I don't own any characters of Final Fantasy game series. Ninnie has joined the others on their journey. It's the last night for everyone to spend in Bevelle, the four are having their dates as Nooj walks along the streets and meets Ninnie.

If you're reading carefully, you may know soon, who's Nooj's father in this fantasy story :) Myself, I like the idea.

Thanks to Veronica by helping me with chapters four and five!


Chapter 4. The last night in Bevelle

The atmosphere was kind of restrained at Donk's restaurant and bar, except at one table of three.

"Yummy, this is so good!" Rikku said, eating the most delicious rice she'd ever had in her life.

"You like it?" Gippal asked. It seemed just like everyday rice to him.

"Yeah, this is super!" Rikku yelled.

"Sure..." Gippal said. He'd never seen her so hungry.

"Aren't you eating Tidus?" Rikku asked, thinking she could eat his food too."No, not yet, I'm waiting until Yuna gets back. It's been nearly an hour" Tidus said quietly, even though he was really hungry.

"Oh yes, she's still seeing that guy" Rikku said, she had almost forgotten because the food was so good.

"I wonder, what's so important about meeting your cousin on the very same night you actually have your first 'real' date?" Gippal said, and Rikku and Tidus stared at him.

"What?"

"Is that all you got to say? She can meet up with anyone she wants, whenever she wants. That's what it is to be free" Rikku said.

"I was just saying, besides are you sure that guy was her cousin, and she's been off for an hour?" Gippal asked. Rikku lost her temper.

"Gippal! Can't you think anything over before saying it! Tidus is here to date with her, and you're such a pig by talking like that! Didn't your mom teach you anything?"

"Calm down blonde, I was only thinking" Gippal defended himself.

"Yeah, way too loud, I see" Rikku said angrily.

"Are you done yet? Yuna is coming, maybe she'll tell us something" Tidus interrupted the sweet fight. Yuna had just come through the doors and was headed straight for her friends.

"Hi!" She said and gave Tidus a kiss.

"Sorry I'm late, but I was talking with Nooj in their store" Yuna said.

"So that person actually was your cousin then?" Tidus asked and Yuna nodded.

"You heard her, meanie!" Rikku said to Gippal who stared at her, wishing that she'd shut her mouth for once.

"What's happened here?" Yuna asked, sitting next to Tidus.

"Just the usual fight, what's right and wrong" Tidus said and Yuna sighed.

"He was talking bad behind your back" Rikku defended herself.

"I don't wanna hear this now, I've got more important things to tell you" Yuna said, looking at everyone in turn.

"We're going to join the journey, tomorrow morning, with Nooj to the Calm Lands. We'll meet up with him in front of the city's gates at 9 o'clock, in the morning, so don't be late" Yuna said, surprising her friends.

"But Yunie, we just got back home, and now you ask us to leave again, why?" Rikku asked. She had a lot of plans, what to do during the following weeks, now she was a little disappointed.

"Fine, stay here if you want, but I'm going because I promised him"

"I'm going too, no-one plays blitzball here..." Tidus said smiling.

"I knew you would" Yuna said, smiling back to him. Rikku looked at them.

"Alright, I guess I'm coming, but you have to promise me this is the last one for a while Okay?" she said then, although she wasn't as sure as she sounded.

"Am I the only one staying?" Gippal asked, and Rikku softly pushed him.

"He's coming too, don't worry Yunie" she said, and Yuna was happy to have such kind and helpful friends.

"Okay, so I think that makes the dates shorter today, so let's decide what you boys are gonna do with us" Yuna said and Rikku agreed with her.

"So, the time is 6.00 pm. I think we should go to the cinema, there's a film about young people dating, something with romance and comedy for a couple of hours. So, shall we go there?" Gippal asked. Rikku hugged him and gave a kiss.

"This time, I'll forgive you" she said, and then the four rose up and left the restaurant.

The sun was going down as Yuna and Tidus walked along the street to the cinema, hand in hand. They went separate ways from Rikku and Gippal, to have some private time, and were talking.

"Do you know him well?" Tidus asked. He was incredulous of him.

"As a person, no, I don't" Yuna said. There's no way she could lie to Tidus.

"How did you know, that he was your cousin when you saw him? I mean if you don't know him as a person" Tidus asked, feeling he had a good point.

"I knew his father, and he's just like his father, they do look alike" Yuna replied. Tidus was kind of confused.

"You knew his father? But how?" Tidus asked.

"Just like yours" Yuna said smiling. It took some time for Tidus to understand what she meant. He looked at her.

"You can't be serious" he said, Yuna was still smiling.

"Believe what ever you want, honey. But I've told you now if you wanted to know" Yuna said and kissed him. Tidus couldn't believe what he had just found out.

Rikku and Gippal were talking too, on their way to the cinema, but they were talking about different things

"What do you mean there's no time?" Gippal asked.

"Because there isn't time, I wanna sleep tonight, who knows when we'll be able to sleep next time!" Rikku said, wanting to feel fit tomorrow.

"It won't take that long!" Gippal said and Rikku sighed angrily.

