Final Fantasy X-2: Road Trip!

Disclaimer: Wow, do I get annoyed of them. Me no ownie.

Tidus and SDS: (going against each other on DDRMAX2 on 'Afronova' in standard mode)

Gippal: Okay, those guys are busy, so here's what I'll do for you reviewers! Each of you get an FFX-2 person and two DDR mats. Have fun! (begins to read off the note SDS left him)

DiamondLucy: Thank you:-) Haha, that's exactly how me and my friends are except a lot weirder. lol. Thanks for reviewing! You get Barthello and two DDR mats! … (tries hard not to burst out laughing)

oOoRikku4EveroOo: I KNOW! Like, I walk home from school, right? And there are always these guys in these cars honking and waving at me and my friends…people I don't even know! It's retarded! Thanks for reviewing. You get Brother and two DDR mats! hahahahha…

Paine3: I LOVE YOUR LONG REVIEWS! THEY'RE LIKE THE BEST! lol. HI PAINE! (waves) Glad you like my story:-) BARALAI YOU BIG MEANIE! Paine and Paine3, bust a cap in his ass:-) lol. bwahahahaha Baralai is going to pay! KARMA, YOU BIG MEANIE! KARMA! (referring to their makeover) hehehe. as promised, here is your update! thanks for reviewing! err…in this case…since you already have Paine and Baralai…you can keep them and get 3 DDR mats!

Al bhed Princess: Hey, I'm writing this story:-P lol. (grabs ice cream and cookies… sets them out in separate bowls and plates with milk) Tidus! Gippal! Snack time! (Tidus and Gippal run over, eating everything) …Hey! I WROTE THIS STORY I WANT SOME! … ahhh, you two are mean! Bah. Anyway, for your review, you get… Gippal and two DDR mats! Be careful. -.- Gippal's good.

FlyHigh4Life: Haha, I used to love Wakka except how he hated the Al Bhed. The Al Bhed are cool kids! lol. I'm always like that, haha. I'll be like, "YAY! I'M SO HAPPY! …now im tired." lol. For your nice review, you get Shuyin and 2 DDR mats! o.o Is he good? (looks over at Shuyin who is dominating on 'Heavy' level…and gets an 'AA'.) . . . DAMN.

Schwarz Stein: Yeah, as this story goes along, you'll learn that this story is very very odd. lol. That's why I enjoy writing it! For your review, you receive Wakka and 2 DDR mats. I don't know if he's good, but be careful. lol.

Luv Angel Music: Wait…you don't have an FFN account? oh no. -.- I think I might have reviewed a story thinking it was you. oh dear. lol. Well, err, let's hope I'm just hallucinating. For your nice review, you get Tidus and two DDR mats!

asga: lol! glad you liked it! Thanks for reviewing! You get Yuna and two DDR mats! (watches Yuna on DDR in beginner… -.-) Err…she'll get better. Eventually.

2Pain2see: Lol! Superiffic! cute word! I like your pen name, by the way:-) thanks for your review! For being so sweet, you get two DDR mats, one for you and one for…PAINE! Beware. She DOMINATES at this game.

Toboe'sBabe: Lol! You remind me of me, saying 'Dude' a lot…people yell at me for that…-.- anyway, thanks for reviewing! You get Nooj and two DDR mats! -.- good luck! lol. he won't be hard to uh…as Nooj would say it, 'Bust a cap in his ass'. lol.

FFXfan2nd: Yup yup, at the bottom I put it there! lol, it's okay, I also cheat with those translator things. haha. thanks for reviewing! You get Leblanc and two DDR mats!

Z Star the Hidden Dragon: Awww! (watches the two boys sing off pitch) -.- err…anyway…yes, Cbrana reminds me of a young Rikku put in a Shinra get up. o.o now that's just weird. lol. For your nice review, you get to keep Shinra (unfortunately Barthello goes to another author) and two DDR mats!

LenneAndShuyin4Ever: Lol! I really like Shuyin and Lenne too…I'm kinda disappointed at the small roll they get in FFX-2. I think it'd be cool to do a prequel that's actually a sequel to FFX-2 about Shuyin and Lenne! And you could control both of them! How cool would that be? Er, anyway, returning back to the subject, thanks for reviewing! Yeah, I was trying to find a place to put them in. Lol. And since you like Shuyin and Lenne so much, you get them and 3 DDR mats!

