Final Fantasy X-2: Road Trip!
By Silver Demon Slayer
Tidus: I'M YOUR VENUS! I'M YOUR FIRE! YOUR DESIREEEEEE!
Gippal: Whoa. Dude. That's just, like…wrong.
SDS: Hey guys! I'm coming up with 3 other FFX-2 one-shoters so I hope you guys can check 'em out! One is about a fashion show (I'm CRAZY about this one!), one is a songfic centered on Rikku and Gippal and the last one is a songfic based on all 3 of the girls and their men. Hope you guys can check them out!
Now, to my pretty reviewers who get an FF man and 2 tickets to Six Flags (for you and the guy haha). The lucky reviewers who review first get characters from FFX-2!
oOoRikku4EveroOo: Aww, thank you! Hee hee. Glad you like it! (oOoRikku4EveroOo gets… dun dun dun…Tidus! And with Tidus comes the two tickets!)
ANIMEGURL04: Heh heh, this is going to be great. Thanks for torturing Gippal with turtles! Hehe. For that, you get… (hmm, who will it be? ANIMEGURL04 opens an envelope…and you get Barthello! He can be your guardian:-)
Paine3: Hm…I think Shuyin is a lot cooler. I don't know why. I mean, I love Tidus and all, but Shuyin in my opinion dresses and looks WAY cooler. So in my opinion, Shuyin is cooler. But that's just me. :-) Anyhow, does your friend read my story too? Jk! Thanks for reviewing. :-) (Hmm…according to the name…I think Paine3 should receive Baralai…and POOF! There is Baralai in an envelope along with 2 Six Flag passes) Enjoy!
moogle: …Y…You really think I'm a good writer? HONESTLY? (sniffle and hugs moogle plushie) I…I…I'M SPEECHLESS! (wail) Gippal: (coughs) Uh, ANYWAY, so like, SDS says thank you very much through her cries and told me to give you this envelope with…SHUYIN! Ding ding ding! Have fun!
kingleby: Lol, glad you liked it! Nooj is gonna be SO messed up in this next chapter that people are gonna hate me. Hee hee. Clue: It has to do with a 50 Cent song. My old math teacher who is like 64 calls him "Fiddy Cent" which is REALLY scary. (cough) ANYWAY, you win…dun dun dun…feel free to do whatever you want to with this kid…Nooj!
Luv Angel Music: Tee hee, thank you so much! Is your pen name from Gwen Stefani's album name Love Angel Music Baby? If so, I LOVE HER NEW SONG "COOL"! If not…then… (cough) sorry. Excuse my blubbering. Oh! And I just read your fic, 'Vacation Time!' it's so cute! I hope you update it soon! Hee hee. Anyway, thanks so much! To accompany you to Six Flags will be…dun dun dun… Wakka! Have fun!
FlyHigh4Life: Did I already tell you this? Oh well, but I REALLY like your pen name. Tee hee. Anyway, thank you! For the ever so short yet sweet review, you receive…aww, you receive Brother! If he acts up, feel free to hit him with this cane. (hands FlyHigh4Life a big metal cane) hee hee…I'm so mean.
mipku: Awwww, thank you sooooo much:-) (mipku receives an envelope with… Kimhari inside! You can go and have him be your body guard:-) enjoy!)
Z Star the Hidden Dragon: Thank you! I know what you mean, my friends pick on me the most because I'm the biggest klutz. It's kinda funny, cuz once I tripped over a rock that was like a foot high. It was REALLY sad. I haven't actually finished the game either, I'm at the very end of Chapter 5. My levels are REALLY low so I gotta keep fighting and what not… (sigh) Anyway, glad you're joining I checked out your profile, and no, I'm not angry at you for taking the names! Feel free to use them! I'm just happy that you acknowledged that they belonged to me at the end, thanks for that! Thanks for reviewing! (Z Star receives an envelope with…Shinra inside! Ooo, maybe he could invent some stuff for you! Have fun!)
angelixx- awww, thanks! I feel weird when I do that sometimes, it makes me feel like I have botox on! Lol, thank you! You receive… Buddy! Hee, maybe he can fly you around in the Celsius!
miss tonks- awwwwwwwwww! Thanks! Lol, no, I know you're not a lesbian. I love Rikku too, and I'm kinda disappointed that there wasn't an FF centered on her. She's my favorite character cuz she reminds me so much of me…haha…and yes, we all love Gippal and Gippal's girl together! And for your kindness…Gippal! Ooo, girl, you got lucky. I know 40 girls who would die to be in your place, haha. Enjoy :-)
kku-ri: Hey thanks! For your sweet n short review, you get…
ENJOY THIS CHAPTER MY LOVELY REVIEWERS!
It IS possible to do that, ya know. My MP3 player can.
Haha I did this with my cousins. I cheated though, cuz I turned mine off.
CHAPTER 13:
"When the pimps in the crib, Ma, drop it like it's hot…drop it like it's hot…" Wakka rapped, blaring his rap music in the room despite the other's protest.
"This isn't exactly a bad thing, you know." Shuyin said suggestively to the other men besides Nooj and Wakka. Wakka was too busy rapping while Nooj was covering his ears with his pillow.
Tidus grinned, catching on to Shuyin's idea, "If we deal with it and let Pharrell…er…I mean Wakka," he quickly corrected himself, "continue to play the music…then Noojie-Woojie will be basically brainwashed! And…" he grinned, looking to Gippal.
"Way ahead of you, man." Gippal grinned, holding up his MP3 player which also doubled as a recorder.
"And Baralai…"
"Got it." Baralai smiled, pointing to his laptop which Gippal's MP3 player could connect to and Baralai could download the files from the player and then make a CD out of Nooj's WONDERFUL acoustics.
"Evil geniuses in the making…you guys are definitely my type of friends." Grinned Shuyin, high fiving the 3 other men.
"Oi!" A high pitched female's voice declared as it charged in. Shuyin turned himself towards the doorway to see an attractive blonde haired girl with emerald swirling eyes.
"Hi baby!" Gippal cooed, standing up and walking over to her with arms opened wide.
