Here's chapter 2. Thanks for support form all of ya! And away we go...
That was why she cursed her luck. Her father wanted her to get married. And for the rest of that day, she wasn't exactly in a happy mood. She wasn't angry, just depressed.
"Malady?" Elhana asked timidly, looking at her carefully. "Are you alright?"
Rikku nodded. "I'll be fine," she replied, as they walked to another construction site.
There, all machina and operations were going as there were going as planned, but it still didn't bring a smile to her face. She just had so much to think about now.
Marriage? Settling down? Having kids? Was she really ready for that? She was still a teenager. But many girls married when they were even younger than she was. What was her problem? Maybe it was just the fact that she didn't know who it was that she'd marry, settle down and have kids with. She'd never been in a relationship before. Where would she start?
Well, she knew that there were some willing to date her. She had enough with all her workers staring at her all the time. Besides, she was their princess; who wouldn't want to date her? And, she had never considered herself ugly. There had to be someone out there that she could learn to love. Love. That was another important point to think of. She didn't want to marry someone without loving him. It'd be just...wrong.
What snapped her out of her state was someone calling her name.
She looked over to the direction it was coming from, seeing her cousin. Ever since the two left to explore Spira on their honeymoon, no one had seen that much of them. She hadn't seen or heard from them in at least three week. They were taking as much time as possible to look at everything and explore all the sights.
Instantly she smiled, happy to see her cousin once again. She waved as well, jumping up. "Yunie! Hiya!"
Yuna ran up to her and gave her a large hug, squeezing her tightly. "Oh, Rikku I've missed you," she said, as her new husband caught up with her.
Rikku smiled, looking between the two before giving her other old friend a hug. "It's great to see you too," she replied, hugging Tidus.
He let go of her and looked around. "You're doing a good job," he said, referring to the building. "It looks like I remember them."
At this, she beamed. "Really? You don't think I'm not doing anything that helps?"
"You oversee everything, Rikku," Yuna said, coming over next to her. "That's a huge job. And you inspect everything. Isn't it hard?"
She shook her head with a laugh, feeling like herself again. "Oh no, I have help," she said, looking over to her assistant. "Lhan, get over here!" she called.
The girl came over, shocked to see the high summoner. Instantly she bowed. "Oh, Lady Yuna, it's nice to finally meet you," she said.
"Elhana here helps me all the time," Rikku informed. "She's Buddy's sister."
"Oh, really?" Yuna asked, holding out her hand. "Nice to meet you too."
Elhana took it and blushed greatly. "An honor, malady," she said, before going back to what she was doing before.
Yuna nodded and then turned to her cousin. "So, can you take a break?" she asked.
She nodded. "Oh sure. I'll just take my lunch break," she said. "You two can come with me to my office." Her two best friends looked at each other when she turned around again. "Lhan!" she called. "Take a break in five, 'kay?"
The girl nodded and they made their way through the city. "It's wonderful what you've done with the place," Yuna stated. "How long do you think it'll take to get it back to normal?"
"Years," she replied with a groan. "At least. I don't have that many hands and we're the only ones rebuilding. It'll take a while at this pace. Besides, it isn't exactly cheep."
"Doesn't look like it," Tidus added. "Are you gonna put the blitzball stadium in?"
She grinned over her shoulder to him. "Was planning on it," she said, walking into the temple.
They made it to the office area and went into one room. There, was a small desk and a few filing cabinets everywhere. There was another door behind it with 'construction manger' on the door, in Al Bhed. She took out a key and opened it, going inside to find another office inside. The desk was bigger and there was even a window and only a few shelves. Rikku sat behind her desk and took out a blueprint.
"See?" she said, showing it to him. "This is the main plan, but then I'll need your consent on it."
"That's fantastic. You did a good job," he replied, then looked over it carefully. "It looks almost the same."
"Well, for decorating, I'll need your help."
"Don't worry, got you covered there."
"Great!" she said, taking out a few more things. "I'm sorry to dump this on you, but I've got a ton of work to do," she said. She stood up. "You don't mind me throwing you out do you?"
"On, no, no," Yuna replied. "We surprised you anyway."
"We'll go if you want," Tidus agreed.
"Well, you don't have to leave, leave. You can stay here if you want," she said, gesturing to her office. "I don't mind the company. I have to go through my mail anyway."
"Okay," Yuna said.
Tidus stood and headed for the door. "I'm gonna look around, if that's okay with you?" he asked, heading out the door.
"Oh sure, go ahead. Just don't get lost!" Rikku called after him. "And don't annoy the workers – some only speak Al Bhed!"
He nodded and headed out the door. "So, what's it like being a working girl?" her cousin asked, coming around next to her.
Rikku took a seat on the top of her desk and looked through the large, avoided stack of mail. She laughed. "It's okay. It's nice being in charge for a change."
Yuna looked around the office a little bit, going over to the shelves that lined the walls. "So, you just tell everyone what to do everyday?" she asked.
"Not exactly. I get my hands dirty sometimes, repairing some machina or another," her cousin replied, separating the stacks of letters. When she go to one in particular, she noticed the return address and it's odd shape. "What's up with this?" she asked. "It's from Bevelle."
"Hm?" Yuna asked, turning to her. She came over and looked at it carefully. "It's to a Lady Rikku and in fancy handwriting. Wonder what it's for."
"I'll find out," she said, using a letter opener to cut the seal. She took out a nicely folded card and read the front. "I'm invited to a wedding."
Yuna instantly lit up. "Oh, who's getting married?" she asked, looking over her shoulder a little more.
Rikku opened it up and read over it a little bit. "Baralai is," she commented, reading further. "Says, I'm invited to the wedding of Praetor Baralai."
"Oh my, I wonder who the bride is," Yuna said. "I wonder if it's anyone we know."
"Yeah it's someone we know," Rikku replied, voice rising. "It's Paine!"