Moogle Girl X2: hahaha, imtyteyo… I really can imagine Tidus having a screen name like that. tee hee. well, since last time you didn't get what you wanted, how about this: you get to go to Japan with Tidus and 2 DDR mats to hook up to your TV in the hotel! lol. have fun and thanks for reviewing!

kingleby: (laughs evilly at Shelinda before pausing) Ya know, I don't know why, but Shelinda really pisses me off for some reason. -.- lol. she's so annoying! I wanna…beat her with something. Oh wait, could you have Nooj do that for me? lol. Thanks for reviewing! You get 3 DDR mats! (for you, Shelinda and Nooj)

moogle: Hee hee, as long as your reviewing now, it's fine:-D hehehe. Here, tell ya what. You can have two DDR mats for you and the tonberry! 

Paine jnr: no problem! here is everyone's screen name…

imtyteyo- Tidus

xXemeraldeyesXx- Rikku

albhedstud/rikkushotboi- Gippal

sweetyunie225- Yuna

crazysilver505- Paine

platinumlai29: Baralai

firewaterthunderice/untitled55: Lulu

myheadhurtsya000: Wakka

deathismyfriend21: Nooj

lavenderfan42: Leblanc

BaDbOi4LiFe/MuSiCiSmYlIfE32: Shuyin

babidancer092: Lenne

:-) Hey, you do NOT wanna see my fanfiction when I first came! I was the WORST author ever, like, seriously. If you saw my first story, which I think was for FF8, you would have laughed and then cried at my patheticness! And I'm sure you're not at all bad! There's no getting worse in writing, only getting better. :-) thanks for reviewing!

Game Girl101: Ooh, could you send me the link to your road trip story? I wanna read it:-) And thank you for reviewing! You get Baralai and a DDR mat!

angel-yuripa: I like your pen name, lol. It reminds me of Charlie's Angels:-) hehe. Well, you get all 3 girls and 4 DDR mats! Have fun!

Gippal: I'm cold. (shivers)

SDS: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I BEAT YOU, TEDUS! MUAHAHAHAH! (trips over the mat)

Tidus and Gippal: -.-

SDS: SCHOOL HAS STARTED! So guess what? THIS MEANS LESS FREQUENT UPDATES!

Gippal and Tidus: (gasp)

SDS: I know how you guys hate late updates, but I'm starting 8th grade and I have a bunch of things to do…

CHAPTER 15: Aloha Hawaii!

"HA-A-WAIIIIII, HERE WE COME! RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM!" sang Tidus loudly, his voice echoing throughout the cabin walls.

"It made more sense when I was singing in the car…cause we were actually going to California…" sighed Gippal, shaking his head.

Baralai chuckled. "Let him be happy." he displayed his infamous dimpled smile.

Tidus was extremely happy, as it was the last day of the cruise. The captain of the ship had announced that they would be arriving in Maui in 5 hours. Baralai glanced at his watch, being bored out of his mind. It was only 4 PM and the announcement had been made an hour ago.

"I AM SOOO BORED!" Tidus growled, practically bouncing off the walls.

"Ya know, if you were a girl, you'd probably be Rikku's best friend." laughed Gippal.

"Eh? No need to be a girl, Rixie, Shuyin and I are the…"

"Yeah, yeah, we know, Phat Blonde trio." Wakka let out a hearty chuckle.

"Bah. Forget you." Tidus stuck out his tongue playfully before laughing.

"Hey! Rikku sent me a message!" Gippal grinned happily, observing his cell phone.

He skimmed over the message before smirking. "Ooh, never mind. Can't read this out loud, fellas. Rated NC-17…" he grinned. "That girl can't keep her hands off me."

Baralai rose an eyebrow, grabbing the cell phone from his hand and reading the message. 'hi Gippal. miss u. we're talkin' about you boys rite now and i felt like sending u something. love u. bye. p.s. all the girls say hi to u and the guys'. He snorted and read the message aloud to the boys.

"Ooh, that's too dirty for my ears." cringed Shuyin.

"Yeah. You two are horny freaks." teased Tidus, laughing.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever." Gippal rolled his eye. "Ya'll just jealous cuz your girls aren't like that." he joked.