"Get bent," Rikku rolled her eyes as she walked past him and towards the other men.
Shuyin looked at Tidus and at the same time, Tidus grinned and laughed. "Yup, that's Rikku. The one and only infamous Cid/Gippal's girl."
Rikku's face perked up as she glanced at Shuyin. "Hey! I saw you earlier! You were at our cabin with Lenne!"
Shuyin's eyes lit up as he looked up at the girl. "Lenne! How is she?"
Rikku giggled. (How romantic. He's really cute. Lucky Lenne.) "Lenne said you would say that…she says, 'Hi, don't worry about me. If I need anything, I'll text you on your Sidekick.'"
"You got a Sidekick! Man, I'm saving up for one!" Baralai whined.
"Thanks for the message. I'm Shuyin, by the way." Shuyin stood up and shook the girl's hand. (She's pretty. But not as pretty as Lenne. Ha, look at Gippal. Glaring at me for shaking her hand…jealous much? Ah, but you can see she likes him.)
"Nice to meet ya, Shuyin. I'm Rikku."
"Let us fill you in on our dear friend Rikku." Tidus grinned. "Hyperactive evil genius child such as moi." Rikku high fived him.
"She can't sit still for one minute." Nooj whined.
"She's energetic and bubbly." Wakka chided in.
"She's very sweet." Baralai added.
"She's so hot." Gippal grinned as Rikku playfully smacked his arm.
"Eiii! I love this song!" she suddenly squealed as "Candy Shop" by 50 Cent started on Wakka's stereo.
"You got the new CD?" Tidus turned to Wakka, referring to 'The Massacre'.
"Yup…" Wakka smirked, "just for Noojie over here."
"I'll take you to the candy shop," Gippal grinned, walking towards Rikku, beginning to dance with her, "I'll letcha lick the lollipop! Go on girl, don'tchu stop! Keep going till you hit the spot, whoa!"
To everyone's surprise, Rikku danced along with him, singing, "I'll take you to the candy shop! Boy, one taste of what I got! I'll have you spending all you got! Keep goin' till you hit the spot, oh!"
"Lil mama, show me how you do it!" Nooj began, standing up and dancing along with Gippal and Rikku. Unknown to him, he was singing a completely different song. "Go ahead, put'cha back into it! Do your thing like there ain't nottin' to it! S-S-Shake that ass, girl!" Rikku winked at Wakka, laughing.
Wakka grinned at her, gave her a thumbs up and turned the volume higher. Nooj stopped immediately once he saw Tidus fall off his bed laughing and clutching his stomach. Baralai was slapping his knee like there was no tomorrow and Gippal was snorting so much that his nose hurt. Shuyin was holding his stomach because it began hurting from laughing so much. Wakka simply smirked while Rikku tried so hard to suppress her giggles. Gippal looked to Tidus to see if he got Nooj on tape and Tidus grinned at him before nodding.
Nooj's eyes widened as he pointed an accusing finger to Rikku. "YOU! YOU DID THIS ON PURPOSE!" he got up with his cane as he pointed it at Rikku. "You best start running!" he hissed, advancing on her.
(This is really going to the poor guy's head.) Baralai sighed and chuckled.
"I'll save you, Rikku!" Gippal declared overdramatically, rushing to her 'defense' and shoving Nooj down.
Rikku pouted. "I can defend myself, Gippy! And gosh, Paine was right, Nooj! You do look like a tree, now that I think about it…" she smirked at Nooj, "…a dancing…rapping…tree…!" at this point, she, Tidus, Gippal, Shuyin, Wakka and Baralai burst into laughter.
Nooj glared at her and she merely giggled. "Sorry Nooj, you're not exactly intimidating anymore. Anyway, the reason I'm here is cuz we're going to the pool in an hour, so if you guys wanna meet us there…"
"We're there, love." Gippal grinned, snaking his arms around her waist.
A blush crawled across her cheeks as she tried to squirm out. "Gippal…! You big meanie!" she struggled against him before an idea hit her. She elbowed him in the gut and ran towards the door before pumping her fist in the air. "I'll see you guys soon! Bye Shuyin!" she waved as she bolted out. It was barely a minute before she popped her head back in. "Oh yeah, Nooj…you were singing a completely different song." She smirked before disappearing.
Shuyin waved back before blinking, "Dude, that girl does a lot of hurting."
"You shoulda seen what she did to Gippal yesterday! Funniest thing ever!" Wakka interrupted, grinning ear to ear as he began to tell the story. Gippal was simply scowling while the other guys chipped in during the story.
Shuyin grinned to himself. (I like these guys.)
((AN HOUR LATER, IN CABIN 42))
"Rikku, come on, you can tell lil ol' Lenne," Lenne giggled, poking Rikku in the arm. The 5 girls had only met Lenne 3 hours ago, yet they were become great friends. "There's somethin' with this Gippal fellow, isn't there…" Lenne asked, in a half teasing voice. She was really curious about these two. She loved to play matchmaker.
"Yeah Rikku, you can tell us. There's nothing wrong with liking someone." Yuna sighed, looking her friend in the eyes.
"Really, it's not like we'll tell Gippal, love." Leblanc said sincerely.
Rikku tied her white bikini top together before sighing. Frankly, she was sick of holding these feelings in. Before she knew it, they were just spilling out of her mouth. "Okay, you wanna know! Fine! I don't know how I feel about Gippal. I don't hate him. I like him. Okay? Happy? I think I might even love him, I just…I dunno, I know he doesn't like me back. Baralai was probably just saying that to be nice when I asked him how Gippal felt about me. And I can't tell Gippal how I feel because I'm scared, okay?" unknown to Rikku, her voice was dying down when she began to finish her comment and it began to quiver. She felt her eyes start to water up, but she did everything in her power not to start the water works.
(Where are these feelings coming from? Anger…sadness… lust… I just…I need someone to hold me…I want Gippal to be that someone…)
No one had thought Rikku was going to seriously answer the question and they did not at all expect the outburst from the petite blonde.