"Men!" She said and started to walk faster. Gippal shook his head.

"What's the hurry? The movie won't start until 7 o'clock!" Gippal said.

"It doesn't matter, I don't wanna listen to your childish talking!" Rikku yelled while going, wondering how could he be so irritating?

"Just wait for me at the cinema!" Gippal shouted after her. Rikku just yelled as an answer.

In the promenade, Ninnie was watching the huge store windows, full of clothes and other stuff. She was so disappointed, she had no money to even buy new clothes. These ones were 4 months old, and they were all she had. She sighed, many girls at her age came out from the modern shop, carrying the polythene plastic bags full of those beautiful clothes.

"This is so unfair..." she said quietly, turning around and leaning on the store window. She soon realised the day was turning to night, with some dark clouds hanging in the sky, it seemed like the thunder was coming as well.

"Great, I don't have even an umbrella. I'll be all wet in the morning if I don't find some empty litter box to sleep... Yuck!" Ninnie wondered. The city's clock tower showed the time was 6.30pm, just as a man came running shouting at Ninnie, yelling not to spend her time leaning on his store windows.

"Such a stinky girl!" the man shouted. Ninnie couldn't believe what she'd heard. It was true she hasn't had a chance to take a shower for 3 days, as she'd been travelling, but she never stinks. She left the place and went to sit on a bench, under a huge tree between two promenades.

"I can't believe this..." she cried. It's been such a long time since she felt this bad she was crying.

People went past her, having their own things to do. Ninnie raised her head as she heard the thunder rumbling, and she felt a few raindrops on her face. It was nothing new to her, she's been sleeping in the rain for so many nights, she couldn't even remember them all.

Sitting there on the bench, she saw a figure walking along the street. It seemed familiar to her, although it was so far away. She watched as the figure walked closer to her. Although she thought otherwise, the figure saw her sitting there in the rain, and looking in her direction it started walking towards her. She was a little scared since she didn't know who it was. The light from the lamps was on her, so the figure stayed in the shadows. Finally when the figure was only a few steps away, she recognized the person.

"... Nooj?" she asked sadly even as she burst in tears. Nooj came to her.

"Ninnie? What's wrong girl?" Nooj asked sitting next to her.

"The man said I stink, do I really stink, that badly?" she cried.

"No, you don't, who was it?" Nooj asked, and dried off a tear on Ninnie's cheek.

"I'm not sure, but he was angry at me for leaning on his store window"

"Where were you then?" Nooj asked. Ninnie raised her head, looking into his deep brown eyes. Those were so familiar, as too his face was.

"There... I was over there" she said, still crying, as she pointed to the shop.

"I see, a master of modernity, he's one heck of a meanie" Nooj said. Ninnie could only stare at him. Her wet, green eyes seemed to have some effect on Nooj, and he sighed.

"I just know him, he's the one who told my granny to move off, so he can build this skyscraper, full of modern boutiques. I'd really like to beat him someday"

"But you won't, right?" Ninnie asked. She was impressed by him.

"...yeah, I guess it's not worth it" Nooj said and smiled. His smile made Ninnie feel better, and she didn't cry anymore, although she was still sobbing.

Yuna and Tidus were waiting in front of the cinema for the other two to come.
The time was already 6.40pm when they saw Rikku coming, alone. She came to up them, and she was all wet.

"I guess I'm not coming" Rikku said. The two were surprised.

"Why not?" Yuna asked. Rikku seemed sad, somehow.

"I think I don't want to, not anymore" Rikku said, she was crying.

"Don't tell me you were fighting again?" Yuna said, she felt bad for Rikku. Tidus saw Gippal walking up the street to them. Rikku saw him too and started running.

"RIKKU!" Yuna yelled after her, but she just continued running. Gippal walked over to Tidus and Yuna. He seemed disappointed.

"What have you done?" Yuna asked angrily, but Gippal was simply shaking his head.

"Nothing important" Gippal defended himself, even though he knew it was his fault.

Yuna was disappointed too. She looked at Tidus, who didn't know what to say either.

"I'm going, so it's 9 o'clock in the morning?" Gippal said as he turned around.

"Yeah, just be there with Rikku" Yuna said, and Gippal waved as he left, walking after Rikku. Yuna and Tidus were left standing in front of the cinema.

"Do you wanna see that movie?" Tidus asked, looking at Yuna. She was watching Gippal leaving.

"Yeah..." she said and hugged him. She'd finish her date with Tidus, no matter what the others were doing. The two went into the cinema, Tidus bought them the tickets, and they both enjoyed the romantic movie they saw.

Elsewhere in the mountains behind the Calm Lands, the man was standing and listening to the wind, and messages it brought to him. He heard heavy steps behind him as his only friend padded over to him. The tiger heard the wind too; it was the aeon of the wind. He was stroking its head, and listening to its breathing, as he was wondering, how to explain all the things to his son, in two months when he got here. He knew, and the tiger knew, Nooj's story had just begun.


The end of Chapter 4. Next one is fully Nooj and Ninnie chapter, not so sweet though.