The boys shared a laugh before Wakka interrupted it with a serious look on his face. "Uh…I need your advice on something, guys."

Gippal's smiling face broke into a shocked, somewhat scared face as he heard Wakka's next words.

((IN CABIN 42, AN HOUR LATER))

"Unh…" Lulu scowled into her pillow. She stood up and sauntered into the bathroom.

"Lulu's been acting weird lately." frowned Rikku, sighing.

"It's probably just the time of the month." Leblanc informed them.

"Anyway…back to our discussion." Lenne smirked.

"Oh! Yeah. So anyway, my vote is Tidus." Yuna smiled. "Duh."

"Shuyin all the way, baby!" cheered Lenne, a smile gracing her lips.

"Um…sorry Yunie, but I'd have to say Shuyin."

Yuna pouted, obviously upset she was beginning to lose. "Um…Paine?"

"Sorry Yuna." Paine sent her an apologetic smile.

Yuna sighed. "Okay then, Leblanc." she said, looking over at the blonde who frowned.

"Loves, no offense…but Tidus and Shuyin look exactly the same…so what's the point of arguing over who is hotter?"

"Because, it gives the girlfriend of that boy pride!"

"Yeah!"

"Uhm…I guess I'd have to say Tidus.." Leblanc shrugged. Honestly, she had no clue what she was saying. Tidus and Shuyin looked the same to her…

"Okie dokie! Well, Shuyin wins. So now, it's…" Rikku looked at the piece of paper she had doodled on. She glanced at the first row. She blinked. "Now, it's Shuyin against Gippal."

"I say Shuyin." Yuna scratched her chin. "Cuz he looks like Tidus."

Lenne blinked. "Actually, I say Gippal."

"Gippal." Paine nodded in agreement.

"This is easy. Gippal." Leblanc agreed.

Rikku giggled. "My Gippy made me so proud! He totally has my vote!" she cheered. "Whoo hoo!"

"Ouch. Shuyin's own girl didn't vote for him…instead Yuna did." laughed Paine.

Lenne gave her a guilty playful look before giggling and rolling her eyes.

Rikku looked down at the list and glanced at the second row which read, 'Shuyin and Baralai'. She read it off to the girls.

"Shuyin." Yuna and Lenne said in unison.

"I say Baralai." Paine said, smirking.

"Baralai is rather cute…hm…I'd have to go with Baralai, loves."

"Yeah, I go with Baralai. He's actually pretty hot when you think about it." she said, earning a glare and a smile from Paine. "What? You should be happy I said that! That means you got a good catch! Geez!"

"Okay, so Baralai wins. So Shuyin is not the hottest guy. Sorry Lenne." Yuna glanced at Lenne who shrugged.

"Next: Gippal versus Tidus."

"Tidus." Yuna said immediately.

"Gippal!" Lenne, Paine, Leblanc and Rikku countered and Rikku laughed loudly.

"Okay, so Gippal wins against Tidus and Shuyin…what about Baralai though?" smiled Rikku.

"Ooh, that's hard." Lenne frowned, her forehead creasing together.

Paine blinked, staring at the wall, thinking. "Gippal or Baralai?" she pondered out loud, a frown also on her face.

Yuna, in deep thought, leaned against her pillow and scratched her chin thoughtfully.

Leblanc squinted an eye, showing she too was thinking.

Rikku paused. Finally, after a minute, she spoke for all of them. "…That's too hard."

"Yeah."

"Uh huh."

"Just what I was thinking, love."

"Right."

"Okay, so a tie between Baralai and Gippal?" Rikku asked, receiving nods from all the girls. She smirked and Paine high fived her.

"Oh yeah! We got hot boys!" she giggled.

(SDS: Reviewers, fill out the little battle thingy too if you want and tell me who you think is the hottest guy, if you'd like!)

((IN CABIN 43))

One of those hot boys was in deep thought. He leaned against the headboard of the bed.

He had forgotten all about Wakka's statement earlier, as the man had left the room saying he wanted to take a last dive in the pool.

The boys were having a contest similar to the girls', about whose girlfriend was hotter.

All eyes diverted to this man who sighed heavily and scratched the back of his head. "I guess…I'd have to say Lenne."