Lenne's teasing expression quickly turned guilty as she thought to herself, (Ugh, I shouldn't have pried. Bad Lenne…)
The room was quiet for a moment before Lulu spoke up. "Rikku…" She glided over towards Rikku. Lulu was the most elegant woman Rikku knew…possibly the most kind as well. "It's best that you get those feelings out. Everything spoken in this room doesn't leave the room." She said, comforting the girl gently. "And, if it helps, I don't think Gippal likes you. I know Gippal loves you and adores you." Rikku hugged Lulu tightly before mumbling a 'Thanks'.
"GROUP HUGGGG!" Yuna announced as the girls all circled Rikku and embraced their now smiling friend.
((IN CABIN 43))
The 6 men laughed as they heard Yuna cry, "GROUP HUG!".
"Man, I wish I was in that hug." Tidus snapped his fingers.
"You said it." Gippal grinned as Baralai nodded in agreement.
"We've got fine woman," Wakka smirked.
"Yeah, you gotta see them…it's like that, ya'll." Nooj commented, snapping his fingers before covering his mouth.
"…Did…you just say, "it's like that, ya'll"? As in, "It's Like That" by Mariah Carey!" Gippal laughed wildly, tears pouring down his face. (OH MY GOD! THANK GOD I LEFT THE RECORDER ON!)
"OH MY GOD, NOOJIE!" Tidus let out another hyena laugh, falling to the ground off his bed once again.
"I…I…IT'S LIKE THAT YA'LL! LIKE THAT, YA'LL! LIKE THAT THAT THAT THAT, IT'S LIKE THAT, YA'LL!" Baralai echoed singing jokingly, slapping his knee. His stomach was starting to hurt from laughing.
"Heh heh! You did that one all on your own, ya?" Wakka chuckled as Shuyin high fived him.
"I like the way you play, Wakka man." Shuyin grinned.
(( IN CABIN 42 ))
"…Did…you just say, "it's like that, ya'll"? As in, "It's Like That" by Mariah Carey!" The girls heard Gippal yell insanely.
The girls looked to Rikku, grinning. "I…yeah…" she smiled softly. "That…was mine." (How nice did it feel to finally say that?) she asked to herself, smiling.
"OH MY GOD, NOOJIE!" followed by a loud, hyena screeching noise.
Yuna looked slightly embarrassed. "I didn't know Tidus laughed like that…"
"I…I…IT'S LIKE THAT YA'LL! LIKE THAT, YA'LL! LIKE THAT THAT THAT THAT, IT'S LIKE THAT, YA'LL!"
"I didn't know Baralai liked Mariah Carey…" Paine mused out loud. The girls giggled.
"Heh heh! You did that one all on your own, ya?"
Lulu sighed. "Wakka, Wakka, Wakka…"
"I like the way you play, Wakka man!"
Lenne grinned brightly. "I LOVE YOU SHUYIN!" she called loudly.
((IN CABIN 43))
"That was Lenne!" Shuyin's face brightened up. He grinned, grabbing his Sidekick and typed her a message, Miss you so much. See you at the pool!
Nooj sighed and shook his head, trying to change the subject of his little outburst. "NOOOO, it was Rikku." He added sarcastically.
"OI! Leave her out of this!" Gippal said, shaking his head. He whispered to the guys. "I'm gonna make my move…today."
"WHOO HOO! GO GIPPAL!" Tidus laughed madly, grinning at his friend.
"It's about time." Baralai shook his head.
"How long exactly have you and Rikku known each other?" Shuyin asked curiously.
"All our lives…" Gippal grinned. "HEY CID'S GIRL! E MUJJJJAAAAAAAA OUI!" (I LOVVVVEEEEEEEE YOU!) Gippal called playfully.
Rikku could be heard giggling on the other side."Gippal, E kiacc ed'c ypuid desa E dumt oui...E's...bnakhyhd. Yht…ed'c ouinc." (Gippal, I guess it's about time I told you...I'm...pregnant. And… it's yours.)
Gippal looked confused for a minute before smirking pervertedly from ear to ear. "FRYD! FA TET ED? YHT E TUH'D NASASPAN? TYSSED! UE, RIKKU! E'S kUHHY HAAT Y TASUHCDNYDEUH DU NAVNACR SO SASUNO!" (WHAT! WE DID IT? AND I DON'T REMEMBER? DAMMIT! OI, RIKKU! I'M GONNA NEED A DEMONSTRATION TO REFRESH MY MEMORY!)
"AFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF! OUI CELGU! OUI'NA CU KNUCC, OUI BANJAND!" (EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! YOU SICKO! YOU'RE SO GROSS, YOU PERVERT!)
((IN CABIN 42))
"Can't you just see the sparks?" Paine nudged Lenne softly and she chuckled.
"Yeah."
((AT THE POOL))
"Oooh, check out the runway model we've got here…" Shuyin grinned as he snuck behind Lenne and snaked his arms around her waist.
"Hi baby…" Lenne kissed him on the lips grinning. "You're not so bad yourself." She smiled at him.
Lenne was wearing a black bikini and Shuyin was wearing a black swimsuit. Rikku was wearing a white bikini and Gippal was wearing a white swimsuit. Yuna was wearing a red bikini and Tidus was wearing red trunks. Paine was wearing a black and white bathing suit and Baralai was wearing a black and white swimsuit. Leblanc was wearing a purple bikini and Nooj was wearing a maroon swimsuit. Lulu was wearing a yellow bikini and Wakka was wearing a yellow swimsuit…ooo, coincidental, much?
"AYE AYE AYE AYE AYEEEE!" Gippal made an Indian war call as he dove into the pool.
"Come on, Baralai! Let's go!" Tidus giggled girlishly as he grabbed Baralai's hand and the two skipped towards the pool briefly before diving into the pool. Everyone burst into laughter.
"Hey, everybody!" Rikku whistled and everyone's attention turned to her. "Okay, girls, this is Shuyin. Yeah, he looks a lot like Tidus. And guys, this is Lenne. She looks a lot like Yunie. Shuyin, that's Yuna, Tidus's girlfriend. Paine, Baralai's. Lulu, Wakka's. And Leblanc, Nooj's."
