For the remainder of the day Paine remained in a bad mood. How dare that little magician do that to her? She sat there with her arms folded. She didn't really feel up to do anything. All she wanted was a little payback. Then again there was no guarantee that she would see Isolde again. At first she didn't notice the pair of emerald green eyes that were watching her. A lot of things had been on Rikku's mind as well.

She could tell that she was jealous. She didn't appreciate Isolde kissing Paine. Rikku wasn't even sure why she was jealous in the first place. It wasn't as if it were any of her business. Besides it was Paine's life she could do whatever she wanted. Then again maybe that was the entire point. She just wanted to be a part of Paine's life. "How long do you intend to watch me Rikku?"

Rikku jumped back a little surprised. She then made her way over to Paine. She wondered where she should start and how she should talk to her. Paine wasn't usually one for conversation. Especially if Rikku was the one talking to her. "Well how long go you intend to mope around all day?" Rikku shot back.

"Rikku you wanted to do something so we did. What more do you want?" She wanted to ask Paine a question. She wasn't really sure how things would go. Rikku doubted if she would even answer the question. Yet it never hurt to ask anyway. "I wanted to ask you something?" she started.

"Alright go ahead." Before she even had the chance Yuna was now making her way over to them. Rikku would have much rather wanted this conversation to between the two of them. She wanted them to be alone without any interruptions.

"Paine I would have never thought that you would be a fan of magic." Yuna mentioned.

Paine just closed her eyes in frustration. She would be hearing about this for awhile. A lot of people saw that little display. It wasn't really that she was embarrassed. Paine had been more annoyed than anything. Isolde was a complete and total stranger. What had given her the right to humiliate her? That's when Paine began to give it more thought. Was she upset because she had been made a fool of? Or rather was it because the red haired magician had kissed her. She wasn't really sure she needed to think it over.

"I don't want to talk about this now. I'm going for a walk."

"We'll meet you back at the docks okay." Rikku called out to her. Paine just nodded letting them know that she got the message. Yuna noticed that Rikku was still staring at her. It couldn't still be because of the magic show. Yuna really didn't think it was a big deal. It was all just fun and games. And maybe that kiss that she had planted on Paine meant nothing. She could see that Rikku was taking it personally.

"Um hey Rikku do you want to talk about it?"

"Talk… talk about what. What could I possibly have to talk about heh?" Yuna just shot her cousin a suspicious look. There was something that was clearly on her mind. But Yuna wasn't going to force her to talk. She was sure that Rikku would talk when she was ready. So the brunette started to walk away mentally counting to three in her head.

"Okay if you really want to know."

"Alright so what's up Rikku?"

"Its nothing really I'm just a little worried about Paine." So that wasn't the entire story. She was worried but even more jealous. Rikku wasn't really sure what to do. Paine most likely wouldn't want to talk to her. "Paine's going to be fine. She just needed this time alone. In fact we should all just use this time to be alone for awhile. What do you say?" The younger girl thought about it for a moment. Taking a walk to clear her head it didn't seem like a bad idea. Besides there was nothing that she could do about Isolde right now. Maybe they would never have to see that magician again. Or at least she hoped that they wouldn't.

"Yeah that's a great idea Yunie. I'll see you later."

"At the docks right?" Yuna asked.

"See you then."

For the first time in almost forever Paine had no sense of direction. She wasn't sure where she was going. All she could do was walk around Luca. The good thing was that she had time to clear her head. It was just her and her own thoughts. There was no Rikku to ask her any questions. Finally she had some well deserved peace and quiet. She stood with her arms folded as she gazed out into the water. She had to admit it was a beautiful sight. She still couldn't come to a conclusion about Isolde. She was starting to wonder why she had kissed her. It had to be all for the show of course. Paine was positive that she had never met her before. As she began to think about it further she felt someone watching her.

"Who's there?"

She turned to see the red head magician. Isolde was standing there staring almost intently at Paine. It was almost as if she was trying to burn holes in her back. Paine remained calm she wasn't going to attack her. Besides force was not the answer right now. The magician would only use magic to turn things around. There was no point in fighting a pointless battle.

"It's you." Paine whispered.

"Hey did you miss me Red?"

Rikku was now walking towards the docks. Her mind was so full of thoughts. There were still things that she had wanted to ask Paine. She never had this much problems with anyone before. Why did it have to be so hard to have a conversation? "Um well maybe Paine doesn't even like her?" Rikku thought to herself. When the thief heard voices she hid behind the wall. She peered around the wall slightly. She saw none other than Paine and the magician. It was her inner curiosity that kept her standing there. She really wanted to see what was going to happen.

"What are you following me? Or don't you have anything better to do?" Paine questioned. Isolde laughed a little. Paine remained with her serious composure. No matter what she would keep her cool. Unless the magician decided to try and kiss her again.

"I like you you're interesting. What did you say your real name was?"

"Paine." She answered.

"Hm. Well I like Red better." Rikku bit down on her bottom lip. She had been the only to give Paine a nickname. Although she hadn't really appreciated being called "Dr.P" Rikku didn't like the way that she called her Red. More importantly why wasn't Paine saying anything about it. The warrior was just standing there she wasn't even threatening to hurt her.

"You should try to loosen up a little."

Isolde walked a little closer to Paine. She glanced at her and then turned around. She saw Rikku standing there in the distance. She had a hint of jealousy in those eyes. Isolde then turned back towards Paine. "So you want to know why I kissed you?" Isolde asked.

"It's not everyday when people try to kiss me. And if they did well they aren't around to tell the tale."

"Oh you've got a dangerous streak in you. I like it. You are just so cute." She leaned forward and caught the warrior off guard. She kissed her again Rikku's mouth dropped. Soon Paine pushed the shorter girl away. She stared away from her. "You're braver than most people I can respect that. Don't you ever do that again or I won't have a choice. I will have to hurt you." Paine warned.

"Nope I think that if you wanted to hurt me you would have done it already. Red you're falling for me. Its alright don't worry I will keep your secret. Later."

With that she disappeared again. The silver haired woman knew that this wouldn't be the last time that she would see her. Somehow she would meet the magician again. Yet she was starting to have some mixed feelings. It wasn't about the kiss anymore. Something else had started to bother her. Isolde said that she had liked her. That was something that she wasn't used to. What was she going to do the next time she saw her. When she heard a crash she turned around to see Rikku on the floor.

"Owwie." She was always a little on the clumsy side.

"Rikku what are you doing?"