"Good vote, Gippal." Baralai and Shuyin high fived him while Nooj and Tidus groaned.

"Sorry, Tidus." Gippal said apologetically.

Tidus shrugged it off. "Okay, so since Lenne wins against Yuna. So…Rikku versus Lenne." he paused, his eyes wide. "Wow."

Shuyin blinked. "Damn."

"That's hard…" Baralai frowned.

"Not for me! Rixie wins all the way, baby." Gippal said proudly, a smirk gracing his lips.

Nooj sighed. "As sad as it is, I'll have to go with Rikku. The girl's got a badonka-donk body!" he exclaimed before slamming his head into his pillow.

"Ba…Badonka-donk!" Gippal chocked on his water laughing, sputtering water all over his bed and Tidus, who was disgusted.

Baralai paused. "Sorry Shuyin. I'm going with Rikku. Lenne's pretty, but Rikku's beauty is bit more radiant."

Tidus nodded. "I'm going with Rix."

Shuyin cringed. "Err…promise not to tell Lenne I said this?" the men laughed. "Rikku." Gippal smiled proudly.

"That's my baby! Just think, guys. One day, Rikku and I will have Gippal Jr…and he'll be the hottest thing around. What a sexy baby that'd be."

"And if it's a girl?" Nooj rose an eyebrow.

"Hey, she'd probably take after her mom, so she'd be just as sexy." the men laughed and Gippal sighed.

"Okay, now, Lenne against Paine?"

"I'd have to say Paine." Tidus blushed slightly, seeing the other men look at him.

"What? Her eyes are cool! And although Lenne is kinda hot, Paine's I'll-kick-your-ass thing is kinda hot too." he argued.

Shuyin blinked. "Hm…he's got a pretty good point there."

Gippal squinted an eye, much like Leblanc did earlier. "I think I'll go with Lenne."

"Yeah…me too." Baralai nodded in agreement.

"Actually, I think I'll go with Paine." Shuyin blinked.

"I'll go with Paine too." Nooj nodded.

"Next: Paine and Yuna." Tidus looked at the group. "I say Yuna."

Gippal blinked. "Yeah, Yuna."

"I'll go with Paine." Baralai agured.

Nooj blinked. "Paine."

"Yuna." nodded Shuyin.

"Okay, next…the two cousins. Yuna and Rikku."

"Do we even have to ask?" Gippal teased. "it's gonna be Rixie again, Tedus, and you know it."

"Hey, you never know! My Yuna could win." Tidus argued.

Baralai sighed. "Okay, all in favor of Rikku?"

All of their hands shot up, including Tidus's.

Gippal snickered. "Okay, so why don't we just admit my girlfriend is the hottest?" he held up a piece of paper and a pen to hand around the room. He gave it to Shuyin who read it aloud.

I, (your name), hereby recognize Gippal, the oh-so-hot-and-sexy-and-wonderful Al Bhed god, as the man who has the hottest girlfriend on the earth, Rikku. But, as sexy as she is, I, (your name), must promise to keep my hands off of her. By signing this contract, I am promising this.

He gave Gippal a 'What the hell' look before signing it. He passed it on to Baralai.

Baralai grinned. "Overprotective, ne?"

Gippal let a smirk compass his handsome face. "Of course."

"Can you believe it?" Tidus pondered out loud, out of no where as he signed the petition.

"Believe what?" Shuyin looked over at Tidus, raising an eyebrow. He grabbed the pen and also signed it.

"Oh…about Wakka?" Baralai asked, looking over at his blonde friend. Tidus nodded.

"I can't believe it."

"Yeah…man, they're gonna be facing some hard things…"

"So…when's he gonna tell the others?" Shuyin asked.

At that moment, Wakka strolled in with a white towel on his shoulder. He smiled, knowing the boys were talking about him due to the fact that the room went silent.

"You guys still thinkin' bout what I said earlier?" he asked, drying his hair with the towel. He walked over to his bed and sat at the edge, glancing at the others.

"Yeah…when are you gonna tell everyone else?" Baralai asked.

"Tonight, when we go to dinner. Since we're all packed, we should be going around 6:00 PM… the cruise doesn't end until 8 PM."

"Wakka…you sure you're ready for this?" Nooj looked over at his best friend.