Gippal climbed out of the pool. "And that's Rikku. Mine."
Rikku rolled her eyes. "Uh huh. Right. Anyway, guys, this is Lenne. That's Tidus, Baralai, Nooj, Wakka and Gippal."
"You're right. He does look like a tree." Lenne whispered to Paine who smirked.
"Hey Lenne/Shuyin!"s were heard.
"Gippal's cute. You should totally go after him." Lenne nudged Rikku.
"Well, I…"
"Come on, baby!" Gippal instantly grabbed Rikku and pulled her into the pool.
"Gippal!"
Lenne smiled. (Oh yeah. Total sparks. Time for the Lenne-inator. Heh heh heh…)
"CHICKEN TIME!" Tidus announced loudly. "GRAB YOUR PARTNER!" he laughed before grabbing Yuna.
Gippal quickly grabbed Rikku's hand when she tried to swim away. "Gippal…! You big poop! I wanted to be with…uh…myself! I'd dominate!"
"Yeahhhh, uh huh, right, Cid's girl. You want on top or bottom?" he smirked at her.
"Ewww! Top! You're so heavy, you'd probably weigh me down."
"Ouch. That hurt."
"Well, yeah. It should have."
"I'm going to sit out. I really don't feel too good." Lulu moaned, edging towards the water.
Wakka looked at her concerned before nodding. "I'm gonna watch over her."
"Alright." Tidus nodded before yelling, "1, 2, 3 GO!"
"Let's go after Rikku!" Paine nudged Baralai and Baralai nodded and carried her over towards Gippal.
"Hey Lai!" Gippal smirked. "You're goin' down, man."
"Paine! You big meanie!" Rikku pouted but heard a splash in the water. She whirled around just in time to see Leblanc squeal and fall into the water. Yuna squealed a happy, 'Yes!' and Lenne and Shuyin high fived her and Tidus.
"W…Wait! Let's double up against them!" Rikku argued to Paine who was advancing on her.
Paine looked towards Yuna and Lenne, who were thinking the same thing. "Right!" she agreed and they walked towards the two look a like couples.
"You're goin' down, Lenne!" giggled Rikku.
"Okay, okay! I've got an idea! If I win, you gotta kiss Gippal smack on the lips underwater! And if I lose…then you don't have to!"
"What? How unfair!" Rikku began, but Gippal smirked and interrupted her. "It's a deal!" he told Lenne, who grinned and high fived him, along with Shuyin.
"Grrr…"
"We're gonna take you down, Paine!" laughed Yuna as she approached Baralai and Paine on Tidus.
"Oh?" Paine shoved Yuna with one hand and Yuna almost went toppling over.
"Oh no…" Tidus groaned. "Knock her down, Yuna!"
"I'm…trying!" Yuna grunted.
Baralai grinned to himself. "Come on, Paine!"
"Don't have to tell me." Paine replied, still struggling to shove Yuna down.
Rikku suddenly grinned. Paine was gonna kill her for this. If she found it, that is. She leaned over to Gippal and whispered her plan in his ear. He grinned. "Sure we can't just do it?"
"You freak! Anyway, just go along!" Rikku coughed as Lenne and Shuyin approached them.
"OH MY GOD, GIPPAL YOU FREAKING PERVERT! GIVE ME BACK MY TOP!" Rikku squealed, ducking underwater so it would seem Gippal had taken her top. Lenne and Shuyin watched in surprise.
Gippal grinned, swishing something underneath the water to create the illusion of a bikini top. "Come on, Cid's girl, it's not anything I haven't seen before!"
"YOU SICKO!" Rikku cried, not exactly acting anymore.
Immediately, Baralai and Paine's heads shot towards Rikku and Gippal. Yuna's eyes grew wide and she and Tidus turned to face the two blondes as well. But Gippal sent a discrete wink to Tidus, who caught on.
Tidus nudged Yuna who caught on and nodded. Tidus quietly waddled over towards Paine and Baralai but ended up tripping. Luckily for him, he didn't fall, but Yuna ended up toppling over Paine. Paine turned around before exclaiming, "OH MY GOD!"
Tidus, being very strong with his upper body, manage to hold back Yuna from falling into the water. Baralai, however, was not as strong, and Paine ended up falling into the water.
"NOT FAIR!" Paine exclaimed, pointing at Yuna.
"It's okay, baby. Next game." Baralai grinned.
Paine sighed and shrugged as they swam to the sidelines to watch. They never figured out that Rikku and Gippal had just been faking the whole thing.
Rikku pretended to be underwater, tying her top. "You are such a sicko…" she murmured in Gippal's ear.
Gippal smirked. "Yeah, but you know I'm your sicko."
"Of course." She grinned at him jokingly and climbed on him once again.
"Okay, Lenne! Time to take…you…down…?" Rikku was confused as Tidus and Yuna snuck behind Lenne and Shuyin. Yuna shoved Lenne from behind and Lenne toppled into the water.
"Hey! No fair!" Lenne whined as Shuyin chuckled. The two swam over to Baralai and Paine to watch the final round.
"Take it as our thank you for the Paine and Baralai victory." Tidus grinned up at the girl.
"No problem!" Rikku giggled, "Yunie!" she exclaimed as she began to try and wrestle the girl into the water.
Gippal was spitting out water as he grinned to Tidus. "Heyyy, T."
"Hey Gip." Tidus grinned and nodded at him.
An idea suddenly struck Rikku as she whispered in Gippal's ear, still wrestling Yuna.
Gippal grinned and nodded. Rikku and Yuna struggled for a minute, but surprise struck Yuna and Tidus…especially Tidus as Gippal kneed him in…his…spot.
"OWWWW! THAT'S NOT FAIR!" Tidus groaned loudly, sinking underwater, bringing Yuna with him.
"Oh my god! Tidus! Are you okay?" Yuna jumped off him, rushing to his aid.
"Owww…"
"Oh yeah!" Rikku giggled, doing the peace sign and she high fived Gippal. "We are the chicken champions! Aow aow aow aowwwwww!" she and Gippal giggled and screamed together.
