When they got to the inn, Rikku and Gippal decided that they would be the ones to share a co-ed room. The others were paired off like this: Emma and Kairi, Namine and Paine, Tidus and Sora, Kael and Riku. Kairi and Emma were getting settled in their room. Emma was putting things away and Kairi stood up.

"I'm going to find Namine." She said and, offering no other explanation, left. She peered up and down the hall and saw no one. Walking over to the room and Namine and Paine were staying in, she knocked. Paine opened the door looking irritated.

"We came here to sleep. Why aren't you sleeping?" She asked shortly. Kairi grinned back at her.

"I'm looking for Namine. Her and Kael finally got together and I want to know all the juicy details." She answered with a slight grin.

"You're such a girl." Paine stated with a sigh, about to shut the door.

"Oh come on Paine, you can't deny you're girly side forever."

"My girly side?"

"Every girl has a girly side, even you."

"No I don't. Now leave me alone I want to sleep."

"Wait, isn't Namine in there?"

"No. She left a couple minutes ago. Didn't say where she was going."

"Okay, but I'll be back to come get you for the girl's meeting in my room. You know you want to come."

"Whatever. If you wake me up, you'll be sorry." With that, the door shut with a snap. Kairi rolled her eyes and walked over to the next room, knocking again.

"Helloooooo! I hope you two aren't doing anything inappropriate in there, because I'm coming in." She started to push the door open and Rikku's face appeared from behind the door.

"Hey hey! What's going on?" She asked, grinning. Kairi grinned back at her.

"You guys must have just missed it, because Emma and Riku saw it." She answered. Rikku pouted at her.

"Saw what?"

"Namine and Kael finally got together."

"NO WAY! I wanna know allllll the juicy details."

"That's exactly what I said." Kairi agreed, grinning. She grabbed the Al Bhed girl by the wrist and tried to pull her out of her room. "Come on!" She ordered, tugging. Rikku pulled her wrist out of the younger girl's grasp, blushing.

"Ha…uh…give me a sec would you? I'm…not really actually wearing any clothes." She said slowly, looking down at the rest of her body that remained hidden behind the door. Kairi made a face.

"Ugh! So you guys were doing stuff in there!" She complained. Rikku stuck her tongue out.

"It's not like you and Sora don't every chance you get." With that she shut the door and Kairi shut her mouth, blushing crimson. That's not true! …ummm…okay maybe it is a little bit…She blushed even harder and Rikku appeared in the doorway once again, this time fully clothed.

"Okay, okay, let's go! We have to find Namine, right? So where is she?"

"I don't know, she's not in her room and Paine didn't seem to know where she'd gone." As Kairi she spoke, Riku and Kael came out of their room, talking quietly. Rikku jumped in front of them. Both stopped suddenly, looking totally bewildered.

"Hey! Where's Namine, do you know?" She asked. Kael scratched his head.

"I was going to see if she was in her room…"

"Well, she's not there." Kairi answered. He shrugged.

"Okay, I guess I'll just hang around here then until she comes back." Riku just shrugged and kept walking. Rikku pouted.

"Ohhhh, where'd she go?" She asked. Kairi rolled her eyes and Kael motioned towards the foyer.

"She's probably gone to visit all the places around here that she hasn't seen since she moved to the manor." He told them. He blinked, looking around.

"Hey, where'd Riku go?" He asked, confused. Neither of the girls bothered to answer; they were both on their way outside. It was dark out, but there were still people about. They asked around, seeing if anyone had spotted Namine, but no one had. So, they resigned themselves to making a quick search and then heading back to the inn to wait. They spent about 10 minutes walking before Rikku decided she was bored and wanted to go back. The two raced back, and caught sight of Namine at the doors as they approached.

"NAMINE!" They called, picking up their pace. The blonde stopped and blushed, knowing exactly what they wanted. Kairi grinned at her once they reached her.

"You should have known better than to try and avoid our girls' meeting. Besides, you know you want to tell us allll about it." She spoke with heavy breathing as they walked back inside. Namine grinned back at her.

"Okay, maybe." She admitted quietly. Rikku laughed triumphantly and they stopped in front of Paine's and Namine's door. The Al Bhed girl knocked loudly.

"PAINE!"

"Go away!"

"Come on! Girls meeting in Kairi and Emma's room!"

"I'm not coming, I'm sleeping!"

"Awww! Come on Paine, you know you want to!"

"No, now go away!"

"Don't be such a party pooper! Let's go!"

"If I have to get up and chase you away I won't be pleased."