Wakka waved him off, a confident smile on his face. "Sure. You know I am."

"Let's just hope Lulu is." Gippal grinned.

((IN CABIN 42))

Rikku glanced at herself in the mirror. She was wearing a black halter dress that stopped an inch above the knee and white high heels. Her hair was in a high, long, sleek ponytail.

"Are we all ready?" she hollered to the other girls, popping a mint in her mouth from her purse. She closed the mint container as she flashed herself a bright smile in the bathroom mirror and walked out.

It was now a few hours later. It was 5 minutes before the girls were expected to arrive at the restaurant.

"Totally." Yuna flashed her a playful smile, wearing a dark blue casual sundress.

"Okie dokie! Let's go!" Rikku giggled, flying out the door with her purse in tow. Her friends shook their heads and followed suite.

((AT THE RESTAURANT…))

Gippal fidgeted nervously. This was disgusting. How could they? His throat was raw, his eyes watered with tears. He felt so out of place, so naked.

"So you didn't get in accident or anything? You just wore that eye patch cause you thought it looked cool?" Shuyin asked in disbelief.

Gippal ignored him as he shivered. "This isn't right. Why did you make me take it off?"

"Cuz, you look better without it." Baralai shrugged.

"Ahh…uhh…"

Gippal's emerald gaze squinted as he turned to the source of the noise. "Wakka, I know you're nervous, but chill…"

Wakka blinked. "That's not me, ya?" he turned to a shivering Tidus.

"I think it might be him."

"…W…What? I'm nervous, okay?" Tidus screamed, cowering in a small ball. The boys were making so much noise, they weren't aware of high heels clicking towards them.

"Um…are we interrupting something?" Paine's amused voice questioned.

Baralai smiled at her. "Nothing, Paine, don't worry…" he smiled, pulling out her chair. "…just sit down and relax, dear…"

"Dear? You make us sound like an old married couple." sighed Paine, shaking her head.

Yuna giggled as she sat next to Tidus and Lenne next to Shuyin. Leblanc squealed and threw her arms around Nooj's head as she sat next to him and Lulu offered Wakka a gentle smile as she sat next to him.

Rikku was about to pull out her chair before Gippal sighed loudly, stood up and grasped her hands.

"Delicate and beautiful hands should not have to touch such dirty chairs." he scolded, gently kissing both of her hands.

Rikku, not having seen Gippal's face yet, giggled and blushed pink before she looked up to meet his gaze. She let out a squeal. "Ohmigod! Gippy! Your eye patch!" she looked at him, frowning. "But…how is that possible? I saw you get in that fight when we were 12, how could…"

Gippal turned red as he laughed nervously. "Want the truth?"

"And only the truth." she frowned at him.

He sighed and let out another nervous chuckle. "W…Well, ya see, Cid's girl…remember how the day before we were at my house watching that action movie?" he paused, receiving a nod from Rikku. "I…remembered that the main character wore an eye patch…and you said he looked really hot…" he laughed once again shakily as he say Rikku flush pink. "…and I remember you said you liked guys like him…guys who were playful and could be your best friend, but a little rough around the edges…you said you thought mystery was sexy…so…" he turned an even deeper shade of red.

"So…you didn't really get hurt?" Rikku asked him, eyes wide.

"Hell no! That son of a…" he paused, seeing Yuna's eyes widen. "Err…meanie…that son of a meanie…" he saw Yuna give a sigh of relief. "…he broke my nose! And he did give me a black eye…and that was another reason to wear the eye patch…"

Rikku paused, a teasing smile on her lips. "You are so hot without that eye patch!" she squealed happily, playfully throwing her arms around his neck.

Tidus and Shuyin nearly burst out loud laughing as Gippal went tumbling to the ground.

"What? You serious?" Gippal looked at Rikku, who now had a playful smile on her face.

"Yes, I'm serious! Ohmigod, Gippy! Let me tell you right now, you look so much more sexy without that eye patch! I mean, that was hot too, but now…" she babbled on but was stopped as Gippal's lips met hers.

Paine sent Lenne a 'Yuck' face and Lenne laughed loudly.

"AWWW…" Tidus, Shuyin, Wakka, Lenne, Leblanc and Yuna all cooed in unison teasingly except for Leblanc, who was fanning herself.