"So, how long you two planning to be on each other?" Paine asked, grinning.
"Huh?" the two blondes blinked. It was about 10 seconds before they finally realized what was happening, and Gippal muttered, "Sorry." And allowed the girl to climb off him.
"You two are so tricky!" Yuna giggled and even Tidus laughed, groaning every once in a while.
"Ha ha. No one's got the mind tricks of an Al Bhed." Gippal winked at this point and Rikku giggled.
"Oh yeah! Got that right!" At this point, the two high fived.
It was a few minutes before Shuyin dragged Gippal and the boys to the other side of the pool to discuss something he said was 'truly important'.
"Oi, Gippal." Shuyin nudged him in the stomach. "You said you were gonna make your move today?"
"Yeah…" Gippal looked at him, grinning. But on the inside, he was nervous like hell. (What the hell? Am I chickening out? No…I can't. Why would I be? I DID hear Cid's Girl in Baralai and my room…but she never said if she liked me or not…ugh…this is giving me the worst headache….)
"So, shouldn't it be somethin' good? What are you gonna say, 'Hey Cid's girl, you're so fine, I love you, wanna go out sometime?'"
Gippal frowned. "Er…" Actually, that was what he was gonna say to her…
"Oi vey." Tidus shook his head. "Make it somethin' special!" at this point, he grinned. "Why don't you serenade her tonight?"
"It'll be romantic, ya?" Wakka grinned, walking towards the group.
"Yeah. I confessed to Paine with gifts, Tidus ran right up to Yuna and kissed her…serenation sounds somewhere among those lines." Baralai smirked at his friend who was turning red.
"Okay, this is getting a little weird!" Gippal said nervously, scratching the back of his head. He began to back away from the other men.
"Ah! Let's get Gippal ready for his date!" Wakka suggested.
"Yeah! We can give you tips on girls, too!" Tidus chided in.
"We sound like our girls," Baralai grinned.
Shuyin smirked, "Maybe with my help, Gippal will be as perfect as I am!"
"Haha…this guy's funny." Nooj chuckled, slapping Shuyin on the back.
"Okay! Let's negotiate with the girls!" Tidus said before calling the girls over. "Oh lovely ladies!"
((2 HOURS LATER))
Rikku was suspicious. Very suspicious. She hid before a pillar before whispering into her walkie talkie. "Where are you?"
"I'll never tellllll…" the male voice in the talkie whispered dementedly. "But I have a feeling I know where you are…"
Rikku gasped, furrowing her eyebrows together. "Uh…… …no you don't." she mumbled into the talkie.
"Turn around." A voice mumbled into the walkie talkie.
"Why!"
"Just do it!"
Rikku, never being one to listen, walked away from the pillar.
Tidus frowned before calling after her, "Hey! You cheated!"
Rikku turned around before sticking her tongue out. "How obvious was it that you were there?"
Wakka, Lulu, LeBlanc, Nooj, Shuyin, Lenne, Baralai and Paine had left, all declaring that they were tired. Tidus knew that the guys were tired but they were also probably brainstorming ideas for Gippal's plan Rikku. And luckily, no strangers or lifeguards were there. The two friends were still at the pool along with Gippal and Yuna, who were sitting on beach chairs watching their adored ones run up and about the pool area. Right now, they were playing 'Walkie Talkie' hide and seek.
"I swear, they're twins separated at birth." Gippal mumbled to Yuna, squinting at the two blondes who were now in the water. Yuna laughed. Tidus began to splash Rikku and from Yuna's point of view, Rikku was pouting and screaming at him.
"NOT FAIR! YOU'RE NOT LETTING ME SPLASH YOU BACK! GRRR…!"
Oh yeah. That was Rikku.
"Hey, Yuna." Gippal nudged Yuna who turned to look at him.
"Hm?"
"Did Tidus tell you why we're going to café tonight instead the nightclub?"
"No…" Yuna was confused briefly but when the corner of Gippal's mouth turned upwards into a smirk, she finally realized.
"OHMIGOD!"
"I'm assuming you found out?"
"You're going to do it, aren't you?"
Gippal smiled. "You catch on fast, Yuna."
"Duh! Ohmigod! Yay! Welcome to the family, Gippal!"
"I…" his eyebrow furrowed as he looked to the brunette with a raised eyebrow. "What?"
"Err…sorry. Just…I'm happy you guys are FINALLY gonna get together." She cheered.
"You're not the only one, kid." Laughed Gippal as he watched Rikku trip over Tidus's foot on the deck and tumble into the water.
"AGH! TIDUS, YOU BIG POOPIE!"
"I-I didn't mean it! No, Rikku! I'm serious! I didn't…NO! RIKKU, HOW DID YOU GET THAT!" Tidus screamed in fear, watching Rikku pull Yuna's Port-A-Bat out of her boy bottom short pockets.
"OH NO! HELP ME! PLEASE! ANYONE! PLEASE HELP ME!" he screamed, fearing for his life. "AHHHHHH!"
((5 MINUTES LATER))
"I can't believe I hit you!" Rikku's eyes were wide as she was holding an ice pack to Tidus's head. "I'm so sorry!" she shrieked.
"Rikku, chill. It's okay." Tidus laughed, grabbing her hand and removing it from his head. "I can hold an ice pack, you know."
"Well, okay. Your loss." Laughed Rikku as she and Yuna called, "See you guys later!" and walked into their room.
((IN CABIN 43))
Tidus and Gippal walked into a room, full of laughing men, all who were on the ground, except for one: a frowning Nooj.
"Hi!" Tidus greeted, walking in. "Did we miss something?"
"Lemme guess, another one of Nooj's wonderful songs?" Gippal laughed.
Nooj mumbled. "I'm going to the bar." He rolled his eyes, walking out of the room.
"Listen!" Shuyin laughed, grabbing Gippal's recorder and hooking it up to Baralai's laptop. A minute later, they heard…
(Shuyin) I wonder what they're still doing there?
(Baralai) Knowing those two guys? Probably making out. Well, trying to get them to make out. I know Tidus won't have a problem. Gippal probably has to shove himself on to Rikku.
