Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, I don't own Final Fantasy X-2, I don't own my house, I don't own my car, I don't own my pants.

Warning: Sexual Content…I repeat Sexual Content. Lemons and Limes are my kind of fruit, and if you ain't cool with that turn around now.

In the Sand

Rikku wiped her brow with the ruffles of her thief outfit. She let out a long hard breath and returned to her work on the thick sand in her hands. The hot sun of Bikanel beat down on her tan back, a fine line of sweat over her body. Her mind was so focused on her work that she didn't hear Gippal creeping up behind her.

He smiled watching her soft legs tighten with movement, the careful curves of her body as beautiful as a flower. He let himself smile, and tilted his head to take a look at the underside of such a short …short skirt. He took a deep breath and smiled. God she looked good when it was this hot out. She made work so fun. "Hey Cid's Girl" he chirped tickling her from behind.

Rikku screamed and spun giving him soft punches in the stomach. "Gippal!" Pouting she kicked a puff of sand at him but he closed his eyes and stepped back to avoid it. He reached out to tickle her again and she moved her arms in her cute little uppercuts. Swaying back and forth to avoid him. He caught her around her waist and pulled her into his chest. He forgot about tickling her then. Her soft skin, sweaty and glistening, her wild sandy hair and she was wiggling against him so nicely.

It wasn't quite so nice however, when her elbow contacted his stomach and she bent forward pushing herself off of him with her hands. The flat palm that she pushed with landed just south of safety and in dangerous territory. Gippal's eyes went wide and he doubled over suddenly.

Rikku laughed with a huge smile and pointed at him in a winning stance. "Serves you right meany!"

Gippal coughed, his face slightly read from the pain emanating from his groin. Rikku wasn't very heavy but the entire weight of that little girl could defiantly crush some male anatomy. He took deep slow breathes and let himself fall to his knees in the soft sand.

"Gippal?" Rikku asked, her voice getting higher with concern and her posture shrinking in the realization that she may have hit him somewhere quite important.

"Yes…?" He winced…still looking into the hot white sand

"Are you…okay?" Rikku asked very shakily, guilt heavy in her voice.

"No…I think you…ruined my chances of having children." He grunted and griped the hot sand in one hand. He let his breath out slowly. Gippal had dreamed of Rikku's hand on him intimately but this is not what he was thinking.

Rikku just laughed, her soft voice echoing in Gippal's ears.

Gippal's green eyes shot wide as her lips touched his. Soft and sweet and so tender, for the briefest breathe of a second. Then those angelic lips were gone again. Gippal was in somewhat of shock from the kiss.

Rikku winked at him with a big grin. "Gotta kiss and make it better."

In one singular moment, Gippal realized that his fantasy of having Rikku in his arms, could come true. He wasn't the young person who feared disappointing Cid. He was a man now, and maybe Rikku would like him again? "I think that is only proper." Despite his joking words, Gippal's voice was heavy as he leaned in to kiss the small girl.

"GIPPAL! RIKKU! Back on board, we're done here." Brothers voice broken them apart at once. Shocking both into motion. Rikku ran toward the ship and Gippal jumped backward.

Gazing up toward the Celsius he looked through the large windows and saw the angry face of Buddy and Cid staring down at him. Gippal gulped softly and quickly scrambled to get back on board before they took off without him.