"This is so romantic!" she said with tears in her eyes.

Wakka coughed awkwardly. "I uh…" he looked over at Baralai, who frowned and shook his head. Wakka nodded in understanding. "I uh, I have an announcement to make after dinner, ya? And…it's important…so…just, brace yourselves…"

Yuna frowned. (What could possibly be wrong?) she asked herself, glancing around the table for any clues. She frown deepened as her gaze landed on Lulu, who was eating like crazy. (That's not like Lulu. Usually, she's the neatest eater out of all of us…is something wrong between her and Wakka? Hmm…okay Yuna, you can figure this out…) she pondered before it dawned on her.

Lenne was feeling bored. Shuyin was too busy playing Rock Paper Scissors with Tidus, Yuna looked deep in thought, Paine and Baralai were talking, Rikku was gushing to Gippal about his eye patch, Nooj and Leblanc were making out, Wakka was looking nervous and Lulu was pigging out like no tomorrow… (Wakka and Lulu have been acting different. I mean, I didn't know them that well, but still, Lulu is not a messy eater. What's up with that? Are they fighting? Let's see, clues to find out what's wrong with Lulu…)

"Oooh, Gippy, promise me you'll never wore that eye patch again!" Rikku said, her emerald eyes wide with hope.

Gippal cringed. (Don't look into the eyes, don't look into the eyes…) his slightly darker emerald gaze settled on hers and he found himself drowning in them. (DAMMIT, GIPPAL!)

"Err…" his eyebrow twitched nervously. "But baby love, I feel naked without it."

"And I think Rikku's the only one that would want that." teased Tidus, still playing with Shuyin. He swore loudly, as he and Shuyin were playing the extreme rock, paper, scissors version. If you lost to a rock, you got a punch in the arm. If you lost to scissors, you got a kick in the shin. And if you lost to paper, you got kicked in the…happy spot. He looked down at Shuyin's hand and groaned. Once again, Shuyin had chosen rock and Tidus had foolishly choose scissors. He groaned loudly once again as Shuyin punched him in the arm.

"Tidus…" Shuyin laughed, shaking his head. "Dude, you keep choosing scissors!"

Rikku stuck her tongue out at Tidus. "You deserve it! Hmph!" she giggled before looking at Gippal. "Well, if you don't want to wear it, you don't have to, I just think you look a LOT hotter without it…but…I guess it's your call."

"My call, huh?" Gippal smirked. "Okay then. I'll keep this eye patch off if you keep your shirt off."

"GIPPAL!" Rikku shrieked, a faint pink blush on her cheeks. "You…you…!"

"Incredible, sexy, hot, wonderful, funny, loveable, good looking god?" Gippal asked hopefully.

Rikku let out a loud snort as she and Baralai chorused in unison, "More like weird, arrogant hot head."

She and Baralai glanced at each other before giggling and high fiving each other.

Gippal rolled his eyes, shaking his head. "Yeah, yeah, whatever…" he coughed nervously, looking over at Wakka.

"Well uh, first: to Rikku, yes, I won't wear the eye patch anymore, just for you. And second: let's eat so we can hear what Wakka's gotta say!" he said quickly, trying to get the attention off him.

The friends all agreed, many arguments, jokes and make out sessions breaking out during the meal. But halfway through, Gippal leaned over to Wakka.

"Hey Wakka man, can I PLEASEEEE tell Rikku?"

"Why?"

"Because, man, I love her too damn much! I need to tell her everything!"

Wakka rolled his eyes before making a 'whipped' noise. He looked nervous at first before he sighed. "Alright."

"Cool!" Gippal grinned and patted his friend on the back.

"Ohh BABBBYYYY LOVEEEEE…" he called in a teasing voice.

Rikku rose an eyebrow and turned to him. "Yes, Gippal?" she asked and he leaned over to whisper in her ear.

Her smile widened for two reasons. One of them was because even though she and Gippal had gotten together days ago, his breath tickling her skin still made her weak at the knees. She smiled secretly to herself. (So this is what love is like. Tidus was right, you just know…)

After whispering in her ear, she squealed loudly and threw her arms around Gippal and then Wakka, who turned red.

"Gah! Rikku! You…you're choking me…y…ya!"