(All) laughter
(A faint noise is heard and it's Wakka's radio playing)
(Wakka) Hey, Nooj…you've got somethin' on your shoulder, man…
(Shuyin) Unh! Ya gotsta get that dirt off your shoulder! raps, laughing
(Baralai) humming the instrumental of "Dirt off your Shoulder" by Jay-Z
(Nooj) You gotta get that dirt off your shoulder!
(Shuyin) Oh hell…
(Nooj) Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me! Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me? Don'tcha!
(Long silence)
(Baralai) howling with laughter You…sung…a girl song!
(Shuyin) Hmm, I don't exactly know if I wish Lenne was 'hot' like you…
(Wakka) Dude! That song isn't even playing, yeah?
(Nooj) HEY! It's not that funny! Brats! All of you!
(The laughter continues until you hear Tidus)
(Tidus) Hi! Did we miss something?
Gippal let out a loud howl of laughter as he fell backwards on to the ground, laughing. Tidus was snickering and the group of men fell back into laughter.
"Oh…my…god!" Tidus could barely breathe. "He did NOT sing that!"
"He did, man." Baralai chuckled. "It was damn funny, too. So, we've caught Nooj rapping 4 times… so like, tomorrow, it'll be another 4 and we can make our little CD then."
Shuyin wiped a tear from his eyes. "Oh my god…" he laughed.
((IN CABIN 42))
"I know I'm on your mind! I know we'd have a good time! I'm your friend…I'm fun and I'm fine!" Rikku sang, loudly in the shower as she turned the water off. She just finished taking a relaxing shower, pumping her music. "I ain't lying! Look at me you ain't blind!" she giggled, stepping out of the shower and wrapping herself in a towel briefly. She dried her hair with a blow dryer and then changed into a black halter dress that hugged her body and stopped 2 inches above the knee. She pulled her hair into a ponytail and then clipped it to the back of her hair.
"I know I'm on your mind," she sung happily and loudly as she exited the bathroom and entered a room of quiet girls. All the girls with the exception of Lulu, who was sleeping, were listening to music with their headphones on. Paine was reading 'Angels and Demons'. She had her reading glasses on, so that's when you know not to disturb her. She was blaring Nine Inch Nails in headphones. "I know we'd have a good time! I'm your friend, I'm fun and I'm fineI ain't lying…look at me! You ain't blind…" she stopped singing one she saw Lulu sleeping peacefully.
Yuna was flipping through a teenage magazine titled, 'SpiraGirl'. She was singing along to '1000 Words' by Jade from Sweetbox.
Leblanc was skimming over a hair magazine. She wasn't listening to any music, but was humming a tune.
Lenne was reading a fashion magazine and she was singing along to, 'Always Be My Baby' by Mariah Carey.
All girls were singing or humming softly so not to wake Lulu up. Rikku didn't know why, but lately Lulu had seemed really tired and worn out lately.
Shaking off the thought, she walked over to her bed. The other girls either looked up and nodded at her or smiled and mouthed 'Hi'. She did the same before flopping on her bed and grabbing her CD player. She put in a mixed CD and began to sing along to Pink's 'Trouble'.
(It's only 9 PM.) Yuna groaned inwardly to herself. (We're not suppose to meet them until 11…it's too long!) her hand instantly flew to her mouth. (Ohmigod! I have to tell the other girls and we have to get Rikku dolled up!)
"Hey, Rikku?" Yuna turned to her side to face her cousin. Rikku took off her headphones.
"Hm?"
"Would you mind giving this note to Tidus?" Yuna asked, scribbling something in her notebook. "He'll understand. You can read it if you'd like, but you won't understand it."
"Sure thing!" Rikku bounced off her bed and flew out the door with the note in hand.
((Back in Cabin 43))
Tidus was skimming over the note that Rikku had handed him. She hadn't read it, he could tell. The letter read, '2nite. Yes, M. No, L. Yes, S.' Tidus laughed to himself. He had given Yuna a letter that had checkboxes next to, 'Makeover, Leave them alone and Serenade.' He was referring to tonight at the café, when Gippal would make his move.
"Ahh…tonight…" he sighed happily.
((LATER THAT NIGHT IN CABIN 42))
"OHMIGOD, RIKKU! YOU LOOK SO GOOD!" Lenne cheered happily.
"Can I see myself now?"
"YES!" Yuna cheered, shoving Rikku towards a mirror.
Rikku had taken a nap earlier, around 8 PM, requesting the girls wake her up at 9. But the girls had purposely let her sleep until 10:30 PM. And for every girl, it takes 2 hours to get ready when going out. So the girls had offered to help her so it would go faster.
LeBlanc had done Rikku's hair, Yuna had gotten her clothes, Lenne had done her makeup, Lulu was making her a snack and Paine was reading things to keep Rikku entertained.
"Ohmigod." The words immediately rolled out of her mouth.
This is something she NEVER would have done to herself…yet it looked so good…
"You don't like it?" Lenne asked offensively.
"No…I love it!"
Rikku's hair was in a long, high, sleek and shiny ponytail. It made her hair look longer then it actually was. The end of the ponytail ended 5 inches after her shoulder. She was wearing an emerald top that had its straps crossed across the neck and reconnected to the back. It showed off her well toned stomach and she was wearing a black denim mini skirt with 3 inch high heeled boots that ended right underneath the knee. The skirt was clinging to her skin and the top had hugged her body, but not too tightly. She had on light green eye shadow, hot pink lip gloss, black mascara and black eyeliner. Lenne had also covered her face lightly with cover up.
"You look amazing!" Lenne complimented.
"It's so cute on you!" Yuna smiled. "It's one of my favorite outfits, but it doesn't compliment me the way it does you…"
"You look really nice, Rikku." Paine added in, which Rikku mentally noted. (Whoo hoo! Finally, a compliment from Paine! Black mail, hehehehe…)
Lulu nodded and smiled. "It looks great on you."
"Gippal won't know what hit him." Grinned Leblanc slyly.
