mean by this was your plan?"
Gippal whispered in his ear, "I know how competitive you are. And plus you wouldn't be able to hold those feelings in you any longer. So I made it seem like I would ask out Rikku before you'd ask out Paine, when in real life, I was meaning to ask out Rikku after you and Paine got together."
Baralai's eyes widened. He was tricked by Gippal?
Tidus and Rikku were linking arms and skipping about laughing madly while Yuna and Paine shot each other knowing looks. "Next time, you should actually attempt to whisper." Yuna grinned.
"Eh." Baralai grinned and took Paine in his arms before smiling down at her.
Paine smiled at him knowingly and kissed him on the cheek. "So, I'm hungry. Let's go get some grub, hm?"
"Definitely." Baralai wrapped his arm around her waist and the friends headed outside.
Rikku turns to the camera in which is filming this story and winks. "FoxyChica, over and out!" Gippal looks at her with a confused look.
"Uh, nothing." She links arms playfully with the boy and the group of friends head downstairs to go to a restaurant. 4 lovers down, 2 more to go.
(END CHAPTER 10)
YEAH, I said Sphere! Lol. What? There had to be SOME sort of relation back to the actual FFX-2 game!
SDS: AWWW! PAINE AND BARALAI ARE FINALLY TOGETHER! CUTENESS!
Tidus: Hehehehe…now, Gippal and Rikku! Are they getting together yet? They are SO CUTE TOGETHER!
Gippal: Huh. (sighs) It's hard being so good looking. (sighs again)
SDS: UHHHH…right. (cough) Anyway, sorri if this chappy is a bit short. Forgive me if it is! AND REVIEW, PEOPLE:-)