((AN HOUR LATER))

"Well, Wakka, tell us the good news!" said Yuna excitedly, as a smile graced her lips.

Paine looked over at Wakka, who was fidgeting nervously. "Well? You gonna keep fidgeting or tell us?" she inquired curiously, a hint of amusement in her voice.

Lenne looked over at Rikku who had a ditzy smile on her face, her eyes dancing about.

"Err…ok…" Wakka clumsily stood to his feet, turning red seeing all eyes on him. "I uh…" he looked over at Tidus, who gave him the thumbs up. "Umm…uhhh…"

"Today, por favor." Paine yawned.

Wakka glared at her. "Alright, fine! Geez. Lulu, you know that I love you more then anything, right?" he asked softly, turning to his beloved.

She stared back at him, eyes fluttering curiously. "Yes…"

"Well, I feel that I don't get that message across to you…because really, Lu…" he whispered softly, gliding quietly and slowly towards the girl. "I really love you…it's not even imaginable, ya…?"

Lulu smiled, her eyes tingling with an unfamiliar sensation. "Wakka…I know you love me and I love you just as much…" she said softly.

Wakka smiled at her before winking. "But I think I might love you just a little bit more…"

((IN MAUI))

"What in the hell? Zysac? I thought I told you to go HOME!" cried an exasperated Cid, clutching his bald head.

Zysac waved him off. "Hey Pops. Thought I'd come by and collect my payment."

"P…Payment…?...!" Cid twitched an eyebrow. A worried Brother stumbled in to the living room, only to find an intense stare down between Cid and the brunette Al Bhed.

Brother let out a loud gasp as he saw his father's thick eyebrow twitch. (Oh NO!)

"IT'S THE EYEBROW TWITCH!" screamed the blonde hysterically, running in circles. "RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! SAVE EVERYTHING PRECIOUS! I SAVE MYSELF!" he declared, dramatically diving behind the sofa.

Zysac blinked curiously, running a hand through his pretty brown hair. Emerald eyes flickered with darker ones that seemed to be flaring. "Uh…the eyebrow twitch?" he noted out loud, breaking his eye contact with Cid before looking at his thick eyebrows. "Oh cred…"

"YOU DARE TO COME INTO MY HOUSE WITHOUT PERMISSION, BASICALLY TRESPASSING! YOU KNOW I AM THE LEADER OF THE AL BHED AND OF MOST OF MAUI, WHY IN THE HELL WOULD YOU BE SO STUPID! AND FURTHER MORE, YOU DARE TO ASK ME FOR MONEY!" Cid boomed angrily, his eyebrows twitching faster as he spoke. The room seemed to shake as the older man's voice vibrated off the walls.

Zysac smiled. "See, I knew you'd understand, Pops…"

Cid waited patiently for 10 seconds, waiting for the boy to realize what he had just said.

"You may be REALLY old, but you're pretty smart." Zysac continued.

Cid waited one more second.

Then he sucker punched him and continued to beat him before whistling loudly. In an instance, two body guards walked over.

"Why in the hell did you not catch this idiot?" scowled Cid, tossing Zysac to one of the guards, who carried the now unconscious Zysac out the doors.

"…Can I come out?" Brother asked, his voice small.

((BACK ON THE CRUISE))

All eyes were on Wakka as he continued to speak to Lulu as he bent on one knee, holding her hand lovingly. He began to massage it lightly as he spoke romantically to her.

"Lu, you are my life. You are the wind beneath my wings, the sun in my sky, the moon of my night, the boulder on which I rely on and the girl I most love. And it's bliss. I have…the most wonderful life. Hey, I may not be the most attractive guy or the richest person on earth, but I have great friends…" he smiled at the others, "and a wonderful girl…and I want it to stay this way. Forever." His eyes clashed with Lulu's. He held her loving gaze and not moving his gaze, slowly, he pulled a dark blue velvet box from his pocket.

Knowing smiles appeared on the men's faces and gasps and excited murmurs came from the girls.

"Lulu…will you marry me?"

WHOO HOO! And my lovely reviewers, chapter 15 is FINALLY done!

I'm SOOOO sorry this chapter is so late! School's a bitch and I recently went to a concert…FOO FIGHTERS AND WEEZER! Hell yes! It was the bomb.. hehe. Anyway, you know what to do! Read and review!