((IN CABIN 43))
Gippal was in the shower, taking a long bath. He had asked Tidus and the others to knock on the door at 10:00 PM, because it takes every guy an hour when going somewhere nice. But Tidus and the others 'forgot' and got him out at 10:30 PM.
"Don't worry man, we'll help you." Tidus had told him and the guys had helped Gippal with his appearance.
Tidus and Baralai were giving him tips on women and what NOT to say to Rikku. Wakka and Nooj were struggling with his hair since he had just gotten out of the bathroom and Shuyin was choosing out some clothes for him.
"Don't say, 'I like the way you look tonight. You look really hot.'" Tidus warned. He was giving Gippal the 'Don't's.
"Do say, 'You look even more beautiful, if possible, Rikku, then before…'" Baralai said. He was giving Gippal the 'Do's.
"Alright, let's do a test. Rikku is subject A, you are subject B. You see subject A walk in and she looks amazing…" Tidus began.
"Well that's not hard. She always looks amazing."
The guys shot each other a knowing look and Tidus continued, "And she sits down next to you. What do you say?"
"Hey Cid's girl…"
"No! If anything, call her Rikku!" Baralai scolded.
"Er, ok. Hey Rikku…you look amazing tonight…"
"No! She'll take it that you think she looks ugly every other time!" Tidus told him.
"Uh…Hi, Rikku…you look really nice. I mean, you always look nice, but…"
"DAMMIT, SUBJECT B!" Tidus roared, slamming his hand into the counter. "NO BUTS!"
They all stared at him.
Tidus turned red. "Er…heheheheh…"
"Man, Gippal!" Wakka whined, throwing the 5th bottle of hair gel out. He opened a new one. "Your hair is ridiculous! It's so thick!"
"Well, I told you, you should have gelled it when it was wet." Gippal told them matter-of-factly.
"Got it!" Nooj confirmed, finally getting Gippal's hair to stick up in its usual form.
"Got his clothes ready!" Shuyin called.
"Alright, man…it's 10:50…we'll give you 5 minutes to change…" Tidus told him as the men shuffled out.
"How you think he's gonna do?"
"I HOPE he does good," Baralai sighed, "but knowing Gippal, he might screw it up."
"I think you're wrong, Baralai…" Tidus's grin spread as Gippal stepped out from the bathroom.
Gippal sauntered towards the mirror. He was wearing a dark blue muscle shirt with black pants. He wore white Fubu shoes.
"If I was a chick, I'd totally be diggin' you." Nooj grinned.
They all looked at Nooj before Nooj paused and swore.
((AT THE CAFÉ))
Gippal and the guys were already at the long booth in the middle of the café that seated 12 people. On the left side, there was save a seat for Yuna, then Tidus, then Gippal, then save a seat for Rikku, then Baralai, then save a seat for Paine. On the right side, Nooj sat across from Tidus, then save a seat for Leblanc, then Shuyin, then save a seat for Lenne, then Wakka and then save a seat for Lulu. So Gippal and Shuyin were across from each other, just in case.
"There's Yuna!" Tidus said cheerfully, his face brightening as the girls entered in.
"You ready?" Shuyin grinned at Gippal and he nodded.
"As ready as ever, I suppose…"
Tidus's grinned, elbowing Gippal. "Check out Subject A! Lookin' good tonight."
Gippal's eye widened. (I knew she was beautiful, but…damn…)
"Speechless, hm." Baralai grinned. "She looks really nice."
"Yeah, man. Better make your move before anyone else." Shuyin kicked him underneath the table, motioning to the other guys in the café eyeing Rikku.
"Ah, but if they try anything, Gippal will just beat them up and go, 'Oi. That's MY eye candy!' ya?" Wakka chuckled.
"Fo shizzle!" cried Nooj.
The 5 other men stared at him.
"Er…shut up! They're coming." Hissed Nooj as the girls sat down.
Yuna sat down next to Tidus, grinning widely. "Doesn't she look beautiful?" she asked, smiling.
"She sure does…but not as beautiful as you…" Tidus smiled charmingly at her.
Yuna giggled at him and gave him a playful kiss.
Paine sat next to Baralai before grinning. "Did you guys give him tips?"
"Yup. Without it, he would have screwed up big tonight."
Paine smiled and kissed him on the cheek.
"Did we do good or did we do good!" Lenne cheered softly as she sat next to Shuyin.
Shuyin smiled at her. "You did good, babe." He kissed her on the cheek.
As Rikku approached the table shyly, Gippal smiled at her genuinely before standing up and pulling out her chair for her. She blushed a light pink before smiling. "Thanks, Gippal."
Gippal smiled. "Anytime, Princess."
The other women shot their men looks.
"How come you don't pull out chairs for me?" huffed Yuna at Tidus.
"Yeah! Why can't you be a gentlemen like Gippal?" Lenne scolded Shuyin.
Lulu sighed. "Honestly Wakka."
"Noojie, it'd be nice to be treated like that once in a while." Whined Leblanc.
The boys glared at Gippal.
Tidus scowled. (Grr…stupid Subject B.)
"You…look amazing, Ci…Rikku." Gippal smiled at her, catching himself from calling her 'Cid's girl'.
(This is NOT happening. This is such a nice side to Gippal…) she grinned to herself.
A tan man, about in his 20s, walked up to the table and whispered something in Gippal's ear. Gippal grinned and smiled. "Oh really? Wellll, ok, I guess we could."
Paine rose an eyebrow. "A fan?"
"Nope! He wants me, T and Lai to go and hang out on stage and do a little performance." He smiled slyly. This was his plan. He'd make his move…in front of about 20 people…and if he got rejected…well, let's just say, we should hope for the best."
"Alright boys, let's head on out." Tidus motioned, walking up to the stage.
Gippal inhaled sharply prayed deep within that Yevon would be on his side today.
((5 MINUTES LATER))
"Rikku…I need you to be listenin' right now, Princess.." Gippal whispered in to the microphone softly, "E...E haat oui du ghuf...dryd E lyna vun oui...dryd E fyhd oui...dryd E haat oui...yht dryd E muja oui." (I...I need you to know...that I care for you...that I want you...that I need you...and that I love you.)