"PAINE!" All three girls shouted, laughing. There was a thump and the door swung open to reveal a very angry looking Paine dressed only in a robe. She glared at them. Namine and Rikku both shrank back, but Kairi was having a hard time keeping her laughter at bay. Paine scowled at her.

"Go away." She said bluntly, and shut the door. Kairi immediately collapsed to the floor, laughing so hard that she was in tears. Rikku and Namine stared at her, bewildered. Calming herself, Kairi stood up and grinned.

"I'll tell you guys later." She said, still chuckling. They walked up to Kairi and Emma's door and Kairi paused for a moment. "I forgot my key." She admitted after a moment, grinning sheepishly. "It's okay though, Emma's inside." She knocked on the door. There was a squeak and a thud, followed by some shuffling and Emma's voice.

"I'll be there in a minute!" There was some more shuffling and finally the door swung open. Emma stood there, smiling slightly. She looked a little disheveled, with her hair slightly teased and her smoothing her shirt. She was wearing her shorts and a tank top, though without a bra. Said garment was lying on the floor at the foot of the bed. (AN: they can't see into the rooms from the door: the bathroom blocks most of the view so all they can see is the foot of the beds and the window on the opposite wall). Rikku raised an eyebrow at her.

"What have you been doing?" She asked. Emma blushed slightly.

"Nothing." Her answer came too quick. All three other girls looked suspicious. Then, Kairi burst out laughing again. They all stared at her while she tried to contain herself.

"You and Paine both made the same mistake." She stated after a while. They all just blinked, even more confused than before. Giggling, she looked over Emma's shoulder at the window on the opposite wall. "Hi Riku!" She said waving. She could see him freeze on the spot, looking wildly around. Then, his eyes settled on the window and he looked defeated. He could see her reflection in the window, and knew she could see him just as clearly. He was standing beside Emma's bed in nothing but his boxers. Kairi started laughing again. Emma gaped at her.

"How…?"

"We can see his reflection in the window." Namine replied, giggling. She could see him now too. "How about you clothe yourself, Riku?" He sighed.

"Alright, I guess this means that I've been displaced." He said, pulling on a shirt. Emma frowned.

"Now look what you've done, just when it was getting good too!" She scolded the girls, who all collapsed into fits of laughter. Riku grinned, now fully clothed, walking up behind Emma.

"You mean all the rest of it wasn't any good?" He asked, faking a pout. She smiled at him.

"Of course it was. It was just getting better is all."

"Okay, you two need to talk about this later when we're not subjected to it." Rikku complained. Kairi crossed her arms.

"Are you kidding me? You were the one who answered the door with nothing on, and then even accused me off the inappropriate stuff." She said. Rikku blushed while Namine made a face.

"I really didn't need to hear that." Meanwhile, Riku said his goodbyes to Emma and left. The girls got inside the room and all of them squished onto Kairi's bed, none of them willing to go near Emma's. Emma herself flopped onto her bed and stretched out, grinning evilly at them.

"So Namine…" She began, inspecting her fingernails. Namine blushed, squished between Rikku and Kairi. She paused, thinking about what to say next, when there was a knock on the door. Rikku leapt up to get it and squealed when she opened the door.

"If you do that again, I won't be staying." Paine grumbled. Kairi flashed a mischievous smile at her.

"I'm impressed you'd be willing to leave your room for just a girl's talk. I could imagine you two were having great fun in there." She said. All the other girls gaped at her, Paine looking surprised and the others looking confused. She grinned at Emma. "Didn't I say you and Paine made the same mistake?" She asked. No one seemed to get it, until Namine started laughing helplessly. Kairi giggled and still the other three stared, totally confused.

"You mean you saw Baralai?" She asked, still chuckling. Kairi nodded, still grinning at Paine.

"I could see Baralai lying in your bed in the reflection on the window. I caught Riku in here with Emma the same way." She explained. Paine, who had since taken a seat on Emma's bed, stood up instantly. "Rikku, on the other hand… I didn't have to catch her, she may as well have openly told me what she was doing." Kairi added, giggling. Rikku blushed.

"Aren't we here to talk about Namine?" She asked. Namine sighed.

"I figured we'd end up doing this again. I saw you and Riku running to meet everyone, you know." She said, speaking to Emma. Emma shrugged.

"I kind of thought so. Both of you froze up really suddenly, and then you started kissing… it was soooo cute!" She squealed. Paine rolled her eyes. Namine laughed.

"I told Kael that you saw us, and he said we should give you something to see, so…"

"Tell us everything, from the beginning." Kairi ordered. Namine smiled coyly and started.

"When you guys deserted us, we went to visit all the places worth seeing here, and the last place I took him was to the statue base…"