(OHMIGOD.) Rikku's thoughts were pacing through her mind and she felt Baralai put his hand on her shoulder. (OHMIGOD. This is NOT happening. OHMIGOD…) she resisted to squeal and jump on stage and smother the poor boy.
Gippal continued, staring shyly at the microphone. "Oui tneja sa ehcyha. Pid dryd'c hud y pyt drehk. Ed'c y kuut drehk, ev yhodrehk. Ouin csema...ed zicd...lyh syga yhouha rybbo. Oui'na lremtecr ymnekrd, pid cu ys E, cu fa't pa y banvald sydlr. Oui'na rud, E's rud. Mad'c pinh."( You drive me insane. But that's not a bad thing. It's a good thing, if anything. Your smile...it just...can make anyone happy. You're childish alright, but so am I, so we'd be a perfect match. You're hot, I'm hot. Let's burn.) He finished jokingly, finally bringing his gaze up to her. Emerald clashed with emerald and Rikku's heart melted as he smiled genuinely at her. "Words can't describe what you mean to me. And I mean it. You are the world, my universe. And this song…because your beautiful drives me insane every night…is dedicated to you, Rikku…" he finished softly. "I love you." He whispered as he began to sing.
You know how after you run 1, 023 miles, your heart is beating like, a million beats per second? That's exactly how Rikku felt.
Baralai and Gippal began to play their guitars slowly as an introduction. (Baralai, Gippal, Tidus. That's whose singing the verse.)
Gippal began, smiling widely.
"Pretty woman, walkin' down the street,
Pretty woman,
The kind I'd like to meet,
Pretty woman…
I don't believe you, you're not the truth…"
Rikku frowned in confusion.
"No one could look as good as you…
Mercy!"
Baralai winked at Paine as he began to sing,
"Pretty woman, won't you pardon me?
Pretty woman, I couldn't help but see…
Pretty woman…that you look as lovely as can be…
Are you lonely just like me? Wow!"
Tidus smiled at Yuna as she smiled at him happily.
"Pretty woman, stop a while,
Pretty woman, talk a white,
Pretty woman, give your smile to me…
Pretty woman, yeah yeah yeah…"
"Pretty woman, look my way,
Pretty woman…say you'll stay with me…"
"Cuz I need you…I'll treat you right…" Gippal winked at Rikku, who was a bright pink.
"Come with me, baby,
Be mine tonight…
Pretty woman, don't walk on by,
Pretty woman, don't make me cry…"
"Seriously Rikku, if you don't tell him you love him back, he'll burst into tears and cry himself to sleep at night!" Tidus interrupted, laughing.
Gippal winked at him as he began to sing again,
"Oh Rikku, you're such a…
Pretty woman, don't walk away…
Hey…
Okay…
If that's the way, it must be, okay…
I guess I'll go on home…it's late…
There'll be tomorrow night…" he sang and his grin grew large once he saw Rikku stand up and walk over towards him.
"But wait! What's this I see?
Is she walking back to me?
Yeah, she's walking back to me, whoo hoo!
Aow aow, ohhhh, pretty woman!" Gippal dropped his guitar as Rikku hopped on stage and threw herself into his arms.
"I LOVE you." She squealed to him, kissing him on the cheek.
"That's it? The cheek?" he pouted.
"Oh? You don't like that?" she mock pouted him before she shrugged. "Ah, what the hell." And with that, she grabbed Gippal by the back of his head and drew him into a passionate kiss.
"WHOOO HOOOOOOOOOO!" Tidus cheered loudly. "AOW AOW AOW! GO RIKKU AND GIPPAL! GO ON WITH YOUR BAD SELVES!" he laughed heartily as Yuna joined him on stage and hugged him tightly.
Paine walked up to Baralai and smirked. "Good job!"
Baralai grinned. "Oh hell no! That's not all I get, is it?"
Paine smiled and kissed him on the lips happily.
It was about 8 minutes later that Rikku and Gippal had actually parted.
"Damn…" Gippal murmured, running his hand through his hair. "If I knew you kissed like that, I woulda done this a long time ago…"
Rikku was panting and she giggled. "The feeling is mutual…" she smiled at him widely as he touched her cheek.
"It's so unreal…" he murmured. "Too good to be true…"
"Well, wake up, baby." Rikku said, a smile gracing her lips from ear to ear. "Cuz you're my man now."
"You've got NO clue how long I've been waiting for you to say that…"
((IN CABIN 43, THE NEXT DAY))
"Man, that was some night." Shuyin grinned, high fiving Gippal. "That rocked, man."
"Yeah, Gippal, gotta give you props, ya? Real romantic, man. Oh and plus, thanks for having the girls hate our guts at dinner." Laughed Wakka.
"Seriously! Lenne was all, 'Why can't you be a gentlemen like Gippal?'" Shuyin sighed, shaking his head. "It was a sad moment in Shuyin history." The men shared a laugh.
"I wasn't being a gentlemen…I was merely treating Rikku the way she deserved to be treated…like a Princess." Gippal smiled genuinely.
"Damn, one day later and she's got you…" at this point, Tidus make a 'whipped' noise.
Gippal pouted, "Take that back!"
"Look at him. The Rikkuness is bursting out of him." Baralai smiled.
Gippal stuck his tongue out. "Let's get off me and make fun of Nooj, can we?"
"Sure." Everyone but Nooj laughed.
"Whatever, Gippal! Hate it or love it, the Noojster's on top! And I'm goin' shine until my heart stops! Go ahead and envy me, I'm rap's MVP! And I ain't going no where, so you can get to know me!"
The 5 other men burst into laughter.
Right now, there was no one else that could have possibly been happier then those 6 men in Cabin 43.
((A/N))
SDS: VOOOOOOOOOOT! GIPPAL AND RIKKU ARE FINALLY TOGETHER! WHOO HOO!
Tidus: She was trying to decide if Gippal should have sung 'You and Me' by Lifehouse, but it's 1:31 AM and she's hallucinating.
Gippal: Whoo hoo! This is the best chapter yet! Review people! You know you want to!